At present, things weren't going well for him, and offending the City Women and Children's Hospital would only make matters worse.
Lu Xuan quickly responded humbly, "Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine each have their strengths and weaknesses, Ms. Zhou, you really shouldn't say that outside."
Zhou Minjun, being sharp herself, understood what Lu Xuan was worried about and nodded, "Don't worry, Dr. Lu, my husband and I are discreet and won't say anything outside. But we are truly grateful to you; without you, my husband and I wouldn't have known what to do."
Lu Xuan didn't dare to take the credit, "As a doctor, this is what I should do."
"But you do need to be a bit more careful usually; you can't be careless with children."
"After this lesson, there's no way we won't take it seriously," Zhou Minjun nodded repeatedly.
...
Zhou Minjun and her family didn't stay long at the Health Center.
As soon as the three of them left, Hu Meiqiao looked at Lu Xuan with a peculiar gaze.
She still hadn't figured out how Lu Xuan managed it.
While the Zhou family was there, she refrained from asking, but now she couldn't hold back her curiosity, and hurriedly asked, "Lu, what's going on exactly?
I thought you just prescribed them some medicine to comfort them, but unexpectedly, your Bone Charcoal Powder and castor oil worked wonders."
As she spoke, Hu Meiqiao was full of disbelief.
"Of course, if it's inconvenient to say, that's fine," Hu Meiqiao added, afraid she might have touched on some secret formula.
Lu Xuan nonchalantly replied with a smile, "Actually, it's nothing inconvenient to talk about, and it's not as complicated as you think, Director. The reason the child could pass the screw smoothly is comparable to electroplating in chemistry. The Bone Charcoal Powder adhered to the screw, essentially plating it with a lubricant layer, allowing the child to pass the screw smoothly."
"Is it that simple?"
Lu Xuan shrugged, "Just that simple."
Hu Meiqiao still didn't quite believe it, "Lu, you must have someone in your family who practices Traditional Chinese Medicine, and you've been exposed to it since you were young, right?"
Lu Xuan was torn between laughter and tears, "No, Director, stop guessing. I really only started studying Traditional Chinese Medicine when I went to university. None of my elders are in Traditional Chinese Medicine, not even doctors. This time, I was just a blind cat that stumbled onto a dead mouse—just lucky."
Not exposed to Traditional Chinese Medicine from a young age?
Just lucky?
Who would believe that!
Now, Hu Meiqiao was even more convinced that Lu Xuan was hiding his talents, playing the fool while harboring a significant background, even if he was kicked out of the District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, he hadn't thought of asking his family for help.
Hu Meiqiao didn't call him out on it; if he didn't want to admit, so be it. It wasn't important to her.
On the contrary, Lu Xuan's presence might bring significant changes to the Health Center.
The two of them didn't stay long in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department; before leaving, Hu Meiqiao gave Lu Xuan's shoulder a meaningful pat.
Knowing he was misunderstood, Lu Xuan was amused and frustrated at the same time.
However, he didn't want to explain further.
People could think what they wanted; it spared him a lot of trouble.
Just after leaving the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, Hu Meiqiao pulled Wang Youqing aside, "Old Wang, what's your take?"
"About Lu, nine times out of ten, he must have been exposed to Traditional Chinese Medicine since he was young. Otherwise, at such a young age, how could he have such great skills?" Wang Youqing agreed completely,
If he didn't come from a family with a senior in Traditional Chinese Medicine, how could he know to use that method?
He couldn't believe that a student who had graduated less than half a year from a Traditional Chinese Medicine College had such skills.
Seeing her speculations confirmed by Old Wang, Hu Meiqiao was overjoyed, "It seems I don't need to worry about Lu's future anymore, but I do hope he can stay at the Health Center for a bit longer because of this incident."
"He doesn't belong here." Wang Youqing's words came as a thunderclap to her.
Hu Meiqiao gave a wry smile, "Indeed! A person like him, even though he's unknown now, will eventually be renowned nationwide. The Health Center is too small a place to contain a true dragon."
Wang Youqing didn't speak, just smiled.
He felt happy for Lu Xuan.
Within less than ten minutes after the Zhou family left, news about Lu Xuan receiving a banner spread throughout the Health Center.
"Even the City Women and Children's Hospital said only surgery could help, and that too at the Provincial Women and Children's Hospital, yet Dr. Lu resolved it with a few bucks' worth of medicine?"
"Is Traditional Chinese Medicine that miraculous?"
The two people at the registration window looked at each other.
Initially, Yuan Na and Lv Huilan both thought Zhou Minjun had come to complain to Lu Xuan, to make a scene at the Health Center; now they realized they had come to present Lu Xuan with a banner!
"To be exact, Dr. Lu enabled them to spend just one yuan and six, curing a condition that might have cost thousands at a large hospital, and without any risk or aftereffects."
Lv Huilan collected the fee; she was well aware of it.
A total of eight yuan, with most covered by insurance, left only one yuan and six to be paid out of pocket.
From one yuan and six to several thousand yuan, the difference was thousands or even tens of thousands of times.
But it's not just about money; no parent would consider saving money when it comes to their child.
Surgical treatment, for a ten-month-old child, entails not just surgical risks but also postoperative complications that can cause significant suffering.
Yet using Lu Xuan's method, overnight, the child managed to pass the screw on his own.
What an astounding feat!
Even though Lu Xuan's method had already spread throughout the Health Center, it remained unbelievable to them.
Not only Yuan Na and Lv Huilan, but by this time, the whole Health Center was abuzz with chatter.