Live Broadcast: My Blunt TCM Practice and My Patients Are Dying Online - Chapter 4
“I… I don’t smoke.”
He Qiang’s words started to stumble.
He glanced at the belt in He GuoWu’s hand, his hair standing on end.
This guy is way too creepy!
He can even tell that I smoke?
Could he have smelled it?
That shouldn’t be possible!
I always chew gum and use mouth spray after smoking. Is he just bluffing?
Realizing this, He Qiang gained a bit of confidence.
“Doctor, don’t say things like that. I never smoke. I’m actually allergic to cigarette smoke!”
He GuoWu also nodded beside him. “That’s true. Every time I smoke at home, he tells me to go outside. I can vouch for that.”
Qin Jiang made an “oh” sound, avoiding the smoking topic for now, and asked a few other questions.
He Qiang was overjoyed.
This guy was bluffing!
He Qiang answered Qin Jiang’s other questions fluently.
How many times a day he had bowel movements, the shape, any unusual odor—He Qiang answered them all smoothly.
Seeing He Qiang grow more confident in their conversation, Qin Jiang sneered inwardly.
This kid is still trying to fool me.
Qin Jiang knew exactly what condition He Qiang was in the moment he took his pulse.
But since He Qiang liked to pretend, Qin Jiang naturally had to teach him a little lesson.
“Doctor, the other doctors asked me all these questions too. They weren’t any help.”
By now, He Qiang was starting to get a bit arrogant.
He was convinced Qin Jiang was all show and had no real skill.
The live stream viewers also started to think that might be the extent of Qin Jiang’s ability.
Even Sun Lingzhi frowned. Was his pulse diagnosis not up to par?
Just then, Qin Jiang handed something to He Qiang.
“Hold this for me.”
He Qiang naturally took it and tucked it behind his ear.
Silence.
Dead silence.
Even the live chat was momentarily empty of comments.
Clack clack clack clack.
He Qiang’s teeth chattered, his entire body rigid.
I’ve been tricked!
This Qin guy set me up!
Qin Jiang smiled slightly and continued, “You should smoke less. A few cigarettes a day is plenty.”
“From what I can tell, you smoke at least three packs a day, right? Quit sooner rather than later. It’s better for your health.”
Hearing this, He Qiang was completely stunned.
No way, seriously?!
You can tell I smoke three packs a day just from my pulse?
Bro, there’s something wrong with your Chinese medicine skills. Did you study beyond the curriculum?
“You dare smoke three packs a day? Well, well, well, you ungrateful son!”
He GuoWu was so angry he felt like his lungs would explode.
He was a heavy smoker himself, but he only smoked two packs a day. He Qiang’s addiction was worse than his!
“No, Dad, let me explain…”
“Sit down! Now! We’re finishing the consultation!”
He GuoWu’s roar made He Qiang tremble like a leaf as he sat back down.
“Doctor, then why did he always tell me to go outside to smoke before?”
Qin Jiang said, “Oh, he was afraid you’d trigger his craving. That’s easy to understand.”
That little brat!
And I thought he was allergic!
The live stream viewers were howling with laughter.
“Hahaha, I’m dying! This guy is too much!”
“To be fair, as a smoker, it’s torture when someone smokes in front of you and you can’t join in.”
“Three packs a day? Is the pressure in senior year that bad now?”
Back in his seat, He Qiang desperately made eye signals at Qin Jiang, begging him to stop.
Qin Jiang understood perfectly, but buddy, the system requires me to reveal all your ailments. I can’t help you.
“Do you… like to stay up late?”
Qin Jiang tried his best to keep his tone gentle.
“Huh?”
He Qiang was on the verge of tears.
No matter how gentle Qin Jiang’s tone was, it felt like a critical hit to him!
“I… I don’t like staying up late.”
He Qiang was about to break.
I told you to stop asking! Why are you still going?
He Qiang tried to brush it off, but Qin Jiang wasn’t having it.
“That’s not right. According to your pulse, you stay up until at least three or four every night.”
He Qiang quickly tried to cover for himself.
“No, Doctor, I’ve had insomnia lately. You mean I’m awake until three or four, right?”
Qin Jiang explained seriously: “Insomnia means you want to sleep but can’t.”
“But your case is different. You’re exhausted, but you force yourself to stay up scrolling through short videos. Not resting properly is very damaging to your liver.”
He Qiang cried.
Do you think I don’t know what insomnia is?
Do you need to explain it to me?
Can’t you just leave me some dignity!
“Give me your phone.”
“Dad…”
“Give it to me!”
Right in front of the camera, He GuoWu opened Douyin and pulled up He Qiang’s favorites list.
A high-pitched, affected voice rang out: “I just turned eighteen~”
Another voice: “So, do you have a boyfriend?”
First voice again: “I told you, I just turned eighteen~”
The sharp, fake voice pierced everyone’s ears.
The exaggerated, cutesy posing on screen left everyone in stunned silence.
This He Qiang kid… his taste is certainly unique.
He Qiang laughed.
There is no grief greater than the death of the heart.
Whatever. Let it all burn.
Who could have predicted that a simple doctor’s visit would strip him bare like this?
Qin Jiang tried to comfort him. “You don’t need to be too upset. It’s just kidney deficiency. It’s not too serious. If you fix these bad habits and take care of yourself for a while, you’ll naturally get better.”
The live chat found joy again.
“Hahaha, so the guy has kidney deficiency!”
“He’s only eighteen! He just wants to relax, what’s wrong with that?”
“Brutal. Absolutely brutal. I crown this streamer the most brutal TCM doctor ever!”
Seeing Qin Jiang give his final diagnosis, Sun Lingzhi, watching from her screen, nodded in satisfaction.
Dizziness, weakness, night sweats, sensitivity to cold and light.
These symptoms seemed numerous and scattered, but they all stemmed from insufficient kidney energy, leading to a lack of Yang energy in the body, which caused a chain reaction.
If you searched these symptoms online, it would scream terminal illness—untreatable, just dig the grave now.
But from a TCM perspective, if you just maintain a regular schedule and drop the bad habits, you often don’t even need medicine; your body will naturally correct itself.
The best doctor prevents illness; the average doctor treats impending illness; the inferior doctor treats full-blown illness. That’s the principle.
He GuoWu, still worried, asked further, “Doctor, does my son’s condition require any medication?”
Qin Jiang shook his head. “No need. Just make sure he breaks those bad habits when you get home.”
“Are there any other issues he has?”
He Qiang jolted back to life.
“Dad, you’re really my biological father, aren’t you? Can you please stop asking!”
He Qiang couldn’t take it anymore.
They’re live streaming! Do you really have to ruin your son’s reputation completely?
Qin Jiang also couldn’t bear to torment He Qiang any further.
The poor kid was pitiful enough.
He pointed to the QR code on the table. “Nothing else major. Please scan to pay. The total is two hundred yuan.”
Only two hundred!
What a conscience price!
He GuoWu quickly scanned and paid.
As he was leading He Qiang out, Qin Jiang, to complete his task, couldn’t help but add one last thing: “Oh, and one more thing… cut down on the ‘adult videos’ too. That stuff affects your brain and your memory.”
“Yelp!”
A miserable cry from He Qiang echoed from outside the door…
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