The boy's name was Jiang Bowen. He looked up at the older sister in front of him upon hearing this. He didn't know why, but the moment he saw her, he felt that this woman, who didn't look much older than him, could help him, at least by sharing a couple of snacks with him. He hadn't expected her to know medicine. But he believed what she said.
Jiang Bowen nodded and said, "I believe you."
Du Yuhan asked, "What's your name?"
Jiang Bowen replied, "My name is Jiang Bowen. And you are, sister?"
Du Yuhan was taken aback when she heard the name Jiang Bowen. Upon closer inspection, the young man in front of her did indeed resemble someone she knew from her past life. She never expected to run into someone she knew from her previous life here.
She did know Jiang Bowen in her past life, but at that time Jiang Bowen was already a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, and a person with a considerable status in the business world.
He experienced many hardships in his early years, and his struggles in the business world have made him look nothing like he did in his youth. However, it is still possible to tell that he must have been very handsome when he was young. It is unexpected that he is so gentle and refined, handsome and elegant.
In her past life, Jiang Bowen provided her with a lot of help after she returned to China, especially in the business world, which helped her quickly establish herself. She was very grateful to him.
In his previous life, Jiang Bowen was married once, but his wife left him during the Cultural Revolution. Since then, he has remained single.
After they met, Jiang Bowen even pursued her. However, her son was about to get married at that time, and she had no intention of remarrying.
Although they did not become husband and wife, they became close friends, and they even had a meal together a few days before her death.
Unexpectedly, they met so early in this life; fate is truly a wondrous thing.
Du Yuhan composed herself and said, "My name is He Muhan, you can call me Sister Xiaohan. Let's go, take me to your house."
She's a year older than Jiang Bowen, so of course he should call her "sister." In her past life, he refused to call her "sister" no matter what she said, but in this life, she absolutely has to make him call her "sister."
Jiang Bowen then led Du Yuhan home.
The Jiang family lived not far from the department store; they lived in a small courtyard in a hutong (alleyway).
After following Jiang Bowen into the courtyard, Du Yuhan observed that the courtyard was several dozen square meters in size, with three main rooms, one side room, a kitchen, and a shed for storing coal and firewood.
Du Yuhan heard a violent cough coming from inside the house while she was in the courtyard. Judging from the sound, she knew that the patient was seriously ill and might have pneumonia.
Jiang Bowen quickly ran into the house, and Du Yuhan followed closely behind.
The middle room is the main room, with tables, chairs, and benches, and it looks like it's being used as a living room.
Du Yuhan followed Jiang Bowen into the east room and saw two elderly people lying on the bed. Jiang Bowen was gently patting one of the elderly people on the back.
Standing next to Jiang Bowen was a little girl, probably in her teens. She was very pretty and would definitely grow up to be a beauty.
Du Yuhan knew that these two elderly people must be Jiang Bowen's grandparents.
Jiang Bowen's grandfather, Jiang Zhaonian, was curious when he saw a pretty girl following his grandson in and asked, "Bowen, who is this girl?"
Jiang Bowen said, "This lady's name is He Muhan. I met her on the street. I saw her buying snacks at the department store and wanted to trade two with her. When she learned that you were sick, she said she knew medicine and could take a look at you, so I brought her back."
Du Yuhan laughed and said, "Grandpa, your grandson is really bold. He tried to trade a piece of mutton-fat jade pendant for two pastries. I dare not trade with him. That mutton-fat jade pendant is obviously not an ordinary item, and my basket of pastries is not worth it."
He said his grandparents were sick, and since I had just graduated from medical school and knew some medical skills, I took the liberty of coming to your house to take a look at you two.
You must tell your grandson in the future that he should never take out this kind of thing again, what if bad people target him?
Jiang Zhaonian struggled to sit up and said, "Thank you, Comrade He. Bowen is lucky to have met you, otherwise he might have gotten into trouble. This illness of the two of us old folks has been a real hardship for our two children. Since you know medicine, Comrade He, please take a look at us."
Du Yuhan moved a chair and sat down by the bed to take Grandpa Jiang's pulse. Grandpa Jiang had a high fever due to catching a cold, but fortunately it hadn't turned into pneumonia, so he was doing relatively well. Moreover, Grandpa Jiang was malnourished, had a weak immune system, and was also old, so he was prone to illness.
Grandma Jiang had the same idea; both cases were caused by catching a cold and lacking nutrition.
Nowadays, everyone is struggling to survive, and it's rare for anyone to be nutritious.
As soon as Du Yuhan entered, she could feel that the room was like an ice cellar, and she knew that there was no fire in the room.
She said, "Grandpa Jiang, you and Grandma Jiang were both chilled, and on top of that, you're both malnourished and old, so your immune systems are weak, which is why you caught a cold and had a fever."
I happen to have some fever reducers here. Each of you can take one, and the fever should go down once you sweat it out. But your room is too cold; why don't you light the stove?
Jiang Zhaonian sighed and said, "To be honest, Comrade He, we're out of coal. You need coal coupons to buy coal. We can't buy coal without coupons, and we're even running low on firewood, which we need to save for cooking."
If I weren't sick, I could take my grandson to gather firewood outside the city, but now that I'm sick, I can't take care of anything. I also don't dare let Bowen go out to gather firewood alone.
Du Yuhan asked, "Grandpa Jiang, where do you work? Doesn't your company care?"
Jiang Zhaonian said, "I work at a scrap yard. I've been sick these past two days, so I took the day off. My workplace has been very considerate. My child's parents have both passed away, and I'm the only one working in the family, which is why things are a bit difficult."
I was so afraid that if anything happened to my husband and me, my two grandchildren would be left without anyone to care for them. We were lucky today that we met you, Bowen.
Du Yuhan asked Jiang Bowen to boil some water. When the water arrived, she took out some steamed rice cakes from her basket and handed them to the elderly couple, saying, "Grandpa Jiang, Grandma Jiang, please eat something first before taking your fever reducer. That medicine is a bit irritating to your stomach."
Grandma Jiang sat up at this moment, and when she saw the cake that Du Yuhan took out, she quickly declined, saying, "Miss He, how can I accept this? We eat such precious food now. You've given us medicine, how can we eat your food again?"
Du Yuhan said, "Now is not the time to worry about this. You and Grandpa Jiang are Jiang Bowen and Jiang Xiaomei's support. Let's focus on getting better first. As long as we're healthy, we can always make a comeback. Once we're fully recovered, everything will be easier to discuss later."
Jiang Zhaonian was a man of the world who had seen a lot of people, and he could tell that Miss He was sincere, so he said, "Then thank you in advance, Miss He."
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