Chapter 142: 142
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Wang Yao heard a man talking as he winded down the window of his vehicle .
"I like this location," said the middle-aged man .
"Hi, Uncle," said Wang Yao .
"Hi, Yao, are you going out?" said Wang Jianli with a smile .
"Yes," said Wang Yao .
After greeting Wang Jianli, Wang Yao took a glance at the middle-aged man, who also took a glance at him . Then Wang Yao drove away . It was just an accidental encounter .
Wang Yao could see from the rearview mirror of his vehicle that Wang Jianli was smiling all the time when he was talking to that middle-aged man as if he were trying to please the man .
Who is that man? What is he doing in our village? thought Wang Yao . He didn't pay any attention to the man when he first saw him some time ago . But this encounter made him wonder what business the man was doing in the village .
. . .
Wang Yao arrived at Tong Wei's place before 9:30 am . Both Tong Wei and her mother were at home . He checked Tong Wei's mother's pulse after sitting for a short while .
Tong Wei's mother was in poor health, even worse than Wang Yao had expected . Her meridians were blocked, especially the one running through her brain . She was likely to have thrombosis in her brain again . Her spleen and stomach were also weak, as well as her liver . Basically, she had health issues all over her body .
"Well . . . " said Wang Yao . After seeing Tong Wei's mother, Wang Yao didn't know what to say . If he told Tong Wei's mother that she had serious health issues, she would probably worry too much and not be happy . But Wang Yao couldn't hide the truth . He had to be honest with Tong Wei and her mother because Tong Wei's mother's health problems were really serious, especially in her brain and liver .
"What did you find?" asked Tong Wei softly .
"I did find some problems, but do not worry too much . Your mother just needs to take caution in some areas," said Wang Yao after some hesitation .
"Okay, can you explain more?" Tong Wei gave Wang Yao a glass of water .
"The blood vessels in your mother's brain are slightly blocked . She's likely to have thrombosis in her brain," said Wang Yao as he was observing Tong Wei's mother, who stayed calm .
"You are right . A doctor told me the same thing last time when got her checked at the hospital," said Tong Wei's mother slowly and softly . Wang Yao guessed it was due to her lack of energy .
"I also found in-coordination between your spleen and stomach which could affect your ability to digest food . Food tends to linger in your digestive system for too long," said Wang Yao .
"Yes, my digestive system is not working properly; I have a lot of gas in my stomach too . " Tong Wei's mother was still calm .
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"Do you feel any pain below your ribs on your right-hand side?" asked Wang Yao .
"Yes, sometimes," said Tong Wei's mother .
"This is an indication of damaged liver function . It seems that you have mild cirrhosis of the liver," said Wang Yao . In fact, according to Tong Wei's mother's pulse, her liver damage was more than mild and not just cirrhosis .
The liver was the detoxifying organ of the human body; it was vital to a human being . Once the liver was damaged, the toxic substances couldn't be expelled out of human body and would accumulate inside the body to harm one's health .
"That's right . I initially had fatty liver disease, then it turned into cirrhosis," said Tong Wei's mother .
"Have you ever had hepatectomy?" This was just a guess from Wang Yao .
"Darling, did you even tell him this?" said Tong Wei's mother while looking at her daughter .
Tong Wei was in shock .
"Mom, I've never told him about your health problems," explained Tong Wei . Her mother continued to smile . She obviously was not convinced .
Wang Yao now realized what was going on .
That's why Tong Wei's mother had been smiling so weirdly and had been so calm . She thinks Tong Wei told me all her health issues to help me . She thinks her daughter didn't want me to get embarrassed . I just wasted my time diagnosing her .
Wang Yao shook his head with a smile . He didn't say anything else about the matter .
"Auntie, could you give me some time to think about how to treat your illnesses?" asked Wang Yao . He had done what he could do and said what he should say .
"Okay, it's not urgent," said Tong Wei's mother with a smile .
After seeing Tong Wei's mother, Wang Yao didn't stay for lunch . Instead, he went out with Tong Wei . Tong Wei was going back to Dao City in the afternoon, so Wang Yao accompanied her to do some grocery shopping .
"Please forgive my mother for what she said," said Tong Wei softly .
"Of course," said Wang Yao with a smile . He just thought the misunderstanding from Tong Wei's mother was a bit strange . He couldn't understand why her mother would think he was playing tricks .
"By the way, why did your mother have a hepatectomy?" asked Wang Yao .
"She had it about six years ago . Her doctor found a tumor in her liver and thought it could turn into cancer . So, she had a hepatectomy just in case the tumor did become malignant . Her doctors only removed a small part of her liver tissue," Tong Wei explained .
"I see," said Wang Yao .
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After Tong Wei finished shopping, they went to a restaurant to have lunch . Then, they went to buy a bus ticket for Tong Wei . Wang Yao was going to drive Tong Wei to Dao City, but Tong Wei declined . They said goodbye to each other at the bus station .
After seeing Tong Wei get on the bus, Wang Yao suddenly felt that he was reluctant to leave Tong Wei . It was so nice to have such a nice girl with him .
The bus slowly drove out of the station . It went further and further until Wang Yao couldn't see the back of the bus anymore . Wang Yao stood at the station and felt lonely .
Tong Wei kept waving at Wang Yao thought the window until she couldn't see Wang Yao anymore .
Maybe this is what being in love should be like, thought Wang Yao .
Wang Yao drove to Wang Mingbao's store instead of going home after Tong Wei had left .
"Hi, what brings you here? Have you gotten sick and tired of Nanshan hill?" said Wang Mingbao with a smile while making Wang Yao a cup of tea .
"I needed to run a few errands here, and I thought about you," said Wang Yao .
"I see . By the way, I've got something to tell you," said Wang Mingbao .
"What is it?" asked Wang Yao .
"Do you remember the person I asked you to see last time? You said he was arrogant and wouldn't listen to you . He is one of those people you would not treat, and you didn't prescribe anything for him," said Wang Mingbao .
"Yes, I remember him, the one who likes eating sashimi . What happened to him?" asked Wang Yao .
"He came to me a few days ago and wanted you to see him again," said Wang Mingbao .
"What changed his mind? His problems got worse?" asked Wang Yao .
"Indeed! He suddenly had pain somewhere in his belly last month, so he went to the hospital in town to get checked . The doctor from the hospital said he had serious issues with his liver and suggested surgery to cut off half of his liver . Then, he went to the provincial hospital for a second opinion . The doctor there reckoned one-third of his liver should be removed, otherwise he could die . He was shocked but didn't decide whether he should go ahead with hepatectomy . He then visited a few more hospitals including a big hospital in Beijing, but all the doctors made similar suggestions . The only difference was how much liver tissue should be removed," said Wang Mingbao .
"Well, I'm not surprised . He was so sick and didn't take any suggestions last time I saw him . He had no control over his diet and didn't want to see a doctor or talk about his disease . Sooner or later, his disease would get worse," said Wang Yao calmly .
"Can you still see him?" asked Wang Mingbao .
"No, he's already been diagnosed from doctors in major hospitals . What's the point of me seeing him?" Wang Yao shook his hand .
"That's fine . I'll let him know," said Wang Mingbao .
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"Thanks . By the way, have you gone back to our village recently?" asked Wang Yao .
"Yes, a few days ago . Why do you ask?" said Wang Mingbao .
"The other day, I saw the secretary of the village with a guy who looked like the owner of some sort of business . The guy apparently was interested in the old house of the village production team . I don't know who that guy is," said Wang Yao .
"This is easy; I'll ask for you immediately . " Wang Mingbao picked up his phone and went out to make a phone call .
"Okay, do you know what it is? Fine . . . Good . . . Thank you very much . " Wang Mingbao hung up the phone after speaking to someone .
"The guy you were talking about wanted to invest in our village," said Wang Mingbao .
"Invest in our village? Are you kidding me? What does he want to invest in our village for?" asked Wang Yao . He was surprised and curious about the intention of that guy . After all, his village was isolated with a port transport system, and there was no natural resources or scenery attractions worth investing in .
"I don't know . At this stage, let's wait and see," said Wang Mingbao .
"Okay, I have to go now," said Wang Yao .
"You don't want to leave after dinner?" asked Wang Mingbao .
"No, thanks," said Wang Yao before he left .
It was after 4 pm by the time Wang Yao had arrived home . He didn't go back to Nanshan hill . Instead, he stayed home to help his mother with dinner .
"Has Tong Wei gone back to Dao City?" asked Zhang Xiuying as soon as she saw her son .
"Yes, she just left in the afternoon," said Wang Yao .
"Why didn't you drive her to Dao City?" asked Zhang Xiuying .
"I wanted to, but she declined," said Wang Yao .
"She really is a nice girl . I've discussed it with your dad that you should settle with her," said Zhang Xiuying as she stopped what she was doing .
"Well, I don't want to rush . I want to spend more time with her first," said Wang Yao with a smile .
"No rush? You are already 27!" said Zhang Xiuying .
"Zebao, who is also 27 has had two kids," said Wang Yao . He was mimicking the way his mother talked .
"I am not going to argue with you . But you do need to take Tong Wei seriously, understand?" said Zhang Xiuying .
"I am taking her seriously!" said Wang Yao .
Wang Yao's father also mentioned Tong Wei when they were having dinner . It seemed that both of Wang Yao's parents liked Tong Wei . So, Wang Yao promised his parents he would try his best to settle down with Tong Wei .
Wang Yao went back to Nanshan hill at night . He opened the system and checked his mission . Almost 50 days had passed, and he had obtained recognition from quite a few people recently . Now, he had recognition from 41 people in total, although he wasn't exactly who those 41 people were . Wang Yao presumed that he could get so much recognition because he had come across quite a few people recently, including Xu Maosheng, Professor Lu, and Wang Fengming's family .
"I need to work harder," murmured Wang Yao .
He wouldn't be able to complete the mission without taking the initiative to approach different people . Maybe the system wanted to force him to go out more to showcase his medical skills, instead of staying on Nanshan hill all the time .
I'm only halfway though . I still need the recognition of 59 more people! thought Wang Yao .
After watching the sky for a while, Wang Yao returned to his cottage to document Tong Wei's mother's illness in his notebook . Tone Wei's mother had quite a few health issues in different parts of her body . Some issues were major, while some were minor . It was quite common among elderly people .
Tong Wei's mother was in poor health . She had to regulate her body and consolidate the corporeity . The blood flow in her brain was not smooth . Her blood vessels needed to be cleared, so she required herbs to activate the blood and unblock her blood vessels . She also required treatment to improve the function of her digestive system and calm her nerves to protect her liver .
She had a lot of symptoms . Wang Yao needed to address them one by one . According to Wang Yao's current medical knowledge, he couldn't prescribe one formula to target all the health issues Tong Wei's mother had .
I should start with consolidating her corporeity .
Wang Yao decided to use Regather soup first . Regather soup had been most widely used among all the formulas Wang Yao could get from the system . It was almost suitable for all sorts of diseases . Even if Regather soup couldn't cure the patient, it could improve their body's function to fight the diseases .
I don't have enough herbs again, thought Wang Yao .
. . .
It was cold and windy on the hill the next morning .
On a rock on the top of Nanshan hill, there was a man encircling his arms forwards and backwards, like pushing a ball .
Om! Suddenly there was a sound, and it soon disappeared .
Another meridian was unblocked .
Wang Yao didn't stop . He continued to practice Tai Chi a couple more times before gradually slowing down to a finish .