A doctor who travels through two eras

Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Dean Shen asked with some emotion: "Alas, I knew your family was leaving, but I didn't expect you to leave so hastily and so quickly."

Lin Kucan smiled. He was a go-with-the-flow person and would take things one step at a time.

But he was a smart man. He knew that his youngest son was so anxious for him and his family to leave for a reason. He must have a deeper meaning behind it. After all, his youngest son was at a much higher level than him and could see further.

Lin Kucan is different from other stubborn old men. His advantage is that he listens to advice and has enough food to eat.

"Old Shen, I'm old and can't do that any more. I'll listen to my son and let him do whatever he wants."

Dean Shen looked at Lin Sanqi with a complicated expression:
"Xiao Qi, are you really pessimistic about the future of the country? Or have you heard some rumors?"

Lin Sanqi would lie to outsiders, but he would tell the truth in front of his godfather:
"Uncle Shen, I am full of confidence in the future of our country. I think the slogan of catching up with Britain and the United States will definitely come true one day. In the words of your leader, the front is bright, and the road is rugged."

"Then you still..."

"But the road is rugged. We have to cross the river by feeling the stones. It is inevitable that we will be flooded in the middle. But the whole country can always start over. If one road is blocked, the worst that can happen is that we have to cross the river by feeling the stones again. The worst that can happen is that we will choke on the water a few times, but it cannot change the historical trend.

But for individuals caught in the rolling tide of history, unless they are people of great perseverance, great strength, and great luck, most people will fall behind in the process, be ruthlessly crushed by history, and have no chance to start over. Not everyone can experience three ups and downs.

So for ordinary people like us, seeking benefits and avoiding harm is the best choice. I don’t care what the future holds. For now, I want to ensure that I and my family can live safely and have a safe place to stay. This is the most important thing. People still have to be a little selfish.”

Dean Shen laughed and scolded:

"Your words are so confusing that I don't understand them. I'm different from you. I think difficulties are temporary and the future is bright. We went through such hardships during the revolution, so there's no reason why we can't get through the difficulties now."

Lin Sanqi sighed inwardly and didn't want to talk about this topic any more. If he talked too much, it would all end in 404.
"Uncle Shen, I really hope that my judgment is wrong, but whether we go out or not, it will not affect our Chinese heart. Haha."

In fact, what Lin Sanqi was thinking was that if a storm really came in a few years, it would be easy for him to get rid of Dean Shen by then. It would just depend on whether he was stubborn or not.

Dean Shen then took out a document and showed it to Lin Sanqi:

"The superiors have already talked to me in secret. This is the list of people I have drawn up for dismissal. Your family is all on it. Lao Lin, once this list is made public, there will be no turning back for your family.

The capital's household registration and food supply are all gone..."

At this point, Dean Shen even laughed:
"With this freak Xiao Qi here, you will definitely not be hungry or cold in Hong Kong. Haha, I was worrying too much."

Lin Kucan thought to himself that there were still 20 million US dollars in the Xiangjiang account. Even if he didn't rely on his youngest son, the rental of his small high-rise building and the bank deposits were enough for him to live a worry-free life.

"When are you going to leave?"

Lin Sanqi glanced at his father, who was in a stable mood, and said with a smile:

"I want to let the whole family travel around China first, especially let my two nephews and nieces see the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland, so that they will remember the motherland and not be assimilated into the banana people after going to Hong Kong.

Afterwards, we returned to our hometown in Huadu to pay respects to our ancestors and then left the country directly from Bao'an County. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be 20 years before we return to the capital again. In the meantime, we can only visit our hometown in Huadu to visit relatives."

Dean Shen was curious again:
"You left with the approval of your superiors, and the procedures are legal. You can come back at any time. How can it be 20 years later?"

Lin Sanqi thought, it might not take 20 years, but at least we would have to wait until that great man came to power in 1978. So many years had passed in total, and the world had really changed.

At noon that day, the Chinese Medicine Hospital posted the third batch of names of people to be cleared out of the city.

All five regular employees of Lin Kucan's family were included in the layoff list, including their family members. Except for Lin Sanqi who worked in the Infectious Disease Hospital, the whole family was intact.

This news spread quickly in the Chinese Medicine Hospital like explosive news. First of all, Lin Kushen was a famous Chinese medicine doctor in Beijing. His medical skills were definitely top-notch in the Chinese Medicine Hospital. Logically, it should not be his turn.

Moreover, Lin Kucan is usually a kind person and never argues with others. He is a good person.

The key point is that he has a very talented little son who is the director of an infectious disease hospital. Even such an old Chinese medicine doctor with a good background and medical skills was laid off. This scared many people.

More people are sighing.

Li Jingming from the orthopedics department and Lin Kucan are both from Huadu, and their families have a very good relationship, so he was the first to come.

At this time, Lin Kucan was packing up his medical tools. A group of people gathered at the door, pointing and talking, looking very downcast.

Li Jingming's defense was broken at once, and he rushed into the clinic, holding Lin Kucan's hand with tears on his face:
"Lao Lin, why were you dismissed? This shouldn't happen. When we came to Beijing, our leaders promised us that we would only treat patients and save lives, and other things had nothing to do with us. Why is this happening now?"

Lin Kucan patted his old friend's hand:

"Don't think too much. Some things are beyond our control. Look, I'm old now. It's good for me to go back to my hometown and show my filial piety to my parents while they are still around."

"But, but when you go back to your hometown, there will be no food supply. How will your family survive? We don't even have the opportunity to farm in our hometown."

Both of them are city dwellers. If they return to their hometown in an ignominious way, they will forget about getting a good job and will end up collecting manure in the residential community.

Lin Kucan patted Li Jingming on the shoulder and took the opportunity to whisper in his ear:

"How can we Dongguan people starve to death? If it really doesn't work, we can just go across the ocean to make a living. I have medical skills, so I can make a living anywhere."

When Li Jingming heard this, he felt relieved because this method really worked.

People in the south, especially those in Zhejiang, Hujian, and Guangdong and Guangxi, who can no longer make ends meet in their hometowns, will risk running abroad to work illegally, wash dishes, or pick up garbage, and they will try their best to survive no matter what.

Compared with northerners, they are much more flexible. Otherwise, those laid-off workers in the old industrial base in Northeast China in the 1990s would rather leave their whole family with only a bag of medicine and a piece of rope than think of selling their houses and taking the risk to go to the south to work?

Even if you go to the south to beg, you can always survive. Beggars can make a little money and build a house in their hometown.

The tragic experience of the Lin family quickly spread to the Gege Mansion, which made the neighbors a little confused.

Hou Daya looked at the Lin family's gate, puzzled:
"Hey, do you think this is weird? Lin Laoguang and his family are going to leave? I haven't heard any rumors before."

Matchmaker Wang was also a little surprised:
"That shouldn't be the case. The youngest son of the Lin family has become the dean. As for the chief minister, at most he will be transferred from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital to the Infectious Disease Hospital. He won't be dismissed, right?"

The Belle snorted lightly:
"In our hospital, Lin Laoguang's family usually has the best food and clothing. They must have done something shameful behind the scenes and got caught by their superiors. They deserve it."

Hou Daya is usually very hard on the mark, but she is still a little soft-hearted at critical moments:
"Oh, the Lin family was dismissed and returned to their hometown. Life is not easy for them. The superiors are too cruel. Even if they have no merits, they have worked hard, right?"

The old man was the type who took advantage of others' misfortune and said something sarcastic:

"It's like the saying goes, the higher you praise someone, the harder they fall. It would be great if our family could live in peace and contentment, with two steamed buns for each meal."

The old couple Lin Kucan and Jin Caifeng have already moved into Dongmianhua Hutong, and the only two families left in the Gege Mansion are Lin Gancao and Lin Duzhong.

Lin Gancao was an honest man. He told him not to take anything with him, as everything including quilts, clothes, and furniture could be given away. So he really planned to take nothing with him and just some books and small souvenirs.

Lin Duzhong and Pei Xuehua were busy packing bags and bags. They were reluctant to throw this away, and they couldn't throw that away. They were so busy that the whole place was in a mess, and dust was flying everywhere.

At this time, Lin Sanqi had already left early, using the excuse of going to Hong Kong to prepare for the trip. (End of this chapter)