Chapter 153 153 Inherited Skill: Living off a Man
After July, the children started their summer vacation. After this summer vacation, Mengmeng Yaya officially became a middle school student and grew into a big girl.
The two little girls have grown tall because they have adequate nutrition and love sports. Mengmeng has already had her period, and Yaya has also begun to have the graceful figure of a young girl.
But Yaya didn't take her outstanding looks seriously. She tied her hair into a bun every day, wore a small-sized white coat specially tailored for her by her aunt, and followed her aunt around when she saw patients like a little assistant.
With the foundation of childhood influence and after several years of following the patients and learning under the guidance of her aunt, Yaya is now able to cope with many common and frequently occurring diseases. Sometimes, when Zhao Wanqiu is too busy, she sits in her grandmother's seat to see the patients.
Why don’t you sit in Shu Jinyue’s seat? Of course I don’t dare.
The patients who came to see her aunt all had serious and complicated illnesses, some of which were life-threatening. She didn't dare to treat her aunt, as she would be punished if she was discovered. She was just helping grandma to check the medical history. She only made a rough draft and asked about the medical history. After checking it, grandma had to help her check it and make sure it was correct.
Of course, she had only done this kind of thing "looking after grandma" three times behind her aunt's back, and she begged grandma not to tell her aunt, so her aunt still doesn't know about it.
"Yaya, how did you do in the graduation exam?" Jin Yue asked after seeing the patient.
"Not bad, I was admitted to the key class of No. 1 Middle School."
That means she is very outstanding. Shucheng No. 1 Middle School is a good school and a provincial key high school. She can enter the key class of a good school, which shows that the holiday follow-up study did not affect her academic performance.
"Where's Mengmeng?"
"The key class of No. 8 Middle School."
No. 8 Middle School is slightly lower than No. 1 Middle School, but being able to enter the key class is good enough. She is not like Yaya who can spend all her energy on studying. She is a martial arts fanatic. She practices martial arts in her spare time. When she has time, she watches all kinds of martial arts movies in the name of "learning". She even practices leg skills with sandbags tied to her body on the way to and from school.
She actually didn't spend much time on academic subjects, but she was able to get into a key class, which shows she is quite gifted.
"Does what my aunt promised last time still count?"
Jin Yue smiled, "You little girl, count."
Last time, they agreed that if she could successfully pass the entrance exam to the key class of No. 1 Middle School, Jin Yue would agree to let her apply to the Health Bureau for a medical apprenticeship certificate. The young girl has gained some experience and a solid theoretical knowledge after following patients for several years, but she cannot actually treat patients and prescribe medicine because she does not have the qualifications to practice medicine.
But now that the policy has been relaxed and the country has recognized the rationality of the "education" system of TCM apprenticeship, those TCM practitioners who have not received formal medical school education can also obtain the qualification to practice by passing the apprenticeship examination.
Yaya’s age and years of medical practice are definitely not up to the mark, but this is the first year of the organization, and the procedure is to take an exam first and then review the materials, so Jin Yue wants her to try it first. Let her experience the grand scene of the exam first, test how much she has learned over the years, and then see her on-the-spot ability. She will definitely not pass.
If she can't pass it, it's a good opportunity to pour some cold water on her to prevent her from getting cocky and thinking she can treat any disease.
Even if she passed by luck, it would be useless. She couldn't get the certificate because of the age and years of study. She still had to concentrate on studying.
Yaya is the kind of child who looks very fragile on the outside, but is actually very strong-willed and has her own ideas. Unlike the simple Mengmeng, she is a little conceited, and with such a personality, she has to suffer some losses. But if she really suffers losses while curing diseases and saving lives, it would be playing with the patients' lives and safety, and Shu Jinyue would never allow it.
"Great! Auntie, I will definitely study hard and try to pass the exam in one try!"
"That's enough, but it doesn't matter. You'll have another chance to take the exam in the future. In addition to the one you learned from your teacher, you can also take the exam for the qualification of a doctor who graduated from a traditional medical school." As he was talking, Ge Hong ordered three meals, "Eat quickly, Uncle Tian made braised chicken today."
Uncle Tian’s braised chicken is a specialty. The sauce is rich, the chicken is fragrant and tender, the potatoes are soft and melt-in-the-mouth, and the soup mixed with rice is delicious. The more I think of the taste, the more my saliva starts to flow.
Yaya doesn’t eat as much as Mengmeng. She can only eat one third of the food, and Jinyue takes care of the rest.
The number of patients has continued to increase in the past two months. The number of outpatients and inpatients has long exceeded that of the district hospitals in the main urban area of Shucheng City, and has even reached half of the municipal hospital. This is truly cause for celebration.
Shu Jinyue looked at the document for a while, signed what needed to be signed, and then lay down on the bed to take a nap, when the phone rang.
Jin Yue ran over and picked it up. There was a "sizzling" sound of electricity, and she immediately became happy, "Is it you?"
"Yes, it's me." A very hoarse voice.
Jin Yue's heart was lifted up, "Why did you take so long to call me? We were so worried at home. I could only lie to my family and say that you often called my office."
"Don't worry, it's okay. Are you all okay?" Xu Duan's voice revealed a sense of fatigue.
"They are all good. Moon and Star are also very obedient. They can already walk, and they walk steadily. Moon is impatient and wants to run, while Star is lazy and will never stand up if he can sit, and will not walk if he can stand. Dad has put a lot of thought into coaxing him to walk more."
The man let out a low, hoarse laugh. "Thank you for your hard work."
"We are not hard, where are you now, are you okay?"
"I can't tell you exactly where, but don't worry, I'm fine, and so is Lao Long."
Shu Jinyue actually knew that he only reported good news and not bad news, but no one knew whether the phone call would be monitored or not. She didn't dare to ask in detail and could only treat it as good news. "Remember to take care of yourself, eat well, and don't treat yourself badly."
"Um."
"My child and I are waiting for you to come back safely."
"good."
In the end, neither of them was willing to die first, and just listening to each other's breathing seemed to be a kind of comfort.
After Yaya came back from a stroll downstairs, Jin Yue had to hang up the phone and continue working. There were more patients in the afternoon than in the morning. They all came from remote areas and it was not easy for them to come here. Jin Yue agreed to give them extra appointments.
As time went by, a few more people came and said they were from the Northeast. Their fellow villager had had his chronic illness cured by Jin Yue two years ago. They asked around and found themselves opposite the San Department Store, where they saw a building being built. After asking around, they learned that the hospital had moved, so they came here again.
Since these people came from far away, Jin Yue couldn't let them wait for a few more days. After all, food and accommodation cost money, and the cost of medical treatment and medicine could not be spent as much as that of food and accommodation. She couldn't bear it, so she added a number to their number.
It was already dark when he finished seeing the last patient at almost nine o'clock. Jin Yue was so tired that he didn't even want to move his fingers.
Fortunately, Ge Hong was driving, so she could rest in the car for a while. Every time this happened, she would feel that it was good to have Ge Hong around, as he could really help a lot.
There were many children at home and they couldn't afford to go hungry, so they had already eaten dinner. When Jin Yue and her friends arrived home, they had already eaten their fill, watched TV, and were ready to go to bed.
"By the way, second brother, how's the supermarket going?"
"The building has been built to the third floor. It should be completely completed before National Day. The decoration will take another two months, and it will be open before the Spring Festival."
"It's great, it coincides with the Spring Festival traffic, everyone is preparing for the New Year, so the products will definitely sell well."
Shu Wenming laughed, "I thought so too. Your second sister-in-law is the most impatient one. She goes to see it eight hundred times a day, asking when it will be completed and when it will be renovated. During this period, she also wandered around the city and saw that many places have opened small shops."
But supermarkets have not appeared yet. After all, Carrefour and Walmart entered China in 1995 and 1996, which is still four or five years away from now. This blank period is exactly the "gap" for the development of large-scale domestic supermarkets. Ersao has taken advantage of this first-mover advantage, but it is hard to say how big it can be in the future.
"How is the procurement channel going? This is a matter of great importance to profits." Whether a supermarket can make money depends not only on the source of customers, but also on the source of goods.
"Don't worry, I've been around for so many years, so I know a few people. Do you still remember Zhang Liangwei under the Jianshe Bridge?"
Jin Yue thought for a while before she remembered that this was the trader who worked with her second brother. He was the one who introduced her to buying books. "I remember. I haven't heard of him for many years. What's wrong?"
"He is still doing his old job now, acting as an introducer and introducing sources of goods. When your second sister-in-law opened a small store, I also looked for him. The products produced by the small private factories he introduced were of good quality and cheap, and they could also be sold on credit, with payment after the sale. He has a good reputation, and with him acting as a middleman to guarantee, both parties can basically reach a cooperation agreement."
This must be the intermediary of later generations. Jin Yue thought that Zhang Liangwei was really good. He had been doing the same job for twenty years with basically no mistakes. This was something that most people could not do.
"He has been doing this kind of 'no-cost business' for the past few years. He doesn't make a lot of money, but he makes a lot of small changes. It's rare for a man to not be nervous even though he has money."
Jin Yue smiled. Zhang Liangwei was like Huang Mei. They had a place in the depths of her memory. But because she hadn't seen them for many years, she couldn't remember them unless someone else brought them up. "By the way, where is my second sister-in-law? Why can't I see her?"
"She's been very busy lately, running here and there. My father and I are being ordered around by her." Shu Wenming said with a smile. He is over 40 years old and has gained a little weight, but not too fat. His long face from his youth has gained some flesh, making it look less long now. He has become more elegant and even looks quite good.
"Brother, I find that you have changed a lot."
"How else can you change? You've gotten older." Shu Wenming sighed. Time really didn't pass. "I still remember when you first came back, you were only this big, like a bean sprout, and you always went against me. Now you're the famous Dean of Shu University."
Jin Yue naturally remembered that at that time she was full of resentment towards the whole world. She always felt that the whole family owed her something, and she was quite unhappy with her second brother. But slowly, he seemed to be different.
"When you reach middle age, there is nothing else to pursue. As long as your parents are healthy, your children study hard, your sister-in-law does not relapse, and you have a full wallet, your life will be perfect."
As he was talking, Shu Wenming suddenly remembered something, "By the way, did Xu Duan call?"
"I'm here. I'm doing fine." The phone call during the day that reported her safety made Jin Yue feel uneasy. She didn't know what Xu Duan had experienced in the north, or whether he was in danger. Jin Yue hated herself for being out of reach and unable to help. If she had known earlier, she should have let Ge Hong go with him. There was really no danger for her here, and it was a waste of Ge Hong's talent to keep him by her side.
Shu Wenming saw her expression and knew that she was trying to comfort her family, so he didn't say it out loud. "If there is anything, just tell me. Your second brother now has money and connections. He is not the pauper he used to be."
Jin Yue laughed, "Look, you're shaking when you have two dollars. You're not as good as Zhang Liangwei."
There are more and more wealthy people around me in recent years, but there are always a few who show off their money as soon as they have a little, like Brother Song. I used to work with him under the construction of the bridge. He was an educated youth who went to the countryside. He has been different since he became rich. He wears a suit, leather shoes and tie, and he has two or three "concubines". Last year, he finally got into trouble. His wife and children left him, and he is no longer a person to be reckoned with.
"I don't know what kind of luck Niu Dagang got this year. He made a lot of money by reselling CDs."
It's like this, VCDs are starting to appear in big cities now, and the martial arts films and movies that Mengmeng watches over and over again are all purchased discs. Niu Dagang did not just resell CDs. He also cooperated with others to open a video hall and rented a few small dark rooms, playing movie discs in them day and night. He then charged people to go in and watch the movies. Each person was charged only one or two dimes per movie, which was much cheaper than buying movie tickets in a regular cinema. It was a good choice for many people who were reluctant to spend money.
Many children who don’t have enough pocket money like to sneak in and take a look when the adults are not at home. Popcorn went in several times but was discovered by Li Yulan. He only stopped going there after being taught a lesson.
"He not only shows martial arts movies, but also pornographic discs. Pornographic discs are more expensive. Sometimes he charges one dollar per ticket. Many bachelors like to patronize him." Shu Wenming snorted, "His wife works in a dance hall, and she has brought him a lot of business. Now the in-laws are really in cahoots with each other."
It would be fine if he sold it to adults, but he also sold it to boys aged thirteen or fourteen. It would be strange if the children didn't learn bad things.
"Li Yulan caught him watching a DVD and thought it was a pornographic DVD. She was so angry that she gave him a good beating."
In fact, Popcorn Chicken is very sensible. He was dragged by his classmates to watch a romance movie, but he entered the wrong small dark room and went to the place where reeds were kept. However, he never went there again after that.
"I'll buy whatever the kids want to watch. I've also bought a player for them. I'll ask Dad to keep an eye on them and not let them go to places they shouldn't go."
Jin Yue nodded, "This Niu family is really harmful to people. They want to make money in any way they can."
"Just wait, he'll make a big mistake someday, and he'll find someone to report it. This Niu Dagang is really crazy about going to jail."
Since moving here, Shu Jinyue hasn't heard from the Niu family for a long time. "Is Aunt Niu still selling vegetables in the market?"
"Yes, she bought the stall herself. After all, Niu Dagang can make money now." Zhao Wanqiu also joined in, and Shu Linong hurried over and sat down.
"Then she is really rich and willing to spend money."
"No, she wants to buy it. Will Aunt Li agree? Li Xiangdong agreed at the time that the stall is for sharing."
Zhao Wanqiu burst out laughing, "Aunt Li is busy and has no time to take care of this."
"What is she busy with? Is she going to cause trouble again?"
Zhao Wanqiu couldn't help laughing, "No, no, she's busy anyway."
Shu Jinyue's curiosity was aroused. "What's going on? Why are you laughing, mom?"
The old couple looked at each other, and even Shu Linong couldn't help laughing, "She's in love."
"ah?!"
"What?!"
"Dating?!" These three words are normal for anyone, but not for Aunt Li. She is over 60 years old, what is the point of dating? It's not that the elderly can't have emotional needs, but she...
"Well, she has been a widow for nearly 30 years. Why can't she figure it out now? She wants to fall in love instead of enjoying her good life." It's not that Shu Jinyue doesn't wish her well. Based on her many years of experience as a spectator and the strange encounters she has heard and encountered in clinical practice, when an elderly person suddenly falls in love, they don't find true love, but instead find suffering.
Zhao Wanqiu laughed so hard that tears came out. "I also found it unbelievable when I first heard about it. She is just asking for trouble."
At this age, wouldn’t it be good to eat well, drink well, exercise, and work hard to live a few more years so that you can enjoy two more years of peace and happiness? One thing that makes Aunt Li better than the other old ladies is that she basically has no troubles with the younger generations and no one causes her trouble.
The old ladies and daughters-in-law in other people's families have some conflicts, and they are not so comfortable living under the same roof. Their daughters-in-law only come to visit during the New Year and other festivals, give them some money, buy some rice, flour, oil, and new clothes, and show them all the filial piety they should have. They give them money on time every month, and they can have a big fat grandson without having to help take care of the children. They don't have to cook for the whole family and wash their clothes all day... Who would not envy such a life?
Even Aunt Zhao and Aunt Feng said privately that although they didn't like Aunt Li, they envied her good life.
I didn't tell her because I didn't want her to be proud.
Now, she can't enjoy her good life, but she chooses to make herself suffer.
"The person she is dating is..." Shu Wenming said with difficulty.
"Come to think of it... um... you guys know each other too."
Everyone pricked up their ears. Everyone knew him. Could he be from Liuye Hutong? No, everyone in that area knows Aunt Li's character. It's impossible for them to have anything to do with her. Even if they wanted to have something, they would have had it more than 30 years ago. They wouldn't have waited until now to pursue a sunset romance.
"Humph, that's Officer Liu from the former Street Office."
That was the father of Shu Wenyun’s ex-boyfriend Liu Dong. Ah... this relationship suddenly... Shu Jinyue looked at his second brother and also saw shock and disbelief in his eyes.
No wonder Shu Linong gets angry whenever he's mentioned. When Shu Wenyun and Liu Dong broke up, the two families had a falling out, and he and Director Liu had the worst fight. Now both of them are married, but when they meet, they still don't see eye to eye.
"Secretary Liu is a retired cadre. Even though he's not at a high level, he's still an educated person. Aunt Li can't read a single word, how can they...can they agree with each other?" Shu Wenming was so shocked that he couldn't recover for a long time. The degree of shock he felt was no less than if Jia Baoyu and Pan Jinlian were together.
They are two people who seem to have no intersection.
"You don't know that the Liu family has not had a good time in recent years." Zhao Wanqiu sounded a little happy when she said this. If her family hadn't forced Wen Yun to have a formal job, Jin Yue would not have gone to the countryside. As a result, after Jin Yue left, they climbed up the social ladder again, making Jin Yue's going to the countryside in vain. She got angry just thinking about it, so much so that she still felt a little uncomfortable seeing Anna now.
"Liu Dong followed others and went into the sea business a few years ago, but he lost everything. In the past two years, he got addicted to gambling in the south and even lost his house. His father's salary is not enough to support him. I heard that he has been hiding in southern Yunnan Province for the past six months to avoid debt."
So that's how it is. He squandered all the Liu family's wealth. Secretary Liu was still just a clerk until his retirement. His pension was not high. His gambling debts were a bottomless pit. Who knows how much he owed? Secretary Liu thought that if he continued to stay with his son, all his savings would be emptied, so he decided to run away.
And if he wants to run away, of course he has to choose a good meal ticket. It would be best if this "meal ticket" is someone who is rich, can do housework, has no burden, has a distant relationship with his children, lacks love in his heart, and can't hold his head up in front of him, making it convenient for him to do pua to her.
Aunt Li is the one with the best overall conditions among the several meal ticket candidates he has come across.
As for Aunt Li, others didn't know what she was thinking, but Zhao Wanqiu knew it. She was attracted by thin and elegant scholars like Shu Linong, who could read and write. She felt happy just by looking at him from afar every day. Besides, in heterosexual relationships, who doesn’t like young people?
Secretary Liu is seven or eight years younger than Aunt Li. He has been pampered for so many years and has fair skin and tender flesh. It's definitely a typical sister-brother relationship!
Shu Jinyue sighed, "No wonder. I was wondering why Aunt Li has been talking strangely in the past two years. Suddenly, it seems like someone is giving her advice from behind. It seems that it was Director Liu who was asked."
Secretary Liu used to be known for his eloquence and ability to flatter people when he was in the street office. Now that he is retired, it would be easy for him to give Aunt Li some pointers, right?
Shu Jinyue was truly eye-opening.
Even Shu Wenming, who was used to big scenes, sighed: "The Liu family father and son really have the skill of living off others inherited from their ancestors."
Everyone laughed, and Jin Yue laughed so hard that he fell forward and backward. When he went to the hospital the next day, he naturally had to gossip with Anna about how good her ex-husband was at living off his wife.
Anna had gotten over it a long time ago, and she would joke about the divorce herself. "I'm not surprised that he has come to this point today. Your sister made a wise choice to break up with him back then."
It was Shu Wenyun who proposed to end this relationship because the Liu family became more and more demanding, changing their orders every day and raising the price at will.
"Look at your sister. She found someone good right after the breakup. When she got married last year, I heard that her husband was an engineer in the south, right? His salary is really high, right?"
"It's quite high. He has good skills and gets an annual salary, at least five figures a year."
"What? Five figures?!" Anna stumbled. "This boss must be very rich and generous!"
Shu Jinyue smiled and said: This boss is my man.
Xu Duan has always been generous to his subordinates. As long as they have made contributions, he will not hesitate to give money. In the early days, Pan Wei, Xu Siqi and other major contributors, as well as Tian Meizhi and Wang Mingchao who joined later, Shang Guangming, the part-time technical instructor, and his cousin Shang Shuming, Xu Duan never treated them unfairly.
"That's why they say that if the old doesn't go, the new won't come. Your sister and Liu Dong broke up well, and now she deserves a happy marriage."
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Time passed again, winter was almost over, and Xu Duan still hadn't come back. If Jin Yue hadn't received his calls from time to time, he would have suspected that something had happened to him.
Xu Wenli's supermarket has been renovated and is scheduled to open half a month before the Spring Festival. The whole family is ready for it from top to bottom. Shu Jinyue has no time to help. In order to show her support for her second sister-in-law, she calls Li Xuemei and Anna.
"For this year's employee benefits, you can buy them from Wenli Supermarket across from the San Department Store. You don't have to mention my name. The price is whatever it is."
"good."
Jin Yue thought about it and said, "The Spring Festival benefits for employees will be increased by 30% on the basis of last year. Please ask Xiaotian and Sister Xuemei to collect the funds. I may not have time to sign in the next two days. You can do this first and I will make up for it when I come back."
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, she did not make a seal, and she signed all matters, big or small, with her own hand.
The two were about to leave when Ge Hong suddenly pushed the door open and came straight to the point: "Can Jin Yue help me see a patient?"
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