Chapter 40 This idiot is not worthy of our commander!

If he had not known Su Mei for many years, Huo Jianguo would have suspected that the person in front of him was not Su Mei at all.

Huo Jianguo placed a stack of meal tickets in front of Su Mei and said:

"This is given by Chief Chen. There are 60 meal tickets in total. One ticket is used for one meal. We eat at home in the morning and use two tickets a day. 60 tickets are just enough for a month.

In a month, Dr. Qin will probably be back. I will take you to the cafeteria today to familiarize yourself with it. You can eat by yourself when it’s time to eat."

"Oh!" Su Mei put down the pen in her hand, tensed her body, then picked up the meal ticket and looked at it.

The meal ticket was made of yellow paper with "Special meal ticket for the Fourth Frontier Army" written on it and a big red seal on the bottom.

After taking out a ticket, Su Mei stuffed the remaining tickets into the drawer of her desk, then stood up and asked:

"Is there no one out there who wants to see a doctor?"

"It's not that there are no people here. It's just that the soldiers know it's time for lunch, so there are no people here at this time. It's your first day at work today, so you'll be a little busy.

There are two hours of rest time at noon. After lunch, you can lie down on the sofa in the rest room. Come with me to eat first!" As he said this, Huo Jianguo turned around and walked outside.

Seeing this, Su Mei hurriedly followed.

The cafeteria and the clinic are adjacent to each other, and it only takes two minutes to walk to the cafeteria entrance.

Judging from the appearance of the building, the cafeteria does not look very big. Su Mei couldn't help but ask: "I heard from the soldiers that there are 50,000 people in the military district. How can it accommodate so many people to eat?"

"This is the cafeteria of a regiment. There are only about 5,000 soldiers eating here." Huo Jianguo answered Su Mei's questions while taking her to line up.

So that's how it is. Su Mei glanced at the meal ticket in her hand and thought that the only people eating here were probably soldiers from the Fourth Army. "The cafeteria is divided into many, why is there only one clinic?"

"Because there are not so many doctors." Huo Jianguo said and looked at Su Mei deeply. She seemed to have no idea how scarce and scarce a resource doctors were.

Not to mention the harsh conditions in the border areas, even in some plain areas with better conditions, doctors are very rare.

In rural areas, barefoot doctors are responsible for treating farmers.

Barefoot doctors are educated youths recommended by the brigade. They go to training institutions or county hospitals to learn some simple techniques such as injections, intravenous drips, acupuncture, and medication. They can then carry their medicine boxes to the fields and go from village to village to treat patients.

No certificate is required to be a barefoot doctor, but even if you are a barefoot doctor, you are still a respected figure in the village.

Seeing that Su Mei knew nothing about being a doctor, Huo Jianguo kindly gave her some advice:

"With such a talent, you won't have to worry about making a living anywhere. Even if you return to the countryside and become a barefoot doctor, you can still live a good life.

Didn’t Grandpa Su tell you this?”

"No." Su Mei recalled the original owner's grandfather and came to the conclusion:

"Grandpa has never made me worry about life. Before I married you, I lived a life of ease and comfort."

"Then you can try hard on your own." Huo Jianguo has no background, no money, and his current status is earned through his own blood and flesh. He couldn't help but tell Su Mei:

“If you try hard, you will know that hard work is addictive, especially when you get the sweetness of hard work.”

"Aren't I trying my best?" Su Mei nodded, agreeing with Huo Jianguo's words in her heart.

She grew up in an orphanage and became an orthopedic surgeon in her early thirties. How could she not know the charm of hard work?

The two of them chatted as they waited in line, and before they knew it, they had already reached the cafeteria window.

The bowls were provided by the cafeteria. When they arrived at the window, Huo Jianguo took the ticket from Su Mei's hand and asked the chef for food for two people.

Soon, the chef handed the plate out of the window.

A square piece of rice, two vegetarian dishes, and one meat dish. The soup is free, and those who want to drink soup can take their own bowl.

After preparing the meal, Huo Jianguo took Su Mei to sit in the corner.

Su Mei took a look at the rice on the plate, split the rice ball into two with chopsticks, picked up a piece and put it on Huo Jianguo's plate.

Seeing the sudden extra rice on the plate, Huo Jianguo looked up at Su Mei, then lowered his head and ate in silence.

He looked calm, but inside he was terrified.

Because he had never imagined that one day he would talk so much to Su Mei so calmly, and even sit face to face with her in the cafeteria to eat. This was something he had never dared to imagine before.

The two of them lowered their heads and ate the rice in their bowls, while people passing by looked at them with curious eyes.

People who knew Su Mei were full of curiosity. They didn't understand why Su Mei went to the military district cafeteria to eat. They wondered if she had made a mistake in her family compound and was placed under house arrest in the military district.

People who didn't know Su Mei were also curious. They couldn't understand why Huo Jianguo would sit down to eat with a woman who was so fat that her facial features were squeezed together.

There were also warriors who had heard of Su Mei but had never seen her true face. When they passed by, they couldn't help but secretly look at Su Mei a few times, and then hurried away under Huo Jianguo's stern eyes.

The rest were those who had seen Su Mei in the clinic. They were all wondering what the relationship was between the new doctor and Huo Jianguo.

Occasionally someone would come up to say hello to Huo Jianguo, then look at Su Mei, seeming to want to say something but stopping themselves.

Su Mei felt very uncomfortable as if she was being watched like a monkey in a zoo. She ate slowly at first, but later she had to eat faster.

Just when she had finished half of her meal, two warriors came over and sat on the left and right of Su Mei and Huo Jianguo.

"Teacher, who is this?" The young man sitting next to Huo Jianguo asked Huo Jianguo.

Huo Jianguo put down his chopsticks and said, "Your sister-in-law!"

Since they were not divorced, Huo Jianguo would naturally introduce Su Mei as his lover to outsiders.

When the young warrior heard what Huo Jianguo said, his face turned noticeably cold, and then without saying anything, he glanced at Su Mei with disgust.

Instead, the warrior sitting next to Su Mei called out to her softly, "Sister-in-law!"

"Yeah." Su Mei also responded politely.

At this time, Huo Jianguo had finished his meal and stood up. He said to Su Mei:

"I have things to do. Can you wash the dishes and return them to the sink after you finish eating?"

"Okay, go ahead and do your thing." Su Mei nodded slightly towards Huo Jianguo. Although she gave half of her meal to Huo Jianguo, she chewed her food slowly and still ate much slower than Huo Jianguo.

After getting Su Mei's response, Huo Jianguo turned around and walked towards the sink.

After Huo Jianguo walked away, the young man who had just sat next to Huo Jianguo glanced at Su Mei coldly and said to the person sitting next to Su Mei:

"Shao Gang, don't call me sister-in-law. This idiot is not worthy of being our teacher!"