The Physician of Traditional Medicine Returns from Murim - Chapter 59

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Chapter 59

“Really? Thank you so much!”

Surprisingly, Hwang Sanghun sincerely and gratefully accepted my suggestion to stay at the clinic.

“That way I can just register at the gym and use their shower facilities.”

He was extremely pleased, saying it would be much cheaper than sleeping at the jjimjilbang.

‘I was just joking though…’

He was so happy that I couldn’t bring myself to take it back. If I said it would be uncomfortable now, wouldn’t it look like I suddenly changed my mind and was kicking him out?

This guy, isn’t he still a young master? Can he really sleep on that hard bed?

I was a bit worried, but thinking about it, I had slept on wooden beds and bare floors many times.

“Oh, but if I live at the clinic and work 6 days a week, I’ll have nowhere to go on the one day off.”

Hwang Sanghun, who had been grinning, suddenly said as if something occurred to him.

Ah, so living at the clinic is a bit awkward after all?

But his next words exceeded my imagination.

“Could I follow you around and observe on that one day?”

“…Of course you can.”

Haha. He’s asking me to teach him?

So essentially he wanted to be at the company day and night, 7 days a week.

“Feel free to come and observe anytime. If you learn a lot and do well, it’s good for me too. Observe as much as you want, and when you think it’s enough, you don’t have to come.”

“Thank you.”

Oh well, whatever.

If he lives here for a few days and it really doesn’t work out, he’ll go to a gosiwon or something. There’s no need for an advance payment. When I opened my practice, I looked into it and you can get an overdraft account right away.

And so I ended up providing Hwang Sanghun with both an employment contract and rent-free accommodation.

* * *

Now that all the staff were hired, I gathered everyone together for introductions.

“This is our new Director Hwang Sanghun.”

“Hello. This is my first time in local practice, so I’ll probably be lacking in many areas. Please help me a lot.”

Hwang Sanghun, who had spent the night at the clinic and finished showering early in the morning at the gym, showed off his neat appearance and bowed politely.

I really liked how disciplined he looked.

“Let me introduce the teachers. From the left, we have Teacher Seo Inae, our founding contributor, Teacher Seol Yuhui, who has been a great help in our growth, and Teachers Jin Minjeong and Gong Nari, who are newly joining us.”

“Please take care of me.”

“Please take care of me!”

Both of the newly hired nursing assistants had no experience.

As Seo Inae said, we had quite a few options this time, but she said she could train them well, so she asked me to hire cheerful and physically strong people regardless of experience.

So I selected staff based on just 2 criteria.

First was of course whether they had a nursing assistant certificate.

Second was their martial arts potential.

According to my eyes and intuition from observing countless martial artists, these two were the best among the applicants.

Jin Minjeong was a married woman who got her certificate after enrolling her two children in elementary school. She had a friendly atmosphere but quite good bone structure.

And Gong Nari was a 21-year-old Gen Z who enrolled in academy right after graduating high school and had no hospital work experience at all, but had very diverse part-time job experience. Friends who went through that kind of wandering life learn martial arts techniques efficiently, you know?

“Starting this week, night shifts, 7 days a week – it’ll be hectic, but fighting!”

I finished the brief introduction while cheering on the three newcomers’ adaptation.

And treatment started right away.

Anyway, I decided to handle all treatments myself for the first week.

And on the staff side, thanks to Seo Inae specially working full-time to supervise the treatment room, the system ran without errors.

Hwang Sanghun had been an intern for a year, assisting the professor’s treatments and doing acupuncture and chuna therapy in the ward, but he had never treated patients independently, so I decided to put him in after a short adaptation period.

“Sorry for making you overwork the whole week.”

Hwang Sanghun felt bad about not being able to help with work right away, but my wanting to work only 4 days a week wasn’t a stamina issue at all.

I gladly took on all the treatments during the handover period and implanted major disease consultation scripts into Hwang Sanghun. It wasn’t difficult anyway since I had the manual I created while training Chu Miyoung.

And at the staff’s request, we also had a company dinner on Thursday.

Friday is TGIF so that won’t work, and weekends are weekends so we should rest?

“Do you really want to finish work at 8 and have a company dinner at that time?”

“Yes! I have a company dinner fantasy! We’ve never had one!”

There was also the option of not having one at all… Seol Yuhui was very enthusiastic.

Come to think of it, after having our first company dinner to get close to Seo Inae, I hadn’t arranged any gatherings at all.

“Are the new people really okay with this too?”

“Oh my, free drinks are always welcome!”

“Yes~! I want to get close to the directors and teachers too!”

“Me too.”

Jin Minjeong, Gong Nari, and even Hwang Sanghun seemed quietly expectant.

“I like it too. We need events like this once in a while to get along well.”

I thought Seo Inae would hate having her side job time taken away, but she said it would be good to have a company dinner once, even from a work efficiency perspective.

And she suddenly sent me a link to a beef restaurant.

“Since everyone is saying this, I guess I’ll have to buy you beef.”

I took out my card.

“Wow~ Director, you’re so cool!”

As soon as we arrived at the barbecue restaurant, Seo Inae began ordering expensive and delicious cuts like sirloin and ribeye. Following her lead, all the staff excitedly ordered meat and alcohol.

Seol Yuhui had cider, while everyone else poured soju, and we raised our glasses.

“Director~ Please give us a toast!”

I stood up from my seat, pretending to be unable to resist the staff’s enthusiasm.

“Ahem, I’m truly delighted that we’ve all come together through such wonderful connections.”

“Woooo!”

“We’re busy now… but we’re going to get even busier. We’ll naturally become the overwhelmingly number one Oriental Medicine Clinic in this neighborhood. I hope you’ll keep up your strength until the day we expand our network branches nationwide. To that day!”

I magnificently declared my ambitions and led the toast.

“To that day!”

“To that day~!”

The two new employees naturally thought I was joking and laughed cheerfully.

Seol Yuhui clapped her hands, saying it would definitely be possible.

And Seo Inae, who knew I was serious, toasted with determination. She also knew that the rewards would come accordingly.

“…To that day.”

Hwang Sanghun, who raised his glass a beat late, seemed somewhat moved. I was very pleased to see his motivation to work hard.

Let’s eat a lot and stay strong! Our no… Deputy Director has a lot of work to do!

“How has it been? Are there any difficulties?”

While grilling meat, I took some time to listen to the staff’s concerns.

“I’m still adjusting, but I don’t think there are any. Teacher Seo Inae has been helping me well!”

“If you have any difficulties, feel free to talk to me or In Ae. If you’re sick or physically struggling, remember that all treatments including herbal tonics are free for staff.”

“That’s right. After taking the Director’s herbal tonic, I’m very energetic even when working late.”

“Right! I used to be very sick originally, but since working here, I’m almost being reborn, hehe.”

Seo Inae and Seol Yuhui, who had already tried the herbal tonics I prescribed, praised them.

“Flattery won’t get you anything~.”

“It’s true! I thought I wouldn’t be able to work anywhere. I’m really so grateful! To think we’d even have a company dinner like this…!”

“Come on, let’s toast once more for Yu Hee’s health. Cheers~!”

“Cheers!”

Hwang Sanghun and Seo Inae restrained themselves for the next day, but Jin Minjeong and Gong Nari showed considerable drinking capacity. I matched them and downed alcohol freely.

“The clinic atmosphere seems really good. Since I’m a bit older, I was worried about getting hired, but I’m glad I came to a good place.”

“Me too. It’s an honor to share my first workplace with everyone!”

“Hehe, our Director is the best. Good incentives too… I’m going to work here for life.”

“…For life? Isn’t In Ae’s goal to achieve financial freedom through side jobs and quit?”

“Huh? Who said that? I just want to earn as much money as possible.”

I see.

I hope she earns a lot, a lot.

Eat well.

“But Director, are you okay? Aren’t you drinking too much?”

“I’m fine~!”

Seo Inae, the only one here who had seen me drunk before, tried to stop me at some point, but that was just because I had carelessly let my guard down while deliberately drinking to relax.

To avoid making a scene in front of the new employees, I was using my internal energy to neutralize the alcohol, so there was no problem this time.

The company dinner ended quite late.

Hwang Sanghun, who had been the only man quietly sipping his drink, said with a flushed face as we returned to the clinic.

“Thank you so much for inviting me. This feels like real living.”

I was relieved that he liked our clinic.

* * *

Exactly one week after changing the system to seven days a week.

Hwang Sanghun began seeing patients directly in the newly set up deputy director’s office.

“Just be comfortable and think I’m not here. It’s natural to be nervous when someone’s observing, so don’t worry about making mistakes! Even if you do, it doesn’t really matter~.”

I stood in the corner of the examination room with my hands clasped, just like Chu Miyoung had done before and Hwang Sanghun had done for the past week.

It was to observe Hwang Sanghun’s treatment and provide feedback.

First, I assigned Hwang Sanghun patients with the lowest treatment difficulty who could be finished within 2-3 sessions regardless of who treated them.

“Hello. My neck has been stiff since I woke up yesterday, and it hasn’t gotten better even today, so I came.”

“Welcome. Let me check your range of motion first.”

“Ugh… when I turn to the right like this, the opposite side feels stiff.”

“Does it hurt when I press here?”

“Oh, yes.”

“It’s a trapezius muscle problem. Don’t worry, it’ll get better quickly once we loosen the muscle. Please do stretching like this, and if it remains, come once more tomorrow.”

Oh, he’s doing well?

Even though it was his first time treating patients and his boss was watching, Hwang Sanghun handled the consultation very smoothly.

“I sprained my ankle two weeks ago and it won’t heal… Oh my, Doctor, you’re so tall and handsome.”

“Thank you. I’ll take good care of you and treat you well.”

He responded well to the elderly patient’s playful remarks too.

“Elbow ligament recovery takes time, so you need to receive treatment consistently.”

“I’ll do that. What days do you work, Doctor?”

There was even a patient who said they would come according to his work schedule from the first day.

At this rate, an elderly fan club might not be just a dream!

“Clinic Director, one more new patient has arrived. Someone who says their wrist has been hurting for two months. They’re a trainer by profession, so they use it a lot.”

“Ah, I’ll see that patient.”

“It’s a request for Dr. Hwang specifically.”

“What?”

Everything else, I just accepted thinking his abilities were good.

But he’s only been in Busan for a week and just started treating patients today – how is he already getting requests?

At the very least, shouldn’t a patient who saw Hwang Sanghun today like him and bring an acquaintance tomorrow?

“Ah… It must be the trainer from the gym I registered at for showers. I go there every day, and since I’m not good at exercising, they’ve been teaching me little by little and we became friendly.”

Wow.

He even brought in a referral patient.

Hiring Hwang Sanghun really was an excellent choice.

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