Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

Lu Yunzhou looked at his older brother and said, "Brother, did you hear that? Doctor Yang is absolutely right. If I force myself to finish this bowl of noodles, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight."

"My older brother will eat some for me; that way, there won't be any food wasted."

"Okay, if you can't finish it, put it in my bowl."

"If Dr. Yang isn't full, he can have another bowl."

"That's enough, that's enough."

The three of them slurped down the noodles, feeling much better and less tired. "Young man, the food at the inn is really expensive. It's much more affordable to eat out, but it's still more expensive here than in town."

"Okay, let's eat out from now on."

After finishing their noodles, the group returned to the inn and asked the waiter to bring them hot water. They washed up to refresh themselves before going to sleep comfortably.

The next morning, after having breakfast on the street, they went to Fu'an Hall for a consultation. When they arrived at the door, they found a long queue. "Young man, you accompany Dr. Yang to find a place to sit. I'll wait in line."

A moment later, the clinic's staff came out with number plates. "Everyone be quiet. We're starting to issue number plates now. Anyone who gets a number plate can see a doctor today, no matter how late it is. If you don't get a number plate, you don't need to queue. Even if you do, the doctor won't see you. That's the rule."

If you want to see a doctor, come early tomorrow.

Lu Yunzhou and Doctor Yang stood in front watching, wondering if they could get in line. The number was given out to the person before Lu Yunping, and then that person turned and left, telling Lu Yunping as they went, "Brother, don't bother queuing, it's useless. This is Fu'an Hall's rule; if you need a consultation, come early tomorrow."

"Brother, how many people does Fu'an Hall see each day?"

"We only see 30 people a day; we don't look at even one more."

"Thank you very much."

People who didn't get a number left one after another. Some went directly to other clinics, while others said they would come back to queue up early the next morning.

"Little brother, don't worry, I'll come to line up first thing tomorrow morning, I guarantee I'll get a spot."

"Young man, let's go back to the inn now."

"Alright, I'll just read a book then. Dr. Yang, if you want to go out for a stroll, then go ahead, don't be too reserved."

"No need, I'll stay at the inn and take care of you. Lu Tongsheng, you didn't have an attack yesterday. Does your illness have a regular pattern in when it flares up? What should we say if the doctor at the clinic wants to see the specific symptoms when it flares up?"

"My cough usually occurs once a day, and at most once every three days. At first, it was just a mild cough, but it has become more and more serious since then."

"It's good that we know what's going on, so we can deal with it when we see the doctor tomorrow."

The next day, before dawn, Lu Yunping told the shop assistant to open the door so he could go out and queue up.

"Are you going to queue up at Fu'an Church?"

"Yes, if they don't open soon, we won't be able to get a table today. My brother's illness can't be delayed any longer."

"Then you don't need to go; it'll be pointless."

"Why? The clinic staff told us to come and line up today."

"Because the line outside is already full, no matter how early you get up, you won't get a spot."

Why is that?

"You out-of-towners don't understand the situation here. Brother Hu has already taken care of the queue. When it gets light, you can go out to pay, and the doctor's number will be returned to you."

"Is this even possible? Isn't this bullying and monopolizing the market, using this opportunity to make money?"

"Don't say that, or Tiger will pull your teeth. Tiger is no ordinary person, no one dares to mess with him. If you want Dr. Cheng to see you, you'd better pay up."

"How much do I need to pay?"

"There are rules: the first 5 patients pay 500 coins each, the 6th to 15th patients pay 400 coins each, the 16th to 25th patients pay 300 coins each, and the last 5 patients pay 100 coins each."

"So expensive? Who would pay that much? Open the door and let me go out and take a look."

"You can look, but don't cause any trouble. If you do, our inn won't be responsible."

"Lu Yunzhou came downstairs and was about to speak when a cough struck, startling Lu Yunping, who immediately cried out, 'Dr. Yang, Dr. Yang...'"

Lu Yunzhou's heart-wrenching cough terrified the shop assistant. Doctor Yang ran downstairs, and Linglike helped him sit down, patted his back, and massaged several acupoints on his body.

After a flurry of frantic efforts, the man finally recovered. "Oh my god, this guy's attack was terrifying! Let me tell you, you can stay at our hotel, but please, don't die here."

"How dare you talk like that? Am I cursing my brother to die?"

"Don't worry, the onset will only last a short while, and you'll be fine once you recover."

"His cough is so bad, isn't it contagious?"

"No, if it were contagious, we would have died countless times by now."

"Hey bro, what are you doing here instead of joining the queue?"

Lu Yunping repeated what the shopkeeper had said, and Lu Yunzhou immediately took out one tael of silver. "Brother, go buy one of the top five license plates."

"Why don't we wait until the end and see? We can save 400 coins. With that 400 coins, we can cover our room and board for a day."

"Brother, don't worry about the money. Just do as I ask. You wouldn't want to see me suffer like this, would you?"

After all that commotion, it was already dawn. The shopkeeper quickly opened the door, and Lu Yunping immediately ran out to buy the fifth license plate. He paid the money and returned with a small bamboo stick.

"Did you buy the license plate?"

"We got the fifth appointment. The clinic opens at 1:15 AM. Someone will help us get a number, and we just need to go there at the appointed time to get the number and see the doctor."

"Let's go back to our room first, and come down later."

"Dr. Yang, you come upstairs with me, I'll wait at the clinic."

Lu Yunzhou lay back down on the bed, feeling uneasy. Lu Yunping finally got the number plate. "Little brother, Dr. Yang, I got the number plate. We can go see the doctor now."

Lu Yunzhou and his companions arrived at the clinic together. After waiting for half an hour, it was finally his turn. Doctor Cheng was an old man with a white beard. Lu Yunzhou sat down at the examination table, and Doctor Cheng glanced at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lu Yunzhou explained his condition, and Doctor Cheng asked him to extend his hand so he could take his pulse carefully. Doctor Cheng took his pulse for a long time, and he took the pulses of both hands. He asked him to open his mouth and examined him again. "Judging from the pulse, it seems to be a case of lung heat, but that's not the case. There are probably other causes, but I can't say for sure. I need to see the specific symptoms when the disease occurs so that I can treat the symptoms accordingly."

"Doctor, my illness occurs at unpredictable times. I just had an attack this morning, and I don't know when it will happen again."

"To better observe your condition when the illness occurs, you'd better stay at the clinic. Once the illness starts, I'll know immediately."

"That's wonderful. Does the clinic offer accommodation?"

The shop assistant said, "The clinic has several guest rooms available for overnight stays. Each room costs 150 coins per day, and only water is provided; nothing else is provided."

"Okay, we'll take two rooms. I'll go back and get my luggage now."

And so, Lu Yunzhou and the other two stayed at the clinic, waiting for the onset of their illness. They didn't fall ill on the first day, nor on the second day, but they didn't fall ill until the night of the fifth day. While everyone was sleeping soundly, Lu Yunzhou started coughing violently again.

Lu Yunping quickly went to call Doctor Cheng, "Doctor Cheng, Doctor Cheng, my brother has fallen ill."

Dr. Cheng was quite old, and by the time he got up and arrived at Lu Yunzhou's room, the cough had stopped. Lu Yunzhou was lying weakly on the bed, his forehead covered in fine sweat.

"Since we missed this one, we can only wait for the next one. Hopefully, the illness won't occur at night again next time." Dr. Cheng went back to sleep.