In less than half an hour!
Wang Teng returned, followed by a woman in a purple dress.
The woman's skin was fair, and her figure was plump, quite pleasing to the eye!
Every smile and frown added to the mature woman's charm! Her posture was graceful and full of allure, very captivating. She exuded the inherent charm and temptation of a young married woman.
"Xiulan! Why haven't you greeted your Chen Grandpa yet?"
"Hello, Chen Grandpa!"
Gao Xiulan shyly curtsied, and in her blushing eyes, there seemed to be ripples of spring water.
"Mm! Not bad! This girl is quite pretty!"
Chen Qingyun stroked his beard, praising her with a smile.
This statement was indeed true; Gao Xiulan was quite attractive.
However, she was merely a mortal! Aside from helping him get started, she probably wouldn't be of much use.
"Uncle Chen! Please examine this child, Xiulan!"
"Alright!"
Gao Xiulan pulled over a stool and sat beside Chen Qingyun, allowing him to take her pulse.
Actually, according to his memories, Chen Qingyun didn't know how to diagnose illnesses at all; he only knew a few prescriptions and recognized some herbs.
As for taking pulses and diagnosing illnesses, it was pure nonsense, just a pretense.
"Oh dear! Oh my, oh my! This is serious, this is serious!"
Chen Qingyun randomly felt Gao Xiulan's smooth, fair wrist and then started exclaiming.
"What's wrong, Uncle? Can it be cured?"
Wang Teng, standing nearby, seemed even more anxious than Chen Qingyun.
"It can be cured, but it's a bit troublesome!"
"This girl's yin cold energy is too severe; without proper conditioning, no matter how many seeds are sown, it will all be in vain!"
Gao Xiulan hadn't seen a doctor, so Wang Teng didn't know the specific situation.
He had consulted doctors outside, so one test would reveal if this old man had real skill.
Wang Teng pondered, unafraid of being fooled by Chen Qingyun.
"Then... how should Xiulan's condition be treated?"
"The best method, naturally, is medicinal baths! I happen to have the herbs right here."
"Oh! Then thank you, Uncle Chen. Please also examine me!"
The two exchanged glances, both smiling, yet each harboring ulterior motives.
Chen Qingyun naturally knew that this scoundrel was trying to test him.
Although Chen Qingyun didn't understand medicine, he knew quite a bit about male physiology.
This fellow, he probably overindulged and his body was weak, that's all.
Chen Qingyun randomly felt Wang Teng's hand and then began to elaborate.
"Yours, ah, is due to bodily weakness!"
"Do you have weakness and soreness in your lower back and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, five-palm heat, frequent urination, urgent urination, and feel powerless...?"
Chen Qingyun rambled on! As long as it was excessive consumption, kidney deficiency almost always manifested in these symptoms.
"Uncle Chen... Uncle Chen! I basically have all of what you mentioned."
"What the heck! No way!"
Chen Qingyun had originally intended to just guess a few correctly.
He didn't expect that this little scoundrel had all of them!
Then it wasn't just kidney deficiency; it was also accompanied by prostatitis.
It was rumored that Wang Teng, that son of a bitch, had some unclear dealings with a few young married women in the village, so it was probably true.
"Uncle Chen! Is my condition very serious? Can it be cured?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingyun frowned, pretending to be very troubled.
"Uncle Chen! You must save me! I can't afford to have anything happen, otherwise my Wang family will be finished!"
Wang Teng was extremely flustered, grabbing Chen Qingyun's arm with both hands, looking pitiful.
Chen Qingyun found it amusing! This guy, who had done all sorts of bad deeds, was now afraid of having no descendants?
"Help you? Rather than curing this good-for-nothing, I might as well do it myself!"
"Sigh! Oh well! There is a way, but it's a bit troublesome."
"Uncle! You absolutely must save me!"
Wang Teng said, directly kneeling down and throwing himself into Chen Qingyun's arms, tears streaming down his face.
Where Chen Qingyun couldn't see, Wang Teng's eyes were sinister, almost spitting fire.
"You old geezer! Let you be smug for a while! The humiliation of today, I will repay a hundredfold in the future.
Once my illness is cured, I will definitely send you, old man, to the battlefield."
How could Chen Qingyun not know this guy's tricks! He was probably secretly cursing him in his heart at this moment.
However, to successfully activate the system, Chen Qingyun decided not to expose him.
"Alright, Xiao Teng, quickly get up! I will do my best!
You are already the village chief, and at your age, what kind of decorum is this if others see you?"
Chen Qingyun put on the demeanor of an elder, as if he cared deeply for his junior.
"Okay! I won't cry! My life and well-being are all entrusted to you, Uncle."
"Don't worry, Uncle will do his best to treat you."
"Good! Thank you, Uncle!"
"Mm! No problem! We are all family, no need to be so polite!"
"For your illness, I don't have the medicine yet! I need time to prepare it! Come back in three days!"
"As for Xiulan, I can have her take a medicinal bath today!"
"Xiao Teng, you should go back first. It's not very convenient for me to perform acupuncture with you here."
"This..."
Wang Teng maintained a suspicious expression and had no intention of leaving.
"What? You don't trust me, Uncle?"
"I'm already this old; even if I wanted to do something, my spirit is willing but my flesh is weak!"
"I... I didn't!"
"That's right! He's only sixty-something, and his body is already failing.
This Chen Laotou (Old Chen) is almost ninety, and needs someone to help him walk!
His aura is weak, and it looks like he doesn't have much time left; what can he do!
Even if he had the will, he wouldn't have the ability.
It seems I was overthinking."
"Uncle! Please don't overthink it, I'm just worried that Xiulan is young and naive and will cause you trouble."
"I'm leaving now! I won't disturb your treatment, Uncle!"
Creak!
With that, Wang Teng opened the courtyard door and left, looking back every three steps.
Chen Qingyun remained as steady as an old dog, lying on the reclining chair.
He was sneering inwardly, but showed no outward expression.
"Damn it! If even you, you little punk, can see through me, do I still deserve to have the system?"
"Xiulan! Go close the courtyard door; the treatment process cannot be disturbed by the outside world."
"Yes!"
Xiulan obediently went to close the courtyard door!
"Alright! Come help me up; when one gets old, one becomes useless!"
A hint of displeasure flashed across Xiulan's face, but for the sake of treatment, she couldn't refuse.
Gao Xiulan helped Chen Qingyun up, and Chen Qingyun naturally placed his hand on her waist.
Gao Xiulan did not resist, presumably already accustomed to it.
"Mm! There should be a chance."
Click!
The door closed.
Chen Qingyun slowly sat down on the bed.
"Xiulan, I believe you can also see that my time is running out, and I don't have many days left to live.
Money is merely an external possession, and now, for me, it has little use.
My greatest regret in this life is that I never had a companion until death! I just want to fulfill my last wish before I die!"
"No! Absolutely not! You... you're shameless!"
"Pah! You old geezer, I will absolutely not agree to you!"
Gao Xiulan looked disgusted and was about to turn and leave.
"Hey! Don't be so quick to refuse!"
"As long as you agree, I will risk my life to help you bear a golden grandson for the Wang family."
"You wouldn't want to be swept out of the Wang family just because you can't have children, would you?"
"After all, the Wang family's living conditions should be quite good, right?"
Gao Xiulan, who was about to open the door, stopped her actions.
Clearly, she was in a struggle.
Although there was still a hint of disgust on her face, it was not hard to see that she was already somewhat tempted.
"This damn old man is already half-dead.
He probably won't be able to cause trouble for long; as long as I'm careful, no one should find out.
The old man is right! Her life in the Wang family is very comfortable right now.
She doesn't want to lose everything she has now just because she can't have children."
"If... what you say is true, I can agree!"
"True! Absolutely true! Truer than real gold! I, Chen Qingyun, never lie."
"Then how long will it take?"
Chen Qingyun held out one finger.
"One day!"
"No! One month!"
"What? You..."
Gao Xiulan was furious! This old geezer was on his last legs.
Would he die in her hands?
If that were true, wouldn't she also have to bear the crime of murder?
"What? Is this very difficult for you?"
"No... not difficult!"
For her future happiness, Gao Xiulan could only brace herself.
She hoped that everything this old geezer said was true, and at the same time, she prayed that this old man wouldn't die within a month.
"Hehe! Alright then!"
A pure smile finally appeared on Chen Qingyun's face.
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