As soon as I arrived at the department, Director Deng, Shen Yang, and the others greeted me.
I nodded politely in response and greeted everyone back.
Of course, whenever I came back from leave, I would more or less bring some snacks or something.
My previous reason for taking leave had been to accompany Uncle Yu back to his hometown, so as soon as I entered the office, Director Deng asked:
"Xiao Jiang! Is Master Yu feeling better?"
"Yeah, Doctor Jiang. I've lost weight in the days Master Yu has been gone."
"Exactly. Although Xiao Tian's cooking is good too, it's still a little lacking compared to Master Yu's."
"..."
I smiled when I heard that.
I handed out the snacks and told everyone:
"He's doing better. He's already come back with me. He should be back at work in the next couple of days.
"I brought some snacks. Help yourselves if you get hungry."
"Good, good, good!"
"Perfect. I haven't had breakfast yet. I'm grabbing a bag of chips."
"..."
I had thought Uncle Yu had returned to work yesterday, but apparently not.
After chatting with me for a bit, Director Deng said:
"It's good that you're back. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupoint Hypnosis Department has now officially been established.
"Xiao Jiang, you won't be part of our department anymore!"
"What are you saying, Director? I came out of General Surgery. I'll always be one of us."
"..."
Director Deng laughed heartily and chatted with us a while longer.
When work hours began, he held a brief meeting for us, and then the day's work got underway.
At noon, I saw Tian Yong.
When Tian Yong saw that I was back, he kept calling me "Martial Uncle."
That afternoon, the hospital director called me to his office.
This time,