She suddenly remembered the scene from that night when she and Grandma Lin left the brigade leader's house and on their way home, they caught Tong Jiaojiao next to the haystack.

Tong Jiaojiao had an affair, which increased her chances of getting pregnant.

Tong Jiaojiao must be in a hurry to go back to the house and move out of the educated youth settlement as soon as possible, either to take care of her pregnancy or to have an abortion, and also to hide the fact that she is pregnant.

To confirm her suspicion, she turned around and called out to Tong Jiaojiao, "Tong Jiaojiao, you must be sick."

"I'm not sick!" Tong Jiaojiao answered decisively.

“But I see that your complexion is dark and you look haggard. You also had vomiting just now, so you must be sick. Many people don’t even realize they are sick until it’s too late.”

"I'm not sick, and that's it. I know in my heart whether I'm sick or not."

Seeing that she looked very confident, which was completely different from the panic that most people would feel when they learned they were sick, Lin Qingyan realized that Tong Jiaojiao really knew herself well.

"Grandma, let's go home."

"Okay."

Tong Jiaojiao went to the brigade leader's house and told him that she wanted to go back to her house, but the brigade leader refused outright.

“Tong, when you asked me to help you find a house, we agreed beforehand that if you didn’t live there anymore, it would belong to the brigade. After you moved back to the educated youth settlement, I specifically asked you if you would still live there, and you said no. Now that Lin, the educated youth, has moved in, you want to go back. Do you think this brigade is your own home, where you can come and go as you please?”

“But I paid for the house to be renovated. What happened to Lin Qingyan? I’m not willing to let her live there.”

"What happens to Lin Zhiqing is none of your business. The important thing is that the house was taken back by the brigade a long time ago and it's no longer yours. As for who moves in, that's none of your concern."

"But I..." Tong Jiaojiao now regrets it. She shouldn't have returned the house in the first place; then all this trouble wouldn't have happened.

"Captain, I paid for this, but I didn't even stay for more than a few days. I'm so wronged."

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face. She thought that if she cried, perhaps the brigade leader would soften his heart.

Unexpectedly, the brigade leader was not soft-hearted at all: "Tong Zhiqing, crying won't help. This is the rule of the brigade."

Tong Jiaojiao was met with another rebuff from the brigade leader and left feeling resentful.

However, she did not think the brigade leader's handling of the matter was fair. The brigade leader's family and his nephew were all very close to Lin Qingyan, so the brigade leader would naturally favor Lin Qingyan.

Forget it, if the captain doesn't care, she'll just go directly to Lin Qingyan and ask her to move out of that house.

When she arrived outside the house, she found the door locked. She couldn't jump in to throw Lin Qingyan's things out, so she had no choice but to go to the clinic to find Lin Qingyan.

As soon as Lin Qingyan and Grandma Lin arrived at the clinic, there were two children with fever and cough, who were waiting at the door with their parents.

Lin Qingyan quickly opened the door, let them into the clinic, and treated the children's illnesses.

Grandma Lin felt it was too stuffy inside, so she went outside to run around and play.

Lin Qingyan told her not to go far, and to come back after going out for some fresh air.

Lin Qingyan had just finished examining the first child and prescribed the medicine, handing it to the child's parents, when Tong Jiaojiao barged in, yelling at Lin Qingyan without any regard for whether there were other people present in the clinic.

"Lin Qingyan, I've already asked the brigade leader, and he's agreed to let you return the house to me. He also wants you to move out as soon as possible. I plan to move in tomorrow, so you have to vacate the house for me today."

Lin Qingyan glanced at her and said, "I don't believe what you're saying. I need to hear the brigade leader say it himself. Otherwise, I won't move." Then she continued to treat the child.

“The brigade leader is usually so busy, how could he have time to come and inform you? I paid for the renovation of that house, and you've been living there for so long. If I want to move in, you have to vacate it for me.”

Lin Qingyan ignored him this time, focusing only on treating the child's illness.

Seeing that Lin Qingyan ignored her, Tong Jiaojiao persisted: "Lin Qingyan, did you hear me? You'd better pack your things out right now and vacate the house for me."

She needed to be assertive to scare Lin Qingyan and force her to move out quickly.

Lin Qingyan frowned. Tong Jiaojiao was too noisy. "Tong Jiaojiao, you go out first. We'll talk after I finish seeing the child."

The child's parents, however, were not paying attention to their child, but were instead focused on watching Tong Jiaojiao and Lin Qingyan arguing.

The other woman who got the medicine didn't leave with her child either. She stood at the door watching the commotion, seemingly waiting to see how far Lin Qingyan and Tong Jiaojiao would argue.

Unexpectedly, after receiving Lin Qingyan's warning, Tong Jiaojiao not only did not go out, but instead became even more outrageous.

"Hmph, Lin Qingyan, the more you try to get me out, the more I want to stay here. Unless you promise to go back and vacate the house for me as soon as possible, I'm going to shout and scream here and make sure you can't work properly."

This time, Lin Qingyan was completely enraged.

Lin Qingyan put down her stethoscope, walked to Tong Jiaojiao's side, and easily grabbed her arm. Tong Jiaojiao struggled desperately but couldn't break free, screaming in pain.

And she shouted in an exaggerated manner: "Lin Qingyan, are you going to twist my arm off? You've taken over my house, and all I'm asking is for you to give it back to me, and you're being so rude to me. You're malicious, unreasonable, and don't deserve to be a doctor at all."

"Whether I am worthy or not is not for you to decide. If you are sick, I will absolutely not lend a hand to treat you."

Lin Qingyan dragged Tong Jiaojiao out of the clinic and warned her before closing the door: "The clinic is the property of the brigade. If you dare to force your way in and damage the door or glass, you will have to pay for it."

After saying that, she returned to the clinic and closed the door, preventing Tong Jiaojiao from entering.

Tong Jiaojiao went up to knock on the door again, but suddenly remembered what Lin Qingyan had said: this door was the property of the brigade, and she would have to pay for it if she damaged it.

She waited for Lin Qingyan to open the door. There were children inside who needed medical treatment, and Lin Qingyan would definitely open the door once she had finished treating the children.

A dozen minutes later, the door opened as expected, and a woman led a child out. Tong Jiaojiao went back in to argue with Lin Qingyan, but Lin Qingyan grabbed her wrist and pulled her out of the clinic.

In a very short time, Lin Qingyan confirmed that Tong Jiaojiao was indeed pregnant by taking her pulse.

"Tong Jiaojiao, I'll move if you want me to, but only if you bring the brigade leader here and let him tell me personally that I have to move. Otherwise, you can talk until the sky is full of holes, but I won't listen to you."