I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 303 - 134: Flowing Water Never Grows Stale, Nor Does a Door Pivot Decay (Acute Gout Attack)
The others found themselves at a bit of a loss for words, caught between laughing and crying at Dean Hu’s remarks.
But Lu Xuan felt invigorated upon hearing them.
He knew that since Dean Hu said so, he was likely to follow through.
On one hand, it was to keep him around; on the other, it was to create an ideal environment for saving lives.
Just as Dean Hu mentioned, if they really succeeded, then the previously mentioned issues would no longer be issues.
However, the difficulty was exceptionally high.
In fact, the chances of being outright rejected were pretty much one hundred percent.
Thinking of this, Lu Xuan spoke up, "Dean, perhaps we should drop it. There’s no need to go through all this just for me..."
"Lu, this isn’t just for you."
Lu Xuan’s words hadn’t finished before Hu Meiqiao interrupted him.
"If this succeeds, the biggest beneficiary will still be our Health Center, benefiting everyone here. Even if the traditional Chinese medicine department does manage to spin off and become a small traditional Chinese medicine hospital, our Health Center’s reputation will greatly increase.
So, this isn’t just for you; it’s for everyone."
Of course, Lu Xuan understood that Hu Meiqiao said this to ease his worries. But in reality, if it weren’t for him, why would Hu Meiqiao bother with all this?
Of course, if the Health Center could benefit, that was a given.
If they actually managed to reopen the building, secure funding, equipment, and even personnel, then naturally, Dean Hu’s power would also rise significantly.
But truth be told, Lu Xuan would be the biggest beneficiary.
When the traditional Chinese medicine department gets the chance to spin off, Lu Xuan himself has nearly a hundred percent chance of becoming its director.
And the spin-off of the traditional Chinese medicine department wouldn’t benefit Hu Meiqiao at all.
However, since Hu Meiqiao had already said as much, Lu Xuan couldn’t really say anything more. Moreover, what Hu Meiqiao said did indeed tempt him.
If they could use the new building and have an inpatient department, he could really make his mark.
And he wouldn’t need to push away patients like Zhang Song in self-preservation.
Unlike Lu Xuan’s calmness, Ji Xiuwen was extremely excited, as if he were the biggest beneficiary behind all this.
If it weren’t for the number of people in the meeting room, he would have shouted, "Godfather is awesome!"
At this point, Hu Meiqiao glanced at the time and said, "Let’s proceed with this plan. I have all the materials prepared, and today I’ll go to the district health bureau to report to our old leader.
It’s getting late, everyone should return to their posts."
With Dean Hu’s word given, everyone stood up and began leaving the meeting room.
A group of people headed downstairs via the staircase.
"Uncle, do you think this will work?" Zhou Liting suddenly asked.
Wang Youqing shrugged, "Who knows? You know how the dean is; once she’s made a decision, she rarely changes it, and she’s already set to report to our old leader today, so she’s likely been preparing for this for quite a while.
Giving up isn’t an option, but the chances of success aren’t high either. Enabling the new building as the traditional Chinese medicine department’s space isn’t difficult. After all, it’s just sitting there idle, and with our dean’s skills, getting the higher-ups to agree shouldn’t be too hard.
But getting them to provide personnel, equipment, and funding is the hard part. As I said, they wouldn’t dare start this precedent, or everyone would follow suit in the future.
Lu is definitely a key factor, but convincing the higher-ups relies heavily on him, and that’s not without its challenges.
The most crucial point is, Lu is just one person. If there were three or four capable doctors able to handle clinics independently, it might stand a chance. But one person? They’d probably outright reject it."
At this, Wang Youqing paused, looking worried as he said, "I’m not concerned about whether this succeeds, but whether the dean will get a severe scolding from her old leader and lose face."
"Should I go tell the dean not to go?" Lu Xuan pondered for a moment.
As he spoke and was about to turn back, Wang Youqing stopped him, "Forget it. You haven’t interacted much with the dean. Like I said, once she decides on something, she doesn’t back down without hitting a wall."
"Even if she hits a wall, it has to be a hard enough hit before she considers turning around," Ching Gaowen added.
"See, it’s not just me who says that," Wang Youqing laughed.
"No need to go. I know you don’t want the dean to go through with this, but she’ll naturally come back after hitting a wall. But... what if it works out?"
Lu Xuan gave a bitter smile, "What’s with all the ’what ifs’?"
But with everyone’s joined persuasion, Lu Xuan had to abandon the idea of going to talk to Dean Hu.
Cheng Gaowen and Zhou Liting went to the third-floor children’s healthcare department while Lu Xuan and the others headed to the second floor.
Upon reaching the consulting room, Lu Xuan had no intention of taking a break and immediately began assigning work to Su Kenan and the others. Shortly, the three were ready.
Su Kenan continued to handle the registration and information, while the active worker Ji Xiuwen had the task of dispensing medicine.
"I’ll help with the medicine dispensing later," Su Kenan said quietly before they started calling numbers.
"Is your foot better?"
"Almost."
"Let me see."
Su Kenan lifted her foot, and Lu Xuan gave it a gentle squeeze, "The recovery looks good."
"Start calling numbers. If there ends up being a lot of medicine to dispense, you can help out too."
"Okay."
Su Kenan operated the computer mouse briefly, and soon the loudspeaker outside began to sound.
It didn’t take long for a patient whose number was called to walk in.
