At nearly five in the afternoon, as Lin Jie emerged from the operating room, he was immediately surrounded by Fang Huanru, Zhuang Shilei, and Zhuang Shilei's parents, uncle, and aunt who were waiting outside.
"Expert Lin, was the surgery successful?"
"Were all the tumors removed?"
"Will my son's ear be okay? Will he become deaf?"
"Are there any post-operative complications?"
"Stop! Stop! Don't be so anxious!"
Fang Huanru suddenly spoke up, shouted twice, halting their inquiries, and said, "Since the teacher went to great lengths to undertake this, don't ask obvious questions like whether it was successful."
"Teacher, you've worked hard. Have a sip of water!"
Lin Jie amusingly accepted the thermos cup handed over by Fang Huanru, took a sip of water, and said to Zhuang Shilei and the others, "The surgery went smoothly; in about an hour or so, Zhuang Hongbo will wake up."
