{"id":6697,"date":"2024-10-07T09:32:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T07:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=6697"},"modified":"2024-10-07T09:32:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T07:32:48","slug":"figure-skating-im-more-suited-for-the-olympics-chapter-115-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2024\/10\/07\/figure-skating-im-more-suited-for-the-olympics-chapter-115-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Figure Skating: I’m More Suited for the Olympics – Chapter 115 Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Dr. Chai was a man who no longer worked in the figure skating community but had treated several outstanding figure skaters in the country.<\/p>\r\n

Before Zhang Jue\u2019s surgery began, his former patient Zhang Juebao secretly asked him: “Can Zhang Jue\u2019s foot recover enough for him to skate again? We don\u2019t care how long it takes, we just want to know if he can fully recover.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Following Zhang Juebao, the national figure skating team\u2019s head coach also asked him the same question.<\/p>\r\n

After all, Zhang Jue was a genius who could break records in international competitions even when injured. The kid had clearly finished the competition cleanly, but still stood on the ice covering his eyes and crying, showing how reluctant he was to leave the rink. As long as there was any possibility, no one wanted to give up on him.<\/p>\r\n

At that time, Dr. Chai replied: “From a doctor\u2019s perspective, competitive sports are inherently demanding. Zhang Jue\u2019s right ankle anterior talofibular ligament and right knee anterior cruciate ligament… As a right-handed skater, he lands on his right foot, right? Then he uses his right foot for flip jumps (F) and lutz jumps (Lz) as well.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cUnless he can suddenly switch his body orientation and start landing on his left foot.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

To put it simply, if Zhang Jue\u2019s two injured ligaments were on his left leg, not only Dr. Chai but also the coaches would feel relieved. But since they were on his right leg, which bore most of the technical pressure, everyone was worried.<\/p>\r\n

Dr. Chai didn\u2019t definitively end Zhang Jue\u2019s athletic career, but continuing as a figure skater would be too taxing for him, especially since he was still growing. This time, he had to undergo surgery and would need at least three months to recover. Who knew how tall and heavy he would be three months later, and whether he would need new skates again.<\/p>\r\n

They lived in reality, and all these factors had to be considered. After all, Zhang Jue wasn\u2019t the protagonist of some fictional story with special advantages. No matter how talented, he had to bow to reality at times.<\/p>\r\n

Although there were people like Martin, who continued to compete despite spinal injuries, Zhang Juebao, who was like a father to Zhang Jue, would never allow him to continue if it meant worsening his injuries and affecting his future life.<\/p>\r\n

Don\u2019t be fooled by Zhang Juebao\u2019s support for Zhang Jue competing with painkillers at the World Championships. The night before the free skate, this muscular man cried under the covers for half the night and then got up at dawn to ask Shen Liu for two hot eggs to put on his eyes so Zhang Jue wouldn\u2019t notice anything.<\/p>\r\n

Watching Zhang Juebao leave the office, Dr. Chai tidied up his documents, the wisdom reflected on his broad forehead.<\/p>\r\n

Generally, whether there would be lasting aftereffects and to what extent one could recover depended on the patient\u2019s own recovery ability. That\u2019s why young people healed faster than older ones after surgery.<\/p>\r\n

Zhang Jue\u2019s recovery ability was among the best Dr. Chai had encountered. His commitment to training and scientific diet made his physical condition better than 90% of people.<\/p>\r\n

As a doctor, Dr. Chai would do his best in any surgery. The extent of the recovery, however, depended on the patient.<\/p>\r\n

On the day of the surgery, Zhang Jue lay on the gurney being pushed into the operating room. Zhang Juebao stood at the door, trying to comfort him: “Don\u2019t be nervous. It\u2019s just a minimally invasive surgery. It won\u2019t hurt, don\u2019t be afraid.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Uncle, your voice is shaking. Clearly, you\u2019re more nervous than I am.<\/p>\r\n

Zhang Jue responded: “I\u2019m not afraid. Shen, keep an eye on my uncle. He tends to look for alcohol when he\u2019s nervous. Don\u2019t let him drink.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

With a bang, the operating room door closed, leaving Zhang Jue\u2019s admonition of \u201cno drinking\u201d echoing in the corridor.<\/p>\r\n

Shen Liu rummaged through Zhang Juebao\u2019s backpack and pulled out two cans of pineapple beer.<\/p>\r\n

Zhang Juebao said: “Come on, sir, pineapple beer doesn\u2019t count as alcohol!\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Shen Liu smiled: “Little Jue and Guan Lin are close. You know how Guan Lin has a nose for this. If little Jue calls him to check on you and smells alcohol, Yan Jie is still in Beijing.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

In other words, those who could deal with you weren\u2019t far, so better be careful.<\/p>\r\n

Dr. Chai found Zhang Jue\u2019s nonchalant attitude amusing. He had seen easygoing patients, but Zhang Juebao back then and Zhang Jue now were the most laid-back. He thought he would never forget this Zhang family.<\/p>\r\n

Because the surgery used local anesthesia, Zhang Jue remained conscious. The operating room was filled with cheerful music, the kind played in supermarkets during New Year. Zhang Jue recognized one song as \u201cBusy with Whip and Horse\u201d played on a flute.<\/p>\r\n

As he listened, he also heard Dr. Chai scolding his assistant.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with you? Your hands are like feet. Can you handle this or not? If not, step aside!\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The assistant, feeling wronged, still did his best to assist. After all, no man likes to be told he can\u2019t do something. Seeing him like this reminded Zhang Jue of Qin Xuejun, who was now assisting a famous orthopedic surgeon.<\/p>\r\n

Of course, Zhang Jue knew operating rooms could play music from his previous appendix surgery. So, when Dr. Chai finished scolding his assistant, Zhang Jue joined the conversation.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cDoctor, since I can\u2019t walk after the surgery anyway, can I use this opportunity to get my foreskin removed in your hospital\u2019s urology department?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Dr. Chai replied offhandedly: “Doing such a minor procedure here is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito. Our urology department mainly handles kidney and bladder cancer. Once you can walk, go to Xiyuan and see Director Wang. My son had his procedure done by him. He\u2019s available on Wednesday and Friday mornings, and Thursday afternoons.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The assistant added: “I also had mine done by Director Wang, but isn\u2019t he attending the China Kidney Conference now?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The anesthetist chimed in: “Dr. Kong is good too. My niece had her procedure done by him.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The assistant was puzzled: “Niece?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The anesthetist looked helpless: “Oh, he started wearing skirts last year, so I call him my niece now.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Everyone sweated.<\/p>\r\n

Amidst the cheerful music of Long Piao Piao\u2019s \u201cGood Luck and Wealth,\u201d Zhang Jue learned many hospital secrets. When the folk music \u201cGolden Snake Dance\u201d ended, Zhang Jue was wheeled out of the operating room.<\/p>\r\n

Zhang Juebao eagerly came up, only to see his nephew cheerfully telling him to remember to take him to Xiyuan Hospital to see Dr. Kong in the urology department after he was discharged to get his foreskin removed.<\/p>\r\n

Zhang Juebao: ?<\/p>\r\n

Since the World Championships ended, Zhang Jue had practically disappeared. He turned down all commercial invitations to focus on recovery. Those who knew understood he was hospitalized; those who didn\u2019t thought he was busy getting married to Saori.<\/p>\r\n

Yes, to his friends, no matter what he went through, his Twitter feed seemed forever dominated by his increasingly chubby hamster.<\/p>\r\n

To put it romantically, the only non-blood-related female who occupied Zhang Jue\u2019s gaze once he left the ice rink was Saori.<\/p>\r\n

Today: “Saori\u2019s Dad\u201d tweeted: “The night I first met Saori, I stood outside the pet shop window eating corn while all the other hamsters were having dinner in their cages. Only Saori turned and stared at me. In that instant, I knew I had to bring this cutie home. So today, we ate boiled corn together again\u2026\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Attached were nine beautiful photos of Saori.<\/p>\r\n

Zhang Zi saw her sister commenting with her small account.<\/p>\r\n

Kei-chan: She wasn’t looking at you, she was looking at the corn in your hand.<\/p>\r\n

A bunch of people liked the comment below.<\/p>\r\n

Zhuang Zi also liked it with her alternate account. She knew that 90% of the accounts that liked it belonged to figure skaters, whose combined gold medals could fill a room.<\/p>\r\n

Was this person\u2019s injury really okay?<\/p>\r\n

\u201cHm? It refreshed.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Zhuang Zi clicked on the new update and twitched her mouth.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cSuccessfully broke the whack-a-mole record? What on earth?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

If you count carefully, it had been a month since Tama-chan\u2019s surgery. But now he was out of the hospital playing whack-a-mole? Was he doing it in a wheelchair?<\/p>\r\n

Indeed, Zhang Jue, who had been in a close relationship with a wheelchair for almost three months, was playing in a wheelchair.<\/p>\r\n

At that moment, he was sitting next to a fountain in a park, with a small hamster cage on his lap. Saori was inside, half-awake and nibbling on hamster food. Qin Xuejun ran over with two drinks and handed him one.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cHere, hot milk.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThanks.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Zhang Jue took it and looked at the cup in his hand: “Are you drinking coffee?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Qin Xuejun sat by the fountain and nodded: “Yes, sometimes coffee is my lifeline for writing papers.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

This is the sad part of being a medical student. Not only do they have to write graduation theses, but even after starting work, they can\u2019t escape papers for promotions and salary increases. They have to keep learning their whole lives.<\/p>\r\n

Since everyone was sitting, Zhang Jue discreetly glanced at the top of Qin Xuejun\u2019s head and noticed his hair was still thick. He couldn\u2019t help but ask: “What do you use to wash your hair?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

He wanted to find out this guy\u2019s hair care secret to share with Shen and Coach Song.<\/p>\r\n

Qin Xuejun mentioned a cheap anti-dandruff shampoo, the same one Zhang Jue used. Zhang Jue immediately understood. Although Qin Xuejun seemed like he had an edge in life, his real advantage was his thick hair.<\/p>\r\n

Knowing this shampoo brand, Shen and Coach Song might be envious enough to want to hit him.<\/p>\r\n

Qin Xuejun wasn\u2019t always lucky, though. Once, when he made a little kid cry while setting a bone, the kid\u2019s dad punched him, leaving a bruise at the corner of his eye. Only then was he allowed a day off. Given that most of his friends were stuck in the training abyss, only injured Zhang Jue was available to accompany him.<\/p>\r\n

So, Qin Xuejun, who didn\u2019t really want a day off and usually stayed home reading, went out for a stroll with Zhang Jue, who was almost going moldy from doing exercises in the hospital.<\/p>\r\n

Although Ms. Zhang loved her eldest son, she couldn\u2019t stay by his side all the time. Once she confirmed that both of Zhang Jue\u2019s surgeries went well, she packed up and left.<\/p>\r\n

When Zhang Jue recovered enough to walk, he had to go back to school.<\/p>\r\n

The two young men chatted casually by the fountain.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll be taking the college entrance exam next year, right?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Zhang Jue nodded: “Yes, in June or July next year. After this semester, I\u2019ll be in my final year of high school.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Thinking about it, Zhang Jue sighed inwardly.<\/p>\r\n

If he hadn\u2019t quit, he would undoubtedly be preparing for the Winter Olympics in February next year. Preparing for the Olympics required starting six months in advance, including high-altitude training, which would consume his entire first semester of senior year.<\/p>\r\n

Even though Zhang Jue considered himself smart, if he didn\u2019t focus on studying in his final year and put all his energy into the Olympics, he might only achieve a basic entry into a 985 university. With some luck, he might return to his alma mater, the Agricultural University.<\/p>\r\n

After all, he wasn\u2019t a super genius. Despite having experienced the college entrance exam once before, he couldn\u2019t even remember the essay topic from his last exam. Clearly, fate didn\u2019t plan to give him any special advantages.<\/p>\r\n

But if he quit figure skating and focused entirely on studying, he might become Qin Xuejun\u2019s junior at university.<\/p>\r\n

Life always requires choices, but his injuries had made the choice for him.<\/p>\r\n

So he asked: “Does Shuimu University have an agriculture major?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Qin Xuejun thought for a moment and replied confidently: “No, only Peking University does.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Zhang Jue\u2019s face fell.<\/p>\r\n

Qin Xuejun quickly added: “But our biology and chemistry majors are excellent. Aren\u2019t you good at those subjects?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Zhang Jue replied: “No thanks, I won\u2019t jump into the biochemistry and materials science pit.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

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