Zhu Achun shook his head shyly and whispered: "I'm fine, I'm just a little weak. You will have a child next, and the expenses will definitely increase. I'll scrape together some money to pay it back. Thank you, Mrs. Cheng, for your concern."
Xue Ling guessed that she was worried about spending money to see a doctor, so she quickly turned her head and winked at San Bo.
"Wait a minute! I can accept the money first. Sister Achun, this is my third uncle. He is a retired doctor. He is usually charitable and always gives free medical treatment and medicine to some neighbors in the neighborhood committee. He happened to come to visit today
I, why don't you take this opportunity and ask my third uncle to show you two prescriptions to make up your mind."
The third uncle is a smart man. Seeing the shabby clothes of the mother and son, he immediately guessed that his niece wanted to help others.
The old man smiled and nodded: "Girl, I think your face is too pale and your blood is too weak. I can take your pulse and write you two prescriptions."
Little Tietou was overjoyed. He took his mother's hand and said, "Mom! That's great! You should quickly ask the old doctor to see you! You will always faint when you stand up. This is not good."
Seeing the kind-hearted third uncle, Ah Chun hurriedly bowed and thanked: "The old doctor hangs the pot to help the world, which is really admirable. But... won't this be too troublesome? You are here to see Mrs. Cheng, we are too intrusive."
"No, no!" Xue Ling smiled: "The third uncle has retired, so he is free!"
Everyone entered the house.
The third uncle took Ah Chun's pulse and found out that she had just had a miscarriage not long ago and that the baby was several months old. He sighed and said in a low voice: "Girl, you have lost too much blood and your energy and blood are very weak."
Ah Chun shyly whispered: "Old doctor, my previous body was not bad... I thought I could slowly take care of it."
"The qi and blood are too poor. Unless you have adequate nutrition and take care of yourself slowly, it will be difficult to keep up." San Bo frowned and said, "Add to that overwork, sooner or later you will get sick from exhaustion."
Little Tietou was worried at the side and whispered: "Old doctor, please help my mother. I will help with the work so that my mother will not be tired. Please give my mother medicine so that she can get better quickly.
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The third uncle glanced at him, smiled and praised: "He is indeed a filial child."
Cheng Tianyuan rubbed his hair and comforted him: "Don't worry, the doctor will help."
San Bo picked up the pen, thought about it carefully, and only wrote one prescription for Ah Chun.
"Wait a minute. I'll go downstairs to get a few packets of medicine for you to take first. After those are finished, I'll go to the pharmacy to buy medicine according to this recipe. Just take ten pairs."
Ah Chun quickly bowed and thanked her.
Sanbo winked at Cheng Tianyuan and said, "Follow me downstairs to help get it."
Cheng Tianyuan nodded and left with San Bo.
Xue Ling chatted with Achun and his son, and even gave Little Tietou a big apple.
"Yesterday, my dad came over and bought a big basket at once. My younger son has caught a cold these days, and the two brothers haven't been here much. There is no one to help eat, and it will spoil easily. You help aunt eat a big one."
"Thank you, auntie!" Xiao Tietou thanked her.
The little guy said proudly: "Auntie, my mother found a job downstairs in your house! That place is so beautiful! There are so many things for sale, so many shops!"
Achun explained with a smile: "I saw the recruitment news of Ronghua Mall at the entrance of the alley that day. It turned out that their property management center was recruiting a cleaner, so I quickly accepted the job, and the salary was quite considerable. The place was not far from the house we rented. It’s far away and convenient for commuting to and from get off work.”
Xue Ling recalled that Liao Zongnan said a while ago that he wanted to recruit two more cleaners, and nodded and smiled.
"We live upstairs, maybe one day we'll meet - it's fate!"
Little Tietou asked excitedly: "Auntie, have you been to the shopping mall downstairs? There are many beautiful things for sale there! The walls there are very bright and there are many lights! My mother said it is the most prosperous place in the city.
.Wow! That’s great!”
Xue Ling nodded: "I've been there many times. You live close by? What is Little Tietou doing recently?"
"Go to school during the day and do crafts after school." Little Tietou said crisply: "I also do crafts at night until I go to bed. My mother goes to work in the mall during the day and also does crafts at night."
Ah Chun was a little embarrassed and whispered: "It's just work during the day. There's nothing else to do at night. I'll teach him to read and read while doing some handicrafts."
Little Tietou said proudly: "Auntie, I can also cook! I cook all my lunch meals by myself. When my mother comes home in the evening, I help her cook."
"So good." Xue Ling secretly felt sorry for her and smiled: "Your mother is lucky to have such a good son like you."
It is said that children from poor families become masters early, and this is true at all. The little guy is only eleven years old, and he has already used his small shoulders to help his mother bear the burden of the family.
Ah Chun whispered: "I'm busy. He knows how to do housework at a young age. God is very fair. Even though I can't find a husband, he compensates me with such a well-behaved and obedient son. I'm already very satisfied."
Mother and son cuddled together, smiling happily.
Seeing such a scene, Xue Ling felt a slight soreness on the tip of her nose.
Ten minutes later, Cheng Tianyuan arrived with a big bag filled with bags of tonics.
Achun asked in surprise: "So many? Are they all given by the old doctor? No, no, I have to give him money for medicine."
Cheng Tianyuan shook his head and said: "Uncle San often gives away medicine for free. He has left, and he still has things to do. He asked you to drink one cup every day, one bowl in the morning and evening, and boil two bowls of water until the remaining eight minutes is full. After you drink it all, you can drink it again."
I bought ten more prescriptions and drank them, and he said that I would be fine after drinking them."
Ah Chun was flattered. After receiving the medicine, he said happily: "It's so great to meet a noble person when I go out!"
The mother and son said goodbye to them, and then went downstairs holding the medicine.
Cheng Tianyuan watched them enter the elevator before closing the door.
"Daughter-in-law, my third uncle was teasing you just now downstairs!"
Xue Ling was stroking his big belly and eating an apple, and asked with a smile: "Does it mean that I am generous enough to give him the opportunity to help the world?"
Cheng Tianyuan chuckled: "Absolutely. He explained that tonics are generally expensive medicines, and poor people are reluctant to buy them. So the prescriptions he gave her were just ordinary medicines for recuperation. And the ones he just gave her were what he asked her to do.
A student went to the pharmacy to buy it. It was full of tonics and donkey-hide gelatin, which is very good at replenishing the blood. A pack cost at least several dollars. He asked me to pay for it, jokingly saying that you are so proud of Haikou, let me be your husband.
Pay the money and the good reputation will be earned by him."
"Haha!"
"She said she found a job, so that's what happened." Cheng Tianyuan chuckled: "It's quite a coincidence."
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Three days later, Cai Yunyan was discharged from the hospital.
Before being discharged from the hospital, she went to see Xue Zhilan, but her legs were still limping.
After Mrs. Chen saw her, she quickly told her to go out for a while.
Cai Yunyan shook her head and smiled: "No need to avoid it, I will take care of my old friend and then leave."
She asked several times with concern, explained that she was ready to be discharged from the hospital, and would come back to visit Xue Zhilan another day when her foot healed, then said goodbye and left.
Ms. Chen stood at the door of the ward, watching her leaving figure disappear before closing the door.
She whispered: "Old Xue...she must have been very beautiful when she was young. Even though she is a mature woman, she still has her charm and good temperament."
Xue Zhilan narrowed his eyes and smiled: "You are not bad either."
Mrs. Chen originally thought he would say something, but he actually coaxed her, spat at him in a low voice, and hurried away with a smile.