232: Chapter 178: The Great Tile House 232: Chapter 178: The Great Tile House “`
Before dawn arrived.
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Seeing Chuxia storming in angrily, Zhou Mikang glanced at her and said, “You got here pretty fast.
I was just about to have Hanliang look for you.”
“Commander, I’ll get back to work now,” Zhou Hanliang said as he rushed out of the office like he was fleeing, with no desire to ddle in the couple’s romantic affairs.
“How could you go back on your word?” Chuxia, furious, picked up a book from the desk and hurled it at Zhou Mikang, “How dare you lie to , you actually dared to deceive …”
“Stop making a fuss!” Zhou Mikang caught the book and frowned at her, “Accusing people indiscriminately without knowing the facts, is that your habit?”
“How am I accusing indiscriminately?
The na of the assistant has already been announced.
Where did I wrong you?
Yesterday you clearly promised , how can you be like this…” Chuxia, holding back a bellyful of grievances, began to cry uncontrollably as she spoke.
Seeing the little figure across from him crying her eyes out, Zhou Mikang felt helpless, “What I said was that in three days, you could visit our father openly and aboveboard, right?”
Chuxia sniffled, “Isn’t that the sa thing?” She didn’t dare voice her suspicions, fearful they might co true imdiately.
“How is that the sa?
Besides, what I asked at the ti was whether you really wanted to be a doctor so badly, right?”
Chuxia nodded, “Right, you even suggested I go to dical school.
You clearly agreed to let beco a doctor.
How can you just turn your back on that?”
“Without Doctor Jing, you can’t be a doctor anymore?”
“You…” Chuxia’s face flushed red with anger, “If there’s soone better than him willing to take on as an apprentice, of course, I have no objections.”
“Isn’t that settled then?” Zhou Mikang spread his hands, “What’s wrong with your brain?
Can’t it take a turn?
Didn’t you see what it ant when Doctor Jing’s mom dragged him to my house while we were discussing marriage matters?
And you know what the relationship is between his mom and mine.
If you beca Doctor Jing’s apprentice, wouldn’t you be doing it just to infuriate my mother?”
Chuxia guiltily shrank her neck and kept silent.
She couldn’t very well say in front of Zhou Mikang that the squabbling between his mother and Doctor Jing’s mother was too petty and she couldn’t be bothered with it.
“When have I ever failed to keep a promise I made to you?” Zhou Mikang scoffed coldly, “Are you doubting that I kicked you out of the dical team?”
“I didn’t say that.”
“One look at you and I know, that’s exactly what you’re thinking.”
“Is it wrong for to think that?
You didn’t clarify things with …” Chuxia, feeling wronged, quickly changed the subject, “Which teacher have you arranged for ?
Are they better than a doctor or worse than Doctor Jing?
Male or female?
How old are they?
Are they easy to get along with?
Do they genuinely want to teach ?”
Zhou Mikang frowned at her, “Apologize to first!”
“I’m sorry.” In such a situation, Chuxia was definitely not stubborn.
She not only apologized but also paired it with an overly sweet smile.
Zhou Mikang kept a stern face, “Rember, you’re not allowed to smile at others like that in the future, especially n.”
“Yes.” Chuxia quickly hid her smile and muttered to herself, Arrogant man, petty!
“The one taking you on is the chief physician of Ward 401, Song Xiaoyu, who is 48 years old, with a rank higher than Doctor Jing and dical skills no worse than his.
The personality is a bit serious, but she’s a good person.
A friend of our mother, so rest easy with her.
She will teach you wholeheartedly and won’t be any less committed than Doctor Jing.” The Division Commander Tongzi indeed answered Chuxia’s census-like question in detail.
Aged 48?
A bit serious?
And a friend of the future mother-in-law?
Chuxia’s face turned sour.
48 ant nearing nopause, a bit serious ant not very easy to get along with, a friend of the future mother-in-law ant she would be extra strict with her…
Okay, it wasn’t that she was deliberately picky; she was genuinely afraid of interacting with won of that age.
Her forr piano teacher was that age.
Her forr class teacher was that age.
Her real mother was that age…
without exception, they all made her life miserable…
But right now, she really had no choice.
If she dared to voice any objection, Division Commander Tongzi would probably…
oh no, he would definitely think she just wanted to learn dicine with Doctor Jing…
“Alright, I got it.” Soone replied listlessly.
Zhou Mikang’s mouth twitched involuntarily.
What kind of attitude was that?
He had gone to great lengths to get Auntie Song to agree to teach her, yet she seed so reluctant!
“You listen to ; Doctor Song is much more famous than Doctor Jing.
Don’t be ungrateful!”
“I’m not ungrateful…” Chuxia muttered quietly, then quickly stood up straight, “Rest assured, I will respect Physician Song as much as I respect your mother.”
“And who is my mother?”
“Lin Yanqiu.”
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Zhou Mikang: “…” Is this what he asked?
Was she trying to piss him off on purpose?
Looking at the Battalion Commander’s face, constipated like Tongzi’s, Chuxia finally realized where she had gone wrong and quickly corrected herself: “It’s my mom too.”
“If you hadn’t t , you’d be counting money even after being sold!” Zhou Mikang said, rubbing his forehead with dismay, “Alright, go back to class now.
Your transfer order will be issued tomorrow.
After your dad’s discharged, you can intern with Physician Song.
But don’t just play around at the hospital these days; read more books.
Doctor Song is a strict teacher, and if you don’t perform well, she might send you back anyti.
And don’t you dare cry out of embarrassnt then.”
“Yes!” Chuxia cheerfully replied and ran outside.
The mont she pulled the door open, she was so startled she took a step back, “Division Commander, Political Commissar, you…”
“Heh heh…” Xu Zhenghong chuckled awkwardly, “Chuxia, you’re here too?
I was just passing by and wanted to have a word with Hanliang, heh heh…”
“Uncle, please co in if you want to talk.” Zhou Mikang said expressionlessly as he ca to et them, grabbing Xu Zhenghong and Zhou Hanliang by the arm, “Don’t be shy, co on in…”
In front of Chuxia, neither of the n felt willing in their hearts, but it wouldn’t be appropriate to physically struggle free, so they allowed themselves to be dragged inside by Zhou Mikang reluctantly.
“Xiaomi…
heh heh…” Xu Zhenghong tried to laugh it off, not knowing how to explain himself, since it was indeed inappropriate for an elder to be peeping on the younger ones.
“Division Commander, with my father-in-law hospitalized, I need to keep a closer watch over him in the coming days.
I’ll have to trouble you with more concerns regarding training,” Zhou Mikang said as he placed a stack of files into Xu Zhenghong’s arms, then turned to Zhou Hanliang, “Report any issues directly to the Division Commander for the next few days; I won’t be coming over.”
Having said that, he didn’t wait for them to react, picked up his car keys, casually waved them at the two n, and turned to leave the office, leaving behind only a swinging pair of doors…
…
The next day, the notice officially appointing Wu Jingbo as Jing Zhe’s assistant was issued, along with another announcent: Lin Chuxia had beco Physician Song Xiaoyu’s assistant at Hospital 401.
After her dical team training concluded, she would follow Doctor Song for systematic learning.
This announcent caused quite a stir, especially after the local students ntioned Song Xiaoyu’s status in the area, which made it even more sensational!
For a while, everyone was even hoping that their family mbers would get sick and be admitted to 401, so they could have such a good opportunity themselves—they assud, by their own reasoning, that Chuxia’s chance ca because her father fell ill.
Lin Baohe recovered very well and was discharged five days later.
Considering his health, Zhou Mikang decided to personally drive them back to their hotown.
Chuxia naturally wanted to go too, but since she wanted to continue working, she could not act as whimsically as Battalion Commander Tongzi, who had the Division Commander to stand in for him.
Who would stand in for her?
Fortunately, although Physician Song Xiaoyu was going through nopause and was a serious person, she was not unreasonable.
She wasn’t particularly warm towards Chuxia, but she wasn’t too cold either.
Chuxia’s current task was to simply follow her around and observe how she treated patients.
Song Xiaoyu also had another intern nad Wang Jing, a dical school graduate who obviously didn’t take kindly to Chuxia, the country bumpkin; she essentially ignored her.
Chuxia didn’t mind—respect is earned.
She believed that one day, they would respect her just as they respect a doctor.
…
Dalin Village.
Right behind Luo Gangshun and Fat Auntie’s house, in the open space, the foundations for five houses had been laid strongly, and the red walls were half-constructed.
Every day, a crowd ca to gawk.
No one in the village had built a house with red bricks and large tiles yet!
This was a unique case, and everyone was guessing who the owner of the house was.
Unfortunately, when asked several tis, the builders claid they did not know, as they were commissioned to work and their only concern was the construction, not who owned the house.
So asked the new house’s neighbor, the current secretary of the Dalin Village Committee, Luo Gangshun, “Secretary, do you really not know who the hoowner is?”
Luo Gangshun shook his head: “No idea.
Although I approved the foundation, it was mandated by higher authorities, and I’ve asked about who would live there after it’s built, but they didn’t tell .”
Fat Auntie sighed wistfully, “I wish our house could be changed into such a magnificent tiled house, look how grand it is, and how spacious to live in!”
Soone jokingly said: “Fat Auntie, why the rush?
Your son and daughter have joined the army, and if they make it big, they’ll take you to live in the city high-rises.
Who would then care for this tiled house?”
“What’s so good about high-rises?” Fat Auntie frowned, “If they lock us in there, won’t it be just like being in prison?
If they truly succeed and can build us a house like this, I’ll be satisfied with my life!” Having said that, she returned to her house sowhat disinterestedly.
With Lin Baohe and Zhao Yulan not in the village, she always felt as if half the village was missing, unable to muster much energy.
If only she had known, she would have followed them and could have seen her children.
Alas, she wondered how they were doing over there, if they missed ho, if they missed their parents…
“Fat Auntie, you’ve got visitors!”
Hearing soone calling from outside, Fat Auntie greeted them and saw her future in-laws Zhao Yushan and Li Aiyuan arriving, quickly putting on a smile: “You finally ca.
I heard Baohe was sick; what happened?
The ssenger didn’t make it clear, and I thought about asking, but I felt it wasn’t my place to ask.”
(To be continued.
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