Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2177 Thoughts and Medical Skills are Connected
Behind every exquisite skill lies a profound background that outsiders cannot imagine, sometimes even the accumulation of several generations.

This is especially true for traditional Chinese medicine.

The essence of traditional Chinese medicine, the latest medical knowledge of the present day, traditional divination, advanced mathematics, microelectronics divination represented by AI, and the less popular but stable traditional Chinese studies... Without saying a word, Bian Mu has already studied almost everything. Looking at the entire Lijin City, it would be really difficult to find someone similar to him!

Opening three traditional Chinese medicine clinics in the city in one go is indeed fast, but it seems a bit too hasty and may sow the seeds of some hidden dangers in the future.

actually not……

Bian Mu has a deep understanding of the essence of traditional Chinese medicine: treating patients is like fighting a war, requiring strategy and tactics. Opening a clinic is no different from "fighting a war" on a larger scale, requiring even more strategy and tactics.

Running a clinic in Lijin City is a business, and there are competitors too. The cake is only so big. If you make three cuts, someone else's cake might get a small corner missing, or even the whole cake might be smashed to pieces!
We're all blessed with good fortune, and everyone is treated equally! We're all people pursuing happiness under the sun, so why should you get to do whatever you want?!

Overt and covert competition is inevitable!

Privately, Bian Mu pondered the matter repeatedly. He concluded that someone was probably deliberately instigating Le Xiaojuan and her husband. Otherwise, why would two male security guards suddenly appear and deliberately drive him away from that abandoned sales office in broad daylight when he was dressed appropriately and did not show any unusual behavior?

Bian Mu simply didn't believe there wasn't something else going on behind the scenes.

It's obvious! Some people don't want to have direct contact with Le Xiaojuan.

At the very least, if Bian Mu really intends to sit down and have an open and honest talk with Le Xiaojuan and her husband, someone needs to be there to keep an eye on them. In any case, they can't let Bian Mu and his group get away with it so easily.

……

As dusk fell and the streetlights came on, Bian Mugang saw off a middle-aged male patient and spotted Sun Zhengting walking towards him with his head down from afar.

"Don't always look so preoccupied. People will think our clinic can't handle anything! Haven't you eaten yet?" With a smile, Bian Mu stepped forward to greet him.

"It hasn't been easy for us to get this far. If I were to ruin the great cause of the 'Digital Medicine' school's continued progress because of you, I would be in a terrible position. I just had a bowl of noodles at the clinic. You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll go with you out for a quick bite and get you some soup to drink."

"Then let's just go to a local restaurant and cook a few simple home-style dishes. Most of the time, complaints and medical disputes are two different things. Don't be so nervous. Make yourself something to drink, I'm going to change my clothes!" After saying that, Bian Mu went to the changing room to change her clothes.

……

With something on his mind, Sun Zhengting had no appetite at all, even when faced with a table full of fresh and delicious dishes. He picked up a small bowl, scooped up some digestive soup, and drank a few mouthfuls.

While eating, Bian Mu briefly recounted how she had been driven away by security guards from the abandoned sales office. "So... is it difficult to handle?" Sun Zhengting usually didn't have much of a plan when faced with problems, and he generally pushed all the troublesome things at home onto his wife. He was indeed a little apprehensive at this moment.

"Let's see how it goes! In principle, we should try our best to get her to resign on her own initiative. I need to give you a few words of advice. If anything you say is inappropriate, please bear with me." Bian Mu spoke very politely.

"How dare I! Just criticize me directly for anything I did wrong! Just tell me what to do next." Sun Zhengting was rather simple-minded, and his words were somewhat off-key.

“When you treated that sanitation worker, you weren’t entirely attentive, otherwise you wouldn’t have made that mistake when dispensing the medicine. I know you’re kind-hearted and compassionate, which are all our strengths. But doing good or evil is all about 'thoroughness'! Deep down, we looked down on her a bit and might as well have refused to treat her. If we were truly willing to uphold the ancient teachings of a doctor’s benevolence, we would treat everyone equally and do our best to treat them. Do you mind if I say that?” Bian Mu asked with a smile.

"No, no! How could I? I wouldn't dare lie to a real person. That day... I did tend to be a bit perfunctory... I thought it was a small matter, and I wouldn't make much money anyway, so I just... In the end, I felt it wasn't easy for her, being from out of town, to make a living here, so I just gave her some medicine to help her out. I even forgot to charge her... After hearing what you just said, I realize I haven't been sincere enough in my treatment of patients. I will definitely establish a completely new medical philosophy in the future and treat every patient with utmost care." Sun Zhengting quickly and solemnly stated.

"We're all family here, don't be so reserved! Be natural... Also, let me say something you might not like to hear: you can't think that just because you're getting old, you can maintain the status quo. If you really hold that mindset... it will be even harder to move forward in the future! Really! You know, we are quite different from Western medicine in some ways. Our mindset and intentions are directly connected to our medical skills. No one at Huikang has ever mentioned this, but it's different here. We'll have to get through this sooner or later! Compared to the generation of Elder Nie and his generation, how old are you?! Right! There's still a lot of room for sustainable development in your medical skills! If you're stuck in the past, you'll definitely have no future, really! So, Le Xiaojuan's matter has actually turned out to be a good thing! After these two matters are properly handled, I plan to call a meeting with my colleagues to specifically emphasize this."

Upon hearing this, a look of shame appeared on Sun Zhengting's face.

"I... do have a bit of a 'just getting by' mentality, or rather, I still have a strong tendency to seriously get by! I'll change, I definitely will!"

“I already said, we’re all on the same side, so speak freely and naturally! By the way, we’ll stop contacting Le Xiaojuan and her husband proactively from now on. Let them contact us proactively. To be precise, we need to find a way to force them to come to me on their own initiative. Then things will be much easier to discuss later.”

"understood!"

"Let me emphasize one more point: don't feel guilty about the complaints, and don't hold onto the hope that you can get rid of both complaints. From now on, we need to maintain this relatively open-minded attitude. No one is perfect! The same applies to clinics. What clinic never gets complaints?! It's impossible. Even if it seems like there are complaints on the surface, there might be something else going on behind the scenes! Right?"

"That's right, that's right... if that couple came to me insisting on getting money..."

"I've got all the power to approve the money in my hands. They can come directly to me for the money; you can't make the decisions. Also, as long as the couple doesn't talk about money, you should stay silent. But if they do talk about money, you should push it all to me!"

"Got it! Then... can her two teeth be saved?" At this critical moment, Sun Zhengting finally remembered to ask the most crucial technical question.

Hearing this, Bian Mu smiled but didn't reply directly.

Sun Zhengting misunderstood at the time, and his expression immediately became somewhat uncertain.

Dental disputes are the biggest problem, and there's no way around it—the prices are high! Two teeth can add up to a lot of money, no matter what! Even if Bian Mu generously pays for it, Sun Zhengting will still have a significant burden on his mind.