Chapter 100 Chapter 100 Not only will they admit it, they will also slander...
On the day Lu Xin left, no one from the Lu family went to see him off.
Because in the eyes of Lu Yuanming and Lu Jianghai, it was Lu Xin who ruined the reputation of the Lu family and destroyed their decades of hard work, so they just pretended that they didn't have this child, and just waited for Lu Miao to grow up in a dozen years and take up the responsibility of the family again.
But Lu Xin did not regret it, he did what he thought was right.
He did not ask Shen Miao to see him off. That evening party was the last time they saw each other. He only called her on the last night before leaving and said goodbye solemnly.
Ding ding ding~
On the day that Lu Xin left, at 9:30 in the morning, she heard the phone ringing outside. Shen Miao thought it was Lu Xin who had something to say, so she hurried out to answer it.
"Hello?"
Hearing Shen Miao's tone with a hint of urgency, the person on the other end of the phone teased calmly, "Hmm? Are you waiting for someone's call?"
It’s Yao Heng.
"No."
Sitting on the sofa, Shen Miao's shoulders drooped slightly.
"Don't give me that."
Yao Heng’s observation skills have always been sharp, and he has known Shen Miao for such a long time that he can guess her emotions just by listening to her voice.
After a light snort, Yao Heng continued to speculate, "Why? Is it possible that your little brother is going abroad and won't come back? Are you reluctant to let him go?"
Shen Miao: “There’s nothing I’m reluctant about, I just feel a little sorry.”
Not being able to say goodbye face to face couldn't be considered a real farewell. What's more, this separation might last a lifetime, so she still hoped that this period could end in a perfect way.
But it doesn’t matter since it’s not his call. We said goodbye last night anyway, and he said he would contact me when he’s free after arriving abroad, so let’s just treat this separation as a comma for now.
Having said that, Shen Miao calmed down her emotions and asked him, “By the way, why did you call so early? Is there something going on?”
"You're right," Yao Heng became serious when he mentioned business. "Are you in the clinic this afternoon? Around two or three o'clock. I want to bring an important person to see a doctor."
"Who? Could it be He Manru?" Shen Miao asked casually.
Yao Heng: "You guessed it right, it's her."
Shen Miao: ???
Shen Miao had never paid attention to He Manru before. She didn’t know if she was really popular or if it was just her illusion. Recently, she could always see her on TV: as a special guest on a certain program, opening for a certain concert, and auditioning for some singing programs…
She appeared in different programs one after another, just like visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year.
But Yao Heng said that this was not her illusion. He Manru was really taking advantage of the upcoming Chinese New Year to frantically appear in various programs to gain more exposure for herself.
In the morning, I took the train to City A to sing at the opening ceremony of a hotel. In the afternoon, I went to City B to sing some advertising music with a dozen small singers who were also not very popular. In the evening, I had to practice fingering and try to compose music in front of the piano...
She is like a little spinning top with unlimited energy, working hard to realize her dream 24 hours a day.
The New Year is coming soon, and TV stations all over the country have begun preparing for their evening galas. She took advantage of this time to try out one by one. Even though the money she was paid was not much, and even though she could only sing a few lines on the stage, she cherished the opportunity to get the microphone.
But the human body always has a limit that it cannot bear. With lack of sleep all day and high-intensity traveling around, He Manru finally couldn't stand such great pressure and started to have some problems with her throat.
After briefly explaining He Manru's condition, Yao Heng said, "Use whatever expensive medicine is necessary. As long as her voice is healed, you don't have to worry about the medical expenses."
Wow, so generous?
“It’s not that the more expensive the medicine, the better. The key is that it has to be useful.” As she said this, Shen Miao couldn’t help but complain to him again, “You too, it’s not easy for a young girl to run around everywhere to make money every day, and you even asked me to use expensive medicine, without even saying that you’re saving money for her. Tsk tsk~ Where’s your conscience?”
Yao Heng: ???
"I am innocent! Do you know what He Manru's family does?"
Shen Miao: “Hmm? What did you say?”
Yao Heng: "We have the largest department store here, and there are several chain stores of Asia, which belongs to her!"
Shen Miao: !!!
It turns out he is a super rich second generation.
He Manru has loved music since she was a child, and her family also supports her. In this era when learning music is equivalent to burning money, He Manru not only learned vocal music but also learned many musical instruments: piano, guitar, drums, violin, bass, saxophone...
There was even a floor in the villa that was converted into a music room for her to practice.
He could have inherited the family business without doing anything, but he chose to work hard to carve out a world of his own. This determination and perseverance alone are enough to make people admire him.
“Okay, then you can bring her here this afternoon,” looking at the several old men who were doing cupping in Grandpa’s room, Shen Miao said again, “Do you need me to clear the place? After all, she is also a star, maybe…”
Before she could finish, Yao Heng interrupted her: "No, no, just treat her as an ordinary patient. She doesn't care about these things. She doesn't have any celebrity airs."
Shen Miao: “Okay.”
Yao Heng and He Manru arrived an hour earlier than the agreed time. At around 1:30 in the afternoon, the black sedan stopped downstairs.
It’s good that you came early. It’s time for a nap now and there are no patients at home, so it’s quiet.
The weather outside was very cold today, but He Manru was not wearing much. She wore a silver down jacket on the outside and a tight black lining on the inside. The makeup on her face was a little smudged, so she must have just finished work and only had time to come to the clinic.
"You are Shen Miao, right? I often hear Yao Heng mention you." Taking off her sunglasses, He Manru took the initiative to greet Shen Miao.
Just as Yao Heng said, He Manru did not have the slightest star airs and followed Yao Heng around casually, just like a female classmate visiting his home during the New Year holidays.
He Manru shook her hand politely. She felt that she looked familiar. "Hmm... have we met before somewhere?"
Shen Miao: “I sat in the second row at the party last weekend, so I should be able to see it.”
He Manru shook her head. "Well, it should be a little earlier. Are you also from Henan University? I think I've seen you in school."
“No,” Shen Miao thought for a moment and then said, “But I went to your school to attend a firefighting lecture two years ago, and at that time, Yao Heng and I fell into the artificial lake together.”
"Oh, yes, yes!"
After Shen Miao reminded her, He Manru suddenly remembered: “I was the one who went to help call the person at that time, so I said, no wonder he looks so familiar.”
Shen Miao smiled awkwardly, "Oh..."
He Manru opened the bag hanging on her arm and took out a box of beautifully wrapped chocolates and handed it to her. "This is for you. Thank you for the tea you gave to Yao Heng before. It really saved my life! There were many times before when I was so stressed that I couldn't sleep. I relied on your medicinal tea to help me sleep. When I can't eat normally, drinking a pot of it will give me an appetite."
It was when He Manru drank the tea that Shen Miao prepared for him in the past that she felt the magic of Chinese medicine. Some people felt energetic after drinking it, some people could sleep better after drinking it, and some people felt lighter after drinking it.
I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect, but He Manru had people prepare some medicines according to her tea bags before, but the effects were never as good as those prepared by Shen Miao herself.
So this time when her throat was uncomfortable and the western doctor said she needed to give her a closed injection, she immediately thought of coming to Chen Miao's clinic. On the one hand, she wanted to treat her throat, and on the other hand, she also wanted to get some more health-preserving teas to drink while she was running back and forth for work.
In addition to chocolates, He Manru also took a skin care product gift box tied with a red bow and two capital English letters on it, which represents a very famous foreign luxury brand.
"A box of chocolates will do, this is too expensive!" Shen Miao quickly declined.
He Manru: "You'd better accept it. I drank so much of your tea before, and I still feel it's not enough."
Seeing He Manru’s insistence, Shen Miao had no choice but to accept her kindness.
Inviting her to sit down, Shen Miao placed her wrist on the pulse pillow: “Let me first take a look at your physical condition, and then prescribe medicine based on the condition of your throat.”
"good."
As soon as Shen Miao placed her fingers on it, she realized something was wrong.
"Did you have hot pot last night?"
He Manru's arm trembled:???
"Uh, well... it's a clear soup pot, so that shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Shen Miao: “You used chili peppers in your dipping sauce, or millet peppers.”
He Manru bit her lip awkwardly, "Just a little bit..."
"The hot pot was made with mutton. Wait, maybe they drank some wine?"
He Manru:!!!
Holy shit? Is she a Chinese medicine practitioner or the Kitchen God? She even knows what I ate?!
He Manru was frightened by Shen Miao's "finger skills" that were comparable to radar.
"I did drink a little..." He Manru explained, "It's rare that I passed the audition, so I was happy and drank a little with the team. But I didn't drink too much, just half a glass of beer."
"Hmm? Really?" Shen Miao asked with a smile, "You must be honest in front of the doctor."
He Manru lowered her head: "Well, it's actually half a pint of beer."
“What else?” Shen Miao asked again.
He Manru: "And a glass of red wine..."
Shen Miao: "What else? Is it really gone?"
He Manru was completely exposed: "Okay, there's still half a glass of white wine."
Lifting her hand, Shen Miao briefly checked her tongue coating and the whites of her eyes again, "It's not good to eat these late at night, especially after twelve o'clock in the morning, which is the time when the liver detoxifies. Eating too much will increase the burden on the liver."
Hearing Shen Miao explain the exact time so clearly, He Manru almost slipped off the chair and knelt in front of her.
"Oh my god, you are a miracle doctor! You can even tell what time I ate?!"
Shen Miao smiled, "I didn't see this, Yao Heng called me this morning and told me."
Traditional Chinese medicine is magical, but it is not omnipotent. Sometimes it is still necessary to understand some facts from the patient.
He Manru's condition was not serious. It was mainly because she was too tired and overuse of her vocal cords caused some inflammation. Staying up late, drinking and eating hot pot last night were the triggers. Even if she didn't eat anything irritating, the condition would relapse in two days.
Lowering his head to write the prescription for her, Shen Miao said: "How about this, I will give you acupuncture first, and then prescribe some fumigation medicine, it should be effective soon. After returning, I will prescribe you some throat-protecting lozenges and tea, just drink more when you have nothing to do."
He Manru: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
After writing the prescription, Shen Miao took out a few herbs from the medicine shelf, and then took out the medicine hammer and medicine grinder to crush all the herbs.
Fumigation is to put the medicine powder in water, boil it, and then suck the medicinal steam in small sips. This will allow the medicine to take effect quickly, thereby playing an anti-inflammatory and analgesic role, which is faster than taking medicine.
While Shen Miao was preparing the medicine powder, Shen Wanshan, who had just woken up from his nap, also came to the pharmacy.
"Hello, Grandpa."
Shen Wanshan responded: “Well, okay.”
After picking up Shen Miao's prescription and taking a look at it, Shen Wanshan followed and checked the condition of He Manru's throat, and then asked her: "Why don't you use a three-edged needle? There is so much fire in her body, two punctures will make it heal faster."
Shen Miao: “I think she might be scared.”
"Scared? I'm not." He Manru stopped slouching when she heard that it would help her get better faster. "I'm very brave. I dare to go into a haunted house alone. It's just a needle. There's nothing to be afraid of."
Shen Miao temporarily stopped grinding the medicine and explained to her, “Using a three-edged needle will cause bleeding, and there may be a lot of bleeding. Are you really not afraid?”
In order to get her throat healed quickly and not delay the performances and activities in the next two days, He Manru said without even a tremor in her brows, "Don't worry, it's just a little bleeding. As long as my throat gets better quickly, I'll do anything for you."
"Okay then, I'll let my grandfather give you two acupuncture needles later. His technique is good, so it won't be too painful."
He Manru: "Okay, thank you."
Beep, beep, beep!
The phone in Yao Heng's pocket rang. He went out to answer the phone for a few minutes and came back. Yao Heng sighed and said calmly, "The front desk said they received a stew pot left for you and asked me to go get it later."
"Is it Aunt Gao?" He Manru asked.
Yao Heng said, "He said they sent black chicken soup? It's to nourish your body."
Shen Miaogang had just said that He Manru's throat discomfort was due to excessive internal heat in her body, and it was probably the soups that were delivered every now and then that "replenished" her health.
He Manru: "Then go get it, I'll wait for you here."
"But Miaomiao just said that you shouldn't eat anything that makes you angry recently."
He Manru raised her index finger and pleaded, "Just one sip. It shouldn't matter. After all, it's Aunt Gao's gift. I can't waste it."
Then she asked Shen Miao and Shen Wanshan, “If I just take one bite, it won’t affect my throat, right?”
Since He Manru had said so, Shen Miao and Shen Wanshan could not stop her, “Although chicken is an irritant, as long as you don’t eat too much, one or two bites won’t be a problem.”
Unable to resist He Manru's request, Yao Heng had to go back to the company.
Yao Heng's character was well understood. Perhaps because of Chen Xiulan, he was very respectful to his elders, especially those of his aunts and aunts. He never showed disgust or impatience unless they did something out of the ordinary or excessive.
“Aunt Gao? Is she a relative from your mother’s side?” Shen Miao asked tentatively.
Here it comes again.
Seeing Shen Miao gossiping with the patient again, Shen Wanshan frowned unhappily.
"No, it was my family's former nanny," He Manru explained, "Do you remember the party that day? She was the one who came up on stage to give me flowers."
Shen Miao: ???
Aunt Gao is actually the "die-hard fan" auntie? !
Auntie Gao is what He Manru has called since she was a child. Her real name is Gao Huifen.
Gao Huifen was their family's nanny and had been working in their family before she was born. Later, because she was old and in poor health, He Manru's mother gave her a sum of money so that she could retire and live a good life.
However, He Manru was the child that Gao Huifen had taken care of since she was a child, so Gao Huifen naturally cared about her. Therefore, she not only often made things and sent them to the company, but also participated in her activities to the best of her ability and supported her with actions.
"Aunt Gao has been very kind to me since I was a child. We are not a family, but we are better than family."
As she spoke, He Manru took out her cell phone from her bag. The pendant hanging on the phone was made by Gao Huifen herself as a gift to her.
Gao Huifen is kind to He Manru, and He Manru is also very close to her. Although the family has changed several new nannies, He Manru still feels not as comfortable as before after returning home.
After hearing what she said, Shen Miao could understand why Gao Huifen was so "enthusiastic" about chasing stars. After more than ten years of companionship, it was indeed no longer a simple employer-employee relationship, not to mention that He Manru was taken care of by her personally.
Just like she said: Not a family, but better than a family.
Yao Heng was very fast. He drove back and forth for about half an hour and came back with the thermos.
Black chicken, red dates, codonopsis and yam soup, with several wolfberries floating on the surface.
After eating this pot, not to mention He Manru, even an ordinary person would get irritated and have a nosebleed.
“This is too irritating, you can’t eat too much.” Shen Wanshan reminded her again.
"Okay," He Manru scooped out a small piece of chicken with chopsticks, "I'll just eat this one piece, okay?"
"Can."
The thermos was not big, but the fragrance was very strong. After a while, the smell of medicine in the room was covered by the rich meat aroma.
It's obvious that this soup has been stewed for a long time. The oil on the surface is clear and the soup underneath is a rich golden color, which makes people's appetite increase just by looking at it.
There were two chicken legs, a large piece of chicken breast, and some chopped chicken meat in it, and there were almost no chicken bones to be seen.
"Aunt Gao gave me both chicken legs again."
A trace of regret flashed across He Manru's eyes. If she were at home, she could have picked out the chicken drumstick and kept it, but now...
She only ate a small piece of meat and left the rest of the food untouched. After washing the chopsticks and putting them back, He Manru said to herself, "Save them for Wanwan later. She's busy working overtime every day and needs more nourishment than I do."
The medicine powder is almost ready. Put the powder into the water and start fumigation.
There are some menthol and borneol in the powder, so when you inhale it into your throat, you will feel a very cool feeling. Pause for a while after each inhalation to wait for the medicinal effect to slowly take effect. After several rounds of fumigation, I really feel that the discomfort in my throat has been relieved a lot.
“It’s amazing!”
I touched my neck and tried coughing a few times, and sure enough, I felt much better.
As Shen Miao packed up the fumigation items, she smiled and said to her, “Don’t worry, after the acupuncture is over, you will feel more relaxed all over.”
Selecting the needles to be used for acupuncture, Shen Wanshan lit the alcohol lamp and disinfected the needles of different lengths in turn.
"Young man, you must protect your voice. More haste, less speed." Shen Wanshan said to divert her attention while inserting a needle into the acupoint of her arm. "Look at Zhou Wei. He sang at the top of his lungs every day when he was young. His voice is broken now. I haven't seen him on TV in the past two years."
"Oh, he smoked, drank, and played with tobacco, which damaged his throat."
Shen Miao was surprised: “Ah? He actually played with leaves?!”
A few years ago, Shen Miao loved listening to Zhou Wei's songs. Although she didn't worship him so exaggeratedly, she would still stop for him when she heard his singing on the radio.
He Manru: "Yes, I started to do it a few years ago. I heard that someone introduced me to it."
Although He Manru is not that famous, she has at least one foot in the entertainment industry. She may not know all the privacy of these stars, but she can hear a lot from the outside world.
"Don't touch the leaves. If you do, it'll be all over." Shen Wanshan couldn't help but sigh.
Shen Miao asked again: “Then was his divorce also because he touched this thing?”
"No, it's because his mistress came to ask for money, and the original wife didn't want to." When talking about these gossips, He Manru also became interested and shared with her. "And I also heard that this 'third child' doesn't seem to be a mistress, but a seventh or eighth mistress. The original wife couldn't stand it anymore, so she filed for divorce."
"Ah? His original wife must have had a hard time, having to endure so many things."
He Manru: "Not only does he put up with the mistress, the child they have now was born to Zhou Wei's other woman, and his original wife is just helping to raise him. He also has two daughters who have no status and are also floating around outside. The child support alone costs a lot every year."
"Oh my God, I never thought Zhou Wei would be such a person."
"Of course I am. It was only after I joined the industry that I realized how profligate this guy is."
It had been a long time since I heard such explosive gossip, and Shen Miao couldn’t close her mouth after hearing it.
It’s a pity that Shen Wanshan is here, so it’s not very convenient, otherwise it is estimated that He Manru could reveal some unknown details.
"Who is his mistress? Is she also a celebrity?"
As soon as Shen Miao asked this question, the needle tip in Shen Wanshan's hand quickly pierced He Manru's finger.
At the moment the needle tip was pulled out, a thin stream of crimson liquid also oozed out. Fortunately, Shen Wanshan dodged it in advance, leaving only a long red line on the ground.
"It's not me! It's really not me!"
He Manru, who had just said she was not afraid, turned pale with fright when she saw a lot of blood oozing out of her fingertips.
Especially when Shen Wanshan pressed her fingers and squeezed out the angry blood, she was in pain and fear and didn't hear what Shen Miao said at all. She just begged for mercy and admitted her mistake: "Grandpa, please forgive me, it's really not me..."
The visual impact of the blood gushing out was so great that Yao Heng, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but gasp and shiver all over.
If this needle were to prick his hand... not only would he not admit that he was a mistress, he would be able to slander several more!
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