

Small Town Remedy
After losing his job at a top-tier hospital due to an unexpected incident, Liu Zhengliang returns to his hometown and begins working in the emergency department of a local community hospital. While healing patients one after another, he finds himself continually healed by their resilience and humanity, creating a mutual journey of recovery and growth between caregiver and those in need.
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Cast
Seasons

1.Missing Mother
8.021-10-202646 minAt the hospital, Liu Zhengliang reunites with his younger brother, Liu Zhengguang, who resents him for being away for so many years. Liu Zhengliang, with composure that borders on...

2.Wide Open
21-10-202646 minLong Dongdong sees Liu Zhengliang's capabilities and offers to help him change his registered practice location to Xiaoximen Hospital, enabling him to operate legally. However, the...

3.Real Brothers
8.021-10-202646 minLiu Zhengliang returns to the hospital ward to visit his brother, Liu Zhengguang, and discovers that he doesn't actually work for a foreign enterprise like he thought all along. Li...

4.The Meaning of Existence
21-10-202646 minJia Xin brings his mother, Duan, to see a doctor. She insists on having an IV drip without undergoing any tests, and she's so stubborn that no one can talk her out of it. Liu Zheng...

5.Survive
22-10-202646 minChe Mingming examines a young girl and determines that she has multiple fractures to her left skull and is on the verge of death. There is no time to transfer her to another hospit...

6.Caring About Patients
22-10-202646 minLiu Zhengliang still says that he wants to return to the south, but he has already been tied down by Zhang Jiao.

7.Mother's Body Found
8.023-10-202646 minThey finally find Li Zhongling's body. Liu Zhengliang suggests, "No funeral. Just cremate her". Liu Zhengguang accuses his brother of being heartless, and the two argue again over...

8.The Key in His Hand
23-10-202646 minLiu Zhengliang uses work to numb himself. As Long Dongdong puts it, Liu Zhengliang is the one holding the key. No one else can help.

9.Avoidance
24-10-202646 minLiu Zhengguang sees his mother's presence in every corner of his home. He decides to leave Fucheng for Beijing without discussing it with Liu Zhengliang.

10.Deputy Chief Liu
24-10-202646 minLong Dongdong drags Liu Zhengliang to have his professional portrait taken, then turns around and uses it for a flashy poster that hangs high on the side of the building. He also p...

11.A Patient Dies
25-10-202646 minLiu Zhengliang sees a patient named Shao Nan, who suffers from abdominal pain. Her husband, Jiang Chao, refuses a blood test, so Liu Zhengliang can only prescribe her anti-diarrhea...

12.A Tricky Patient
25-10-202646 minJust when Liu Zhengliang is about to leave Xiaoximen Hospital, he gets held up by a patient named Wang Zongqi, who is difficult to diagnose.

13.Heading to Fuzhou
8.026-10-202646 minLong Dongdong refers Liu Zhengliang to a hospital in Fuzhou. Before leaving, Liu Zhengliang says a final goodbye to Ai Chen.

14.A Streak of Bad Luck
8.026-10-202646 minLiu Zhengliang helps a pregnant woman on the train deliver her baby. After seeing that mother and child are safe, he realizes that he had left all his belongings on the train.

15.Stranded in Bengbu
27-10-202646 minLiu Guangliang is stranded in Bengbu. He goes to an internet cafe to send out resumes online and meets a young man named Zhou Zheng. Seeing that Liu Zhengliang has nowhere to go, Z...

16.Have No Regrets
27-10-202646 minMr. Li is a patient who faked his illness to get attention from his son. His words resonate with Ai Chen. Determined not to have any regrets, she immediately sets out for Fuzhou.

17.Revealing Her Feelings
28-10-202646 minAi Chen reaches Bengbu and quickly hits it off with Zhou Zheng. She checks into the Dream Garden Theme Hotel. While she is in Bengbu, Ai Chen reveals her feelings to Liu Zhengliang...

18.Giving Up on Treatment
28-10-202646 minZhou Zheng reveals his secret. He has glioblastoma and has given up on treatment. He asks Liu Zhengliang to keep it a secret and not tell his mother.

19.Returning to Xiaoximen
29-10-202646 minDirector Yan formally announces that Xiaoximen Hospital will soon be shut down. Liu Zhengliang still decides to sign a new contract and return to Xiaoximen.

20.One Last Goodbye
8.029-10-202646 minAfter surgery, Du Fang suffers a sudden, severe heart attack. He briefly sees Su Jing and their child one last time before passing away.

21.A Public Statement
30-10-202646 minA television crew arrives to conduct interviews, and Long Dongdong speaks his mind on camera, insisting that Xiaoximen shouldn't be shut down. Many locals who have been treated at...

22.Exposure Therapy
30-10-202646 minLiu Zhengliang comes up with the idea of using ice for exposure therapy to treat his "chionophobia". Che Changhai suggests visiting the newly opened aquarium to see the ice in the...

23.Taking the Initiative
31-10-202646 minLiu Zhengliang enters a cold storage facility for exposure therapy. Seeing the room covered in ice, memories from his childhood come flooding back. In a daze, he sees his mother an...

24.A Child with a Family
31-10-202646 minLiu Zhengliang visits his parents' graves. The caretaker tells him that Li Zhongling used to visit every year during the 12th lunar month and on Qingming. Liu Zhengliang gains a de...

25.Corporate-Style Management
01-11-202646 minXiaoximen Hospital is acquired by Xikang Group and transitions to a corporate-style management model. Huang Dongsheng is appointed interim hospital director.

26.I Like You
01-11-202646 minWhen Liu Zhengguang hears that Jia Xin had suffered burns, he quits his job and rushes back to Fucheng to see him. He finds Jia Xin slowly on the mend with Gong Xue by his side. He...

27.Sorry
01-11-202646 minBefore Long Dongdong leaves, he solemnly entrusts Xiaoximen to Huang Dongsheng. Liu Zhengguang invites everyone to get a first look at his escape room venue. Jia Xin's face, scarre...

28.The Last Farewell
01-11-202646 minJia Xin and Gong Xue's wedding is lively and down-to-earth. However, at the peak of the festivities, Mi Si has a sudden heart attack and collapses in the restroom.

29.Resolved
8.001-11-202646 minLiu Zhengguang announces that he is going with Chen Junnan to start a business in Beijing. Che Mingming announces that she has been accepted into a doctoral program and is also hea...
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