Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 1096 American fanboy Jin Wubing, seemingly good guy Chen Mike (Bonus chapter for monthly tickets: 3K)

After checking on the patients at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, I found that there were only a few overseas Chinese businessmen left in the ward.

Those still hospitalized are the ones with more serious conditions, but they are almost fully recovered now.

Now another batch of overseas Chinese businessmen are coming to the hospital, which will keep the number of patients going.

Early in the morning, Lao Hu took Li Chengzhu and Isabella Dupont to tour the dialect area.

The main purpose is to meet with the dialect group and talk about their plans for the day.

Fang Yan is the company's major technical shareholder, so we still need to tell him about today's arrangements.

Although Lao Hu had already told Fang Yan all the plans for today last night, I still had to pretend to go through with it this morning.

After all, Fang Yan was clearly drunk when he left yesterday.

That's what you call going all the way in a play.

In addition, Fang Yan gave Li Chengzhu a follow-up examination. Her previous heart problem had been alleviated after Fang Yan's treatment, and she no longer needed to engage in strenuous exercise.

However, Fang Yan discovered that she was still not fully recovered.

After asking, I learned that although he hadn't been doing strenuous exercise, he had been drinking and staying up late a lot lately.

Fortunately, Fangyan still has some new health supplements that the research institute sent over last time.

So several dialects were selected and given to Li Chengzhu.

"This is called Heart-Protecting and Pulse-Stabilizing Pill. Its ingredients include American ginseng, Panax notoginseng, Rhodiola rosea, and a small amount of musk ketone. It can replenish qi and nourish yin, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, enhance myocardial oxygen tolerance, and promote blood circulation through aromatic opening of the orifices."

"To meet international standards, we use freeze-drying technology to concentrate the active ingredients. However, we may eventually consider changing this pill into capsule form for easier carrying and consumption."

"There's also an oral liquid for relieving hangovers and protecting the liver; these pills sell very well in Hong Kong."

"Finally, there's a 'Traffic and Kidney-Soothing Pill' that can help repair damage from staying up late. It's different from the others, so take it before you go to bed."

Fang Yan explained the things to Li Chengzhu as he spoke. There wasn't much to put there, so he just grabbed a new file folder and put it in.

Li Chengzhu happily accepted it and said to Fang Yan:

"It still has to be you who knows how to care about me."

After saying that, he sighed again:
"Why did you get married so young? Didn't you even wait for me?"

"..." Fang Yan was speechless. This woman liked to pull these kinds of ridiculous things just to make their relationship seem different in front of Isabella DuPont.

Cecil Morrow, acting as the translator, covered his mouth and quietly translated all the conversation to Isabella.

Just then, Cecil Morrow asked in dialect:

"Mr. Fang, could we have a copy of those things from earlier?"

Fang Yan turned to her and said:
"These medicines of mine have not passed the European standard testing."

Cecil said to the dialect:

"No, it's Ms. Isabella who wants to use it herself."

Fang Yan nodded upon hearing this, and then took out another copy from the drawer.

He handed it over directly to her. Normally, Fang Yan should have taken her pulse at this point, but he didn't. If Isabella wanted to, she would have asked for it herself.

Fang Yan now feels that she is more interested in the medicines she produces.

After seeing Lao Hu off, Fang Yan went to the outpatient building. Today, Fang Yan was seeing four patients as usual.

His consultation room, which hadn't been opened for a long time, finally opened.

The other students were eager to learn how to use dialects to treat illnesses, but they also had other tasks to complete today.

And their people arrived even earlier than the patients with the dialect.

Long queues had already formed before work even started.

So after a brief morning meeting, everyone immediately got to work.

Fang Yan returned to her clinic and began preparing for her patients that day.

Before long, people arrived.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the Lin siblings, along with Chen Mike and Jin Wubing.

"You're not here to see a doctor, are you?" Fang Yan asked them, glancing behind them to make sure no one from the Ministry of Health or the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office was with them.

Lin Wenfeng, standing to the side, said to Fang Yan:
"The patients who are scheduled to see us today are still preparing. We discussed it with Director Liao last night and applied to come over today to learn more."

Mike Chen also said with a smile:

"Yes, everyone wants to see how Dr. Fang usually sees patients?"

Jin Wubing, standing to the side, coolly remarked:

“You are the doctor who cured Mr. Situ Chi. In my eyes, you have surpassed all other doctors, so even if no one else comes, I will definitely come.”

"I'm sure I can learn something very useful from you today."

Lin Suxin nodded at Fang Yan, seemingly with a hint of admiration.

Fang Yan actually thought they had come to discuss cooperation, but it turned out they wanted to see his medical skills first. But then again, that makes sense, since they are doctors first and businessmen second.

The only one whose dialect is still a bit unclear is Chen Mike.

He seemed to have a very simple purpose, without any other ulterior motives. But that was precisely what was most abnormal.

The Lin siblings came for business cooperation, Jin Wubing came to learn with his江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) habits, and He You and Huang Qiming, who did not come, had other plans.

Chen Mike alone had neither commercial interests nor a clear political stance, simply stating that he "wanted to see Dr. Fang for treatment." This "simplicity" in a complex environment seemed rather out of place.

A closer look at Mike Chen's background reveals that he is known in the United States for treating athletes' injuries, and these clients often involve commercial insurance and high medical expenses.

His experience in advocating for the legalization of acupuncture demonstrates his deep understanding of the operating rules of the American healthcare system.

In this situation, his complete silence about making money is suspicious.

They either deliberately downplay their commercial intentions or are hiding a deeper purpose.

It is worth noting that, as a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine in the United States, Chen Mike's place is actually quite difficult to be completely unaffected by capital.

He maintained a detached attitude, as if to avoid any obvious association with other overseas Chinese medical groups.

In the context of a complex medical environment where multiple forces are vying for influence, and everyone else is offering sweet words and incentives, his "overly naive" nature is precisely what warrants the most vigilance.

This reminded Fang Yan of the "masking effect" in psychology:
When everyone in an environment is wearing a mask, the person who looks the most authentic is most likely to be wearing the most sophisticated mask.

Given that this person came from the United States, Fang Yan decided it was best to be wary of him.

"Shouldn't there be two more people? Why aren't they together?" Fang Yan asked He You and Huang Qiming.

Lin Wenfeng said:
“We set off together and just happened to meet. The other two gentlemen probably had other things to do.”

Fang Yan nodded and said:

"Then please find a place to sit. The patient will probably be here a while longer."

The group nodded in agreement and, without any hesitation, found a seat and sat down.

At this moment, Xie Chunrong brought in boiling water and served tea to Fang Yan alone. However, when she saw that there were other people, she went to get some more cups and brewed tea for everyone.

Fang Yan originally wanted to take this opportunity to test Chen Mike, but as soon as Jin Wubing sat down, he started asking Fang Yan a barrage of questions, and no one else could get a word in edgewise.

These are all questions about traditional Chinese medicine that he has accumulated over the years; they are not too difficult, but some are tricky.

After the dialect explanation was completed, Jin Wubing quickly wrote it down.

Just as Fang Yan was about to ask more questions, Jin Wubing rolled up his sleeve again, revealing a light brown old scar on his forearm:
"Dr. Fang, this injury is from a rugby collision three years ago. Western medicine says it's ligament calcification, and acupuncture only provides relief for three days. How can it be treated?"

He traced circles on the scar with his finger and continued:
“I used the iron-infused liquor from our Chinatown clinic to rub it, but the more I rubbed it, the harder it became.”

Fang Yan pressed down on his forearm and lightly flicked the calcified area with his thumb: "This is a combination of phlegm and blood stasis."

He took out the sea dragon needle and applied it to the acupoints around the scar, asking:

"Is there strychnine in your 'Ironclad Liquor'?"

“Yes, I do!” Jin Wubing replied.

"If the dryness is too strong, it will actually harden the phlegm and blood stasis into lumps."

Then, in the local dialect, they used needles to remove phlegm.

He then instructed Xie Chunrong:
"Take three grams of Mengshi Guntan Pills, mix them with vinegar, and apply them around the needle hole."

After Jin Wubing received this treatment, the others finally had a chance to speak.
But just then, the people outside arrived.

Jin Wubing stood up like a young apprentice and said to Fang Yan:

"I'll assist you. If you need anything later, just let me know."

Although the child spoke rather quietly, it was clear that he truly respected the dialect.

Today's patient was brought in directly by Director Liao.

Among the people who came with them were He You and Huang Qiming.

Sure enough, Fang Yan knew that the two of them would definitely be there.

As Director Liao was leaving, he reminded Fang Yan that the people who came for medical treatment today were overseas Chinese businessmen with whom he had already begun cooperation.

Fang Yan then realized that the people who came for the consultation today were all old friends with whom he had worked for a long time.

This aligns with the consistent logic that every time a group of overseas Chinese businessmen returns, the first day or two are always filled with this type of personnel.

Judging from the dialect, they were probably from Southeast Asia or Hong Kong/Macau.

However, the person who came back this time wasn't as famous as before, so people in the dialect couldn't quite guess who it was.

"First one, please come in!" Xie Chunrong called out to the people outside.

He is now the designated assistant physician for the dialect.

Immediately after the announcement, someone came in. However, this time the person who came in surprised Fang Yan. They didn't walk in, nor were they pushed in by a wheelchair. Instead, they were pushed in on a bed.

The bed still had IV fluids hanging on it, and medical staff were with the patient.

Fang Yan was taken aback. At this moment, He You leaned closer and whispered to him:
"This came from Hong Kong; they say it's lung cancer."

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(End of this chapter)