Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2300 Isn't your situation even more awkward?

Mr. Situ Yu's private library houses many rare folk books, including one called "Jiu Bian," which explores key details of lost chapters of the "Tao Te Ching," including a discussion on timing. While I don't remember the exact text, Bian Mu still vividly remembers the core content.

The book says that if you know some signs beforehand, you should accept the objective facts in principle. It is bad luck to deliberately avoid them!
Putting down her phone, Bian Mu casually poured some toothpicks from the toothpick holder. They were made of bamboo, and she counted them randomly: 37, an odd number.

Using odd numbers to represent Qian (☰), and even numbers to represent Kun (☷), Qian (☰) represents 6 (Heaven) and Kun (☷) represents 2 (Earth). Sometimes they are paired in pairs, and sometimes they are odd in groups of one or three. Bian Mu casually deduced for a while...

According to Bian Mu's original intention, he really had no interest in cooperating to open a medical entity. Time, energy, experience... none of these factors allowed it. What could Dean Qiao's sincere attitude do?!
however……

If Luo Zhanqi were to resign and go solo a year from now, a large portion of Dian Shuhua's team would be vacant, immediately impacting their monthly revenue. Moreover, there's the question of whether this would lead to internal unrest. It's really hard to say right now.

Although the hospital where Dean Qiao worked was originally a factory and mining hospital, it was still a large factory with tens of thousands of employees, so how weak could its medical foundation be?! Later, the hospital was naturally separated from the original mining enterprise and was assigned to the Lijin City health system. In Bian Mu's memory, that hospital was quite large, with a particularly deep and spacious inpatient department, and the overall medical level was not low. Theoretically speaking, it was only one step away from applying for a Grade III Class A hospital.

Judging from what Dean Qiao said, the hospital's TCM department has always been relatively weak, dragging down the hospital's overall performance every year.

In Bian Mu's view, the fact that the TCM department is not strong does not mean that every doctor is not good at their job. Besides, the physiotherapy department itself is quite independent. Massage and other similar services require a lot of experience. No matter how high a person's comprehension is, they really can't master them without several years of solid medical experience!
The market size of traditional Chinese medicine physiotherapy has been steadily increasing, and talents like Luo Zhanqi are indeed in high demand. If the clinic were to go through the public recruitment process, it would probably be difficult to find suitable candidates. It's different with Director Qiao. He works at a regular public hospital, and as long as the skill level is about the same, it's not impossible to arrange a private consultation with a few doctors.
Thinking about this, Bian Mu was tempted.

Let's go with the flow!

Staying cooped up in the clinic all day can easily lead to a decline in medical skills. It wouldn't be a bad thing to get in touch with people in the medical system, so Bian Mu decided to visit the hospital in person.

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The main gate of Puan Hospital in Lijin City is still in the style of decades ago, made of marble. It is short but exudes a rustic charm. Upon entering, there is a small Western-style fountain. Although it is not large, the fish in the pool are still alive, and the fountain is working properly, quietly spraying a fine mist of water. It is not a design by ordinary people.

"The feng shui of this hospital is quite good!" Somewhat surprised, Bian Mu's impression of the hospital changed immediately.

The Little New Year has passed and Lunar New Year's Eve is approaching. There are still quite a few people in the outpatient department, emergency room, pharmacy and other places. Bian Mu wandered around the sidewalk and felt that the hospital was much better than he had imagined. The brand-new research building and the second outpatient department stood tall, revealing the hospital's management's ambition.

The office building has three floors, and Dean Qiao's office is located on this floor.

There was a staff member on duty at the entrance of the floor. Bian Mu introduced himself, and the woman immediately greeted him with a smile, saying, "Dean Qiao said you could only come over after the New Year. This way, please!"

Touched by Dean Qiao's thoughtfulness, Bian Mu's impression of the hospital unconsciously improved.

After a few gentle knocks on the door, the woman pushed it open and ushered Bian Muli inside. "Dean Qiao! Master Bian is here to visit!" the woman announced to Dean Qiao, who was sitting inside.

"Oh dear! My apologies! Please have a seat!" With that, Dean Qiao tossed the documents in his hand onto the table and rushed forward to shake hands with Bian Mu.

"I'm sorry! I'm not used to shaking hands with people, please forgive me!" Bian Mu explained politely.

“I understand, I understand! My wife is also superstitious about this. This way, please!” With that, Dean Qiao gestured for Bian Muli to sit down.

The woman had already brewed the tea and gently placed it in the right spot. She smiled at Bian Muyanran and then went out to attend to her own business.

Dean Qiao looked to be in her early forties. Her hair was in good condition, grayish but without any white hairs. She wore a hand-knitted vest over her Western-style shirt, which was obviously not bought from the street. It seemed that Dean Qiao and her husband had a good relationship. Bian Mu felt more at ease dealing with this kind of person.

After exchanging a few polite words, the two naturally got down to business.

"Let me introduce myself first. I'm 47. Originally, the higher-ups didn't want to promote me to dean anymore, but... I believe the curator has already done a simple and rough assessment. I'm not good enough for anyone else, so they arranged for me to come here. At least I can be promoted two levels..." Dean Qiao explained his situation with a slightly embarrassed expression.

"Really? Your hospital looks pretty good. At least it's not much worse than the Seventh Hospital," Bian Mu replied casually.

"My predecessor and his predecessor did make a lot of efforts in terms of hardware facilities, but... we still owe the bank loans! The most troublesome thing is that we're stuck in a limbo, good doctors don't want to come, and we can't replenish the workforce in time... On the surface, everything seems fine, but it all falls apart at crucial moments. I'm having a hard time!"

"It's quite difficult to find a job like this in your esteemed institution these days, how could it be?!" Bian Mu asked in bewilderment.

"Sigh! I've only been here for less than half a year, and I'm trying to streamline the staff... you know... the resistance is enormous. After all that trouble, I've offended a lot of people. It's just that A was transferred to B, but the overall situation hasn't changed at all. The higher-ups have progress requirements for me. If I can't complete the phased tasks, they might not be in any trouble, but I might be the first one to be fired!" Somewhat unexpectedly, Dean Qiao suddenly said these words.

"Oh... even if the high-quality medical and elderly care center is successfully launched, with the principal and interest from the initial debts plus the overall investment in the center, won't your hospital be even more indebted?! Doesn't it seem like your situation is even more awkward?!"

"That's only natural, since you're in there too!"

"Me?! You're giving me too much credit. I'm even poorer than you! Hahaha..."

“Isn’t ‘digital assets’ all the rage now? My wife has done the math, and looking at the entire Lijin Medical System, who else can rival you in this area?” Dean Qiao replied meaningfully.

Hearing this, Bian Mu didn't react for a moment. He had heard of "digital assets" a few times. Wasn't that a high-tech industry that only super companies like the Cao, Zhong, and Lu families could handle?!