Chapter 44 This is your sister-in-law
On my first day at work, aside from making a few new friends, I felt that the job was rather uninteresting.
Before leaving get off work, Du Ruoxia went to Hu Guangyi's office again, knocked on the door and went in.
Hu Guangyi was about to leave work when he saw that it was his newly recruited star general. He smiled and said, "Comrade Du, are you getting used to work? You may not be used to it on the first day, but you'll get used to it later."
“It’s alright, but…” Du Ruoxia hesitated for a moment before speaking, “Dean Hu, I feel like the hospital is a bit idle. I only performed one surgery in a day, and I was just an assistant suturing.”
She felt like she had no place to use her talents, and she didn't really want to be confined to working in a small hospital anymore.
"Dean Hu, I just wanted to discuss something with you. Could I work only three days a week? You know my surgical skills. If there are any surgeries that require me to perform, please let me know in advance."
In this era, Du Ruoxia is only eighteen years old, a vibrant and energetic age. She has no desire to sit in the office every day drinking tea and chatting! It would be more appropriate for her to live such a life if she were forty years old.
Hu Guangyi looked troubled. "This country has its laws, and this hospital has its rules. We can't make an exception for just one person, can we?"
"Dean Hu, we haven't signed a contract yet. How about this: I won't be a formal employee of your hospital. I'll work three days a week, and I don't mind if the salary is lower," Du Ruoxia suggested.
Hu Guangyi didn't want to let Du Ruoxia go either. Although many people in Yuyang County were currently coming to see traditional Chinese medicine doctors, he felt that Western medicine would definitely dominate in the future.
Nowadays, in large hospitals in advanced cities, surgery is basically the kingpin, so Hu Guangyi, as the hospital director, has to consider the hospital's development.
In the end, Hu Guangyi nodded and agreed to Du Ruoxia's idea.
Then Du Ruoxia thought of Luo Xiaojuan and said, "Dean Hu, I'd like to recommend someone to you. Could you let her intern at our hospital for a while? Don't worry, if she's not suitable, you can let her leave. Don't worry, it's someone I recommended."
Hu Guangyi thought for a moment and said, "Alright then, but I can only do nursing jobs."
"Okay, go back and tell her."
Du Ruoxia thanked her and prepared to go home.
Her bicycle was parked at the hospital entrance, and Jiang Xiaoli and Xu Aihua were coming out hand in hand.
Du Ruoxia's brand-new bicycle, her expensive white dress (only available in department stores), headband, watch, and black Leather Shoes all showcased her taste and wealth.
Jiang Xiaoli reminded Du Ruoxia: "Dr. Du, you must lock your bicycle properly. It's safer to park it in front of our hospital, where there are many people coming and going. If you park it in other places, it's easy for thieves to steal it."
"Okay, I'll be careful. I'm going straight home. Locking it in the yard should be safe," Du Ruoxia said.
"Oh, by the way, Dr. Du, I haven't asked where you live yet."
"I live in Yuxi Village."
Just then, Wei Lingling heard "Yuxi Village" as she went out, and she said, "Yuxi Village? I'm from Yuxi Village too. Dr. Du? You're the new surgeon! We've all heard about your amazing deeds."
Then Wei Lingling saw Du Ruoxia's bicycle. "Dr. Du, you came by bicycle? I was just about to catch the bus. We're all going back to Yuxi Village. Could you give me a ride?"
Jiang Xiaoli and Xu Aihua looked at each other, but neither of them said anything at this moment. They just walked away silently.
Du Ruoxia figured they were all colleagues, so helping each other out wasn't a problem. However, she spoke frankly about some things:
“I don’t ride a bike much, so I’m not very skilled at it. I can manage on my own, but it would be difficult if I were to give you a ride.”
Wei Lingling, being very easygoing, said directly, "It's okay, I can ride. I'll take you, Dr. Du."
Seeing this, Du Ruoxia had no choice but to sit in the back seat.
Wei Lingling looked like a young woman in her early twenties. She suddenly remembered that last month, a lot of gossip about Du Ruoxia had been circulating in the village. At that time, many people said that Du Ruoxia was pretending to be rich and deceiving everyone by saying that she was going to work at the county hospital.
Wei Lingling got into the county hospital through a lot of connections. She doesn't have a certificate yet. She has been interning here for more than half a year, and she failed to get a certificate this year.
So some people in the village went to her house to gossip and ask her if Du Ruoxia was a doctor at the county hospital.
How could a lowly henchman like Wei Lingling know about such things? She couldn't just talk about it, so she could only casually dismiss the gossipy people.
We passed the village's intelligence center as soon as we entered the village.
There are always some people who can't stand seeing others do well, and they spread rumors everywhere that Du Ruoxia is lying. When Wang Fang saw Du Ruoxia, she even raised her voice and said:
"Dr. Du, are you off work?"
"Lingling, why did you come back with Dr. Du?"
Everyone knows that Wei Lingling works as a nurse at the county hospital. Now that Du Ruoxia and Wei Lingling are seen going back to the village together after get off work, no one can say anything slanderous about them anymore.
Wei Lingling: "Dr. Du is kind-hearted and willing to take me back."
Wei Lingling parked her car smoothly; it was only a few minutes' walk from her home. Du Ruoxia, on the other hand, rode her bike to the educated youth compound first. Luo Xiaojuan was collecting laundry when she saw Du Ruoxia and jogged over. "Comrade Du, how was your first day at work?"
Du Ruoxia truthfully said, "I feel a little bored."
"I came to see you today to tell you something. I asked Dean Hu to arrange an internship for you. Studying only theory for two months is definitely not enough. Go to the hospital first to learn practical skills. It's a nursing position, meaning you'll be a nurse. If you do well later, you'll have the opportunity to transfer to a physician position."
Luo Xiaojuan was so excited that she danced around, shaking hands and hugging Du Ruoxia, saying, "Ruoxia, I really don't know how to thank you!"
"Do a good job! Oh, by the way, Dean Hu said he won't be lenient if you don't do a good job!"
"Ruoxia, don't worry, I definitely won't let you down!"
“Okay, good luck. Go find the team leader to get a certificate, and you can start work tomorrow. I applied to the dean to only work three days a week, so I’m afraid I can’t take you there by bike every day. See if you can borrow a bike from the team leader or take the bus,” Du Ruoxia said.
"Okay, okay!"
Du Ruoxia introduced her to the county hospital, which made Luo Xiaojuan very happy, so she naturally didn't dare to ask for more.
After telling Luo Xiaojuan about it, Du Ruoxia rode her bike home.
When she returned, she found that the area was fenced off and a family compound was being built. There was a temporary camp to the west of her house, and many family members had suddenly moved in today.
Du Ruoxia still found it quite strange.
Zhang Haiyan pickled some cucumbers and delivered them to Du Ruoxia's house.
Du Ruoxia casually asked, "Sister-in-law Haiyan, why did all the families suddenly move to Yuxi Village?"
"Well, I heard about this from my wife. It seems there was some problem at the original camp, and it happened recently. The patrol found a few mines, but I don't know the specifics."
Zhang Haiyan was unaware of the specific details, "Anyway, all the family members from the family compound have moved here these past few days. Sigh, the temporary camp environment is really bad, especially now that the weather is so hot. Those tin sheets don't insulate against the heat or let in any air, it's really impossible to sleep. Several family members couldn't stand the environment and went home."
Du Ruoxia nodded thoughtfully. No wonder Yang Zeyan was making arrangements to station troops in Yuxi Village. She usually didn't concern herself with Yang Zeyan's official duties, so she naturally didn't know that there was this factor involved.
If there really were mines in the previous camp, then this is a big problem. That place is definitely not safe anymore, and Yang Zeyan will definitely be busy lately.
As she expected, Yang Zeyan was indeed very busy, and it wasn't until two weeks later that he returned from the mountains.
He was covered in dust, but luckily Du Ruoxia had prepared clothes for him in advance.
"We'll be leaving soon, a car is coming to pick us up," Yang Zeyan said, taking the clothes.
Du Ruoxia was very surprised; the departure was sudden and somewhat hasty.
Seeing Yang Zeyan's cold face, Du Ruoxia didn't ask any more questions and quickly went to pack her things.
When Yang Zeyan came out after taking a shower, Du Ruoxia had already packed up all the few pieces of luggage she had.
"Aren't you going to eat something?" Du Ruoxia asked with concern.
She noticed that Yang Zeyan's eyes were completely dark; he probably hadn't rested well these past few days.
"No need, let's go!" Yang Zeyan picked up his luggage and walked straight out.
The two went downstairs, and a green military vehicle was already parked at the entrance of the compound.
Several people were sitting upstairs, including Bai Fengqi, whom I had seen a few days ago, and a few others wearing training uniforms similar to Yang Zeyan's.
Du Ruoxia took Yang Zeyan's hand and walked over, "Hello, it's nice to see you again!"
Bai Fengqi sat in the passenger seat with a sour face, turning his face away from the two of them.
"This is your sister-in-law." Yang Zeyan pulled Du Ruoxia to greet the others.
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