Cannon Fodder Doesn't Marry Far Away 3 - First Update, Mwah!

Only the original owner of this body was too naive to see Song Rui's true feelings, and always treated him as a male best friend.

To be honest, Song Rui is indeed a very good marriage prospect. In this life, Chen Xia will definitely get married. Her parents' biggest wish is for their daughter to marry a good man, have a harmonious marriage, and have both a son and a daughter.

As a dutiful daughter, she naturally had to fulfill this small request.

However, she has no plans to start a new relationship right now, nor does she intend to keep Song Rui as a backup option.

So that day, while Song Rui was making up an excuse to invite her to dinner, Chen Xia confronted Song Rui: "Old Song, we've known each other for many years, right? I've always been straightforward with you."

As you know, I just broke up with Lu Kai. This relationship left me physically and mentally exhausted, and I don't have the energy or ability to start a new relationship right now.

Don't waste your time on me. With your looks and qualities, you could have any good girl you wanted. So many girls in the neighborhood used to chase after you..."

Song Rui leaned forward slightly: "But none of them are you. I can wait, Xiaxia. I've waited all these years, what's another year or two? Could it be that you still have feelings for that scumbag Lu Kai?"

Chen Xia shook her head: "You know me, once I decide to break up with him, I will never look back. A scumbag who cheats on his wife with several women, does he even deserve my attention?"

Song Rui breathed a sigh of relief: "Xiaxia, give me a chance. You said it yourself, we've known each other for so many years. Even if you don't have romantic feelings for me, there must be friendship, right?"

As they say online, even the most intense love eventually returns to the realities of life and the mundane. Give me time, and I'll prove to you that I'm the man most suitable to marry you and spend my life with.

Looking at the serious and stubborn guy in front of him, Chen Xia compromised and said, "Do as you please, but you have to promise me that you'll go back to your normal state. I'm not kidding you, if it weren't for your master stopping you, my dad would probably have broken your legs by now. My dad's patience has its limits, so you'd better think it over and be careful."

Song Rui grinned, looking like a child who had stolen candy: "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll go apologize to Uncle Chen tomorrow. I remember you said Uncle Chen likes to drink tea, I'll go home and steal two cans of my dad's treasured Da Hong Pao tea."

After dinner, Song Rui rode his bicycle to take Chen Xia home. The summer night breeze brushed against her cheeks. Chen Xia held onto the back seat, listening to Song Rui's rambling, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

When Song Rui reached the entrance of the building, he stopped his bicycle and saw Chen's father watering the flowers in the yard. He forced a smile and greeted him, "Uncle, good evening..."

Mr. Chen snorted: "Everything was fine until I saw you! Xiaxia, you must be tired after a long day at work, go back to your room and rest."

After saying that, she glared at Song Rui again, and was about to say something harsh to him to stay away from Chen Xia, when Chen's mother came out of the house and scolded, "Why are you scaring my apprentice, you old man? Rui Rui, it's getting late, go back and rest. You have to go into the operating room tomorrow."

Song Rui smiled and agreed, then, despite Chen's father's stern look, scurried back to the next room.

Ye Yong, who was lying on the sofa watching the game, saw his nephew come in with a silly grin on his face. He threw the remote control at him and said, "You brat, you still know how to come back. I thought you went straight to Old Chen's house across the street to become a live-in son-in-law!"

Song Rui caught the remote control and slumped onto the sofa: "I'd love to, but Uncle Chen won't give me the chance! Just you wait, I'll become the Chen family's live-in son-in-law sooner or later. My master likes me a lot, and if I perform well, I'll definitely win over my mother-in-law first."

Ye Yong rolled his eyes at him: "Get lost. You're getting cocky now that I'm telling you you're fat. Your mom called to ask when you're moving back home. It's not good for you to keep staying at my place all the time."

Song Rui stretched, rolling up the hem of his shirt to reveal a glimpse of his toned waist: "Tell her that once I've won her over, I'll move back home. Uncle, did you ask her to inquire about which house upstairs is for sale?"

Chen Xia and Ye Yong both live on the first floor. Their three-bedroom, two-living-room apartment has an internal area of ​​106 square meters and also has a small courtyard.

These old-style staff housing units have a fixed area; there is no shared area whatsoever.

There is a large storage room on the ground floor. Although it is called the first floor, it is not much different from the second floor. In this kind of old community, the distance between buildings is particularly wide, so even the first floor has good ventilation and lighting.

The only downside is that the building is a bit old, which is why many people are looking to upgrade their homes. Even Ye Yong bought a new house so his daughter could attend high school.

Song Rui plans to buy an apartment in this building, renovate it, and use it as his and Chen Xia's wedding home.

Ye Yong was speechless after hearing this. "You haven't even won her over yet, and you're already preparing for the wedding? Isn't that a bit too eager?"

Song Rui argued, "I was too indecisive back then. I always thought Xiaxia and I had a long time ahead of us, but before I knew it, that bastard Lu Kai beat me to it."

This time, I learned from my mistake and prepared in advance. That way, once Xiaxia accepted my proposal, we can fast-forward straight to marriage.

Did you ask me or not? Your nephew's marriage depends entirely on you; you can't let him down at this crucial moment.

Ye Yong rolled his eyes: "When have I ever messed up? Our neighbor is planning to sell their house. Don't worry, listen to me. Your aunt and I have discussed it and decided to transfer this house to your name, and then buy the house next door."

"Going back to renovate and open up the whole place, is that the same as your original plan? If you do a good job of waterproofing the first floor, it will be just as comfortable to live in."

Song Rui agreed, saying that once the house was bought, the two small courtyards could be combined to create a large garden.

He imagined building a pavilion so that he and Xiaxia could sit in the garden and enjoy the scenery and drink tea in their spare time. Song Rui, who was getting more and more excited about it, dragged Ye Yong along to look at the house next door.

Ye Yong waved his hand: "Don't worry about it, your uncle will definitely take care of it for you. Your task now is to win Xiaxia over as soon as possible. You're so smart, why doesn't your brain work when it comes to Xiaxia?"

Song Rui rolled her eyes at him, went back inside to change into sportswear, and called Chen Xia to ask her to go for a run by the lake together.

Ye Yong shook his head; this nephew was hopeless. Ye Yong was in charge of negotiating the price, while Song Ma and Ye Qian were in charge of spending the money. Soon, both houses were transferred to Song Rui's name.

Sister Song Rui is in the real estate business and owns a professional decoration company. She is fully responsible for the house decoration.

Chen Xia only knew that her master's house was being renovated, but she didn't know that the house was intended to be used as her and Song Rui's wedding home after the renovation.

As a newly hired rookie doctor, she was extremely busy every day. She had to accompany her mentor to see patients every Monday and Thursday.

The rest of the time she had to go on rounds with her mentor and write medical records. In her white coat, besides a few pens, there were all sorts of snacks that Song Rui had bought for her, afraid that she would miss her meals and have low blood sugar because she was busy.

As Ye Yong's last disciple, Chen Xia faced immense pressure; her master was a pillar of the Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. If she, as his last disciple, failed to master the skills, it would be more than just a matter of losing face for herself.

Ye Yong was extremely strict with his little apprentice, Song Rui. Although he had formally become Chen Ma's apprentice, he actually spent half his time hanging out with Chen Xia.

She can help organize medical records and accompany Chen Xia on night shifts. Many people in the department jokingly ask when they can get her wedding candy.

Chen Xia, without batting an eye, told them in a relaxed and generous manner, "Soon. If we really get together, I'll definitely treat everyone to wedding candy."

Although Song Rui was eager to help, no one in the department dared to underestimate him, Chen Xia's "tail".

Song Rui was always the model child. He only seemed silly in front of Chen Xia; at other times, he was a genius among geniuses.

Chen's mother never hesitated to praise her apprentice, and often remarked to Chen's father that if Chen Xia and Song Rui got together, their future grandson would definitely be very smart.

Mr. Chen couldn't stand this: "I think you've been bewitched by that brat surnamed Song. No matter how outstanding he is, it's all for nothing if Xiaxia doesn't like him..."

Chen Ma rolled her eyes: "How do you know Xiaxia doesn't like him? If Xiaxia is with him, at least she knows him well, which is much better than that guy surnamed Lu."

And then there's Ye Qian, we've been best friends for years. Aside from being a bit of a show-off, she's got no bad intentions. Xiaxia won't have to worry about mother-in-law/daughter-in-law issues after she marries in. If she dares to treat Xiaxia badly, I'll strangle her!

Chen's father fell silent. Aside from being a bit loud and boisterous, Ye Qian really didn't have any bad intentions. Old Song was his old comrade-in-arms, and if Xia Xia married him, she really wouldn't be able to endure any hardship.

Lu Kai is having a tough time right now. To be honest, with the university he graduated from, even without connections, getting into their county hospital would be a piece of cake, let alone the traditional Chinese medicine hospital, which isn't even in the top three in the county.

But his parents were adamant about going to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, and they tried to persuade him earnestly: "Xiao Kai, your cousin has worked in the Health Bureau for so many years, would he harm you?"

Lu's father was even more direct: "For your job, your mother and I have gone to see your cousin many times. Do you think we ever went empty-handed? The money has already been spent, so you have to go whether you want to or not."

Your cousin said that since you're studying Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), working at a TCM hospital would offer better career prospects. You're still young; you should think long-term. The country plans to vigorously develop the TCM industry in the future.

Although county hospitals offer better pay and benefits, they are still divided into departments. Traditional Chinese medicine doctors, on the other hand, are often sidelined and underutilized in county hospitals.

Your cousin is in charge of this, so he definitely knows more about national policies than we do. He also said that in a few years, if there's an opportunity, he'll promote you to head of a department or something..."

Lu's parents thought that since they were close to Lu Kai's cousin's family, true relatives wouldn't betray them. Little did they know that their cousin, Zhang He, harbored a deep resentment over past grievances.

Just like this time, he could have easily arranged for Lu Kai to be transferred to the county hospital, which would have been more profitable after the relocation, but instead he chose to transfer Lu Kai to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

Not only that, he also contacted another relative, telling him not to take care of Lu Kai at the hospital. Lu Kai's meteoric rise in his previous life was entirely due to Chen's father asking his comrades to pull strings for him.

But in Lu Kai's parents' eyes, it was simply a matter of their own relatives helping them and their son making a name for himself.

Without Chen's father's secret support, Lu Kai entered the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital through his cousin's arrangement. Compared to the county hospital, which had just moved to a new campus and was bright and clean with heating in winter and air conditioning in summer, the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital only had a few old buildings from the 1980s, and the conditions were extremely rudimentary.

The green paint on the walls of the outpatient hall was already peeling and mottled, and half of the chairs in the waiting area were broken.

Many people have a deep misunderstanding of traditional Chinese medicine, thinking that it is slow to take effect and requires decoction, which is very inconvenient.

Therefore, for most illnesses, people go to Western medicine clinics, and a few packets of medicine cure the ailment. Especially at small clinics, a simple injection and a couple of packets of medicine for a common fever or cold will make them perfectly healthy again.

Those with severe conditions go to provincial or municipal hospitals. Those who come to traditional Chinese medicine hospitals are usually patients with chronic diseases, and they only come when the condition has become very serious.

The New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme is currently only being piloted in some provinces. It will probably take several years before it can be widely implemented in those areas.

At this time, many farmers are reluctant to spend money on medical treatment. It is common for them to "lie down when they have minor illnesses, endure major illnesses, and wait to see the King of Hell when they are seriously ill."

This has resulted in many departments in the Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital being deserted, seeing only a few patients a day. Of course, there are still quite a few outpatients.

But Lu Kai was a newcomer, and in other people's eyes, a newcomer who got in through connections and had no sense of propriety. He was not qualified to see patients at all.

Because he was too proud and arrogant, no senior doctor was willing to take him on as a mentor. He could only do odd jobs such as cleaning the office, serving tea and water to the senior doctors, and running errands.

As for when the senior doctors were seeing patients, he never got the chance to observe or learn. He was always either instructed to deliver medicine to the inpatient department or to the archives.

When he returned, he would always hear the older doctors praising the two younger doctors who had joined the company at the same time as him.

Lu Kai listened with indignation, feeling that these "folk doctors" who hadn't even attended a proper medical school were afraid of giving him a chance to demonstrate his skills.

They're deliberately trying to suppress him. What right do these country bumpkins who graduated from vocational nursing schools have to point fingers at a college graduate like him?

He secretly vowed that one day he would make them look at him with new eyes.

Unfortunately, he forgot that traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the accumulation of experience. Without an experienced doctor guiding him step by step, he couldn't even cure a common cold properly with the limited theoretical knowledge he learned in class, let alone those troublesome chronic diseases.

Frustrated in his love life and facing setbacks in his career, Lu Kai was too afraid to confide in his parents who had high hopes for him. His life was incredibly miserable.

He wanted to win Chen Xia back, but he couldn't even find her contact information. Without being able to see her, trying to salvage the relationship was pure fantasy.

Just when he was feeling down, his childhood sweetheart and neighbor, Zhang Xiaoya, came home for summer vacation.

Lu Kai was stunned when he saw Zhang Xiaoya. The tomboy who used to follow him around like crazy since childhood had grown into a beautiful young woman.

Wearing a light yellow dress and with her hair in a ponytail, Zhang Xiaoya, who had dressed up carefully, saw the shock in Lu Kai's eyes, walked up to him triumphantly, and hooked her arm around his, acting coquettishly.

"What? It's only been a short time since we last met, and you've already forgotten about me? You used to say you wanted to marry me."

Zhang Xiaoya has liked the tall and handsome Lu Kai since she was a child. Influenced by a certain Yao drama, she doesn't think there's anything wrong with liking Lu Kai because he has a girlfriend.

In her eyes, love is paramount, and morality and ethics are meaningless. In her words, love has no first come, first served; the one who isn't loved is the third party.

Feeling lonely and empty inside, Lu Kai couldn't resist Zhang Xiaoya's passionate advances at all, and within a few days, the two were inseparable.

Unlike the original owner's conservative approach of at most holding hands when dating, Zhang Xiaoya was quite uninhibited. With the help of the little system, the two quickly became passionate, and everything that should and shouldn't have happened happened.

The two spent the entire summer vacation together, and Zhang Xiaoya's parents, busy with work, did not notice anything amiss with their daughter.

After the start of the school year, Lu Kai frequently went to the city to see Zhang Xiaoya and they acted like a young married couple.