I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 390 - 163: This Illness Is "Jue": Dangerous in Appearance, Yet Still Curable
Everyone was chatting back and forth, and soon the conversation turned to Lu Xuan: "Dr. Lu, how did you learn all this? You’re so young, you look two or three years younger than us, and even Elder Zhang praises your medical skills highly, not to mention you also know acupuncture. Is there anything you can’t do?"
"Alright, alright, don’t disturb Dr. Lu while he’s making medicine."
The person in charge of the pharmacy said a word, making everyone stop asking more questions. However, even though they didn’t inquire about Lu Xuan, they immediately started discussing other topics. It must be said, the pharmacy was much busier than the second-floor clinic.
Lu Xuan carefully arranged the herbs he had grabbed, then processed them one by one.
This process was very meticulous, so it was relatively slow, taking nearly an hour to complete the Suidou Pill.
Holding the finished Suidou Pill, Lu Xuan was about to leave when the pharmacy’s manager, Jiao Shuo, suddenly waved his hand: "Dr. Lu, are you done?"
"Yes, just finished."
"Does Teacher Jiao need something?"
Jiao Shuo, about fifty years old but not looking old at all and appearing less than fifty, had lost quite a bit of hair, showing signs of baldness.
Like everyone else, Jiao Shuo was wearing a white coat. He came over to Lu Xuan, rubbed his hands together, and hesitated, "Dr. Lu, I’ll be straightforward with you. My son is also studying Traditional Chinese Medicine, and he’s about to start working soon. I’m wondering if you can mentor the kid, let him help out at the Health Center."
"Teacher Jiao’s child is also studying Traditional Chinese Medicine?"
"Yes, I studied it myself, so he’s been exposed to it since he was young and became very interested, so he directly went into Traditional Chinese Medicine."
"Zhijiang?"
Jiao Shuo shook his head, "My kid’s grades aren’t as good as Dr. Lu’s, but he graduated from Wen Medical University, did pretty well in school, and even won several scholarships."
"Winning scholarships is more than pretty well, that’s top-notch."
"Can’t compare to you, Dr. Lu."
Jiao Shuo said modestly, then asked, "Dr. Lu, what do you think?"
Lu Xuan thought for a moment and said, "It’s fine, but Teacher Jiao, I have to be clear with you. If he doesn’t learn much at the Health Center, it won’t be easy to leave later. I’m okay with it as long as your child wants to learn; I’m definitely willing to teach him, just worried it might delay your child’s future.
After all, you’re the head of the pharmacy at United South Chinese Medicine Association, you must know many people in Yong City’s Traditional Chinese Medicine circle. I won’t say you can choose any hospital in Yong City, but at least most of them are open options. Not to mention other places, the United South Chinese Medicine Association is also a good choice."
But Jiao Shuo had his own plans and thoughts: "If he truly can’t learn anything, then it won’t matter where he stays. Even if he goes to the City Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, without real skills, how much more can the salary be? Staying at the Health Center is just as good."
"Alright, since you said so, I’ll agree to it. Let me know after he graduates." Seeing Jiao Shuo’s insistence, Lu Xuan thought about it and agreed.
"Thank you, Dr. Lu, sorry for the trouble." Jiao Shuo quickly thanked him.
Lu Xuan waved it off, "No need to thank me, it’s not a big deal. A Wen Medical University graduate going to the Health Center would get in even without telling me."
Jiao Shuo didn’t respond; how can it be the same if you greet someone versus if you don’t?
People are emotional beings, and having already met Lu Xuan, as he will be consulting at the United South Chinese Medicine Association, they will quickly become familiar with each other. Naturally, Lu Xuan will look after the child of someone he knows more.
As for the lack of prospects at the Health Center, Jiao Shuo knew Lu Xuan wasn’t lying.
Still, if nothing would be learned anywhere, it wouldn’t make a difference where.
What Jiao Shuo valued wasn’t the career prospects in a big hospital but the hope that his child could learn something. He had inquired about Lu Xuan’s situation, whose extraordinary medical skills were praised by even Elder Huang. It’s imaginable how capable this young man, similar in age to his child, must be.
At the Health Center, Lu Xuan was famously kind, and his two students knew everything from him without any reservation, where would you find such a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor?
Jiao Shuo wasn’t a fool; he clearly understood that even if he used connections to send his child to the City Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, what then?
Even if a chief Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor were mentoring, how much would they be willing to say or explain? How much would they be willing to teach?
Having worked in this field for decades, of course, he understood the situation.
Sure, he could send his child to the United South Chinese Medicine Association, as Lu Xuan suggested. Given his connections, any consulting doctor there would be willing to mentor and teach. But people like Elder Huang are already at retirement age, and within a few years, they’ll probably want to enjoy their retirements at home.
Even if they mentor, it wouldn’t last for many years, and in Traditional Chinese Medicine, becoming competent to consult independently isn’t accomplished in just a few years, there wouldn’t be enough time to accumulate sufficient clinical experience.
Rather than changing mentors then, it would be better to have one in place from the start.
Initially, Jiao Shuo was worried about his child’s situation, knowing that sending him to the United South Chinese Medicine Association would eventually require a change of mentors in a few years. But now, Lu Xuan’s arrival gave him hope.
Having his child follow someone like Lu Xuan is a rare opportunity.
"Dr. Lu, I brought some local specialties from my hometown today, they’re in the car, I’ll bring them to you after work."
