After seeing off Zhou Xin, the great Buddha, Li Quan slumped in his seat.
The bench was just too narrow and uncomfortable to sit on, so he leaned on the table and cursed in his heart. He felt really unlucky. He had finally found a job, but now he had run into a competitor.
His master has no competitors.
The clinic has been built. It is a simple single room. It was supposed to be equipped with tables, chairs, benches, medicine cabinets and other things, but now there is only a medicine cabinet. The tables are broken tables discarded by the school that have been repaired and used as makeshift tables. The benches are even more broken.
The Sixth Battalion was obviously a much more developed brigade than the surrounding ones, so how come it became like this? It seemed extremely poor.
Even so, he still has to put so much effort into making things happen.
Li Quan was very depressed, but he had to do it, otherwise he would be kicked back and his sister-in-law would skin him alive. After all, he could not lift anything with his shoulders or hands, and he went to high school but did not pass the exam to work as a worker.
"Hu——" Li Quan exhaled slowly, fanned himself, and held a notebook in his right hand to record the situation that Zhou Baoquan had just experienced.
Wait a little longer and see how this person fares in two days.
If possible, use him. If not, then change to another seriously ill person. The old lady who came the day before yesterday and said she had a stroke can be used. I don't know who told her that people who have had a stroke can recover. Why did she insist on using him to treat her? He is not a god. How can he cure a stroke?
Haicheng
Close to the post office near the military area
"Okay, then you quickly transfer the money over. Your father and I will go and pick up your grandma. What have your two uncles done? They didn't even take care of our mother when she had a stroke." The woman's voice rang clearly on the phone.
Qin Yue pursed her lips, a little unhappy: "Grandma is also your mother, it is your duty to take care of her, don't rush me so much, I don't make any money, the money I sent is Lao Lu's money, you have to tell him."
Mother Qin said helplessly, "She said when I got married that the betrothal gift should be left in her parents' home as a way of repaying her for raising her. When she grows old, it will be your two uncles' responsibility. I have been supporting her for so many years, but if you really take her home without some support, your three sisters-in-law will probably make a scene. Besides, you are husband and wife now, so you can just send some money first and then tell him about it later. After all, you have been his nanny and taken care of those three children for so long."
Qin Yue felt a little upset. What nanny? She was a stepmother, and she would be able to enjoy the blessings of these three promising children in the future. Why did she feel so bad when her mother said that?
She said impatiently, "I know, I know. I'll send it later."
Mother Qin also felt embarrassed, so she said, "Then I will go pick up your grandma later. I will tell Lu Jianguo after I send the letter. It is taboo for husband and wife to keep secrets, do you understand?"
Qin Yue thought to herself that Lu Jianguo had not yet returned from his mission, but she still said vaguely, "I know, the phone call is expensive, I'll hang up first."
"good."
After hanging up the phone, Qin Yue sighed.
Her grandmother had a stroke half a year ago. It wasn't serious, just her eyes and mouth were crooked, and her hands and feet were a little out of control. But she could still live, but there were always some problems. She was boiled with boiling water two days ago.
Both my eldest and second uncles are not good people. They insisted that my grandmother hand over the pension money she had saved for so many years before they would take her home to take care of her.
But the grandmother also knew the personalities of her two sons and was reluctant to give the money away.
The two sides were in a stalemate until Qin Yue spoke up and said that she would send money to her parents so that they could take grandma back home. Only then was the matter settled.
After all, her grandmother loved her since she was a child.
Qin Yue couldn't bear to watch an old man suffer misery in his later years.
Moreover, she was reborn. People in later generations who had suffered a stroke could recover if they were carefully cared for and took good care of their bodies. Her grandmother's stroke was not serious now. If she could see a reliable doctor, she might be able to be cured. Shortly before she came, she took the excuse of being away from her family and called her grandmother to ask her to see a doctor.
But obviously there is no improvement, otherwise I wouldn't have burned myself now.
It's just this money...
On the first day that Lu Jianguo brought her back, he encountered an emergency mission. He just handed the children and money to her and left. She now has more than 100 yuan on her, which was originally 200 yuan. She has raised three children this month and spent a lot of money to ensure that they have good food, drink and clothes.
I need to send back at least fifty dollars.
Lu Jianguo said that she was in charge of the money and she could use it, but she didn't feel safe doing so.
Because her husband was not around, she didn't feel like a member of the family at all, and she felt a little psychologically burdened.
The three children and her seemed to form two camps in this family. Lu Jianguo's eldest child was seven years old, the second was five years old, and the third was less than one year old. He was the youngest and ignorant, and had been taken care of by Qin Yue for a month. He was still very clingy to her, but the other two were not like that.
They didn't know who had told them that stepmothers were all bad, and they were on guard against thieves all day, afraid that she would cheat, abuse her younger brother, or run away with the money...
If they knew that she had sent fifty dollars home, they would probably make a scene.
Qin Yue rubbed her temples with a headache. Her married life was filled with nothing but worries and pains because her husband was not around. Although she had a hard time in her previous life, at least they had been very happy during their honeymoon.
She had never known as clearly as she did now that Lu Jianguo married her only to provide stability at home and take care of his three sons.
It was precisely because of this that there was no marital relationship between her and him, and that she was so distressed about whether to use the money or not.
Just thinking of what her parents said, Qin Yue calmed down and turned around and went into the post office again: "Hello, I want to remit money."
The money was transferred quickly, and Qin Yue called the brigade again, asking them to tell them to tell her mother to go to the post office in two days with her household registration booklet to withdraw the money.
After doing all this, she rode her bike to buy some food and went back to please the two children.
The bicycle was bought by Lu Jianguo, but it was not bought for her. It was used by his ex-wife.
Qin Yue didn't like using this. Every time she used it, she would think of the three children this woman had given birth to. However, the military camp was too far away from the outside, and it was too difficult to go out without a bicycle.
I bought some meat first, but unfortunately, the meat was gone and only the bones were left. The meat on the bones had been shaved clean, but it was still ok to make soup.
Qin Yue's cooking skills were pretty good, though. She asked the butcher to chop the bones into two pieces and take them back. She also bought some offal and finally went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some sugar.
With this, the two naughty boys would be more obedient and would not stare at her all the time thinking about making trouble.
It was getting late after all the busy work, so Qin Yue hurried back by bike. She had to hurry, otherwise the two children would get hungry and go to other houses for meals. Then the sisters-in-law who were good friends with Lu Jianguo's ex-wife would come over and accuse her of not taking good care of the children.
Thinking of this, Qin Yue felt a little bitter in her mouth.
She is not the biological mother and does not even have the right to discipline these two children.
But soon, Qin Yue took another deep breath and calmed her somewhat collapsed mentality. It’s okay. These three children will be very promising in the future. What she needs to do now is to build good relationships with them. In the future, she will win easily!
With this thought in mind, she rode the bike a little harder.
The car drove along the narrow path all the way to the military camp. After registering, Qin Yue continued to drive inside. However, just as she reached the door of her house, two boys waving sticks ran over, looked at her warily, and shouted: "Did you deliver my father's money to your house? You stole my father's money, return it quickly."
How did they know?!
Qin Yue was panicking. Just as she was about to explain, a woman came out of the room holding Lu Jianguo's third son. She looked at her disapprovingly and said, "Sister-in-law, how long have you been married? You can't wait to go back to your parents' home. Brother Lu hasn't even come back yet. He doesn't know, right? Why don't you wait a little while and discuss it with him? Is there something serious going on at home?"
Qin Yue saw her and immediately understood, and said angrily: "You said it!"
This woman's name is Kang Xiuxiu. She is the sister of a military officer in the family compound and works in the art troupe.
She likes Lu Jianguo and wants to marry him, so she has always disliked me and always makes trouble for me. This is one of the reasons why Qin Yue feels so broken recently.
But those two kids clearly didn't like Kang Xiuxiu before, so why did they let her in now?!
Kang Xiuxiu smiled and said, "Yes, I just happened to go shopping and I saw you going to the post office to remit money. It was quite a lot of money, fifty yuan. Have you ever made so much money?"
Seeing that Qin Yue was very angry, she kept shaking her head: "Why are you angry? Do you think I shouldn't have told Songzi and Xiaoshan about this? Or am I lying?"
Qin Yue was speechless. She did send the money back.
Songzi became even angrier and pointed the stick at her: "You bad guy, I knew you married me for my father's money, give the money back!"
My younger brother Xiaoshan followed suit and shouted, "Bad woman, give me back my money!"
The commotion was so loud that the neighbors all looked over. After hearing what had happened, they all looked at her with strange expressions.
"It's not even two months yet? You've already started saving money for your family?"
"I don't know how much money Captain Lu gave her? Don't take it all home. How will Songzi and her two siblings live in the future?"
"I thought Xiao Qin was a nice guy before, and he often bought meat for the two kids. But now, it seems that he is just like that..."
The people around were whispering, but Qin Yue heard it clearly. She was not a person who would just accept things as they came. In her previous life, her mother-in-law was very bad and she was always bullied at first. Later, her temper gradually improved and only then could she live well.
If her ex-husband had not cheated on her and had a son, and had insisted on divorce, she and her daughter wouldn't have lived such a miserable life.
Therefore, in this situation, she was not only full of grievances, but also angry. What did these people know? With just a few words, they forgot all the good things she had done. Why?
Especially these two children.
Qin Yue's heart exploded, and he shouted angrily: "Shut up!"
There was a moment of silence around her, and everyone looked at her in surprise.
The two children who were yelling at her to pay back the money were also stunned and a little scared.
Qin Yue gritted her teeth and said, "What's wrong with me? Did I starve them or beat them? So what if I'm a stepmother? When Lu Jianguo gave me the money, he said I could handle it. He and I are registered married. My grandma had a stroke, so can't I send money back to honor her? It's not your turn to make irresponsible remarks! And Kang Xiuxiu!"
Qin Yue looked at the woman holding the child in front of her and showing off: "Who are you to come here to blame me now? Do you really think that after I leave, Lu Jianguo will marry you? You are dreaming. Before I came, he would rather be single than fall in love with you. Don't you understand what I mean?"
Everyone was shocked, but they couldn't help but think that what Qin Yue said made sense.
"Yeah, what is Kang Xiuxiu doing here?"
"Kang Xiuxiu likes Captain Lu, but unfortunately, Captain Lu doesn't like her. If it weren't for her brother's sake, he wouldn't let her do this."
Kang Xiuxiu was irritated and her face flushed, "You're talking nonsense! I just can't stand you supporting your parents!"
"Xiao Qin and I are husband and wife, and I gave her the money. Whether she sent it back to her parents' home or used it, or lost it, it is all my family's business!" The sudden voice startled everyone who was watching the excitement, and they all turned around.
I saw that Lu Jianguo had returned without knowing when.
He stood behind the crowd, covered in dust and with a gloomy face.
Kang Xiuxiu's brother Kang Dongfeng, who was standing next to him, had a face that was black and red, and he wanted to rush over and beat his sister up.
Kang Xiuxiu was stunned. Not only was she mocked by the person she liked, but her brother also saw it. She was shocked, her legs and hands went weak, and the child she was holding almost fell to the ground.
"Brother!" Lu Rushong exclaimed in surprise.
Qin Yue was also shocked and instinctively rushed forward to catch the child. The child burst into tears after being frightened. Lu Jianguo's face changed and he quickly came over, holding his son to check on him.
The people around were also shocked and dared not say anything anymore. Kang Dongfeng also rushed forward and pulled Kang Xiuxiu and growled: "Are you crazy? You can even lose the baby?"
Kang Xiuxiu's face turned pale and she was about to cry, her eyes still staring at Lu Jianguo's choked explanation: "I didn't mean to do it, I really didn't mean to do it..."
Seeing that his son was fine, Lu Jianguo took a deep breath, forced a smile at Qin Yue who was also terrified, patted her shoulder, turned to look at Kang Xiuxiu, and said in a deep voice: "Please leave, we don't welcome you in our house."
Kang Xiuxiu shuddered and tears burst out of her eyes. These words were more devastating than the previous ones.
She wanted to apologize, but before she could open her mouth, she was pulled out by her brother. She stumbled all the way and could only turn her head and shout, "I didn't mean to do that, wuwuwu... I really didn't mean to do that..."
"Shut up!"
The noisy brother and sister left, and the people who were watching the fun also left embarrassedly after seeing what happened. Everyone in and out of the yard left, leaving only the four members of the Lu family, father and son, and Qin Yue.
Qin Yue was relieved that the child was not really injured. Although she had put a lot of effort into marrying him, she did not have a bad heart. Moreover, she was thinking about bringing up these three children so that they could enjoy a good life in the future. She only wanted what was good for the children. She held the third child in her arms and coaxed him in a gentle voice, giving him candy.
The child stopped crying when he had food.
When I turned around, I heard Lu Jianguo shouting, "Kneel down!"
The two children, who were just full of energy, now lowered their heads, not wanting to cry. After being yelled at, they knelt down skillfully and honestly. The ground was concrete, and they knelt down with a thud, which hurt Qin Yue so much.
Lu Jianguo asked: "Do you know that what happened today was wrong?"
Lu Rusong nodded vigorously: "Got it."
Lu Rushan also followed: "Got it."
Lu Jianguo's face turned better, and he was about to use a feather duster to teach the child a lesson. Qin Yue saw this and quickly stepped forward to stop him: "Forget it, forget it, they all know they are wrong, so don't hit them anymore."
She turned around and glanced at the two children, her face gentle: "They were also provoked by someone. What happened today can be considered a good thing. Kang Xiuxiu probably doesn't have the face to come over again, so why don't you just not do it?"
Seeing that she really wanted to stop him, Lu Jianguo hesitated for a moment and did not use the feather duster: "Okay, I'll give your mother a favor today, and you should behave yourself in the future."
The two children were thought to be unable to escape the beating today. Lu Jianguo had always been a strict father, but unexpectedly, there was a sudden turn of events. The two were both surprised. And considering what happened just now, Qin Yue was not so repulsive. Instead, she grinned and said, "Thank you, mother."
They called their mother!
Is this recognition of oneself?
Qin Yue was so surprised that she smoothed her hair a little embarrassedly: "It's okay, it's okay, I bought some pig offal, Lao Lu, you take a rest, I'll go cook it."
She walked briskly, looking at the two children as if she saw the dawn of hope.
When these three children become successful in the future, she will be the mother of a group of big men. What will she worry about then? It is definitely better than her previous life when she gave birth to a daughter and was rejected by her husband's family, and finally got divorced and had to live on the streets with her child.
The more Qin Yue thought about it, the happier she became, with a smile on her face.
Until I heard two kids behind me shouting, "I want to eat braised pork!"
Qin Yue said: "No braised pork."
"I don't care, you have to make it as delicious as braised pork."
Qin Yue laughed and replied, "Okay."
Then the two children ran out to play, leaving their younger brother to their father. As soon as they left the yard, Qin Yue heard the second oldest, Lu Rushan, whisper, "Brother, aren't you afraid that your stepmother will find you troublesome?"
"Don't be afraid. She's our stepmother. She definitely wouldn't dare to do that. Didn't you see her protecting us just now?"
The smile on Qin Yue's face disappeared, she pursed her lips and glanced outside. If this was her daughter in the previous life, she would have beaten him up long ago, but now... she could only keep convincing herself that this was the big boss of the future, she had to endure it!
She was preoccupied with something and didn't pay attention to her surroundings. She turned around with the vegetables in her hand and bumped into Lu Jianguo who had been following her for some reason.
Qin Yue took two steps back in panic and asked in surprise: "What are you doing here?"
Lu Jianguo coughed lightly and explained, "This time, we happened to be working with Pei Hejun's battalion. Tomorrow, their instructor will leave with gifts for everyone. Although I'm not familiar with him, we're from the same hometown after all, so I wanted to send him some gifts. What do you think?"
When talking about Pei Hejun, one cannot help but think of Jiang Xi.
Qin Yue has always felt secretly guilty about snatching away Jiang Xi's blind date. Her family is very elite, and she must have a hard life marrying Pei Hejun, a vegetative man.
She nodded immediately: "Okay, what should I give you?"
She thought that giving money would be the best way, as it would be practical, but this was definitely not an option, so she let Lu Jianguo make the decision directly. In the end, they decided to give some nationally recognized cloth coupons, as this was what the rural areas lacked the most. Pei Hejun was a vegetative person and could not control his bowels and bladder, so he needed it even more.
Thinking of this, Qin Yue shook her head.
Jiang Xi is so stupid. She wants to get married even though she is already a vegetable.