Chapter 674: Tricks, all tricks
Director Li replied, "We would like to talk to Dr. Ye again about our cooperation."
"A few days ago, when I invited you two to visit the hospital, my suggestion to hire Dr. Ye may have been inappropriate. Therefore, Dr. Ye misunderstood our sincerity. I would like to sincerely apologize to Dr. Ye in advance." Dean Liu was a person who could handle social situations, and he immediately bowed to Ye Rufeng to apologize.
After apologizing, he explained the purpose of his visit: "I know your time is precious, so I'll keep it brief. Our leadership team held a meeting and unanimously decided to agree to Dr. Xiaobai's suggestion that you cooperate with our hospital to open a renowned doctor's studio."
Bai Zhi, who was standing to the side, raised her eyebrows slightly upon hearing this.
As Lu Ye had guessed, he was right.
When Dean Liu proposed hiring me at the hospital last time, it was indeed a test.
Before they could reach a compromise, the hospital backed down.
However, no matter how sincere Dean Liu's attitude was, Ye Rufeng did not lift his eyelids even once.
The atmosphere in the clinic became somewhat tense.
Dean Liu had no choice but to look to Bai Zhi for help.
At this moment, Bai Zhi did not dare to express her opinion.
In the end, it was still up to my grandfather to make the final decision on this matter.
At this time, she couldn't be the one to step forward.
The old man must be given enough face.
"Grandpa, what do you think?" Bai Zhi cautiously broke the silence.
Ye Rufeng ignored her and looked up at Dean Liu. He said calmly, "That was a decision this girl made on her own. I said, whether it's hiring or cooperation, I'm not playing along with you anymore."
"Please make yourselves at home."
After Ye Rufeng finished speaking, he began to organize yesterday's patient medical records, not even giving them a glance.
Dean Liu and Director Li stood there, feeling extremely awkward.
They were, after all, the heads of the military hospital, and were always surrounded by people wherever they went.
Being treated like this by a quack doctor in such a small clinic made me feel incredibly ashamed.
Bai Zhi knew that her grandfather was truly angry this time and had lost his patience.
She wanted to give Dean Liu and Director Li face, but at this moment she was also too afraid to go against the old man.
What if the old man gets angry and just abandons the business? Who will take responsibility for such a large operation?
So she winked at Dean Liu and Director Li, signaling them to go outside and talk.
Once outside, Bai Zhi looked at the two leaders and said earnestly, "Dean Liu, you and Director Li should go back first. My grandfather is about to see patients, and it's really not convenient to talk about business at this time. Besides, the old man is quite stubborn, so please give him some more time."
Dean Liu clearly didn't want to leave just like that, and he didn't have time to keep running over here only to be turned away. Since he was here, he wanted to have a proper chat with them about serious business.
"Dr. Xiaobai, it's my fault. I didn't talk to Dr. Ye clearly last time. I hope you can talk to him and persuade him. You know we've known each other for so long, and you know my difficulties. I have to follow the leadership's opinion and can't make decisions on my own, right?"
Dean Liu explained, "We reached an agreement after several meetings and consultations, and we are willing to facilitate cooperation with you."
"Dean Liu, I understand your difficulties, but my grandfather is a straightforward person who doesn't like beating around the bush. I had already conveyed your wishes to him, telling him that as long as he was willing to come back, the military hospital would talk to us about cooperating to open a studio. I spent a long time persuading him to come back from out of town, but..."
Bai Zhi shrugged, her expression full of regret. "After you invited us to visit the hospital, you told us you wanted to hire my grandfather. It's understandable that the old man was angry. You don't know, but over the years, my grandfather has received no less than ten job offers, all of which he has rejected."
Bai Zhi's explanation left Dean Liu looking embarrassed.
I know I tested the wrong person.
This folk master of traditional Chinese medicine is not to be offended.
Bai Zhi pondered for a moment and then said, "How about this, I'll try to persuade my grandfather first. You two go back and wait for my news. If my grandfather agrees, I'll call you."
She didn't know if her grandfather was just saying it in anger, but personally, she really wanted to make this collaboration happen.
She wants to do great things.
They wanted to save more soldiers and ordinary people suffering from drug poisoning.
She needs a proper identity.
Having said all that, Dean Liu and Director Li had no choice but to nod. "Alright, then we'll leave this matter to Dr. Bai."
Bai Zhi smiled and replied, "Please take care, both of you."
After Bai Zhi saw the two leaders off, she came in just as a patient with leg pain asked Ye Rufeng to give her acupuncture.
The patient was a 60-year-old woman whose knees were deformed, and she walked with a waddling gait.
Staggering.
It was a very difficult journey.
After Ye Rufeng examined her, he decided to give her acupuncture.
Actually, at his age, his eyesight isn't as sharp as a young person's, so it would be better to have Bai Zhi give him the acupuncture.
But the patient simply didn't believe in Bai Zhi, this young girl.
Only Ye Rufeng could do it himself.
"Auntie, the gap between your knees is almost gone, it's very difficult to give you an injection."
Ye Rufeng held the silver needles and tried to find the acupoints on the knee, but the thin silver needles almost couldn't be inserted.
The old woman also gasped for breath.
Ye Rufeng found the acupuncture treatment very difficult. Looking at the old woman's knee, he sighed, "The gap is almost gone. The knee has basically healed, and the range of motion is limited, so the acupuncture is not very effective."
For patients with bone diseases like this, it's easiest to treat them when the disease first affects the muscles and tendons.
Traditional Chinese medicine can generally achieve a cure.
However, once the condition progresses from soft tissue muscles and tendons to bone, treatment becomes much more difficult.
In cases like this elderly woman's, where all the cartilage in her knee has been worn away, leading to osteoarthritis and joint deformity with no gaps left, traditional Chinese medicine treatment can only provide temporary pain relief.
This illness must have lasted at least thirty years.
Bai Zhi said, "In addition to acupuncture, applying hot compresses with Chinese herbal medicine bags can improve the effect."
In this situation, taking traditional Chinese medicine is too slow and not ideal; physical therapy is the only way to relieve the elderly person's pain as quickly as possible.
"Okay, prescribe a course of hot compress medicine."
Following Ye Rufeng's instructions, Bai Zhi prescribed a hot compress medicine. After the acupuncture was finished, she instructed the old man, "Take the Chinese medicine in this gauze bag back and boil it in a pot for ten minutes. Then drain the liquid and place it on your knee as a hot compress for half an hour. If it cools down in the middle, you can soak it again in the Chinese medicine water that was used to boil the medicine bag. One bag of medicine can be used for three to five hot compresses, three times a day. This is five bags of medicine. Check the effect after you finish using them."
"How much does all of this cost in total?" the old woman asked nervously, one hand in her pocket.
Bai Zhi asked Zhou Lin to calculate the bill: "The consultation fee, acupuncture, and medicine cost a total of five yuan and two jiao."
The old woman shakily pulled a crumpled five-yuan bill from her pocket and said hesitantly, "I only have five yuan here, is that alright?"
Bai Zhi smiled and nodded, "Of course."
In this day and age, five yuan can be a considerable expense for an elderly person in a small county town like this.
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