Time always flies!
In the midst of busyness, in the midst of idleness, in the midst of sunrise and sunset...
Another week has passed in the blink of an eye.
The system's task cooldown period hadn't ended yet, but the National Day holiday had quietly begun.
That day, Su Zhengnan finished his morning exercise and had breakfast early, then made a phone call to his fifth senior brother, Li Huai'an.
Today is the day for the Chinese Medicine Association to vote on its new leadership.
It was chosen to be on the first day of the National Day holiday, so that doctors of traditional Chinese medicine from various hospitals would be available to participate, saving some people the trouble of taking time off work.
It was 8:00 AM.
Li Huai'an drove to the Beijing Film Academy, then picked up Su Zhengnan and headed towards the Forbidden City.
This conference was held in a venue within the Forbidden City.
As the national association of traditional Chinese medicine, it certainly has this much prestige.
The vehicle drove smoothly, and Su Zhengnan chatted with Li Huaian from the Fifth Division along the way.
Su Zhengnan glanced at Li Huai'an and asked, "Are you confident about this leadership transition, senior brother? What kind of council do you want?"
"Hehe, it's alright, I should be confident."
Li Huai'an smiled and said, "Besides, your second senior brother and the eldest senior brother will be participating, so I'm quite confident about this election."
"Okay, that's fine then!"
Su Zhengnan nodded.
In fact, the competition for any leadership transition is quite fierce, but given Li Huai'an's current fame and prestige, competing for a seat on the council is not difficult at all.
Before long, they arrived at the Forbidden City.
The magnificent architecture and solemn atmosphere before them filled the two with awe.
The venue was already packed with people, but Su Zhengnan didn't recognize most of them, though Li Huai'an did!
"Director Zhang, you're here too?"
"Hey, isn't this Little Li? I heard you recently attended an international TCM exchange conference and even won an award. Not bad!"
"Director Li, you flatter me!"
"Hello, Mr. Wang. It's been a long time. You look much more energetic than before."
Li Huai'an greeted everyone with a smile, and then found their second senior brother Mo Chaoyang and their eldest senior brother Chu Xingyun.
Chu Xingyun is about the same age as Mo Chaoyang, only a few years older. He is currently the vice president of the National Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the president of the National Pharmaceutical Association. In this area, his status is higher than anyone else present.
"Greetings, Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother!"
Su Zhengnan smiled and greeted his fellow students.
Chu Xingyun glanced at him and smiled, "Little Su is here too. It's been quite a while since I've seen you. What's wrong? I heard from Lao Er that you're still working as a school doctor at the Beijing Film Academy?"
"Yes, senior brother, I think being a school doctor would be a good job."
Su Zhengnan replied with a smile.
Chu Xingyun shook his head slightly and said earnestly, "The school doctor is good, but you can't do it for the rest of your life. Xiao Su, your talent in traditional Chinese medicine is far greater than the rest of us. Don't waste your talent!"
"Uh, I understand, senior brother."
Su Zhengnan nodded and quickly agreed.
Chu Xingyun glanced at everyone present, then looked at the time and said, "Alright, you guys should find your seats and sit down. The meeting is about to start."
"Yes, Senior Brother!"
Su Zhengnan and the others nodded, and then each found their own seats and sat down.
As the vice president of the Chinese Medicine Association, Chu Xingyun naturally sat on the dais.
Su Zhengnan sat in the middle row with his fifth senior brother, while his second senior brother sat in the front row, which shows their status and position.
Of course, status and position here are not determined by age, but by seniority and medical skills!
A short while later.
The meeting moderator walked onto the podium and announced the official start of the meeting.
Then the Secretary-General of the Chinese Medicine Association read out the agenda and decisions of the meeting.
More than twenty minutes had passed by the time the other party finished reading.
Immediately afterwards, Chu Xingyun, seated on the podium, began, "Today's meeting has three main agendas: first, to summarize our achievements over the past three years; second, to discuss the election and transition of leadership to ensure a smooth handover; and third, to discuss and offer suggestions for future work over the next three years..."
*Smack! Smack! Smack!*
After Chu Xingyun finished speaking.
A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience, and then everyone began to summarize their work.
Su Zhengnan sat in the audience feeling like he was just going through the motions, unable to get a word in edgewise and only able to listen to these bigwigs talk on and on.
And this summary took more than two hours.
Su Zhengnan went to the toilet in the middle.
After the summary was over, the topic gradually shifted to the election for the new leadership.
Five new members were added to the council, with Li Huai'an's name prominently featured on the list. The remaining members, such as the standing council members, secretary-general, and vice presidents, all need to be re-elected.
"It seems my senior brother is indeed very competitive," Su Zhengnan thought to himself.
Soon, the election began.
Su Zhengnan naturally also had the right to vote, and he directly voted for his senior brothers.
Since it's a secret ballot anyway, his vote might just influence the final result!
The final election results were announced, and Li Huai'an was successfully elected as a member of the council.
Li Huai'an smiled and expressed his gratitude to everyone, promising to make greater contributions to the cause of traditional Chinese medicine.
Su Zhengnan was not surprised at all by this result.
The next key focus is on the elections for president and vice president, which require more than half of the votes.
I hope that the senior brother can be re-elected as the vice president!
Su Zhengnan looked at the candidates on the stage, thinking to himself that he had no idea about the upcoming election of the Chinese Medicine Association.
However, the election results were beyond his expectations, and another highly capable traditional Chinese medicine doctor was elected as the vice president.
And the eldest disciple, Chu Xingyun, directly became the president.
The previous president resigned from his position as president of the Chinese Medicine Association due to his advanced age.
So, is the eldest brother moving up again?
Su Zhengnan found it unbelievable; the election results were a huge surprise to him, and even his second senior brother had been elected as a standing director.
Clearly, these senior brothers had come prepared.
Su Zhengnan sighed inwardly, then quietly waited for the meeting to end.
After the election, there will be a free speech session, during which the elected candidate will be required to speak on stage.
However, most of what they say is nonsense, making people drowsy.
Two hours later.
*Slap slap slap...*
A round of enthusiastic applause rang out, and the meeting finally came to an end.
Su Zhengnan and several of his fellow students walked out of the venue together.
Li Huai'an smiled slightly and said to the group, "How about we all have dinner together tonight? Or do you two senior brothers have something to do tonight?"
"Well, I'm having dinner with Vice President Huang and the others, so I won't be going. You three can go by yourselves!"
Chu Xingyun smiled and waved his hand.
"Well... alright, since Senior Brother has a dinner appointment, then forget it. The three of us will go by ourselves."
Li Huai'an smiled and gave a slight bow.
Chu Xingyun nodded and said, "Let's get together again next time, after I'm done with this busy period."
"Okay, senior brother, then we'll be going now."
Su Zhengnan and the others bowed to their senior brother Chu Xingyun, then turned and left.
Traditional Chinese medicine places great emphasis on the order of seniority and age.
Therefore, they respected their senior brother more than anything, and certain etiquette could not be disregarded.
Afterwards, Li Huai'an drove Su Zhengnan and his second senior brother Mo Chaoyang to a restaurant for a meal.
"This restaurant's specialties are quite good; you two should give them a try."
Li Huai'an smiled and gave a brief introduction, then called the waiter to order.
Soon, the waiter served the food.
The three of them ate and chatted.
After eating a few bites, Mo Chaoyang looked at Su Zhengnan and asked, "I heard from Huai'an that you cured a brain tumor patient. I heard the surgery was quite successful and the patient recovered well after the operation?"
Su Zhengnan nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. The patient's condition was quite special, so I used acupuncture anesthesia for pain relief and anesthesia, which allowed the surgery to proceed smoothly."
"Acupuncture anesthesia?"
Mo Chaoyang was taken aback and looked at him with surprise, saying, "Junior Brother, you know acupuncture anesthesia? How come I've never heard of this before?"
Li Huai'an laughed and replied, "Don't even mention you, Second Senior Brother. I only found out about it recently. Our Junior Brother's acupuncture anesthesia skills are truly exceptional. I'm afraid no other doctor can perform general anesthesia like Junior Brother."
"Oh, really?"
Mo Chaoyang looked at Su Zhengnan with an appreciative expression and said, "No wonder our teacher said you are his most outstanding disciple. It seems that your medical skills are about to surpass those of the rest of us, Junior Brother."
Su Zhengnan smiled modestly and said, "Second Senior Brother, please don't flatter me. My medical skills are still far from adequate!"
"Junior brother, don't be modest. With your medical skills, you've probably already surpassed me by several levels."
Li Huai'an interjected with a smile.
Seeing the fifth brother constantly praising his junior brother, Mo Chaoyang suddenly became interested and said to Li Huai'an:
"It seems that Junior Brother has done a lot of things that I don't know about during this time. Huai'an, tell me about them so that I can know them too."
"Actually, my junior brother hasn't done much during this time, he just participated in a few consultations..."
Li Huai'an smiled and recounted the cases of illnesses that Su Zhengnan had been involved in during this period, especially the incantation technique used some time ago, which he embellished in his account.
"The art of incantation? Junior brother knows the art of incantation?"
Mo Chaoyang was even more shocked now, looking at him with a surprised expression and saying:
"I didn't expect you to know the art of incantation, junior brother. Our teacher didn't seem to teach this, did he? I don't remember our teacher knowing the art of incantation!"
"Uh, I taught myself this, I taught myself, haha!"
Su Zhengnan smiled and quickly explained.
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