Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 131 - 111 Rescuing People

Chapter 131: Chapter 111 Rescuing People

"Where did you go? I couldn’t find you in a second." Luo Xiaoqiong, holding two lunch boxes at the dorm door, looked at Chuxia approaching with a face full of reproach.

Chuxia smiled at her and took a lunch box from her hand, "Let’s go and eat first."

"Where exactly did you go?" Luo Xiaoqiong sized her up, "Did someone bully you again? Why do I feel like something’s off with your mood?"

"No one bullied me. Let’s go, let’s eat," Chuxia said as she pulled her toward the dining hall.

"You definitely have something on your mind, otherwise, why would you look so awful?" Luo Xiaoqiong was reluctant to leave, "We’re good friends, you can’t hide things from me."

"I’m not hiding anything, I’m not hiding anything..." At this point, Chuxia wasn’t planning on not telling Luo Xiaoqiong, but given her personality, she must find a time when they weren’t rushed to talk about it, otherwise... she just felt uncertain.

"You two, are too heartless, aren’t you?" Liu Meijun, looking sour, ran out from the dorm, and timely rescued Chuxia: "Sorry, I didn’t see you and thought you had gone to the dining hall."

Luo Xiaoqiong slapped her forehead hard, "I forgot you were still in the dorm."

Liu Meijun glared at them, "Heartless, all of you are so heartless!"

"Thank you for waiting to have lunch with me." Chuxia’s straightforward remark considerably softened Liu Meijun’s anger, "Fine, I’ll forgive you this time, but if it happens again, I’m not playing with you."

Luo Xiaoqiong poked Chuxia playfully with a grin, "Better make up to Meijun properly, or else, once I leave, you’ll end up all alone."

"Cut it out, am I that petty?" Liu Meijun wrapped an arm around Chuxia, staring defiantly at Luo Xiaoqiong, "From now on, the two of us will be together every day. Jealous, aren’t you?"

"A little." Luo Xiaoqiong nodded and then raised an eyebrow, "But in the future, I can help Chuxia, and you can’t."

"You petty one..." Liu Meijun playfully pointed at her with a hopeless look on her face.

"No more jokes..." Luo Xiaoqiong’s expression turned serious as she earnestly looked at Liu Meijun, "After I leave, you’ll need to take good care of Chuxia..."

Listening on the side, Chuxia felt incredibly awkward, as if she were being entrusted to someone’s care. However, this also showed Luo Xiaoqiong to be a true gentleman friend. It seemed that Chuxia needed to hurry up and tell her about the matter with Zhou Mikang.

People who value promises and loyalty probably hate it most when others don’t value those things. If Luo Xiaoqiong were to find out about this matter through other channels, she probably wouldn’t forgive her.

Although the chances of it getting out through other channels were slim, she couldn’t afford to be complacent.

When the three of them arrived at the dining hall, there weren’t many people left inside. The soldiers serving food remained silent, but the ration of egg custard they gave Chuxia was noticeably more than what they gave Luo Xiaoqiong and Liu Meijun, which led to their strong protest.

"She’s gotten so thin. If she doesn’t eat more and keep up, she’ll be sent back, and that would be really embarrassing for you two as her comrades. How can you be jealous of this?" The young soldier argued, his face red and his neck thick.

Once seated, Luo Xiaoqiong smiled at Chuxia, "I’m becoming more relieved now, there are still many good people in the world. Besides, you’re so likeable, I believe even without me around, you’ll surely do well!"

Chuxia shook her head, "You really have been reading too many martial arts novels."

"She still has martial arts novels to read?" Liu Meijun leaned forward, whispering, "Where did you get those? Those books are quite rare."

"You don’t need to be so dramatic, I don’t have any on me right now, they’re all back in my hometown. We had a few old educated youths in our village, and I got them from them. If you want to read, I’ll bring them next time I’m allowed to go home on leave."

"Sure, sure..." Liu Meijun beamed with happiness.

In the entire dining hall, a few female soldiers sat scattered here and there, but Chuxia’s table was particularly striking.

Liu Meijun was delicately pretty—a standard beauty with grace.

Luo Xiaoqiong with her heavy eyebrows and big eyes was considered a standard beauty of this era.

As for Chuxia, her beauty might not be recognized by some because of generational biases, but nobody could deny that she was indeed very attractive; not only men but even women wanted to look at her twice.

Although she had only reported here a few days ago, the combination of physical training and improved nutrition had made her complexion much rosier than when she had arrived. Her fair skin was tinged with a delicate bloom, truly making people take a second glance.

So, as the three of them sat there chatting quietly, the male soldiers at other tables occasionally sneaked peeks over their way.

"Cough, cough, cough... Cough, cough, cough..."

"Little Wang, shame on you, using such tricks. Aren’t you embarrassed?"

"Wang Chuang, cut it out, but you’re acting quite convincingly. If I didn’t know you better, I would have thought you were really choking."

"Hey, Wang Chuang, is this for real?"

"Are you fooling us or what? I’ll be damned!"

Watching the chaos at the nearby table, Chuxia frowned and stood up.

Luo Xiaoqiong grabbed her, "He’s just choking. What if he chokes worse once you come over and Little Bing gets even more agitated?"

"No!" Chuxia pushed her hand away, "They’re not helping by slapping his back like that, and if it’s any later, getting it out will be torture..." She was already close by, "Make way, let me see."

The few people busy at the scene hadn’t even noticed her.

Chuxia pulled twice, but the male soldier she pulled shook off her grip without even turning his head: "Stop messing around, Wang Chuang is really choking, this is a matter of life and death, don’t interfere!"

Who said I’m messing around!

Chuxia aimed a kick at his calf.

"Ouch...hey!"

Taking advantage of the soldier’s hopping in pain, Chuxia slipped right in. The choking soldier’s face was already turning purple, and everyone was awkwardly slapping his back...

"Are you trying to kill him?" Chuxia turned to the strongest solider, "You, come here, do as I say."

"Soldier, this is no time for games, what are you trying to do?" An elder male soldier stopped the muscular soldier from moving, commanding the others, "Take Wang Chuang to the medical room, quick!"

"Cough...cough..."

Hearing that Wang Chuang’s coughing had changed in tone, Chuxia’s face turned bright red with urgency. The quicker the treatment, the less the patient would suffer. If it were any other ailment, she wouldn’t have insisted, but she was all too familiar with this situation.

Her grandma — of course, her original grandma — often choked while eating due to her old age. Her family, accustomed to sickbeds, had become adept at handling such incidents.

"Do you want to save him or not?" Chuxia urgently bit the old soldier’s arm, making him halt, "I’m an adult, capable of discerning right from wrong. I didn’t barge in here to draw attention!"

The old soldier wanted to scold her to back off, but seeing her resolute gaze, an unexpected trust blossomed from within, "You, go and call the doctor." After that, he turned to Chuxia, "Tell me what to do?"

Chuxia didn’t mince words: "You, stand behind him, embrace his waist, make one hand into a fist, place the thumb side of your fist on his abdomen, grab the fist with the other hand and push up on his stomach fast, don’t just press with both arms, and don’t be too forceful. When I say start, you start. Okay, start!"

Feeling that even if Chuxia’s method was useless, it wouldn’t lead to worse outcomes, the old soldier, adhering to the principle of giving it a shot, pressed down on Wang Chuang’s abdomen repeatedly as instructed.

Wang Chuang’s face was now darkening to blackness, and his expression was ferocious. Watching soldiers instinctively creased their brows. As for Luo Xiaoqiong and Liu Meijun, they could only worry anxiously from outside, utterly unable to squeeze in.

"Everyone, back off, don’t suffocate him by crowding around!"

Bearing in mind the principle of not contending with women, the soldiers moved back.

"Poof!..."

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Some filth sprayed from Wang Chuang’s throat, followed by a round of fierce coughing.

A nearby soldier, nearly splashed, hurriedly stepped back, but then curiously leaned forward to examine, "It’s peanuts! Damn, nearly got choked to death by peanuts!"

Realizing there were female soldiers present, he touched his head, sheepishly grinning.

"Whew!" The old soldier holding Wang Chuang breathed a long sigh of relief, "You scared me half to death, how can you nearly choke on peanuts, how embarrassing is that if it gets out?"

"Doctor Jing is here!"

Following the shouts, Jing Zhe hurried into the canteen, "Where’s the patient?"

The solider nearly splashed raised his hand, "Over here! Over here! He’s still coughing himself to death!"

Jing Zhe approached swiftly, examining Wang Chuang’s complexion intently, then turned to rebuke the man who called him over, "Don’t ever scare people like that again, choking is completely different from having your throat blocked!"

"Doctor Jing, he was really blocked, but..." the old soldier grinned sheepishly, pointing at Chuxia, "This comrade here guided me, and we managed to get the peanut out of Wang Chuang’s throat."

Jing Zhe had been focused only on the patient and hadn’t noticed a familiar face standing by. His eyes met Chuxia’s in surprise, "Lin Chuxia, so you skipped class to hide out here?"

Chuxia was all sighs, "It wasn’t intentional."

"Yes, Doctor Jing, she was trying to save someone, it’s our fault for holding her up. Otherwise, she’d have gone to class already," the old soldier quickly vouched for Chuxia.

"What method did you use?"

"She told me to..." the old soldier became Chuxia’s spokesman.

Once he finished, Jing Zhe looked around, finally noticing the small puddle of filth he had overlooked before,

Looking at Chuxia with admiration, "Lin Chuxia, well done, calm under pressure, handled it properly, you’ve got the makings of a military doctor!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your votes or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)