Chapter 48048 Apology & the old man’s illness is more serious! …
Jiang Weijun was called back by his grandfather. As a father, he knew even less than Xu Duan. "He was very anxious on the phone and just said he had a high fever."
Xu Duan was driving the car, his voice as steady as the speed of the car: "Don't worry, there is always a way to stay in the hospital."
Jiang Weijun smiled bitterly and said, "I find that you really don't know how to comfort people, Old Xu. I know my grandfather's temper. If it was just a common fever, he wouldn't have asked us to come back. Aihong is still in confinement and can't come out."
In fact, Xu Duan knew that Xiaohu had a fever three days ago, and it was he who helped send him to the hospital.
That day he went to Jiang's house to deliver something to Jiang Weijun. He knocked on the door for a long time but there was no response. However, there was a banging sound in the room. The nanny came to open the door in a panic after a long time.
The nanny said that the child had a fever. It started three days ago when the three-year-old boy ran to the bathroom to play with water because he was busy cooking. His clothes and pants were all wet, and then he had a fever that night.
"Your nanny said that she fed him Analgin and Vitamin C Yinqiao tablets, and his fever went down the next morning, so she stopped feeding him. But the next night he had a fever again... It went on for three days, and he was taken to the hospital on the fourth day."
He was also cautious. On the third day, he called to ask if the child was feeling better. The nanny told him that the condition had recurred. He immediately went to send the child to the hospital and called the old man again.
Although fever is not a big deal in the eyes of the general public, Xu Duan was a little worried because of what happened to Xu Wenli not long ago, so he immediately called the old man to explain the situation.
During the three days he stayed in the hospital, Xiaohu's fever kept fluctuating. Last night he even had a convulsion. He was shaking, twitching and fell into a coma. The cause of the illness could not be found, so the old man called his son and daughter-in-law again.
"My family raised Xiaohu roughly. We didn't care when he wanted to play in the water. We didn't expect it to be so serious this time... From what the old man said, the child was in a coma for a few seconds after the convulsion, and we couldn't find the cause, so it was difficult to use medicine."
Jiang Weijun and Sun Aihong are usually in the army, and the old man often goes out for meetings or recuperation, so the child is left at home to be taken care of by a nanny. Who would have thought that he would be hospitalized because of a minor fever this time.
Xu Duan’s first reaction was that there might be something wrong with the nanny. After all, according to his logic, the child had many opportunities to avoid developing to this extent, but none of them were handled properly.
"This nanny is pretty good. She was the wife of the old man's former guard. She worked as a nurse for several years and has some clinical experience. That's why I let her take care of Xiaohu."
Since Jiang Weijun said so, Xu Duan nodded, and the car quickly arrived at the municipal hospital.
The two quickly came to the pediatric department and found the ward where Xiaohu was staying. The old man was indeed there. He was wearing reading glasses and was checking Xiaohu's medical records and test results one by one. The director of pediatrics on the other side was giving detailed explanations to his questions... The scene was just like listening to a report in a meeting.
The old man had come through battles in the rain of bullets, and dealing with words was something he did only after he became the head of a local government after liberation, but he was studious and inquisitive. He would ask in detail about things he didn't understand, such as how to pronounce this word, what it meant, what was the purpose of this examination, and what was its clinical significance... Even people who didn't know his identity would be intimidated by his attitude, let alone the director of pediatrics who had been investigating for a long time but couldn't find the cause of the disease.
"Old leader, this is the child's condition. These are the only tests we can do at the moment, and we have done them all. So far, everything looks normal."
"If this is normal, then why does the child have a high fever that won't go away?" All children will have fevers, and there's even a saying that "every time they have a fever they grow a little bit bigger", but only parents can understand the real worry.
"The highest fever was 42.3 degrees. He has had convulsions twice and been in a coma once. You say you can't find the problem?" The old man stood up and took two steps in the ward. He was obviously very angry.
But the director of pediatrics also felt very wronged. They really checked everything they could and used everything they could. The child's fever only subsided for a few hours, but it came back soon after, and it was still over 40 degrees.
There is no need to talk about the risks of high fever in children. Even ordinary people know one thing: high fever can damage the brain.
Such repeated high fever makes parents anxious, and doctors are also anxious!
Here, Jiang Weijun went to see his son first. His son, who was usually full of energy and vigor, could only lie on the bed, sleeping very uneasily, his head twisting from side to side, his little face flushed, looking extremely pitiful.
"We currently suspect that it may be a blood system disease or connective tissue disease, or a parasitic infection. Otherwise, we really can't find the cause."
"If you can't find the cause, you can put it aside for now. First, reduce the high fever and stabilize the body temperature."
The head of pediatrics swallowed and said, "I...we'll do our best."
Jiang Weijun was anxious, but there was nothing he could do. The pediatrics department of the city hospital was the best in the province, with a better reputation than the provincial hospital. The people of Shucheng liked to go here when their children were sick. Not long ago, he heard that a new professional children's hospital was going to be built in the city, and the director of pediatrics was scheduled to be the academic leader. Now it seems...
The director also thought of this and became extremely anxious. He quickly went out to mobilize everyone to find a solution.
Xu Duan listened for a while and saw that the old man and his friend were so anxious. He hesitated whether to speak or not.
"Why, Xiaoba, are you also hesitating in front of me?" the old man asked angrily.
Xu Duan had a good relationship with Jiang Weijun since they were young, so close that they even wore the same pants. The old man knew what kind of life Xu Duan had lived in the Xu family since he was young, and often said, "It is better to have no father than to have one." He took good care of him and spoke to him with the warmth of a family member.
"I have a suggestion, but I don't know if I should say it."
"You're still keeping me in suspense even at this time." Jiang Weijun punched him on the shoulder.
"Do you still remember Su Jinyue from last time?"
"Oh, your cheap niece, what do you say?"
"She knows a little bit of Chinese medicine. She was the one who cured Yang Zhengkang's mother's illness, as well as Director Hu Guizhi's illness at the end of last summer..." He is a staunch materialist. When he talks about illness, he just says it is the illness and he won't say "strange disease".
Jiang Weijun frowned, "Is it her? Are you sure? It doesn't look like her to me."
The old man listened to her. He was not like many old people who were conservative and superstitious about age and experience. "I know that person's strange disease. I heard it was called hyperhidrosis. He saw many doctors but none of them could cure him. Later, Yang Zhengkang found a young girl to cure him. Is this the girl you are talking about?"
"Yes, the girl is young and frivolous, and a little unsteady. I often criticize her, but young people also have their advantages. They are smart and courageous. If you are assured, I will ask her to come and take a look. Anyway, you are here to take care of it."
Xu Duan's words were a perfect way of first criticizing and then praising, they had given us a good shot of prevention!
The old man agreed immediately: "Please ask her to come and have a look."
"Okay, I'll drive there directly." Xu Duan went out with the car keys.
***
Shu Jinyue didn't know that someone was on the way to pick her up, and she was talking to Shen Heping.
"I have negotiated with Dongcheng District and the price is 70 yuan. If you are willing, you can go over and take over tomorrow."
Seventy yuan seemed a bit acceptable. Shu Jin thought about it and decided that his second brother and his wife had to make the decision. "Okay, I'll go back and ask them and give you an answer tomorrow."
"Thank you, Comrade Shen."
"Still so polite. Just call me Heping. I call you Jin Yue." He winked and said jokingly.
Shu Jinyue did not change her words according to his words. She just wanted to cut the Gordian knot. Since he said he was repaying a favor, she would do it.
She didn't delay and went to the new house to look for someone as soon as she got home. The young couple got home before her, but the door was closed. She didn't think much about it and knocked a few times.
No one opened it, so she asked in confusion, "Second brother and second sister-in-law, are you here?"
Then Shu Wenming said, gnashing his teeth: "Wait a minute, there's a lot going on."
Shu Jinyue was so angry that she wanted to kick the door. Go to hell with you, Shu Wenming. I've been running around for you, and you still think I'm too much. If you have the ability, just do it yourself. If you have the ability, don't be impulsive and offend your boss!
Then, there were rustling sounds in the room and the "clicking" of belt buckles. Even if Shu Jinyue was slow-witted, he knew that he had been too reckless.
"Tsk, committing adultery in broad daylight!" She blushed and cursed in a low voice.
When Shu Wenming came out, Jin Yue was standing under the pomegranate tree watching Chicken Popcorn playing with a slingshot. I heard that this slingshot was given to him by Li Yulan. The child was very timid and his personality was soft and gentle like a girl. But since he got the slingshot, he has become a lot braver, has more playmates, and has become much more cheerful.
"Ahem, if you have anything to say, hurry up and say it. I'm busy."
Shu Jinyue wanted to say something to him, but was afraid that his second sister-in-law would be uncomfortable. "I have contacted Shen Heping about changing jobs. It's 70 yuan. Do you want to do it?"
Shu Wenming then remembered that he was in a good mood these days and was busy trying to enjoy his newlywed life with his wife, and forgot to tell his sister that the matter had been resolved. "It's my fault. Comrade Xu came to our unit a few days ago and gave Manager Cao a severe humiliation..." blah blah.
After listening to this, Shu Jinyue nodded. To be honest, Xu Duan's way of handling the situation was really good, and it was what she wanted in the beginning.
It is indeed possible to change the second sister-in-law's unit, but that would be obviously an act of evasion. She felt that it was useless to escape from someone like Manager Cao. You have to grab his weakness and confront him head-on. If you don't suppress him at once, he will be like a poisonous snake, always waiting for an opportunity to bite you.
Not to mention that the second sister-in-law was going to be replaced, he would also have to deal with various certifications and signatures. Even if the second sister-in-law was really replaced, the second brother would still be kept there as a hostage.
He was just afraid that his brother would retaliate doubly, and his second brother's impulsive and reckless character made it easy for him to fall into his trap.
Although Xu Duan's move only temporarily suppressed Manager Cao, it was at least a deterrent, letting him know that there was someone behind the young couple. This person just happened to be blocking his assessment and promotion. Even if he didn't deliberately make things difficult for him, there were still ways to find fault with him.
And based on her understanding of Xu Duan, this is just the first step. He will definitely not let a parasite like Manager Cao go so easily. There will always be a chance to get rid of him all at once, just like what happened to Hu Lai Zi back then.
Oh, what's wrong with this guy's head? Compared with others, the Shu family is not even worth a fight even if they are tied together.
"Okay, okay, you two can continue your marriage and have a happy life."
Shu Wenming's ears turned red. Why did he feel that his sister was like a female hooligan?
Jin Yue had just walked to the old house when she met Xu Duan coming in. She didn't know what to feel in her heart. This guy really thinks three steps ahead before doing anything. She really wanted to have a brain like him.
Xu Duan did not waste any time and briefly explained Jiang Xiaohu's situation. He said sincerely, "The situation is urgent. I was wrong for not asking for your opinion in advance. If you don't want to go, it's okay. I will explain."
"But if I go to Mr. Jiang's place, it will be an opportunity." He mentioned Jin Yue's name because he was worried about his friend's child, but he also had a little selfish motive.
The Jiang family has a good family background and is incorruptible. They can remain safe and sound in this storm. If there are no bigger storms in the future, their family will be an evergreen tree. He wants Jin Yue to meet the people of the Jiang family, not necessarily for any particular purpose, but in case there is something in the future that he cannot protect her from, or she does not want to trouble him, she will have multiple ways out.
Shu Jinyue naturally didn't know his painstaking efforts, but she had a kind heart as a doctor: "It's okay, let's go, I'll go with you to take a look."
Just consider it as repaying a favor. With just a few words, he helped his second brother and sister-in-law solve a big problem, and she helped his good brother's child to see a doctor. This is called equal exchange, she told herself. Anyway, the favor she owed him must be repaid slowly.
Xu Duan nodded and helped her open the passenger door. When the two of them arrived at the municipal hospital, they just heard Zhang Zhen's voice.
"Uncle Jiang, please don't be so formal with me. Just tell me if there's anything I can help you with."
"Okay, you have a lot of things to do in your department, go and get busy first."
Zhang Zhen just learned from the dean this morning that Jiang Xiaohu was ill and staying in their hospital. Later she was busy with surgery and had no time to come over. Now she had just finished an operation, so she took the time during her lunch break to come over and take a look.
Just as she was about to go out, Xu Duan and Shu Jinyue arrived. She was a little surprised that they came together.
"Sister-in-law." Xu Duan nodded at her and introduced Jin Yue's identity to the old man.
Old Master Jiang was also very surprised. He thought that the "young girl" invited by Yang Zhengkang to see a doctor should be very young, at least in her twenties or thirties. How could she be so young? She might not even be twenty years old.
"Jin Yue, this is Mr. Jiang, you can just call him Uncle Jiang."
"Hello, Uncle Jiang." Although Shu Jinyue didn't know his identity, he could tell that his temperament was different from that of ordinary people. There was also a tall soldier standing at the door.
"Can I see the child's medical records and examination list first?"
Zhang Zhen didn't leave yet, and directly handed her a stack of paper materials, "That's great, I'll listen too, and broaden my horizons."
Shu Jinyue felt a little embarrassed in front of a strong female surgeon like Zhang Zhen. "I am just showing off my skills in front of an expert. Please don't embarrass me, Aunt Zhang."
As she spoke, she quickly opened the medical record, which was exactly the same as what Xu Duan had said, including the course of the disease and the diagnosis and treatment process. Now Yue's focus is on the treatment process after admission to the hospital. Not to mention the basic physical cooling, drug cooling such as penicillin, paracetamol, Virulin, Yinhuang tablets, and even prednisone have all been used, but the body temperature is still not well controlled.
Almost all the fever-reducing methods available in this era have been used up, but the temperature is still fluctuating. Jin Yue looked at the thermometer and found that the temperatures at different time points have been connected into a curve, and no pattern can be seen.
The more he thought about it, the more he found a thermometer to take his child's temperature, and it was even higher, 42.4 degrees! The child's little face has become a furnace. No wonder he has convulsions. The child's brain must be burned!
"Just looking at the checklist, I can't tell anything. My suggestion is to reduce the temperature first, and then slowly check it after it has cooled down. What do you think?"
The Jiang family father and son smiled bitterly. The entire pediatric department told them this, but the problem was that the temperature could not be lowered, or after it was lowered, it could not be stabilized.
Shu Jinyue took the child's hand out of the quilt and touched the palm, which was very hot. He then touched the forehead, the back of the neck, the chest and abdomen, and the soles of the feet, which were all equally hot. All of these places were covered with a layer of hot sweat.
She asked the nanny to wipe off the sweat with a dry towel and take her pulse first. Generally, younger children have weak pulses, and the pulses of the three parts, Cun, Guan and Chi, are not clear, so they all need to use one finger to check all three parts. But Xiaohu was extremely uncooperative. As soon as my hand was placed on him, he burst into tears, and his little face was as red as if blood was dripping out.
Shu Jinyue couldn't hold his hand forcefully anymore and could only collect information through questioning.
"Is the child thirsty? Does he drink a lot of water?"
"He asked for it and drank a lot. He also said he didn't want warm water, he wanted cold water and popsicles."
Shu Jinyue had not forgotten Xiaohu's expression. Just now, he smelled a foul odor coming from his mouth when he got close to him. "Is your poop dry?"
"It's very dry. I haven't solved it in two days."
"Is the urine very yellow and the amount very small?"
"Oh, yes, that's right." The nanny added, "He doesn't swell even though he drinks so much water every day and doesn't urinate much."
"That's because the water has been used up by the real heat in the body. It's like a big iron pot that's burning hot. If you don't remove the firewood underneath, adding water to it won't be enough to evaporate."
What she had to do now was to remove the fire in Xiaohu's body. "Brother Jiang, please go to the pharmacy and buy two taels of gypsum to boil into water."
"Plaster? The one that's pasted on the wall?" Jiang Weijun just found it funny. Could that white stuff cool down the body?
Shu Jinyue shook his head. "That's industrial gypsum powder. What I'm talking about is mineral gypsum, which is a traditional Chinese medicine. You can ask at the pharmacy and find out."
Mr. Jiang asked him to go quickly, "Comrade Xiao Su, can you explain the principle to us?"
Zhang Zhen was also very curious. "I have seen traditional Chinese medicine gypsum. It is just some white mineral stones. The temperature is not cold. Why can it reduce the temperature?"
Jin Yue smiled. This is the linear thinking of most people. If you feel hot, you should use ice or something cool to relieve it. "Plaster is not like alcohol and other fever-reducing patches. It does not directly contact the skin to physically cool it down. You can even drink plaster water while it is warm, and it can still cool you down after drinking it."
"Yes, everyone knows that why would you eat hot food when you have a fever?"
"In fact, this is one of the ideas of Chinese medicine in treating diseases. It is to find a way out for the evil spirits and open the channels. The human body dissipates heat through urination, sweat and breathing. The role of gypsum water is actually to promote more urination and sweating to take the heat out. It is not magical."
Zhang Zhen didn't quite understand, but she didn't ask any more questions. She thought she could take a look. High fever in young children is also a relatively difficult condition to deal with clinically, especially fever of unknown cause. It always seems like she has no idea where to start, so she wanted to see how Chinese medicine could solve it.
After waiting for a while, Jiang Weijun brought two liang of gypsum boiled water and asked, "How do you drink it?"
"Feed whenever you are thirsty, and replace all fluid intake with gypsum water."
Jiang Weijun was still a little worried, "Are you sure this thing can really reduce fever?"
"Sure, and if you drink more, at most you'll have diarrhea, there won't be any side effects."
Jiang Weijun looked at Zhang Zhen again, thinking that he should see what the professionals said, but Zhang Zhen also wanted to wait and see the results, she didn't know either.
"How about I ask the director again?"
Old Master Jiang snorted coldly, "If we ask, they will just say it's up to us. We decide everything. Why do we need these so-called experts to do anything?"
"Hey, my Jiang family's children are not that delicate."
Jiang Weijun then fed his son a small cup of medicine, but Chinese medicine is not a miracle drug and it is impossible to work immediately. Everyone just sat in the ward and chatted casually.
They were all talking about old acquaintances, and Shu Jinyue didn't know any of them, so it was actually quite boring to listen to.
"Uncle Jiang, please take a rest first. We'll go down to the pharmacy to ask." There was no need to ask anything. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that he wanted to take Su Jinyue downstairs to get some fresh air. Everyone smiled and told them to go quickly.
The old man shook his arms and said, "I've been bothered by the kids these past two days, and I don't have any strength left. It's time to take a break. Okay, Zhang Zhen, don't delay, go and do your thing."
When they went out, they happened to meet a family who had just finished their discharge and were walking down the stairs. The stairwell was a little crowded. Xu Duan placed his hand on Shu Jinyue's right arm, vaguely protecting her. "They love to chat about these old things."
Jin Yue nodded, then shook his head, "I like listening to it, too." Especially when the old man loved talking about the war in the past, Jin Yue felt like he was watching a movie. However, everyone else knew who those "Lao Zhang" and "Lao Li" were referring to, and it seemed that they were holding high positions now.
When they reached a spacious place, Xu Duan stopped and looked at her sideways, "You don't have to force yourself. It doesn't matter if you don't like it."
Shu Jinyue was silent.
"What are you busy with recently?" He tried to find a topic.
"It's about work." His tone was light.
Xu Duan was a little amused. He really missed the little girl who used to chatter and tell him everything. "What is your relationship with Shen Heping from our department?"
Shu Jinyue was already angry with him, thinking, what's your business with me? "Friend."
"A friend who came to me regarding your matter? I wonder who introduced you to that person." His voice rose slightly, hiding an anger that he himself was not aware of.
Shu Jinyue nodded. Unlike his anger, she was calm and said, "Sister Qiao introduced me to you."
"You are not suitable."
Shu Jinyue was so angry that he laughed. You said it’s inappropriate, so it’s inappropriate? Who are you!
"He is good-looking, has a good job, and comes from a well-off family. These are the best conditions a family like ours can have."
Sister Qiao meant this explicitly and implicitly, and the pride that Shen Heping inadvertently revealed in his tone also meant this. It seemed that everyone thought that the best person that Shu Jinyue could find in her life was him.
Xu Duan stared into her eyes, which were filled with self-mockery. "Nonsense, don't say that about yourself, okay?"
Shu Jinyue's nose was a little sour, "But everyone says that to me."
Xu Duan felt a pain in his chest. "I can't control other people's opinions, but in my eyes, you are Su Jinyue, who was able to learn good medical skills in three years, who was able to stay in the city on your own, who was able to find a job under such difficult circumstances, and who was able to buy a house on your own in your early twenties."
Yes, every important milestone in her life was achieved by herself, and every step was taken by herself.
How many people of your age can do this? Why can't she have a good love and a partner of equal ability? As long as she wanted, she could date the best man in the world instead of Shen Heping!
Seeing the girl's eyes light up and her self-mockery gone, Xu Duan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "I sincerely apologize to you for what happened that day. I was afraid that you didn't understand it at the time. Relationships are not a joke, understand?"
His eyes are very big with long tails. When he smiles, he is softer than chocolate. But when he frowns, he looks very fierce.
"Why are you being mean to me? Who I date is none of your business. Anyway, you don't care about me at all. You don't... You are just a scumbag!"
Xu Duan took her two or three steps to the stairwell leading to the basement, and directly pressed her into his arms, "Yes, it's my fault."
His big hands pressed her entire head into his arms. The clothes he wore were very thin, so thin that she could clearly hear his heartbeat, one by one, so strong... and she could also feel the temperature of his skin, just like a hot water bottle that had been put away.
Shu Jinyue was so angry that he punched him twice in the chest, really putting all his strength into it, "You bastard!"
"Yeah, I'm an asshole."
"You are shameless!"
The man paused and said, "It's my fault. I just asked you that day... I didn't reject you. Don't think too much about it."
"You just rejected me."
"Okay, that doesn't count." He chuckled twice, "Forgive me, okay?"
Shu Jinyue blushed. How could this old man be so good at coaxing people? This masculine voice that came from his chest like a mellow cello was really inexplicably a bit... lustful.
She finally understood how someone could be voice-controlled on a cell phone. Some voices just had that kind of magical power. "Let me go, I'm in a relationship now."
"Someone like Shen Heping? What can he give you?" His tone was full of disdain.
"He can help with my family's affairs." He ran around and contributed a lot.
"Did he say he wanted to change your sister-in-law's store? Did he ask for money over there, and did he help to bargain?" Xu Duan chuckled, "It's just a trifle."
For some reason, Shu Jinyue discovered that he seemed to look down on Shen Heping. Although he was usually not very nice to others, he rarely expressed his dislike so directly. "Why are you so jealous?"
Xu Duan lifted her head and said sternly, "Stay away from him."
Shu Jinyue was still about to argue with him, but someone came down from above, so he quickly let go of her and helped her tidy up her messy hair.
"Don't ever say you want to draw a line between you and me again."
Shu Jinyue snorted. She hadn't said yet whether she wanted to forgive him or not. It was wishful thinking. He treated her so well in the past. From now on, she would also raise fish. He, Xu Duan, was just a fish in her pond, and the oldest one at that.
"What do you want to eat?" He asked in a gentle voice when they reached the first floor. Shu Jinyue then remembered that he had not had dinner yet.
"I dare not eat yours, or you will settle the score with me later."
Xu Duan looked at her helplessly, "How about some brown sugar cakes? I see there's one over there that's doing pretty good business, you can try it."
Thinking of the taste, Jin Yue couldn't control his saliva, "I want two more, forget it, I want three."
Actually, three is a bit too much, but two is not enough.
"Okay, wait here." He strode over. There were not many people queuing at this time. He quickly bought six brown sugar cakes and broke them open one by one. "How about two and a half?"
"Okay." Jin Yue took the half and started eating it with a slurp. The hot brown sugar juice was very hot on his mouth, so he had to be very careful.
"How is your second sister-in-law doing lately?"
"I'm much better now. I've had four blood tests and ultrasounds, and everything is moving in the right direction." Xu Wenli's condition was a huge rock weighing on Jin Yue's heart. Now that the rock is slowly being moved away, revealing a glimmer of hope, she feels like she's alive again.
"I didn't expect Qinghuang Powder to be so useful. Is this the legendary fighting poison with poison? I don't think it's that mysterious. It should be that some component in realgar can kill or promote the apoptosis of tumor cells. As for whether its killing effect is stronger than chemotherapy drugs and how long it can last, I don't know. Anyway, let's stabilize it for the time being. As for the future... who can say for sure?"
Xu Wenli must have died of illness in her previous life. She didn't know whether her rebirth would cause a butterfly effect, or whether her medical skills would change her fate. She was very confused at this time.
"Just try your best, and don't feel guilty about it." Xu sat next to her. "Do you want to hear my story?"
Jin Yue blinked.
"My biological mother is not Madam Xu as rumored by the outside world."
Shu Jinyue was stunned and couldn't help but let out a small "ah". He almost lost his balance. He was the eighth son of the Xu family. How could he not be Madam Xu's child?
"It's true that I'm the eighth son of the Xu family, but I'm not Mrs. Xu's late-born son. In fact, my mother... was a female student who attended a modern school."
The story is very old-fashioned. Before his biological mother's family fell into poverty, she went to school, learned English and Russian, and had a little knowledge of astronomy and geography. On a cruise ship, she encountered roving pirates and was fortunately rescued by the owner of the cruise ship, Mr. Xu.
"During the more than one month they were on the sea, my father took good care of her. She felt that this mature, funny, rich man was good to her, so she threw herself into the self-righteous love affair without caring that he was already married... Later, after getting off the cruise ship, my father felt guilty towards Mrs. Xu, so he gave her some money and sent her away."
Xu Duan's expression was very calm, as if she was telling someone else's story, "She didn't know she was pregnant when she left. Later, she found out that she had to give birth to me due to health reasons. After giving birth to me, she went through a period of hardship. She realized that the man didn't really love her, but just made the same mistakes that a playboy would make. In order to continue pursuing true love, she had someone send me to the gate of the Xu family, and I have never appeared since then."
Shu Jinyue could hardly hide her shock. She said that she always felt that Xu Duan and Xu Ping were not very similar. Even their heights were different. At that time, she thought that one looked like his father and the other like his mother. Now it seems that they are just half-sisters!
"That's why I told you that day that you can like me for any reason, but it can't be because I'm nice to you..."
"Stop talking, I know." Shu Jinyue interrupted him. His expression was too calm, so calm that she couldn't listen any more.
No wonder Yao Qingqing always said that he was pitiful. When he was a child, Mrs. Xu was busy missing her previous children and didn't care about him at all. She probably even hated him. She hated this illegitimate child for destroying her dignity. His existence was a humiliation to her.
Mr. Xu had committed a romantic debt and enjoyed the kindness of a beautiful woman, but he felt sorry for his original wife, so he could only try to gain her forgiveness by suppressing, ignoring, and even abusing her... Although from the result, Mrs. Xu did not forgive him.
And this child who was sandwiched between them, who was not expected and cared for, grew up in a daze, and always thought that he did not do well enough and that was why his parents did not like him. So he redoubled his efforts, wanting to learn every subject well, memorize every word, learn to cook and make medicine for Mrs. Xu, and actively show himself, wanting to be seen and recognized by them.
Before, Shu Jinyue had never been able to imagine what kind of person Xu Duan was when he was a child. She always felt that Yao Qingqing’s description was very different from him now, but now she understood.
"I'm not saying this to excuse my mistakes, I just hope you don't make the same mistakes... She was once an excellent girl with a bright future."
Having said this, his expression finally showed a little sadness.
Jin Yue had seen him with a stern face, with a sullen smile, and with a gentle look, but this was the first time he saw sadness on his face. It was not because of the grievances and abuse he had suffered, but for the girl who could have been very outstanding.
At this moment, Shu Jinyue suddenly thought, when he was a child, he also wanted a hug from his mother, right? Whether it's from my biological mother or Mrs. Xu.
Everything Yao Qingqing had said in her ear came to mind.
However, Xu Duan was a rational adult and quickly changed the subject. "In fact, it is reasonable for your second sister-in-law to change her job. There is no need to go to another store. Escaping is not a solution, and your second brother also needs to grow up."
"Well, I also think your way of handling it is the best."
"I have my own selfish motives. There are many cases of store managers embezzling money, and sometimes we need to catch a few typical examples."
Jin Yue's previous heartache was swept away. Humph, I knew he was not so kind. The two of them sat on a bench below the inpatient department. After eating the brown sugar cakes, he took her to wash her hands before going back upstairs.
"Where have you two been? Xiaohu's temperature has dropped. It's now down to 38 degrees. Does he need to continue drinking?" Jiang Weijun was very happy and asked Jin Yue quickly.
"Drink it. It's still high now. For the next two days, boil two ounces of gypsum in water every day and give it to him as water. Don't give him any other liquids. If it can return to normal after two days, you don't need to feed him anymore. Don't worry if he has diarrhea during this period. It's normal."
The effect of gypsum water is indeed unexpected. Even the director of pediatrics said it was miraculous. But I don’t know whether it can be reduced to normal and how long it can last. After all, Western medicine can lower the temperature by using prednisone, but it will go back up again after three or four hours.
Xu Duan nodded, "I'll send Jin Yue back first. I came out in a hurry and I'm afraid her family will worry. If anything happens, I'll pick her up."
Mr. Jiang had already gone to rest, so Jiang Weijun naturally had no objection, "Okay, I'll take care of Xiaohu, you guys go back."
Along the way, his car continued to drive steadily. If the words just now had not been still circling in her mind, she would have almost thought it was just a dream.
"If you're sad, you can show it."
The man glanced sideways, "I'm not sad."
"You are lying, how is that possible?" Anyone who knew about his life experience would be sad. As an illegitimate child who was neither loved by his father nor his mother, he must have suffered a lot of grievances in his childhood that outsiders could not see.
"Actually, those are nothing. Don't you think that the one who is most sad about my birth should be Madam Xu?"
Shu Jinyue nodded. Apart from him, the victim, the one who was most hurt was indeed his original wife. She had been wandering with her husband all her life and had lost six children. Yet, this middle-aged man had an illegitimate child with a young and beautiful female student. No one would understand why.
"So, I don't blame her."
Xu Duan parked the car at the entrance of the alley and said, "Go in and have a good rest. I'll find you if I need anything."
He didn't go down to open the car door, and Shu Jinyue didn't move either.
She thought that at this moment, she was not in such a hurry to go home, she could chat with him for a few more words, but what to talk about? She usually talked a lot, saying whatever she thought of, her imagination did not require any logic, but today she seemed to have no interest in saying anything.
"Are we even then?"
The man was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed out loud, "Well, it's even."
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When Shu Jinyue returned home, his family members inevitably asked him questions. When Zhao Wanqiu heard that gypsum could reduce fever, she quickly opened the textbook on Chinese medicine and said, "It says that it can clear away heat and purge fire, and treat sores."
Jin Yue nodded, "In fact, there was a famous doctor in history who liked to use plaster. I mentioned it last time..."
"Zhang Xichun, right? I remember you asked me to recite that for any internal heat syndrome, gypsum can be used alone to reduce the heat. This view was proposed by him."
Zhao Wanqiu looked like a primary school student who had successfully answered the question. She raised her eyebrows proudly and said, "Your mother is still as skilled as ever."
"Yes, yes, you are awesome." However, this reminded Shu Jinyue that since he wanted to develop his mother into his first disciple, how could a disciple only learn theory without participating in practice?
"Mom, I'll be treating patients in the future. If it's convenient, you can come with me. It's one thing to remember a lot of knowledge, but it's another to be able to apply it."
Zhao Wanqiu quickly agreed, she was looking forward to it!
To be honest, she used to be a career woman. Ever since she got married, she has been busy cooking. It seems that her greatest achievement is to take good care of the children and the family. Now that she is old, it seems boring.
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The next day, neither Xu Duan nor Jiang Weijun came to see her. Jin Yue guessed that the child's temperature had dropped.
Sure enough, it was not until the evening of the third day when she got off work that Xu Duan came to the office door to wait for her. "The fever has subsided and has not recurred in the past three days. Wei Jun is unable to spare time, so I would like to ask you to go and help take a look."
Shu Jinyue readily agreed, but there was no need to ask Zhao Wanqiu to participate in this case, which was almost cured. "Let's go."
Xu Duan's eyes stayed on her feet for a second and then he smiled.
Shu Jinyue shrank her feet uncomfortably. It wasn't that she really liked the two pairs of leather shoes. She just didn't have shoes to wear temporarily, so she would just make do with them for two days.
When they arrived at the hospital, Jiang Xiaohu was already alive and kicking, and started to make trouble. He threw the quilt on the bed all over the place and used the mercury thermometer as a pistol, shooting it everywhere. When he saw Xu Duan come in, he immediately rushed over like a monkey and hugged his thighs.
"Uncle Xu, you're here. I'm fine now. Can I go home now?"
"How's your temperature?" He picked up the child and held him on his neck so that he could easily touch the ceiling. The child laughed like a silver bell.
Mr. Jiang came in with a smile, "Thank you, Comrade Xiao Su. I didn't expect that a simple method of boiling gypsum in water could solve a problem that Western medicine couldn't solve in three days. What our ancestors left behind is wisdom!"
Shu Jinyue felt embarrassed by the praise, and took a look at the temperature curve chart on the table. His temperature had been below 37 degrees for the past three days, with no fluctuations, and no twitching or convulsions. It was a good thing.
"The Western doctors over there have done tests for parasites and blood diseases and the results are back. Xiaohu is fine, there's nothing wrong with him at all."
Shu Jinyue nodded. In fact, it was normal if there was nothing wrong with him. After all, the child's nervous center was not fully developed, and his control over body temperature might not be mature yet. Occasional high fever was normal. As long as it did not last for a long time, it would not burn the brain all of a sudden.
The old man shook his arms and said, "I've been so upset about this these past few days that I feel exhausted."
Shu Jinyue noticed that she had seen him swing his arms twice since they first met. Out of professional instinct, she asked, "Uncle Jiang, what's wrong with your arm? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"Well, it's an old problem. I always feel weak in my limbs as I get older. It's not like when I was young and planes and shells were chasing us from above, and we were running around with rifles on our shoulders. The Japanese planes were not as fast as my legs."
Jiang Weijun didn't like it. "You can brag all you want. How about you really compete with a plane someday? I'll talk to Lao Liu from the air traffic control bureau and let you compete?"
The old man looked embarrassed, "Go to hell, I was so old back then, I don't even have the energy to go upstairs now."
"Since Jin Yue can see it, let her help you."
Old Master Jiang thought the same thing, sat down on the bed and stretched out his hand, but he didn't expect that this would lead to a big problem!
Compared with his illness, Jiang Xiaohu's high fever of 42 degrees is nothing.
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