Merchant and doctor

Chapter 1962: The First Branch Officially Opens
As soon as she got off work in the evening, without even having dinner, Bian Mu took a taxi to the health center to take a look.

Dian Shuhua was far more capable than Bian Mu had imagined, and his diligence was extraordinary. Wow! Such a large area, upstairs and downstairs, in front and behind the building, and even the parking lot, had been tidied up by him. Without a doubt, Dian Shuhua had hardly rested.

"Take a break! What's the rush? This place still needs some renovations! Come down! Let's go out and grab something to eat!" Bian Mu shouted to Dian Shuhua, who was standing on the windowsill wiping the glass.

"It's alright! It's more reassuring to work for ourselves! It'll be done soon, you can sit down for a bit." With that, Dian Shuhua quickly finished up the work he was doing.

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"Liu Yishou" hot pot restaurant is a chain restaurant run by people from other places. It specializes in beef dishes and uses fresh ingredients that are eaten on the same day. It has always had a good reputation in the industry. However, the prices are not very affordable. An additional service fee of 35 yuan is charged for each table. Local working-class people usually only get together for a group gathering or during holidays to change their palate.

Dinner was a welcome dinner for Dian Shuhua, and Bian Mu specially ordered two pots of "Snow Ridge Aged Wine" to drink first.

Dian Shuhua ate very politely, showing no signs of having been a long-term homeless person.

"I know you're quite capable, but... since you're new here, I can only ask you to be Grandpa Liang's assistant for now. Also, if Sister Ning needs anything, you'll have to go help her with odd jobs. The salary will be 6500 a month for now, and the five social insurances and one housing fund will be paid according to the rules, without missing a penny. All other benefits will be the same for everyone. How about that?"

"Oh dear! It's already a blessing to be able to return to the medical profession. I really don't dare to ask for a salary! If you can't practice medicine as usual, 3000 a month would be quite a lot. Managing two such large businesses must be tough on you..."

"Here, your salary is even lower than that of a nurse! You're new here, so this is all we can offer. Please bear with it!"

"I'm already lucky... Even if you were generous enough to give me prescription rights, I wouldn't dare to take them! All the procedures haven't been completed yet. Besides, my mental fortitude is also a problem. I'd have to go through the relevant department's tests first. Only if everything is compliant will I dare to apply for prescription rights from you."

"Hehe...it's just a matter of time! Just stay here for a while, adjust yourself, and get to know your colleagues better. We'll need your help with some things in the future!"

"I really don't deserve such praise. I will do my best to lend a helping hand whenever possible!"

The food was steaming hot, and the two of them enjoyed it very much.

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The person entrusted by Grandpa Yang of "Huatian Ghost Market" has returned from Dian Shuhua's hometown. He has basically verified everything. Dian Shuhua is an honest man, and all the information matches up.

At a suitable time, Bian Mu hosted a banquet to introduce all his colleagues to Dian Shuhua. Grandpa Yang and the female manager of the Nie family were also invited to meet Dian Shuhua.

From then on, Dian Shuhua officially joined the clinic.

Afterwards, Dian Shuhua returned to his hometown to settle his family. He then returned to Lijin City with all the original documents. After Bian Mu and the others checked them repeatedly, they accompanied Dian Shuhua to the relevant departments to file and register the necessary documents. All the procedures were then completed.

Liang Xiangyin had no intention of practicing medicine full-time and declined to become Dian Shuhua's mentor.

Dr. Ning and Dian Shuhua got along quite well, so she officially hired him as her assistant.

Out of caution, Mu didn't delegate prescription authority to Dian Shuhua; he needed to observe the situation further.

Sanqiangzi finished all the projects he was working on and immediately gathered a few friends to form a small team to start decorating various parts of the branch. Dian Shuhua volunteered to go to the branch to do logistics and help Sanqiangzi and his team in his spare time.

Everyone said that Boss Bian had picked up a great helper on the street for free.

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Chen Yueqing had aged noticeably, and his mouth was drooling all day long. Bian Mu gave him a course of treatment, which finally brought it under control. However, everyone could tell that Chen Yueqing might have already started his countdown.

Through Chen Yueqing's friend, Bian Mu commissioned two wooden plaques. One plaque read "New Concept Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall" in large characters, while the other plaque read "New Concept Traditional Chinese Medicine Branch Hall." The font used was the "Wei Bei style," and the lower right corner was also engraved with the four smaller characters "First Branch Hall" in regular script.

Bian Mu printed out several application forms and sent three young interns to the relevant departments to apply for the name change of the museum. Bian Mu was well-known, and the relevant approvals were granted quickly.

On a sunny day, Bian Mu invited his parents to help him cut the ribbon for his grand opening. Only then did Bian's mother realize that her son had already made a name for himself in the city. Her smile was as bright as a flower. With a happy snip of the scissors, Bian's mother opened the signboard for her son. From then on, Bian Mu officially and openly opened two traditional Chinese medicine clinics in Lijin City.

After the renovations were completed and the space was left to air out for a while, the branch quietly opened for business.

In the end, only Dr. Gong and Zhang Jinsi, the two pharmacists, remained at the headquarters of the clinic. All the nurses were transferred to the branch clinic. Since Nurse Ye was in charge, she naturally went there to work as well.

The branch doesn't have a pharmacy yet, but Bian Mu is thinking of hiring a few more suitable pharmacists so that he can properly open a regular pharmacy at the branch.

As a result, many patients at the clinic headquarters were diverted, and the tense situation of people queuing up to register was temporarily relieved.

Before long, people naturally developed a medical habit: those with complex conditions and sufficient funds would go to the main clinic to see Bian Mu; those with minor conditions would go to the branch clinics. Ordinary patients with less favorable conditions and unwilling to pay high prices were mostly diverted to the branch clinics. Bian Mu's clinic naturally rose in status, and under normal circumstances, ordinary citizens rarely came to register there anymore.

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The father of the 5-year-old with a speech impairment sent Bian Mu several times with professional documents such as a comprehensive "big health" service project design report and commercial real estate operation materials. Bian Mu would look through them from time to time and felt that if the relevant projects were done well, they could indeed make some money. However... given that the overall strength of his small team was too weak, Bian Mu never took the boy's father's offer.

Dr. Gong was particularly attentive to the boy's treatment, which led to a very harmonious relationship between her and the boy's family.

Sanqiangzi was particularly helpful, frequently dispatching flocks of clever birds to the boy's neighborhood to maintain a very friendly interaction with the sick child, following Bian Mu's instructions...

The boy recovered much faster than people expected. At his most recent follow-up visit, he was already able to stand in front of Bian Mu and recite Tang poems...

When the news spread, many deaf and mute children flocked to the clinic accompanied by their parents, some of whom were patients from other places. Bian Mu was immediately overwhelmed and had to turn away at least 60% of them. He barely managed to take on the remaining 40% and patiently developed some long-term treatment plans. After a day of outpatient work, Bian Mu was noticeably more tired.

That evening, on a sudden whim, Bian Mu called "Striped Face" and asked him to meet at the clinic's headquarters. The image of the dog owner who had recently injured someone on the street resurfaced in Bian Mu's mind...