Chapter 308 - The Depressed Jiangnan Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine (1/2)
Chapter 308 The Depressed Jiangnan Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine“Okay, please tell me the location. I’ll be there later.”
Qin Haodong was very interested in the matters of the TCM, so he agreed immediately.
“Great, Dr. Qin. I was worried that you wouldn’t come.”
Gao Fengwen excitedly told Qin Haodong the address.
Qin Haodong and Lin Momo took the little girl to the kindergarten together and then drove to the location, only to find that it was a dilapidated primary school that looked a bit shabby.
As soon as he parked his car, Gao Fengwen, Zhong Sihai and Shen Xiangfu were already out to receive him.
“Dr. Qin, here you are!”
The three of them greeted him warmly.
Qin Haodong gave his regards and asked, “Mr. Gao, are the offices of the Chinese Medicine Association right here?”
Gao Fengwen said awkwardly, “I’m sorry, Dr. Qin. The office is in poor condition. The Jiangnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Association is a non-governmental organization set up by old fellows like us. We have no funds or office space, so we can only make do here.”
Shen Xiangfu said, “Old Gao helped us get this place. He once cured the headmaster of this primary school, so he temporarily lent this office to our association. However, I heard that this primary school will be auctioned soon. Where we will move in the future is unknown for the time being.”
During this conversation, they gathered around Qin Haodong and walked into the office of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, which used to be the meeting room of the primary school. Although it looked a little shabby, the room was very spacious and there were about 70-80 people sitting in it.
These people seemed to be quite old. Some of them were even a few years older than Gao Fengwen. Many of them had long beards and gray eyebrows. They were authentic Chinese doctors.
Gao Fengwen told the crowd, “Let me introduce to you Qin Haodong, the Medical Sage in the South of the Yangtze River, who once cured the tumor of old Maldini without surgery. He just defeated the Nihon people in the contest of TCM a few days ago. Now, he invented the Blood Revival Pill, which has caused a sensation in the whole country.
Dr. Qin has earned us a lot of glory and made the whole world see the potential of TCM. He has scaled the heights of Chinese medicine. He’s our pride. Let’s applaud and welcome him!”
After this introduction, stormy applause was heard on the scene. Although the old men had experienced many vicissitudes of life, they were still very excited to see Qin Haodong.
“Medical Sage, you are the pride of traditional Chinese Medicine…”
“Medical Sage, I want to learn from you. I want to worship you as a teacher…”
“Doctor, you are my idol. I heard that you are not married yet. Do you want to be my son-in-law…?”
Qin Haodong was shocked by these old men’s enthusiasm. What was up with the old man who shouted and asked to make him his son-in-law? It looked like he was over 80 years old. His daughter had to be at least 50 years old.
Shen Xiangfu said, “Doctor Qin, when we get together, we often talk about your miracles in TCM. Everyone adores you very much.”
Gao Fengwen said, “Dr. Qin, you are a role model in the field of TCM. Do you think you can join the Jiangnan Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine?”
Although he smiled when he spoke, Qin Haodong felt that he was like an old fox looking at a chicken. However, he couldn’t find anything wrong with this.
Zhong Sihai also said, “Yes, Dr. Qin. You see, there are only old men in the Chinese Medicine Association. We need a young and promising force like you to join us.”
Shen Xiangfu told the crowd, “Let’s applaud and welcome Dr. Qin to the Chinese Medicine Association!”
There was another round of stormy applause in the meeting room. Although these people were not young, they were worthy of being TCM doctors. Their bodies were well taken care of, so their applause was thunderous and long-lasting!
Qin Haodong, who was moved by everyone’s enthusiasm, said, “Well, since you don’t care about my shallow experience, I will join the association.”
Gao Fengwen said excitedly, “Great, Doctor Qin! Welcome!”
Then, he asked Qin Haodong to sit on the rostrum with the three of them and told the crowd, “Today is our triennial general election. I propose that Dr. Qin Haodong be the president of our association.”
Shen Xiangfu and Zhong Sihai also agreed and spoke up. “We also propose that Dr. Qin Haodong be the president!”
Qin Haodong now knew what the problem was. It turned out that these old guys had pulled him into the association to force him to be the president.
“That’s not appropriate,” he hurriedly said, “I just joined the association. How can I be the president?”
“There’s nothing inappropriate about it,” Gao Fengwen said with a wry smile, “According to the regulations of Jiangnan Chinese Medicine Association, the next president is nominated by the previous president. As long as one is a member of our association, one can run for president. The person who gets more than 50% of the vote will become the next president immediately.”
Then, he told the crowd, “Now, let’s vote. If you agree that Dr. Qin should be the president, please raise your hand.”
As soon as he spoke, all the old men under the stage raised their hands in agreement. Some of them even raised two.
This was reasonable. Although Qin Haodong was younger, his achievements in TCM were worthy of his name and enough to win the respect of these predecessors.