Chapter 77 Responsibility

Li San Niang chatted with Shen Qiu Niang for a while longer. Knowing that Shen Qiu Niang had resumed her menstruation, she still advised her to rest for at least six months to a year before trying to have a child.

After all, her health had been severely compromised in the past few years, and if she were to have a child immediately after marrying Tuva, there would be considerable risks involved.

At this point, Li San Niang also quietly told her how to calculate the ovulation period and the safe period, and that it was best to avoid ovulation if possible, and to wait until her body was fully recovered before trying to conceive a child.

Shen Qiu Niang was certainly not an ignorant young woman. After all, she had been married before and knew about the things between men and women. However, people at that time avoided discussing this matter with others, considering it shameful.

But Li San Niang, a modern female doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, had seen it all.

Not to mention, Li Sanniang had worked in the infertility clinic for a period of time, so her consultation questions were very sharp. She would ask about the time, place, position, and duration of each consultation.

Thus, Li Sanniang saw that Shen Qiuniang's ears turned bright red with embarrassment after hearing her words, which was really cute. However, after Shen Qiuniang had gone through the experience of shamelessly going to the West Market to accept a laundry job only to be beaten in the street by her former husband, although she was still shy, she knew that this matter was very important. Moreover, Shen Qiuniang also understood that it was because Li Sanniang was kind-hearted and treated her like family that she told her everything.

So, despite her embarrassment, Chen Qiuniang listened attentively and took it to heart.

After talking with Shen Qiuniang, Li Sanniang had no interest in writing the second part of the story. Because of Shen Qiuniang's matter, Li Sanniang thought of the time when she and her mother went to a family to deliver a baby and saw the pubic lice that made her scalp tingle.

Li San Niang felt she should do something, not just to join the medical alliance for the rewards in the mission system and prepare to open her own clinic in the future, but also to do something for the women and children at this time.

In modern times, she naturally knew the saying "With great power comes great responsibility," but before she started working, that was all she knew.

After starting work, she experienced a lot. At that time, the epidemic was so dangerous that the superiors needed each department to send two people to provide support. She was the first to sign up. At that time, she thought that she was born in an orphanage and raised by society, so she should give back to society when she was able to.

But she was rejected and ended up going to two doctors in the department who were both married and had children.

She was very angry at the time, feeling that she wanted to make a contribution but was being questioned.

Out of sheer anger, he went to the department head and questioned him in a accusatory tone why he had been rejected.

The old director, who was a few years away from retirement, adjusted his glasses and did not reprimand her for her angry words. Instead, he calmly asked her to sit down and said earnestly, "You are still young, not even thirty years old, and you have a long life ahead of you. I appreciate your willingness to dedicate yourself, but I don't want you to take this dangerous path."

“But I am all alone and have no ties. Director Ji and Sister Wang are both married. Sister Wang has two children. The documents issued from above specifically state that the situation is very serious and the epidemic is so dangerous. Someone like me should be the one to rush to the front line.”

The old director naturally understood that she genuinely wanted to go, not for fame or fortune, but simply to help, to be worthy of her white coat, and to live up to the oath she had taken years ago.

I volunteer to dedicate myself to medicine, love my country, be loyal to the people, uphold medical ethics, respect my teachers and abide by discipline, study diligently, persevere tirelessly, strive for excellence, and develop in all aspects.

I am determined to do my utmost to alleviate human suffering, promote perfect health, uphold the sanctity and honor of medicine, heal the wounded and save lives, persevere through hardships, and dedicate my life to the development of the nation's medical and health undertakings and the physical and mental health of humankind.

The old director patted her on the shoulder and earnestly explained to her, "I know your sincerity, but does that mean other people's sincerity is fake? Old Ji and Teacher Wang are both married and have children. If something really happens, their spouses will also shoulder the responsibility of the family. You are still young, and you will have plenty of opportunities in the future. To put it bluntly, if something happens to anyone in this batch of people who are transferred, and we need more people for the next batch, then it will naturally be your turn to step up."

"Mother, Mother."

Seeing that Li San Niang was ignoring her, Dewdrop stepped forward and tugged at her skirt, which startled Li San Niang, who was lost in her memories.

Li San Niang shook her head, storing the memories of her past life back in her mind. She wiped her eyes behind Lu Zhu'er's back before turning around and smiling at Lu Zhu'er, saying, "It was Mother who was distracted and didn't hear Mother's precious darling calling me. Mother apologizes to Lu Zhu'er. Next time, I will definitely listen carefully to Lu Zhu'er calling Mother."

As she spoke, she picked up Lu Zhu'er and placed her on her lap. Lu Zhu'er, being good-natured, replied, "Yes. Zhu'er knows Mother is busy. It was Aunt who asked Zhu'er to come and call Mother, to ask what Mother wants for lunch."

When Fu Yi looked up and saw the shadow of the jujube tree in the courtyard outside the door, Li San Niang realized that she had been lost in thought for most of the morning in the main hall. It was almost noon, no wonder Li Da Sao came to ask Lu Zhu'er what Li San Niang wanted for lunch.

Just as Li's mother carried Luzhu'er to the shade of the tree, intending to change Xiaohuang's water bowl, she returned with the birthing basket, her expression indifferent.

"Mother is back. My sister-in-law just asked me what I wanted for lunch. What would you like for lunch, Mother?"

Once the dewdrop grows up and can run and jump, it actually becomes less tolerant of being held by its family.

Of course, apart from being carried by Brother Li and Brother Li's neck, she didn't like being carried around anymore. So, as soon as she saw her mother return, she wanted to get down. Li San Niang put down Lu Zhu'er and took the midwife's basket from her mother.

After spending some time cuddling together, Li's mother brought her a cup of barley tea. "Mother, why are you back so early today? Did everything go smoothly?"

"Mother's back? She's back early today. Come, let's see who's back. It's Grandma from Wulang's house."

Before the joy on Li's mother's face, which had just been touched by the sticky dew, had completely faded, she was amused again by the chubby baby being held by Li's second sister-in-law.

Sister-in-law Li wanted to ask Li San Niang what she wanted to eat before going back to the kitchen to cook, but whenever Li's mother went out in the morning, she would not return until after having lunch at the midwife's house. Today she came back so early, and Sister-in-law Li just looked at Li San Niang with her eyes and asked what was wrong? She looked listless as soon as she came back, and only looked a little better when she saw Lu Zhu'er and Xiao Wu Lang.

Li San Niang had no idea; it was just a casual remark, so she shook her head helplessly, indicating that she didn't know why.

After finishing a cup of barley tea, Li's mother angrily said to the three men, "I was almost disgusted to death today."

Upon hearing Li's mother's opening remarks, Li San Niang naturally knew that she wanted to hear a story.

She quickly went to the kitchen to get the pastry box that Xu Jingzhen and Fang Chengxian had given her earlier, took a plate, picked out some pastries, and then brought over a tea tray. She first poured some for Li's mother, then for Li's eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, and finally poured a cup for herself and Luzhu'er.

Then he sat upright on the low stool, his eyes shining as he looked at Li's mother, waiting to hear the story.