Chapter 146 Cheating is tiring
Xu Zhichun calculated in his mind that if he delayed a little longer, it would be best to wait another ten minutes before giving the medicine. Just half a bowl would be enough. He could trick them into thinking the child couldn't handle it. They trusted him, so they would probably listen.
She was afraid that the effects of Motrin would overlap or conflict with this medicine.
Didn’t people say on the Internet before that taking multiple cold medicines at the same time will not only fail to double the effect of curing the disease, but can even be fatal?
Although there are only two ingredients, not multiple, it can still be considered as overlapping medicinal effects, right? Although the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine is not very strong.
However, she has been delaying time and diluting the medicine so much, so even if she adds more, the effect won't be obvious, right?
But she was exhausted.
Cheating is so tiring and mentally exhausting.
But she couldn't help it.
Qiao'er was running so high in fever that she was almost unconscious. It was hard to say how effective the Chinese medicine would be. Since she had Motrin in her hand, she naturally had to use it.
Burning a child this young is a serious matter, even in modern times. If burned, the child could suffer from neurological impairment, deafness, or even become a moron.
Xu Zhichun came to the side room with a bowl of medicine. Qiao'er was still sleeping. Before she could think of a way to delay, Zeng Xiaojuan saw the medicine as if she had seen the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir. She hurriedly hugged her daughter in her arms and gently woke her up.
"Qiao'er, Qiao'er, be good. Come on, let's wake up and take the medicine. Let's drink the medicine and then go back to sleep, okay?"
Qiao'er was very well-behaved. She didn't get angry like those spoiled children when she was woken up. She just said "hmm" obediently, and her eyes moved slightly. When she saw the bowl of black medicine, the little girl seemed a little scared. Her face wrinkled and she looked a little resistant and afraid.
But she said nothing.
"Let me feed it."
Xu Zhichun stepped forward with a smile, determined to cheat to the end.
After feeding her some of the half-diluted medicine, Xu Zhichun took the bowl and said seriously, "I see Qiao'er looks much better. Children shouldn't drink too much medicine at once. Let her lie down and rest for a while."
Zeng Xiaojuan hesitated, "Isn't this medicine a little too little?"
Zeng Xiaoyan unconsciously acted as a great assist. Before Xu Zhichun could speak, she smiled and said, "Second sister, listen to Sister Zhichun. Sister Zhichun won't be wrong."
Zeng Xiaojuan's face flushed, and she hurriedly said, fearing Xu Zhichun would misunderstand her, "No, no, I don't mean anything else. It's not that I don't trust Zhichun. I'm just worried that the medicine might not be effective enough. Anyway, the medicine is already brewed, right? Will drinking more help me get better faster?"
Xu Zhichun suppressed his guilty conscience and smiled: "Don't worry, Sister Xiaojuan. Mingxuan also had a fever not long ago. I know exactly how much medicine to give him. Qiao'er is still young, this is enough. Don't worry."
Merrill Lynch is useful to Mingxuan, and it will definitely be useful to Qiaoer as well.
If Merrill Lynch is of no use, then Xu Zhichun doesn't think it will get any better even if he drinks more Chinese medicine juice.
Although Zeng Xiaojuan was still a little uneasy, she didn't know much, so she could only suppress her intuitive feeling, nodded, and believed Xu Zhichun and her sister.
Before long, Zeng Xiaojuan felt completely relieved.
She touched Qiao'er's forehead and cheeks, sniffed her breath, and then looked at her face. She tightly grasped Zeng Xiaoyan's hand, nervously and happily: "Xiaoyan, Xiaoyan, Qiao'er's fever has subsided, and her face is not so red anymore! Come on, feel it and see if it's true. Am I dreaming?"
Xu Zhichun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. That’s good. It seems that Merrill Lynch’s plan is working.
"Hmm?" Zeng Xiaoyan opened her eyes wide, "Let me see!"
She just didn't pay attention for a moment, and that's how it worked?
After trying it herself and carefully examining Qiao'er's face, Zeng Xiaoyan was pleasantly surprised. "Yes, yes, the fever has really subsided. Your little face isn't that red anymore—right? I think I'm remembering correctly. Sister Zhichun, please take a look."
Xu Zhichun pretended to look carefully and touched it, then nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, it's really getting better."
"Second sister!"
"That's great, that's great!"
The two sisters were overjoyed, and Zeng Xiaojuan thanked them repeatedly: "Xiaoyan, Zhichun, thank you, thank you so much!"
"Second sister, we are sisters, there is no need to be so polite."
Just then, Aunt Zhu'er came in. She begged Doctor Tang for some gauze, only to discover that Xu Zhichun had already poured the medicine and fed it to Qiao'er. Aunt Zhu'er felt a little guilty, thinking she had been delayed.
Xu Zhichun quickly comforted her and said with a smile, "I wanted to call out to you, Auntie. After all, Doctor Tang and the others are busy too. Who knows when they'll have time to find some cotton cloth for us? We just need to be careful when pouring the medicine. But you were too far away and didn't make it in time. Don't blame me, Auntie."
"How could I blame you?" Aunt Zhu'er felt relieved. "I'm glad you didn't delay Qiao'er from taking her medicine."
Zeng Xiaojuan shook her head repeatedly: "No, no!"
Xu Zhichun wiped his sweat silently. Cheating is not only a technical job but also a physical job. It's really tiring.
"Children's fevers can recur. My son Mingxuan had a recurring fever for two or three days before it completely subsided. He then took good care of himself for several days before he recovered. Sister Xiaojuan, you..."
Xu Zhichun didn't need to finish the rest of the words. Worry was shown on everyone's face. Zeng Xiaojuan's face was pale, and her eyes were gradually filled with pain and despair.
Yes, is there any disease that can be cured by just one medicine?
Even adults can't do that.
Not to mention the children.
Zeng Xiaoyan couldn't stand it any longer. "Second sister, please take Qiao'er to live with us for a while. Don't say anything and don't worry about anything. No matter what, wait until Qiao'er recovers before you talk about anything else. Even if the sky falls, don't worry about it for now."
She finally understood that some things have to be done step by step, one step at a time.
Don't think too much.
There's no use thinking about it.
Zeng Xiaojuan had many concerns, like whether it would be convenient, whether it would bother her, and whether her third sister's in-laws would have any objections to her. However, when she thought about Qiao'er's illness, her mother-in-law, her husband, her eldest brother and his wife, she realized she had no choice.
"Xiaoyan, I—"
"Don't say sorry to me, second sister. Don't worry about anything. I have money, and I'm willing to help you. No one can blame me. Besides, my parents-in-law and husband are not such petty people. My eldest brother, sister-in-law and second brother are all good too."
Xu Zhichun and Aunt Zhu'er looked at each other, feeling a little amused and helpless: Why go through so much trouble to say this? Why not just say that it's only Zhao who is bad?
Zeng Xiaoyan didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said, and she added a finishing touch: "Apart from them, no one else is important. Just ignore them."
(End of this chapter)
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