Li Chu took out a red envelope from his pocket, handed it to Ding Jianguo, and said with a smile, "Alright, this is a red envelope for you. Even if you have to give me New Year's money, there's still a year to go, so what's there to worry about now?"

Ding Jianguo accepted the red envelope from his brother-in-law and realized he was right. There was still a year to go, and there was no point in thinking about it now, so he cheered up again.

I opened the red envelope in my hand and saw that it contained ten yuan. My eyes practically lit up with excitement. Suddenly, as if I had remembered something, I glanced up at my mother furtively.

Just then, Ding's mother looked at him, and Ding Jianguo felt his body involuntarily tremble.

After thinking it over carefully, I decided to just hand it over obediently; stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork wasn't very tasty. Reluctantly, I dawdled over to my mother's side.

At this moment, Ding Qiunan and Li Chu were talking to Ding's father and did not pay attention to what was happening here.

"Mom, this is a red envelope from my brother-in-law. Please keep it for me." Although Ding Jianguo was reluctant, he still had to hand it over. The scene after his sister and brother-in-law left during last year's Spring Festival was still vivid in his mind.

“Oh, since it’s a red envelope from your brother-in-law, just keep it.” Although that’s what Ding’s mother said, her hands were quick and she snatched the red envelope from her son’s hand in a flash.

"Alright, since you want me to keep it for you, then I'll keep it for you for now."

The three people who overheard the mother and son's conversation looked over. Seeing Ding Ma's actions and hearing what she said, Li Chu almost burst out laughing.

Indeed, all mothers are the same.

Ding Jianguo looked at the red envelope in his mother's hand with reluctance, feeling as if his heart had shattered into pieces. He gritted his teeth, turned his head away, and forced himself not to look anymore.

Ding's mother put the red envelope into her pocket with satisfaction, stood up and said, "Xiao Chu, you and your dad can talk here. Nan Nan, come with me to the kitchen to help me. I'll go cook for us."

"Mom, I'll go help you." Li Chu hurriedly stood up.

"Xiao Chu, I haven't even said anything to you yet. You can't spoil Nan Nan like this. So what if she's pregnant? When I was pregnant with her, I still did all the housework even with my big belly. You should do the same at home. Let Nan Nan do what she's supposed to do. Don't treat her like she's a queen."

"Mom, Qiu Nan does most of the housework."

Ding Qiunan nodded vigorously, indicating that Li Chu was right.

Aunt Ding waved her hand and said, "Alright, Xiao Chu, stop covering for her. Come on, Nan Nan, what are you still doing sitting there?"

The girl quickly stood up and followed her mother to the kitchen, not daring to say a word.

After the mother and daughter left, Ding's father finally spoke up: "Xiao Chu, I know you love Nan Nan, but don't go overboard. Let her do what she's supposed to do."

“Dad, Qiu Nan really does a lot of work at home, look.” Li Chu pulled at her clothes as she spoke: “All the clothes I’m wearing now were made by Qiu Nan.”

When Ding's father heard his son-in-law still speaking up for his daughter, he smiled and said, "You young people have your own ideas, and as elders, we can't say much. Just live your lives well."

"Of course, Dad. Don't worry, we'll definitely be fine."

Mr. Ding was extremely satisfied with his son-in-law, Li Chu, not to mention the various tickets and food he brought to the family.

Just when it was getting cold, he ran back home to buy and move coal, and to buy cabbages for the winter. When he saw that the roof tiles were broken, he climbed up and replaced them himself. His father was at work and his mother couldn't stop him.

Even a biological son would be like this; some biological sons can't do it, let alone a son-in-law.

Li Chu was chatting with Ding's father when she saw Ding Jianguo walking into the yard looking somewhat forlorn. She told Ding's father and then went out of the house as well.

When they got to the yard, Li Chu saw Ding Jianguo squatting there alone, seemingly playing something. She quietly called him outside and took out a few small bills from her pocket, handing them to him: "Here you go, Jianguo. Keep them safe. I won't be responsible if Mom finds out."

Ding Jianguo stared wide-eyed at the money in his hand, then looked up at his brother-in-law: "Brother-in-law, is this for me?"

Li Chu nodded: "Here you go. Don't waste money; buy some for studying."

"Okay, brother-in-law, thank you!" Ding Jianguo grinned happily.

"Go play, but don't go too far. Mom will scold you again if she can't find you when it's time to eat." Li Chu patted his brother-in-law's head, getting his hand covered in hair oil, and then disgustedly wiped it on his body. It still felt more comfortable touching his wife's head.

Seeing his brother-in-law jumping around happily, Li Chu ignored him and went straight back to his room.

After having dinner at home, the family chatted until after 2 p.m. before Li Chu and Ding Qiunan left.

It was Ding's father who urged them to leave. It gets dark early in winter, and with his daughter pregnant, he was worried about her safety on the road.

It was already dark when the young couple got home.

The car ride was too long and the road was not good, which exhausted the girl. When she got back, she collapsed on the sofa and didn't want to move.

Dinner was casually prepared by Li Chu, and after eating, he told the girl to go to bed to rest. Since Ding Qiunan became pregnant, she had become noticeably more sleepy than before.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Li Chu took the girl to pay New Year's greetings to Uncle Lin and several hospital leaders.

Although it hasn't gone through the review process yet, the girl's transfer to work at the hospital is considered finalized, which puts Li Chu at ease.

This operation has the suspicion of using back channels, but since you have the ability, why not use it?

On the morning of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, just as Li Chu started work, Chen He, the patient he had treated on the first day of the Lunar New Year, rushed over.

After drinking the medicine for five days, Chen He began to feel some sensation in his lower body, a change that delighted him greatly.

This shows that the treatment is effective, unlike before when I saw the doctor a lot and took a lot of medicine, but I still didn't feel anything down there.

Upon seeing Chen He approach, Li Chu didn't waste any time exchanging pleasantries with him.

They gave him an acupuncture treatment, changed the prescription, and sent him away. If nothing unexpected happens, he'll be able to get back to work in a month at most.

Li Chu didn't want to have much contact with these spoiled second-generation kids.

In early March, Ding Qiunan successfully passed the review. Five other people, all second-line support staff, also passed the review at the same time.

The hospital has not recruited a single frontline doctor who has passed the evaluation process.

This also gave Director Liang a huge headache. The Western medicine side was better, as every year there were newly graduated vocational school students or college students assigned to the department.

Although a batch of students majoring in Traditional Chinese Medicine will graduate this year, the problem is that their medical school does not offer this major, and it is uncertain whether graduates from other schools will be assigned to these programs.

Left with no other choice, they recruited a few apprentices who knew a little about traditional Chinese medicine and had the senior doctors in the department train them first.

As for Ding Qiunan, thanks to Li Chu's prior communication with the steel mill's deputy director Li, the steel mill did not hold her back in her transfer order and released her without hesitation.

This allows the girl to now happily go to and from get off work with her man every day.

The advantage of Chinese medicine pharmacies over Western medicine pharmacies is that you don't have to work night shifts, but of course, the salary isn't as high.

Li Chu didn't care about the salary at all. His wife was pregnant, and as long as he could have an easy life, that was better than anything else.

Another noticeable change after entering March was that the neighborhood committee issued two ounces of meat coupons to each household this month.

Moreover, the pork fat on the meat stalls had become thicker, which made the people quite happy, indicating that the famine was slowly subsiding.

Today was Ding Qiunan's first day working at the hospital, and the two of them made a point of arriving a little early.

Li Chu first took the girl to visit the director of the pharmacy, then took her to the traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy, asking the senior doctors there to take good care of her, before returning to his own clinic.

The second notebook he submitted was already beginning to show its effects.

The first notebook contained only a few simple case studies, but because it was written in detail, it was highly regarded by some people.

The second book is different; the cases recorded in this book are already quite challenging.

Furthermore, the several prescriptions for treating the illnesses that Li Chu wrote down were all quite unique. After being reviewed by experts invited by the medical school, they were also found to be feasible.

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