"Principal Gu, why are you here?"
Sister Yan, who was at the front desk on the first floor, immediately greeted Gu Yuanbai, who walked in wearing a white Tang suit.
"What's going on today? Why are there so many people?"
Gu Yuanbai noticed that some people were sitting in the lobby on the first floor, waiting for Wan Yunting to see them.
"Yes."
Sister Yan smiled, "There were even more people in the morning. They all came to see Doctor Wan."
"Oh."
Gu Yuanbai was a little confused. Sister Yan said, "It's all because Doctor Wan received an honorary medal yesterday. He's quite famous online now, so these people specifically came to see him."
"So that's how it is."
Gu Yuanbai, understanding, nodded and smiled. It seemed Wan Yunting's fame was growing. "Is Director Jiang in?"
"Yes, he's also seeing patients. Principal Gu, I'll take you upstairs."
Saying that, Sister Yan led Gu Yuanbai upstairs. Jiang Yichun and Li Chengde, who were coming out of a consultation room, were chatting in the hallway. Upon seeing Gu Yuanbai coming up, they were surprised. "Old Gu, why are you here?"
"Well, I'm here to talk to you about establishing an association."
Gu Yuanbai had come specifically today to discuss this matter with Wan Yunting and Jiang Yichun.
Taking advantage of the ongoing attention from the Sima Hongyun incident, Gu Yuanbai wanted to quickly finalize the establishment of the Lingnan Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Association.
"Alright, let's talk in my office."
Jiang Yichun nodded with a smile and invited Gu Yuanbai to his office for tea. At the same time, he said to Li Chengde, "Director Li, go check on Xiao Wan. If it's really necessary, take over for him. He's been seeing patients all noon. Let him come over to rest and have lunch."
"Okay, I'll go take over for him right away."
Li Chengde nodded and went to Wan Yunting's consultation room. Seeing that he was still seeing a patient, Li Chengde said, "Xiao Wan, Principal Gu is here. Elder Jiang asked me to take over for you. You should go to his office and eat your meal first."
"Alright, I'll finish seeing this elder brother first..."
Wan Yunting responded and insisted on finishing seeing the elder brother in front of him. However, seeing that there were two more people outside, he decided to spend another half an hour finishing their consultations. Then, he asked Sister Yan at the front desk to arrange for others to go directly to Dai Qiuyue's or Director Li's consultation rooms.
"Elder Jiang, Principal Gu, you're here."
Wan Yunting walked in and politely greeted Principal Gu with a smile. Jiang Yichun waved him over, "Xiao Wan, come over and sit. Have some tea and eat your lunch first. You've been busy all afternoon."
"Alright, thank you, Elder Jiang..."
Wan Yunting sat down, took the cup of tea handed to him by Jiang Yichun, drank it, and then opened his already cold lunch.
"Old Jiang, with Xiao Wan, this people's anti-drug hero, presiding over your Traditional Chinese Medicine department, you're bound to become famous." Principal Gu looked at Wan Yunting, who was eating, and said with a smile to Jiang Yichun.
Wan Yunting quickly looked up, waving his right hand, which was holding chopsticks, and said with a smile, "Principal Gu, you're flattering me too much."
"Haha..."
Jiang Yichun and Gu Yuanbai burst into laughter. "Xiao Wan, don't be modest now. You saw it today. If it weren't for you, this great hero who received a special honorary medal, would so many people be flocking to our Traditional Chinese Medicine department? So, we're all benefiting from your good fortune."
"No, no, no, most of them are here to watch the excitement. When the hype dies down in a few days, they won't come anymore." Wan Yunting said with a smile while eating.
"That's not necessarily true."
Jiang Yichun took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and smiled, "With your medical skills, it won't be long before even more people come to see you."
Seeing the two elders constantly praising him, Wan Yunting could only smile and didn't know what to say.
"By the way, Xiao Wan, I want to establish our Lingnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Association as soon as possible. Do you have any suggestions?" Returning to the main topic, Gu Yuanbai looked at Wan Yunting and asked earnestly.
After all, the establishment of their own Traditional Chinese Medicine Association was first proposed by Wan Yunting. Coupled with his influence, Gu Yuanbai came to see him today to gauge if he had any other thoughts or ideas.
"Elder Gu, in my opinion, we should establish the association as soon as possible. We can't delay any longer."
Wan Yunting put down his chopsticks and said earnestly to Gu Yuanbai and Jiang Yichun, "The public outcry on the internet regarding the Sima Hongyun incident is huge right now. Everyone is condemning the Sima family. Therefore, we should take this opportunity to state our position!"
"Yes, I agree with what Xiao Wan said."
Jiang Yichun nodded and said to Gu Yuanbai, "Moreover, I spoke with Old Ding yesterday. His intention is also to break away from the Sima family's Traditional Chinese Medicine Association!"
Gu Yuanbai nodded, his old brows furrowed. In fact, he had been contacting his association president friends in other provinces these past few days. From their conversations, he learned that they were dissatisfied with the Sima family's actions.
They believed that the regulations and restrictions set by the Sima family for the current Traditional Chinese Medicine Association had severely impacted the future development of Chinese medicine!
After all, the Sima family currently controlled the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association. For profit, the Sima family had established the Sima Medical School in the capital, which widely accepted disciples. The tuition fee alone was as high as five to six hundred thousand yuan, and those who truly wanted to learn more had to pay extra.
This was because apprentices who graduated from the Sima Medical School were assigned to the Traditional Chinese Medicine departments of major hospitals nationwide.
Therefore, many people were willing to spend this money to send their children to study at the Sima Medical School for two to three years, and then they would be assigned to work in major hospitals after graduation.
As a result, most of the Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors in hospital departments today were incompetent physicians who couldn't even properly diagnose a pulse.
This phenomenon had already caused dissatisfaction among many Traditional Chinese Medicine families in various provinces across the country. Because the Sima family did not stop there; they also stipulated that disciples from every Traditional Chinese Medicine family must apply for a graduation certificate and a practicing license from the Sima Medical School before they could start working.
However, this application for a graduation certificate was not free. It would cost a total of five hundred thousand yuan to get it processed.
It was precisely because of this that people from Traditional Chinese Medicine families in various provinces and regions now felt disgusted and opposed to this approach by the Sima family.
However, with Sima Wentang of the Sima family being the chairman of the National Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, any opposition, no matter how loud, would be suppressed by the Sima family through various means.
At the same time, it could be said that almost all the people in the capital's Traditional Chinese Medicine circle were supporters of the Sima family, which was why the Sima family could so brazenly harm the interests of others.
"Alright, we'll hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the matter of establishing the association," Gu Yuanbai nodded and said to Wan Yunting and Jiang Yichun.
"Okay."
Wan Yunting nodded, and then Jiang Yichun said, "We need to carefully consider who to invite to the meeting. Especially that old fellow Weng Dehai, he's completely in league with the Sima family. He absolutely cannot attend tomorrow's meeting!"
Weng Dehai was specifically arranged by the Sima family to be the vice-president of the Huadu Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, solely because of Gu Yuanbai!
However, Wan Yunting picked up his teacup, took a sip, put it down, and smiled, "Elder Jiang, we really should invite Weng Dehai to the meeting!"
This statement surprised Gu Yuanbai and Jiang Yichun, and they looked at Wan Yunting with some confusion.