79: Believe in science

After seeing Huang Guo off, Qin Jiang turned his attention to the Old lady standing by.

"Old lady, it's your turn."

After witnessing Qin Jiang's medical skills, Tang Ping and his wife were already utterly impressed by him.

This made them even more confident about curing the Old lady.

After the Old lady sat down, Qin Jiang asked with a smile:

"Old lady, where do you feel unwell?"

The Old lady paused for a moment before saying, "I don't feel unwell anywhere, I'm very healthy."

Qin Jiang looked at Tang Ping.

Tang Ping quickly explained, "Dr. Qin, my mother really doesn't have any other issues, just insomnia."

Qin Jiang said, "Oh."

"Insomnia isn't a big problem; a few sleeping pills will do the trick."

Tang Ping shook his head with a bitter smile.

"Sleeping pills are useless; my mother has had insomnia for forty years."

As soon as Tang Ping said this, the netizens in the live stream immediately became interested.

"Insomnia for forty years? You're kidding, right? I'd have a nervous breakdown after a week of insomnia."

"What's so special about that? I'm twenty-three now, and I suffer from insomnia until two or three in the morning every day."

"Brother, you're probably scrolling on Douyin until two or three in the morning, that's not called insomnia."

"Never had insomnia. Can any brothers explain? Is insomnia a very painful thing?"

"I've never had insomnia either, so I don't understand why it's considered a disease. If you can't sleep, isn't it just an opportunity to work or play games?"

"Brother upstairs, let me tell you this: insomnia not only prevents you from sleeping, but it also makes you irritable and lack the energy to do other things."

"If you force yourself to do things, there's a high probability of sudden death."

"So, if this Old lady has truly suffered from insomnia for forty years, it's already a miracle that she's still alive and healthy."

As a doctor, Qin Jiang naturally understood how painful insomnia could be for a person.

There was once a sleep deprivation experiment conducted abroad.

After three days without sleep, people would experience mental confusion.

After seven days without sleep, people would become monsters, not only becoming incredibly irritable but also largely losing the ability to communicate with others and engaging in self-harm.

Sleep is very important for everyone.

So when Tang Ping said the Old lady had been suffering from insomnia for forty years, Qin Jiang's first reaction was disbelief.

"This insomnia you're talking about, does it mean you can't sleep when lying in bed?"

Tang Ping shook his head.

"It's not that she can't sleep when lying in bed; she just isn't sleepy."

"My mother hasn't felt like sleeping at all for the past forty years, and when she can't sleep at night, she gets up and works."

"Before, when my mom was in the village, it was fine; she would just do farm work if she couldn't sleep. But ever since she moved to the city, there's basically nothing for her to do."

"Dr. Qin, I feel like this has already caused some damage to my mom's mental state. When we talk to her now, her reactions are always a beat slow."

"I'm really worried she'll get Alzheimer's."

Tang Ping's concerns were quite valid.

Nowadays, people generally face high levels of life and mental stress.

Problems might not be evident when young, but various mental issues tend to surface in old age.

However, what Tang Ping described was too unbelievable.

How could the Old lady's body endure not needing to sleep all day and still being able to do farm work at night?

Qin Jiang still asked, unwilling to give up, "Could there be a situation where the Old lady actually sleeps when you're not home?"

It was no wonder Qin Jiang would think this way.

After all, he had previously treated a patient who claimed not to need food, but it turned out the patient did eat, just forgot about it.

So, could the Old lady be in a similar situation, forgetting that she had actually slept?

As soon as Qin Jiang finished speaking, the Little Girl, Tang Ji, proactively said:

"I can vouch for my grandma; she definitely doesn't secretly sleep."

"During the day, Grandpa accompanies Grandma, and at night, Grandma accompanies me."

Upon hearing Tang Ji say this, Tang Ping and his wife were both somewhat surprised.

"Xiaoji, you said Grandma accompanies you every night?"

Tang Ji nodded.

"Yes, every night Grandma stands in my bedroom, just staring at me."

"Several times I've wet the bed because Grandma scared me."

The netizens immediately found it amusing.

"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter, this Old lady is so interesting, running into her grandson's room at night to stand there."

"Holy cow, don't even talk about this Little Girl; if my grandma also ran to my bedside and stared at me in the middle of the night, I'd pee myself too."

"How come I feel like this Old lady isn't suffering from insomnia, but is possessed by a ghost!"

"Dr. Qin: Believe in science."

Tang Ping and his wife only now realized what was happening.

Tang Ping quickly asked, "Mom, what are you doing in Xiaoji's room in the middle of the night when you're not sleeping?"

The Old lady said, "I can't sleep."

Tang Ping: ...

It seemed very reasonable.

"But you can't just run into Xiaoji's room; look at how scared you've made the child."

The Old lady looked a little wronged.

"I know Xiaoji was scared, so later I didn't go to his room anymore."

"I originally wanted to prepare some dishes in the kitchen at night, but I was afraid of disturbing you all."

"There was nothing else to do, so I could only sit alone in the living room, drink some water, and watch TV."

Case closed!

It turned out that the ghostly figure they had seen during their late-night trips to the bathroom was the Old lady!

The Old lady couldn't sleep herself, but she didn't want to disturb her family's sleep.

So she stayed alone in the kitchen and sat in the living room.

She didn't turn on the lights, so her family only saw a dark shadow when they got up at night.

And the Old lady even thought she was hiding quite well, not wanting to scare her family, so she didn't move or speak, just stood there.

It was this standing that scared Zhu Hong so much, making her think she had encountered a ghost.

Tang Ping was torn between laughter and tears.

"Mom, you... even if you can't sleep, you can't just stay in the living room. It's so scary."

Hearing Tang Ping say this, the Old lady started crying sadly.

"I can't stay in the bedroom; staying there will scare you."

"I can't stay in the living room either; that will also scare you."

"Then what am I supposed to do at night if I can't sleep? Do you want me to leave this house at night?"

"I already said I don't like living in your city. I can't find anything to do all day, and I'm going to get sick from boredom."

"I'm leaving. I won't cause you any more trouble. I'm going back to the countryside!"

The Old lady also had a fiery temper; she was ready to leave as soon as she said it.

Tang Ping and his wife quickly went forward to stop her.

Zhu Hong gently comforted her, "Mom, we didn't mean to blame you. Didn't we bring you to see the doctor?"

"Dr. Qin is so amazing; he will definitely be able to cure your illness."

Zhu Hong glared at Tang Ping.

"What are you standing around for? Help Mom sit back down."

Tang Ping responded, then quickly led the Old lady back to sit in front of the triage desk.