I read the drug instructions before October. In theory, one painkiller should provide pain relief for eight to twelve hours.
The instructions state that the medication should not be taken more than six times a day, and the interval between two doses should not be less than four hours.
It hasn't even been four hours yet.
Shi Yue looked at He Lixuan, who shook his head at her, his meaning clear: he wouldn't let her continue taking it.
But Fu Yunfang was clearly starting to struggle.
She pressed her head against her husband's arm, and her body began to tremble.
Shiyue could only contact her older sister again. Half an hour later, her sister sent her a new link, explaining that it was a sedative that patients could take orally with very few side effects, the only one being drowsiness.
Tell her to give it to her mother-in-law.
Shiyue did as instructed.
At the same time, she made up her mind that she must find a way to thank this lady properly when she got back, because she had really helped her a lot!
After giving Fu Yunfang a sedative, she finally calmed down and soon began to doze off.
He Lixuan and his father both stood up, helped her lie down, and gave her the entire chair.
The father and son stood beside their seats.
Shiyue stood up and gestured for He Siyi to sit in her seat.
The old man refused with embarrassment, clearly feeling that he and his wife were causing too much trouble for others.
"Uncle, please sit down. If you don't rest, I'm afraid we'll have to carry you and your aunt when we get off the bus," Shiyue said bluntly.
He Siyi's complexion was not much better than his wife's.
Moreover, he always wore a sanitary mask because he didn't want others to see the herpes on his face.
The gauze on that sanitary mask was a bit stiff, and it's highly likely that the blisters were rubbed raw.
At this moment, his pain must be even greater than his wife's.
The only difference is that he is still conscious and cannot show his pain like Fu Yunfang.
Hearing what Shiyue said, He Siyi sat down somewhat awkwardly, then took out the medicine box and took an extra painkiller.
He Lixuan had already pulled their travel bags out from under the car seat.
He placed the two bags side by side next to the seat and pulled Shiyue to sit down with him.
Exhausted from their previous exertion and prolonged worry, the two soon fell asleep leaning on each other.
The rest of the trip went smoothly.
After arriving in Suifeng, they didn't leave the station but directly bought tickets back to the provincial capital.
Although he couldn't get a sleeper berth, He Lixuan finally won the train conductor's sympathy by offering two packs of cigarettes and his parents' medical certificates.
The train conductor led them to the train attendants' rest area, pointed to a row of three berths (upper, middle, and lower), and said they could rest there.
He Lixuan quickly paid the difference in price for the sleeper berths, and the group breathed a sigh of relief.
He Siyi coaxed his wife to climb onto the middle bunk, and then Shiyue went directly to the upper bunk.
She didn't pay much attention to how the father and son took turns sleeping.
She had been on edge these past few days, and as soon as she was sure she was safe, she fell into a deep sleep.
After arriving in the provincial capital, the group checked into the same guesthouse they had stayed at before. This time, they booked two rooms: a triple room and a single room.
Because they arrived too late, the group didn't contact the Shen family. Shiyue planned to rest and then go to the hospital to find Shen Ningning the next day.
Firstly, to let her know she's safe, and secondly, to ask her to find someone to help He Lixuan's parents recuperate.
Although the older sister was helpful, she couldn't see the patient in person. It would be better to have a doctor examine the patient in person.
Shiyue had a good plan, but she didn't expect that the next morning, just as dawn broke, someone would knock on her door.
She stood up groggily and opened the door, only to see Shen Yuanbai standing outside in his work clothes.
"Uncle Shen, what brings you here?" Shiyue was startled awake.
Shen Yuanbai did not immediately agree, but instead looked up over her shoulder.
Shiyue quickly made way for him to come in.
She quickly went back into the house and tidied up the messy bed.
Shen Yuanbai did not enter the house. He simply looked around and, after confirming that Shiyue was the only person inside, his expression softened considerably.
He pointed outside and asked, "Where's Xiao He? Is he living next door?"
"Yes, he lives in a room with his parents." Only then did Shiyue realize why Uncle Shen was looking into the room.
He was checking whether he was living with He Lixuan.
After figuring it out, she felt both ashamed and warmed.
Shen Yuanbai was also stunned at this moment.
He asked again incredulously, "What did you say? Who does Xiao He live with?"
Shi Yue then realized that Uncle Shen might not even know that He Lixuan's parents had also come along.
She asked, "Uncle, how did you know I was back?"
“Ningning told me when she got back. She said her colleague saw the two of you coming towards the guesthouse. She was on the early shift today and didn’t have time to come over, so she asked me to come and check on you.”
Shen Yuanbai pointed at Shiyue as he spoke: "Your sister is afraid that you'll run away quietly without telling the family."
Without waiting for Shiyue's reply, he continued to press, "You said He Lixuan's parents came with you?"
After saying that, he pulled Shiyue back into the house and closed the door: "You better explain yourself!"
Shiyue had no intention of hiding it; she still had many details to ask Uncle Shen for advice on.
She had indeed thought it through carefully before saying that she would bring He's parents along, but that doesn't mean she's confident she can take good care of them when they get back!
She hadn't really figured out how to talk to the team or how to "borrow the tiger's power"—the specifics of how to do it.
She felt that Uncle Shen must be more experienced than she was in this regard.
So she told Shen Yuanbai in detail what had happened in the past few days.
Nothing was hidden, including the fact that the two elders had contracted a skin disease and that Fu Yunfang was now experiencing some mental instability.
Shen Yuanbai's brows furrowed more and more, until he became numb to the sound of it.
She didn't utter a sound until Shiyue finished speaking.
The story of Shiyue is finally over.
Looking at Uncle Shen's expression, she began to feel uneasy.
She asked cautiously, "Uncle, is there something wrong with what I did?"
Shen Yuanbai looked at her with a complicated expression.
He asked, "If you knew beforehand that doing this was wrong, would you not have done it?"
Shiyue thought for a moment, then shook her head: "No. This was the most suitable method I could think of then, and still can think of now."
Shen Yuanbai chuckled softly, then sighed, "You!"
He looked at Shiyue with gentle eyes: "What you just said reminded me of your father. Back then, your father, with only a surge of courage, gritted his teeth and saved us, even though he knew it would bring him a lot of trouble and even a lot of danger."
As he spoke, he reached out and touched Shiyue's head, who was sitting opposite him, and sighed softly, "You and your father are so alike!"
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