Zhang Wenshan originally wanted to talk to Tian Cai about the situation on the way, but now that the patient's family members were present, some things became difficult to say, at least he couldn't mention things about the patient's family.

So he simply introduced the patient's condition, "The patient is 64 years old. He was diagnosed with lung congestion last year. He had received some treatments before, but the results were not ideal. I took him in this spring. He has both qi and yin deficiency, phlegm and blood stasis, and toxin accumulation. Later, I used a prescription to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, resolve phlegm and disperse the accumulation. Although there was some relief, but -"

Speaking of this, Zhang Wenshan couldn't help but frown.

When he came into contact with this patient, his condition was already very serious. If it was in the early stages of the disease, Zhang Wenshan would be confident that he could cure it.

But now, Zhang Wenshan has changed the prescription several times, but the effect is not obvious.

He even invited his father over, only to find out that the old man and Mr. Zhu were old acquaintances. However, facing Mr. Zhu's illness, the old man had no way to treat it.

Mr. Zhu also has other illnesses and is not suitable for strong medicine. Even the prescription he is using now was formulated after repeated consideration between him and the old man.

This time I asked Tian Cai to come over to try acupuncture on the patient to see if it could have some effect in some way.

Moreover, Mr. Zhu also knew how serious his condition was and did not expect to be completely cured. He just wanted to live a few more years.

Tian Cai listened to Zhang Wenshan's introduction and seemed to be lost in thought.

The lung accumulation mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine is lung cancer. According to what the teacher just said, if the patient has both qi and yin deficiency, phlegm, blood stasis and toxin accumulation, then the disease is already in the late stage.

Advanced lung cancer is a very difficult disease to treat, not to mention the current medical level, even in the era when Tian Cailai came decades later.

Tian Cai had learned about this before. The prognosis for patients with advanced lung cancer is very poor, and most of them would hardly survive more than five years even after treatment.

But in Tian Cai's era, there were already many targeted drugs specifically for the treatment of malignant tumors, so the survival period of lung cancer was significantly extended.

This era is different. There aren’t so many advanced drugs yet, and lung cancer is definitely a terminal illness.

Knowing that it was a terminal illness, they still wanted to treat it. Thinking about the car, Tian Cai vaguely understood what the family was thinking.

Seeing that the two did not talk about the illness anymore, the middle-aged man driving spoke at this time.

"Doctor Zhang, who is this?"

He had been curious about the identity of this young girl since the beginning. If he remembered correctly, Zhang Wenshan's family didn't seem to have a daughter. So what was the identity of this girl?

"He is my student." Zhang Wenshan said proudly.

Even though he is a student who refuses to do so, he is still a student, right?

The middle-aged man wanted to ask, if he was a student, why did he have to be brought there? Did he want to use Mr. Zhu as a teaching material?

However, after thinking about it for a while, he still didn't ask. They couldn't afford to offend any capable doctor right now.

In order to avoid making the atmosphere too awkward, he had to follow Zhang Wenshan's words and praise Tian Cai a few times, which made Zhang Wenshan feel happy.

Soon, Tian Cai and Zhang Wenshan drove to a large yard.

As soon as he entered the yard, Tian Cai saw several people sitting on the stone benches under the tree. Among them was an old man sitting in a wheelchair, and the person sitting next to him was none other than the old man of the Zhang family.

Seeing Tian Cai and Zhang Wenshan coming over, Mr. Zhang said to the old man in the wheelchair next to him, "Old Zhu, this is the Xiao Tian I told you about. Don't worry, she's here. Don't be fooled by her young age. Her acupuncture skills are better than mine and Wenshan's. You can say she's one of the best in Beijing."

Several people sitting or standing nearby looked at her in surprise. They looked at Tian Cai's fair and tender face, a little unconvinced.

Could this young doctor in front of me still be in school?

Just now, Zhang Wenshan said that he was going to the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine to pick someone up, so they wanted to ask. Now, seeing the age of this little girl, their guess was confirmed.

If someone needs to study in a traditional Chinese medicine college, how good can acupuncture be?

Only the old man sitting in the wheelchair had no change in expression. He had gone through many ups and downs in his life and had seen many talented people, many of whom became famous at a young age.

Since Lao Zhang praised her so highly, this girl must have her own strengths.

Tian Cai could tell at a glance that the old man sitting in the wheelchair was the patient he was going to see today. Just by looking at him, he could tell that the man was indeed seriously ill. Although his mental state seemed okay, his sunken eye sockets and pale complexion showed that his actual condition was much more serious than what appeared on the surface.

In fact, it was just as Tian Cai expected. The old man was the grandfather of the Zhu family, and he was diagnosed with lung cancer last year.

This disease can be fatal. Over the past year or so, the Zhu family has consulted all kinds of doctors. Since it was initially diagnosed by Western medicine, Western medicine will definitely be the priority for treatment.

However, when Mr. Zhu's lung cancer was discovered, it was already in the middle stage. After more than a year of repeated treatments, there has been no improvement. Now it has turned into the late stage, and it seems that he does not have much time left to live.

Mr. Zhu himself can feel it. No one knows the condition of his body better than him. But he has been in a high position for so many years. He also walked out of the gunfire and bullets with the big leaders in the past. He still has the ability to withstand it.

So even though he knew he didn't have much time left to live, Mr. Zhu didn't think it was a big deal. After all, he was already in his sixties and had lived his life to the fullest.

But, I am still a little worried!

"Xiaotian, Wenshan has already told you about Mr. Zhu's condition. His health has been declining rapidly lately. I'd like you to come over and see if acupuncture can help slow down the symptoms, or even just slow them down, to buy Mr. Zhu some more time."

At this point, Mr. Zhang was a little unable to continue. He and Old Zhu had known each other for many years. Old Zhu had helped him once in those days, but later he was transferred and the two gradually lost contact.

If Wenshan hadn't come to ask him for advice this time, Mr. Zhang wouldn't have known that Mr. Zhu had returned to Beijing.

Most members of the Zhu family are in politics, and they can be said to be the best at reading people's faces. Just from these few sentences, it can be seen that the Zhang family father and son value this little girl.

He could have called the school and asked her to come over herself, but Zhang Wenshan insisted on going to pick her up in person.

The Zhu family misunderstood this point. Zhang Wenshan actually wanted to secretly chat with the students, but he didn't get the chance.

And Mr. Zhang's attitude towards Tian Cai just now, although as friendly as he treated a junior, was not so casual.

So the eldest son of the Zhu family, a man in his forties, stepped forward naturally, shook hands with Tian Cai, and briefly introduced his father's condition.

His attitude is very good, and no one can find fault with him.