Live Broadcast: My Blunt TCM Practice and My Patients Are Dying Online - Chapter 10

Ding.

[Detected that the host spoke bluntly in front of the patient’s girlfriend, revealing the patient’s private condition and greatly helping the patient. Task complete.]

[Congratulations, host! Reward: Divine-Level Deworming Decoction!]

Deworming decoction?

Qin Jiang curled his lip. It didn’t seem as impressive as the previous rewards.

Oh well, might as well keep it. You can never have too many skills.

After preparing the medicine, Qin Jiang put it in a large bag and handed it to Wu Tong.

“The method and time for decocting the medicine are written on this note. Follow the instructions carefully when you get home. Remember, if you can’t follow the instructions exactly, it’s better not to drink it at all.”

“I’ll remember, Doctor.”

Wu Tong took the medicine and was about to leave when Qin Jiang stopped him again.

“What you paid just now was the consultation fee. You haven’t paid for the medicine yet. It’s one thousand three hundred. Scan the code or cash?”

Wu Tong: …

This doctor’s skills are pretty good, but he’s a bit of a money-grubber.

After receiving the payment, Qin Jiang enthusiastically saw Wu Tong out.

He’d noticed the look Wu Tong gave him at the end.

But what could he do? Even miracle workers need to eat.

After being stiffed once, Qin Jiang was even considering charging upfront before treatment.

Maybe take a deposit before the consultation?
“Doctor Qin, it’s almost noon. Should we take a break for lunch?”

Qin Jiang shook his head seriously. “As doctors, we must see patients as soon as they arrive. We share their urgency.”

“If you’re hungry, go ahead and eat. Don’t worry about me.”

Liu Yan and her team were indeed hungry. While Qin Jiang’s job wasn’t physically demanding, holding cameras and finding angles was exhausting.

Liu Yan took out her phone to order food, and soon the delivery arrived.

Just as they were about to start eating, Qin Jiang walked over with his teacup, smiling. “Wow, quite the spread! Six dishes and a soup.”

Liu Yan said politely, “Oh, it’s nothing special, just a simple meal. Would you like to join us, Doctor Qin?”

“That would be too much trouble.”

Even as he said he didn’t want to impose, his hands were already grabbing a pair of disposable chopsticks and a box of rice.

You monster!
Viewers in the live stream spammed the bomb emoji.

This streamer is too much, even mooching off the camera crew!
Fortunately, Qin Jiang had only taken a few bites when a fashionably dressed woman with a crossbody bag walked in.

Heavily made-up, she had been frowning since she entered, her right hand covering her mouth and nose as if she found the place utterly distasteful.

“Anyone here?”

“Yes, right here.”

Seeing another customer, Qin Jiang quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks, wiping his mouth with a tissue as he went to greet her.

But the woman looked disgusted and quickly stepped back to keep her distance.

“What’s going on here? Why is there such a strange smell?”

“Strange smell?”

Qin Jiang was puzzled. He didn’t understand what she meant.

Although his clinic was old, it was always kept clean. There was no strange smell.

The woman gave him a disdainful look. “Can’t you smell it? Do you have sinusitis or something? The smell is overwhelming.”

Qin Jiang finally understood and smiled. “Miss, are you perhaps referring to the smell of Chinese medicine?”

“Yes! That’s exactly the strange smell I’m talking about!”

Qin Jiang was speechless.

How could a Chinese medicine clinic not smell like Chinese medicine?
“Whatever, just give me a check-up quickly. I have a concert to attend this afternoon. Don’t waste my time.”

Seeing the woman put on such airs, Qin Jiang decided not to rush.

He leisurely walked back to the consultation desk and sat down.

“May I have your surname, miss?”

“Zheng.”

“And your full name?”

“Zheng Chunmei.”
Zheng Chunmei frowned. “It’s just a check-up. Are you taking a census?”

Qin Jiang found it amusing and made a ‘please’ gesture.

“In a clinic, patients have an obligation to cooperate with the doctor. If you don’t want to, the door is over there. Feel free to leave.”

Zheng Chunmei glared at Qin Jiang angrily.

“What do you mean! You think I want to be in this dump? Fine, I’m leaving!”

Just as Zheng Chunmei stood up, Qin Jiang took a sip of tea and said slowly, “Ooh, my armpit hurts so much. A prickly, itchy pain.”

Zheng Chunmei slowed her steps, her expression becoming uneasy.

“Ooh, my neck hurts too. A burning pain.”

Zheng Chunmei stopped walking and stood still.

“Ooh, I’m also dizzy, my mouth is dry, and my back is sweating profusely.”

Now Zheng Chunmei didn’t dare to act high and mighty anymore. She quickly put on a smile and obediently sat back down.

“A miracle worker! You’re truly a miracle worker! Please, help me see what’s wrong with me.”

Qin Jiang spat out a tea leaf, feigning surprise. “Huh? Weren’t you leaving? Why come back?”

Zheng Chunmei smiled bitterly. “Miracle worker, I was ignorant. I failed to recognize your greatness. Please, I beg you, just take a look.”

Qin Jiang held up five fingers. “Five thousand.”

“What!”

Zheng Chunmei’s eyes widened, and she shrieked, “You haven’t even examined me yet, and you’re asking for five thousand upfront?”

Qin Jiang said calmly, “How do you know I haven’t examined you? Five thousand deposit. Take it or leave it.”

Qin Jiang had already used his observation skill to get a rough idea of the woman’s condition.

That’s how he could describe her symptoms so accurately.

But the live stream viewers didn’t know this. They only saw Qin Jiang being incredibly arrogant.

“The streamer is so full of himself! I love it!”

“Could he be any more pretentious than that woman? Coming to a TCM clinic and complaining about the smell of medicine—first time seeing that.”

“You don’t understand. Wealthy middle-aged women are often like this. They think they’re so-called ‘ladies.’ It’s normal.”

“Whoa, asking for a five-thousand deposit just like that! The streamer is too good!”

The viewers found Qin Jiang arrogant.

But they liked this arrogance.

Because Qin Jiang was quite gentle with other patients. It was only with women like Zheng Chunmei that he showed no mercy.

This made the viewers feel satisfied.

Several big spenders started sending gifts in the live stream again.

Meanwhile, Zheng Chunmei’s face was dark as she looked at Qin Jiang with mixed feelings.

She might be dressed in designer brands.

But when it came to spending money, she was stingier than anyone.

Five thousand yuan!
She couldn’t bear to part with it!

But she did indeed have all the symptoms Qin Jiang had just described.

Fine, consider it spending money to avoid disaster!

Gritting her teeth, Zheng Chunmei took out her phone, scanned the code, and paid the five-thousand deposit.

“Doctor, can you give me a proper check-up now?”

With five thousand in the account, Qin Jiang immediately put on a smiling face.

After all, patients were his bread and butter. Who would turn down money?

“Miss Zheng, please remove your scarf and let me have a look.”

Zheng Chunmei took off her scarf.

Hiss!
Liu Yan gasped.

On Zheng Chunmei’s neck was a cluster of large and small shingles!

It looked horrifying!
Zheng Chunmei asked pitifully, “Doctor, what exactly is this? I’ve been to many hospitals, and none could figure out the cause.”