Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2183 Influence
Bian Mu didn't mention any additional conditions and quietly performed five dental surgeries on Le Xiaojuan. These surgeries included exorcising evil spirits, regulating qi, severing the veins of supernumerary teeth, rebuilding the periodontal nutrition meridians, and dispersing periodontal congestion. Each of these surgeries could be considered a classic dental procedure of the time.

It is essentially non-invasive, requires no hospitalization, and is inexpensive. The dental cavity is only an external manifestation, and the focus of the surgery is entirely on "resolving pathogenic factors and dispersing nodules." It can definitely be called a model of new TCM dental specialty treatment!
No one was alerted, and Bian Mu did not record the whole process. He only invited Teng Daili, Dian Shuhua, Sun Zhengting and others to observe on site. He did not give any special explanations before or after the event. How much each colleague could understand in the end depended on their own destiny.

That evening, Bian Mu was sitting on a lounge chair in the physiotherapy room, waiting to remove the needles from a young man and politely see him out so he could go home.

Intern Xiao Shang had already left work, but he turned back halfway there.

"The female patient surnamed Le has arrived. She says she wants to talk to you about something!"

"Oh! You go back quickly, I'll go and greet them." With that, Bian Mu got up and walked towards the door.

"Teacher! Such a major surgery... it could even be described as a groundbreaking medical innovation, why not announce it more widely?! I don't quite understand, do you mind if I ask this?"

“It’s a long story. How about... you prepare some food and drinks for Ms. Le first, and tell her that I’m busy here and to ask her to wait a while so we can talk.”

Upon hearing this, intern Xiao Shang was overjoyed and ran out to settle Le Xiaojuan in.

While waiting for the acupuncture needle to be administered, Mu Yu gave Xiao Shang a heartfelt lesson.

“You’ve been assisting with those dental surgeries the whole time. Based on your direct experience, at your age, you have no problem with the technique for these kinds of surgeries. Working two shifts a day, how many can you do?” Bian Mu asked with a smile.

"This... how could I possibly... the three of us went over the details in private, piecing together every single surgical detail... we probably couldn't achieve that in our entire lives! If you put it that way... even seeing one case a month would be a stretch..."

"That settles it. You didn't think the surgery was that difficult, right? But the physical and mental effort required is unimaginable for ordinary people. For dental surgeries of her caliber, it's considered good if she can handle one case every six months! In a sense, this kind of surgery is almost like trading one life for another, you understand?"

Upon hearing this, intern Xiao Shang felt a chill run down his spine.

"I have some background in traditional martial arts, and I also have the advantage of youth. In addition, my memory is slightly better than that of other people my age. Le Xiaojuan's condition is complicated, but she is very simple! All sorts of factors are coupled together. I also want to take this opportunity to test how well I have mastered Chinese dental surgery. That's why I gathered you all together to give you this task. If I really followed your advice and only treated 10 such patients a day, how many years of my life would I lose?!"

"Teacher! I was wrong... I was only focused on economic benefits..."

"Hehe... What could you possibly have done wrong? You were just honestly looking at it from a worldly perspective. Dentistry is indeed quite lucrative. Le Xiaojuan's surgical procedures must be constantly simplified, refined, and AI-enabled... Otherwise, even the most skilled doctor can't perform more than a few cases a year! You've been quite enthusiastic about learning lately, that's good! To give you an analogy, Le Xiaojuan's surgeries are actually a kind of medical experiment, currently only at the laboratory level, basically not yet widely applicable. Why?! There are still many technical issues left over, and the surgeons have to mobilize all their energy and spirit to manage them, which is inherently immature, understand? Therefore, many extremely sophisticated mobile phones, cars, and medical devices often can only remain at the laboratory-level 'concept machine' or 'concept car' stage, never reaching the point of commercial mass production. Le Xiaojuan's surgeries are actually 'probabilistic dental surgeries' in the style of traditional Chinese medicine. Does that make it easier to understand?"

Like a chicken pecking at rice, intern Xiao Shang nodded repeatedly in agreement. "Besides, opening a clinic is also a business, and there are the same troubles of competition from peers. There must be something else going on behind Le Xiaojuan and her husband. Given this background, some things have to be dealt with quickly, so quickly that even our own people don't quite understand."

"Oh... I see. Compared to you, we live too naively..."

"Not at all. Right now, you must guard against greed and diligently master all the basic skills. In the future, those skills will be more valuable than gold! Oh! It's time to get off the needle. If there's nothing else, you should head back now! Don't stay up late tonight, get some rest!"

"Okay, you go ahead with your work, I'm going back!" With that, intern Xiao Shang got up, left, and went back to her residence.

……

Although it hadn't been long, Le Xiaojuan's complexion had improved significantly, and she looked much younger.

"Master! I've come to bother you today because I have something to tell you, otherwise I won't be able to sleep soundly tonight." Le Xiaojuan's expression was a little strange as she muttered these words.

"Oh! Is there anything you need to tell me?" Bian Mu had some guesses, but he didn't say it outright. It would be best if Le Xiaojuan herself told him those things. Theoretically speaking, Bian Mu could secretly record them.

However, Bian Mu did not do that!
That's incredibly petty! Bian Mu disdained to do such a thing.

“Recently, I’ve been getting a lot of offers. First, they introduced me to some pretty good jobs, and at first, I was really tempted. But then I thought, there’s no such thing as a free lunch, so I ignored them. Later, someone invited us to dinner at a luxury hotel, and after hesitating for a bit, I didn’t go. I shouldn’t accept something for nothing, there must be something else going on. Then, my husband, being so naive, went with them behind my back. After a few meals, he finally realized that those people wanted to find out details about dental surgery through us. We talked it over, and who knows what they were up to, so we didn’t accept any of their offers. You’ve helped us so much, I’m not exactly a saint, but I know how to be grateful…”

Upon hearing this, Bian Mu couldn't help but smile knowingly.

“I’m already very grateful that you came all this way to explain things clearly. In any case, we treated each other sincerely, and you also took the initiative to help Dr. Sun out of that predicament. Other things are not so important. You know, the competition in our industry is quite fierce. Dental surgery done to that extent using traditional Chinese medicine methods, even if you are a layman, you can guess what it’s all about. If I start taking on all cases here, how will those dental hospitals on the street survive? Right?”

"Oh...that's true...then I won't see them anymore."

"That's not necessary. As long as we don't take any benefits from them, it will be easier for us to meet in the future. As for other things, let nature take its course."

Le Xiaojuan was rather simple-minded; she couldn't understand anything too profound. After giving her a few instructions, Bian Mu sent her away.