Chapter 56
The drip would not be so quick and would probably take two hours. Jiang Suihan asked Wang Dahe to go back first, saying that she was fine and did not need anyone to accompany her.
Wang Dahe looked at Jiang Leyun. He was only accompanied by a child of seven or eight years old. He was not very reassured and insisted on not leaving.
Jiang Suihan didn't want to owe anyone a favor, so she finally persuaded the person to leave after much persuasion.
"I still have some time here, why don't you go back to class and you should be able to catch the next class." Sitting and waiting for two hours is boring and a waste of time. Jiang Suihan doesn't want her brother to develop the bad habit of taking leave at will.
"No, I won't leave. I'll stay here with you." Jiang Leyun shook his head, holding onto his sister's knees, with his chin resting on them. He looked a little pitiful.
"It's up to you." Jiang Huihan touched his head, and seeing that there was an empty stool, she asked him to move over and sit next to her.
Several nurses gathered together and whispered.
"Is that the young wife that Captain Xu married when he returned to his hometown? She's really pretty. It turns out Captain Xu likes this kind of girl."
"It's not Captain Xu, it's Deputy Regimental Commander Xu. He got promoted, and you're behind the times."
"Promoted again? Such a young deputy commander has a bright future! His wife is so lucky, not only is she pretty, but she also married such a good man. I'm so envious that I shed tears of jealousy."
"The drama is over. Deputy Captain Xu doesn't want someone who is not good-looking. Who said that Deputy Captain Xu's wife is from the countryside? She doesn't look like she is from the countryside at all."
"He's from the city. I heard his family is well off and he even went to college."
"Tsk tsk, she's pretty and educated. Compared to Dr. Zhong, it's no wonder Xu Zhao doesn't want her. The girl is young and beautiful, which man wouldn't love her?"
"That's right. If it were me, I would also like young and pretty girls. Doctor Zhong is good and has good medical skills, but he is a bit serious and doesn't smile on weekdays. Which man likes to marry a stiff woman home? Besides, Doctor Zhong is already in his twenties. At this age, women can only be chosen by men."
A nurse next to her poked the female nurse who had just spoken, winked at her continuously, and signaled her to look back.
The nurse was confused. She turned around and was shocked. She was caught by the person who was badmouthing someone behind their back. She felt guilty and stammered, "Doctor Zhong, Doctor Zhong."
Zhong Xiangxue stood a few steps away from the others, with her arms folded and a cold expression on her face: "Come on, why don't you talk? Weren't you having a good chat? Why didn't you talk when I came?"
You're asking even though you already know the answer. She's right here, so how dare you say anything?
The female nurse had an embarrassed look on her face. Everyone was having a great time chatting and she just said it casually. Who knew she would be so unlucky and be caught by Dr. Zhong on the spot. It was rumored that Dr. Zhong's family had a powerful background, and she was just a small nurse, so she didn't dare to provoke Dr. Zhong.
The female nurse had a sullen look on her face, not feeling confident, but she was able to bend and stretch, and immediately bowed to Zhong Xiangxue and apologized: "I'm sorry, Doctor Zhong, I shouldn't have said those words, please forgive me."
"What if I don't forgive you?" Zhong Xiangxue had a blank expression on her face, without a trace of smile.
She studied hard, specialized in medicine, and went to work in the army far away from home. Her colleagues praised her for her young age and good medical skills, but in the eyes of these nurses, she was just an old woman who could not get married.
If she hadn't heard it by chance, she really wouldn't have known that these nurses viewed her like this in private. She was really annoyed just now and wanted to curse, but her years of upbringing didn't allow her to do so, and she felt resentful in her heart.
"Doctor Zhong, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." The female nurse said sorry three times in a row. She regretted it so much at this moment. She should have kept her mouth shut. It was all because of her mouth that caused the trouble.
She was afraid that Dr. Zhong would complain to the head nurse, and that the head nurse would criticize and educate her, and everyone in the hospital would know about it. Then it would not be as simple as embarrassing herself in front of these people. She only hoped that Dr. Zhong would look at her good attitude in admitting her mistakes and not hold a grudge against her.
"Everyone is busy during working hours, but you guys are here chatting about gossip. Do you have nothing to do? I'll go talk to the head nurse about this in a while. The hospital's management system for nurses should also be changed." Zhong Xiangxue glanced at the nurses, turned around and left after she finished speaking.
They are just a bunch of ignorant women. People with different ideas cannot work together. Some things cannot be understood by them. There is no need to waste your breath on them. You might as well see one more patient with this free time.
Just after taking two steps, Zhong Xiangxue suddenly turned her head and said, "The Chairman said that women hold up half the sky. Women are not born to get married, but can also achieve success with their own hands. Your hair is quite long, but you are short-sighted. But I can't blame you. We are all human beings, but there are still differences between people."
"Some people are born smart, like me, who graduated from a military medical university. Some people have brains as small as sesame seeds, and they only do trivial things every day, like you. So now I am a doctor, and you are just nurses."
After saying this, Zhong Xiangxue didn't even bother to look at the ugly faces of the nurses. She just walked away neatly. After scolding them, she let out a sigh of relief and immediately felt refreshed.
Don't hold back your anger, it will only make you hurt. If you have a grudge, you should take revenge on the spot.
Passing by the IV area, Zhong Xiangxue hesitated for a second, then turned and walked over.
"Are you feeling better?"
Jiang Suihan was just feeling bored when she suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from above her head. She looked up and said, "Doctor Zhong, you're here. I feel much better."
"That's good. Drink more water to replenish your body with fluids. Eat light food these two days. Get enough rest and don't overwork yourself." Zhong Xiangxue glanced at Jiang Suihan. Although she was still sick and didn't look very energetic, her face was really beautiful, with picturesque features and a sense of sickness and brokenness. The two were cleverly blended together, making people want to protect her involuntarily.
Her family lives in the capital. At first, she chose to work in the military hospital here, but her family disagreed, thinking it was too far away and it would not be convenient for a girl like her to live alone there. She refused to listen, saying that there was a greater shortage of doctors in remote areas than in the capital. Her grandfather supported her idea and decided to let her go, so her parents had no choice but to obey.
The conditions in the military hospital are indeed very poor. There is a lack of doctors, medicines, and everything. But she is very happy working here. Although it is a bit hard, she can help more people and feels a sense of accomplishment. A leader in the hospital is a friend of her uncle. Seeing that she was 25 years old, busy with work all day, and had no partner, he wanted to introduce her to someone.
She had met Xu Zhao several times, and she had never expected that the person her leader was going to introduce to her was actually him. She was reluctant at first and couldn't refuse her leader, so she just wanted to deal with it. Later, when she found out it was Xu Zhao, she couldn't help but have some thoughts in her mind.
Unfortunately, she agreed, but Xu Zhao was unwilling. That day, the leader told her in a roundabout way that the man could not come because of something. She was not stupid and understood the meaning of the leader's words. She smiled and said it was okay, but it left a mark in her heart afterwards, and she would always subconsciously collect information about Xu Zhao.
Later, someone leaked the news, and rumors spread in the hospital that her blind date had failed and Xu Zhao looked down on her. As a woman, she couldn't explain to every person she met that this never happened and was all fake. She still had to save her face, so she could only pretend that she knew nothing.
She went out for further studies two months ago, and when she came back she accidentally learned that Xu Zhao was married. At that time, her heart felt like a bottle of sauce had been overturned, with all kinds of feelings.
Maybe it's because you will always miss what you can't get. She couldn't explain clearly how she felt about Xu Zhao, but it was too late to say anything now as they were already married.
She didn’t know if she was being too sensitive, but Jiang Huihan felt that Dr. Zhong’s eyes were a little complicated when he looked at her. Or maybe she was sick, her head was dizzy, and she was thinking too much.
"Doctor Zhong, aren't you busy?" Seeing that the person was standing there, she couldn't help but ask.
"I just finished my work and took a break." Zhong Xiangxue came back to her senses and answered Jiang Suihan's question.
The two of them felt awkward and the atmosphere was dull as they didn't talk.
Jiang Suihan smiled and said, "This is the first time I've seen a female doctor. It's amazing that you're a doctor at such a young age, Dr. Zhong. When I was young, my father asked me what I wanted to do in the future. I said I wanted to be a doctor, but when I grew up, I found that I couldn't be a doctor."
"Why?" Zhong Xiangxue followed up her question.
"I'm timid. I get scared every time I see a doctor giving someone an injection. If I were to give an injection to a patient, my hands would definitely shake more than an 80- or 90-year-old grandmother. A black sheep like me shouldn't cause unnecessary pain to the patients." Jiang Suihan spoke seriously about her embarrassing story without blushing at all.
When she was a child, she did think about becoming a doctor. Of course, everyone has a few "great" dreams when they are young. She also thought about becoming a big businessman and flying an airplane.
"Pfft." Zhong Xiangxue couldn't help but laughed, "Then you are quite self-aware and cut your losses in time. You are much better than many people. Some people don't know how to turn back even after hitting a wall, and end up hurting others and themselves."
After a pause, she seemed a little hesitant: "Do you really think I'm great?"
The nurses in the hospital didn't think she was a great doctor. They just thought it was shameful for a woman like her to be in her twenties and not married and to have no partner.
"Of course you are amazing! Not everyone can be a doctor who saves lives and heals the wounded. You need talent, hard work, and perseverance. You need to be able to endure hardships and loneliness. I can't do all of these. I only have one small wish, which is to be a salted fish that never worries about food and drink, and turn over occasionally. So you are really amazing."
Jiang Suihan counted carefully on her fingers without any ambiguity. She admired Zhong Xiangxue very much. It was much more difficult for girls to study medicine than boys. Those conscious and unconscious gender discriminations would not disappear if you ignored them. Female doctors had to bear much more pressure than male doctors, which came from society, family and themselves.
Seeing the sincere expression on Jiang Huihan's face, Zhong Xiangxue's face became a little unnatural and she blushed slightly: "I'm not as great as you say. I'm just an ordinary doctor, nothing special."
Zhong Xiangxue felt embarrassed by such direct praise in front of her, and thought Jiang Suihan was exaggerating a bit. However, she couldn't help feeling a little proud, as it was really a good feeling to be recognized by others.
She found that she liked Jiang Suihan a little, and it would be very happy to be friends with someone like her.
Who is Xu Zhao? At this time, she had long forgotten about the existence of this person. She felt as happy as if she had eaten candy. She thought, if you can talk, just say more. She likes to listen.
"Your ambition is quite..." Zhong Xiangxue thought for a second and thought of a suitable word to describe it, "unexpected."
"It's okay. I have a job. I'm not a parasite and I don't add any burden to society. I just lack ambition. As long as I am happy, that's fine. What do other people's opinions have to do with me? They can't give me any more meat." Jiang Suihan shrugged, looking relaxed.
It was the first time that Zhong Xiangxue heard someone talk about living a life of idleness and waiting for death in such a refreshing and refined way. It was obvious that he was quite good at lying. But if you think about it carefully, Jiang Suihan's idea is still worthy of recognition. Living your own life well and not causing trouble for others is actually a kind of progress in another sense.
"Then I wish your dream comes true." After holding it in for a few seconds, Zhong Xiangxue only said this sentence. Since this is her dream, then it would be right to wish her dream come true.
"I also hope that Dr. Zhong will become a great doctor with superb medical skills and admired by everyone in the future. I am looking forward to that day." Jiang Suihan sent her blessings with a smile.
"Thank you, I still have work to do, so I'll leave first." Zhong Xiangxue responded with a faint smile.
On the way back to the office, the corners of her mouth were raised all the time. When she opened the door, she suddenly thought of looking for Jiang Huihan. She originally wanted to find out how she and Xu Zhao got married, but she didn't expect to be confused by her sugar-coated words.
This girl is quite good at coaxing people.
Zhong Xiangxue sighed in her heart. She was not unhappy. Suddenly, she felt that Xu Zhao was not important anymore. What was important was that she was praised today!
"Xiao Jiang? Are you sick too?" Wu Guihua came over holding her little daughter and exclaimed in surprise.
"She has a fever. The doctor asked for an IV drip. What's wrong with Xixi?" Jiang Suihan answered when she saw that her little daughter in Mrs. Wu's arms looked listless, with her cheeks a little red.
"Just like you, I just went to see the doctor. The doctor said my temperature was a little high and wrote me a prescription for an IV." Wu Guihua touched her little daughter's head.
Her daughter felt a little unwell last night, but she didn't pay much attention to it. Her younger son refused to do his homework and was busy competing with that child. He didn't pay any attention to his younger daughter. When she woke up from a nap at noon, her younger daughter looked listless. She touched her forehead and found that it was very hot. She guessed that she had a fever, so she took the child to the hospital without saying a word.
"The weather is getting colder, which makes it easier to catch a cold and have a fever. Children have low immunity and are more likely to get sick than adults." Jiang Suihan was afraid of delaying the child, so she didn't talk much with Mrs. Wu.
He looked up at the IV bottle hanging on the pole and saw that the water was almost gone, so he asked Jiang Leyun to find the nurse to get a new one.
"Sister, I want to be a doctor in the future." The child suddenly spoke.
"Doctor? Why do you suddenly want to be a doctor? Didn't you say before that you wanted to be a great engineer?" Jiang Huihan turned her head, curious about why her brother changed his mind.
"Because doctors can cure diseases and save lives." Jiang Leyun tilted his head and thought for a while, and said the reason why he wanted to be a doctor. In fact, there were other reasons. If he became a doctor in the future, he could take better care of his sister, and his sister would be proud of him.
"Have you thought it through?" Jiang Leyun touched her brother's head. She also grew up as a child. Children have wild imaginations and a new idea every day. Today they want to be a doctor, and tomorrow they may want to be a scientist.
It’s good for children to have dreams. She doesn’t object. As long as the children want to do it and it doesn’t violate principles, she will support them.
"I've made up my mind. I want to be a doctor." Jiang Leyun clenched his fists, looking serious.
"Then you work hard and become a good doctor in the future." Jiang Suihan had no objection to what career her brother wanted to pursue in the future. Being a doctor was good enough, with a stable career and high social status, but it was a bit tiring. As for whether he would change his mind in the future, they would tell about it when the time comes.
"Yeah." Jiang Leyun nodded solemnly.
After returning from the hospital, Jiang Suihan took some medicine. After the effect of the medicine started, she felt a little sleepy, so she went back to her room and slept for more than an hour.
Lying in bed alone at night, people tend to feel depressed and in a bad mood when they are sick, and tend to have wild thoughts. Xu Zhao was not at home, and she missed him a little. He had promised to come back in a month, but now a month has passed and there is no news at all.
In fact, she knew she couldn't blame him because it was his job, but she couldn't help but worry about him, afraid that he would get hurt somewhere she didn't know about.
"You're lying." Jiang Suihan's voice was muffled, her nose felt a little sore, and she inexplicably wanted to cry.
She raised her hand to wipe away her tears, feeling that she was being a little pretentious tonight, and her emotions came out of nowhere. She seldom cried before, and certainly not because of illness.
The next day at noon, Wang Dahe came home carrying a fish: "Sister-in-law, this is what we caught from a pond when we went to the mountains for training this morning. You can take it home and make fish soup to nourish your body."
There was a small pond on the mountain with quite deep water. Wang Dahe had a roommate whose hometown was near the river and he was a good swimmer. During the break, he went into the water and caught a few fish. He took one of them specially and gave the rest to the cafeteria as a snack for his teammates, although not everyone could eat it.
"How can I take your things? There is food at home, take it back." Jiang Suihan refused to take it no matter what.
"We caught several, enough to eat. You can take it, sister-in-law." Wang Dahe stuffed the fish directly to Jiang Leyun who was standing beside him. His feet were as if greased, and he turned around and ran away in a flash.
Jiang Suihan opened her mouth to call out to the person, but in the blink of an eye, the person disappeared.
Jiang Leyun held the fish that was forced upon him in both hands and looked at his sister, asking her what to do.
"Forget it, I'll treat them to a meal later." Jiang Huihan held her forehead helplessly and turned to ask her brother, "How about making soup with the fish head and steaming the fish body?"
This fish is quite big, probably more than one kilogram. It’s a pity that we don’t have sauerkraut at home, otherwise we could make sauerkraut fish.
Jiang Leyun nodded. He only had two requirements for the three meals: to be full and delicious. His sister's cooking skills were getting better and better. She had improved a lot compared to before when she could only cook the dishes and add some salt.
However, when handling the fish, the symptoms from the previous two days reappeared and Jiang Suihan vomited again.
I was vomiting so much that I couldn't stand the smell of fish at all.
Jiang Leyun stood aside, at a loss as to what to do. He scratched his head anxiously and kept asking where he felt uncomfortable and whether his illness had not yet healed.
Jiang Huihan felt nauseous in her stomach, and all she vomited out was acid.
"Sister, have some water." Jiang Leyun handed over the enamel cup in his hand.
After taking it, Jiang Suihan rinsed her mouth first to remove the bad smell in her mouth, and then slowly drank the water. She almost vomited her stomach just now. In two words, it felt uncomfortable.
She held the enamel pot in her hand and sat on a stool, thinking. She vomited once or twice when she smelled the fishy smell. She thought it was because of the physical discomfort caused by the fever, but maybe that was not the reason.
This made her come up with a new guess.
Jiang Suihan put her hand on her belly and looked down at her belly. Perhaps, there would be a new member in the family?
"Sister, do you want some more water?" Jiang Leyun saw that his sister was staring at her belly without saying anything.
"Pour me some more, not too much, just half a cup." Jiang Suihan handed the enamel cup to Jiang Leyun, but she didn't look at him, her eyes were still on her belly.
She can't really have a child! ?
I'm vomiting and want to eat sour food. I feel like I'm not getting enough sleep these days. It really feels like the symptoms of pregnancy.
Having said that, she and Xu Zhao had been married for more than two months. They had a regular life and did not use any special contraceptive methods. Xu Zhao was young and strong, and she was in good health, so it was not surprising that she became pregnant.
Thinking of this, Jiang Huihan felt more certain and planned to go to the hospital for a check-up in the afternoon. Today was Saturday, so she had a day off.
If the examination shows that she is really pregnant, there will be a new member in the family and everyone in the family will be happy to see it. If she is not pregnant, it doesn’t matter. After all, she and Xu Zhao are still very young and there is no need to rush for one or two years.
Jiang Suihan still cooked the fish despite her nausea, but she vomited three times in the process. She refused to touch the fish at all, and couldn't bear to smell it. She just asked Jiang Leyun to take the steamed fish and fish soup far away.
Jiang Leyun ate too much and kept burping. He drank two bowls of fish soup, ate half of the steamed fish, and finished one and a half bowls of rice. He couldn't get up and sat slumped in the chair, not moving to digest the food.
"I told you to eat so much, you must be feeling uncomfortable." Jiang Suihan glanced at her brother unhappily. No matter how delicious the food is, you can't eat too much. Children just don't have any idea.
Worried that she would sleep too deeply and be unable to wake up, Jiang Suihan set an alarm for three o'clock in the afternoon. When the alarm rang, she woke up still a little dazed. She sat on the bed with her mind blank for two minutes before slowly getting up.
When she opened the door of Jiang Leyun's room, the child was still sleeping. She woke him up and asked him whether he wanted to go to the hospital with her, stay at home to do his homework, or go play with Zhao Xiaojun and the others.
"I'm going too." Jiang Leyun immediately expressed his opinion upon hearing this. His sister had vomited and was not feeling well, so how could he have the heart to go out and play.
Maybe because she thought there was a high probability that she was pregnant, Jiang Suhan was very careful about her steps when she went downstairs, taking one step at a time, slowly, for fear of accidentally stepping on air and falling.
When I arrived at the hospital, the doctor was still Zhong Xiangxue.
"Fever again? Where do you feel uncomfortable?" Zhong Xiangxue looked up and was a little surprised that the patient who came in was Jiang Suihan.
"I don't have a fever anymore. I've been feeling nauseous, tired, and sleepy these past few days, so I wanted to come to the hospital." Jiang Suihan shook her head and briefly explained her condition.
"Let me show you." Zhong Xiangxue motioned for Jiang Huihan to stretch out her hand and carefully examined her. "Take this list and get a checkup first. Come back to me after you get the report."
She studied internal medicine in college and was not very proficient in gynecology. Based on the previous examination and Jiang Suihan's description, the probability of pregnancy should be 70% to 80%. However, she had not done a more detailed examination. As a doctor, she could not directly give the patient an uncertain conclusion.
There were not many people in the area where the examination was being done, so it was soon Jiang Suihan's turn. She had to wait for a long time for the report, more than an hour.
Jiang Suihan took the report in her hand and quickly read it, but didn't understand it, so she went back to find Zhong Xiangxue.
"Congratulations, you are pregnant." Zhong Xiangxue said with a smile after reading the report.
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