Chapter 360 Downfall of Traditional Culture


    "Chinese Medicine... I''m not saying it''s a bad choice, but it will limit your future potential. It''s a waste


    of your talent." Nie Mi spoke solemnly. If he could, he would have dug his heart out for her to see


    how much it was aching.


    He cherished talent greatly. Had it been someone else, he wouldn''t even have bothered wasting his


    energy to persuade them. But this was her, how could he bear to let her pick a tougher path to trod


    on?


    Qiao Nian could tell whether one was sincere or not. She wouldn''t care if other people told her this,


    but now she couldn''t help but sigh, knowing that he meant well. She changed her posture a little


    and looked at him helplessly. "I like Chinese Medicine."


    Nie Mi said, "You can''t make a living out of liking something!"


    It would be a shock for others to hear this from him.


    Nie Mi was known as a "weirdo". He was too noble to care much about money. To someone like


    him, money and career meant nothing.


    All the wealth in the world couldn''t make him happy!


    If he really wanted money and reputation, young people like Wei Ling wouldn''t even have a chance


    at being famous in this field.


    It was precisely because he did not care for such worldly stuff that others found him hard to connect


    and get along with.


    It was as if twos had collided, for someone so prideful to be taking so much effort in telling


    another that "you can''t make a living out of liking something".


    Qiao Nian did not find it strange or shocking. Shezily responded, "Another reason is that studying


    medicine will allow me to save people.


    "The world is too cold and cruel, someone needs to bring some warmth into this ce."


    Nie Mi was almost huffing at this point, with his eyes wide open. "Music can spread warmth too, and


    save people!"


    Qiao Nian had never met someone as stubborn and hard to convince as him. She smiled and said


    rather confidently, "No, music can save a person''s soul but not their life. I want to give that warmth


    tangibly, and not help others heal through music."


    Nie Mi did not quite understand her. He was about to rebut when she gave him a few examples of


    how music saved people.


    She started eloquently, "I met a child previously. He was very young and obedient, but he was


    unfortunate to have been born with a disability. This disability bothered him even until he grew up.


    Music could soothe his hurt feelings, but it could not treat his illness. I want to save people, not just


    by making them feel better inside. I want them to be healthy so they can live a life like normal


    people."


    She then added slowly, "I have another reason for studying medicine. There''s an elder I know who


    has been bedridden for years. He hasn''t found anything that can treat him. Recently he did, but his


    body was too weak and he was unable to go for surgery right away. I still have some areas in which


    I''m not sure about. I want to learn a bit more and see if I can help to ovee those challenges so


    he can undergo surgery as soon as possible."


    Nie Mi did not say anything anymore. He kept quiet for a while, not knowing how to respond. "Even


    if you learn Chinese Medicine, you won''t be able to operate on someone. Why don''t you study


    Western Medicine, instead? I know Liang Lu from Qing University, she''s a professor for the Clinical


    Department and is very well-known in the country. If you want to study medicine, I can talk to her


    about it and have you learn from her."


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    Liang Lu? Qiao Nian recalled where she heard the name from and declined. "No need, I just want to


    study Chinese Medicine."


    Nie Mi couldn''t figure out what was so good about Chinese Medicine and why she was attracted to


    it. Knowing that he wouldn''t be able to convince her, Nie Mi sighed. "Suit yourself, then. Chinese


    Medicine is an aspect of our traditional culture as well, but it''s faced its downfall..."


    It was just like the konghou. Everyone knew that he specialized in ying the konghou, but they


    often came to him with piano and violin pieces.


    Well, it had faced its downfall too!


    Nie Mi couldn''t help but feel a wave of sadness wash over him. He was almost 70 years old with


    one foot in the grave already. After a brief moment of destion, he recalled something. "Oh right,


    what are your ns after your examinations? Are you rushing back to Rao City? If you aren''t, could


    you free up one day? I have something to ask of you."