Chapter 99: then translation of chapter title

Su Ruo walked into the examination hall; at the moment she received the exam paper, she instantly cast aside all distracting thoughts and began to answer the questions with full concentration.

All this effort and accumulation over such a long time finally came to the moment of testing the results.

Su Ruo answered quickly, yet her handwriting was neat; to make her characters more beautiful, she had specially studied calligraphy with An'an for a period of time.

Leaving aside the correctness rate, her exam paper, at first glance, gave the grading teacher a pleasing aesthetic feeling.

After finishing the exam, Su Ruo carefully reviewed it, ensuring every answer was correct.

With the bell signaling the end of the exam, Su Ruo handed in a satisfactory answer sheet.

At the moment Su Ruo left the examination hall, the rain had stopped, sunlight broke through the clouds and illuminated the earth, just as her formerly gloomy life would eventually break through darkness and move toward light.

Bai Xinya and Li Zhaodi, bringing An'an to pick her up, all three wearing red cheongsams, symbolizing wishing Su Ruo a victorious start; the three were already beautiful, and now dressed up, they stood out brightly in the crowd, immediately attracting many gazes.

Su Ruo heard Li Zhaodi calling her, smiled and waved at them; a female student enviously asked, "Classmate, are they all your family?"

Su Ruo nodded with a smile; in her heart, Bai Xinya and the others had long become her family.

They cared for and helped each other, strove and progressed together; if this doesn't count as family, what would?

As Su Ruo approached them, Li Zhaodi immediately asked nervously, "How did the exam go?"

Su Ruo said with a smile, "Get ready; we can go to the Imperial Capital right away."

Li Zhaodi immediately cheered out loud; although she had always had confidence in Su Ruo, only now, after receiving Su Ruo's reply, did her heart settle.

Beside them, Bai Xinya and Zhou Feng were also happy; Bai Xinya, aside from Li Zhaodi, most hoped Su Ruo would gain admission to Kyoto.

That way not only could she and her husband return home, but she could also see An'an every day.

Several people decided to go to the State-run Hotel to celebrate the end of Su Ruo's College Entrance Exam with a big meal.

These past days, Li Zhaodi, worried Su Ruo might upset her stomach, had made her eat vegetarian for several days straight; Su Ruo naturally would not object now.

Together they happily discussed what to eat; Zhou Feng gallantly opened the car door for them, his eyes full of gentleness and indulgence.

This scene aroused much envy; everyone felt this family was too happy and full of love.

Li Shirou hid in the dark watching Su Ruo, her nails digging deep into her flesh; she had failed again!

Li Shirou couldn't understand why nothing she did worked; she could only watch helplessly as Su Ruo kept improving while her own life got worse.

Su Ruo clearly already had everything; why even the sole College Entrance Exam had to come and compete with her!

Why do all good things belong to Su Ruo? This is unfair; Li Shirou feels resentful in her heart, and due to jealousy and hatred, her psyche has become twisted.

She feels Su Ruo took the College Entrance Exam just to deliberately vie with her for a chance at university.

When Su Ruo and the others finished their meal and returned to Li Family Village, they heard Li Yanhong had given birth to a boy weighing six jin six liang; this was also the only good news recently for the Battalion Commander's family.

With the birth of this child, the gloom that had hung over the family due to Li Zeyu's injury was dispelled to some extent.

The Battalion Commander felt happy, rare for him to drink a little liquor; he patted Li Zeyu's shoulder and said, "Zeyu, your leg injury is my fault as your father!"

But the deed is done; none of us can change it; now that Yanhong has borne the child, you should just live your lives well!

No matter what, we are still a family; days must look forward; after a while, when your leg heals, I will propose to the village committee that you become the Brigade Accountant.

Since the accountant Wu died, this position has remained vacant; you have a high school education, so managing the village accounts will certainly be no problem.

Li Yanhong and her daughter, upon hearing this, instantly showed delighted smiles; they had been worrying all this time about how Li Zeyu would live after his leg injury.

Now knowing Li Zeyu can become the Brigade Accountant, they both breathed a sigh of relief; after all, the accountant's job is not only respectable but also earns more work points than ordinary villagers.

As long as Li Zeyu works diligently, their future days will not be bad.

The Li family all felt happy, thinking today was practically double blessings, but they failed to notice the gloom hidden in Li Zeyu's downcast eyes.

Li Zeyu did not feel the Battalion Commander was helping him; instead, he felt the Commander had crippled him and still wanted to squeeze out his last bit of remaining value.

【He wanted】 to keep him in the family, serving Li Yanhong and her son like an ox or horse.

Now Li Zeyu utterly hates the Battalion Commander's family; thus he could never let them have their way, and a vicious scheme is wildly growing in his heart.

After estimating her scores, Su Ruo felt her admission to Jingda was secure; after filling out her application, she decided to take Li Zhaodi and An'an to Shanghai, both to broaden their horizons and because Hai Shi, being the nation's most developed city, she also wanted to investigate its market.

Before departure, Su Ruo resigned her Village Doctor post to the Battalion Commander and Lao Zhishu; both felt regretful, as without Su Ruo, seeing a doctor would become inconvenient for them.

Now the villagers have grown accustomed to seeking Su Ruo for treatment; her medicine is inexpensive and each time it cures the ailment.

Previously, villagers reluctant to spend money would usually endure illness; some ailments could be tolerated, but minor illnesses dragged on could become serious, eventually leaving lasting health problems.

But since Su Ruo began seeing patients, things changed; villagers, whether they had an issue or not, wanted her to take their pulse.

Because they know Su Ruo has a good temperament and high medical skill; a few doses of her medicine will surely cure minor ailments, costing little money, yet bringing overall comfort; they naturally welcome it.

Some elderly women even come every month to have Su Ruo take their pulse, treating it as a routine check-up; each time they hear Su Ruo say their bodies are fine, these women become especially happy.

Now these elderly women, hearing that Su Ruo will no longer be the village doctor, feel regretful, but they also know Su Ruo is promising and will not stay forever in this small mountain village.

That afternoon, the village women queued up to have Su Ruo take their pulse; after she finished, each person unexpectedly bought a lot of herbal medicine, leaving Su Ruo laughing and crying.

Nevertheless, she remained extremely patient, taking each person's pulse and telling them what to watch for in their future lives.

On the day Su Ruo went to Hai Shi, knowing she would depart, many villagers came to see her off; their gazes toward her were filled with reluctance.

Especially, those several sisters-in-law whom Su Ruo had cured of infertility looked at her eyes full of gratitude, for Su Ruo not only healed their illness but also saved their lives.

If they could never conceive, their only recourse would be to be divorced.

A five-year-old girl brought a basket of big dates to Su Ruo, thanking her for saving her mother from a difficult labor with massive bleeding.

The little girl said: "Sister, try a taste; our home-grown big dates are really sweet; Mother and younger brother are now fine; they know you're leaving, so they specially had me bring these to give you."

Su Ruo looked at the little girl's smile, reached out and touched her cheek, feeling that although she hadn't eaten the dates yet, they seemed sweet to her heart.

The little girl raised her head and said: "Sister, thank you; otherwise I would have no mother; when I grow up I also want to study medicine, to save many, many people, and become someone like you."

Su Ruo smiled and said: "Good; sister believes you will surely become an excellent, excellent doctor."

The little girl's action was like opening Pandora's box; the villagers all began competing to bring gifts.

Some brought fruit, some vegetables, and some brought homemade eggs from their homes...

Although the items were not expensive, they represented the villagers' sentiments; Su Ruo hurriedly said no, but it had no effect until Zhou Feng's car could hold no more, at which point everyone stopped.

Su Ruo gazed at these villagers; she had not realized that, unknowingly, she had actually treated so many people.

Time is like leaking sand, but it never betrays those who work hard.