Chapter 518: Chapter 492: Good Progress (Monthly tickets 1500+ extra)

“Sure, if you can cure the Old Lady and make her obedient, I’ll give you as many uncle’s petty cash as you want. But I’m not as rich as your aunt.” Uncle chuckled.

“We’re all family, so I don’t want to charge too much. Instead of giving me money, you can just give me one or two of those unwanted stones, I won’t be picky. I guarantee she’ll behave, follow the rules, and not cause any trouble for you.”

Stones… Father Li understood immediately she was referring to the jadeite raw stones in the study. Mother Yu laughed too.

Those were taken by force from her by the Aunt, all top-quality jadeite stones brought out by the Uncle Qi Yue. Though they were still raw stones, windows had already been opened in them to reveal the jadeite inside. The Aunt cherished them too much to completely open them herself, so she gave them to her sister before returning to the Old Yu Family, where she then forcefully took them away.

Xiao Qian was candid; she’d have them returned the same way they were taken!

“If you want them, they’re yours, as long as you can control your aunt. I’ll even throw in my cherished purple clay teapot. I don’t usually give that to anyone. It is a masterpiece by an old friend of mine, who can no longer make them due to his old age.”

“Xiao Qian, hurry up, thank your uncle!”

Xiao Qian could see the teapot’s great value from Mother Yu’s attitude and immediately thanked her Uncle without reservation.

Though she couldn’t currently see the value in these collectibles, a high-quality purple clay teapot could sell for tens of thousands or even millions a few decades later. Uncle mentioned the artist was already not producing more, making it even more valuable. Xiao Qian, the practical person that she was, liked to measure things with property value, estimating the teapot could be worth one or two houses after a decade.

Xiao Qian’s principle was that it didn’t matter if she understood or appreciated these works of art, as long as they could be sold for money, they were good.

“After I finish Li Zhen’s treatment, I’ll give you a detailed plan you should follow. You’ll be guaranteed the kind of family status and authority only enjoyed by men in feudal society.”

“Can you really do that?” Xiao Qian’s uncle thought she was joking.

“There aren’t many patients with a serious illness like Li Zhen. Most people have problems like your Aunt, who, while not sick, still have trouble in their life. We don’t consider such people as patients, but rather as clients for counseling. As psychological counselors, we can certainly help these people. In fact, we wouldn’t say there are too many patients around us, but rather each person needs emotional counseling, covering feelings, career, family, and friendship. We can help with it all since we can place everyone in the right position based on their behaviors within our knowledge of expertise.”

In her past life, Xiao Qian performed a lot of emotional counseling for issues like unhappy marriages, and cheating husbands, etc. Only a few people were genuinely as sick as Li Zhen. Still, everyone had emotional or other kinds of issues they needed to discuss at some point, which also made for quite a profitable business.

“What caused my son’s illness?”

“It’s a psychosomatic disorder induced by compulsory focus. Through yesterday’s treatment, I found that it is related to the sexual orientation discrimination he experienced before. Out of fear of being discriminated and misunderstood, he exaggerated the fantasy of physical disability, which led to the psychogenic physical disorder. The root of the problem lies in you.”

“Me?” asked an astonished Father Li.

“Yes, fathers hold a unique position in their children’s heart, but you never understood your son’s sexual orientation issue, causing huge psychological pressure on him. Today, I want you to be part of the treatment as well. The two of you need to have an open and honest conversation about this topic.”

Many seemingly unrelated things were actually tightly connected.

Father Li couldn’t accept that his son liked men, but the fact that Li Zhen had almost become paralyzed made him come to terms with it. It didn’t matter anymore whether Li Zhen liked men or women. All that mattered was that he was alive and healthy. Continuing the family line didn’t seem important anymore.

“So Xiao Qian, you are implying that Li Zhen’s problem is with his father rather than his mother?”

“It’s not that his mother is completely unrelated, but her relationship with him isn’t significant.”

“Why are you then commanding your aunt?” Mother Yu stopped after seeing Xiao Qian’s gesture of pushing her glasses.”

“I am a professional psychologist with a sense of medical ethics. Seeing my aunt’s misbehavior, I must correct it. That’s my professional duty.” Xiao Qian nodded earnestly.

Meaning, she was merely correcting her aunt’s behavior for no good reason. Was justification needed?

“You don’t charge for treating your aunt’s issues?” the uncle joked.

Xiao Qian answered dead seriously, “Absolutely not.”

“Well, do as you please.”

The progress of the treatment was much faster than expected, as Xiao Qian’s judgment was accurate. Having the uncle join made the therapy even more effective.

The seemingly serious problem had a simple solution, as it mostly depended on one’s ability to find the right key to unlocking the soul code. Xiao Qian was an expert at this. However, if the wrong method was used, things could go very wrong, and the disease could become even more severe. The main thing was using the right method.

Mother Yu had been waiting outside the whole time. The treatment took a little longer this time, lasting almost three hours. When Father Li came out, his eyes were red, as if he had been crying.

“How is it? Can my son feel anything?” Xiao Qian’s aunt approached.

Father Li nodded excitedly, unable to express his feelings in words.

He had just opened up his heart to his son, and he realized the boy had also suffered a lot over the years. The treatment didn’t only benefit his son; it was a lesson for him as well. The money spent was beyond worth it, as it knocked down the wall between him and his son.

“Can I see my son?” Xiao Qian’s aunt asked her.

Xiao Qian picked up the cold coffee from the table and took a sip.The aunt quickly replied, “I’ll buy you as much as you want!”

“By the time you buy it, he’ll probably be waking up. You can see him after he wakes up, but you should know what to say and what not to say.”

“Yes, yes, yes!” The aunt nodded hurriedly, doing whatever Xiao Qian said without any hesitation.

“Also, Li Zhen needs soup tonight. You can buy some ingredients and continue cooking at my aunt’s house.”

“Sure, sure!”

“My little aunt is on vacation today, so you may have to prepare meals for the whole family as well and do laundry. Don’t worry; I’ll tell Li Zhen about your performance. He will be happy, and his treatment may improve even more when he’s in a good mood!”

Listening to Xiao Qian’s words, the aunt excitedly asked Mother Yu, “Sister-in-law, what dishes do you want? I’ll buy them all and cook them!”

“You don’t have to go through all the trouble, just make some Buddha Jumps Over the Wall or something—” Mother Yu changed her tune upon seeing Xiao Qian’s aunt’s twisted expression, “It’s too much to ask you to do such complicated dishes, just make some simple home cooked meals. But there might be more people tonight, as Elder Brother and his family are coming back. You’ll have to make separate meals for Panpan who is a picky eater. The other two kids do eat everything, though they love meat. As for what your brother and I like, you know it well. Xiao Qian, will you come tonight?”

“I won’t be joining you. I am going to spend time with my mother. I heard Aunt once took a baking class? My mother is quite fond of mango pancakes…”