Chapter 466: I Can’t Treat It

“Comrade Li, please don’t misunderstand. As for your character, I, Ito Jing, have absolutely no worries. It’s just that these people don’t know you, so they might be concerned that you would take the sheepskin parchment, which is understandable. Please don’t be upset with them,” Ito Jing explained quickly, worried that Li Yiyi might be angry.

Li Yiyi sneered, “Don’t worry about that. As a Chinese person, I would never take something that doesn’t belong to me. Although this parchment should belong to us, since it ended up in your hands, we will still abide by the rules.”

Upon hearing this, Ito Jing gave an awkward smile.

At that moment, Li Yiyi noticed someone walking toward them, someone she felt seemed familiar.

Soon, she recalled who it was.

It was Tanaka Koya, the son of Tanaka Ichiro!

She had met him once or twice before.

“Dr. Li, long time no see! I didn’t expect we’d have another chance to meet,” Tanaka Koya said fluently in Chinese.

Li Yiyi nodded slightly, her tone neither cold nor warm. “Mr. Tanaka, indeed, it’s been a while.”

“Dr. Li, I heard you joined the Longevity Group. Do you really think there is an elixir for immortality in this world?” Tanaka Koya approached her, eager to ask.

Li Yiyi cut him off, “Mr. Tanaka, I can’t answer that right now. If you want to know, you should ask Mr. Ito Jing. He is probably more qualified to answer that question than I am.”

“Alright, Dr. Li doesn’t want to answer, that’s fine. Actually, I’m here today specifically to see you. I’ve wanted to visit ever since I heard you were here,” Tanaka Koya continued, his smile undiminished by her rejection.

Li Yiyi forced a smile, “Thank you.”

For the rest of the day, it felt like there was a small tail following her around. Though it was a bit annoying, she decided to tolerate it, considering this was their territory.

As the workday came to an end, Tanaka Koya stopped her once more. “Dr. Li, could you come with me to the hospital and take a look at my father?”

“I’m sorry, I can’t treat your father. Please find someone else. I’m sure you and your countrymen have the expertise to find a better doctor for him,” Li Yiyi refused bluntly.

Tanaka Koya didn’t get angry at her rejection. Instead, he continued, “No, I believe there’s no one in this world whose medical skills are as great as yours, Dr. Li.”

Hearing his compliment, Li Yiyi couldn’t help but sneer, “Mr. Tanaka, even if you’re flattering me, it won’t change my mind. I won’t get involved in your father’s case.”

“Okay, I understand,” he replied quickly, accepting her refusal without any further protest.

Li Yiyi was momentarily stunned, thinking that he, as a son, would continue to plead for his father, but instead, he readily accepted her decision.

When she got off work and returned to the entrance of the military compound, she noticed a figure walking back and forth in front of the gates.

“Sis-in-law, you’re finally back!” The person, upon seeing her, ran over happily.

Li Yiyi glanced at her, seeing that she was carrying bags of stuff, probably having nowhere else to go, which was why she had come over.

“Sis-in-law, I’ve run out of money. I’ve spent everything I had. Can I stay with you for a while?” Jiang Huijing asked, her head lowered in embarrassment.

Li Yiyi looked at her and simply said, “Come in.”

She signed her name at the security desk before leading her into the family compound.

At home, the three elderly people had already prepared the meal and were waiting for her to return so they could eat.

Inside, when the children heard the noise, they ran out. Jiang Zhanpeng shouted “Mom!” but was startled to see it wasn’t his mother coming in first.

“Aunt,” Jiang Yueyue greeted her first.

Jiang Huijing forced a smile, “Ah, Yueyue, you’re so well-behaved. Xiao Bao is also so good.” Then, she nervously looked inside.

“Why aren’t you going in?” Li Yiyi asked, noticing her standing outside with her neck stretched, peering inside.

Jiang Huijing was startled by the voice behind her, “Sis-in-law, you scared me! But I’m afraid to go in. I’m afraid Mom will hit me.”

Li Yiyi couldn’t help but laugh, “Mom won’t hit you for no reason. As long as you haven’t done anything wrong, it’s fine.”

She said no more and led the two children into the house.

Inside, the three elderly people saw the three of them entering and quickly set down what they were doing to begin setting the table.

“Grandma, there’s one more person who hasn’t come in to eat,” Jiang Zhanpeng said, noticing there was an empty spot at the table.

Jiang mother counted the people inside and checked the dishes, “Little rascal, I’ve been telling you to study properly, but you didn’t listen. Now you can’t even count right, can you? Aren’t there six of us? Six bowls, and I didn’t miscount.”

Jiang Zhanpeng pouted, “Grandma, there’s another person outside, it’s Aunt. She’s outside. I didn’t miscount.”

Jiang mother turned to look at her daughter-in-law, “Is what the little brat said true? Is she really outside?”

“It’s true, Mom. I met her at the door and brought her in,” Li Yiyi nodded in response.

Jiang mother pursed her lips, and there was a serious expression on her face.

The two children, sensing their grandmother’s displeasure, didn’t dare to say anything and obediently went to help.

Jiang mother glanced outside before turning and heading in that direction.

Outside, Jiang Huijing, clutching her stomach, smelled the aroma of the food in the air and felt like she was about to drown in her own saliva from hunger.

Just as she sighed over her miserable fate, she suddenly saw someone walking out from inside.

When she recognized the figure, she immediately stood up from the stone bench in fear, calling out to the person coming toward her, “Mom.”

“Come in and eat first,” Jiang mother said, though she was annoyed with her daughter, she couldn’t bring herself to be harsh when she saw how disheveled she looked.

“Mom, you’re not angry with me anymore?” Jiang Huijing asked with a smile as she walked over to her.

Jiang mother didn’t smile, her tone flat as she spoke, “We’ll talk about this later. Let’s eat first.” She turned and walked inside.