Chapter 726: Tumor

Han Jiankun listened to the two laughing and couldn't help but smile himself, touched his face with his right hand, which was a bit hot.

He hadn't dated anyone before, and hadn't even properly talked about romance with a girl, or spent time alone.

When he went to send Qin Jingru on Saturday, the two were still very reserved, and didn't say much; it was all Qin Jingru asking and him answering.

And that day, eating at Qin's house, watching her family treat him warmly, Han Jiankun also felt that this kind of rural family was quite good, having more family affection than ordinary families in the city.

At first, Qin Jingru didn't pay much attention to this little driver, also because her family kept him for a meal, warmly greeted him at the dinner table, and asked about things in the city and his personal situation.

Eight big members, it's scary to say it.

Asking about the conditions, good heavens, his father was an engineer at the Steel Mill, a family with real learning.

And several brothers were all working in factories, just not in Beijing.

Now living with a mother, the house at home is big and there are many, and the conditions at home are also good; this is not what their family dared to think about.

With the last conflict, Qin Ershu didn't want to talk to his daughter, and didn't pay attention to her when he came back.

But one's own daughter is one's own pain; no matter how finished the thing is, it is still the seed of his Qin Laoer.

This stubborn donkey still knows to come back, knows to buy things for the family when she comes back, and knows to stuff money to her mother.

He is not unaware of his daughter's situation; it wasn't clear a few months ago, but later Qin Huairu came home and muttered a few words to him, saying she was helping in the home of a cadre in the same courtyard before, and there was wages every month.

Qin Laoer also thought about it; although his daughter wasn't raised as a princess, she hadn't done any work serving people properly, and hadn't suffered any grievances, so he was worried about this.

And at that time, Qin Huairu curled her lips at him, saying that the cadre's father was the one who treated his wound, and that cadre was a big cadre with culture, and his wife was a doctor; it was just that the child was small and needed someone to cook, so how could she suffer any grievances.

He believed Qin Huairu's words, but didn't believe them much; eight out of ten were true.

After all, Qin Huairu didn't follow to do the work, so how did she know whether she suffered grievances or not.

Even if she suffered grievances and did more work, could that stubborn donkey really say anything?

People at this time have all suffered the bitterness of the old years; who doesn't know what work a maid does.

In the early years, they couldn't eat, and there were plenty of people buying sons and selling daughters. People in the city would come down to collect children.

It can also be said that it is a new society now, and the old set is not popular, but the work of serving people is ultimately not very glorious.

People saw Qin Huairu come back and asked him about the girl in the city; the older sister came back, why didn't the younger sister come back.

What did Qin Laoer have to say? He could only say that the girl was watching the house for her sister in the city, was busy, and couldn't come back.

He didn't want to say that his daughter was a little nanny for others, and even more didn't want to say that the money his daughter earned was that money.

Qin Laoer recognized that his daughter would stay in the city all the time, and didn't want her to suffer grievances or be bullied.

But this time, the grandeur of the girl coming back directly shocked him; he was working with the team, and a village cadre ran over and told him that a car had gone to his house.

He was stunned at the time; what car?

The village cadre said, a small car, a small car he had never seen before, and the appearance was scary.

It looked like the Security Section of the Steel Mill; maybe something happened.

Qin Laoer threw the iron shovel and ran home; it wasn't until he ran halfway that he learned from the people in the village that his daughter had come back.

People envied him and said that his daughter was sent back by a driver, bought a lot of things, and was very complete.

Qin Laoer still didn't understand what happened, but his feet were steady, and he didn't run anymore.

He also smiled, responded, and was vague to the people in the village who greeted him.

He didn't know what happened, and didn't know how to answer when people asked; he only knew that when he stood at the street corner, he really saw a car parked at his door.

The number of times small cars came to the village all year round was countable; they generally parked at the village head's door, or stopped directly at the brigade or company door.

Today's unprecedented scene was enough to shock him; he walked to the door, looked at the children circling the car, and walked into the house.

After the child's mother introduced the young man standing next to the bench, he roughly understood what was going on.

His daughter really won glory, being able to have such face in front of cadres, sitting in a small car and coming back to visit relatives.

What kind of cadre must a cadre with a small car be, and what kind of cadre must a cadre with that kind of small car parked at his door be.

He didn't understand, but didn't ask; he had to pretend.

He didn't have excessive enthusiasm for the young man, just took out the white wine he had hidden for a long time and offered it.

But seeing the young man say he had to drive back and it was inconvenient to drink, he wasn't annoyed, just felt that this young man had depth.

Few words, looks quite good, retired soldier, has a spirit.

The young men in the village naturally didn't have one better than this; he liked it.

However, he also knew that people were drivers, and he asked his daughter-in-law and knew he was single, but also knew that such a young man didn't lack objects.

After the driver ate lunch and left, Qin Laoer ran to the village head's house, specifically asking what kind of cadre a small car like the one at noon was for.

The village head had some standards, holding a big tobacco pipe, gave Qin Laoer a rare smile, and said with a tone of flattery, "I'm afraid it's the top leader of the district committee who sits in it!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the big mountain and explained, "The Red Star Village set up a huge training factory; isn't that the Steel Mill's! Isn't this Security Section a section-level cadre!"

Qin Laoer saw the village head's exclamation and scratched his mouth, raised his eyebrows and asked, is the section chief bigger or the district committee top leader bigger?

The village head wanted to give him a kick; can this be compared!

Qin Laoer gained unprecedented respect from the village head and felt that his daughter was truly awesome.

After eating dinner, her mother asked in detail, and only then did she know what kind of life her daughter had in the city.

"What is a foreign-style house? A house lived in by foreigners?"

"Why do you have to buy vegetables? Don't you plant them at home?"

"What does soda taste like? Is it better than sweet stalks?"

Her mother asked, and several big and small ones squatted, sat, surrounded, and were curious on the ground; Qin Jingru rarely felt so valued.

Because she was a girl since she was a child, she ate what was left for her younger brother and the small ones.

She is greedy, but what can she eat in this countryside.

Qin Jingru now wants to tell her family about all the delicious food she has eaten in the city, and also tell her family about the life in the city.

The big house she lives in, the room that belongs to her, has a big bed, a dressing table, and a big wardrobe, all hers.

Work is just picking vegetables, feeding chickens, cooking, washing clothes, tidying up the house, and taking care of children, that's it~

Qin Jingru's mother heard her daughter say that she only did this little work a day and could earn twenty yuan a month; she wanted to say that this was just the work Qin Jingru did at home, and it was less than one-third of the work at home.

Qin Laoer sat on the side and listened to his daughter talk about this, and felt quite uncomfortable in his heart.

Qin Huairu told him not to pay back the money, and Qin Jingru earned wages and gave her money.

At that time, he didn't believe it; sixty-odd yuan, how long would it take to pay back, and wouldn't his daughter be exhausted.

But seeing his daughter sitting there happily saying that she was very relaxed every day, and had time to read books and newspapers.

He didn't know what was worth reading in these books and newspapers, but seeing his daughter say it was good, he felt it was good.

Qin Laoer wanted to mock his daughter a few words; just a few years of school, and she reads books and newspapers.

But now it was obvious that his daughter was awesome at home, and even if he said it, it had no strength.

Qin Jingru, like a silly big sister, finished talking to her family, but suddenly felt that her mother had asked her a lot about the driver who sent her back during the day.

Thinking of that silent driver, Qin Jingru felt a bit of a headache; she only said a few words on the road, and didn't know as much as her mother.

And on weekdays, the command vehicle came to pick up Li Xuewu for work and send Li Xuewu off work, and the driver didn't get out of the car.

Only a few times did she face the driver when moving things from the car to the courtyard; now that she was asked, it was really strange.

Staying at home for two days, and being curious by the villagers for two days, really made her feel what it was like to be the center of attention.

And when that small car drove into the village again, these villagers all knew that the Qin family's girl had made it.

Watching his daughter being picked up by the car, Qin Laoer's waist couldn't help but straighten up.

Especially the look in the villagers' eyes made him have the urge to run to the field in the south immediately, kick the slow old ox, and plow two acres of land himself.

And Qin Jingru, who had the mother's inquiry and private teachings for two days, felt a bit embarrassed when her eyes swept toward Han Jiankun again when sitting in Han Jiankun's car.

Han Jiankun was also a bit embarrassed by her look; although the jeep was driving with the windows open, the temperature in the car was rising continuously, and the two were like two cooked crabs stewing in the car.

Although they didn't say much on the way, when sending Qin Jingru to the Haoyuncang No. 1 Courtyard, Han Jiankun took the initiative to get out of the car to help her with her luggage, and still got a "thank you" from Qin Jingru.

Li Xuewu had also been watching Qin Jingru's eyes glancing at the car when she opened the door for him these days, so he asked Han Jiankun.

The two's way of getting along is a bit weird; Han Jiankun didn't rush to leave after sending him back, but had to wait for him to enter the big gate before leaving.

And the time Qin Jingru took to open the big gate for him also shortened a lot; sometimes before he pressed the doorbell, the big gate opened.

When closing the door, she was also slow, her eyes glancing outside, and it would be strange if there was no situation.

However, what kind of way of dating is this, looking at each other?

Plato definitely doesn't count; Plato also has letters to flirt with each other.

Li Xuewu hasn't dated like this; it's too time-consuming; with this time, he could date four, and still have a married little sister-in-law left over.

Let's call it "having an eye for each other."

Since they have an eye for each other, it's not a matter for the two to miss each other like this, so Li Xuewu thought about giving a kick from behind and getting them together as soon as possible.

"Sunday, you have nothing to do on Sunday?"

Li Xuewu looked at the front and said, "On Saturday, your sister-in-law and I will take the children and the old lady back to the courtyard; you come to pick her up on Sunday morning to go out and walk around, and see the scenery of this Four Nine City."

"Just right!"

Sha Qizhi turned his body to look at Li Xuewu, then smiled and said to Han Jiankun, "Go to the Summer Palace; the scenery there is good; you ride a bike and take her, and you can talk on the way."

Sunday is a rest day, so naturally, you can't drive; Li Xuewu asking him to drive to pick up Qin Jingru last Saturday and this Sunday is considered a violation, so he can't drive out to play on Sunday.

However, picking up Qin Jingru was requested by Li Xuewu, one is to give Qin Jingru face.

For more than two months, she has served the family very well, and the old lady and Gu Ning are very satisfied, so he is not stingy about this.

Li Xuewu knows what kind of virtue Qin Huairu's second uncle has; if the girl goes back in a disheveled way, he will definitely mock her, and maybe the father and daughter will make a scene again.

Let his own car go, give Qin Jingru face, and also give Qin Huairu's second uncle face.

Another point is for Han Jiankun's arrangement; he is not young anymore, and he has been driving for him very seriously, working hard and complaining little, belonging to the kind who is tough and doesn't talk much.

If this marriage can be promoted by sending Qin Jingru home, Li Xuewu is willing to arrange it this way.

Han Jiankun listened to Sha Qizhi sitting on the side and giving him random ideas, going to the Summer Palace for a while, going to the Forbidden City for a while, and he just didn't speak and listened.

Not speaking means agreeing to the Section Chief's arrangement, thinking about riding a bike to pick up the girl on Sunday to go out and walk around.

Li Xuewu was also listening to Sha Qizhi's chatter in the back; he hadn't walked around these places since he came back, so it was indeed suitable for walking the streets and dating.

Although it is messy at this time, with Han Jiankun leading, Li Xuewu is not afraid of her being in danger.

It's not a three or four-year-old child; adults dating, one carrying a big five-four, what danger can there be.

Driving for Li Xuewu, Section Chief Yu of the Comprehensive Office gave Han Jiankun instructions; the first task is to carry a gun, and the gun should not leave the body.

He must be the first to stand up and protect the Section Chief in any dangerous situation, and his task is also to safely send the Section Chief to and from work, and safely escort the Section Chief in any official action by car.

Carrying a gun has become his habit, and the object of learning and imitation is Li Xuewu, because Li Xuewu carries that pistol at any time.

When the command vehicle stopped at the entrance of the Haoyuncang villa, Li Xuewu patted Han Jiankun on the shoulder, smiled and said, "Remember these places Sha Qizhi said, go there more often in the future, young man, be more active."

After speaking, he took the handbag handed over by Sha Qizhi, watched the big gate opened from inside and the head poked out, smiled and got out of the car.

Qin Jingru didn't know what happy thing Li Xuewu had today, why he was smiling when he got off the car.

Before she could open the big gate, she saw Li Xuewu signaling to the command vehicle and saying to herself, "Agreed with Xiao Han, he will take you to walk around the Four Nine City on Sunday; didn't you say you hadn't seen the scenery of the capital yet."

Qin Jingru listened to the words, and before Li Xuewu finished speaking, her ears and face turned red.

Her eyes glanced at the command vehicle, but the car drove away "in a hurry."

Yes, Qin Jingru could clearly feel that the car drove away in a hurry, and then looked at Li Xuewu who had entered the courtyard, not knowing if what he said was true.

After closing the big gate, Qin Jingru rubbed her face hard, trying to cool down as much as possible, so as not to let the old lady see anything.

Last time she came back, seeing Han Jiankun help her with her luggage, the two's appearance made the old lady joke for a while.

This time Qin Jingru didn't want to be laughed at by the old lady again, but when she walked to the hall, she only felt her face getting hotter and hotter.

What is fun in the capital?

The food at Haoyuncang No. 1 is very rich, at least in this era, it can definitely satisfy most people's definition of the word "rich."

The old lady wants to eat eggplant sauce, Gu Ning wants to eat dry-fried green beans, Li Xuewu wants to eat stewed tofu, Qin Jingru wants to eat pancakes, and Li Shu wants to drink some Erguotou when she sees the dishes on the table.

How can the wine at home be in the cabinet? If she wants to drink, she can only hold the milk bottle and mean it.

The old lady pushed the small scallion fried meat left at noon to the middle, signaling Li Xuewu to eat meat.

Li Xuewu smiled and explained, "Not short of meat, they are also stewing meat on the mountain today."

After speaking, he said to the old lady, "Saw the third one, didn't see my father; just happened to go to the observation station."

"Are they all quite good?"

The old lady still misses the eldest son and the grandson; she doesn't know Li Xuewu went up the mountain to inspect work; if she knew, she would have asked long ago.

"Why didn't you say so when you went up the mountain, and bring some clothes for your father and the third one~"

"Enough to use, it's not inconvenient to come and go."

Li Xuewu tore the pancake into pieces and soaked it in the eggplant sauce; after it had flavor, he fed it to Li Shu.

Li Shu is like a little greedy cat, wanting to eat whatever anyone gives; she took the pancake fed by her father, and her little mouth smacked it very fragrantly.

Seeing that her mother and father were both looking at her, her little mouth smiled, her eyes narrowed slightly, and the expression was very fun.

"Ugh~"

Just as Li Shu was smiling, she saw her mother suddenly change her face, retched, and then covered her mouth and moved the stool away and ran out of the restaurant.

The old lady was stunned, Tell Baba was stunned, and Li Shu's smile froze.

What!

Disgusted by my ugly smile?!

Da Mama~~~

You are bad!

The old lady glanced at her grandson, signaled him to take care of Li Shu, and she got up to chase Gu Ning.

And Qin Jingru, who was eating beside the old lady, didn't know what was going on; she looked at the door, then at Li Xuewu, and also got up and followed out.

Just eating, and didn't hear the two making a scene, why did they run?

Li Xuewu scratched his face, seeing that everyone in the restaurant had left, couldn't help but look at his daughter.

And Li Shu also looked at Tell Baba blankly, her big eyes full of question marks.

Li Xuewu blinked, moved his mouth, signaling his daughter to eat the small pancake in her mouth.

That small pancake was very small, and Li Shu had been biting it in her mouth for a while; Li Xuewu was also afraid she would choke, so he coaxed her.

After she ate the pancake, he picked her up from the small stool and put her in his arms.

Maybe she was a little scared because she didn't know what happened, so Li Shu hugged Tell Baba's neck and didn't let go.

Li Xuewu gently persuaded his daughter, patted her back gently with his hand, but his eyes were always looking at the restaurant door.

After waiting for a while, Qin Jingru walked back with a magical look in her eyes, looked at Li Xuewu as soon as she entered, and then walked to her position with her head down.

And Gu Ning, who entered the room again, had a calm expression, with no difference, but the old lady following behind had joy in her eyes, but held it back and didn't express it.

Li Xuewu looked sideways, glanced at the old lady, and then glanced at Gu Ning, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, ate too much."

Gu Ning answered Li Xuewu, and then continued to eat the rice in the bowl.

It was just that the dry-fried green beans she picked up just now were picked into Li Xuewu's bowl again, saying she didn't like to eat them anymore.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, looked at her puzzled; wasn't this dish what she said she wanted to eat in the morning?

"Don't put garlic in the dishes in the future."

After the old lady sat down, she exhorted Qin Jingru, and didn't say anything else, just signaled Li Xuewu to put Li Shu back on the small stool and let her take care of it.

Qin Jingru nodded and responded to the old lady's words, and then carefully asked, "Are there any others that can't be put?"

The old lady looked at the granddaughter-in-law opposite and said, "Let's be like this for now."

Li Xuewu put Li Shu on the small stool and handed her milk bottle to her hand.

Li Shu looked at the people in the restaurant; everyone was back, and she smiled and held the milk bottle and drank it.

It was just that why didn't Da Mama look at her anymore?

Come, Da Mama, I'll show you one!

Li Xuewu also saw Gu Ning's silence, listened to the old lady's words, and looked at Gu Ning's reaction, and he also guessed roughly.

It was just that Gu Ning's expression was a bit blank and a bit annoyed at this time; he didn't want to disturb Gu Ning's meal, so he didn't ask anything.

The dining table returned to a quiet and peaceful dining order, but the atmosphere was a bit strange; everyone was thinking about their own thoughts, and no one spoke for a while.

Li Shu was happy now; the whole family didn't speak, so she could say a little more.

Her little mouth was babbling, holding the milk bottle in her hand, talking to the old lady for a while, and then putting down the milk bottle and patting Tell Baba with her little hand to say a few words.

Babbling like holding a meeting, very happy.

After dinner, Li Xuewu picked up Li Shu to play in the living room, but saw Gu Ning go to the bathroom again.

The old lady walked out and looked at him, gave him a look, and went back to the restaurant to help Qin Jingru tidy up.

Li Xuewu put his daughter on the ground, let her learn to walk clumsily, and followed her when he saw she was going to run.

Not learning to walk but learning to fly first, that is Li Shu the Great Demon King.

Actually, this is conservative; originally Li Shu intended not to learn to walk, but to learn to fly directly.

It was just that it hurt a little after landing, so she didn't dare to fly randomly now.

After Li Shu walked to the edge of the goldfish pond and let Tell Baba pick her up to see the fish, Gu Ning came out of the bathroom again.

Seeing Li Xuewu and Li Shu standing there looking at her, Gu Ning pursed her lips and wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say, so she could only walk upstairs.

Father and daughter looked at each other and saw each other's caution and surprise.

"Yo~"

Li Shu was only surprised for three seconds, then pointed her little finger at the goldfish pond overhead, asking Tell Baba why he hadn't picked her up yet.

Li Xuewu squatted down and smiled and kissed his daughter, saying, "You really can't see enough; tomorrow you will turn into a little goldfish and go play in the water with them."

Li Shu didn't care what Tell Baba said; after standing up, she reached out to the table of the goldfish pond, didn't want Tell Baba to pick her up, and signaled she would play herself.

Li Xuewu just cherished her twice, and was disliked by his daughter again, quite helplessly putting his daughter on the table and patting her little butt board gently.

"Seeing fish is closer than seeing Dad!"

"Yo~!"

Li Shu heard Tell Baba talking behind her, and said without looking back.

Li Xuewu gritted his teeth, feeling that this investment failed.

Actually, without this goldfish pond, Li Shu didn't like to play with Tell Baba; he always kissed her and looked at her with that kind of look, as if she was going to fly suddenly.

A child's mind is very sensitive; she sees it clearly, just can't say it clearly.

The old lady's look at her is different from Tell Baba's, without that kind of pressure.

But it's not that Li Shu doesn't follow Li Xuewu; every day Li Xuewu comes home from work, Li Shu has to say hello first, and her little legs jump to want Tell Baba to pick her up.

But picking her up is only for a while; sometimes it's three seconds, sometimes it's one minute.

The length of time depends on whether Li Shu is busy now; if she is very busy, she just shouts and means it.

Except when going out, when accidents happen, or when strangers come to the house, just like when eating just now, Li Shu wanted Tell Baba to pick her up the most.

Playing with his daughter in the living room for a while, the old lady finished tidying up the restaurant and went to the bathroom to wash her hands, then walked over and picked up Li Shu, signaled to the upstairs to her grandson, and said, "Go rest, take care of Xiao Ning more."

The old lady was still very cautious in speaking and expressing emotions, especially looking at her granddaughter-in-law's expression and attitude, she didn't dare to say much about this matter.

The signal to her grandson was enough; the grandson is not a fool, how could he not understand her meaning.

Li Xuewu patted his daughter's butt board, said goodbye to his daughter, and also wanted a kiss.

Li Shu gave a very perfunctory mua~ on Tell Baba's face, and then put her eyes on the goldfish pond again.

When Li Xuewu wanted to tease her again, she wouldn't let him; gave you a kiss, why are you still delaying my play!

Li Shu advises you not to push your luck!

Li Xuewu looked at his daughter with impatience on her face and really wanted to smash this goldfish pond and throw it outside the door.

The old lady was also amused by her grandson's fuss, hit Li Xuewu lightly, and signaled him to go upstairs quickly.

Li Xuewu dipped his finger in the water of the goldfish pond and wiped it on Li Shu's little hand, and went upstairs amidst Li Shu's babbling sound of being anxious.

Don't know what the daughter shouted; it probably shouldn't be "don't pull my oxygen tube in the future"!

Upstairs, Gu Ning was sitting in the study in a daze.

Saying she was in a daze, she was also holding a book in her hand, but it wasn't Gu Ning who turned the pages, but the evening breeze.

Li Xuewu's movement upstairs didn't wake her up; her brows were slightly furrowed, as if she had some big worry.

Looking at Gu Ning in a daze, Li Xuewu coughed lightly, then poured some warm water with a cup and brought it to the desk.

"The dishes tonight are a bit salty, drink some warm water."

"Oh~"

Gu Ning raised her head and looked at Li Xuewu, took the water cup and drank a big mouthful.

Li Xuewu didn't look at her, but walked to the bookshelf to look for something, looking at it one by one, very seriously.

Gu Ning put down the water cup, looked at Li Xuewu, closed the book in her hand, and asked softly, "What are you looking for?"

"Hmm, looking for a book."

Li Xuewu was still bending over looking for it, and said without turning his head, "I remember when we moved in May, there was a set of 'Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon' that I bought from the Dong'an Market. I also showed it to my father, but he didn't want it, saying he had read it."

Gu Ning looked at Li Xuewu and frowned; what kind of madness is this person having again, why did he think of looking for this book.

Li Xuewu rarely reads books at home, mostly reading documents or textbooks from school, or that thick selection of works.

There are many books on the bookshelf that she is reading, and she is also the one organizing them on weekdays.

There must be thousands of books on that shelf, all brought back by Li Xuewu recently, mostly old ones, not delaying reading.

There are many piled on the ground, all books she is organizing while reading, and books brought back by Li Xuewu that are too late to be organized on the shelf.

Seeing him looking seriously, Gu Ning thought he really needed it, so she got up and walked over to help him find it together.

This study room is not big, not small, the whole octagonal hall on the second floor is used as a study room, and the fixed shelves along the wall are all books, even around the windows.

Thousands of books were classified, and then found from the classification, and there were those that hadn't been classified, or temporarily unable to be classified; the couple looked for more than ten minutes.

"Here!"

Gu Ning pulled a slightly yellowed thread-bound book from the bottom of the bookshelf, greeted Li Xuewu, but flipped through a few pages in her hand.

They are all vertical-version old books, the kind with characters from right to left without punctuation.

"What do you want this for?"

"Read, learn~"

Li Xuewu took the book from Gu Ning and looked at it, nodded and said, "It's this one; my father said it's rare to be preserved until now, especially the content is precious."

After speaking, he squatted down again and started pulling out from the position where Gu Ning found this book just now; "Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon" is divided into several volumes, not just one.

Gu Ning looked at Li Xuewu suspiciously, not knowing why he liked this kind of book.

"Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon" is the earliest medical book, one of the four classic masterpieces of traditional medicine, divided into "Ling Shu" and "Su Wen" parts.

And this set of books not only expounds ancient medicine, but also records ancient philosophy, astronomy, meteorology, phenology, biology, geography, mathematics, sociology, psychology, musicology, and other multi-disciplinary knowledge and achievements, and permeates these knowledge and achievements into medical theory.

Gu Ning knows that Li Xuewu's family is a family of traditional Chinese medicine, but she knows better how many pounds he has in the field of traditional Chinese medicine; he is already twenty, and has so much work, is it a bit late to suddenly wake up and want to learn medicine?

Li Xuewu placed more than ten thread-bound books on the case, flipping through them one by one, as if there was some immortal cultivation method recorded in them.

Gu Ning watched him fuss, walked over helplessly and asked again, "What else are you looking for?"

"Hmm... looking for some knowledge..."

Li Xuewu's hands didn't stop, but his mouth answered slowly, vaguely.

Gu Ning was helpless, reached out to take the book to help him find it, just wanted to ask what specifically he was looking for, but saw him suddenly stand up and say with a smile, "Found it!"

"You scared me!"

Gu Ning scolded Li Xuewu, then looked at the book in his hand, also curious about what he was looking for.

"Body pulse... eleven, depends on the gallbladder... what is this?"

"You are a doctor, you ask me?"

Li Xuewu seemed to have caught the reason and asked Gu Ning back, then pinched the book and looked at it carefully, but said, "Only learning Western medicine won't work; their experience comes from adzes, chisels, axes, and saws, while our traditional Chinese medicine develops from the all-around perspective of Yin, Yang, and Five Elements..."

Gu Ning watched this guy who didn't understand medicine criticize herself from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, couldn't help but pout slightly, and pinched him hard.

Li Xuewu twitched the corners of his mouth, looked at Gu Ning with a smile, and at the same time turned the book over and pointed to a paragraph of text to show her.

"Paste period... fetus foot Shaoyang gallbladder..."

"You!"

Gu Ning's pouting mouth went straight to pucker, hammered Li Xuewu hard; how could she not understand what Li Xuewu meant.

And Li Xuewu didn't feel ashamed after being hit, and hugged Gu Ning who was throwing a tantrum with a smile.

Gu Ning struggled hard twice and then calmed down, lying in Li Xuewu's arms and not making a scene anymore.

"I met Li Shu when I was still a big child, and became a father before I learned how to be a father; it was very unexpected and very surprising."

Li Xuewu hugged Gu Ning and whispered in her ear, "I like children, and I like watching children be happy, play, and grow up before my eyes."

Gu Ning listened to Li Xuewu's words as if listening to a lullaby, slowly closed her eyes, and her body swayed slightly with Li Xuewu's body, as if her heart had calmed down.

"I have experience in being a child, but the matter of being a father is still in the process of learning, especially for infants, for wives who are pregnant with infants."

Li Xuewu lowered his head and looked at Gu Ning in his arms, saying, "I still have a lot to learn, including how to take care of you, how to take care of children, and educate children."

"Please give me time, and please give me a chance~"

"Hmm, I... I just..."

Gu Ning hesitated in Li Xuewu's arms, delayed, and only said softly after a while, "I seem to have no preparation either, really..."

"Hehe~ unexpected surprises are always caught off guard, aren't they."

Li Xuewu smiled and patted Gu Ning's back, persuading, "This might be a surprise he gave you, gave me, and gave our family."

Gu Ning was amused by Li Xuewu's words and smiled, then frowned, opened her eyes, raised her head to look at Li Xuewu, and asked, "Will it be very tiring? Very troublesome?"

"I'm here."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "The family will help us; you will be a good mother."

"I'm not~ it's all your fault!"

Gu Ning hammered Li Xuewu, throwing a tantrum, "Li Shu is still so small, I haven't learned how to take care of Li Shu, you let me... Ugh~~~"

"Be good~"

Li Xuewu hugged Gu Ning again and comforted her gently, saying, "Li Shu is already one year old, she has grown up, your basic skills haven't been learned well, now you have a chance to learn again."

After speaking, he smiled again and reminded, "You said you are not a good mother? Li Shu hasn't said so yet!"

"Go away~ can she say it! ~"

Gu Ning pinched Li Xuewu, and then her voice became a bit low,

Gu Ning pinched Li Xuewu, then said in a somewhat low voice, "I'm a little scared."

Li Xuewu understood Gu Ning's feelings very well; this era was not far removed from the previous one, and for a woman, pregnancy and childbirth were a matter of risking one's life.

Gu Ning's concern was not this, but rather herself, as well as the issue of raising a child.

Just as she had said herself, she was not yet fully prepared to have a child; this was not the same thing as being a mother to Li Shu.

Her own personality had flaws, and she lacked understanding of life and the nature of existence; she held life in awe, but she was also worried about her future life.

She had feelings for Li Xuewu, and she also hoped to have such a crystallization of their love, but this surprise had come too suddenly, truly catching her off guard.

Li Xuewu coaxed Gu Ning back to the bed in the master bedroom, holding her as they chatted.

"When did you find out? Today?"

"Mm."

Gu Ning turned over, burrowed into Li Xuewu's embrace, and let out a soft hum through her nose, then explained, "I wasn't feeling well, and the director took my pulse."

"Are you a silly girl?"

Li Xuewu asked with amusement as he looked at Gu Ning, "You didn't even know to check when that didn't come?"

"How do you know about that?"

Gu Ning's mind was indeed sensitive; as soon as Li Xuewu finished speaking, she reacted, lifting her head to stare into his eyes as she asked.

Li Xuewu, however, raised his hand and flicked her on the forehead, saying very formally, "I am the eighth-generation non-typical successor of the Li family's traditional Chinese medicine."

Gu Ning twitched the corner of her mouth and pursed her lips, saying nothing; she only felt that it was quite interesting when this man talked nonsense with such a straight face.

"Non-typical successor," indeed—it just means it wasn't passed down at all!

Although she pouted, Gu Ning's doubts about the previous question were resolved, and she curled back into Li Xuewu's embrace.

"I even thought it was just irregular."

After saying this, she shook her head helplessly and added, "I didn't expect..."

Li Xuewu tapped Gu Ning on the forehead and teased, "Don't talk about whether you're qualified to be a mother yet; you're not even a qualified doctor."

"Now that you mention it, I remember something."

After Li Xuewu finished speaking, a smile appeared on Gu Ning's face again, though it wasn't a very happy one.

Gu Ning also lifted her head to look at him, feeling that this man was about to be mischievous again.

"You know the Second Master's family in the courtyard, right?"

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "When the Second Mistress was pregnant with their eldest, Liu Guangqi, she didn't know she was pregnant and thought she had a tumor."

"The ones living across from us?"

Gu Ning asked curiously upon hearing Li Xuewu say this.

"Mm, that's the family. The Second Mistress had some edema at the time."

Li Xuewu explained with a smile, "You know the Second Master; he likes to pretend he knows everything. When he got sick, he didn't come to us. Since it was gynecology, he found a wandering bell-doctor."

Gu Ning also knew about bell-doctors; they were doctors without a shop or a medical background who would shake a bell while wandering the streets, selling medicinal candies, removing moles, or treating simple ailments, which was fine.

When Li Shun had no way to make a living to support the family back in the day, he had also worked as a bell-doctor alongside Li Xuewu's grandfather.

However, the two of them were much more formal, relying on their reputation to practice at their own doorstep, which was also the reason they were later able to enter the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.