Merchant and doctor

Chapter 1891: Some Unloading, Some Inheritance
The hotel's private rooms are equipped with central air conditioning, which is not natural ventilation. With food being brought back and forth, the steam is unbearable after a while. The terrace is completely different; a gentle breeze blows and fresh air fills the air, making it incredibly refreshing.

Seeing that Mr. Tang's expression was unusual, Bian Mu smiled and gestured for Mr. Tang to sit down.

At this moment, a young waitress brought over some drinks, arranged the cups and saucers, smiled politely at the two of them, and left, casually closing the wooden door slightly behind her.

"President Tang! There are some things that Professor Meng can't say directly out of consideration for our relationship... As you know, if some key logical details aren't clarified, the root of the problem will be hard to remove, and you'll still be in trouble. So... some things can only be explained as clearly as possible by us greenhorns of our age. Please forgive any shortcomings in our explanations!"

"You're too kind, Master! My family... my family of origin wasn't very harmonious, so..."

"Family matters shouldn't be aired in public. As doctors, we only focus on what's important to us in terms of medicine; everything else is outside our jurisdiction! Haha... For example, have you noticed? The more ordinary or even poor a family is, the more cluttered their house is—expired manuals, old appliances, expired medicines, old books... They'll use any available space to store completely useless things, and it can take generations to clean it up. Conversely, families with better economic conditions and other advantages tend to have a simpler and more organized home. They might keep things that hold special sentimental value, but you can't tell from the surface. Metaphysically speaking, ordinary families often limit themselves, whether materially or spiritually, and are more likely to carry burdens of things that are actually useless, sometimes never being able to properly unload them. In this respect, you've actually done quite well, even very successfully!" Before delving into the root of the illness, Bian Mu laid the groundwork.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Tang's expression softened somewhat. Not knowing how to respond, he simply smiled amicably and said nothing.

“However… from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it’s almost impossible to completely format some things. Moreover, completely formatting them in form can actually create many hidden dangers for one’s health. As work pressure increases, immunity declines with age, and serious illnesses occur suddenly… the so-called negative memories of one’s original family that one tried to discard back then can start to breed new diseases. Interestingly, these kinds of diseases are often quite difficult to treat, and your current situation is basically one of them.” Bian Mu explained with a smile for a long time.

"Oh... I only half understood... just like in the movies... some things you can never get rid of in your whole life, right!"

“I can only interpret this from the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Philosophical and sociological concepts are beyond the scope of our discussion. A person inherits vital energy, kidney energy, and protective energy from their family of origin. Among these, vital energy and kidney energy are the most core and important. However, vital energy and kidney energy are relatively intangible and intangible. For these two concepts to play a crucial role, they must have a carrier. Due to time constraints, I won't go into detail about this carrier. For you, that carrier includes some of your family's lifestyle habits, such as eating habits and living habits. For example, which direction is the head of your bed facing? North-south? East-west? Head south and feet north, or vice versa? These kinds of things are part of the original carrier. If you easily abandon them completely, a medical gap will be formed. If that happens to coincide with your weakest period, external pathogens will take advantage of the weakness and gradually form a lesion, which will then lead to a chronic disease. You are currently in this stage.” Bian Mu tried to explain in simple terms, hoping that President Tang would gain a deeper understanding.

"Then... is it easy to cure?"

"It's not that difficult, but it might require a change of perspective regarding my own family background. My parents are just ordinary wage earners, and to this day, whether in our hometown or Lijin, we don't even own a house with independent property rights in my parents' names. Really! Compared to our relatives and classmates, our family does seem quite different. It's not that my parents are incompetent. At their age, and living in such a good era, how could they be so pathetic as to not even own a house with independent property rights, especially in a small county town? To be honest, it's because my mother has some unique ideas that our family missed several opportunities to buy a house. Of course, in general, our family is indeed not wealthy, and buying a house outright would be a real struggle!" Bian Mu replied with a smile.

"Really? It's better if the family environment is harmonious. My family is a bit special in this respect..." "I told you, family matters shouldn't be aired in public, and there's no need for us to complain here. Actually... when I was little, whenever I got into trouble outside, my mom would punish me as soon as I walked in the door, without asking any questions. Sometimes she would even hit me in her anger. Later, I figured out how to handle things myself. I would never bother my mom unless it was absolutely necessary. My mom still doesn't know about my opening of a traditional Chinese medicine clinic!" Bian Mu said with a smile.

"Really? That does sound a bit strange... I understand Master Bian's good intentions... Does it mean I need to seriously reflect on my relationship with my family and properly handle it?"

Hearing this, Bian Mu smiled knowingly.

“It’s clear that your career is going quite well right now. Theoretically speaking, you are capable of forgiving and accepting your family’s past. As long as you correct your attitude in this regard, I can then clarify from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine which essential lifestyle habits you need to inherit from your family to correct your innate vital energy and kidney energy, and further improve the balance of your ancestral energy. Once you reach that point, you should be fine,” Bian Mu continued to explain.

Hearing this, Mr. Tang finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much more at ease.

"Once you get over this psychological hurdle, you might have to revert to some of your old eating habits. Also, it's not shameful to have a poor or insecure family. You'll need to adjust your eating habits in that regard. Why do I say that? Because a significant portion of the food you eat for business social events isn't really suitable for you. Over time, it's like cutting a radish in two; the food you eat won't be able to be properly processed by your spleen and stomach. You'll feel weak in the upward movement and suffer from illness in the downward movement. Eventually, you'll feel like you're going to smell bad. Children under three are particularly sensitive to this. As soon as you show them any kindness, they'll immediately feel uncomfortable and instinctively want to stay far away."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Tang's face flushed slightly.

"Don't mind it! I see patients with similar symptoms to yours almost every day now, really! Constipation, poor appetite, bad breath... and your whole body feels heavy. When you fall asleep at night, the bed actually bears twice your weight. Half of it is your actual physical weight, and the other half is the weight of stagnant qi. So most of the time, after you get up, you always feel like you haven't slept well, you're very tired, as if you haven't slept enough, right!"

"That's right! It's true! I thought all career-oriented women were like that after giving birth, and I even mistakenly thought it was a lingering illness from my postpartum period. Don't laugh at me, but I held a grudge against my mother-in-law for that! Now it seems I really wronged her." At this point, Mr. Tang's face turned red, quite embarrassed.

Hearing this, Bian Mu felt that the conversation had gone on long enough and prepared to get up and say goodbye.