A Snow Biscuit
Chapter 106 I Stand Up (Thank you to Alliance Leader 'Pitiful Worldview')
However, he was only thinking about it for the time being.
After all, he had told Lao Mo around chapter 10, "As you can see, I am not a doctor, not a professional."
Whether it was recovering or whether the damage to Shen Xiaoran's feet was decreasing, he really couldn't be sure.
Eyes can be deceptive. One percent might be clearly noticeable, after all, Chen Yuan had a good grasp of this scale, but what about one-thousandth, or even one ten-thousandth?
It was like with the Sun Tree. Chen Yuan felt that the tree was losing health, but it was actually just based on an understanding that 'destruction will cause damage,' judging so rationally.
What, trying it wouldn't hurt?
What if he was wrong and it was actually causing further damage, and then he continued to increase the pace, would Shen Xiaoran's legs be ruined?
He had to be cautious.
Of course, Chen Yuan was carefully observing the other person's massage techniques. After all, it was a top medical institution, able to restore that young rich man from complete paralysis to basically standing on his own two legs, able to walk with assistance, which meant that the method was correct.
What they were doing now was all about repairing Shen Xiaoran's completely damaged legs.
Chen Yuan has been watching me…
Lying on the medical professional recliner, Shen Xiaoran noticed Chen Yuan's very serious gaze.
And at this time, she didn't seem so embarrassed anymore.
Turning her head, looking at the Zhu doctor who was massaging her, and then looking at the boy walking with rehabilitation equipment, she asked, "Dr. Zhu, when was he able to stand up?"
"Well... about half a year ago," Dr. Zhu said to Shen Xiaoran after looking at him.
"After standing up, in just half a year, he got to this point?"
"Let me give you an example. If a bicycle is never ridden, what will happen?" the doctor suddenly said.
"It will be placed in the storage room."
"Ah, no, I'm not asking about its disposal method."
This kid's train of thought was too strange, so Dr. Zhu simply said, "It will rust, the oil on the chain and sprockets will dry up, and then you won't be able to ride it. The same applies to the human body. If the body's blood doesn't circulate for a long time, and the body's bones aren't moved regularly, then the muscles will atrophy. That's why doctors advocate exercise and don't recommend sitting for long periods of time."
"That's how occupational diseases come about," her mother echoed.
Before, when she was doing beauty treatments for women, her lumbar spine felt like it was broken, and it hurt every night.
After becoming a full-time housewife for the past two years, her lumbar spine was a little better, but because she was constantly looking down to wash dishes, cook, and clean, her cervical spine started to hurt again.
In short, everyone understands the道理 (dàolǐ, principles).
But the conditions simply didn't allow it.
"So, as long as you can stand up, you will use your body more, enhance your functions, and then there will be a very positive trend," Dr. Zhu said, rubbing Shen Xiaoran's face and smiling, "In short, as long as you are optimistic and strive upward, there will always be a good day."
"I believe that… but Dr., did you touch my face with the hand you just used to massage my feet?"
"… Come on, let's switch to the other foot this time."
The doctor began to massage the other foot evenly, while reminding her, "Since your thumb can move, you can try to move it more often, and see what your limit is, whether it's improved compared to before."
In reality, the progress was very small, basically imperceptible to the naked eye.
Rehabilitation was an extremely long process.
And she said this, on the one hand, to encourage her. On the other hand, she also hoped that this family could persevere with the treatment.
The example of that little boy could show that the results could be seen.
To put it bluntly, more selfishly, it was also closely related to her commission.
She had come to work at a private hospital with such a high degree, not for power, not for stability, but naturally for money.
But she wasn't a quack doctor either. While making money, she also wanted to help her get better as quickly as possible.
"Mm-hmm."
Shen Xiaoran looked at her toes, trying hard to exert force. Then, she saw them move slightly. Although not as flexible as her fingers, they could provide some feedback according to her thoughts.
In the beginning, almost her entire lower body was numb.
So often there were cuts and burns that she only discovered afterward.
This might seem outrageous to ordinary people, but those who have this condition would know that when hot water is splashed on your legs, you can't even feel the 'pressure' of the water droplets, and you will often suffer some unknown injuries.
After all, it doesn't belong to you, so how would you know?
For someone like her, feeling pain was a luxury.
After massaging both ankles for about thirty minutes, the doctor put khaki-colored elastic stockings on Shen Xiaoran's legs to promote venous return and reduce blood stasis. Then, with her hands supporting her armpits, and another nurse holding her body, they sent her to a walker, encouraging her to say, "Try to lift your feet."
With both hands on the walker, almost entirely using her upper body strength to support herself, Shen Xiaoran clenched her teeth, trying to lift her right foot, but the veins on her neck were slightly protruding and her face was red, and she still couldn't do it.
So, she shook her head and said, "I'm sorry… I can't lift it."
"No need to apologize, child."
The doctor knelt on one knee, held Shen Xiaoran's foot, and then simulated the movement of her feet when walking, holding her, step by step, forward.
Although Shen Xiaoran really couldn't exert any force, she also knew that to ride a bicycle, you can't always have someone pushing you.
So, she tried her best to participate in the walking.
After slowly turning around, she faced Chen Yuan on the second-floor balcony. So, she put more effort into making the expression on her face as natural as possible, squeezing out an elegant smile.
This kid, his image is really important to him.
Chen Yuan gave her a thumbs up, giving her an encouraging like.
Generally speaking, he would mirror this action, for example, giving Silas a thumbs down multiple times in Zhou Yu's life.
But here, he was paying tribute to the hardworking rehabilitation master – Private Shen Xiaoran.
Life is about moving forward, damn it!
"Hmph."
Seeing the thumbs up, the corners of Shen Xiaoran's mouth curled up in a somewhat smug smile.
Yes, it's just rehabilitation!
Only using half of her body to exert force, and trying to support herself, she would get tired very quickly. Although the air conditioning was on here, and the temperature was in an excellent comfortable state, Shen Xiaoran already had sweat dripping from her forehead, and her bangs were stuck together because of the sweat. This was why she didn't want Chen Yuan to come.
I'm too ugly.
But since he's been watching all along, watching for so long, and really doesn't have the slightest bit of disgust…
Forget it, the current me isn't the real me anyway.
Everyone has times when they are a little uglier than usual.
"Huff, huff…"
After about half an hour, interspersed with several short rests, Shen Xiaoran had warmed up her body and prepared herself.
At this time, the doctor and nurse helped her to the middle of a pair of parallel bars that were about waist-high.
This section was very basic, flat ground, unlike that boy, who had slopes and steps.
"Try walking," the doctor said.
Taking a deep breath, Shen Xiaoran clenched her hands on the parallel bars, and then nodded, "Mm."
At this time, her mother also became nervous.
Here, every time was the part that pained her the most.
"Ranran's mother, let's go upstairs," Dr. Zhu said.
"… Oh, okay."
Although her mother was a little reluctant, she did as she was told and went upstairs, next to Chen Yuan.
"Is she much better now compared to when she first started?" Chen Yuan asked.
Xiaoran's mother nodded and said with a smile, "Mm, much stronger. At the beginning, she basically couldn't support herself at all."
Imagine, with your lower body powerless, needing to stand up is equivalent to applying all the weight to your upper body, hanging a weight of equal weight on your body.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Shen Xiaoran was doing pull-ups.
"That's good."
Chen Yuan nodded slightly. He noticed that when the little boy was doing assisted rehabilitation, the damage to his feet was at sixty-five to sixty-seven percent.
Knees seventy-one, sixty-three.
Thighs fifty-nine, fifty-five.
And most of the lower body, basically nowhere exceeded seventy percent.
The progress was yellow and deep yellow.
And Shen Xiaoran was red and deep red.
The difference of one million two hundred thousand (yuan, currency) must be here.
"She's going to walk." Biting her lips and clenching her palms, her mother was even more nervous than Shen Xiaoran.
And Chen Yuan also wanted to see what Shen Xiaoran, who was almost completely damaged, could do.
Closing her eyes, she briefly adjusted her breathing, and then tried to lift her thigh. But this was obviously more difficult than lifting her foot, so she could only pull her right leg up stiffly like doing a pull-up, and then lean her body forward, unnaturally sending her foot out, and trying to exert some force with her foot when landing, to support her body steadily. Then, she switched to her left foot…
The doctor nodded, "Great, keep going."
Seeing that Shen Xiaoran moved and received encouragement from the doctor, her mother revealed a somewhat gratified smile.
And Chen Yuan was still expressionless, just observing like this.
Even I can only do twenty pull-ups, how long can Shen Xiaoran last like this?
"Six, seven, eight…"
On the eighth step, Shen Xiaoran's right hand suddenly lost strength. Her hand slipped off the bar, and the remaining hand, because it wasn't holding on tightly, stumbled, and fell onto the rubber mat, making a 'thud' sound.
Moreover, because her feet didn't really listen to her, they were naturally tangled together when she fell, and the movement was particularly awkward.
"Ugh…" Clenching her teeth, Shen Xiaoran raised her head, looking at her mother who was encouraging her nervously, and Chen Yuan, who clearly looked a little distressed, but didn't show any expression.
He was enduring, afraid that any of his natural reactions would hurt her.
You underestimate me, isn't it just being a crawler?
Crawl!
With her hands propped on the mat, she crawled forward a few steps, untied the 'knot' on her legs, and then reached out to grab the railing.
Desperately, she stood up again.
Continuing, repeating this process.
A challenge a hundred times harder than a child learning to walk.
Seeing this, her mother's eyes were already glistening with emotion, and when she wanted to take out a tissue to wipe her tears, Chen Yuan, who was next to her, reminded her, "Ranran's mother, please try to be optimistic."
"…" After hearing this, her mother also realized that her emotions would make the already sensible Shen Xiaoran even more guilty. So she turned around, wiped her tears, and then turned back, showing the same expression as the boy's mother next door, smiling and encouraging, "Ranran, keep going! Ranran, you're the best!"
No, Mom, please don't cheer me on like that…
Shen Xiaoran was even more embarrassed after hearing this.
It was like being called "baby" by her mother in front of Chen Yuan, so embarrassing.
But she was indeed encouraged.
"Can you keep going?" the doctor next to her asked.
"Yes," Shen Xiaoran nodded, filled with the same spirit as Ip Man, "I want to challenge… half an hour!"
"…"
But I'm off work in fifteen minutes.
Forget it, I'll stay with her all the time.
In this way, with the doctor's guidance, and more importantly, Shen Xiaoran's own tenacity, she persevered for half an hour.
Then, she sat in a wheelchair, taking big gulps of electrolyte water. At this time, her hair was basically soaked with sweat, so she simply let it down, completely without the teenage girl's demanding requirements for her own image, and showed off to Chen Yuan with an expression of 'How about it, can I do it?'
Yes, yes.
Little Angel is awesome.
"That's it for today's rehabilitation, please come again next time."
After the end, Dr. Zhu said with a smile to the mother.
"Okay, sure," the mother nodded, "Then I'll take Xiaoran to take a bath."
"Um, can I borrow this for a while?" Chen Yuan asked.
Hearing this, everyone was a little puzzled, because it was already quite late. However, Dr. Zhu still kindly replied, "You can use it anytime. However, the lights will be turned off after 9:30."
"It's okay, that's enough."
Chen Yuan nodded, and together with everyone, watched Dr. Zhu leave.
Then, he said to Shen Xiaoran, "There are still less than two hours left, let's do some more rehabilitation."
"Ah?" To this, Shen Xiaoran said somewhat reluctantly, "It's already very late today, and I'm very tired."
"It's okay, you don't need to be tired."
Shen Xiaoran didn't understand Chen Yuan's words, and neither did her mother. The two looked at each other, and then, Chen Yuan suddenly put his hands under her armpits, lifted her up again, and sent her to the recliner just now.
"Ah, no… at least use a princess carry, huh!"
Shen Xiaoran was dumbfounded, but she couldn't struggle, so she could only be forced to lie on the recliner.
"What is this?" Her mother was more curious.
"I studied the doctor's technique just now, I'll try massaging."
"This is too much trouble for you, let me do it."
"My hands are stronger, this requires strength."
Although embarrassed, her mother couldn't refuse the enthusiasm, so she could only nod, "Okay."
"What's okay about it, I haven't agreed yet, my feet are full of sweat…"
Shen Xiaoran shook her head with a red face, very resistant. In fact, she was already a little resistant when she came into contact with Chen Yuan just now.
It wasn't that she couldn't, but she had to wait until she had taken a bath, washed her hair, dried it, and put on clean clothes.
"Believe in the God of Healing."
However, Chen Yuan's words made Shen Xiaoran unable to refute any longer.
Yes.
He was a god.
A great power capable of creating a Xuan Realm.
Could it be that he was really more powerful than a doctor, able to heal me?
If the damage could be repaired through massage, then theoretically, she could do it, which could accelerate the progress.
If millions of massages were effective.
Then for Chen Yuan, perhaps only tens of thousands of times would be needed.
But first see if this is really reversing it.
"First, first wipe it clean," Shen Xiaoran turned her face away and handed over a towel.
Knowing that her daughter was shy, her mother took the towel, took off her elastic stockings, and then wiped off all the sweat on her feet.
Well, think about what Dr. Zhu did.
Chen Yuan held her foot, using the strength of his palm to press, rub in circles, and use his thumb to pluck appropriately near the meridians to increase blood return.
The progress bar appeared.
However, there was no obvious change.
He had to persist for at least ten minutes, and then look after ten minutes.
"… Thank you," Shen Xiaoran said softly while being massaged.
In fact, she felt that Chen Yuan's technique was very good, very similar to the doctor's, and because his palms were bigger and also warm, it gave her a feeling of recuperation.
Chen Yuan continued to pay attention to the progress bar and did not answer.
"Do you think it's the same as the doctor's?" Seeing that her daughter's expression was very natural, and even a little comfortable, her mother asked curiously.
"Mm-hmm, even better," Shen Xiaoran nodded.
"That's great, every time I massaged before, I felt like I didn't massage it properly, and Xiaoran didn't feel anything," her mother even suspected whether this little Chen had some kind of skill.
Not really.
If you could improve the progress bar, you could do it too.
Since it didn't cause any further damage, did that mean it was recovering?
Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly felt that it was recovering!
It must be recovering.
Probably from ninety-four percent to ninety-three point five percent.
Only this kind of change after about ten minutes?
Let's continue to try.
Chen Yuan massaged very seriously. At the beginning, her mother was a little embarrassed to talk, but later, she just silently watched him do it, together with Shen Xiaoran.
After a full forty minutes, she finally asked, "Little Chen, you've worked hard, how about we stop here for today?"
No, it's obviously there, it's missing two percent!
"Wait, another forty minutes."
Chen Yuan seemed to be taking something seriously, still burying his head, his dedication was admirable.
It also made the mother and daughter even more embarrassed.
What will happen when it reaches ninety percent?
The current direction is already correct.
He just needed to know what level ninety percent corresponds to.
Continue, continue.
Time continued to pass.
Finally, it was nine o'clock, and there were half an hour left before closing.
And Chen Yuan, from beginning to end, had been focusing on this one foot, not even trying on any other part.
*Pa-da*, a drop of Chen Yuan's sweat hit Shen Xiaoran's toe.
Her foot subconsciously lifted up.
"You're tired, why don't you…" Shen Xiaoran hadn't finished speaking when she suddenly realized that her foot had undergone a big change.
But her mother obviously hadn't noticed.
Chen Yuan, on the other hand, was too tired, so he let go and got up, stretching his body.
Below ninety percent.
Deep red turned to ordinary red.
But only for one foot.
Damn it, it would be great if the progress could be pulled directly ten thousand times.
No, that won't do either.
If I can't resist pinching Xin Bao's face…
It's okay, it's okay, my Chao Ye degree (overbearing president level) is under control, I'm just lazy.
Mine.
"Little Chen, you've really worked hard today, haven't you eaten yet? Let me treat you…"
"Ranran's mother, wait a minute." Chen Yuan interrupted with a smile, then looked at Shen Xiaoran and said, "Let's try again, see if it's any better this time."
It must be better, after all, the degree of damage has really decreased.
And according to the progress bar.
Just this one and a half hour foot massage is worth one hundred thousand (yuan, currency).
"Xiaoran?" Her mother looked at her, asking for her opinion.
"Mm-hmm, let's try."
She could feel that the range of movement of her right foot was greater.
Moreover, it was the experience of the foot belonging to herself, completely different from the left foot that didn't listen as well.
"Okay, let's start."
After resting a little, Chen Yuan was ready to witness a miracle, so he directly bent down and lifted her up high again with the same old trick.
"Wait, a princess carry, don't carry me like a puppy…"
Shen Xiaoran hadn't finished speaking when she was picked up again and placed on the parallel bars.
She was treated like a child without any dignity.
Biting her lips unhappily, looking at Chen Yuan, she complained in her heart:
Do you carry the goddess fairy like this too?
I don't believe it.
"Let's… watch from the side."
Chen Yuan could see that her mother had always wanted to help her, so he suggested to move back a little and not interfere.
Even if she still falls.
"Ranran, keep going!" her mother shouted encouragingly.
"Mm, keep going."
Shen Xiaoran held the handrails tightly with both hands, adjusted her breathing, and then slowly lifted her right foot up.
As she had felt before, there was indeed a change.
It moved!
Obviously, her right foot could leave the ground.
Although only about five centimeters.
Then, what about stepping forward?
As she thought this, she had already done it, so almost all of her weight was placed on her weak left foot.
So, she leaned back and fell with a *pa-ji*, completely backwards.
"Ranran!" Grabbing her mother's hand to prevent her from interfering, Chen Yuan reminded her, "Auntie, don't worry, it's okay, believe in her."
Maternal love is great, but at this time, first accept the love from Source God.
"… I'm sorry, I understand." Her mother nodded, holding back from going to help her.
And Shen Xiaoran, although she fell, had a smile on her face.
That's right!
You are a god, Chen Yuan!
It really is different.
After falling, Shen Xiaoran was not discouraged at all. She propped herself up with her hands, grabbed the handrails, and used her right foot to exert force, slowly standing up.
This time, don't forget that you only have one good foot.
Lift your right foot, step on the ground.
Then, use your body to bring up your left leg, lean forward, step on the ground.
Although this is a bit immoral to say, Shen Xiaoran's current movements are very similar to a classic character in a classic Hong Kong film that Chen Yuan had seen - Limpy Ho.
Of course, it refers to the way she moves, one foot is strong, and the other is a burden.
But it's even more difficult for her, her lower body is almost completely damaged, only her feet can move.
But even so, it's enough for her to use this body to move forward, forward, forward, damn it!
Seeing this scene, Shen Xiaoran's mother's eyes already flashed with the light of hope, and she smiled, "Progress, such great progress!"
Yes, she had already walked more than ten steps.
She even turned around and started a second trip.
Is this walking?
I'm walking.
The corners of her mouth also curled up in a smile, Shen Xiaoran was experiencing the greatest joy in her life at this moment.
The ecstasy of regaining what was lost.
Even if what was gained was very, very little.
But it was enough.
I want to keep moving forward, keep moving forward…
"Try standing."
Just then, she heard Chen Yuan's voice.
Then, together with her mother, she looked at him with some confusion.
Was he saying, stand up?
Without the help of the handrails, stand on her own?
"Mm, okay."
Shen Xiaoran nodded heavily to Chen Yuan, responding to him.
Then, her feet, mainly her right foot, gripped the ground.
Slowly, she let go of one hand.
Then, she let go of both hands…
But the next moment, her body tilted to one side and hit the handrail. She almost fell completely, but luckily she grabbed it again.
No, my body also needs to coordinate, to exert force.
Holding her left leg tightly with her left hand, the other hand slowly let go…
No, she's going to fall again.
Hold on.
Let go… she fell forward, then hold on again!
Constantly, she constantly adjusted her center of gravity. After trying more than ten times, she, with her knees slightly bent, seemed to have found a certain balance point!
"…"
Covering her mouth, her mother, already in tears, tried her best not to make a sound to affect her.
But she really saw that her daughter didn't fall after letting go of both hands.
She was standing there, like a swaying dandelion.
Chen Yuan finally smiled too.
That's right, this is the process of adapting to her body.
Shen Xiaoran, you are regaining the power you lost.
"Huff… huff…"
Shen Xiaoran, holding her legs tightly with both hands, was tense all over, trembling non-stop, and the sweat on her forehead slid down, hitting the mat.
After taking a few seconds to adjust her breathing, she gradually moved her hands away from her legs, slowly raised them, and placed them in front of her chest.
"Ah—"
Then, at the moment when she raised her head, she clenched her small fists, closed her eyes, and screamed out to vent. And at the moment she opened her eyes again, tears had already burst out of her eyes.
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(End of this chapter)