Chapter 101 Chapter 101 A maid’s body and a lady’s fate, a poor man…
After finishing their work at Shen Miao's clinic in the afternoon, Yao Heng and He Manru were in a hurry to leave. He Manru would be auditioning for the Hubei Provincial TV station tomorrow afternoon, so she had to rush over early today.
After some treatment, her voice got much better, and there was no problem with singing, but she still had to pay more attention to rest. Considering that she was running around and had an irregular diet, Shen Miao specially prescribed some stomach-nourishing soups for her.
"Please pack a few more sets of the tea and soup I ordered this afternoon. We'll pay you when we get back in two days."
At night, Yao Heng called Shen Miao again, "Prepare more soup drinks, someone will pick them up tomorrow."
“You can’t drink soup every day,” Shen Miao replied, “Didn’t I tell you this afternoon? Just drink it every two or three days. Drinking too much will harm your body.”
Yao Heng explained: "It wasn't Manru who wanted to drink it, Manru bought it for her friend."
“Wanwan?” Shen Miao asked tentatively.
"Um."
When chatting in the clinic in the afternoon, He Manru mentioned this "Wanwan" many times.
Gao Huifen cooked the black chicken soup for her and left it for Wanwan to drink;
I brought back a pair of beautiful earrings from Hai City two days ago and gave them to Wanwan;
This time when we went to Hu Province, she said she loves spicy food and I wanted to bring some pickled pepper sauce back for her...
Hearing the tone in which she mentioned Wan Wan, it seemed that they were very good friends. Although Shen Miao was very curious about Wan Wan, whom He Man Ru always talked about, it was her privacy after all, so she did not take the initiative to ask.
Yao Heng knew Chen Miao best. Since Chen Miao had guessed that it was Wan Wan, Yao Heng took the initiative to tell her about Wan Wan: "Wan Wan is Aunt Gao's daughter. She and Man Ru grew up together and are childhood friends."
Wanwan took Gao Huifen's surname and was named Gao Zhiwan.
Her father was an irresponsible bastard. After getting Aunt Gao pregnant, he disappeared. Luckily, the He family who hired her were kind enough not to fire her because of her unexpected pregnancy.
It is precisely because of this kindness that Gao Huifen has always treated the He family wholeheartedly over the past decade, treating the He family as her own family and He Manru as her own daughter.
And what about your daughter?
Gao Huifen originally planned to abort her, but she was too pregnant and the surgery was risky, so she had no choice but to give birth to her.
Who would dare to marry a woman with a child before getting married?
Gao Huifen's life was completely ruined because of Gao Zhiwan's birth.
Gao Huifen originally had a dream of pursuing music. She thought about working in the He family to earn money, and then going to a big city to work hard when she had saved enough money. However, because of Gao Zhiwan's drag, she could only waste her whole life.
So Gao Huifen had no love but hatred towards her daughter.
He Manru and Gao Zhiwan are the same age and grew up together under the roof of the He family. Gao Huifen loves the children of the host family very much and always puts He Manru first, but she is very mean to her own children.
The He family felt that the child was innocent and explained the situation to Gao Huifen many times, hoping that she could be nicer to her daughter since she was their own flesh and blood after all.
But every time Gao Huifen talked about this, she would say that whenever she saw her, she would think of that bastard, and that her birth had ruined her life. She also said that she felt bitter and that... In short, even if her attitude towards Gao Zhiwan would be eased, it would return to its old ways in a few days.
Fortunately, the He family are all kind people. They are not only good to Gao Huifen, but also to Gao Zhiwan.
When Gao Zhiwan was born, it was Mr. He who helped solve the household registration problem. Later, when he was old enough to go to school, it was Mr. He who helped arrange for him to enter He Manru's school.
They went to the same elementary school, the same junior high school, the same high school, and even the same university. They were like real sisters, He Manru was the older sister and Gao Zhiwan was the younger sister. Every step of their lives were almost the same, until they graduated from university, when their lives became different.
He Manru chose to become a singer to pursue her dream, while Gao Zhiwan chose to work to earn money to support her mother and repay the He family's kindness.
Although he was treated harshly by his mother since childhood, Gao Zhiwan never hated Gao Huifen.
She knew that she was a burden to her mother and that she had lost the opportunity to pursue her dreams.
After graduation, Gao Zhiwan and Yao Heng found a sales job together. Seeing how tiring their jobs were, He Manru originally wanted them to work as operators for her and said that she could pay her more, but Gao Zhiwan refused.
Finally, after Mrs. He’s repeated insistence, she agreed to work as a floor manager in the shopping mall.
The work intensity of a floor manager is no less than that of a salesperson. Although the salary is high, overtime is common.
He Manru had always been thinking about Gao Zhiwan and treated her as her own sister, so after getting the good prescription from Shen Miao, she thought of her first.
Yao Heng: "Well, if Aunt Gao comes to see you these days, don't take her money. Put it on Manru's account first."
Gao Huifen's health has never been very good, perhaps because she has worked hard all her life, so He Manru also told her the address of Shen Miao's home and asked her to come for a physical check-up when she is free.
Shen Miao responded, “Okay.”
Speak of the devil and he will appear. At around nine o'clock in the evening, when Shen Miao was tidying up the pharmacy, she suddenly heard someone knocking at the door.
"Is this Shen's Medical Clinic?"
It’s Gao Huifen.
Rubbing the cupping jar in his hand, Shen Miao subconsciously glanced at the time on the wall clock: nine fifty-two...
She really knows how to find the time. She doesn't come during the day, but comes late at night when the store is about to close.
However, since she was a doctor-patient who came to see a doctor, Shen Miao naturally had no reason to chase her away, so she still pulled out a chair and asked her to sit down, "Auntie, long time no see."
"Huh? Are you the girl who helped me at the party that day?"
She put her bag on the table. When she saw the familiar face, Gao Huifen smiled. "When Manru told me that I knew the doctor here, I didn't believe it. I didn't expect it to be you!"
Shen Miao smiled lightly, took out the pulse pillow that she had put away, and asked, "You came so late, are you feeling unwell?"
Gao Huifen: "I don't feel uncomfortable now, but my blood pressure and blood sugar have always been high. Manru said you are good at this, so I came to see if you can prescribe some blood pressure and blood sugar lowering medicine. I'll take a dose when I'm fine."
When Gao Huifen mentioned He Manru's name, her eyes were filled with smiles.
As he spoke, he took out his cell phone from his bag, and at the same time took out a piece of paper filled with pinyin, and edited the text message he wanted to send to He Manru:
——I'm already at the clinic, thank you, Manru!
Gao Huifen is not very proficient in using the mobile phone, and she has to recite the pinyin for each word she types.
She didn't look like she was here to get a prescription, but rather to clock in. It was important to go to the place He Manru introduced, and she didn't care what the place was for.
There was also a pendant hanging on her phone, the same as the one on He Manru's phone, but this one looked a little older.
“I didn’t expect you still have a cell phone.” Shen Miao said casually.
Speaking of cell phones, Gao Huifen couldn't help but pick it up to show off. "Manru gave it to my daughter before. My daughter didn't need it, so she gave it to me. She said that there was no phone at home, so it would be convenient for her to contact me."
Gao Huifen doesn’t have many numbers in her cell phone, only five in total: Manru, Manru’s home, Wife, Manru’s work, and Office.
Among the five phone calls, only the last "office" refers to Gao Zhiwan's office, and the other four are related to He Manru.
Although it was said that it was convenient to contact, the majority of calls and text messages in Gao Huifen's call and text message records were from "Manru work" and "Manru". Among dozens of records, only four or five were from "office", and they were all incoming calls from the other party.
Gao Huifen was editing the text messages carefully, worried that it would disturb He Manru if it was too late, so she usually sent messages to the number "Manru work" and would not easily call He Manru.
After waiting for a long time and not seeing her finish writing and sending the text message, Shen Miao tactfully reminded: “Auntie, how about we take a look first? It’s getting late, and our clinic should be closed, or you can come tomorrow.”
"Your place is too far away. It will take me more than an hour to walk there. Let's do it today to save time." Gao Huifen said quickly, but her hands were still very slow. "It's almost done. Just a few more words and it will be done."
Beep, beep, beep!
I had almost finished typing when my phone suddenly vibrated and an unfamiliar number appeared on the screen.
Tsk!
Gao Huifen smacked her lips in disgust.
This damn phone call, her text message hasn't been sent yet! Now I have to write it again! !
"Hello? Who is this?" Gao Huifen asked unhappily after answering the phone.
A deep male voice came from the other end of the line: "This is the Provincial People's Hospital. Are you Gao Zhiwan's family member?"
Is it a hospital?
Gao Huifen's frown suddenly relaxed, "Yes, I am, what's wrong with my girl?"
"Kochi Wan fainted due to malnutrition. She will be receiving an IV drip in the hospital. Please come to the hospital and take her home."
"oh."
After hanging up the phone, Gao Huifen's expression, which had just relaxed a little, drooped again.
She didn’t know that Shen Miao had actually heard what was said on the other end of the phone. After putting away the phone, Gao Huifen complained angrily, “There are always a lot of troubles every day, which doesn’t make me feel at ease at all. I really want to be pissed off to death!”
Shen Miao: ???
That's your daughter. It's ok for you not to care about her getting an injection in the hospital, but as a mother, how can you say that to her?!
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Shen Miao heard Gao Zhiwan’s name again a few days before the Chinese New Year.
It’s a busy time during the Chinese New Year, and every household is busy preparing New Year’s goods.
There were few patients visiting these days, and taking advantage of the good weather, Shen Wanshan and Shen Miao were thinking about doing a thorough cleaning and scrubbing the food. As a result, while they were busy in the morning, they saw the familiar black car parked downstairs in a hurry.
The ones who came were He Manru and Gao Zhiwan. I heard that Chen Xiulan was coming back to celebrate the New Year two days ago, so Yao Heng did not come with her.
"No need to look at it, I just drink some wolfberry."
"Oh! Listen to me, you must watch carefully!"
Even when they got downstairs, the girl following He Manru was still timid. She wanted to back out several times, but was pulled back by He Manru every time.
In order to completely stop her from thinking of escaping, He Manru shouted upstairs twice for help: "Doctor Shen? Miaomiao? Are you there? I'm here again~!"
"Hey, here I am. Coming, coming."
Hearing that it was He Manru’s voice, Shen Miao quickly put down the rag in her hand and opened the door to answer it.
Seeing that He Manru had brought a girl with her today, and when she went upstairs, her two arms were wrapped around her with concern and eagerness, Shen Miao immediately guessed that she should be Gao Zhiwan.
Gao Zhiwan was wearing a shopping mall uniform and hadn't even had time to take off the nameplate on her chest. It seemed that she was abducted by He Manru while she was at work.
Gao Zhiwan was not pretty but very clean. Her ponytail was fixed with a hairband and she wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on her nose. Although she was wearing a uniform work suit, she ironed it very flat and there was not a single wrinkle inside or outside.
At first glance, he doesn't look like a floor manager in a shopping mall, but more like a senior teacher on a university campus, except that his face doesn't look very good.
Although they look different and their personalities are one like ice and the other like fire, when they are close to each other, they look like a pair of real sisters.
"Miaomiao, this is the Wanwan I mentioned to you before," He Manru supported Gao Zhiwan's shoulders and pushed her upstairs, and added, "My sister."
Pushing down the glasses on his nose, Gao Zhiwan, who had been pushed to the edge, had to put aside his worries. After a sigh, he extended his hand politely to greet Shen Miao and said, “Hello, my name is Gao Zhiwan, Zhi for knowledge, Wan for night.”
"Hello, my name is Shen Miao."
Because Grandpa was still cleaning the medicine shelves in the pharmacy, the room was a bit messy, so Shen Miao took them to her room temporarily.
“Your face looks yellow, have you felt heavy and listless after waking up these past two days?” Shen Miao asked casually while pouring water.
"right."
After placing the water on the table, Shen Miao asked again: “Hands and feet are cold? You easily have nightmares when you sleep? Your mouth often feels bitter and astringent?”
Gao Zhiwan nodded in surprise, "Yeah."
"It should be more than just malnutrition. Last time your mother received a call saying that you were in the hospital for an injection, did the doctor tell her that you were anemic? And you have some neurasthenia?" Shen Miao asked again.
Gao Zhiwan was completely shocked by Shen Miao’s words.
Isn't it said that Chinese medicine practitioners have to feel the pulse? How can you know where you are uncomfortable without even touching yourself? !
She turned her head to look at He Manru beside her. Before she could speak, He Manru said, "I'm right, right? Doctor Shen is a miracle doctor. She can tell if you have any discomfort."
After that, she reminded him again: "So, you have to tell the truth to whatever Doctor Shen asks you. We are here to take care of your health, so you can't hide it anymore."
Gao Zhi nodded late, "Okay."
After hearing Shen Miao talk about the last time she got an injection at the hospital, He Manru asked again, “Did Aunt Gao go to the hospital from your place that day?”
Shen Miao: “Yeah.”
"No wonder. My mom said Aunt Gao didn't arrive at the hospital until almost eleven o'clock. She probably walked there again."
As a junior, it is not appropriate to speak ill of elders behind their backs. Moreover, Gao Huifen has always spoiled her and treated her better than Gao Zhiwan, so she cannot say anything bad about her.
But putting this relationship aside, He Manru was furious when she thought about the mother not caring about her daughter's health.
Kochi Wan fainted from working overtime.
The month before the Chinese New Year is the busiest time for shopping malls. The floor manager’s job does not involve much work. He only needs to communicate with various merchants, ensure their income, and achieve his own monthly performance.
However, in order to get more bonuses, Gao Zhiwan volunteered to stay and work overtime every day. Not only did she do her job, she would also take the initiative to take on things that were not her responsibility.
After working non-stop for almost a month, her body finally couldn't bear the pressure and she fainted when she went to the warehouse to help out at night.
It was a porter who took her to the hospital. The porter immediately notified his boss. Considering that she was arranged by the chairman, Mrs. He, the boss quickly called He Manru's mother, Wei Benxia.
Upon hearing that Gao Zhiwan had an accident, Wei Benxia rushed to the hospital to visit him.
Originally, Gao Zhiwan didn't want to inform Gao Huifen, fearing that she would be worried at her old age. It was Wei Benxia who insisted that the hospital call Gao Huifen, saying that she wanted the mother to understand how difficult it was for her daughter.
But the result was that Gao Huifen not only arrived late, but also gave Gao Zhiwan a severe scolding after arriving.
"Malnutrition? How have I wronged you?"
"I raised you with delicious food and wanted to leave all the good food for you, but you were picky about food and didn't like it. Now you're feeling unwell and you blame me."
"Can you please understand me and stop looking for trouble every day? My health is not good to begin with. Can you let your mother worry less and live a few more years?"
In short, Gao Huifen didn’t think Gao Zhiwan was really sick, but just too pampered.
How does that sentence go?
Oh yes, a maid’s body has a lady’s fate, and the poor are prone to suffering from the diseases of the rich.
In this case, Gao Zhiwan has often heard her talk about it since she was a child, and she has long lost her feelings. After the injection, the doctor originally prescribed some medicine for her, but because it was too expensive, Gao Zhiwan went home without buying a box.
Girls have self-esteem when they grow up. Wei Benxia can't just buy things for her like she did when she was a child, so she asked He Manru to see if there was any way to help her.
Gao Zhiwan is both unfortunate and lucky. Although her biological mother doesn't love her, there are still others who care about her.
Then, Shen Miao felt Gao Zhiwan’s pulse. Like her complexion, her pulse was weak and floating. She was indeed suffering from anemia due to deficiency of both Qi and blood, and she was malnourished. In addition, she had been under too much pressure at work recently and was very nervous.
“Your condition is not particularly serious, but you can’t delay it,” after getting paper and pen from next door, Shen Miao wrote the prescription while instructing her, “From today on, you need to rest well, replenish your nutrition, try not to stay up late, and give your brain more rest.”
"Your current situation is like a flower in a pot that lacks fertilizer. If you quickly water it with fertilizer, it can be restored. But if you wait too long, the branches and trunks will continue to lack nutrients, and the middle will be empty. It will be too late to replenish it then."
"Is it so serious?!" He Manru said in surprise.
His eyes just swirled around the two of them, and Shen Miao continued, “You both tried too hard, but one of you is trying with your voice, and the other is trying with your body.”
Compete with your body? At such a young age, what is there to compete for?
He Manru looked at Gao Zhiwan and asked her, "Wanwan, you work so hard, are you short of money?"
Gao Zhiwan replied calmly, "My mother is old and in poor health. She has been taking care of me when I was a child, and she has a lot of health problems. So I have to save more money to provide for her in her old age."
He Manru: "Then there's no need to be so anxious. I remember my mom gave your mom 100,000 yuan. Isn't that enough for retirement?"
Gao Zhiwan didn't respond, but just smiled and replied: "That was Aunt Wei's intention. As a daughter, I can't just do nothing."
Holding He Manru's hand, Gao Zhiwan comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay. Didn't the doctor say I'm fine? It's just that I've been a little stressed out during the New Year holiday. I'll just take a few days off during the New Year holiday."
Gao Zhiwan didn't tell her the truth, but Shen Miao might be able to guess the reason:
Chasing stars is not a hobby that saves money. Gao Zhiwan works so hard day and night to make money, probably to fulfill Gao Huifen's wish to be a fan of He Manru.
Think about the tickets for the last gala, which cost at least several hundred yuan. And I heard from Yao Heng before that Gao Huifen went to almost every offline event in Henan City to support He Manru.
If you add up all the ticket prices, you will know that it is definitely not a small amount...
However, just as Gao Huifen said when she was young, it was because she gave birth to Gao Zhiwan that she lost the right to pursue her dreams. So, if she could realize her wish under the shining stage of He Manru, Gao Zhiwan would be willing to fulfill it.
Satisfying Gao Huifen's idol-chasing behavior can be regarded as indirectly fulfilling her dream when she was young.
"Do you have anything to do tonight? Come with me to the mall?"
He Manru pretended to be stern, "Why? You don't want me to work overtime with you? I don't want to."
"no!"
Gao Zhiwan poked the itchy spot on her waist, "Aunt Wei said last time that she wanted to eat cakes from Xin City. It happened that Xiao Li from our office went on a business trip to Xin City two days ago, so I asked her to bring a few boxes and the coconut crisps that you like."
Hearing that there was food, He Manru's expression eased a little and she said, "Okay, then I'll go with you."
"New Year's Day is coming soon. I bought a new pair of gloves for my mother. Can you give them to her for me?"
This was the real reason why Gao Zhiwan called her over.
The New Year is coming soon. No matter how busy she is, Gao Zhiwan has not forgotten to prepare gifts for the people around her. She can give some gifts personally, but some gifts are better given by others.
"Why don't you deliver it yourself?" He Manru asked back, "This is your gift, you have to deliver it yourself."
Gao Zhiwan raised the corner of his lip bitterly, "I haven't seen you for a long time. She missed you a lot. If she knew it was you who sent it, she would definitely be very happy."
Gao Huifen has never liked herself. Compared with her own daughter's affection, she would probably be happy with the care of her "idol".
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