Chapter 60 Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
"What do you want from me?"
Qin Yu just couldn't bring himself to be so cruel as to throw the woman in front of him and her son out of his home.
After all, she was his mother!
"Our family has been bullied by others!"
The young man blurted out first.
"With society being so good now, why don't you go to the police, the government? Why come to me?"
Qin Yu frowned and spoke.
"The guy opposite is a boss with connections. We've been in a lawsuit for over a year, and it's still unresolved. Sigh...."
Chen Yulan, Qin Yu's mother, sighed.
In that era, marriages were arranged by parents and matchmakers. But as time went on and they lived together longer, problems emerged.
However, as society changed, people's ideas gradually became less conservative than before.
Chen Yulan felt that she had no feelings for Qin Yu's father, so she chose to divorce.
However, her remarriage was still to a rural man who had neither money nor power. When a boss took over their farmland for breeding and paid them some money, he reneged on the rest.
Unwilling to accept this, Chen Yulan's family hired a lawyer, went to court, and collected evidence. The lawsuit went on for over a year.
The entire family's time was consumed by the lawsuit. They were exhausted and had no income.
Hearing that Qin Yu had returned from the big city and was a military veteran, they hoped he would help solve their problem.
"...."
After hearing the full story, Qin Yu was silent for a while before asking, "You clearly have the right on your side, would the court dare to favor them openly?"
"Well... it's because Xiao Hao was foolish, called a few friends over, scratched the boss's car, and even smashed his office. So the boss said that if we pay him, he will pay us!"
Chen Yulan revealed the crux of the matter.
"Mom, if you ask me, we should just forget about the money. I'll find some brothers to beat up the boss. Damn it, acting all high and mighty just because he has some dirty cash!"
The young man spoke with a streetwise attitude.
"Ha, then go ahead and beat him up! This is a society ruled by law. If you deliberately injure someone and it gets on record, it will affect three generations of your family!"
Qin Yu said with a cold laugh.
"So what should we do? You are Mom's son too. Our Mom's being bullied, so you should stand up for her! Aren't you a military veteran? Go to the government, they'll surely give you face!"
The young man glared and spoke.
"You guys go back first. I'm busy these days. We'll talk about this matter later!"
Qin Yu really didn't want to get involved in this kind of shirking and quarreling.
Firstly, he held no affection for this mother in his heart; secondly, his own ability was limited. It might be a small-town boss, but his connections were extremely complex. Even if Qin Yu wanted to intervene, he was not sure he could handle it.
"Ah, Xiao Yu, you have to take this matter seriously. Xiao Hao just got a girlfriend and is counting on the compensation money as a dowry and to buy a wedding house in the town!"
Chen Yulan spoke to Qin Yu, looking worried.
"Heh... My dear mother, you really love your younger son. A dowry, a wedding house? What about me? Have you ever cared if I had a dowry, a wedding house to take a wife? Even back when I had no money for school, you could have supported me a bit, given me some tuition fees at least."
Qin Yu said with a bitter smile, his eyes reddening.
He could understand and accept his parents divorcing due to lack of feelings. But wasn't he their son too? Had she cared for him all these years?
Now that she was in trouble, she remembered him?
Yet her ultimate goal was still to obtain compensation money to buy his younger brother a house and get him a wife!
Why didn't she ask if he had a house? If he had taken a wife?
Perhaps the selfishness and indifference of strangers could be overlooked.
But the woman before him was his dearest kin. Her selfishness and indifference felt like a knife stabbing into Qin Yu's heart, causing him unbearable pain.
"Xiao Yu, I had my difficulties too...."
Chen Yulan spoke with a tinge of shame.
"All right, you can leave now!"
Qin Yu waved his hand, feeling utterly drained.
When he had first been accepted to university, how eager he was to take the admission letter home to his parents, hoping to see pride on their faces.
While in the army, earning one medal after another, he had wanted to take photos and send them back to his parents, to show them how outstanding their son was.
But did he still have parents?
Do they even see themselves as sons?
"It's all because you were foolish, giving all your money to the Li family. Otherwise, your demobilization subsidy would have been enough for you to take a wife!"
The young man grumbled unreconciled.
"Right, right, I'm the fool. I'm the biggest fool in the world, happy now?"
Abandoned by his family, the pain of misunderstanding made Qin Yu's eyes turn red, and his chest heaved continuously. Clenching his fists, his fingernails dug into his flesh.
"Xiao Hao, stop upsetting your big brother, let's go!"
Chen Yulan quickly pulled her younger son and left.
"Xiao Yu!"
At that moment, Grandpa Qin came out from behind the house, "Go and call your wife, her grandfather might be waking up!"
"Ah? Okay, okay!"
Upon hearing this good news, Qin Yu felt his sadness and anger diluting significantly.
He collected his emotions and hurried towards the entrance of the village.
Before long, Yan Mingyu followed Qin Yu back.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
The two of them were "pretending" to be husband and wife, known only to Grandpa Qin and the accompanying medical team. To everyone else, they only knew a big boss had come to Phoenix Village to inspect.
If they knew she was Qin Yu's "wife," it would probably stir up a lot of trouble.
"Director Yan!"
The chief physician stood beside Old Yang's bed, his face full of excitement, "Chairman Dong is really waking up!"
"That's great!"
Yan Mingyu's heart swelled with immense joy, watching her grandfather's eyelashes tremble slightly.
"Wake up!"
Grandpa Qin extended his thumb, pressing heavily on an acupoint in the center of Old Yang's forehead.
Sure enough, Old Yang opened his eyes.
"Where am I..."
"Grandpa!"
Yan Mingyu wept with joy.
"Look, our Chinese medicine is effective!
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"Yes, Chinese medicine is truly divine!"
"We've found a treasure trove and can't leave empty-handed. We must learn more from Grandpa Qin!"
The members of the medical team also expressed their excitement.
All these medical experts were at a loss, yet an untrained village doctor had cured the old man.
It was nothing short of a miracle!
"Well... everyone should step out now and let them have some time together," Grandpa Qin said, exhaling deeply.
"Alright, we're all going out!"
"Grandpa!"
However, Grandpa Qin's body swayed, and if not for Qin Yu's support, he would have fallen to the ground.
"I'm fine!"
Grandpa Qin waved his hand, and the group closed the door and left.
Inside the house.
Old Yang looked around the environment and then at his granddaughter, "Mingyu, where are we?"
"Grandpa, this is the home of my bodyguard, Qin Yu. His grandfather is a very skilled old practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. When Haikang Hospital was out of options, we brought you here to give it a try!" Mingyu explained.
"Oh, so it's Qin Yu's grandfather who saved my life?"
Old Yang's expression became touched and somewhat conflicted.
Should he tell his granddaughter that her bodyguard is actually the man she had a shotgun wedding with?