Chapter 1108: Chapter 1108: Saving Soone on the Street
Xie Minghua’s family was sowhat excited as well. Grandpa Xie spoke up, “Luo Qiao, right? I’m Xie Jingkun, from Fujian, China. Can you share with us about the situation back ho?”
Luo Qiao understood their feelings, so she briefly described the dostic situation. In the end, Luo Qiao added, “Grandpa Xie, Grandma Xie, uncle, aunt, our motherland is undergoing earth-shattering changes. If you have ti, you might consider going back to visit and see for yourselves.”
Xie Jingkun excitedly said, “Yes, yes, we should definitely go back and look. If we don’t go soon, I’m afraid my old bones will stay in this foreign land. So many tis, I’ve dreamt of returning to my hotown, dreamt of the big Banyan tree at the entrance to the village, dreamt of the playmates of my childhood.”
Xie Mingde, Xie Minghua’s father, said, “Dad, what are you talking about? You’ve always been in good health. If you want to go back for a visit, I’ll make ti to accompany you.”
At that mont, Xie Minghua smacked her own forehead, “Look at , getting all excited and forgetting the important things.”
Taking the nu, “Here, Luo Qiao, what would you like to eat? I’ll have the kitchen make it for you.”
Luo Qiao ordered a portion of dumplings, and Xie Minghua went off smiling to the back.
Grandma Xie, Zhang Suyun, looked affectionately at Luo Qiao, “Luo Qiao, I heard from Minghua that you’ve co here to study abroad, and you’re studying dicine.”
Luo Qiao nodded, “Yes, at Harvard dical School, not far from here.”
Grandma Xie comnted, “That’s truly impressive. It’s great to study dicine.”
After a while, Xie Minghua brought out a large plate of dumplings. In order not to disturb Luo Qiao’s al, everyone except Xie Minghua greeted her and returned to the backyard, also telling Luo Qiao to co by often.
Luo Qiao agreed and, learning that Grandpa Xie’s hotown was in Anxi, she even ntioned that next ti she would bring him so Anxi Tieguanyin tea. The old man’s face lit up with a smile as he said, “Good.”
While eating, she chatted with Xie Minghua, getting a rough understanding of the local situation, but she didn’t linger for long, continuing her search for housing.
She didn’t tell the Xie family about her house hunting, fearing that the Jun family might look into her whereabouts if they knew she was in the area, so she thought it best to keep the search to herself.
In any case, it was best to be cautious.
Luo Qiao continued her search throughout the afternoon but ca up empty-handed. Sohwat despondently, she pushed her bike back, wondering if she really should settle for renting an apartnt for now and continue the search more slowly.
But she still felt unwilling. As she pondered, she heard screams ahead, “Oh my, what do we do?”
“My God, soone save him.”
“Ian, oh, my friend.”
Hearing the word “save,” Luo Qiao locked up her bike and hurried over. An elderly man lay on the ground, and while soone had already gone to call for ergency services, nobody knew what to do for him.
Luo Qiao stepped forward and saw that the situation was critical; she deduced it was a cerebral hemorrhage. But being in a foreign country, she could only say in fluent English, “Could I take a look at him? I am a doctor, a Chinese international student from Harvard dical School.”
Seeing that people were hesitant to let her act, she continued, “He’s in danger. If ergency services aren’t rendered imdiately, we might miss the best chance to save him.”
An elderly lady said, “Oh, let the Eastern girl try. Maybe what she’s saying is true.”
With so looks exchanged among them, they finally nodded their agreent. Luo Qiao turned the patient’s head to one side to prevent saliva or vomit from being inhaled into the airway.
She quickly loosened the patient’s collar and loudly said, “Please give us so space to ensure air circulation.”
Hearing the man’s strong snoring, Luo Qiao pulled out a handkerchief from her pocket, wrapped it around the patient’s tongue, and gently pulled it out as he opened his mouth.
Then she said to the people around, “Could soone bring a cold towel?”
It was the elderly lady who had spoken before who turned and left, soon returning with a bowl of cool water. She wrung out a towel and handed it to Luo Qiao. Luo Qiao then covered the patient’s head with the cold towel to constrict the blood vessels and reduce the bleeding.
Just as she finished tending to the patient, the ambulance arrived. The attending dic said that the first aid had been very well done; otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable. People around started clapping their hands.
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