"This Wan Yunting is acting high and mighty again!"
Tian Xiangrong's small, sharp eyes were filled with jealousy and envy as he looked at the Xiuyuantang clinic across the way, its doorway crowded with people who had come seeking treatment. He spoke sarcastically.
Zhang Shunchang fanned himself with a palm-leaf fan and said, "We have no choice but to admit defeat."
"Indeed."
Xue Tonghua also sighed, "The opportunity was right in front of us, but unfortunately, our strength was insufficient, and Wan Yunting seized it. So, let's not be jealous or envious. We can only watch."
Liu Yuan's face was gloomy. Unable to watch any longer, he turned and returned to the tea room. Tian Xiangrong and Zhang Shunchang exchanged glances, then chuckled and shook their heads before following him in. The waiter poured them a pot of tea...
Xue Tonghua said, "Now that Wan Yunting is at the peak of his power, it will be difficult to deal with him."
"How can we deal with him now?"
Zhang Shunchang waved his fan, "In terms of family background, we can't compare to him. In terms of connections, we can't compare to him. And in terms of skill, we are even further behind."
"So, let's forget everything we said before. Let's never mention it again to avoid embarrassment."
"Sigh."
These words caused Tian Xiangrong and Xue Tonghua to laugh awkwardly, but Zhang Shunchang was speaking the truth; Wan Yunting's abilities were truly beyond their reach.
"Old Liu, you should say something," Tian Xiangrong looked at Liu Yuan, knowing he was undoubtedly displeased.
Liu Yuan took a sip of tea, slammed his cup onto the table heavily, and said coldly, "What else can I say?"
"Alright, then we'll take our leave."
Seeing this, Tian Xiangrong, Zhang Shunchang, and Xue Tonghua got up and left, bored.
Liu Yuan was left alone, his face dark, his eyes filled with ferocity. Gritting his teeth, he angrily declared, "Wan Yunting, I will bring you down...!"
Time flew to noon. Wan Yunting, who was seeing patients on the second floor, didn't even have time to go to the restroom. He was constantly treating people who had traveled specifically to see him, so busy he didn't even have time to drink water.
He didn't even have a lunch break, continuing until 2 PM, finally finishing with those who had registered and were waiting in line.
Just as he was about to relax, several luxury cars arrived outside. Gu Xintang, along with several leaders from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, personally visited with Ambassador Will of the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs and his entourage.
At the same time, many reporters also rushed over, instantly pushing Xiuyuantang into the spotlight.
Liu Yuan, Tian Xiangrong, and the people from their clinics watched as Ambassador Will personally visited Wan Yunting, making them incredibly envious and jealous.
And their earlier boast that Wan Yunting's Xiuyuantang wouldn't last until the end of the month now seemed like a ridiculous joke, causing Zhang Shunchang and Xue Tonghua to feel awkward and chuckle self-mockingly.
"Dr. Wan, Ambassador Will is returning tomorrow, but he insisted on coming to see you," Gu Xintang said with a smile as he met Wan Yunting, who was coming down from the second floor.
Ambassador Will, now beaming, was very excited to see Wan Yunting. He immediately clasped Wan Yunting's hands and said in English, "Mr. Wan, thank you. Thank you for saving me..."
Seeing the foreign ambassador's agitated state, his speech faltering, it was clear that he had perhaps prepared for the possibility of not returning to his country when he lay on the sickbed two days ago.
"Ambassador, you are too kind. Don't get too excited. Your health has just recovered, and excitement can affect your heart," Wan Yunting said calmly and humorously in English to Ambassador Will.
"Yes, yes, yes."
Ambassador Will nodded repeatedly, expressing his gratitude to Wan Yunting at length...
Finally, the two stood together, hands clasped, in front of the clinic for a commemorative photo. Ambassador Will did not linger. After having tea with Wan Yunting and Gu Xintang and their group upstairs for half an hour, they departed.
However, Ambassador Will's appearance once again placed Wan Yunting's name on the major news platforms in the capital, and he directly topped the trending list on Douyin!
This was another sensational event that resonated throughout the internet, sparking heated discussions among countless netizens. Simultaneously, his Douyin followers continued to surge.
Previously, due to certain events, his followers had dropped by several million. Now, with this resurgence, his followers had once again returned to the tens of millions.
In the afternoon, another large group of people specifically came to see him for treatment. Many fans also made the trip to Xiuyuantang to catch a glimpse of him, causing a stir. Many influencers even came to live stream, making Heping Street incredibly lively, almost turning it into a网红街 (influencer street).
However, more people were still focused on Wan Yunting's medical skills. Especially after various major sects had labeled Wan Yunting as practicing unorthodox methods, causing him to lose his position as Chairman of the Chinese Medicine Association and be banned from practicing medicine.
Now, after successfully treating Ambassador Will's heart condition, these issues were instantly dispelled.
In today's society, who would care about being unorthodox? Is a person holding a knife necessarily evil?
Therefore, many netizens on the internet had always supported Wan Yunting, believing that he was not an evil person just because he practiced some unconventional skills!
Conversely, those who were all talk and no action, espousing morality and righteousness, had undoubtedly committed many wicked deeds in private.
In this era of rapid information dissemination, what good deeds or bad deeds one committed could spread thousands of miles in just one minute; it was impossible to hide.
Wan Yunting continued his busy schedule until 8 PM. Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao had even come to help. After seeing the last of the registered patients, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Looking at Su Ke'er, Wang Zhuyu, Du Hua, and Li Yuxiu, who had been busy with him all day without even eating lunch, their faces tired and weary, Wan Yunting quickly beckoned everyone to leave and have dinner. As they were about to leave, he noticed a young man standing at the entrance. Wan Yunting recognized him as Niu Qingfeng, whom he had met yesterday at the Chinese Medicine Association office.
"Niu Qingfeng, right? I'm sorry, I was too busy today," Wan Yunting said apologetically.
"Dr. Wan, he seemed to have arrived this afternoon and has been helping us attend to the patients," Sun Xue said.
Du Hua, Wang Zhuyu, Su Ke'er, and Gu Luotang looked at Niu Qingfeng curiously. Niu Qingfeng smiled at Wan Yunting, "I saw Dr. Wan was busy, so I didn't dare to disturb you."
Wan Yunting smiled apologetically, "Why don't you join us for dinner, and you can tell me about your situation then."
Niu Qingfeng readily agreed with a happy nod. Wan Yunting then invited everyone to a nearby restaurant for dinner, booking a private room. He told Chen Lin and the others to order whatever they liked and then asked Niu Qingfeng, "Where is your grandfather?"
Niu Qingfeng replied, "He is resting at the hotel."
On the way, Su Ke'er, Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, and Du Hua had already heard Niu Qingfeng talk about his family's situation: their private sale of proprietary Chinese medicines and the 60 million yuan fine imposed by the drug administration, which astonished everyone.
"Dr. Wan, can this matter truly be resolved?"
Niu Qingfeng looked at Wan Yunting with hopeful eyes, as 60 million yuan was enough to break his entire Niu family.
Wan Yunting raised an eyebrow and asked, "How much money did you earn from selling them privately?"
Niu Qingfeng replied, "Including costs, it was over three million yuan."
Gu Luotang couldn't help but ask, "What illness does your family's ancestral secret formula treat?"
Niu Qingfeng explained, "It's a folk remedy for treating conditions like rheumatism, passed down from our ancestors for over two hundred years. Our ancestors also made and sold it themselves, but no one bothered back then."
"This time, it was because I started selling these medicines online that Liu Yong suddenly approached me, wanting to buy my grandfather's secret formula for 100,000 yuan. Of course, we refused."
"A few days later, the drug administration people came to investigate, saying my grandfather didn't have a medical practice license and related documents for self-made proprietary Chinese medicines. Based on this, they fined us 60 million yuan."
Qi Miaomiao commented, "A 60 million yuan fine is really too much."
"Exactly."
While eating, everyone expressed their sympathy for the Niu family's predicament.
Du Hua sighed, "Actually, this situation isn't unique to them. I once encountered a rural Chinese medicine practitioner who was fined over a million yuan simply for not having a medical practice license."
"But that elder's medical skills were incredibly impressive, and he cured many people's illnesses, yet he was still banned from practicing."
Wang Zhuyu also nodded, "This just goes to show that those in traditional Chinese medicine who are truly capable are always suppressed, while those with mediocre skills can hold high positions to suppress others, yet achieve nothing."
"The most important issue is the matter of obtaining a medical practice license!"
Du Hua stated solemnly, "Obtaining a medical practice license now not only requires proficiency in Chinese medicine but also necessitates meeting Western medicine qualifications!"
"Yes, that's it."
Niu Qingfeng said excitedly, "The reason my grandfather couldn't obtain one was precisely because he was required to study Western medicine-related knowledge as well."
Gu Luotang added, "Those who graduate from schools now generally need to have a combined proficiency in Chinese and Western medicine to get their diplomas, and the same applies to medical practice licenses."
"This is a flaw!"
Huang Yaoshi raised an eyebrow, "The current medical system is primarily based on Western medicine, and our traditional Chinese medicine is completely neglected. Therefore, it's impossible to simply obtain a Chinese medicine practice license."
Mo Yaolin chimed in, "That's why our traditional Chinese medicine is in such a state. It's the work of those people from back then!"
Du Hua argued, "Those people who support the development of Western medicine in our country are merely doing so because traditional Chinese medicine doesn't yield the profits they desire!"
"To put it bluntly, capital controls the market and suppresses our traditional Chinese medicine!" Huang Fuxiang said with a cold smile as he ate.
Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, and Du Hua nodded in agreement. Su Ke'er even said, "You haven't worked in large hospitals, so you wouldn't know about the many dark secrets."
"I once heard that some private hospital directors taught their doctors how to find ways to keep patients willing to stay in the hospital for treatment, turning minor illnesses into major ones, and squeezing out the patients' last drop of blood!"
Her words caused Chen Lin, Zeng Xiaomeng, Sun Xue, and Huang Pengyi to stare at Su Ke'er with surprise. Qi Miaomiao, standing nearby, sneered, "As expected, none of you Western medicine practitioners are good people."
"Hey, who are you calling that?"
Su Ke'er's large, bright eyes widened, and she glared at Qi Miaomiao, "Not all doctors are like that. Do you dare say that all you traditional Chinese medicine doctors are good people?"
Qi Miaomiao's almond-shaped eyes also widened, and she was about to retort when Gu Luotang, holding her arm, stopped her. Wan Yunting also waved his hand to stop them, saying, "Whether it's traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine, it all boils down to human nature."
Niu Qingfeng gritted his teeth and said, "Dr. Wan, I suspect that Liu Yong colluded with people in the drug administration to deliberately impose such a high fine. Yesterday, when I went to the Chinese Medicine Association to argue with him, he mentioned that as long as we handed over our ancestral secret formula, he would ask the drug administration to reduce the fine!"
These words made Wan Yunting raise an eyebrow. "It seems we need to investigate if Liu Yong has any private dealings with people in the drug administration. We need to find evidence to make things easier."
"Indeed, there's something wrong. Even if there's a fine, it certainly wouldn't be this much," Du Hua and the others said.
Niu Qingfeng pleaded, "Dr. Wan, you must find a way for me. If we are truly fined 60 million yuan, our entire Niu family, even if we paid with our lives, couldn't come up with that much money."
Wan Yunting nodded, "Don't worry. I'll have someone investigate this matter with the drug administration to see if there are any hidden circumstances. If Liu Yong truly colluded with someone in the drug administration to impose this fine on you, I will definitely ensure justice is served."
"Okay, thank you, Dr. Wan. Thank you so much," Niu Qingfeng said emotionally, repeatedly expressing his gratitude.
Wan Yunting smiled and said, "Let's eat. After eating, go back and comfort your grandfather, don't let the old man worry too much."
Niu Qingfeng nodded, picked up his wine glass, and toasted...