I Can Talk to the Internal Organs-Chapter 88 - 77: Lung Cleansing and Detoxifying Decoction

"Dean Qi, what are you doing, calling before a meal isn’t good, all the dishes are served. Come, come, let’s have a drink first as a penalty."

Fang Xuanqi jokingly pointed at the glass of wine in front of Qi Jing.

"Hahaha, we’ll drink later, let’s discuss business first. Boss Lu, you know, our hospital is undergoing reforms, and we urgently need talents in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. I’m quite satisfied with your son; how about letting him join our hospital in the next few days? Rest assured, as soon as it’s possible to arrange permanent positions, I’ll make sure Lu Jiu is at the top of the list," Qi Jing said with a smile.

This...

Lu Song and the others were taken aback.

How could Dean Qi’s attitude change so quickly after just one phone call outside?

Previously, he merely promised to consider giving a spot if available, and now he directly wants Lu Jiu to join.

Strange!

Too strange! 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Lu Jiu frowned upon hearing this.

Darn, I let it slip.

Clearly, Qi Jing’s change in attitude is due to the special approval I mentioned from the dean just now.

Could it be that Dean Qi knows Dean Shen?

If so, this world is really small.

"Dean Qi, thank you, thank you. As I mentioned last time, this kid is very stubborn, insisting on opening his own clinic no matter what. If he goes to work at the hospital now and doesn’t perform well, it might cause trouble for you, Dean Qi. What do you think..."

Lu Song was worried that Lu Jiu might get angry and refuse on the spot, so he quickly spoke to explain to Qi Jing, never expecting Qi Jing’s unexpected attitude.

"It’s nothing, really. Youngsters having their own persistence is a good thing. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely save a spot for Lu Jiu. He can come to work anytime he wants. How about that, Boss Lu?" Qi Jing replied.

Dong Jun and Ji Yuanning exchanged glances, surprised but not shocked.

The Jianghan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine is in dire need of traditional Chinese medicine talents. If Lu Jiu received special approval to join from the dean of Jinling Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, then he must be quite capable, and he’s so young, he has boundless potential.

If they can recruit him to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, he might become the hospital’s star in a few years.

This would greatly help the development of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital as well.

"Hahaha, then thank you, Dean Qi. I toast to you," Lu Song laughed and raised his glass.

"You’re welcome," Qi Jing raised his glass and drank it all in one go.

After the drink, Qi Jing noticed that Lu Jiu hadn’t said a word and smiled, "Lu Jiu, are you somewhat resistant to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital?"

Lu Jiu shook his head, "Not really resistant, just don’t want to be so exhausted."

Qi Jing laughed, "Being a doctor is never easy. Your reason isn’t sufficient. Tell me, why would you rather hold onto a clinic than come to the hospital? Today, let’s just have a heart-to-heart talk and nothing else. You don’t have to see me as a TCM hospital’s dean. If you like, you can just call me uncle."

Lu Jiu said, "It’s really because of the workload; at the hospital, there are patients to see, materials to write, reports to draft, meetings to attend, it’s all too tedious and leaves no time for learning, and I dislike it."

Qi Jing laughed, "I think these are secondary reasons; aren’t you rather dissatisfied with the hospital system?"

Lu Jiu heard this but did not respond.

Qi Jing laughed, "Actually, my son is also in TCM and is considered your junior. He is also at Jinling Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. You resigning from Jinling Hospital, yet returning to your hometown to run a family clinic, proves that you haven’t given up on TCM, yet refuse to work in the hospital, for sure there’s dissatisfaction with the hospital. Material writing, report drafting, meetings—intelligent people don’t spend much time on those. With the dean’s special approval, I doubt anyone would make it hard for you there."

"Haha, my son has complained to me more than once, saying modern TCM feels like practicing with handcuffs and shackles. Exams require Western medicine knowledge; prescribing has to follow pharmacopoeia; practicing requires various tests. Sometimes obviously it’s just a matter of a Bupleurum Root decoction, but you must conduct tests for the patient, otherwise if reported, the accountability system will drive you crazy. This results in practicing pure TCM being unsustainable in hospitals, but this is how hospitals are now; accept it or not, or just don’t work there."

"I must say, you’re very brave to resolutely leave Jinling’s high-rent district. If it were me twenty years younger, I probably couldn’t have done it. Making money isn’t shameful, hehe."

Lu Jiu still remained silent, not quite sure what the dean was trying to express.

Is he describing the challenges facing TCM to empathize with me?

It’s really unnecessary.

Although the current environment for TCM is not great, it’s much better than one or two decades ago. Back then, if a TCM doctor wanted to treat an acute or severe patient, they had to sign a guarantee themselves; if you didn’t sign, the hospital wouldn’t even give you the chance to save the patient.

Twenty years ago, during another viral outbreak, TCM practitioners volunteered but were rejected by Western medicine practitioners, who felt TCM practitioners didn’t understand virology or microbiology, so how could they intervene in treatment?

Eventually, during virus tracing, a representative from Western medicine openly lamented that it was a pity because while the virus was discovered in our country, it was foreign scientists who identified the chlamydia.

At that time, TCM representative Mr. Deng Sr. was infuriated. What do you mean by ’a pity’?

It was foreign doctors who cured the infected people; you didn’t cure them, that’s what should be a pity, just discovering chlamydia means nothing. Couldn’t a paper have been published in time?

So is this virus more of a disaster for the common people or merely a subject for academic research?