Li Chu walked out of the conference room and had just reached the stairwell to go downstairs when a voice called out to him from behind.
"Director Li"
He turned around and saw it was the mother of the child from before, reporter Xiao Chen.
"What's up?"
"Hello Director Li, I am Chen Yuan, a reporter from the Daily. May I ask if I may interview you?"
As reporter Xiao Chen introduced himself, he extended his right hand.
Li Chu also extended his right hand, touched the tips of her fingers, and then withdrew it.
At the same time, a series of murmurs arose in my mind.
What should he say? Should he say this woman is carefree? Her own child is in such a state, yet she can still think about work? Or should he say she's dedicated to her job?
"Reporter Chen, do you know me?"
"When I first joined the Daily after graduation, I had the privilege of participating in a meeting of the health department with a senior colleague. I learned that you are a nationally renowned expert in traditional Chinese medicine, and that many textbooks for traditional Chinese medicine majors were compiled by you."
"Hehe, what expert or not, I'm just a doctor. But I can't agree to your interview request. I'm not only a doctor, but also a soldier." Li Chu pointed to the military uniform he was wearing.
"If you really feel it's necessary to interview me, then please follow the normal procedures. If there are instructions from above, I will definitely cooperate."
"Director Li, don't you want to know why I want to interview you?" Reporter Chen said anxiously after being rejected.
"It's nothing more than a debate between traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. It's not like I don't read the newspapers."
"So what are your views on traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine?"
"Hehe, reporter Chen, don't try to trick me. How am I supposed to see this? I'm just sitting here watching. If you want to interview me, follow the proper procedures. I have patients to treat, so I'll be going now."
After saying that, Li Chu turned and walked downstairs.
Reporter Chen was stunned for a moment, then, unwilling to give up, he jogged down after her.
By the time she ran out of the hospital building, Li Chu had already gotten into his car parked outside and sped away.
This scene left Chen Yuan, who was standing in front of the hospital building, feeling somewhat annoyed.
The newspaper is, after all, the largest newspaper in the country. In the years she's been working here, she's been able to interview almost anyone she wanted, as long as she identified herself. She's never had a bad experience.
Of course, she knew it would be difficult to interview a soldier, but the man's attitude of avoiding a snake or scorpion just now made her quite angry.
"Yuanyuan, what are you doing standing here? Where's the child?"
A voice woke Chen Yuan from her reverie.
"Mom and Dad, you're here! The child is sleeping in the ward."
"You said at noon that the hospital had invited another specialist. Has that specialist arrived yet?"
"They came, but they've already left. The child's condition requires surgery, and the higher-ups are probably discussing it."
"Who is the expert they hired? I heard from your mother when she went home at noon that it's a traditional Chinese medicine expert," Chen Yuan's father asked curiously.
"Yes, he is indeed a TCM expert named Li Chu. He works at the General Hospital of the Military Region. Do you know him, Dad?"
"Li Chu?" A thoughtful expression appeared on Chen Yuan's father's face.
"You're not talking about Li Chu, the one who compiled the TCM textbook, are you?"
"It's him, Dad. You know him?"
"Me? I don't know him, but I do know your Uncle Zhang."
Hearing her father say that, Chen Yuan immediately perked up.
"Dad, what's Uncle Zhang's relationship with Director Li like? Is he able to get in touch with him?"
What are you going to do?
"Oh, please tell me first."
"I'm not sure if we can even talk. Your Uncle Zhang works in the health department, and I've only heard him mention this person a few times. What exactly do you want?"
"I would like to interview Director Li, but he declined just now."
"You? You think you can interview him? You think too highly of yourself. Regardless of whether he's in the military or not, even if he's from the civilian sector, your editor-in-chief would still have to follow the proper procedures. You've only been working for a few years." Mr. Chen didn't hold back in criticizing his daughter.
He's also part of the system, so he knows the ins and outs very well. Plus, he's a member of the military, so you can't even get an interview with him. This isn't something you can solve by just talking to an acquaintance.
"Are you planning to interview him about the debates between traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine that were published in several newspapers in the south during this period?"
After being scolded by her father, Chen Yuan nodded listlessly: "That's right."
"Let's not waste our time. People like them don't speak casually. Look at those comments published in the southern newspapers, how many of the interviewees are real experts? Let's go upstairs to the ward and see how they've planned the surgery. My little granddaughter has really suffered."
“That’s your granddaughter, not your granddaughter,” Chen’s mother couldn’t help but retort to her husband as well.
"Ha, the child has such a serious illness, how many people from the Dong family have come to see the child? Yuanyuan, let me tell you, as long as the child is cured this time, you must change the child's surname back to his original one. They don't want it, but our Chen family does."
The First Evolution
"Dad, Dong Cheng's parents are in poor health."
"Tch, you're just fooling yourself. I don't think Dong Cheng has any intention of coming back."
"No, Dad. He wrote to me last month. He will definitely come back after graduation."
"Come on, your dad has lived for so many years, I've seen way more than you have. I didn't agree to you two being together from the start, but you insisted on marrying him anyway. You were already pregnant and he still insisted on going out. Would it kill him to wait another year?"
"Dad, once you miss that government-funded spot, you'll never get another one."
Mr. Chen glanced back at his daughter and shook his head helplessly: "Sigh, I don't care anymore. You'll have to experience the ups and downs of life yourself. Anyway, you won't listen to anything I say now. Only when you hit your head against a wall will you realize how wicked people can be."
Chen's mother looked at her daughter and sighed helplessly, then followed her husband upstairs.
...
After leaving the Women and Children's Hospital, Li Chu drove straight home, completely forgetting about the reporter's earlier request to interview him.
The weather was nice today, so Li Qin pulled out a blanket from her younger brother's house and spread it out in the yard for her son to sit on and play. She and Li Qiaoyun sat aside and chatted.
After this period of treatment, Li Qiaoyun's complexion has visibly improved.
When Li Chu arrived home, Little Stinky was already lying on the blanket, fast asleep with his head on Pigsy's belly. Pigsy had even thoughtfully covered his little master with his fluffy tail.
The other dogs were also gathered around, basking in the sun and sleeping. When they saw their owner come in, they merely lifted their eyelids to look at him and then went back to sleep.
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