Chapter 748: Arbitrary Matchmaking

Chapter 748: Chapter 748: Arbitrary Matchmaking

"Thank you, Dr. Li."

The man took the prescription, thanked him, and left the consultation room with his wife.

Throughout the morning, patients came and went in a constant stream. Wang Xue and Li Lin sat quietly behind Li Xu. Like two dry sponges, they eagerly absorbed the clinical logic he displayed with every diagnosis and prescription.

It wasn’t until noon that Li Xu finished seeing the last registered patient of the morning and announced the end of his shift. The two students closed their notebooks, which were packed with notes. Surprisingly, they were left wanting more, wishing Li Xu could see just a few more patients.

Wang Chuyun had left Feng City in his early years, spending most of his life building his career in the Capital City, where he eventually settled down after achieving fame and success. However, he was nostalgic at heart. With his hometown being Feng City and his desire for peace and quiet despite his robust health, he would return to his old courtyard house in Feng City for a short stay every so often.

Currently, he happened to be in Feng City. As Wang Chuyun’s most beloved granddaughter, Wang Xue naturally stayed with him during his time here.

That evening, Wang Xue returned home. Walking through the courtyard, she saw Wang Chuyun sitting in the living room, completely engrossed in a thread-bound ancient book.

Wang Chuyun was already eighty-seven years old. However, well-versed in the ways of maintaining health, he remained exceptionally robust. With his silver hair combed neatly, a ruddy complexion, and a vibrant spirit, he looked like a man in his seventies. What was even more amazing was that despite his age, his gaze remained as sharp as a torch while reading, not even requiring reading glasses.

Because his wife had passed away from illness a few years ago and his children were busy with their careers in the Capital City or abroad, Wang Chuyun lived alone most of the time. But he was no ordinary old man. He was a true master of Xinglin, highly respected, and a representative inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage. Although he was a doctor, he enjoyed the medical and living treatment of a vice-ministerial level official. Therefore, even when he returned to his hometown in Feng City, the Capital City assigned a dedicated personal secretary to him. His daily needs were absolutely taken care of.

Yet, material abundance could not fill a spiritual void. It was only since Wang Xue started college and visited her grandfather whenever she had time that the small courtyard gained some youthful vitality, bringing Wang Chuyun much joy. After all, as people aged, they inevitably felt a bit lonely, craving nothing more than the companionship of being surrounded by their children and grandchildren.

Wang Chuyun was also deeply fond of Wang Xue, a granddaughter who had shown a keen interest in traditional Chinese medicine since childhood.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Wang Chuyun put down the medical book in his hands and asked with a smile, "Xue’er is back? Have you had dinner?"

"I’ve eaten, Grandpa." Wang Xue took off her coat and sat down beside him. She picked up an orange from the fruit bowl, peeling it as she smiled and asked, "Grandpa, what book are you reading now? You were so absorbed."

"Ah, just the usual medical texts. I’ve read them countless times," Wang Chuyun said, patting the copy of *Treatise on Warm Diseases* in his hands. He sighed with emotion. "However, as the ancients said, ’Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will naturally reveal itself.’ With these classics of traditional Chinese medicine, every time you open them again, you gain new insights as your clinical experience grows."

Wang Chuyun adored this granddaughter and often personally mentored her. After all, Wang Xue had been immersed in his teachings for seven years. Although she spent most of her time receiving modern education at school, having a National Medical Master as a "private tutor" meant her foundation in traditional Chinese medicine and her diagnostic skills were far superior to those of her peers and fellow graduate students.

"Mhm." Wang Xue handed the peeled orange to her grandfather and nodded. "You’re absolutely right, Grandpa. Today, I went to the City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and watched Senior Brother Li Xu treat patients. I realized that his understanding of many traditional Chinese medical classics is incredibly profound. He always manages to flexibly apply those rigid textbook clauses to every single patient."

Wang Xue had mentioned Li Xu to Wang Chuyun some time ago when Li Xu gave a public lecture at Feng City Medical College. For female medical students—especially in a major like traditional Chinese medicine that heavily emphasized clinical prowess—encountering a senior brother whose medical skills were monstrously talented naturally evoked a deep sense of admiration and respect.

Back then at the lecture, Wang Xue felt that Li Xu’s teaching was exceptionally good. He took many yin-yang and five-elements theories that seemed superficial or even mystical in textbooks and explained them using everyday common sense, making them lively and interesting. It made people unconsciously follow his train of thought and reach sudden moments of enlightenment.

"Oh? You went to see that boy again today?" Wang Chuyun took a slice of the orange and ate it, saying with a smile, "I watched the video you sent me this afternoon. This young man named Li Xu is indeed quite remarkable."

As a National Medical Master, Wang Chuyun naturally had a sharp eye for talent. "In studying medicine, aside from memorizing texts, the most crucial part is mastering the tricks and grasping the ’Dao’ of traditional Chinese medicine. He has truly thoroughly understood and seamlessly integrated it. What’s even rarer is that, despite being young and driven, he puts his heart into teaching young people like you without holding anything back."

Wang Chuyun sighed, speaking with a tone of regret. "In today’s medical field, some people may have high skills, but they aren’t necessarily good at expressing them. It’s like dumplings stuck in a teapot—full of substance but unable to pour it out. Taking a step back, even if they can express it, they might not be willing to genuinely teach others. The old, outdated mindset of ’teach the apprentice and starve the master’ still exists.

"Explaining medical theories requires logic and divergent thinking. It’s just like teachers giving lectures. Some teachers are engaging, and students love listening to them, becoming more energized the more they hear. Other teachers lecture straight from the textbook, putting students to sleep like a lullaby.

"This Senior Brother Li of yours is not only a good doctor but a naturally gifted teacher."

"Mhm, mhm." Wang Xue nodded vigorously. "I think so too. Today, he treated a patient with facial paralysis. Not only did he accurately diagnose the internal heat accompanied by stasis, but he also took the opportunity to enlighten us interns. His aura was absolutely amazing."

"Oh my, look at the sparkle in this little girl’s eyes..." Wang Chuyun looked at his granddaughter’s excitement and couldn’t help but tease with a smile, "Have you taken a fancy to him?"

In Wang Chuyun’s traditional mindset, Wang Xue, at the age of twenty-three or twenty-four, was at the right age for marriage, even though she was still in graduate school. If he could have a young man like Li Xu—with such superb medical skills and upright character—as his grandson-in-law, his old bones would wake up laughing from his dreams.

"Grandpa, don’t talk nonsense." Having her thoughts hit right on the nail by her grandfather, Wang Xue’s fair cheeks instantly flushed bright red.