Cheng Dazhuang was actually being secretive at this moment.
"What else? I got scolded for you!"
Zhou Can deliberately teased him.
Having known Cheng Dazhuang since they were kids, he knew Cheng Dazhuang’s personality all too well.
If you ask him why, he could hang you up in suspense for ages.
But if you provoke him a couple of times, he’ll obediently spill the beans himself.
"Pfft! You can’t get ivory from a dog’s mouth. Am I that bad? Let me tell you, the dean just personally called me, and his tone was unusually kind. He first asked me if he was disturbing my rest! Then he subtly hinted that he wanted me to introduce him and arrange a meal with you. I was thinking, even Dean Lu wants to proactively invite you to a meal, which means you must be doing really well at Tuya Hospital. Though these people are a bit too realistic, all rushing to get close to you."
Cheng Dazhuang recounted the story.
"Did you agree?"
Zhou Can asked.
"Without asking your opinion, how could I dare agree! If I agreed and then you refused to meet, wouldn’t the dean have my head!" Cheng Dazhuang still had some sense.
He wouldn’t dare make decisions on Zhou Can’s behalf.
"It’s good you didn’t agree. After lunch, I’m taking my girlfriend back to the provincial city. As for your Dean Lu, tell him I’m really sorry this time, but I don’t have the time. Maybe next time for a meal together."
Zhou Can naturally knew what Dean Lu was up to.
To be honest, he wasn’t too fond of expanding such networking relationships.
Those who associate for benefits will dissolve when the benefits run out. Those who associate for power will crumble when the power is gone.
Dean Lu eagerly tried to rely on Cheng Dazhuang’s relationship to invite him to a meal, simply because he saw that Zhou Can was doing well at Tuya Hospital and wanted to get to know him. In the future, if the County People’s Hospital encounters cases that are hard to handle, they could seek Zhou Can’s help at critical moments.
Such networking relationships, in Zhou Can’s eyes, are no different from fair-weather friends.
Currently, Zhou Can is doing well at Tuya Hospital and doesn’t need any help from Dean Lu at all. On the contrary, Dean Lu might need a lot of favors from Zhou Can in the future.
If Zhou Can doesn’t do well at Tuya Hospital and goes back home seeking help from Dean Lu, there’s a high probability that he’d turn his back on him faster than flipping a page.
Only true friends and family offer help during tough times.
These ’fair-weather friends’ act buddy-buddy when they need you. When they don’t, they throw you away like a used tissue.
"Ah Can, can’t you just swallow your pride and agree to this meal? Look, our dean personally asked me for a favor."
Cheng Dazhuang said to Zhou Can.
He clearly didn’t understand human nature as thoroughly as Zhou Can did.
"Dazhuang, just convey my words to him as they are. I guarantee you won’t be snubbed. And as long as we maintain this childhood connection, as long as I continue to do well at Tuya Hospital, your status at the County People’s Hospital will keep rising."
Zhou Can saw things much clearer than him.
Whether to have this meal doesn’t really matter.
Not agreeing to this meal would actually benefit Cheng Dazhuang.
"Even if he doesn’t say it out loud, he’ll surely curse me internally for not being able to handle such a small matter," Cheng Dazhuang said, feeling wronged.
"Don’t you get it? If I agreed to the meal and connected directly with your Dean Lu, would he still need you to help him with anything in the future? On the contrary, if I don’t have the meal today and don’t get to know him, if your hospital needs my help in the future, they will have to go through you! Won’t your status and importance go up?"
Zhou Can enlightened him.
pared to him, Cheng Dazhuang was still way behind. Not to mention the gap in medical skills, the understanding of human nature, the intricacies of social interactions, and the relational interests, Cheng Dazhuang still needed to ponder and prehend these thoroughly.
"Yeah, that kind of makes sense. Alright, I’ll decline then."
Cheng Dazhuang, after being enlightened, couldn’t help but smile happily.
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