Chapter 35 Enuresis

"My brother is 9 years old this year. He wets the bed several times every month. My parents took him to see a doctor, but unfortunately there was no effect."

He Shengnan gritted her teeth and told him everything about her brother.

After saying that, he looked at Wang Mengde nervously.

"This could be enuresis, also known as nocturnal enuresis."

Wang Mengde said without hesitation.

"Yes, several doctors said he had enuresis and prescribed a lot of Chinese medicine for him to take home, but none of them worked. Do you have any solution?" He Shengnan said with a little excitement.

His whole family is worried to death about his brother's situation.

If he was young, wetting the bed at the age of two or three, it would not be a big deal, but now he is 9 years old and has to dry the quilt several times a month. What will he do when he grows up? No girl will marry a man like this.

Many neighbors in the yard were talking about him behind his back, and even the whole alley knew about it. Children of the same age laughed at him in person, so her brother now doesn't dare to go out to play.

Her parents were even more worried. If she couldn't be cured, she might not even be able to find a wife. Who would want to spend their life with someone who wets the bed every day?

"It's hard to say now. I need to meet the person and understand the specific situation in person before I can see if there is any way to treat it."

Wang Mengde didn't dare to say anything.

He and his father had previously conducted in-depth research on enuresis in order to treat children in the alley and knew some ready-made prescriptions. Moreover, with the growth of his medical knowledge these days, he had also figured out several single prescriptions.

The so-called single prescription means using only one medicine to treat a disease.

"Comrade Wang, if you have time on the weekend, can you come over? Or Shengnan and I can bring his brother to find you." Yang Xue on the side said quickly.

She was intending to help her good sister.

The opportunity of treating the younger brother's illness allowed the two of them to get to know each other more deeply.

"If I have time, I have time. I'll come over around nine o'clock in the morning on the weekend." Wang Mengde quickly agreed.

He had been longing to go to He Shengnan's house on the weekend, and this time he used this excuse to get acquainted with her parents.

As for having to work shifts on weekends, the worst that can happen is that I can discuss it with Zhang Hanhua and postpone it to later. Now is the most important thing, this is my lifelong event.

After the discussion, they were almost at Caochang Hutong. Wang Mengde said goodbye to the two and went straight home.

After entering the door, he did not start cooking immediately, but started rummaging in the closet.

After a while, he found his Zhongshan suit.

This Zhongshan suit was given to him by his father Wang Hao two years ago when he turned eighteen. On weekdays, the original owner treasured this suit so much that he was reluctant to wear it. He would only take it out to show off on important days.

Looking at this relatively new piece of clothing, Wang Mengde decided to wear it to He Shengnan's house on Sunday.

Then, he found a pair of leather shoes. This pair of leather shoes was worn by his father before. In order to protect the soles and reduce wear, the soles were nailed with leather.

Sunday, morning.

After finishing his breakfast, Wang Mengde, carrying his medicine box, walked towards Caochang Hutong with a little excitement.

Caochang Hutong is located in the northwest of D City District, adjacent to Gulou East Street and not far from Nanluoguxiang. It takes about twenty minutes to walk to the entrance of the hutong.

He Shengnan was standing there with her good friend Yang Xue, waiting for him. Seeing him coming, He Shengnan took two steps forward and said, "You are here. Sorry to bother you today."

Yang Xue also greeted with a smile.

The three of them walked along the main road of the alley. Along the way, many people looked at Wang Mengde curiously.

When the young man saw the three people talking and laughing, as if they were very familiar with each other, he showed an angry look, and then became deflated. Without considering other things, just in terms of appearance, there was no comparison between them and Wang Mengde.

However, the young wives and older girls couldn't help but look at Wang Mengde with admiring expressions on their faces.

Towards the middle of the alley is the slum where He Shengnan's family lives.

This is a two-story courtyard with a total of about ten families living in it. After passing through the hanging flower gate and entering the yard, He Shengnan greeted the neighbors while leading Wang Mengde to the east wing.

Her family of six lived in two rooms in the east wing.

When I arrived at the door, it was open and there was a middle-aged woman inside, cleaning up.

"Mom, this is Doctor Wang whom I told you about before. He is here to see Shengwu today." He Shengnan said to the room with a blush on her face.

She has two brothers, the eldest is 12 years old, named He Shengwen, and the second is 9 years old, named He Shengwu. Her sister is the youngest, 7 years old, named He Yanan.

"Hello, Auntie. My name is Wang Mengde." Wang Mengde walked forward and said with a smile.

When Zhou Xiaoyan heard some noise outside, she quickly turned around and saw her daughter, leading a young man carrying a medicine box, standing at the door and greeting her.

When she first saw that Wang Mengde looked so young, she felt disappointed. How much real skills could such a young doctor have? Could he be a scammer?

When she took a closer look, she found that the young man was so handsome, and she was happy again. Even if her son's problem could not be solved today, it would be good if her daughter's lifelong event could be settled.

"Doctor Wang, please come in and sit down."

Then he warmly invited Wang Mengde to sit down in the living room and quickly prepared to pour him some water.

"Auntie, let me do it." Wang Mengde was sure that he couldn't let her help him pour water, so he quickly grabbed the kettle and poured a glass of water for everyone.

Sitting on the chair, He Shengnan didn't see her brothers and sisters, so she asked curiously, "Mom, where did Shengwu go? I'll go find him and ask Doctor Wang to take a look at him."

Then I had to get up and go to the next room to take a look.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Zhou Xiaoyan rolled her eyes at her daughter. "Doctor Wang just got here. You should let him rest for a while and drink some water."

Then she turned to look at Wang Mengde and said with a smile: "Doctor Wang, where are you from? What do your parents do? Which hospital do you work in now?"

He Shengnan blushed when she heard her mother's household registration-style questioning. Yang Xue, who was beside her, also tried to hold back her laughter and made eyes at her.

Wang Mengde was stunned for a moment, but he reacted quickly and replied immediately:

"Auntie, you can call me Mengde or Xiaowang. My family is from Nanluoguxiang and my father works in a hospital. I am now an intern doctor at the Workers' Hospital of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

"Xiao Wang, how many brothers and sisters do you have?" Zhou Xiaoyan asked.

When she heard that Wang Mengde had two younger brothers, she said happily that it is better to have more children in the family, especially boys.

In this way, the two of them asked and answered each other, and time passed quickly for more than ten minutes. He Shengnan finally couldn't bear it anymore, she stood up and said:
"Mom, I'll go get Shengwu."

(End of this chapter)