What about Li Chu at this time?
He was sitting in the last row of the large conference room at the Health Bureau Guesthouse, idly playing Gomoku with Professor Zhang from Peking Union Medical College, who had also been invited as an expert to attend the meeting.
Yes, you read that right.
Two elderly men, whose combined age exceeds one hundred, were huddled in the last row of the conference room, each holding a pen and drawing grids in their notebooks, playing Connect Four.
As for what the speaker on the podium said, sorry, neither of them is interested in it at all.
Professor Zhang learned this novel way of playing chess very quickly. In just two days, he was already able to play on par with Li Chu, and the two of them filled an entire sheet of paper with their chess pieces several times.
Sitting not far from them, reporter Chen Yuan, who had come with their column's deputy editor, kept glancing over, very curious about what they were doing.
"Xiao Chen, what are you looking at over there for?"
"Oh, Editor-in-Chief Liu, I was wondering if I could interview Director Li after the meeting."
Editor-in-Chief Liu looked in the direction Chen Yuan indicated.
"Interview Director Li? Haha, you really dare to dream. It's not like our leaders haven't submitted applications before, but the military simply ignores them. All three applications we submitted were like stones sinking into the sea."
"Why? Director Li is a very famous expert in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. He should stand up and vindicate traditional Chinese medicine."
"It's not their turn to come out and make a statement yet. If they were to speak out now, it would be like using a cannon to kill a mosquito, a waste of their talents."
Those who smear traditional Chinese medicine are just testing the waters; this is all they can do for now. Xiao Chen, you're still young, you probably don't know, but back in the 1950s, traditional Chinese medicine almost disappeared. That was the real danger.”
Chen Yuan genuinely didn't know anything about this. She was born in 1960, and she wasn't even born when that incident happened.
It's not easy to find information these days, so even if you're determined to look for things that happened in the past, it's not easy to find them.
"Editor-in-chief, what's going on? How could they disappear?"
"To put it simply, back then some people looked down on traditional Chinese medicine, thinking it was just a bunch of mystical nonsense, so..."
"Then why did you stay later?"
"Of course someone spoke up! Those two spoke up at the same time, and they also took the opportunity to rectify the health system at the time, and personally took charge of the health department. Oh, that person is still alive now. As long as he is still alive, those who want to smear traditional Chinese medicine will only dare to make small-scale moves like this."
Chen Yuan nodded knowingly. No wonder none of these bigwigs in the TCM world cared about what those people said, and those who smeared her didn't really have any weight. So that's the root cause!
Chen Yuan turned her head to look at Li Chu over there, then turned back to Editor-in-Chief Liu and asked, "Editor-in-Chief, does this Director Li have frequent contact with those above?"
"Ha, what a question! How would I know? What they do is all confidential, not something people like you or me can access. Don't ask around."
"By the way, Xiao Chen, how is your daughter?"
"So far, the recovery is going quite well. During the surgery, the anesthesia was administered by Director Li from the Women and Children's Hospital."
"It's good that the recovery is going well. The child is so young, he really suffered this time."
When Chen Yuan talked about her daughter, she became somewhat depressed. Although the surgery was successful and the recovery was going well, it was still such a major operation, and no one could say what the future held for her child.
Editor-in-Chief Liu immediately knew what his subordinate was worried about. He said in a low voice, "Xiao Chen, you're also confused. The big Buddha is right there. Since you're worried that the child won't grow up well, hurry up and take the child to see him."
"Huh? What do you mean, editor-in-chief?"
"Director Li, when it comes to conditioning the body, if he claims to be second, no one dares to claim to be first. Take your child to see Director Li for conditioning the child's body."
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"Where am I supposed to find them?"
"Oh dear, Director Li often holds outpatient clinics at the main hospital when he has free time; many people know that."
"real?"
"You little Chen, why would I lie to you about this? You'll know once the meeting is over, just go and ask."
"Thank you, editor-in-chief."
"You are welcome."
...
"Old Li, I heard you have an original copy of the Acupuncture Manual?"
The two people playing Gomoku were drawing a circle. After Professor Zhang finished drawing his circle, he suddenly thought of something, looked up and asked in a low voice.
"Yes, I have some, but I copied them. The original version is long gone."
"It doesn't matter, as long as it's the original text, I can borrow it to take a look later."
“Okay, I’ll bring it to you when you come to the meeting tomorrow. Why are you looking at the original text? It’s all in ancient seal script. I had to ask several experts and professors who study this field to translate the whole thing.”
"Hehe, I found a few fragments at the ghost market the other day. I want to compare them with your original text to see if they match."
"Good heavens, you're still going to the ghost market? Aren't you afraid the joint defense team will give you a good beating with your old bones?"
"Hey, that ghost market isn't far from where we live. My neighbor's kid works in the joint defense team. I'll ask him before I go. Besides, I only go there once or twice, not often."
After saying that, Professor Zhang felt something was wrong. He glared at him and said, "Who are you calling old and frail? I'm only a year older than you."
"Being a year older is a big deal, isn't it?"
"Hey you two, stop arguing, okay?"
Dean Deng of the Peking University Affiliated Hospital, who was sitting in front of them, turned his head and whispered.
"You two are both over fifty years old. The future of our country's development will depend on us young people."
After he finished speaking, he turned back and moved his body forward a little.
He flirted and then ran away, giving off a sleazy vibe.
This remark infuriated Li Chu and Professor Zhang.
The Dean Deng in front is only forty-two years old this year, ten years younger than Professor Zhang, and is also the youngest person among those who came to the meeting.
He returned from studying in England and is a cardiology expert with exceptional medical skills.
He's a really interesting person; he can get along with anyone.
"Hey, I look younger than you. You're so young and already bald. How dare you call others old?" This was the first time Li Chu had been told he was old. He was both angry and amused, so he could only try to make up for it with his appearance.
Although his complaints weren't loud, several people nearby heard them clearly. Everyone tried their best to hold back their laughter, their bodies trembling as they sat there.
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