At that time in Huaxia, most people were aspiring to go abroad to seek fortune, creating a nationwide craze for overseas migration. Even in the poorest and most backward African countries, some individuals would go to great lengths to pay and leave, hoping to eventually reach more developed countries like the U country and Europe through these nations. A large number of Huaxia’s excellent talents were lost to these countries. Long lines of applicants seeking to go abroad formed daily in front of the embassies of these countries in Huaxia, filled with people applying or seeking information. This gave the diplomats from these countries a sense that their status was somehow superior to that of the Huaxians.
Therefore, when Professor Wang called back to Huaxia, it initially caused quite a stir in several cities. The impact quickly spread nationwide, creating a massive uproar. At that time, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) was in an even worse state than it is today in Huaxia. Graduates from TCM schools could only work as assistants in hospitals or serve as dedicated therapeutic massage physicians in various health institutions. The basic knowledge of TCM prescriptions and acupuncture was nearly no longer recognized by the public. Across Huaxia, there was a prevailing sentiment that even the moon in foreign countries was rounder than that in Huaxia.
Now, suddenly, these TCM physicians were being invited to settle abroad as elite talents, and the number was over 200. This caught the pro-foreign faction in Huaxia completely off guard, leaving them momentarily speechless.
The entire TCM community was greatly inspired by this news. Although only 200 acupuncturists were to be selected, which was just the tip of the iceberg compared to the vast TCM community in Huaxia, the symbolic significance was that TCM acupuncture was gradually breaking through national borders and beginning to be accepted by the Western world.
Professor Mu Lin and his colleagues began the tense selection process in Huaxia. In addition to his personal disciples, they conducted open assessments across the entire TCM community according to detailed requirements sent by Mu Lin, aiming to select the best of the best to be sent overseas to carry forward and promote TCM. The domestic preparations were proceeding in a tense yet orderly manner.
Mu Lin’s requirements for these magnates were that he could first establish non-profit clinics in 38 cities in the U country, but the costs of establishing these clinics would be shared by each city’s magnate. Additionally, each city’s clinic would form an independent foundation specifically for clinic expenses, with clinic accounts regularly disclosed to these magnates.
Each clinic must adhere to the rule of treating only one patient per week. Moreover, to establish a clinic, one must agree to Mu Lin’s introduction of TCM physicians from Huaxia. Regarding the qualification certification of these TCM acupuncturists, Mu Lin also hoped that the Family Medicine Committee would add new certification regulations. Mu Lin hoped to gradually promote and popularize TCM acupuncture worldwide, starting from the top down. Since Mu Lin’s clinics currently had no incurable diseases, these requirements quickly spread throughout the upper echelons of U society. These magnates quickly agreed to Mu Lin’s requirements.
Mu Lin entrusted all of these tasks to Fanny and her team to handle. He himself never showed up in person. The two young female officers were busily running around, and every time they saw Mu Lin, they demanded a raise, claiming they had put in superhuman effort but were not receiving corresponding compensation. They mocked Mu Lin as a crazy and stingy vampire. Naturally, Mu Lin paid no heed and passed their issues back to Fanny, as he had no time to deal with these two young girls. Naturally, once Fanny and her team presented the employment contracts and wage comparison charts, the two young female officers would slink back to work. However, upon seeing Mu Lin again, they would bring up the same issues and mock him, only to be dismissed by Mu Lin once more. Days passed in this mundane yet busy cycle.
One day, the two young female officers received a call from the Family Medicine Committee, saying that since there was currently no one who thoroughly understood TCM acupuncture there, they hoped to invite Mu Lin to come and help establish the relevant evaluation criteria for TCM acupuncturists suitable for the U country.
When the two young female officers received this call, their first reaction was disbelief, and their second reaction was still disbelief. It was only after pinching themselves twice and seeing the third reaction that they finally believed it was true. After all, in the U country, those who were generally invited to the Family Medicine Committee to assist in establishing rules were usually well-known elderly professors or scholars. A little kid like Mu Lin, who hadn’t even come of age yet, was practically unheard of.
However, they always felt that someone like Mu Lin, who seemed to be so laid-back and casual all day long, could not possibly be the one to go to the Family Medicine Committee to establish rules. They thought maybe it was a wrong number. After confirming the call by dialing back, they no longer had any thoughts of investigating Mu Lin. Because now it was rare to find a job that was so easy to deal with, had light work, and offered high wages, and they were now reluctant to give up this job.
When the two young female officers met with Mu Lin and reported the matter to him, looking at their expressions full of doubt and their skeptical eyes, Mu Lin thought to himself, how come these two brats still didn’t believe in him, the young master? It seemed like one day he would have to teach them a lesson and let them know who was boss.
When Mu Lin went to consult with Professor Wang on how to establish rules favorable to TCM acupuncturists, the teacher was once again amazed. A teenager not yet 18 years old, in a foreign land, had single-handedly managed to establish the medical practices of an ancient nation in the modern Western world. Now, he was even participating in the formulation of relevant rules in this world. What a tremendous pressure he must be under! Moved by this, the teacher could only do his best to offer his suggestions. Then he immediately called back to his homeland, hoping his old friends would contribute their wisdom to provide better opinions, in order to promote the global spread of TCM acupuncture.
When the call from Professor Wang Shoushan reached Huaxia, the initial reaction of the people there was the same as that of the two young female officers. After repeated confirmations, the TCM community in Huaxia was immediately electrified. No one knew exactly who had leaked the news to the media, but soon the entire country was in an uproar. After so many years of effort, it was a teenager who had finally achieved success. Now, this teenager was actually participating in the formulation of rules, what a tremendous achievement! Domestic media extensively reported the story, but since Mu Lin had always maintained a low profile, the media could not find much information about him. They contacted Mu Lin, hoping to obtain his materials or secure an exclusive interview. Mu Lin unintentionally became a celebrity and an idol for countless TCM students.
Mu Lin hadn’t thought much about it. He had merely consulted with his teacher out of respect. He never expected his teacher to make such a big deal of it and call back to his homeland for help. Now, his name was red-hot across Huaxia, and sure enough, various calls for interviews and requests for assistance were flooding into Mu Lin’s clinic, almost overwhelming the phone lines, causing Mu Lin great annoyance.
Mu Lin instructed that all interviews and requests for help be handled autonomously by the two young female secretaries after evaluation. As a result, due to language barriers, the two young female officers simply rejected all interviews and requests for help. This led some domestic media outlets to launch a fierce campaign against Mu Lin, calling him a fraud, a thankless person, a traitor, and even using terms like “treacherous intentions” and “traitor to the country.” Voices attacking Mu Lin filled the air.
Of course, many of the students who had originally passed the public examinations and were preparing to come to the U country to show their skills also disappeared. Only the students from several famous universities where Mu Lin’s teachers and their old friends worked were still persistently preparing for their departure to the U country, although their preparations were somewhat difficult. When Mu Lin received this news, he could imagine the pressure his teachers were facing and could only call them to offer comfort. Regarding the personal attacks against him at home and abroad, he remained calm and indifferent.
Later, when Professor Wang saw how things had turned out and the trouble it had brought to Mu Lin, he felt a deep sense of guilt. In the end, it was Mu Lin who comforted the teacher with kind words.
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