No! In that case, their son’s life would be ruined . Sun Honglin’s mother didn’t look at her husband’s face .
“I’ll talk to him again . ” As she was about to go inside the clinic, her husband stopped her .
“Don’t! Wait here,” he said .
“Wait here?” Sun Honglin’s mother asked .
“Yes, wait here . Gao, you and Honglin wait inside the car,” Sun Honglin’s father said .
The young man who came along with them took Sun Honglin back to the car .
Sun Honglin’s parents had been waiting outside the clinic . It was cold and windy . Since they left their apartment in a hurry, they weren’t wearing thick clothes . They came to the clinic by car and didn’t expect to stay outside for this long .
It started to get dark . Actually, it had been pretty dark the whole day .
Wang Yao checked the time and was about to go home for dinner . He saw the couple standing outside his clinic . They were shivering from the cold .
“Dr… Dr . Wang, we are so sorry!” Sun Honglin’s mother’s face had become pale after standing outside for over an hour . She was shivering with cold .
“Come in . ” Wang Yao sighed as he looked at the miserable couple .
“Thank you,” Sun Honglin’s mother said .
She had to give in for her son . The couple trembled into the clinic, followed by the young man and Sun Honglin .
“I’ve brewed the decoction for your son . The dose is the same . Double the interval between two doses . Come back here in two weeks,” Wang Yao said .
“I see . Thank you . ” Sun Honglin’s mother gave her son a small cup of decoction to take right away . They were now completely compliant .
“Let’s go home,” Sun Honglin’s father said .
The four of them got into the car and headed home in the dark, snowy evening .
“That doctor is so rude,” the driver said .
“Let’s not to talk about it anymore,” Sun Honglin’s father said as he shook his hand .
They were all upset, but what else they could do? Sun Honglin had to go to the rehabilitation center if he didn’t receive treatment from Wang Yao . It would be a disaster for him .
Wang Yao closed the clinic and went home .
“Did you have any patients today?” Zhang Xiuying asked .
“Yes, I had a patient today,” Wang Yao said .
“He must be really sick coming to see you on a snowy day,” Zhang Xiuying replied .
“Yeah, he is extremely sick,” Wang Yao said .
“He’s so sick that he has to be tied up?” Zhang Xiuying asked .
“How do you know?” Wang Yao was surprised .
“Someone in the village saw him and came to tell me about it . I thought they were doing human trafficking,” Zhang Xiuying said .
When she was told that a person was tied up and taken to her son’s clinic, she was terrified . She had no idea what condition the person was in . She just hoped that nothing bad would happen in her son’s clinic .
“Hha . No, that kid is a drug addict,” Wang Yao said .
“Drug addict?” Zhang Xiuying was shocked . “What turned a normal kid into a drug addict?”
She had only seen drug addicts on TV . She had never heard or known anyone taking drugs . She never expected to see a drug addict in her village . Taking drugs was a very unusual thing in her village . However, it could happen anywhere .
“They didn’t want to and regret it,” Wang Yao said .
“Can you come with me to your grandparent’s house tomorrow?” Zhang Xiuying asked .
“Did something happen?” Wang Yao asked .
“You grandma caught the flu . She’s been sick for many days . I want you to take a look at her,” Zhang Xiuying said .
“Shall we go now?” Wang Yao asked .
“No, it’s too late and not an easy drive,” Zhang Xiuying said . “Let’s go tomorrow . ”
Wang Yao agreed . He returned to Nanshan Hill after dinner .
In Zhu, He Xiaofeng’s parents were concerned about their daughter .
“How are you, Xiaofeng,” her mother asked
“I’m fine . Sorry, Mom, I shouldn’t have made you and Dad worry . ” He Xiaofeng was actually a thoughtful girl . She knew her parents had been worried about her .
“Don’t go out . Stay home for two weeks . I don’t want anything unexpected to happen,” her father said .
“OK, Dad . Did you say Honglin went to see the doctor, too?” He Xiaofeng asked .
“Yes, he went with his parents . I don’t want you to hang out with him and Du Baozhan anymore,” her father said .
“Honglin and Baozhan are not bad people . ” He Xiaofeng tried to explain to her father .
“I don’t care . You are a girl . It’s not appropriate to hang out with two young men all the time,” her mother said .
She had mentioned it to her daughter before but didn’t reinforce it . After all, she and her husband had known the other two families for over a decade . However, she was now terrified, so she brought it up again to her daughter . She didn’t want anything worse to happen .
“I see,” He Xiaofeng said compliantly . “I’m going back to my room . ”
He Xiaofeng was still worried about her friends . After she had returned into her own bedroom, she called them .
“I’m fine, how about you?” Du Baozhan was still at home . He tried his best to survive a withdrawal with his parent’s support . He planned to see Wang Yao the next day .
“I just came back from Dr . Wang’s clinic . He gave me another dose of decoction . Honglin also went,” He Xiaofeng said .
They chatted for a short while . He Xiaofeng hung up and called Sun Honglin, who was still upset .
“That doctor is so bloody rude! He doesn’t deserve my respect,” Sun Honglin said .
“What happened?” He Xiaofeng frowned . She appreciated Wang Yao very much due to the effectiveness of the decoctions . Wang Yao gave her hope and confidence . If she hadn’t gone to see him, she would probably end up in a rehabilitation center . Then, she would be on a different path of life . Therefore, she didn’t like what Sun Honglin say about Wang Yao .
“My mom just complained a bit . He let my parents wait outside for over an hour in cold weather! He is so pretentious . He just did it for money,” Sun Honglin said .
“I don’t think Dr . Wang cares about money,” He Xiaofeng said .
If Wang Yao cared about money, he would have taken the chance to ask them for money during their first encounter . Instead, Wang Yao insisted that he would only treat them with their parents’ presence . Looking back, He Xiaofeng thought Wang Yao did it for their own good .
“Xiaofeng, why do you speak for him?” Sun Honglin sounded unhappy at the other end of the phone . “He charged us $10,000 for one bottle of decoction . When I’m recovered, I’ll get him to pay it back . ”
“Well, you sound alright now,” He Xiaofeng said . She thought her friend had gone too far, so she was not keen to continue to chat with him .
“I have to go now,” she said .
“OK . By the way, Xiaofeng, when can we catch up?” Sun Honglin asked .
“I’m not sure . I’ll let you know . I’m so tired now . Speak to you later,” she said as she hung up the phone .
What’s wrong with Honglin? Her friend didn’t used to be this way .
The next morning, Wang Yao left Nanshan Hill early . He accompanied his mother to his grandparents’ house . His grandma didn’t look well . Wang Yao took a good look at her .
“It’s nothing serious . You just caught a cold, which made you weak . ” After all, his grandma was an elderly woman who could easily get sick due to small issues .
Wang Yao had prepared some herbs on Nanshan Hill .
“Grandma, do you still have the China pot?” he asked .
“Yes,” his grandma said .
“I’ll brew you two decoctions,” Wang Yao said .
He had purchased the pot for his grandparents . Although it was not as good as his multifunctional pot for herbs, it was a high-quality pot .
There were some firewood available in the backyard . Wang Yao started to brew the decoctions in the kitchen .
All the herbs were from Wang Yao’s herbal field, so they were absolutely natural . With the nurturing of the aura on Nanshan Hill, the quality of his herbs was much better than common wild herbs .
Wang Yao brewed two decoctions . One was to expel the coldness from his grandma’s body . The other was to consolidate his grandma’s corporeity .
After he had finished brewing the decoction, he gave some to his grandma to take right away . He left the rest of the decoction at his grandparents’ house and told them how to take it .
“I was going to visit your uncle today,” his grandma said .
“Tell me when you want to go . I can drive you there,” Wang Yao said .
He then gave his grandma a massage to facilitate the absorption of the decoction and improve her blood circulation .
“Phew!” Wang Yao’s grandma took a big breath .
After she had taken the two decoctions from Wang Yao and received massage therapy, she felt much more comfortable . She had a warm feeling and was no longer that tired and weak .
“How do you feel, grandma?” Wang Yao asked .
“Good, I feel much better,” his grandma replied .
“Don’t get up too soon . Stay in bed to rest for a while,” Wang Yao said .
He lit the firewood underneath the sleeping platform, which soon became nice and warm .