57 Someone to Operate the Retractor

Ling Ran left home ten minutes earlier than usual and gave the young novice monk a packet of antacids, a packet of Nifedipine, and a box of Ma Ying Long Hemorrhoids Ointment before he sent the novice monk to the bus.

Dong Sheng found an empty seat in an adept manner. After waving Ling Ran goodbye, he took out a copy of 'Knowing Words'[1] and read it quietly. 

Ling Ran stood across from the road. He waited for the bus to depart before walking towards Yun Hua Hospital.

Doctors felt the most at ease in the early mornings. Before they made ward rounds, they did not need to shoulder all sorts of responsibilities from the hospital. After they left their houses, they were not tied down by the yokes known as their responsibilities from home. They could be a free person for an hour every day.

Even though Ling Ran had not completely integrated into hospital life, he still very much enjoyed the time wasted during the journey.