Chapter 33 Staring at her like a god

Chen Ruogu gently stroked his pulse, concentrating on feeling every beat.

The old couple were relatively calm at first, but when they saw Ruogu frowning, a tense atmosphere suddenly filled the air. Hu Guofeng's heartbeat seemed to increase several times, and his palms were slightly sweaty.

Aunt Hu's eyes also revealed uneasiness and anxiety, and even her breathing became cautious, for fear of breaking this fragile peace and hearing unacceptable bad news.

Chen Ruogu thought for a moment and said to the old couple, "Hemiplegia caused by stroke may be caused by the limbs, but the source of the disease is actually in the brain."

Aunt Hu's body tensed up, and she nodded slightly.
“The doctor said the same thing before. He said that the brain structure is complicated and if surgery is performed, the patient may not wake up.

At present, we can only maintain the status quo. It is good enough if the condition does not get worse. However, Lao Hu's blood lipids were high again after a check-up yesterday, so his physical condition is not optimistic. "

Seeing her tearful eyes, Chen Ruogu quickly handed her a tissue and waited until she was calmer before continuing:

"Surgery will seriously damage Uncle Hu's vitality. Stroke causes blood stasis that blocks the meridians. It is safest to regulate the governing vessel's qi."

Since Hu Guofeng suffered a stroke, Aunt Hu has been accompanying him to seek medical treatment everywhere, including to many large hospitals in first-tier cities. She knows a little about the disease, but her knowledge is limited to that of Western medicine.

Therefore, she could not understand Ruogu's words. Aunt Hu asked anxiously, "Doctor, can you tell me whether our old Hu's disease can be cured?"

Uncle Hu reached out to pull Aunt Hu with trembling hands, and said incoherently, "Don't... worry, I... won't die... listen... to the doctor."

He said these words with great difficulty, and the clothes on his chest were wet with saliva. Aunt Hu hurriedly took out a cotton towel from her handbag and wiped him carefully.

After she had taken good care of Uncle Hu, she choked up and said, "Doctor, you don't know, after the examination yesterday, I have been worried. I am not afraid of serving him for the rest of my life, I am just afraid that he will abandon me halfway..."

Chen Ruogu could see that the old couple had a very good relationship, and she was moved by their mutual support and love.

Her eyes were full of understanding and concern, and she smiled and said:
"Don't worry, Auntie. Uncle Hu's condition is not that bad. He can be treated with acupuncture. By regulating the Qi of the Governor Vessel and improving cerebral blood flow, it will be easier to recover."

Aunt Hu grabbed Ruogu's wrist as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, and said in an urgent tone:
"Is it really curable? I'm willing to lose everything I own as long as it can save Old Hu from suffering."

Chen Ruogu felt a sharp pain in her wrist. Before she could say anything, Chi Zhengzheng, who was recording the video nearby, quickly reminded her, "Auntie, please let go quickly. The doctor won't be able to give you an injection if your wrist is injured."

Aunt Hu was filled with shame, and she quickly let go of her hand and apologized, "I'm so sorry, I was too excited..."

Chen Ruogu understood the feelings of the patient's family and said softly:

"It's okay. Acupuncture will take a long time. If you have nothing else to do, you can do it now. Uncle Hu is not in good health."

Now that Aunt Hu is no longer looking after her grandson and doesn't take care of her children's household affairs, how could she not have time?

Chi Zhengzheng quickly put away his phone and tactfully helped push the wheelchair into the ward.

She has to do the preparations before acupuncture, and can only shoot the video without delaying the patient's treatment.

Chen Ruogu looked at the long queue of patients waiting, walked up to them, and said sincerely:
"I'm so sorry, everyone! I have to give acupuncture to a patient later. His condition is complicated and the treatment is time-consuming and labor-intensive. I can't take care of you for a while. If anyone can't wait, you can go to other clinics. If you don't mind waiting, you can come and get a number first. We will continue to see patients this afternoon."

Waiting in line while sick was already stressful and tiring, and after hearing Ruogu say this, some people in the crowd immediately started complaining.

"What's going on? His life is life, so our lives don't need to be saved?"

“We are all patients, why should we treat them differently?”

"Giving him acupuncture without having to stay by his side all the time is a complete waste of time."

"I finally took half a day off, but ended up not getting treatment, my salary was deducted, and I had to wait in line for such a long time."

Everyone was a little excited, He Hui stepped forward and said:
"Please understand each other. Everyone comes here for Dr. Chen's medical skills. She is very exhausted in giving acupuncture to stroke patients with hemiplegia. She has no energy left to treat other people. Forcing treatment will not be worth the cost. Our Dr. Chen is a kind-hearted doctor. Please put yourself in her shoes and show more understanding."

Chen Ruogu was skilled, steady and reliable. She said that anyone who was extremely unwell could stay for treatment. She said all the nice things she could to calm them down. When she entered the ward, Chi Zhengzheng stuck out his tongue and said:
"Our Doctor Chen is so busy that he has to deal with so many things. Would you like to consider hiring another doctor or taking in an apprentice?"

Chen Ruogu glanced at her and said in a clear tone:
"Jishitang is the Chen family's business, and it is for the purpose of curing diseases. I just want to focus on my patients. As for taking in disciples, I will consider it when I am older."

Chi Zhengzheng was just saying that. There were few people in Jishidiang and no intrigue, so she lived a comfortable life.

Aunt Hu waited until the two of them finished talking before she asked nervously, "Doctor Chen, can I stay here and watch while you give me the acupuncture?"

Chen Ruogu took out the 2-inch acupuncture needle and smiled, "Of course, just don't touch us when you insert the needle."

Aunt Hu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, I'll just sit next to you and watch without moving. I definitely won't disturb you."

Chen Ruogu smiled and said, "Don't be too nervous. Acupuncture is mainly about stimulating different acupuncture points. There are not so many details."

Hu Guofeng's condition is complicated, so she needs to transform her true Qi into extremely thin threads to slowly clear the way. Except for people like Huaixi who can feel the true Qi in their bodies, ordinary people simply cannot figure out the trick.

Ruogu was not worried about what the patients she had treated would say. How could those beneficiaries guarantee that they would not get sick again in the future? Even if someone powerful investigated her in the future, she could tell them her health-preserving secrets openly. After all, knowing the secrets was useless, as it also depended on opportunity and physical condition.

Chi Zhengzheng disinfected Hu Guofeng's local skin, and Ruogu helped him lie on his healthy side. He first quickly twisted the needle to insert it into the main acupoints such as Shenshu, Taixi, and Mingmen, and then used the method of equal supplementation and equal drainage to transport the true Qi into Hu Guofeng's body.

If the blood vessels are without Qi, they will stagnate and become congested. When tiny bits of true Qi flow through the body, it replenishes the body's vitality, dissipates blood stasis, and allows Qi and blood to flow smoothly in the meridians.

Since his stroke, Hu Guofeng has never felt so full of energy and blood and his meridians are so unblocked. He seems to have regained his vitality.

He looked at Chen Ruogu with his eyes sparkling, and spoke clearly:
"Doctor Chen, I feel extremely comfortable, as if my muscles are breathing gently..."

Aunt Hu stood up suddenly, her fists clenched tightly, her legs trembling slightly with excitement, her face full of disbelief.

Chen Ruogu looked calm. After getting the qi, she had to keep the needles in for 30 minutes. She had to move the needles every five minutes. Most of the true qi in her body had been drained, but she still had to continue consuming it.

"This is the first time we've performed acupuncture. It will stimulate the vitality of the internal organs and meridians, and will restore some limb functions. You must not move." Hu Guofeng looked at Ruogu with extremely fanatical eyes, and he took her words as his guiding principle. He obediently suppressed his excitement, and Aunt Hu also covered her mouth tightly for fear of disturbing her.

Chi Zhengzheng had seen Chen Ruogu perform acupuncture to treat illnesses. At the time, she just thought that her medical skills were superb and didn't think much about it. But today's scene was simply amazing. Her hands began to tremble with excitement as she filmed the video.

In the ward, Ruogu was the only one with the calmest mentality. She had predicted this effect long ago, but she had just restrained herself before.

The acupuncture lasted for more than an hour before it was finished. All the internal energy in Ruogu's body was exhausted and her face turned pale.

Although Hu Guofeng's legs are still unable to walk, his upper body can move freely, his facial expressions can be controlled, and the drooling from the corners of his mouth finally stops.

The old couple was still a little dazed when they left. Chen Ruogu could not care less. She said weakly, "I want to go back to my room to rest. Sister Yang, please bring my lunch upstairs..."

Not to mention that Hu Guofeng and his wife felt it was unreal, even He Hui and the others stared at her as if she were a god. Only Sister Yang woke up the fastest. She stepped forward to support Ruogu, and said with great distress:

"Madam, why are you so honest? Even if you treat someone, you can't hurt your own vitality..."

Chen Ruogu didn't mind her nagging, and said weakly: "I'm fine, it's not that my vitality is damaged, it's just that my internal energy is exhausted... I will recover soon..."

Sister Yang didn’t understand what was going on, she just kept reminding her not to do that again next time.

After watching Chen Ruogu go upstairs, Chi Zhengzheng stupidly asked He Hui and Xie Bin: "What does Sister Ruogu mean? What is true qi?"

He Hui came back to his senses and patted her head, then lowered his voice and said mysteriously:

"That's my sister-in-law's family secret. I've heard her mention it before. With my sister-in-law's medical skills, I'm afraid even Brother Yuan won't be able to compare to her in the future..."

Chi Zhengzheng said as a matter of course: "Brother Yuan was able to marry Sister Ruogu, it was a blessing for him to cultivate for several lifetimes. Sister Ruogu is just low-key. I recorded all the videos just now. I'm sure it will go viral if I post them online. Xie Bin, let's figure out how to edit them properly."

Although Xie Bin doesn't talk much, he is very reliable in his work. He originally thought that the purpose of incubating internet celebrities was just to build momentum for Chen Ruogu's official announcement, but now it seems that she is even more powerful than he thought.

He Hui quickly said, "Send me a video first, and I'll let Brother Yuan see that they are husband and wife. There's nothing to hide about this."

Chi Zhengzheng had no objection. After all, Yu Yuan was the big boss behind the scenes. She directly forwarded the original video. He Hui sat there watching it intently. It took him a long time to sigh after watching it.

"What kind of immortal master am I following?"

Chen Ruogu had planned to continue seeing patients in the afternoon, but when she lay on the bed with her eyes closed and practiced the health-preserving techniques, her dantian was like a huge whirlpool that continuously absorbed true energy, and her whole body entered a very mysterious state.

When Yu Huaixi returned home for lunch at noon, she heard that her mother was sleeping upstairs because she was too tired from treating patients and saving lives, so she was not too worried. She went upstairs to take a look and knew that her mother was practicing health preservation techniques, so she did not interfere.

When she came back from school in the afternoon and stepped into Jishiditang, she saw everyone squatting together with worried faces. She asked in surprise, "Uncle He, could it be that my mother hasn't woken up yet?"

He Hui nodded solemnly and said worriedly, "Just now Sister Yang went upstairs to call sister-in-law, but she didn't wake up no matter how hard she tried. We were worried that something had happened to her..."

It was very difficult for He Hui to say this. Before he had time to congratulate himself on following the right person, he was faced with such a situation. If something really happened to his sister-in-law, he didn't dare to think about what Brother Yuan would do. He was so worried that his hair was almost going bald.

Chi Zhengzheng's eyes were red, and he choked up and said:

"Xixi, we are all waiting for you to come back. Sister Ruogu loves you the most. If you can't wake her up, let's rush her to the hospital."

Yu Huaixi knew that there was something wrong with her mother and mother's health, and she didn't want to send her mother to the hospital unless it was absolutely necessary. She said calmly: "Don't be nervous, just do what you need to do. Mom will wake up after she has rested well."

Sister Yang believed in Huai Xi unconditionally. She said without hesitation, "Then I'll go cook first. You go upstairs to accompany the wife. She will definitely be hungry when she wakes up."

Huai Xi turned around and went upstairs. Unlike when she entered the room at noon, this moment she could feel the true energy in her mother's body, a very full feeling.

She sat down next to her mother and practiced the health-preserving techniques. The inner energy flowed into her body like hair, until she felt it could not absorb any more, and then she opened her eyes.

Ruogu leaned in and looked into her daughter's eyes. The corners of her mouth curved into a graceful arc. She touched her daughter's face lovingly and said, "How are you? Do you feel well?"

Huai Xi stared at her mother intently and said in amazement:

"Mom, your temperament is becoming more and more fresh and ethereal, like a fairy who is not affected by worldly affairs."

Chen Ruogu smiled and said casually:

"It may be because of the advanced level of the Health Preservation Technique that my body has become lighter. This technique is more sophisticated than I thought. It is a perfect match for acupuncture and moxibustion. However, it is extremely difficult to advance. If you continue to practice, you may make a breakthrough."

Huai Xi is extremely smart, how could he not understand this truth? Regardless of other things, it still has the effect of prolonging life. Maybe it is also due to it that the mother and daughter were able to travel through time.

"I won't waste it. Everyone is waiting for you downstairs. Everyone will be worried if you don't wake up."

Chen Ruogu quickly took out her cell phone to check. It was already past five o'clock. She had indeed slept for a long time. Yu Yuan had sent her a message, so she decided to reply later.

"Then hurry downstairs to eat. It will be bad if you are late for evening self-study."

Seeing Ruogu come downstairs safely, everyone felt relieved. They were all smart people, and no one asked questions without knowing the limits.

They ignored the change in her temperament and thought it was a filter they put on her after seeing Ruogu's medical skills.

Everyone sat around the round table. Chi Zhengzheng was eating his food and said to Ruogu with great interest:

"Sister Ruogu, I just saw the hot search. Brother Yuan actually released the recording of his phone call with Zhou Tong. Zhou Tong is now in a state of complete ruin."

Chen Ruogu asked curiously, "Release the recording to prove the truth. Zhou Tong can't at most commit fraud. How can she not be able to turn over? I heard that she still has some strength."

He Hui smiled and explained, "Sister-in-law, you don't understand the rules of the entertainment industry. With her talent, there are many people in the entertainment industry. Brother Yuan's fans can boycott her and make her unable to turn over. In the future, no one who cooperates with Brother Yuan will use her. She has been banned."