"Make way! Make way! Doctor Huang is here!" As Chen Yang was taking in the scene, a bespectacled doctor of modest appearance, flanked by a group of greeters, made his way through the crowd and into everyone's view.
This man was the Doctor Huang whom Mr. Li had mentioned.
"Doctor Huang, please take a look at my grandfather," Mr. Li said urgently, as if he had found his pillar of strength with the arrival of Dr. Huang.
"Alright, Mr. Li, don't worry; I'll check on the elder Li right now," Doctor Huang nodded in response and then crouched beside the wheelchair to examine Grandfather Li, who was gasping for breath.
He first propped open Grandfather Li's eyelids to look at them, then felt the pulse, and listened to the heartbeat...
After three or four minutes of examination, he determined that the symptoms were those of an asthma attack.
"Mr. Li, elder Li is having a very severe asthma attack! Thankfully, you got here in time, or it could have been dangerous for him," Doctor Huang said gravely to Mr. Li, then turned to the manager of the greeters, "Hurry to my drawer and bring me all those medicines!"
"Yes, Doctor Huang," the manager didn't dare delay, nodded in agreement, and hurried off to fetch them.
Chen Yang, watching Doctor Huang's flustered actions from the crowd, laughed.
"What do you mean 'you got here just in time, or it could have been dangerous?' I think the real danger would be if you kept dragging this on!" Chen Yang muttered to himself in his heart.
The symptom of asthma is quite peculiar because its consequences can be minor or severe.
In the best-case scenario, it might resolve without any treatment, but in the worst case, it could be life-threatening.
Although Grandfather Li's condition seemed urgent, it was actually not severe and could be cured with special techniques to regulate his energy flow.
But to Chen Yang's surprise, not only did Doctor Huang fail to realize this, he kept wasting time.
It took him three to four minutes just to make a diagnosis; at this rate, a condition that wasn't originally serious might become severe.
"Doctor Huang! I've got the medicine!" Just as Chen Yang was inwardly criticizing, the greeter manager who had gone to fetch the medicine returned with a big bag of drugs.
All the medicines were for treating asthma, but they were rather potent Western drugs.
Having studied at a legitimate medical university, Chen Yang was familiar with the medications in Doctor Huang's hands.
"Get two cups of hot water quickly! If elder Li takes these medicines and lies down in the ward, he should be fine!" After receiving the medications, Doctor Huang asked for hot water.
"I'll get it!" Before the greeter manager could react, an extremely anxious Mr. Li quickly took the cup and ran towards the nearby water dispenser.
Soon, he returned with two cups of warm water.
With the warm water at hand, Doctor Huang unpacked the medication and picked out several tens of capsules, ready to feed them to Grandfather Li.
Watching Doctor Huang about to feed Grandfather Li several tens of capsules, Chen Yang couldn't stand by any longer.
"Hold on!"
Unable to restrain himself, Chen Yang stepped forward to intervene, "Grandfather Li is dealing with acute asthma and his body is extremely weak; he can't withstand the shock of potent Western medication!"
"To cure the elder properly, we must use gentle traditional Chinese medicine and combine it with mild energy-regulating techniques for gradual recovery!"
"If you feed him over a dozen potent pills at once, it might suppress the symptoms temporarily, but within five minutes,"
"Grandfather Li will surely cough up blood, and his condition will worsen, putting his life in danger!"
Chen Yang had initially been observing from the side, not wanting to interfere.
But as a compassionate physician, seeing that Grandfather Li was about to receive potentially fatal treatment from Doctor Huang, he felt compelled to step forward and speak out.
With Chen Yang suddenly speaking out, the scene fell silent in an instant.
All eyes in the crowd were focused on Chen Yang.
Doctor Huang, who was about to administer the medicine, and Mr. Li also looked his way.
"Who are you? Which hospital do you work at?" Doctor Huang frowned.
"My name is Chen Yang, I graduated from a medical school two years ago, and currently, I have my own little clinic," Chen Yang replied truthfully.
"Heh, graduated from a medical college just two years ago..." Doctor Huang sneered sarcastically, "Young man, you should keep your feet on the ground. Don't think just because you've studied a bit of medicine for two years, you can come here and tell me what to do."
"In this county, if not the whole province, I'm definitely an authority on asthma. Is it truly your place to critique my work here?"
Doctor Huang was extremely arrogant and didn't even deign to give Chen Yang a proper look.
He simply thought this young man before him was nothing more than a clown claiming to have studied medicine for two years, trying to court attention.
"Who is this person daring to question Doctor Huang? Doctor Huang is a famous doctor in our county!"
"Tsk, tsk, this young man is trying too hard to show off, isn't he? Even if he's trying to gain favor from Old Master Li, there's no need for this, right?"
After Doctor Huang's jeers, the onlookers also began discussing among themselves.
They thought Chen Yang was just trying to win favor and seek recognition from Old Master Li by courting popularity and attaching himself to the influential.
"Acute asthma met with aggressive medication might be bearable for a young person, but Old Master Li's body certainly can't cope with it. I advise you to really check it again to prevent any grave mistakes," Chen Yang said, ignoring the words around him and not bothering to argue with Doctor Huang, instead reminding him kindly.
But unexpectedly, Chen Yang's goodwill was met with fury from Doctor Huang!
"Are you done yet, kid? Is it your place to tell me how to treat my patients? Old Master Li does have acute asthma, correct!"
"But he just needs to take these medications I prescribed for asthma and he will see immediate effects. How exactly did you read those books of yours for a few years? Don't you even have this basic knowledge?"
Doctor Huang scolded him angrily, seeming as if he was about to lose his temper any moment.
At this time, the greeters nearby also started mocking, with disdain on their faces: "What a clown craving attention, Doctor Huang is an authority in the county, is it a university student's place to second-guess him?"
The jeers from the crowd continued, but Chen Yang still did not show any anger.
"I advise you..."
"Sir! I appreciate your good intentions, but I trust Doctor Huang more. My grandfather is in a very critical condition now, so please don't disrupt Doctor Huang's treatment of him!" Before Chen Yang could finish his advice, Mr. Li from the side interrupted him.
Although Mr. Li's words were not as hostile as those of the others,
her meaning was still very clear, she trusted Doctor Huang more and also felt that Chen Yang was being too reckless.
For a university graduate of just two years to dare to criticize an expert in asthma, it wasn't too much to say that he was courting attention.
Seeing that no one appreciated his good intentions, Chen Yang could only smile wryly and shake his head: "Call an ambulance promptly, there might still be hope if it arrives in time after vomiting blood."
Having said this, Chen Yang turned and made his way through the crowd, ready to leave.
"Pfft, knows nothing about how high the sky is or how deep the earth is," Doctor Huang scoffed, not taking Chen Yang's words seriously in the slightest.
He turned and picked up the glass of warm water in his hand, then fed dozens of capsules to Old Master Li.
About two minutes after swallowing the capsules, Old Master Li's breathing frequency quickly decreased,
Seeing the frequency decrease, Doctor Huang smiled, thinking to himself: His method was still foolproof as long as the medications he prepared were taken, they would cure the ailment.
Doctor Huang's rapid cure of Old Master Li's asthma won applause from those present.
"Good! The Puji Hall truly lives up to its reputation as the banner of traditional Chinese medicine in our county; such remarkable medical skills indeed."
"Doctor Huang is amazing. Just moments ago, the old master was gasping desperately in critical condition, and now he's instantly better,"
The onlooking crowd burst into praises, inflating Doctor Huang's ego further, completely disregarding whatever Chen Yang had said before.
At this moment, Mr. Li hurriedly stepped forward to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Doctor Huang. You've always been the one to save my grandfather from his asthma attacks, we at the Li Family don't even know how to thank you enough."
"Heh, Mr. Li, it's just a little effort, no need to mention thanks,"
Doctor Huang feigned humility, waving his hand as if treating Old Master Li was a trivial matter.
The scene was filled with flattery for Doctor Huang, extolling his exceptional medical skills and the like.