Chapter 46

Dongzhou Museum, although only a city-level museum, has a rich collection and has been selected as a national first-class museum, which is not common among city-level museums.

The people of Dongzhou are not particularly enthusiastic about ancient culture, and the museum with many exhibits is often deserted. There is no entrance fee; one only needs to show a resident ID and can obtain a free electronic ticket online.

Xu Chunliang went straight to the Yin-Shang exhibition area after entering the exhibition hall. His purpose was clear: to find the oracle bones that his grandfather had donated. After thoroughly examining the exhibition room where the oracle bones were displayed, he did not find any documents related to the *Huangdi Neijing*. The annotations beside the exhibits did not indicate the donor, so he could almost be certain that the artifacts donated by his grandfather were not on display here.

Approaching a tour guide, Xu Chunliang asked if the museum's collection of oracle bones was limited to what was on display.

The tour guide proudly informed him that the oracle bones on display were only a small part of the museum's collection, which totaled over three thousand pieces.

Xu Chunliang knew that his grandfather had personally donated over a thousand pieces. He had assumed that such a significant donation would be known to the tour guide, but after asking, he found that the guide was unaware. The tour guide suggested he inquire at the archive room for more detailed information.

Following the tour guide's directions, Xu Chunliang went to the museum's office area.

Upon learning that Xu Chunliang was the grandson of the original donor, Xu Changshan, the archive room's director, Liang Baiyan, specially received him.

Liang Baiyan, who was fifty-seven years old, had personally handled Xu Changshan's donation and remembered the event vividly. The donation took place twenty-two years ago, when Xu Changshan donated a total of 1,173 oracle bones. Introduced by Professor Bai Mushan, Liang Baiyan represented the city's cultural relics bureau and the museum to accept the donation. To commend Xu Changshan's act of kindness, a special reward of 100,000 RMB and a banner were given, and he was awarded the title of "Cultural Relics Guardian."

Although 100,000 RMB may not seem like much now, it could have bought a house of over 100 square meters in Dongzhou at that time.

Xu Chunliang thought that even without considering the content of the over a thousand oracle bones, they were already invaluable. His grandfather might not have recognized their worth, but donating them to the state was not wrong and aligned with the current mainstream values.

Xu Chunliang was not concerned about the money; what truly mattered to him was the content of the oracle bones. He asked Liang Baiyan if he could view the donated artifacts.

Liang Baiyan regretfully informed him that after the donation, the museum and Dongzhou Normal University jointly established an ancient script research studio. The main focus of the studio was to decipher the oracle bones donated by Xu Changshan. Before the deciphering process, they made rubbings and photographs of the oracle bones and compiled them into archives.

The research had not made significant progress when, in the summer of that year, a fire broke out due to a short circuit. By the time the fire was extinguished, most of the artifact records had been destroyed. The few that were salvaged were severely damaged and lost their original value, which was why the oracle bones donated by Xu Changshan were not on display.

Some rubbings were indeed kept as backups, but they had not been digitized. In the same year, the museum experienced a theft, and among the stolen artifacts were those rubbings. Although the case was quickly solved and most of the artifacts were recovered, the thieves did not know the true value of the rubbings and used them as wrapping paper, later discarding them without knowing where.

Liang Baiyan felt deeply guilty and regretful about the incident. The donors had intended for the artifacts to be better protected, but they had failed to fulfill this responsibility. To verify his account, he even retrieved the artifact list from that year.

Xu Chunliang did not say much but felt that the incident was somewhat suspicious. It seemed that the true answer could only be found by speaking with Professor Bai Mushan.

No one outside knew about Xu Chunliang treating Director Gu Houyi. Xu Chunliang did not mention it, and Gu Houyi certainly would not. The only other person who knew was Gao Xinhua, who was known for keeping secrets, especially those concerning Gu Houyi's reputation.

Zhu Mingyuan, the head of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, was recently feeling depressed. Gu Houyi's attitude towards him had clearly changed. Although he had recovered from his illness on the day it occurred, Zhu Mingyuan knew that he had not contributed to the recovery.

He had discussed with Zhao Yongsheng whether they should apologize to Gu Houyi, but Zhao secretly told him it was unnecessary as Gu Houyi was likely to be transferred soon.

Although Gu Houyi's transfer had not been officially announced, the news had quietly spread and quickly fermented within Changxing Hospital. The departure of a senior leader affected every employee's interests and soon became the top concern at Changxing.

Gu Houyi addressed the issue at a hospital meeting, stating that he would not leave and urging everyone not to believe rumors.

Gu Houyi's clarification did not stop the rumors, and the news of his transfer to the Science Association grew stronger. The middle-level officials at Changxing were particularly concerned and were already gathering information, secretly maneuvering, and actively seizing the opportunity presented by the transition.

After weighing the pros and cons, Zeng Hongwen ultimately decided to terminate the contract voluntarily.

The results of the appraisal for Tong Meili and Shi Zhiwei also came out. It was confirmed that there was no error in Tong Meili's surgery, but this did not absolve the medical beauty center of responsibility. During the review, multiple unreasonable charges were discovered, and Zeng Hongwen faced a substantial fine.

Now, the main focus of Tong Meili and her husband's claim was the shattered jade bracelet, for which they had hired a lawyer.

Once the matter entered the legal process, it meant that it was nearing resolution, and the atmosphere in the medical affairs department became more relaxed. Zhou Wenbin had a good habit of reviewing every medical dispute after it occurred to learn from the experience and improve.

Cheng Xiaohong had recently started dating someone and was in a good mood, even humming songs at work.

Zhou Wenbin coughed to remind her to be more restrained during working hours.

Cheng Xiaohong realized her behavior and blushed slightly. At that moment, Grandma Jiang knocked and entered.

This time, Grandma Jiang was not there to complain; she had come to bring steamed buns she had made for Xu Chunliang. Since the last incident, Xu Chunliang had left a very good impression on the elderly lady, who believed he genuinely helped her. She often brought him food she had made herself.

Cheng Xiaohong quickly called Xu Chunliang.

With the medical affairs department being relatively quiet these days, Xu Chunliang was reading in the library. Upon hearing that Grandma Jiang had come, he hurried back.

When he arrived, he found that Grandma Jiang had already left. It turned out that her daughter and granddaughter had come to visit, and she had to go back to cook.

Cheng Xiaohong pointed to the buns Grandma Jiang had left for him: "Xu, you must be quite charming for Grandma Jiang to treat you so well."

Xu Chunliang smiled smugly: "I can't help it; this charm is irresistible." Everyone has good and bad thoughts, and if you understand them well enough and touch their good side, they will surely reciprocate.

Zhou Wenbin, while staring at the computer screen, said, "Young people shouldn't become arrogant just because they've achieved a little success. Be humble and cautious, and avoid pride and impatience."