Reborn in 1977

Three bowls of water were boiled down to one. After pouring it out and letting it cool, Jiang Lili went to the tea cabinet and found a few candied fruits, placed them in a small dish, and carried them upstairs on a tray with the medicine.

Chen Fan brought some charcoal fire and put it into the small fireplace in the room, closed the fireplace door, and turned to Jiang Tiantian's bedside.

Jiang Tiantian was still a little dazed, but when she saw his figure, she immediately opened her eyes and wanted to sit up.

Chen Fan was about to speak, but closed his mouth when he saw Jiang Lili entering with the tray.

Jiang Lili placed the tray on the bedside table, helped her sister prop up the pillow so she could lean against it, and then handed her the bowl of medicine, "Sis, time for your medicine."

Chen Fan saw Jiang Tiantian trying hard to raise her hand, so he said, "Let Lili feed you."

Jiang Lili was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted, holding the bowl in one hand and taking out a handkerchief to place by her sister's mouth with the other.

Jiang Tiantian smiled wryly, but did not try to be brave.

It took a minute to barely finish the bowl of medicine. Jiang Lili put down the bowl and quickly picked up a candied date to put in her mouth. Jiang Tiantian's complexion improved slightly, but her breathing was still a little rapid.

Chen Fan gestured to Jiang Lili to take the tray away, then moved forward to sit on the bed next to Jiang Tiantian, took out a cloth bag from his pocket, untied the rope, and opened it to reveal dozens of silver needles.

Inside were long ones, short ones, round ones, flat ones, triangular ones, solid ones, hollow ones… all kinds, just looking at them made one's scalp tingle.

He put the needle bag on the bedside table, took out one of the needles, and smiled at Jiang Tiantian, "Are you scared?"

Jiang Tiantian pursed her lips and smiled, "Do you think I'm a child?"

Then she took a deep breath, "Come on."

Chen Fan smiled, raised his hand, and pierced the needle into her head.

Jiang Tiantian's eyes glanced upwards, but she didn't see anything.

She looked at Chen Fan, and at her younger sister standing behind him with a nervous face, and smiled, "Did you sterilize your needles? I saw other doctors sterilizing them with alcohol lamps."

Chen Fan picked up another needle and pierced it into another acupoint, "You can still joke, you're in good spirits."

He turned his hand and took out another needle, "Don't worry, these needles have all been soaked in high-concentration alcohol, and the needle bag has also been fumigated with alcohol, which is safer than alcohol lamp roasting."

As one silver needle after another of varying lengths pierced into her head, Jiang Tiantian clearly felt her head lighten a lot, and her eyes lit up, "You're amazing!"

Jiang Lili had been paying attention to her sister. Seeing her like this, her heart couldn't help but tighten.

After a pause, she unconsciously changed the subject, "Sis, why did you suddenly have a fever, and why are you so sick? Did you not cover yourself well last night?"

Jiang Tiantian raised her head to look at her, about to speak, but found that her right hand was being held by Chen Fan.

Chen Fan glanced at her, "Don't move, I need to insert needles into your hand too."

Jiang Tiantian pursed her lips, then turned to look at her sister, and said with a wry smile, "I don't know what's going on. When I went to bed last night, I don't know why, I suddenly felt so flustered, I suddenly felt particularly upset, as if something was happening…"

Hearing this, Jiang Lili's eyes were full of panic, and she instinctively lowered her head, not daring to look at anyone.

The needle in Chen Fan's hand also trembled slightly, then he calmed down and pierced it into an acupoint on her arm.

Fortunately, it didn't miss.

He raised his head and glanced at Jiang Tiantian, and found that her eyes were blurred, obviously recalling what happened last night, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Well, she shouldn't have seen it.

He glanced at his younger sister again. Goodness, she was almost a little quail. Her psychological quality was not good.

He was a little puzzled. Do sisters have telepathy? It's not like they're twins. Isn't it a bit exaggerated?

Jiang Tiantian continued to say, "Then I couldn't sleep all night. I kept tossing and turning, and finally fell asleep until dawn, and then…"

She turned to look at Chen Fan, "It was in the hospital room that I saw Xiao Fan was also there. You all know what happened after that."

Jiang Lili was extremely guilty at this time, and didn't dare to look at her sister at all, so she turned her gaze to Chen Fan and asked in a low voice, "Xiao… Xiao Fan, is my sister sick because she didn't sleep well and caught a cold?"

Although Chen Fan was also a little guilty, he was still very calm.

It was just a little earlier, cough cough, although premarital behavior is not encouraged these days, but I am not someone who abandons what they start. Even if it is discovered, I will just get married directly. The reason for delaying the marriage is just to avoid affecting her studies.

Besides, it hasn't been discovered yet.

He immediately gave Jiang Lili a look, then continued to apply the needles, and said, "There is a relationship in this regard."

He turned to look at Jiang Tiantian, "Many people have acclimatization problems when they change to a new environment. Plus, you were upset last night and may not have covered yourself well, catching a cold, so getting sick is inevitable."

After both hands were needled, Chen Fan took the needle bag and moved to the end of the bed.

In the surprised eyes of the two sisters, he lifted a corner of the quilt and grabbed one of her feet and placed it on his lap. Jiang Tiantian's face turned red immediately.

Chen Fan took out a needle, looked at the small toes curled up, raised his head and said helplessly, "How can I insert the needle if you are like this?"

Good heavens, if this was on the ground, I'm afraid she could dig out a three-bedroom apartment.

Jiang Tiantian's face was full of embarrassment, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at anyone.

Jiang Lili originally wanted to say something, but seeing Chen Fan's serious face, knowing that he was treating her, she consciously closed her mouth.

But she was still muttering in her heart, how can a girl's feet be touched casually? And why did he have to poke there?

Chen Fan waited for a while, and seeing that she still hadn't relaxed, he had to grab it with one hand and gently knead it a few times. Jiang Tiantian unconsciously relaxed.

Only then did he explain while applying the needles, "From the surface, you have a cold caused by acclimatization and external wind-cold, but in reality it is not that simple. Just now I also said that you have been depressed for the past few years and overworked, and your body has many chronic diseases. Your internal organs have more or less some problems.

So wind-cold is just the trigger, and the weakness of the body is the key. The reason why you were unconscious before was also a manifestation of the body's self-protection.

According to the theory of the 'attacking evil' school, this is a manifestation of evil energy invading. I am giving you needles from head to toe to comprehensively vent the evil energy in your internal organs, and then use the 'warming and tonifying' method to recuperate. Only in this way can your body be conditioned in the shortest possible time."

He glanced at Jiang Tiantian, who was still a little flushed but had relaxed a lot, and said with a smile, "There are also many acupoints on the feet, such as Yongquan, Neiting, Jiexi, Dadun, Yinbai, Zhongfeng, Shangqiu, etc. Each acupoint has its own function. For example, Jiexi acupoint can treat dizziness, headache, red eyes, abdominal distension, and is also effective for your current symptoms."

Jiang Tiantian lowered her head and pursed her lips, "Oh."

It's just that looking at her feet being held in Chen Fan's hands, she couldn't calm down.

This is the second time.

After using up the needles, the needle bag was now empty. Jiang Tiantian's head, arms, and feet were all covered with silver needles. She curiously moved, but didn't feel a trace of pain.

Chen Fan said helplessly, "Don't move, be careful the needles shift."

Jiang Tiantian immediately remained stiff, not daring to move again.

Jiang Lili watched from the side, and after a few seconds, asked, "Xiao Fan, how long do we have to keep them in?"

Chen Fan glanced at her, "Not long, just wait a few more minutes and you can remove the needles."

Then he said, "But I haven't finished yet. Go to my room and bring the alcohol over, I'll need it later."

"Oh."

Jiang Lili nodded and quickly ran out, as if fleeing for her life.

As soon as she left the room, she heard Chen Fan ask, "Your body has a lot to do with your mood. I could understand before, but now things have gotten better. Uncle and Aunt are doing well at work, you and Lili have also gone to college, and the family is going smoothly. What else is there to be unhappy about?"

Hearing this, Jiang Lili's eyes twitched, and she hid by the door, eavesdropping against the wall.

Chen Fan's ears twitched slightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, but he ignored her.

Jiang Tiantian's breathing suddenly became rapid, a few traces of panic flashed in her eyes, and she lowered her head without thinking, "N-no."

At this time, she felt very guilty.

After a while, she mustered up the courage to raise her head and secretly cheered herself on.

I didn't do anything, why should I feel guilty?!

But when she saw Chen Fan's eyes, she couldn't help but lower her head, still feeling very guilty.

Thinking about last night... or rather, the dream she had this morning, mostly filled with him and a small part with her sister, she couldn't muster any confidence.

Chen Fan looked at her expression and sighed almost imperceptibly.

That's right, if she were willing to talk, Lili would have known long ago. Since she doesn't want to say, there's no use in me pressing her.

However, he couldn't help but curse in his heart, wondering which scumbag, bastard, son of a bitch had made such a good girl so worried.

Maybe the reason she was arranged for a blind date back then and casually married someone was mostly due to that man's influence.

Alas, what a sin!

A moment later, Jiang Lili walked in, holding a small box.

This was a medical kit that Chen Fan had bought from a pharmacy using his physician's qualification certificate when they moved. It looked similar to a barefoot doctor's medical kit, but it was more professional.

As a doctor, of course, he had to prepare these commonly used medical instruments at home. See, they've come in handy now.

Chen Fan took the box and placed it on the table, then took out a small enamel plate and poured a little alcohol into it. After that, he walked to the bedside to prepare the needles.

At the same time, he said, "If you don't want to talk, then forget it. But in the future, don't always get stuck in a rut. Thinking too much can easily lead to depression."

"How about this? Didn't you want to learn calligraphy? I'll write a little more of my novel these few days, and you can have the job of copying it. I'll find you more things to do so you won't overthink."

"I'm not overthinking."

Jiang Tiantian was initially a little shy and somewhat upset, but when she heard the last part, she first muttered something, then couldn't help but ask, "Then what about your manuscript?"

Chen Fan turned to look at Jiang Lili and smiled, "I'm keeping the manuscripts from Lujiawan for you. The ones she copies will be for her, okay?"

Jiang Lili pursed her lips and forced a smile, "Okay."

She looked at Chen Fan strangely. Didn't he guess anything at all?

Who is Jiang Tiantian? She's the older sister who raised her since she was a child. How could she not hear the perfunctory and unwilling tone in her sister's words? She couldn't help but glare at her, "You're so stingy, girl. All those manuscripts from Lujiawan are yours. Can't I ask for a few copies?"

She glanced at Chen Fan, "Anyway, he's your man. If you really want them, just have him write you another copy."

Even she didn't realize that there was a hint of jealousy in her words.

At this moment, Jiang Lili suddenly reacted, her attention focused on another sentence. She turned to look at Chen Fan, "The old manuscripts? All for me?"

Chen Fan chuckled, "Didn't you say you wanted the manuscripts before? I've been keeping them all for you. When the time comes, you can decide where you want to put them, and I'll move them for you. The new ones can be taken by Tiantian for practicing calligraphy."

He secretly pondered in his heart that time was the best medicine for emotional wounds. As long as he found her more things to do and reduced the amount of time she spent thinking about that man, she would eventually be able to slowly resolve it, right?!

Jiang Lili also remembered the scene at that time. She didn't expect that her casual words would be taken to heart by Chen Fan. Her heart was as sweet as honey. She immediately smiled at her sister and said, "It's okay, keep them if you like them."

After a pause, she added, "And his previous manuscripts, I can also show them to you if you want to see them."

Anyway, as long as her sister didn't marry, was there any difference between them being in her hands and being in her own?!

Wait, get married?

Jiang Lili blinked, glanced at her sister, and seeing that she was full of joy, pursed her lips and remained silent.

But analyzing what her sister had just said, could it be that she had guessed wrong?

For a moment, her mind was in a mess, and she couldn't tell which way was up.

Chen Fan removed all the silver needles from Jiang Tiantian's body, soaked them in alcohol for a few minutes, then took them out and dried them on gauze before inserting them back into the needle pouch one by one.

After doing all this, he turned to Jiang Tiantian and gestured, "Sit up properly."

Jiang Tiantian listened to his instructions and sat on the bed, asking, "Where are you going to stick them now?"

Chen Fan coughed dryly, drew the curtains, closed the doors and windows, and walked over to say, "On your body."

The two sisters were stunned and stared at him together.

Jiang Tiantian widened her eyes, "Where on my body?"

Chen Fan poured some alcohol into his palm to disinfect his hands, picked up the needle pouch again, and said to her, "I need to stick them on both the front and the back."

When Jiang Lili heard this, her eyes widened, "Then, then... what about the clothes?"

Chen Fan glanced at her, "That's why I asked you to change her into a silk nightgown, so that the obstruction of the clothes can be minimized."

Then he added, "No need to take them off."

Jiang Tiantian's face was already flushed, and she sat on the bed without saying a word.

Jiang Lili was very worried in her heart and pulled Chen Fan, saying, "But I heard that acupuncture requires... requires..."

As she spoke, she gestured to take off clothes.

Chen Fan spread his hands, his face full of helplessness, "There are originally very few female doctors who know acupuncture, and there's almost no one in the whole country who can achieve the effect I want. So, are we going to find an old doctor and have her take off her clothes for acupuncture, or should I do it?"

He turned to look at Jiang Tiantian, "If I do it, I can at least apply the needles through a layer of cloth. If we ask other doctors to do it, they really have to take off her clothes completely without any obstruction. They don't have my accuracy."

Jiang Tiantian took a deep breath, closed her eyes tightly, "It's okay, you do it."

On the contrary, Jiang Lili was still worried and pulled Chen Fan, saying, "Is there... is there no other way?"

Chen Fan thought for a while, "It's also possible not to apply the needles to the body, but the recovery time will be more than a month, and if you want to go back to school, it will take at least a week, and the time for taking medicine will also be extended, at least three months."

If Chen Fan hadn't said the words "deep love doesn't last long" just now, Jiang Lili would definitely not have stopped him, but now she had a knot in her heart. It was naturally fine to apply needles to the hands and feet, but to apply needles to the body...

She looked at her sister who was already ready, and finally gritted her teeth, "You stick them then."

No matter what, her sister's health was the most important thing. Everything else could be discussed later.

The corners of Chen Fan's eyes twitched slightly, and he looked at the two of them, "The way you two are acting makes it seem like I'm going to harm someone."

As soon as these words came out, the two sisters couldn't help but chuckle.

Jiang Tiantian relaxed instead, sat on the bed with her body relaxed, adjusted her posture, and waited for him to apply the needles.

Chen Fan didn't hesitate either. He first sat behind her side and accurately inserted silver needles into the acupoints on her back. Then, he moved to the front side, and the first needle was stuck on the Tanzhong acupoint, which made Jiang Lili's eyelids twitch. She almost shouted out, "Don't touch it!"

After that, her gaze wandered, looking at her sister, then looking at herself. It seemed like she had lost?

After she compared herself from head to toe, Chen Fan had already stuck all the acupoints and slowly exhaled a long breath, moving to the chair to rest.

Jiang Lili suddenly came back to her senses and asked in a low voice, "Then how many days will it take to get better?"

Jiang Tiantian also opened her eyes, first looked at Chen Fan, then looked down at her body. After a few seconds, she suddenly blurted out, "Looks like a hedgehog."

Immediately afterwards, her ears turned red.

Because the light silk nightgown was nailed to her skin by silver needles, the curves of her body were completely revealed.

So shy.

The corner of Chen Fan's mouth twitched slightly, and he said, "With this whole-body acupuncture, you can return to school in 3 days, and then you can use medicine to recuperate. You can basically recover in a month."

After a pause, he added, "But I'll say it again, if you don't solve the problem in your heart, and your depressed mood affects your body, something will still happen sooner or later."

Jiang Tiantian gritted her teeth and refused to give in, "I don't have a problem!"

Chen Fan shrugged helplessly, turned to look at Jiang Lili, "Lili, huh? Lili?"

Jiang Lili suddenly came back to her senses and looked at him with a slightly flustered expression, "Ah? What's wrong?"

Chen Fan looked at her strangely, "What are you thinking about?"

Jiang Lili rolled her eyes, suddenly looked at her sister, and said with a serious face, "Sister, just confess, who is it?"

Jiang Tiantian was used to it, having said it twice before, and the third time she said it as if it were true, saying with confidence, "Nothing of the sort. What do you want me to say?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw that the two of them looked disbelieving, and couldn't help but blink her eyes, her gaze wandering around the room.

At that moment, a stack of newspapers caught her eye, and a flash of inspiration struck her. "It's nothing, I'm just worried about another big storm. Everything we've managed to get will be gone again."

She looked at the two of them very sincerely, her expression genuine, no different from telling the truth.

Chen Fan and Jiang Lili looked at her blankly.

Especially Chen Fan, who practically had "Do you think I'm stupid?" written on his forehead.

But since she insisted on not saying, he couldn't force her.

He could only say to Jiang Lili, "In the future, cook a little more medicinal broth every Sunday, enough for her to drink for a week. Put it in a thermos and let her take it to school."

Then he looked at Jiang Tiantian, "Borrow a kitchen in the school to heat up the medicinal broth before drinking it, one large bowl a day. Tomorrow morning, I'll teach you a set of Vajra Longevity Exercises. You have to spend half an hour practicing every morning."

Seeing that he didn't pursue her inner thoughts any further, Jiang Tiantian happily nodded in agreement, "Okay, okay."

Chen Fan patted his head, and couldn't help but sigh at her "forced smile".

After waiting a few more minutes, he stood up and said, "I'll start the acupuncture."

Jiang Lili immediately rushed over, watching Chen Fan's fingers dart around in front of her sister, afraid of accidentally touching something he shouldn't.

Fortunately, after finishing the front, he moved to the back, and everything went smoothly.

Jiang Lili hurriedly busied herself tidying up, thinking that she should try to avoid letting her sister and Chen Fan be alone together. So, using a craving as an excuse, she pestered Chen Fan, hoping he could cook a meal to satisfy her.

Chen Fan didn't refuse. Seeing Jiang Tiantian looking sickly, he planned to make two medicinal dishes to nourish her.

More than an hour later, An Quan and Yu Keying finally returned. Hearing that Jiang Tiantian was sick, Yu Keying immediately went upstairs to visit her.

Since men and women should keep their distance, especially with her lying in bed in her room, An Quan sat downstairs, waiting for Jiang Tiantian to come down before talking to her.

He sat on the sofa, a cigarette in his mouth, looking melancholy, "Her physical fitness is still too poor. Many freshmen in our school are having trouble adjusting to the environment. Some have fevers, some have diarrhea, and many have skin allergies. Even more people can't sleep, even though they're exhausted, they just toss and turn."

Chen Fan chatted with him casually, while still trying to guess who was in Jiang Tiantian's heart.

Thinking about it, in the year he'd known her, he hadn't seen her interact with any men besides himself?

Could it be me?

Thinking of this, Chen Fan couldn't help but laugh, "Heh heh heh heh."

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

It must be that the man was hiding too deeply, or had hurt her too badly, to the point where she didn't even want to mention him.

An Quan, with a cigarette in his mouth, glanced at him sideways, "Is my dizziness and diarrhea that funny?"

Chen Fan came back to his senses, looked at him, and his mind raced, "You're from Shanghai, how can you have trouble adjusting to the environment in Shanghai? Isn't that funny?"

An Quan wanted to say, 'I've been away for ten years, okay?' but in the end, he was speechless.

How embarrassing.

… …

Three days later, Jiang Lili took half a day off and sat on the back seat of the motorcycle, going to school with Chen Fan to send her sister.

First they went to the hospital to return the quilt, then they took Jiang Tiantian to the dormitory.

At this time, there were many people gathered below the girls' dormitory, and no one knew what had happened. Even the rumbling of the motorcycle driving over didn't attract much attention.

Chen Fan didn't dare to drive any further, so he picked up the things and walked forward.

Soon he arrived inside and finally saw what had happened.

A strong rural girl was shouting at the top of her lungs, "Which shameless hussy dared to seduce my man? My man is a college student and will be an official in the future. If you have the guts to seduce him, then have the guts to stand out…"

Chen Fan looked down at this female warrior, and couldn't help but be a little stunned by her powerful combat skills.

When he saw the man behind the female warrior, embarrassed to the point of wanting to crawl into the ground, his expression became extremely strange.

Jiang Lili supported her sister, tiptoeing to look ahead. After a few seconds, her eyes suddenly widened, "Heavens, He Jun is actually married?!"

Jiang Tiantian was stunned, "He Jun? Who's that?"

Jiang Lili took her sister's arm and said excitedly, "It's that person we met on the boat, the one who kept bothering us."

Jiang Tiantian blinked, finally realizing, "Oh, it's him."

Then her eyes narrowed, "He's married? And he's still pestering other girls?"

Saying that, she couldn't help but spit, "Shameless."

Jiang Lili nodded repeatedly, "Yeah, yeah, that's right, shameless."

She continued to watch the show with great interest. After a few seconds, she suddenly remembered something, turned to look at Chen Fan, and whispered, "You said last time, 'Heaven's sins can be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins cannot be lived with'?"

Chen Fan coughed dryly, looked around, covered his mouth with his hand, and whispered, "Didn't you say he was a youth from somewhere taking the college entrance exam? I saw that he wasn't young, and didn't seem like someone who wasn't married, so I sent a letter to the production team in that place, saying that he was having an ambiguous relationship with a certain girl at school."

Yeah, he used the handwriting of one of the girls who wrote the letter reporting the two sisters in the first place. The letter was sent from Shanghai, guaranteeing that no one would be able to find out.

As soon as Jiang Lili heard this, she immediately understood, "So his wife really came?!"

Chen Fan raised his chin. The scene before him spoke for itself!

He also felt a little strange. Instead of going anywhere else, she just stood here and cursed. Obviously, she had really caught him in the act. That bastard really hadn't changed.

But it's better for a dead Daoist than a dead poor person. As long as it has nothing to do with my own people.

Jiang Lili pursed her lips and couldn't help but nod slightly, "Hmph, this kind of person deserves it. He's married and doesn't follow the rules. He should be expelled."

After saying that, she inadvertently glanced at someone.

Chen Fan was expressionless. What are you looking at me for?

I didn't do anything wrong!

On the other hand, Jiang Tiantian next to her was a little guilty, but the next second she straightened her chest.

I didn't do anything, what am I afraid of?

No matter how lively it was here, it had nothing to do with them. Chen Fan handed everything to Jiang Lili and instructed Jiang Tiantian, "Don't forget to practice your exercises when you get up in the morning."

Jiang Tiantian pursed her lips and smiled, "I won't forget."

Chen Fan smiled and waved his hand. After Jiang Lili sent her sister back to the dormitory and came down, he took her away.

After that, he stayed here for two more days. Just in case, he also asked Jiang Lili to stay at school at night. If she didn't adapt, he could deal with it in time.

After two days like this, seeing that the two sisters were safe and sound, Chairman He of the Jiangnan Writers Association sent a telegram again asking him when he would go to the capital. Only then did he buy a plane ticket to the capital, preparing to go there for a meeting.

At this time, it was already March 8th.

That night, Jiang Lili was busy packing his luggage for him, while he himself was hunched over the desk, writing furiously. After a long while, he straightened his back and let out a long breath.

Jiang Lili looked at him, "Are you finished writing?"

Chen Fan patted the manuscript on the desk, "'Shanghai Spy Shadow', the whole book is more than 500,000 words. My hand is broken from writing. It should be enough for Tiantian to copy, right?"

Jiang Lili wrinkled her nose, "You're just bullying her."

Others don't have his hand speed. Copying a manuscript of more than 500,000 words will probably take more than a year to finish?

And she has to go to class!

Chen Fan laughed. Just as he was about to speak, the sound of the door opening in the yard downstairs rang out.

An Quan's voice arrived before he did, "Old Chen, Old Chen."

Chen Fan pushed open the window and poked his head out, "What's the matter, so excited?"

An Quan ran to the window and looked up, "My house is renovated!"

Behind him, Yu Keying pushed in a bicycle that was about 80% new, and said with a smile while closing the door, "Old Chen, Lili, we plan to hold a housewarming party on Sunday. You must come."

Sunday?

Chen Fan was stunned, casually picked up the plane ticket on the desk and waved it, "Old An, I've already bought my plane ticket, I'm leaving the day after tomorrow."

The day after tomorrow?

An Quan and his wife looked at each other and made a decisive decision, "The time for the housewarming won't change. We'll treat you to dinner tomorrow night."