Gu Xiaoxi didn’t refuse her kindness. As she took the steamed buns from the bowl, she also scooped out a bowl of sugar-roasted chestnuts for Li Guifen.

“Sister-in-law, you should try this too. I was home alone with nothing to do, so I roasted some.”

Li Guifen looked at the chestnuts with excitement. “I haven’t had wild chestnuts in ages! And I never have the heart to use sugar for roasting. I’m really in for a treat today.”

Gu Xiaoxi laughed cheerfully. “Well, I’m also lucky to have a treat. I get freshly steamed buns without even lifting a hand. You’re the best, always thinking of me when there’s good food.”

Li Guifen, delighted by her words, shared some news with her.

“This morning, when it was raining, Liu Meihua’s house started leaking. She’s lazy and didn’t cover the rice jar, so all her rice and flour got soaked. By noon, her husband was already arguing with her over it!”

Gu Xiaoxi was a little surprised. “What happened after that? What did they do with all that rice and flour?”

Li Guifen raised an eyebrow. “What else could they do? They’re making porridge out of the flour. When I left, I saw her borrowing a sieve to dry the rice.”

If it weren’t for the fact that seeing Liu Meihua suffer made her happy, she wouldn’t have used pure white flour to make her buns today!

Just as the two chatted for a while, the rain, which had just stopped, started pouring again.

Seeing the darkening sky, Li Guifen quickly hurried home.

The rain became heavier, and the temperature dropped drastically.

Gu Xiaoxi went back to her room, put on a thin cotton coat, and then retrieved a medical book from her storage. She leaned against the bed and began reading.

In her previous two lives, she had died from illness. Even though the hospital never diagnosed any major disease, she had a weak constitution, coughed frequently, and eventually just wasted away.

In this life, she wanted to take better care of herself, live well, and nourish her body properly!

After reading for more than two hours, she got up to stretch her limbs and made herself a cup of powdered milk.

The rain continued outside, so she went to the kitchen, cut up some chicken, and cooked a small pot of shredded chicken porridge.

When it was done, she tasted it, only to find it quite bland.

Just as she was feeling dissatisfied, the sound of a military whistle suddenly rang out through the rain.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately stepped out of the kitchen to look outside.

Then, she saw several soldiers running through the rain in the distance.

A moment later, Feng Xia and Li Guifen rushed over with umbrellas.

“Xiaoxi, the reservoir in Anshui County, Qingbei City, collapsed. Nine production brigades have been flooded, and the disaster is severe. Many people are injured, and they’re calling for military wives to help. Do you want to come with us?”

Gu Xiaoxi was momentarily stunned before quickly nodding. “Yes!”

As she spoke, she grabbed a bucket and packed up her pot of shredded chicken porridge.

Li Guifen and Feng Xia were both taken aback.

“You’re bringing all this with you?”

Gu Xiaoxi nodded. “Of course! There are many injured, right? And it’s almost dinnertime. It’s freezing outside with all this rain. A bowl of hot porridge will help warm them up.”

As she spoke, she also packed the two steamed buns and even brought two extra sets of bowls and chopsticks.

She didn’t stop there—she grabbed the remaining egg cake from home as well. Before leaving, she stuffed a piece into both Li Guifen and Feng Xia’s mouths.

Li Guifen and Feng Xia felt both touched and amused.

When they passed by Li Guifen’s house, she went in to grab the leftover steamed buns from her home as well.

Feng Xia hadn’t cooked yet, so she fetched a thermos, two bowls, and half a bag of malted milk powder.

Ten minutes later, the three of them joined the medical team of doctors and nurses and boarded a military truck, leaving the base.

Perhaps even the heavens didn’t want them to suffer too much—shortly after their vehicle left the base, the rain stopped.

Wearing a raincoat, Gu Xiaoxi quickly and discreetly used the Wind-Drying Technique to dry her and the two sisters-in-law’s soaked clothes.

The road to Anshui County was not easy to traverse. After driving for half an hour, they had to get out and walk.

As for the things Gu Xiaoxi and the others had brought, they, of course, had to carry them themselves.

Li Guifen was strong. Without saying a word, she took the bucket from Gu Xiaoxi’s hands and walked swiftly ahead.

Gu Xiaoxi smiled slightly and quickly picked up her pace.

By the time they arrived at the temporary rescue tent, it was almost six o’clock.

At this moment, there were still many injured people waiting in line for treatment, and every medical staff member was extremely busy.

Dean Chen, who was in charge of the medical rescue mission, was just about to give a brief training to the military wives who had come to help when he suddenly noticed that someone had already taken medical supplies from the table and was cleaning a young boy’s leg wound.

He was stunned for a moment, looking in surprise at this military wife who seemed overly young.

“Have you studied medicine?” Dean Chen asked curiously as he observed Gu Xiaoxi’s skilled yet extremely gentle and careful movements.

Gu Xiaoxi continued her work while replying, “I’ve been in poor health since I was a child and spent a lot of time in hospitals. I guess I’ve learned a lot from experience.”

Dean Chen: “…”

He wasn’t sure if he should feel sorry for this young woman.

However, seeing that she was handling the situation without making mistakes, he let her be and immediately went to assign tasks to others.

Li Guifen and Feng Xia didn’t have medical knowledge, but they could still assist with simple tasks, so they quickly got busy as well.

After finishing treatment for one patient, Gu Xiaoxi noticed that the disinfectant solution on the table had been taken by someone else. She reached into her pocket and discreetly retrieved a bottle of iodine from her New Product Display Hall before continuing to treat the next injured person.

Ten minutes later, she was already attending to her third patient, who had a head wound.

Perhaps due to practice, her speed in cleaning and bandaging wounds improved significantly.

By the time she reached her sixth patient, Dean Chen returned to her side.

He did not interrupt but silently observed her entire process.

After watching the young woman treat several patients, Dean Chen couldn’t help but feel impressed. This girl’s wound-cleaning and bandaging techniques looked even more professional and skilled than some of their trained medical staff!

When she finished treating her tenth patient, Gu Xiaoxi realized she had used up an entire bottle of iodine.

She straightened up and stretched her back.

Feng Xia, standing nearby, winked at her. “Xiaoxi, you treated ten patients all by yourself. You’re amazing!”

She was truly impressed!

Gu Xiaoxi humbly replied, “I was only handling minor injuries. Simple wound cleaning and bandaging aren’t too difficult.”

Just then, an elderly woman who had been waiting in the suturing line walked over to Gu Xiaoxi. “Girl, can you stitch my wound? I saw how fast and gentle you are. I bet your stitches won’t hurt.”

Gu Xiaoxi, who had never done sutures before: “…”

She was about to refuse when suddenly, a golden line of text flashed before her eyes.

Beginner Skill Store: Choose a skill—

Skill 1: Level 1 Suturing Technique (Costs 1 Merit Point).

Skill 2: Level 2 Painless Suturing Technique (Costs 2 Merit Points).

Only then did Gu Xiaoxi realize that her merit points had increased by 5.

After hesitating for two seconds, she chose Level 2 Painless Suturing Technique and began suturing the elderly woman’s wound.

Since she had never done it before, she deliberately slowed down her movements and paid extra attention to detail.

She thought she was being slow, but to others, her stitching appeared incredibly fast and smooth—easier than sewing fabric.

Most importantly, her stitches were exceptionally neat. The elderly woman was very pleased and even recommended Gu Xiaoxi to others.

And just like that, Gu Xiaoxi was suddenly burdened with a lot more suturing work.

By the time she finally took a break, it was already 10:30 at night.