"Dirty and messy? Nonsense. I swept it just last night," Liu Wentian retorted, having not expected the other party to really be accustomed to this sort of thing—or at least not to show any sign of discomfort. But when the other person mentioned the messiness, he couldn't help but counter.
Sheng Qianmei pointed to a few corners, saying, "Look over there; those spots weren't swept properly. Where's your broom?" She finished her sentence and was about to grab the broom by the bathroom door to start sweeping.
Liu Wentian quickly grabbed her hand, saying, "No, no, big sister, what are you trying to do? I'll clean my own room."
"Humph! Ungrateful!" Sheng Qianmei exclaimed, irritated.
Then her curiosity about Liu Wentian resurfaced as she said, "Liu Wentian, you're such an amazing doctor. Why do you live in a place like this?"
Liu Wentian didn't answer. He couldn't exactly say he had just received his inheritance and that his previous salary only afforded him this kind of place.
Seeing that Liu Wentian wasn't answering, Sheng Qianmei didn't ask further. Instead, she just sat on his bed, curiously looking around at the things in the room as though she was very interested in everything about Liu Wentian.
Liu Wentian said in frustration, "Aren't you going to leave...?"
Sheng Qianmei pouted, saying, "It's the weekend. I don't have anything else to do."
"You might not have anything to do, but I do, big sister," Liu Wentian thought to himself, but he didn't say it out loud since she had just helped him buy things.
The first time he saw Sheng Qianmei, she seemed like an ice queen beauty—someone who would finish a half-sentence conversation as briefly as possible. How had she suddenly changed into this childlike girl? Indeed, women are fickle creatures.
There's a saying: once you melt the iceberg, a volcano lies beneath. Could Sheng Qianmei be just like that? But he hadn't done anything that could have melted the heart of this ice queen beauty.
What Liu Wentian didn't understand was that Sheng Qianmei was simply obsessed with medicine. She was extremely curious about his exceptional medical skills, and after witnessing his treatment of patients twice, she could almost be described as somewhat worshipful. Especially since last night, when Liu Wentian appeared like a knight in shining armor in a girl's dream, rescuing her from danger, an act she found hard to forget.
Liu Wentian could only say, "If you want to sit, then sit. Do as you please."
After speaking, he started to inspect the medicines Sheng Qianmei had brought, nodding his head in satisfaction at first but eventually frowning and saying, "This isn't right."
Sheng Qianmei asked with concern, "What's wrong? Did I buy the wrong medicines?"
Liu Wentian looked at her intently and questioned, "Did you add your own money to buy these medicines for me?"
He was familiar with the prices of various medicines, and 100,000 yuan wouldn't cover this much. Sheng Qianmei must have added at least an extra twenty or thirty thousand yuan of her own money.
Sheng Qianmei didn't seem to care and explained, "You scared me for a moment; I thought I bought the wrong stuff. I saw some good-quality herbs, so I bought extra. You... just take the opportunity to replenish your health..."
Liu Wentian was puzzled, asking, "Why are you blushing?"
"Ah? Am I blushing?" Sheng Qianmei touched her own face, feeling a bit warm indeed. She couldn't very well say that he needed to replenish his body because of kidney deficiency and impotence.
She said shyly, "Just make sure you take care of your health. I didn't add that much money."
But Liu Wentian shook his head, "That's not acceptable. I don't accept rewards without merit. I'll treat Yan Tianpeng for you, and your selling the medicines for me means we're even. You didn't have to add your own money to buy the medicines for me; I should return the extra ones to you."
For some reason, seeing that he seemed eager to distance himself from any obligation, Sheng Qianmei felt both aggrieved and angry, "Suit yourself. If you give them back to me, I'll just throw them away. Don't worry about it! Not recognizing good intentions—like a dog biting the kind-hearted Lu Dongbin!"
She sounded just like a little girl throwing a tantrum.
"Well... alright then," Liu Wentian, seeing this, didn't insist any further. After a moment of thought, he decided to keep the extra medicines and then offered, "Don't you want to learn my medical skills? If I taught you acupuncture directly, you wouldn't understand. How about I start by teaching you some basics about the human body's acupoints?"
"Ah! Really? You're willing to teach me medicine?" Sheng Qianmei clapped her hands excitedly, not expecting that he would actually agree to teach her.
Liu Wentian had carefully considered the decision to teach her medicine.
On one hand, based on last night's encounter, although Sheng Qianmei seemed somewhat unapproachable, she was actually very kind. Besides, he wasn't planning to teach her everything about acupuncture, Spirit Refinement, or massage techniques. He just intended to share some basic knowledge, which he didn't really mind.
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Even if it's just these basic pieces of knowledge, as long as Sheng Qianmei understands and masters them, her medical skills will definitely see a significant improvement.
"Really, I can't explain the more profound stuff to you clearly, but I can talk to you about some basics of the human body's meridians and acupoints. These are also the foundations of acupuncture."
The two of them sat down straight on the bed, Sheng Qianmei's face flushed with excitement. She hadn't expected such good fortune today.
"Let's start with the acupoints. There are countless acupoints in the human body, with 365 main acupoints, each with its own effect. When different acupoints are used in combination, they can produce another kind of result. To understand all the mysteries of the human acupoints, you must first understand the meridian system of the human body. The most important meridians are the twelve regular meridians and the Ren and Du vessels..."
Liu Wentian began to talk incessantly, his face serious. At this moment, he wasn't just a poor young man living in this small rental room; he was a Medical Immortal, and this unique aura made Sheng Qianmei almost mesmerized for a while.
"Why are you looking at me? Listen carefully to what I'm saying. If you're really interested in traditional Chinese medicine, you must master these dull basics."
Seeing Sheng Qianmei dazedly staring at him, Liu Wentian's heart skipped a beat for no reason, feeling like a small purple rabbit being eyed by a wolf.
"Ah? Oh..." Sheng Qianmei snapped back to attention, her face turning red, and then she began to listen seriously once again.
Although Sheng Qianmei was fully focused, she still found some of it confusing, mainly because her primary training was in Western medicine, after all.
And the things Liu Wentian was talking about, although basic from his perspective, were still difficult for others to understand. Many of the points he made were so advanced that even famous practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine might not be able to comprehend them, let alone Sheng Qianmei.
However, even though she didn't understand much, Sheng Qianmei was still very attentive. For the parts she couldn't quite grasp, she relied on her clever brain to remember first.
Many things she didn't understand, but she could feel how precious this medical knowledge was, and because of this, her respect for Liu Wentian continued to grow.
How on earth had someone younger than herself managed to learn such accumulated knowledge of thousands of years of traditional Chinese medicine to this extent?
At certain points, Liu Wentian would specifically stop and ask Sheng Qianmei whether she understood and how much. After hearing her response, he would explain the difficult parts in even more detail once again.
Unknowingly, it was already noon. Feeling that it was about time, Liu Wentian said to Sheng Qianmei, "Let's stop here. As long as you go back and digest everything I've talked about, it'll definitely help you."
Sheng Qianmei nodded happily, feeling that she had learned more today than she would from several months of reading medical books. Today was truly not wasted.
Seeing that it was noon, Sheng Qianmei said, "Liu Wentian, let's go out for a walk this afternoon? I don't have anything to do anyway."
Liu Wentian rubbed his nose, thinking to himself that just because she had nothing to do didn't mean he was free—he still needed to practice Spirit Refinement.
He said, "I better not, I have things to do this afternoon."
"Oh?" Sheng Qianmei asked curiously, "What do you have to do?"
Seeing Liu Wentian hem and haw without really saying what he was doing in the afternoon, Sheng Qianmei decided he was lying and started pulling him outside, "Come on, accompany me for a walk. It's rare that I get a day off."
Liu Wentian had no choice but to accompany her downstairs, and as they sat in Sheng Qianmei's Porsche, they drove out of the neighborhood under the envious and jealous gazes of many men.
Shenming City center pedestrian street.
In a high-end clothing store, Liu Wentian saw Sheng Qianmei come out in another set of clothes.
Dark green denim shorts revealed a pair of legs that could set one dreaming, a pink short-sleeved top, and black leather shoes with bows.
It was a simple outfit, but everyone in the store, men and women alike, had eyes filled with amazement.
Sheng Qianmei twirled in front of Liu Wentian, then asked expectantly, "Liu Wentian, how is this outfit?"
Liu Wentian repeated what he had said dozens of times that day, "It looks good."
Sheng Qianmei rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction, "Why do you always say that? It doesn't show any sincerity at all! Can't you come up with different words?"
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