Lu Father continued: “But you all don’t know—your mother was actually a skilled medical woman. She once served in the imperial palace.”

“But she was framed. Her tendons were severed, her physician’s license was revoked—she was ruined, never able to practice medicine again.”

“Otherwise, she wouldn’t have married someone like me—a nobody.”

You’re amazing, Lu Qingqing thought silently.

“After that, your mother never treated another patient.”

“But she was kind-hearted…”

Lu Father’s voice grew hoarse:
“Because of her compassion, she couldn’t help trying to save a dying child. But a quack took over the case and the child died. In the end… the blame fell on your mother.”

“She… was punished. And from that point on, her health declined—until she passed.”

So that’s what happened.

No wonder Father believed so strongly that it was Mother teaching her in a dream.

Turns out, her mother was a healer too.
And not just any healer—but one who stood at the pinnacle in a time this hard.

If her mother could reach such heights, how could she—someone with the knowledge of a thousand years of medicine—back down now?

The three men looked at Lu Qingqing together.

She said calmly, “I know this road won’t be easy. But since someone’s walked it before me, it won’t be as hard for those who come after.”

“You saw what happened when Sister-in-law gave birth— the midwife was helpless, and male doctors refused to come. Without women physicians, she would’ve been left to die.”

“And it’s not just her—all women who give birth are at risk.”

“They need female doctors. This world needs female doctors.”

“And once there’s a need—it becomes an inevitability.”

“One person walks the path, and tens of thousands will follow.”

“Father, I can only promise you: Before I earn my license, I will be extra cautious.”

Lu Qingqing left the room.

The three men of the house sat there, stunned.

It was a long while before Lu Father choked out, “She’s just like your mother.”

He couldn’t stop her mother back then, and now he couldn’t stop her.

Or rather… he couldn’t bear to stop her.

“Dad… I think Little Sis is incredible,” Lu Feng said.

“We should support her.”

The two brothers looked at each other with shining eyes.

Lu Qingqing’s tone had been calm, but her words stirred something inside them—something inspiring.

Just imagining their little sister becoming a great physician filled them with pride.

Lu Yun thought, This time, Lu Qingqing really has changed.

The old Lu Qingqing would never have said such things!

Meanwhile, Lu Qingqing herself was unaware of this.

She had arrived at Eldest Uncle Lu’s home.

There were only two brothers in the Lu family—Lu Father and Eldest Uncle.

Their parents died young. Lu Father had gone off to study medicine, even settled in the capital and started a family.

But after tragedy struck, he returned to the village.

Eldest Uncle Lu, influenced by his wife, always feared his brother would try to take the family property.

This led to endless scheming and caused deep rifts between them.

Eventually, things completely fell apart—especially because of the old Lu Qingqing.

Lu Father ended up taking nothing—no house, no land.

Everything he had now, he had earned himself.

In contrast, Eldest Uncle had inherited the ancestral house and five acres of land.

But due to poor health, he’d ended up selling it all and becoming a tenant farmer for a rich family in town.

In Lu Qingqing’s memories, Aunt Chen was a greedy and short-sighted rural woman.

She had, in truth, raised Lu Qingqing for a time— but had filled her with poor values.

Still, that was just Chen’s nature.

Besides urging the girl to sneak things from home, she hadn’t deliberately tried to corrupt her.

In fact, Lu Qingqing believed the original host already had a selfish, cold-hearted personality.

A few bad influences were like fertilizer on wild grass—it grew rampant.

Lu Feng had said the old Lu Qingqing used to be kind.

But Lu Qingqing didn’t buy that.

A person’s nature doesn’t change easily.

In the host’s memories, there wasn’t a single good deed.

Only selfishness, foolishness, and love-struck obsession.

She threw away her family for a pretty-faced scoundrel.

After falling for Ning Xiuwen, she’d tossed Aunt Chen aside too.

So Aunt Chen, behind her back, called her an ungrateful brat.

Lu Qingqing knocked on the door.

Aunt Chen opened it with a dead-eyed expression, but the moment she saw Lu Qingqing, she lit up.

Mouth twisting into a mocking sneer:
“Well, well, if it isn’t the ungrateful tramp that even a man won’t take. What’s the treasure doing here in my poor house? Did your idiot father and brothers finally kick you out?”

Aunt Chen had aged a lot these past years—her face haggard, spirit drained.

But her foul mouth hadn’t changed a bit. It was like she ate dung for breakfast.

Lu Qingqing smiled,
“Dear Auntie, Uncle’s health isn’t good, and I’m sure your family needs money.”

“Don’t say I forgot your kindness in raising me. There’s a way to make some cash now. The only question is—will you do it or not?”

“You trying to trick me?” Aunt Chen squinted, but straightened up involuntarily.

Lu Qingqing said: “I’ll only say this once. Listen carefully.”

“You’ve probably heard I was tricked by Ning Xiuwen and borrowed money at high interest.”

“But that’s not all—he swindled me out of a lot more.”

“The autumn before last, he couldn’t pay his school fees, so I took a tael of silver from home to help him.”

“Last year alone, I gave him fifty catties of rice and flour. When his mother got sick, I gave three taels.
For Mid-Autumn Festival, I gave him a pair of silver bracelets, and many eggs…”

Aunt Chen’s eyes widened with every word.

Her expression twisted like she’d just watched her own gold fly into someone else’s hands.

Lu Qingqing smiled: “Remember it now? If you can get that stuff back—it’s all yours.”

That shut Aunt Chen up fast.

Her eyes lit up like torches. “Really?”

“Really. Consider it my way of honoring you and Uncle.”

“Hmph! You just couldn’t get it back yourself.”

But despite her words, Aunt Chen was thrilled.

The family was broke—no food, no money—they were desperate.

Even if she had to throw away her dignity, she’d get it all back!

“But let’s be clear. If I raise a ruckus and ruin your reputation, don’t come blaming me, or have your good daddy and brothers yelling at me again!”

Lu Qingqing smiled, “Of course not. Auntie, go ahead and make a scene.”

Karma time, old woman.

Let her tear up the Ning family for her.

Lu Qingqing had no interest in dealing with that scumbag and his mother directly— but that didn’t mean they could get off easy.

Use wild dogs to bite wild dogs.

Let’s see who’s the real rascal.

And most importantly— Lu Qingqing’s earliest memory began right after she drowned.

So technically, Aunt Chen had saved her life.

If she could get those things back, they’d belong to her fair and square.

After that, Lu Qingqing strolled back leisurely.

She passed by a shabby clay house, where she heard a man and woman quarreling.

“Brother, how long are you going to be this dumb? You’ve given Ding Hongshi so much money these past two years! He’s scamming you! My face—it can’t be cured!”

“Xiao Ye! It can be cured! Doctor Ding said every poison has a counter. As long as we keep trying, we’ll find the antidote. Just come with me and apologize to him.”

“No! I won’t go! The black spots on my face started small, like a coin, and now they’re spreading everywhere! I wasn’t lying earlier—Lu Qingqing did save Baoshuan! Ding Hongshi tried to steal the credit. He’s not a good man!”

“You… Lu Qingqing’s even worse! She’s a pile of disgusting trash that everyone hates!”