Chapter 1

March of Spring.

The heavens and earth are both rejuvenated, and all things flourish.

Even blood pressure seems to stir with the vitality of spring.

Yuan Cheng City People's Hospital.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Department.

In the outpatient treatment room.

Smoke rises gently, mingled with the fragrance of burning mugwort.

An elderly man in his sixties lies on the bed with his eyes closed.

On his back, along the Bladder Meridian of the Foot-Taiyang, several moxibustion cups are smoking.

Thin wisps of smoke rise from the cups, like wisps of cooking smoke.

On his balding head, seven or eight fine needles are inserted.

He closes his eyes in comfort, even the wrinkles around his eyes relaxing: "Doctor Chen, why do I get dizzy so easily every spring?"

Chen Nan smiled and said, "Among the four seasons, spring is associated with wood, and in the human body, the liver is also of a wood nature. Therefore, spring promotes the liver, and when the liver becomes overly active, it can cause dizziness."

The old man immediately asked curiously, "When I came to the hospital, I saw you say that the liver should be nourished in spring. According to what you said, wouldn't this... this nourishment cause problems?"

Chen Nan smiled, "Spring is not about nourishing the liver, but about maintaining the liver's yin to balance the liver's yang."

The old man chuckled, "Traditional Chinese medicine is truly profound, but... there are so few good TCM practitioners nowadays..."

Chen Nan smiled but didn't say much. Using his thumb, index, and middle fingers, he skillfully manipulated the fine needles on the patient's scalp, in sync with the patient's breathing.

Acupuncture is both a technical and physical task.

Chen Nan's acupuncture skills are family-inherited. His grandfather was a well-known old TCM practitioner, but he passed away early, and Chen Nan only learned the basics.

Even so, this has made his clinical work much easier.

After about five minutes.

Chen Nan smiled and asked, "How do you feel, old man?"

The old man, lying on the treatment bed, couldn't help but groan, "Ah... much better!"

"My head feels much lighter."

"Doctor Chen, your scalp acupuncture skills are really impressive!"

"I've seen many doctors, but this dizziness and headache have always been a chronic problem, hard to cure. You are really skilled!"

"I've never felt this light before."

"Thank you so much!"

Chen Nan smiled slightly, "You're welcome, sir. Rest for a bit, and I'll remove the needles in a while."

The old man smiled, "Alright, Doctor Chen, you go ahead."

In the treatment room, there were still seven or eight patients waiting.

Chen Nan's acupuncture skills are excellent, and his attitude is good, and he treats patients seriously, so his reputation is good, and he has many patients.

The remaining patients are from the surrounding counties of Yuan Cheng City.

They came by train, so they arrived late.

However, it doesn't matter.

They can catch the afternoon train after their morning appointment.

Just as Chen Nan was about to treat the next old lady, the door to the consultation room suddenly opened.

"Clack, clack, clack..." The sound of high heels was very noticeable in the quiet consultation room.

"Who is Doctor Chen Nan?"

Chen Nan turned around. The person was a woman in her forties, with short, golden hair, wearing a fitted blue suit, and large, conspicuous earrings. She had a bag slung over her right shoulder, with a large LV logo.

Chen Nan paused with the acupuncture needle in his hand, "I am Chen Nan."

"Please close the door first."

"The patients are being treated and cannot be exposed to the wind."

Whether it's acupuncture or moxibustion, the pores of the body are open, making it easy to catch a chill, so it's important to avoid drafts.

The woman sniffed and frowned, "So much smoke, it's too pungent. Let it air out a bit!"

Chen Nan frowned, shook his head, and got up to close the door, "What do you need?"

The woman's eyebrows arched, and she looked at Chen Nan with a scrutinizing and questioning gaze, "You are Chen Nan? So young?"

"Director Yang asked me to come find you."

"I've been having headaches recently, and I want you to treat me with acupuncture."

In the hospital, many people come through connections.

Chen Nan looked at his few regular patients and said to the woman,

"Please wait a moment."

"I still have a few patients here."

The woman's face turned sour. She came through connections, but she wasn't getting special treatment?

"How long will it take?"

Chen Nan looked at the remaining patients, "About an hour or so."

"If you find it too pungent, you can wait outside the door."

The woman was immediately unhappy, but with so many people around, it wasn't convenient to say anything directly.

She pulled Chen Nan outside and lowered her voice,

"Doctor Chen, I'm very busy. I have something urgent to do later!"

"Please treat me first."

"I'm quite familiar with Director Yang, and he recommended me to come here."

"By the way, I also know the hospital leadership..."

Chen Nan shook his head, "I'm sorry, today's situation is special. All the patients are from out of town and need to catch the train after their treatment."

The woman became anxious, "I have a lunch appointment with a certain leader."

"Besides, they can just reschedule their train tickets; it's not a big deal."

Chen Nan didn't want to argue with her, "I'm sorry, if there's nothing else, I'll go back in."

"If you're willing to wait, I'll treat you."

After all, this woman clearly didn't have an appointment and hadn't paid the treatment fee. She was just trying to take advantage of connections.

Moreover, such people lack emotional intelligence. Connections are one thing, but respect is another. A well-mannered person would make an appointment and speak politely, and the treatment fee wouldn't matter much. After all, Chen Nan's appointment fee is only 5.5 yuan, but this 5.5 yuan is a sign of respect for the doctor.

The treatment fee is slightly higher, around 100 to 200 yuan.

But in the woman's eyes, since she was introduced by a leader, she could command this young doctor.

This made Chen Nan somewhat annoyed!

The woman, hearing this, looked at Chen Nan with a condescending gaze,

"How can you be like this!"

"Do you have any emotional intelligence? No sense of social norms!"

"Is this acceptable?"

"You can just discuss it with the patients and reschedule their train tickets..."

"What a hassle!"

"You have no adaptability."

"You're too young!"

Chen Nan didn't want to argue too much, but hearing her relentless complaints and accusations, his temper flared up,

"Your time is important, but others' time isn't?"

"I'm sorry, this is a hospital. Please follow the hospital's rules and regulations."

"If you want acupuncture, go to the registration desk, queue up, and pay the treatment fee before coming in."

"If you continue to cause a disturbance, I'll call security!"

Chen Nan's words made the woman furious!

She pointed at Chen Nan with her index finger, gritting her teeth,

"Fine! Fine! Fine!"

"Chen Nan, you have some nerve!"

"Ha ha ha... that's all you can do!"

"I'll complain about you!"

"I'll report you to the hospital director!"

"I'll call 12320 (public health hotline) to complain about you!"

"I know the hospital leadership..."

"You're finished! You'll always be a small doctor!"

"Hmph! What a person!"

Seeing the woman's angry and embarrassed look, the surrounding patients felt that Chen Nan was in trouble.

An old lady who was already lying down got up slowly, as she had back and leg problems.

She quickly pulled Chen Nan, "Doctor Chen!"

"Can you treat her first?"

"It won't take much time, and we can wait a bit."

"Everyone understands these social norms!"

"Don't get yourself into trouble because of us..."

Doctor Chen is a good person, and everyone knows it. He always saves them some treatment fees, and even works overtime when they come late.

They didn't want to cause trouble for Chen Nan.

Chen Nan's stubbornness came up.

In the past, he would have ignored such a woman, thinking, "What a person!"

But now...

What about now?

With such a big event at home, he had no support...

To develop in the hospital, there were too many frustrations and helplessness!

This damn society!

These damn social norms!

At this moment, Chen Nan heard a voice in his ear.

[Ding! Negative review compensation system activated!]

[System prompt: You will receive rewards every time you receive a negative review, criticism, or complaint...]

[Reminder: The system will only compensate you when your proper actions are unjustly criticized!]

Chen Nan was stunned when he heard the voice!

He had read "When the Doctor Got a System," and he knew what a system was!

However...

His system was different!

A negative review compensation system?

Then... Chen Nan suddenly smiled.

His eyes were sharp, and he spoke with righteous indignation, "Still the same thing."

"This is a hospital, not your home. When you come here, you must follow the hospital's rules and regulations!"

"I'm not your parents; I won't indulge you without principles and boundaries!"

"Want to complain? Go ahead, the faster you go, the more I'll look down on you!"

The woman, hearing Chen Nan's words, was about to explode.

She pointed at Chen Nan angrily,

"You... you bastard!"

"You wait and see!"

"You're finished, you're in big trouble!"

"Wait for your punishment!"

She stomped out in high heels, "Clack, clack, clack," and slammed the door shut with a loud "bang" as she left.

The room fell into a brief silence.

The old lady said apologetically, "Doctor Chen... you are really a good doctor!"

"But... sigh, you're too upright, which isn't a good thing."

"You've caused trouble for yourself!"

The other elderly people also sighed.

Chen Nan smiled faintly,

"A man standing between heaven and earth should cultivate the great righteousness of heaven and earth and act with integrity and honesty."

Complaints?

Ha ha!

Let the complaints come even more fiercely!

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