Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 618 Groundbreaking Ceremony, Emotional Speech (Happy New Year!)
But it was no use for Zhou Zhaoqin to regret now. She had already promised her parents, and her parents would not agree to her decision if she wanted to go back on her word.

And even if she stayed here, Fang Yan would never give her any chance.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhaoqin felt a little pain in his head.

In the end, I can only lament why I didn’t come back earlier?
Fang Yan didn't know what Zhou Zhaoqin was thinking, but even if he knew, he would not react. His attitude towards Zhou Zhaoqin was the same as his attitude towards patients.

I have saved so many people. Is it possible that something will happen to them?
Isn't that a mess?
However, his look today was indeed quite eye-catching. Even when the dean came, he praised him and said that his outfit today would definitely attract the attention of many young girls.

Fangyan was helpless. He was just dressed up by his wife, but the influence was still quite big. Everyone who passed by seemed to want to take a second look at him.

Lao Zhou and his wife are going to attend the groundbreaking ceremony today, so they changed into clothes specially for the event.

He looked like a big boss, but when they saw Fangyan's outfit, they suddenly felt that their outfit today was no longer important. There was no doubt that everyone's eyes would be on Fangyan today.

Of course, this is the attention he deserves, because the two buildings donated today are related to him.

The inpatient building is even simply called the "Dialect Building", proving that it is the protagonist of this event.

But Mr. Zhou was worried that his daughter would find the dialect so beautiful that she would have some bad thoughts.

There's nothing I can do. This young man looks so handsome that any man would think he is.

I have to admit that he is indeed handsome and has good temperament.

If Fangyan hadn't been married, Lao Zhou would really like him.

Maybe he would even go directly to Fangyan's parents to propose marriage.

But unfortunately, they are already married and his wife is pregnant.

His daughter’s illness is almost fully cured now, so she should leave as soon as possible. If he stays here any longer, Lao Zhou will worry about Fangyan, but he is also worried about his daughter.

If you really do something that brings ruin to the family tradition, it would be a disgrace to the family.

Therefore, today’s groundbreaking ceremony can be regarded as a farewell ceremony to the dialect.

It was noon quickly.

Fangyan was also notified by the dean to attend the groundbreaking ceremony.

This is a large piece of vacant land inside the Union Hospital. It was said to be a vegetable field before. But now, if it were to be used for real estate speculation, I wonder what price such a piece of land would fetch in this capital city where every inch of land is worth a lot of money.

The hospital had been planning the land for building the building a long time ago, and a few days ago they had already started constructing a podium at the groundbreaking site, as well as setting up areas for guests and the audience.

Arrange wiring, install tweeters, billboards, etc.

The original open space was newly decorated, with colorful flags and banners hung around to create an atmosphere.

Prepare the foundation stone, shovel and other items at the foundation location.

When Fangyan arrived at the scene, he happened to see someone tying a red ribbon on a shovel.

The weather is pretty good today. Although it is still cold, the sky is clear and the sun is shining.

It's still very warm standing in the sun.

Originally, Mr. Zhou was a little worried that his daughter would be cold, but after experiencing it himself, he felt that God was quite kind to him today.

Zhou Zhaoqin simply put on some makeup, changed into new clothes and followed everyone to the scene.

There are quite a few people here at the moment.

There were many guests present, including those from the Ministry of Health, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, the construction company, the design company, the construction company, the material company...

There were also on-site hosts, etiquette staff, construction workers, and media reporters who were notified to arrive.

As soon as Fangyan and his team arrived at the scene, special staff members guided them in. They were also accompanied by some required documents, such as speeches, project introductions, and planning maps.

However, Lao Zhou is only responsible for paying the money, and Fangyan is only responsible for the appearance.

In fact, other things are taken care of by someone else, so they don’t need to worry about these things.

The dean has a lot of tasks to do. He was given several speech manuscripts, and I didn't know whether he should speak all of them or let him select them.

Then Fangyan and Lao Zhou's family, as the protagonists of today, will first go to greet leaders from all walks of life.

However, most of them are acquaintances, especially the leaders of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and the Ministry of Health. They are all members of the China Medical Frontier Club and are old acquaintances within the club.

As for the leaders of the construction unit, design unit, construction unit, and material unit, although I don’t know them, I won’t have much dealings with them in the future. I will just greet them and give them face.

Naturally, there will be someone in the hospital to take over from them later.

Of course, Fangyan’s look today was also recognized by leaders of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Administration of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Health, who said, “It’s time to dress up. After all, she’s our face!” At this moment, Fangyan felt like she was about to become the spokesperson for a certain project.

Soon the work here was ready and the host announced the start of the groundbreaking ceremony.

The media at the scene began to record.

First, the host introduced the guests attending the ceremony and welcomed and thanked them for their arrival.

Then he began to talk about the purpose and significance of the groundbreaking ceremony.

In fact, it simply tells the story of Mr. and Mrs. Zhou bringing their daughter back to China to seek traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Today, the two buildings are the same thing and the groundbreaking ceremonies are held together.

Then Mr. and Mrs. Zhou and Zhou Zhaoqin all had to go on stage and speak.

Lao Zhou took the microphone and said with his prepared manuscript:
"Hello, distinguished leaders, dear guests and friends present here. I am Zhou Yaobang, an overseas Chinese businessman who has been wandering overseas for many years. I am extremely excited to be able to stand here today to participate in this groundbreaking ceremony of extraordinary significance. Thousands of words cannot express my gratitude in my heart."

"Three years ago, my daughter was diagnosed with a rare disease, which was considered incurable by Western medicine circles abroad. I was filled with anxiety during those days and looked for doctors and medicines everywhere, but I could not see any hope. For three years, the disease tortured my daughter until she was dying. The foreign hospital gave me a critical illness notice and told me that my daughter could only undergo a lung transplant surgery with a success rate of less than 10%, and even if the surgery was successful, she could only live for another months at most. I could not accept this at all."

"Finally, I thought of my motherland, a country with thousands of years of history, culture and wisdom. Western medicine didn't work, so I thought Chinese medicine might have a chance. So my wife and I decided to give up the lung transplant at the last minute and take my daughter back to China for one last fight."

"At that time, I contacted Director Liao of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the Central People's Government, and he responded to me very quickly and immediately started to smooth things over, giving us the fastest way to return home."

"Then my wife and I returned to our homeland with our sick daughter."

When he said this, Lao Zhou put away the manuscript in his hand and began to express himself freely.

He paused, then looked at the audience and said:

"I'm sorry, I won't read the manuscript anymore. I'll start by telling you what's in my heart."

The audience burst into applause to show their encouragement.

Then Lao Zhou continued:
"I remember it was very cold when I first arrived here. It was snowing. My daughter was in the final stage of her life. Her life was about to burn out. To be honest, I had some regrets the moment I got off the plane. I thought if I had agreed to the lung transplant, maybe she could live longer."

“Because I really didn’t see any hope at that time.”

After speaking, he paused and continued:
"But at this most desperate moment, Doctor Fangyan appeared. He appeared in front of us with superb ancient Chinese medical skills. I still remember the first time I saw him, I felt his powerful aura."

"I have been doing business for so many years and have met many different kinds of people. In the past three years of seeking medical treatment, I have also met top doctors from many countries, but none of them has the aura that is as special as Dr. Fang. Although I don't know how to describe it specifically, at that time a voice in my heart told me, yes! It's him, he is here to save us with hope!"

"Then, as if to prove my intuition, he used his superb medical skills to open a door of hope for us."

He paused again, raised two fingers and said:
"I remember it very clearly, 20 hours."

"It took him only 20 hours to reverse the symptoms of my daughter's lungs and restore some vitality to the lungs that had been judged to have lost their function. According to the Western doctors who later treated my daughter abroad, this was counterintuitive and completely beyond their cognition."

"Then I witnessed this miraculous power every day, healing my daughter day by day, and my daughter's health gradually got better. Now she is standing here, which is the best proof."

After saying this, he reopened the manuscript, looked for the content, and read from it:

"So I decided that I must thank this person who brought hope to our family, thank traditional Chinese medicine, thank the dialect, and thank all the leaders and medical staff who helped us and gave their all."

"To express my gratitude, I decided to donate to build this inpatient building, hoping that it can become a warm harbor and provide a comfortable treatment environment for more patients like my daughter, so that they can feel warmth and hope here. At the same time, I also hope that through this action, I can contribute to the medical cause of my motherland."

After he finished speaking, he paused, looked at his daughter again, and then said:

"In addition, I have another piece of news to tell you. My daughter was deeply moved a few days ago and decided to donate a traditional Chinese medicine clinic building with her own funds before she passed away."

"This is not only a thank you to Dr. Fang Yan, but also a recognition and endorsement of Chinese medicine culture."

"As a treasure of our country, traditional Chinese medicine has a long history and unique curative effects. I believe that the completion of this outpatient building will provide a better platform for the inheritance and development of traditional Chinese medicine, allowing more people to benefit from the wisdom and power of traditional Chinese medicine!"

"I would like to thank all the medical staff of the hospital again for your hard work and selfless dedication. I hope the two buildings will be completed soon and I hope the hospital will develop better and better and bring health and happiness to more people! Thank you all!"

After saying this, he bowed and the audience burst into applause.

Then, after the applause ended, Lao Zhou said:

"As for the names of the last two buildings, one of them has been decided, and that is the inpatient building, and its name is 'Dialect Building'"

"This building will not only provide a good environment and facilities for inpatients, but also provide better services and a place for work and rest for medical staff."

"My company will continue to provide the soft facilities and benefits in the future."

Upon hearing the news, the audience burst into applause again.

The leaders all cast approving glances at Fangyan, and Lao Zhou's words showed their satisfaction, otherwise they would not have been able to provide more follow-up benefits.

He was truly conquered by the traditional Chinese medical skills in dialect.

(End of this chapter)