Xiao Jiu gave a speech at the school under the identity of Tao Tao, while the things she did under the pseudonym were kept low-key and obscured.
Many students may still be wondering about her identity, but I believe that she will soon establish her position as a military doctor through her abilities.
After retrieving her original files from the school, she was directly transferred to a military hospital of the Air Force in Harbin as the vice president.
The reason he's only in a deputy position is because he's capable enough but not old enough, so he's doing this for now, and he'll be promoted sooner or later.
This was a position Zhou Yue had expected, and she wasn't particularly surprised either. With her confidence and ability on display, she felt it was only natural.
I feel that all the hard work and dedication I put into my studies abroad during those years were recognized by my motherland.
Afterwards, Xiao Jiu accompanied the school leaders to the hospital for a guest lecture, mainly focusing on international medical developments.
It also elaborated on which clinical symptoms should develop in the future, and even cited some internationally recognized intractable diseases.
Three days later, Zhou Yue drove Tao's parents to Xishi Airport. It was their first time flying, and they were very excited.
She kept asking her future son-in-law, "This must have cost a lot of money, right? Ah Yue, there's no need to be so polite."
"That's right, we can go there whenever Xiao Jiu comes back. Why bother you to pick us up personally?"
But they didn't notice that right behind them, Xiao Jiu was looking at them with teary eyes, her heart filled with guilt and heartache.
My parents are getting old; their hair has turned white, and their backs don't look as straight anymore.
Judging by their ages, they are both nearly seventy years old, yet she has only been able to take care of them for a few years.
She felt sorry for them, and this time, she was determined to make them stay longer.
After landing in Harbin and exiting the airport, Zhou Yue took the keys from the driver and told him to go home on his own.
First, I helped the elderly couple into the car. After turning a corner, a woman wearing sportswear and a baseball cap, who looked quite young, got into the passenger seat.
Zhao Lingli opened her mouth, but Tao Changyi subconsciously pulled her back and gave her a look, preventing her from speaking.
It wasn't until Zhou Yue smiled and introduced her to them: "Godfather and godmother, let me introduce you. This is my future wife, Comrade Tao Tao."
One second ago, the couple was shocked that he had a marriage partner; the next second, when they heard the bride's name clearly, they were stunned.
The passenger in the front seat turned around, took off his hat, gave them a bright smile, and called out sweetly.
"Dad, Mom, your little darling is here to pick you up!"
Then came Zhao Lingli's joyful exclamation: "Wow, it's my daughter! My daughter is back!"
"Your outfit looks kind of familiar to me," Tao Changyi's words made Xiao Jiu laugh even harder.
"On the plane, you were all so nervous that I didn't dare to rush out and acknowledge you. I just sat in the row behind you!"
Zhao Lingli exclaimed, "Huh? You silly girl, why didn't you say so sooner? If you had, we would have been happy for hours!"
Xiao Jiu went up and hugged his mother, all smiles.
"Zhou Yue and I went to Xishi together. I've been back for a few days now, and I'm going to the school to complete the formalities."
The transfer letter from my new employer has been issued, do I need to bring it over to get it stamped?
I was originally planning to go home and pick you guys up, but this guy wanted to give those guys a big surprise at the wedding, so…”
Seeing her daughter and son-in-law awkwardly smiling at them, Zhao Lingli was already happily holding Xiao Jiu's hand and tears kept falling.
"You're not leaving this time, are you?" She was confirming something extremely important to her.
Xiao Jiu nodded at her with heartache, "Mom, don't worry, you can live with us for the next few years, okay?"
Zhou Yue leaned closer to his parents-in-law and said.
“I have already handed over the house to Cuilan and her husband so they can live there, which saves us the trouble of renting a place in the countryside.”
The Zhou family's house is now where Cuifeng occasionally goes back to live.
Now things are much better; both houses are occupied and won't break down due to being unoccupied for a long time.
The couple still had the right to live in the house in the city, but Tao Changyi was quite noble and gave it to a worker who was in a more difficult housing situation after he retired. So their house in the county town had long been returned to the factory.
Their sons all have their own lives, and they don't want to interfere too much. Although they have watched Zhou Yue grow up since she was a child, it makes them feel a little awkward that she doesn't go to her sons' house but comes to her daughter's house instead.
But Xiao Jiu was gone for fifteen years, and Zhao Lingli was almost sick with longing for him. Now that the opportunity had come, she didn't care about anything else and nodded with tears in her eyes.
"Okay, wherever I, Jiu'er, go, we'll be there!"
"Go to the military hospital first, I'll hand over the documents there, enough for them to discuss and study for a while, and then I'll be reinstated after the New Year."
By the time the family went to the state-run restaurant for dinner, it was almost dark.
"The dean and the others received me. They had heard that I was to be sent there by higher authorities, so they had already made preparations."
"Look, they even prepared an apartment for me, a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment in a residential compound, right behind the hospital, on the second floor, east-facing."
Then he looked at Zhao Lingli and Tao Changyi with a grin.
"You can stay in the military region or the military hospital's family quarters, wherever you want."
"Wow, that's fast! They're already getting three-bedroom apartments ready?"
Xiao Jiu was also surprised, "I didn't expect to be given such a big house, but it's a good start, so it won't be a hassle to move around in the future."
Xiao Jiu was very happy with the trip and bought a lot of superficial things with her parents.
"I've also sent my parents' luggage, but it will take a while. It will be just the right time when the snow comes down."
There weren't enough bedding in the new apartment in the family compound, so Zhou Yue went back to the logistics department and bought two more sets.
This time, their return was quite a big commotion. They even bought a trunk full of household supplies, and their unloading was witnessed by the neighbors.
Xiao Jiu felt a little embarrassed after being caught secretly cooking last time, but this time she was relieved to see everyone coming out.
He immediately grabbed the newly bought candies and peanuts and offered them to everyone, saying, "Please take good care of me in the future."
"Oh, I've heard that Commander Zhou has a childhood sweetheart, but I didn't expect her to be so young and beautiful!"
"I'm not young anymore, I'm already thirty," Xiao Jiu replied with a smile. After finally seeing off the guests, she was exhausted and collapsed in the main room.
"My goodness, I've lived alone for so many years over there, and I've never met such enthusiastic neighbors who want to know everything."
She was almost at her breaking point, but thankfully Zhou Yue stepped in in time; otherwise, she really wasn't sure if she would have snapped back.
"See? As soon as they heard that your parents-in-law had come to stay with us, those women looked at me with disdain."
Xiao Jiu watched her parents bustling about inside and out, then pulled Zhou Yue aside and whispered a harsh complaint in his ear.
Zhou Yue immediately gave him a knowing look, "So you didn't introduce your job? Are you waiting for them to be proven wrong?"
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