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"Dr. Lin, please just speak."

Lin Zhilan said, "Once you're better, I'd like to order some crabs from you; I'll need them."

"This is free. When I'm better, I'll bring you a few baskets of it." Grandpa Yan knew that Dr. Lin had always taken good care of his grandson, and he didn't have much to repay him with.

If they still charge money, then they're just too heartless.

"So," Lin Zhilan said with a smile, "if you want to send me crabs, you'd better get better soon."

Grandpa Yan Yuan chuckled and agreed.

Lin Zhilan turned around and glanced at Su Lang.

Su Lang understood and stepped into the house. "Uncle Yan, I'll carry you to the hospital."

"Hey, thank you, Commander Su."

Lin Zhilan helped Grandpa Yan Yuan onto Su Lang's back. After they left, she turned back to Yan Yuan and said, "Xiao Yuan, pack Grandpa's toiletries and bring two sets of clothes for him to change into. Also, bring two sets of your own clothes."

Yan Yuan responded and turned to rummage through the cabinet.

After getting ready, Lin Zhilan took his hand and followed behind Su Lang.

Yan Yuan remained silent throughout the journey.

He secretly glanced up at Lin Zhilan.

Aunt Lin's hair was blown about by the sea breeze, with a few strands clinging to her cheeks, making her profile look soft in the moonlight.

As the sea breeze blew by, Yan Yuan could smell the faint medicinal fragrance emanating from Aunt Lin, a scent that was both refreshing and gentle.

For a moment, Yan Yuan was truly envious of Jiang Chengzhou and Linlin.

This wasn't the first time Aunt Lin had helped him.

Yan Yuan wished he could grow up instantly and become a strong and upright adult.

This way, Grandpa won't have to worry about him anymore, and he'll have the opportunity and ability to repay Aunt Lin.

When Grandpa Yan was taken to the hospital, he was already pale and trembling with pain.

There are currently no inpatients in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, so no one is on night shift.

Lin Zhilan opened the door and let Su Lang put the old man on the hospital bed.

Gout attacks can be very painful.

It wasn't just a normal soreness; it was a burning, excruciating pain.

The phrase Lin Zhilan heard most often from these patients was, "It hurts so much I want to saw that leg off."

It's fortunate that Grandpa Yan Yuan could endure it; an ordinary person would have cried for their parents long ago.

Lin Zhilan took out silver needles, wiped his affected area with an alcohol swab, and quickly and shallowly pricked the swollen and painful area, twisting it a few times.

The needle was left in for a short while before being pulled out.

This is a treatment for acute gout attacks, used to relieve heat and pain.

As soon as the needle went in, Grandpa Yan Yuan immediately felt half of the excruciating pain subside.

After a few more acupuncture needles, within just a few minutes, the old man's tense brows relaxed.

The feet that were previously too afraid to move now dared to shift slightly.

"I feel much better," Grandpa Yan said repeatedly. "Dr. Lin, you're amazing!"

As Lin Zhilan packed her things, she laughed and said, "I told you to come earlier, but all that pain you've endured now wasn't worth it, was it?"

Grandpa Yan nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

Lin Zhilan took the scales to the medicine cabinet to get the medicine, and Yan Yuan followed her, saying, "Aunt Lin, I can brew the medicine myself. You and Uncle should go back and rest early."

Yan Yuan had previously worked odd jobs in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department and knew how to prepare medicine.

Lin Zhilan poured the weighed medicine into the medicine pot, then looked up at him. "No rush. After your grandfather's medicine is brewed, you can come back with us and sleep with Chengzhou, okay?"

Yan Yuan shook his head, "No need, Aunt Lin, I'll stay here and watch over Grandpa."

Lin Zhilan thought for a moment, "Okay, then you can sleep in the bed next to Grandpa. The nurses will clean the sheets regularly, so you don't have to worry about getting them dirty."

"Okay, thank you, Auntie."

Lin Zhilan patted his head, gave him a few instructions, and told him to make sure to put out the fire once the medicine was ready before going out with Su Lang.

Yan Yuan stood at the door of the department, watching Lin Zhilan and Su Lang's backs gradually disappear into the night.

Only after the shadow had completely disappeared around the bend in the road did he turn back to brew the medicine.

After the medicine had been simmering for about an hour, Yan Yuan filtered out the dregs, poured the decoction into a bowl, let it cool for a while, and then brought it to the bedside.

Because of a gout attack, Grandpa Yan Yuan hasn't had a full night's sleep for several days.

He drank the medicine in one gulp, muttered a few words to himself, and then fell asleep again.

Yan Yuan stood by the bed for a while, making sure his grandfather was sleeping soundly, before putting out the fire on the coal stove, taking a flashlight, and tiptoeing out the door.

He knew the island's roads very well; he could navigate them with his eyes closed.

Back home, he grabbed a flashlight, a bamboo basket, and crab hooks, and went to the mudflats.

The tide has receded, revealing large areas of mudflats.

Although it was late at night, Yan Yuan wasn't the only one on the mudflats.

In the distance, you can still see the silhouettes of a few people gathering seafood.

The headlamp on his head swayed back and forth.

Yan Yuan took off his shoes and stepped barefoot into the mud.

He stuck the crab hook into the mud, tied the hook rope around his waist, and slowly waded forward.

The hook is dragged from below, and when it encounters a hard object, it is lifted up.

Yan Yuan was lucky today; he had only walked a dozen steps when a blue crab got caught on the hook.

He skillfully pinched the back of the crab shell, removed it, and tossed it into the basket.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but the bamboo basket was almost full before Yan Yuan put away the crab hooks and carried the basket back home.

By the time I got home, it was already dawn.

Yan Yuan put the bamboo basket in the yard, filled a basin with clean water, poured out the crabs one by one, and carefully brushed them clean.

After doing all that, he fetched water, took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and returned to the hospital.

When Lin Zhilan arrived at work in the morning, Qin Qing was the first to arrive.

"Master," she whispered, pointing into the ward, "Yan Yuan is asleep in there, and is that his grandfather next to him?"

"Yes, Uncle Yan had a gout attack, so I brought him to the hospital yesterday."

"Oh, oh." Qin Qing pulled her behind the shelf by the door, and gestured with her lips, "Master, look, what's this?"

Lin Zhilan looked over and saw a basket of crabs behind the door, still blowing bubbles.

It wasn't there last night...

She sighed inwardly and said softly, "Neither of them slept well last night. Let's keep our voices down and let them get some more sleep."

Qin Qing nodded silently.

Yan Yuan still didn't sleep for long.

He woke up when a patient came in and made a little noise.

Lin Zhilan nodded to him and told him to go outside to wash up.

Only after she finished seeing all the patients at hand did she call Yan Yuan into her office alone.

Where did you go last night?

Yan Yuan lowered his head, his gaze fixed on the ground.

Lin Zhilan sighed, "Xiao Yuan, your grandfather is refusing to come to the doctor. Do you think he's doing the right thing?"

Yan Yuan looked at her and shook his head.

"Then you're just as foolish as Grandpa." Lin Zhilan poked his forehead in annoyance. "Think long-term. Your most important task right now is to grow up well and study hard."