"Master, his left leg bone is fractured, and I have already stopped the bleeding and stabilized it. I have cleaned the abrasions on his hand and dressed them."
The moment Xu Nian’an saw Du Chang return, a weight was finally lifted from his heart, and he meticulously explained the condition of the little boy.
"Doctor Du, please save my son, he’s still so young. His leg, can it be cured?"
The man hurried up to Doctor Du as soon as he saw him.
Without saying a word, Du Chang assessed the child’s condition and began treatment right away.
"You did very well today," Du Chang praised, his eyes shining with approval. At first, he had no intention of taking apprentices, considering only that he was the girl’s brother and thinking it wouldn’t hurt to try. But over these days, Xu Nian’an had exceeded his expectations significantly—he truly had the makings of a good doctor.
"The way you stopped the bleeding and fixed the child’s injury today was excellent, and you handled the abrasions correctly. When patients arrived, you were not at all flustered, calm to a degree not like an apprentice at all, instilling trust in the relatives. This is very important."
Remembering his first time dealing with such an emergency, Du Chang recalled he had been quite nervous standing beside his master.
Xu Nian’an felt very embarrassed to be praised so much, scratching the back of his head, he said, "Master, I was very nervous too."
"Feeling nervous is normal, but being able to stay calm is excellent," Du Chang continued to praise, then began to teach Xu Nian’an even more about emergency care. By the time the master and apprentice finished talking, night had already fallen.
"Grandpa, it’s time for dinner," Pei Yining called out to them, grinning, "Today, Ling Dong made quite a few delicious dishes."
"Nian’an, stay and eat with us. The road to becoming a doctor is long—we’ll take it slow," Du Chang said, intending to pass on all his medical skills. He was in high spirits.
Xu Nian’an glanced at the pitch-black sky outside and did not refuse.
The next day, when Pei Yining told Xu Nianhua about the incident, she was so eloquent that she all but lauded Xu Nian’an to the skies.
"No matter what my second brother does, he does it to the best," Xu Nianhua said, her eyes sparkling with admiration and pride—that was her second brother.
"Nianhua, don’t take what Yining said too seriously," Xu Nian’an, who had already been praised many times, laughed off the flattery, explaining, "Actually, Yining also did very well. If she hadn’t quickly offered candy to soothe the little friend, he wouldn’t have cooperated so well."
"I definitely can’t dress a child’s wounds; I don’t even dare look at the place where the child is hurt, it’s too frightening," Pei Yining shook her head repeatedly, the sight of the wound, the muddled flesh, and the bright red blood looked terribly horrifying.
"Xu Nian’an, I think you’ll definitely be a good doctor in the future," Pei Yining said word for word. She had been so fearful yesterday, not knowing what to do until Xu Nian’an took control of the situation. Only then did she think to comfort the child.
"Agreed," Xu Nianhua raised both hands in approval, supported her chin with one hand, and asked, "It’s almost the end of July now, so our admission notices should be arriving soon, right?"
"They should be, I suppose?" Xu Nian’an replied uncertainly.
"They haven’t called yet, so they must not have been sent out," Pei Yining blinked, her address was listed as her home address, and there was an aunt at home. If the notice arrived, they would definitely call to share the good news.