"Especially some young people, they've surpassed their predecessors!"
As he said this, Gu Yuanbai's gaze fell upon Wan Yunting, who was seated in the front row. The surrounding people also seemed to notice this, and their eyes collectively turned towards Wan Yunting.
Some showed disdain, others admiration; all sorts of expressions were present.
"Therefore, I sincerely hope that the younger generation of today can inherit the traditional Chinese medicine passed down by our ancestors and continue to flourish in the future."
After Chairman Gu finished speaking, the entire audience immediately burst into applause.
Thirty seconds later, he raised his hands, and everyone quieted down. Gu Yuanbai continued, "This year's conference primarily focuses on our Chinese medicine education!"
"The Party's policies have been issued, guiding us to comprehensively promote the discipline of Traditional Chinese Medicine. We should start offering Chinese medicine courses from elementary school, allowing children to recognize TCM from a young age..."
Seated below, Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang listened attentively as Gu Yuanbai outlined the agenda for the conference.
The main content was the promotion of Traditional Chinese Medicine as a discipline, enabling future children to recognize, engage with, and learn TCM, starting from a young age and fostering their interest in it!
Given the rapid pace of societal development, it is estimated that Traditional Chinese Medicine might disappear within the next fifty years.
After all, this is the era of science and technology. As Western medicine advances with technology, more and more people opt for Western medical surgical treatments. Therefore, it's not difficult to predict that TCM will face increasing difficulties in survival and may even be eliminated by society.
Thus, TCM must now adapt to the trend by reforming and continuously promoting the discipline, allowing the younger generation to inherit and extend it...
In reality, the content of the annual conference is generally the same.
However, those who truly listen are likely only the older generation of masters. In contrast, a group of young people sitting in the back rows, after listening to Gu Yuanbai's hour-long conference speech, had already begun to bury their heads in their phones.
Only Wan Yunting, seated in the front row, was holding a notebook and listening intently, meticulously recording the main points and key aspects of the conference. Gu Luotang, sitting beside him, couldn't help but steal glances at his diligent note-taking with her beautiful eyes.
Although Wan Yunting was using a fountain pen, his handwriting still exuded the sharp, powerful aura of the Slender Gold style, captivating her.
Finally, after Gu Yuanbai finished speaking, Jiang Yichun took over to continue.
Wan Yunting's pen stopped, and he turned to look. Gu Luotang immediately withdrew her gaze, pretending as if nothing had happened, but her heart was racing like a herd of deer.
"You're too kind."
Wan Yunting noticed that only a very few people were taking notes like him. The esteemed and renowned old physicians, on the other hand, sat leisurely listening, likely letting the words go in one ear and out the other, adopting an attitude of being unreceptive.
Gu Luotang turned her head and smiled at him somewhat unnaturally, saying, "The content of the conferences has been the same in the past; we've actually already memorized it."
"No wonder."
Wan Yunting nodded and said no more, continuing to listen to Jiang Yichun speak from the podium.
The entire conference lasted a full hour and a half, concluding at eleven o'clock in the morning.
Weng Dehai, holding the microphone, announced, "Esteemed colleagues, this conference has now successfully concluded. The school cafeteria has prepared lunch for everyone. However, it is still a bit early, so please rest in the hall for a while."
"As for those young people visiting Huadu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the first time, you can take this opportunity to go out and see how our university's students study and take a tour."
"Alright, everyone is free to move about."
At once, the young physicians seated in the back began to get up and leave, eager to tour the university.
Meanwhile, the older physicians, some of them remained in the hall, chatting in small groups.
After all, they came from various parts of the province and only met once a year, so this was an opportunity to network and build relationships.
"Dr. Wan, this must be your first time at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, right?" Qi Miaomiao asked.
"Mm."
Wan Yunting closed his notebook, tucked his fountain pen back into his breast pocket, and stood up with Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao. "How about this, we can take you on a tour of the school?"
Upon hearing this, Wan Yunting nodded and smiled, "Then I'd be honored to accept."
"Let's go."
Qi Miaomiao was delighted, while Gu Luotang maintained her dignified and graceful demeanor. Wan Yunting exchanged a greeting with Jiang Yichun before leaving the hall with the two beautiful women.
However, outside, a group of young physicians had already gathered. As soon as Gu Luotang emerged, their eyes lit up, as if hungry wolves were staring at a piece of meat.
Some bold young physicians, using the pretext of exchanging medical knowledge, approached Gu Luotang to converse and ask for her WeChat contact information.
"Luotang."
At this moment, Xu Yuanhang also arrived with a group of young physicians. He deliberately ignored Wan Yunting beside Gu Luotang and said with a smile, "Brother Lin and the others are visiting Huadu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the first time. Why don't we take them on a tour of the school?"
"Dr. Luotang, we've long heard that you are a talented physician, so we'd like to ask you for your guidance on medical matters so we can learn." Lin Xin, a young man accompanying Xu Yuanhang, said with a cupped-hand greeting and a smile.
"Yes, yes, to learn... Gulp..." others chimed in.
Wan Yunting rolled his eyes at this. Seeing these "wolves" staring at Gu Luotang with eager eyes, some even drooling, he felt a pang of amusement.
Gu Luotang's pretty face showed a hint of difficulty. She glanced at Wan Yunting, who had been pushed aside by them. She had intended to take him on a tour of the school with her junior sister alone, but with Xu Yuanhang and the others causing a scene, she felt helpless.
Wan Yunting, however, was unconcerned. He watched as Xu Yuanhang and Lin Xin, along with their group of young physicians, buzzed around Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao like diligent male bees, creating a lively atmosphere.
He preferred to remain low-key, quietly following them towards a teaching building on campus for a tour.
After all, it was Wan Yunting's first visit to the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, so he was quite interested.
It was Sunday, so the students were not in class today, making the teaching buildings empty. However, this did not hinder Wan Yunting and the others from touring and gaining knowledge on their first visit to the university.
"Everyone, this is our school's pharmacy!"
Xu Yuanhang, acting as the leader of the group, led them to a large pharmacy classroom. The lecture stage was lined with rows of medicine cabinets, their numerous drawers marked with the names of the medicinal ingredients they contained.
Beside them were various tools, such as large and small knives for cutting medicinal herbs, and specialized balances for weighing them, all neatly arranged.
"Brother Xu, we've long heard of your title as the number one knife in Huadu. Why don't you show us your medicinal herb cutting skills while everyone is here!"
Lin Xin seemed to be a professional at giving compliments and said to Xu Yuanhang.
"Yes..."
Everyone else immediately echoed the sentiment, as Xu Yuanhang's medicinal herb cutting skills were renowned in the Traditional Chinese Medicine community of Huadu.
He could slice a one-inch long white peony root into two hundred and ninety-nine thin slices, like snowflakes that could be blown away.
Ordinary pharmacists could at most slice a one-inch white peony root into two hundred and eighty or ninety slices.
However, the person truly known as the Number One Knife King in the Chinese Traditional Chinese Medicine community was Pharmacist Ding Churu from Xi Province!
His highest record was slicing a one-inch white peony root into three hundred slices!
This directly broke the records of medicinal herb cutters throughout centuries of TCM history, thus earning him the title of Number One Knife King!
Although Xu Yuanhang was only one slice short of Pharmacist Ding, this seemingly small difference spanned two levels of mastery!
However, Xu Yuanhang's ability to slice two hundred and ninety-eight slices, ranking him just below the Number One Knife King Ding, still made him the top among the younger generation in the entire TCM field.
Even Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao greatly admired his medicinal herb cutting skills.