Chapter 279 Affection
Jin Huaiying explained slowly, "It has to be the right medicine for the right condition. Moldy herbs are very toxic and can be fatal if not handled properly. But the patient with the poisoned hand can use them, but not in excessive amounts."
Jiang Zhizhi sighed, "I still have so much to learn, and I feel like there's never enough time."
Jin Huaiying pushed up her glasses and looked at Jiang Zhizhi: "You are smart and eager to learn, and you have a certain talent, but you are too impatient. Studying medicine is something that cannot be rushed. It requires time and experience to accumulate and mature slowly."
After being comforted and praised by Jin Huaiying, Jiang Zhizhi felt as if she had been injected with chicken blood, her blood boiling with excitement.
As Zhou Xiye and I walked out of the alley, I was still overjoyed: "I want to study harder so that I can be as good as Teacher Jin in the future, able to tell what problems you have just by looking at you."
Zhou Xiye smiled and said, "Yeah, you can definitely do it, but you don't need to study so hard. You're still young..."
Jiang Zhizhi glanced at him. She was working so hard because she wanted to learn some skills so that she could save him and many other people in the future!
It was still a bit early, so Jiang Zhizhi suggested going to the movies: "We've never been to the movies together before, let's go check it out."
Zhou Xiye certainly had no objections and accompanied Jiang Zhizhi to the movie theater. Unfortunately, the movie was already halfway through, and the next showing wasn't until two hours later.
The movie title and showtime were written in chalk on the blackboard by the entrance.
Jiang Zhizhi studied it for a while, but wasn't very interested in the movie. Instead, she noticed that it mentioned some model operas that would be broadcast the next day.
Then it says the actors of model operas, one of whom is named Fang Jia.
Jiang Zhizhi watched for a while, then nudged Zhou Xiye's arm: "I remember my aunt and uncle saying that my second uncle has a daughter named Fang Jia, right?"
Zhou Xiye nodded: "Yes, in the cultural troupe."
Jiang Zhizhi asked curiously, "Is it this one? She's in Beijing."
Zhou Xiye was also unsure: "She should be with the Southern Cultural Troupe. I don't know if she's alone or if she's here to perform."
Jiang Zhizhi studied the name for a while: "Those who go to the art troupe must be very beautiful, and the Fang family has good genes, so Fang Jia should be a very beautiful girl."
Zhou Xiye shook his head: "I only saw Fang Jia when she was a child, and I haven't seen her since. Besides, my second uncle's family hasn't come back for many years."
Jiang Zhizhi was curious for a while, but then felt that waiting two hours to watch a movie was a waste of time: "Let's go home early and have a small New Year's Eve dinner with Mom tonight."
The two pushed their cart out of the movie theater and, as they passed through Xisi, they ran into Xu Mingyue, who was wearing a navy blue cotton coat and whose belly was already showing, making her look somewhat bloated.
She carried a vegetable basket in one hand and held her son's hand in the other.
Perhaps due to pregnancy, her complexion was somewhat sallow and she looked haggard, as if she were malnourished, making her appear even more frail.
Jiang Zhizhi exclaimed in surprise and quickly walked up to Xu Mingyue: "Sister-in-law? Where are you going?"
Xu Mingyue was also a little surprised, looking at Jiang Zhizhi with astonishment: "What are you doing here? Come in and sit for a while?"
She then smiled and patted her son's head: "Today is not the Little New Year, but Tongtong kept asking for fish, so we lined up to buy some. But we were still too late, and by the time it was our turn, all the fish were gone."
"I coaxed Tongtong and went to buy him a candied hawthorn."
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and bent down to pinch Tongtong's cheek: "Today is the Little New Year, there will definitely be a lot of people, and it will be difficult to buy live fish."
After saying that, he stood up and looked at Xu Mingyue, carefully examining her complexion: "Sister-in-law, have you been resting poorly lately? You're pregnant, so you need to make sure you eat and sleep well. If you feel unwell, have Brother Song Dong take you to the hospital right away."
Xu Mingyue smiled and said, "This second baby I'm carrying is particularly fussy. I always feel anxious and short of breath at night, so I can't sleep well. Otherwise, there's nothing wrong. Besides, it's the end of the year, and Song Dong's workplace is very busy..."
Jiang Zhizhi was stunned. Song Dong was very busy? Then how did he have time to take the child to the hospital yesterday?
Xu Mingyue invited Jiang Zhizhi and Zhou Xiye again: "You're all at your doorstep, why don't you come in and sit for a while?"
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and declined, "No need, we're also planning to go home for the Lunar New Year."
Xu Mingyue nodded repeatedly: "Yes, today is the Little New Year, let's go back and prepare the meal early, so you can come and visit us next time."
Then she called out to Tongtong, "Come say goodbye to your uncle and aunt, and then invite them to come to our house to play next time."
Before Tongtong could speak, she saw across the street that Song Dong was holding a little girl, with a woman beside him carrying a fish.
"dad……"
Tongtong blurted out without thinking, and Jiang Zhizhi and the others looked over at the same time. Song Dong, who was on the other side, also saw Xu Mingyue and Jiang Zhizhi and stood there awkwardly.
Xu Mingyue's expression froze, but her grip on the vegetable basket tightened involuntarily.
My gaze finally fell on the fish in Chen Shuang's hand.
Another fish...
After his initial embarrassment, Song Dong panicked and quickly handed the child to Chen Shuang beside him. He then hurried toward Xu Mingyue, saying, "Mingyue... I just happened to pass by and bumped into her."
Xu Mingyue smiled and said, "Really? That's quite a coincidence."
Jiang Zhizhi was speechless. They had already argued over a fish before, so why were they still together today, and even carrying a fish?
If you said Chen Shuang queued up to buy it herself, she wouldn't believe it.
Chen Shuang also came over holding her daughter: "Sister-in-law, please don't misunderstand. Yesterday, Brother Song helped me take Xiaoxiao to the hospital. Today, to thank you, I specially went to queue up and grabbed a fish to give to you and Tongtong."
The little girl blinked, looking a little unhappy: "Mommy, the fish was given to Xiaoxiao by Uncle Song, we can't give it to them."
Jiang Zhizhi noticed that Xu Mingyue's chest was heaving, so she quickly went over and patted her back: "Sister-in-law, don't be angry. Let's talk about it slowly when we get home."
Xu Mingyue chuckled lightly, but her eyes were devoid of any warmth as she looked at Chen Shuang: "I don't want to argue with you, and you don't need to waste your energy on me. If you really like someone, wait until I'm divorced."
Upon hearing about the divorce, Song Dong panicked completely and grabbed Xu Mingyue's hand: "No, Mingyue, Chen Shuang and I have nothing going on. Yesterday, I happened to run into her taking Xiaoxiao to the hospital when I got home. I saw that the child had a high fever and was having convulsions, so I helped her take Xiaoxiao to the hospital."
“I lined up early to buy this fish for Tongtong, but Xiaoxiao is sick and said she also wants to eat fish, so I thought... let's give it to her first, and I'll buy it for Tongtong tomorrow.”
Xu Mingyue stared coldly at Song Dong, gritting her teeth and swallowing the tears that were about to well up.
After catching his breath, he said, "Song Dong, it's not about a fish. I just think that since you want to help her so much, it would be more appropriate for you to stay at her house."
Song Dong was sweating profusely: "Mingyue, it's not like that. I promised you before, and I always keep my word."
Seeing that Xu Mingyue's expression was off, Jiang Zhizhi quickly reached out and grabbed her wrist...
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