"Auntie, this is the herbal decoction I brewed . Please try it," said w.a.n.g Yao .

"Okay, thanks," said Tong Wei's mother with a smile .

Tong Wei's mother didn't talk much .

"Have the decoction when it is warm . Take a small cup of decoction each time, and finish all of it within three days," said w.a.n.g Yao .

When they were talking, the doorbell rang again . Another visitor came . w.a.n.g Yao knew the visitor, Yang Ming; he was w.a.n.g Yao's old schoolmate . Yang Ming came with a present, and he was surprised to see w.a.n.g Yao in Tong Wei's home .

"Hi, w.a.n.g Yao!" said Yang Ming .

"Hi, Yang Ming . What a coincidence!" said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile . He stood up from the chair .

It was a bit awkward for them to meet here .

"Hi, Yang Ming, please sit down," Tong Wei's mother also stood up .

"Hi, auntie, you look much better than last time . I brought some gelatin for you," said Yang Ming .

"Thank you! I've said before, you don't need to bring anything when you come here," said Tong Wei's mother with a smile .

w.a.n.g Yao could feel that Tong Wei's mother preferred Yang Ming .

"Do you know each other?" asked Tong Wei's father .

"Yes, we are old schoolmates . w.a.n.g Yao, me and Tong Wei used to be in the same cla.s.s . w.a.n.g Yao was one of the best students!" said Yang Ming .

"Really? What a coincidence . w.a.n.g Yao brought us some herbal decoction," said Tong Wei's father .

"Herbal decoction?" said Yang Ming in surprise .

"Yes, he brewed it himself," said Tong Wei's mother .

"You brewed it yourself? Yao, I thought you studied biology in the university, since when you can brew herbal decoctions?" asked Yang Ming curiously .

"I learned it last year," said w.a.n.g Yao calmly .

"Last year?" Tong Wei's parents frowned . They thought w.a.n.g Yao had a medical qualification, so they asked w.a.n.g Yao to prescribe an herbal formula for them . They didn't know his background was biology, not medicine . He only started to learn medicine last year and only had one and a half years' experience at most .

What can he learn during such a short period of time? How ridiculous that he's already started to see patients and prescribe herbal formulas! thought Tong Wei's parents .

"Last year? Really?" asked Yang Ming with a smile . He was apparently taking pleasure in w.a.n.g Yao's misfortune .

Yang Ming had been chasing after Tong Wei for a long time . He visited Tong Wei at Dao City on a number of occasions, but Tong Wei didn't seem to be interested in him . Yang Ming didn't give up . He always came back after defeat and changed his strategy . He started to approach Tong Wei's parents . He visited them regularly and always brought presents, such as health products and wooden sculptures . Yang Ming was very articulate, and he knew how to make Tong Wei's parents happy .

Today, he met w.a.n.g Yao at Tong Wei's home . He knew immediately that w.a.n.g Yao was also interested in Tong Wei . So, w.a.n.g Yao was his rival in love . He had been thinking of how to embarra.s.s w.a.n.g Yao since he walked through the door . He wanted w.a.n.g Yao to take the hint that Tong Wei's parents would not accept him . Now, he found a way to attack w.a.n.g Yao .

Biology was remotely related to medicine . He only studied medicine for just over a year before prescribing herbal formulas for people . What is he doing? Experimenting on Tong Wei's mother? thought Yang Ming . He didn't speak out his thoughts, as he knew going beyond the limit was as bad as falling short .

"There won't be any problems with my prescription," said w.a.n.g Yao calmly and confidently .

"There won't be any problems?" doubted Tong Wei's mother .

"If you have concerns about my prescription, you can just use a small amount at the beginning," suggested w.a.n.g Yao .

"Okay," said Tong Wei's mother .

The living room of Tong Wei's apartment was big, and the airflow was good, but the atmosphere was a bit heavy .

"Uncle, Auntie, I've got to go now," said w.a.n.g Yao . He felt there was no need for him to continue to stay, as Tong Wei's parents didn't seem to like him .

"Why not stay for lunch?" asked Tong Wei's mother . w.a.n.g Yao didn't think she genuinely wanted him to stay, so he declined and left .

Yang Ming was still at Tong Wei's place and tried to impress her parents .

He was not sure why, but w.a.n.g Yao suddenly felt his visit to Tong Wei's place was meaningless .

w.a.n.g Yao went back home briefly before he returned to Nanshan hill . He tried to calm himself down by reading scriptures for a while . Then, he sat in the chair and looked outside through the window until it was got dark . He then realized that it was time to go home for dinner .

w.a.n.g Yao received a call from Tian Yuantu at night . Tian Yuantu sounded urgent on the phone . He asked w.a.n.g Yao if he was available the next day because Secretary Yang's mother was ill again . She suddenly felt extremely cold, and Secretary Yang was very worried . Tian Yuantu would like w.a.n.g Yao to see Secretary Yang's mother as soon as possible .

"How about tomorrow?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"Okay, I'll pick you up," said Tian Yuantu .

w.a.n.g Yao returned to Nanshan hill after dinner and started to brew another dose of decoction for Secretary Yang's mother .

Secretary Yang's mother was seriously ill . The cold evil went deep inside her internal organs and damaged her health . Although Regather soup improved her health, it only cured her symptoms and not the disease . Once the effects of Regather soup had disappeared, the cold evil came back to attack her again .

Dealing with people in high social status was not easy . w.a.n.g Yao knew this well .

. . .

Tian Yuantu came early the next morning right after w.a.n.g Yao had finished breathing exercises .

The two of them left the village and drove to a quiet house in Haiqu . The house was not Secretary Yang's private house, but rather, it was more like a clubhouse . w.a.n.g Yao met Secretary Yang and his mother again inside the house . His mother was a thin and kind lady .

It was spring, and the heating supply in northern China had already stopped, but it was still quite warm indoors . The room had its own heater, which was turned on when w.a.n.g Yao was inside . Even with the heater on, Secretary Yang's mother was wearing a lot of clothes and a heavy coat . She was obviously extremely sensitive to the cold .

There was only Secretary Yang and his mother in the room apart from w.a.n.g Yao and Tian Yuantu . Secretary Yang didn't bring any staff members with him .

"Hi, Auntie," greeted Tian Yuantu .

"Hi, Yuantu," said Secretary Yang's mother .

"This is the doctor who prescribed the herbal formula for you," said Tian Yuantu .

"h.e.l.lo, my name is w.a.n.g Yao," said w.a.n.g Yao .

"h.e.l.lo! I wanted to thank you in person a long time ago . Please sit down . Haichuan, make a cup of tea for Dr . w.a.n.g and Yuantu," said Secretary Yang's mother .

"I'll do it myself," said Tian Yuantu . He and w.a.n.g Yao both stood up and made themselves a cup of tea .

What kind of person could let a Party Secretary make a cup of tea for them?

After chatting with Secretary Yang's mother for a while, w.a.n.g Yao found this old lady was short of breath and very weak . She was in poor health and didn't have much vitality .

"Can I check your pulse?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"Sure," said Secretary Yang's mother .

w.a.n.g Yao was shocked after he checked Secretary Yang's mother's pulse . Her pulse was very light and floaty . A floating pulse indicated poor health, and an extremely floaty pulse indicated a serious illness, which could be beyond a cure .

The pulse was like swimming fish .

w.a.n.g Yao could feel that the pulse was shallow and unstable . This indicated an extreme amount of Yin, an extreme imbalance of Yin and Yang, and a lack of Yang . Therefore, Secretary Yang's mother was very sensitive to the cold .

w.a.n.g Yao started to think of treatment methods after he had given the diagnosis . This old lady's condition was the exact opposite of Mr . Sun's, who w.a.n.g Yao saw in Dao City a few days ago . Mr . Sun was lacking in Yin, while this old lady was lacking in Yang . So, the treatment process should be the opposite as well .

"What do you think, Dr . w.a.n.g?" asked Secretary Yang after w.a.n.g Yao had kept silent for a while .

"Your mother's condition is very urgent . She should be treated immediately," said w.a.n.g Yao .

"Will you be able to cure her?" asked Secretary Yang . He knew his mother's illness couldn't be delayed . He had taken his mother to a number of specialists for treatment, but she hadn't got any better . Only the herbal decoctions given by w.a.n.g Yao made her feel better .

"I need to think of it," said w.a.n.g Yao .

Secretary Yang's mother's illness was serious and weird . Although w.a.n.g Yao had some knowledge of weird illnesses after seeing Mr . Sun and had a basic treatment plan, extreme amounts of Yin and Yang were only similar in terms of pathology . w.a.n.g Yao had to make a completely different treatment plan for Secretary Yang's mother .

"I have a dose of decoction to give your mother some temporary relief . " w.a.n.g Yao took out a dose of Regather soup . "I still need to think of detailed treatment plan . "

"Okay . " Secretary Yang accepted the decoction .

After w.a.n.g Yao had diagnosed Secretary Yang's mother, they started to chat . Secretary Yang's mother was a nice old lady who made w.a.n.g Yao feel at ease . w.a.n.g Yao even thought she was not much different from the elders in his village .

Secretary Yang asked w.a.n.g Yao and Tian Yuantu to stay for lunch, but w.a.n.g Yao still didn't feel very comfortable dining with Secretary Yang . They stayed for lunch anyways, and he and Tian Yuantu left afterwards . Tian Yuantu asked about Secretary Yang's mother's illness again on their way back to the village .

"Is she really very ill?" asked Tian Yuantu .

"Yes, more serious than I have expected, almost beyond curing," said w.a.n.g Yao .

Tian Yuantu looked depressed . He was concerned about Secretary Yang's mother, not only because of Secretary Yang's social status but also because of their friends.h.i.+p . Secretary Yang's mother had always been very nice to him . He even considered her a family member .

"Can you cure her?" asked Tian Yuantu .

"I don't know for now . I can't guarantee anything . I have to try," said w.a.n.g Yao . After all, he had never come across such an illness, so he had no experience with it .

As a Traditional Chinese Pharmacist, experience was as important as knowledge . But, one could not gain experience in a short period of time .

"In fact, her condition was similar to Mr . Sun's . The only difference is that she is lacking in Yang, while Mr . Sun is lacking in Yin . Her condition is even slightly better than Mr . Sun," said w.a.n.g Yao .

"I'll leave it to you then," said Tian Yuantu .

"Sure, I'll do my best," said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile .

. . . . Auntie, this is the herbal decoction I brewed . Please try it, said w.a.n.g Yao . Okay, thanks, said Tong Weis mother with a smile . Tong Weis mother didnt talk much . Have the decoction when it is warm . Take a small cup of decoction each time, and finish all of it within three days, said w.a.n.g Yao . When they were talking, the doorbell rang again . Another visitor came . w.a.n.g Yao knew the visitor, Yang Ming; he was w.a.n.g Yaos old schoolmate . Yang Ming came with a present, and he was surprised to see w.a.n.g Yao in Tong Weis home . Hi, w.a.n.g Yao! said Yang Ming . Hi, Yang Ming . What a coincidence! said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile . He stood up from the chair . It was a bit awkward for them to meet here . Hi, Yang Ming, please sit down, Tong Weis mother also stood up . Hi, auntie, you look much better than last time . I brought some gelatin for you, said Yang Ming . Thank you! Ive said before, you dont need to bring anything when you come here, said Tong Weis mother with a smile . w.a.n.g Yao could feel that Tong Weis mother preferred Yang Ming . Do you know each other? asked Tong Weis father . Yes, we are old schoolmates . w.a.n.g Yao, me and Tong Wei used to be in the same cla.s.s . w.a.n.g Yao was one of the best students! said Yang Ming . Really? What a coincidence . w.a.n.g Yao brought us some herbal decoction, said Tong Weis father . . . Herbal decoction? said Yang Ming in surprise . Yes, he brewed it himself, said Tong Weis mother . You brewed it yourself? Yao, I thought you studied biology in the university, since when you can brew herbal decoctions? asked Yang Ming curiously . I learned it last year, said w.a.n.g Yao calmly . Last year? Tong Weis parents frowned . They thought w.a.n.g Yao had a medical qualification, so they asked w.a.n.g Yao to prescribe an herbal formula for them . They didnt know his background was biology, not medicine . He only started to learn medicine last year and only had one and a half years experience at most . What can he learn during such a short period of time? How ridiculous that hes already started to see patients and prescribe herbal formulas! thought Tong Weis parents . Last year? Really? asked Yang Ming with a smile . He was apparently taking pleasure in w.a.n.g Yaos misfortune . Yang Ming had been chasing after Tong Wei for a long time . He visited Tong Wei at Dao City on a number of occasions, but Tong Wei didnt seem to be interested in him . Yang Ming didnt give up . He always came back after defeat and changed his strategy . He started to approach Tong Weis parents . He visited them regularly and always brought presents, such as health products and wooden sculptures . Yang Ming was very articulate, and he knew how to make Tong Weis parents happy . Today, he met w.a.n.g Yao at Tong Weis home . He knew immediately that w.a.n.g Yao was also interested in Tong Wei . So, w.a.n.g Yao was his rival in love . He had been thinking of how to embarra.s.s w.a.n.g Yao since he walked through the door . He wanted w.a.n.g Yao to take the hint that Tong Weis parents would not accept him . Now, he found a way to attack w.a.n.g Yao . Biology was remotely related to medicine . He only studied medicine for just over a year before prescribing herbal formulas for people . What is he doing? Experimenting on Tong Weis mother? thought Yang Ming . He didnt speak out his thoughts, as he knew going beyond the limit was as bad as falling short . There wont be any problems with my prescription, said w.a.n.g Yao calmly and confidently . There wont be any problems? doubted Tong Weis mother . If you have concerns about my prescription, you can just use a small amount at the beginning, suggested w.a.n.g Yao . Okay, said Tong Weis mother . The living room of Tong Weis apartment was big, and the airflow was good, but the atmosphere was a bit heavy . Uncle, Auntie, Ive got to go now, said w.a.n.g Yao . He felt there was no need for him to continue to stay, as Tong Weis parents didnt seem to like him . . . Why not stay for lunch? asked Tong Weis mother . w.a.n.g Yao didnt think she genuinely wanted him to stay, so he declined and left . Yang Ming was still at Tong Weis place and tried to impress her parents . He was not sure why, but w.a.n.g Yao suddenly felt his visit to Tong Weis place was meaningless . w.a.n.g Yao went back home briefly before he returned to Nanshan hill . He tried to calm himself down by reading scriptures for a while . Then, he sat in the chair and looked outside through the window until it was got dark . He then realized that it was time to go home for dinner . w.a.n.g Yao received a call from Tian Yuantu at night . Tian Yuantu sounded urgent on the phone . He asked w.a.n.g Yao if he was available the next day because Secretary Yangs mother was ill again . She suddenly felt extremely cold, and Secretary Yang was very worried . Tian Yuantu would like w.a.n.g Yao to see Secretary Yangs mother as soon as possible . How about tomorrow? asked w.a.n.g Yao . Okay, Ill pick you up, said Tian Yuantu . w.a.n.g Yao returned to Nanshan hill after dinner and started to brew another dose of decoction for Secretary Yangs mother . Secretary Yangs mother was seriously ill . The cold evil went deep inside her internal organs and damaged her health . Although Regather soup improved her health, it only cured her symptoms and not the disease . Once the effects of Regather soup had disappeared, the cold evil came back to attack her again . Dealing with people in high social status was not easy . w.a.n.g Yao knew this well Tian Yuantu came early the next morning right after w.a.n.g Yao had finished breathing exercises . The two of them left the village and drove to a quiet house in Haiqu . The house was not Secretary Yangs private house, but rather, it was more like a clubhouse . w.a.n.g Yao met Secretary Yang and his mother again inside the house . His mother was a thin and kind lady . It was spring, and the heating supply in northern China had already stopped, but it was still quite warm indoors . The room had its own heater, which was turned on when w.a.n.g Yao was inside . Even with the heater on, Secretary Yangs mother was wearing a lot of clothes and a heavy coat . She was obviously extremely sensitive to the cold . There was only Secretary Yang and his mother in the room apart from w.a.n.g Yao and Tian Yuantu . Secretary Yang didnt bring any staff members with him . Hi, Auntie, greeted Tian Yuantu . Hi, Yuantu, said Secretary Yangs mother . This is the doctor who prescribed the herbal formula for you, said Tian Yuantu . h.e.l.lo, my name is w.a.n.g Yao, said w.a.n.g Yao . h.e.l.lo! I wanted to thank you in person a long time ago . Please sit down . Haichuan, make a cup of tea for Dr . w.a.n.g and Yuantu, said Secretary Yangs mother . Ill do it myself, said Tian Yuantu . He and w.a.n.g Yao both stood up and made themselves a cup of tea . What kind of person could let a Party Secretary make a cup of tea for them? After chatting with Secretary Yangs mother for a while, w.a.n.g Yao found this old lady was short of breath and very weak . She was in poor health and didnt have much vitality . Can I check your pulse? asked w.a.n.g Yao . Sure, said Secretary Yangs mother . w.a.n.g Yao was shocked after he checked Secretary Yangs mothers pulse . Her pulse was very light and floaty . A floating pulse indicated poor health, and an extremely floaty pulse indicated a serious illness, which could be beyond a cure . The pulse was like swimming fish . w.a.n.g Yao could feel that the pulse was shallow and unstable . This indicated an extreme amount of Yin, an extreme imbalance of Yin and Yang, and a lack of Yang . Therefore, Secretary Yangs mother was very sensitive to the cold . w.a.n.g Yao started to think of treatment methods after he had given the diagnosis . This old ladys condition was the exact opposite of Mr . Suns, who w.a.n.g Yao saw in Dao City a few days ago . Mr . Sun was lacking in Yin, while this old lady was lacking in Yang . So, the treatment process should be the opposite as well . What do you think, Dr . w.a.n.g? asked Secretary Yang after w.a.n.g Yao had kept silent for a while . Your mothers condition is very urgent . She should be treated immediately, said w.a.n.g Yao . Will you be able to cure her? asked Secretary Yang . He knew his mothers illness couldnt be delayed . He had taken his mother to a number of specialists for treatment, but she hadnt got any better . Only the herbal decoctions given by w.a.n.g Yao made her feel better . I need to think of it, said w.a.n.g Yao . Secretary Yangs mothers illness was serious and weird . Although w.a.n.g Yao had some knowledge of weird illnesses after seeing Mr . Sun and had a basic treatment plan, extreme amounts of Yin and Yang were only similar in terms of pathology . w.a.n.g Yao had to make a completely different treatment plan for Secretary Yangs mother . I have a dose of decoction to give your mother some temporary relief . w.a.n.g Yao took out a dose of Regather soup . I still need to think of detailed treatment plan . Okay . Secretary Yang accepted the decoction . After w.a.n.g Yao had diagnosed Secretary Yangs mother, they started to chat . Secretary Yangs mother was a nice old lady who made w.a.n.g Yao feel at ease . w.a.n.g Yao even thought she was not much different from the elders in his village . Secretary Yang asked w.a.n.g Yao and Tian Yuantu to stay for lunch, but w.a.n.g Yao still didnt feel very comfortable dining with Secretary Yang . They stayed for lunch anyways, and he and Tian Yuantu left afterwards . Tian Yuantu asked about Secretary Yangs mothers illness again on their way back to the village . Is she really very ill? asked Tian Yuantu . Yes, more serious than I have expected, almost beyond curing, said w.a.n.g Yao . Tian Yuantu looked depressed . He was concerned about Secretary Yangs mother, not only because of Secretary Yangs social status but also because of their friends.h.i.+p . Secretary Yangs mother had always been very nice to him . He even considered her a family member . Can you cure her? asked Tian Yuantu . I dont know for now . I cant guarantee anything . I have to try, said w.a.n.g Yao . After all, he had never come across such an illness, so he had no experience with it . As a Traditional Chinese Pharmacist, experience was as important as knowledge . But, one could not gain experience in a short period of time . In fact, her condition was similar to Mr . Suns . The only difference is that she is lacking in Yang, while Mr . Sun is lacking in Yin . Her condition is even slightly better than Mr . Sun, said w.a.n.g Yao . Ill leave it to you then, said Tian Yuantu . Sure, Ill do my best, said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile .