Sent to the countryside, I turned the health center into a top-tier hospital.

Chen Ping folded the lab report and put it in his pocket, then turned to look at the young woman.

Her eyes were red from crying, and she was still clutching the bed sheet tightly, her whole body tense like a string that might snap at any moment.

He kept his voice calm, trying not to put pressure on the other person, "The child's condition is a bit more serious than expected; there are signs of bacteria entering the bloodstream."

"But don't panic. We've dealt with this kind of situation many times in the hospital. As long as the right antibiotics are chosen, the dosage is sufficient, and symptomatic treatment is given, most cases can be brought under control. We discovered it early, so we have time."

Tears still streamed down the young woman's face, and she managed a muffled voice, "Can he really get better? He's only five years old..."

"Yes," Chen Ping said readily. "I'm here, don't worry."

After saying that, he turned around and said to the door, "Xiao Yan, go to the clinic and get my needle kit, the one in the blue canvas bag in the drawer."

Sun Xiaoyan responded and turned to run, handing the needle case to Chen Ping in less than two minutes.

He opened the needle kit, and a row of silver needles gleamed coldly under the fluorescent lights in the ward.

He selected the thinnest needles, as children of this age cannot use needles that are too thick, and the depth of insertion must be strictly controlled.

He exposed the child's lower legs and first disinfected the skin on Zusanli and Waiguan acupoints with iodine-soaked cotton balls.

Zusanli is the He-Sea point of the Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming. It can strengthen the spleen and stomach, support the body's resistance and eliminate pathogens. It plays a role in consolidating the foundation for physical recovery during the acute infection period.

Waiguan is the Luo-connecting point of the Sanjiao Meridian of Hand-Shaoyang. It can clear heat and release the exterior, and dredge the meridians. When combined with Zusanli (ST36) in a downward and upward motion, it can both reduce fever and regulate the middle jiao.

The first needle is inserted into Zusanli (ST36), 0.6 inches deep. The thumb is then twisted forward half a circle, paused for a moment, and then twisted again.

The second needle is inserted at Waiguan (TE5), 0.5 inches deep, using a slightly lighter technique than at Zusanli (ST36), primarily to disperse wind-heat.

The third needle was inserted into the Dazhui acupoint, which is located in the depression below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra. It is the meeting point of all Yang meridians and has the best antipyretic effect.

Chen Ping instructed Zhou Jie to lower the child's head slightly to expose the back of the neck. After wiping it with iodine, he inserted the shortest needle at an angle to a depth of no more than three-tenths of an inch, rotating it primarily using a purging method.

After inserting the three needles, Chen Ping asked Zhou Jie to bring an alcohol lamp. He then rolled the moxa wool into two moxa sticks the size of mung beans and placed them on the needle handles of Zusanli and Waiguan respectively, and lit them.

The white smoke from burning moxa rose up, carrying a dry, slightly bitter herbal scent that slowly diffused throughout the ward.

The function of warm acupuncture is to conduct heat through the needle to the deep acupoints, which can enhance the effect of unblocking the meridians and activating the body's immune response through external warm stimulation.

During the needle retention period, Chen Ping rotated the needle handle every five minutes to observe the child's complexion and breathing changes.

When the first round of twisting ended, the child's clenched jaw loosened, and the color of his lips slowly changed from bluish-purple to light red.

During the second round of twisting, his furrowed brows relaxed considerably, and his breathing became deeper and more even.

The young woman squatted down beside the child, watching as the child's body slowly relaxed, her tense expression finally easing a little.

Chen Ping removed the last needle, gently pressed a dry cotton ball against the puncture site, and then touched the child's forehead with the back of his hand.

The temperature has dropped a bit since the high fever and convulsions, but it's still above 38 degrees Celsius.

He straightened up and said to Sun Xiaoyan, "Change the antibiotics to third-generation cephalosporins, and add a set of traditional Chinese medicine decoctions for clearing heat and detoxifying. I have written the specific prescription on the consultation table. Take it to Li Fang to get it."

Sun Xiaoyan nodded and turned to leave.

Chen Ping gave the young woman a few more instructions: monitor her temperature regularly at night, pay attention to changes in the child's mental state, and call for help immediately if there were any further relapses.

The young woman nodded, but her eyes remained fixed on the child.

Just as Chen Ping was about to leave the ward, a thin man, only about 1.7 meters tall, suddenly appeared at the ward door.

Chen Ping was slightly taken aback and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

The man glanced at the child on the hospital bed, then at the young woman, and a flash of anger suddenly appeared in his eyes.

"You shameless woman, how dare you insult our mother in public! I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"

After saying that, the man rushed towards the young woman and slapped her hard across the face.

Caught off guard, the woman fell to the ground.

The man wouldn't let it go and even went up to grab the woman's hair and hit her.

Upon seeing this, Chen Ping quickly stepped forward to stop him.

"What are you doing? How can you hit people like that? This is a hospital, you can't hit people here."

Chen Ping gripped the man's wrist with one hand, the force not strong but the position precise, his thumb pressing on the indentation on the inside of the wrist joint. The man struggled twice but couldn't break free, his face turning even redder.

"What's it to you if I hit my own wife? Let go!"

The man's voice was so loud that it could be heard throughout the entire corridor, and spittle flew out, spraying onto Chen Ping's white coat cuffs.

He pointed his other finger at the young woman squatting on the ground, his eyes blazing with fury. "You bitch, Mom was threatening to kill herself at home, and you dare to curse her in public? I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget!"

The young woman sat on the ground, her face buried in her hands, half her cheek flushed red. Tears streamed from between her fingers, and her lips trembled as she struggled to speak coherently. "I didn't yell at her... I just... I said she shouldn't have fed the child raw eggs..."

"You're talking nonsense!"

The man roared and tried to charge forward again, but Chen Ping flicked his wrist and pulled him aside. He tripped and his shoulder hit the door frame with a dull thud.

Just then, hurried footsteps came from the other end of the corridor, and Liu Mazi and Ma Zhihao ran over from the guardhouse.

Liu Mazi, dressed in a security guard uniform with his rubber baton still tucked into his belt, immediately noticed Chen Ping grappling with someone at the ward door, and his expression changed.

He rushed over in three strides, pressed down on the man's shoulder with one hand, and grabbed his other arm with the other hand, pulling it behind his back.

Ma Zhihao followed closely from the other side, and the two of them, one on each side, steadily kept the man under control against the door frame.

"What are you doing!" Liu Mazi's voice was loud too. He glared at the man, his eyebrows furrowed. "Making trouble at the health center? What do you think this place is?"

The man struggled twice but couldn't break free. His arms were pinned behind his back, and his face turned red, but he remained defiant, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Let me go! I'm her husband, and our marriage is none of your business!"

"The people at your clinic are no good either! My mom went home crying and threatening to hang herself, all because of this lousy doctor of yours!"

When he said the words "lousy doctor," he glared at Chen Ping fiercely, and the veins on his neck bulged.