Chapter 16 Coughing is different

"Actually, I just felt something was wrong. Everyone is getting sick because of the sudden drop in temperature and improper warmth. Why are they prescribing different medicines?"

"Everyone's illness is similar. Seeing each patient one by one seems to be a waste of time. Why can't we just prescribe a white film like at the health center?"

"Why else? Because I don't make money..."

Some people answered without thinking, but soon realized something was wrong and quickly closed their mouths.

Because Chen Yin's consultation fee was only fifty cents, plus the cost of buying medicine, it was only two or three yuan, so it was a bit unreasonable to say that it was expensive.

Jin Ye listened to these words and became more and more curious about Chen Yin's response.

Just when he wanted to take a step forward to see more clearly, Chen Yin raised her eyes and looked at the person who was making trouble in front of her.

"Before we began treatment, I already mentioned the need for a dialectical approach to prescribing medicine. After my diagnosis, your grandson's condition is completely different from the previous child's, so the prescription will naturally be different."

Her voice was steady and her eyes were calm, showing no sign of being affected by the pressure from the patient's family.

But the grandmother, who was already panicking about her grandson's illness, didn't care about anything else.

In her opinion, Chen Yin's face didn't show any concern for the patients at all, which was unkind and she might even be prescribing medicine at random.

It was already remarkable that such a young man knew one or two prescriptions. She couldn't use her own grandson as a guinea pig.

She felt that she was simply desperate and was trying anything possible. Why would she think of coming to the clinic to treat her grandson?

Thinking of this, Grandma Yang slammed the recipe in her hand on the table again, "No! Our family must use the same recipe as before."

Jin Ye couldn't stand the unreasonable behavior of his old family, so he put on a harmless smile and suggested:

"Doctor Chen, since she doesn't want to cure her grandson's illness, why don't you help her."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yin immediately turned her head and looked in the direction of the sound.

The man had messy golden hair and a harmless smile on his face, revealing his sharp fangs, as if he was really a warm-hearted young man.

But the words he just said formed a sharp contrast with his facial expression, which made people shiver.

After taking a quick glance, Chen Yin quickly shifted her gaze to the old man in front of her.

"Dialectically prescribe a prescription. I won't allow anything you say."

As soon as she finished speaking, Grandma Yang's defense was instantly broken, and her excited saliva almost splashed onto Chen Yin.

"Why?! We both have coughs and runny noses, but our two families have different prescriptions?"

"Yes, we want to know too."

The crowd behind her echoed Grandma Yang's words.

Seeing this, Chen Yin didn't bother to waste time and directly told her dialectical process.

"In your opinion, both are coughs and runny noses caused by wind-cold entering the body. But the first child has a stuffy nose, a heavy cough, thin white sputum, a thin white tongue coating, and a floating, tight pulse. The diagnosis is a wind-cold cough."

"As for Yang Xingrui, after he coughed, I observed his sputum, which was white foam."

Before he finished speaking, Jin Ye responded quickly, "No wonder, when Doctor Chen threw the tissue away just now, I seemed to see you open it and take a look."

Hearing this, Chen Yin nodded in the direction of Jin Ye and continued to add:

"In addition, he also has symptoms such as loss of appetite and a slippery white tongue coating. After taking Yang Xingrui's pulse, I found that his pulse was stringy and slippery. It should be a cough caused by cold fluid. The two symptoms are very different."

Then she changed the subject and began asking questions to Grandma Yang in front of her.

"When Yang Xingrui first sat down, you mentioned that he sometimes had difficulty breathing. Is that true or not?"

Facing Chen Yin's question, Grandma Yang subconsciously shrank back and replied nervously, "Yes."

"And Yang Xingrui had been coughing frequently before. Wasn't this cold the only cause?"

"Yes. In spring and winter, the child often catches a cold and coughs, and can't sleep well at night. We take him for injections and medication, but the symptoms recur year after year. It makes me sad to see him like this."

Speaking of this, Grandma Yang was heartbroken, but at the same time she also believed Chen Yin's diagnosis to 80%.

"There is cold and dampness hidden in the lungs, so coughs occur frequently in winter and spring. Therefore, we need to use medicine to eliminate dampness, replenish the middle and restrain qi. Linggan Wuwei Jiangxin Decoction is the right medicine for this condition."

Chen Yin's well-reasoned words immediately calmed the restless hearts of the onlookers.

Grandma Yang was so excited that she grabbed Chen Yin's hand, her old face flushed with shame, and she cried bitterly with regret.

"Doctor Chen! Doctor Chen! You must forgive me, an old woman. I didn't mean to embarrass you. I'm just... I'm just too worried about the child's health."

After saying that, she embraced her grandson beside her and pretended to kneel down to thank Chen Yin for her treatment.

After all, in the past few years, when they went to the hospital, no matter how old, their children were treated as having a common cold.

Now that they heard Chen Yin's words, they realized that they had been treating them incorrectly all along.

If it weren’t for Chen Yin, who knows how much suffering the child would have to endure in the future.

Thinking of this, Grandma Yang was so moved that she wanted to kneel down with them.

Chen Yin didn't expect the situation to change so quickly. She quickly stood up, walked to the two of them, and helped the child up.

"It is the doctor's responsibility to cure illnesses and save lives. You don't need to be so polite."

As she spoke, she felt the force coming from her wrist. She didn't know how to respond and could only try to change the subject.

"Hurry up and get the medicine, I still have other patients to see."

As soon as these words were spoken, the people in the back realized that something was wrong and began to echo them.

"I'm next. I need to see the doctor too. Please don't waste other people's time after you finish your treatment."

"Yes, yes, yes! Doctor Chen is such a skilled doctor, I also want to check if I have any illness."

"Hey! Don't keep kneeling here and wasting time."

…

Jin Ye noticed the helplessness in Chen Yin's eyes and couldn't help but reveal a dazed expression.

It was really because Chen Yin's confused look at this moment was so different from her eloquent expression when she was arguing about medical skills just now that he felt itchy and wanted to do something.

Grandma Yang realized that she had angered everyone, so she quickly let go of Chen Yin's hand and walked away with the child.

At the same time, she began to think about what she should give to express her apology to Chen Yin.

Suddenly, she remembered that she had heard somewhere before that the mother of the director of the town health center had brought popular snacks from Shanghai to the clinic.

Although her family has no connections in Shanghai, it is not difficult to give out some delicious food as a thank you gift.

They did what they wanted to do. After buying the medicine, the two quickly returned home.

In the clinic, Chen Yin was still treating patients.

With the example of Yang Xingrui and his grandson, no one dared to question her diagnosis anymore, and everyone followed the treatment step by step.

Because most people suffered from colds, Chen Yin was able to treat them very quickly.

When it was noon, it was Jin Ye's turn to start the diagnosis.

Chen Yin was deeply impressed by Jin Ye because he had always spoken up for her during previous conflicts.

When she took the number, she saw the other party holding a cold soup in his hand and couldn't help asking.

"The soup in your hand must be cold. Do you want a different one?"

After hearing this, Jin Yecai noticed the cup that he had been ignoring, and couldn't help but smile awkwardly.

"It's okay, I'm not thirsty."

"Soup isn't for quenching thirst, but for warming the stomachs of those near the clinic. It's better to drink it warm."

Chen Yin smiled slightly and looked at her mother across from her. "Mom, could you please pour me another cup of soup?"

"No, don't bother!" Jin Ye danced with joy in embarrassment.

If his friends saw him like this, they would definitely think they were seeing things. How could Young Master Jin, who had always been shameless and had no idea what shyness was, and who always wore a deceptively childish face, be embarrassed?

Facing Wu Dongmei's expectant gaze, Jin Ye had no choice but to put the cup to his lips.

The moment the tip of his tongue touched the soup, he subconsciously frowned, and then quickly drank it all, ending the somewhat painful process.

After drinking a cup of soup, a warmth rises from the stomach and gradually spreads to the limbs.

Jin Ye vaguely felt that his body, which had been cold from the rain, seemed to be starting to warm up.

But he remembered what Chen Yin said before, and asked curiously:

"Didn't Doctor Chen just say that each person should have a different prescription based on their condition? Why can everyone drink the same soup when they come in?"

"Having said that, the decoctions and herbal remedies are primarily mild and suitable for most people suffering from the intrusion of cold pathogens to relieve initial discomfort. Most of the illnesses in this town are caused by the sudden drop in temperature leading to the intrusion of cold pathogens, so the decoctions we prescribe are primarily composed of mild herbs that treat wind-cold."

Chen Yin tried to keep a straight face, not meeting Jin Ye's sparkling eyes, and continued:

"Also, I asked my mother to observe that the people who delivered the medicine were all dressed warmly, indicating that they were suffering from aversion to cold, so there was no problem drinking the medicine."

After these words, Jin Ye looked at Chen Yin with more and more admiration.

Chen Yin lowered her eyes and began the routine questioning.

The sound brought Jin Ye's thoughts back from afar, and his bright puppy eyes kept staring at the opposite side.

After diagnosis, Jin Ye was found to have a simple cold and would be back to normal after two doses of medicine.

After writing the prescription, Chen Yin was about to call the next person when Jin Ye, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

"Doctor Chen is such a skilled doctor. Don't you think it's a bit of a waste for you to stay in such a small place?"

"If Dr. Chen is willing, I can help introduce you to a large hospital. There, you will have a bigger stage to show your talents and meet more people."

Before Chen Yin even said she didn't want to, the person standing behind Jin Ye became unhappy.

Someone even slapped Jin Ye away with a palm and shouted angrily:

"What are you talking about, you outsider! You actually want to poach our Doctor Chen to treat you, and you think you can see something wrong with you, right?"

"Does our Doctor Chen need your recommendation if he wants to go to a big hospital? Our Doctor Chen is a top graduate of Xuhua University. If he wants to go to a big hospital, it's just a matter of moving his fingers."

"That's right. Our Doctor Chen came back to his hometown specifically to help the locals and treat their illnesses. As a foreigner, you're lucky enough to get some medical treatment. Just be happy."

…

You and I were talking back and forth, but before Chen Yin could say anything, Jin Ye's figure had disappeared from her sight.

Jin Ye, who had angered everyone, glanced at the crowd surrounding Chen Yin and shut his mouth in embarrassment.

How did he know that Chen Yin graduated from Xuhua University?

Otherwise he wouldn't dare to say such things so carelessly?

Moreover, with Chen Yin's medical skills, she can go to any good hospital she wants. He is really blind and talkative.

Knowing that he was asking for trouble, Jin Ye turned around and walked towards the medicine cabinet.

"Please, auntie, prescribe some medicine for me."

"Okay! Young man, don't say things like that in our clinic from now on, or we'll kick you out."

Wu Dongmei's words sounded like a warning, but coupled with the smug smile on her face, Jin Ye was stunned.

After taking the medicine, he quickly returned to the hotel he rented and waited for the road to open before going home.

In one day, Chen Yin treated more than fifty patients, which was her maximum.

If the closing time had not been delayed, the number of people would have been even smaller, and would be nothing compared to the flow of people in the town health center.

When Yang Guangyao discovered this fact, he couldn't help but smile with pride.

"I've always said that the clinic can't compare to Big Brother. Look! When it comes to something like the flu, it can't handle it, right?"

Yang Yunxiang glared at her uncle unhappily. He really said one thing to one person and another thing to another person. He didn't say that before.

Just because he went to the clinic for treatment, he kept chattering about it all day long, which was annoying.

Because Grandma Yang was sick, she just glanced at her youngest son unhappily without saying a word.

Yang Guangzu raised his chin proudly as if nothing had happened.

"Didn't I tell you long ago not to focus on the clinic? We're not even on the same level. If you keep pestering me, people will definitely misunderstand you."

This flu outbreak not only reduced the pressure on Yang Guangzu to prepare for his year-end report, but also made him feel that he had dampened the morale of the clinic.

It's just a small clinic that mainly treats women's diseases and cannot be compared with their comprehensive health center.

"Yes, yes, yes! Big brother, you have a sharp eye." Yang Guangyao gave his big brother a thumbs up and laughed proudly.

The atmosphere in the Yang family was cheerful, and the same was true in the Chen family's backyard.

Wu Dongmei was proud of the bustling scene in the clinic today, but at the same time, she kept picking up food for her daughter out of concern.

"There were so many people coming to see the doctor today that I had to make three pots of cold-dispelling soup to keep them busy. Judging from the current situation, the clinic's operation will definitely be fine. But it's too tiring for you, Yinyin, to do it alone."

"For example, at noon today, you didn't even have time to eat. You just ate a few bites while seeing patients. If I hadn't kicked everyone out early that night, you wouldn't have eaten yet. How about we see fewer patients tomorrow?"

Chen Yin smiled and shook her head, chewing the food in her mouth in big mouthfuls. After finishing, she quickly replied.

"Mom, I know you're worried about me. But you saw the situation at the clinic today. Young people are fine; they can hold on for a few days before seeing a doctor. But for children who can't speak or the frail elderly, it would be terrible if they can't make it through. I'll just be busy for a few days, but after that, I won't be so busy anymore."

Hearing her daughter say this, Wu Dongmei couldn't help but recall the images of crying infants and young children today. Their faces were flushed and they couldn't speak. It was heartbreaking to watch.

But a mother will definitely love her own child more, so the next day she presented her daughter with various nourishing soups, and mother's pig's trotter soup was naturally among them.

Just yesterday we talked about infants and young children who were anxious. Today, the first patient Chen Yin visited was a child who was unable to explain his or her condition. Only the parents were anxiously stamping their feet and talking about the child's pain.

"Doctor Chen! Doctor Chen! Please help my son. What's wrong with him? He has a cold, a cough, and is even coughing up blood."

Father Yang Shulin looked at Chen Yin anxiously, almost shoving the child in his arms into Chen Yin's face.

This son was born when he and his wife were nearly 40 years old. He would always seek medical treatment immediately if he had any illness or pain, and this cold was no exception.

So, the couple took their child to the health center immediately and got the prescription for the analgin that the child had been taking before.

But this time, for some reason, Analgin had no effect at all. The child's cough became more and more severe, and he even coughed up blood.

The couple’s first reaction was to send the child to the county as soon as possible, to a larger hospital, and find a better doctor to treat the child.

Coincidentally, their neighbors were Yang Xingrui and his grandson who came to see the doctor yesterday.

As soon as Grandma Yang Xingrui returned to the community, she immediately spread the news of everything that happened in the clinic. She praised Chen Yin's medical skills highly, as if she were a living miracle doctor.

Yang Shulin was immediately moved when he heard it.

Due to heavy rain, the road leading to the county town was muddy and difficult to travel. Yang Shulin was worried that something might happen to his child before he was sent to the county hospital, so he took his wife and children to wait in front of the clinic early in the morning.

Chen Yin looked at the child's weak appearance, unbearable chest pain, and yellow eyes, and had a bad guess in her heart.

She stood up quickly and shouted to the crowd that habitually gathered behind her:

"Everyone, please step back and go to the rest area to the side and sit down and wait. Have some soup to dispel the cold. Come over when I call you."

The sudden change in form made those who did not see the patient yesterday very confused.

"Why? Wasn't it fine yesterday?"

"We all have a cold, why can't we watch it together?"

"I guess Doctor Chen is worried about cross-infection? It seems the health center started isolating people yesterday. The distance between each person is very far, and the line is almost extending to the highway."

Hearing this, everyone stopped pestering and slowly retreated.

Although I want to watch the fun, I can sit and wait, drink tea and chat, which doesn’t seem to be a big deal.

Chen Yin felt relieved when she saw everyone retreating.

Then, she looked at the visitor with a serious expression and began to ask questions.

"Just hold the child in your arms."

"The child's name, age, and when did he start coughing up blood?"

The child's mother immediately replied, "The child's name is Yang Dabao, he's seven years old, and he started coughing up blood yesterday! Doctor Chen, can the child be saved?"

"Don't be anxious. Find out the situation first, then you can diagnose and treat it accordingly."

Chen Yin's tone was neither hurried nor slow, which gave the couple some confidence, and the panic on their faces dissipated a lot.

"Dabao, tell the doctor, where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Yang Dabao weakly pointed to his chest, showing a painful expression, without saying a word.

The couple immediately added, "A few days ago, the child suddenly had chest pain and a persistent cough. Yesterday, he coughed up blood-tinged sputum. In addition, Dabao also experiences hot flashes in the afternoon, a dry mouth, and a strong thirst for water. At night, he sweats all over when he sleeps, and his clothes are soaked through the night."

Hearing this, Chen Yin held her breath and came to a deeper understanding of her guess.

Then she spoke to the child again, "Dabao, open your mouth and let me see your tongue."

Yang Shulin anxiously pinched the child's mouth, revealing the tongue with light red coating inside.

Seeing this, Chen Yin nodded and signaled the child to put his hand on the pulse pillow.

After a long and anxious wait, Chen Yin had already made a diagnosis of Yang Dabao's condition and informed his parents of the result.

"The patient suffers from yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity, with internal excess of virtual fire. Yin cannot be retained, and body fluids are secretly depleted. Coughing shakes the lung meridians, and the excessive fire forces blood to flow, damaging the lungs and making them unable to control qi. Therefore, patients with yin deficiency are said to have tuberculosis."

Yang Shulin and his wife were completely confused by what they heard, their eyes were blank and they didn't know what to say.

But when I heard the last word "痨", my heart sank suddenly, and I had a bad suspicion.

To dispel their doubts, the two men hurriedly asked, "Doctor Chen, what exactly is tuberculosis?"

"If we use more common modern medical terms, it should be called tuberculosis."

As she spoke, Chen Yin handed the prescription she had written to Yang Shulin.

"What!" Yang Shulin and his wife shouted in horror, and the prescription in their hands shook wildly, making a rustling sound.

For a moment, Yang Shulin even wanted to throw away his son, whom he had finally gotten, but out of his desire for blood, he still held the child tightly in his arms, fearing that something might happen to him.

Because they were shouting so loudly, they immediately attracted the attention of other patients in the waiting area.

"Isn't it just a cold and cough? Is there any need to panic? Even if it's a precious baby, there's no need to go to this extent, right?"

"Our family has been a single-line family for three generations, and none of us have watched our children as closely as Yang Shulin."

At this moment, a person who had been paying attention to Chen Yin's diagnosis vaguely heard the diagnosis Chen Yin had just given, and his heart immediately sank.

He quickly retreated, his body pressed tightly against the wall, and as he retreated, he looked in horror in the direction of Chen Yin and the other three.

Then he shouted to the clueless patients in the waiting area:

"It's not a cold at all! Yang Dabao has tuberculosis! Tuberculosis!"

Before he could finish his words, he was so scared that he ran out of the clinic quickly. The others only had time to see his disappearing back.

In an instant, everyone else's brains also reacted. They stared at the direction of the treatment area as if they were looking at a flood or a beast, and kept hiding behind, fearing that they would be infected.

"Tuberculosis! What are we still doing here? Run!"

This sentence instantly opened everyone's minds, and a group of people wanted to run towards the door like crazy.

But Yang Shulin, who had reacted quickly, would never give anyone the opportunity to throw dirty water on his child.

He held the child in one hand and pointed at Chen Yin with a ferocious look on his face.

"You quack! You're just talking nonsense for money, right?"

"My child just caught a cold, had a fever, and coughed because the weather suddenly turned cold. You actually said he was... you... you... don't I understand what you're thinking?"

"Just wait! As soon as my child recovers from his cold, I'll come and smash your clinic!"

After saying that, Yang Shulin pointed angrily at the others who wanted to escape from the clinic.

"And you guys, if I hear you talking nonsense, don't blame me for being rude!"

After saying that, the couple glared at the clinic and ran out quickly.

Seeing Yang Dabao approaching, the crowd near the door quickly shrank back, as if avoiding the plague.

Not until the backs of Yang Shulin's family could no longer be seen did the patients in the room, who had already been frightened out of their wits, dare to breathe, gasping for air in big gulps.

Just as I breathed a sigh of relief, someone in the crowd immediately spoke.

"Why are you standing here waiting for something if you don't run? You know, if someone has tuberculosis, just by looking at you, staying in the same place, breathing the same air, you can get it. This clinic is no longer safe."

After saying that, he was the first to break through the crowd and the second to escape outside.

When the others heard this, they immediately panicked and ran out with their frightened legs, while asking questions worriedly.

"Didn't Yang Dabao look at me just now? I don't want to get tuberculosis."

"Doctor Chen should have discovered it a long time ago, right? Why didn't he warn me earlier? What if he contracted tuberculosis after staying in the clinic with Yang Dabao for so long?"

"No way, who can know what disease Yang Dabao has without seeing the doctor yet?"

"Then why didn't she let us watch it together today?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the noisy crowd suddenly fell silent, because this was really hard to explain.

When everyone had run out of the clinic, someone murmured, "But before yesterday, wasn't everyone sitting in the waiting area just like today?"

The scene of all the patients running out of the clinic as if they were running for their lives was seen by the neighbors who were trapped in their houses due to the rain.

Everyone looked at the strangeness in the clinic in confusion, not knowing what was going on.

I just heard from other people yesterday that Chen Yin is an excellent doctor and her diagnosis is meticulous. How come there was a problem today?

When a curious person saw someone he knew among the fleeing crowd, he would immediately grab his friend and ask him what happened.

The friend couldn't refuse, so he quickly explained:

"Yang Dabao is in the clinic, and Doctor Chen says it's tuberculosis. Who would dare stay in the clinic? I want to go home, take a shower, change clothes, and get rid of the bad luck."

Before he finished speaking, the busybody quickly let go of his friend's hand, kept shaking it in the air, and asked nervously:

"Will you infect me?"

My friend didn't have time to say anything more. He just felt itchy all over and ran away.

The busybody looked at his friend's back as he walked away and couldn't help muttering to himself, "No, I have to go wash it too, and I have to wash my hands with alcohol."

Panic gradually spread outside the clinic.

Inside the clinic, Wu Dongmei had already run from the counter to her daughter, holding a feather duster she picked up casually, and kept patting Chen Yin, hoping to get rid of all the dirt on her daughter's body.

"Ouch! How come there's a tuberculosis patient among those with colds? Yinyin, are you okay?"

"No, tuberculosis is too terrible. I'll boil you a pot of pomelo leaf water for a bath to remove the bad luck."

Wu Dongmei immediately dropped the feather duster in her hand and ran to the backyard.

Chen Yin quickly grabbed the person and said, "Mom, don't worry. I dare to see a patient because I am on guard."

"Really?" Wu Dongmei turned around and looked at her daughter in confusion.

"Of course. Yang Dabao is already mentally depressed and unable to speak, so his parents are taking care of him. And tuberculosis is no longer an incurable disease; it can be cured. Even if Yang Dabao doesn't receive treatment here, he'll go to another hospital. How could he possibly be 'hiding his illness and avoiding treatment?'"

In Chen Yin's memory, there are now effective medicines for treating tuberculosis, so there is no need to be afraid of it.

Having said that, Wu Dongmei still couldn't feel at ease.

"No, I still have to go make some grapefruit water for you to get rid of bad luck. Maybe it can even prevent infection. Wait here and see if anyone else comes to see the doctor."

After saying that, she turned and walked towards the backyard, but she had no hope for the clinic's recovery.

Just yesterday, she was lamenting the bustling clinic, but today, it was deserted just because of the first patient. Wu Dongmei felt very disappointed, but there was nothing she could do.

Just as Wu Dongmei had imagined, the news that a case of tuberculosis was discovered in Huimin Hall spread quickly throughout the small town of Tongxi.

Even Jin Ye, who was staying in the hotel, heard the news.

Compared to other people's fear that there were people infected with tuberculosis in Huimin Hall, he was more curious about whether Chen Yin had any specific prescriptions for treating the disease.

As soon as he asked this question, the hotel owner was dumbfounded.

She tried to recall the information she had pieced together from other people's mouths and answered slowly:

"I think so. Judging from Doctor Chen's attitude, treating tuberculosis shouldn't be a difficult task. But how could Yang Shulin and his wife admit that their son had tuberculosis? After threatening Doctor Chen, they ran away."

"Now no one dares to get close to their family, for fear that they too might contract tuberculosis."

After saying this, she leaned closer to Jin Ye and said, "I heard that the couple planned to take their child to the city for medical treatment to dispel the 'rumors' spread by Doctor Chen."

"Young man, if I remember correctly, you're also planning to leave our town soon, right? You'd better leave right away, or a few days later, to avoid running into them. If you catch tuberculosis, it would be a disaster."

Jin Ye smiled slightly and didn't take his boss's words to heart.

In this situation, he felt that it would be better to say that Chen Yin was unlucky rather than that he was unlucky.

Even if they had tuberculosis, people in the town did not have to avoid Huimin Hall.

In his impression, tuberculosis can be cured, and the clinic can continue to provide treatment after disinfection.

The townspeople now clearly regarded Huimintang, the hospital that had diagnosed him with tuberculosis, as a scourge. Jin Ye felt a pang of discontent, feeling misunderstood and feared, with no one willing to see him. The same thoughts that had surfaced in his mind resurfaced.

Just when Chen Yin, her daughter and Jin Ye were worried about the future of the clinic, some patients were already preparing to go to the clinic.

The Fu family in the Dongyu Municipal Government compound.

Fu Rui looked at his sister-in-law who was still busy in the kitchen and quickly called her:

"Sister-in-law, stop working. There are so many dishes on the table, enough for the five of us."

"That won't do. You've finally come back from the county, so of course I have to prepare some home-cooked meals for you that you're used to. Just looking at your appearance, I can tell that no one took care of you in the county. Look at how thin you've become in just one month. It's so hard to come to your eldest brother's house, so of course I have to have a good meal."

Lou Minhui continued to stir-fry the food in the wok, and a steady stream of aroma wafted from the kitchen.

Fu Yanran held her aunt's hand with a flattering look on her face, shaking it left and right, and asked in a sweet voice:

"Aunt, what gift did you bring for Yanran this time?"

"Gift?" Fu Rui pretended to be confused, which made the little girl very anxious.

Seeing that her niece was about to cry, she took out the Barbie doll from her briefcase and said, "I asked someone to bring this to you from Shanghai. Do you like it?"

"I like it! Mua." After giving a sweet kiss, little Fu Yanran quickly started playing with the Barbie doll.

Zong Wentao, who was sitting upright on the side, watched this scene and couldn't help but pull his tense lips upwards.

Fu Yanran accidentally saw her uncle's scary look and immediately turned away.

Fu Rui saw the appearance of the two people, smiled helplessly and shook his head.

Who made their old patriarch always have a stern face after joining the army? He said it was a sign of dignity. Now he is despised by the children, right? And it is his favorite little niece who despises him.

Only after Fu Wei and Lou Minhui finished their meal and sat down at the dining table did Lou Minhui tell them the information about the doctor she had inquired about.

"Xiao Rui, this time my sister-in-law heard about a very good doctor from other people. Seeing how pale your face is, I know you must have had a headache again recently, right? You should see a doctor as soon as possible and get cured."

Fu Rui didn't notice the strangeness in his sister-in-law's words, and helplessly covered his forehead, "No need, sister-in-law. There have been sudden heavy rains recently, and there are a lot of things to do in the county. I don't have time to see a doctor, and I have to hurry to see the people's disaster situation."

If her husband hadn't suddenly gotten a leave from the army so they could get together, she wouldn't have gone to the city today.

Zong Wentao frowned in disapproval. He put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and looked at his wife with loving eyes.

"The people are important, and your health is important too. If your health fails, how can you protect the people in your jurisdiction?"

Although his tone was stern, Fu Rui could hear her husband's concern. She tried to pull the corners of her mouth, "It's not that I don't want to. I've seen so many Western and Chinese doctors, and none of them can help. I can only take painkillers to relieve it. I really don't want to waste any more effort."

Upon hearing this, Lou Minhui quickly told the information she had found out.

Not only did he tell Fu Rui and his wife about Xu Lexin's changes, he also found out everything about Chen Yin's identity and ancestors.

Zong Wentao could tell that Chen Yin was young, but had a deep family heritage. Plus, the location was right in the area managed by his wife, so it wouldn't be a waste of time to go and take a look.

Under the joint persuasion of the three, Fu Rui had no choice but to agree.

At the same time, she also developed a curious desire to explore Chen Yin.

What kind of girl is this? She has such amazing medical skills at such a young age. If she is given a little more time, she will definitely shock the world when she grows up.

With such a doctor in the area under his management, Fu Rui wanted to go and see what kind of person he was, even if he didn't go to see a doctor.

Thinking of this, she silently put the inspection of Tongxi Town at the top of the list in her mind.

The next day, Fu Rui returned to Yunchuan County and set a general procedure for inspecting the disaster-stricken area at the meeting regarding the floods caused by heavy rain.

Even amidst everyone's puzzled gazes, he moved Tongxi Town's order forward.

This immediately frightened the officials who were promoted from Tongxi Town. As soon as the meeting was over, they immediately contacted their juniors in Tongxi Town by phone.

Chen Yin, who was staying in the empty clinic, knew nothing about this.

With no patients to see, she could only deal with the medicinal herbs in the clinic to prevent them from being affected by the increase in moisture.

Ever since the news that tuberculosis had been treated in the clinic spread, Chen Yin had anticipated the current situation.

But she never expected that even if the townspeople were willing to queue for two days, they would not be willing to come to the clinic. The empty clinic dealt a heavy blow to the pride she had felt in curing patients these days.

However, Yang Guangyao was particularly proud of this situation. He walked around the town happily every day, watching the jokes of Huimin Hall.

At night, Chen Yin fell asleep with worries about the future development of the clinic.

With the sound of the rain falling, she fell into a deep sleep, studying medicine.

Just as she was engrossed, she suddenly felt shouts and knocks on the door coming from outside, hazy but extremely real.

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