Zhu Qi's grandfather, a national doctor in his seventies with a round plump face, ruddy cheeks, wearing a V-necked sweater, looking like a living Maitreya Buddha. He runs a small clinic in an alley with no signboard. He successfully treated Han Yuquan's hand injury from a car accident, prescribing soaks, ointments, massages, and acupuncture. He predicted Han Yuquan could stir a ladle again within a year, though fine knife skills would remain difficult.
