Practicing business and practicing medicine

Engineer Hong's hair has turned two-thirds white, and the volume is not bad. It is not as sparse as that of other peers in similar professions. The gray and white hair looks fairly shiny. Based on the pulse, Bian Mu preliminarily concluded that the old man's energy and blood foundation were fine. The problem is that there is just a small problem with the operation of part of the air machine.

"Hong Gong! I have heard about smart tower module switching. With your qualifications in the industry, you will usually be re-employed by the original company for at least two or three years after retirement, right? I have heard that highly intelligent talents like you are actually The retirement age is generally around 62, right?" For some reason, Bian Mu chatted with Engineer Hong.

"Oh! Forget it! What you are talking about happened a few years ago, old Huang Li! Nowadays... the speed of technological innovation, the change of business cycle, and the speed of concept updating... are simply unimaginable. It was so fast! As fast as lightning, I would have been eliminated! If my immediate boss hadn’t been a student I had taught before, they would have sent me to the reference room a few years ago, and they didn’t say a thing. Wrong! The times have completely eliminated you, and I won’t even say hello! One word: ‘cruel’!” The expression on Engineer Hong’s face looked somewhat painful when he touched on his workplace pain points.

"Sure enough, I guessed it right! The old man still has some 'retirement syndrome' tendencies after all." Bian Mu couldn't help but think to himself.

"When you were young, you must have been a top technician in your original unit!" Bian Mu complimented with a smile.

"I don't dare take it! But... looking at our line of work, I'm not weak, haha..." Engineer Hong smiled implicitly and replied casually.

"Then... I'd like to take the liberty to ask, what are your hobbies outside of work, study, and life?" Bian Mu's idle chatter seemed to be getting further and further away.

"No wonder they all say you are very cool! As soon as I heard this question, I knew you had some sense! Alas! It's embarrassing to say that I am a person... I have always been blind all my life! For me, for decades, work is Life, life is work. After get off work, study is also work, and work is also study. Work, study, and life... are inseparable and have long been integrated into one! As I approach retirement... I suddenly feel those "life disabilities" commonly seen in ancient poems. The poem "Dream" turns out to have a profound meaning..." At this point, Engineer Hong seemed to have remembered something. He looked up and suddenly stopped talking.

Loss, hesitation, hesitation, and reminiscing become common...

As retirement approaches, Engineer Hong suddenly loses his direction in life.

"It can be seen that you should belong to the kind of people with high IQ who are ambitious and have clear goals in life. They are brave and perseverant. These are all advantages before retirement. However, there are many watersheds in a person's life. Character strengths are also a double-edged sword. After the threshold of retirement, those character strengths you rely on for a living begin to hurt themselves... You should have heard of the word Xin Qi'er in our Chinese medicine dictionary. It's your finger!" Lowering his voice, Bian Mu explained a few words in a eloquent tone.

Bian Mu has always respected people who are serious about their careers and lives. Engineer Hong in front of him is this kind of person. When explaining the cause of the disease to him, he must be polite.

"It makes sense... Doctor Bian is so young and old, it's not easy! A man who is nearly sixty years old has to be enlightened by a young man of your age. I feel ashamed to think about it!"

"Look at what you said. Those are all normal psychological reactions. It's just that... when you were young, you were a little too strong, trying to be first in everything, and you weren't very showy on the surface. Do you know? These marks of life are... In the end, they all return to the heart meridian, lung meridian, and cranial nerves... everywhere, so... people of the same age who have a similar career, similar personality, and similar financial status to you are often prone to diseases such as heart disease, lung disease, and cerebral infarction... ...Thanks to your good health, the symptoms of discomfort appeared relatively early, and you have a good awareness and habit of seeking medical treatment, so...it's still not too late, then...which kind of regular sports would you choose? ?”

"I see...I understand...Oh...I can swim, but it turns out that the project schedule is quite demanding and I haven't been in the water for many years."

"Swimming is very suitable for you, so... let's take some medicinal food to adjust it first. When your pulse is almost recovered, you can pick up the good habit of swimming again? In addition, where to swim, how long to swim, spring, summer, autumn and winter You have to listen to me how to arrange it!"

"Haha... That's it, that's it! Medicinal food? Make it at home? Is it complicated?"

"It's very simple, just three things, 30 grams of mung beans, 50 grams of adzuki beans, 70 grams of black beans, plus 60 grams of ginger, stir-fry in a clay pot over low heat. By the way, do you usually cook?" Bian Mu asked with a smile. .

Shaking his head slightly, Engineer Hong looked at Bian Mu calmly and said nothing.

"Does your wife usually cook?"

"Yes, she has worked hard all her life. She is a teacher in our No. 3 Middle School, teaching English. In fact... she usually has a pretty heavy workload. After you asked me this, it seems that I still feel sorry for her..." Speaking of this, Engineer Hong looked somewhat ashamed on his face.

good! This old man can still be saved.

"Hong Gong! I feel that I am quite destined to be with you. Some of my words... may be a bit unpleasant. Would you like to listen to my nagging for a few words?" Bian Mu smiled and started by saying a few words.

"I am a person...even though I have been a coward for most of my life, I am still quite frank. You can see that Dr. Bian is not an ordinary Chinese medicine doctor. I can trust you and would like to hear the details!"

"Many old men are quite similar to you in every way. They are knowledgeable, cultured, well-mannered, and have a skill. Their behavior is impeccable. However, they have hardly been in the kitchen for most of their lives. You might as well guess what you, the highly educated ones, are missing in your life. Of course, I mean from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine." Bian Mu smiled and gave a few hints.

Upon hearing this, Engineer Hong was stunned for a moment, then frowned and pondered for a moment.

"Excuse me! I'm very ignorant. Please speak!"

"The smell of fire! To be precise, it's a little less 'stove smell'. Don't underestimate that little 'stove smell'. It is the source of fire that maintains the lives of all the elderly over 70 years old in the world. If this person lacks it, many male elderly people will have to use crutches early, and even worse, they will be wheelchair-bound before they are 80 years old. No matter how much they weigh originally, most of them will soon become very thin. Generally speaking, I'm not afraid of your taboo. Men generally don't live longer than their spouses. As far as the way of heaven is concerned, God is really fair." At the end of the words, Bian Mu had already vaguely criticized the old man.

Hearing this, Engineer Hong suddenly became a little stunned and speechless for a long time.

"Doctor Bian is really thoughtful. I admire him! Originally... I am not the kind of lazy and unkind person. Before I got married, my mother was very capable! She would not let me get involved in the kitchen work, saying that she looked down on my work. After I got married, I felt that my salary was higher! I must first ensure that I would not change jobs and my income could be maintained until retirement. I always felt that my wife's work was just simple repetition! The same teaching plan for three years. Now that I think about it... I am a little self-righteous and selfish. What Doctor Bian said is... I am wrong..."

"Don't get me wrong. It's like this everywhere in the country. My father doesn't cook much, but he does know how to cook. After get off work, even if he doesn't weigh the big spoon, he will help my mother peel onions and pound garlic. He doesn't dare to sit there and smoke a cigarette." Bian Mu comforted the old man in disguise.

Engineer Hong nodded gently, as if he had realized something.