"Is she feeling uncomfortable in any way during this time?" Wan Yunting asked Ruan Xingwen while taking Song Moyi's pulse.
"She's been doing very well. She's been taking her medicine diligently as you instructed, and there haven't been any relapses or discomfort," Ruan Xingwen replied, nodding.
She had actually taken her daughter for a check-up a few days prior, and her condition had improved significantly, even shocking the doctors at the hospital.
"That's good to hear."
Wan Yunting withdrew his hand, looked at Song Moyi with a gentle gaze, and smiled, "Student Song, you've recovered very well. However, you still need to take your medicine on time every day and avoid strenuous activities. If you continue to persevere, you'll be able to play like other children soon."
"Mhm, thank you, Teacher Wan," Song Moyi said happily.
"Thank you, Teacher Wan..."
Ruan Xingwen also thanked him with a smile, the heavy stone that had been weighing on her heart gradually lifting.
Her husband had passed away from heart disease, and when her daughter was diagnosed with the same condition a few years ago, Ruan Xingwen had been in constant fear, terrified of anything happening to her daughter.
Now, seeing her daughter's condition not only controlled but also gradually recovering and becoming as healthy as a normal child, Ruan Xingwen couldn't help but be overjoyed and grateful to Wan Yunting.
Next was acupuncture treatment for Song Moyi. About forty minutes later, Wan Yunting removed the silver needles from her. Ruan Xingwen tidied her daughter's clothes, and they walked out together.
Wan Yunting said, "Continue taking the same medicine. From now on, you don't need to come once a week. We'll switch to acupuncture treatment once every half month. The frequency will decrease over time, which indicates your daughter is recovering very quickly, faster than I even expected."
"Okay, thank you so much, Teacher Wan."
Ruan Xingwen was even happier to hear this. Seeing Wan Yunting organizing the needles, she asked, "Teacher Wan, are you free tonight? I'd like to invite you over for a simple dinner at our home."
"I just want to express my sincere gratitude. If we hadn't met you, Moyi's illness might not have improved by now, so please don't refuse."
Wan Yunting paused for a moment, knowing he couldn't decline this time. "Alright, but not tonight. I've already promised a friend I'd have dinner at her place. Perhaps another day."
"How about tomorrow evening then?" Ruan Xingwen asked.
"Alright, then I'll gratefully accept."
Wan Yunting nodded with a smile, wrote a receipt and handed it to Ruan Xingwen. After chatting with her for a while, he saw the mother and daughter off...
"Xiao Wan..."
Just as Jiang Yichun and Li Chengde came up, they saw Wan Yunting and were delighted, "You're finally back."
"Elder Jiang, Director Li, you're back."
Wan Yunting greeted Jiang Yichun and Li Chengde and invited them to sit in the chairs in the consultation room. "I just received a call from Xiao Yang and heard you were back at the hospital, so we rushed back."
Wan Yunting poured two cups of water and brought them over, smiling, "Ms. Ruan brought her daughter today, so I came back early."
"That's great."
Jiang Yichun patted him on the shoulder and laughed, "We saw the news about you in Singapore, apprehending drug dealers with the police. Haha, Old Li and I thought you were going to be a police officer and not come back to be a doctor."
Wan Yunting waved his hand with a smile and said, "I went to Singapore to cooperate with the police in catching drug dealers for specific reasons. Now that the matter is resolved, I naturally had to return."
"Good, good, good. We're relieved you're back," Jiang Yichun nodded and smiled, truly fearing that Wan Yunting wouldn't return.
"By the way, Elder Jiang..."
Wan Yunting then asked curiously, "I heard from others that Principal Gu is organizing a discussion on educational reform. What's going on with that?"
Mentioning this matter, Jiang Yichun's old face darkened, and he said with great annoyance, "It's all because of the opposition from people in the capital! Principal Gu is currently pushing for the reform of traditional Chinese medicine education, and they've come here to impeach Principal Gu!"
"Impeach?"
Wan Yunting was surprised, "Is it that serious?"
"The person from the capital is Sima Hongyun, the Vice Chairman of the National Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He's here in Huadu this time to revoke Principal Gu's decision to popularize traditional Chinese medicine education for third-graders in elementary school."
Li Chengde sighed and said, "In short, he believes that Principal Gu acted unilaterally without the approval of the Chairman of the Beijing Association when opening the TCM department for third-graders in elementary school, which is a violation of the inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine!"
"Hmph, speaking of this makes me angry."
Jiang Yichun's old eyes glared, and he apologized, "Their Sima family in the Beijing TCM circles are patrons of the powerful and wealthy. They charge fifty thousand yuan for a student to become their disciple, yet the students they train are merely mediocre doctors with half-baked skills."
"Instead, their core medical techniques, such as the Tai Huang Qian Kun Needle Technique, are never taught to outsiders; they are only passed down to disciples within their Sima family."
"Furthermore, those students who paid a fortune at the TCM academies run by the Sima family and learned mediocre skills, relying on the Sima family's authority as chairmen of the National TCM Association, get assigned to the TCM departments of major hospitals nationwide as physicians. How can they improve the future of TCM by doing this?"
Jiang Yichun's words were sharp and exposed the reasons for the decline of TCM in society today!
Because there are too many mediocre physicians in society now, and some who don't understand at all but spread and falsify TCM techniques on various online platforms...
The most typical example is a viral trend that recently appeared on Douyin: "So, after a month of internal struggle, I made a decision that goes against my ancestors and donated my ancestral secret formula to society for free...!" This meme became extremely popular online.
What's even more ridiculous is that the person involved was the vice president of Beijing He Ren Tang TCM Hospital, named Chen Wenrong. He promoted how powerful his TCM was on various health programs and online platforms, but he still got into trouble, causing significant impact on society.
However, the blame was placed on TCM!
This is why society has increasing prejudice against TCM. It's precisely because of these mediocre doctors who don't practice TCM and only have half-baked skills that TCM's reputation has been tarnished, making it difficult for people to believe if TCM can actually cure diseases.
"If TCM is not reformed and new educational paths are not explored, in less than a few decades, the entire society will completely eliminate TCM. By then, we will truly be violating ancestral heritage," Jiang Yichun shook his head and sighed.
Wan Yunting nodded as he listened. Although he wasn't very familiar with the current TCM climate in the few months since his release, he at least understood that the reforms Principal Gu Yuanbai was making to TCM education were correct.
At least, even young children like Song Moyi can now recall the names of some Chinese medicinal herbs and know about the history of TCM, which demonstrates the changes brought about by educational reform.
"When will the TCM educational reform discussion meeting be held this time?" Wan Yunting asked subsequently.
"It will start at nine o'clock the day after tomorrow. Physicians from all over the country are already arriving to discuss and finalize the educational reform," Li Chengde said.
Jiang Yichun said, "Xiao Wan, you've returned at just the right time. Come with us to attend this discussion meeting."
"Okay."
Wan Yunting nodded. He also wanted to attend the conference and see the final outcome.
Most importantly, he wanted to see the people from the Sima family!
Now that his own matters have reached a conclusion, it's time to seek justice for his master, the Ghost Hand Medical Saint, and fulfill his dying wish!