"Father, I've said I won't get married, and I mean it. Why are you forcing me? Do you really want me to die before you're satisfied?" Zhou Mingjiao had no intention of marrying someone she didn't like.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think I would harm you?" Zhou's father felt that he had spoiled her too much back then, and it was also his wife's fault for listening to that monk.
“Anyway, I’m not getting married. Besides, now that I have a reputation for being unable to have children, what decent family would want to marry me?” Zhou Mingjiao deliberately brought up her reputation.
Mentioning this matter, Zhou's father regretted it. How could he have such a stupid daughter? Why did she have to use this reason of all?
"You don't need to worry about this. Your mother will find a way for you. Besides, I've also asked your aunt and uncle for help." The two old folks are still around, so they can naturally take care of their daughter. But after they're gone, which of the brothers will truly care for their sister?
Zhou's father understood this principle better than anyone else.
Zhou Mingjiao was unaware of her father's thoughts. "If you want me to get married, then you can have my sister-in-law teach me medicine," she said, genuinely envious.
Shen Banxia, who was just watching the drama unfold, never expected it to be like this.
Seeing Zhou's father nod, Shen Banxia said directly, "Impossible."
Zhou's father's face darkened. "Eldest daughter-in-law, we're all family. Your sister finally has someone who genuinely wants to learn something. How can you, as her sister-in-law, not lend a hand?" He then looked at Zhou Mingqian and said, "Eldest son, you should also talk to your wife. Since she's married into our family, she can't be so selfish. If your sister does well, she can help you out in return."
Mr. Zhou believed he had considered things very carefully. After all, in his view, a girl, especially a pretty girl, who also had medical skills, would have no trouble finding a good family to marry into.
The eldest son and his wife seem to be doing well now, but they are both lazy. They are not good at housework or cooking. He is worried that they will starve to death after the old couple passes away.
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“Zhou Mingjiao, I think you’re dreaming. Do you think you’re as smart as my wife? I think you’re just jealous. Don’t you even think about it? You only went to high school because your dad pulled some strings. Tell me, what if someone like you makes things worse?” Zhou Mingqian didn’t hold back at all.
Do you really think your wife is so amazing just because she was trained as a barefoot doctor?
It's impossible even if you think about it with your head.
"Wow—, Dad, Mom, you saw my older brother, he called me stupid," Zhou Mingjiao broke down.
The elderly couple looked at Zhou Mingqian with disapproval.
Zhou Mingqian was like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water, and Zhou Lao Er, Lao San, and Lao Si also looked at him with dissatisfaction.
Zhou Mingqian simply ignored him.
Ge Hongying hadn't originally planned to get involved, but seeing her younger sister's eyes red from crying, she couldn't help but plead, "Sister-in-law, look, my younger sister was immature before, but now that she finally wants to learn something, I think we, as her sisters-in-law, should at least lend a hand."
Shen Banxia's attitude was firm: "I can't control whether Zhou Mingjiao wants to learn medicine, but don't come after me. I don't have the ability, and I can't teach her. Besides, healing and saving lives is a serious matter."
She could see clearly that Zhou Mingjiao was obviously provoked by Aunt Zhu's gift-giving, and of course, she also wanted to compete with her.
"Hmph, what's so great about her? Third son's wife, don't go begging her. I think she still doesn't treat us like family after all this time she's been married into the family."
"Say what you will, but I will not agree to this." Not to mention that I have no plans to take on apprentices now, even if I were to take on apprentices, it would not be someone as incompetent as Zhou Mingjiao.
She felt deeply sorry for what her husband had experienced as a child.
She was almost dead, and all Zhou Mingjiao did was cry a couple of times. The Zhou family acted like they were blind, and they all turned around and blamed Zhou Mingqian.
Zhou Mingjiao cried and wailed, "Waaah, I knew my sister-in-law wasn't a good person. She doesn't treat us like family at all."
Shen Banxia ignored it completely.
Apart from Zhou Mingqian, the rest of the Zhou family glared angrily. However, they also knew that no matter what they said, Shen Banxia would not agree.
The eldest son and his wife have always been the oddballs in this family, treating their own sister badly.
I still remember those things from when I was a child. It's been so long, and I even have kids now, but I still can't let them go.
Shen Banxia and Zhou Mingqian paid no attention to their inner grumbling; the two were quite at ease.
Regardless of what Zhou Mingjiao thought, life had to go on as usual.
For the past two days, Zhou Mingqian has been running around the county town.
Shen Banxia had two main reasons for her illness: she was pregnant and it was inconvenient for her to get medical treatment. She also needed to stay in the village to treat patients.
Due to recent weather changes, many people have caught colds.
In the past, everyone would just endure it as long as they could, after all, no one's money comes from thin air.
Now things are better. They have a doctor in their village now, and they can use work points to pay for it. Under these circumstances, they finally managed to hold on.
In particular, after the incidents of Gou Dan's fever subsiding and Aunt Zhu's snake venom, they now know that Ren Chen Banxia is not someone who is only half-baked.
I heard that when they went for training, they were ranked first.
It's said that he also received an enamel mug.
This was certainly not something Shen Banxia was showing off. On the contrary, it was Zhou's mother who, despite not liking him, was still willing to talk about something that made her look good.
After seeing five people all morning, she could finally rest for a while. Looking at Aunt Zhu, who was sneaking around suspiciously, Shen Banxia was speechless. "Aunt Zhu, what are you doing?"
"Shh," she said, glancing outside. "Hey, Xia, look, your auntie brought you something nice."
Shen Banxia then saw a black cloth bag.
"Keep this safe, it's just for you to eat, don't give it to your man, you're pregnant," she said, and shoved it into Chen Banxia's hands without further ado.
Seeing that Chen Banxia was about to return it, Aunt Zhu deftly stopped her, saying, "Don't give it back to me, okay? These are peanuts that I specially peeled. You can eat one or two when you have nothing to do."
“Aunt Zhu, I’ve said it before, it’s what I should do.”
"I don't care, all I know is that without you, I wouldn't exist."
The black line of Pinellia ternata.
"Hey, stop dawdling and hurry up and put it away."
Shen Banxia was really bad at passing the buck when it came to receiving gifts; in her previous life, her assistant always handled these kinds of things.
After thinking it over, he decided to accept it anyway, and then let Zhou Mingqian decide how to handle it.
"By the way, let me tell you something. When I came to find you just now, I saw Wang Cuihua and Zhou Mingjiao mention your name. They might be plotting against you, so you'd better be careful."
"Okay," Shen Banxia wrote it down.
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