Chapter 332 The Company Commander Who "Doesn't Lay Eggs"?

Those two calves were covered with bluish-purple veins, some even turning blackish-purple. The knees were swollen; pressing on them left a dent that wouldn't spring back for a long time.

This is a severe case of cold and dampness penetrating to the bone.

"Do you often train in the water?" Su Yue withdrew her hand, her face darkening.

The female company commander nodded: "I'm from the amphibious reconnaissance company. Sea training is the norm. Sometimes, in order to lie in ambush, we'll be in the water for most of the day."

Even during menstruation?

The female company commander gave a wry smile: "When the enemy comes, will they care whether you're on your period or not?"

These words were like a thorn stuck in Su Yue's heart.

"Go lie down on the bed, I'll check you out."

Ten minutes later.

Su Yue took off her rubber gloves and threw them into the trash can, her face even more unpleasant than before.

"Your uterus is extremely cold, it's practically an icebox." Su Yue sat back in her chair, not even using professional medical terminology, "Blocked fallopian tubes, pelvic effusion. With your body, it's a miracle you haven't developed any disabilities, let alone gotten pregnant."

The female company commander sat on the edge of the bed, head down, tidying up her slightly wrinkled training uniform.

Her hand trembled slightly upon hearing this.

"Doctor, is it... still curable?"

"It can be treated. But it requires recuperation." Su Yue spoke frankly, "Stop high-intensity training, especially underwater training. At least six months of recuperation is needed."

A deathly silence fell over the consultation room.

After a long while, the female company commander finally raised her head, her eyes red-rimmed, but she didn't shed a tear.

“That means… it’s incurable.” She stood up, saluted Su Yue, and said, “Thank you, doctor. I… I’ll go back and apply for a career change.”

Turning around, the figure appeared exceptionally desolate.

"Stop." Su Yue slammed the medical record on the table.

The female company commander paused.

"Who told you to change careers?" Su Yue stood up, walked around the table to her, and said, "Did I say you had to change careers to get treatment?"

“But… if I don’t transfer to civilian work, the training won’t stop.” The female company commander looked at Su Yue, her face full of bitterness. “My mother-in-law said that if I don’t get pregnant this year, she’ll make Qiangzi divorce me. Qiangzi is a filial son, he…”

"Bang!"

The door to the consultation room was kicked open.

An old woman with gray hair, wearing a blue cotton jacket, rushed in.

Behind him followed a timid young officer, who appeared to be "Qiangzi".

"Zhao Hongmei! You barren hen! Are you hiding here slacking off again?!"

As soon as the old lady entered the door, she pointed at the female company commander's nose and started cursing, spitting everywhere, "I knew you were faking it! I heard everything at the door! What cold uterus? I think you're just heartbroken! You've become wild! You don't want to leave any descendants for the Zhang family!"

Zhao Hongmei trembled as she was scolded and instinctively shrank back.

"Mom, this is a hospital..." Qiangzi tried to pull on the old lady's sleeve, but she slapped him away.

"What's wrong with hospitals? Do you think hospitals are places where filth and corruption can hide?" The old woman stood with her hands on her hips, her voice so loud it could lift the roof off. "Everyone, come and see! This is that so-called model company commander! He's just occupying the position without doing anything! He can't even have children of his own, and he's dragging my son down with him!"

There were already quite a few people in the corridor who were there for medical treatment, and now they all gathered around.

Pointing and whispering.

Zhao Hongmei's face turned a deep purplish-red, and her eyes, which had never blinked in the face of death on the battlefield, were now filled with tears of humiliation.

She opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but no sound came out.

In this era, within this prevailing mindset, the phrase "cannot have children" can break a woman's backbone, even if she is a heroine who defends her country.

"Divorce! We must get a divorce today!" The old woman was relentless, grabbing Zhao Hongmei's arm and pulling her outside. "Come on! Let's go to the political commissar and settle this! I want to ask if the army still cares about things that will cut off their lineage!"

Zhao Hongmei was dragged along like a puppet, offering no resistance.

Perhaps, she was already tired.

Just then.

A hand reached out and grabbed the old woman's wrist.

That hand was fair and slender, with neatly trimmed nails that tinged with a pale pink. It looked weak, yet it was like an iron clamp, rendering the old woman unable to move.

"Let go."

Su Yue's voice wasn't loud, but it was chillingly cold.

The old lady paused for a moment, then turned to look at the young and beautiful female doctor, sizing her up and down before revealing a look of disdain.

"Who are you? What business is it of yours? This is a family matter!"

"I am her attending physician." Su Yue shook off the old lady's hand with a skillful move, causing the old lady to stagger several steps and almost fall to the ground.

"you……"

"Who did you just call a hen?" Su Yue stepped forward, shielding Zhao Hongmei behind her.

She was a head taller than the old lady, looking down at that mean face.

"She's a company commander, an officer, a soldier who takes up arms to defend the country! How can you compare her to an animal?"

"That's a completely different matter!" the old woman retorted. "So what if you join the army? Does joining the army mean you won't have children? If women don't have children, what's the point of having women?"

"What's the point of having women?" Su Yue laughed in exasperation.

She turned around, picked up the thick medical record from the table, and threw it directly into the old lady's arms.

Can you read?

The old lady held the medical record, looking completely bewildered.

“It doesn’t matter if you can’t read, I’ll read it to you.” Su Yue pointed to the diagnosis record above and said slowly and deliberately, “Synovitis of both knees, herniated lumbar disc, pelvic effusion, fallopian tube adhesions.”

Do you know how these diseases develop?

Su Yue grabbed Zhao Hongmei's hand and raised it into the air.

Those hands were as rough as tree bark, and there was even machine oil residue under their fingernails that couldn't be washed off.

"This is what she got from soaking in the sea! This is what she got from rolling around in the mud! This is what she got from freezing in the dead of winter so she wouldn't fall behind!"

The surroundings were deathly silent.

Those who had been watching the spectacle fell silent.

Su Yue's voice echoed in the corridor, each word piercing the heart.

"Your family can sleep soundly on a warm kang (heated brick bed) and peacefully hold your grandchildren because you have people like Zhao Hongmei who take bullets for you and suffer for you on the border!"

"These ailments, medically termed pathological changes, are, on a soldier, medals!"

"Instead of thinking about nourishing her body and showing her any care, you're here cursing her as a hen? I think you're not even as good as a hen! At least a hen knows how to protect its chicks!"

The old lady was stunned by the scolding.

She's lived most of her life and is known throughout the village for her sharp tongue; when has anyone ever pointed a finger at her and lectured her like this?

Moreover, every word the other person said felt like a slap across her face, leaving her speechless.

"You...you're just being unreasonable!" The old woman stammered for a long time, her face turning red. "That's a matter for the country! I'm her mother-in-law, and I want a grandson! It's her fault if she can't have one!"

"Who said she can't give birth?" Su Yue sneered.

She turned around, looked at Zhao Hongmei who was already in tears, took out a handkerchief from her white coat pocket, and stuffed it into her hand.