Golden needles worked faster, but Zhu Yanyi chose silver needles to teach the doctors.
"Watch closely," she said. "The liver filters blood, removing bad bacteria. But now the liver is sick, so it cannot filter well. Our acupuncture will help filter the blood, pulling out the bad things."
She inserted the needles into the specific points.
After finishing, she told the seven doctors, "With golden needles, three sessions are enough for this level of illness. With silver needles, you need seven. With ordinary needles, thirteen. Remember, not one more, not one less."
She added, "Wait three days between each session. Do not do it continuously. The body needs time to rest."
Then she turned to Zhou Meixiang. "I will write a prescription. The pharmacy nurses will bring boiled medicine twice a day, morning and afternoon. Just take it."
"I will check on you every day at 8:30 AM. If you feel unwell, tell me. If I am not there, come to the clinic on the fourth floor, east side, or ask a nurse to find me. I usually check twice a day, at 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM."
"I remember," Zhou Meixiang nodded seriously.
Zhu Yanyi nodded. "Good." She turned to the seven doctors. "Come with me to write the prescriptions."
Back in the clinic, she wrote the prescriptions and let them read it to ensure they remembered. Then she had the nurse fetch the herbs. She checked the herb packs herself before they were boiled.
"As doctors, whether Chinese or Western, you must check the medicine yourself," she instructed. "Especially in Chinese medicine, check twice. Once before boiling, and once after. When checking the boiled medicine, keep a sample in a bottle. Label it with the date. Keep it for three months after the patient leaves. Only dispose of it when the patient is fully recovered at the follow-up."
She did this to prevent unnecessary trouble.
"We remember," the seven doctors nodded. They understood. Medicine errors could be dangerous. Checking carefully protected the patients and prevented others from framing them.
After a long day, Zhu Yanyi finished her work and left.
As soon as she got in the car, Luo Gang received a call and handed her the phone. "Miss, it is Master Yan."
Zhu Yanyi smiled. "This phone is convenient." She answered, "Aohan, what is it?"
Hearing her clear voice, Yan Aohan chuckled. "Can I not call you if I have no business?"
Zhu Yanyi snorted. "Come on. If you wanted to chat, you would call at night. Now you know I just got off work and am in the car. Why call if you have no business?"
"You are right," Yan Aohan praised. Then he said, "Ani, I have a patient who needs your help."
"Send her over," Zhu Yanyi said without hesitation. She never refused Yan Aohan.
"Good. I will send him to Jingdu tomorrow. He will contact Luo Gang first. Have Luo Gang pick him up." Yan Aohan continued, "By the way, this patient has a lot of money. You can extort him freely. His money is not being used for nothing."
Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow. This person must be close to Yan Aohan. She laughed, "Okay, I remember. Your meaning is to extort as much as possible. I will not forget. The extra money can go to our foundation."
Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan’s foundation, called the Aoyan Foundation, was already running. For cases like Zhou Meixiang’s, Zhu Yanyi had already applied for aid, so she did not spend her own money.
She was waiting for the right time to promote the Aoyan Foundation to the world.
Yan Aohan laughed. "Are you busy lately?"
"It is okay. I took a liver cancer patient yesterday. It is not severe, just mid-to-late stage, so treatment is not hard. But I also have to teach seven doctors. One is from Jingdu Hospital, and the others are from different hospitals."
Zhu Yanyi felt helpless. Medical development was slow. She knew she could not be the only skilled doctor. Everyone needed to improve.
Yan Aohan said, "Treating patients is one thing, but resting is also important. I worry you treat patients by day and study things by night."
She seemed to remember something. "By the way, is the Crystal Jade Face Pill ready?"
Zhu Yanyi almost choked. "Yes, it is ready. I will give it to you next time you come." She did not understand why a man needed beauty pills.
"Good," Yan Aohan nodded satisfactorily. They chatted for a while before hanging up.
As soon as Yan Aohan hung up, the person sitting opposite him looked at him with dissatisfaction. "What do you mean I have money and can be extorted freely?"
"You do have money, much more than me. Besides, did you not want to meet my wife? I gave you the chance. What more do you want?" Yan Aohan looked at him disdainfully.
The visitor coughed. "We are sworn brothers, right? You found her but did not tell me. I heard from Old Pan and came to see for myself, to make sure you did not make a mistake."
Yan Aohan sneered. "Whose fault was it back then?"
The visitor paused. "I admit, it was my fault. I was careless then." He then said seriously, "But you must forgive me. Who knew there would be such cruel people? They almost wiped out my clan. I had to leave. I only meant to punish them."