"Everyone, please line up and wait for Dr. Lu to call your number. Crowding in like this not only affects yourself but also slows down Dr. Lu's diagnosis."

"Can everyone cooperate and line up properly?"

"I know everyone is anxious, but the Health Center has its system. You must queue according to your number."

Li from the laboratory stood right at the entrance of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, blocking people from squeezing inside.

Normally deserted, the Traditional Chinese Medicine department was bustling today.

Plus, the seating at the entrance only had five or six spots, so others could only stand. Traditional Chinese Medicine isn't like Western medicine where you inquire about symptoms and prescribe some medicine or order a few tests, allowing patients to leave in a couple of minutes.

On this side of Traditional Chinese Medicine, even for a minor cold, taking the pulse, checking the tongue, and differential diagnosis to prescribe medicine would take at least five to ten minutes.

With only Lu Xuan handling everything from consultations to prescriptions and dispensing medicine, the pace was even slower.

When a patient went in, it took at least ten minutes for them to come out.

Li's shouting had some effect but also triggered a lot of grumbling and dissatisfaction from the patients.

"Doctor, we know lining up is efficient, but this is too slow!"

"I got number thirteen, and it's nearly eleven o'clock, but they haven't called my number yet. If this continues, won't I have to wait until the afternoon?"

"Exactly! Can't the Health Center assign some assistants to Dr. Lu?"

"Dr. Lu handling everything personally not only wastes time but also seriously affects efficiency."

Surrounded by people, Li was extremely frustrated.

As a young person alone, he was hardly a match for this group of elderly men and women, and given the unusually high number of patients today, he was overwhelmed in no time.

A pair of fists is no match for four hands, and one mouth is insufficient against dozens.

Seeing this, Wang Youqing from the distant laboratory rushed over to persuade the crowd: "Everyone, please don't worry. Could you allow me a moment to say a few words?"

Everyone recognized him as the head of the laboratory at the Health Center, and they gradually quieted down.

Wang Youqing breathed a sigh of relief and gestured with his hands, "I heard everything that was just said. You are all residents nearby, so even if you don't come often, you're aware of the Health Center's situation. Previously, our Traditional Chinese Medicine department was mostly left unattended, with maybe one or two people registering a month, so naturally, there was no need to arrange any assistants.

Since Dr. Lu arrived, more people have been registering for Traditional Chinese Medicine. The Health Center is aware of this and is urgently recruiting people. This situation won't last long, rest assured."

"Isn't there anyone in the Health Center?" someone questioned.

Wang Youqing looked at the young man, not yet thirty, and explained: "The Health Center does have people, but no one understands Traditional Chinese Medicine! Even for dispensing medicine, one must understand this field. We cannot irresponsibly appoint any assistant to Dr. Lu, right?"

"I know everyone is anxious, but please give the Health Center some time to prepare."

Upon hearing this, the crowd, initially impatient, nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Wang Youqing seized the opportunity: "Those with numbers further back can head to the laboratory and wait for a while. You can hear when Dr. Lu calls the numbers over there as well."

Wang Youqing's words had a significant effect. The previously congested corridor quickly cleared up, leaving only two or three patients waiting at the entrance.

Whew!

Watching the crowd head to the laboratory to sit down, Wang Youqing let out a long breath.

He raised his hand and wiped his forehead, finding it drenched with sweat.

It wasn't because of the heat, but sheer nervousness.

If dozens of people were to make a fuss, no one could handle it.

Luckily, everyone was reasonable enough, otherwise even the director would have been helpless.

Before leaving, Wang Youqing peeked into the Traditional Chinese Medicine consultation room and shook his head.

This time, Lu is going to be overwhelmed with work.

The crucial issue is that even half the morning's numbers haven't been seen yet; if seeing them all, he wouldn't have time for lunch.

But when it comes to the matters of Traditional Chinese Medicine, he's powerless to help.

He wouldn't even know where to start to help.

He thought about being an assistant but worried he might be more of a hindrance than a help.

Ultimately, he could only shake his head helplessly and return to the laboratory.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Consultation Room.

Lu Xuan was both delighted and distressed.

Having patients to see and gaining clinical experience is a blessing for any young Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor freshly graduated.

Many Traditional Chinese Medicine graduates have spent their first year or two just being assistants; some even spent time in the herbal medicine department without seeing patients, let alone consulting, which is truly pitiful.

These past few days, Lu Xuan often saw various complaints in the university group chat.

Everyone originally thought that after graduating and joining a major hospital, they would have the chance to consult, to interact with patients, and to use their skills to diagnose and heal.

But upon reaching the hospitals, they realized it was not what they had imagined at all.

Among the thirty or so people graduating with Lu Xuan, more than half are still in the herbal medicine department, and the rest are mostly assistants.

Some went home to take over family-run Traditional Chinese Medicine clinics, only to find themselves unable to apply what they learned; they can't even take a pulse, conduct tongue diagnosis, or differentiate symptoms, much less prescribe medicine.

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