novelraw Chapter 451 - 188: You Really Can’t Regard Him as a Young Man
Chapter 451 - 188: You Really Can’t Regard Him as a Young Man
"By the way, Old Xie is going too. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask him," Chen Qianyu suddenly said.
Liu Rong slapped his thigh, "I almost forgot. Besides you, Director, Old Xie is also a member of the Yong City Chinese Medical Association. If you received an invitation, he must have received one too.
I was originally worried about attending the Yong City Chinese Medical Association meeting for the first time, afraid there would be many things I wouldn’t understand. But now it’s fine, with Old Xie around, I can just ask him directly if I have any questions."
"Alright, let’s settle it this way."
Chen Qianyu finalized the arrangement for Liu Rong to attend the meeting on his behalf tomorrow and added, "And those few directors, Old Xie is quite familiar with them. You can have Old Xie introduce you; it’s better than tackling it alone. For Old Xie’s sake, they won’t make things too difficult for you."
Liu Rong felt awkward but could only nod with a wry smile.
His reputation was indeed quite tarnished.
Fortunately, he hadn’t done anything too outrageous; otherwise, he would’ve been dismissed long ago.
But what Liu Rong thought more about was that if Xie Mingsong was going, he would feel much more at ease.
It’s always better to have someone guide you than to awkwardly impose yourself.
Although Chen Qianyu’s words were harsh, they were true.
If he were to handle anything, those directors would likely ignore him.
Anyone able to hold a director position in the Yong City Chinese Medical Association was a heavyweight in various fields of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Perhaps not a nationwide authority, but within Yong City’s Traditional Chinese Medicine circle, they held significant influence.
This was indisputable.
Liu Rong was full of anticipation about representing Chen Qianyu in tomorrow’s meeting.
On his way back to the office, he ran into the heavyweight of the TCM Internal Medicine department, Xie Mingsong.
Liu Rong held great respect for Xie Mingsong.
Not just because he was older, but more importantly, he was another person besides Chen Qianyu, eligible to join the Yong City Chinese Medical Association.
Moreover, the internal medicine department of Beijiang District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was practically upheld by Xie Mingsong alone.
Others might have decent skills, but compared to Xie Mingsong, they were quite inferior.
It was because of Xie Mingsong that when Ji Huan had an acute heart attack last time, he was the only one from Beijiang District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine invited, showing just how highly regarded he was in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
While perhaps not on par with people like Huang Beishan, in Yong City’s TCM circle, he could be considered a city-level famous doctor.
Thinking that Xie Mingsong should also attend tomorrow’s meeting, Liu Rong immediately smiled warmly, "Teacher Xie, are you going to attend the Yong City Chinese Medical Association meeting tomorrow?"
"Yes, that’s the case."
Xie Mingsong nodded, then asked curiously, "How did you know?"
Liu Rong laughed and explained, "The Director just called me. He has to go to the province this afternoon for an important meeting tomorrow, and the association asked me to attend on his behalf. I knew you were also a member of the Yong City Chinese Medical Association, and since we bumped into each other, I thought I’d ask."
"The Director is not going tomorrow?"
"Yes, can’t be helped. The province notified suddenly, and the director definitely has to go," Liu Rong said cheerfully. "Teacher Xie, I’ll be following your lead tomorrow."
Hearing that Chen Qianyu would not be going, Xie Mingsong was taken aback. Just yesterday, Chen Qianyu had called him specifically, and they’d agreed to go together. It was unexpected how quickly the circumstances changed.
The key point was why Chen Qianyu chose Liu Rong to represent him, which he found puzzling.
There were so many people at the Beijiang District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, why choose Liu Rong?
Would those people treat Liu Rong nicely?
In this, Xie Mingsong had some doubts.
Although Liu Rong hadn’t done anything outrageous over the years, his conduct had been criticized by many, and he didn’t think the association members would be fond of him.
Of course, since Liu Rong was representing Chen Qianyu, they wouldn’t treat him poorly, but expecting them to be overly friendly was unlikely.
Xie Mingsong felt a bit frustrated but couldn’t say much, especially since Liu Rong was nominally his superior; he could only smile warmly.
"Alright, let’s go together tomorrow," Xie Mingsong agreed.
Liu Rong wasn’t planning to let Xie Mingsong off the hook so easily. He dragged him into his office, sat down, and inquired, "Teacher Xie, I heard from the Director that someone is joining the association and becoming a director at the same time. Who’s so impressive to become a director immediately upon joining?"
"You don’t know?"
"How would I know!"
Liu Rong spread his hands, "I’m not an association member, so these inside stories are only known to insiders. You’re a member, and an important one at that, so I thought you might know something."
"I’m not that key of a member,"
Xie Mingsong shook his head, "In the association, those who truly count as key members have practically all become directors. I’m still somewhat below those folks. But if you’re asking about who joined and directly became a director, I really don’t know. If you want to find out, you might have to ask the Director.
The Director, like me, is a member, but his status within Yong City’s TCM circle is much higher than mine, and since he’s the director, he might know some insider information."