When the jeep arrived home, Li Suyao was chatting with the neighbors. Yun Huaying pushed the door open and got out of the car, smiling faintly and calling out, "Mom."
"Huaying, you came here after dinner?" Li Suyao asked with a smile.
"Well, come here early."
The neighbors standing together were all familiar faces. Yun Huaying had a good memory and politely called out to everyone: "Aunt Zhao, Grandma Wu, Aunt Yu, Aunt Xue, and all the sisters-in-law, Happy New Year."
"Comrade Xiaoyun, Happy New Year."
The families of military personnel are generally of high quality, and everyone greeted her with a smile.
Han Zheng had already taken the bag down from the trunk. Yun Huaying walked over and counted out seven or eight packets of herbal tea, all weighing half a pound. She gave a packet to each of the neighbors present. "Dear elders and sisters-in-law, this is a herbal tea I made myself. It's invigorating. My grandparents, parents, and others all like it and think it's quite effective. I'm giving you a packet to try."
"Oh, this is the medicinal tea that Commander Han treasures so much. My husband Zhao said it is very effective." Mrs. Zhao was the first to show her support.
"Really?"
The other family members had never heard of it, so they all accepted it with a smile: "Comrade Xiaoyun, we won't be polite."
Mrs. Zhao saw the simple yet thoughtful packaging and smiled, "Last month, Lao Zhao and his men held a meeting with other military districts that lasted a week. They worked overtime and gave presentations at night. Everyone was exhausted and sleepy, but Commander Han was the only one who seemed full of energy."
"Later, Lao Zhao asked him if he had eaten anything good. Commander Han saw that his eyelids were drooping, so he gave him a cup of medicinal tea."
"Oh wow, after one drink, I feel refreshed."
Seeing her helping to promote the effects of the medicinal tea, Li Suyao smiled and said, "Huaying's medicinal tea is indeed very effective. It uses high-quality tea and medicinal ingredients. It's not available outside. It not only refreshes the mind, but also regulates the body. It is most suitable for middle-aged and elderly people."
"My parents-in-law are going back to Beijing soon. This child is filial and thoughtful. He prepared such a large bag of medicinal tea for them to take back to Kyoto to entertain their relatives and friends."
"Oh, then we are really benefiting from the two elders today." Grandma Wu said hurriedly.
Li Suyao chuckled. They were indeed lucky today, but she didn't say anything. She said to her son, "Zhengzi, come inside with Huaying. Your grandfather and uncle are playing chess in the living room. I'll talk to your grandmother Wu and the others."
"Okay, you guys chat slowly." Han Zheng put his arm around the person and turned to leave.
Everyone watched the two of them leave. From their backs, one had a tall and slender figure, while the other was tall and slim. Both of their figures and temperaments were outstanding. Everyone felt that the two of them were really well-coordinated in the photoshoot.
"Commander's wife, Zhengzi is now married, but your daughter-in-law is still working as an educated youth in Yang County. Aren't you going to transfer her back to Kyoto or Nanjing?" asked Commander Yu's wife.
"If Huaying wants to return to the city, she doesn't need our help at all. She has some things to do in Yang County."
Li Suyao hadn't told anyone about her before, so now she'd share some of the truth. "Huaying has been studying medicine since she was a child. Her family has a long history of medicine, and she's proficient in both Chinese and Western medicine. To be honest, we always thought she studied Traditional Chinese Medicine, but in fact, her attainments in Western medicine far surpass Junming's. She's just very low-key; even my parents-in-law only learned about her exceptional surgical skills last month."
"Originally, the local commune recommended her to work as a part-time surgeon at the county hospital. However, her impressive skills shocked the county hospital leaders and also alerted the city government. As a result, the city hospital leaders led a team to watch her operate and discovered that she was a highly talented surgeon."
"The hospital leaders don't want this talented girl to be buried in the countryside, so they've invited her to give training and lectures at the local city hospital in the first half of next year. She's already agreed to teach for six months."
"She is a person with strong ideas and plans, and we all support her arrangements."
"As for returning to the city, she'd long been recognized and appreciated by the two senior leaders in Kyoto. They'd always wanted her to go there. As for work, she could choose any major hospital in Kyoto if she asked, but she refused them all."
"The village cadres in her production team are treating her well, and she has classmates and friends who are also educated youth there. She likes being there and wants to stay longer. She will consider going to Kyoto next year or the year after."
Mrs. Zhao had just learned about this and was a little surprised: "So that's how it is. Your daughter-in-law is really a low-key person."
"Yes, when she first came here, Bingyu and Junming asked her about her medical skills. Huaying said she was good at Traditional Chinese Medicine and had some experience with Western medicine. They thought she had only had some exposure to Western medicine and even prepared a lot of basic Western medicine books for her. Who knew that the "something" she said was actually proficient in it."
"This kid is really low-key."
Grandma Wu smiled. When she saw Yun Huaying for the first time, she felt that this girl must be smart. Her eyes were very spiritual, clear and clean without any impurities. It was obvious that she was not an ordinary person.
"Your son Zhengzi has found a treasure." Mrs. Yu said with a smile.
"Zhengzi is also very outstanding and deserves to be paired with an equally outstanding female comrade."
Mrs. Zhao knew Han Zheng well. He was already a full colonel at a young age and performed better than his two brothers. He was developing in Kyoto and was the most proud disciple of the old leader. With the protection of the leader and the Han family in the future, and if he worked hard to perform well, his future would be limitless.
While they were chatting outside, Yun Huaying and the others had already talked to their elders in the house, and the medicinal tea they brought was given to grandma for safekeeping.
When she sat down on the sofa with the hot tea her sister-in-law had brewed, the two elders had already finished a game of Go. Seeing the black and white Go, she became interested and asked with a smile: "Grandpa, uncle, can I play a game with you?"
"Huaying, can you do it?" The Han family's father and son looked at her with a smile.
"My grandfather was most proficient in medicine, and his second greatest skill was chess. He mastered all of them, from Go to military chess, Chinese chess to checkers, and even children's hopscotch. In fact, when he was young, he even participated in Go competitions abroad and won the international youth championship, but he didn't publicize it."
"The younger generation of the Yun family has been playing chess with grandpa since they were young. Except for Nanxing, the rest of us were taught by grandpa himself, and we are all good at chess. Of course, if we were to rank the chess skills of the family members, my uncle would be first, and I would definitely be second." It was a rare occasion for Yun Huaying to show off in public.
Old Master Han laughed as he listened. Thinking about the Yun family's heritage, it was normal for disciples of aristocratic families to be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Unlike them, who all learned later in life, he smiled and challenged them: "Come on, Huaying, let Grandpa play a game with you first."
Han Zhangjiang immediately stood up, gave his seat to his niece-in-law, and sat down on the bench next to him, intending to watch the game from the sidelines.
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