Medicine Elder arrived upon hearing the news. After listening to Zhu Yanyi’s plan, she said, "Blindness, deafness, and muteness—I lack the skill to treat these. However, cleft lip surgeries can be performed by both your senior brother and me." Feeling increased sympathy for the children, she naturally hoped for a better future for them.
Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa Yao, since that is the case, after the examinations, you and Senior Brother will be the main surgeons for the children with cleft lips. I will teach you how to handle the leg length discrepancies. I will perform the surgery this time. In the future, if similar cases arise, you may try to treat them. For other conditions, I will handle them for now, and you can observe and learn."
"Agreed." Medicine Elder agreed without hesitation.
Having met Zhu Xinfu, Medicine Elder had a new understanding of Zhu Yanyi’s medical skills. She admitted she could never have treated a broken leg, blindness, or a severed tongue so well. Therefore, she trusted Zhu Yanyi’s intention to help those orphans.
Zhu Yanyi sighed and said, "Actually, many defects in our Huaxia can be treated, but the materials are hard to obtain. I have asked Ao Han to collect the materials for the children in the orphanage."
Medicine Elder asked, "Does this mean if someone collects all the materials, you can treat any defect? For example, a missing hand or a missing leg?"
Zhu Yanyi looked at Medicine Elder. "It is possible, but do you know how many materials are needed for a leg or a hand? Even something as simple as a tongue is very difficult to refine. Last time, for Oswald’s skeleton, I made her collect the materials herself. Fortunately, the Oswald family is an old, established clan, and they barely managed to gather enough materials for one skeleton. Ordinary people might not even see such materials, let alone collect them."
Zhu Yanyi knew what Medicine Elder was thinking, but such things were indeed difficult.
"So, I plan to look for substitute materials when I have free time later. I will try to replace these rare materials with existing non-toxic ones. However, this experiment may take a long time. For now, if anyone wants me to treat them, unless they bring the materials themselves, I cannot treat them," Zhu Yanyi said calmly.
"Can the list of materials be published?" Medicine Elder asked.
Zhu Yanyi nodded with a smile. "Of course." She then handed a piece of paper to Medicine Elder. "These are the materials."
"Oh my, I have only heard of many of these materials, never seen them," Medicine Elder said, feeling helpless. Who would have thought the materials were so rare? No wonder Ao Han had to step in; otherwise, collecting them would be very troublesome.
Zhu Yanyi smiled and said, "It is troublesome, but actually, it is okay. As the doctor treating the patients, I do not find it troublesome. Whether one can collect them depends on luck. So, Grandpa Yao, if anyone asks you this question, you can give them this list of materials."
Medicine Elder laughed. "You little fox." She knew Zhu Yanyi’s intention to treat the orphans was good, but not everyone would think so. Therefore, unless someone truly provided these materials, it would be very difficult to get Zhu Yanyi to intervene.
However, these materials were not simple items.
As Zhu Yanyi predicted, many people learned about what she was doing. When they heard she would treat children with physical defects, they did not doubt it. After all, she had cured someone with osteogenesis imperfecta, so these defects were minor. Thus, many people came to Medicine Elder to inquire.
They did not want to ask Zhu Yanyi directly, as she was not someone to be easily approached. Besides, she had Yan Ao Han by her side. So, they had to ask Medicine Elder indirectly. Medicine Elder was direct and published the list of materials. She told those with defects that as long as they could find these materials, and the materials had to be converted into quantities and measurements according to the formula on the list, they could be treated by Zhu Yanyi once they found the appropriate amount.
Meanwhile, Oswald announced through international channels that this list of materials was real, and the ratios were true. He had collected the materials according to the formula and ratios to get the materials for a skeleton, which allowed him to stand up.
There are countless people with disabilities in the world, but the materials on this list are impossible to find. Even old, established families like Oswald’s could only find some, let alone ordinary people. Of course, ordinary people who could find them have started looking, hoping for better luck.
So, sometimes not knowing the truth is better. Once the truth is known, it is heartbreaking. Just like this list of materials, the hope of becoming normal is right in front of them, but the materials on the list leave them feeling lost.
Yan Ao Han watched Zhu Yanyi play tricks on the world and said speechlessly, "Aren’t you afraid they will come to rob the materials from you?"
"They dare not. I refine these materials in the Ruyi Space. Refining requires Bing Lan’s help, so they cannot get them. Even if they did, without my medical skills and refining techniques, they could not refine the necessary parts. So, they may hate me with their teeth gritted, but they dare not rob my things. Besides, I am not money, not everyone likes me. Let them hate me. A genius who is not envied is not a genius," Zhu Yanyi said with a proud smile.
Yan Ao Han couldn’t help but laugh and poked Zhu Yanyi. "Fortunately, I have some ability. The materials you need will all arrive in about half a month."
Zhu Yanyi nodded. "After these children are treated, I plan to research whether ordinary materials can be used as substitutes. Seeing these children, I feel there must be many similar cases in orphanages across our country. If we can find substitute materials, these children can obviously live normal lives."
Yan Ao Han nodded. "Take your time with this. Do not be impatient. It will be resolved eventually."
"En." Zhu Yanyi agreed. She naturally believed this matter would be resolved.
She, Zhu Yanyi, had never failed in anything she did. It would just take a lot of time. This meant less time to accompany Yan Ao Han, and Zhu Yanyi frowned slightly.