"Brother Su, what did you say? This is tea made from century-old wild ginseng?"
Liu Yifei's eyes widened immediately, as if she couldn't believe her ears.
Although she doesn't understand traditional Chinese medicine.
However, I do understand the term "century-old wild ginseng" and know how precious it is.
Su Zhengnan chuckled and shrugged, saying, "You heard me right, it's tea made from century-old wild ginseng. Forget it, I'll just throw it away!"
As he spoke, Su Zhengnan reached out towards the disposable cup on the table, making a gesture as if to pour out the tea that had been sitting overnight.
With a whoosh!
However.
Before Su Zhengnan could even reach out, Liu Yifei snatched the cup of tea from the table.
"???"
Su Zhengnan turned to look at Liu Yifei with a bewildered expression, not knowing what she meant.
Liu Yifei smiled and said, "Since it's tea made from century-old wild ginseng, let's not waste it. Why don't I drink it?"
After saying that, Liu Yifei tilted her head back and prepared to drink the cup of tea that had been sitting overnight.
This tea is made from century-old wild ginseng!
Its value was far greater than any tea she had ever drunk before, and she felt she couldn't waste it.
Seeing this, Su Zhengnan quickly stopped him, saying, "You can't drink this. You only had one sip yesterday and you were too weak to handle the nourishment. If you drink this whole cup, I'm afraid your nose will bleed so badly that even acupuncture won't be able to stop it."
"Huh? I can't drink it?"
A look of disappointment flashed across Liu Yifei's face as she looked at him and said, "Then what should we do? We can't just throw it away, can we? This is made from a hundred-year-old wild ginseng!"
At this point, Liu Yifei paused for a moment, then looked at Su Zhengnan again.
Then, she handed the tea to Su Zhengnan, her face flushing, and said:
"Why don't you drink it, Brother Su? It'll be a waste!"
Su Zhengnan was taken aback.
He didn't expect Liu Yifei to hand him the tea. Looking at her slightly flushed cheeks, a ripple of emotion stirred in his heart.
"This...this isn't quite right, after all, you drank from this tea..."
Su Zhengnan hesitated for a moment, even though he had initially considered secretly drinking the tea to avoid wasting it.
But he was required to drink the tea that Liu Yifei had already drunk in front of her.
This looks like an indirect kiss!
Liu Yifei's expression faltered slightly. She turned her gaze to Su Zhengnan and asked with a hint of doubt:
"What's wrong, Brother Su? Are you upset that I drank from this cup of tea?"
"No...no, that's not it."
Su Zhengnan blinked quickly and explained, "What I mean is, you really wouldn't mind if I drank this tea?"
His voice betrayed a hint of unease and probing, as if he were anticipating something.
Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei's heart began to pound involuntarily.
But she still tried to keep smiling and pretended to be calm, saying:
"I...I don't mind. Besides, this tea was originally yours. You can do whatever you want with it."
"Then I'll really drink it!"
As he spoke, Su Zhengnan took the teacup that Liu Yifei handed him and drank it down in one gulp.
"Glug... Glug..."
Tea left overnight doesn't taste very good; it's much more bitter than freshly brewed tea.
However, Su Zhengnan thought the tea tasted quite good at the moment, but he didn't know if it was just psychological.
Watching Su Zhengnan finish the cup of tea in one gulp, Liu Yifei blushed slightly and lowered her head, whispering:
"Brother Su, I...I have to go to class now, goodbye!"
After saying that, she didn't wait for Su Zhengnan's reply and hurriedly ran out.
Watching Liu Yifei's departing figure, Su Zhengnan's lips unconsciously curled up, and a unique emotion welled up in his heart.
Although the bitter taste of the tea still lingered in my mouth.
But he felt a little excited, as if he were in love.
This feeling...
I guess it counts as an indirect kiss?
Even though it might be a kiss from the night before, it seems pretty good!
Su Zhengnan chuckled and shook his head. Fortunately, Liu Yifei had already left, otherwise he wouldn't know how to continue the conversation with her.
"Oh right, I think I forgot to give her a New Year's red envelope again."
After quite a while.
Su Zhengnan came to his senses and realized that he had forgotten to take out the red envelope he had put in the drawer. It seemed he would have to wait until next time.
Ring ring!
More than an hour passed quickly.
The lunch break bell rang, and countless students rushed out of the classroom with excited expressions.
Su Zhengnan sat in his clinic and glanced at the time. He felt that there probably wouldn't be any students coming to see him today, and it would probably be another uneventful day.
With a creak!
Just as Su Zhengnan was thinking about these things.
A man dressed in a suit, who appeared to be around thirty years old, suddenly pushed open the door and walked in.
Su Zhengnan glanced at the other person with surprise, guessing that they were probably a teacher from the school, and then greeted them:
"Hello, where do you feel unwell?"
The other person sat down directly in front of Su Zhengnan and said, "I've been having diarrhea and vomiting for the past few days, and I can't stop it. I don't know if it's because I've been eating too much oily food lately."
"I've taken a lot of antidiarrheal medicine and had IV drips for several days, but it still hasn't helped!"
"Is the vomiting and diarrhea that severe?"
Su Zhengnan was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Give me your hand, let me take your pulse first!"
"Okay, sure."
The man nodded and then extended his wrist.
Su Zhengnan reached out and placed his hand on the other person's wrist, only to find that the pulse was thin and deep, so it shouldn't be diarrhea caused by eating something bad.
Then, Su Zhengnan looked at the other person's tongue, got up, walked over, pressed his hand against the other person's stomach, and asked:
Does it hurt here?
"It doesn't hurt!"
What about here?
"pain!"
Does it hurt here?
"It doesn't hurt!"
"Your diarrhea isn't caused by food poisoning, but rather by a deficiency of vital energy and coldness. Do you also feel cold? Is your mouth bland but you're not thirsty?"
Su Zhengnan quickly made his judgment.
The man nodded and replied, "Ah, yes, yes, you're absolutely right. I do feel a bit cold."
Su Zhengnan smiled slightly, and while prescribing a dose of Fuzi Lizhong Decoction for the other party, he said with a smile:
"It's not a big problem. I'll prescribe a medicine for you. Take two doses and you'll be fine."
As he spoke, Su Zhengnan asked the other person for their name and age, and learned that the other person was a photography teacher named Yang Tianyang.
"Will two doses be enough to cure it?"
Yang Tianyang seemed a little incredulous at his ears.
After all, he had not only taken antidiarrheal medication but also received intravenous drips for several days, yet his vomiting and diarrhea symptoms persisted.
Su Zhengnan smiled and said, "Don't worry, two doses will definitely cure you. If it doesn't, I'll pay for the medicine."
As he spoke, Su Zhengnan handed the completed form to the other party and then told him to go to the nurses' station to pay the fee.
Yang Tianyang took the order, clutched his stomach, and went to pay.
Then, Su Zhengnan got up and prepared the medicine for the other party, and handed it to him after Yang Tianyang paid the money.
"The school clinic offers a decoction service. If you, Ms. Yang, don't want to decoct the medicine yourself, you can go to Nurse Zhou and ask her to decoct it for you."
"Oh, okay, thank you!"
Yang Tianyang thanked him, took the medicine, and went out.
Su Zhengnan originally thought there wouldn't be any patients at noon today, but unexpectedly, a teacher who was vomiting and had diarrhea suddenly appeared.
It seems that sometimes people's intuition can be wrong!
After Yang Tianyang left, no more patients appeared.
Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Afterwards, Su Zhengnan checked the time, got up, and prepared to go to the cafeteria for lunch.
Ring ring!
It was at this moment.
His phone suddenly rang.
Su Zhengnan took out his phone and saw that it was a call from Zhu Jiangcai of the Third People's Hospital. He immediately pressed the answer button.
"Hello, Director Zhu, is it urgent that you're calling?"
Zhu Jiangcai said hurriedly on the other end of the phone, "It's urgent, Xiao Su, do you have time right now? Come over here right away, there's a patient who needs your help with a consultation, it's very urgent."
"Now? Sure, I'll be right there."
Su Zhengnan nodded, then hung up the phone and jogged away from the school clinic.
Soon, Su Zhengnan arrived at the parking lot and drove the BMW X5 that his senior brother had given him, speeding towards the Third People's Hospital of Beijing.
Fortunately, there's no traffic jam right now.
Su Zhengnan can drive himself much faster than taking a taxi.
A dozen minutes later.
Su Zhengnan then drove to the Third People's Hospital of Beijing and went to the emergency department.
Zhu Jiangcai had been waiting at the entrance of the emergency department. As soon as he saw Su Zhengnan appear, he immediately pulled him towards the third floor.
Judging from this situation, the patient's condition must be quite urgent!
Su Zhengnan followed closely behind the other person without asking any questions.
Since Director Zhu didn't introduce the patient's situation to him, there must be a reason, so there's no need to ask any more questions; just follow along.
A short while later.
Su Zhengnan followed Zhu Jiangcai to a ward on the third floor.
Upon entering the room, Su Zhengnan immediately noticed that something was amiss.
Besides a few busy doctors and nurses, a four- or five-year-old girl sat quietly by the bedside in the ward, staring silently at the opposite wall.
Beside the little girl sat a man who was nearly sixty years old.
This person had an upright posture, a serious face, and exuded a powerful aura of authority without being angry.
Just by glancing at the other person, Su Zhengnan could feel an invisible pressure. This aura indicated that the man must be a person in a high position who had experienced many trials and tribulations.
Moreover, this person seemed familiar, as if I had seen him somewhere before, but I couldn't quite place him.
At this moment, Director Zhu smiled and introduced the man:
"Secretary Chen, this is Dr. Su Zhengnan, whom I just mentioned to you. His medical skills are definitely better than mine, and he is also Elder Gu's last disciple."
Listen to how Director Zhu addressed the man in front of him.
Su Zhengnan was slightly taken aback, but then he instantly remembered who the man in front of him was.
Isn't that the Party Secretary of Beijing?!
Holy crap!
So, Director Zhu called me over in such a hurry because he was there to treat the other person's family member?
Su Zhengnan quickly realized what was going on.
"Are you Master Gu's last disciple?"
Chen Zhuangxun looked up at Su Zhengnan, then nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Dr. Su. My granddaughter's illness..."
At this point, Chen Zhuangxun stopped talking.
Because he didn't know how to describe his granddaughter's condition.
At this moment, Zhu Jiangcai immediately tugged at Su Zhengnan's sleeve and pointed to the little girl beside the hospital bed, introducing her:
"This is Secretary Chen's granddaughter. She has been running a fever every morning for the past few days, but the fever goes away by evening. We have taken her to several other hospitals, but the treatments haven't been very effective."
"We also conducted a thorough examination on her, but we didn't find anything unusual!"
"In addition, around noon every year, Secretary Chen's granddaughter would stare blankly at one spot, just like she is now."
"We've done all the tests, but we still can't figure out what this illness is."
Upon hearing what Director Zhu said...
Su Zhengnan then realized that the little girl's illness was probably not so simple.
In fact, he had already noticed the little girl's condition as soon as he entered the room.
That expression, so unlike that of a normal child, was clearly a sign that the illness had penetrated deep into the body, and it was very likely that even the child's nervous system had been affected.
As the saying goes, one can know a person's spirit by observing their appearance.
Visual inspection is the first step in TCM diagnosis.
Therefore, when Su Zhengnan first entered the room, he noticed that the little girl sitting on the bed had a slightly pale face and empty, lifeless eyes.
This is most likely a symptom caused by external pathogens.
After thinking for a moment, Su Zhengnan said to Chen Zhuangxun in front of him, "I will try my best, but I can't guarantee that there will be a way."
When it comes to consulting with the family members of such special individuals, Su Zhengnan wouldn't be foolish enough to make definitive statements.
Chen Zhuangxun nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Dr. Su. I will definitely repay you handsomely if you can cure my granddaughter's illness."
"......."
Su Zhengnan didn't say anything, but walked directly to the little girl's side, gently held her small hand, and began to take her pulse.
The pulse is mixed but not chaotic, so it shouldn't be affected by pathogenic factors.
Su Zhengnan felt the pulse on the little girl's right hand, then squatted down to take off her shoes and carefully observed the meridians on her left foot.
For pediatric conditions.
For boys, observe their left hand and right foot; for girls, observe their right hand and left foot.
This is called examining the meridians to diagnose the symptoms!
After a while.
Su Zhengnan put the socks and shoes back on the little girl, then turned to Chen Zhuangxun and slowly said:
"The pulse of the other granddaughter indicates that there is a cold stagnation in her body, and the meridians at her left ankle are dark purple."
"My initial guess is that it may be caused by some external factor. We need to further understand her recent living environment and eating habits before we can make a final diagnosis."
"Xiao Li, could you tell Dr. Su about Yan Yan's condition lately?"
Chen Zhuangxun gave instructions to a middle-aged man in a black suit standing to the side.
"Okay, Secretary."
The middle-aged man nodded in response and then gave Su Zhengnan a detailed account of Chen Yanyan's daily life.
Chen Yanyan is the name of Chen Zhuangxun's granddaughter.
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