22: Chapter 22 went wrong.

"Are you kidding me! With my measly skills, I have to exchange ideas in front of various experts from the city? Maybe as soon as I open my mouth, they'll know exactly what I'm worth! I'm definitely going to be exposed! It's over, it's over!"

Deputy Director Peng Wenchao was incredibly anxious and wanted to find an excuse to decline this exchange meeting.

Once it started, he would not only be exposed, but he would also lose face in front of everyone.

By then, everyone in the circle would know about this, and he might even lose his job.

"Director, I... I have something to do this afternoon, it's not very convenient..."

"Something to do?" The Director checked the time and frowned. "The experts from the city will be here soon. We can skip the exchange meeting, but the surgery must proceed, and you will be the lead surgeon. It's the same if we just watch and learn from the sidelines!"

"Exactly, exactly!" Expert Wang Yu also nodded repeatedly. How could he bear to miss such a great opportunity for exchange?

"My friends will arrive in half an hour, and the patient is coming with them. Why don't we meet in the operating room! Exchange meetings and such are just superficial; let's go straight to the surgery! We'll just watch from the side; that will better demonstrate Deputy Director Peng Wenchao's skills!"

"Alright then!" The Director stood up quickly. "Deputy Director Peng Wenchao, hurry up and prepare. As soon as the patient arrives, we operate!"

"I..." Deputy Director Peng Wenchao was now suffering in silence. Things had reached this point; how could he possibly refuse?

"What's wrong?" Seeing him motionless, the Director became somewhat annoyed. What was going on? He had just performed one successful surgery and received a few compliments. Was he already starting to put on airs?!

"Director, I... I can't do it."

"What do you mean you can't do it!" The Director's face darkened, and he was genuinely angry. "It's just a minor surgery; it won't take up much of your time! Deputy Director Peng Wenchao, one must know how to be modest; don't go too far!"

"I..." Deputy Director Peng Wenchao was on the verge of tears. He was panicking internally. Not daring to hide anything anymore, he hurriedly said, "Director, that... that surgery wasn't performed by me; I really don't know how. Even if you put a knife to my throat, I couldn't perform a surgery like that!"

"What exactly is going on? Explain it to me clearly!"

"It's like this. Before you returned, there was someone named Chen Feng..." Hearing Deputy Director Peng Wenchao recount what had happened, the Director became more and more furious the more he listened.

Smack. A slap landed directly on his face.

"Deputy Director Peng Wenchao, oh Deputy Director Peng Wenchao, I never imagined you would do something like this. We are doctors! Doctors who save lives and heal the wounded! Don't you know what can be done and what cannot be done?!"

"Director..."

"Don't call me Director!" The Director said exasperatedly. "If I hadn't asked you, how much longer were you planning to keep this hidden?!"

"Director, this is just a small matter." Deputy Director Peng Wenchao kept his head low and said cautiously, "At worst, I'll give up the position of Deputy Director. Just let those experts from the city go back."

"Bullshit, I can't afford to lose that kind of face!" The Director was so angry his lungs felt like they were about to explode. "You think this is just a small matter? If this gets out, The Hospital will be disgraced! Also, the five million that Miss Xu brought out to express her gratitude was for Chen Feng! If you had actually accepted it, that would be fraud! Do you know you'd be going to jail?!" The last sentence was almost shouted by the Director.

"Ah?" Deputy Director Peng Wenchao shuddered violently. He truly hadn't realized that the matter would be this serious.

"You don't need to perform surgery today; you are suspended immediately. As for how to handle this, we'll decide after we discuss it!" After leaving these words, the Director and Expert Wang Yu stormed off angrily.

"Quick, hurry and find Chen Feng!" Now, the only way to save The Hospital's reputation was to find Chen Feng! He quickly went to the ward; Chen Feng's father had previously received treatment for his injuries there, so they should be able to find his address and phone number.

...On the other side. Chen Feng made two trips and finally brought his parents home.

When passing through the village, it indeed caused a sensation, and many people gathered around.

Especially when they saw his father sitting on top, the mouths of those people were so wide open in surprise that one could fit a duck egg inside. His father was absolutely delighted.

Returning home, a little white dog came running over excitedly, wagging its tail vigorously at Chen Feng.

"Xiaobai!" Chen Feng laughed and picked it up. This was a mixed-breed dog raised at home, small in size.

In the past, people in rural areas liked to raise large native dogs, mainly to guard the house. However, in recent years, every Chinese New Year, some dog thieves would use various methods to steal the dogs. Later, there was no other way, so they only raised smaller ones. The target was small, and others didn't bother to steal them.

Seeing Chen Feng playing with the dog, his mother smiled, "Fengzi, you rest for a while; your father and I will kill a chicken and make you a delicious meal!"

Half an hour later, a rich lunch was finally ready. Although there were only three dishes, for Chen Feng, this was the most delicious lunch he had ever eaten.

Subsequently, he took out a bank card. "Mom, since you don't want to go to the city with me, you should keep this card. There are ten million inside; just use it for daily expenses. If it's not enough, I'll transfer more to you!"

"It's enough, it's enough!" His mother quickly put the card away. "Your father and I don't usually spend much. I'll save the money in the card for you to use when you get married!"

"No need to be so frugal; your son is lacking in everything right now, except for money." Chen Feng chuckled. He didn't give his parents too much money. After all, people of their age were easily deceived. Giving them ten million to use for now was just right.

In the afternoon, he walked around the village alone. He had originally thought about tearing down the old house and building a villa. However, the roads in the village were really terrible, and it wasn't convenient to transport many materials in.

"I have to fix the roads!" Chen Feng thought about it and went to the village committee.

"Yo, isn't this Fengzi?" Director Zhang was quite familiar with Chen Feng, after all, they were from the same village. It was said that this guy was attending university in the city; he didn't know what wind had blown him back.

Chen Feng didn't stand on ceremony with him either. He sat down on a chair in a relaxed manner. "Director Zhang, the roads in our village are impossible to walk on; whenever it rains, it's all a pool of mud. Have you ever thought about paving them with concrete?"

"That's easy for you to say!" Director Zhang rolled his eyes. "Doesn't road construction cost money? To finish all four main roads in our village, it would cost at least 3 million. The economy is tight right now, and the authorities won't allocate any funds at all. Never mind 3 million, they won't even approve 300,000! Where would the money come from? Are you going to pay for it?!"

"I'll pay for it!" "Pay for it, my ass..." Director Zhang had just finished speaking when he suddenly froze. "You just said you want to pay for the village roads to be fixed? Don't mess with me; I heard that your parents almost emptied their savings to pay for your university! How much can you pay, three thousand or three hundred?!" As he said this, he started to shoo him away. "Hurry up and go home; don't come here and make fun of me!"