The jujube rolled straight to the old physician's feet.
Only after spitting out the jujube did the child let out a wailing cry.
Song Yaoyao comforted them, saying,
"It's alright now, it's alright. With such a young child, you need to keep a closer eye on them in the future."
The husband and wife moved to kneel before Song Yaoyao again, but she hurriedly helped them up.
"No need for thanks, it was just a small favor.
Take good care of the child."
The man's voice was somewhat choked with tears of joy.
"Thank you, benefactor.
I wonder how much the consultation fee is?"
Song Yaoyao glanced at the old physician, who caught her meaning instantly.
"It was this young lady who saved the child, so the consultation fee naturally goes to her. As for how much it should be, that's up to her to decide."
Since it was up to her, Song Yaoyao stated it directly:
"It was merely a matter of convenience, no consultation fee is needed."
The woman waved her hands hurriedly.
"How can that be? That absolutely won't do."
Song Yaoyao continued,
"I am not a physician here; I'm merely a patient who came to see a doctor, and I happened to run into this situation. As it chanced, I happen to know a method of first aid.
There's no need for a consultation fee."
After the husband and wife talked for a long time, Song Yaoyao refused all their offers.
Song Yaoyao finally advised them,
"You should hurry back and take good care of the child.
The child's throat might be a bit injured, so feed them plain, soft, and mushy food over the next few days."
"Alright, we've noted it all down.
Thank you, young lady."
Song Yaoyao waved her hand, and only then did the couple leave, carrying the child.
The people at the entrance of the medical hall had long since heard the commotion inside, and every single one of them had pricked up their ears to listen.
They had all seen the scene earlier when the man carried the child inside.
They had also heard the old physician tell the couple to accept their grief, never expecting that the child would be saved by Little Lord Song.
Now, watching the man emerge carrying the child, everyone involuntarily looked toward the child in the man's arms.
The child, who had earlier been rolling their eyes with obstructed breathing, was now breathing smoothly and clearly was out of danger.
They never imagined that Little Lord Song also knew medicine.
Song Qingling supported Song Yaoyao and prepared to leave as well, but was stopped by the old physician.
"Young ladies, please stay a moment."
The two stopped, and Song Yaoyao slowly turned around and asked,
"Doctor, is there something else?"
The old physician walked over, stammering for quite a while without saying what it was about.
Song Yaoyao looked at the old physician and asked,
"Doctor, if you have something to say, spit it out."
The old physician closed his eyes for a moment before speaking.
"I wanted to ask, might you explain the first aid method you used just now to me?
If it's inconvenient, just pretend I never asked."
Song Yaoyao nodded in realization.
In ancient times, skills like medicine were all passed down through lineages and generally never taught to outsiders.
That was why the old physician had stammered and taken so long to dare ask; Song Yaoyao could understand.
Yet Song Yaoyao possessed the soul of a twenty-first-century modern; she held no such notions whatsoever.
She only hoped that more people would learn this first aid method so it could save a few more lives.
Thus, she said,
"There's nothing inconvenient about it.
This method is called the Heimlich Maneuver. You stand behind the child, wrap both arms around their waist, make a fist with one hand and grasp it with the other, then thrust quickly and forcefully upward into the child's abdomen. Repeat this several times until the foreign object is expelled."
While explaining, Song Yaoyao also demonstrated for the old physician so he could see more clearly.
The method was very simple, and the old physician, the people in the medical hall, and even the patients there all grasped it instantly.
None of them expected that Song Yaoyao would have no reservations whatsoever, teaching this life-saving method to everyone right out in the open. Such breadth of mind was truly admirable!
The old physician felt the same way. When Song Yaoyao had first brought so many people over, he had assumed she was a spoiled and domineering young woman, but it turned out his judgment had been flawed.
Not only was this young lady extraordinarily skilled in medicine, but she also possessed such a magnanimous spirit, filling him with admiration.
The old physician walked up to Song Yaoyao and solemnly bowed to her. Song Yaoyao hurriedly waved her hands.
"There's no need for this!"
The old physician said sincerely,
"The young lady is immensely talented with a vast magnanimity, and she justly deserves this bow."
Before Song Yaoyao could say anything, the old physician continued to ask,
"Young lady, do you practice medicine?"
Song Yaoyao answered without a moment's hesitation,
"I don't. The first aid method from just now was something a foreigner taught me when I encountered them in the past."
Anyway, the old physician didn't know her, so she was free to fabricate any excuse she pleased!
The old physician nodded.
"I see!"
Originally, the old physician had wanted to invite Song Yaoyao to practice in his medical hall, but that clearly wasn't going to happen now.
Had Song Yaoyao known what the old physician was thinking, she surely would have glared at him angrily and demanded, "I taught you first aid, and this is how you repay me?
By turning me into a diligent, toiling laborer?
Won't your conscience hurt?
You're returning enmity for kindness, you know that?
Old man, you have no conscience!"
Song Yaoyao said, "Doctor, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first."
The old physician personally escorted the two Song sisters to the entrance of the medical hall before saying,
"Safe travels, young lady!"
Song Yaoyao nodded, and with Song Qingling supporting her, walked toward the people waiting outside.
The moment the people outside saw Song Yaoyao, they immediately swarmed around and asked,
"Little Lord Song, we heard you just saved that child. What method did you use?"
"Exactly, what method did you use? We all saw that child rolling their eyes, yet they were better in just this short moment."
Everyone was simply curious and had no intention of prying into Song Yaoyao's medical skills.
To their astonishment, however, Song Yaoyao proceeded to explain and demonstrate the Heimlich Maneuver to everyone once again before saying,
"Once everyone has learned this, if you encounter such an incident again, you can administer first aid at the very first moment!"
They all looked at each other in blank dismay, never expecting that Little Lord Song would teach such a medical technique to everyone!
Such magnanimity was beyond anything they could compare to!
Without a word, everyone collectively took a step back, and then all bowed in unison to Song Yaoyao.
Seeing over a hundred people bowing to her, Song Yaoyao waved her hand.
"There's no need for this. I only hope that at critical moments, a few more lives can be saved.
Of course, I wouldn't mind at all if you taught this method to even more people!"
At that moment, the admiration for Song Yaoyao among the crowd reached its peak.
Just then, the man from earlier walked over carrying quite a few pastries.
"Young lady, since you won't accept the consultation fee, and we have nothing else to thank you with, please accept some pastries made by our own family shop."
Song Yaoyao was about to refuse, but the man grew anxious.
"Young lady, if you don't accept them, our hearts won't rest easy.
Please take them!"
After a moment's thought, Song Yaoyao accepted the pastries.