Married to Officer, Pregnant Specialist becomes the Winner!-Chapter 172 - 171: She Knew, What Had to Come, Came After All
As a son, naturally, he hopes his mother’s illness can be cured, that she can always stay by his side, and ideally, that he can take care of her until she is old.
He no longer has a father, and if he loses his mother too, there would be no one left in this world to love him.
Today, while working in the cafeteria, Liu Xiwang heard that Doctor Gu was going to be taken in as a disciple by Elder Chen, which made him even more confident in Doctor Gu’s abilities.
He was planning to convince his mother today, no matter what, to find time to visit Doctor Gu, but to his surprise, his mother had a surprise for him when he got home.
His mother had already visited Doctor Gu in the morning and brought back some medicine.
Previously, even if prescribed by doctors, his mother was unwilling to get the medicine.
She felt there was no point in wasting money if the medicine wouldn’t help.
At this moment, Aunt Liu, looking at her son’s hopeful eyes, did not mention what Gu Jia Ning had said about the illness being curable.
"Let’s just see how it goes, anyway we have the medicine now, so just take it." Aunt Liu said dismissively.
Anyway, it’s impossible to cure. The young female doctor saying it’s curable is either a lie or a sign that she doesn’t know what she’s doing.
Better not to say anything, to avoid disappointing her son.
Over these years, Xiwang had been worrying sick over her illness, to the point of not wanting to get married.
Liu Xiwang sensed his mother’s dismissive attitude, feeling she wasn’t being truthful.
He planned to see Doctor Gu himself at the Traditional Medicine Department after dinner.
"Mom, no matter what, you must keep taking this medicine." Liu Xiwang reminded.
"Yes, I understand."
After lunch, seeing his mom drink the medicine obediently, Liu Xiwang felt relieved and left the house.
Instead of heading to the military cafeteria immediately, he went to the Traditional Medicine Department.
Thus, when Gu Jia Ning arrived at her office in the afternoon, she found a young man waiting at her office door.
Upon seeing her, he gave a shy smile.
"Hello, are you Doctor Gu? My name is Liu Xiwang. My mother came to see you this morning."
After they entered the office and hearing Liu Xiwang’s introduction, Gu Jia Ning realized the young man in front of her was the son of Aunt Liu from the morning.
"Doctor Gu, what do you think of my mother’s illness? Can it be cured?" Liu Xiwang asked eagerly.
"Yes." Under Liu Xiwang’s hopeful yet anxious gaze, Gu Jia Ning answered without hesitation.
Liu Xiwang’s eyes lit up with joy, affirming his suspicion that his mother hadn’t told him the truth.
However, he still harbored doubts, "Then, Doctor Gu, do you know what illness my mother has?"
"I do, it’s chronic tuberculosis..." Gu Jia Ning continued to describe the symptoms.
"Then, Doctor Gu, knowing it’s tuberculosis, do you still think it can be cured?"
Gu Jia Ning laughed, "Just because others can’t cure it, doesn’t mean I can’t. If I say it is curable, it means it is."
"To be honest, I’ve previously successfully treated another patient with tuberculosis, an elderly person too, and now she has fully recovered and returned to normal life."
Hearing this, Liu Xiwang’s eyes turned red.
It turns out Doctor Gu had previously cured someone else’s tuberculosis; since she could cure someone else, surely his mother’s tuberculosis can be treated too.
Wonderful, truly wonderful!
"Remind your mother to keep taking the medicine. I guarantee she’ll be better in half a month."
"Okay, thank you, Doctor Gu."
With red-rimmed eyes, Liu Xiwang bowed repeatedly to Gu Jia Ning before leaving excitedly.
As she watched Liu Xiwang’s departing figure, Gu Jia Ning thought perhaps this is the true meaning of being a doctor, to heal people and save lives.
It isn’t for points or rewards, but to see patients and their families regain hope, bringing great satisfaction to Gu Jia Ning.
In the meantime, Liu Xiwang didn’t tell his mother about his visit to Gu Jia Ning.
He knew she might be skeptical due to her long illness and previous unsuccessful treatments, resulting in mistrust towards Doctor Gu.
But that’s alright, as long as his mother continued taking her medicine regularly, her recovery would make her believe in time.
By then, it would be a great surprise for his mother.
So, Aunt Liu noticed that since that day, her son had been persistently urging her to take the medicine.
Fine, she thought, she might as well take it.
After all, money was spent on it, not taking it would be a waste.
However...
She wondered if it was her imagination.
Days later, Aunt Liu noticed some obvious changes in her body.
For example, her coughing lessened, her body felt less fatigued and heavy, and the persistent chest pressure she used to feel seemed to have eased greatly.
Could it be that the female doctor was right?
Can her disease really be cured?
Aunt Liu felt it was unlikely.
She recalled Xiwang’s cousin saying that her illness was incurable, suggesting that it might be...
"Could it be a temporary recovery before the end?" The thought of this made Aunt Liu’s face turn pale.
"Mom, what’s wrong? What are you thinking about?" That day, when Liu Xiwang returned home, he saw his mother sitting on the bed, looking disheartened, which scared him.
He quickly went over to ask.
Aunt Liu snapped out of it, "It’s nothing, nothing."
"Mom, if something’s bothering you, you have to tell me." These days, Liu Xiwang had been secretly observing his mother.
He had clearly noticed an improvement in her health after taking Doctor Gu’s medicine.
Nobody knew how happy it made Liu Xiwang.
And now, seeing his mother like this frightened him quite a bit.
"Son, I was just thinking, if I’m no longer here, what would you do?"
"Mom, don’t think that way, your sickness can be cured. You’ll be with me for a long, long time. You’ll see me get married, have children, and even help me raise grandchildren."
Aunt Liu smiled, but her smile carried a hint of bitterness, she said no more.
She, too, wished to witness that scene, but it seemed impossible.
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In 7 days, Aunt Liu finished the course of medicine prescribed by Gu Jia Ning.
Today, she visited the Traditional Medicine Department again.
Gu Jia Ning checked her pulse and reviewed the test results.
Clearly, Aunt Liu’s health was significantly improving.
"Aunt Liu, I’ll prescribe you medicine one more time. Once you finish this course, your illness will be cured."
"Okay, okay, thank you." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
Seeing that Aunt Liu’s illness was almost cured yet she didn’t show any signs of happiness, her brows were still filled with worry, Gu Jia Ning wondered if there was something troubling at home.
However, since she wasn’t the type who was nosy or gossipy, Gu Jia Ning didn’t ask.
After prescribing the medicine, she sent Aunt Liu off to get it.
Soon, Aunt Liu picked up the medicine and left.
Upon reaching home, she saw someone waiting at her door.
Recognizing them, Aunt Liu’s face changed.
She knew what was bound to happen had finally come.
...
A few days ago, Gu Jia Ning had formally paid respects to Elder Chen and became his disciple.
As a disciple, Elder Chen had no reservations in teaching her.
