Live Broadcast: My Blunt TCM Practice and My Patients Are Dying Online - Chapter 6

“Hahaha, this streamer is hilarious! ‘Stubborn and won’t admit the truth’!”

“Where’s that guy who said she takes good care of herself? ‘Working out’ late at night counts as taking care of herself?”

“What’s wrong with working out at night? Maybe she goes for night runs?”

“What’s actually wrong with this girl? Judging by the streamer’s expression, it’s more than just staying up late, right?”

The viewers speculated wildly, and Liu Wenxiu was growing frantic.

“Doctor, stop joking around. What is actually wrong with my daughter?”

Qin Jiang hesitated, then took another sip of tea.

Liu Wenxiu lost her patience.

“What is your problem? Can’t you just say it straight!”

Qin Jiang raised an eyebrow. “Well, you’re the one who told me to be direct. So, you might want to brace yourself.”

“Your daughter doesn’t have an eating disorder. She’s pregnant. Three and a half weeks.”

Pre… pregnant?
Liu Wenxiu was stunned.

Liu Jiao’s face turned pale.

They used protection every time! How could she be pregnant?

“You wretched girl! You told me you were focusing on your studies at school, and now you’re pregnant!”

“Tell me! Whose is it!”

Slapped twice out of nowhere by her mother, Liu Jiao was also dazed.

She quickly knelt down, hugging Liu Wenxiu’s legs and crying. “Mom, I don’t know, I really don’t know!”

Liu Wenxiu grew even angrier. “You’re pregnant and you don’t know? You will tell me whose child this is today, or I’ll beat you to death!”

Seeing Liu Wenxiu look around for something to hit with, Qin Jiang quickly put away the paperweight on the table.

If she got her hands on that, it could be lethal.

At the same time, Qin Jiang tried to calm her. “Ma’am, please calm down first. Your daughter isn’t lying this time. She might genuinely not know who the father is.”

“Huh?”

Liu Wenxiu looked confused.

Qin Jiang looked at Liu Jiao seriously. “Young lady, you have more than one boyfriend, don’t you?”

“It’s normal for young people to be fickle, but you really shouldn’t be… attracting quite so many bees and butterflies.”

Liu Jiao: …

Cruel!

So cruel!

The viewers had thought Qin Jiang was going to stick up for Liu Jiao, only to be hit with this finishing move!

“Tsk tsk tsk, who would’ve thought this ordinary-looking girl played such wild games.”

“I told you college life was good, but you didn’t believe me.”

“I can’t handle this. Thought it was an eating disorder, turns out it’s a pregnancy.”

After hearing Qin Jiang out, Liu Wenxiu grabbed Liu Jiao by the ear and started dragging her out.

“Come on, we’re going home! I’ll deal with you properly there!”

It was only after the mother and daughter had left the clinic that Qin Jiang remembered something.

“Hey, wait! You haven’t paid yet!”

Qin Jiang ran out of the clinic, but the mother and daughter were long gone.

Darn it! I’ve heard of people skipping out on restaurant bills, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone skip out on a consultation fee!

Just as Qin Jiang was getting angry, the system prompt sounded in his mind.

Ding.

[Host has chosen the second disclosure method: Straight Talk!]

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

[Congratulations, host! Reward: Divine-Level Prescription Formulation!]

Divine-Level Prescription Formulation!
Finally got it!
Seeing the system’s reward, Qin Jiang was overjoyed.

Now this is more like it!
As a TCM doctor, just diagnosing people isn’t enough. You have to know how to dispense and formulate medicine too!

Qin Jiang closed his eyes and concentrated.

Knowledge about formulating prescriptions flooded into his mind.

Concepts like the monarch-minister-assistant-courier dynamic, balancing Yin and Yang, the mutual restraint of the Five Elements…

In no time at all, Qin Jiang had mastered all the principles of TCM prescription formulation.

He opened his eyes, brimming with confidence.

Now he could truly call himself a seasoned TCM doctor!

Just as Qin Jiang was about to find a few medical books to test his new skills, a couple’s voices came from outside the door.

“Hurry up! My tooth is killing me.”

“Xiao Wei, slow down, don’t trip.”

Qin Jiang looked up. A woman, carrying a small brown bear backpack, was holding her right cheek and walking hurriedly.

A man followed behind her, sweating profusely and carrying numerous shopping bags.

They looked like they had just come from the mall.

More patients!

Qin Jiang put down the medical book and greeted them with a smile.

“Hello, you two. Who is seeing the doctor?”

Seeing how young Qin Jiang was, the woman paused.

“I am. Where’s your master? Could you please ask him to come out and take a look? My tooth is in agony.”

Qin Jiang smiled. “I’m the only doctor here. Please, have a seat.”

Just him?

The woman looked at Qin Jiang suspiciously.

Especially when she noticed he had been reading a medical book, her expression darkened even more.

Is he a complete beginner?
The woman hesitated, unwilling to sit down.

If she left now, she wouldn’t have to pay. But if she sat down, she’d have to pay the consultation fee regardless of whether Qin Jiang was a novice or not.

Seeing her reaction, the live stream viewers were amused.

“Hahaha, she doesn’t trust the streamer’s skills. This is great.”

“Can you blame her? If I saw a doctor this young and handsome, I’d be suspicious too.”

“Is he handsomer than me, though?”

“Hey, ‘Andy Lau’ upstairs, could you give me a like? Like and follow, no scams!”

Qin Jiang could also see the woman’s hesitation.

But he desperately needed patients right now. There was no way he was letting her leave.

He said very seriously, “Miss, please rest assured. I am a professional. If I can’t treat your condition, I won’t charge you.”

Hearing this, the woman immediately sat down.

No charge? Why even hesitate then?
Might as well give it a shot.

“Alright, tell me what’s going on.”

The woman pointed to her cheek. “Doctor, I don’t know what happened, but my tooth has been hurting terribly these past few days.”

“At first it was just a dull ache, so I didn’t think much of it.”

“But just now, while I was shopping, it suddenly started hurting intensely, like someone was cutting my gums with a knife!”

Qin Jiang put on gloves, gently opened the woman’s mouth, and took a careful look.

Just as she had said, her right gum was swollen, and parts of it had turned purple, as if blood had pooled there.

Qin Jiang frowned. This looked tricky.

“Why didn’t you go see a dentist?”

The woman smiled wryly. “We’ve looked around this area and didn’t see a hospital. We just saw your clinic.”

Qin Jiang fell silent.

So he was the last resort.

To get a better idea of the situation, Qin Jiang extended his index finger towards the woman’s mouth.

But the moment his finger went in, the woman subconsciously closed her mouth around it.

Qin Jiang: …
Woman: …
Live Stream: …

The woman immediately realized what she’d done, quickly opened her mouth, and apologized awkwardly. “I’m so sorry, Doctor.”