When Li Quan came out of the hospital after get off work, night had fallen. He looked at the hustle and bustle of the street and the colorful neon lights.

He just felt that everything he had now was so illusory and unreal.

Two months ago, he was still struggling to make ends meet.

At this moment, he already possessed wealth and status that an ordinary person would never be able to obtain in his lifetime.

Although his greatest reliance is his various miraculous medical skills, his own efforts are also indispensable.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

It is precisely because of his hard work and struggle that he was able to seize opportunities time and time again.

Now that I have my own TCM clinic, the next step is to run the department well, generate revenue, recruit staff, expand the TCM department's business, and then promote TCM step by step.

This process will definitely be very difficult, but he has absolute confidence.

Just as he walked out of the hospital gate, a figure suddenly rushed out, giving Li Quan a fright.

"Doctor Li, I have been waiting for you for a long time. After so many days, I thought you had forgotten about transferring me to the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine. I didn't expect that not only did you remember, but you actually did it for me. It's such a pleasant surprise. Thank you!"

Dr. Luo Wenhao seemed very excited.

He was Li Quan's superior physician, but when he addressed Li Quan this moment, he used the honorific "you".

"Something happened at home a few days ago, and then I was suspended from work at the hospital, so this matter has been delayed for a few days. Dr. Luo's situation in the emergency department is not good, and it is also because of me. It is my duty to help you change your position. You are welcome."

Li Quan holds a very special position in Huier Hospital. He just seized this opportunity to help Dr. Luo transfer to another department, which was not a big deal.

It's just a piece of cake.

He also didn't think about asking Dr. Luo to thank him or anything.

"Doctor Li, I have specially booked a table at the Juxianzhuang Restaurant in front, just to thank you for your help. Please come." Doctor Luo smiled ingratiatingly and invited Li Quan to a feast.

Juxianzhuang Restaurant is doing very good business and is of a very high standard, with a huge customer flow every day.

The price of ordering a table of food is definitely not cheap.

At least twelve hundred and upwards.

Dr. Luo's income has dropped significantly recently, and the burden on his family is not light. He still spent so much money to book a table of food to entertain Li Quan, which made Li Quan feel very guilty.

"Doctor Luo, forget about the meal. If you really want to thank me, just have a meal at your house. Can you cancel the banquet at Juxian Manor?"

If Li Quan had known earlier that Dr. Luo had ordered such an expensive banquet, he would definitely have disagreed.

If Li Quan didn't have the income from Douyin advertising, endorsements, and selling diet pills, would his financial situation be worse than Dr. Luo's? Should he eat steamed buns with boiled water in the morning? Or a bowl of noodles? He would definitely have to think about it for most of the day.

"Doctor Li? This is a token of my gratitude. A simple meal at home is not enough to express my gratitude to you." Doctor Luo refused to leave.

"Let's go back. It's already seven o'clock today, which is quite late. You can ask your sister-in-law to cook a few dishes some other day, and I'll go to your house for a meal. That will be enough."

Li Quan felt that there was really no need to eat such expensive food.

The key point is that Dr. Luo’s family is not rich.

Seeing that Li Quan was so determined, Dr. Luo had no choice but to nod in agreement.

After parting with Dr. Luo, Li Quan did not go home immediately.

He had already told Sophie that he would get off work late tonight, so Sophie saved some food for him.

Li Quan bought two bags of fruit and went straight to Director Zhang's house.

Although during the day, in the conference room, Director Zhang had no problem with him. But a person should know himself and have a sense of justice.

Have you received benefits from others? If you owe someone a favor, you must repay it.

Only in this way will people be happy to deal with you in the future.

If there are any benefits next time, I will be happy to give them to you.

In the adult world, interests come first.

Director Zhang lives in the beautiful Sunshine City, not far from the hospital.

The housing prices here are quite expensive.

The average price should be more than 51,000 yuan per square meter.

Even if you just buy a small three-bedroom apartment of about 90 square meters, it will cost more than five million.

With Director Zhang's income, he would definitely need a loan to buy a small three-bedroom apartment.

In addition, the hospital provides certain housing subsidies.

For Director Zhang at this level, the subsidy amount is estimated to be around 30%.

In other words, if you buy a house, the hospital will help you pay about 1.5 million yuan, which is a very good welfare benefit.

Of course, ordinary hospital employees generally do not receive this subsidy.

The hospital will only pay housing provident fund for you.

It is estimated that you need to be at least a chief physician to enjoy a certain amount of housing subsidies. In addition, pharmacists in pharmacies should reach the level of deputy chief pharmacist or above to enjoy this treatment.

The requirements of the nursing department will only be higher.

And no matter which hospital it is, the staff in the nursing department has the highest mobility.

You can often hear the director complain that the nurses they have just trained have run away again.

Generally speaking, it takes at least three years to train a nurse to be proficient in all nursing services in the department. If the salary is not enough and the work is very tiring every day, she will change jobs as soon as there is a suitable job-hopping opportunity.

When Li Quan entered the community gate, the security guard was quite lenient.

After asking about the situation, he was asked to register with his ID card and was allowed to enter directly.

Director Zhang lives in Room 901 on the ninth floor of Building 2.

From the floor and building number that Director Zhang chose, it can be seen that Director Zhang must be a very superstitious person.

The second building represents a couple or a son and a daughter.

Ninth floor, this is a long-term number.

Room No. 1 is the first room on the ninth floor, which means it is the first one.

Director Zhang is the boss of the emergency department, so naturally he is unwilling to be inferior to others when choosing housing.

Ring the doorbell.

"Who is it? Come here, come here!"

It was the voice of a middle-aged woman, and her footsteps were quite heavy.

Li Quan judged that this middle-aged woman must be fat.

Sure enough, after opening the door, a middle-aged woman with a cabbage head and brown curly hair opened the door for him.

"Excuse me, who are you looking for?" The middle-aged woman obviously didn't know Li Quan and looked at him warily.

"Hello, I'm Li Quan, a doctor at Huier Hospital. I've come here today to visit Director Zhang. Is he at home?" Li Quan asked politely.

"It's Doctor Li, please come in quickly!"

Director Zhang walked quickly to the door to greet Li Quan personally.

Although Director Zhang is the director of the emergency department, with Li Quan's strong development momentum, his status will definitely not be lower than Director Zhang in the near future.

Even now, Li Quan is the de facto director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department.

Now that Li Quan came to visit him in person, how could he dare to be arrogant?

"Hello, Director Zhang! Please forgive me for disturbing you!" Li Quan greeted with a smile.

He was about to shake hands with Director Zhang when he realized that Director Zhang had his sleeves rolled up.

My hands are still wet.

"Haha, it's my great honor to have you, Doctor Li. You're most welcome. My hands are a little dirty because I haven't wiped them yet, so I can't shake hands with you. Please come in and sit down." Director Zhang smiled embarrassedly.

Let Li Quan into the house.

"Director Zhang, I didn't buy anything. I saw the fruits on the roadside were quite fresh, so I bought some." Li Quan handed the fruits to Director Zhang when he entered the room.

When you visit someone's home, you must not go empty-handed.

This is an unspoken social rule.

Even if you buy some fruits or something, it is a token of your thoughtfulness.

If you want to ask for something, you must bring a generous gift.

"You said you bought so many things, it's too expensive! Next time you come, don't buy them again." After taking the fruit, Director Zhang led Li Quan into the living room.

When Li Quan passed the entrance, he saw a white-haired old lady sitting on the sofa in the living room, washing her feet.

A pair of legs, still soaking in the wooden barrel.

You can also smell the scent of Chinese herbs.

It seems that this is a foot bath using traditional Chinese medicine.

Considering that Director Zhang's hands were wet and also exuded a herbal smell, Li Quan understood that Director Zhang must have been washing the old lady's feet.

In a hospital, the position of a department director is very high.

I didn't expect that after returning home, I would actually wash my mother's feet myself.

Such filial piety instantly filled Li Quan's heart with deep respect.

"Hello, grandma!"

Li Quan quickly greeted him with a smile.

The old lady smiled at him kindly, nodded, and waved for Li Quan to sit down.

"This is my mother. She is 93 years old. She is still in good health, but her feet have some problems." Director Zhang introduced with a smile.

"I can see that the old lady is in very good spirits. Are you using Chinese medicine to soak her feet?" The main purpose of Li Quan's visit today was to treat Director Zhang's old mother's feet.

I didn't expect to find this opportunity as soon as I entered the door.

He was secretly happy.

"Doctor Li, please have some tea!"

Director Zhang's wife was quite virtuous. She made a cup of hot tea for Li Quan and brought it over.

"Thanks!"

Li Quan stood up, took it and put it on the coffee table.

"My mother suffered a lot when she was young. She worked as a farmer in the mountains, planting crops, cutting grass for pigs, etc. The conditions were tough back then, and we earned work points. Even if our trouser legs got wet by the dew, we didn't care.

Over the years, I suffered from rheumatic pain in my legs.

As she got older, the rheumatic pain became more severe. When it attacked, it was difficult for her to even walk, and the pain kept her awake all night.

In recent years, my family's financial situation has improved, and I took my mother to a large hospital for treatment. Unfortunately, there was no effect.

Later, I got a recipe for Chinese medicine foot bath from an old Chinese doctor, so I followed the recipe and tried it out. After soaking my feet for a while, it helped a little, but the effect was not very good.

Director Zhang was full of helplessness when talking about his mother's rheumatic pain.

"Can I take the old man's pulse? Acupuncture should be more effective than Chinese medicine foot bath in treating rheumatism. In addition, although Chinese medicine foot bath can improve the coldness and stagnation of meridians, invigorate qi and warm yang, dredge meridians, improve sleep, and regulate internal organs, it actually has both advantages and disadvantages in treating rheumatism."

Li Quan is absolutely a master in traditional Chinese medicine, especially acupuncture.

Foot bath with Chinese medicine has many benefits, but it is not suitable for all diseases.

Rheumatism is caused by the invasion of dampness and cold, which eventually damages the bone marrow and periosteum, causing repeated attacks of joint periostitis and eventually causing persistent pain. It can also cause joint disorders and even severe cases can cause disability.

This is a chronic disease that is very difficult to treat.

The pain and harm it brings to patients even exceeds that of some malignant diseases.

The most common way for Western medicine to treat this disease is to use anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics, but this is only a temporary solution. It can only relieve the patient's pain, but it has almost no effect on the disease itself.

This is also a common problem in Western medicine.

It will treat you based on whatever symptoms you have.

And this word "cure" should be put in quotation marks.

Why do I say so?

For example, rheumatic pain is usually caused by inflammation of the joint periosteum. In fact, this is the body's way of warning you.

At this time, you use anti-inflammatory drugs and painkillers to suppress all these symptoms.

I can't feel the pain for the time being.

But in reality, the symptoms are still there and will continue to get worse.

This is why many rheumatic patients who use anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs suffer more severe pain the next time they relapse, and their condition becomes more serious.

Because the drugs used neither repair nor eliminate the diseased tissue at the site of rheumatic disease.

It's a bit like covering one's ears and stealing the bell.

In addition to using superficial anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs to treat rheumatism, Western medicine also has drugs that can actually treat the lesions.

For example, anti-rheumatic drugs.

However, anti-rheumatic drugs take a long time to take effect, requiring more than six weeks of use, and have serious side effects.

It will affect the patient's immune function and can cause skin allergies, proteinuria, decreased white blood cell and platelet counts, etc.

Director Zhang's mother is very old and the risk of using anti-rheumatic drugs is extremely high.

If things go wrong, the person may die before completing a course of medicine.

In addition to the shortcomings of slow effect and serious side effects, the therapeutic effect of rheumatism drugs is also unsatisfactory. It cannot really cure rheumatism, but can only control and alleviate the condition.

As for orthopedic surgery, it can only help some patients who have lost joint mobility to restore partial joint mobility.

If you want to completely cure rheumatism through surgery, perhaps amputation can achieve the goal.

Director Zhang himself was able to become a chief physician, so his medical knowledge must be good. In addition, he knew many famous doctors.

But over the years, no matter what he tried, he still couldn't cure his mother's rheumatism.

Gradually, he felt desperate.

Even after soaking his feet in traditional Chinese medicine, he was ecstatic when he saw some improvement. He has been using it continuously.

"Doctor Li, you are an expert in Chinese medicine. I would love to have you help my mother with her treatment." Director Zhang was also very happy when he heard that Li Quan offered to treat his old mother.

"I don't dare to call myself an expert. Let me feel your mother's pulse first to see how she is doing."

Li Quan said modestly.

Director Zhang's old mother was a little hard of hearing, so Director Zhang loudly conveyed Li Quan's good intentions to her, and she couldn't help but happily stretch out her hand.

Director Zhang actually knows the rules of taking a pulse.

I immediately found a small table so that the old mother could place her hands flat.

Li Quan put the old man's Cunguan ruler on it and checked it first.

Then he began to use the Three-Part and Nine-Handed Method of Diagnosing the Pulse, just like playing the piano, to conduct an in-depth diagnosis.

Although pulse diagnosis may seem simple, it requires a lot of skill in the details of finger selection, finger placement, and finger movement. It is difficult to master it without practicing for 20 to 30 years.

Li Quan's pulse diagnosis skill has now reached the master level. When he diagnoses a pulse, both his technique and the calmness and composure he displays naturally show the demeanor of a master.

Director Zhang and his wife, who were watching nearby, were secretly praising the performance.

As soon as you see the way Doctor Li takes a pulse, you can tell that he is a man of real skill.

The old man's pulse is quite good, but there are abnormalities in the joints of his legs.

After taking the pulse, Li Quan looked at Director Zhang and said, "Your mother's pulse is stringy and rapid, with the inch pulse being the only strong pulse. The pulse is long and straight across the inch mouth, which means that the blood pressure is too high. I wonder if you know about this?"

Li Quan reminded kindly.

"Oh, Doctor Li is indeed a master of Chinese medicine. He was able to find out that my mother has hypertension just by taking her pulse. That's amazing." Director Zhang gave a thumbs up, but there was not much surprise on his face.

This means that Director Zhang has long known that his mother suffers from hypertension.

"The rheumatism in the old man's left leg is more serious. The symptoms in the right leg are much milder." Li Quan said again.

"High! Really high! Doctor Li, you can make such an accurate diagnosis, I believe there must be a way to cure my mother's rheumatism. As long as Doctor Li can cure my mother, I am willing to sell this house to pay for the consultation fee."

Director Zhang has witnessed Li Quan's ability to diagnose diseases and is full of expectations for Li Quan's medical skills.