"My cousin has been married for many years but hasn't been able to get pregnant. She knows that I damaged my body during my first pregnancy, but now that I'm cured, I'm pregnant with my second child, and she's a little tempted."
"Could you send some of those medicines you gave me so she can try them?"
Su Ying frowned. Logically speaking, this was unlikely, since the treatment needed to be tailored to the specific situation and the woman's condition needed to be assessed.
What if the cause of infertility is the man?
No matter what medicine this woman takes, it's useless.
Besides, she dared not meddle in so many things now... Gu Sinian had just been promoted two ranks, and many people were naturally keeping an eye on him.
What if something happens to her again?
Without a medical license and without knowing anything about Chen Cuie's cousin and her husband, the indiscriminate use of medication could have had a significant impact on her.
Stroking her slightly protruding belly, she realized that it was still early in her pregnancy and she shouldn't be showing yet. But she was carrying three babies.
Even though it's early in the pregnancy, I'm already showing...
Without a medical license... misusing medication... if complications arise, she'll be in trouble.
I don't want my baby to be born in prison.
She had spent ten days in prison three years ago and the memory was so vivid that she would never want to go back.
"I'm sorry. I can't send you those pills. I almost got arrested last time, and I'm too scared to give anyone medication indiscriminately again."
“I’m pregnant now, I can’t afford to gamble, I don’t want my child to be in prison.”
Chen Cuie immediately explained, "Yingying, don't misunderstand, that's not what I meant... I know that what happened that time left you with a trauma."
"But I really had no other choice. My cousin begged me, so I had no choice but to ask you for help. She's been married for many years but hasn't had a child."
"Her in-laws are giving her another year; if she still can't get pregnant, they'll get a divorce."
"I... I was so fed up with her crying that I asked you."
"I felt that the medicine worked really well... I got pregnant not long after taking it."
"My cousin is younger, so she should see results sooner."
Su Ying shook her head and explained, "That's not the reason. It's largely related to the pills I gave you that helped you get pregnant, but you didn't get pregnant solely from those pills. I prescribed other medications for you."
"The pills only have a supplementary effect; what really works are the Chinese medicinal herbs and the prescription."
"It is not recommended to take pills in the afternoon if the condition is unknown. They may have a slight effect, but not much. It is still necessary to combine them with acupuncture and herbal medicine."
"Sister Cui'e, you haven't forgotten the Chinese medicine I brewed for you and the acupuncture I did for you when you were in Willow Tree Village, have you?"
"That's true. But my cousin is really having a hard time. She needs a child to solidify her position in the family, otherwise the family will just be torn apart for nothing."
“It’s not that I don’t want to help her, it’s just that there’s really no other way. Pregnancy isn’t just a woman’s responsibility; the man also has a 50% chance.”
Chen Cuie recalled Su Ying's treatment of her, "But you've never taken Sun Xuelin's pulse."
Su Ying patiently explained, "There's no need to check on Comrade Sun's side at all."
"Why?"
Su Ying sighed, looking helpless. Sure enough, pregnant women generally don't have much of an IQ; nine out of ten are idiots.
"Since you already had a son, why would I need to consider whether Comrade Sun can have children? Besides, I took your pulse... and the pulse indicates that your physical damage is indeed causing you to be unable to conceive again."
"Does Sister Cui'e understand what I'm saying?"
This amount of information was a difficult problem for her to digest, as she was illiterate.
Isn't infertility a woman's problem?
"No. Pregnancy is never a woman's business, and a woman can't get pregnant on her own, right? That's the logic of yours."
“Yingying is right.”
"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now. I'm quite busy here."
"good."
"etc!"
Su Ying frowned, and another female voice reached her ears, "Excuse me, are you Su Zhiqing?"
Hello. How can I help you?
"It's like this... I'm Chen Cuie's cousin. My husband and I have been married for three years, but I haven't gotten pregnant at all. If I don't get pregnant soon, we'll have to get a divorce by the end of the year."
"I...I know it's presumptuous of me to say this, but...I really have no other choice."
"What you just said about treating the symptoms... If my husband and I go to Beijing to find you, could Su Zhiqing help us take a look?"
Su Ying had no interest in these things to begin with. She didn't have a medical license... and if anything went wrong, she would be held responsible.
She didn't want to cause trouble for her family.
“I’m sorry. My husband is currently undergoing a promotion evaluation, and I don’t have a medical license. I’m afraid that if I’m too soft-hearted, I might ruin his career.”
"If you can't get pregnant, you should go to the hospital for a checkup. I'm so sorry."
"I've been quite busy lately, I have to go now."
After hanging up the phone, Su Ying took a deep breath. She couldn't let her compassion get the better of her. Gu Sinian had just been promoted two ranks; she couldn't hurt him.
After leaving the phone booth, Su Ying remained sullen, so Du Yunying asked her what was wrong.
"What happened?"
"Nothing much, I just feel like I'm being cruel."
"What's wrong?"
Su Ying recounted the contents of the phone call she had just received.
Du Yunying scoffed, "People can only be overflowing with love when they are trying to protect themselves."
“You’re not a saint. I don’t know if it was right to let you learn traditional Chinese medicine from a young age. You always seem to have an overflowing sense of compassion. Is it because you’ve been with your grandmother for so long that you always want to lend a helping hand when you encounter patients?”
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