Chapter 425: Medical Consultation for the Li Family at the E

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As for Western medicine, it is directly selected by the government. Whether someone can participate or not is decided by them since most of the practitioners are working in hospitals with significant restrictions. However, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is different; TCM doctors usually inherit their medical practices from ancestors and even if they work in hospitals, these hospitals tend to be privately owned, which gives them a lot more freedom.

Xiao Yu's car stopped at the hotel entrance. He and Professor Ye got out of the car and saw several staff members waiting in front of the hotel to receive people attending the exchange conference.

Xiao Yu and Professor Ye took out two invitation letters from their bags and handed them to the staff member standing at the door. As for Yue Hongbin, he was considered part of Professor Ye's group since they were related by marriage, so he didn't have an invitation letter.

After seeing their invitation letters, the staff members found several name badges hanging around their necks from the side and instructed Xiao Yu and his companions to wear them. They then continued entering the hotel towards the main reception desk where they would register for room cards. If they did not want to go back during lunchtime, they could rest here.

After completing their registration, a staff member informed them that the conference venue was on the top floor in one of the meeting rooms.

The trio took the elevator up to the top floor. On this level, there was an enormous large meeting room where quite a number of people had already gathered. There were both young and old among them. After Professor Ye and Xiao Yu briefly looked around at the entrance, Professor Ye's face showed a hint of satisfaction as he led Xiao Yu and Yue Hongbin to the left side of the meeting room.

"Old Yue is here..."

"Professor Ye..."

When Xiao Yu and Professor Ye arrived at the left side of the meeting room, people sitting there greeted Professor Ye warmly. As for Xiao Yu and Yue Hongbin, they were largely ignored because in their view, Xiao Yu was too young to be anything other than a junior disciple accompanying Professor Ye to learn from this experience.

Professor Ye also greeted everyone he knew well. After he finished greeting those who were familiar with him, he pointed at Xiao Yu and said, "This is my younger brother in martial arts and the head of the Life-Saving Xiao family!"

"Huh..." Hearing Professor Ye's words, these people all showed expressions of surprise.

However, after seeing Xiao Yu's appearance, they all secretly criticized Old Yue in their hearts. They thought to themselves, "He looks so young; can he really be the head of the Xiao family It seems that the Xiao family is indeed on its last legs! Even with a successor, what can someone so young do What skills does he possess He likely hasn’t even taken an apprentice yet!"

Therefore, when they greeted Xiao Yu politely, their attitude was cold and distant. Xiao Yu sensed their insincerity but didn't take it to heart. Why should he care what others thought of him So after seeing them off, he simply smiled slightly and found a seat to sit down.

Old Yue was somewhat angry at the behavior of these people, but upon considering Xiao Yu's age, could only sigh helplessly.

One by one, more and more people entered. Those who came were mostly older folks sitting with Xiao Yu’s group on the left side; those on the right side included both young and old.

Seemingly sensing Xiao Yu's confusion, Yue Hongbin whispered an explanation to him. After hearing his words, Xiao Yu observed the people on both sides carefully, and indeed found that those on the left were traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, while those on the right were Western medical doctors.

In fact, the organizing party hadn’t made any divisions like this, but the phrase "birds of a feather flock together" applies to every situation in China, so naturally, these people separated into their respective groups. And when they did so, there was no sense of deliberate separation; it seemed instinctual.

Xiao Yu looked up at the stage and saw that besides the podium for speeches, there were also a row of conference tables with nine seats in total, each marked with name plates.

Of these nine nameplates, Xiao Yu only recognized those of Chen Yao (Old Chen) and Wang Kun (Old Wang). He had never heard of the others. As for Old Chen, he was someone whom Xiao Yu had met before, while Old Wang, Xiao Yu only knew from having seen him once at the Song family.

"Old Yue, Doctor Xiao!" While Xiao Yu was looking around, a group behind them greeted them.

Xiao Yu and his companions turned to look back. A few elderly men in their sixties or seventies were walking towards them from the entrance.

"Professor Liu, Professor Tang... you've also come!" Seeing them arrive, Xiao Yu stood up and clasped fists respectfully toward them as he said.

These people were precisely those famous traditional Chinese medicine practitioners from the deep sea. They had been invited and arrived in Beijing yesterday to stay at this Hotel Ocean Skyline.

Master Yao also stood up and greeted these people; they were old acquaintances, so there was no need for excessive pleasantries.

"Old Liu, Old Tang, Old Zhou..." The elders at the front also greeted the group. They bowed to the elders and then sat down beside Xiao Yu and Master Yao.

While calling these people 'elders' might not be entirely appropriate, it wasn't too far off either; the youngest among them was around fifty years old. Their younger counterparts who came along to gain experience were seated in a corner at the back of the room, which meant there weren't any young people present except for Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu looked at his schedule and saw that today's morning session didn’t have anything substantial; it was just an opening ceremony. Although these elders weren't particularly interested in such events, since official bodies were involved now, even the TCM Association had to go along with it, as it was merely a civilian organization.

As time passed and the clock struck ten-thirty, a small door beside the conference room opened, from which several people emerged and walked towards the stage.

Xiao Yu was taken aback when he saw who was on the stage; he recognized three of them: Master Chen, Master Wang, and his second uncle’s grandfather, Grandmaster Zhuo.

As the elders at the stage started speaking, Xiao Yu gradually understood that this was the first time such an exchange conference was being held. A special TCM-Western Medicine Association had been established for it, and these individuals on the stage were to be the first permanent council members of the association.

The main purpose of the association would be mutual exchanges; every time a new difficult case appeared anywhere, the association would inform everyone and work together to find solutions.

Moreover, this TCM-Western Medicine Association also had a coordinating function. In essence, it was a semi-official organization.

Some old TCM families had family-secret recipes that they treated like life itself; they wouldn’t share them with others naturally. Therefore, the TCM-Western Medicine Association could only be a semi-official body. If it were fully officialized, not only would these TCM experts withdraw but some Western medicine practitioners might also stay away.

After all, no one liked being forced into something they didn't want to do.

The morning session passed with the speeches on stage, and those in attendance weren’t particularly opposed to the TCM-Western Medicine Association either. As long as it wasn’t forcing them to disclose their family-secret recipes, they naturally wanted to treat more patients.

In fact, very few people choose to become doctors for the money; most of them initially aim to heal and save lives. However, with societal changes, some have gradually lost their way. Therefore, as long as it doesn't affect their core interests, they are willing to help more patients.

In the afternoon, the exchange meeting continued, but today's focus was on Western medicine, which Xiao Yu didn't understand. He could only compare and solve cases using traditional Chinese medicine methods after each presentation.

The entire afternoon passed quickly under their comparison and discussion. The organizers invited everyone to stay for a meal as a welcome reception for the doctors attending the exchange meeting.

While they were eating, two people at the head table suddenly received calls. Soon after hanging up, both of them approached Elder Chen and Elder Wang sitting at the same table. However, Grandpa Zhu, seated at the top seat, showed no reaction.

Grandpa Zhu was undoubtedly the highest-ranking person present. Although he attended the exchange meeting merely as a doctor today, his presence could not be ignored by anyone.

The others were obviously stunned for a moment after hearing this and then exchanged looks before getting up to leave. Only Grandpa Zhu remained seated; he had heard what they said but wouldn't just rush somewhere over someone's message.

After watching Elder Chen and the rest leave, Grandpa Zhu bowed politely to everyone in the room and left the hotel.

Elder Chen and his group were then led out of the restaurant by two middle-aged men who took them to a luxurious private room next door.

The décor of this room was extremely lavish. A young couple sat at the table with their child, looking worried.

"Mr. Li, I've brought you the person you asked for!" Upon entering the room, the two guides said to the younger man and left.

"Experts, I am Mr. Shihon Li of Hong Kong's Li family. Today, I invited all of you to examine my son's condition. He is three years old but still can't walk, which has caused us great distress!" Upon hearing the middle-aged man introduce himself, Li Shihon got up and addressed Elder Chen directly without any pretense.

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