âYou see, telling the truth is always unliked. For your mother, who I really dislike, I have to charge more money. This way, I donât violate my oath to my teacher, and I can keep myself happy.â
If she likes the patient, she would charge less or not at all. If itâs someone like Aunt, she doesnât feel guilty about charging a hefty fee. They can choose to get treatment or not, no pressure.
No matter how much Xiao Qian charges, people beg her for treatment with tears in their eyes. Her skill is obvious, and the richer the person, the more they value their lives. Hence, finding a cheaper doctor is something they donât dare to do. So, itâs natural for Xiao Qian to make money.
âCanât you hide your dislike for my mother?â Li Zhen said with a wry smile.
âHas she ever done anything to make me like her? Life is long but also very short. Who knows what will happen? Why not try our best to make ourselves happy? Even if we donât actively hurt others, we shouldnât hide our dislike for people we despise. For example, deep in your heart, there must be something you hate or love very much, but youâre suppressing it.â
âIs it related to my sexual orientation? Actually, Iâve always wanted to ask you, Chen Xiaoqian, do you really hate homosexuals that much?â
âIt may be related to your sexual orientation, but it may also be unrelated. Iâll help you relax and explore your subconscious to find the root cause of your illness later. But about homosexuality, I can definitely answer that I donât hate or discriminate against them. I donât support but also donât oppose it. I have a good friend who has gender identity issues and likes women only, but it doesnât affect my appreciation for their character. However, scum like Ni Jianren, I would spit on him even if heâs turned to ashes.â
The friend with gender identity issues Xiao Qian mentioned is Qiuqiu.
Xiao Qian was the first to accept Qiuqiu in the dead and silent dormitory. She never hid her admiration for Qiuqiu, whose independent personality, kindness, and willingness to help friends made her a likeable person regardless of her sexual orientation. Shi Touyu and Da Yi both really liked Qiuqiu after getting to know her.
âSo, it means youâre not against homosexuals. I misunderstood you before⦠I remember when we first met, you hinted at me, and just now, you said I was a man.â
Li Zhen suddenly understood. Xiao Qian didnât discriminate against him and treated his sexual orientation as normal. She didnât think all homosexuals were effeminate and only looked down on Jianrenâs fraud marriage. This somehow relieved him.
âYou just realized? Actually, most of the time, peopleâs pressures come from within. You excessively magnified peopleâs misunderstanding of your sexual orientation, thinking that everyone discriminates against you, but itâs not really like that.â Xiao Qian began to subtly steer the conversation to therapy.
âBy the way, can you deduct the few seconds when I praised you from the bill? Youâre too expensiveâ¦â
âNope. Oh, this sentence also costs money.â
What a âblack-heartedâ doctor! But Li Zhen realized he somewhat appreciated Xiao Qian now.
After gaining Li Zhenâs trust, Xiao Qian began her professional therapy, demonstrating that her one-hour session for 20,000 yuan was worth the price.
With Yu Minglang not around, nobody could understand lip-reading, so nobody knew what she was saying to Li Zhen in the hospital room.
After Xiao Qianâs first professional treatment that lasted two hours and 10 minutes, Li Zhenâs legs regained a brief sensation, which everyone found encouraging.
This proved Xiao Qianâs claim that it was psychological and finding a treatment direction meant the person could be saved.
The treatment fee was really expensive, but Aunt and Uncle thought it was worth it.
Aunt especially, no longer dared to give Xiao Qian side glances. When Li Zhen told his mother that his leg hurt after she knocked on it, Aunt burst into tears, crying with joy.
Xiao Qian didnât act modestly at all. After proving her medical skills, she immediately ordered Aunt around without any reservations.
Aunt was ordered to buy a bottle of water one moment, and then told the water wasnât good enough in the next. Aunt couldnât complain at all.
When Father Yu returned at night and Mother Yu told him everything that happened, Father Yu laughed.
His own stubborn younger sister finally met her match.
Even if Xiao Qian asked Aunt to clean the entire Yu Familyâs house with a cloth, including toilets, Aunt wouldnât complain. She immediately transferred 100,000 yuan to Xiao Qian after knowing the first treatment was successful. This was just a down payment.
The next day, Xiao Qian made an appointment with Li Zhen in the afternoon. In the morning, Jia Xiufang asked her to accompany her to collect money, but Xiao Qian refused.
Jia Xiufang felt wronged. Her daughter was home just for a few days but didnât spend time with her. When Jia Xiufang returned at noon with a lot of groceries, she met Father Liao in the hallway.
âLittle sister, why did you buy so many groceries? Youâve got quite a feast there, with chicken and fish.â
âWell, Qianâer came back home, didnât she? I bought some food for her to nourish her body. After all, sheâs been eating poorly outside and has become as thin as a stick.â
In fact, Xiao Qian wasnât thin at all. Mothers always feel their daughters are fragile and want to nurse them back to health whenever they return home.
âHaha, you really love your child.â
âWhatâs there to love or not? Isnât she the flesh that fell from my own body? But this girl, once grown up, sheâs distant from me, doesnât want to accompany me, and runs out all the time!â
Jia Xiufang was upset because Xiao Qian didnât accompany her and would be going to Old Yu Family in the afternoon. She always had to vent her anger, but she wasnât genuinely upset with her daughter, just habitually complaining.
âChildren have their own lives after getting married. Iâm also worried about mine. His mother has been gone for so long, and he still doesnât understand the ways of the world, without someone knowing cold and warmth beside him, Iâm also worried.â
âThatâs true. My second child doesnât know how to be considerate eitherâ¦â
Parents always have endless stories about their children. Xiao Qian listened quietly from her room.
She was about to open the door for her mother, but upon hearing her gossiping, Xiao Qian decided to return to her room with the long, narrow box in her hand. Hmph, let her open the door herself with her keys!
Standing at the window and looking down, Liao Fugui returned driving an old Santana. The noise was so loud even from a distance, it seemed like a second-hand car.
What a level for a deputy forensic expert to stoop down to. Xiaoqian twirled the box in her hands as she rested her chin and continued looking down.
Chen Zilong got off school and greeted Liao Fugui. Xiao Qian didnât know what they were talking about, but she could see Liao Fuguiâs gentle smile towards Chen Zilong.
Tsk tsk, this sharp-tongued guy also has such a gentle side. Is he trying to get on her second brotherâs good side? It seems itâs time to remind Da Long to step up their game!