Chapter 238 Difficulty Getting Pregnant
Sun Xiaoyue nodded: "I guess we're familiar with each other. We were switched at birth when we were babies. My parents only recognized me a little over a year ago. Before that, I was living a hard life in the countryside."
"She's different. She was spoiled by my parents growing up. You know, kids from the compound are all a bit proud. Now that she's married into the Zhou family, her personality has... well, I can understand why she's working so hard. After all, if she wants to gain her in-laws' approval, she has to show some ability."
Cheng Feng listened for a long time but couldn't catch the main point. However, considering Sun Xiaoyue's identity, his smile became more genuine: "Student Sun, if there's anything you don't understand, I'll help you."
Sun Xiaoyue immediately adopted a humble attitude to ask for advice, but inwardly she felt a pang of jealousy once again.
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For the first two days after Zhou Xiye left home, Jiang Zhizhi was still a little unaccustomed to it. When she went to sleep at night, the bed felt empty. Before, she could roll over and snuggle into Zhou Xiye's arms, but now when she turned over, the bed was ice cold.
Unable to sleep, I got up and started memorizing. In the quiet of the night, my mind seemed exceptionally clear.
Fang Hua got up in the middle of the night and saw that the lights downstairs were still on. He checked the time and guessed that Jiang Zhizhi was still reading.
Starting the next day, two eggs were prepared for Jiang Zhizhi's breakfast, for fear that she wouldn't get enough nutrition.
He also advised Jiang Zhizhi to rest early, not to work too hard, and to just get by.
Over the weekend, Zhou Xiaochuan was discharged from the hospital. His hand had almost fully recovered, with only a few scattered red rashes remaining, but there was no sign of it spreading.
I didn't receive much treatment at the hospital every day, so I decided to go home and rest. It's more convenient to take medicine there, and I don't have to travel back and forth.
Zhou Xiaochuan was much more well-behaved when he got home. Although he didn't speak to Jiang Zhizhi, he wasn't hostile either. This was mainly because Zhou Xiye had specifically "instructed" him before leaving that if he dared to target Jiang Zhizhi at home, he would not be spared when he returned.
Zhou Xiaochuan felt upset, sensing that Zhou Xiye's attitude towards him had become increasingly worse since he got married.
Another thing that upset him was that he genuinely considered Wang Xiaoliu a friend, but he never expected that Wang Xiaoliu would be involved in organizing gambling.
He also said that the poison on his hands was very likely added by Wang Xiaoliu, which he found hard to accept.
So when I got home, besides eating, I would just go upstairs and lie down, feeling utterly listless and dejected.
Jiang Zhizhi and Jiang Zhizhi, who are always energetic and lively, represent two extremes.
Fang Hua couldn't help but favor Jiang Zhizhi, and every day he would think about how to provide Jiang Zhizhi with more nutritious food from his limited living expenses.
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Even though he took a day off on Sunday, Zhou Xiye didn't come back.
After eating breakfast, Jiang Zhizhi helped Fang Hua clean the house, and then took a few kilograms of rice from home to go find Jin Huaiying.
Jin Huaiying was unusually early today, and she wasn't surprised to see Jiang Zhizhi coming over: "How many can you memorize?"
Jiang Zhizhi gestured: "Twenty pages. Because I'm new to this, the content is unfamiliar, so it's a bit slow for memorizing it."
Jin Huaiying was quite surprised. Twenty pages was already a lot. After all, young people nowadays are influenced by the environment and are restless and impatient. They have no mind to calm down and study.
Then they asked Jiang Zhizhi about the contents of the book, and she was able to answer them fluently.
Jin Huaiying nodded in satisfaction, her attitude softening considerably: "Come in and sit down."
He took a packet of silver needles out of the cabinet and gestured for Jiang Zhizhi to put her hand on the table: "Did you fall into the water when you were little?"
Jiang Zhizhi was momentarily confused. The original owner of this body had no memory of this incident, but in her own world, she had fallen into the water. She shook her head and said, "I don't remember."
Jin Huaiying sat down opposite her, reached out and pressed her wrist to feel her pulse, and after a moment spoke: "You fell into the water in winter when you were little and injured your body, didn't you know?"
Jiang Zhizhi shook her head: "I don't remember, maybe I was too young?"
In her original world, when she was nine years old, she fell into an ice hole. After being rescued, she was adopted by her foster parents.
Did the original owner of this body have the same experience as her?
Jin Huaiying didn't ask any more questions. She opened the cloth bag and took out silver needles: "Your body was chilled back then, so you'll have difficulty conceiving in the future."
Jiang Zhizhi then understood why Jin Huaiying had asked them if they wanted children when she and Zhou Xiye came together. She wasn't too upset after hearing it: "Teacher, are you planning to give me acupuncture treatment?"
Jin Huaiying did not deny it: "I'll start by inserting needles into your hand and forearm. Pay close attention, don't underestimate this small silver needle, it can save a life or kill it with one needle."
Jiang Zhizhi instantly felt a sense of awe. She knew that Jin Huaiying was using her body as a demonstration, and was about to start teaching her real skills.
Jin Huaiying knew that Jiang Zhizhi had no experience, so she first used a pen to mark the location of the acupuncture points on Jiang Zhizhi's forearm and the area between her thumb and forefinger, and then began to insert the needles, slowly rotating the silver needles.
Jiang Zhizhi felt a tingling and numb sensation at the spot where she was pricked, along with a slightly swollen feeling.
Then, with some curiosity, she asked, "Teacher, how do I practice this at home?"
Jin Huaiying pondered for a moment: "Try it on the cotton ball first, then on the chicken. If you dare to try it on your own arm and leg, just remember the acupoints."
Jiang Zhizhi felt confident that she could handle it; it was just a matter of sticking needles into herself.
She's still daring! Once she's more skilled, she can go find Li Simin.
Fifteen minutes later, Jin Huaiying removed the silver needles, and Jiang Zhizhi felt her entire arm was much lighter, and her whole body felt very comfortable.
Before leaving, Jin Huaiying gave Jiang Zhizhi a hand-drawn acupuncture point diagram and a pack of silver needles, telling her how to disinfect and use them.
He could tell that this little girl had some talent, and most importantly, she was able to endure hardship and had perseverance.
After Jiang Zhizhi left, Jin Huaiying found a bag of rice by the stove. It was obvious that Jiang Zhizhi had secretly left it there.
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Jiang Zhizhi was excited to find a packet of silver needles in her schoolbag, as if a soldier had been given a gun.
After returning home, he hid in the house and studied it again and again. He secretly took a cabbage from the kitchen back to the house and practiced on the cabbage stalk.
After pricking the cabbage leaves until they were riddled with holes, he became very bold and started pricking his own arms.
At first, it hurt a bit because I wasn't sure how to apply the needles, but after doing it many times, I became more decisive when I pricked the acupoints. However, I still had some trouble getting the acupoints right.
Fang Hua only noticed when she cooked dinner that the cabbage stalks were covered in needle marks, and she was a little puzzled: "It was fine when it was delivered this morning, how come there are so many needle marks?"
If it hadn't been in perfect condition when she brought it in that morning, she would have suspected that someone had poisoned it with a syringe.
Jiang Zhizhi was peeling garlic on the side. After listening to Fang Hua's grumbling, she thought for a moment and decided to be honest: "Mom, I've been learning acupuncture recently, and I'm practicing with cabbage."
Fang Hua immediately became interested: "Acupuncture? Perfect! Give me a few acupuncture needles too. My shoulder has been uncomfortable lately. It's hard to lift my arm when I get up in the morning. Give me a few acupuncture needles after breakfast."
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