Chapter 775 Dissociative Amnesia
"Dissociative amnesia is the inability to recall important personal information due to trauma or extreme psychological stress. This amnesia is a psychological defense mechanism used by the brain to protect itself from painful memories and is not caused by physiological factors."
At the end of her words, Ye Rou sighed deeply.
In her previous life, she studied Western medicine, and in this life, she studied Traditional Chinese Medicine. As a result, the most common and difficult disease she encountered was mental illness.
Jiang Chen rubbed her furrowed brow lovingly: "Take your time."
"Yes, no matter what, being alive is already good." Ye Rou took Jiang Chen's hand and shook it: "Jiang Chen, thank you."
Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is this a surprise?"
Ye Rou guessed what he was going to say and said "hmm" reluctantly.
Jiang Chen smiled triumphantly, pinched Ye Rou's hand and played with it, but did not ask for any reward explicitly.
Ye Rou was feeling very uncomfortable as she was being held in suspense by him. Just when she was about to ask Jiang Chen to kill her, Wang Honghong, who had gone out to get the golden needles and herbs, came back.
"Sister-in-law, I've brought the things."
Ye Rou glared at Jiang Chen, but didn't ask him any more questions and went to see Nan Nan first.
The little girl was weak. She was thirteen years old, but her figure looked like she was eight years old. In addition, she was too tired from the long journey, so she fell ill.
She gave the medicine to Monkey to boil, while Ye Rou brought Nan Nan into the house. Jiang Chen waited outside the door but did not go in.
Nan Nan was lying on the head of the bed, tilting her head to look at her elder sister.
Ye Rou was selecting a needle. Feeling Nan Nan's gaze, she thought she was scared and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, Nan Nan. This won't hurt."
Nan Nan's big, watery eyes were exceptionally clear: "Sister, I believe you."
After saying that, he closed his eyes, looking ready to die, so nervous that his nose and mouth were wrinkled.
Ye Rou smiled slightly, stopped teasing her, and performed acupuncture and massage on the child.
After all this tossing and turning, Nan Nan's body temperature dropped and she fell asleep comfortably.
Ye Rou wiped her hands and was about to put away the golden needle when she heard painful wails coming from the yard again.
Nan Nan was woken up and sat up confusedly: "Sister."
Ye Rou rubbed the little girl's head and let her continue sleeping, then she walked out quickly.
The yard was in chaos.
The old man kept beating himself and crying.
Wang Honghong stood not far away, frightened and at a loss.
Meng Guan kicked him angrily: "I told you everything, but you still acted like a jerk!"
Wang Honghong felt wronged, but the fault was indeed his, so he took the kick obediently and rubbed his butt in frustration.
He just wanted to see what was inside the blue floral cloth bag. When he got closer, he looked into the button eyes of the doll inside the bag and screamed in fright.
The sound scared the old man, and this is what happened.
The monkey was unable to help and was so anxious that he kept turning around in circles.
Jiang Chen was annoyed by the noise. If he had his way, he would have just tied the person up and gagged her, but this was Ye Rou's grandmother, so he had to endure it.
This was the scene Ye Rou saw when she came out.
Three grown men and a little boy like Monkey surrounded the old man, helpless and with painful expressions on their faces.
Ye Rou sighed: "Get out of the way."
Seeing Ye Rou coming out, Wang Honghong and Meng Guan seemed to have found their backbone. They listened to Ye Rou's words and pulled Monkey back three steps together.
Only Jiang Chen did not move, guarding Ye Rou and being on guard against the old man.
Although this is Ye Rou's grandmother, given her current condition, it is inevitable that she will hurt Ye Rou.
Ye Rou patted his hand, signaling him not to worry.
Jiang Chen stopped reluctantly, and Ye Rou strode over, her footsteps extremely light.
He approached the old man silently like a kitten, and with a flash of golden light at his fingertips, the howling old man suddenly became quiet.
She fell backwards, Ye Rou caught her, picked her up sideways and stuffed her into the house.
The set of movements was smooth and flowing, and Wang Honghong applauded and praised from the bottom of her heart: "It has to be my sister-in-law."
"Who's to blame for this?" Meng Guan glared at him, "I told you she can't stand any stimulation, and you still went to her ear and yelled."
After he finished speaking, the monkey nodded sullenly in agreement.
Wang Honghong felt wronged and argued, "I was also shocked, okay?"
Seeing Meng Guan didn't believe it, he hurried over and picked up the floral cloth bag: "Look, isn't it scary!"
Ye Rou came out after settling her grandmother down and happened to see this scene.
The blue cloth bag with floral patterns contained a cotton doll, which was made of various scraps of cloth. It was ugly and weird, with eyes sewn with brown buttons, one big and one small, and a mouth sewn with red thread. It was indeed a bit scary.
Wang Honghong showed the ugly doll and complained, "Who wouldn't be scared when seeing such an ugly doll?"
Ye Rou knew that her grandmother was remembering her unborn child in this way.
She snatched the doll, wrapped it up again, went back to the house and carefully put it in her grandmother's arms.
After leaving the house, Ye Rou called Monkey over and said, "I'll ask you and Nan Nan to take care of my grandmother for the time being. I'll visit her every day."
The monkey agreed without any hesitation and immediately patted his chest.
If it weren't for Jiang Chen and Ye Rou, he might not have been able to find his sister. He was grateful for their kindness and would repay them even if it meant going through fire and water, let alone such a small matter.
Ye Rou did not take this for granted. After solemnly thanking Monkey, she also said that she would pay him and his sister a salary.
Monkey refused to take it, but Ye Rou said, "You and your sister will need money a lot in the future."
Seeing that he still refused to give in, Ye Rou continued, "You don't need it, but what about Nannan? She's not in good health and needs nutrition. After she recovers, she can go to school, and all of this requires money."
When Monkey heard that he was sending his sister to school, his expression relaxed.
Originally, Monkey planned to take his sister back to Changdu Town, but Sister Hao, who had helped him in Jinshi, persuaded him to stay in Jingshi if he could.
If he goes back to his hometown, that gambling addict father might still set his sights on his sister.
Only then did Monkey give up the idea of taking his sister back to his hometown.
In fact, he was also worried about what to do in the future.
In the past three years, in order to find his sister, Monkey has traveled to many places and broadened his horizons. He then realized that girls don't necessarily have to get married and raise children.
He wanted his sister to study as well, and it would be best if she could be like Sister Ye Rou.
So Ye Rou's words hit the mark right in his heart. Monkey didn't refuse. He took a step back and bowed solemnly to Ye Rou.
"Sister Ye Rou, thank you. If it weren't for you and Brother Jiang, my sister and I would probably..."
Tears as big as beans fell on the stone slab. Seeing him crying, Ye Rou felt a little helpless. She didn't know how to coax a man, and subconsciously asked Jiang Chen for help.
Jiang Chen walked over.
Seeing his confident face, Ye Rou breathed a sigh of relief. Curious about how Jiang Chen would comfort people, she stared at him closely with blinking eyes.
Jiang Chen walked up to the monkey and patted its shoulder: "That's enough."
The monkey nodded, raised his head, rubbed his face with the corner of his clothes, and said awkwardly: "I didn't mean to cry, I...I got sand in my eyes."
Jiang Chen nodded perfunctorily with an expression that said, "As long as you are happy."
After successfully stopping the person from crying, he raised an eyebrow at Ye Rou.
“…” Ye Rou was convinced.
Seeing that everything was fine here, Wang Honghong pulled Meng Guan away.
Ye Rou and Jiang Chen left the yard and saw Ye Rou looking back frequently, as if she was a little worried.
"You're frowning again." Jiang Chen squeezed her hand and said nonchalantly, "If you're worried, you can take the person back."
Ye Rou shook her head: "Her condition is too bad now. She can't see strangers, can't listen to stimulating noises, and can't see pregnant women. There are too many people in the yard over there. Taking her there rashly will only make her condition worse, and..."
Seeing her hesitation, Jiang Chen said, "You don't know how to tell Old Man Zheng about this?"
Ye Rou nodded, her face wrinkled into a bun: "Jiang Chen, what should we do? Grandpa is not in good health and will faint when stimulated. If he knew that grandma was like this, ah——"
The more she spoke, the more dejected she became, and she sighed endlessly.
Jiang Chen saw her shaking her head, and his heart softened. He held her in his arms and shook her: "Then don't say it for now."
Ye Rou buried her head in Jiang Chen's chest and nodded dejectedly: "This is the only way for now."
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