Chapter 386: Chapter 386: Worship with Prostration
"Doctor Liu, we will never forget your great kindness. After the child recovers, we must visit you."
"Hehe, sure, no problem. I’ll be waiting for you in the village clinic. That’s it for now; we’re leaving. Director Xiao, we’ll be on our way."
"Hold on a moment."
At this point, Director Xiao suddenly called out to him and then stepped in front of him to stop him.
Liu Zheng looked up at him.
"What’s the matter? Is there still an issue?"
"Just now, Director Wang sent me a message, saying he wants you to stay here for a while. After he finishes treating the wound, he will come to meet you as soon as possible. He said there is something he wants to discuss with you."
In reality, Liu Zheng didn’t need to think hard to understand what Director Wang wanted with him. It was clear that the skills he had just demonstrated had indeed surprised him.
Moreover, as someone who is specialised in academic research, he would certainly persist until he fully understood the underlying principles.
"Hehe, I know what he wants to do, so there’s no need. You know I always keep a low profile when doing things; you know my character. Tell him I wouldn’t have much to say to him anyway, so it’s best to decline this matter on my behalf."
"But, Director Wang has already spoken. Couldn’t you consider giving him some face? Even if you meet and say nothing, at least I will have done my part."
"Director Xiao, I don’t involve myself with social niceties or anything of that sort. They mean nothing to me. I just know how to treat and heal the sick; nothing else has anything to do with me, alright? Liu Yang, let’s go. I still have lots of things to deal with back at the clinic. We can always get in touch if there’s anything."
After leaving these words behind, he simply disregarded Director Xiao’s persuasions and hurriedly left the place.
As soon as they were outside, Liu Yang had been bursting with curiosity. He wanted to ask how his master managed to do it all. He thought his master knew only some principles, but never expected him to be so in control of surgical operations.
The surgeon he knew from before was also renowned and had many successful cases to his name in their own hospital.
But now, an issue that even the skilled surgeon couldn’t resolve had been handled with ease by his master, and that filled Liu Yang with admiration to this very moment.
"Master, how did you manage to do it?"
"To tell you the truth, what I utilized was indeed just the principle of acupuncture in Chinese medicine. I believe that if your family has been practicing medicine for generations, especially in the field of Chinese medicine, you should be able to understand some of it."
"Chinese medicine has always been capable of relieving pain by clearing the channels, so using it to stop bleeding makes sense. The main issue is that his condition was in the brain, involving the central nervous system and other channels. A single mistake could have caused paralysis or many other complications," Liu Yang responded.
"Exactly, it’s a matter of experience. On this point, I am confident."
"Master, you are truly amazing. I never imagined you could pull off such a move. It seems that by following a great master like you..."
"Hey, hold on there, wait a minute. What do you mean ’following a great master like me’? I’m not that much older than you, and I don’t have many more years on you. There’s no need for such formalities; just call me ’master.’ To tell the honest truth, even that makes me quite uncomfortable, you know?"
"Yes, yes, master, I understand. I’m sorry, I misspoke. But truly, you do inspire a great deal of admiration in me. I will definitely tell my grandfather about this when I get home. I believe he would really want to meet you."
"You can be at ease on this matter. If there’s an opportunity later, I will surely make a visit to the old man myself, since there’s much I don’t fully understand and believe I could learn from him."
Liu Yang simply nodded excitedly, feeling that he had gained so much from this day. With such perfect outcomes, he believed he would soon grasp what he truly wanted to learn.
When Liu Zheng and Liu Yang returned to the clinic, it was almost noon, and the morning’s busyness had indeed left him feeling quite fatigued.
"I believe you should know a bit about my situation. I have just been appointed as the village head, so there are still many things at the village committee that I haven’t got my head around. I need to head back to the village committee to take care of some matters. I’ll leave the clinic to you for now. If there’s anything unclear, give me a call. I’ve labeled and sorted all the common medications and placed them in the cabinet against the wall. For simple and routine cases, you can handle them, but remember not to use medicines recklessly, understood?"
"Don’t worry, master. I know what to do."
Liu Zheng didn’t understand what he was thinking, to take someone he had met only on his first day and even then had only just called over, and entrust the entire clinic to him. Could he really shoulder such a big responsibility?
However, Liu Zheng had his own confidence and always felt his judgment of people was sound so, under these circumstances, he believed he could give himself the most satisfactory answer.
When Liu Zheng arrived at the village committee office, it was nearly afternoon. He saw that only Li Yanling was there; the others were absent.
Upon seeing this, he frowned slightly. What was going on? Weren’t they supposed to be busy with village committee work? Why wasn’t anyone present? If they weren’t here, then who would he assign tasks to later?
"Why are you the only one here? Where are the others? Didn’t we agree on assignments yesterday? We were supposed to arrange their specific tasks, right?"
