Since it was still early, Manbao finished tidying everything up, but no one returned yet. She wandered around the courtyard for a while and, in the end, feeling at a loss, she decided to find Xiang Mingxue for a chat.
Of course, she didn't go empty-handed; she brought her needle pouch along with her.
Manbao performed acupuncture on him to stimulate his foot tendons and then asked, "How have you been feeling these past two days?"
Xiang Mingxue smiled and replied, "Following your instructions, I've been trying to move my toes every day. Now, my big toe has some sensation, though it's still not very responsive."
Manbao encouraged him, saying, "Take it slow. Rehabilitation usually takes over three months, so there's no rushing it."
After checking Xiang Mingxue's rehabilitation progress and recording everything carefully, Manbao found herself idle once again.
Seeing her unable to sit still, Xiang Mingxue proactively asked, "Was the open abdominal procedure successful?"
