Wang Xiaoxia was so angry her face turned green, baring her teeth and roaring:
"Chen Qing, don't blame me, your second sister-in-law, for speaking harshly. If Chen Xiao can still return to work at the Central Hospital, I'll live-stream myself jumping off a building!"
"Shut up. I don't want your niece Mingxi, who just finished her college entrance exams, to lose her mother!"
Chen Qing retorted without backing down. After giving Wang Xiaoxia a forceful glare, she urgently urged Chen Xiao:
"Son, don't be afraid. Quickly prepare a stretcher. I'll take you to the Central Hospital right now to seek justice!"
Chen Xiao, reflecting on his own, had not gone to argue yesterday after clocking out and discovering he had been fired again, mainly because he was tired of the deceitful dealings among colleagues.
But as Chen Qing often said, "If you don't steam the bun, you won't get the filling!"
Since Chen Qing was so certain he had been framed and unjustly dismissed, how could he bear to disappoint her?
Gritting his teeth slightly, he said with an extremely firm tone:
"Mom, you just focus on recovering from your injuries. Professor Pan Haitang from the Provincial Medical University has already called Dean Bai. Dean Bai said I can return to work anytime."
"Hahaha—"
Wang Xiaoxia burst into laughter:
"Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao, don't you even draft your lies before you speak them? Dean Bai is swamped with work, how could he possibly care about a mere intern who's already been fired and whether he was wronged? To be frank, let alone returning to the Central Hospital for further internship, I wouldn't even want you washing dishes in the first canteen, hahaha..."
Yang Pinru also couldn't help but chuckle, her face full of mockery:
"Xiaoxia, at least leave your little sister some dignity. After all, it's common knowledge that her son, born out of wedlock, has never told the truth since he was little!"
She paused, then glanced at Chen Xiao with utter contempt:
"Keep bragging. I bet you'll say next that Dean Bai will personally apologize to you, hehe..."
However, before their laughter could even subside, accompanied by the crisp sound of high heels clicking on the floor, a clear voice tinged with immense anxiety came from outside the door:
"Qingqing, upon hearing your son was framed and fired, I rushed here to apologize as soon as I landed. Is he alright?"
As the voice faded, a woman in a black dress appeared before everyone's eyes.
Her robes fluttered, her long hair danced, as if she had arrived riding the wind and waves, or perhaps with special effects. In her early forties, she was exquisitely made up, plump and mature. She was none other than the current beautiful Dean of the Central Hospital, Bai Su, succeeding the former Dean Lin Huichun!
Caught off guard by the bruise on Chen Qing's forehead and the scratches all over her body, Bai Su's face turned pale with shock:
"Qingqing, you... how did you get hurt? Are you... are you alright?"
With a triumphant look towards the sullen Yang Pinru and Wang Xiaoxia, Chen Qing seemed not to hear Bai Su's concern:
"Susu, my son got into your Central Hospital with his own abilities. Since you also said he was wronged and fired, a verbal apology doesn't seem enough, does it?"
Bai Su looked Chen Xiao up and down with great concern, her expression complicated. She hesitated for a moment before pretending to be hearty and nodding:
"Of course! In addition to an apology, I'm also making an exceptional appointment for Dr. Chen as a clinical resident physician. I've brought the relevant certificates issued by the superior leadership departments without examination."
Saying this, she stuffed two certificates, one red and one green, along with a thick employment contract into Chen Xiao's arms.
"This..."
Chen Xiao was stunned on the spot, incredulously opening the two certificates:
"Aunt Bai, can one obtain a Physician's Practice Certificate and a Physician's Qualification Certificate without taking an exam? Does Professor Pan have that much power?"
Bai Su shook her head without hesitation, her expression unable to hide her worry and reverence:
"Professor Pan's power is certainly not that great. It was your supervising teacher, Zhou Wannong. She is truly unfathomable..."
Before she could finish, she realized she had almost spoken out of turn. Flustered, she quickly forced herself to change her tune:
"Ahem, in short, Deputy Director Zhou put in a lot of effort to help you. You must work harder in the future and absolutely not let her painstaking efforts go to waste, ahem."
Recalling the dozen or so luxury cars worth tens of millions he had seen in Zhou Wannong's underground garage last night, Chen Xiao felt even more that Zhou Wannong's background was unfathomable. He nodded earnestly:
"Aunt Bai, don't worry. I'll be back to work first thing tomorrow morning!"
Seeing that the situation was not right, her second aunt-in-law, Wang Xiaoxia, quickly changed her tune and put on a solicitous face:
"Chen Xiao, don't wait until tomorrow. Go back to work now. Your first aunt and I will take turns looking after your mother!"
Before Chen Xiao could respond, she eagerly tried to curry favor with Bai Su:
"Dean Bai, I am Chen Xiao's second aunt-in-law. I've been working in our hospital's canteen for several years and am currently the head chef of the first canteen. I'm really too busy. Could you trouble Deputy Director Zhou to arrange a less demanding job for me, preferably an office position? That way, I can better take care of my little sister, hehe."