novelraw Chapter 83 : You guys, stop arguing already!
Chapter 83 : You guys, stop arguing already!
Chapter 83: You guys, stop arguing already!
There really were no secrets in front of traditional Chinese medicine doctors. Lin Mo felt that if Professor Mu hadn’t seen Liu Rushuang send him home last night, mistakenly thinking he had a girlfriend, he truly would have been socially dead.
At that time, if Professor Li casually said, “You should stop watching those unhealthy videos,” where would he put his face?
After all, he had always been the model student in front of Professor Mu. If Professor Li said something like that, how would he keep up his reputation?
It was precisely because of this that he hadn’t refuted the girlfriend matter.
Perhaps because of Professor Mu’s connection, Professor Li Chengyang examined him quite carefully. In the end, it was nothing more than a matter of conditioning his body. For a doctor of his caliber, such a thing was relatively easy, of course, this was also due to Lin Mo’s youth.
Soon, Lin Mo added Professor Li as a WeChat friend. His nickname was “Shangshan Ruoshui” (The Highest Good is Like Water). Just like Professor Mu’s “Good People Live in Peace,” the name was the kind that instantly revealed one’s age.
“I’ll write down the prescription by hand and send you a photo after I get home. Then you can go get the herbs, have them decocted, and drink the medicine twice a day after meals.
Take it for a week first. After that, ask your teacher to bring you to my home again. I’ll check your pulse and make adjustments. In as little as half a month, or as long as a month, the issues in your body will see great improvement.
Of course, during the period of taking medicine, you must avoid spicy food, alcohol, and staying up late. And don’t meet your girlfriend too frequently. You’re young, but you still need proper restraint. These are doctor’s orders—if you don’t follow them, the medicine’s effectiveness will be reduced.”
After finishing the pulse diagnosis and adding him on WeChat, Professor Li gave him a round of instructions. Inwardly, he couldn’t help but sigh. Young people these days—though their living conditions were far better than in his generation—their health was worse and worse.
So young, yet their bodies were already riddled with deficiencies. Back when they were that age, which one wasn’t a strong and vigorous youth?
Lin Mo nodded, showing he took the words to heart. Although this wasn’t something he had gotten from an online shopping page, at least the man was a legitimate TCM doctor. The prescription was tailored to his body’s condition, and it was worth trying.
“Thank you, Professor Li!” Lin Mo said sincerely.
Hearing this, Professor Li waved his hand. His first impression of Lin Mo had already been good. A young man who still made time to read medical books was commendable. After finding out he was Professor Mu’s assistant, his impression of him grew even better. For him, this was merely a small matter of convenience.
“By the way, I heard from your teacher that your massage skills aren’t bad. Why don’t you let this old man experience it? My waist’s been sore lately,” Professor Li said.
For this kind of thing, he still felt it was best to experience it firsthand. After all, words couldn’t convey the sensation.
Faced with Professor Li’s request, Lin Mo didn’t think much of it and agreed immediately. He was curious to test how much progress he had made compared to before.
So he had Professor Li lie down on the bed while he went to wash his hands.
Placing both palms on Professor Li’s back, he could feel how thin the man was. Soon, as though guided by muscle memory, his hands began pressing down. Not only were his movements precisely on the acupoints, but the strength was also just right.
Most importantly, his massage technique was refined, his actions fluid, giving off a highly professional impression.
As he massaged, Lin Mo could feel the changes in his skill. Professor Mu, however, since she wasn’t personally experiencing it, didn’t feel much.
Only Professor Li was surprised. He himself was a TCM doctor. Though massage and bone setting weren’t his specialty, he had some exposure to it.
And it was precisely because of his professional background that he was shocked. Anyone who understood the field knew just how deep the water ran here.
To put it bluntly, such skill usually required at least ten years of practice. One not only had to master massage techniques, but also study the body’s acupoints and meridians.
Even many massage physicians in hospitals didn’t necessarily reach this level. He couldn’t imagine how someone barely in his twenties—and not even a medical major—could have achieved this.
Lin Mo even thoughtfully added a bit of bone-setting service. After two cracking sounds from Professor Li’s body, the session was over.
Getting up from the bed, Professor Li stretched his limbs back and forth, his eyes full of disbelief.
“How is it? Isn’t my student better at this than you?” Professor Mu asked with a laugh when she saw her husband’s expression.
After spending a lifetime studying Chinese medicine, and now finding that in massage her own non-medical student was more skilled than she was—just the thought made her chuckle.
“This... Xiao Lin, tell me the truth, have you really never studied systematically?” Professor Li asked.
Lin Mo shook his head: “When I was little, I learned a couple of days from my grandfather. Later, I just occasionally read some books and usually only practiced on my roommates. I don’t really know my level.”
Hearing this, Professor Li couldn’t help but recall the massage and bone-setting book Lin Mo had been reading earlier that noon. He had read that book himself before—it was far inferior to their systematic teachings.
Could this young man be a genius of Chinese medicine? Just by reading books, he could self-study to this degree?
“I can tell you responsibly, your skill is extremely professional. In fact, most massage and bone-setting doctors in hospitals aren’t as good as you. It’s a pity you chose the wrong major. If you studied Chinese medicine, just this ability alone would guarantee you a place in any hospital,” Professor Li praised.
To this, Lin Mo quickly waved his hands, thinking, You’re just lucky to be here today. If you had come half a day earlier, I wouldn’t have been at this level yet.
“I only do this for fun, I never intended to study medicine.”
Hearing this, Professor Li wasn’t convinced. After thinking a moment, he asked, “Have you read Treatise on Cold Damage?”
“No,” Lin Mo shook his head.
Professor Li immediately searched on his phone and handed it over.
“Read this section first.”
Lin Mo took the phone. It was indeed a short excerpt from Treatise on Cold Damage found online. Though puzzled, he did as told.
After confirming he had finished reading, Professor Li took back the phone: “How much did you remember?”
“Uh? Not much.”
“Recite it!”
Lin Mo followed the order, beginning to recite. It felt just like memorizing Chinese texts back in high school.
Through this, Professor Li discovered that even though Lin Mo had only read it once, he could recall sixty to seventy percent of the content. His eyes lit up as he looked at him.
“A genius—this is a medical genius!” he exclaimed to his wife, then turned back to Lin Mo: “Ah, why didn’t you study Chinese medicine? Such a pity. You’re a senior now, right? Don’t follow your teacher anymore. Come with me. I’ll personally train you. Staying with her is wasting your talent.”
But before he finished, the little old lady at his side was already unhappy.
“Hey, hey, what’s this? Just because he memorized a passage, you call it talent? And besides, isn’t he my student? My student, understand?”
“You know nothing! Good memory doesn’t necessarily mean talent in Chinese medicine, but it can make everything twice as effective. So much in medicine requires memorization. Plus, with his massage skills, with just a little guidance from me, he’ll have far more prospects than with you.
As for my other students—don’t even mention them. Why do you think I came into the city today? Isn’t it just to clean up their mess?” Professor Li huffed angrily.
Professor Mu snorted: “He’s my student!”
“You’re stubborn! You’re wasting his talent and ruining his future!”
Professor Mu: “Mine!”
Professor Li: “You... unreasonable!”
Professor Mu: “Not giving him to you!”
Lin Mo: …
Shut up, both of you, shut up already! You guys, stop arguing!
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