"Let's go."

Then, Xu Xinning took the initiative to run up to Dong Yue and said, "Third Brother, are you going to the cafeteria for lunch? Let's go together."

Dong Yue had just seen her hurriedly send Lin Sisi away and asked, "Did I interrupt your time with that woman?"

“She is a military wife here. We met today when we went up the mountain to collect herbs together. We are not close. Being with her is not as important as being with my third brother.”

"You must be working very hard gathering herbs, right?"

"It's a bit harder than sitting in a hospital, but it's still easier than treating patients in a hospital, so it's alright."

When Dong Yue thought about collecting herbs, he couldn't help but think of Lin Qingyan.

"I heard that the person who developed this effective hemostatic drug and submitted the prescription was Comrade Lin Qingyan from your hospital. That's truly remarkable."

Xu Xinning least wanted to hear the name Lin Qingyan. She replied coolly, "She is quite remarkable, Third Brother. Let's not talk about her anymore. Work is already boring enough every day, so don't talk to me about work-related things."

"Okay, let's talk about something else then."

When Lin Sisi arrived at the cafeteria, she saw Gu Mingzhou and sat down to eat with him. Gu Mingzhou did not deliberately avoid her.

"How was the herb gathering today?" Gu Mingzhou asked.

"fine."

"Not bad?" Gu Mingzhou immediately frowned: "You must perform well, it can't just be 'not bad'. As the wife of a battalion commander, you must perform better than the wives of company commanders and deputy battalion commanders. You have to set an example, understand?"

Lin Sisi was scolded by Company Commander Sun and Sister Yang when she was collecting herbs, and now she's being scolded by Gu Mingzhou while eating. She's almost driven crazy with frustration.

She nodded. "I know, I won't let you down."

She gripped the chopsticks tightly, forced to endure it.

Not only does Yang Yuanting forbid her from divorcing Gu Mingzhou, but she has also lost her ability to have children. If she leaves Gu Mingzhou, she doesn't know if anyone will want her.

In the afternoon, each military spouse had their name written on their basket, so it would be easy to tell who picked more and who picked less when they handed in their medicine after get off work.

Once they reached the mountain, the soldiers were almost as energetic as they had been in the morning, but some of the military wives looked listless.

Since it's unpaid work, without a strong incentive of profit, the enthusiasm is always a bit lower. However, since most of the military spouses are enthusiastic, after a morning of training, their ability to identify herbs has improved a lot, and their overall herb-gathering ability has improved significantly compared to the morning.

Lin Sisi was forced to come; she didn't want to pick them, but she had no choice. Later, she came up with an idea and quickly picked half a basket.

Lin Sisi was anxious to cure her infertility. Taking advantage of the fact that Sister Yang was watching other people and that she had collected a lot of herbs, she was not afraid of what others would say, so she quickly went up to Xu Xinning.

"Dr. Xu, Dr. Xu. Please tell me quickly, what should I do about this illness? I want to get better as soon as possible."

Xu Xinning thought for a moment, "It's only been three days, there won't be much change. Tell me where you live, and we can pretend we met while collecting herbs here and became good friends. When we get back, I'll personally deliver the herbs to your home."

Lin Sisi was overjoyed and quickly told Xu Xinning the exact address of the compound where she lived.

"After you enter that courtyard, the fifth gate from the outside is my house."

"good."

But Lin Sisi thought that it would be evening by the time she got off work, and Gu Mingzhou would be home that night. If Gu Mingzhou knew that she was infertile, he would definitely tell his mother, and both of them would abandon her.

She quickly said to Xu Xinning, "It might be inconvenient after get off work tonight, so how about tomorrow noon? Come to my house tomorrow noon and I'll cook for you."

"Alright then, thank you for your help."

"fine."

Just as they finished speaking, Sister Yang came over. Lin Sisi disliked this meddlesome, mad dog-like fat woman from the bottom of her heart. As soon as she saw her coming, she went to gather herbs elsewhere.

Another afternoon passed quickly, and the soldiers and their wives carried the herbs they had picked down the mountain.

Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, the soldiers and their wives handed over the medicinal herbs for Company Commander Sun to inspect one by one.

Most of the military wives were well-behaved and did not displease Company Commander Sun.

Everyone thought Lin Sisi had collected the least amount, but her basket was overflowing, almost twice as much as the other military wives' baskets, which made everyone stare in astonishment.

Sister Yang exclaimed in surprise, "How did you pick so many?"

Lin Sisi snorted, "Didn't you complain that I didn't pick enough? Can't I pick more this time?"

Company Commander Sun squatted down in front of the basket and carefully examined the herbs inside. He felt something was wrong, but since he wasn't a professional doctor, he didn't dare to make a definitive judgment.

He then called to Lin Qingyan, "Dr. Lin, could you come and take a look at these herbs? Are they all what we need?"