Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 176 - 176 176 Seeing a Patient Before the End of the

?Chapter 176: Chapter 176: Seeing a Patient Before the End of the Workday. (Third Update) Chapter 176: Chapter 176: Seeing a Patient Before the End of the Workday. (Third Update) Bai Xiao finally had her own consultation room.

However, her days were still so idle because basically no one came for her acupuncture services.

She had observed that Doctor Zhao Zhiguo had many patients, some needing massage and others acupuncture, most of them suffering from back and leg pain.

She had hung a few placards herself, but as soon as patients saw her, they shook their heads and eventually asked to change their appointment without even letting her examine their illness, convincing her that indeed her appearance was not enough to instill confidence, with no one willing to let her needlessly insert a needle.

Bai Xiao felt dejected, wondering if she was now just loafing on the job!

Dean Zhang, along with the Chief who had gone to great lengths to bring her here, pampered her with good food and accommodation, treating her like a Bodhisattva. And now, she hadn’t seen even a single patient in a month.

But what could she do? If patients didn’t trust her, she couldn’t exactly go outside with a loudspeaker and advertise her true skills, her ability to save people from dire straits, or to even revive the dead, could she?

If Bai Xiao actually did that, she reckoned even fewer people would come, and the whole hospital would think she was insane.

And so, the days flowed by like a stream of water.

Although the doctors in her department got along with Bai Xiao on the surface, it was just a formality; behind her back, they didn’t really respect her. After all, who would respect someone who blatantly earned a salary for doing nothing?

Liu Weng still frequented Bai Xiao’s office; he held her in high regard because, in private, he had inquired about the connections behind Bai Xiao, which led straight to Dean Zhang.

Even if she sat there living off others, nobody dared say anything.

Bai Xiao glanced at her watch. Well, with 20 minutes left until half-past five, another day’s work was coming to an end.

She had gotten used to this kind of job where she spent her time drinking tea and reading the newspaper.

She wasn’t in a hurry.

There was nothing to rush for.

Hasn’t it been said? Good wine needs no bush.

Her abilities were known to Dean Zhang, who had visited her room twice more over the past month.

After Dean Zhang had received two more acupuncture sessions from her, his chronic rheumatism and cold legs were completely cured, and even the deformed bones had been corrected, leaving Dean Zhang no choice but to feel impressed and amazed.

Even if no one came to her for treatment, Dean Zhang would not underestimate her abilities.

Now it seemed what she lacked was a chance to make her name known to the world. She wasn’t particularly looking forward to being famous, but at the very least, she needed patients.

Leisurely, she stood up to pack her things, preparing to change her clothes, just as she had seen Doctor Zhao Zhiguo change his clothes and leave earlier.

It was simply because by the afternoon, their department of Traditional Chinese Medicine would also have very few people left.

She and Xiaoli, the intern, had agreed to eat dinner together at the cafeteria that evening. Over the past month at the hospital, her gains included befriending nurses and interns.

She wasn’t particularly articulate, but she was a very good listener. Their department wasn’t short of nurses who loved to gossip, and since her consultation room was so big and usually devoid of even a fly, nurses and interns liked to visit her office, whether they had business or not. There was a ready-to-use electric water heater, saving them the trouble of pouring from a thermos or going downstairs to the water room.

Suddenly, a head poked inquisitively, “Are you the doctor?”

Bai Xiao looked up, and a young soldier, seemingly no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, was looking at her with a questioning face.

“I am!” Bai Xiao couldn’t help but curl the corners of her mouth, suddenly having a premonition that today might just be her first opportunity to hang out her shingle in this hospital.

The little soldier shrank his head back, and Bai Xiao was disappointed. There goes another one who runs away at the sight of her.

See, this face of hers is a real ‘hard injury.’
Bai Xiao cleaned the tea mug and set everything in order, preparing to go inside to change clothes.

Xiaoli poked his head in, “You haven’t changed yet, have you? I’ll be done soon, I’ll come find you after I lock the door.”

Bai Xiao nodded.

Before she could change clothes, two comrades helped a man in who was in so much pain that he was grinding his teeth and grimacing. It seemed like he had suffered an injury to his waist.

Bai Xiao quickly pointed to the stool, “What happened to him?”

A comrade said helplessly, “Our captain twisted his waist during training yesterday. He already had an old injury there, and today he insisted on participating in a big competition. Well, it ended badly; halfway through the match, he ended up like this. He was brought to the hospital, and after a recent X-ray, they found a sprain in his lumbar spine. They want him to rest in bed, but if this keeps up, he’s going to need surgery for his back.”

Zhang Duo clenched his waist in pain, “What are you two muttering about? What the heck is this, a little back pain? I’ve had worse injuries out in the field before, and I still had to run and jump as necessary. I have promised to take first place tomorrow. Even if my back really kills me, I’ll still show up. Otherwise, where would that leave me and my face?”

The comrade complained to Bai Xiao about their stubborn captain, “You see, Doctor, our captain is just this stubborn. He’s insisting on coming to the Traditional Chinese Medicine department to get Acupuncture and massage, thinking it will fix everything. How is that possible? Last time he sprained his back, he came here and it took a week of treatment from an old doctor before he started to feel a bit better. Do you think Acupuncture is a miracle cure, that a snap and a massage will fix it? Everyone knows Traditional Chinese Medicine takes its time, with your back in this condition, can it really get better in less than a week or ten days?” He didn’t care about rank when scolding his own captain.

Zhang Duo grinned at Bai Xiao, “Hey, this doctor, I’ve never seen one as young as you. Call over the old doctor who does the acupuncture to stick a couple of needles in me.”

Bai Xiao just knew, nobody believed in her.

“I’m sorry, comrade, Dr. Zhao has already gone off duty,” replied Bai Xiao.

“How can he be off duty already? Isn’t there still ten minutes left?” Zhang Duo pounded the table with a fist in frustration – he was in agony, the cold sweat was pouring out.

“Captain, please be careful; you’re obviously in such severe pain, try to be a little more cautious.”

“How about we help you back home, Captain? You should rest in bed for the next few days,” the two comrades had no intention of letting Bai Xiao treat him.

Bai Xiao spread her hands, deciding to give it her best shot.

“If you trust me, I can try it. My family has a hereditary lineage in Acupuncture.”

If she didn’t strive to prove herself, who would know what she was capable of?

Xiaoli rushed in from outside and jumped at the sight of the three people inside.

“We’re about to close, and you three come in for a consultation now.”

All the doctors in the department had gone home.

The only one who hadn’t left was the very doctor in front of him, who Xiaoli had never seen treat anyone. Xiaoli had heard plenty of gossip from the department doctors, saying that Bai Xiao was ‘all show and no go,’ incapable of anything, just sitting in the office drinking tea and reading the newspaper.

She didn’t care about that, but in her heart, she still thought of Bai Xiao as just for show.

As a doctor, when it really came down to it, she seemed totally unusable.