âSheâll be fine. We all care about her so much. Sheâll be fine.â The man comforted the insincere woman.
Xiao Qian clearly heard a snort from the teacher beside her.
This snort basically expressed an intellectualâs inner pride and disdain, and Xiao Qian could even imagine her teacherâs gesture of raising her middle finger and spitting disdainfully in her mind.
This old lady could be quite cute at times.
âHello, may I know if the young girl is out of danger now?â Professor Liu approached them and asked.
âWho are you?â
âIâm a psychology tutor from Beijing Normal University, my name is Liu Linlin, and this is psychologist Chen Xiaoqian, sheâs also my student.â
After getting the certificate, the title of psychologist is now justified. Hearing the teacher introducing herself like this, Xiao Qian guessed that the teacher might want her to treat Weiwei.
âDo I know you?â Ye Daqian asked in confusion.
âI was the one who called you. Iâm a radio host, Weiwei called me, and we are very concerned about her condition now.â Xiao Qian answered.
âI see, Weiwei is undergoing emergency treatment now, weââ Before Ye Daqian could finish his sentence, the middle-aged woman beside him interrupted.
âYou people better not try to use my daughter to increase your ratings! If you want to interview us, you have to pay! Donât think you can fool us, my daughter works at the radio station too!â
Professor Liu found it both ridiculous and amusing.
âI think youâve misunderstood us. We are not here to interview you. My student and I are both psychologists. According to our initial diagnosis, Weiwei might be suffering from depression. We want to see the child and see if thereâs anything we can do to help. Although she can be treated at a mental hospital, the child may have a different connection with my apprentice, which might serve as a breakthrough to better understand her inner thoughts.â
Knowledge of depression was still limited in this era. It was not until last year when a well-known artist jumped off a building that people realized there was such an illness that could lead people to commit suicide. But for many people, depression seemed far away from them.
Even worse, some people only know about depression but donât understand it, thinking that as long as one is strong-minded and open-minded, they wonât commit suicide, which is incorrect.
Upon hearing Professor Liu say those three words, the middle-aged man was startled.
The middle-aged woman reacted quickly, immediately putting on a sharp and sarcastic expression.
âOh~ I see, so it is the smell of money that brought you here. Go away, we are not treating her, and even if we do, we wonât choose you!â She turned her head to address her man, âThese people are just like quack doctors from the Jianghu world, just like a pyramid scheme; they come to your door to swindle money. What tutor? People who lecture in direct sales also call themselves tutors!â
Oh dear! Professor Liu was collapsing inside.
She had been practicing medicine for many years and in this relatively uncharted territory in the domestic field, people were always eager to seek her out through connections. Everywhere she went, people respectfully addressed her as Professor Liu. This was the first time she had been called a quack doctor, and equated with pyramid schemes.
For Professor Liu, this was downright humiliating.
âYouâve misunderstood us; we donât charge money; we just want to see the child.â Professor Liu tried to explain.
The woman immediately revealed an expression of seeming to understand everything, looking at Professor Liu and Xiao Qian disdainfully.
âThe medical treatment is free, but youâll make her take medicine, right? And thatâs not free, is it? You just want to make money! You people are so desperate for money that youâve even used the tricks from pyramid schemes. Youâre out of date!â
Professor Liu was truly seething. Even the best of manners would run out.
âDepression does require medication, but weâre not the ones prescribing it, itâs the Psychiatry Department! The money doesnât go to us!â
Itâs so hard to reason with family members of the patients like this.
âItâs an old trick. Youâre in cahoots with the Psychiatry Department. When we buy medicine, you get a commission! Let me tell you, I work in the medical equipment sales business, and I know all about what goes on in hospitals!â
âIf itâs just moderate depression, medication only costs a dozen or so yuan a day. What kind of commission can we get from that!â Professor Liu couldnât suppress her anger anymore.
âHa, you just want us to undergo examinations, do all sorts of tests from head to toe, and spend thousands of yuan. Let me tell you, you wonât get a pennyâs worth of advantage from us!â
Seeing that Professor Liu was becoming furious, Xiao Qian held her back, signaling her not to get angry.
âCan we just take a look at the child? Iâm Meiwei, and sheâs my listener.â
âYou want to use our familyâs Weiweiâs story on the radio, donât you? Let me tell you, you canât fool me with your tricks. You want to take advantage of our Weiwei? Show me the money! Donât radio stations have informant fees? My daughter works at the radio station, we know all about it!â
Professor Liu looked at the woman, who was dressed in name-brand clothes and seemed to be articulate and capable. Why was it that every time she opened her mouth, it was about money?
When she heard that she was a saleswoman for medical equipment, it became somewhat clear where this money-focused characteristic came from.
If it wasnât for the patient inside, sheâd really want to give this woman a couple of slaps. To her, it seemed that human lives were less important than informant fees!
At the crucial moment, Xiao Qian was still the best. She winked at Professor Liu, âTeacher, you know the dean of Shilongshan Mental Hospital, right? Didnât he recently need to purchase some medical equipment? How about this, let us see Weiwei, and Iâll introduce you to them? Here, look at my work permit. Iâm not lying.â
Professor Liu was stunned. When did Old Wang need to buy equipment?
Xiao Qian tugged at her sleeve, and Professor Liu quickly nodded, âYes, there is such a thing.â
Hearing this, the woman immediately took out a business card holder from her pocket.
âLook what a mess this has become. Iâm just too eager to get treatment for the child. This is my business card. My name is Lu Zhi, and Iâm the regional agent for Kensney International Brand Medical Equipment. Iâve visited Director Wang several times, but he never met me. Do you know him well?â
The skill of a saleswoman who can talk to just about anyone had been brought to its peak by her.
âOf course, weâre close! Director Wang had previously come to my teacherâs house for academic exchanges. He even snatched several ribs from me! Doesnât he have a very bad temper and a loud voice? Thereâs a mole here?â Xiao Qian gestured at the corner of her mouth.
Lu Zhi immediately beamed, as if she could see her big order floating over.
âThereâs no time for this nonsense!â Ye Daqian interrupted impatiently. The patient was still undergoing emergency treatment, and he found the performance of these people very distasteful.
Xiao Qian pulled Lu Zhi over and gave Professor Liu a look. Professor Liu then began to talk separately with Ye Daqian about information related to depression. She mentioned several symptoms, and Ye Daqian nodded repeatedly â yes, the child had been like that recently.
Meanwhile, Xiao Qian calmly chatted with the slick saleswoman, talking about everything but when she would introduce her to the dean.
A suave female saleswoman was easily led astray by Xiao Qian. It was too easy for a psychologist to lead people on, even top salespeople were no exception.
As Ye Daqian and Professor Liu discussed the childâs condition, a person came running from the other end of the corridor.
With disheveled hair and a flustered look.
âMom! Howâs my sister?â
Xiao Qian recognized her at a glance.