It's Saturday afternoon Su Nian was returning from college and came in front of an old man who was sitting clutching his chest on a bench near a vacant side of the park on the way. His face ashen, his breath coming in shallow, desperate gasps.
She knelt beside the old man,made the Old man lie on the bench and her touch light and practiced as she took his pulse. The rhythm was erratic, a frantic butterfly beating against her fingertips. With a swift movement, she pulled a small leather pouch from her basket and unrolled a cloth filled with fine, silver needles.
Su Nian sterilized a needle over a small flame from an oil lamp nearby. Her hands, though young, moved with the precision of a master artisan. The crowd watched, a mix of skepticism and desperate hope on their faces, as she selected a needle and gently inserted it into a point on the old man's wrist. He flinched slightly, but otherwise remained still. Su Nian worked quickly and confidently, placing a series of fine needles along his meridians.
Within moments, a change came over Old Man . His ragged breathing began to even out. The clammy pallor of his skin gave way to a healthier flush. A collective gasp rippled through the crowd.
Su Nian withdrew the needles, her movements as fluid as a mountain stream. She then reached into her pouch again and produced a small, carved wooden bottle. She tipped a single drop of a viscous, amber liquid onto the old man's lips. The sweet, medicinal scent of herbs filled the air.
Su Nian smiled, her quiet confidence now a radiant warmth. "Old Man, You have to rest now. "
and visit the hospital for a proper check up."
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[City Hospital ,at evening]
" Have you investigated the girl who saved me this morning?"Old master Lin asked his butler.
"Yes master, I found out that the girl was the elder daughter of the Su family and she is studying with your grandson and your grandson failed to woo her for some time."
" Then send a marriage proposal to the Su family until it is too late to make this girl my daughter in law."