Chapter 167 Slapped him twice
Du Ruoxia realized that a fierce battle might be coming, so she planned to gather as much information as possible.
“There used to be a clinic in the family compound, where an old doctor specialized in treating all sorts of difficult and complicated diseases. Later, the old man went home.”
"The old doctor has been home for a while now, hasn't he? What if someone gets sick or gives birth during that time?"
Du Ruoxia had already heard about this matter, but what she wanted to know now was something else entirely.
"There is an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor a few kilometers away from here who also sees patients from time to time."
Hearing this, Du Ruoxia started to ponder. They clearly had other options, so why were they clinging to her like this?
What the guard said next confirmed her suspicions.
"That old Chinese medicine doctor is old and in poor health. In order to live a few more years, he doesn't take orders at night or in a rush, so they have no choice."
Du Ruoxia nodded, finally understanding. It turned out that because no one else was taking the order, they had no choice but to select her.
"Besides that, are there no other doctors? In case of an emergency, will the military doctors treat them?"
Du Ruoxia had only been in the family compound for a short time and was not very clear about many things.
I thought it was just a small favor, since we all live in the same residential compound, and I would help out if I could.
Bao Mei's incident made her realize that helping others unconditionally would only be thankless and exhausting, which is why she started thinking about charging for it.
As a result, Liu Haitao's family treated her with such a terrible attitude.
She explained the situation last night, but they still wanted to force her to stay, which is completely unreasonable.
"Medical staff in the military will not treat anyone other than family members of officers at the regimental commander level or above, no matter how much they beg, because that is the rule."
"The furthest you can go is to villages and towns more than ten kilometers away. The roads in the mountains are not easy to travel. Without a car, it would be exhausting to make the trip."
"Moreover, those doctors also have various rules, so they can't be easily persuaded to come. Plus, they live too far away, so they're unwilling to come over."
Through her conversation with the guards, Du Ruoxia had gained a fairly good understanding of the situation here.
She's just too easy to talk to; it's always too easy for her to treat patients.
She was originally delicate-looking and spoke in a soft, gentle voice, making her seem like someone who was easy to bully.
Du Ruoxia's eyes sharpened, and she decided to establish proper rules this time.
To avoid any trouble caused by even the most insignificant people, which would be extremely annoying.
Du Ruoxia strode forward, but the guard nervously called her back.
"Staff Officer Yang is away on a mission these days. Can your wife handle so many people by herself?"
"Why don't you stay today? Let's talk about it when Staff Officer Yang gets back. If you get bullied, Staff Officer Yang will be heartbroken!"
They all witnessed Yang Zeyan's search for Du Ruoxia and his subsequent carrying her back from the mountain.
Staff Officer Yang doted on his sister-in-law and couldn't bear to see her suffer any grievances.
While Staff Officer Yang was away from the family compound, Liu Haitao secretly bullied his sister-in-law.
When Staff Officer Yang returns, he'll definitely be in big trouble.
"You can't hide forever, and I don't think I'm wrong about this. Today I'm going to confront them and see who's right and who's wrong!"
Du Ruoxia straightened her back and strode forward.
Unable to stop them, the two guards exchanged a glance and finally made a decision.
One of them stayed behind to continue guarding the gate, while the other turned around and went to the army.
Before Du Ruoxia even reached her doorstep, she saw a group of people gathered around her house, pointing and whispering.
As soon as she appeared, someone pointed at her and screamed.
"Du Ruoxia is back!"
"Du Ruoxia is there!"
A group of people walked towards her in a flash. Seeing their aggressive manner, Du Ruoxia frowned in displeasure.
She just wanted to quietly do her own thing, and treating patients was something she did only occasionally.
These people, however, treated her illness as their responsibility, and even tried to force her to give birth, something she was completely unfamiliar with.
She will overcome any difficulty to accomplish what she wants to do.
If someone forces her to do something she doesn't want to do, she shouldn't be surprised if she gets angry.
The way Liu Haitao and his wife treated her last night, even disregarding her wishes, in an attempt to restrict her personal freedom in order to keep her there.
That alone crossed her line.
If she were to let him set this precedent, she would lose all face in the family compound and never be able to hold her head up again.
Liu Haitao took advantage of her weakness in saying no, which is why he dared to manipulate her so easily.
The incident with Bao Mei's mother was the first time it had happened, so it's normal that the child was afraid to tell their parents when they fell.
After learning what had happened, Bao Mei's mother immediately apologized and admitted her mistake.
But the incident caused a huge uproar and was eventually brought to a hasty conclusion.
Some people took it as a joke, while others took advantage of it.
Led by Liu Haitao, a group of people swarmed over.
Before Du Ruoxia could react, she was surrounded.
It was as if she had committed a terrible crime and was standing there waiting for their punishment.
Du Ruoxia's words were so domineering and powerful that everyone who heard them was shocked.
Only Liu Haitao looked extremely grim. He had brought so many people to guard the place all afternoon, both to regain his reputation and to give Du Ruoxia a hard time.
I never expected her to talk about the whole thing in front of so many people.
Faced with the strange looks from everyone, Liu Haitao wished he could dig a hole and disappear.
Du Ruoxia raised her chin and looked at him defiantly with a sidelong glance.
"Is there anything else you want to say? If not, I'll head back."
"I spent the whole day working on the mountain today, and I must say the harvest was quite good. Compared to sitting by someone's bedside and having to watch their mood, the rewards were much higher!"
Du Ruoxia pushed open the courtyard gate to go in, and Liu Haitao, who had been holding back his words, finally couldn't hold back any longer.
"Du Ruoxia, as a doctor, you disregard the lives of your patients. You don't deserve to be a doctor!"
Whether I'm qualified to be a doctor is none of your business. If you think I'm not qualified, then don't come to me. It's that simple!
"You've come all this way just to tell me this? Did I take a single penny from you or eat a single grain of rice from your house?"
"I haven't gotten anything from you. You woke me up in the middle of the night, and I still have a headache. I'm already being lenient by not asking you for compensation for emotional distress. And now you still have the nerve to come and cause me trouble?"
Du Ruoxia abandoned her previous gentle demeanor and retorted with a single sentence.
Liu Haitao's expression grew increasingly grim, but he continued to block Du Ruoxia from going in.
Enraged, Du Ruoxia slapped him twice.
"Get out of my way! You stopped me from going back last night, and now you're doing this in front of so many people. Who the hell do you think you are?"
"This is where I live. I can leave or stay as I please. It's not your place to make decisions for me!"
Du Ruoxia slapped him twice, the sound echoing loudly. She had wanted to hit him last night but hadn't found the opportunity.
She said that he had been feeling uneasy because he was holding back his anger.
Now that I've finished yelling at you and slapping you twice, I feel much better.
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