Chapter 030: Staying at the Guest House

Zhao Cheng, about twenty-four or five years old, had a round face and was slightly overweight. Even his gold-rimmed glasses couldn’t make him look any more refined.

“Teacher! I will definitely study hard!”

Li Xinyue had taught many students, and in her eyes, doctors were all the same, regardless of gender.

So, when the hospital sent a young man like Zhao Cheng to learn about gynecology, she didn’t think much of it.

“Doctor Zhao, let’s learn from each other!”

“Director, I need to prepare. The teaching will start tomorrow.”

“No problem, no problem!”

Director Zhang was also a very intelligent person and immediately arranged for the two of them to stay at the county guest house.

“Xiao Zhao, take good care of them at the guest house.”

“Yes!”

Doctor Zhao personally led them to the guest house and arranged for them to stay in the best room. He also instructed the staff on some matters before leaving.

“How long will this take?”

After settling in, Chen Mingchuan asked her.

Li Xinyue already had a plan in mind.

“It depends on Doctor Zhao’s learning ability. I’ll draw an acupuncture chart first, then take a look at his techniques.”

“He’s a graduate of traditional Chinese medicine, he’s learned both massage and acupuncture.”

“The main thing is the acupuncture points and the force.”

“Once those two things are mastered, there’s no problem! It should only take two or three days.”

“I’ll draw the chart first, then write down a few folk remedies.”

Is it really that easy?

Moreover, Chen Mingchuan noticed that his wife’s small face seemed to be glowing: Did she really only know a little?

It felt like she knew more than a doctor!

But…

“He’s a male doctor, is it appropriate for him to learn this to treat women’s illnesses?”

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As soon as he said that, Li Xinyue looked at him like he was an idiot: “Comrade Chen Mingchuan, do doctors need to be divided by gender?”

“In a life-or-death situation, if the patient is a woman and the doctor is a man, wouldn’t you save her?”

“I didn’t expect you to be so old-fashioned and feudal!”

“As a soldier, your ideological level is too low! You need to change!”

Is he old-fashioned and feudal?

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Chen Mingchuan, looking like an idiot, didn’t say anything more: He didn’t understand the doctor’s world!

Seeing that Li Xinyue was starting to work, he poured her a glass of water, then went out after giving her a brief instruction.

The paper, pen, and tools were all taken from the hospital. Li Xinyue sat down and began to draw intently…

Around four o’clock, Chen Mingchuan returned.

Seeing that Li Xinyue was still hunched over the table, he approached her: “Is it almost done? Should I go to the state-owned restaurant and get some food?”

Director Zhang had given them cash and ration coupons, so they were eating on the public dime for these two days.

Li Xinyue stood up and stretched: “No need, I want to go out for a walk too, just to relax.”

“Okay, let’s go then.”

They closed the door and went out. It was dinner time, so the state-owned restaurant was quite crowded.

Chen Mingchuan asked her what she wanted to eat.

Li Xinyue looked at the menu written on the blackboard and ordered braised pork, braised fish, egg soup, and green vegetables.

“What do you want to eat, order whatever you want, I’ll treat you!”

Chen Mingchuan: Sure enough, money makes you bold!

“Enough, so much, we won’t be able to finish it, it would be a waste.”

That’s true.

In this era, even food was scarce, she couldn’t be a wasteful spendthrift.

They waited for half an hour, and the food arrived.

The taste… was average… but it was fish and meat, even if it wasn’t delicious, it was still good.

Li Xinyue hadn’t eaten fish or meat in the past few days.

She wasn’t picky.

But…

“Why aren’t you eating?”

Chen Mingchuan was embarrassed to eat. This portion of braised pork and the braised fish weren’t much.

This woman was truly thin, so thin it made one feel… a little… heartbroken…

“I like to eat vegetables, you eat this!”

What kind of person is this!

In this era where everyone craves meat, is there anyone who only likes to eat vegetables?

Li Xinyue rolled her eyes, picked up the plate, and poured half of the braised pork into Chen Mingchuan’s rice bowl…

“You… I… Too…”

Li Xinyue poured the remaining half into her own bowl: “Don’t give me the ‘you I too’! You’ve been working hard these past few days.”

“Although I’m not a good person, I’m not ungrateful.”

“Let’s not dwell on the past, let’s be friends from now on!”

What do you mean be friends from now on?

Chen Mingchuan furrowed his brows: We have a child, can we really get a divorce?

What about the child if we divorce?

Will he be without a father or a mother?

That’s absolutely not acceptable!

Forget it, this matter… we’ll talk about it later.

Finally having a good meal, Li Xinyue patted her stomach: “Hah! If only we could live like this every day!”

Chen Mingchuan: “…”

This meal cost seven yuan and fifty cents, if we eat like this every day, how much money would we need?

Dean Zhang gave ten yuan, although not much, it was still very generous.

After leaving the restaurant, the two walked back slowly, they had to digest all that food.

The state-owned restaurant wasn’t far from the guesthouse, only a ten-minute walk.

Passing by the Chuanzhong River, they lingered by the river for a while.

Back at the guesthouse, Li Xinyue continued her efforts.

Finally, she wrote down several folk remedies…

“I’m exhausted! Sleep!”

Just as they were about to sleep, Li Xinyue was a bit dumbfounded: There’s only one bed, how are we going to sleep tonight?

Chen Mingchuan had already finished washing up and came out.

“Take a bath, I’ve already filled the tub for you, and the toiletries are in the bathroom.”

Although the guesthouses in this era were very simple, they had independent bathrooms.

Although the bathroom was also simple, it was still much better than the one in the hospital that was connected to the public toilet.

Li Xinyue dawdled in the bathroom for a long time before finally coming out.

When she came out, she saw…

“Are you going to sleep on the floor?”

The floor was cement, and it was painted red.

Chen Mingchuan wiped it clean, feeling good about it.

“It’s fine, where’s not a place to sleep? When I was on missions before, I slept in caves and trees, no problem!”

That was because you had no choice, right?

Li Xinyue took a deep breath: “Alright, sleep on the bed, this is the first floor.”

“Not to mention the bugs and ants on the floor, the mosquitoes at night could drink half a pound of your blood!”

“Don’t worry, I don’t love you anymore, I won’t force you!”

“Of course, if you’re still worried about your chastity being compromised, then forget it!”

Chen Mingchuan: “…”

Why is it that when a woman says these things, she’s so generous?

Also, is my chastity still intact?

Unless I have amnesia!

Since he had already decided not to get a divorce, why be so fussy?

Chen Mingchuan eventually got on the bed…

“Are your hands tired? I’ll give you a massage? You’ve been writing all afternoon.”

Her hands did feel a bit sore.

But… such an intimate thing, it’s better to forget it!

Li Xinyue refused: “No need, I want to sleep.”

Is that so?

Seeing her yawning, Chen Mingchuan didn’t insist, she must be tired after a long day.

Li Xinyue thought she wouldn’t be able to sleep, after all, this wasn’t the ward, and there wasn’t an old lady.

But she didn’t expect that she overestimated her body!

After a busy day and a full meal, she fell asleep within minutes…