"Thank you."
Chen Wan'er accepted the canned bottle dismissively. Regardless of what it was, it was Lin Fan's kindness.
"Xiao Fan, what is it for?"
"It has many uses."
Lin Fan sat back in the rear seat and closed the car door.
"This is a Jade Paste I concocted. It can detoxify all poisons, replenish essence and qi, and prolong life."
Lin Fan stated without exaggeration, "It has all the effects of Reishi mushroom, and more. Things Reishi and wild ginseng lack, it possesses."
"Heh."
Bai Jing couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright, alright, boasting like this in front of a child, aren't you ashamed?"
Chen Wan'er didn't believe him either.
"Aunt Chen, you'll know when you use it. Remember my words."
Lin Fan said very earnestly.
"Mhm."
Chen Wan'er nodded perfunctorily and then placed the canned bottle on the center console.
Twenty minutes later.
The group arrived at the Wan family's residence.
"My heavens!"
Bai Jing got out of the car, looking at the dilapidated adobe house in front of her, finding it hard to believe people still lived there.
"Xiao Ling, go and inform your mother."
Lin Fan found an excuse to send the child away first.
"Aunt Chen, you can't go."
Bai Jing grabbed Chen Wan'er's arm. "This house is about to collapse."
"Why are you so nosy?"
Chen Wan'er reprimanded. She was about to witness Lin Fan's medical skills; she would brave even a sea of knives and a mountain of fire.
"There's danger!"
Bai Jing stated truthfully.
"Cough, cough."
Lin Fan coughed twice. "Let me first explain the patient's condition."
"Due to an unknown cause, a severe itching and ulceration began in the central part of his body, which was the source. By the time he found me, he was on the brink of death."
"So... I performed surgery on him."
Lin Fan lowered his head, embarrassed. "The patient's condition is not suitable for ladies to be present."
"Why not?"
Bai Jing, with her naturally stubborn temperament, was immediately displeased upon hearing that women were not allowed.
Chen Wan'er knew what Lin Fan meant and said to Bai Jing, "Jingjing, you wait outside."
"Aunt Chen, I..."
Bai Jing looked at Chen Wan'er with concern.
Chen Wan'er sighed and had no choice but to lean in and whisper a few words to Bai Jing.
Visibly, a blush rapidly spread across Bai Jing's pretty face, and it grew hot.
"Hmph, if you don't want me to go, then I won't."
Bai Jing turned away, digging at the dirt with her foot in embarrassment.
"Let's go."
Chen Wan'er nodded at Lin Fan, and they both walked into the courtyard.
"Divine Doctor Lin, you... you've arrived."
Tian Yu came out to greet them, surprised to see a beautiful woman in a nurse's uniform beside Lin Fan.
"Cough, cough."
Tian Yu's gaze made Lin Fan feel a bit uneasy.
Although Chen Wan'er was well-preserved, looking young and beautiful, she was Tian Mengyao's mother!
"This is Aunt Chen, Secretary Tian's mother. She's here to visit her daughter. Coincidentally, she works at the provincial hospital and can help out."
Lin Fan introduced.
"So, a doctor from the provincial hospital!"
Tian Yu's heart filled with respect and relief.
Given their family's situation, they couldn't even get through the doors of a normal hospital. Having a provincial hospital doctor drop by was an immense stroke of luck!
"Please, come in quickly."
Tian Yu quickly ushered the two into the house.
As they were about to step into the precarious and dilapidated house, Chen Wan'er, despite having some psychological preparation, instinctively tensed up.
The corner of the west side of the house, the adobe wall had been heavily eroded by wind and rain. The upper part visibly slanted outwards, making one wonder if it would collapse the next second.
Lin Fan, with a natural expression, conversed with Tian Yu and walked into the dark and dilapidated room.
Chen Wan'er hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth.
What he can do, I can do!
She then mustered her courage and walked in.
To be honest, Chen Wan'er was not without experience in rural visits.
The hospital regularly organized medical teams to conduct free clinics in communities and rural areas. Whenever she encountered impoverished families, she would feel genuine sympathy and actively donate money and goods.
But she had never seen poverty like the Wan family's!
Truly bare walls!
In her sight, there was nothing of value to be seen!
"Divine Doctor Lin."
Wan Anfu lay in bed, propped up by pillows.
Seeing Lin Fan enter, he smiled weakly.
"Brother Wan, how are you feeling?"
Lin Fan observed his sallow complexion and asked, "Are you not getting enough nutrition?"
Tian Yu was stunned and stammered, "I already stewed the chicken we had at home, but... but I can't afford meat."
Lin Fan shook his head sadly.
Wan Anfu had been tormented by the snake demon for so long that he was at the end of his rope. Coupled with the major surgery he had undergone earlier and significant blood loss, he would have died without the support of the Crimson Blood Reishi.
How could a single chicken possibly compensate for his losses?
"Go buy some nutritional supplements."
Lin Fan took out money from his medical kit.
"Divine Doctor Lin, I can't take your money anymore."
Tian Yu's eyes welled up with tears.
"Consider it a loan. You can repay me when Wan Ling grows up."
Lin Fan handed the money over.
"I have some too."
Chen Wan'er quickly rummaged through her wallet and pockets.
However, she was accustomed to mobile payments and didn't have much cash on her. After searching her wallet thoroughly, she found less than a hundred yuan.
"I'll go ask Jingjing if she has any."
She felt uneasy and couldn't rest until she did something.
"No need."
Tian Yu's voice was choked with emotion, and her eyes immediately turned red.
"I'll be right back."
Chen Wan'er said, and had already run out.
A moment later.
Chen Wan'er returned in a flurry, holding a stack of red banknotes, totaling over a thousand yuan.
"Sister, please take it."
Chen Wan'er pressed the money into Tian Yu's hand.
Lin Fan was taken aback.
Logically speaking, Tian Mengyao had already graduated from university, and Wan Ling was only in elementary school. She should be older than Tian Yu, so why did she call her 'Sister'?
It was a testament to how hardship could wear a person down!
Tian Yu's eyes were filled with tears, and as she accepted the money, she began to sob uncontrollably.
Wan Ling peeked from the side of the door of the adjacent room, watching what was happening on the other side.
Her eyes were fixed on the stack of bright red banknotes in her mother's hand, and her mouth involuntarily began to water.
Chicken legs, pork, instant noodles...
Her nose seemed to detect the aroma of delicious food.
A few days ago, her mother had killed the family's only laying hen, and she only got two chicken feet.
Her father needed nourishment to recover, so the chicken was for him. Her mother hadn't even tasted a bite.
Wan Ling didn't understand why her mother was crying. With money, they could buy so many delicious things, and life wouldn't be so hard.
At this moment, Lin Fan asked Tian Yu to go buy things.
Wan Ling quickly retreated, her heart filled with anticipation.
"Brother Wan, let me see how your injury is."
Lin Fan smelled a faint fishy odor, suspecting that there might be some unhealed part of the wound, which had become infected and suppurated.
"Ah."
Wan Anfu nodded in agreement, but looking at Chen Wan'er, who stood there unwilling to leave, he hesitated to make any move.