Chapter 24 Mother and Son
After Aunt Tan finished all her treatments, it was already 4 p.m. The TCM clinic was not in a busy area; it was surrounded by greenery, had a nice environment, and was quiet. They didn't rush to leave and sat on the sofa chatting.
Tan Qingwen looked at his sister-in-law: "She's only in her fifties, not even sixty yet, how come she has high blood pressure and a herniated disc?"
Aunt Zhu Hong, Tan's aunt, said nonchalantly, "She's over fifty and not young anymore. It's normal to have some minor health problems at this age."
Lin Yi'an smiled and said, "Auntie has a good attitude, so you should keep it up."
Zhu Hong smiled and said, "Look, even Yi'an says so."
Tan Qingwen glared at her: "You should have told my brother and Chengjun when your back started hurting. The longer you waited, the worse it got."
Lin Yi'an: "Aunt Tan is right. If you feel unwell, speak up as soon as possible for early treatment and a faster recovery."
Zhu Hong laughed: "Okay, okay, next time I feel unwell, I'll come to Yi'an."
Lin Yi-an: "Although I don't want my aunt to feel unwell, she should call me if she really does."
Zhu Hong held her hand: "I'm willing to let you treat me, to give me acupuncture, and I'll feel at ease."
After saying that, she looked at her sister-in-law and asked, "Should we have Yi'an check your blood pressure or something? You're always running around, how long has it been since you had a check-up?"
Zhou Mingshi said from the side, "It's been more than a year."
Zhu Hong: "And you're the one talking? You don't even know how to take care of yourself!"
Wang Yuehua said with a smile, "Sister Tan, let An'an take your pulse. An'an often takes the pulse of me and Lin Weiqi, so there shouldn't be any problems."
Tan Qingwen stretched out his arm: "Then let An'an help me get tested. I'm perfectly healthy, so there's definitely no problem."
Lin Yi'an took out a blood pressure monitor to measure her blood pressure. After taking the measurement, she showed it to Tan Qingwen: "Auntie, your blood pressure is a little high, and your heart rate is a little fast..."
Tan Qingwen was stunned and looked at the blood pressure monitor: "It really is. I haven't been feeling well these past few days, but I was so busy that I didn't pay much attention to it."
Zhou Mingshi glanced at her, then walked over and asked Lin Yi'an, "Can I get my blood sugar tested here?"
Lin Yi'an: "Okay, I'll check Aunt Tan's blood sugar."
Tan Qingwen had just been glared at by her son and didn't dare to say a word, obediently letting Lin Yi'an measure her blood sugar.
Lin Yi'an took out her tools, cleaned her finger, and then took a blood sample. The results came back, and she said, "Her blood sugar is normal."
Tan Qingwen breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Yi'an sat down to take her pulse and said after taking it, "You have long had irregular lifestyle habits, staying up late, not paying attention to your diet, and you have qi deficiency, spleen deficiency, and some gastrointestinal problems. I will prescribe some medicine for you to regulate your body."
Tan Qingwen: "Traditional Chinese medicine?"
Lin Yi'an: "Mm."
Zhu Hong said irritably, "Of course a traditional Chinese medicine clinic prescribes Chinese medicine. Do you think they'd prescribe Western medicine for you? Mother and son are alike; neither of them likes drinking Chinese medicine."
Tan Qingwen: "..."
Zhou Mingshi: "..."
Two seconds later, he said, "Yi'an, prescribe her medicine, she'll take it."
Tan Qingwen tried to argue, "I don't know how to brew medicine."
Lin Yi'an sat down and wrote the prescription: "It's okay, Auntie can stay with me for the next few days. I'll have Zhizhi brew the medicine for you. We have a medicine pot at home. Auntie only needs to drink the medicine every day and doesn't need to worry about anything else."
She always had a way with patients and was patient with them, and she had even more ways with her future mother-in-law.
Wang Yuehua said, "An'an has a house near the TCM clinic with many rooms, so Sister Tan doesn't need to worry about where to stay."
Tan Qingwen: "..."
Seeing his aunt's expression, Tan Chengjun couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Aunt, Yi'an has been so thoughtful, just accept it. It's just Chinese medicine, right? Just hold your nose and drink it."
Lin Yi-an: "You can eat candy after taking your medicine."
Upon hearing that he could eat candy, Tan Qingwen said, "It's okay, I'm not afraid of drinking Chinese medicine."
Tan Chengjun wanted to laugh again, but his mother slapped him, saying, "Give your aunt some face."
After getting the medicine, it was already past five o'clock. Tan Chengjun invited them to dinner. There was a restaurant near the TCM clinic that had pretty good food. Lin Yi'an would occasionally invite the doctors and nurses from the TCM clinic to dinner. At her suggestion, the group went directly to the restaurant.
After finishing the meal, I arranged the treatment time with my aunt for tomorrow, and then we said goodbye and left.
Wang Yuehua returned to the Lin family home, while Tan Qingwen and Zhou Mingshi followed Lin Yi'an back to her house.
Her son and future daughter-in-law were concerned about her health, and Tan Qingwen had no choice but to go with them.
As long as Aunt Tan takes her medicine on time, Lin Yi'an doesn't necessarily have to let her stay with her for a few days.
However, based on her experience, people with long-term irregular lifestyles find it difficult to change in a short time. Not only would she not eat on time, but she might also drink alcohol, socialize, and stay up late while taking the medication, making the medication less effective.
Furthermore, she resists taking the medicine, and even if the medicine is taken back to her, it's questionable whether she will actually drink it.
Wang Ma cooked at home, but Ye Lingzhi didn't go to the restaurant with them because she had to come back to brew medicine for Tan Qingwen.
The group was talking in the living room when Tan Qingwen's phone rang. She picked it up and saw it was Gu Boyuan.
Gu Boyuan is her boyfriend. They each have children and have been together for many years, but they have not registered their marriage and will not register it in the future.
She picked up her phone and said, "I'm going to take this call."
Zhou Mingshi and Lin Yi'an sat on either side of her. He had just glanced at the caller ID on her phone and gave a blank "hmm".
Tan Qingwen: "What is it?"
Gu Boyuan's voice came from the other end: "When are you coming back?"
Tan Qingwen: "I'm staying at An'an's place for the next few days and I'm not going back."
Gu Boyuan: "Why did you suddenly decide to stay at her house?"
Tan Qingwen: "I haven't been feeling well these past two days, so I'm staying with An'an. She's helping me take care of myself."
Gu Boyuan: "What's wrong with you? Are you alright?"
Tan Qingwen: "Qi deficiency is not a big problem, let's leave it at that."
After hanging up the phone, Tan Qingwen sat back down, and Ye Lingzhi handed her the medicine she had just brewed: "The temperature is just right, you can drink it now."
There was candy on the coffee table. Faced with three pairs of eyes, Tan Qingwen could only pick up the bowl, take a deep breath, and drink it all in one go. As soon as she finished, Lin Yi'an handed her a peeled candy.
Tan Qingwen: "It's not that bad to drink!"
Zhou Mingshi said, "If you don't want to take medicine, you should take good care of yourself. What are the people around you doing? Aren't they reminding you to eat on time and rest on time?"
Tan Qingwen: "What does it have to do with them? When I'm busy, I forget everything. Even if they remind me, I have to have time to listen."
Zhou Mingshi: "It means that the two of you are not suitable. A suitable partner knows that the other person cares about them and will listen to what the other person says."
The mother and son were clearly talking about different things.
Tan Qingwen paused for a moment: "We're all getting on in years. We should take care of our own bodies. Why do we need others to remind us?"
Zhou Mingshi lowered his eyes: "In that case, I don't know what the point of you two being together is."
After saying that, he stood up and said, "I just ate some fruit, I'm going to wash my hands."
After a while, Tan Qingwen sighed softly.
Lin Yi'an said from the side, "He cares about you and is worried about your health."
There's nothing you can't talk about with your future daughter-in-law, Tan Qingwen said with a smile: "I'm not angry with him. I won't be angry with my son for someone else. He feels that Gu Boyuan doesn't care about me enough, but he doesn't know that I don't like the other person caring about me too much."
“Every couple has a different way of getting along. If he cares about me too much, I will feel burdened. Fortunately, he is sensible and knows how to care about me but not too much, and he maintains a certain sense of boundaries. That’s why we have been able to get along for so many years.”
“You should have explained it to me clearly,” Zhou Mingshi said as he came out of the restroom, “instead of telling Yi’an behind my back.”
Tan Qingwen: "You know now?"
Zhou Mingshi sat down next to Lin Yi'an and said, "You put Assistant Chen next to me, but you have no one to take care of you. Why don't you let Assistant Chen go back?"
Tan Qingwen: "You've gotten used to his care, so let him stay by your side. I'll find another assistant to take care of my daily life."
Assistant Chen was originally arranged for her son. She has never liked having anyone around her, but now it seems she has no choice but to hire an assistant. She is getting older and has to admit that she can't endure it as much as she used to when she was younger.
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