Urban Super Medical Saint-Chapter 537 - 536: This Ge Dongxu Disrespects His Elders
The patient's expression was somewhat timid, looking at He Ruiduan with an unsure look as if not knowing what to say.
"Sister, is there a problem?" He Ruiduan asked gently upon noticing her demeanor.
"This... um, Doctor He, can I return the medicine?" Upon seeing the gentle expression on He Ruiduan's face, the patient felt uneasy about meeting his gaze.
"Why would you want to return it? Do you feel that the medicine we sell at the hospital is expensive, and you want to buy it outside? If that's the case, it is possible, but sometimes the quality of the medicine outside is hard to guarantee," He Ruiduan asked without showing any anger, still maintaining a gentle demeanor.
"It's not that, mainly... I just looked and found that the medicine I was given is similar to what I've taken before!" the patient stammered.
The prescription He Ruiduan had given her before was written in a cursive script that she couldn't understand. However, having taken traditional Chinese medicine for many years, as soon as the pharmacy filled her prescription, she quickly noticed that the medicine was similar to what she had taken previously.
Upon her statement, even though He Ruiduan was elderly, he couldn't help blushing, and Song Yongnan instinctively glanced at Ge Dongxu.
He recalled what Ge Dongxu had said earlier, that the patient had been suffering from this illness for many years, had seen many doctors, and had taken many medicines, and he estimated that He Ruiduan's prescription would probably not be effective. At the time, Song Yongnan had thought Ge Dongxu to be arrogantly boastful, but now he realized that Ge Dongxu's words meant that other traditional Chinese medicine practitioners had likely prescribed similar medications.
"Do you have prescriptions from other doctors that you could show me? If you have, let me see them," He Ruiduan, having some years behind him, quickly reverted to normal and asked.
"Yes, I have." The patient said and hurriedly took out several prescriptions from her bag.
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He Ruiduan looked at them and noticed that two of the prescriptions were quite similar to his, and another treated the patient's false heat as stomach heat, prescribing herbs to clear heat from the stomach.
He Ruiduan glanced at the prescriptions and returned them to the patient, then said to her, "Let me take a closer look at it and I will rewrite the prescription for you."
"Doctor, you are truly wonderful. I'm really sorry for the trouble, and I'm grateful," the patient said with an apologetic and appreciative expression.
"Sister, your words really make me feel embarrassed," the patient's words made He Ruiduan's old face blush again, and then he carefully diagnosed the patient again.
The conclusion was the same as his initial one, according to his usual approach he would definitely continue with a prescription geared toward beneficial Qi and warming the stomach; perhaps some alterations in the dosage could be made, but he knew such changes would not significantly improve the effectiveness.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that although Ge Dongxu's prescription was simple and bold, it directly targeted the root cause and made more sense.
"This way, sister, I will write you a new prescription. But this prescription requires some attention when decocting; I'll ask one of my students to go with you to the pharmacy and personally decoct it for you. You should not do it by yourself. I'll also prescribe just a small quantity at first. Take two doses to see if there are any effects, and if it works, we will continue. This will prevent a waste of money," He Ruiduan was not utterly inflexible, having clearly recognized his previous prescription was ineffective, he decided to adopt Ge Dongxu's prescription.
However, he was still somewhat uncertain about Ge Dongxu's prescription and made some reductions in the amount of aconite, though the dosage was still more than what he usually prescribed; he specifically instructed not to let the patient prepare it on her own.
The patient was naturally grateful for He Ruiduan's attentive care and bowed repeatedly, thanking him.
He Ruiduan smiled politely, made a note on the previous billing receipt, and handed the receipt and the newly prescribed prescription to Song Yongnan, saying, "Song, accompany this aunt and return the previously prescribed medicine, then go together to get the new prescription filled. When preparing the medicine, remember that the aconite must be boiled in water for over two hours until there's no numb taste before adding it to the rest of the ingredients. You know what, Dongxu, you should also go with him as you might be clearer about the preparation of aconite than Song is."
"Yes, teacher," Song Yongnan took the prescription, seeing that his mentor had used the previous prescription written by Ge Dongxu with only minor changes. He was nearly shocked into widening his eyes, but luckily, Ge Dongxu lightly touched him, bringing him back to reality, and he quickly responded.
Thus, Ge Dongxu and Song Yongnan left clinic 405 with the patient.
As they left the clinic and headed towards the stairs, they had to pass the clinics of Xie Jinmo and Chang Yufeng.
The clinics of both were open, and as Ge Dongxu and Song Yongnan just passed clinic 403, Xie Jinmo spotted them.
"Dongxu, come here a minute," Xie Jinmo called with a stern face upon seeing Ge Dongxu in the corridor.
"I'm sorry, Director Xie, I have something to do," Ge Dongxu responded.
"You didn't do what Director Chang asked of you, and I haven't assigned you any other tasks; what could you possibly be busy with?" Xie Jinmo, hearing this, got angry and approached the door with a frown.
"Director Xie, it just so happens, I mean to speak with you too. This Ge Dongxu disregards his elders; you should really have a serious talk with him," Chang Yufeng, hearing the conversation, immediately came out of his clinic and spoke to Xie Jinmo.
Song Yongnan looked at Xie Jinmo and then at Chang Yufeng, feeling completely confused and thought to himself, isn't Ge Dongxu just a new intern? How did he manage to offend Director Chang, and it seems, Director Xie is quite dissatisfied with him as well. This time, Ge Dongxu is in trouble!
Just as Song Yongnan thought Ge Dongxu would be in deep trouble, Ge Dongxu responded calmly, "I'm sorry, Director Xie, Director Chang, I'm currently interning with Director He Duanrui. If there's any issue, please discuss it with him. Director He has instructed me to accompany this patient to the pharmacy, so I'll leave you now."
After speaking, Ge Dongxu smiled at the patient and said, "Aunt, let's go."
Watching Ge Dongxu nonchalantly walk away with the patient, accompanied by He Ruiduan's research student Song Yongnan, both Chang Yufeng's and Xie Jinmo's expressions darkened.
"What is going on? Why is Ge Dongxu now a student of He Duanrui?" Xie Jinmo asked with a grave face.
"Do we even need to ask? Clearly, the guy must have gone to complain to Professor Tang, and then Tang arranged something for him. This cannot stand—students who won't follow orders and act like thorns cannot be tolerated. Director Xie, I think we both should go and have a word with Professor Tang about this. If we don't address this, it will set a bad precedent and corrupt other interns in the future," Chang Yufeng said, his face darkening and a hint of loathing in his eyes.
Initially, Ge Dongxu had obediently taken a scolding from him, which had allowed him to vent his spleen and perhaps the matter might have ended there. However, Ge Dongxu, being a proud intern, didn't give him a chance to vent, which triggered Chang Yufeng's vengeful nature. He was now determined to take Ge Dongxu down.
