At three o'clock in the afternoon, a large auditorium in the office building of the Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Association was filled with presidents from traditional Chinese medicine associations across the country.
Even Jiang Yichun, president of the Huadu City Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, along with Vice President Li Chengde, and Ding Huixiang, Wei Datong, Zhang Fenglin, Song Chengqi, Shen Tonghe, and Meng Kang, were all present.
"Tianyi, Xialan, hurry up and prepare the tea in the meeting room..."
Dressed in formal attire, Liu He was busily directing everyone in the meeting room to complete the preparatory work for the conference, acting completely like a chairman. Many of the younger members of the association were also following his arrangements, busily making preparations...
"Vice Chairman Liu is really diligent!"
Zhang Xiaoyu, Song Sinan, Shen Yingrui, Ding Zipeng, and even Huang Jingshan and Miao Yanzheng had arrived. The group stood in a corner of the meeting room, watching Liu He direct Lu Dashun and his team in preparing for the upcoming meeting...
"I heard many people support him to replace Chairman Wan!" Huang Jingshan whispered to Shen Yingrui and Ding Zipeng.
"Him?"
Zhang Xiaoyu glared, pointing at Liu He in the distance, and said with disdain, "Compared to our Chairman Wan, he's far too inferior."
Shen Yingrui, Ding Zipeng, and Miao Yanzheng all nodded in agreement, believing that Liu He was incomparable to Wan Yunting in terms of personal ability or medical skills.
As for Song Sinan and Zhang Xiaoyu, they had gone through life and death with Wan Yunting in Huadu City, experiencing rural medical support, disaster relief, and other events together. They were all deeply impressed by his personal capabilities and medical skills.
Due to Beijing's education reform, Song Sinan, Zhang Xiaoyu, and Shen Yingrui were invited to work in Beijing and had interacted with Liu He for some time, giving them some understanding of his personal capabilities.
"This guy, despite always appearing amiable on the surface, is very calculating!" Ding Zipeng said quietly.
Shen Yingrui and Miao Yanzheng nodded, saying, "But I must admit, he's very good at getting along with people in the association!"
Huang Jingshan crossed his arms, looking disdainful, "To put it bluntly, it's just winning people over."
Zhang Xiaoyu said, "If Yun Ting is really removed from his chairmanship because of this matter, what will we do?"
This question made Ding Zipeng and Shen Yingrui fall into thought. Song Sinan, with a calm expression, said, "If that's the case, I'll apply to return to Huadu City after finishing this semester."
"Yes, I'll apply to return too."
Zhang Xiaoyu immediately nodded in agreement, and Huang Jingshan and the others also nodded. If Liu He were to replace Wan Yunting, they would have no reason to stay in Beijing and might as well return.
A moment later, prominent figures from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, such as Li Tiangui, Xue Dongshan, and Liu Pingyi, entered. Liu He and Xue Xialan immediately went to greet them: "Elder Li, Elder Xue, your seats are here..."
"Good, good..."
Li Tiangui and Xue Dongshan looked at Liu He and couldn't help but praise him with a smile, "Little Liu's work is so reliable, the meeting is ready so quickly."
"Yes, ever since Little Liu became Vice Chairman, his dedicated work attitude has been evident to all," Professor Chen Jiadong praised with a smile.
Li Tiangui and the others nodded, saying to Liu Pingyi, "Old Liu, you have a good grandson."
Liu Pingyi, being Liu He's grandfather, beamed with pride and waved his hand with a smile.
Then, as presidents' representatives from traditional Chinese medicine associations across the country began to enter one after another, Liu He, along with Xue Xialan, Lu Dashun, and others, personally greeted everyone, led them to their seats, and his meticulous and serious attitude earned the appreciation of many...
Song Sinan, Zhang Xiaoyu, Shen Yingrui, and others couldn't bear to watch any longer and left the conference hall for the outside. They saw Jiang Yichun, Li Chengde, Wei Datong, Zhang Fenglin, Song Chengqi, Shen Tonghe, Ding Huixiang, and Meng Kang gathered together, sitting on chairs outside, chatting about the matter...
"I really didn't expect Little Wan to be involved in such a situation," Jiang Yichun couldn't help but sigh.
Ding Huixiang nodded and said, "The most crucial thing now is that some people are making a big fuss out of this matter and want to oust Little Wan from his chairmanship!"
"I heard that Elder Li and Elder Xue have reached an agreement to support Old Liu's grandson, Liu He, to succeed Chairman Little Wan!" Zhang Fenglin whispered to everyone.
Wei Datong and Shen Tonghe, seeing people coming and going, quickly stopped Zhang Fenglin and said softly, "Let's wait until Elder Gu and Little Wan arrive before we talk."
Jiang Yichun, Li Chengde, and the others all nodded. After waiting for a while, they finally saw Wan Yunting, Gu Luotang, and Qi Miaomiao arrive together with Gu Yuanbai. Zhang Xiaoyu and the others nearby exclaimed joyfully, "Chairman Wan and the others are here..."
Instantly, Jiang Yichun, Li Chengde, Ding Huixiang, Wei Datong, and others all stood up. Gu Yuanbai and Wan Yunting walked over and quickly shook hands and greeted everyone, "Elder Jiang, Elder Ding, why are you all here?"
Jiang Yichun and the others looked at Wan Yunting and smiled, "Old Gu invited us."
Shen Tonghe patted Wan Yunting's arm and asked with concern, "Little Wan, are you alright?"
Wan Yunting felt a surge of warmth seeing everyone's concern and smiled, "Thank you all for your concern, I'm fine."
Just as everyone was about to say something, Liu He stood at the entrance of the meeting room and called out to them, "Elder Gu, it's almost time."
"Alright, we'll be right there..."
Gu Yuanbai called out. Liu He, seeing Wan Yunting, smiled and nodded from a distance before turning and entering the meeting room.
"What kind of person is he, not even greeting us properly?" Qi Miaomiao couldn't help but retort.
Wan Yunting smiled indifferently and said to everyone, "Then let's go in."
Jiang Yichun, Meng Kang, and the others nodded. The group entered the meeting room and saw that the presidents of traditional Chinese medicine associations from all over the country who could attend had already arrived. Everyone was seated at their respective places, and as Wan Yunting, Gu Yuanbai, and their group entered, they all waved and greeted them.
However, most people only greeted Gu Yuanbai. Only a few acknowledged Chairman Wan Yunting. Many people were pointing and whispering among themselves...
At the head of the meeting room, Wan Yunting sat in the center, with Gu Yuanbai and Liu He seated on his left and right respectively. Li Tiangui, Xue Dongshan, Liu Pingyi, and Chen Jiadong were seated in order above them.
At this moment, Liu He stood up and said into the microphone, "Today, we have convened this meeting primarily to report on the work carried out by our Traditional Chinese Medicine Association in the recent period, such as the Beijing education reform..."
Although this meeting was nominally to report on the quarterly work, its true purpose was directed at Wan Yunting!
Therefore, Liu He, the Vice Chairman, first gave an opening remark, reporting on the education reform and the previous Traditional Medicine Alliance meeting. His ideas were clear, and his speech was very fluent. After the report, everyone couldn't help but applaud in approval...
Immediately, Liu He turned to Wan Yunting, who was sitting beside him, and said with a smile, "Now, let us invite our Chairman Wan to give us the arrangements for the upcoming work."
Wan Yunting was taken aback, not expecting Liu He to pull such a stunt. At the same time, everyone present applauded, but the applause was not enthusiastic. Some people even bothered to clap, wearing expressions of anticipation for a show...
Gu Yuanbai, sitting next to Wan Yunting, his old face darkened because he was originally supposed to report on the upcoming work, but unexpectedly Liu He asked Wan Yunting to do it!
Because Wan Yunting had not been in the association during this period, he had no idea what topics needed to be reported. Liu He asking him to report now was clearly an intentional attempt to make things difficult and to embarrass Wan Yunting.
How could Wan Yunting not see Liu He's intentions? He smiled and stood up, fiddling with the microphone. Looking at the hundred or so colleagues present, he smiled and said, "Thank you, Vice Chairman Liu, for the detailed report to everyone. It's evident that Vice Chairman Liu's work is very meticulous, and I am also very impressed by his work attitude. This is something our young people should learn from him."
Liu He, seated on his left, wore a gentle smile and nodded slightly at Wan Yunting, showing his appreciation for his acknowledgment.
Wan Yunting looked at the draft in front of him, which Gu Yuanbai had written for him, but he did not intend to read it according to the draft. Instead, he looked up at everyone present and said directly with a smile, "Due to personal reasons, I have not been in Beijing for more than a month, so all matters of the association have been handled by Chairman Gu and Vice Chairman Liu on my behalf. I must thank them!"
As he spoke, Wan Yunting bowed slightly to Gu Yuanbai and Liu He respectively, and they both nodded and returned the courtesy. Then Wan Yunting said to the colleagues present, "At the same time, I also apologize to everyone. Due to my personal issues, I have not been performing my duties for the association well. This is my dereliction of duty."
Immediately, Wan Yunting bowed ninety degrees, sincerely apologizing to everyone.
The representatives of the presidents of traditional Chinese medicine associations from all over the country sitting below were also taken aback by Wan Yunting's actions, leading to a flurry of whispers and discussions among them...
Wan Yunting, straightening his back, continued, "I think many people are very dissatisfied with my work attitude, and indeed, I admit that I have not performed my duties for the association well. Chairman Gu has always been making decisions and working for me, and I feel deeply ashamed."
"And regarding the events of the past few days, I believe you have all heard about them without me having to say anything!"
As everyone heard Wan Yunting voluntarily bring up the matter, a president from below stood up and asked, "Then may I ask Chairman Wan, is the Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate really an evil needle technique?"
Wan Yunting looked at the president and nodded with a smile, "It should be."
This statement caused a sensation throughout the audience. Gu Yuanbai, sitting beside him, frowned, not expecting Wan Yunting to admit it so readily, which made him worried...
"Not only that, but as people outside have said, the martial arts I practice are not good martial arts either."
Wan Yunting held the microphone and said with self-deprecating laughter, facing the crowd, "Now everyone thinks I am an evil path, a cult member, and that I am not qualified to continue serving as the chairman of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association!"
This statement caused everyone present to look at each other in bewilderment, and whispers continued.
Liu He, Li Tiangui, Xue Dongshan, Liu Pingyi, and others seated above were also surprised that Wan Yunting would voluntarily bring up this matter...
"It's truly shameful."
Wan Yunting continued, "Since I became chairman, I have been occupied with personal matters and have not done much. Perhaps everyone also thinks that I am an unqualified chairman, so..."
As he reached this point, Wan Yunting looked up, his gaze sweeping across the colleagues present, and said with a smile, "I have decided to resign from the position of chairman and ask Elder Gu to take over!"