Chapter 373: Drinking Water, Remembering the Well Digger, the Extinct Main Medicine
It was the first time for him to witness the magic of traditional Chinese medicine.
"Haha, this is nothing incredible. There are many terminal illnesses that are terminal for Western medicine but not necessarily for Chinese medicine. However, I have also seen many diseases that Chinese medicine cannot cure, but Western medicine treatments ultimately save the patient's life."
Mr. Chen seemed particularly happy to hear that Su Qianqian's condition had improved.
He laughed heartily on the other end of the phone.
"Yes, yes, Chinese medicine and Western medicine each have their own strengths. Isn't the country now vigorously promoting the integration of Chinese and Western medicine? My girlfriend has finished taking her medicine, and you only see patients at home on Saturdays. If she doesn't take the medicine in these four days, I'm worried that her condition will worsen. Do you think it would be convenient for me to visit you in advance?"
Zhou Can requested tactfully.
For him, money is not an issue.
This time, I will definitely express my gratitude to Mr. Chen, and the red envelope will start at at least 10,000 yuan.
I would be happy to receive any amount of money if it could cure Su Qianqian's illness.
Dr. Chen only charged a symbolic 6 yuan for the consultation, which was no different from a free clinic.
"Normally, I don't see visitors at other times. You are Director Jian's friend. Director Jian called me a while ago to tell me about you. He said that you have good character, are very talented in medicine, and are particularly devoted to your girlfriend. I have a good impression of young men with excellent moral character like you, and I am willing to do my best to help you. If you have time tonight, bring your girlfriend to the dormitory of the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine to find me."
Mr. Chen gave him an address.
Thanks to Director Jian's good words for Zhou Can, Mr. Chen made an exception for him.
After get off work, Zhou Can went straight to Director Jian's house with gifts.
When you drink water, remember the person who dug the well.
If Director Jian had not provided this information and acted as a matchmaker, there would have been no significant improvement in Su Qianqian's illness.
Director Jian’s home is very close to Tuya Hospital, only about 300 meters away.
Hongfuyuan Community is a newly built high-end community, with a selling price of more than 22,000 yuan per square meter. Moreover, the smallest house in this community is 90 square meters with three bedrooms, one living room and one bathroom. The large flat is terrifying, 180 square meters, and the selling price is comparable to that of ordinary townhouses.
Many people only know that surgical surgeons make a lot of money, but they don’t know that the income of internists is equally astonishing.
After being promoted to chief physician, the monthly income is rarely less than 50,000.
Director Jian Dong is not only a veteran chief physician, but also holds the administrative position of deputy director of the department.
Although his power is not as great as that of the department director, he is still a department boss who holds some real power.
There is a lot of gray income available.
According to what Zhou Can learned during the two months of resident training in the Department of Nephrology, Director Jian Dong's appearance fees for being invited to give speeches and lectures were much higher than those of directors of the same level.
Insiders know exactly what's going on here.
The era when pharmaceutical companies and medical representatives wanted to win over chief physicians, and female medical representatives slept with them for a few times and then gave them a kickback is long gone. Under the high-pressure red line of the policy, whether it is chief physicians, pharmaceutical companies, or medical representatives, safety is required.
Just imagine, we spent so much money to finally take down a director, but that chief physician was investigated within a few days.
Who can female medical representatives cry to?
Isn't it a waste of time?
As a result, medical representatives kept up with the times and found safer ways to transfer profits.
Ask the manufacturer or other relevant units to invite the chief physician to give lectures, and then pay the chief physician an appearance fee.
This is reasonable and legal income that can withstand scrutiny from all sides.
Chief physicians can take it with confidence, and manufacturers can send it with peace of mind.
Director Jian Dong's income was not low, and with some gray income, it was normal for him to buy a house here. These older chief physicians would not take out mortgages to buy houses, and usually paid in full.
Zhou Can knew where Director Jian lived because once Director Jian Dong got drunk and Zhou Can sent him home, so he had already figured out the way.
Ring the doorbell.
An old woman with her hair curled opened the door.
The reason why I didn't call her an old lady was because she looked like a middle-aged woman. Her hair was black and her skin had some wrinkles, but overall, she looked pretty well maintained.
"Hey, it's Xiao Zhou! Please come in quickly!"
This woman is Director Jian Dong’s wife.
Because Zhou Can had sent Director Jian Dong home once before, she had a deep impression of Zhou Can.
"Auntie, is Director Jian Dong at home?"
Zhou Can came to visit with gifts, naturally he wanted to find the real owner.
"Old Jane is out. What do you want from him?"
"It's nothing important. I came here to thank Director Jian for saving my girlfriend. I didn't buy anything, just some tonics. Please don't mind. This is my token of my appreciation."
Zhou Can handed over the gift.
"Oh, kid, why did you buy so many gifts? No, no, no!" The woman waved her hands repeatedly, but her eyes were fixed on the gifts Zhou Can was holding.
"Auntie, you must accept it. This is my expression of gratitude to Director Jian."
"How can I do that? Come to my house and have a cup of tea!"
The woman accepted it reluctantly.
"Come visit me another day! I have something else to do today, so I'll leave first! Goodbye, Auntie!"
"Thank you, Xiao Zhou!"
"You're welcome!"
Zhou Can waved and left quickly.
Just after leaving the community, a BMW parked on the side of the road. It was Su Qianqian's car.
The coordinates were sent by Zhou Can to Wei Fang.
"Come up, dear!"
Su Qianqian seemed particularly happy today, and she was full of energy. It was obvious that she was in a very good mood.
After Zhou Can got in the car, he said to Wei Fang, " Let's go to the dormitory of the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine!"
"Is that the coordinate you sent me earlier?"
"right!"
"OK!"
Wei Fang turned on the navigation and drove towards the destination.
Modern technology is changing with each passing day, and some civilian technologies are also developing rapidly. Mobile payment, navigation, online shopping, etc. have brought life.
"I really hope my illness can be cured soon! Then I can marry you!" She leaned her head on Zhou Can's shoulder.
"It will definitely be cured, don't worry! In fact, you can still marry me now. The Marriage Law does not stipulate that one party cannot get married because of a disease."
The more she was like this, the more Zhou Can cherished and loved her.
Her kindness and consideration for others also make her more beautiful and attractive.
All men like beautiful women.
She didn't say anything, but just closed her eyes, quietly enjoying the broad shoulders that gave her a sense of security.
More than thirty minutes later, they successfully found Mr. Chen Guoli in the dormitory of the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
It looks quite old here.
The development of traditional Chinese medicine is not very good, which is reflected in all aspects. Research requires funds, and since traditional Chinese medicine cannot make money, the funds used for research are also stretched.
"Mr. Chen, I didn't expect you to be so simple! But your medical skills are so advanced. This attitude of focusing on medical research and having very low demands on material life is really admirable."
Zhou Can found that the company dormitory was not big, just a simple small two-bedroom apartment.
There was nothing valuable in the house except for books and instruments and tools used for Chinese herbal medicine research.
The TV is an old color TV.
There is no air conditioning, only a yellow and old electric fan.
Even the refrigerator was just a very ordinary one.
The furniture looks old and is .
"All my life, I like to study traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese herbal medicine. I don't care about food, clothing, and housing. My home is simple, please don't laugh at me, please take a seat!"
Mr. Chen seemed very indifferent.
"This is a humble room, but my virtue is fragrant. Mountains are not high, but they are magical if there are immortals. As long as you are there, it will be glorious and it is a good place. Take my girlfriend's illness for example. If it weren't for your divine hand painting, we would still be struggling in pain and see no hope at all."
Zhou Can sighed deeply.
"Haha... the young man's mouth is like honey, it makes people happy to hear it."
Mr. Chen felt so comfortable with his praise that he couldn't help but laugh heartily.
"Come, have some tea!"
Mr. Chen’s wife has a head full of silver hair, but she gives people the feeling of being dignified and graceful. She must be a talented woman with a wealth of knowledge.
"Thanks!"
Zhou Can quickly stood up and took the tea, which was a courtesy.
Su Qianqian also followed her husband's lead and stood up to take the tea.
“Thank you, Auntie!”
Her mouth is sweeter than Zhou Chan's.
"This is a small gift I bought for Mr. Chen as a thank you gift when I bought supplements for Qianqian. Please don't dislike it!"
Zhou Can gave the gift away.
"Young man, you don't know the nature of Guoli, do you? He never accepts any gifts. We appreciate your kindness, but please take the gifts back."
Mr. Chen's wife was firm in her attitude.
"Mr. Chen, this is how Qianqian and I express our gratitude to you. We are grateful to you from the bottom of our hearts."
Zhou Can had no choice but to look to Mr. Chen for help.
Because his wife won't accept it.
"It is the duty of a doctor to treat patients. You don't have to do this. And if you talk about the gift, I will be angry."
Mr. Chen's expression became much more serious.
If Zhou Can insisted on giving him more gifts, he would really turn hostile immediately.
"Okay, okay, I won't see you off. I won't see you off! Please don't be angry!"
Zhou Can also admired the old couple Chen very much.
"Your integrity may become a beacon in my future medical career. In today's materialistic world, there are not many doctors who can do what you have done."
When you meet such people with noble character, it is easy to admire them from the bottom of your heart.
"Everyone has his own pursuits and his own way of living. As long as you don't do anything for money, regardless of medical ethics, that's enough. We, the older generation, have lived a hard life since childhood, so we feel very happy now that we can have enough food, warm clothes, and live in a house that is not leaky. There is no need for you to follow suit."
Mr. Chen is not only strict with himself, but also open-minded and not at all old-fashioned.
"Don't worry, no matter how poor I am, I will never lose my conscience!"
Zhou Can made a serious statement.
Old Chen nodded with satisfaction. "I believe you can do it. Old Jian praised your character, so it must be good." After that, he turned to look at Su Qianqian. "After taking the medicine for a course of treatment, do you feel any changes in your body?"
"Yes! I feel like my body has become much lighter, and when I urinate... it feels much smoother. I used to get tired easily after a little effort, but now it's much better..."
Su Qianqian talked about some changes in her body.
Old Chen took out the pulse pillow and placed it on the table.
"Come, let me feel your pulse!"
He carefully took Su Qianqian's pulse on both hands, then turned over Su Qianqian's eyelids and took a look.
"Not bad. At this rate, as long as you stick to the treatment, your right kidney should be able to return to normal within eight months. The left kidney is in a much more serious condition, and we may need to find two special main medicines to restore it to normal."
After hearing what Mr. Chen said, Zhou Can and Su Qianqian were both overjoyed.
If he hadn't taken a course of medicine, they would have thought that Mr. Chen was talking nonsense.
Now I firmly believe what Mr. Chen said.
For many things, seeing is believing, hearing is not. Personal experience is the most convincing.
"What are those two special main ingredients? I'll go find them now."
With Zhou Can's current wealth, he can afford any expensive Chinese medicine.
"These two main herbs are not easy to find. At least as far as I know, they have long been extinct on the market. In the late Qing Dynasty, when my teacher was treating a patient, the patient's family spent a lot of effort to find these two main herbs. In the end, the eye disease was successfully cured. The patient was considered to have an eye disease based on the medical level at that time. In modern times, it is considered to be in the middle and late stages of uremia, with kidney failure, which leads to the inability to excrete toxins, blindness, and swollen and black legs."
The late Qing Dynasty was a period of great weakness and chaos in China. The medical level at that time was still very backward, and there was basically only traditional Chinese medicine.
As for Western medicine, it was mainly brought in by missionaries.
"No matter how hard it is to find them, I will try to find them. Please tell me the name of the medicine."
Zhou Can pleaded.
The rapid development of human industrial civilization has severely damaged the natural ecological environment, and many animals and plants have become extinct. This has also led to the extinction of some precious traditional Chinese medicines and herbal medicines.
It has to be said that this is a huge loss to mankind.
And maintaining species diversity remains a huge challenge.
"Okay, I'll write it down for you after I write the prescription. One of the main ingredients is currently undergoing artificial cultivation experiments. If it succeeds, we can find it. The other main ingredient is taken from an extinct animal. I am not knowledgeable enough to find a replacement for it for now. I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult to find this main ingredient."
Mr. Chen said this because he didn't know Zhou Can's worth.
If you have money, it shouldn't be difficult to find a medicine.
He prescribed a new prescription for Su Qianqian on the spot and wrote down the two main ingredients that might be used in the future.
"It's not certain that these two medicines will be used. My suggestion is to let her follow the prescription for treatment first, and then come back to see me for a follow-up consultation in eight months. By then, maybe her left kidney will have made a significant improvement. Our human body has a very strong self-repair ability. Her chronic renal failure is essentially a deficiency of the three qi, and the direct damage to the kidney is not particularly serious. If you had found me two years ago, her disease might have been cured by now."
Mr. Chen said to the two of them.
Sometimes fate plays tricks on us, and we are destined to have so many hardships in our lives that it is difficult to avoid them.
If Su Qianqian's kidney disease had not progressed to a very serious stage, Zhou Can would not have hurriedly dragged her to find Director Jiang and Director Jian for help in diagnosis and treatment. If Zhou Can and Director Jian were not so close, Director Jian might not have recommended Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Guoli.
Even if he recommended it, Zhou Can might not believe it at all.
Everything you eat and drink in this world has cause and effect.
Only when the time is right will it happen naturally.
Otherwise, even if the opportunity is right in front of you, you may not be able to see it clearly, let alone seize it.
"Girl, remember to do the aerobics I taught you every day. You can also stick to the dietary supplements for a long time. But you must pay attention to the gradual progress and not rush. Eating too much of any food is not a good thing. The key is to eat in moderation."
Mr. Chen warned.
"clear!"
She nodded in agreement.
No matter what kind of tonic you take, you should not consume it in excess. It may cause indigestion at best, or the opposite effect and make you sick at worst.
"Is the consultation fee still 6 yuan?" At this point, it's time to get up and say goodbye.
People refused to accept the gifts I sent them.
The medical fee must always be paid.
