Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

As He Yuzhu walked towards the office building, he was recalling the first time he met Uncle Zhou. Time really flies. The former Chief Zhou is now the head of Zhou.

As soon as we entered the office building, Zhou Er's secretary had just arrived on the first floor to meet He Yuzhu and others.

"Secretary Liu, I'm sorry to bother you with this trip."

Although Secretary Liu has mastered the art of judging people and treating them appropriately, he still attaches great importance to He Yuzhu, a businessman.

"Brother He, you're welcome. The leadership office has now moved to the third floor. Just follow me."

He Yuzhu was not a tactless person. When he was going up the stairs, he took out a small object from the late Qing Dynasty and stuffed it into Secretary Liu's pocket when no one was around.

“Secretary Liu, this is not a good thing. I heard that you have a daughter. This is for the child. Don’t refuse it.”

"Brother He, I won't be polite then. You must honor me by coming to have a few drinks at the Hundred Days Banquet."

"Okay, Secretary Liu, I'll definitely go when I have time."

As they were talking, the three of them arrived on the third floor. Secretary Liu knocked on the door and said, "Leader, Brother He is here."

"Xiao Liu, please let him in."

As soon as he entered the room, He Yuzhu took a quick look around. The office of the second-in-command was very grand.

"Uncle Zhou, your office layout is great!"

"Zhu Zi, how come you, a busy man like you, have time to come and inspect our city hall?"

"Oh, Uncle Zhou, I'm busy as a parent official, how can I be as busy as you?"

"Brother Liu, please make me a cup of good tea. I don't drink ordinary tea."

"Brother He, don't worry, the leader has given us instructions."

Tuesday signed the document and put it aside.

"Zhu Zi, you are really rude. Tell me what you want from me today?"

"Uncle Zhou, do I have to come here for something?"

Zhou Er laid down on the chair and rested for a while, looking at He Yuzhu with a smile.

"Zhu Zi, do you think I will believe you? I heard that even Standing Committee Member Li has to ask you three times before calling you."

"Uncle Zhou, this is a rumor, pure rumor. Who is trying to tarnish my innocence?"

"Zhu Zi, everyone who knows you knows that you are lazy. Let's get down to business now. Is there any problem that cannot be solved?"

"Uncle Zhou, recently a group of clowns have been slandering traditional Chinese medicine in Shanghai. I have been commissioned by a group of old men in the Beijing medical field to build a hospital that mainly uses traditional Chinese medicine. Do you think it's a good idea?"

Although Zhou is the second-in-command in Beijing, he is also an alternate member of the Central Committee. He has heard about the events in the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

However, he still believes in traditional Chinese medicine. If it were somewhere else, it would not be difficult to build a traditional Chinese medicine hospital, but this is the capital city, and the construction of some things is not something that their capital government can decide on its own.

"Zhu Zi, can you tell me how big the Chinese medicine hospital you are going to build is?"

Things had come to this point, and He Yuzhu no longer held back. He took out his plan from his briefcase and handed it to Zhou Er.

"Uncle Zhou, this is the plan we discussed, please take a look."

Zhou Er did not delay, put on his reading glasses, picked up the plan and began to read it carefully. The more he read, the more solemn his expression became.

When Zhou Yuzhu saw the last sentence in the plan: "When the traditional Chinese medicine hospital matures, we do not rule out the establishment of a traditional Chinese medicine university in Beijing with traditional Chinese medicine as the main focus", Zhou was shocked.

Putting down Zhou Zhong's plan, he asked, "Zhu Zi, are you serious about building a university in the plan?"

"Uncle Zhou, I just want to tell you about this. I have this idea. We can't just watch the good things left by our ancestors being lost. That would be such a pity."

As his status became higher, Zhou Ershou also realized how much damage the ten-year literary gathering had caused to China's cultural heritage.

Speaking of which, he felt a little ashamed. The revitalization of traditional Chinese medicine should have been something that those in power should consider, but now it was a group of people with lofty ideals in the private sector who were pushing for it.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ershou made a decision in his mind.

"Zhu Zi, I will organize your proposal and submit it. As for the issue of building a Chinese medicine university, let's talk about it later. We have to eat one bite at a time."

"Zhou said, I understand, it's just you. If it were someone else, I wouldn't say this, so that people wouldn't think I was bragging."

"Well, Zhuzi, I've made note of this. If there's nothing else, I won't keep you here. I have a meeting later."

"Uncle Zhou, I'll leave first. When you have time, come to my house with Aunt Wang for dinner. It will be lively."

"Good~"

He Yuzhu didn't wait for a few days before he received a call from Li Changwei's secretary, asking him to go to a certain sea at 10 o'clock the next day.

Just after hanging up the phone, the phone rang again. It was Zhou Ershou calling himself.

"Zhu Zi, I guess you got a call from Li Changwei. No matter how others ask, just talk about revitalizing traditional Chinese medicine. It's best not to mention anything about Western medicine."

"Uncle Zhou, I understand. I will pay attention to it."

After hanging up the phone, He Yuzhu lit a cigarette to calm himself down.

He Yuzhu was extremely grateful that he had left the vortex of official career without hesitation. It is said that fighting with others is endless fun, but it is really tiring.

He Yuzhu was lying on a recliner, trying to figure out what was wrong with his plan, but he fell asleep while thinking.

The next day, at ten o'clock, He Yuzhu arrived at Standing Committee Member Li's reception room on time and waited.

After waiting for a while, Standing Committee Member Li came to the reception room after seeing off the minister of a large department.

"Zhu Zi, I've read your proposal. In principle, we support you, but the problem is the location. Due to diplomatic considerations, it is better to build this Chinese medicine hospital in Xicheng District."

Although he failed to realize his wish to compete with Union Medical College, He Yuzhu also expressed his understanding that if China wants to develop, there are too many factors to consider. He cannot act on impulse and must cooperate with the overall situation.

"Uncle, I understand. I'm very happy if you approve my construction of a Chinese medicine hospital."

"Zhu Zi, we also know your good intentions, but in order to maintain the balance, we can only do this. However, I have obtained the greatest land price discount for you. Also, if you encounter funding problems during the later construction, you can borrow money from the bank and enjoy a low interest rate."

"Uncle, let's talk about the funding issue later. I still have some money."

Although Standing Committee Member Li didn't know how rich He Yuzhu was now, he knew it was a lot through the dividends distributed to his son's family.

The two exchanged views on the development of traditional Chinese medicine.

"Zhu Zi, it's getting late. Let's have lunch before we go. It's a good opportunity for you to try the chef's cooking and see if there's room for improvement."

He Yuzhu couldn't refuse either, since the current chef was his apprentice, Yan Xiaobao.