"You brat, you're over forty years old, and you're a leader, how come you're talking more and more outrageously?"
"Uncle Wu, I have no choice! For the sake of this official position I worked so hard to get, please do me a favor and listen to my plan, okay?"
Li Chu wanted to kneel down before this old man.
"I'll follow your arrangements."
"Uncle Wu, please don't try to fool me. You're underestimating my professional skills. Just look at your face. I don't even need to take your pulse to know that you haven't been resting well lately."
I've gone to great lengths to get your body back into a relatively balanced state. If things continue like this, even if I were Hua Tuo (a legendary Chinese physician) were alive, I wouldn't be able to help you.
"Sigh..." The old man looked a little dejected as he sat down on the sofa.
"Xiao Chu, I'm already eighty-one this year. No matter how well I take care of myself, how much longer can I live? The ancients said that few people live to seventy, so I've already gained eleven more years."
"Uncle Wu, please don't compare the past with the present. We live in a peaceful and prosperous era, so we should pursue better physical and mental health."
"Is this really a peaceful and prosperous era?" The old man stood up again and walked to the window, his gaze fixed on the southwest.
“Uh…that’s only partial after all.” Li Chu was a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject: “Uncle Wu, let me put it this way, do you want to work four hours a day and be able to stick to it for ten years, or do you want to work eight hours or more a day but can only stick to it for two or three years at most?”
With a "whoosh," the old man turned around and stared intently at Li Chu.
What do you mean by that?
"Uncle Wu, you know what illness you have. Western medicine says that you must have surgery, and they don't even know how many years you can live after the surgery."
"And me? It's been over a decade since I first treated your health. Don't you believe me? As long as you cooperate with me, I guarantee you'll witness the prosperity and strength of our country. Don't you want to serve this country for a few more years?"
These words touched the old man, and he sat back down on the sofa.
"Xiao Chu, do you think this old man's thinking can keep up with the times?"
"Uncle Wu, have you forgotten a saying? Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. You don't need to do anything, but as long as you are here, those young leaders will feel reassured."
"Haha," the old man pointed at Li Chu, "you brat, you're really good at flattering people now."
After thinking for a moment, he continued, "I'll listen to you, but I have one condition."
Well, the doctor has to beg the patient to pay attention to their health and also agree to the patient's conditions.
"Please tell me, Uncle Wu!"
“I admit I haven’t been resting on time these past two days, but your aunt will definitely be looking for you when she comes back in a few days, and you can’t tell her.”
He thought it was something serious.
"No problem, Uncle Wu, don't worry, I won't tell Auntie. I wouldn't dare upset her."
Li Chu muttered the last sentence in a low voice, but the old man heard it clearly.
"So you dare to anger me, huh?"
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Li Chu knew that it must be Secretary Zhang coming up.
Sure enough, Secretary Zhang came in, poured a glass of water for each of them, and then left.
After he left, Li Chu continued, "Uncle Wu, when did I ever upset you? You can't say that, or I'll be finished if someone else hears it."
"Are you alright now? If you are, finish your water and get out of here. Seeing you makes me not bother anyone else."
"No, I haven't taken your pulse yet. I'll adjust your medicine while I'm at it."
At this point, the old man suddenly remembered what happened last time and asked, "How was the matter of that special nurse stealing medicine handled in the end? What was her motive?"
“I didn’t ask. Before I came here, Uncle Wang called me over, wanting to tell me something, but I didn’t let him. I don’t care about that matter.”
The old man gave Li Chu a deep look and nodded to himself.
Yes, they have indeed matured a lot. They don't pry, they don't overstep boundaries, and they do their jobs well.
"The medication was expelled, will that have any impact?"
"Don't worry, Uncle Wu, the medicine itself is nothing special. The bureau has a record of it, both the prescription and the actual medicine are available. Anyone who wants it can take it. I have no intention of keeping it a secret."
However, as I just told Uncle Wang, I'm not responsible if someone dies from eating it. I need to go back to the bureau and explain this to the administrator and Director Cheng.
The old man nodded without saying anything. He knew that doctors like Li Chu, who had inherited traditional Chinese medicine skills, all had their own unique expertise.
Thinking about the inheritance, he also remembered that this Xiao Chu didn't seem to have taken on any apprentices yet.
"Xiao Chu, you're not planning to take on any apprentices? You're not planning to end the family tradition, are you?"
"No, Uncle Wu. If I really dare to break the tradition, my master will probably come back and have a heart-to-heart talk with me."
These words left the old man both amused and exasperated. This scoundrel dared to say anything to his face.
"Uncle Wu, I've already decided to pass on my medical skills to my son. Please come and witness the ceremony when we meet."
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This piqued the old man's interest.
"Why are you holding some kind of apprenticeship ceremony for your son?"
"No, but we still need to find some elders to attend the ceremony. It's a way of letting everyone know that Li Wenxuan will be the successor of our lineage from now on. He has a proper background. In addition, we need to have him pay respects to our grandmaster."
The old man chuckled and shook his head: "Your traditions are quite interesting."
"These are all old customs, and only the older generation can still remember them now. I guess the further back in time, the fewer people will know them."
"Respecting teachers and valuing their teachings—these fine traditions also need to be passed down!"
Li Chu secretly sighed to himself: Things are still a bit better now. The teachers at school still dare to discipline the students. Some parents often tell the teachers, "Teacher, my child is naughty. If he doesn't listen in class, you should beat him, beat him to death."
In a few decades, you'll see which teacher dares to hit a student. Let alone hitting them, if you dare to criticize them too harshly, the parents will come knocking on your door demanding an explanation, and they'll frequently file a complaint with the education bureau.
Given this situation, how can teachers teach students? So, decades later, many "Buddhist-style" teachers emerged. They believe that once class starts, students can do whatever they want, and they just need to finish teaching what they are supposed to teach.
Whether you join the student council or not is your own business. Whether you can get into university or not has nothing to do with me.
To avoid losing my job, it's not easy to get a teacher's certificate and a permanent position!
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