RYEY -Chapter 386 Adding a Clinic at the School

“Ah, these rats are getting way too brazen. The coal we finally managed to allocate—twenty tons of it—was secretly sold by them. I wonder if the Security Section got a cut.”

Jiang Hua was furious, but he quickly stopped himself from speaking further. Instead, he looked at Cheng Qiao and greeted her warmly:

“Cheng Qiao, what are you doing here? Are you visiting your father?”

“Uncle Jiang, I’ve been assigned to study here. When we have time, let’s have a meal together.”

Cheng Qiao maintained a good attitude toward Jiang Hua. At least he was reasonable. She noticed that Jiang Hua seemed like he wanted to whisper something to his daughter, so she quickly waved and left.

Jiang Hua even walked her to the staircase in the corridor, forcing a smile as he told her not to mind his wife’s attitude. Truly, the woman had changed too much.

“Uncle Jiang, you’d better take your wife to see a doctor. Maybe it’s something psychological or physiological. It needs to be treated promptly; don’t delay, or it’ll be bad for her.”

Jiang Hua’s heart skipped a beat. How had he not considered that his wife might be ill? Earlier, he saw Yuan Qin storming out angrily—so she must have gotten upset with someone again.

When he reached the ward, he saw that only Cheng Qiao and his daughter were there. No need to guess—it must have been a conflict with Cheng Qiao. That woman always seemed to bite at Cheng Qiao, saying she overshadowed her daughter.

He had tried persuading her countless times to no effect, which only made Jiang Hua angry. When Yuan Qin tried to retort, he coldly snapped back:

“Is your daughter prettier than Cheng Qiao? Richer than Cheng Qiao? Does she have a higher education? Compare how Li Bing treats your daughter versus how Li Huan dotes on Cheng Qiao. And children—she’s already had four!”

Hearing the mention of children, Yuan Qin went completely silent. Yet it only made her even more obsessed with the child in her beautiful belly. Jiang Hua didn’t know what to do.

“All right. I’ll take her to see a doctor when we get back.”

With Jiang Hua’s assurance, Cheng Qiao let the matter drop and went straight to school. The school was bustling with activity. Xiao Dan ran over as soon as he saw her:

“Sister-in-law, did you know? Dozens of logs appeared on the playground. I don’t know which kind person donated them, but if I meet them, I’ll make sure to thank them properly.”

“Hmm, got it. Did things go smoothly today? How’s your father?”

“My father…”

Xiao Dan couldn’t explain easily. The villagers who cut trees claimed they saw “dirty things” and were too scared to go back to the mountains, so they rested at home today and planned to tamp mud bricks tomorrow.

Cheng Qiao paused. “Dirty things”? Ghosts? Monsters? The Qilian Mountains held many treasures. What looked like “dirty things” to them were priceless treasures in her eyes.

“What dirty things? Tell me.”

“My dad said that early in the morning, thick smoke covered half the mountain top. They wanted to rest a bit before starting work, but then he saw someone flying past the roof.”

“When was this?”

“In the morning. My dad is sure because he saw a huge bird fly by, and there was someone sitting on the bird. But think about it—what kind of person can ride a bird? It must be a dirty thing!”

Cheng Qiao’s face turned awkward. Of course, they were talking about her—but she couldn’t admit it. Sigh, too difficult.

“All right. Let them tamp the mud bricks, and then we’ll move them here. I’ll handle the wood.”

From now on, she would have to find time to cut wood in the Qilian Mountains, then secretly place it on the playground at night. Since they thought it was donated by a kind-hearted person, she could use that as an excuse.

“Sis-in-law, Commander Qin wants us to build a guardhouse at the school gate and a clinic behind the office. From now on, anyone in our military district with minor ailments can directly go to the clinic for medicine.”

Cheng Qiao’s heart leapt. This would give her both the time and the excuse to help the officers maintain their health, which would reduce casualties on missions in the future.

“You’ll probably need to assign a few people from the military hospital over, right?”

“Yes, Shen Ying has already been transferred. Commander Qin also wants you to assist. Once you get your certification, you’ll officially start.”

At that moment, Cheng Qiao remembered that she had been specially recruited as a military doctor. Once she graduated, she probably wouldn’t stay at the school as a teacher but would serve as a military doctor instead.

“Do I need to get two sets of military uniforms now?”

Cheng Qiao was curious about how she would look in uniform. Shen Ying wore a military uniform with a white coat over it—extremely elegant.

“You haven’t graduated yet, so you can’t wear the uniform.”

Xiao Dan was even more excited. With Cheng Qiao as their military doctor, life would be easier. Everyone under Commander Qin knew of her medical skills.

They were also very protective, hiding this fact so that no other military district would poach her. Finally, their wish came true—they got Cheng Qiao.

“I got it. While I’m away, please have your father keep an eye on things. If we need more wood, I can have some bought.”

Xiao Dan nodded repeatedly. He didn’t want his father to climb the mountains. The elders said that the deep mountains of Qilian were full of evil spirits and terrifying monsters.

A few days later, the main gate was completed and painted. The guardhouse had taken shape. Even more exciting, Li Bing had brought glass and blackboards.

All of this had been painstakingly donated by Commander Qin and his team, penny by penny, for the sake of the Traditional Chinese Medicine University. They were willing to live frugally to train more talented people.

Shen Ying also brought over a dozen young girls, all graduates of nursing school but not yet skilled. They hoped training would make them truly competent.

It wasn’t just the young girls—experienced head nurses and doctors from various departments also wanted training since Shen Sanling was the teacher.

But training spots were limited. Right now, they were only training these people because no teacher had been recruited yet. Once teachers arrived, more trainees could join.

What Cheng Qiao didn’t know was that a train heading to Wuwei carried a group of people, young, middle-aged, and old, who were all chatting excitedly. They were headed to the same place: Liangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine University.

They had been personally invited by Shen Sanling to teach there. Over the years, traditional Chinese medicine had suffered setbacks, but they never abandoned what they had learned as children and secretly treated patients.

Now, there was finally no interference, yet good jobs were still scarce. Patients at hospitals preferred Western medicine, seeing it as faster and immediately effective.