Chapter 403: Cognition determines achievement, clues to wild medicinal herbs
You may be able to have your cake and eat it too, but for some things, you can only choose one or the other.
For example, we find that some people who like to take advantage of others have a hard time prospering in their careers. They are increasingly eliminated as they grow older.
It's not that they are not smart enough, nor that they are incompetent, but that they are used to taking advantage of others. Others will avoid such people the next time they deal with them after being cheated once or twice, or take precautions.
Imagine that there is an opportunity for cooperation, but the other party thinks that this person likes to take advantage of small advantages. If I cooperate with him, I will definitely be calculated in various ways, so I'd better find someone else.
At company gatherings or team exercises, everyone will stay away from such people.
When you eat with this kind of person, not only will they ask you to pay the bill, but they will also take a pack of cigarettes or drinks. It's disgusting.
Gradually, this person who loves to take advantage of others will lose all his good relationships. So he will go down the ladder and be destined to work for the rest of his life. And he will be at the bottom of society.
As a doctor, if you only focus on money and think about how to make money all the time, you will spend your energy and time on how to cheat patients.
The pursuit of medical skills will naturally become worse and worse.
Eventually I went down the wrong path, and I was lucky enough not to end up in jail.
Wanting to become a truly great doctor is completely contrary to the principle and will never be possible in your lifetime.
Zhou Can's medical skills can continue to improve, in addition to the blessing of the system and his outstanding talent, it also has a lot to do with his concentration on studying medicine and his love for medicine. He doesn't need to worry about money. All he thinks about is how to cure patients, shorten recovery time, and give patients the best treatment plan.
Unlike some unscrupulous doctors, who knowingly prescribe a bunch of medicines for patients to take even though they know the patients have fibroids, and then check again after a while and find that the fibroids have grown to almost ten centimeters, and then tell the patients that surgery is the only solution.
There are even darker cases. A certain cancer hospital knows that the patient is beyond help, but tells the patient that there is no hope for your disease in our hospital. I heard that a certain hospital is very good at treating patients with advanced malignant tumors like you, and can relieve your pain and prolong your survival.
At this time, the patient is like a desperate drowning person. When he hears that there is a last straw to grasp, he will naturally run to the recommended hospital for treatment.
Little did people know that the chief physician of the oncology department of this hospital was a former cancer hospital employee.
In his original hospital, he was just at the bottom of the list.
Because there are too many capable chief physicians.
After switching to this hospital, his status skyrocketed and he became the head of the oncology department.
As a result, most of the terminally ill patients who could not be cured in the original hospitals were deceived and sent here for treatment. Various expensive imported drugs and treatment methods were used in turn, and the patients and their families' savings would not be squeezed out, and the patients would never be allowed to die easily.
In the end, the patient was about to die, but he still had to be grateful to this black-hearted chief physician.
Thank you so much for your kindness, compassion, and full treatment, which allowed me to live so long.
Because the patient had been sentenced to death in the previous hospital and there was no hope for treatment, he did not have high expectations for treatment. Even with this result here, he still felt it was good.
On the contrary, the truly good doctors, after finding out that the patient is beyond help, in order to prevent the family from losing both money and life and to reduce the suffering of the patient, advise the patient and his family not to treat the patient any more. As a result, they are regarded as cold-blooded animals by the family and the patient.
All I can say is that there is a reason why this world is upside down.
Normally, Zhou Can would never talk to Luo Shishen about these life philosophy-related things.
Perhaps Luo Shishen's previous call of "Master" gave him a sense of responsibility as a teacher.
I thought that at least I could lead Luo Shishen onto the right path and prevent him from going astray.
"If being a doctor is not for money, then who would want to be a doctor?" Luo Shishen's ideological awareness was obviously not as high as Zhou Can's, and he simply could not understand.
"That's right. If it weren't for the salary, I wouldn't want to suffer as a doctor or nurse! Besides being scolded and molested by family members and patients, I also have to be bullied and taken advantage of by some disgusting male doctors with all kinds of excuses."
Ma Xiaolan also said beside her.
It is very common for women to be harassed in the workplace.
The hospital may seem holy, but it is actually a disaster area.
The deputy chief physician was in his 50s, and his children were almost 30 years old, but he found an excuse to call the intern nurse in her 20s to his office. In the end, the nurse ran out of the office with tears in her eyes, and called the police.
There is no need to say more about what happened next. The deputy chief physician insisted on not admitting it .
After being taken away by the police, he was released soon.
He is still working well in the hospital and his position has not been affected at all. Instead, the bullied nurse resigned. This is a true story.
Many people in the department, especially the female nurses and doctors, were cursing the deputy director in private, saying that he was old enough to be the deputy director's father, and no one knew how he could do such a thing.
"Doctor Zhou, you don't mean to not want a salary. Who wouldn't be happy about a salary increase? It's also one of the motivations for everyone to work. But if we only work for money, our professional skills will be limited. If we measure everything by money, we will eventually lose the original intention and heart of being a doctor or nurse, and lose our original goal. Is that right?"
Qiao Yu's last sentence was obviously directed at Zhou Can.
"Our beautiful lady Qiao is really conscious. You should learn from her. It doesn't matter if you don't understand now. Remember what I said. You can't just focus on money at work. If you want to achieve something in the professions of doctor or nurse, you can't just think about making money."
Zhou Can couldn't help but admire Qiao Yu even more.
She is the most conscious nurse Zhou Can has ever seen.
There are other nurses who are more ambitious than Qiao Yu, but their goals are not as clear as Qiao Yu's. They are eyeing higher positions, honorary titles, and incomes, but Qiao Yu always sticks to her lofty ideals and goals, and is determined to make achievements in nursing.
So, she naturally thought about studying abroad.
The only thing that people can create out of nothing is dreams.
Many children's dreams eventually become reality when they grow up. The same is true for adults. As long as you have a dream in your heart, the result is often not too bad.
By the time they arrived at General Cheng's Sichuan Restaurant, the lights were already on.
Because they got off work a little late today.
The restaurant is still very popular with many customers. With so many customers, the taste and service of this Sichuan restaurant must be good.
"Welcome, please come in, all four of you!"
A waitress in a short jacket greeted guests at the door.
"There's an empty table over there, is that ok?"
The waiter greeted the four people warmly.
"OK!"
Zhou Can has always adapted to the local customs and is not picky about food, drink and accommodation.
You can live in a big villa or in a hospital dormitory.
But now that he has a girlfriend, it would be inconvenient for him to live in the hospital dormitory. He rarely lives in the apartment anymore.
He moved all the equipment, including the one he used to practice medicine , into the house he lived with Su Qianqian.
As a man, who doesn’t like to be in a warm bed with a woman by his side?
That apartment has now basically become Jin Mingxi's single residence.
"Here is the menu. What would you like to eat?"
"Qiao Yu, come and order some food!"
Zhou Can felt that since she had eaten here several times and was familiar with the dishes, it would be safer to let her order.
"You don't have to save money for me. Just order whatever you want. Ma Xiaolan, Dr. Luo, the same goes for the two of you. If you see anything on the menu that suits your taste, just order it."
Zhou Can is never stingy when it comes to treating his subordinates to a meal.
He is willing to spend money, including treating his colleagues to midnight snacks and milk tea.
The mouth that eats the food is soft, the hand that takes the food is stingy.
His colleagues ate his food and would provide enthusiastic help at work or when he had something to do.
Qiao Yu ordered four dishes, a combination of meat and vegetables, and the prices were very reasonable.
Luo Shishen looked at the menu and ordered a special meat pie, five for 15 yuan, which was very cost-effective. Basically, it was half-sale and half-gift.
Ma Xiaolan pointed at a plate of spicy beef that cost 158 yuan and asked.
"Doctor Zhou, can I order?"
Since she asked this, how could Zhou Can refuse?
"Of course you can order. But there is a principle, no extravagance or waste."
Zhou Can doesn't care about one or two hundred dollars at all.
I just feel that Ma Xiaolan's qualities are far inferior to those of Qiao Yu and Luo Shishen.
When she saw Zhou Can was driving a BMW, the first thing she thought of was to grab the co-pilot seat. Don't think she doesn't understand, in fact, she knows the meaning of the co-pilot seat. Her subconscious thought was just to grab the co-pilot seat and get a higher position.
When ordering dishes at this moment, Qiao Yu fully demonstrated her excellent qualities of being virtuous and rational. The dishes she ordered were reasonably priced, nutritiously matched, and should taste good.
Ma Xiaolan, however, felt that Zhou Can drove a luxury car, was rich, and was taking advantage of the rich.
She directly ordered an "expensive dish" that was not much lower than the total price. These details would only make people have a worse impression of her and look down on her.
"Then give us one!"
Ma Xiaolan said to the waiter.
"Okay! Please have your drinks first. The dishes will be served to you when they are ready. We cook and serve them right here, so you may need to wait a little."
After the waiter served the four people, he took the menu to the kitchen.
" Thank you, Dr. Zhou!"
Ma Xiaolan took the initiative to pour water for Zhou Can and served him attentively.
"You're welcome, just enjoy your meal."
Zhou Can naturally wouldn't have any problem with her because of such a small matter.
"Look over there, they seem to be two people from ethnic minorities!"
Qiao Yu pointed to a table in the corner.
Ethnic minorities are not rare and have long been integrated into Han society. Their daily clothing is no different from that of Han people, and they only appear in formal attire during major festivals.
They wear clothes with their ethnic characteristics to show their joy.
In this regard, the Japanese may have copied our customs. In most people's impression, only those who wear kimonos are Japanese. In fact, the price of a kimono is very expensive, and the cheapest one costs two or three thousand.
Only when they have their coming-of-age ceremony will their parents be willing to spend such a large sum of money to buy their children a kimono.
And kimonos are only worn on major festivals, not every day.
Zhou Can looked in the direction Qiao Yu pointed and saw two middle-aged men eating and drinking there, one tall and one short, both of them were relatively fat. They wore headscarves and their clothes were also different from others.
“They should be Tibetans!”
Zhou Can's knowledge and experience are not comparable to ordinary people. This is one of the advantages of children from rich families, they are well-informed.
They have the opportunity to travel all over the country without ever having to worry about the cost.
For ordinary people’s children, some families have difficulty even paying tuition fees, so how can they have spare money to take their children traveling?
"Their clothes are so unique! They also eat much more food than we do."
Qiao Yu looked at Zhou Can with admiration, and then continued to stare at the two men.
In the frontier areas, because of the extremely cold and harsh living environment, they have been eating meat and drinking alcohol for generations in order to survive.
For example, people in Mongolia will be very hungry if you let them not eat meat for a meal.
For them, eating only rice and vegetables is simply unimaginable.
Whole steaks, blood sausages, and whole sheep are their staple foods. As for horse meat, they eat less of it. Horse is one of their daily means of transportation.
In the past, when there were no cars, horses were the only means of transportation.
Just like most southerners like to keep dogs to guard the house and rarely eat dog meat. People who keep dogs have deep feelings for their dogs and are reluctant to kill them for meat.
They, too, have a special affection for horses and rarely kill them for meat unless they unfortunately freeze to death.
Zhou Can discovered that the two men each carried a large bag, but he had no idea what was inside.
I felt like I had just arrived in the provincial capital to make a living.
After looking at it a few times, he didn't look at it again.
After the two men finished eating, they were not in a hurry to leave. The waiter did not dare to rush them. They just drank and talked, and looked towards the door from time to time.
After a while, the first dish was served on Zhou Can's table.
At this time, a short and fat man in a black coat hurried into the restaurant. After a quick look, he quickly locked onto the two ethnic minority men.
Walked over quickly.
The two sides had a brief conversation, and the ethnic minority man opened the bag, revealing the items inside.
They were bundles of Chinese medicinal herbs.
It turned out that they were two medicinal herb vendors from the border area.
After the three of them talked for a while, it seemed that they had not reached an agreement on the price, and the man in the black coat left somewhat unhappy.
"You guys eat first, I'll go over and take a look."
Zhou Can had no interest in these Chinese medicinal materials before, but now he is determined to find two main medicines for Su Qianqian, and he pays special attention to any clues that may lead to the purchase of those two main medicines.
He walked straight to their table.
"Hello, bosses!"
Zhou Can forced a smile and greeted the two of them.
"Hello!"
The short man also responded with a smile.
I was afraid that they would speak ethnic dialects, but fortunately, we could communicate in Mandarin.
"Just now I saw that what you have in your bag seems to be Chinese medicinal herbs. Are you selling them?"
Zhou Can asked the two of them.
"Yes!"
When the two looked at Zhou Can, there was vigilance in their eyes.
"I'm a doctor, and this is my ID. I also need to buy some Chinese medicinal herbs."
Zhou Can was very smart. He showed his ID to others first to gain their trust.
Then he told the two people that he also needed to purchase Chinese medicinal materials.
If you tell the other party directly that he only needs two main herbs, he will probably just shake his head and there will be no follow-up.
Interests are always something that concerns people.
The medicinal herbs these two people brought were not sold just now. They must have hoped to sell them as soon as possible, which gave Zhou Can an opportunity.
"What Chinese medicinal herbs do you need? All our herbs are wild herbs, and they are not cheap."
The short man was still responsible for talking to Zhou Can, while the tall man remained silent.
"Can you let me see your medicinal herbs? Our hospital needs to purchase a lot of them, but we have requirements on both price and quality."
Zhou Can didn't say anything final.
Leave room for maneuver.
After watching it, if you are not satisfied, you can leave at any time.
The short man hesitated for a few seconds, and finally opened the bag for Zhou Can to check.
“Are these wild?”
"certainly!"
The short man replied proudly.
"I want all of them. How much?"
Zhou Can was very generous. If the price was not too high, he would buy it and get in touch with the two people. He could take the opportunity to ask them to help find the two main herbs he needed.
In particular, there is still no news about the colorful toad.
According to historical records, the last three appeared in Nepal in 1924 and have never appeared since then.
