Chapter 738 Family Letter

In the end, Li Sanniang relented; she finally softened when she looked into Sun Chunlan's eyes.

Initially, only Linglan was asked to go to the drug rehabilitation center to help, firstly because Li Sanniang was indeed extremely busy and needed help;

Secondly, Li San Niang's considerations also included the fact that Ling Lan came from a brothel, had considerable experience, and was able to maintain her integrity. Having Ling Lan help her manage the women from the brothel would make things much easier for her.

As for the reason for inviting Yao Qingqing, just as Li San Niang told Sun Chunlan, the first reason was that Yao Qingqing was a married woman with children.

Another reason is that Yao Qingqing wanted to take things further, and her husband didn't object.

Faced with Sun Chunlan, whose eyes were about to well up with tears again, Li Sanniang hesitated for a long time before finally nodding.

"Don't get too excited yet, I have to tell you the unpleasant things first."

Sun Chunlan stopped smiling and sat up straight, nodding quickly to Li Sanniang: "Sir, please speak freely, I'm listening."

Li Sanniang raised her hand and tapped Sun Chunlan's forehead. After smiling, she still said to Sun Chunlan with a serious face, "First of all, if I were to send you to the drug rehabilitation center to stay by my side, you would understand that this is not a joke."

I need permission from the Imperial Medical Bureau official to let someone in.

At the very least, I'll need to stay in that drug rehabilitation center for at least another six months.

I've called you in, so you need to be prepared that for the next six months, no matter what difficulties you face, you must finish this job.

"Don't worry, the Sage has allocated us money, and we can even have a day off every ten days."

Seeing this opening, the midwife, Sun, rubbed her hands together and interjected, "Where can we expect wages?"

Chunlan was able to learn skills from Third Sister, and Third Sister didn't even ask for tuition fees, so how could we possibly ask for money from her?

Third Sister, Chunlan's share of wages should all go to you!

Li San Niang turned her head and smiled at Sun the midwife, neither directly denying her words nor expressing agreement.

After calming down the agitated midwife, Li Sanniang turned to Sun Chunlan and continued, "Secondly, Chunlan, you must understand that as a young woman who has not yet reached marriageable age, you are destined to endure gossip and slander from others when you come with me to such places."

At that time, you'll have everything, even the most unpleasant things.

You must remain steadfast in your resolve, maintain your thirst for knowledge, and be able to withstand pressure.

In fact, Li San Niang's biggest concern about the impact on Sun Chunlan was entirely due to her "self-righteousness".

Sun Chunlan reached out and grasped Li Sanniang's hand, then nodded solemnly to her.

"Sir, don't worry."

I've really thought it through. I'm not as fragile as you think!

Li San Niang forgot that Sun Chunlan had been found to be impotent since childhood. She knew from a young age that she could never marry a man or have children.

She understood that she would not become a mother like her own mother, and she knew that she was different from other young girls.

Although only her family knew about her situation, the unusual tenderness and attention she received from her parents and relatives made Sun Chunlan deeply understand that she was different.

“I have known my difference since I was a child, sir. I do not have a sea of ​​brilliant flowers in my heart, but I have a small tree that is striving to grow.”

To become a female doctor like my husband, I will definitely study everything diligently and wholeheartedly!

So when Li San Niang returned to the drug rehabilitation center on the outskirts of Beijing to take up her post, she made an application to Ning Yizheng, and that's how Yao Qingqing and Sun Chunlan were brought here together.

Li San Niang created a detailed study schedule for Ling Lan, Yao Qingqing, and Sun Chunlan, dividing it into stages to tailor the teaching to their different knowledge levels.

The medical profession has always been practice-based. In this drug rehabilitation center, there are now hundreds of women of all ages with various ailments.

It truly provided excellent teaching materials for Li San Niang's overall teaching. Amidst these fulfilling and busy days, time gradually reached the Dragon Boat Festival.

Although it is the Dragon Boat Festival, people should be given a holiday.

However, people were still kept at this drug rehabilitation center, since these patients couldn't be left unattended.

It was Yao Qingqing who volunteered to stay on duty.

"My mother-in-law took the children to Xianyang last month to visit my sister-in-law who had just given birth. They were going to stay for a month or so, and they would also be spending the Dragon Boat Festival in Xianyang."

My husband is busy managing the shop, so whether I take a vacation or not doesn't matter.

After Yao Qingqing said this, Li Sanniang agreed and gave her name.

However, Li San Niang still said to Yao Qingqing, "I'm sorry to trouble you this time. Don't worry, after the Dragon Boat Festival, you can take an extra day off during your next ten-day break to make up for this day when you work."

Thus, on the night before the Dragon Boat Festival, Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang packed their bags and, with Ling Lan and Sun Chun Lan, left the drug rehabilitation center and boarded Lao Shi's carriage to return to Chang'an.

First, they sent Sun Chunlan home. After seeing that the midwife and Sun's mother had taken Sun Chunlan home safely, Li San Niang and the others bought things all the way back to the Li family.

Xiao Ping'an has been staying at the Li family's house for some time now, being looked after by Li's mother and sister-in-law in turns. Of course, it's mostly Sister-in-law Li who takes care of him. In Sister-in-law Li's words, "I was going to take care of Xiao Liulang anyway. Whether I take care of one or two, it's the same as taking care of two, so it doesn't matter."

"Bring them along, they can keep each other company."

So, Linglan followed Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang back to the Li family.

When everyone returned to the Li family home, it was just in time for Li Erxiong to be reading a letter from Li Dalang that had just been delivered back to them.

"...Therefore, I estimate that the army will return to Chang'an to receive their rewards around the time of the Autumn Equinox."

Upon reading this, Li Erxiong stopped. Then, Li's mother clasped her hands together and murmured something to the sky. She then looked happily at Li Dasao, who was holding Xiao Liulang beside her, and smiled: "Alright, that's good. With Hutou's definite news, we finally have something to look forward to."

Sister-in-law Li was so excited that she didn't know what to say. Just listening to the words in the letter made her nose tingle. She couldn't bear to think about how much suffering Li Dalang must have endured in the past year or so, as he went to the border town to make a living.

"Hey, hey, they're coming back soon, they're coming back."

As she kept repeating these two sentences, Sister-in-law Li finally couldn't hold back her tears, which streamed down her face. She quickly lowered her head and wiped them away with the back of her hand.

Seeing this, Li Erxiong quickly continued reading from Li Dalang's letter: "...He greeted them, saying he was coming."

At that time, it should be Guo Sanlang and Guo Silang from my aunt's family coming to Chang'an to visit relatives.

...Guo Sanlang was not skilled in martial arts and had always been raised at his aunt's house. He was a scholar.

Guo Silang is the youngest son, two years younger than me. He's the most mischievous and adorable, just like our Silang..."