I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 174: Recommendation Quotas

"By the way, do you know about the quota for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University?" Teacher Shen asked.

"I know." Yuan Xiu nodded. "Has the recommendation quota for this year been released?"

Teacher Shen wouldn't bring this up for no reason. The next two months will be either graduation season or the start of the new semester, which is probably related to the quota for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University.

"Yes, the results are usually released around this time every year. It takes two months just to finalize the list of recommended candidates. Our school has the most slots, which are only for graduating students. Then there are the military and hospitals. Your hospital had six slots last year, but I don't know how many this year. You're so enthusiastic about your studies, so see if you can try to get one."

Yuan Xiu: "Let me find out more first."

She felt she had no chance; in the hospital, whether based on seniority or ability, she wouldn't be considered.

The number of places for worker-peasant-soldier university students cannot be determined solely by their enthusiasm for learning.

Furthermore, Yuan Xiu touched her belly. In her current state, even if she got a spot, the hospital probably wouldn't consider her.

The number of recommendation slots for worker-peasant-soldier university students was so limited that it must have been considered from all aspects, including not only personal ability, political performance, and family background.

How can a pregnant woman who is about to give birth and will be breastfeeding after giving birth balance family responsibilities with further studies?

For this reason alone, her name will not appear in the hospital's list of recommended worker-peasant-soldier college students this year.

In a few months, the notice to resume the college entrance examination should be issued. Compared with the recommendation quota for worker-peasant-soldier college students, Yuan Xiu would rather take the exam seriously and put a period to her studies over the past six months.

Even if she doesn't pass the exam this year, she still has plenty of time. Three years—Yuan Xiu is giving herself three chances. She doesn't believe she can lose three times.

……

On Monday, when everyone in the hospital was at work, the topic of conversation shifted from gossip about patients to the quota for worker-peasant-soldier college students recommended for admission.

"I heard there are only six spots this year. Last year's allocation plan gave three spots to doctors: two to the Western medicine department, one to the traditional Chinese medicine department, two to the nursing department, and one to each of the logistics department. I wonder how they will be allocated this year."

"How else can it be divided? Probably the same as last year."

Hearing this, Yuan Xiu asked Hao Jia curiously, "So how is our pharmacy accounted for? Is it considered part of logistics or the nursing department?"

"That's a good question. We're stuck in the middle. Like this time with the university student recommendation quota, we've been counted in the nursing department. Anyway, there's no way we can compete for the doctor recommendation quota."

Yuan Xiu nodded to indicate that she understood.

Thanks to the limited number of college student recommendation slots this time, Yuan Xiu noticed that the atmosphere in the hospital had become much more tense.

For example, the nurses in the nursing department started rolling their eyes at the people in their pharmacy more often.

Whether it's a Western medicine pharmacy or a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy, they all face the same treatment in the nursing department.

"How did you prepare this medication? Why didn't you follow the doctor's orders? If I hadn't been careful, I would have fed the patient the medicine!"

"What do you mean, how are we supposed to dispense the medication? You clearly got the bed number wrong, and you're trying to shift the blame! Also, what about the empty medicine bottles you used last week? Why haven't you brought them to the pharmacy for reimbursement yet? If the accounts don't match, I'll have to report it to my superiors!"

Hearing the arguing next door, Hao Jia and Yuan Xiu peeked out the window.

"Look, look, they've started catching each other red flags." Hao Jia's eyes sparkled. If she weren't at work, she might have moved a stool outside to watch the show while eating sunflower seeds.

Yuan Xiu: "What about us? Won't someone use it against us?"

Hao Jia clapped her hands. "Let them arrest me. I'm not afraid anyway. I don't want to go to university."

After she finished speaking, she realized what she meant and asked, "Do you want to go to university?"

How was she supposed to answer that?

She did consider it, but she never thought of competing with the nurses for a recommendation spot.

The issue isn't whether Yuan Xiu wants to or not, but whether anyone sees her as a potential enemy.

"Yuan Xiu from the Chinese medicine pharmacy is our competitor!" In a corner of the cafeteria, Wang Xiaomei and several colleagues from the same department mentioned Yuan Xiu's name.

Solve the external problems first, then the internal ones.

Several young nurses who wanted to go to university spontaneously formed a "fighting group" and would analyze who was qualified to compete with them for a spot.

"Her? She's a self-taught individual who only joined the hospital last year. Unlike us, who at least attended a vocational school and received formal training, what makes her think she can compete with us for a recommendation spot? Even if she goes to medical school, does she even know how to study?"

"Exactly, it's never her turn!"

"That's true, but..."

Wang Xiaomei frowned: "She has powerful connections!"

"Who?" everyone asked curiously.

Wang Xiaomei lowered her voice: "Director Gu."

"Gu!" Upon hearing this name, everyone almost couldn't contain their excitement. After realizing what was happening, they immediately whispered, "Are you sure you're not mistaken? Director Gu from our hospital's political department knows her?"

Wang Xiaomei nodded: "Of course I'm not mistaken. Would I say something like that carelessly? I heard that it was Director Gu who approved his job at our hospital!"

"Won't we be in trouble then? In the end, it's still up to Director Gu to decide who gets the spot."

"I don't think so. Director Gu is a very fair person. He wouldn't give anyone special treatment."

"What if it wasn't through connections?"

Wang Xiaomei said, "Don't you guys think about it? Ever since that Yuan Xiu came, she's either been praised in the newspapers or given a 'Heroic Act' banner. Even when her military families have internal meetings, she gets to show up at our hospital. She's been called upon to speak by the leaders several times. And that poster on the first floor was her idea; the leaders praised her for it too. She's always glued to her medical books, like she's afraid people won't know she loves learning. She just likes to show off, and the leaders love that. Our head nurse even said last month that we should read more and study more. Isn't that just pointing us out?"

The more Wang Xiaomei talked, the more she felt that Yuan Xiu was a strong and formidable competitor.

"University recommendations aren't just based on who has the best skills. She's so popular with the leaders and has so many outstanding achievements. What if the leaders mention her name and everyone wants to recommend her?"

"What you're saying isn't wrong, but she's heavily pregnant. How can she go to university?"

"So what if you're pregnant? You can go after you give birth. A delay of a month or two won't have a big impact!"

"So what do we do?"

Wang Xiaomei: "When you're coordinating with the traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy these days, pay close attention to Yuan Xiu. If she doesn't make any mistakes, that's fine, but if she does, don't let her off easily. You must speak up and report it to the higher-ups so they know how unqualified she is. By the way, have you noticed if she's ever dispensed the wrong medication when filling prescriptions for the inpatient department?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"I think it'll be a bit difficult; she's much smarter than Hao Jia."

"I didn't notice either. To be honest, if I didn't know she only came at the end of last year, given how familiar she was with the place, I would have thought she had been working at the pharmacy for several years."