Chapter 233

"You'll be traveling alone this time, so please be extra careful on the train. You tend to get sleepy when you get on. I've prepared some fruit for you; having something to eat might keep you from getting too drowsy. Be sure to pay attention to your stop. After you get on the train, I'll call my son and have him pick you up at the station. If anything happens on the way, just ask the train conductor."

Xie Wenyuan was still a little worried. He knew that Huang Meiling was an excellent researcher, but she had one problem: she wasn't very good at directions and would inevitably get lost whenever she went somewhere.

Huang Meiling was eager to return home, so she packed her things in advance and interrupted Xie Wenyuan's spellcasting.

“You’ve said these things several times already. I’m not going to some unfamiliar place. Even if I have a bad sense of direction, I can at least find my way home. I can just call the kids. I know the distance from the station to our house. The kids are too busy to bother them to pick me up.”

She was in such a hurry to go back this time that she didn't have time to bring Shuying a gift, and naturally she tried to save on all the formalities.

Xie Wenyuan had a sheepish smile on his face. Knowing that Huang Meiling usually hated being nagged, he checked her documents and luggage again before taking his bag and seeing her off.

When Huang Meiling applied to go out alone, her colleagues all thought that something had happened to Xie Zhiyan and Shu Ying. In particular, Huang Meiling's most precious daughter-in-law was her daughter-in-law, and she talked about her almost every day.

Seeing Huang Meiling rushing off, Ma Xu stopped in his tracks, eager to get to the cafeteria.

"Teacher Huang, I heard you took a day off. Did something happen at home? Do you need any help?"

Huang Meiling maintained a warm smile, and Xie Wenyuan waved his hand, "It's just some trivial matters at home, so please don't worry about it. If I ever need your help, I will definitely let you know."

Ma Xu nodded. "It's good that it's nothing serious. It looks like you need to catch a train. Hurry up and get there."

Huang Meiling politely thanked him, and the two hurriedly headed towards the station. Xie Wenyuan appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, he was sweating bullets.

He simply couldn't remain calm about this situation. Even though he couldn't show it on his face, the turmoil in his heart was about to overwhelm him.

"You must tell me the results. We didn't even have time to visit the child when we went back last time."

In truth, Xie Wenyuan was unsure. If she really was his biological daughter, he hadn't even met her yet. He was even a little nervous, wondering if his child would blame him for his dereliction of duty as a father.

“The paternity test results aren’t immediate either. The children will let us know as soon as they have news. Lao Xie, I know you’re nervous, but right now work comes first. We can’t let our work fall behind while I’m gone.”

Xie Wenyuan fixed her hair and checked the vehicle information. "Don't worry, everyone is united in the revolution now. You can go back. I've been thinking about calling the children, so it won't be too abrupt when we meet, and they can be mentally prepared."

Huang Meiling returned in the evening, so not many people would notice, thus avoiding being too conspicuous and preventing Xie Wanying from immediately noticing anything.

"Get in the car, and drive carefully."

Huang Meiling waved to Xie Wenyuan through the car window, and the car gradually drove away.

At the hospital, Shu Ying first gave Shi Tou acupuncture. Although the child's condition has stabilized, many organs have developed minor problems due to the persistent high fever.

Acupuncture protected several key acupoints, and Shu Ying focused her attention on treating pneumonia.

As he watched the long needle pierce in, Xiao Xueyi felt as if these things were piercing his own body. He hated himself for not being able to suffer in place of his child. Besides these feelings, he also had some doubts in his heart.

"Sister-in-law, won't the baby be able to handle so many needles at once? Why don't we proceed gradually and just do these for today?"

Shu Ying ignored him completely, but Xie Zhiyan pulled him aside and said, "Professional matters should be left to professionals. Neither you nor I understand the ins and outs, so we can just watch from the sidelines."

Shu Ying is no less capable than the doctors here; her abilities are equally outstanding.

Xiao Xueyi awkwardly turned his head away; every needle stuck in the stone felt like a needle piercing his heart.

Shu Ying accurately located the stone's acupoint, inserting a long needle several inches into it. Her expression remained unchanged, but her words lacked warmth.

"Now you're worried? Where were you before? If you had put even a fraction of that energy into the past, Shi Tou wouldn't have had to endure so many needles."

Xiao Xueyi couldn't answer and just stood there with his head hanging down.

He knew that Shu Ying was a young lady from a wealthy family in Shanghai and that she had studied medicine before, but he didn't know the specifics. Dr. Liu said that traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions might be gentler, and he only reluctantly believed Shu Ying because of Xie Zhiyan.

But this woman, though seemingly gentle and weak, spoke with absolutely no mercy.

Half an hour after the needles were inserted, Shu Ying put them away one by one. "After the child wakes up, he should eat a light diet, but don't feed him too much. He is malnourished and weak and can't tolerate strong supplements. The most he can accept is the nutrition from just one egg. These things need to be gradually restored. At this stage, it's better for him to be hungry than overfed."

Xiao Xueyi didn't take it seriously at first. How could a child wake up just by being pricked with an acupuncture needle? But when he tentatively touched Shi Tou's forehead, he was surprised to find that the child's fever had actually subsided.

The doubt in his eyes instantly turned into starry-eyed admiration.

"Sister-in-law, you are truly a miracle worker! You brought Shi Tou's fever down so quickly! The doctor said that as long as Shi Tou's fever can be brought down, his life can be saved!"

Shu Ying hadn't expected him to be so excited. Seeing the burning adoration in his eyes, she coughed and put a hand to her lips. "Of course, this is mainly due to the effects of the IV drip. In short, there are many things to pay attention to regarding the child's current condition. You should try to do everything yourself. You know his situation best."

Stone has regained some of his senses and is no longer muttering nonsense.

Shu Ying put the needles away and pointed to the spiritual spring water she had prepared in advance on the table. "I added some anti-inflammatory medicine to this water. Pick up the child and feed him some."