Chapter 32: Health Clinic Written Exam

Zhou Shiyu and Yu Juan got into a fight.

The more Yu Juan thought about what Lin Banxia had said to her the day before, the more she felt she had fallen into Zhou Shiyu’s trap.

Zhou Shiyu and Lin Banxia didn’t get along—so how could Zhou Shiyu possibly have been kind enough to ask her to cook for Lin Banxia? Most likely, those words were just for show, something Zhou Shiyu deliberately said for her to hear.

That morning, while Yu Juan was cleaning the pigsty, she accidentally stepped into a pile of pig feces and fell, getting it all over her body and face.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. In a fit of rage, she grabbed a pile of pig feces and stormed to the military Health Clinic, where she threw it directly at Zhou Shiyu.

“I happened to be in the Health Clinic preparing medicine at that moment, and I saw the whole thing. That pile of pig feces landed right on Nurse Zhou’s face!

You didn’t see it—it was a huge pile!

Nurse Zhou cried on the spot!”

When Hou Xiufen recalled the scene, she still found it both hilarious and satisfying.

It was just a pity that Lin Banxia hadn’t been there to witness such a spectacular moment.

When Lin Banxia imagined the scene, she revealed a look of disgust on her face. The image was so vivid that even if she had been there, she wouldn’t have dared to look. She feared it would gross her out so much she might vomit up her breakfast.

Yu Juan really had some nerve—to actually attack Zhou Shiyu with pig feces.

But thinking about it, it was still quite cathartic. With the two of them fighting, Lin Banxia could simply sit back and enjoy the drama.

Hou Xiufen said: “Banxia, actually, what happened yesterday turned out to be a blessing in disguise for you. After that incident, your reputation in the Family Courtyard has improved a lot. On the other hand, Yu Juan’s reputation is completely ruined now. Everyone avoids talking to her.

When I came back, I even ran into a few other sisters-in-law who asked me to bring you along next time we have a get-together to chat.”

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At the military Health Clinic.

Zhou Shiyu, on the verge of breaking down, had pig feces all over her head. She had already washed her face once with water, but she still felt like there was a strong, foul stench lingering on her body.

She was just about to return to the dormitory to clean up and change clothes when a nurse ran over and said to her: “Nurse Zhou, Director Qiu is looking for you. He wants you to go see him immediately.”

With no other choice, Zhou Shiyu went to meet Director Qiu first.

As soon as she walked into the office, Director Qiu caught a strange smell in the air.

He sniffed a few times and realized it was the smell of pig feces—coming from Zhou Shiyu!

“Nurse Zhou, did you fall into a pigsty?” he asked.

Zhou Shiyu’s face flushed red. “No…”

“It’s fine, I’m just joking.” Director Qiu said with a hearty laugh.

“Just now, the hospital director told me that the organization received a thank-you letter praising you for saving a woman who suddenly had a seizure on the train back to the base.

The leadership praised you after hearing about it. You’ve been working at the Health Clinic for a while now, and your performance has been very good. Coupled with the credit you earned for saving that person on the train, you’ll be promoted to head nurse. Also, our military Health Clinic is planning to recruit a few new nurses, and after that, you’ll be transferred to the military hospital.”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shiyu completely forgot about her embarrassment.

She immediately lifted her head, her eyes filled with shock and joy.

She was going to be promoted to head nurse? And she was going to be transferred to the military hospital?

The entire military hospital was divided into the Health Clinic and the hospital itself. The Health Clinic was smaller and had fewer people, but it was closer to the Family Courtyard, making it more convenient for family members to seek medical care. The military hospital was large and primarily served military personnel.

Doctors and nurses with real capability were all transferred to the military hospital—she had always dreamed of working there.

Zhou Shiyu was overjoyed. She quickly said to Director Qiu: “Thank you, Director! Thank you, Director Qiu! I’ll definitely work hard and live up to the leadership’s expectations!”

Though truthfully, she had no idea when she had saved anyone.

On the train back to the base? Had she saved someone?

But who cared? As long as it led to a promotion, that was all that mattered!

Once she got transferred to the military hospital, Gu Shiqing would surely look at her with new eyes.

She was someone with real skills—while Gu Shiqing defended the country, she saved lives. Unlike Lin Banxia, who was lazy, spoiled, and didn’t even have a job.

How could Lin Banxia compare to her? She was a woman of the new era, someone who could hold up half the sky!

As soon as Director Qiu left, Zhou Shiyu was about to return to the dormitory to change clothes when she noticed the Division Commander’s wife walking toward her with her son.

Zhou Shiyu immediately stepped forward, pushing another nurse aside, and said to the Division Commander’s wife: “Sister-in-law, what brings you here? Is something wrong with Doudou?”

Li Weiying replied: “Exactly! I don’t know what’s going on with this child—he’s had no appetite these past two days and hasn’t been eating. Look at him, he’s getting thinner. I thought I’d bring him to the Health Clinic to find out what’s going on.”

Zhou Shiyu said: “Doudou, stick out your tongue and let Auntie take a look.”

Doudou stuck out his tongue.

“It’s probably just the heat.” Zhou Shiyu said. “And on top of that, he’s got a bit of food retention. It’s nothing serious—I’ll prescribe him some digestive tablets to take at home.”

Technically, nurses didn’t have the authority to prescribe medication, but rules weren’t strictly followed in cases like this.

For minor issues like headaches or fevers, the nurses at the Health Clinic would sometimes hand out medication. And with Doudou’s obvious symptoms of food retention, Zhou Shiyu didn’t see a problem with giving him some digestive pills.

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That evening, Gu Shiqing returned from the base.

He brought good news for Lin Banxia: “I checked with the Organization Department today. They said the Health Clinic is recruiting. Do you want to give it a try?”

“Sure!”

Lin Banxia was pleasantly surprised that a job opportunity had come so soon.

She generously said: “As a reward, I’ll prepare another medicinal meal for you—to give your body a good boost.”

Gu Shiqing: “……”

Thinking back to the torment of last night, he suddenly wasn’t so sure he wanted to eat another medicinal meal.

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The next morning, after breakfast, Lin Banxia got ready to go to the military Health Clinic.

“I’ll walk you there.” Gu Shiqing said, feeling uneasy about letting her go alone.

Lin Banxia didn’t object. She had never been to the military Health Clinic before—if Gu Shiqing didn’t take her, she’d have to ask for directions, and that would be such a hassle.

“When you get there, don’t be nervous. I already talked to Director Fang at the Organization Department about your situation. He said that with your background, you’re qualified to work at the Health Clinic.” Gu Shiqing told her.

Lin Banxia gave him a confident look and said: “I’m not worried about that. If the Health Clinic doesn’t want me, that’s their loss.”

Lin Banxia wasn’t someone who doubted herself. She had full confidence in her medical skills.

“That’s true.” Gu Shiqing said with a smile, seeing that there wasn’t the slightest trace of nervousness on her face.

After dropping Lin Banxia off at the entrance of the Health Clinic, Gu Shiqing said: “I’ll pick you up after work this evening. At noon, take the money and meal tickets to the dining hall to eat—I’ve already put both in your pocket.”

Lin Banxia nodded. “Alright, I got it already. You already told me when we left the house.”

Why was this man so naggy?

Gu Shiqing never imagined himself being this talkative. In the past, he would never say the same thing twice. But now, he couldn’t help repeating himself over and over.

“Alright, I’ll head back to the camp now.”

Not far off, a nurse looked over and said: “Is that Battalion Commander Gu? And is that his wife next to him? She’s really beautiful—prettier than the actresses in magazines!”

The moment she said that, another nurse chimed in: “It really is. Battalion Commander Gu and his wife standing together—they’re such a perfect match. A talented man and a beautiful woman.”

“Exactly! With parents that good-looking, just imagine how beautiful their children will be.”

Zhou Shiyu looked at the two people in the distance. Hearing the other nurses’ comments, her expression turned sour.

With a cold face and a harsh tone, she snapped: “It’s work hours. This isn’t the time for gossip.

Today we’re recruiting new people at the Health Clinic—what kind of impression are you giving to the applicants?”

After saying that, Zhou Shiyu gave a cold snort and walked away.

The two nurses watched her back and couldn’t help muttering: “So what if she’s the head nurse now? It’s not that big of a deal.

What do you mean ‘what kind of impression’? Didn’t she used to chat with us like this too? She talks like she’s above it all now.”

“Exactly…”

After Gu Shiqing left, Lin Banxia walked into the military Health Clinic and approached the two nurses, asking politely: “Hello, nurses. I heard your Health Clinic is hiring—I’m here to apply.”

The two nurses looked at each other in surprise.

Wasn’t this the woman they had just complimented for being even more beautiful than magazine actresses—Battalion Commander Gu’s wife?

And she said she was here to apply?

The nurse with the long face seemed to freeze up, but the round-faced one quickly responded: “Yes, that’s right. We’re recruiting, but first, you’ll need to take a test. After the written exam, there will be an interview with our head nurse. There are a few other military family members ahead of you who are also here to apply. Come with me.”

“Okay, thank you.” Lin Banxia said, giving her a friendly smile.

The little nurse felt her heart pounding and couldn’t help but once again marvel at how stunning Battalion Commander Gu’s wife looked.

When they arrived at the exam area, Lin Banxia was surprised to see about a dozen people applying for the position.

Wow, the competition was pretty intense.

But from the way the others talked, it was clear that some of them had absolutely no medical background. They hadn’t studied medicine or learned any medical skills—just couldn’t find other work and came here because they heard the Health Clinic was hiring.

The recruitment process at the military Health Clinic was much stricter than that of civilian clinics. Each applicant was handed a test paper filled with basic medical questions to complete first.

This was equivalent to a written exam. Only those who passed would move on to the interview stage.

Lin Banxia skimmed through the test paper and quickly realized it was full of simple first-aid and nursing knowledge.

This was child’s play.

She picked up her pen and scribbled down the answers quickly. Within a few minutes, she finished the test and handed it to the round-faced nurse who had brought her in.

The others, still working on their tests, were stunned when they saw her turn hers in so quickly.

“So fast? She finished already?”

“No way. I bet she couldn’t answer anything and just handed in a blank paper. Look at her—she doesn’t seem like someone who could treat patients.”

The one who made that comment didn’t know how to do the test herself. She had never studied medicine and could only recognize a small portion of the characters on the test—most of the words were completely foreign to her.

She had simply followed the army for years without finding suitable work. When she heard the Health Clinic was hiring, she figured she’d give it a shot.

After all, in this day and age, being a nurse was still a very desirable job—high-paying and relatively easy. Who wouldn’t want an easy job?

With more and more military family members following the army, there weren’t enough job positions to go around in the unit, especially the good ones.

When the round-faced nurse saw Lin Banxia hand in her test paper so quickly, she originally thought Lin Banxia didn’t know how to answer the questions and had turned in a blank paper.

But when she looked at the exam sheet, she realized that Lin Banxia had completed every single question.

And every answer was correct!

A look of astonishment appeared on the round-faced nurse’s face. She glanced at Lin Banxia in disbelief.

She realized she had fallen into the same trap—just because Lin Banxia was beautiful, she had subconsciously assumed that she didn’t know anything.

But who said that beautiful people couldn’t study medicine?

The round-faced nurse held up the exam paper and said to the person who had just spoken: “Who said that good-looking people can’t heal and save lives? Comrade Lin didn’t hand in a blank paper. She answered every question, and all of them were correct! Instead of criticizing others, why don’t you focus on answering your own questions? There are only ten minutes left in the exam.”

When the examinees heard the round-faced nurse say that Lin Banxia got everything correct, they were all stunned.

Now they realized they had met a real competitor.

The Health Clinic was only recruiting two nurses. Lin Banxia had already taken one spot, which meant there was only one position left!

No one had the time to think about anything else. They buried their heads and focused on answering the questions.

When time was up, the round-faced nurse collected the papers and began checking them one by one. Among the dozen or so test papers, more than half of the candidates had written nonsense. The person who had said Lin Banxia submitted a blank paper had only answered three questions, and half of the characters were even written incorrectly.

In the end, the round-faced nurse selected four people and said: “You four passed the written exam. In a moment, our head nurse will ask you some questions and then choose two of you.”

Although she said two would be chosen, in her mind it was already a done deal that Lin Banxia would be one of them.

Because among the four, only Lin Banxia had answered every question correctly without a single mistake. And she had completed the exam in just a few minutes out of the allotted thirty, which clearly demonstrated her complete mastery of the material.

The round-faced nurse brought the papers to Zhou Shiyu. Zhou Shiyu took one glance at them.

The round-faced nurse said: “Head Nurse, among the candidates this time, there’s a comrade named Lin Banxia who did exceptionally well. She finished the exam in just a few minutes.”

She deliberately praised Lin Banxia in front of Zhou Shiyu.

But upon hearing the name “Lin Banxia.” Zhou Shiyu’s eyebrows furrowed tightly.

Lin Banxia?

Lin Banxia was applying to be a nurse at their Health Clinic too?

She looked at the paper to confirm the name, and sure enough, Lin Banxia’s name was written at the top.

Zhou Shiyu’s expression darkened, and she cut the round-faced nurse off mid-sentence. “Who told you that finishing quickly means doing well? In this line of work, we need people who are meticulous. We’re dealing with patients’ health. If someone is always in a rush and obsessed with efficiency, can they really do a good job? What if they rush through their tasks and something goes wrong?”

After reprimanding the round-faced nurse, Zhou Shiyu said: “Go ask those candidates whether any of them graduated from a medical school or have studied in one. The Health Clinic gives priority to medical school graduates.”

She knew full well that Lin Banxia hadn’t graduated from a medical school. Lin Banxia had mentioned in the past that she studied textile engineering.

The round-faced nurse glanced at Zhou Shiyu. Previously, when the Health Clinic had recruited, they had never clearly stated that only medical school graduates would be considered.

And medical school graduates were usually guaranteed job placements. If they already had job placements, why would they even need to come here to take an exam?

“What are you standing around for? Hurry up!” Zhou Shiyu said impatiently.

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Lucia: This credit grabbing b is really annoying.

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