Urban Super Medical Saint

"Go ahead," Ge Dongxu nodded as he spoke.

"Could I also call you Teacher? I would like to learn medicine from you," Johnson asked again, carefully and filled with both anticipation and nervousness.

"Although you are the Chief Oncologist at the Caroline Royal Medical College of Reel Country and a top-tier expert in oncology worldwide, with undoubtedly unquestionable medical expertise, there's still a significant difference between Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. For you to start learning traditional Chinese medicine from scratch with me now is not very realistic. Besides, my main occupation is not being a doctor, I only come here two or three afternoons a week to offer some guidance. All of them are traditional Chinese medicine experts from Jiangnan Province, and Professor Tang is now a National Medical Master of Huaxia, which means he is a national expert just like you. They all have a solid foundation in traditional Chinese medicine, so my guidance does not start with the basics," Ge Dongxu considered the words and then gently refused.

Seeing Ge Dongxu's refusal, Johnson was disappointed but still a bit hopeful. He hesitated, then asked again carefully, "It's true that starting from scratch in traditional Chinese medicine with you is not appropriate; that would be a waste of your valuable time. Like now, I mainly supervise researchers in the field of oncology, and I seldom personally teach undergraduates. Basic knowledge can be taught by ordinary teachers. But from the treatment process you just provided to me, I can infer that you have a very thorough understanding of the human body's structure and other aspects, far beyond what we currently know. In surgery and other Western medical treatments, you could totally be my teacher. Despite the differences between traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, they both study the life of the human body, and in this regard, you are far ahead of us. Moreover, what you mentioned at the beginning, about the integration of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine in the treatment of cancer, also gave me great inspiration. I hope to utilize my knowledge in Western medicine and then collaborate with Professor Tang and others to research this difficult problem of tumors. Professor Tang and others can teach me the basics of traditional Chinese medicine, and I can also teach them Western medical knowledge."

Listening to Johnson's words, Tang Yiyuan, He Duanrui, and others' eyes lit up with increasing brightness, and they couldn't help but reveal an expression of excitement on their faces.

Traditional Chinese medicine has been declining for many years in modern times, let alone being biased against abroad, except for acupuncture, it's basically not recognized by Western countries. Even in its own country, it has been on a downward slope these years.

Western medicine is hastening its steps to corner traditional Chinese medicine.

The Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital has been finding it increasingly difficult to enroll excellent students over the years because talented individuals opt for other professions, and even those who aspire to devote themselves to the medical field tend to choose the more lucrative Western medicine.

Even at the Jiangnan Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, despite bearing the name of traditional Chinese medicine, many patients still choose Western medicine departments, and it's the Western medicine departments that actually make money.

If a top-tier expert from the world's leading medical colleges like Johnson chose to collaborate with the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Jiangnan Province, it would not only afford Tang Yiyuan and others the opportunity to learn the most advanced knowledge of Western medicine in oncology and to collaborate with the top experts in Western medicine, but the significance of the collaboration was even more important.

Because according to the approach previously suggested by Ge Dongxu, if Tang Yiyuan and others could make a breakthrough in cancer research with Johnson, even if it was only to cure early-stage cancers, once the news was released, the sensation it would cause and the positive impact it would have for the declining traditional Chinese medicine would be immeasurable.

"Mr. Johnson, not only are you a top-tier medical expert, but you're also an exceptional lobbyist. I agree to accept you; you can be my student from now on, and you may ask me about anything you don't understand in medicine. I hope you and Professor Tang can work well together in your research and conquer the difficult problem of cancer at an early date, for the benefit of humanity," Professor Tang and others could think of that naturally Ge Dongxu could as well, and although he himself could cure cancer, his medical skills were not something that could be taught to ordinary people, so after listening to Johnson's words, he pondered for a moment and finally nodded to Johnson with a smile.

"Greetings, Master!" Seeing Ge Dongxu nod in agreement, Johnson, despite being a world-class medical expert, couldn't help but be overjoyed. He suddenly stepped back two steps and then knelt on the ground to kowtow to Ge Dongxu.

Watching Johnson kowtow to him three times with a "thud, thud, thud," Ge Dongxu couldn't help but be stunned for a while before laughing, "That's quite an overstatement for a greeting, isn't it?"

"You Huaxia have a saying, 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do,' right? Since you've accepted me as your student, I naturally need to follow the Huaxia custom of paying respect to my teacher," Johnson said reverently.

"You seem to know quite a bit about the culture of my Huaxia. However, times have changed, and such formalities are not that important anymore. Besides, I can't really be considered your true teacher, nor can you be considered my true disciples. My real disciples are those who can execute the methods I just demonstrated, but so far, I haven't found the right person. So, there's no need to be so formal in the future. Just call me teacher, like Professor Tang and the others," Ge Dongxu said with a smile, growing fonder of this foreign doctor.

He liked the doctor not only for his compassionate heart but also for his understanding of Huaxia culture. It was clear that he cherished Huaxia's traditional culture.

"Teacher, since you've taken Johnson as your student today, shouldn't we have a dinner to celebrate after work, and also to deepen our mutual understanding and discuss the research collaboration?" Tang Yiyuan suggested with a smiling face.

As an old practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, Tang Yiyuan naturally hoped that one day traditional Chinese medicine would flourish and spread across the world. Now that they had the opportunity to become students of Ge Dongxu alongside a Chief Oncologist from the world's top medical institution, and collaborate in researching treatment methods for cancer, he could barely contain his excitement and seemed eager to start right away.

"Professor Tang, Mr. Johnson is still very weak. Wouldn't it be better to postpone to another day?" Karl, who was a responsible caregiver, immediately objected.

"Ah, I got too excited and totally forgot that Mr. Johnson is still in a weak state. I apologize, Mr. Johnson," Tang Yiyuan said, slapping his forehead.

"No problem, Professor Tang. Actually, I've never felt as good as I do today. I am totally okay for dinner tonight; it primarily depends on what the teacher thinks," Johnson said, his eyes revealing a hint of anticipation.

As the Chief Oncologist at the Caroline Royal Medical College, he was more eager than anyone to solve the world's medical challenge of oncology and cancer and now saw a glimmer of hope with the emergence of Ge Dongxu. He was naturally impatient to learn more about Ge Dongxu and eager to discuss the potential collaboration as soon as possible.