Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic novel Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Chapter 14: The Bully Shows Up

Li Jingsheng relentlessly practiced surgical knots.

To learn surgical knots, you first need to master single knots.

They are the basic components of surgical knots.

The feature is that they are easy to slip and untie, often used for temporary occlusion or ligature to stop bleeding. For instance, a single knot is used for temporarily blocking the cystic duct during retrograde cholecystectomy.

Permanent ligature cannot use single knots.

A square knot consists of two single knots tied in opposite directions.

However, a surgical knot is an advanced form based on a single knot, with the first loop wound twice, expanding the contact surface and increasing the friction area. As a result, when tying the second knot, it is less likely to slip and loosen, making it firm and reliable for ligating large blood vessels or suturing areas under tension.

Because tying these knots is troublesome and time-consuming, they are seldom used.

Li Jingsheng had not been able to learn surgical knots because of how intricate they were. However, at this moment, he summoned the will and determination of dripping water drilling through a rock, not resting until he mastered them.

Compared to before, his motivation to learn was much stronger.

Because now, all he needed was to reach an introductory level.

It used to take two to three years of hard practice to go from an introductory to a proficient level, which wasn’t cost-effective time-wise. Now it only required 10 life points to solve it, naturally boosting his motivation.

He practiced the entire afternoon.

Except for getting up twice to use the toilet and stretching a bit, he focused intently on practicing surgical knots.

As it approached six o’clock, not a single customer came in to buy medicine the entire afternoon.

The clinic’s business was utterly cold.

After a whole afternoon practicing surgical knots, Li Jingsheng hadn’t completely mastered them but could barely complete them while holding forceps. Just, his skills remained slightly lacking, and he had yet to grasp certain key points.

"Sister Tang, you can get off work now! There are no customers anyways."

Li Jingsheng suggested she leave early to spend time with her daughter at home.

"Then I’m going! Thank you, boss!"

She gave Li Jingsheng a sweet smile. Whenever she received such care from her boss, she would display this grateful and radiant smile.

"If you’re worried about leaving your daughter at home alone, you can bring her to the clinic tomorrow."

It wasn’t the first time he’d made this suggestion, but she always worried her daughter might interfere with business at the clinic, so she’d never agreed.

"Thanks for your kind offer. She’s old enough now, so there’s no worry about leaving her home alone."

Tang Ping once again declined the suggestion.

Just as she always conducted herself, never overstepping any boundaries.

Li Jingsheng said no more, watching her go inside to change and quickly leave with a small handbag.

Soon the clinic was left with him alone.

If only a few more patients could come in each day.

He could only gain life points by treating patients and then use those points to improve his medical skills.

This could create a positive cycle.

A few minutes had passed when Li Jingsheng faintly heard a woman’s angry voice from outside, sounding like Tang Ping.

He quickly got up and rushed outside the clinic to see what was happening.

He saw the greasy Boss Zhao arguing with Tang Ping in the street.

She looked furious, glaring at Boss Zhao.

"Sister Tang, are you okay?"

Seeing his employee being bullied, Li Jingsheng unhesitatingly stood in front of her to protect her.

Boss Zhao’s face was flushed, eyes misted with drunkenness, evidently having drunk quite a bit.

At noon, Boss Zhao had mentioned attending a safety meeting organized by the department in Li Jingsheng’s clinic. Judging by his appearance, it seemed like he went drinking after the meeting.

"When I was walking to that intersection, he approached me and wouldn’t stop pestering. He was saying he’d give me ten thousand a month to work in his clinic. He even said I wouldn’t need to do anything, just keep him company. I told him to speak respectfully, but he blocked me and insisted I agree to work at his clinic."

Tang Ping, hiding behind Li Jingsheng, was trembling.

She was clearly very frightened just now.

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