Li Ye, a 32-year-old programmer, had just finished another exhausting late-night shift when he looked at his stubborn parents, plagued for years by high blood pressure and diabetes, and at himself and his wife, both suffering from poor health. He suddenly realized that his family’s “health deficit” had turned into a flashing red alert. If he kept grinding away at code, the money he earned might all end up in the hospital’s “bottomless pit.”
He resolutely decided to “change the way he lived,” quitting his high-paying but life-draining job to enter the seemingly obscure field of health and wellness. His goal was not to sell medicine or push products, but to become an “evangelist for healthy living,” using clear, accessible stories and analogies to awaken his family and the public to the importance of health management. Rather than waiting for the “fish” (organs) to fall ill before desperately dosing them with medicine, he wanted people to learn to change the water and clear the muck from the body’s “fishpond” (its internal environment).
But the road to revolution was full of challenges, starting at home:
His father, who had stage-three hypertension and lived by the motto “smoke, drink, and enjoy life,” was harder to persuade than it was to reach the heavens.
His mother, diabetic and worried about complications but unable to change her habits, needed immense patience and the right approach.
His fiery wife initially suspected he was “not doing a proper job” and worried about the family’s income. He would have to prove himself through his actions and results.
With his own body flashing all kinds of warning signs of poor health, he had to lead by example and become the first to put his ideas into practice.
How will Li Ye use vivid analogies such as “the story of eleven fish,” “the body’s traffic lights,” and “microcirculation and temperature” to resolve family conflicts and gradually guide his stubborn parents toward a healthier lifestyle? And how will he spread the message of health beyond his family
