Chapter 1: Traveling through a book?
In 1975, Su's family on Sinan Road in Haicheng
"Jinhui, sign quickly. Once you sign, you'll be allowed into the ancestral hall to recognize your ancestors."
Su Jinhui suddenly woke up when she heard a strange female voice.
He found that his hand was being held tightly by someone, and the tip of the pen was hovering above the "Application for Voluntary Support for Island Construction", with a small ink stain already appearing.
Newspapers were placed on the faded mahogany furniture around them, and on the wall hung a banner next to the portrait of a great man, with the time on it...
1975?
Su Jinhui suddenly shuddered.
What happened? Wasn’t she stabbed to death by the patient’s family because of a medical dispute?
Could it be that she was reborn?
Island construction, Jinhui...
Aren't these the characters and plot from a period novel she once read?
Su Jinhui's temples were throbbing.
In the original book, the original owner was found by a wealthy family after sixteen years of wandering. She was overjoyed and thought that she could finally end her wandering life.
But who would have thought that the Su family just wanted the original owner to take the blame for the whole family instead of their adopted daughter Su Lanqiao!
The original owner was unwilling and used various methods to evade and delay time, resulting in Su Lanqiao, who was originally going to take a ship to study abroad, being forced to be demoted.
The original owner got his wish and was taken overseas by his family.
But life was not good.
The whole family felt that it was she who caused Su Lanqiao to suffer and they hated her very much.
In order to avenge Su Lanqiao, they beat and scolded her every day.
Later, every time the original owner escaped, the Su family would chop off one of her fingers.
It was not until the fourth one that she finally understood that from the moment she signed the "voluntary letter", her life became Su Lanqiao's indulgence!
After being demoted, Su Lanqiao fulfilled her engagement with the male protagonist, an island officer. Although the male protagonist died within a month, Su Lanqiao used his resources and started a business when the country was about to open up, and her business became more and more prosperous!
On the eve of the last ship returning home, the eldest brother inserted the syringe into the neck of the dying Su Jinhui.
"Lan Qiao is now a famous entrepreneur. You have such a lowly life that you even have to choose the day of your death!"
"What are you daydreaming about?" Su's mother, Liu Meihua, knocked on the table. "Your eldest brother has been running around for your case for a month. Don't be so ignorant!"
The strength in her hands increased: "Don't worry, I've already made arrangements. You won't suffer when you go..."
The moment the pen tip was about to touch the paper, Su Jinhui was suddenly pulled out of her memories.
"I've changed my mind!" She jerked back her pen, splashing ink all over Liu Meihua's Lenin suit. "I want to sign this application in front of my father!"
The remaining emotions of the original owner churned in his chest.
After sixteen years of living in the slums, she was recalled a month ago. Her so-called family didn't even remember her birthday, and they wanted her to go to a pirate farm for reform?
Why!
Although she will definitely sign this, at least she can't get something for nothing, right?
Liu Meihua's expression suddenly changed: "Your father is at the dock arranging the boat tickets, how could he be free..."
"Then call him and ask him to come back." Su Jinhui grabbed the application and folded it in half: "Anyway, if my father doesn't come, I won't sign it."
Liu Meihua's well-maintained face flushed crimson instantly. She wanted to explode, but she forced herself to hold it back. With a sullen face, she angrily shouted to the housekeeper behind her, "Hurry up and call the master!"
It was still cold in Haicheng in the early 1970s. When Mr. Su walked into the living room with his Huanghuali cane, he brought in a chilly and damp air.
The suit he wore was a British product that someone had brought from Hong Kong. His gray hair was neatly combed, waxed, and had a faint scent of cologne.
What a capitalist style.
"I heard you wanted to see me?" His voice was hoarse, and before Su Jinhui could speak, he suddenly started coughing violently.
In just two seconds, he fell to the ground with a dark face.
"dad!"
"Old man!"
Cries of surprise rang out, and Su Jinhui took a step forward, accurately grabbing the inch, guan, and chi on Su Desheng's wrist with three fingers.
Myocardial infarction.
"Silver needle!" She immediately turned to the housekeeper behind her and shouted, "Quick!"
The Su family's industries include medical equipment business, so naturally they are not short of these.
Old Chen hurriedly took the silver needle and was about to hand it to Su Jinhui when Liu Meihua snatched it away.
"How can a country girl like you know anything about medicine? Old Chen, drive to the clinic quickly!"
"He'll be dead by the time he gets to the clinic!"
Su Jinhui said sternly, "If the blood supply to the heart is cut off for more than three minutes, brain cells will begin to die. Now, either let me save you, or prepare for your funeral."
The cold light in her eyes made Liu Meihua unconsciously take a step back.
Who wouldn’t be afraid when faced with the words “afterlife”?
The room was dead silent.
Su Jinhui couldn't wait any longer, and quickly took three silver needles from Liu Meihua's hand and inserted them into the Ren Zhong, Nei Guan and Tan Zhong acupoints.
"Su Jinhui!" Su Jinxian saw this scene when he came in from outside, and immediately rushed forward to push her away: "What did you do to my dad!"
Su Jinhui was caught off guard by the push, staggered, and hit her lower back heavily on the edge of the table, her face pale.
"Sister." Su Lanqiao followed closely behind. "If you don't want to go, I will go and explain the situation to the organization. You can't do such a dark thing to Dad..."
Just the right amount of tears and a pitiful tone, as if Su Jinhui was the biggest villain in the room.
She sneered and her eyes fell on Su Desheng, who was gradually recovering his composure on the ground.
"What if I said I was saving someone just now?"
"Sister, stop joking now. You grew up in the countryside, how could you possibly..."
"Jinhui."
Suddenly, a hoarse voice was heard, and everyone hurried to Mr. Su's side.
Su Jinxian helped the old man up and said, "Dad, Uncle Chen has already gone to drive the car. Please wait a moment."
"I'm fine now." Su Desheng raised his hand, interrupting him. He looked through the crowd at Su Jinhui, whose body was covered in patches. "Tell me, what do you want?"
Everyone in the room looked at Su Jinhui with shock on their faces.
How could this be possible? This wild girl from the countryside actually knows medical skills?!
"I want..." Su Jinhui endured the piercing pain in her waist and pointed directly at Su Lanqiao: "The jade pendant on my sister's neck."
The mutton-fat jade pendant shone with a warm glow and looked very valuable.
But what Su Jinhui wanted was not its external value.
But it's inside.
This jade pendant contains ten cubic meters of storage space.
In the original novel, the reason why Su Lanqiao had smooth sailing on the island was because of this jade pendant.
However, Su Lanqiao only found out about this after she went to the island herself.
"this……"
Su Lanqiao covered her chest and bit her lip timidly: "This is what my mother left for me..."
"Give it to her." Su Desheng interrupted her and looked at Su Jinhui with a complicated expression: "Just this?"
"Yes." Su Jinhui grinned.
Su Lanqiao held the pendant tightly, rubbed the jade pendant with her fingertips twice, and a trace of reluctance flashed in her eyes.
But then he thought, there are so many jewels in her house anyway, if Su Jinhui likes it, just give it to her, just like giving alms to a beggar, and send her away quickly!
Su Lanqiao felt much better and pretended to take off the jade pendant generously.
"Since my sister likes it, I'll give it to her." Her eyes were slightly red, and she whispered softly, "It's just... this is a relic left to me by my mother, and I have kept it well."
She lowered her voice, a tear hanging on her eyelashes, "I hope my sister will treat it with care."
Su Jinhui curled the corners of her lips and grasped the jade pendant in her hand without hesitation.
"Don't worry." She slowly hung the jade pendant around her neck, the cool jade sliding against her collarbone and into her collar. "I'll keep it and make the best use of it."
Su Lanqiao was stunned for a moment. What does "making the best use of things" mean?
Before she could figure it out, Su Jinhui had already picked up the pen.
The pen finally landed on the paper. When he signed the last word, Su Desheng suddenly coughed.
"Jinhui, if you really don't want to, your family can still buy you another boat ticket..."
Hearing that her father seemed to be going back on his word, Su Lanqiao's heart tightened and she looked at Su Jinhui nervously.
Su Jinhui signed the last word neatly without even looking up, and pushed the application out: "No need, Dad, I'll report tomorrow."
Su Lanqiao looked at her with tears in her eyes, feeling remorseful and reluctant, as if her guilt was about to overflow.
"It's all my fault, sister. I had you sent down here in my place... I'll give you a ride tomorrow as an apology."
Su Jinhui didn't care: "No need."
The living room was silent for a moment. Su Jin rubbed his hands and said with a dry laugh, "Don't be too sad, little sister. When the storm is over, big brother will come to pick you up personally..."
"Yes." Liu Meihua also agreed: "Then our whole family will go together."
"Okay." Su Jinhui grinned at the family, but her eyes were as cold as the late spring chill in Haicheng: "I look forward to that day!"
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