"Miaomiao, the old grandpa you saved by the road last time said he wants to see you. Do you want to go and meet him?" Lin Yao asked as he put some vegetables on Miaomiao's plate.
Miaomiao tilted her head and thought carefully. "No, it's only Tuesday tomorrow. I still have to do my homework when I get home from school in the evening. I don't have time to visit the grandpa."
"Don't worry. We can go on Wednesday." Seeing that Miaomiao didn't flat - out refuse, Lin Yao knew she actually wanted to go.
"Okay, then I'll go on Wednesday!"
The kind - hearted Miaomiao really wanted to see the old grandpa. After all, she had saved him, so she naturally cared about him.
"I have something to do on Wednesday afternoon, so I won't be able to go with you. I'll ask the driver to pick you up from school and take you to the hospital. My assistant will also go with you. And take Wei Ziqi with you. If you encounter anything and can't make a decision, just ask Wei Ziqi." Lin Yao nodded slightly and rambled on like an old woman.
Miaomiao nodded like crazy. Every time she went out to play or do something, her silly dad would always say the same thing.
It was really rare that Miaomiao hadn't gotten bored of it or developed any rebellious feelings.
When school was over on Wednesday, Miaomiao took Wei Ziqi with her to the hospital.
The old grandpa had long since been out of danger and was staying in a separate ordinary ward. When he saw the two kids enter the room, the old grandpa who was sitting on the bed munching on an apple immediately beamed with joy. He waved his hand repeatedly, inviting the two kids over.
"Hello, grandpa."
"Hello, grandpa."
Miaomiao and Wei Ziqi greeted politely and placed the flowers and fruit basket in their hands aside.
"Good, good. Sit down quickly." The old grandpa was very kind - looking. Just his appearance would make people feel close and have a good impression of him.
"Grandpa, are you feeling better?" Miaomiao obediently sat down beside the hospital bed and asked with concern.
"I'm almost better. Actually, I wanted to be discharged from the hospital. But my son and daughter - in - law were worried and insisted that I stay in the hospital for a while longer for observation. I really have to thank you two kids this time. If it weren't for you, I might really have died here."
"Hehe, it's nothing. It was just a small effort." Miaomiao laughed naively and replied modestly.
"Haha, for such a small effort, many people just stood by and watched coldly. I heard that when I fainted, there were quite a few people around me, but only you two kids were willing to help me."
The old grandpa replied with a smile. He didn't seem to mind being ignored when he was unconscious.
Miaomiao and Wei Ziqi didn't know how to respond to this, so they just forced out a couple of laughs.
Seeing that the two kids were a bit nervous, the old grandpa stuffed an apple into each of their hands. "Eat something. I guess you just came here right after school. You haven't eaten yet, right? Later, grandpa will take you to eat something delicious."
"Can grandpa go out?" Miaomiao asked in confusion while holding the apple.
"Yes. I can be discharged from the hospital today. Someone has already taken care of the discharge procedures for me. After my son and daughter - in - law come back later, grandpa will take you to eat something delicious. But before that, I also have a question I'd like to ask you. I wonder if the two kids can help grandpa answer it?"
Hearing that the old man had a question to ask, Miaomiao didn't even think and directly replied, "Grandpa, just ask whatever you want."
"Good. Look here. Grandpa wants to know who made these marks?" The old man tugged at his hospital gown, revealing his somewhat gaunt chest. There were clearly two bluish - purple marks on his chest. These two marks were exactly where Miaomiao had applied acupressure during the first - aid.
Looking at these two bruises, Miaomiao lowered her head shamefully. "It was me. I'm sorry, grandpa. I used too much strength."
"Hey, what are you apologizing for? Grandpa just wants to know which smart kid left these marks. I have no intention of blaming you at all. Do I look like the kind of person who is ungrateful and repays kindness with hatred?" Seeing that Miaomiao was a bit down, the old man quickly joked to divert her attention.
Sure enough, Miaomiao was distracted by this. She quickly waved her hands and shook her head. "No, no. I didn't mean that."
"Grandpa was just kidding you. But, little kid, these two marks of yours weren't made randomly, right? There's also a patch on my back. I won't show it to you. In my speculation, kid, do you know something about human acupoints? These two places exactly correspond to the lungs and the larynx, and the patch on my back exactly corresponds to the front abdominal cavity. These three areas combined can just make a patient like me who has stopped breathing resume breathing temporarily."
The old man analyzed from a professional perspective with sound reasoning. Wei Ziqi, who knew nothing about medical knowledge, was a bit confused, but Miaomiao kept nodding and completely understood.
"Grandpa is absolutely right!"
"Kid, you're really amazing! Your acupoint selection is accurate and the strength is appropriate. Who did you learn this from? Do you have a master?" The old grandpa suddenly got excited.
"I learned it from books. Some was taught by my dad, some by my uncle, and some by my senior brothers and sisters. There are many senior brothers and sisters in the mountain villa who do this. Dad said I should remember these acupoints well. If I get injured in a fight in the future, or if I see someone get injured or fall ill on the way, these skills can save a life. I studied very hard at that time, but many of them haven't been used later."
Miaomiao's honest answer left the old man a bit confused.
Wei Ziqi had suspected Miaomiao's true identity since he guessed that Lin Yao and Shao Rong were reborn. After getting along with her for all these years, he was even more certain of his suspicion.
Although he didn't know what Miaomiao had experienced before, Wei Ziqi was sure that Miaomiao didn't belong to their era.
Although he didn't understand either, he could guess a bit. He quickly covered for Miaomiao and explained, "Miaomiao is very good at liberal arts. She can almost remember everything she sees. And she has been learning martial arts since she was a child, so it's inevitable that she gets bumps and bruises. She even participated in a martial - arts competition before. She's an active and playful girl and always goes traveling. Her father was afraid that she might have an accident outside, so he specially found someone to teach her."
Wei Ziqi's words didn't hold up to close scrutiny, but as a simple explanation, they were still reasonable.
The old man suddenly understood and continued, "So, kid, you don't have a master, right?"
"I have a master who taught me Tai Chi!"
"No, grandpa means, do you have a master who taught you medicine?"
"No." Miaomiao shook her head without thinking and replied firmly.
The human acupoints and first - aid techniques she had learned were all from her family heritage. She hadn't formally worshipped a master, so it couldn't be counted as having a master.
Hearing Miaomiao's firm answer, the old grandpa laughed even more happily.
"Kid, grandpa is the dean of the Imperial Capital Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and the president of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association. Since you don't have a master, grandpa really likes you, and I'm just short of a successor. Would you like to learn medicine with grandpa?"