aircannonsinc Chapter 6 This kind of suffering, you have to drink it live.
Chapter 6 This kind of suffering, you have to drink it live.
Renxin Pharmacy has become a hit.
Although it's only in a small community forum and WeChat group in Changxiang City, it has indeed gained some fame.
The keywords are mostly "weird", "sharp-tongued", "unconventional", and "can really cure diseases".
Some people even came specifically to buy Band-Aids just to experience what it feels like to be "scolded," which annoyed Wang Minyu to no end.
On Wednesday afternoon, a special guest came to the store.
A young woman in her early twenties, with striking pink hair and heavy makeup, was holding a selfie stick with a brand-new smartphone mounted on it and a power bank attached to the back.
"Family! Today I'm taking you to explore the legendary 'Number One Eccentric Doctor in Changsha'! It's said the doctors here have terrible tempers and even make you count your rice! Today I'm going to personally debunk this and see if it's just a script!"
The girl shouted loudly at the camera, her voice high-pitched and her speech rapid.
As soon as she entered the store, the faint smell of Chinese medicine was overwhelmed by a strong, cheap perfume.
Mr. Liu, who was dozing behind the counter, was woken up and looked groggily at the creature that seemed to have its own light effects: "Is this... a street performer?"
Wang Minyu was taking an elderly woman's blood pressure when he heard the noise, and his brows instantly furrowed into a deep frown.
The girl, whose online name is "Lala Li," is a food blogger with 100,000 followers. Recently, she has been transitioning to creating novelty content and is eagerly searching for material.
She shoved the camera right in Wang Minyu's face: "Wow, is this the legendary handsome young doctor? He's quite good-looking! Come on, say hello to your family!"
Wang Minyu raised his hand to block the camera, his voice as cold as a stone in an ice cellar: "Put your phone away. This is a pharmacy and a clinic. No noise and no filming."
"Oh my, you really have a temper!" Lala Lily not only didn't tone it down, but got even more excited, shouting into the live stream, "Did you all see that? This is the persona! It's perfectly crafted! Doctor, don't be so fierce, I'm a big influencer with 100,000 followers, if I promote you, your business will take off!"
After taking her blood pressure, Wang Minyu took off the cuff, gently told the old lady a few words, and let her go first. Then he turned around and looked coldly at Lala Lee.
The system panel appears:
Patient: Li Li (La La Li).
Symptoms: Severe acne (covered by foundation), excessive stomach heat, and internal damp-heat.
Reason: Long-term consumption of extremely spicy, raw, cold, and greasy foods in order to attract attention, and irregular sleep patterns.
Current status: Suffering from a dull stomach ache, but forcing myself to continue the live stream.
"Advertising?" Wang Minyu scoffed. "I don't need it. You're blocking my business, get out."
"You!" Lala Lily didn't expect this person to be so disrespectful, and she felt a little embarrassed.
She glanced at the comments section, which was full of messages like "Don't be a coward, streamer," "Try to shut him up," and "This doctor is such a show-off."
She was willing to go all out for traffic.
"Fine! I won't film you, at least I can see a doctor, okay?" Lala plopped down in a chair, propped her phone up on the counter with the camera pointed at herself. "Everyone's watching, I'm a patient now. If he can't cure me or overcharges me, I'll report him to the Health Commission!"
She took off her mask and pointed to the acne on her chin and forehead that even thick foundation couldn't cover: "Doctor, look at my face, it's a mess! And my stomach, it's always hurting. You've been to so many hospitals but it hasn't gotten better. Can you take a look and tell me what to do?"
Actually, she was just saying it casually and didn't really expect Wang Minyu to be able to cure her.
This kind of endocrine disorder combined with her reckless illness meant that major hospitals advised her to avoid certain foods, but since she's a food vlogger, avoiding certain foods would mean losing her job.
Wang Minyu didn't even look at her face, but directly took out a piece of paper and quickly wrote down a prescription.
"30 grams of Coptis chinensis, 20 grams of Scutellaria baicalensis, 10 grams of Rheum palmatum, and 3 grams of Glycyrrhiza uralensis. Boil them in water and drink it now."
Mr. Liu, who was listening nearby, was trembling with fear.
30 grams of Coptis chinensis? That's incredibly bitter! The usual dosage is only 3 to 5 grams; this is practically a lethal dose!
"That's it?" Lala took the recipe and looked at it. Although she didn't understand it, she thought it was very simple. "How much?"
"The medicine costs fifteen yuan, and the decoction fee is five yuan. That's twenty yuan in total." Wang Minyu turned around to get the medicine.
Twenty minutes later.
A bowl of dark, steaming Chinese medicine was placed in front of Lala Lily.
Just smelling that aroma made Boss Liu feel his tongue go numb.
"Drink it." Wang Minyu leaned back in his chair, arms crossed. "Drink it in front of your fans. If you don't throw up after drinking it, your stomach pain will stop immediately, and the pimples on your face will go down within three days."
Lala looked at the bowl of medicine, feeling a little apprehensive. But the viewership in the live stream had already soared to 20,000, all spamming "Drink! Drink! Drink!"
"I'll drink it! I dare to eat ghost peppers, what am I afraid of this bowl of medicine?"
Spicy Lily picked up her bowl and proudly raised it towards the camera: "Family, watch me down this in one gulp!"
She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and gulped down a large mouthful.
next second.
Spicy's eyes widened suddenly, her eyeballs almost popping out.
That kind of suffering was not ordinary suffering; it was a suffering that struck her soul, pierced through her skull, and felt as if someone was tap-dancing on her tongue! It was so painful that the hairs on her body stood on end, and she wanted to die on the spot.
"Pfft—Ugh!" She wanted to vomit, but remembering Wang Minyu's words, "If you don't vomit after drinking it," she forcibly covered her mouth and swallowed the medicine, which was even more bitter than bile.
Tears instantly streamed down her face, smudging her delicate eye makeup into a dark panda eye.
"Water...water..." Spicy Lily squeezed out the sound from her throat, her hands flailing wildly in the air.
"No water allowed." Wang Minyu coldly interrupted her. "This medicine is called 'Fire-Clearing Decoction,' and its extremely bitter properties are used to clear your stomach fire. Drinking water will ruin its effects."
At this point, Lala Li was too preoccupied to argue. The bitter taste exploded in her mouth, but strangely enough, as the medicine went down, her stomach, which had been burning like fire, actually felt a cool sensation.
To save face and to prove herself, she gritted her teeth and drank the bowl of hellish medicine, mouthful by mouthful.
After drinking the last drop, she slumped into the chair, her soul seemingly leaving her body, her tongue lolling out like a husky suffering from heatstroke.
The chat in the live stream went crazy:
Holy crap! The streamer's expression is so real!
How bitter must this be? I can almost taste the bitterness in my mouth just looking at it on the screen.
But look, the streamer isn't clutching his stomach anymore!
This doctor's got something! He seems to have a knack for dealing with all sorts of stubborn people?
It took several minutes for Lala to recover.
She took out a small mirror to touch up her makeup, but found that although her makeup was smudged, her eyes looked much brighter, and the feeling of unease that had been lingering in her chest disappeared.
The most amazing thing is that my stomach really doesn't hurt anymore.
The burning sensation was suppressed by a cool sensation.
"This..." Spicy Lily looked at Wang Minyu with a complicated expression.
I want to curse, but my mouth is too bitter to open; I want to express my gratitude, but I'm too embarrassed to do so.
"When you get back, don't wear makeup or eat spicy food for three days, and drink mung bean soup every day." Wang Minyu took away the empty bowl. "Also, turn off the beauty filter in your live stream. You have to see the real face to cure an illness; self-deception won't cure it."
Spicy Lily paused for a moment, then, almost unconsciously, reached out and turned off the level 10 beauty filter.
Her face, covered in acne scars and with dull skin, appeared on the screen.
I thought I'd lose followers, but the comments section was full of:
That's right! Being authentic is good!
[Please take care of your health, streamer. Don't push yourself too hard.]
Listen to the doctor; although he may have a sharp tongue, he genuinely cares about your health.
When Spicy Lily looked at those comments, her nose tingled, and she almost cried again.
In this fake world of online traffic, I was actually forced to reveal my true self by a sharp-tongued doctor.
"Thank you..." she whispered, her voice hoarse like a broken gong.
"You're welcome, remember to pay." Wang Minyu pointed to the QR code.
Spicy Lily paid the bill, took her phone, and slunk away. As she reached the door, she suddenly turned back: "Hey! What's your name?"
"Wang Minyu".
"Fine, Wang Minyu, I'll remember you! Once my face heals, I'll come back to settle the score with you!"
Although he was still making threats, his tone had lost its previous arrogance.
Watching her retreating figure, Boss Liu clicked his tongue in amazement: "Little Wang, what are you up to now? Did you really put 30 grams of Coptis chinensis in there?"
"I lied to her." Wang Minyu said, washing the dishes. "Ten grams of Coptis chinensis, and the rest is caramel coloring and bitter tea powder. But it's really bitter; how else would it teach her a lesson?"
Boss Liu: "..."
[Congratulations, host, on completing the mission! Patient's mood: From unbearable pain to complete acceptance. Pharmacy reputation greatly increased (though mostly to "that shady pharmacy that made the streamer cry"). Reward: Skill "Aura Observation" (Advanced Version), 1000 RMB.]
Wang Minyu dried his hands and looked out the window. The rain had started again.
He suddenly realized that this kind of life, full of everyday life and chaos, wasn't so bad after all.
It was at least much more real than in that cold, snobbish hospital.
"Boss, let's add one more dish tonight."
"Add what?"
"Bitter melon stir-fried with eggs. It helps to reduce internal heat."
"……roll!"