The hospital was deserted, and Shao Shengan was shocked.

"There were a lot of people coming to the hospital before, why are there so few people this time?"

Qiao Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "Maybe they don't have enough medicine." A few days ago, Grandma Wang from downstairs came upstairs to borrow antipyretic medicine. Her child was sick and went to the hospital, but the hospital didn't have enough medicine. She had no choice but to go home and borrow medicine from everywhere. Qiao Qingqing lent her the antipyretic medicine, and Grandma Wang sent her a big bag of newly sprouted bean sprouts.

Sure enough, when I registered, the nurse said that the hospital was in very short supply of medicines and would not admit minor illnesses.

"My mother has a fever of 39.5°. Does it meet the criteria for admission?" Qiao Qingqing asked hurriedly.

The nurse was a little embarrassed and shook her head. "The hospital has no admission criteria. We will admit all patients. It's not that the hospital is unwilling to admit them, but that all the drugs for this purpose have been used up. As you know, colds, fevers, and falls are the most common after the big drop in temperature, and these drugs are used up the fastest."

"I can understand. I have the medicine myself, but I don't know how to give it to my mother. Can you please help me find a doctor to write a prescription and give her some medicine?" Qiao Qingqing pleaded.

The nurse thought she was joking and looked skeptical.

"I'll find a way to get the medicine myself. Really, I just want to ask a doctor to help my mother." Qiao Qingqing really didn't lie. She originally worked in a foreign trade pharmaceutical company. She worked hard for several years and accumulated a lot of connections. She bought a lot of prescription drugs through her connections. Not only Western medicine, she also purchased a lot of Chinese medicine. But her mother took the medicine for a few days and her condition worsened. She suspected that it was pneumonia and other problems, and she had to do a CT scan.

"Thank you for your help. I can donate two boxes of antipyretic drugs to the hospital." Qiao Qingqing took out the medicine and placed it on the service desk.

The nurse took a deep breath, put the medicine away first, and nodded to Qiao Qingqing: "Come with me, I will arrange a ward for your mother first."

Shao Shengan carried Qiao Songzhi on his back and followed the nurse, with Qiao Qingqing following closely behind him.

After arranging Qiao Songzhi to lie down, the nurse went out again. After a while, she came back and called, "Doctor Zheng is free. Come over."

Dr. Zheng examined the patient and wrote out a list of medical examinations.

After a thorough examination, it was found that Qiao Songzhi had bronchial pneumonia caused by a cold.

Doctor Zheng prescribed some medicine, frowning, "It's not serious. It wasn't a big problem before... But now the pharmacy is almost out of medicine, and many key medicines are out of stock."

Qiao Qingqing took the list, read ten lines at a glance, and calculated in her mind at the same time.

After finishing the calculation, she breathed a sigh of relief. She took the pen on the table and marked on the list: "I don't have these three. Are there any other alternative medicines?"

Doctor Zheng looked at her in surprise, then remembered what the nurse had just said. He took the pen and wrote a few more things down: "These are also OK, and the effects are similar."

Qiao Qingqing finally smiled: "Okay, I'll go get the medicine. My mother is coughing and sputum is coming out. When she was examined just now, she coughed up bloody sputum. Should I do something to relieve it first?"

"You can do a thoracentesis and drainage. I can do this operation. You guys go find the medicine first. I'll operate on your mother first."

That night, Qiao Qingqing and the others stayed in the hospital.

The hospital was as cold as an ice cave. Qiao Qingqing pretended to go out and brought back a coal stove and charcoal.

"Mom, what do you think?"

Only after Qiao Songzhi said that he was much better did Qiao Qingqing feel relieved.

At night, she and Shao Sheng'an took turns to keep watch, and managed to get through the night. The good news was that the next day, Qiao Songzhi's condition improved significantly, and she said she wanted to go home.

Doctor Zheng said it would be safer to observe for a few more days. Qiao Qingqing knew that her mother couldn't bear to see them suffer from the cold, so she comforted her: "We are young and not afraid of the cold. Mom, you have to get better quickly. You are the most important person to me."

Qiao Songzhi coughed and laughed: "Isn't Sheng An the most important person to you?"

Qiao Qingqing nodded: "You two are the most important people to me. If I have to break it down, mom is even more important. I love you the most, mom." She stroked the corners of Qiao Songzhi's eyes, and the wrinkles there made her sad.

"I'm fine, don't cry."

"No, Mom, are you hungry? I'll serve you some porridge."

The hospital's pharmacy was really mostly empty. Qiao Qingqing had encountered several incidents of patients' families causing trouble during her stay in the hospital. She knew that if she didn't have medicine in stock, she would be as desperate as them when faced with the dilemma of her mother's illness and being helpless.

During the days when she was with the patient in the hospital, Qiao Qingqing sometimes went to the doctors in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine to answer questions and resolve doubts. The Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the hospital was completely unable to prescribe medicine, and the Chinese medicine in the pharmacy had long been used up. Qiao Qingqing observed for two days and saw that the old Chinese doctor on duty used acupuncture to relieve the pain of the patient and used special techniques to relieve the injuries of the patients with injuries from falls, and she was very impressed.

When he learned that she wanted to become an apprentice, the old Chinese medicine doctor in his sixties or seventies looked at her like a child and said with a smile: "Learning Chinese medicine is not something that can be learned overnight. In the past, it took several years of training in school and several years of practice in the hospital to become a talent. You want to learn acupuncture? It's not good to insert needles randomly, and you can't take Chinese medicine randomly. If you want to learn it, wait until you are better, then you should take the entrance exam to a school to study."

How could Qiao Qingqing give up so easily? She promised that she would not show off her half-baked knowledge and hurt herself and others, but just wanted to learn more practical skills so that she can take care of her family in the future. She expressed her pursuit and wishes sincerely and promised that she could pay the tuition.

"Just teach me. If there's anything I can help you with, just tell me."

The old Chinese doctor was a little tempted. She hesitated for a moment and said, "I can teach you when I'm not on duty... Do you have milk powder? Rice is also fine." Her granddaughter was just one month old, and her daughter-in-law was not getting enough nutrition and had no milk. The relief supplies were distributed according to the ID card or household registration book. The granddaughter's household registration had not been completed yet, so she couldn't get the supplies. The family's supplies sometimes contained compressed biscuits, sometimes instant noodles, and occasionally rice. The saved rice was boiled into paste for the child to eat. The child's nutrition was not enough. The one-month-old baby looked almost the same as when he was just born, and it was pitiful to see how skinny he was.

Qiao Qingqing pretended to be embarrassed: "Let me think of a solution."

The old Chinese doctor sighed, "It's okay. During the time your mother is in the hospital, you can come and ask me if you have any problems with your studies. The world is not good now, and it's a good thing that you still have the energy to learn. As a person, you should learn throughout your life, and learning is a good thing."

The next day, Qiao Qingqing came over with half a bag of rice: "The milk powder will be a little later, but I will definitely get it for you."

After that, Qiao Qingqing formally followed the old Chinese doctor named Wei to study. The doctor asked her about her study progress and began to teach her after testing her knowledge points. Doctor Wei was experienced and had a famous teacher, so Qiao Qingqing's learning progress was rapid. Doctor Wei didn't quite understand where Qiao Qingqing's high enthusiasm for learning came from, but the student was willing to learn, and she could also find some nutritional materials for her granddaughter at home. This was mutually beneficial, so she taught very hard.

Good things come in pairs. Qiao Songzhi's condition gradually improved, and finally Dr. Zheng said she could be discharged from the hospital.

Doctor Zheng was about to leave after his rounds, so Shao Shengan quickly took out the things in his backpack and stuffed them into Doctor Zheng's pockets: "This is a little gift from my husband and I. Thank you for your care these days. Our mother has suffered for half her life, and we, as her children, really can't bear to see her suffer. Now her condition has improved greatly, and we are very grateful to you."

He took two boxes of chocolates, which were big-name chocolates in the past, with twelve pieces in a box. They are even more valuable now.

Shao Shengan held the doctor's hand tightly to express his sincerity and gratitude.

"There's no need to do this—" Doctor Zheng refused.

"Please accept it. It's not easy for everyone these days. Please accept it!"

Doctor Zheng hesitated for a moment and accepted the two boxes of chocolates. The natural disaster had lasted for more than half a year, and the hospital was operating as usual with the support of the higher authorities. Doctors and nurses had income, but it was only three meals a day, plus a salary that was 20% higher than the relief supplies. Relief supplies could only keep people from starving to death, but people could not just live. Doctor Zheng also wanted to save some things so that he could exchange them for more useful supplies for his family.

After finishing his ward rounds, Dr. Zheng went to another ward, where a bald boy happily called him, "Uncle!"

Dr. Zheng smiled and took out a box of chocolates for him: "Look what your uncle brought you?"

"Wow! Chocolate!"

He touched the child's head and said, "You have to get better soon. When you get better, you can eat chocolate. Uncle still has some here. If you are good, I will give them to you in the future."

"Yeah! I'll be better soon!"

After making sure her mother could be discharged from the hospital, Qiao Qingqing agreed with Dr. Wei to visit and learn from her at home when she was not on duty. Only then did she feel at ease to pack her luggage and leave the hospital.

"We've run out of antipyretic drugs." The nurse who helped them with the hospitalization said this when they were going through the discharge procedures. She looked tired and haggard, but she forced a smile and thanked Qiao Qingqing: "Those two boxes of medicine saved five patients with high fever."

Qiao Qingqing nodded: "As long as I can help."

On the way back, Shao Shengan also carried Qiao Songzhi on his back. Qiao Qingqing asked him if he wanted to switch. Shao Shengan's laughter came from behind his thick windproof hood: "No, I can walk even if I carry you too."

With Qiao Songzhi as their patient, Qiao Qingqing and her friends still chose a safe route for their return trip. It didn't matter if they took a longer detour, as they didn't take the road that was rarely traveled. Qiao Qingqing wasn't afraid of encountering robbers, as she was confident that she could handle them, but her mother was ill, so she avoided unnecessary troubles.

The return journey went smoothly. The only unexpected thing was that Qiao Qingqing met Lin Mingyong.

Her last impression of Lin Mingyong was the look of disbelief, shock and hatred on his face when he was dying. So much so that when she saw Lin Mingyong again in this life, whose cheekbones had not yet appeared, she did not recognize him at first.

The skates slid across the ice, making a harsh ice-breaking sound.

Qiao Qingqing didn't stop and passed by Lin Mingyong and his group.

"Are you Qingqing? I'm Du Jie, your cute husband!"

There were several calls from behind. Qiao Qingqing paused and turned around. She saw Du Jie taking off his mask and waving at her. Lin Mingyong in the crowd looked at her in confusion, his frosted eyebrows slightly wrinkled.

She suddenly laughed.

"Oh, it's Du Jie."

Recognizing Qiao Qingqing was a pleasant surprise for Du Jie.

"It's me! By the way, your dad is here!" Du Jie called out loudly.

I don't know why Du Jie is traveling with Lin Mingyong, but to Qiao Qingqing, these two people are not good people, and there must be something wrong with them being together. She thought of the hostility of her half-brother and sister towards her, and she had to suspect that Du Jie had another conspiracy behind instigating others to rob her family.

"Oh, my dad?" Qiao Qingqing looked straight at Lin Mingyong.

Lin Mingyong frowned, took off his mask, and hesitated, "Are you Qingqing?"

Shao Shengan also stopped. Qiao Songzhi on his back was still asleep. He looked at Qiao Qingqing with some worry. Qiao Qingqing looked at him soothingly and whispered, "Take mom to the front first, don't wake her up."

"There are a lot of them." Shao Shengan was worried.

"It's okay. This place is not far from the supply ship and is relatively safe." There are supply ships in every area. For safety reasons, Qiao Qingqing and the others chose a route that is near the supply ships.

"Okay." Knowing the importance of his mother-in-law on his back to his wife, Shao Shengan followed his wife's advice and temporarily retreated to a nearby corner, where he found a sheltered corner to wait.

His eyes were always on Qiao Qingqing.

Qiao Qingqing slid towards Du Jie, Lin Mingyong and the others, and only took off her windproof hood and revealed her face when she got close to them.

"If it's really you, then that person is your husband Shao, Xiao Shao, right? Is the person on your back your mother? Why are you here? Jinyuan Community is not close to here. The hospital bag? Did you go to the Municipal Hospital?"

Lin Mingyong's gaze passed Qiao Qingqing and looked in the direction of Shao Shengan.

"Why are you here?"

Lin Mingyong frowned again. He was a man who liked to frown very much. When he frowned, he looked very dignified and serious, and had a strong aura.

Du Jie didn't realize the problem yet, and said with a smile: "Uncle Lin works on the supply ship here. Didn't they issue a new notice for the distribution of supplies recently? Uncle Lin has accepted a task to do home visits to inquire about the people's living conditions. We are about to go there."

After hearing this, Qiao Qingqing sneered in her heart. It turned out that Lin Mingyong had already started his business at this time. Yes, how could a person like him passively bear the losses caused by natural disasters? He would definitely look for a second spring in his career in the changes caused by natural disasters. Lin Mingyong and Zheng Tiehui are actually very similar in ambition, but it seems that Zheng Tiehui is more conscientious when treating his wife.

"Oh, what did you call me for?"

This time Du Jie finally discovered something was wrong.

During the time when the two of them were talking, Lin Mingyong's anger had already burned up. He said in a deep voice:

"How did you become so rude? You didn't even greet people when you met them. What did your mother teach you? You don't have any manners at all!"

Qiao Qingqing was not a person who liked to argue. The ten years of apocalyptic life in her previous life made her more willing to take direct action, so she raised her hand and slapped Lin Mingyong in the face.

“Bang!”

After this slap, Lin Mingyong was stunned, Du Jie who called out to Qiao Qingqing was shocked, and the other people who were traveling with him were also stunned.

"You have no right to talk about my mother. You don't deserve it."

Lin Mingyong was shocked and angry, and raised his hand to hit her, but Qiao Qingqing grabbed his hand and threw it away, then took a few steps back.

"Lin Qingqing! Are you crazy?!" Lin Mingyong nearly fell down. After stabilizing himself, he stared at Qiao Qingqing in shock and anger, "Are you crazy?!" He was too excited and took a few breaths of cold air, and started coughing continuously.

"Are you okay, Mr. Lin?"

"Brother Lin, don't get excited."

"Uncle Lin——"

Du Jie was at a loss. He looked at Lin Mingyong and then at Qiao Qingqing: "You, Qingqing, why are you like this? This is your dad!" He regretted it so much! If he had known, he would not have looked at the passerby gliding towards him. He would not have spoken even if he recognized Qiao Qingqing. He just thought that he had just gotten close to Mr. Lin, so he could build a relationship and ask Lin Mingyong to take care of him more in the future. He never thought that Qiao Qingqing would go crazy and beat people. She was so gentle before, how could she suddenly become like this? Was she crazy?

Qiao Qingqing ignored him. She just looked at Lin Mingyong and said, "You abandoned your wife and daughter for wealth and power. You will never have the right to say anything about my mother. If I hear you say anything about my mother again, I will beat you."

"Don't go! Lin Qingqing! Stop her! Help me stop her!"

"I forgot to remind you again, I changed my last name a long time ago. Please call me Qiao Qingqing." After saying this, Qiao Qingqing sped up and soon slid five or six meters away.