The awards have been presented.
Next, the group photo session.
At this time there was another small detail.
Originally, Vice Mayor Huang and Director Li of the Health Bureau were standing in the very middle, and just when the photo was about to be taken, Director Li suddenly waved and shouted at Ye Qiu, who was standing at the very edge, “Little Ye, come over here.”
Ye Qiu walked over with a puzzled look on his face.
“You’re the youngest, just stand in the middle!”Director Li pulled Ye Qiu to the C seat.
“Director Li, this …… isn’t appropriate, right?”Ye Qiu had a difficult face.
After all, there were leaders on the stage in addition to the other award-winning outstanding doctors, and it did seem inappropriate for him, a junior, to stand in the middle.
“There’s nothing inappropriate, it’s quite good here.”Director Li said warmly.
Vice Mayor Huang also smiled, “Little Ye, you are so handsome, just stand in the middle, and let the citizens of Jiangzhou know that our doctors are not only highly skilled in medicine, but also have high face value.”
Unable to help, Ye Qiu had to stand in the middle of the two leaders.
This made the other award-winning doctors envious.
As for the audience under the stage, they were whispering again.
“What exactly is this Ye Qiu’s origin?”
“Not only is Vice Mayor Huang treating him differently, even Director Li is very enthusiastic about him.”
“Could it be that he’s the son of some big shot’s family?”
Incoherently, a thought appeared in the minds of all the people, they must find a way to get to know Ye Qiu.
After the group photo was finished, Ye Qiu thought he could get off the stage.
Who knew, he was called by the host again.
“Next, please invite the award-winning representative, Dr Ye Qiu from Jiangzhou People’s Hospital to speak, everyone applaud and welcome.”
However, this time there was no applause on the stage, but rather an uproar.
“Why is it Ye Qiu who is speaking?”
“What virtue and ability does Ye Qiu have to be qualified to speak?”
“There are several other old experts who won the award, even if they were to speak, it should be them, why Ye Qiu?”
The faces of several other award-winning doctors were also a bit unsatisfactory.
Among their group, Ye Qiu was the youngest, the least senior, and had the least weight, so to let Ye Qiu speak now, wasn’t it a clear attempt to embarrass them?
In fact, not only them, even Ye Qiu himself was a bit confused.
It was because no one had greeted him beforehand, saying that he needed to speak.
It should be known that on important occasions like this where leaders were present, arrangements would normally be made beforehand, and there were strict limits on who would speak, what they would say, and how long they would say it for.
But Ye Qiu was completely unaware of this beforehand.
The murmurs under the stage grew louder and louder.
At this time, Director Li stood out.
“Everyone be quiet and listen to what I have to say.”
After waiting for the scene to quiet down, Director Li said smilingly, “In the past, for the Outstanding Doctors’ Award Evening, we would always elect highly respected experts to come out and speak, but this year, I decided to change the routine and let Dr Ye Qiu speak as a representative.”
“As you can all see, Dr Ye Qiu is very young and handsome, with a high level of practice, he is a role model for our young doctors.”
“Therefore, I would like to hear what Dr Ye Qiu would like to say?”
“To reveal a little secret to everyone.”Director Li pretended to be secretive and said, “Other than Vice Mayor Huang and I, no one knew that Ye Qiu would be speaking as a representative, including Ye Qiu himself.”
Everyone then understood that it was the leader’s intention to let Ye Qiu speak.
“Alright, let’s welcome Dr Ye Qiu to speak with a warm round of applause!”
As Director Li’s words fell, sporadic applause rang out from the scene.
The host handed the microphone to Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu stood on the stage, his eyes swept across the room, and he was a little nervous inside, it was his first time to speak in front of so many people, not to mention that the people sitting on the stage were all bigwigs.
After contemplating for ten seconds.
Only then did Ye Qiu slowly open his mouth, “I have a question to ask everyone, who is the happiest in this world?”
The entire room froze at these words.
They had thought that Ye Qiu would introduce himself first and then say a few words about the award, but none of them had expected that Ye Qiu would actually not follow the norm.
The scene all fell into silence.
Everyone was thinking, who is the happiest person in the world?
At this time, Ye Qiu on the stage spoke again.
“Just who is the happiest in this world? There are actually many answers. A foreign newspaper, which had once conducted a survey on this question, had three answers: firstly, a doctor who went through great risks and finally saved the life of a critically ill patient; secondly, a mother who bathed her baby after a busy day; and thirdly, an artist whose work had just been completed and who was whistling and admiring it by himself.”
“I identify with this answer because I am a doctor.”
“It’s gratifying that the hardships and joys of a doctor’s work can be understood by people, and that it’s so highly regarded.”
“Doctors, a selfless profession, humane, kind, concerned, loving, is our aim, it is unlike any other. We face our patients with sincerity and passion to understand their condition and gain their trust, while at the same time implementing life-saving treatment plans in a rigorous and scientific manner.”
“If the scientist pays the most to reason, and the artist pays the most to emotion, then the doctor, who must concentrate on calm reason and passionate emotion in one body, pours his heart and soul into treating the patient, to the disease, to the death challenge!”
“Who has such courage and grandeur?”
“I think it’s Bai Qiu En, Lin Qiaoya, Wu Deng Yun, Academician Zhong ……”
“Their wholehearted service to the people and their work style of excellence have set up an immortal monument for us, yet when it comes to them, they often downplay the matter by saying: because I am a doctor ……”
“Because I am a doctor, it is my responsibility to safeguard the interests of patients and care for them!”
“Because I am a doctor, I must do everything in the interests of the patient, give up my life and forget myself!”
“I think when the ancients said that healers are benevolent, it’s probably people like them!”
Ye Qiu rambled on.
Every pair of eyes on the stage stared at him.
From the initial disdain, it gradually changed to listening attentively, and even, at this point, many people on the scene were already thinking about what Ye Qiu had said.
Ye Qiu continued:
“We are doctors, not gods, not saviours, and certainly not omnipotent, but, the hope of the patients.”
“No matter how young a doctor is, he is also an elder in the eyes of the patient, who can confide in us about everything; an incompetent doctor is always a sage in the eyes of the patient, who thinks we can solve everything.”
“So sometimes it feels so hard to be a doctor, and in order not to be ashamed of those trusting eyes, we have to work hard, and work hard, and learn, and learn.”
“In conclusion, I would like to say that as a doctor, one can savour life in the midst of mundane work, and gain selfless joy in the battle against death, which is a thing that is hard to find in a thousand pieces of gold.”
“My generation, let’s not forget our beginnings and move forward.”
“My speech is finished. Thank you!”
The moment Ye Qiu’s words fell, the entire room stood up.
Slap!
The applause thundered like it was going to overturn the auditorium.
“Good! Dr Ye you spoke so well!”
“Ten thousand times better than what those who spoke before said!”
“Not only is Dr Ye young and handsome, he’s also eloquent, he’s really enviable!”
“……”
Without any surprise, Ye Qiu became the most handsome boy of the night!
The awarding party was basically over when it was held here.
Ye Qiu was surrounded by large groups of people asking for contact information, and by the time he and Bai Bing came out of the auditorium, it was already 10pm.
“Is there anything else for the evening?”Bai Bing asked.
Ye Qiu shook his head, “Nothing.”
“Then go to my house!”
