"If you want to treat him, it should be possible, but it will require acupuncture," Chen Zheng said, nodding slowly.

With his abilities, solving these problems was naturally a simple matter. Since he had happened upon the situation today, he felt obligated to save the patient.

When Zhao Lixin saw Chen Zheng nod, his face immediately lit up with joy. "Good, good, good..."

However, the attending physician beside him suddenly spoke up. "Director, I am this patient's attending physician. If you let him proceed and something goes wrong, who will be held responsible? The patient's condition is extremely critical. If this kid takes over and something happens, I'll be the one held accountable. That would be completely unfair!"

"We're at a critical stage, and you're still worried about taking responsibility?" Zhao Lixin's expression immediately darkened. "Rest assured, I will sign off on it. I will take full responsibility for whatever happens. It will have nothing to do with you!"

Hearing this, the attending physician let out a sly chuckle. With the director making such a promise, what was there left to worry about?

Chen Zheng walked straight into the patient's room to prepare. He took out a Dapei Yuan Pill from his Zijin Gourd, fed it to the old man, and then began to perform acupuncture. The two methods worked in tandem to force the cold poison from the body.

As he worked, the old man's complexion began to turn rosy. He was no longer as pale as before, and even his breathing grew steady. A short while later, Chen Zheng slowly stood up, having concluded his treatment.

"Director, the patient's constitution has begun to fully recover!" a nearby doctor exclaimed in surprise.

"Director, the patient's bodily functions have returned to normal! It looks like he's going to make a full recovery!"

Everyone present grew excited, their gazes fixed on Chen Zheng, their expressions filled with admiration. It was no joke. Just moments ago, the man had been on the verge of death. Yet after Chen Zheng stepped in, he had recovered in just over ten minutes. It was truly incredible! This convinced them that such a thing as a miraculous recovery really did exist in the world.

"Traditional Chinese Medicine is truly powerful!" Zhao Lixin couldn't help but sigh with deep emotion. He even felt a pang of regret for not insisting on studying Chinese medicine in the past. If he had, perhaps he too would possess skills like Chen Zheng's.

"Mr. Chen, may I ask what that medicine you used was? Is there a specific prescription?" Zhao Lixin asked, his face full of anticipation.

No one knew how long the current heatwave would last. More people like this might be sent in, and it would be fantastic if there was a drug that could treat this condition.

"My medicine isn't what you think it is. It must be used in conjunction with my techniques. It would be useless even if I gave it to you," Chen Zheng said, shaking his head wryly. It wasn't that he was unwilling to share the pill; the key was his technique, which had little to do with the medicine itself.

Hearing this, Zhao Lixin felt a wave of disappointment. He had hoped they could save many more people, but it seemed he had been too optimistic.

"But rest assured, I'll write you a prescription shortly. It should be of some help," Chen Zheng quickly added.

Zhao Lixin's face lit up with joy again as he nodded hurriedly. "Then thank you very much, Mr. Chen!"

The two exchanged a few more words before Chen Zheng went to find Li Dali. Just as he arrived outside the hospital room, he heard the sound of a heated argument from within.

"Wang Rui, your family is going too far! We already agreed that an additional 100,000 yuan for the bride price would be enough. Why are you suddenly demanding another 100,000?"

"I just paid for your father's hospital admission fees, and now you're demanding more money?" Li Dali's voice was filled with furious disbelief. It was clear he was genuinely enraged.

"So what if we add another 100,000 yuan?" a woman retorted, equally furious. It was Wang Rui's mother. "I worked hard to raise my daughter, and now she's marrying into your poor family. Isn't it only right that you give a little more?"

"Aunty, 200,000 yuan has nearly wiped our family out! Wang Rui and I are about to get married, and we'll have our entire lives to earn money. Why must you push us so hard?" Li Dali pleaded in anguish.

"Push you? What do you mean, I'm pushing you? I'm just trying to secure a good guarantee for my daughter!

"My daughter has never suffered a day in her life. How could I possibly hand her over to you without any material assurance?

"Besides, she'll marry you and bear your children. That's no different from being a nanny! Even with another 100,000 yuan, you'd be getting off easy!"

Wang Rui's mother was ranting, her posture so aggressive it was as if reason was entirely on her side. She had even dragged the matter of childbirth into the argument.

"My daughter's willingness to marry you is the greatest gift you could ever receive, yet you're here arguing with me about this?

"A cripple like you? I bet even the women out there offering 'special services' wouldn't want to be with you!" Wang Rui's mother scoffed coldly.

Hearing this, Chen Zheng could no longer stand by and stepped forward. By now, Li Dali was trembling with rage. Chen Zheng sighed and patted his shoulder.

"Aunty," Chen Zheng began calmly, turning to the woman. "Marriage is a matter between two people. It's not about one family making insane sacrifices, nor is it a transaction. Besides, women all over the world have children. Isn't it going too far to use that as a bargaining chip?"

This woman... she's treating her own daughter like a commodity? This family is simply outrageous!

"What do other women have to do with me?" Wang Rui's mother shrieked. "And what does this have to do with you? You're just some soldier! Get the hell away from me!"

"Aunty, you'd better not take it too far! Don't you forget, it was Chen Zheng who just saved your husband's life!" Li Dali burst out, driven mad with fury.

His future mother-in-law was being utterly unreasonable. Chen Zheng had done so much, yet she didn't show an ounce of gratitude, instead spouting such outrageous words. She clearly had no idea what gratitude even was. If Chen Zheng hadn't intervened earlier, who knows what would have happened to Wang Rui's father.

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