President of the National Medical Association?

That's quite a title. You know, traditional medicine is now in decline, and there are only a few Star Sea National Doctors around. Being able to be the president of the National Medical Association is proof of Liu Zixuan's capability!

Wei Lao looked at Liu Zixuan's hesitant expression and smiled: "Of course, this won't interfere with your freedom. Just give lectures occasionally and share some experience."

Liu Zixuan didn't rush to respond to Wei Lao but instead asked: "Years ago, almost every place had a National Medical Association, but due to the prevalence of modern medicine, traditional medicine declined and many have been replaced, leaving only an empty shell. In today's society, modern medicine is widely accepted and can heal people. So, why did Wei Lao decide to promote traditional medicine again?"

Wei Lao sighed: "Traditional medicine is a legacy of Star Sea spanning thousands of years, and its essence and purpose of healing are more genuine and powerful than modern medicine. Although modern medicine is prevalent now, there's an undeniable fact!"

"What fact?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"Despite the official policies offering many benefits, there are still many people who can't afford medical treatment, especially for major illnesses."

Wei Lao shrugged and smiled bitterly: "To take an example from my surroundings, an old neighbor from my hometown came to the hospital seeking my help."

"He's diagnosed with mid-stage grade two liver cancer, and according to current medical practices, it's treatable by removing part of the liver. I tried my best to help him find ways to reduce costs and even offered to perform the surgery myself."

"That sounds good!" Liu Zixuan said.

"Good? It might be good for many people, but it wasn't good for my old neighbor."

Wei Lao chuckled: "After waiving the surgery fee and initial medication fees, he still needed 150,000, and such conditions rely entirely on post-operative care. Estimating with the cheapest price, care costs still reach 50,000, not including regular medication and follow-up visits, totaling over 200,000!"

"You must understand, rural people mostly rely on farming and labor, earning barely a few thousand monthly. For them, 200,000 is perhaps astronomical. Would an elderly person spend 200,000 to prolong their life and burden their children with huge debt?"

"Probably not." Liu Zixuan understood this point.

"Indeed, he didn't. He finally opted for conservative treatment, which means living day by day, but since I met you, using traditional medicine to calculate, everything costs only about twenty or thirty thousand!"

Wei Lao looked up at Liu Zixuan: "Now, do you understand my point?"

Liu Zixuan nodded: "I understand. Wei Lao, you truly have good intentions. After all, this world still has many poor people, supporting traditional medicine for those who can't afford medical care to help those living day by day enjoy the rest of their time happily!"

Wei Lao heard this and smiled: "Exactly, that's my thought, but you know, there are really too few traditional doctors now."

"But what I don't understand is that in Ghost Wood City, there's Wu Lao claiming to be the number one National Doctor, why didn't you seek him, but chose me?"

Liu Zixuan asked confusedly.

Wei Lao shook his head: "Wu Lao is old, even if I sought him, how long could he persist? In terms of credentials, he is more experienced than me, but you can see, Wu Lao is now blinded by profit, thinking about enriching himself at such an old age and neglecting others!"

"People are never satisfied." Liu Zixuan shrugged: "The National Medical Association, though easy for me to lead, but is anyone joining now?"

"I think... there will be." Wei Lao said, lacking confidence.

Regarding modern medicine, there's no need to say too much, a attending doctor earns more with service fees, consultation fees, bonuses, and basic salary than a white-collar worker.

Traditional medicine doesn't have many surgeries, and herbs are not expensive now, offering no way to make money.

A genuine reason is that most people now trust modern medicine, with few choosing traditional medicine!

To succeed, all these factors must be considered.

Wei Lao changed the topic and said: "So, I hope young blood like you joins. If you can't attract established doctors, recruit students instead."

"You can give it a try." Wei Lao, such a medical sage, humbled himself to seek out Liu Zixuan. Even if he didn't want to go, he'd have to oblige!

"Alright, I'll start the preliminary work soon and select some people." Wei Lao thought: "Once you're finished here, come with me to a school to select students."

"Okay. I'll do my best!" Liu Zixuan smiled.

Liu Zixuan then asked: "What about your old neighbor? You can bring him over, maybe I can help a bit!"

Wei Lao was stunned at these words, showing signs of age, and his cloudy eyes glimmered with tears as he shook his head: "He's gone, he just passed away three days ago."

Liu Zixuan took out tissues and handed them to Wei Lao: "I offer my condolences, the facts are unpredictable, and life is inevitably full of regrets!"

"Indeed, it's precisely due to these regrets that we, as doctors, are driven. People often say, saving a life is worth more than building a pagoda, we seek nothing but to see life saved by us, that's fulfilling enough!"

Wei Lao waved his hand: "Let's not talk about this, you get busy, I'll head back to the hospital!"

"Shall I see you off?"

"No need, this old man still has a sturdy spirit." Wei Lao laughed heartily and walked out backwards.

Liu Zixuan watched Wei Lao's figure, genuinely admiring him from the heart.

Nowadays, doctors like Wei Lao, who wholeheartedly care for patients, are really few.

Of course, Wei Lao felt similarly, considering that doctors like Liu Zixuan, who have skills and care about patients, are too few!

"Yo, what's Dr. Liu pondering?"

At that moment, a voice interrupted Liu Zixuan's thoughts.

Liu Zixuan looked up: "Wu Lao? Why do you have time to come by!"

"To see a doctor, why? Not welcome?" Wu Lao was not polite at all, treating the place like his home, directly sitting in Liu Zixuan's office chair.

Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow: "You're seeing a doctor? I didn't mishear! Aren't you the number one National Doctor in Ghost Wood City!"

"There's an old saying, physicians cannot heal themselves! I may have great skills but can't treat myself!"

Wu Lao laughed: "In this Ghost Wood City now, the only doctor I trust is you, so you must give me a good examination."

Liu Zixuan activated the X-ray Vision to scan Wu Lao's body, after a while his eyes showed a hint of mockery.

Perhaps coming for treatment is false… the real intention is to deliberately get close to him!

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.