Chapter 57 057 Electric fan, male friend, and restless legs...
Xu Duan also had a gift, but he said he would have to wait a few days because the store hadn't delivered it yet.
When asked what it was, he didn't say, which made Jin Yue very excited.
However, she first received news from Jiang Weijun, telling her to go and see Yin Yin if she wanted to.
That day happened to be Sunday, and Xu Duan came to pick her up and went to the provincial hospital together.
Yinyin lives in the pediatric ward. Jinyue brought some apricots and two kinds of seasonal fruits. Not knowing what the child likes to eat, he bought a little of each.
When they arrived, Hu Guizhi was there too. "I heard Weijun talking about you. I didn't expect you knew each other. He said that you were the one who cured his son Xiaohu's high fever, and you diagnosed the old man's cerebral infarction by taking his pulse. I said that you, young comrade, are really amazing... Hey, Xiao Xu?"
Xu Duan politely called "Aunt Hu", "How are you doing recently?"
Hu Guizhi smiled widely and patted him on the shoulder twice. "You still remember me, little brat. I haven't seen you in my house for so many years. Why are you so estranged from me?"
It was obvious that she liked Xu Duan very much.
"I'm fine. After Xiaoyu passed away, I also let it go. It's useless to worry about so many things in life. It's better to live happily. You, brat, I heard that you were transferred to the Material Bureau. You didn't tell me such a big thing. Are you deliberately avoiding me?"
Xu Duan put his arm around Jin Yue's shoulders and said with a smile, "No, I just came back and haven't gotten started with my work yet, so I can't be busy."
Hu Guizhi's eyes fell on his hands and Jin Yue's face, and there was a moment of confusion on her face.
"I haven't introduced her to Aunt Hu yet. This is my girlfriend, Su Jinyue. You can call her Shu Jinyue."
Hu Guizhi was slightly stunned, but soon a sincere smile appeared on her face, "I thought you were... dating someone. Well, that's great. You're so lucky to have found such an outstanding female comrade like Jin Yue."
"Jinyue, you already know Aunt Hu. In the past, my family and Aunt Hu were very familiar with each other and we were neighbors. Later, the two families moved away and we had less contact. But Aunt Hu has always been an admirable heroine in my mind."
It's rare for Xu Duan to praise someone like this, and it's not exaggerating at all; it's genuine praise.
Jin Yue smiled, "Then I will call you Aunt Hu too."
Hu Guizhi looked at their tacit understanding, especially the unconcealed love in Xu Duan's eyes, and felt a little sad, but also relieved. They were all good children, and as long as they could find a good home, it didn't matter who they were with.
Jin Yue took the opportunity to look at Yin Yin lying on the hospital bed. After not seeing her for a few days, the little girl didn't change much, except that her eyes looked a little dull and she kept yawning.
Feeling her gaze, the little girl smiled and blinked at Jin Yue very gently, but soon her attention shifted to Xu Duan.
"Uncle, I have seen you."
Xu Duan asked her gently, "Where have you seen me before? I can't remember."
"There is a photo of you in my mother's photo album, but you didn't have a beard at that time."
Xu Duan was stunned for a moment, but Hu Guizhi smiled embarrassedly, "This little girl, when you graduated, wasn't it popular to send photos to each other? Xiaoyu has a photo of you and has kept it in the album. She looks through those old things at home every day."
Xu Duan also laughed and explained to Jin Yue: "Hu Xiaoyu, Yin Yin's mother, and I are classmates. Jiang Weijun and I are all good friends."
Shu Jinyue was very satisfied with the man's attitude. He knew how to explain instead of keeping her in the dark. She had to admit that when she saw Hu Guizhi's attitude at first and heard Yin Yin's words just now, she felt uneasy. She was curious about what their relationship was and what they had experienced together.
But since he explained it so openly, Jin Yue felt that even if there was anything, she would be able to accept it calmly.
Hu Guizhi didn't want to affect the relationship between the couple because of her few words, so she changed the subject and talked about Yinyin's condition. "The day after you left, we came to the hospital. We did a full body check, focusing on the head and brain, but we didn't find anything. But she continued to be sleepy when she returned to school. I thought this was not a solution, so I arranged for her to be hospitalized, thinking that staying there would make it easier for examinations."
But still nothing was found.
"It's just that I'm busy with work and it's inconvenient for me to go back and forth to the hospital. Yinyin is only in the hospital during the day, and the nanny will take her home to sleep at night."
Jin Yue looked carefully at the tests of the past few days, including blood routine, liver and kidney function, ultrasound, electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram... They were all good, without any abnormal indicators.
"Western medicine here can't help. They suggested trying stimulants for the time being, but I was worried about the impact on the child's brain, so I didn't agree."
Jin Yue nodded. There was indeed such a risk. Yin Yin was too young. Everyone knew the side effects of this central nervous system stimulant. No one could tell whether there would be any long-term negative effects, and the hospital did not dare to use it easily.
Since pathological and psychological factors have been ruled out, Jin Yue really can't figure out what other reasons there could be. Could it be that he is faking illness as his second brother said?
While she was checking the child's pulse, Hu Guizhi called Xu Duan outside the ward to chat, "How did Xiao Xu and Jin Yue know each other? I'm really surprised that you two are dating."
Regardless of past experiences or age, it should be difficult for these two people to have any intersection.
Xu Duan smiled faintly, "We had a history before, and then we met again in the bookstore. Because of some things from the previous generation, we gradually got to know each other more. I was impressed by her personal charm and excellent character, so I took the initiative to pursue her."
Hu Guizhi shook her head when she heard this. "How can you be so secretive with your Aunt Hu?"
"It's true. The process was a little bumpy, but I was lucky."
A gentle smile unconsciously appeared in his eyes, and he was completely different from the gloomy boy who never smiled. Hu Guizhi sighed, "It seems that you have really met the right person. That's good, so that Xiaoyu... Forget it, I won't mention her."
Thinking of her deceased daughter, Hu Guizhi looked sad. She had only one daughter in her life, who was born two years before the liberation. She was obedient, sensible, and considerate, like a little lark that could solve problems. However, she had a poor health, got married early, had children early, and died young.
In fact, she was strongly opposed to her daughter having a child at the beginning. She only wanted to be Xiaoyu's mother, not the grandmother of a child whose gender was unknown. Just one Xiaoyu was enough for her. But Xiaoyu had been in poor health since childhood and had a more stubborn personality than other children. Once she got pregnant, she insisted on giving birth to the child, and there was nothing she could do.
Fortunately, both mother and daughter were safe, and the child was also healthy; unfortunately, because of the birth of the child, she did everything by herself and refused to let others do it for her. Gradually, she began to neglect her health, which aggravated her condition. Later, when she heard that her husband had an accident, the situation became even worse, and she finally wore out her health.
Shu Jinyue stayed in the room and chatted with Yinyin for a long time. He didn't see them come in. He felt a little confused. When he looked at the time, he suddenly remembered something: "Yinyin, are you feeling sleepy and want to sleep now?"
It was already the point where she usually felt sleepy.
The little girl uttered a weak "hmm" and yawned one after another. In fact, her eyelids had been unable to hold up for a long time.
Jin Yue observed carefully and found that the child was really drowsy and sleepy, so she ruled out the possibility of feigning illness. She took the child's pulse while he was sleeping, and after a long time, she still felt that there was no change in the pulse.
There was no way to find any flaws in this situation, and it was really hard to know where to start. It was like a smooth wall with no cracks, and she couldn't open it no matter how hard she tried.
But apart from being sleepy, the child doesn't feel any discomfort, eats normally, and has normal height, weight, and intellectual development. So why not just ignore it? Maybe it will get better for no apparent reason after a while?
After all, the human body sometimes shows symptoms without any cause, and then disappears inexplicably after a while.
Jin Yue thought that in addition to affecting his listening in class, the biggest danger of narcolepsy is that when it occurs, there may be safety hazards if he is near fire, water, high places, or sharp objects. In fact, it is not a big deal at ordinary times, as long as the nanny takes good care of him and keeps him away from dangerous places.
With a creaky sound, the door was pushed open and Hu Guizhi and Xu Duan came in.
"She fell asleep again. I can't do anything about this little girl. If nothing works, let's just leave it like this for now and observe for a while."
Maybe the noise disturbed Yin Yin, the little girl moved her legs.
The bed in this ward was not small, and her small body twisted a few times in the quilt, making the movement particularly obvious.
Jin Yue quickly asked, "Does she usually twist like this when she sleeps at home?"
To be precise, it's not called twisting, it's called "rubbing". The two legs rub against each other, or overlap and rub against each other, or twist a few times while clamping the quilt... Jin Yue felt it was a little strange as he watched it. Why is it a bit like the leg clamp syndrome?
Family members with girls may have more experience with this situation. She also saw this term on the Internet and later studied it specifically. It is not very serious. With the correction of parents, it will generally not occur after that stage. Even if it persists into adulthood, it will not cause much harm.
Hu Guizhi was also a little surprised, "No, this is the first time I've seen it."
Jin Yue quickly lifted the quilt, and the little girl was motionless again. Her body was not trembling, her face was not flushed, and her heartbeat and breathing were normal - it seemed that she did not have the leg clamp syndrome.
"Yinyin has been a very peaceful sleeper since she was young. She sleeps very soundly, and even the firecrackers during the Chinese New Year can't wake her up."
Jin Yue still takes the pulse by counting it carefully. "In this case, could it be that her legs are uncomfortable?"
"I haven't heard of it. I checked my legs a few days ago and there was nothing abnormal. I've never been injured before."
Jin Yue asked Xu Duan to go out first, then he pulled down the little girl's pants and carefully observed her legs, even taking off her underwear. He did not see any redness, swelling, heat or pain, nor any obvious mosquito bites or other external injuries.
It's really strange. The more I think about the problem, the more my head hurts. I sat for a while, but still have no clue. I can only suggest that you observe it first. Maybe it will get better after a while. If not, if new symptoms appear, maybe I can find a solution.
Xu Duan said he wanted to go downstairs to get some fresh air first. Jin Yue said goodbye to Hu Guizhi and walked down the stairs. He met an old acquaintance at the corner, "Doctor Mo."
Mo Shuyi looked up and said with a smile, "Why are you here? Has our colleague encountered another difficult problem?"
Hu Guizhi didn't want to be disturbed by too many people, so she didn't mention Xiao Yinyin's illness. She just said that she came to visit a child in the hospital.
"You don't know how much commotion it caused when Teacher Shi Xuehai brought people to look for you last time. I happened to be on a business trip during those days. Later, Teacher Shi's students said that you were famous in their department."
Jin Yue smiled and said, "Thanks to your introduction, I have the opportunity to learn a lot from the stone expert."
This is not flattery. Shi Xuehai is really very graceful. Unlike other authoritative Western medicine experts, they would sneer at Chinese medicine as soon as they heard about it. No matter whether it is effective or not, they would first ridicule and doubt it. Even if it is really effective, they would not think it is the effect of Chinese medicine. Instead, they would think that the disease has healed itself and that a blind cat has caught a dead mouse... For example, Director Jin of the Municipal Hospital.
Jin Yue is not a fool, of course she can see Director Jin's attitude. Xu Duan once reminded her to pay attention to this person, as this person might be the type who only uses people when they are needed and not when they are not needed.
Mo Shuyi followed her down the stairs and asked, "How are you doing recently? Are you busy at the epidemic prevention station?"
"It's okay. I'm at the grassroots level. I'm busy when it's busy, and I'm free occasionally. But unlike you people who are working in clinical practice, we are busy with trivial matters." Things like sweeping the streets, cleaning toilets, clearing garbage, catching rats, killing mosquitoes and flies, etc.
Mo Shuyi found it interesting and said, "I really want to experience it if I have the chance."
"Are you serious?" Jin Yue's eyes widened. "Okay, I'm serious. When we catch mice and mosquitoes at the station, I'll let you know in advance."
When she opened her eyes, they became round, her eyeballs were particularly flexible, and the whites of her eyes were very clean, as beautiful as glass. Mo Shuyi was stunned.
"Okay?" Suddenly, a pair of big hands were placed on Jin Yue's shoulders, and a tall and handsome man walked behind Jin Yue.
Mo Shuyi's first reaction was that this man had mistaken Jin Yue for his girlfriend. They were so close, he might have mistaken Jin Yue for his girlfriend. As soon as they turned out from the stairs, he noticed that the man had been looking at them, and Jin Yue had his back to him, so he must have mistaken Jin Yue for his girlfriend.
Thinking of this, Mo Shuyi immediately stepped forward and tried to brush his hand away, "Comrade, did you recognize the wrong person?"
Unfortunately, the big hand was very strong. It seemed to be just lightly placed on his shoulder, but he couldn't brush it away.
Mo Shuyi was a little surprised. You know, he was recognized as a big man in Shilan Province and was stronger than most men.
Shu Jinyue quickly smiled at him apologetically, "No mistake, this is my boyfriend, Comrade Xu."
Body language doesn't lie. She subconsciously leaned towards Xu Duan and spoke with intimacy, "This is Doctor Mo. I told you he's a very good friend of mine."
Mo Shuyi then breathed a sigh of relief and looked Xu Duan up and down.
Normally, his upbringing would not allow him to do such a disrespectful thing, but at this moment, as Jin Yue's friend, he found out that she was dating someone who was obviously not a good match for her, so he had to take a closer look.
Of course, Shu Jinyue also knew that his protection was purely out of love for his friend and sister, and not because he had any romantic feelings for her... Well, she still had this bit of self-awareness.
The previous Qin Haiyang was young, and the boy’s admiration was written all over his face, which she could see, but who was Mo Shuyi? She is a PhD who studied abroad, an elite returnee, and it is not an exaggeration to call her an expert. She is also the resident idol of the provincial hospital. In such a large hospital where any nurse picked up from the street is prettier than her, she feels that it would be a blasphemy if she has any thoughts about such a beautiful woman.
"Hello, Xu Duan. I've heard of your great name for a long time." Xu Duan remained calm and extended his hand. "Thank you for taking care of Jin Yue all the time. If you have time, could you please do me a favor and have a meal with me?"
Mo Shuyi extended his hand gracefully, "Hello, Comrade Xu, my name is Mo Shuyi. Let's have dinner another day. I have something else to do in the department today."
He wanted to ask about his condition, but a nurse came down to him and said that the patient wanted to see him for something. He could only throw his white coat aside and hurried upstairs.
"Hey, aren't you jealous?"
Xu Duan raised his eyebrows, "Why are you jealous?"
"Look, even someone as outstanding as Dr. Mo wants to be my friend. Don't you have any thoughts?"
Xu Duan laughed, "You two are very good friends. Not only can you discuss and make progress together in your profession, but you can also help each other in life. Why should I be jealous?"
Jin Yue was speechless, she found out that the romance novels she read before were deceiving, the male protagonists in those novels were extremely possessive, whenever there were male characters around the heroine, they would be jealous and hostile to her. But Xu Duan was too calm and "magnanimous"... She wanted to see a fierce battle.
Xu Duan rubbed her head and said, "You, what do you think about all day long?"
What he didn’t say was that he was happy for her to have such great friends, both male and female.
It can be seen that this Dr. Mo is different from that college student and Shen Heping. He is truly excellent from the inside out. Not only is he outstanding in his professional field, but his appearance and personality are also very attractive. The fact that Su Jinyue can be friends with such an outstanding person of the opposite sex shows that she is also excellent, right?
This is something to be happy about.
If she is young and impetuous and fails to grasp the boundaries, causing the other party to misunderstand her, he doesn't mind helping her cut off her romantic opportunities.
Fortunately, Shu Jinyue didn't know what he was thinking, otherwise she would have burst out laughing. Not only was he not competitive, he also wanted to help her clean up the mess. Where can you find such a hardworking and uncomplaining boyfriend? Give her another dozen!
"Huh, you haven't told me what your relationship is with Yin Yin's mother, Comrade Hu Xiaoyu." As either a female competitor or a girlfriend, she was a little curious.
Xu Duan couldn't do anything to her. "We've been classmates since childhood, okay?"
"I don't believe it. Aunt Hu's look at you is not that simple." She pouted at some point, feeling a little uncomfortable.
I just said that I was very satisfied with his attitude, but now he only said that he was a classmate, which clearly showed that he was not telling the truth.
"Really want to know?"
Jin Yue raised his head, opening a pair of glass-like eyes with the word "nonsense" written in them.
He touched his nose and coughed lightly, "When we were classmates, she might have been a little bit..."
"I like you, don't I?"
According to Jiang Weijun and other classmates, Hu Xiaoyu was deeply in love with him. She would secretly watch him in class, bring him lunch at noon, and give him her own homework when he forgot to bring it. If he didn't want it, she would erase her own name and change it to his. When she was in junior high school, the whole class knew that she liked him. Even Hu Guizhi knew that her daughter's favorite man was the eighth son of the Xu family.
Hu Guizhi was very open-minded and did not stop it. Unfortunately, the biggest resistance between them did not come from their parents, but from Xu Duan himself.
"At that time, I was only thinking about joining the army and leaving home. I didn't have any other thoughts. I just treated her as a very good sister."
Jin Yue thought about it. At that time, Mr. Xu had just passed away. Before he died, he told him his life story. He was full of disgust for himself and wished he had never come to this disgusting world. How could he have the mind to fall in love?
Xu Duan nodded, and then his expression became solemn. "Later, before I went to join the army, I explained everything to her, and she let it go. The next news I heard about her was that she got married, and then the news that she passed away due to illness."
Although he had never met her, Jin Yue guessed from her mother and daughter that Hu Xiaoyu should be a well-behaved and gentle girl. It was a pity that such a girl died young.
"What's wrong with her?"
“I heard it’s diabetes.”
Jin Yue felt more and more regretful. It was a pity that such a young girl had diabetes, a disease that is common among middle-aged and elderly people. However, she estimated that it was also related to her pregnancy and childbirth. She had diabetes before pregnancy, and the pancreatic dysfunction during pregnancy further aggravated the condition. She was not properly adjusted after delivery, which made the situation even worse.
The probability of dying directly from diabetes is extremely low; it is more likely that someone will die from complications.
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In the next two days, because the unit launched a new round of patriotic health campaign, Jin Yueyi was very busy and had no time for dating. He was so tired from sweeping the streets every day that his back and waist ached, and when he returned to his home, he just wanted to lie on the kang and not move.
But the weather is getting hotter day by day, and lying down is not as comfortable as when we first moved in. The air indoors is stuffy. It would be great if we could open the windows to allow the air to circulate.
"Don't open the window. There are a lot of mosquitoes in the back. Two cockroaches crawled in from the front. I was scared to death." Xu Wenli hurried to remind her.
"The backs of our three families are all clean, but I smell urine behind Aunt Li's house. Did she pour the urine out of the window?"
That's too sloppy!
Everyone understands that it is difficult to get up at night in winter, so every household has a urinal or spittoon. But it is summer now, and all the people living in the main house in this row are troubled by the flies and mosquitoes she attracted.
"I seldom curse unless I can't help it. Aunt Li is really...really..." Xu Wenli couldn't utter a single curse word, and could only punch the air. "I really hope Yulan will marry me soon so she can teach that old woman a lesson."
Yes, the marriage of Li Yulan and Shang Guangming was settled, and both parties were satisfied with each other. As soon as the marriage report was submitted, a group of factory leaders headed by Xu Ping were very pleased. Li Yulan's family had been poor peasants for three generations, and her mother was the women's director of the production team. She was a truly good family. With the leadership of such a comrade with progressive ideas, Shang Guangming would definitely not go astray and would definitely make contributions to socialism!
Their wedding date was set for half a month later. Shang Guangming was recently looking for someone to do some simple renovations on his house. Shu Wenming happened to know someone from a construction company, so he took on the job.
"Hey, what on earth is your second brother busy with? How come he knows everyone they are looking for?"
Jin Yue shook his head. His second brother had indeed changed a lot in the past two years. This is called growth.
Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Just as they were talking about Li Yulan, Li Yulan appeared over there, followed by her two brothers. It was said that they came to see the size of the Shang family's house and prepare to buy furniture.
Although the Li family is a country family, they are very wealthy. Li's mother loves her daughter very much, so naturally she wants to give her a good dowry. Shang Guangming already has a bicycle, so the Li family gave her "seventy-two legs", various tables, cabinets, benches, and four sets of very thick cotton quilts.
Not to mention the legs, just these four thick and heavy cotton beds are enough to make the neighbors in the compound envious. Other families would at most give one or two sets of dowry when their daughters got married, but their family had four sets, which was extremely luxurious.
Li Yulan heard Jin Yue's sister-in-law discussing her dowry, and blushed as she pinched her waist, "Don't blame me. When you get married, I think Teacher Shu and Aunt Zhao will give you all their family fortunes."
As they had just moved, the old couple secretly gave her 80 yuan in cash. They were afraid that if she bought anything, the other children might see it and have some thoughts, so they told her not to tell anyone.
Of course, Jin Yue didn't dare let her elder and second sisters-in-law know this, because she was no longer the silly girl she used to be.
Jin Yue smiled and was about to retort when someone outside suddenly shouted, "Is this Su Jin Yue's house?"
The man who came was a young man in shop work clothes, with a huge cardboard box swaying on his bicycle.
"Jin Yue is from our hospital. Comrade, are you here to deliver something?"
"What is this?"
The staff wiped his sweat, and said, "Comrade Su Jinyue, this is the electric fan you queued up to order from our store. Come and check it."
Jin Yue was confused. She had never bought one before. Electric fans were actually very rare at that time because they needed electricity and were expensive. In addition, at this season, everyone who could afford it wanted to buy one, but the supply was seriously less than the demand. Some families might not be able to buy one even if they sent for one from spring to summer.
The deliveryman handed over a list and urged, "Please check it quickly. I have to leave now because I have something else to do at work. We don't deliver goods to your door. If you didn't pay us more, we wouldn't make this trip."
Everyone looked at Shu Jinyue with different eyes. Some thought of the little straw bag they had seen in the past, and thought that this prodigal son was really capable. Not only did he buy big items, but he also spent more money to have the items delivered to his door even though he had so many healthy people in his family. Others lamented that all the children in the Shu family were very successful. Jin Yue was so extravagant, he must have made some money.
As soon as Shu Jinyue saw the handwriting on the list, which was so powerful that it could be seen through the paper, he knew that this was Xu Duan's housewarming gift to him.
When he opened the box, he saw an electric fan about 60 centimeters high. The entire base was made of metal and was very heavy. It also emitted a unique metallic luster that was bright enough to serve as a mirror. There were four buttons at the bottom of the base. Jin Yue first plugged in the power and pressed a button. The fan immediately started to move with a "whoosh".
A cool breeze blew towards the door, and Aunt Zhao, who had been standing there, immediately felt the cool breeze blowing on her face, "It's so cool!"
"Let me try it, it's so cool!"
Others were anxious, "Let me try, I'm sweating profusely."
"Aunt Liu, you've been blowing for quite a while. It's our turn now."
…
Shu Jinyue pressed another button to increase the wind speed, so that even the people around Aunt Zhao could be blown away. That was not all, she pressed another button, and the fan actually started to slowly "whirr" by itself, making a full circle to ensure that the wind could reach every angle!
Now, no one will say that this is the same as in the factory, and those in the factory will not shake their heads.
"Which store did you buy it from, Jinyue? How much did it cost?"
“How long did you wait in line?”
Jin Yue didn't know how much it cost, and couldn't say anything, so he just said vaguely, "It's hard to buy. It's already in the fall, and all the stores are sold out."
Everyone sighed and blamed her for not making an appointment before buying it. Every household needs this thing. It's okay during the day, those who work go to work, and those who don't just sit under a tree and fan themselves. But it's not okay at night. The heat is like a steamer, covering the house and unable to get out. There are mosquitoes when you open the window, and you have to spend money to light mosquito coils.
Some strong laborers with hot tempers were awakened by the heat and had to get up in the middle of the night to take cold showers.
After everyone had watched enough and left, Li Yulan and Xu Wenli immediately held Shu Jinyue on the left and right, "Tell me the truth, who bought it for you."
"Needless to say, it must be your 'Uncle Xu'."
"Yes, Comrade Xu is amazing. He sends hot water bottles in winter, electric fans in summer, snacks when we are hungry, and milk when we are thirsty. How come he thinks of everything so well?" Li Yulan thought of what happened last year and couldn't help but feel envious. "It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others."
She and Shang Guangming have already gotten married and are considered an engaged couple, but he has never given her anything... Oh yes, if you have to say it, he gave her a large sum of money as a betrothal gift. This was required by her mother, who said it was a guarantee for her, and that if he dared to treat her daughter badly, the money would be considered compensation.
But the nature of this is different. The more Li Yulan thought about it, the more envious she became.
"Comrade Xu, do you have any other brothers as reliable as him? Or even friends?"
The more I understood what she meant, the more I thought about how Shang Guangming's house was so small, but so many people lived in it. It had been extremely hot these days, and I couldn't imagine how much hotter it would be in a few days. Wouldn’t it be great if I could have an electric fan?
Several people felt the light in front of their eyes dim. They looked up and found that Shang Guangming was standing there without knowing when or how long he had been listening.
Li Yulan blushed, glared at him, and ran away shyly.
Popcorn was laughing beside him like a little fool. Jin Yue touched his head and said, "You are sweating all over when you go out to play. Don't use the fan first. Wait until the sweat dries before using it. Otherwise, you will catch a cold easily."
The little chicken popcorn listened to her very well and stood by with the slingshot, aiming here and shooting there. After a while, he came over with his face raised and asked if the sweat had dried and if he could blow it now.
Jin Yue nodded, and he faced the fan, the cool wind blew on his face. He got so close to it that he wanted to put his face against it. The wind blew so hard that he couldn't open his eyes, and two small dimples were formed on his face.
"Hey, my face is numb, sister."
He pinched his face. Xu Wenli saw this and subconsciously moved her legs, rubbing them vigorously a few times. "My legs are numb from the wind."
Her movements were the same as Yin Yin seen in the hospital that day. She rubbed her legs in the same way... But it was certain that Second Sister-in-law did not have leg clamp syndrome, she just had numbness on her skin.
Jin Yue suddenly had an idea: numb legs?
Could it be that Yinyin’s legs are just numb? When she was examining the patient, she did not ask whether the patient had the symptom of leg numbness. What she asked was, "Does your leg hurt?" and "Does it itch?" For a well-behaved child, she would answer whatever the adults asked, and she might not mention things that were not asked.
It may also be that she didn't know how to describe the discomfort, after all, a six-year-old child has a limited vocabulary.
The numbness in the legs and skin problems reminded Jin Yue of Yin Yin’s mother who died of diabetes, diabetes!
Shu Jinyue suddenly had an epiphany!
One of the complications of diabetes is called peripheral neuropathy, which mainly causes numbness and itching of the skin at the extremities!
Jin Yue couldn't sit still any longer and ran to the street office immediately.
When the attendant saw that it was her, he smiled first and said, "Doctor Shu, you're calling again. Go ahead. I'm going to go out and have a cigarette. Don't give me any money."
"Last time my mom had leg pain and it was you who helped her heal it. She has always remembered your kindness and asked you to come to her house to play when you have time."
Because there were too many people coming to borrow the phone, at first it was only the street office staff, but later nearby residents also came to use it. Instead of going to the post office to make calls, Director Niu was very angry and ordered that the charges must be based on the telephone company's standards. In addition to answering important calls, the duty officer was also responsible for charging by the hour.
Jin Yue didn't agree, but one thing is one thing, the money should be paid. What if Director Niu suddenly gets upset and the accounts don't match one day, wouldn't that cause trouble for him?
She dialed Xu Duan's phone number and asked him to pick her up. She needed to go to Hu Guizhi's house now. She thought she should have found a treatment idea.
Xu Duan asked her to go back and put on her coat and say hello to her family. Just as she was ready, his car drove to the door and Jin Yue jumped into the car in one step.
"I see. Yinyin must have inherited diabetes from her mother. But the disease may not have developed yet. It just manifests as a disorder of the pancreatic islet function." Jin Yue analyzed while fastening his seat belt, "Her mother developed diabetes at a very young age. Generally, once children and adolescents develop diabetes, the disease is more serious than that of the elderly, and the disease progresses faster."
That's why she died young.
Diabetes has a genetic component.
Xu Duan listened for a while and asked, "Did you look at her checkup sheet that day? Was her blood sugar normal?"
Jin Yue nodded. Because it was normal, she didn't consider it as hereditary diabetes.
"Diabetes does not develop overnight. At the beginning, there may not be obvious increase in blood sugar, but only pancreatic islet dysfunction."
Xu Duan nodded, "What's the connection between leg numbness and narcolepsy?"
Jin Yue was silent. This was what she couldn't figure out, what was the connection between the two symptoms? She only knew that her discovery should be a breakthrough point, nothing more.
When they were waiting for the red light, he reached out and held her hand, "It's okay, think about it slowly, and go see it first."
His hands were big, warm, and dry, giving people a clean feeling. Jin Yue held them again and again and couldn't help but pinch them, from the thumb to the little finger, not missing a single one.
She played with it as a toy, but his palms felt hot.
When they arrived at the Hu family, Hu Guizhi had just entered the house. Since neither Chinese nor Western medicine could find the cause of the disease, they took Yinyin home first. I was a little surprised to see them coming over suddenly.
Xu Duan told Jin Yue about his suspicions, and then asked if he could go see Yin Yin now.
Hu Guizhi didn't expect that Jin Yue was so concerned about Yin Yin's condition. That day, she specifically asked Jiang Weijun to convey her idea of diagnosing the child's pulse again, and today she took the initiative to come to her house... "Jin Yue has been thinking about Yin Yin's illness recently, right?"
Shu Jinyue smiled embarrassedly.
Xu Duan patted her shoulder and said, "She is like this. When she encounters a difficult problem that she can't figure out, she will find ways to study and learn."
"I knew you were protective of your people, but I didn't know you were so protective." Hu Guizhi said with a smile. She was quite touched in her heart, not only for Xu Duan's change, but also for the little girl in front of her.
She believed that the reason she cared about Yin Yin was not because she was her granddaughter, Hu Guizhi, but because she was a patient who had come to see her. She would keep any patient in her heart, regardless of their social status or wealth.
Having reached Hu Guizhi's position, she has met so many people, and every one of them has catered to her needs and relieved her worries. But the female comrade in front of her is different from them. There is something called sincerity in her.
Last year, Hu Guizhi helped her cure her hyperhidrosis. She was already prepared. If Yue had anything to ask of her today, she would agree to it. However, she didn't expect that they hadn't seen each other for a whole year. When she was asked to help this time, she was at a loss as to what to do. She neither gave random suggestions nor shirked responsibilities, but instead demonstrated her eagerness to learn and research to the extreme!
Young people like this are the hope of society.
The three of them came to the outside of Yin Yin's room. Xu Duan did not enter the room. The two female comrades went in and found that the little girl had not yet gone to bed. She was sitting at the desk reading a comic book by herself.
"Yinyin, I forgot to ask you last time, do your legs feel numb?"
"What is numbness?"
Jin Yue paused, and it was indeed her lack of vocabulary and life experience that caused her to say, "It felt like there were little ants crawling around."
"Yes, it happens every day when I go to bed!" The little girl didn't expect Aunt Jin Yue to be so powerful.
"When you sleep? Is it at night when you sleep, or during the day?"
"night."
Shu Jinyue looked at the time. They arrived just in time. In another quarter of an hour it would be Yinyin's regular bedtime.
"Come, lie down on the bed and tell Aunt Jinyue why your legs are numb."
The little girl shook her head, "I can't lie down. It's uncomfortable to lie down."
"Why do you feel uncomfortable? Do you feel anything else besides numbness?"
Yin Yin nodded and shook her head, probably because her vocabulary was not enough to describe these complex feelings. When Jin Yue asked her if it hurt or itchy, she shook her head, but she couldn't tell what the specific feeling was. If she was asked too urgently, she would even cry.
Jin Yue couldn't bear it any more, so he asked her how she dealt with the numbness in her legs every night.
"Walk, do gymnastics, move, and you'll be fine."
Every time when it is time to go to bed, I lie quietly in bed, but no matter how I place my legs, I feel uncomfortable, twisted, and rubbed with an indescribable discomfort that I need to move to relieve. This condition is called restless legs syndrome in modern medicine.
This is not a hypochondriacal mentality, but a real discomfort and a real pain. Some patients may need to move for an hour or two to feel relieved and be able to lie down, and Yin Yin is probably in this situation.
"Why didn't you tell grandma, you silly child? You were obviously feeling uncomfortable, you could have told me." Hu Guizhi hugged her granddaughter, her eyes red.
It is not easy for a woman to reach her current position. She relies on twice the effort and dedication of men. She cherishes her current job, but ignores the feelings of her granddaughter. This healthy child has been sick for so long and has seen so many doctors, but they still can't find the cause of the disease.
"Grandma is very tired. She needs to have a good rest. Yinyin is just a little uncomfortable, not much, just a little bit."
The little girl's voice was so gentle, like a warm and obedient little lamb.
Everyone felt distressed and moved by her understanding.
"With such a loud noise, can't the nanny hear it?" Xu Duan asked outside the door. He remembered that the last time Jin Yue asked about the child's sleep, the nanny said with certainty that she slept well and went to bed early.
Hu Guizhi thought for a moment and suddenly smiled bitterly, "This really can't be blamed on the nanny."
There are only two owners in the Hu family, one old and one young, but they never eat at the same table. Yinyin is young, and she needs to eat soon after coming home from school and then go to sleep. Hu Guizhi always has to work overtime, so she usually gets home for dinner at 8:30, and if it's late, it may be any other time.
When Yin Yin couldn't sleep, the nanny was cleaning up in the kitchen. She was an opera lover, and after washing the dishes, she would listen to opera for an hour or so. When she finished washing up and went up to the room to see Yin Yin, the child was indeed asleep.
I was so tired from doing gymnastics and walking that I fell asleep.
"So, Yinyin's illness is not narcolepsy at all, but restless legs syndrome."
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