Chen Xuebin couldn't figure out whether she really didn't understand or was just pretending to be stupid; after that, he stopped probing her. Why bother trying if he could get a heart attack by just asking a question?
The group arrived at the bus stop, took a bus to the First Hospital in the West City, and got off at the bus stop near the hospital.
Principal Xu turned around and said, "Yuxiu, stay with me for a while and don't wander around."
"Okay, teacher." He took a few quick steps and walked to the teacher's side, away from Chen Xuebin.
Principal Xu nodded in satisfaction. Professor Yan shook his head in amusement, "Student Zhong is an adult, why are you still treating him like a child?"
"You don't understand this!" Principal Xu boasted, "This child has a good temper and is easily bullied. As a teacher, shouldn't I pay more attention to him?"
Zhong·Good-tempered·Yuxiu: “.......”
She always thought that she had a bad temper, and when she suddenly heard someone praising her for her good temper, she blushed.
Chen Xuebin opened his mouth, but swallowed the words back.
Professor Yan looked at her and smiled. "Ms. Zhong looks young and is easily bullied."
"Isn't it?" Principal Xu was quite proud.
So what if all his previous apprentices were heartless? Now he has a caring girl to teach; an apprentice is equivalent to a half-son, so he naturally treats Zhong Yuxiu as a half-daughter. In time, she will definitely become his pride.
Professor Yan turned his head and said, "Let's go quickly, people will be waiting anxiously." Then he walked towards the hospital.
Principal Xu smacked his lips, still unsatisfied, and called Zhong Yuxiu to join him. He glanced at the man in front of him and said to Zhong Yuxiu smugly, "See, jealousy makes people ugly."
Professor Yan pretended not to have heard of it. What else could he do? He wouldn't lose his composure in front of his students, would he?
Principal Xu laughed even more heartily. Chen Xuebin shook his head silently behind him and quickened his pace to Professor Yan's side.
"teacher."
"Stay with me and don't wander around." Professor Yan waved his hand, but still gave a reminder.
Principal Xu wanted to continue flirting, but Professor Yan suddenly turned around and his words were interrupted.
"We'll separate after we get into the hospital." I don't want to be with a show-off. I feel depressed.
"It's better to separate them." Principal Xu had no objection to this.
Chengxi First Hospital is a public hospital and also the largest hospital in Chengxi. It has Western medicine clinics, Chinese medicine clinics, surgery, inpatient departments, etc., and has nearly 2,000 employees.
The hospital has complete facilities. Even though they are not advanced enough, they are definitely better than other hospitals in the west of the city.
Principal Xu went to the Chinese medicine clinic, and Professor Yan went to the Western medicine clinic. Both of them held positions in the First Hospital of the West City. Although Professor Yan was angry, they did not really separate at the hospital. The two of them took their respective apprentices to the second floor before they separated.
Professor Yan went to the clinic at the end of the corridor, while Principal Xu's clinic was the first one at the front of the corridor.
"Let's go. I'll take you to the dean's office first, and then I'll get you a temporary certificate."
"Okay, thank you, teacher." Zhong Yuxiu was no stranger to hospitals, but she was very unfamiliar with hospitals of this era; it was composed of white and green walls, which was very special to its age. The door was a white wooden door, and she didn't know whether the wood was an isolation layer or what.
The dean's office is on the third floor, where there are also Western medicine and Chinese medicine clinics; this entire building is for outpatient clinics.
"Teacher, what is the dean's last name?"
"His last name is Cheng, you can just call him Dean Cheng. He is as good as you and me in medical skills, and he is kind and soft-hearted." Principal Xu said with a smile, and stopped outside an outpatient clinic. The furnishings in the room were simple, and the wooden tables and stools were all old. An old man with white hair and glasses was examining a patient.
Principal Xu knocked on the door. The old man looked up and smiled when he saw that it was someone he knew. "Old Xu, how come you have time to come here today?"
"The school just had an exam, so the students are on vacation for a few days." Principal Xu said as he walked over. "Please see the patient first, and we'll talk later."
"Okay, you and this lady sit for a while."
The old man lowered his head and talked to the patient again. He first wrote a prescription and handed it to the patient, then sent the patient away. Only then did he have time to pay attention to Principal Xu.
"Your school hasn't had its winter break yet, is it the midterm exam?"
"That's right." Principal Xu nodded. "Come, let me introduce you. This is my new apprentice, Zhong Yuxiu. Yuxiu, the person in front of you is the dean of the West City First Hospital. You can just call him Dean Cheng."
Dean Cheng had a kind smile and clear eyes, unlike the other old men whose eyes were cloudy with age. "Well, why are you calling me Dean or not? We are old friends. Since you accepted me as your apprentice, you must value me by letting me bring you out. Comrade Yuxiu, if you don't mind, you can call me uncle."
"Uncle Cheng." Zhong Yuxiu stood up and bowed slightly. "It's our first meeting. The teacher has a lot of praise for you."
Dean Cheng glanced at his old friend and said with a smile, "What good can he say about me? I wonder what he'll do to me."
"You didn't guess it, but the teacher said you have excellent medical skills, are kind, and are dedicated to studying medicine. You are a rare and kind doctor. This is the first time I've heard the teacher speak so highly of me." Yuxiu said with a smile, then looked at Principal Xu, "Teacher, what do you think?"
Principal Xu blinked and replied calmly, "I never said that."
He never mentioned the term "benevolent doctor".
"You really did!" Dean Cheng laughed at Principal Xu's uneasy expression. "I didn't expect you, an old fellow, to speak so highly of me behind my back. Well, since you praise me so much, I'll give you the certificate for your little apprentice."
"If I don't praise you, won't I give you a certificate?" Principal Xu teased him lightly.
Dean Cheng chuckled, "Who knows?"
The two old kids were talking about this and that, and only changed the subject after Dean Cheng gave him the certificate.
"Comrade Yuxiu, I often hear Old Xu mention you, saying you're a rare genius with an exceptional talent for medicine. With such talent, you need to work even harder. After thousands of years of Chinese medicine's glory, and now its decline, we old hands are no longer able to contribute to its revitalization." Dean Cheng had a faint smile on his face, unlike the cheerfulness he had before, but instead filled with melancholy. "I hope we can see hope in you, the younger generation."
Zhong Yuxiu looked at the teacher, feeling helpless. She had come here to learn Chinese medicine so she could do pharmaceutical research. She was still a baby! Why was he telling her all this?
"President Cheng is right. Traditional Chinese medicine is showing weakness in today's situation. Our original ambition to revitalize it has become nothing more than a joke." The smile faded, and deep sadness flickered in Principal Xu's eyes. "So, if you have the ability, I hope you can carry forward Traditional Chinese Medicine. If not, that's fine too. Just do what you can and don't put too much pressure on yourself."
"In fact, we all have such ambitions for you young people with good talents." We always hope to see the day when traditional Chinese medicine will stand up.
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