A Patient with Gallstones

Whatever treatment you choose, the best one is the one that suits you best. If someone says ginseng is good, then eat ginseng; if someone says lingzhi is great, then eat lingzhi.

There is no such thing as good or bad; the best product is the one that suits your own constitution.

There's a saying that rhubarb can save lives without merit, while ginseng can kill without fault—that's the point.

It was almost time to get off work, so Su Ziyang packed his things, preparing to take the book home and read it in bed.

After tidying up the cabinet, Su Ziyang pulled out a box containing a watch, a gift from Han Xixi.

Su Ziyang dislikes wearing any jewelry, including watches. It's too troublesome for him to take them off and put them on repeatedly while practicing his martial arts. Even the chicken blood vine bracelet that Xuhui gave him last time, Su Ziyang only wore it a few times before putting it away.

"Hey, I can wear it."

Su Ziyang thought the watch was quite nice, and it would be a waste not to wear it, so he put it on his wrist.

After work, Fairy Li was waiting for Fairy Li. When they held hands, Fairy Li, with her sharp eyes, noticed the watch on Su Ziyang's wrist.

"Hmm~ Susu, tell me the truth, where did you get such a nice watch?"

Fairy Li held Su Ziyang's wrist and examined it carefully for a while.

"It was given to me by the patient."

Indeed, Han Xixi is a patient.

"Nonsense, a patient gifting you such a nice watch. The dial is made of Hetian jade; it must cost a fortune."

When Fairy Li recognized the boxwood last time, Su Ziyang knew that Fairy Li had exceptional eyesight.

Su Ziyang didn't know the watch face was made of Hetian jade either. Fairy Li's words left Su Ziyang completely bewildered. "Really? Is it that valuable?"

"You don't know? It's Hetian jade. I don't think it's a patient, humph. Let me guess."

Su Ziyang saw Fairy Li clutching her wrist with one hand, closing her eyes, and muttering something. Then she suddenly opened her eyes and said, "You Xiao Susu, this watch was a gift from a woman, and a very beautiful and tall one at that! You Xiao Susu, you actually accepted a gift from a beautiful woman behind my back!"

As she spoke, Fairy Li suddenly jumped onto Su Ziyang's back and opened her mouth to bite Su Ziyang, but Su Ziyang took the opportunity to carry Fairy Li on his back.

"Fairy Li, how do you know everything? If I secretly keep a mistress outside, I'll have no secrets left."

Su Ziyang was carrying Fairy Li on his back when Fairy Li bit Su Ziyang on the shoulder, making Su Ziyang wince in pain.

"What?! You're keeping a mistress too! Su Ziyang, I'll bite you to death!!!"

Fairy Li, oh my~ and another bite.

Fairy Li bit down hard, and Su Ziyang clenched his teeth in pain, but he still held on tightly with Fairy Li hands, afraid that Fairy Li would fall.

"Stop biting, I was wrong. I was wrong, I just said it offhand. I was wrong, I was wrong."

Su Ziyang begged for mercy repeatedly before Fairy Li finally let Su Ziyang go, "If you carry me on your back, I'll let you go."

"Carry it on your back, carry it on your back. What are we having for dinner tonight?"

Fairy Li was very light, Su Ziyang had been training his body to be extremely strong every day, so carrying Fairy Li was effortless for him.

"I'll make it for you when we get home. I bought some big Bones; I'll make you some soup."

Su Ziyang is now terrified at the mere mention of making soup; it's more frightening than being bitten.

"Can you make noodles? I want to eat noodles."

Su Ziyang quickly changed the subject.

"Yes, I'll make it for you."

"OK."

"Fairy Li, were you calculating just now?"

"Tch, you want to know everything? All that classical Chinese stuff... Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed."

"Fine, I won't say then."

After having a bowl of noodles for dinner, Fairy Li stayed overnight under the pretext of supervising Su Ziyang's studies. Of course, Fairy Li slept on the bed, while Su Ziyang sat on the futon.

The next day, when they ate tofu pudding, the proprietress praised Li Fairy Li profusely, making Fairy Li blush with embarrassment.

"I'm going to work. You go ahead and do your work."

After Su Ziyang arrived at the consultation room, Yu Xiushui, an older woman he hadn't seen in a long time, appeared with a young man.

"Aunt."

Su Ziyang nodded and greeted him.

"Xiao Su, why did you stop chatting with Liu Jinyu? You have a boyfriend but you didn't even tell your aunt, making that girl always worry about you."

Putting everything else aside, Yu Xiushui immediately started to interrogate and accuse him.

"Ah?"

When Su Ziyang last visited Old Madam Liu's house, Liu Jinyu ran away. Since then, Su Ziyang has not contacted Liu Jinyu at all.

"Auntie, how did you know I have a girlfriend?"

Su Ziyang had no idea what was going on there.

"Your WeChat Moments post from last night?"

Yu Xiushui took out her phone and opened Su Ziyang's WeChat Moments.

Indeed, Su Ziyang posted a message on his WeChat Moments at 9 pm last night, and it received many likes and comments.

He didn't say anything on his WeChat Moments, just a photo of himself carrying Fairy Li on his back, which Fairy Li took.

Needless to say, it was definitely Fairy Li who posted it using her own phone.

"Ah, you're so kind, Auntie, you've gone to so much trouble, always thinking of me. Thank you, thank you so much. Perhaps you could explain this to Liu Jinyu? Thank you for your trouble."

She couldn't tell Liu Jinyu about this directly, but Yu Xiushui didn't say anything and just nodded in agreement.

"Auntie, I wish you happiness. Xiao Su, this is my nephew, could you take a look at his illness?"

After chatting about everyday things for a while, Aunt Yu Xiushui finally revealed the real reason for her visit.

"Ah, please have a seat. Let me take a look."

Su Ziyang Yu Xiushui's heart, so Yu Xiushui didn't let her nephew speak, but instead let Su Ziyang take her pulse.

With a light tap of three fingers, Su Ziyang discovered that Yu Xiushui's nephew had a liver pulse, which, as mentioned before, corresponds to a wiry pulse.

Yu Xiushui's nephew had wiry pulses in both hands. Su Ziyang carefully searched under his fingers and indeed found some clues.

At the junction of the Guan and Chi pulses on the left hand, on the radial side (thumb side), there are several taut little dots, smaller than a grain of millet.

Withdrawing his hand from taking her pulse, Su Ziyang looked at Yu Xiushui's nephew. "You probably have gallstones, right? They're quite large, and quite troublesome."

Yu Xiushui Su Ziyang uttered those words, Aunt Yu Xiushui clapped her hands and then lightly nudged her nephew twice. "See? I told you. He's amazing! I didn't say anything, did I? He diagnosed your problem just by taking your pulse. Isn't that incredible?"

Yu Xiushui's nephew hadn't said a word since he entered the room, remaining silent the whole time, and it was clear that he wasn't very happy.

Su Ziyang directly mentioned his gallstone problem, Yu Xiushui's nephew couldn't hold back any longer. "You really got them? Didn't my aunt tell you before?"

Yu Xiushui could even speak, Su Ziyang was immediately displeased Yu Xiushui her nephew's words. She shoved him from behind, saying, "How can you talk like that? What? Are you implying that your aunt conspired with outsiders to cheat you? I'm doing this for your own good! Can't you just have your gallbladder removed? How old are you? You'll die without a gallbladder!"

Yu Xiushui opened her mouth and launched into a tirade, directly silencing her nephew once again.