Chapter 69: Fate Comes Hard

When He Mei looked up, she saw a well-dressed and fashionable young girl walking into the store. Unlike the others, this girl seemed to have her own light and was very stylish, making the small clinic shine brightly.

It just doesn't look like he's here to see a doctor.

Su Qing was indeed not here to see a doctor, she was here to find a job!

Su Qing knew this, and Shen Jiang also knew it, but Su Qing didn't know that Shen Jiang knew it yet.

"Senior!" Su Qing greeted with a smile.

Shen Jiang was extremely indifferent, not even blinking: "Are you sick?"

Su Qing choked, her bright smile frozen on her face. It took her a while to get used to Shen Jiang's speaking style. "Senior, you really love to joke around now. I came here specifically to see you."

"I'm busy, so please keep your message short."

Su Qing looked around. The clinic was so deserted that there wasn't a single patient. It seemed like there was nothing to do. But Shen Jiang's self-assured and self-righteous demeanor made her feel like she had wasted his precious time.

Su Qing thought that her unintentional words last time really hurt her senior, but she said that because she really wanted to help her senior.

All she could say was that the self-esteem of the poor was even more terrifying than she had imagined.

Just a few words could break down someone's defenses and cause them to harbor resentment for so long.

Her brows unconsciously tightened, then quickly relaxed again.

Su Qing looked guilty and spoke sincerely, "Actually, I came here specifically to apologize to you. Senior, I've been thinking a lot lately. Putting myself in your shoes, I realize I didn't consider your feelings last time. I really meant well, but it's a pity that you misunderstood me."

It's hard for anyone not to be moved by Su Qing's bright and pitiful face. Especially since her eyes are full of sincerity, if it were the previous Shen Jiang, she would really choose to believe her.

Shen Jiang nodded perfunctorily. "Okay, I get it. I accept your apology. But after this incident, I feel like we're really not on the same page. You're the eldest daughter of the Su Group, and we're just running a small roadside clinic. I don't think there's any need to force integration between different circles. It'll just end up exhausting everyone."

So please, please, please, please, please, Su Qing, this important female supporting character in the original novel, please let them, the passersby, go. Shen Jiang felt like she saw the god of bad luck when she saw her, and she felt inexplicably irritated. She knew that it was unreasonable for her to treat Su Qing like this. After all, Su Qing hadn't done those bad things yet, but when she saw Su Qing's face, she would think of the tragic ending she and her grandmother had in her dream.

She ptsd...

Shen Jiang looked impatient, which surprised He Mei.

The young boss was always pleasant and amiable, so there was no way he would be impatient like this. The young woman who came today was beautiful and exquisite, dressed from head to toe with an air of elegance, and spoke very politely. She really didn't understand why the young boss could be so disrespectful to her.

Her behavior reminded He Mei of someone. The boss's expression at this moment was exactly the same as that of the irritable female patient in the morning.

Su Qing had been taught to be polite and graceful since she was little. She obviously hadn't expected that this time, when she lowered herself and took the initiative to seek peace, she would be treated like this. This was completely different from what she expected.

"Senior, how can you say that about yourself? I won't allow you to belittle yourself like that. You're a legend at Capital University. Actually, I'd like to ask you some professional questions. How about this? I'll be your assistant and learn from you for a while. Only then can our misunderstanding be truly resolved."

Shen Jiang: "We are a small business and cannot afford to hire anyone."

"I can give you a fee for becoming my apprentice. To show my sincerity, you can set the price. Don't be polite." Su Qing smiled slightly, with a hint of indifference in her eyes.

Free and paid assistants.

The clinic became quiet at some point, with only the sound of the fan being heard.

Shen Jiang was silent. In the dream, Su Qing initially wanted to come to Mingxin Hall and start seeing patients directly. Despite her strong opposition and the fact that it was illegal, Su Qing was persuaded to start as an assistant. But now, Su Qing not only wanted to come to Mingxin Hall, but also took the initiative to offer to be her assistant.

It was as if someone had forcibly pulled the progress bar, forcing it to coincide with the original trajectory in the dream.

Thinking of this, Shen Jiang's face changed: "No! I am not very talented and learned. You should find someone else to be your disciple."

"Senior, don't be so quick to refuse." Su Qing glanced around and said slowly, "I see that Mingxin Hall doesn't have any equipment. Why don't I donate some examination equipment to you? That way, you will be the first private Chinese medicine clinic in Nanze City, and even the whole country, to have the most advanced examination equipment. You will definitely attract many customers."

Shen Jiang interrupted her reverie and said with a half-smile, "Su Qing! If a Chinese medicine practitioner has to rely on Western medicine equipment to treat patients, can it still be called Chinese medicine?"

Su Qing's smiling mask cracked for a second, and she said unwillingly, "Senior, you must have misunderstood. I'm not talking about equipment like blood draws or CT scans. Today's technology is very advanced. Machines can even take pulses, and there are research reports proving their reliability."

Shen Jiang's face turned cold, and he waved his hand, saying, "Since you said that, I'll tell you the truth. You can't practice Chinese medicine with your current level of thinking. You rely on machines for everything. Change your career as soon as possible! I still have a lot of things to do, so I won't see you off."

Shen Jiang turned around and left. She closed the door to the yard and walked faster and faster. Finally, she ran through the yard and returned to the room as if she was escaping, as if there was a ghost chasing her from behind, and she was afraid of being infected with any bad luck.

He Mei couldn't help but look at the girl. Su Qing couldn't stand being looked at with sympathy by strangers, so she stomped her feet, turned around and walked out of Mingxin Hall.

After coming out of Mingxin Hall, Su Qing's expression suddenly changed. The originally bright and gentle woman's face was covered with a layer of frost, making her seem very difficult to approach.

Su Qing took out her cell phone from her bag and made a call.

"Go check, what happened in Mingxin Hall recently?"

She had to get someone to investigate why Shen Jiang was so tough. She clearly remembered that Shen Jiang was so embarrassed that he wanted to sell his clinic half a month ago. Now she was willing to give him money and equipment, but he was kicked out.

She had never fallen so many times on the same person in her life.

Su Qing's face turned very ugly when she recalled what happened at school.

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"Brother, I've already told you that I'm needed here and I want to stay here. I can't be so selfish as to go back..." Su Qing held up her cell phone and spoke with helplessness as if she wasn't understood.

The voice on the other end of the phone was full of dissatisfaction and questioning: "You are the eldest daughter of the Su family, why do you go to a public hospital like that and work like a slave? Xiaoqing, I understand your desire to save lives and heal the wounded, but it doesn't matter who you treat. The people who come to our hospital for treatment are either rich or noble. Since we can screen out high-quality patients, why do you..."

Su Qing found it difficult to understand her brother's logical thinking, which was completely based on businessman thinking.

Working as a doctor in her family's hospital seemed boring and unchallenging. As a graduate of Capital University, she had her own pride and ambitions. She hoped to be noticed by renowned doctor Dr. Mei, like her senior, Shen Jiang, and learn from him, leaving a lasting legacy at the university. She hoped to be envied and considered a role model by countless other gifted individuals like her.

Su Qing had never lacked money since she was a child, and she had no interest in using money to achieve her life goals. When she first heard the story of her senior sister Shen Jiang, she already knew what she wanted to pursue.

At Capital University, the younger students of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine have more or less heard of Shen Jiang. Even if they don’t know her name, they certainly know the story of how she became famous overnight.

There are two types of Traditional Chinese Medicine programs at Capital University: one offers a combined undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree program, and Shen Jiang fell into this category. She was in her fifth year of university when she was asked to take a patient's pulse during a lecture by renowned expert Professor Mei. Professor Mei had originally been inspired to teach students how to avoid pitfalls through their own practical experience. Who could have imagined that this unintentional act would lead to the discovery of a talented young person? While still at the elementary level, this student not only took the patient's pulse but also meticulously wrote a prescription for Professor Mei to review. Professor Mei was immediately impressed, declaring that Traditional Chinese Medicine had a future. He then personally supervised her in her clinics for nearly three years.

Many students like Su Qing took Shen Jiang as their role model. After all, a national treasure like Master Mei was out of reach, while Shen Jiang, who was only a few years older than them, was considered within everyone's reach. Furthermore, Shen Jiang's background was quite ordinary. She had an elderly grandmother who ran a small clinic in the old town of Nanze City.

They are the most outstanding students among the college entrance examination students, and Su Qing has a higher sense of superiority than these people. Su Qing is not short of money or profit. She does not need to prescribe expensive drugs to patients for a little profit or take kickbacks. From childhood to adulthood, Su Qing has always been a princess who is held in the palm of her hand.

Unfortunately, as her experience broadened, the shortcomings of her idolized senior, Shen Jiang, gradually became apparent.

For example, Senior Sister Shen Jiang didn't know how to cherish the opportunity and gave up the chance to stay at the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, choosing to return to her family's small clinic to inherit the legacy. For another example, Shen Jiang's angry outburst on the phone that day made Su Qing feel that she was just an ordinary person who got angry and even jumped up and down easily.

After her brother hung up on her that day, Su Qing's mentor called her to the office.

Su Qing knew that what her instructor wanted to tell her was about the assessment given to her by the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Every year, outstanding students from their department go to the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine for a year of regular training. Senior Shen Jiang went there then, and now she's gone too. Upon graduation, the hospital will give students an assessment, and they can decide whether to stay and work after graduation.

Su Qing still can't forget the weather that day, it was sunny and bright.

When she arrived at Professor Yao's office, Su Qing could not hide her excitement, and her face showed a look of anticipation and pride.

"Su Qing, come in and sit down."

Su Qing sat down obediently and reservedly, waiting for her mentor to give her the invitation she had in mind.

A long time ago, she knew that there would be a day when Professor Yao would extend an olive branch to her, and she would make a completely different choice from that talented senior. After all, her vision and pattern were not comparable to those of some seniors involved in scandals.

Yes, in Su Qing's eyes, Shen Jiang's rage on the phone that time was because the medical dispute case might be true. After all, Shen Jiang's grandmother is old, and it is not impossible that she treated someone badly.

She smiled implicitly and listened quietly to her teacher's teachings as usual.

Until Professor Yao said, "I hope you will not forget the original intention of studying medicine when you return. Remember: any great doctor who treats patients must not hesitate, worry about good or bad luck, and must protect his own life."

Su Qing's already impatient mood finally broke through her proper smile. She looked up at the teacher in disbelief, her throat aching, and asked with some difficulty: "Teacher, what do you mean?"

"The world is vast and there is a lot to do." Professor Yao adjusted his glasses and finally extinguished Su Qing's original inner hope.

Su Qing didn't expect that she didn't get the qualifications to stay and work at the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

*

When Shen Jiang received the call from the bank about withdrawing her loan, she was not surprised at all. She knew this day would come!!!

Shen Jiang wasn't stupid. Just hours after Su Qing left, she got a call from the bank. This was definitely related to Su Qing, but when she thought of Su Qing's nagging self in Mingxin Hall, she felt uneasy. It seemed like this guy had been putting on a front in front of her the whole time!

The female customer manager of the bank obviously also received the notice at the last minute. She said guiltily that she had never encountered such a sudden notice before, and she tried hard to help Shen Jiang find a solution.

Fortunately, Shen Jiang had just enough money to pay off the bank loan. While others might have needed to raise money immediately, or even face the worst-case scenario of the bank repossessing their house, this situation didn't happen at all.

A few days later, the shop opposite also began to be renovated.