Xue Aiying failed to borrow milk from Zhan Aiping, so she found a family with a breastfeeding child and asked the sister-in-law to borrow milk. The sister-in-law of the Tian family happened to have a lot of milk, so she agreed.
This borrowing caused trouble. Xue Aiying's grandson had a fever and vomited that night, which scared the whole family. The child cried and made a fuss, and his crying was so soft, like a cat's meow, which was creepy.
"Big Elbow, my Big Elbow, stop crying—"
There was a quarrel in the neighboring house, and the child was sent to the military hospital that night. Xue Aiying, Zhou Saozi, Deputy Commander Qian and several other adults in the family went to look after the children, leaving the two girls, Daya and Erya, at home.
Zhan Aiping invited the two little girls to her home for dinner, and asked them to wait at home for their parents to come back.
Zhan Aiping sighed. Originally, the Qian family's child was fine. Although he was a little thin, he was not sick. Now he had to be sent to the hospital. Gu Sheng heard the crying and hugged his own sweet and sour pork: "The child is too young. It's really uncomfortable to see him cry."
"Raising a child is not easy, so we have to be careful and pay attention to hygiene, especially since we have two children. If one gets sick, the other one will be easily infected as well. If the two kids start to make trouble together, it will be the end of us."
Gu Sheng wiped the child's mouth and said, "Fortunately, we have a doctor in our family. Wife, you are a doctor, you must not panic, you must stay calm."
"No one can stay calm when facing their own children." Zhan Aiping picked up little Tangyuan and gently touched the child's face. "Fortunately there is no winter here, otherwise I'm really worried that the child would catch a cold. It's heartbreaking to see such a small child getting sick and taking medicine."
The neighbor's child came back from illness. Xue Aiying went to the Tian family's sister-in-law to make a scene, blaming her for borrowing "poisonous milk". The Tian family's sister-in-law was not to be trifled with. She started a quarrel with her in the courtyard: "You came to borrow it yourself. I lent it to you with good intentions. Now you blame me. My child is fine after eating it. Who knows what else you fed the child..."
Li Yuxia was pregnant, but she still ran out to persuade him. Political Commissar Zhang followed her in fear, "Stop making trouble, stop making trouble, calm down, old lady, go back and take good care of your grandson."
The Qian family's child next door was fine, but the child's mother, Mrs. Zhou, had a problem. She was so frightened that her milk was gone. Xue Aiying was so anxious that she scolded her for being useless: "Now you don't even have milk, how are you going to feed my grandson..."
They didn't dare to feed the baby with formula milk. The baby would have diarrhea after eating formula milk, and his stomach would be upset, so he would cry and make a fuss. Xue Aiying didn't dare to ask anyone to lend her milk. "Do we have to feed her with rice soup?"
With the family next door in such a mess, Zhan Aiping went to help Zhou's mother-in-law with her milk. She was experienced and had good skills. She gave her another dose of medicine, which was the commonly used medicine for milk secretion. She reminded Zhou's mother-in-law: "Don't let your mother-in-law rub your breasts anymore. You raised your two daughters well before. Just raise them the same way as before."
Mrs. Zhou's face was really ugly. She smiled bitterly, "It's better for my mother-in-law not to come before. She didn't want to come to take care of my two daughters before, and I felt resentful. This time I gave birth to a son, and I thought she should come. She did come, but it's better for her not to come."
"One moment he says this is not good, the next he says that is not good, which makes me feel bad every day. This child cries and makes a fuss every day, unlike his older sisters. The eldest and second oldest were so easy to take care of before. They were fed the same milk, but why couldn't he eat well? He always vomits a lot."
Zhan Aiping said: "Don't feed too much."
"I think it's enough, but my mother-in-law is worried that the child is not full, so she asked me to feed him more so that he can grow strong. She said that our family conditions are better now than before, so the child needs to eat more to grow strong."
"But this child vomits every time he is fed."
"My mother-in-law saw that the child had vomited so much and was so thin, so she told me to feed him more quickly. Now she complains that my milk is not good enough."
Zhan Aiping said: "You are full, and someone is forcing you to eat. How can you not vomit?"
"Doctor Zhan, what should we do now?"
"Feed them as usual. Relax your mind and ignore your mother-in-law's words. You have raised two daughters before, so how can you not have experience? You raised your daughters well before, so just do it your own way."
Whether it is raising children or driving, the most frightening thing is having different voices around you, sometimes asking you to do this and sometimes that, making people upset and subject to complaints.
"How long has it been since your mother-in-law raised a child? Do you trust her or yourself?"
Mrs. Zhou nodded: "I believe in myself."
"You are the child's biological mother. Your mood and emotions have a great impact on the child. Don't think that the child is young and cannot perceive the emotions of adults..." Zhan Aiping comforted her, taking care of her emotions first, and then told her in detail how to take care of the child, explaining every aspect.
Mrs. Zhou nodded and said, "No wonder you are a doctor. You know a lot."
"Your child is well raised because you and Chief of Staff Gu took good care of him. People like us have never been to school and don't understand science. Doctor Zhan, I also like your science stories."
"When my son grows up, I will ask him to learn more about science from you."
Zhan Aiping heard her say that, and the corner of her mouth twitched: "Isn't your child called Congcong?"
Deputy Captain Qian had come to the Gu family before and said that his son’s nickname was Congcong and he hoped that he would be very smart in the future.
Now it has turned into a big elbow.
"It's changed. Now it's called Big Elbow, which means solid. Children should be given a mean name so that they are easier to raise."
"I'll keep your sweet and sour pork company from now on."
Zhan Aiping: “…”
When she returned from Qian's house, Gu Sheng was at home taking care of the children. He was holding a small glutinous rice dumpling in one hand and pushing a sweet and sour pork in the other. The two children were lying on him like two caterpillars.
"Wife, you are finally back. How is the family next door?"
"I've seen it and talked to Sister Zhou for a few words."
Gu Sheng handed her the small glutinous rice balls and said, "If you don't come back, our baby will start to make trouble."
"I was just thinking, should I go to the next door house with a child in each hand to find you?"
Zhan Aiping laughed out loud, "I'll be back on time, and I won't make things difficult for our Chief of Staff Gu."
"The children cling to you. If you're not around for a while, their dad will still be able to help them and fool these two fools. When they realize their mom is not around, they'll start to cry out for her again."
"Isn't it that I ask you to change the child's diaper every day? You and the child also have a certain diaper relationship. They are also familiar with their father, right? Little Pot-Boiled Pork."
The two children cooperated with their mother with grunts and groans. Although they are not yet two months old, they can already recognize people and stick to their mother. After eating, they also like to stay in their father's arms.
Zhan Aiping was holding little Tangyuan, and Gu Sheng was holding little Guobaorou. Compared with her sister, Guobaorou was bigger and had a chubby little face, which looked like dough. Its other facial features were not prominent, but its pair of big black eyes were the most eye-catching.
He stretched out his hand and waved his little fist.
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "Hurry up and hold him. Our child especially likes to be held and patted on the back by you."
"Really?" Gu Sheng stood up holding the child and let his little head lean on him. The little guy was indeed very happy.
Gu Sheng held the child's fist and teased him, "The child is too young and can't be left alone for a moment. Thank you for your hard work, my wife."
Zhan Aiping said: "Now is still the best time to take care of them. When the children can crawl, run and jump, it will be a headache. I think you, Chief of Staff Gu, will have to ride on their heads."
"That's too early. Right now, these two kids are like little salted fish that can't even turn over." Gu Sheng teased the sweet and sour pork: "Throw you two into the pot, and ask daddy to stir-fry them a few times."
"The sweet and sour pork is not turned over until it becomes mushy, and the small glutinous rice balls are soaking in the soup. Does my wife want some sweet wine?"
"I'm still nursing my baby, why would I want to drink sweet wine? I'll wait until the baby grows up."
"Oh, I almost forgot." Gu Sheng gave the sweet and sour pork in his arms to Zhan Aiping, took his daughter, and the couple took turns coaxing her.
"Oh, right." Zhan Aiping stared at the sweet and sour pork and said with a smile, "I heard that Congcong next door changed his name to Big Elbow."
Gu Sheng laughed: "Big pork elbow? Add the big plate of chicken from Captain Jiang's house, and it will be a table full of delicious dishes."
"This is all started by you, my wife."
Zhan Aiping refused to take the blame: "It's not my fault. I didn't force anyone to change their name."
"Look at these names." Gu Sheng sighed, "In the future, your sweet and sour pork should not bully the big elbow and big plate chicken. The big elbow's parents came to complain, and the mother of Di Sanxian came to mediate and said, "Mother of sweet and sour pork, what's wrong with you? Stop picking on the big elbow all day long."
Zhan Aiping suppressed her laughter: "Comrade Gu, honestly, I think the position of Women's Director should be given to you."
*
Although Zhan Aiping did not become the director of the Women's Department, Li Yuxia and He Lingling did give her some tasks. Many young girls came to her for gynecological treatment, either because of irregular menstruation or cold hands and feet.
Several female health workers also came to her house to chat, some wanted to learn some Chinese medicine from her, and some even said they wanted to watch her demonstrate acupuncture.
"I heard someone can give me acupuncture anesthesia."
"Yeah, if you just stick the needle in like this, will you lose any feeling?"
"There are also surgeries performed under acupuncture anesthesia."
Zhan Aiping said: "Yes, it is possible, but it is troublesome. You have to try it. I can give you acupuncture."
Acupuncture anesthesia is feasible, but the operation is too complicated. If there is a mistake, it will be disastrous. The failure of anesthesia during surgery is a terrible thing.
"No, no, let's just listen to you, Doctor Zhan, tell us some stories about traditional Chinese medicine."
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and everyone is feeling warm. Whether they are celebrating the Chinese New Year or not, everyone likes to stock up on things. There are always a lot of peanuts and melon seeds. When the health worker comes to her house to chat, he always brings some melon seeds.
Zhan Aiping didn't get to eat Shen Liqing's melon seeds, but she did get to eat a lot of the health worker's melon seeds.
When Gu Sheng returned home and saw a large bag of melon seeds and an open medical book, he raised his eyebrows: "Doctor Zhan, are you going to teach at home? You haven't been to work for almost two months, and you haven't forgotten your career in traditional Chinese medicine."
"It's my medical career."
Although it is called the medical industry, it is actually equivalent to having a tea party at home. After all, it is almost the end of the year. After chatting with the female nurses and listening to gossip, after a few more days, she will know clearly who are the handsome young recruits and new officers.
"I heard from them that there is a new batch of puppies at the military dog training base, and there is also a new military dog trainer who is quite handsome. He even invited me to go and see him next time."
Gu Sheng raised his eyebrows: "You are still changing your mind in front of me?"
"I was just chatting with them to join in the fun. In my heart, you are the most handsome, and our Chief of Staff Gu is the most handsome."
Gu Sheng suppressed the smile on his face and said, "That's pretty good."
"I'm telling you something in secret. Don't be too proud. Xiao Zhao and the others said that you are still the best looking, but I won't show it to them. I sent them away before you come back."
Gu Sheng was getting happier and happier with her coaxing. He smiled and kissed Zhan Aiping on the face: "My wife is quite stingy."
"Yeah, I'm stingy. I told them to go see the wild men outside instead of seeing the married man in my house."
Chief of Staff Gu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's the way it should be."
"But I also want to see what that boy looks like. No, no, no, I want to see the little puppy. Don't you want to see it?"
"Don't even think about it." Gu Sheng picked her up by the waist in a bad mood, "What are you looking at, little brother? Stay at home and take care of the kids."
"I was just kidding. Look, you're angry again. There are a lot of performances and condolences at the end of the year recently. Don't be attracted by some little goblin in the art troupe." Zhan Aiping hugged his neck, legitimately jealous.
"In my heart, my wife is the most beautiful."
Gu Sheng lowered his head and rubbed his forehead against hers. He suddenly sighed, "But there really is a little fairy from the art troupe coming to perform."
Zhan Aiping was stunned: "What?"
"Your brother, your dear brother, I heard that there is a show for your brother. Your brother is coming here to perform a drama. Their art troupe has a consolation performance here."
Zhan Aiping almost bit her tongue: "My brother? Zhan Mingzhao? He has only been in the art troupe for a few days, and he's already on stage performing in a drama?"
"He is gifted, like his sister."
Zhan Aiping: "... Can I go and see?"
"There is a place for your family members. You can go there."
Zhan Aiping blinked her eyes. She was very excited and turned back to look at the children: "Children, your uncle is going to perform on stage. Do you want to watch your uncle perform?"
The two little cubs babbled in response to their mother.
Zhan Aiping heard the great news and called Zhan Mingzhao to congratulate him: "Oh, my brother is going to perform on stage. Congratulations, he is a drama actor. Brother, if you hone your acting skills, you will be able to act in movies and TV series in the future..."
"I was forced to do whatever movies and TV shows I was cast in." Zhan Mingzhao, who was bald on the other end of the phone, acted in whatever way he wanted, but they all said he was gifted.
"Rehearse well, and when you perform, I'll bring your little nephew to see you and take pictures of you."
Zhan Mingzhao: “…”
Zhan Mingzhao's performance will be some time away. Zhan Aiping has to report back to the hospital for work before the New Year. She was on maternity leave and hadn't been to the hospital for two months. Early in the morning, Shen Liqing accompanied her. Qin Lanfang was in the car with her. Both of them were pregnant, but their pregnancy was not obviously visible at the moment.
Shen Liqing helped her hold a child. "The three of us are sitting together with two children. Even though it looks like five people, there are actually eight of us. Isn't it amazing?"
Qin Lanfang smiled. She watched the child from the side, not daring to hold the child. She walked with a limp, although it was just a little staggering, but she didn't dare to walk while holding the child, for fear of dropping the child.
"I'll have to tie the baby to my chest later."
Zhan Aiping said: "There is also a baby carriage."
Zhan Aiping brought a baby carriage, and the two children were lying in a row. Shen Liqing stared at them and liked them more and more: "Your children are really adorable, Pingping, Lao Wang also asked me to learn more from you, because I will have to take care of two children in the future."
"I think it's not difficult to carry."
Zhan Aiping said: "It will be difficult when the children can crawl and walk. Look at them now. They can't even turn over. What bad things can they do?"
"That's right." Shen Liqing nodded. Thinking of the two little rascals following her, she felt a slight headache.
"I don't know who my two children look like. Pingping, you have raised both of them well. No matter whether they look like you or Chief of Staff Gu, they are both good-looking."
Qin Lanfang sighed and said silently: "My family is in trouble."
Shen Liqing: "Your Jiang Tuan is quite handsome."
Qin Lanfang: "I'm just afraid it's a daughter. A daughter looks like her father."
Shen Liqing: “…”
Zhan Aiping: "The baby hasn't been born yet, what are you worried about? Don't worry, worrying will affect the baby's development."
The three of them arrived at Yanxin Health Center together. It was still early. Zhou Zhonghua's wife, Meng Xiaoyun, who was also a family member, was very happy to see Zhan Aiping. "Doctor Zhan, I haven't seen you for a long time. You've given birth to both children. Let me see. This one is growing up so well, just like the dolls in the New Year pictures."
"If you hold a big koi fish, you'll be a lucky doll."
Zhan Aiping introduced them to her with a smile: "This is our eldest son Youyou, and this is our daughter Yuanyuan."
"Really? My brother is really strong. Does Yuanyuan look like her father?"
Zhan Aiping was surprised: "You also noticed that she looks like her father?"
"Yes, your little girl will definitely be a beauty in the future, with such good-looking parents like you."
I haven't been here for two months. The inpatient building and operating room have been built, but the operating room has not been put into use yet. It will have to wait until after the Chinese New Year. The county hospital will send people to provide guidance. Doctors Qin Yanfang and Zhao Jing have already moved into the third floor of the inpatient building.
Zhan Aiping opened the air in her house and was not busy cleaning. During this period, Qin Lanfang came to help her clean several times. There was not much dust, but it was a bit stuffy as no one had lived there for a while.
"Doctor Zhan is here, come quickly, come and see my new house. I can finally live in an apartment building." Qin Yanfang was particularly happy to see Zhan Aiping. She teased the brother and sister, and took Zhan Aiping to see their new home.
Zhan Aiping asked Qin Lanfang to help look after the child, and went with Qin Yanfang to see the inpatient building. Qin Yanfang climbed up quickly: "Our dean is really something. He asked us doctors to live on the third floor. Why not the first floor? I'm too lazy to climb the stairs."
Zhan Aiping said with a smile: "If you were allowed to live on the first floor, you would be in trouble. Patients would pass by your house every day and see you eating and drinking like a lazy bug in the house."
"Yes, the third floor is quiet, but it's hard to climb. The first floor is the office, the second floor is the ward, and here is the third floor. Doctor Zhao and Zhu Huilanlan have moved in."
"Dr. Zhao lives next door to me. He's been worried every day lately."
Zhan Aiping asked, "Another case of pesticide poisoning?"
"The causes of poisoning are all kinds of strange." Qin Yanfang said with a smile: "He was busy most of the night yesterday. Someone was poisoned after eating chicken and is now hospitalized on the second floor."
Zhan Aiping's mouth twitched: "Poisoned by eating chicken?"
"Yes, the chicken ate the seeds soaked in pesticides and was poisoned. The man was reluctant to throw the chicken away, so he ate it and was also poisoned."
Zhan Aiping: "…Is it an old hen?"
"Yes, I heard it's an old hen that has been raised for several years."
"Eat before your life."
"Yes, just like Dr. Zhao, he would rather eat than live. No wonder he works so hard every day to treat these people who would rather eat than live."
After going up to the third floor, Qin Yanfang opened the door of her house. "Pingping, come in and take a look. The house is not big, but there is a toilet. It can be flushed. You can flush it by pulling the rope. You can come to my house when you want to relieve yourself in the future."
Zhan Aiping smiled: "Aren't there also some in the wards on the second floor?"
"Yes, that's right." Qin Yanfang laughed and said, "It's quite new. You must have seen it before, but the country people haven't seen it. I'm afraid that someone will deliberately come to the hospital just to experience the flush toilet in the future."
"There's no one so boring. You don't need money to get sick?"
Zhan Aiping entered the room. The ward was indeed small, only about ten to twenty square meters, and could only accommodate two beds. The chopping board and boiler had to be placed in the corridor, and Qin Lanfang's pots and pans were all placed at the door.
"There are still vacant rooms. If you want to apply, Doctor Zhan, you can apply for one."
"I can't do it. Wouldn't it be tiring for me to carry two children up and down?"
After a brief tour, the two went downstairs. Early in the morning, there were patients in the hospital. They were two young men, who came on a bicycle. One was tall and the other short. The tall one was riding the bicycle while the short one was hugging his waist.
"Oh, oh, oh, we're here, we're here." The short man got off the car first.
The tall man pushed the bike into the corner and parked it.
Zhan Aiping saw their posture and manners and guessed that they were former soldiers. "You two have just been discharged from the army, right?"
This scene is a bit funny, but doctors have seen a lot of things in the world and they generally don't laugh.
The tall man had a stern face, and a man was holding his waist while riding a bicycle with his head tilted. He didn't smile, "Is Doctor Zhou here?"
"Doctor Zhou is not here. Are you here to get your bones fixed? I can do it."
"You?" The short man turned around before he could see Zhan Aiping clearly. "You are... You are the new doctor in the hospital?"
"No, I've been here for quite a while. I was on maternity leave, a retired female military doctor."
"Really?" The short man was very surprised: "We are new public security commissioners."
After they retired from the army and transferred to the public security department, they became special public security commissioners. Currently, there are no police stations in townships, and there are only two special public security commissioners in each township to manage the public security of the township.
"Public security commissioner?" Zhan Aiping thought to herself that he was a policeman. "This is a good job."
The short man's name is Chen Yiming. He smiled bitterly and said, "That's not good. I still want to go to the grain station, but I can't get in line."
Grassroots public security officers are not popular these days because social security is too good. People in towns and villages basically do not move around, and letters of introduction are needed everywhere. There is no arson, theft, or robbery. If a major incident occurs, there will be a separate militia organization. These public security special commissioners have nothing to do and are not taken seriously. They just ride a bicycle every day with a small loudspeaker and patrol the country paths.
It’s different with grain stations, as they collect grain, there are many benefits.
Zhan Aiping thought that the grain station was good now, but it might not be so good in the future. The public security department became popular later and the grain station played a smaller role.
"You're twisted so early in the morning? Your job is hard enough."
Just as Chen Yiming was about to speak, the tall man next to him said, "He got up in the morning to go to the toilet, turned around to get paper and twisted his head."
Zhan Aiping: “…”
They don't encounter serious illnesses in the township hospital, and these public security personnel don't encounter serious incidents either.
Chen Yiming was furious: "Zhou Xiong, what are you talking about? You are just making up rumors."
Zhou Xiong's face was calm: "You can't lie to the doctor."
"Yes, this comrade is right."
Chen Yiming blushed: "Where's Doctor Zhou?"
"I'll take it back for you. Please sit down."
Chen Yiming hesitated: "You? You also treat orthopedics."
Zhan Aiping asked him to sit down, and straightened his head back in five or six seconds. Chen Yiming rubbed his neck: "Alright? You, a female doctor, have quite a strong hand."
Zhan Aiping said: "If you have any injuries in the future, you can come to see me, Doctor Zhan."
"Are you the Doctor Zhan? The Doctor Zhan who tells science stories? I've seen you in the newspaper before. No wonder you look familiar."
Chen Yiming stood up and said, "I've been in bad luck this month and have been to the hospital several times."
Zhan Aiping said: "I think these are just minor illnesses."
"You are a retired female military doctor, you are amazing... There are many beautiful female doctors in your township hospital."
Zhan Aiping teased, "You didn't go to the hospital several times just for some pretty nurse?"
"No, no, no, I'm not." Chen Yiming turned to look at Zhou Xiong: "Good comrade, thank you for accompanying me to the hospital every time. I'll treat you to lunch at noon."
Zhou Xiong remained silent.
"Doctor Zhan, can I borrow your hospital's faucet to wash my hands?"
Zhan Aiping: “…” Suspected that he did not wash his hands before going to the hospital.
Zhou Xiong stood in front of Zhan Aiping. He was tall and thin, with obvious bone structure and a slightly square chin. He had a very strong appearance. He looked indifferent and didn't say anything. After Chen Yiming left, Zhou Xiong said to Zhan Aiping, "Are you Doctor Zhan?"
"yes."
Zhou Xiong seemed very hesitant. He pointed at a person passing by outside and said, "I want to see her for treatment. What disease do you have?"
Zhan Aiping glanced at Nurse Lanlan, and she twitched her lips and said, "It's a disease you can't get."
"She is a midwife. You have to come to see her to give birth. But that's not necessarily the case. She does other things as well." After all, their hospital is too small. It's a piece of socialist brick that can be moved wherever it's needed.
Zhou Xiong was silent: "..."
"Doctor Zhan, I heard from my old comrades that you can also help people with matchmaking."
Zhan Aiping understood what he meant. He was attracted to Nurse Lanlan from their hospital. "You want to find a partner? Then you have to be more proactive."
Nurse Lanlan in their hospital is a careless person. She laughs all the time. She is not serious except at work. She is very rough and straightforward. If you don't expose her faults actively, there will be no chance for them to be in a relationship.
Zhou Xiong blushed a little: "Doctor Zhan, can you help me with the thread?"
Zhan Aiping's eyebrows moved: "Can I help you connect?"
"right."
Zhan Aiping thought that this man was really blind. Meng Xiaoyun was such a nice aunt who was waiting to help him make connections, but he just dug up her.
"You can go find Dr. Zhou's wife. Mrs. Meng is very eloquent."
Zhou Xiong begged her: "Can you do me this favor?"
Zhan Aiping: "... I don't have much experience, how about I go and ask for you?"
Zhou Xiong blushed and nodded.
Zhan Aiping felt a little uncomfortable for some reason seeing such a tall guy blushing while standing in front of her.
She is a professional and cannot laugh.
Chen Yiming came back, Zhou Xiong recovered, and the two of them paid the medical bills and left. Qin Yanfang was particularly sad: "These two policemen have come several times? Do you think they have taken a liking to me? Why do I have to go to the hospital every few days, just the one with the surname Chen? He must have fallen several times, right?"
Doctor Zhao heard her say this: "How could I possibly look down on you? Look at the doctor last week, he was pretty good."
Zhan Aiping said: "You really have a crush on her, Yanfang, you guessed right."
Qin Yanfang was surprised: "You really like me? I can't find a doctor. I think the police officer is not bad. He must be a retired soldier. He looks strong. I like him."
Doctor Zhao's face didn't look good: "How can anyone look down on you?"
Zhan Aiping blinked her eyes and looked at Dr. Zhao and Qin Yanfang in front of her. Suddenly, she had an idea and said, "Yanfang, that tall guy, named Zhou Xiong, a retired soldier, a male police officer, what do you think of him? Do you want me to connect you two?"
"Okay, okay, Pingping, you are so awesome. You even know his name." Qin Yanfang was very curious.
"Please introduce him to me. Our town is too small. It's not easy to meet an outstanding young man..."
Zhan Aiping smiled slightly: "That's perfect. The two male police officers don't have a girlfriend. The taller one is Zhou Xiong, and the shorter one is Chen Yiming..."
"That guy named Chen is very interesting, but I like the duller ones. Introduce Gao to me."
"Okay, I heard they're going to treat you to lunch at noon, Xiao Qin, you go over—"
"No, you can't introduce them to each other!" The two of them were chatting enthusiastically, and Zhao Jing on the side had a very ugly expression on his face. He was already desperate.
Zhan Aiping burst the balloon directly: "Doctor Zhao, why are you jumping up and down like this? If someone doesn't know, I would think you are jealous and like our accountant Qin."
Qin Yanfang waved her hand: "Pingping, what nonsense are you talking about."
"She didn't say anything nonsense." Doctor Zhao said unhappily, "Qin Yanfang, if you want to date someone, talk to me. You want to find a young male doctor, right? If we are together, we won't have to move after we get married. Just make do with it."
Qin Yanfang: “… I don’t want to make do.”
"If you don't want to make do with me, who else do you want to make do with? If you have diarrhea in the future, I will treat you. If you can't defecate, I will also treat you. I know you have a bad stomach, I will make soup for you. If you have food poisoning, I will wash your stomach—"
Qin Yanfang jumped up and covered his mouth: "Shut up and stop talking."
"I'd date anyone but you."
After saying that, Qin Yanfang turned around and ran away.
Zhan Aiping was amazed: "… "
It was the first time she heard such a "terrifying" confession.
Seeing her run away, Dr. Zhao Jing was still standing there, apparently he hadn't finished his words yet. Zhan Aiping encouraged him casually: "I just saw Yanfang blushing, go chase her, don't just stand there."
"Oh oh oh." Doctor Zhao chased after him.
Zhan Aiping looked at their backs and couldn't help but say, "If your family gets poisoned by eating mushrooms in the future, don't worry, you are in the hospital and we are here."
After resolving the matter, Zhan Aiping ran to Qin Lanfang. Qin Lanfang was in the pharmacy. The two children were also there. The two cubs were full and were sleeping soundly.
"Sister Qin, congratulations, you will probably have another brother-in-law."
Qin Lanfang raised her head when she heard this: "It's that Doctor Zhao, are they dating?"
"It's almost time. You also know it's Doctor Zhao?"
Qin Lanfang smiled: "I'm not a fool."
"People involved are confused, but we, as bystanders, can see things clearly." Zhan Aiping dragged a chair and sat down with a smile, "When you give birth, you can take care of all three children together."
Qin Lanfang sighed, "I never thought that I would get married before my sister. I hope she can get along well with Dr. Zhao and get married soon."
"By then, this kid will be running all over our hospital."
"Once the hospital residential building over there is built and formed into a square, the children will have a perfect place to play." Zhan Aiping thought of the children in the compound when she was a child. They always played in groups.
Qin Lanfang touched her belly and nodded.
Zhan Aiping talked to Qin Lanfang for a while, and Nurse Lanlan came over stealthily. Lanlan was a carefree person, so she also pulled a small stool to sit down and said bluntly: "Doctor Zhan, you introduce someone to a date, or introduce someone to me too?"
Zhan Aiping thought to herself, you bumped into me, so she was happy: "Okay, I'll introduce you to someone. Have you seen the two police officers who came here today?"
Lan Lan said: "They are both frequent visitors to our hospital. I have met them before."
"Neither of them has a partner. If you want to find one, I can help you find one."
Lan Lan blushed shyly for once: "We're from the same town, so it's fine if we just get to know each other."
Zhan Aiping asked: "Do you like tall ones or short ones?"
"All is fine, Doctor Zhan, just pick one for me." The carefree Lan Lan became reserved and introverted: "Doctor Zhan, you have experience, I will listen to you, which one do you think is suitable for me?"
"The short one is called Chen Yiming. He's quite interesting. If you were with him, you would definitely have a lot of fun in life."
After all, he is someone who can twist his neck even when holding toilet paper.
"He has come to our hospital several times."
Lanlan: “…”
Zhan Aiping was even happier when she saw her like this. She thought these people were really reserved and introverted. They even let her choose on purpose. They clearly didn't give her the chance to choose. Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "That tall guy is good. I think he's suitable for you. He's a little dull, and you talk a lot. You two complement each other."
Lan Lan blushed: "Really? Do you also think we are suitable?"
Zhan Aiping nodded: "Let me introduce you two to each other, you two should get to know each other first."
"Okay." Lanlan agreed shyly.
"He is a very helpful person. I think he is a good person. He always sends his comrades to see the doctor."
Zhan Aiping: “…” She thought that this premise required a comrade-in-arms who was frequently injured.
Zhan Aiping completed the task of matchmaking easily. She thought it was too easy, but it could just be a coincidence. Maybe these two people had already fallen in love with each other and just needed to break through the paper window.
Generally speaking, it is not that easy to introduce someone to a date.
Nurse Lan Lan said carelessly: "Doctor Zhan, when I give birth next time, you can take photos of the delivery for me!"
Zhan Aiping choked on her own saliva. "We haven't even started dating yet, and you're already thinking about having a baby."
Lan Lan didn't care: "Isn't this a matter of time?"
"I just like the way you cut the umbilical cord."
Zhan Aiping thought about the blushing silent male police officer, then looked at the carefree nurse Lanlan in front of her, and thought that it would be very interesting to see these two of them together.
After a day's work, Gu Sheng returned home. Zhan Aiping told him what happened today. Gu Sheng laughed and couldn't help but said, "Wife, you have a wonderful story after a day's work."
Zhan Aiping pretended to sigh and said, "This hospital is a place where joys and sorrows are gathered together."
"Do you know why our clinic is called the Rock Core Clinic? It means that to be a doctor, one must have a heart as hard as stone."
Gu Sheng was amused by her: "Isn't it because this is the health center in Yanxin Town?"
Zhan Aiping also laughed.
Gu Sheng hugged her from behind: "Your job is really interesting. It's not like mine, where every day is boring training, day after day, and I only see the same few people."
Zhan Aiping comforted him: "You have Captain Jiang here, so you won't be bored."
Gu Sheng: “…”
"Don't mention him. When he's not doing his job, he's always thinking about his big plate chicken and little sweet beans."
"You also want our sweet and sour pork and small glutinous rice balls."
Gu Sheng buried his head in her neck: "I never thought I would be able to have this day before. I thought it would be like this, day after day..."
Zhan Aiping hugged him back: "Comrade Gu, it's our first wedding anniversary."
She ruffled his hair and said, "You were acting weird on the eighth day of the first lunar month, disturbing my sleep early in the morning and dragging me to get married."
"More than just dragging you to get married, I dreamed of tying you up to get married. If you didn't go, I would tie you up with a rope and take you."
Zhan Aiping laughed at him: "Are you that tough? You came here early in the morning to help me clean and wash clothes, and look at how cowardly you looked when you got the marriage certificate."
"I don't care if she's a coward or not, I got a wife."
This year was very special for Gu Sheng. His life changed dramatically. He got a wife and married the girl he had always dreamed of. His childhood sweetheart also gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. In just this one year, he had a wife, a son, and a daughter.
"I must laugh at you when we take the train next time. It will be fun to recall how attentive you were then."
At night, both children were coaxed to sleep in small beds with fences. Gu Sheng carried them to bed, and they could finally continue their nightlife as a couple.
"Let's be quiet so as not to wake up the two little guys."
Zhan Aiping slept on the pillow: "I'm not used to not being able to hear the quarrels next door."
"You'll get used to it slowly."
*
As New Year's Eve was getting closer, Zhan Aiping was preparing things needed for the New Year. She called home in advance and also called Gu Ze'an and his wife. Not only did she call, she also wrote a letter.
Several of Gu Sheng's brothers wrote letters, attaching photos, and some wrote to old friends. Zhan Aiping counted them and there were more than a dozen letters. It took a lot of time just to write all these letters.
Zhan Aiping put the stamp on the envelope and turned to Gu Sheng and said, "When I was writing the letter, I felt that my writing skills improved a lot."
Gu Sheng: "I learned this from writing stories. If I don't want to be a doctor, I can switch to being a writer."
Zhan Aiping wrote a lot of science stories this year and sent them to radio stations. They were read aloud by announcers on various radio stations. Zhan Aiping had listened to them once or twice herself, but she was too embarrassed to listen to them more than once.
Zhan Aiping went to mail the letter. She also received several letters. Some were from old friends, some from Brother Gu Sheng, and some from old classmates. Zhan Aiping read them one by one, and then she found a letter from a publishing house.
A question mark in Zhan Aiping’s mind
Did the publishing house send her a letter
"Are you going to ask me to publish a book?"
(End of this chapter)