Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 925 Director Liao really trusts you! Old Hu's sense of crisis (Bonus chapter for monthly tickets: 3K)

"It'll be better by tomorrow morning?" Director Liao asked, somewhat surprised.

He hadn't expected the efficiency to be so high.

Fang Yan nodded:
"Yes, your swelling and stiffness are caused by stagnation of meridians in your legs, which obstructs the flow of qi and blood. The dampness and blood stasis combine to cause swelling and stiffness. The absence of pitting edema indicates that serious fluid accumulation has not yet occurred. Fortunately, you discovered it early, so it has not developed into a serious problem and will recover relatively well."

"I see..." Director Liao suddenly realized.

Then he said to the dialect:

"You were able to determine my situation based solely on what I said over the phone?"

He said in dialect:

"When you mentioned that your leg suddenly swelled up after you took a nap, I immediately thought of a few possibilities."

"Then I first asked if there was a pit after pressing. If there is pitting edema, it indicates water retention, such as kidney disease or heart failure. However, you confirmed that there was no pitting, so I initially ruled out simple water retention syndrome and pointed to blood stasis or qi stagnation."

"Then you mentioned the pain when stepping on the ground and the stiffness in your right leg, which actually indicates that the meridians are blocked and the flow of qi and blood is obstructed, which is consistent with the TCM pathogenesis of 'pain due to obstruction'."

"In addition, the purple patches indicate blood stasis, and the small red dots around them are signs of blood heat or heat caused by prolonged stasis."

"So next, I'll ask you to check if there are any bluish-purple blood vessels bulging under your tongue, because in Traditional Chinese Medicine, the veins under the tongue reflect the state of blood stasis throughout the body, and bluish-purple swelling further confirms the blood stasis syndrome."

Director Liao felt the cool breeze on his feet and asked Fang Yan with great interest:

"What if there are other symptoms besides sudden swelling?"

He said in dialect:

"If pitting edema is accompanied by fatigue, it may be due to spleen deficiency and dampness; if there is obvious redness, swelling, heat and pain, it tends to be due to damp heat descending. Your symptoms do not match either of them, so I have identified blood stasis and dampness."

Upon hearing this, Director Liao suddenly realized what was happening, and then said with a smile:

"Oh, thank you so much for troubling me. I had to call you over in the middle of the night."

"I didn't think about anything at the time, I just remembered to call you."

Fang Yan said with a smile:
"That's because the leaders trust me."

Director Liao said:
"By the way, besides your family, does anyone else know about this?"

Fang Yan responded truthfully:
“Hu Daohu is at my house, he knows that. Also, he knows that I called the hospital director to ask him to help me get medicine from the Chinese medicine pharmacy.”

Director Liao nodded:

"Okay, that's fine."

Then he changed the subject and asked Fang Yan:

"By the way, how are your company and the secret formula research institute doing now?"

He said in dialect:

"Thank you for your concern. The production line at the company has just been installed and is already operational..."

Next, Fang Yan and Director Liao began their work report session.

The two chatted for half an hour, and around 11:50, the medicine was finally ready.

Secretary Zhou brought over the medicine.

Fang Yan checked the time and told him to leave it for now, while she went to get the needle for Director Liao.

The needle felt cool when it was in, but now that it's been removed, I can't feel it anymore. Director Liao was a little reluctant to let it go.

After all, the feeling of that cool breeze is quite nice.

He watched as Fang Yan put the needle away and placed it in an exquisite sandalwood box, and asked curiously:

"This set of needles doesn't seem to be the same one we gave you before, does it?"

He said in dialect:

"Didn't you break four Heavenly Craft Needles during the last treatment of Ma Wenying?"

He patted the box:
“This was specially sent by Ma Youxin from Haojiang. It’s called a sea dragon needle. He said it was used by the Tanka people’s witch doctors in Quanzhou.”

Director Liao asked curiously:
"What's the difference?"

He said in dialect:

"This needle is quite stimulating, and it is much more effective than other needles in clearing the meridians."

"It also contains ambergris and pearl powder, and the needle handle is made of giant clam shell and tortoise shell, which is much more efficient than silver needles produced by ordinary factories."

Director Liao asked curiously:

"Really? I thought all silver needles were pretty much the same."

Fang Yan propped Director Liao's legs up on the stool and then said:
"The difference is quite significant, but the prerequisite is that the acupuncturist must thoroughly understand the needling technique and can only feel it when advancing in their skills. Ordinary acupuncturists cannot really sense it."

"Is there a turning point?" Director Liao asked.

Fang Yan thought for a moment and said:

"Every needle strikes the vital energy."

Director Liao had probably heard of the concept of "deqi" before, so he didn't ask further. He simply spoke in the dialect:

"That level is quite difficult."

Fang Yan thought to himself, "It's really difficult. Even my master, Lu Donghua, couldn't do it."

That's why these various needles aren't widely used. But if more people used them and created a market demand, then all kinds of silver needles would surely flourish.

Then Fang Yan touched the medicine bowl with the back of his hand and said:
"Alright, the medicine is warm enough now, drink it!"

Director Liao nodded, then picked up the glass and gulped it down.

After Director Liao finished drinking, Secretary Zhou immediately took the bowl and brought him a cup of tea to rinse his mouth.

Fang Yan glanced at his watch; it was already midnight.

He said to Director Liao:
"Alright, it's about time. You can rest now. The swelling should go down after a good night's sleep."

Director Liao nodded:

"Okay, thank you for making the trip."

Fang Yan said to him:
"It's not hard work. Call me anytime if you need anything."

Director Liao nodded.

Then he said to Secretary Zhou:

"See Director Fang off for me, then you can go and rest too."

Secretary Zhou nodded.

Then he and Fang Yan left the courtyard together.

At the door, Secretary Zhou said to Fang Yan, "Director Fang is truly trusted by Director Liao. He didn't even notify the medical team before calling you."

"I was shocked when I heard that his foot was swollen."

Fang Yan said to him:
"Director Liao is showing consideration for the medical team's hard work on the night shift. Besides, this kind of sudden meridian emergency is a specialty of traditional Chinese medicine. It is also thanks to your timely cooperation in preparing the medicine that it is effective so quickly."

A single sentence in dialect resolved the potential conflict, highlighted the unique nature of the incident, and affirmed Secretary Zhou's role.

Upon hearing Fang Yan's words, Secretary Zhou was taken aback, then smiled and said:

"Haha, Director Fang is not only a good doctor, but also a good talker. No wonder Director Liao likes you."

Fang Yan said to Secretary Zhou:
"Then Secretary Zhou should get some rest as well. I'll be going now."

Secretary Zhou nodded:

"Okay, take care on your journey."

Fang Yan then got into the car, left Director Liao's house, and headed towards Xiehe Hospital.

It was late at night, and there wasn't a soul on the street. The only thing you could see were sentries standing guard in front of government offices. Everything else was eerily quiet.

It took Fang Yan seven or eight minutes to get to the Xiehe parking lot. The hospital director arrived as soon as Fang Yan got out of the car.

He asked in dialect:

"Why are you back so soon?"

"You're still awake?" Fang Yan asked the dean with some surprise.

The dean said:

"Hey, why would I sleep? The emergency medical team is already prepared and ready to bring you back at any time."

After he finished speaking, he asked:
"By the way, has the central medical team taken over over there?"

Fang Yan shook his head and said:
"I've already had the acupuncture and taken the medicine, and I'm fine now."

"Huh?" The dean was taken aback.

Fang Yan locked the car and said to the dean:

"It's true, early detection makes the situation easier to manage, and the condition has been brought under control."

Hearing Fang Yan say this, the dean finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he turned to the vice dean behind him and said:

"Alright, alright, let the emergency medical team disperse, everything's fine now."

The vice dean nodded and did as instructed.

Now only Fang Yan and the dean were left in the parking lot.

The two greeted each other and walked together towards the outside of Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

On the way, the dean asked Fang Yan:

"By the way, was Director Liao the first person to call you?"

He said in dialect:

"Yes, he noticed something was wrong and thought he shouldn't alert the medical team yet, but should ask me first."

The dean nodded, stroked his chin, and said:
"That's true. He still has confidence in your medical skills, and since he called in the central medical team, there will be a lot more to deal with later. Who knows, the higher-ups might think he's too old for the job and want to replace him."

"It's best to call you that."

Fang Yan was taken aback when he heard the dean's analysis.

He still hadn't expected there to be this part.

It seems I still know too little about officialdom.

……

Fang Yan then first escorted the dean back to the outside of the villa community, and then returned to his own courtyard house.

The mahjong game at home has stopped, but everyone is still awake.

They were all chatting in the main hall with the TV on.

After Fang Yan returned, everyone started asking him questions all at once.

"It's nothing, just a minor problem. It'll be fine by tomorrow morning," Fang Yan replied.

Looking at the time, it was already past midnight, so Fang Yan told everyone to rest.

There's a gathering tomorrow.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that Director Liao had been cured by Fang Yan.

After all, it is one of the major supporters of dialects.

If he falls, all that will be left is the deputy minister of health.

When the new person in charge of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office takes office, they won't know how he will handle things.

Many of the plans that Fang Yan and Lao Hu have made still need Director Liao's help; he can't afford to get into trouble.

Thankfully, Fang Yan stepped in and solved the problem; now everyone has gone to sleep.

Old Hu was the last to leave; he planned to sleep at Fang Yan's house tonight.

After everyone else had left, he said to Fang Yan:

"Is Director Liao really alright?"

Fang Yan was both amused and exasperated, and said:
"It's okay."

Hearing Fang Yan's words, Lao Hu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He spoke in dialect:

“I think we should get more emergency medicine. Our backers are all getting old, and they'll really come in handy sometimes. You have no idea how much trouble it would cause if something happened to any of them after you left this time…”

"After all, we've already invested so much."

Fang Yan nodded:
"Well, you don't need to worry too much, but what you said does make sense. I think I'll ask Zeng Luquan tomorrow and see what his thoughts are on emergency medications."

Upon hearing this, Lao Hu slapped his thigh:
"Yes, it just so happens that many experts will be there tomorrow. Let's discuss a set of emergency procedures. Your team can handle the batch maintained by the China Academy of Engineering Physics, and do the emergency procedures."

Fang Yan nodded:
"Okay, then it's decided."

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Happy May Day everyone! Wishing you good health and a happy mood every day!
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