Chapter 326 Getting Stubborn
"...Thanks to Dr. Shen, I'm so grateful for your help."
As Li San Niang spoke, she bowed to Doctor Shen, who waved his hand and said, "Alas, I was just telling the truth."
Dr. Li shouldn't be discouraged. As a doctor, you're bound to encounter such irrational people a few times a year.
Most people are reasonable and can understand.
Li San Niang followed Manager Gao to see Doctor Shen out the door, called a carriage, and watched him leave before returning to the clinic.
"Manager, it was my fault. If I had told this person slowly and tactfully, things wouldn't have turned out so ugly."
Thank you for standing up for me, sir. I will definitely learn from this experience to prevent such a thing from happening again.
Manager Gao did not reprimand Li San Niang. Instead, he said, "Alas, the fault is not yours. You were just fulfilling your duty as a physician and telling the truth."
As for how to say it, you have to tell them that the child is gone.
No matter what you say, it's gone, it's gone. There's really nothing you can do about this kind of person; it's none of your business.
Don't be too hard on yourself. As Dr. Shen said, most people are reasonable; it's just that you'll encounter such people all year round.
Li Sanniang sat at her consultation table, pondering everything that had just happened.
In fact, incidents of violence against medical staff have been common even in modern times.
In addition to verbally abusing doctors, there have been repeated incidents of violence against and even killing doctors.
Just as different people are born into different circumstances, there will always be some who, when things don't go their way, will become violent and try to harm the weak.
It's just like those adults who, when they're having a hard time, go to the gates of kindergartens or primary schools and hurt children; they're just bullying the weak.
They are both pitiful and hateful.
After finishing her shift and returning home, Li San Niang's face was drooping so low it almost reached her shoulders. Not only Li's mother and the others, but even Lu Zhu'er could tell that her mother was in a bad mood.
"Mother?"
Seeing the worried look in Lu Zhu'er's eyes, Li San Niang picked up her precious baby and started sucking on her.
The breath that Li San Niang exhaled from her nose brushed against Lu Zhu'er's neck, causing her to let out a silvery laugh.
Seeing that Li San Niang finally smiled, Li's mother came over and took the dewdrop from her hand: "Alright, you're a grown woman, why don't you check the time when you're teasing the child? It's almost dinner time, and you have to make her laugh."
Turning her head, Li's mother smiled and said to Lu Zhu'er, "Grandma's darling, your aunt stir-fried liver today, it smells delicious, Grandma will put some on your plate."
After dinner, Li San Niang went to the neighboring courtyard and told Dr. Liang and the young boy from Shaoyang about the medical disturbance that had occurred at the clinic that day.
"I know that Manager Gao and Doctor Shen are right. Not everyone is reasonable, able to control themselves, and speaks politely."
I believe I have fulfilled my duties as a doctor, but I was still saddened when he insulted me as a quack.
Master, I feel like I'm losing all my will to live.
This doctor can only save the body, not the mind.
The young boy from Shaoyang stood to the side, watching Li Sanniang's tightly furrowed brows. It was the first time he had seen Li Sanniang not looking cheerful. When she first arrived, she hadn't been all smiles and jokes with him, only calling out "Junior Brother" in a sullen tone.
The young boy from Shaoyang knew that Li Sanniang's conscience was wavering; she was questioning whether everything she was doing was necessary for others.
After Shao Yang got up and poured a cup of tea for each of the three of them, he understood that Li San Niang had to overcome this hurdle on her own; no one could help her.
Before Li San Niang transmigrated to the modern world, she wasn't a novice doctor. She had rotated through various departments for many years and had spent five or six years focusing on obstetrics and gynecology.
However, in modern society, even if a medical dispute occurs, senior doctors, security guards, and the medical affairs department will come to handle it. Generally, people will not be allowed to make a scene, question your medical qualifications, or even insult the hospital's level and qualifications.
Furthermore, in modern society, Li San Niang only needs to do her job well, after all, she is just a small doctor.
But now, in the Tang Dynasty, Li Sanniang has put forward many effective techniques and theories because she stands on the shoulders of giants. This makes Li Sanniang feel that "with great power comes great responsibility".
Otherwise, why would Li San Niang have thought of establishing an alliance, opening a midwifery school free of charge, and compiling books on ulcer treatment with her father and second brother?
All they wanted was to help the poor and needy women of the time, promote the development of medical care in the Tang Dynasty, and enable people to receive effective medical assistance and live healthy and long lives.
But today, Li San Niang saw a bigger picture in this small incident: she realized that "studying medicine can't save everyone."
This raised questions, and Li Sanniang thought, "If that's the case, is everything I've done even necessary?"
After sighing, Dr. Liang raised his voice and said, "You've driven yourself into a dead end."
You know that you are just a doctor. A doctor is neither a god in heaven nor the King of Hell in the underworld.
You're just a doctor!
Even a saint wouldn't dare say he could save everyone, let alone you.
Third Sister, don't be confused. Stay true to yourself, do what you can, and leave the rest to fate.
The young boy from Shaoyang stood up and handed the teacup to Li Sanniang. Li Sanniang felt the warmth of his hand and looked at the young boy from Shaoyang, whose face was equally serious.
"Junior sister, you have fallen into delusion."
The young boy from Shaoyang sighed as well: "Alas, when I was young, I followed my master to Shu. That year there was a drought and the grain production was reduced. When we passed through the city, I saw a child lying in front of the city gate."
I had only been learning acupuncture for a few days when I wanted to get off the bus to save people, but my master wouldn't allow it, and I was unhappy about it.
Later, it was only through the money of the master, who also used his own token, that the soldiers at the city gate were able to carry the child to me.
But when I checked his pulse, I found that he was already dead.
He just died, only a few breaths ago; his body is still warm.
Li San Niang never expected that the young man from Shaoyang had such an experience. She had always thought he was just a talented, arrogant young man from a wealthy family.
"I was just as trapped as you were at that time, feeling that the world was so vast and there were so many sick and suffering people."
"And I'm just a medical apprentice with a few talents, not even a doctor yet. Even if I become a decent doctor in the future, what then?"
"What happened to the junior brother afterward?"
"Haha, I have seen through the illusion."
Although I am just a doctor, I rely on myself. If I save one person, I have the merit of saving one person, and one person is born because of me. If I save two people, that is two people. I will save as many as I can.
Being true to yourself is enough.
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