Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 175 - 175 175 Air Conditioning (Second Update)

?Chapter 175: Chapter 175: Air Conditioning (Second Update) Chapter 175: Chapter 175: Air Conditioning (Second Update) Two people returned to the department, and there were already two more people in the consultation room: a middle-aged, short and plump woman, and a young man in his twenties. Bai Xiao glanced at the name tags and realized that one was Han Jian and the other was Liu Weng. She had assumed Han Jian was a man—she didn’t expect the name to belong to a woman.

Both of them were taken aback when they saw Bai Xiao wearing a white coat; they hadn’t seen Bai Xiao’s name tag and couldn’t figure out what she did.

They could only ask Xiaoli, “Who is this?”

Xiaoli quickly introduced her, “This is Bai Xiao, the new Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture doctor who arrived yesterday. Her consultation room isn’t ready yet, so she’ll spend a couple of days getting familiar with things!” She said this guiltily–how could she familiarize herself?

The consultation room really had a place for each doctor, seeing as how there were only two desks in one consultation room, with space for consultations on either side. The room on the other side was for Doctor Zhao and Doctor Fang; their spaces were clearly designated, and there genuinely wasn’t a place for Bai Xiao.

Han Jian glanced at Bai Xiao and said, “Well, you look young. Doctor Bai, how many years have you studied Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture?”

Bai Xiao, pouring hot water into her teacup, responded, “Doctor Han, my Acupuncture skills were passed down in my family. I’ve been learning for fifteen years now. I’m eighteen this year, or nineteen by the traditional count.” Many people were curious about this topic, and she thought it was better to just speak plainly instead of having people prod around for information.

Han Jian was taken aback, “Inherited? Doctor Bai is quite impressive. The only other Acupuncture doctor here, Zhao Zhiguo, seems to have only studied for about a decade or so. Although the two of you are different ages, if we talk about practical experience, it seems you’re about the same.” She didn’t say anything offensive, but comparing Bai Xiao with Zhao Zhiguo was obviously going to stir up animosity, wasn’t it?

Liu Weng, on the other hand, was enthusiastic and came over with his teacup. “Doctor Bai, would you like some tea? I have jasmine tea here. It’s not anything special, but it smells quite nice. I think it’s something girls would like.”

Bai Xiao shook her head, “No, thanks. I’ll just have plain water. Plain water is good for beauty and health.” She was cautious not to casually accept favors, as there is often a catch.

“They’re arranging a new consultation room for you? Doctor Bai, you really have some clout,” Liu Weng said, looking at Bai Xiao. He was fishing for information, wanting to see what connections Bai Xiao had.

“Indeed!” Bai Xiao didn’t say much.

It was to make you anxious.

But soon, their conversation came to an end, as patients had already started coming for consultations.

Bai Xiao’s work career thus began. However, after a long day, Bai Xiao was completely bored. Apart from Wang Dachuan, the director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, who came to check on her and ask if she was adjusting well or needed anything, she basically had nothing to do all day.

In the office, the two doctors were busy seeing patients and had no time to pay attention to her. Bai Xiao had no choice but to sit in the waiting chairs outside the consultation rooms. Many people looked at her curiously, wondering what was going on with a doctor sitting there.

Fortunately, after sitting for a while, Xiaoliu from the nurse’s station had received a phone call telling her to go up to the HR department.

It was only after she’d gone that she learned her work transfer had been processed and she was given authorization to collect meal tickets from the cafeteria. Seeing the word “Grade A” on the authorization, she happily headed to the cafeteria. From today, she could eat in the cafeteria, which was a substantial savings.

She didn’t know that, besides Dean Zhang, she was the only one in the entire hospital with this “Grade A” distinction.

At the cafeteria, the manager looked at the authorization note and took a second look at her.

Inside, she thought this girl must remember clearly now, being treated on par with Dean Zhang, she was probably the only one in the whole hospital.

The attitude was worlds apart from yesterday when Bai Xiao came looking for him, not only did the cafeteria staff pour her tea, but they even brought her two apples. None of the rest of them received such treatment.

“Doctor Bai! Please eat, we don’t have much else here, these apples were just bought yesterday, they’re fresh. This is specially supplied, not easy to find in the market, they say it’s Red Fuji, you can’t find this type of apple on the market,” Chief Xing said somewhat ingratiatingly. The difference between being a cafeteria chief and a legitimate doctor in the hospital was significant.

Bai Xiao smiled, “Chief Xing, don’t be so formal with me. It’s my first time here, and I don’t know much, so if I do something wrong, you’ll have to let me know.” In truth, what could she do wrong in the cafeteria? She didn’t work there; it was just a courtesy.

Chief Xing laughed, “Doctor Bai, you’re really too polite. Here, take your meal ticket. These are special meal tickets, 30 of these are a month’s supply, and if you look over there, there’s a small window; that’s where the Dean and Directors get their meals. You’ll need to go over there with your meal ticket. If there’s anything special you want to eat, just let me know in advance, very convenient, and I guarantee you’ll get it the next day.” The directive on this ticket clearly stated she receives the same treatment as the Dean, even the senior experts didn’t get this privilege.

“Thank you, Chief Xing,” Bai Xiao took the meal tickets.

So Bai Xiao spent all three meals in the cafeteria.

From then on, she led a life of having everything provided for, without lifting a finger.

Especially as of late, she really didn’t have much to do; in the department, everyone was busy with their own tasks and no one had time to pay her any mind. Han Jian, the older sister, was very willing to get close to her, but even her conversations were filled with attempts to fish for information, since everyone was curious about who Bai Xiao was connected to.

No one in the department let her get involved with the work; when she offered to help, at most, they let her do some errand-like tasks, such as writing prescriptions, but there were already two interns for that; she couldn’t possibly take their jobs.

So, the most basic part of her job might have been to sit outside on a bench with a cup of tea and a newspaper.

However, fortunately, this situation only lasted for five days. The consultation room Dean Zhang had mentioned was ready, and Li Ran personally took Bai Xiao to check it out.

The consultation room was divided into two areas.

One area was for seeing patients, and the inner room had an acupuncture bed, where curtains could be pulled for performing acupuncture on patients.

Indeed, as she had requested, not only was heating installed in the room, but the windows had been sealed. Once the windows were closed, the temperature inside could be maintained at a consistent level. Most importantly, they had placed an electric water boiler for her. An air conditioning unit was fitted above the window, a device that most people would not recognize. Bai Xiao took a closer look at the brand, it read “Cedar.”

This was a luxury typically reserved for hotels and special institutions, at least their hospital didn’t have any, and she must be the first to enjoy such treatment.

This certainly drew a lot of attention.

There was also a noticeable metal box on the desk, and Li Ran pointed to it, “Dean Zhang said you’d know what to do with it, just go to logistics to get more when it’s empty.”

Forget such an environment, not even the hospital’s senior experts had such perks.

Now, nearly everyone was inquiring about this Bai Xiao.