"Dr. Howard," Old Doctor Howard smiled, a rather gloomy smile. "I know a thing or two about your Eastern traditions. You might as well call yourself Zhao Wude. Isn't respecting the elderly and cherishing the young a traditional virtue of your Eastern heritage? Is this how you respect an older doctor? Say what you will, even if you are also a doctor, I am a senior in this profession!"
"Respecting the elderly and cherishing the young is indeed a traditional virtue of our Eastern heritage, and to this day, that holds true," Zhao Wujiang replied with a nod and a smile. "But these virtues come with a precondition: they must be deserved! To respect elders who are worthy of respect, and to cherish children who are worthy of cherishing—that is what it means to respect the elderly and cherish the young! We don't respect every unreasonable elder, nor do we cherish every child who acts out while young!"
"Besides..." Zhao Wujiang's calm tone suddenly carried an overwhelming authority: "Ability makes the master, and you certainly do not count as my senior..."
Chapter 490