Chapter 135: He Knew Exactly What to Do at a Time Like This

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After sitting for a while, she left. Lin Jingyue continued reading her medical books, and when she checked the time, she went outside to cook.

That was when she saw the two little urchins back again, their arms full of things.

One was carrying two potatoes, while the other held two sweet potatoes.

“Big Sister Lin, you said that giving and receiving is how people keep coming back to one another!” Niu Niu said with a beaming smile. She set down the sweet potatoes, grabbed Tiedan, and scampered away in a flash.

Lin Jingyue could not help laughing.

That little girl certainly had an exceptional understanding. She remembered almost everything Lin Jingyue said.

“Lin Jingyue, Li Cuihua got divorced.” Just as Lin Jingyue had placed the two sweet potatoes into the stove, she heard Chen Chunlan’s voice.

She looked up speechlessly. “...Your love of gossip is practically reaching the heavens.”

A gossip lover in body and soul—even illness could not keep her from gossiping.

If she had lived in modern times, she would definitely have been a paparazzo capable of striking fear into people’s hearts, a lofty figure in the paparazzi world.

“I’m only telling you for your own good. Li Cuihua has her eye on Jiang Xun, and now that she’s divorced, aren’t you worried?” Chen Chunlan’s face was still somewhat pale. Wrapped in a thick, patched cotton coat, she had bluish lips.

“Oh, give it a rest. If you really want what’s best for me, stay away from me. I’m not interested in gossip.” Lin Jingyue rolled her eyes.

To be honest, Chen Chunlan was the strangest person Lin Jingyue had ever met.

“Tch. Fine, don’t listen.” Chen Chunlan turned around and went to chatter at Xie Wenjuan instead.

The phone call from Luo Jianhua had been made to explain everything to Xie Wenjuan. In his view, even a relationship that was ending deserved a proper conclusion.

In the end, Luo Jianhua had still been unable to resist the lure of staying in the city and getting married. His future wife could arrange a job for him.

So even though she was divorced and had a child, he had agreed to marry her.

Xie Wenjuan had waited in vain for several years, only to end up with nothing.

She had been listless these past few days.

When Chen Chunlan chattered away at her, she did not find it annoying. It was simply too quiet when she was alone.

Li Cuihua, the brigade leader’s daughter-in-law, really had gotten divorced. Originally, Meng Dalong had only wanted to give her a warning.

Who could have guessed that Li Cuihua would make such a fierce declaration?

“Divorce, then! Who’s afraid of whom?”

She had even called Meng Dalong a coward and a weakling if he did not agree to the divorce.

What man could endure that?

Even though Meng Dalong was an honest, simple man, he could not take it. They divorced that very day, and Li Cuihua returned with her dowry.

The whole affair had made the brigade leader’s family the latest subject of everyone’s conversation.

Lin Jingyue had heard all this while the educated youths were gossiping, but she had not taken it to heart.

Li Cuihua was simply a piece of trash.

...

On the day of the Lantern Festival, Lin Jingyue heard the brigade loudspeaker announcing that she had a phone call.

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She quickly put on her padded coat, wrapped herself tightly in a scarf, and only then went outside.

Because of the weather, there was hardly anyone on the road.

Only the scorekeeper was at the brigade office. After greeting her, Lin Jingyue picked up the receiver.

“Little Yue, it’s me.” Old Jiang’s cheerful voice came through.

“Grandpa Jiang.” Lin Jingyue smiled serenely.

The scorekeeper beside her was so startled that he nearly jumped. Good heavens—Lin Jingyue could smile sweetly after all?

“Girl, your master is here with me. Do you want to speak with him?” Old Jiang asked after chatting with her for a few moments.

Her master? Old Master Huo was actually Little Jingyue’s master?

Wouldn’t that make everyone’s seniority hopelessly tangled?

“All right. Thank you, Grandpa Jiang.” Now that she had news of her master, the heavy stone in Lin Jingyue’s heart finally settled.

“You little rascal, you were worried about me?” Old Master Huo took the phone and scolded her with a laugh. “All right, I’m fine. I had to leave in a hurry, and you weren’t there, so I didn’t get a chance to tell you. Don’t worry. I’ll be back in a few days.”

Lin Jingyue truly felt relieved, though her words immediately became sharp again. “Who was worried about you? I was only asking casually.”

Old Master Huo did not expose her. He merely chuckled. “I know. Did you finish the assignments I gave you? I’m going to check them when I get back.”

Lin Jingyue’s smile stiffened slightly.

Couldn’t he go one day without asking about her studies?

Master and disciple exchanged a few more barbs before Lin Jingyue finally hung up.

She looked at the scorekeeper, whose expression had turned somewhat peculiar. “How much?”

That was right—even receiving a call at the brigade office cost money.

At that time, telephone calls were charged both ways.

“...Seventy cents.”

So expensive.

Lin Jingyue paid the fee with great reluctance. When she stepped outside, she tilted her head forty-five degrees toward the sky, looking sorrowful.

The scorekeeper was speechless.

“Lin Jingyue.”

On the way back, she ran into Cai Jinzhou and Sun Lanlan.

She looked at Sun Lanlan, who was wrapped up tightly on the ox cart, and asked in surprise, “Are you all right now?”

She had been gone for several days, so she must have undergone surgery in the city.

“For the time being.” Neither of them looked particularly well.

Sun Lanlan especially had sorrow and worry hidden in her eyes.

Lin Jingyue paused for a moment, then understood.

The mass in Sun Lanlan’s abdomen had been growing inside the abdominal cavity. It would certainly affect her ability to have children in the future.

Even if the mass had been removed, the result would be the same.

A future pregnancy might carry considerable risks.

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That was also why Lin Jingyue had been reluctant to operate in the first place. However...

If the surgery had been successful, she did have a prescription that could help restore Sun Lanlan’s health.

“Would you mind if I came along and took a look?” she asked, looking at Sun Lanlan.

This girl, who had once fought with her, was actually quite decent.

Sun Lanlan’s eyes brightened. “Of course not.”

Uncle Li, who was driving the cart, glanced at Lin Jingyue, then at Sun Lanlan, unable to understand.

When had Lin Jingyue become so close to the Party secretary’s daughter?

When they reached the house, Cai Jinzhou bundled Sun Lanlan and the quilt together and carried them straight inside.

They had been gone for several days, and the brick bed at home was cold.

Cai Jinzhou hurried to light the fire beneath it, then opened the storage compartment and brought out some food to serve Lin Jingyue.

By now, he had completely abandoned the feelings he had once held for her.

“Don’t trouble yourself.” Lin Jingyue waved her hand, then looked toward Sun Lanlan. “Would you like me to examine you?”

Cai Jinzhou and Sun Lanlan both nodded, gazing at Lin Jingyue expectantly.

“This time, we owe you everything. The doctor said that if it had gone on much longer, I might not have survived.”

“It’s the New Year. Why bring that up?”

Just as Sun Lanlan was moved, Lin Jingyue continued, “Replace your thanks with something practical.”

Cai Jinzhou and Sun Lanlan were speechless.

Lin Jingyue carefully examined Sun Lanlan.

“The surgery was done very well. But you need to take good care of yourself from now on. Did the doctor tell you about having children...?”

A shadow passed through Sun Lanlan’s eyes. “The doctor said it would be very difficult for me to become pregnant in the future.”

Cai Jinzhou held her hand. “Difficult doesn’t mean impossible. You’ll get better.”

He had not given up on her, and Sun Lanlan was deeply touched.

“Do you have a way?” Sun Lanlan looked at Lin Jingyue, hope rising in her eyes.

Lin Jingyue did not keep them in suspense. “Yes, there are some methods. If you take good care of your health, you’ll have a fifty percent chance after three to five years.”

Her words filled them both with joy.

As long as there was a chance, what were three or five years?

They were still young, after all.

“As long as you can restore Lanlan’s health, Doctor Lin, I’m willing to pay the price.”

At that moment, Cai Jinzhou’s mind was working exceptionally fast, as though something had suddenly clicked into place.

Author’s Note: ...There’s nothing much to say. Stay safe.

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