Chapter 87 Chapter 87 Don't Do It
Pah-pah-pah…
Listening to the annoying noise coming from next door, Shen Miao didn't dare to make a sound or move, and her feet became numb from squatting.
She never thought time would pass so slowly.
If she had known this earlier, she would not have listened to this gossip. She should have made some noise when they were chatting, so that they would know that the women's bathroom is not a place where they can make love and forget about the world.
Just when Shen Miao thought that she would have to continue to suffer mental torture and eardrum pollution for a longer period of time, the sound coming from the corridor finally saved her life.
“Shen Miao?”
It was Cao Yulan's voice.
Ding ding ding…
Standing at the bathroom door, Cao Yulan knocked again, "Are you in there?"
When they heard someone was about to come in, the ambiguity in the innermost room came to an abrupt end. They dared not make a sound or move, for fear of being discovered in this shameful scene.
But for Shen Miao, if she didn't leave now, when would she leave?
"Hey, I'm here."
Shen Miao didn’t care if they were embarrassed or not, and responded quickly.
She stood up by holding onto the wall, then hurriedly opened the door and rushed out without even daring to breathe.
"What's wrong? Why did your face turn red from going to the toilet?"
Shen Miao wiped the sweat from her forehead, took Cao Yulan’s arm and left, saying, “It’s okay, it’s just a little hot, let’s go back first.”
Cao Yulan came to see her, oh no, to be precise, Qin Xiaokun asked Cao Yulan to come to see her, about the next internship week.
When she followed Cao Yulan to Qin Xiaokun's office, there were four people waiting for her in the room. Three of them were students with relatively good grades in the class, and the other one was a deputy chief physician from the Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine whom Shen Miao had also met several times.
After everyone arrived, Qin Xiaokun put the documents sent by the hospital on the table: "The city encourages major hospitals to open free clinics to facilitate medical treatment in more remote villages and towns, so my idea is to change next week's internship to participate in the hospital's free clinic."
This document was sent to the hospital by the city with the aim of providing free assistance to patients who have difficulty in seeking medical treatment, improving the hospital's image, and making more people believe in the hospital's authority.
The free clinic will not only arrange for Western medicine-related projects such as measuring blood pressure and blood sugar, vision tests, and ear, nose and throat examinations, but of course, Chinese medicine practitioners will also be present. After all, Chinese medicine practitioners only need a simple "look, listen, ask, and feel" to diagnose many diseases that Western medicine cannot easily detect.
Because this is a document sent to the hospital, the doctors participating in the free clinic must be mainly from the hospital. However, students from the tutoring school can be asked to help and assist. As long as they can come into contact with more patients, it does not violate the regulations.
"The number of people is limited, and I can only get five places, so I'm selecting the top five based on the monthly exam results," Qin Xiaokun glanced at them, "We'll be busy outside during the free clinic, is there anyone who doesn't want to go?"
Luxin, who ranked first, never participates in these internships.
It was obvious that this question was addressed to Shen Miao.
It was probably because of Lu Jianghai’s warning last time, so this time he had to ask for his opinion before making a decision.
When their eyes met, Shen Miao said nothing.
She's going! She's definitely going!
It's better to be busy. She doesn't want to stay idle in the hospital anymore. She would rather run around, see more patients and practice her diagnostic skills.
"Well, if there are no problems, let Dr. He tell you what needs to be done. Starting tomorrow, you will all follow Dr. He's instructions."
Everyone said in unison: "Understood."
After confirming the process of the free clinic, several people returned to the classroom to continue their evening self-study.
Shen Miao was only immersed in the joy of participating in the free clinic, and did not notice the burning gazes cast at them when they came in from the door.
"Don't leave too quickly after school. There's melon to eat." Lu Xin skillfully turned the ballpoint pen in his hand and said to her casually.
"ah?"
Shen Miao was stunned for a moment.
Could it be that someone discovered what the deputy monitor and a female classmate were doing in the girls' restroom?
After the night self-study session ended, everyone stood up and packed up their things as usual, but no one actually left. Even though a few people walked out with their bags, they returned again not long after.
They were all waiting for someone to go first.
After the teacher and Cao Yulan left, the oldest and most experienced man left the door ajar and took out a letter from between his books that he had written during a whole night of self-study.
"Cao Yulan has been in our class for almost a week, and we all see the extra care the teacher gives her. But I think that even so, it shouldn't be at the expense of the rights of all of our classmates."
"Tomorrow we will start the internship week. We agreed to assign people based on their grades. The top five students in the grade will participate in the free clinic organized by the hospital. But how can we use the monthly exam results as the criteria? We should focus on our class placement exam. After all, the first exam contains the most comprehensive content!"
The man must be in his forties or fifties this year. I don’t know if it’s because he’s used to being the elder at home, but he speaks in a pretentious tone.
After listening to him talking for a long time, Shen Miao finally understood what he meant:
He couldn't stand Qin Xiaokun's favoritism towards Cao Yulan, so he decided to write a joint letter to the principal to report their improper relationship in order to protect his own interests.
The man was so emotional that he was just like the revolutionary heroes who stood on high places and gave speeches decades ago. From the class to himself, every word he said was brilliant and well-reasoned...
He spoke many passionate and lofty words, which really aroused the emotions of many people.
Perhaps because they were too young, Shen Miao and Lu Xin could not really understand their emotions, and they did not understand why they were so angry just because there was one more person in the class.
Taking a certificate is not like taking a college entrance exam where the number of places is fixed. If one person gets in, another will be squeezed out. It is clear that everyone has the same chance. Even if Cao Yulan joined the class midway, it would not be as serious as they say.
There is also the free clinic tomorrow. Since it is a task assigned to the hospital by the city, of course we have to select the people with the best performance.
Shen Miao didn’t say that she knew the situations of everyone in the class, but most of them were not as good as Cao Yulan’s.
Even if we take a step back and say that if you really think she doesn't deserve it, then why not just tell Qin Xiaokun and the other teachers directly? What's the difference between doing this behind the scenes and those old-fashioned feudal remnants?
I thought I would just listen to their speeches, but I didn't expect that after the speeches, there would be a joint signature and fingerprint session.
When the paper with more than a dozen names and handprints was passed to the desks of Shen Miao and Lu Xin, Shen Miao asked the deputy monitor standing in front of her in confusion: "Ah? Does everyone have to sign?"
"This joint letter represents the attitude of everyone in our class. A single spark can start a prairie fire. We need to let the principal know that it is shameful for Teacher Qin to abuse his power for personal gain."
Shen Miao held the bag in her arms and had no intention of taking out the pen.
Not shameful? I don’t know if Qin Xiaokun and Cao Yulan are shameful or not, but what you just did in the girls’ restroom with a classmate is quite shameful.
Seeing that Shen Miao didn’t respond for a long time, the deputy monitor said again: “Although our relationship is not good normally, we are a collective on this issue, so I still hope that you can also contribute.”
“No, I don’t want to sign.” Shen Miao pushed the paper back and refused bluntly.
As soon as Shen Miao said this, the eyes of the whole class were focused on her again.
Shen Miao: “I don’t think there is anything unreasonable in Teacher Qin’s arrangement. Cao Yulan has the ability to participate in the free clinic. Maybe it’s against the rules for her to join the class midway, but I don’t think having one more person in the class will have any impact on us.”
"It's your business if you want to boycott her. I don't want to sign it anyway."
"I came to the tutoring class to review and prepare for the exam, not to join some big group to make common progress, so... well, that's it."
While talking, Shen Miao did not stand up at all, and just sat in her seat calmly.
She was too lazy to stand and didn't want to make it so grand.
After saying that, she stood up with her bag and prepared to go home.
“Shen Miao, your face as a vested interest holder is really ugly.”
"It doesn't affect you now, but when the fire really starts, no one can escape."
"We cannot work together if we have different ideologies. Forget it."
Seeing that Shen Miao refused to sign and put her fingerprints on the document, many people made sarcastic remarks.
Unfortunately, Shen Miao didn’t care about what they said.
Anyway, their words would not affect her test scores, nor would they make her lose a piece of flesh. No matter how harsh their words were, in Shen Miao's view, they were just some insignificant pig burps and bullshit.
Just say it, it’s up to you.
"What about you?" The deputy monitor asked again after moving the list in front of Lu Xin.
Lu Xin curled his lips and lightly pushed the list back: “I’m the same as Sister Shen, I don’t want to sign.”
He stayed just to watch the show, but he didn't say he wanted to participate in it. Now that the show is almost over, it's time to leave.
As he said that, he picked up his bag and coat and put them on his shoulders, and took Shen Miao’s wrist: “You guys continue, we won’t play with you anymore, bye~”
"goodbye."
Shen Miao waved at them, and then followed Lu Xin out of the classroom in a cool manner.
After listening to them talking nonsense for a long time, it was almost ten o'clock when I came out of the classroom.
Ding-ling~Ding-ling~
While fiddling with the bell beside the handlebars and riding the bike quickly to Shen Miao's side, Lu Xin grabbed the brakes in time and did a rather handsome drift.
"It's getting late, shall I take you home?" Lu Xin invited her.
Shen Miao did not refuse: “Okay.”
Sitting sideways on his bicycle, Shen Miao casually grabbed the corner of his clothes.
Lu Xin was a very arrogant person. Relying on the fact that he was already on board, he started showing off his skills before he had ridden very far, and gave the handlebars an exciting throw.
"Sister, look, do you know this trick?"
Shen Miao: ???
"Hey, ride well! Don't fall!"
Lu Xin: "Don't worry, I'm very skilled. If you're really afraid of falling, just hold on to me."
“No hug,” Shen Miao said, but her hands couldn’t help but hold tighter, “I’m telling you, if you drop me, I’ll beat you up!”
"hey-hey."
There were not many people in the school, so he could ride however he wanted. When he was almost at the school gate, Lu Xin finally held the handlebars again and rode smoothly over the speed bumps.
The roadside lights were brighter than the lights in the school, but even brighter were the headlights of the black sedan parked on the side of the road that were always on.
After waiting at the school gate for nearly an hour, Luo Jialin almost counted all the leaves of the plane tree at the school gate.
When he came, he bought two bottles of iced soda on the roadside. He had finished one bottle, and the layer of water droplets on the surface of the other bottle had almost disappeared.
When Shen Miao came out of the school, Luo Jialin saw her at a glance.
A glimmer of light suddenly ignited in his eyes, which were originally a little tired, but when he saw her sitting on the back seat of the man's bicycle with her hands tightly on his waist, he felt vaguely uncomfortable somewhere in his heart.
The beam of light from the car leaning against the road was too dazzling, and since it was late, there were not many people on the road, Shen Miao also noticed Luo Jialin leaning against the passenger door.
"Uncle? Why are you here?"
Jumping down from Lu Xin's back seat, Shen Miao quickly ran towards him.
Standing up again, Luo Jialin took out the bottle of soda that had returned to room temperature from the passenger seat and handed it to her, "I got off work early today, so I thought I'd pick you up on the way."
It has been a long time since I was picked up by my parents. The last time was probably eight years ago when I was in high school.
"Thank you uncle~"
Shen Miao was thirsty, so after unscrewing the bottle cap, he poured a large gulp into his mouth.
"Hello, uncle!"
"Um."
Lu Xin bowed respectfully to Luo Jialin, then whispered to Shen Miao: “Ahem, uncle looks quite young.”
“Yes, he is older than me.” Shen Miao replied.
Compared to the last time they met in the police station, the relationship between the two seemed to have become much closer, especially the look in Lu Xin's eyes when he looked at Shen Miao, which was completely unlike the unruly wolf that was locked in the detention room that day, but more like a little puppy that had been successfully tamed.
Shen Miao might not have noticed anything yet, but Luo Jialin, who was also a man, could see through his thoughts.
Luo Jialin helped Shen Miao open the car door, and took her bag and placed it in the back seat: "It's getting late, let's go home."
“Xiaolongbao?!”
Shen Miao had sharp eyes and immediately noticed the brown paper bag on the seat, "Is it from Ma Ji?"
"Well, I saw that his shop was still open, so I bought two cages."
"Want to have one?"
Sitting in the driver's seat, Luo Jialin fastened his seat belt and replied, "No, you..."
"Oops! Who allowed you to take two!"
Luo Jialin: ...
It turns out that I wasn't talking to myself.
When he turned his head, he just saw Shen Miao's slap landing on Lu Xin's arm, neither too light nor too heavy. That "bastard" was also very eager to be beaten. He hadn't even swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth, but he was eager to put the other one in his hand into it.
"I'm wrinkled~See you in purple~!"
Without waiting for Shen Miao's next slap, Lu Xin rode his bicycle and ran away.
Looking at the remaining steamed buns in the cowhide bag, Shen Miao then handed them to Luo Jialin, “Uncle, would you like to have some too?”
"No, you eat it."
On the way back, Luo Jialin took the initiative to start a conversation and said, "I see that you and Lu Xin seem to have a pretty good relationship."
“Well, this kid is quite interesting and a nice person.” Shen Miao said while eating the steamed buns.
She hadn't originally thought that she would be able to find any good friends in the tutoring school, but now it seems that there are always exceptions.
The appearance of Lu Xin brought a little color to her boring life. In addition to studying every day, it was also fun to laugh and play with him.
“Oh, yes,” Shen Miao remembered the free clinic arrangement for tomorrow, “Uncle, what time will you go to work tomorrow morning?”
"No need to be too early, just go to the police station at 8 o'clock."
Shen Miao: “Can you give me a ride? We have a free clinic tomorrow, we have to get up early and go to the hospital to gather.”
Luo Jialin: "Okay, I'll pick you up in the morning."
Shen Miao: “Thank you uncle~!”
…
There were four locations for the free clinic. Several students from Xinglin Medical Auxiliary School who were participating in the internship were assigned to Hehua Town, west of Yu City. Because it was far away, they had to set off with the hospital bus at eight in the morning.
Shen Miao arrived early, and with Luo Jialin driving her, she arrived at the hospital entrance at 7:10, and Cao Yulan arrived not long after.
While it was still early, they found a breakfast stall and bought something to eat.
"Why are there only two of you?"
Seeing that it was already 7:45 and there were still only the two of them, the doctor in charge asked, "Where are the others?"
We agreed to arrange five helpers, but there were only two? Isn't this a bit too outrageous?
It's fine if not all the people are here, but what about the Chinese medicine tea bags that are to be distributed for free? It was agreed that the hospital would pay part and Xinglin Medical Assistant would pay part, so why didn't they bring anything?
After waiting for nearly ten minutes, no one came, so Shen Miao had to explain to the doctor: “I will go back to school first, maybe they remembered the wrong time for the gathering.”
Luo Jialin: "I'll take you there."
When I returned to school, several classrooms were empty, only one class was full. Even though there was no teacher teaching in the classroom, they were all conscientiously reviewing the medical books in their hands.
“Didn’t we agree to go to the free clinic today? Why are you still sitting?” Holding the door of the classroom, Shen Miao said breathlessly.
Everyone seemed to have not heard her words and were busy with their own things. Only a few people looked up at her, their eyes full of disdain and indifference.
Shen Miao went directly to the seats of those people and tried to pull them up from their chairs: "Hurry up and leave? Are we leaving soon?!"
"Go by yourself," the man refused.
Another person followed up and said, "If Cao Yulan goes, then we won't go."
This is their way of boycotting Cao Yulan.
They didn't say anything in Qin Xiaokun's office yesterday, but with the support of other people in the class, they naturally dared to go against Qin Xiaokun.
Unless Cao Yulan's special treatment is lifted and Qin Xiaokun's failure to distinguish between public and private affairs is punished, they will protest to the end in their own way.
childish!
Shen Miao really wanted to yell at them for being “childish”.
Are they really here to review for the exam? Isn't it enough to learn knowledge from the teacher and prepare for the exam? Why do they have to waste extra energy on such meaningless things...
Never mind, let them be.
Arriving at the warehouse where the medicinal herbs were stored, Shen Miao saw several large sacks that had been sorted out by the masters last night.
One contains sour plum soup, one contains a drink to relieve heat and thirst, and the others also contain prepared recipes for cooking and drinking.
These were originally supposed to be moved by the three men, but now...
"Let me do it."
Shen Miao had just grabbed a corner of one of the sacks when a hand stretched out from behind him and easily lifted up the weight of more than 20 kilograms.
"Uncle, you..."
“Help me hold the back,” Without waiting for Shen Miao to speak, Luo Jialin hurriedly told her to cooperate with him, “Two bags at a time, this way we can move faster.”
Shen Miao didn’t bother to be polite with him, she just said “hmm” and helped to carry the sack onto his shoulders.
He is so strong.
He took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and unbuttoned a few buttons on his collar to free his arms.
Looking at Luo Jialin easily carrying two sacks weighing dozens of kilograms on his shoulders and walking with steady steps, at this moment, his figure seemed to be getting taller little by little.
He carried the sack downstairs and then to the school gate. After just one trip, his light blue shirt had several spots of sweat on it.
However, Shen Miao's attention was not on his clothes, but on the biceps that bulged on his arms when he lifted the heavy objects.
Tsk tsk, with such great strength and such broad shoulders, he must be a good worker. It's a pity that he doesn't go to the countryside to farm and grind the mill...
I helped them to the end, and by the time I finished moving the herbs down, it was almost half past eight.
When Shen Miao was sent to the hospital, the guard said that the bus had already left for the free clinic location. Fortunately, Shen Miao knew the location, so Luo Jialin drove her directly to Hehua Town.
When they arrived at Hehua Town, the blue tent for the free clinic had already been set up, and villagers who wanted to receive free physical examinations had lined up in two long queues in an orderly manner.
Doctors are responsible for diagnosing illnesses, while interns and trainees are responsible for writing prescriptions and assisting, and the whole process is well organized.
Only Cao Yulan was a little busier than others, because Shen Miao and the others were not there, so she had to take care of all their work by herself. Fortunately, she had people to help her.
"elder sister!"
It’s Luxin.
Seeing Shen Miao getting out of the car, Lu Xin waved his arms and ran towards her.
"Don't you like to participate in internships?"
Handing her the bottle of ice-cold soda that he had prepared long ago, Lu Xin pretended to be casual and said, "I'm bored at home anyway, so I came to see if there's anything delicious or fun nearby."
“You only know how to play,” Shen Miao patted his sleeve, “Hurry up, go and help move all the things off the car.”
"Okay, as you command!"
Lu Xin agreed readily. As soon as Luo Jialin opened the trunk, he hurriedly took the sack down.
When Luo Jialin was about to lend a hand, Shen Miao handed him the bottle of soda that Lu Xin had given her: “Uncle, you take a break, just let him do it.”
"Yes, this small job can be left to us young people." Lu Xin said, moving his hands and feet back and forth.
Luo Jialin: ???
Hmm? Young man?
Unscrewing the cap of the soda bottle, Luo Jialin said calmly: "There are a lot of bags. You can move faster if you carry two bags at a time."
"Okay, I'll try."
Lu Xin has the strength to fight, but he needs to be used for work...
"hiss?!"
Shen Miao was just about to help put the second sack on, when the weight of several dozen kilograms almost crushed Lu Xin’s small body.
Luxin: "No, no, it's too heavy."
Shen Miao: “Don’t worry, why don’t you just move them one by one.”
Luo Jialin said nothing, but smiled faintly, turned his head and drank a sip of the refreshing soda in the bottle, then sighed deeply:
Young people? Oh, this “young people” is not very good either…
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