Courtyard House: My max-level medical skills specialize in treating beasts.

"These are Dongzi's fish, why don't you ask him... I can't make the decision for him..."

He Yuzhu used the harshest tone to say the softest words.

Qin Huairu's face turned pale instantly. He didn't dare to ask He Yudong. He glared at He Yuzhu and got up to leave, thinking that his brother Zhuzi seemed to have changed. It was all because of that damned He Yudong.

Back home, Qin Huai became increasingly angry, and even started to resent Uncle San, who had gone to He Yuzhu's house with him.

"Mom, I think Uncle San went to Sha Zhu's house to find him a girlfriend," Qin Huairu said.

"What? That won't do! What will happen to our family if Shazhu gets married? No way, we have to stop him!" Jia Zhangshi jumped up as soon as she heard this. In her eyes, Shazhu had to be the "backbone" of the family. How could he still leech off them if he got married?

"Stop them? How can I stop them?" Qin Huairu said irritably. "Have you forgotten? Every time Sha Zhu went on a date, wasn't it your daughter who ruined it?"

Madam Jia snorted, "I saw it coming! You always sneak into Sha Zhu's room, making his bed and saying inappropriate things to the girls, making people think he's having an affair with the widow; sometimes you even wait outside the courtyard, pretending to bump into a girl and deliberately saying you two 'like each other'; the rumors at the steel mill that you two are having an affair, wasn't that something you made up yourself and let those gossipy mouths spread? You just wanted to ruin Sha Zhu's reputation! He's twenty-eight and still a bachelor, it's all your fault!"

Qin Huairu scoffed, "With Yu Dong around, it's not that easy."

The thought of Sha Zhu's icy attitude towards her after He Yudong's return filled her with resentment. "That damned He Yudong! Why didn't he just die outside? Why did he have to come back and get in the way? If it weren't for him, that house would have been ours long ago!"

Madam Jia gritted her teeth: "Don't you have a cousin who's still unmarried? Introduce her to Sha Zhu. With that family connection, how dare he not help us?"

"Once you're married, it's not so easy to help each other out anymore."

Qin Huairu didn't want Sha Zhu to get married from the bottom of his heart, and neither did his cousin.

"By then, he'll have his own family to take care of; he won't have time for us anymore."

"That's better than letting some vixen outside get away with it!" Madam Jia said matter-of-factly. "At least I can keep him under control!"

Qin Huai pondered for a moment, then said, "Alright, I'll take leave tomorrow and go back to the village." But in his heart, he was already plotting: he'd have his cousin flirt with Sha Zhu and then ruin his blind date; he'd deliberately act ambiguous with Sha Zhu in front of his cousin, making them dislike each other; and if necessary, he could ask Xu Damao for help. This widow was vicious; no ordinary person would have thought of such a scheme.

The He family's dining table was mostly empty, and the wine was almost gone. They even had Uncle San pack up the leftover braised fish. Sha Zhu was beaming from ear to ear. After twenty-eight years as a bachelor, and now that he was finally getting married, how could he not be sleepless?

"Second Brother, Haitang's home is far away. Why don't you take her home? It's not safe for a young lady to be alone at night." He Yushui winked at Haitang, who quickly gave him a grateful look.

"Okay." He Yudong did not refuse.

"Thank you, Brother Yudong." Haitang lowered her head shyly.

"Where are you staying?" He Yudong asked.

"Rouge Alley isn't far," Haitang said.

Rouge Alley is next to Zhengyang Gate, and He Yudong's clinic courtyard is right there, quite a coincidence.

"Let's go." He Yudong stood up, and Haitang quickly followed.

Only He Yushui and Shazhu remained in the room. Shazhu looked at his younger brother and knew in his heart that he didn't need to worry about his brother's marriage.

He Yudong rode an electric bike, and Haitang sat on the back, clutching his clothes. She actually wanted to put her arm around his waist, but she didn't dare.

Suddenly the car braked, and Haitang bumped into his back.

He Yudong felt as if he had been bumped by a soft balloon, and immediately understood what had happened. Haitang's face turned bright red.

"We're here, Haitang. Is this your yard?" The car stopped at the gate.

"Huh? So fast?" Haitang was surprised and wanted to sit a little longer.

"Okay, go in. I'm going back now," He Yudong said.

"Brother Yudong, why don't you come in and have some tea before you leave?" Haitang hurriedly invited.

He Yudong laughed: "Some other time."

"Well... alright then." Haitang was a little disappointed, but then she thought that there was plenty of time in the future, and with her great charm, she was sure she could win over this good young man.

"No need to trouble Sister Qin, you don't need to worry about my own affairs."

"Silly Zhu, why are you being so polite with me? My cousin is the prettiest girl in the whole area. I saw that it's not easy for you to be single, so I thought I'd set you two up."

"You said the same thing last year, and in the end, we didn't even see a single hair on your cousin's head."

"Still holding a grudge? I guarantee it'll work this time. I'll bring her back from the countryside tomorrow."

As soon as He Yudong stepped into the courtyard, he heard Qin Huairu arguing with Sha Zhu at the door. After hearing what they were saying, he sneered inwardly: This widow is up to her old tricks again. She probably guessed that Uncle San was going to arrange a marriage for Sha Zhu, and she got anxious, so she tried to ruin the blind date by using her cousin. Does she really want to introduce someone to her? Dream on! She'll definitely use Xu Damao as a scapegoat when the time comes.

Qin Huairu spotted He Yudong and quickly said to Sha Zhu, "Then it's settled. I'll go back to my room first." Before she finished speaking, she had already turned and gone inside.

He Yudong secured the electric scooter and followed Sha Zhu into the house: "Did Qin Huairu just say she wanted to introduce you to her cousin?"

"Yeah, but her cousin has been talking about it for over a year, and we still haven't even met her." Sha Zhu scratched his head.

"She's afraid that once you get married, your family won't support you anymore, and she won't be able to get anything from you anymore. That's why she used your cousin to ruin your blind date. Do you really think she's doing this for your own good?" He Yudong sneered. "Don't be too eager. Let her do what she wants. When your cousin arrives, she'll definitely go to Xu Damao first to ruin your marriage with Teacher Ran, and then Xu Damao will ruin your relationship with your cousin. In the end, you'll end up with nothing."

Sha Zhu got angry after hearing this: "Then what do we do?"

"With me here, just listen to my arrangements, and I guarantee I'll find you a good wife who can give birth to a son." He Yudong thought to himself that if Qin Huairu and Xu Damao were well-behaved, he wouldn't bother with them, but these two were unlikely to be well-behaved, and he would have to deal with them sooner or later.

"Then I'm entrusting my life's most important matter to you!" Silly Zhu chuckled.

Before dawn the next day, Qin Huairu went straight to the train station to pick up her cousin Qin Jingru in her hometown, intending to ruin Huang Shazhu's blind date.

He Yudong had to go to the clinic to sign for medication that day.

He got up early to practice his boxing routine, and after sweating it out, he went back to his room and entered his small world. He was stunned: all the chicks from before had grown up and would be adults by tomorrow; the fish in the spiritual spring pool were even bigger than yesterday, weighing twelve or thirteen pounds instead of the original ten. The small world could also be transformed into pure meat with a thought, saving him the trouble of slaughtering.

He collected some eggs and went back into the house, where he cooked millet porridge and fried two eggs.

Just as the eggs were being served, two small figures stood at the door. They were Xiao Dang and Huaihua, Qin Huairu's daughters. They were quite adorable and hadn't been corrupted by the Jia family yet.

"Is there something you need?" He Yudong asked with a smile.

"Uncle Yudong, Huaihua is hungry," Little Huaihua said in her childish voice.

"Didn't you have breakfast?"

The two children shook their heads. Xiao Dang said, "Mom went to the countryside. Grandma and my brother ate it, but they won't let us eat it."

"Grandma said we're a money-losing burden and don't need to eat breakfast," Xiao Huaihua chimed in.

He Yudong felt a lump in his throat. What kind of grandmother was she! But he didn't doubt the child's words: when Banggeng stole the pork belly, only Banggeng and Jia Zhangshi got diarrhea. Xiaodang and Huaihua were fine. It was obvious that the two girls didn't eat any. Jia Zhangshi thought they were "money-losing goods" and that they would grow up and get married, so the good stuff had to be left for her good grandson Banggeng.

"Come in, Uncle will fry some eggs for you," He Yudong said.

"Really? Uncle Yudong!" Xiaodang and Huaihua's eyes lit up, and they were so happy they almost jumped for joy.

He Yudong smiled faintly, took two bowls, served each of the two girls a bowl of millet porridge, and fried two more eggs: "Eat up."

"Mmm!" The two children immediately wolfed down their food.

"Sister, these eggs are so delicious! I've never tasted anything so fragrant in my life!" Little Huaihua mumbled.

"Yes, it's delicious!" Xiao Dang nodded repeatedly.

He Yudong's heart sank upon hearing this. What kind of life did these two girls lead in the Qin family? Although he disliked Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi, he felt no annoyance towards these two children.

"From now on, come to Uncle Yudong's place whenever you're hungry. Don't let your grandma, mom, or brother know, understand?"

"Okay! We won't tell them!"

"Grandma always gives the best food to my brother, and never lets my sister and me eat any," Xiao Dang said angrily.

"Don't be like Grandma and your brother, they always steal things, that's wrong. If they ask you to steal in the future, never agree, otherwise you won't be good children, understand?" He Yudong felt that children should be taught from a young age, lest they grow up to be like two little Jia Zhangs, causing more trouble.

"Okay, I understand! It's wrong for brother to steal. Huaihua should be a good child!"

The porridge and egg were quickly finished. He Yudong asked, "Are you full?"

"We're full, Uncle Yudong!" the two girls answered in unison.

He took tissues to wipe their mouths and clothes, and straightened his clothes: "Go back after you've eaten, don't let Grandma and your brother know."

"Okay!" the two children replied and ran off.

At this moment, Sha Zhu also woke up. He Yudong brought the remaining porridge and fried eggs into his room: "These are for you and Yushui. I'm going to the infirmary first." Sha Zhu rarely ate breakfast, and seeing that his younger brother had made it for him, he felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

He Yudong locked the door, got on his bicycle, and rode straight to the factory.

When he arrived at the infirmary, the door was open. He parked his car and went inside, where he saw Ding Qiunan sitting at the table flipping through medical books. She hadn't even eaten breakfast before coming to see him as soon as possible.

"So early, Dr. Ding."

"Brother He, you can just call me Qiu Nan..." Ding Qiu Nan blushed and looked at him with a smile.

......

"Quick! Doctor! We need to save him!"

Urgent shouts came from the door of the infirmary.

He Yudong, who was discussing medical cases with Ding Qiunan, immediately stood up. The two of them walked out quickly, and several workers carried in a coworker covered in blood. Blood was gushing from his calves, staining his trousers red.

"Quick, put him on the hospital bed!" He Yudong rushed forward to help, and Ding Qiunan also quickly tidied up the bed, grabbing the medicine box to find gauze and wound medicine.

"What happened?" He Yudong asked as he opened the first-aid kit.

A worker cried out urgently, "A steel plate fell down while we were working and hit Old Li's leg! His family of five depends on him alone, doctor, you have to save him!"

Upon seeing the injury, Ding Qiunan's heart tightened: "This... the lower leg is comminuted fractured. Our facilities here are limited, so he needs to be sent to a major hospital for surgery."

"If you send it now, this leg will be ruined." He Yudong said, taking out several silver needles, disinfecting them with alcohol, and quickly applying them to the acupoints on Lao Li's leg. The bleeding from the wound stopped instantly.

Ding Qiunan was stunned, secretly amazed by He Yudong's skillful technique.

"Brother He, are you confident?" she couldn't help but ask.

"There aren't many fragments; it's treatable." He Yudong said as he wrote down a prescription. "Who's going to get the medicine? The infirmary doesn't have any Chinese medicine."

"I'll go!" a worker eagerly chimed in. He Yudong handed over the prescription, ten yuan, and bicycle keys: "Take my bike and hurry up."

The worker obeyed and rushed out. He Yudong retrieved the surgical instruments, disinfected them with alcohol, and examined Old Li's leg; his calf was almost flattened.

Ding Qiunan was at a loss; she had only ever seen such severe injuries in books.

But He Yudong was experienced in battle and had treated injuries far more severe than this. He first cleaned the wound with alcohol, and the silver needles had already stopped the bleeding and numbed the wound, so Old Li felt no pain. After several palpations, he determined the direction of the fracture, pinched it a few times, and with a few crisp "crack" sounds, Old Li screamed in pain and immediately fainted.

"Brother He, is he alright?" Ding Qiunan panicked.

"It's alright. Go wash the medicine pot in the corner and find some bamboo strips to fix it in place later."

Ding Qiunan quickly complied. This kind of fracture combined with external injury couldn't be treated with a cast; bamboo strips were breathable and easy to remove, making them the most suitable. When she shouted just now, the broken bones had already been repositioned by He Yudong, and if an X-ray were taken, it would show that the broken bones had been perfectly healed.

Soon after, the pharmacist returned, handing over the medicine and the remaining money: "Doctor, is this the correct medicine?"

After checking and confirming that everything was correct, He Yudong divided the medicine into two portions. He crushed one portion in a medicine bowl and handed it to Ding Qiunan, saying, "Add three bowls of water and simmer over medium heat until it becomes a paste."

"Is Old Li going to be crippled?" several coworkers asked anxiously. Old Li was the sole breadwinner for his family, and if he were crippled, the whole family would starve.

"Don't worry, I'm here, he'll be fine." He Yudong said confidently. The workers breathed a sigh of relief, still somewhat skeptical, but preferring to believe him.

"Brother He, is it ready?" Ding Qiunan quickly prepared the ointment, his head covered in sweat.

"Almost there, I'll do it." He Yudong took the medicine pot, turned off the fire, and continued stirring until the ointment cooled down. Then he carefully applied it to Old Li's wound. This was the Disconnection Ointment passed down by Pharmacist Li, which promoted the reconnection of severed limbs. Ordinary fractures would heal in 100 days, but this ointment could heal in 10 days. Moreover, the medicinal materials were common and inexpensive, and it was also very effective for external injuries.

After applying the ointment, he bandaged the leg and secured it with bamboo strips before letting out a long sigh of relief: "Finally done."

"Is Old Li alright? His leg..." his coworker asked.

"It's alright. He'll need to rest for half a month to twenty days. It's considered a work injury. You should report it to your superiors. He'll be in the infirmary for the next few days. Arrange for someone to bring him meals. He can go home after his new medication is changed in three days."

"Thank you so much!"

"I'm a doctor, it's my duty," He Yudong said with a faint smile.

Ding Qiunan's admiration deepened. She only knew that he was proficient in both traditional Chinese and Western medicine and could answer her questions. But now, seeing him cure her comminuted fracture so easily, using a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, her heart pounded: What a perfect man!

Old Li slowly woke up and instinctively tried to sit up.

"Don't move, your leg has just been set, just lie still." He Yudong pressed him down.

"Doctor, I won't be crippled, will I?" Old Li asked worriedly, as his entire family depended on him.

"Don't worry, you'll be back to your old self in half a month at most. Your leg has been set, and we'll take you home on a stretcher in a bit. You'll have your dressing changed in three days."

This matter alarmed the leadership. Xu Shuji personally went to the clinic and was relieved to learn that He Yudong had guaranteed Lao Li's recovery. It was a great thing that the clinic had cured a work injury so soon after it opened, and it was He Yudong who had proposed building the clinic in the first place.

"Xiao He, Xiao Ding, well done! The canteen will add more dishes at noon, so come along. This afternoon, have the broadcasting station publicize the clinic's achievements; the workers' health will depend on you from now on."