novelraw Chapter 569 Little Traitor
Chapter 569 Little Traitor
Listening to Zhuge Zhi giving a lecture to Zhan Banxia and the others, Gong Ruini yawns for the umpteenth time.
She knows traditional Chinese medicine is a rather profound subject and understands how truly difficult it is to master.
But the key issue is why she’s sitting here when she doesn’t even plan on studying medicine.
What? You say she could listen and then summarize some traditional Chinese health preservation tips?
Oh, please, it’s all a bunch of gobbledygook. Her head’s already in a fog; how could she think about such things?
Besides, she doesn’t have the ability to summarize. If she ever really wants to open a health care club, she might as well just ask the twins directly.
Sigh, thinking about it is too far-fetched. Why bother with such things now? It’s just making her upset.
Gong Ruini really doesn’t understand why she has to attend class with Zhan Banxia and the others.
Hmph, that annoying Zhao Xuran knew she wasn’t interested in this and still made her audit the class. It’s driving her nuts.
Zhuge Zhi looks at Gong Ruini, who has yawned countless times at the side, and can’t help but chuckle.
It’s a good thing Banxia and the others find the content interesting; otherwise, he’d really worry his lecture was too boring.
"Ni Zi, do you find it boring?" Zhuge Zhi wants to ignore it, but in a class of four, having one person constantly yawn in front of him, isn’t it rude?
Boring? Gong Ruini feels bored, sure, but she can’t admit it outright. Only an idiot would say that, and being smart, she knows she has to speak wisely.
"No, it’s just that I’m not interested in medicine." Gong Ruini says, not that Zhao Guangran was somewhat indignant about it. He should try sitting through half a day of this class himself.
Gong Ruini prided herself on her temper being pretty good, but even she couldn’t endure it. Who knows how Zhao Guangran would manage sitting there for half a day.
So straightforward, Zhuge Zhi is taken aback by Gong Ruini’s candid comment. "Is it because it’s too complex that few people study traditional Chinese medicine?"
Complex? Gong Ruini agrees it’s a bit complex, but more than that, "People study Western medicine because you can see results quickly. But for traditional Chinese medicine, becoming a qualified practitioner generally takes at least ten or twenty years."
"I heard Aunt Zhan say before that she followed Grandpa Zhan from a young age, starting by learning to recognize herbs. How much can they learn now from just a few years of university?"
"Yes, several years were just laying the foundation, but now university is only four years. Even if they start from the basics and have a talent for traditional Chinese medicine, they can’t learn much." Zhuge Zhi isn’t a stubborn person who refuses to accept new things.
In fact, when diagnosing patients, Zhuge Zhi often doesn’t mind collaborating with Western medicine when it shows good results.
It’s his open attitude that has allowed him to interact with many aspects of Western medicine, though he feels quite a bit of pressure.
Because Western medicine yields quick results, and someone can be trained for a few years and then start working, something traditional Chinese medicine can’t match.
Having dedicated so many years to traditional Chinese medicine, Zhuge Zhi is worried. Though Western medicine is good, traditional Chinese medicine has its own merits. If everyone rushes to study Western medicine, who will study it in the future?
Zhuge Zhi is genuinely worried, but no matter how worried he is, it’s not something he can resolve through worry alone.
"Then start training them from a young age." Gong Ruini casually suggests, "Banxia and them are learning from a young age, aren’t they?"
"Starting them young?" In the past, many began as apprentices early, only when a senior practitioner deemed you competent did they give approval. But now with new social times, how would that system still be popular?
"Yeah, establish a school for learning traditional Chinese medicine." Well, since she brought it up, might as well add a few more words.
That could help improve the declining state of traditional Chinese medicine in China. Though Shiyu Hall is developing well and renowned worldwide, who knows how much has been lost from the decline of traditional medicine.
While it might not fundamentally change the fate of traditional Chinese medicine, having been reborn and planning to make a fortune through it someday, while currently profiting from medicinal herb collection, Gong Ruini just gave a friendly reminder.
Setting up a traditional Chinese medicine school? But isn’t there already a University of Traditional Chinese Medicine? Zhuge Zhi can’t understand why complicate things.
"How about an elementary school, so Banxia and the others can continue learning?" Sigh, what can you do, Zheng Zhi is clever, but he just doesn’t make leaps in thought.
An elementary school? A school that combines both cultural studies and traditional Chinese medicine learning? Zhuge Zhi’s eyes light up.
Indeed, this way, if kids lack interest or aptitude in traditional Chinese medicine, it wouldn’t hinder their education. "Yeah, how come I didn’t think of that?"
The more Zhuge Zhi thinks about it, the better the idea seems, although he knows it will require serious discussion with others to really work out.
Thinking about the potential revival of traditional Chinese medicine, Zhuge Zhi can’t sit still anymore and stands up right away, "Banxia, you guys study at home yourselves."
"Ah." Zhan Banxia is accustomed to Zhuge Zhi leaving halfway through lessons for something urgent. But it’s Gong Ruini’s first time seeing it, leaving her dumbfounded.
Knowing Zhuge Zhi is in a hurry to find someone to discuss it with, although Zhuge Zhi is a big name in traditional Chinese medicine, he can’t make every decision alone—he must consult with others.
But to just leave like that, doesn’t he care about Banxia and the others’ studies?
With that, Zhuge Zhi hurriedly leaves, and Gong Ruini, thinking even if Zhan Banxia and the others can’t continue the lesson, at least she no longer has to listen to those lecture that feels like gibberish. She’s relieved.
"Sis, let’s go out and play."
"Sis, let’s go fly kites."
Fly kites? Is that fun? Gong Ruini wants to suggest reviewing their studies diligently.
But no matter how Gong Ruini struggles, Zhan Banxia and the others insist she goes kite flying with them. Reluctantly, what else can she do but agree?
Sitting in the empty courtyard, watching Banxia and them fly kites like a fool, it’s just crappy beyond words.
"Sis, big brother said you shouldn’t read too much, it’s mentally taxing." Zhan Banxia knows how bored Gong Ruini is, but has to follow big brother’s instructions.
Humph, doesn’t feel like dealing with these lackeys, knowing how much Zhan Banxia and the others heed Zhao Xuran’s words, but can’t she have a say, too?
Gong Ruini now truly grasps how frustrated Zhao Guangran must have felt.
The previously dear brother now seems as annoying as can be.
Humph, when these two boys fall into her hands in the future, they surely won’t escape some good-old-fashioned revenge.
Those two little kids have no idea that Gong Ruini is contemplating how to apply her brand of loving discipline. They’re just thrilled to have her accompany them today.