Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 1405 Old Hu's wariness, Liu Manyu sends gifts twice a day
Zhu Lin carefully reached out and gently brushed her fingers against the child's soft cheek. As if sensing this, the little one's mouth moved slightly, making Zhu Lin burst out laughing.
"Look at this child, he seems to know he has a godmother, how well-behaved he is!"

Huang Huijie said:
"This is fate! I think we should have a simple family reunion ceremony after I finish my postpartum confinement!"

Old Hu, who was standing to the side, also said:
"I think so too."

He said in dialect:

“We don’t have so many formalities when we recognize godparents here. We’ll just set up a few tables, invite some acquaintances and friends over for a meal, and that’ll be it.”

Upon hearing Fang Yan's words, He Huiru immediately smiled and replied, "Fang Yan is right! When we recognize godparents, we're all about the fun and the sentiment. We don't need any fancy rules. We can set up a few tables, invite some familiar neighbors and friends over, have a meal, chat, and announce the news. Then the child will officially have godparents."

Old Hu nodded in agreement: "No problem! I'll book a restaurant then, I'll choose the Yanjing Hotel near our house, we'll invite ten or eight tables, it'll be so lively and fun."

He said in dialect:

"There's no rush for the restaurant. Let's talk about it after Sister Huang finishes her postpartum confinement."

Old Hu nodded, then asked Fang Yan:

"By the way, I still don't know what to eat during her postpartum period. She just gave birth today and doesn't feel hungry yet, even though it's almost lunchtime..."

He said in dialect:

"On the first day after giving birth, the mother's stomach and intestines have not yet recovered, so she will not be very hungry. At this time, she should not rush to eat greasy food, but start with light and easily digestible liquid food."

He paused, looking at Lao Hu's serious expression, and continued, "For example, millet porridge or rice porridge, cooked a little thinner, or some vegetable soup or steamed egg custard. These are easy to digest and can replenish water and nutrients. Don't start by giving him chicken soup or pork rib soup, as they are too oily and can easily cause blocked milk ducts and may also put a heavy burden on his stomach."

He Huiru nodded in agreement and chimed in, "Fang Yan is right! On the first day, I only drank millet porridge, the kind that's cooked until it's very sticky. In the first few days after giving birth, you should also use less salt, because eating too much salt can easily cause edema, which is not good for postpartum recovery."

Old Hu quickly pulled out a small notebook, taking notes as he asked:

"Should the steamed egg custard be steamed until soft or firm? What vegetables should I choose for the vegetable soup?"

"Steam the steamed egg custard until it's soft. Add some warm water and a little salt, stir it well, and steam for about ten minutes. It'll be easy for new mothers to eat," Fang Yan explained. "For vegetable soup, choose spinach and carrots. Cook them until soft and drink the soup. You can also eat a little bit of the vegetables to get vitamins. By the way, don't add any pungent seasonings like scallions, ginger, or garlic. Keep it light."

At this point, Huang Huijie added:

"I read in a parenting book that you can drink some brown sugar water on the first day after giving birth to help expel lochia, but don't drink too much, just for two or three days. Drinking it for too long can cause internal heat. Also, you have to pay attention to the water temperature. You can't drink cold water. Whether it's water or porridge, it has to be warm."

Old Hu, standing to the side, was taken aback for a moment, then smiled at everyone and said:

"Look, she even prepared it herself..."

After saying that, he said:

"I'm going to call and order food now."

"Okay." Everyone nodded.

No one advised him against it, as there were maternity meal services available at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, and their family's situation was different.

Just after Lao Hu left, Zhu Lin lowered his voice and asked Huang Huijie:
"By the way, should you let your family know that you've had a baby?"

The family members Zhu Lin mentioned are Huang Huijie's maternal relatives.

Previously, Huang Huijie had not been able to conceive, and both she and her husband had suspected something. Now, they have basically found out that the problem lies with Lao Hu's family, and Huang Huijie's family is not the issue.

That's why Zhu Lin asked Huang Huijie this question.

Huang Huijie said to Zhu Lin:

"I've discussed this with Lao Hu, and we'll keep quiet about it for now."

"The main problem is that once we've spoken about it, the news will definitely spread, and we don't know how many more people will have to come."

Huang Huijie glanced at her daughter; she remained quite wary.

They always felt that there were other people secretly harming them.

So I won't tell anyone; this is the safest way to protect my daughter.

However, at this moment, Fang Yan said:

"I remember when you were pregnant, your brothers came to visit, right?" (See Chapter 1051)
Hearing the dialect spoken, Huang Huijie nodded and said:

"Yes, that happened several months ago."

He said in dialect:

"They should be here soon. Once they know you're pregnant, timing won't be a problem; at most, it'll be a few months off."

Hearing this in dialect, Huang Huijie was taken aback, then slapped her forehead:
"Oh dear, how could I have forgotten about that..."

I'm speechless about the dialect. Is it true that pregnancy makes you stupid for three years?
When Lao Hu returned from ordering food, he also heard about this and then he realized what had happened.

Then he said:
"It's fine, let them come. Do you think they'd do anything to us here?"

Fang Yan simply offered the couple some advice:
"Actually, we could inform Director Liao that even if they wanted to come, they wouldn't be able to."

Only then did Lao Hu and Huang Huijie realize what was happening.

Yes!

Tell Director Liao that those who want to return to China can't even get in.

"Is it okay? What if they actually want to invest?" Zhu Lin reminded Fang Yan from the side.

He said in dialect:

“Investment is welcome, of course, as long as it doesn’t come to these places. Once it’s in China, where it can go is entirely up to Director Liao.”

Now, Mr. and Mrs. Hu are acting very nervously. They only trust a small number of people, and they are wary of most people, especially those who have returned from abroad. If they haven't prepared themselves mentally, they simply won't meet them.

Just like when Lao Hu met Chu Qiaonan, he was extremely wary. After they finished talking, he wouldn't even sit at the same table with Chu Qiaonan and would leave under the pretext of having something to do.

Fang Yan knew Lao Hu because he had been tricked several times before, and it was even his closest family members who tricked him, which made him wary. He was able to shift the focus of his business to China because he felt insecure abroad.

Therefore, he was one of the earliest overseas Chinese businessmen to return to China to invest and build.

He could be said to have benefited from the impending reform and opening up, catching the fast train.

Of course, only someone like Fang Yan, who has stepped out of the long river of history, can see this clearly. From Lao Hu's perspective, it seems more like he has returned to China to seek refuge in a paradise.

After chatting with them for a while, Fang Yan and the others said goodbye.

Fang Yan led a group of people home for lunch.

As soon as he arrived at his doorstep, he heard the phone ringing in his study. Since no one was home, no one answered the phone, so Fang Yan hurried inside.

When they got to the study, the phone was still ringing, so Fang Yan quickly answered it.

"Hello, I am Fang Yan."

"Director Fang, I am Gao Han."

The voice of Gao Han, the secretary to Director Liao, came from the other end of the phone. Fang Yan asked as soon as he heard Gao Han's voice:

"Did Wang Zhenlin find out the truth?"

They were already investigating Wang Zhenlin's matter today, and when he called, Fang Yan guessed it was related to this.

"No, Director Liao asked me to tell you that Wang Zhenlin has applied to leave Beijing tomorrow. He asked me to ask Mr. Hu if there is any new information about the investigation into Wang Zhenlin. If not, then he can only let him go."

Fang Yan never expected that Wang Zhenlin would actually leave.

He said:
"Old Hu has been busy taking care of his wife at home all day. There's no news from the telegram yet. I'll go ask right away and get back to you as soon as possible."

After Gao Han agreed, Fang Yan hung up the phone and immediately went to Xiehe Hospital to find Lao Hu.

Seeing Fang Yan return, Lao Hu was a little puzzled. Fang Yan didn't waste any words and told Lao Hu about it directly. Upon hearing this, Lao Hu quickly called his assistant Xiao Lin to ask if he had received any telegrams from Japan or Hong Kong that day.

"No, I asked just half an hour ago," Xiao Lin replied to Lao Hu, glancing at his watch.

"Go ask again!" Old Hu said.

"We probably won't be able to find anything out," Fang Yan said to Lao Hu.

Fang Yan was certain that there must be a large team behind this helping to erase all traces of Wang Zhenlin. The previous events had already given Fang Yan this feeling. If it were easy to investigate, it would be impossible to have no results in half a month. However, this also proved that there was indeed a powerful force behind this person.

"Is this guy going back to Japan?" Lao Hu asked Fang Yan.

Fang Yan was taken aback and said:

"Gao Han just said he was leaving Beijing, not that he was going back to Japan."

Old Hu asked:

"Could it be that you're going to another city?"

Fang Yan thought that this was unlikely. Now that they already suspected him, how could they let him go to another city?
Perhaps it was part of his return journey plan.

It's not a direct flight back to Japan; it's more likely a connecting flight in another city.

Fang Yan stopped guessing here and went straight back to call Director Liao at the Ministry of Health again to tell them that there were no results yet.

Then they asked Wang Zhenlin where he was going.

"He plans to visit his hometown in Tianjin, then fly to Guangzhou, then enter Hong Kong, and finally return to Japan," Director Liao confirmed to Fang Yan. Tianjin, Guangzhou—this old guy really isn't going straight back to Japan.

Director Liao said on the phone:
"If we don't find anything, I'll let him go. Then we'll have others keep an eye on him. We'll arrange for someone to accompany him wherever he goes. If anything seems amiss, we'll detain him."

There was no other way to deal with the dialect, so we had no choice but to let Director Liao make the arrangements.

This guy is truly the most slippery person I've ever met in this dialect.

They felt he was problematic, but couldn't find any substantial evidence, and the things he did all seemed reasonable and legal.

They performed much more professionally than Huang Qiming and his team did last time.

Next, Fang Yan reported to Director Liao about the medical appointments he had made that day, and that was considered the end of his consultations with this group of overseas Chinese businessmen.

After hanging up the phone, Fang Yan finished her meal at home.

After dinner, Fang Yan checked Zhu Lin's health. She could give birth at any time. Whenever Fang Yan was free, he would stay at home.

"Oh right, your birthday is in two days!" Mom suddenly reminded Fang Yan before she went to work.

Fang Yan then realized, "Oh right, my 23rd birthday is coming up soon."

"Hey, we don't care about that in our family," Fang Yan said, waving his hand.

The Fang family believes that birthdays are not celebrated while the parents are still alive.

My older sister was like that before, and my younger brother was like that too, so our dialects are the same.

The old woman looked at Zhu Lin's belly and said:

"It would be interesting if the child was born on your birthday."

Zhu Lin also said with a smile:

"Of course, but we don't know if the child will cooperate."

They could give birth at any time these days, and they don't know what the situation will be like.

The old woman smiled and waved her hand, saying:
"Alright, I'm going to work now. You guys just stay home."

Fang Yan nodded and saw his mother off to work.

As soon as I reached the door, I heard someone shouting:
"Hey, Dr. Fang!"

Fang Yan looked over and saw that there were two people standing in front of the street office across the street calling to him.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the two sisters, Liu Manqing and Liu Manyu, who had met in the morning.

"I've finally found you!" Liu Manyu immediately went over.

The old woman looked at Fang Yan with some surprise, and Fang Yan explained in a low voice:

“He was a foreign businessman patient of mine this morning.”

The old woman suddenly realized.

Speaking in dialect:

"Then please invite them into your home."

"You should go to work now, I'll take care of them." Fang Yan waved her hand, telling her mother to hurry up and leave.

The old woman nodded, smiled at the two sisters, and then left.

Fang Yan asked the two sisters:
"What do you want from me?"

Liu Manyu glanced around to make sure no one else was there, then lowered her voice and said:

"I took the medicine you prescribed, and it really worked."

She looked very surprised, as if the effect had exceeded his expectations.

"Come inside and talk!" Fang Yan invited the two of them.

The two didn't stand on ceremony and followed Fang Yan into the house.

This was their first time visiting a courtyard house like this, and they were surprised to find it so spacious.

Following Fang Yan into the main hall, Fang Yan asked Sophia to pour tea.

This completely baffled the two sisters, who were surprised to find that the nanny in Fangyan's house was actually a foreigner.
what's the situation?
"Tell me, what happened after you took the medicine?" Fang Yan asked them.

Liu Manyu then came to her senses and remembered that she had come to tell Fang Yan about the treatment results.

She said in a slightly embarrassed voice:

"It's stopped. After taking the medicine and having lunch, I haven't experienced any breast engorgement since."

Fang Yan wasn't too surprised that she reacted so quickly.

“Your physical condition is actually quite good, so it’s normal that you were able to react so quickly,” Fang Yan said to her.

However, Liu Manyu was still pleasantly surprised and spoke in the dialect:

"Your medicine worked so well with just one dose! That's amazing!"

“I had been sick for five years, but this medicine cured me so quickly… I wish I had come to you sooner.”

She glanced at Liu Manqing, as if she had made up her mind, then took out an exquisite brocade box from her bag, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Fang Yan:

"Dr. Fang, this is a small token of our appreciation from my sister and me. Please accept it. I had already planned to give you a big gift if it worked. This bracelet is from Hong Kong, so please accept it."

They delivered a jewelry gift box this morning, which Fang Yan hasn't even opened yet, and now they've delivered another piece of jewelry.

Fang Yan glanced at the jade bracelet in the brocade box. Its color was bright and clear, and it was obviously very valuable. Moreover, judging from its quality and shape, it should be an antique.

He said in dialect:

"You're too kind. We already delivered one this morning. Please take it back."

Seeing this, Liu Manqing quickly said, "Dr. Fang, please accept this! It's just a simple token of our gratitude. My sister suffered from this illness for five years, but now she's finally cured, and we're all relieved. This is just to express our thanks."

Liu Manyu said:
"Please keep it; we might need to come back to you in the future."

That's the truth. People who eat grains are bound to get sick, and she really values ​​dialects.

Fang Yan looked at the jade bracelet in the brocade box, and then at the earnest eyes of the two sisters. She knew that refusing them again would only make them feel uneasy.

He paused for two seconds, then said in a calm tone:

"We'll talk about the future later. You can take this back."

To put it bluntly, Liu Manyu's illness isn't anything serious; she just doesn't want to accept the dialect.

Liu Manyu said:
"That's true, but your medical skills are truly life-saving! I've been to hospitals all over Hong Kong for the past five years, but none of them could cure me. You made a difference with just one dose of your medicine. We will remember this kindness. I will only feel at ease if you accept my medicine."

Liu Manqing also spoke kindly to Fang Yan.

He said in dialect:

"Alright then! I'll take the things."

Seeing that Fang Yan accepted it, Liu Manyu was satisfied. Then she said to Fang Yan:

"Dr. Fang, to be honest, I almost lost all hope because of this illness over the past five years. Now that I'm better, I can finally live like a normal person again."

Next, Zhu Lin arrived, and Fang Yan introduced the two of them to her. Upon seeing Fang Yan's wife, Liu Manyu felt that the gift she had given was quite good.

Although Zhu Lin is heavily pregnant, she still looks quite beautiful, and the jewelry I gave her will definitely suit her well.

People in mainland China don't like wearing these things.

After greeting Zhu Lin, Liu Manyu and Liu Manqing listened to Fang Yan talk about food and then said goodbye.

After the two women left, Fang Yan showed the things to his wife.

"This is the first time I've ever encountered someone sending gifts twice in one day," Fang Yan complained to his wife.

Zhu Lin said with a smile:

"This shows that your prescription was correct. The effect has exceeded their expectations and cured her five-year illness."

Then Fang Yan put the jewelry in the bedroom.

I've collected so many of these things, but no one in my family wears them, so I'm just keeping them as family heirlooms.

However, to be fair, this time the gifts Wang Zhenlin received were the fewest he had ever received.

Fang Yan then spent the rest of the time reading in his study at home. Now that he had some free time, he was thinking about whether he could find some cases of incurable diseases in these ancient books or magazines.

Now he no longer believes in the terminal illnesses described by Western medicine, after all, he personally cured a patient with rabies, and his mindset has undergone a huge change.

PS: The basic chapters are complete. More will be added later.

(End of this chapter)