Chapter 420 shows no intention of acknowledging the child at all.
Jiang Haoan remained silent.
Jiang Ning's patience ran out, and she said, "If you don't want to say anything, then I'll take it as you choosing to publish it in the newspaper. So, publish it then."
"Dad!" Jiang Ting panicked. She gripped Jiang Hao'an's arm tightly. It absolutely cannot be published in the newspaper.
With Jiang Ning's current abilities, if this were to actually be published in the newspaper, how would she ever be able to face anyone again!
Jiang Ting cried out, "Do you want to ruin me like this? Am I still your daughter?!"
Jiang Ning didn't have time to watch the father and daughter's tender moment; she turned and walked into the yard.
Jiang Haoan glanced at Jiang Ning's resolute back, then turned to look at his eldest daughter, who was standing to the side with tears in her eyes.
"Wait a minute," he said.
He compromised, saying, "I will sign the letter severing ties with my spouse."
Shen Mo took out the letter severing ties with his family.
Jiang Haoan made up his mind and readily agreed. He and Jiang Ning immediately signed their names and pressed their fingerprints on the severance agreement. Three copies of the agreement were made, one for each of them to keep, and the other to be sent to the military region.
Upon seeing the letter severing ties with her family, Jiang Ting finally smiled.
Jiang Ning's decision to sever ties with the Jiang family is tantamount to courting death.
Once she loses Shen Mo as her support, she'll be estranged from her father.
Her current ruthlessness has laid the foundation for her father to offer her no support in the future.
But the thought of Jiang Ning using these two things to threaten her made her furious, and she cursed Jiang Ning mercilessly in her mind.
After signing the letter severing ties, Jiang Haoan gave Jiang Ning a complicated look before leaving with Jiang Ting.
The original intention of this visit was for Jiang Ning to speak with the leaders of the military region and have her eldest daughter's punishment revoked.
But unexpectedly, it turned into a break in family ties.
On one side is the eldest daughter, and on the other side is the youngest daughter.
Both sides are pressuring him.
He intended to slowly repair his father-daughter relationship with Jiang Ning, but he never expected that they would sever ties so abruptly.
There wasn't even the slightest room for maneuver.
He thought to himself, "If only he hadn't brought Jiang Ting with him."
Jiang Haoan left with Jiang Ting, and the family then entered the courtyard.
Mother Shen kept muttering, "Junior brother is really confused. He doesn't want such a good daughter as Ningning, but he softens when Jiang Ting cries. Isn't he just taking advantage of our daughter-in-law because she can't cry? It's true that whoever can cry is right."
Mr. Shen said calmly, “He came back wanting to acknowledge his daughter, but he didn’t show any attitude. Instead, he was biased in every way. It’s better to break off the relationship. If no one cares for the child, we, the old couple, will. It doesn’t matter whether he has parents or not.”
If he really wanted to acknowledge his daughter-in-law as his daughter, he would move next door to her, or at least show his face every day to check on her daily life.
As it turns out, he only comes knocking when he needs something.
This time, she came to ask her younger daughter for forgiveness because her eldest daughter had done something wrong.
Forgive him*.
They still want to acknowledge the child? They haven't even shown any interest in acknowledging the child.
No wonder the child doesn't want to acknowledge him; he wouldn't acknowledge him either.
The severing of ties had no impact on Jiang Ning.
She came into this world by chance.
The original owner did not give her any memories of this era; she viewed the Jiang family from the perspective of an outsider from beginning to end.
The original owner's experiences are only described in a few sentences in the book.
She didn't care whether Jiang Haoan's identity could bring her any benefit.
What she wants, she can get on her own.
If word gets out that she's cut ties with her family, some people might say she's an ingrate who doesn't even recognize her own parents.
But if she cared about what others thought, she wouldn't have gotten to where she is now.
Her goal is to promote traditional Chinese medicine, to get the country to pay attention to it, and to make everyone aware of it.
*
February 1st, Lunar New Year's Eve.
Shen Ziming, who works at the weapons research institute, has also returned.
We're having a family reunion dinner tonight.
After the reunion dinner, everyone gathered in the main room to watch the Spring Festival Gala.
Zhiqi, along with Lezhi and Nanxing, played with firecrackers and tin cans in the yard.
Later that evening, Mr. and Mrs. Shen called the child into the house.
Now, the children are the ones receiving New Year's money, and even Shen Qianqian, who is not yet married, has received a red envelope.
But Qianqian liked her three nieces and nephews, so she immediately gave the red envelopes to the children.
Finally, Lezhi and Nanxing happily handed the red envelope to Jiang Ning.
Zhiqi wanted to give it to her too, but Jiang Ning refused and told the child to save it himself.
She hoped that Zhiqi wouldn't be so frugal, but he wouldn't listen. He saved every penny and never bought anything useless.
While giving out the red envelopes, Xu Jin suddenly smiled and said, "Mom and Dad, you'll have to prepare an extra red envelope from now on."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Shen Ziming was the first to react. His eyes widened. "Wife, could it be that you...?"
His gaze shifted to Xu Jin's stomach.
“It’s been almost three months.” She turned to look at Shen Ziming. “Brother Ming, it was the time you came back three months ago.”
Shen Ziming chuckled and poked her head. "You really do say everything."
Jiang Ning then reached out and touched Xu Jin's pulse, feeling the pulse beat, confirming that Xu Jin was indeed pregnant.
Jiang Ning said, "Why didn't you say anything when we were researching lung cancer drugs?"
Xu Jin said with a grin, "If you needed help back then, of course I would do my duty without hesitation. I would be happy to see those foreigners get their comeuppance, and the baby in my belly would be happy too."
By 1984, Xu Jin was almost thirty-four, which was considered late for her to have a child in those days, and everyone was worried about her health.
Jiang Ning took Xu Jin's pulse. Xu Jin's physical condition was good, and the child was healthy, so there was nothing seriously wrong.
With proper care afterward, both mother and child will be healthy.
Everyone was very happy to receive this news during the Chinese New Year.
The whole family spent two happy days in the courtyard.
We'll be visiting relatives on the second day of the Lunar New Year.
Shen's parents still had some connections to maintain, so they returned to the retirement compound.
Xu Jin wanted to go back to her parents' home, so she went back with her.
Jiang Ning has severed ties with the Jiang family and has no maternal home to return to, so the whole family plans to spend the New Year in the small courtyard.
Because Jiang Ning is now getting along very well with the other families in the family compound, during the second day of the Lunar New Year, people often wander into their courtyard.
Jiang Ning is gradually developing into an E-person. Back when Jiang Ting reported her, these military families sided with her, and she couldn't very well drive them away.
With more people visiting, and seeing that there weren't enough snacks at home, Jiang Ning started a fire and roasted some chestnuts and pine nuts. But halfway through, she handed the task over to Shen Mo.
Hearing a burst of laughter and chatter outside, she went out and saw Lezhi expertly taking the pulses of the military wives.
Then she said in a childish voice, "Auntie, your pulse is a little weak, and you're losing less blood."
Lezhi then took the pulse of another military family member, saying, "Auntie, don't be angry."
The other person was taken aback upon hearing this, "Ah, Auntie isn't angry?"
Jiang Ning came out and explained with a smile, "She said you have a lot of liver fire, and you shouldn't get angry too much, it's bad for your health."
Lezhi is still young and can't say many professional terms yet.
But as a mother, Jiang Ning understood her meaning in a second.
The military family member, whom Lezhi had told not to be angry, exclaimed in surprise, "Dr. Jiang, your little girl is amazing! She'll definitely be a goddess doctor like you in the future!"
She has a quick temper and easily gets angry if you say the wrong thing, which is why she said Lezhi is formidable.
Jiang Ning patted Lezhi's head; this child was indeed very talented.
Not only did these military families come to visit, but Dr. Liu and Dr. Lü also suddenly brought their students to wish everyone a Happy New Year.
The students brought by the two doctors were all graduates of the Capital Medical University who were interning at the 615 Military Hospital. When the students visited, they also brought several New Year's gifts, including fruit, canned goods, eggs, and brown sugar.
Jiang Ning has been teaching students all these years without deliberately taking on apprentices, but the students who have taken her classes still remember her as their teacher.
When Dr. Liu and Dr. Lü came this time, they also brought a bag of letters.
Jiang Ning's discovery of a drug targeting lung cancer has further deepened the students' admiration for her.
Having been taught by teachers like that, they can speak with their heads held high.
Students came to visit and offer New Year's greetings, and the news quickly spread throughout the residential compound.
People say that Dr. Jiang already has students visiting her; she's so young, yet she already has students all over the world.
After the New Year, Lezhi and Nanxing will be four years old.
In another year, they will be starting primary school.
Days passed by.
In addition to working at the hospital and attending school, Jiang Ning is also taking care of her three children's education.
However, most of the time it was Zhiqi, the older brother, who took care of his younger siblings in their studies.
Since learning that he would be helping his younger siblings with their studies, he has become even more diligent at school.
He consistently ranked among the top students in his class in every exam.
It didn't cause Jiang Ning much worry at all.
In April, Jiang Ting gave birth to a son.
Since the severing of ties, Jiang Ting has rarely come to hang around her.
However, they lived in the same compound, so they were always running into each other.
Jiang Ning didn't take her seriously.
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Don't worry, everyone, it'll be over this month!
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