Li Ming regretted his words the moment he opened his mouth.
But once words are spoken, they are like spilled water, which cannot be taken back.
"I, that's not what I meant."
"What's the matter?" An Jingzhi came back from wandering outside and sat quietly next to Lin Jiawang and asked.
After Lin Jiawang whispered to him what had just happened, An Jingzhi also moved a small stool.
The two of them sat side by side and watched the gossip about the family.
Hearing Li Mingfa's words of contempt for country people, Lin Jiawang glared at An Jingzhi.
"You don't think so in your heart, do you?"
An Jingzhi said aggrievedly, "Dad, how could you think of me like this? Although I can't do any work, I have a good heart. Even if I have some little thoughts, can they escape your sharp eyes?"
Lin Jiawang nodded with satisfaction. That’s right, no one could escape his eyes.
"What do you mean? You have felt wronged all these years, right? But no one forced you to marry into my family. I remember that it was you who took the initiative to fetch water for me, showed kindness to me, and came to my house!" Aunt Qiu's daughter said with some emotion.
She likes the man in front of her, otherwise she wouldn't have made her mother suffer so much for so many years.
Seeing the other person in such a miserable state, her halo towards him had long since disappeared.
"That's right. Of course, a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family has no self-awareness. If he can't make money, you have to earn face for others. If it's even worse, you have to provide emotional value to others." An Jingzhi said while eating roasted pumpkin seeds.
Lin Jiawang nodded in agreement.
Aunt Qiu turned around and found that the father-in-law and son-in-law were actually sitting next to her watching the show.
"Let's talk about it when we get home!" After saying that, he pulled the daughter out.
She didn't care whether Li Mingfa could catch up or not.
Li Mingfa got up from the ground and glared at An Jingzhi. If it weren't for this person, would everyone say this to him?
Lin Jiawang saw the look in Li Mingfa's eyes and immediately picked up the stool under his buttocks. "You little brat, do you have the guts to glare at me again?"
Li Mingfa shrank his neck and walked away dejectedly.
"Dad, you're so awesome." An Jingzhi flattered him at the right time.
Lin Jiawang raised his chin and said modestly, "I'm not bragging, but I can take down ten of his kind."
"Dad, to thank you for your kindness today, I decided to give you a gift."
Lin Jiawang was a little surprised, "What gift?" His son-in-law was thinking about giving him a gift. Was he too harsh on him?
With Li Mingfa as a contrast, he found An Jingzhi more and more pleasing to his eyes.
An Jingzhi hurried back to his room and took out a thick book.
He handed it to Lin Jiawang with both hands and said, "This herbal encyclopedia is for Dad. Dad, if you can master this herbal encyclopedia, you might be able to work as a doctor in the clinic."
The father and daughter are of the same bloodline and both get headaches when they see books.
Lin Jiawang was somewhat suspicious whether An Jingzhi did it on purpose.
He originally found a craftsman to learn herbal medicine because hunting was no longer allowed in the mountains, and he had to do it in order to support his daughter.
If it weren't for supporting this weak son-in-law, his family's current situation would no longer require them to rely on the income from preparing herbal medicine.
He took the gift with a straight face and said, "No."
"Isn't this the book you bought when you went to the county recycling station with me last time?"
"Dad, it turns out that old ginger is still wise." An Jingzhi said.
"Don't say these useless things. I accept the gift." It was impossible to look at it.
He returned to his room with the book in his hands and opened it to take a look.
This was the first time in Lin Jiawang's life that he received a gift from a younger person, even though he didn't like the gift.
But I also felt a greater sense of closeness towards An Jingzhi.
In the original owner's memory, after a period of time, people from the surrounding groups would be selected to go to the commune to learn medical skills.
After completing your studies, you will have the opportunity to work in a health center. The treatment at the health center is much better than that of a tractor driver.
These days, the requirements for medical skills are not so strict, and there are many people who practice medicine based on a barefoot doctor's manual.
Anyway, the clinic doesn’t treat any serious illnesses, at most it can treat headaches and fevers.
Besides, there are usually no patients on weekdays, so wouldn’t his father-in-law have more time to go to the mountains and hunt more prey for home?
In the early years, people were very strict about the property on the mountain. In recent years, as long as you hide from others, no one will deliberately pursue it. If you are really seen by others, you will be confiscated directly.
Thinking about being able to eat meat every now and then, An Jingzhi said that he had to let his father-in-law fight for a position in the clinic.
What's more, it can also solve the children's problems.
In the kitchen, Lin Mingyue nodded in agreement after listening to An Jingzhi's arrangements.
"That's right. This way Dad won't have to go down the mountain to set up traps late at night."
"It will give me a lot of free time in the future. This is a good idea."
"But Dad doesn't want to read. Oh, forget it, Dad is already this old, let's not force him. It doesn't matter if I don't eat meat, it just takes longer for my body to recover." An Jingzhi said weakly:
"I'm mainly worried about Dad's health. Although he's an old hunter and quite strong, he's not young anymore. He's always working hard in the fields. I'm afraid he won't be able to handle it. The work at the clinic is much easier."
The old man at the commune's garbage recycling station is really useful. An Jingzhi can push any problem onto this person, and when asked, he will say that he got the information from him.
Anyway, given the carefree nature of the father and daughter, they would not go to that person to verify. Even if they did go to that person to verify, he could just say that he remembered it wrong.
Lin Mingyue stopped what she was doing, thought for a moment, put down the kitchen knife, and said, "We must go to the clinic!"
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Lin Jiawang looked at his daughter, who looked so confident and righteous. All the feelings he had felt towards An Jingzhi that morning disappeared. Was she waiting for him here?!
"Dad can't learn it." He said with a wooden face.
Lin Mingyue patiently coaxed him, "Dad, have you forgotten what you told me when you were little? You must work hard and not give up easily."
"And when I was learning about tractors, you often whispered in my ear."
"I remember you told me this: 'Tractor driver, this is a good job. You have to learn it to death.'"
She looked at Lin Jiawang seriously and said, "Dad, I'm going to say the same thing to you now. Being a doctor in a clinic is a good job. You have to learn it till you die."
"Even if I work as a doctor in a health center, I won't go up the mountain to trap animals," said Lin Jiawang.
"It's okay, Dad," Lin Mingyue said, "The work in the fields is too tiring. You're old now, so you should enjoy your life. The work at the clinic is easy, the benefits are good, and it doesn't matter whether you go to the mountains to trap animals or not."
"Dad, although I'm worried about Jingzhi's health, I also feel sorry for you. It wasn't easy for you to raise me since I was a child."
Both father and daughter have strong personalities, and Lin Jiawang has never heard his daughter say such soft words.
Upon hearing this, Lin Jiawang was immediately moved.
"Okay, learn, Daddy learns!"
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