Chapter 193: Dr. Ye

Chapter 193 Doctor Ye

"I will go," the woman said directly.

Doctor Ye Xiaoxiao was quite pleased.

She even managed to gain a client during the exam.

After handling the issue, the examiner took Ye Xiaoxiao to begin her second road test.

The second attempt went smoothly, and Ye Xiaoxiao successfully passed the exam.

The exam took a whole day.

But the speed was still very fast, and the efficiency was surprisingly high for Ye Xiaoxiao.

After the exam, Ye Xiaoxiao informed Lu Hanchuan she was safe.

"How did the exam go?"

"Basically smooth."

Lu Hanchuan quickly asked, "What about the not-so-smooth part?"

Ye Xiaoxiao told him about the minor rear-end collision.

"Did it scare you?"

Such an unlikely event, Lu Hanchuan was at a loss for words.

"No, it was just a small bump."

Lu Hanchuan was relieved.

He promised to take Ye Xiaoxiao car shopping next time he had time. He wasn't trying to back out of the promise; he just hadn't had the time lately.

Ye Xiaoxiao also agreed. She was sure to get her driver's license before the end of the summer vacation, and buying a car was urgent.

As soon as Lu Hanchuan hung up the phone, Song Guangjing asked Ye Xiaoxiao when she came downstairs.

"The exam is over, and you'll get your driver's license soon. What kind of car do you want, Xiao Xiao? I'll get you one."

Song Guangjing treated her like his own daughter, wanting to provide her first house and first car.

"Master, you don't need to spend your money, and... someone else is already handling the car purchase."

Ye Xiaoxiao knew that Lu Hanchuan's underlying "chauvinism" would never let her spend money.

Song Guangjing snorted, realizing the spot was already claimed.

It’s only fair that guy spends some money.

Hearing that Lu Hanchuan was going to spend money, Song Guangjing didn't argue anymore.

"When you get married, I'll give you an even better car as a wedding gift."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "..."

Ye Xiaoxiao went to Rende Pharmacy in the afternoon, while she was there, Zhang Kaining found her.

"Xiao Xiao, there's something I need to ask of you."

"What is it?"

"Qu Miao and Zhang Lichuan are still in the capital, and they have some free time. Could they come to Rende Pharmacy to help out?"

Ye Xiaoxiao hadn't thought of this before, but upon hearing Zhang Kaining's suggestion, she immediately replied, "Of course, Rende Pharmacy is really short-staffed."

If it were someone else, Ye Xiaoxiao might have been a bit skeptical.

But as for the top students in her class, Ye Xiaoxiao could confidently say their medical skills were at the level of interns.

In class, some of the unconventional treatments they came up with were things Ye Xiaoxiao had never even thought of.

Zhang Kaining: "Then I'll have them come by."

They were Zhang Kaining's roommates, and they were still living in the school dormitory.

"Sure, since the school is far, they can stay in Rende Pharmacy's staff dormitory. I'll go talk to Manager Ma about it."

Zhang Kaining thanked Ye Xiaoxiao sincerely and went back to inform his roommates of the good news.

Ye Xiaoxiao then went to talk to Manager Ma about the matter.

Ma Guangyao: "This is great news. We're really under-staffed, and if Xiao Xiao's classmates can come to help, that would be fantastic. We'll pay them the daily rate of interns."

It's a shame we can't compete with big hospitals here. If only we could keep more talented people."

Ye Xiaoxiao then said, "As long as the pay is high, our place is no worse than big hospitals."

Today's college students are truly talented, but in thirty years, they won't be as highly valued.

Manager Ma: "I'm planning to discuss this matter with Mr. Song. Rende Pharmacy needs to compete for talent, or else, with no continuity between old and new, the reputation of this established brand will suffer."

Manager Ma understood the situation well. Rende Pharmacy used to rely on Mr. Song, but in the future, it might have to rely on Ms. Ye.

So he always treated Ye Xiaoxiao as the future leader, and this was also Mr. Song's intention.

While they were talking, a call came from downstairs about a lady who had come for a consultation, mentioning Ye Xiaoxiao had referred her.

Ye Xiaoxiao had only referred two clients recently, one with a skin disease and the other with infertility.

She wasn't sure which client it was.

"I'll go down and take a look."

Manager Ma readily agreed.

Ye Xiaoxiao went downstairs and found that it was the lady with the skin disease.

"Do I need to queue up in advance to get a consultation number here? There are no slots left for today, so I've come all this way for nothing."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "The senior doctor's appointments are all gone, but I still have some. Would you like to try with me?"

"You're just an intern."

"What's wrong with being an intern? I diagnosed your condition right away, and it's not a difficult case to treat."

The woman was half-convinced, "Is it really not difficult to treat? I've been to several big hospitals for medication, but the condition keeps recurring, and nothing has worked."

Ye Xiaoxiao said, "If you trust me, take the medicine home, and you should see improvement within a week."

The woman thought for a while.

"Well, since I'm here, might as well give it a shot."

Ye Xiaoxiao then took her to a separate consultation room.

First, she asked the woman to fill out a medical record.

Liu Xuelian, female, 32 years old, government employee.

Ye Xiaoxiao inquired about when the symptoms first appeared and what treatments had been undertaken during that period.

After Liu Xuelian answered, Ye Xiaoxiao asked her to undress for a medical examination of the white patches on her body.

After checking her pulse, she started to assess her condition.

White patches on the skin for three years. She underwent two abortions due to poor fetal development during pregnancy. Following which, she developed symmetrical patchy pigment loss on the skin of both lower limbs, and similar conditions appeared in the chest cavity later, with the white patches gradually expanding and merging.

This summer, similar patches reappeared on the back of Ms. Liu's hands, and her condition worsened.

Current symptoms include small patchy areas of pigment loss on the backs of both hands and both lower limbs, and larger patchy areas on the chest and abdomen that have begun to merge. She experiences emotional depression, chest tightness, frequent sighing, irritability, insomnia with vivid dreams, and scanty menstrual flow. Her tongue is slightly red, and her pulse is thin and wiry.

After a thorough examination, Ye Xiaoxiao was fairly confident that her initial diagnosis was accurate.

She wrote a prescription for the woman and instructed her to have it filled.

"Bupleurum, mint, angelica, white peony root, poria, atractylodes, moutan bark, lithospermum, tribulus terrestris, kochia scoparia, dictamnus dasycarpus, mulberry bark, each 10g, salvia miltiorrhiza 30g, licorice 6g."

"Return for a follow-up appointment in a week."

Liu Xuelian decided to try the treatment, as her condition was repulsive to both her husband and herself.

If this treatment actually worked, she would owe a great deal of gratitude to this young doctor.

After seeing Liu Xuelian out, Ye Xiaoxiao decided to register at the clinic and stay to help a while longer.

After treating over a dozen patients, Ye Xiaoxiao finally wrapped up her work and headed home.

Though she often complained about others being overachievers, Ye Xiaoxiao was, in fact, the ultimate overachiever herself.

...

For the next few days, Ye Xiaoxiao spent her time at Rende Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacy.

All her classmates who remained in Beijing came to help, except for Chu Yunxiao—everyone, that is, except for Chu Yunxiao.

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Regarding the condition of the patient Liu Xuelian in the text, I looked up some information and made references using traditional Chinese medical cases.