It was a pity that most of the young people who went to the bar last night were interns, and even the full doctors were newly recruited.
This meant that they had little influence, and their recognition of Chen Xiao was of no use.
They could only watch Qin Lifu weave through the crowd, skillfully playing the social butterfly.
Qin Lifu would even cast glances at Chen Xiao's direction, full of pride, like a victor!
Liu Shuai stomped his feet in anger at this scene, but he was helpless. Compared to Qin Lifu in terms of popularity, Brother Chen was indeed a bit lacking.
However, Chen Xiao didn't care about this. In fact, he had no interest in the exchange meeting itself.
After all, his medical skills were too far beyond this era. Even the most brilliant doctors here were like primary school students in front of him.
He had nothing to communicate with them.
He was only here to do Hao Yuanzhang a favor and go through the motions.
Just then, a gasp came from the entrance of the venue.
It seemed that some important figure had arrived, and everyone rushed to the entrance to form a welcoming line.
"Elder Qin, you're here!"
"Elder Qin, how have you been recently? We haven't seen you for days, and your students miss you!"
"Elder Qin, we were just talking about you with Lifu, and we didn't expect you to arrive so soon!"
...
Amidst the flattery, a venerable old man with white hair slowly walked into the venue.
The old man, though advanced in age, was full of vigor and had a strong physique.
He waved to everyone with a smile, clearly enjoying the attention.
Chen Xiao guessed without introduction that this old man must be Qin Lifu's grandfather, Qin Shoushen, the Needle King of Jiangbei!
Seeing this, and then looking at Chen Xiao's deserted situation, Liu Shuai was full of indignation and muttered softly, "Hmph, a bunch of sycophants! It's just an old man, what's so great about him? I don't believe his medical skills can be better than Brother Chen!"
Chen Xiao glared at him, "Liu Shuai, don't talk nonsense!"
Liu Shuai stuck out his tongue and dared not speak.
Chen Xiao naturally knew that Liu Shuai was speaking up for him.
But grandfather is grandfather, grandson is grandson, and the two cannot be confused.
Qin Lifu walked over and supported his grandfather, his face full of pride, "Grandpa, you're finally here!"
Qin Shoushen snorted, "You brat, if it weren't for supporting you, this old bone of mine wouldn't have come to this so-called exchange conference!"
Qin Lifu said gratefully, "Grandpa, thank you. I knew you loved me the most!"
It turned out that Qin Shoushen had not planned to attend this medical exchange conference. After all, he was advanced in age and preferred not to go out if possible.
However, after Qin Lifu lost face at the bar yesterday, he was afraid of being ridiculed and mocked by those people at today's exchange conference. Therefore, he brought up his grandfather to stabilize his position!
"You brat, you're not young anymore. It's time to settle down. Hurry up and find someone to marry. Your grandfather wants to hold his great-grandchildren before he leaves!"
Qin Shoushen said tremblingly.
As soon as he heard this topic, Qin Lifu's expression changed immediately.
It was a joke. He hadn't had enough fun yet. Why would he get married?
Just as he was about to say something perfunctory, he happened to catch a glimpse of Wu Feier's peerless beauty.
A thought struck him, and he sighed, "Grandpa, it's not that I don't want to get married, but the person I like doesn't accept my pursuit. I'm also very troubled, alas!"
Qin Shoushen was overjoyed at this.
How could he, as a grandfather, not have heard of his eldest grandson's romantic affairs?
And now that Qin Lifu said such a thing, Qin Shoushen knew that this prodigal son wanted to settle down!
He pretended to be angry, "Whose girl is so blind that she doesn't even fancy my grandson? Tell me, and I'll go talk to her parents!"
Qin Lifu shook his head, "Grandpa, I know nothing about her family. She's not from around here either. She's a representative sent by Jiangcheng Hospital to attend the exchange meeting."
Qin Shoushen's interest waned upon hearing this, "So she's a girl from out of town..."
Marriage requires a suitable match. In Qin Shoushen's opinion, a girl from out of town was naturally not worthy of his grandson!
"But Grandpa, even though she's from out of town, I really like her. You must help me!"
Qin Lifu wasn't really that fond of Wu Feier. He had gotten into trouble last night because of Wu Feier.
If he couldn't get Wu Feier in the end, it would be a huge blow to his entire hunting career.
However, Qin Shoushen was not satisfied with this marriage in his heart. He just said perfunctorily, "Alright, alright, I got it. I see a few old friends over there. I'll take you to meet them!"
A while later, the exchange meeting officially began. Several members of the Jiangbei Medical Association's board of directors sat on the main stage, and Qin Shoushen was among them, serving as the vice president of the board.
Besides Elder Qin, the experts from the Central Hospital who performed the rescue surgery yesterday were all board members.
However, to Chen Xiao's curiosity, the chairman's seat was empty. The chairman did not attend this exchange meeting.
Under Zhu Zihai's主持, the exchange meeting proceeded in an orderly manner.
The activities prepared by the board of directors could be described in two words for Chen Xiao: 'boring'.
It was only during the hospital grading session that Chen Xiao's spirits were slightly lifted.
Of course, he only cared about Jiangcheng Hospital's ranking.
This ranking was not for the five hospitals participating in this event, but a ranking of hundreds of hospitals in the entire Jiangbei.
The Provincial Capital Central Hospital still ranked first, followed by the Provincial Capital's Affiliated Hospital.
This ranking was also understandable. After all, they were provincial hospitals, and the medical resources were relatively tilted, making them much stronger than hospitals in other cities.
Jiangcheng Hospital ranked third, which was already the best ranking in Jiangcheng Hospital's history!
As representatives of Jiangcheng Hospital, Chen Xiao, Wu Feier, and others were all very happy and proud.
However, they did not know that Chen Xiao himself had made a significant contribution to Jiangcheng Hospital in this ranking.
Only the top ten were announced, and the rest were posted on the official website as announcements for those interested to browse.
After announcing the rankings, Zhu Zihai suddenly cleared his throat and said loudly:
"Everyone, it's time for the board's new member recruitment. Cough, cough, in this period, the Jiangbei medical community has been producing talents, and many young people have emerged!"
"Alright, I'll cut to the chase. Here, I cast my precious vote for Dr. Chen Xiao from Jiangbei Hospital!"