"Do you think Elder Chen might want to take Doctor Gu as a disciple?"
Before long, Doctor Zhou and Dr. Lu gathered again to discuss. They both noticed Elder Chen’s undisguised admiration for Gu Jia Ning.
"I think it’s highly possible."
"Outstanding people are welcomed everywhere they go."
In fact, Elder Chen truly admired Gu Jia Ning. He had heard about Gu Jia Ning’s talent in medicine before, and yesterday, he witnessed firsthand how she treated the injured. To be honest, some severely injured people, even if they were in his hands and could be saved, he certainly wouldn’t have done it as well as Gu Jia Ning did.
Every time she rendered aid, Elder Chen could describe it with two words: "perfect."
It was as if she had practiced countless times and had reached a level of proficiency bordering on perfection.
If Gu Jia Ning could hear Elder Chen’s thoughts, she would definitely say, "Elder Chen, you’re absolutely right. In my mental space, I’m performing treatments, practicing hundreds of times, until I fully master them without a single mistake. Only when I reach such perfection does the system mark me as passing the assessment."
In the afternoon, with Elder Chen not in the traditional medicine department, Gu Jia Ning finally didn’t need to speak so much.
It wasn’t that she was unwilling to speak; she didn’t mind sharing and imparting some medical knowledge not yet available. But for the most part, it was her talking, and after several hours, her throat couldn’t bear it.
Now that she had some free time, Gu Jia Ning finally had a moment to sort through the rewards from a day and night of disaster relief.
The tangible rewards were plenty, almost every time she treated someone, there was a tangible reward, covering all aspects of clothing, food, housing, and transportation. Looking at the items in her space, Gu Jia Ning felt she could open a small store.
In terms of points, she initially had a little over 1,700 points. With this rescue mission, the system awarded points differently based on the severity of injuries, and after deducting her purchased skills, she now had 2,590 points left.
She was quite satisfied with both the tangible rewards and the points.
After organizing these, seeing no one around, Gu Jia Ning intended to enter her mental space to read, but unexpectedly heard footsteps seemingly heading towards her office.
Soon, Gu Jia Ning saw a young woman who looked to be in her twenties.
She seemed a bit timid, looking at Gu Jia Ning with cautious yet hopeful eyes.
"Are you Doctor Gu?" Qin Rou asked nervously.
"Yes, I am. Madam, is there something uncomfortable?"
"I, I..." Hesitating for a moment, Qin Rou finally mustered the courage to speak, "Doctor Gu, I want to ask for your help to conceive a child."
Gu Jia Ning: ?!
Has someone come to seek her help in conceiving so soon?
"I can give it a try. First, tell me about your specific situation."
Encouraged by Gu Jia Ning, Qin Rou began to speak slowly.
It turned out, Qin Rou had initially entered into a matchmade marriage with a soldier, Qi Yuancheng, who was a squad leader at the time. Although it was a matchmade marriage, after marriage, even though they spent a lot of time apart, their relationship was not bad, and over the years, their affection continued to grow.
Last year, Qi Yuancheng became a camp commander, and she finally joined him as a military spouse.
The days coming along to the Northwest Military Region were truly wonderful, and the couple’s feelings rapidly deepened.
However, one thing had always been a concern for both of them.
They had been married for over five years and had been trying to have a child...
"Actually, a few months after we got married, I became pregnant, but soon after, there was a natural miscarriage."
"Since then, I haven’t been able to conceive again."
Her mother-in-law believed she couldn’t give birth and intended to suggest adopting one of her younger brother-in-law’s three sons to them, under the pretext that someone needs to carry on the family lineage and take care of them in old age.
But Qin Rou was unwilling.
If she and her husband could have children, of course, their own children would be better.
Moreover, Qin Rou didn’t like her younger brother-in-law’s three children; those kids were spoiled by her in-laws and her brother-in-law’s family, arrogant and lacking in manners, always cursing vulgarly, which was unacceptable to Qin Rou, who was an elementary school teacher.
Besides...
Before joining the military, while at her in-laws’ home, though the in-laws were okay with her, the brother-in-law’s family, even the children, treated her poorly, pushing all the housework onto her and avoiding chores themselves. Sometimes, packages sent by her husband containing cookies and baked goods were taken openly by those kids.
They even mocked her after taking these things, saying she had no right to eat such things if she couldn’t have children.
Qin Rou was infuriated upon hearing that.
Of course, that wasn’t the most important reason. The main issue was that Qin Rou once accidentally overheard the brother-in-law’s family talking.
The family was lazy and had no savings or jobs, and their children weren’t interested in school. However, they considered the assets of Qin Rou and Qi Yuancheng as theirs.
The plan to adopt their third son was only a ploy to gain control of the assets, and they talked about mistreating and abandoning her and Qi Yuancheng when they get old.
Listening to this sent chills down Qin Rou’s spine. She wouldn’t want those children even if they were given to her for free, let alone adopt them.
Later, Qin Rou told her husband about what she had heard.
Fortunately, A Cheng believed her.
Not long after that, he got promoted to camp commander and took her with him for her military spouse life.
Afterwards, they tried even harder to have children, but the child still didn’t come.
After hearing Qin Rou’s account, Gu Jia Ning was quite moved, but all she could say was that such situations, and families like her brother-in-law’s, existed in every era.
"Doctor Gu, I heard from Bai He, who lives in my building, that you cured her health issues. So, I want to ask you to check if there’s something wrong with me. If there is, I’m willing to treat it." Qin Rou’s eyes were full of determination.
Gu Jia Ning nodded, "I see, alright, take a seat. I’ll take your pulse."
"Okay, okay."
When Qin Rou sat down, Gu Jia Ning placed her fingers on Qin Rou’s wrist, and the scanner in her eyes began examining Qin Rou’s body.
Before long, the scan was complete.
Two minutes later, Gu Jia Ning finished taking the pulse as well.
However, Gu Jia Ning’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, and seeing this, Qin Rou grew anxious.
"Doctor Gu, is my condition very serious?"
"Could it be untreatable?"
Upon thinking of such a possibility, Qin Rou’s eyes reddened, almost shedding tears.
Instead of answering, Gu Jia Ning asked another question, "Did you come here alone today? Where’s your husband?"