I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 67: Traditional Chinese Medicine First Aid

"Xiao Yuan, wait a moment, I'll grab my bag, I'll be right there." After opening the door for Yuan Xiu, Teacher Shen hurriedly went back inside.

"Don't rush, slow down and watch your step."

It was still early when she left, so Yuan Xiu went directly to the small villa to pick up Teacher Shen.

Teacher Shen came down quickly, carrying a black leather handbag. "Let's go, Xiao Yuan."

The two had just stepped out when a person walked towards them.

"Xiaoting is back."

Wang Ting glanced at Yuan Xiu. "Yuan Xiu, what are you doing here?"

"I made an appointment with Teacher Shen to go to the city together," Yuan Xiu said.

Fearing that Wang Ting would make things difficult for her, Teacher Shen changed the subject, "Xiao Ting came back to get your clothes, right? Your dad packed them all up for you last night, they're right here..."

"It's my home, I can come back whenever I want."

After speaking, Wang Ting glanced at Yuan Xiu again and forcefully pushed open the closed courtyard gate.

The iron gate slammed against the wall with a loud bang!

Yuan Xiu's heart pounded at the sound, "..."

Being a stepmother is not something anyone can do.

Teacher Shen seemed oblivious, and smiled at Yuan Xiu, "Let's go."

"it is good."

After arriving in the city, Yuan Xiu and her group went to Xinhua Bookstore first.

Teacher Shen didn't know that Yuan Xiu wanted textbooks for the exam at the end of next year, so she recommended several literary works to her.

"Ms. Shen, I want to improve my education level to that of a high school graduate, so could you please recommend some study materials for me?"

Teacher Shen glanced at her and said, "Of course, I'll find it for you right away. But Xiao Yuan, while learning the knowledge in the textbook, you should also enrich your literary literacy. It can broaden your horizons and improve your thinking ability and language expression ability."

While chatting with Yuan Xiu, she looked for study materials for Yuan Xiu on the bookshelf.

Yuan Xiu nodded after listening. Of course she believed what Teacher Shen said, but she really didn't have much time to read other miscellaneous books now.

The college entrance exam will be in December next year, which is only a little over eleven months away.

When it was time to pay, Yuan Xiu had two other books recommended by Teacher Shen in addition to her study materials.

After Teacher Shen kindly recommended the books and said a few words, Yuan Xiu chose two. The books wouldn't break, and she could read them later when she had time.

After leaving the bookstore, the two headed to the department store.

Teacher Shen came today to buy something for her unborn child.

"...We can't wait until he's about to give birth to start preparing. We need to start saving little by little now, in case we can't afford it later."

Commissar Wang has a high salary, and Teacher Shen's salary as a teacher is also quite good; they buy the best things for the children.

"Come with me to the Friendship Store later."

The Friendship Store required foreign exchange certificates and sold high-end imported or exported goods.

Yuan Xiu naturally agreed.

There happened to be only two balls of red yarn left in the yarn counter, so Yuan Xiu quickly bought them.

When she arrived at the radio counter, Yuan Xiu stood in front of radios at different price points for a while before finally buying a Red Lantern brand tabletop radio for eighty yuan.

She actually wanted to buy a cheaper one; the cheapest one was only thirty yuan. But when she thought about how Jiang Zhou always bought high-quality, expensive radios, she silently pointed to the one that cost eighty yuan.

Teacher Shen also thought the 80-yuan price was good, saying, "You get what you pay for; it'll last you for many years!"

Yuan Xiu silently shook her head in her heart.

No, it won't be many years, because in a few years, something better, with more features, and without any cost will come along.

Given Jiang Zhou's personality, he would definitely buy a newer and better one.

……

Friendship Store is not far from the department store; it's only a five-minute walk away.

Yuan Xiu had been to the city three times, but this was the first time she had passed by the Friendship Store.

There weren't many people at the Friendship Store. Looking around the entire first floor, including the sales staff, there were probably no more than fifty people.

The sales clerks are so different from those in department stores; they're all incredibly beautiful!

She has a very good temperament and is wearing light makeup.

He flashed a perfect eight-tooth smile whenever he saw someone.

Yuan Xiu saw several blond, blue-eyed foreigners.

Teacher Shen pulled Yuan Xiu straight to the milk powder counter.

"My mom didn't have enough milk when she gave birth to me, and I'm afraid I'll have the same problem after I give birth, so I have to buy a few cans to keep on hand. I heard that imported formula is made from pure cow's milk or pure goat's milk, and that it's good for the baby's health..."

As Yuan Xiu listened, she glanced at the group of people coming down from upstairs.

The person leading the group was an elderly man over fifty years old, who was talking to several blond, blue-eyed foreigners in a foreign language.

After going downstairs, she led them back in their direction, then stopped a short distance away to introduce the products in the counter to the foreigners.

Teacher Shen had already bought the milk powder and, like Yuan Xiu, looked over with curiosity.

Just as the two were about to leave, a commotion suddenly broke out among the crowd not far away, and the people surrounding the counter scattered immediately.

A person clutched their chest and collapsed to the ground!

Oh my god!

"Secretary! How are you?"

"Call the hospital right away!"

Several foreigners covered their mouths, widened their eyes, and shouted exaggeratedly!

It was making a terrible racket of chattering.

Yuan Xiu saw that the person lying on the ground was the same old man who had been chatting and laughing with the foreign friend.

At this moment, he lay on the ground, clutching his chest in pain and breathing heavily. Despite the cold weather, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. His secretary squatted on the ground, anxiously calling out to him while rummaging through his bag for medicine.

"Secretary, where is your medicine?"

The old man shook his head with difficulty, his face already turning purple.

"Quickly! Get the Party Secretary to the nearest hospital immediately! Find a stretcher!"

Teacher Shen held Yuan Xiu's hand tightly, "...it seems like she can't breathe."

Yuan Xiu struggled for a moment, then pushed aside the foreign friends blocking their way and squatted down in front of the old man.

"I should be able to make things easier for him."

The secretary was about to reprimand him when her eyes lit up at his question: "How?"

After saying that, he added, "Don't do anything reckless! The Party Secretary has a heart condition!"

Yuan Xiu took the old man's hand and said, "The Neiguan acupoint is two inches above the wrist crease, between the two tendons. Press firmly..."

As she spoke, she acted, giving herself a boost of confidence while also reassuring everyone that she wasn't acting recklessly and that she genuinely could at least make his breathing easier before they took him to the hospital.

"Don't move him, let him calm down, and help him soothe his chest."

"Did you hear me? Let's not rush. Slowly adjust your breathing. Follow me, inhale, exhale... Yes, that's it, very good. Let's do it again."

While Yuan Xiu was performing traditional Chinese medicine emergency treatment on the elderly man, the foreign friends fell silent. They noticed that the leader who had hosted them was visibly getting better; his breathing had become steady, and the frightening bruises on his face had faded.

"Oh my god..." someone exclaimed in a low voice.