Chapter 384 Zhang Baozhu
The round-faced girl seemed to have not expected that there was someone next to her mother. The moment she looked at Ye Rou, a look of helplessness flashed across the girl's eyes, and she immediately shrank her head and disappeared.
Ding Shulan laughed and scolded, "You're still sleeping even though the sun is shining on your butt. You're just a lazy girl."
He turned around and smiled at Ye Rou, "This is my girl, Baozhu."
Before Ding Shulan could react, she slapped her head and said in annoyance, "Look, I can't stop talking once I start. Miss Ye, come in quickly."
Ye Rou followed her into the house.
The layout inside the house is similar to that outside, both of which are very lifelike. Strings of peppers and dried mushrooms are hung under the eaves, the sofa is covered with hand-sewn blue floral cushions, and there is no set of tea sets on the coffee table. The whole house is warm and not messy, with bright colors, which makes Ye Rou feel much better than the Liang family.
"Ms. Ye, please take a seat."
Ding Shulan led Ye Rou to sit down and poured her a cup of tea with bright red wolfberries.
"These are wolfberries grown in our hometown. They are good for your health. Miss Ye, please drink more."
"Okay." Ye Rou agreed.
Ding Shulan looked carefully at Ye Rou who was drinking tea. The more carefully she looked, the more amazement appeared in her eyes.
After Ye Rou put down her teacup, Ding Shulan immediately said, "Miss Ye, your skin is so good. Our Baozhu has bad skin and always gets acne. Do you have any prescription to help her with it?"
Ye Rou lived up to Ding Shulan's expectations and nodded.
"The situation will be different for different skin types. Let me see the orb."
When Ding Shulan heard this, she immediately stood up and said, "Ms. Ye, please wait a moment."
She ran upstairs in a hurry and brought the little girl down soon.
Zhang Baozhu was wearing a dark grey plaid shirt. The extra-large shirt wrapped the little girl tightly like a sack. Her face, which had been pulled down by her mother, had a blush on both sides after running vigorously.
When the people came closer, Ye Rou saw the girl's face clearly and couldn't help but curl her lips.
She has a round face, round eyes, and even chubby lips, which really suits the name Baozhu. She is round and cute.
Zhang Baozhu was hurriedly pulled down by her mother. Her clothes and hair were disheveled. She immediately lowered her head when she stood in front of Ye Rou.
"Don't bend over." Ding Shulan said, and slapped Zhang Baozhu hard on the shoulder.
There was a loud bang, and Ye Rou's pupils trembled.
Zhang Baozhu seemed to have gotten used to it, but being lectured in front of strangers still annoyed her. She shouted in dissatisfaction:
"mom!"
"What are you yelling about?" Ding Shulan pointed at Ye Rou and scolded her daughter, "Look at Miss Ye, she has such a great figure. We are all girls..."
She suddenly turned around and asked Ye Rou, "Miss Ye, how old are you?"
"Twenty-two." Ye Rou replied.
"It's as big as our Baozhu!" Ding Shulan showed surprise and turned around to educate Zhang Baozhu again.
"You and Miss Ye are the same age. Look at her, then look at yourself."
Ye Rou couldn't keep up with Ding Shulan's rapidly changing mood and jumping topics. She saw Zhang Baozhu lowering her head lower and lower...
She quickly said, "Aunt Ding, let me take a look at Baozhu first."
"Yes, this is a serious matter." Ding Shulan pushed the reluctant Zhang Baozhu closer to Ye Rou, "Miss Ye, please take a good look at her."
Zhang Baozhu grabbed the oversized collar of her shirt tightly, pursed her lips, and obeyed her mother's actions silently. Her small movements showed her nervousness.
The mother and daughter have completely different personalities. The daughter is introverted and shy, while the mother is extroverted and unrestrained.
Ye Rou spoke softer to Zhang Baozhu.
"Can you please lift your head so I can see?"
Before Zhang Baozhu could react, Ding Shulan immediately reached out and twisted Zhang Baozhu's face, "Hurry up..."
"Auntie Ding." Ye Rou stopped Ding Shulan and said, "Please wait a moment."
Ding Shulan paused slightly when she stretched out her hand. Facing Ye Rou who had entered the doctor's state, she felt inexplicably timid. She sat on the sofa and waited without saying a word.
When Zhang Baozhu heard Ye Rou's gentle words, she stopped her mother and looked at Ye Rou with admiration in her eyes.
She raised her face to cooperate with Ye Rou's inspection.
Ye Rou carefully examined Zhang Baozhu's skin and took her pulse.
Ding Shulan closely watched Ye Rou's every move. When she saw her finish taking her pulse, she immediately asked, "Doctor Ye, how is it?"
Ye Rou smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. Baozhu's acne is caused by damp heat in the spleen and stomach..."
Ding Shulan and Zhang Baozhu's eyes were swirling, and they looked like they didn't understand at all.
Ye Rou explained in layman's terms, "It's caused by eating too much spicy food, and blood stasis. That is, eating raw, cold, and greasy food for a long time can damage the spleen and stomach, and prevent the smooth flow of qi and blood."
Ding Shulan seemed to understand. "Spicy, stimulating, raw, cold, and greasy, is there something wrong with the food?"
"Yes, that's what I mean." Ye Rou confirmed.
Zhang Baozhu finally spoke her first words, "I already told you, I can't eat spicy food."
Ding Shulan is from the mountains and is particularly good at eating spicy food and making spicy dishes. Her husband is from Gan and is even better at eating spicy food, so spicy dishes account for a large proportion of the cooking at home.
In the past, when Baozhu said she couldn't eat spicy food, Ding Shulan didn't take it seriously, thinking she was just being picky. Unexpectedly, she realized her daughter's acne was caused by spicy food. She asked in surprise, "Doctor Ye, is there any way to treat this?"
"It's okay." Ye Rou continued, "Baozhu's problem isn't too serious. A combination of internal and external treatments, along with a light diet and a regular sleep schedule, can fundamentally improve the acne situation."
Ye Rou asked for paper and pen, wrote down the prescription, and suddenly thought of something. She hesitated when she spoke again, "Actually, it would be better to combine it with acupuncture to relieve the wind-heat, but..."
Ding Shulan looked nervous.
Ye Rou continued, "I'm going to start school the day after tomorrow, so I might not have time to give Baozhu acupuncture."
"School starts the day after tomorrow," Ding Shulan said in surprise. "Our Baozhu school starts the day after tomorrow too. Doctor Ye, which university are you attending?"
"It's University A."
"A University!" Ding Shulan's voice suddenly rose, as if there was a megaphone in her throat. "Baozhu is also a student at A University. What a coincidence!"
Ding Shulan looked at Ye Rou more eagerly.
Zhang Baozhu seemed to have realized what her mother was going to say, and she covered her head with her hands, looking painful.
"Doctor Ye, no, Xiaorou, you must take good care of our Baozhu at school. It's very convenient since they are all at University A." Ding Shulan's tone was earnest, and her eyes contained an imperceptible pleading.
Ye Rou realized Ding Shulan's seriousness and immediately understood that Zhang Baozhu was shy and introverted, and might have been bullied and excluded before, which was why Ding Shulan was so nervous.
She wanted to ask Ding Shulan about what happened that year, and she agreed without hesitation.
Seeing that she agreed, Ding Shulan breathed a sigh of relief, as if the problem she had been worrying about for a long time had finally been solved, and the big stone in her heart had fallen.
Zhang Baozhu stood aside, extremely silent, her gray shirt covering all the brilliance on her body.
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