Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 223 - 171: Encounter

Chapter 223: Chapter 171: Encounter

The second watch has passed.

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"I’m not the patient’s son, I’m his son-in-law!"

After moving the chair and blanket over to the nurses’ station and dropping this line on two nurses, Zhou Mikang turned and went back to the ward. With his keen hearing, how could he not hear the two young nurses’ giggling whisper?

He’s the son and Jing Zhe is the son-in-law? Hmph! It must have been that damn Jing Zhe doing it on purpose, trying to take advantage of him? No way!

The regimental commander Tongzi had cleared things up, which was quite refreshing, and the two little nurses stood dumbstruck for a while and wished they could bury themselves under the nurses’ station.

The girls of this era were tender-skinned, and even if they wanted to marry into a good family or had their eyes on someone, they wouldn’t be like some women of later times, brazenly rushing in to snatch them away.

Of course, there might be such girls, but Xiao Yan and Jiang Ming certainly weren’t among them. Now they sat hunched over behind the nurses’ station, not daring to let out a breath—fearing to say anything wrong and embarrass themselves all the way to their grandmother’s home.

Lin Baohe, who had been pretending to sleep, suddenly opened his eyes, grinned at Zhou Mikang, and then closed them again, leaving Zhou Mikang with a burning red face. Once he calmed down and wanted to say something, he discovered the other man was sleeping soundly with even breaths. Scratching his head, he couldn’t help but chuckle and shake his head, thinking his father-in-law was really quite amusing.

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When it was time to part, Chuxia was nowhere to be seen, and having arrived at a new place where she recognized no one, and even faced the full hostility in the eyes of many girls, Luo Xiaoqiong felt extremely uncomfortable. After a sleepless night, she began another sleepless night.

As Xiao Miao’s breathing grew deeper, she quietly got out of bed, slipped on her shoes, and tiptoed out of the dormitory.

The staff dorm she was living in was on the fourth floor, with rooms for two, four, or eight people, while those with families lived in another building.

She was unclear about what the homes in the city were like, but at the moment, she had no interest in finding out; she just felt unhappy in this strange environment.

Upon leaving the building, a gust of cold wind hit her neck. She unconsciously tightened her collar and looked at the empty space in front of her, feeling even more lost.

Although Chuxia and Liu Meijun had previously listed so many advantages, and she had recognized them, at this moment, she struggled to truly fit into her new identity, constantly longing to go back to her friends.

But she knew that was impossible.

Thinking about it made her feel ungrateful. Although she had only been here for a day, Xiao Miao had already roughly introduced her to the situation at 401.

For someone of her status to have gotten such a position, she really should be laughing in her sleep. Otherwise, why would so many girls look at her with dislike?

How many people would kill for the chance to be Director Xu’s assistant, yet she wouldn’t budge. She didn’t expect to be pulled in, a green recruit who knew nothing.

If people accepted her just like that, it would be strange indeed.

Xiao Miao had also said that this could only happen in a military hospital; if it were a civilian one, her status wouldn’t have allowed her to be promoted, even if the director wished it.

So, with all these favorable conditions, if she really deserted, everyone would probably think she had been kicked in the head by a donkey.

Okay, she didn’t mind if others thought she’d been kicked in the head by a donkey; the key was that she couldn’t make things difficult for Director Xu. According to Xiao Chi, when Director Xu was arranging her personnel appointment, many people had already been speaking ill of her from behind.

If she turned deserter now, that would be too unfair to Director Xu. So, not only could she not desert, but she also had to achieve results to make Director Xu proud!

But she really felt so uncomfortable, so lonely.

Musing distractedly, she found herself at the inpatient department.

Here, the lights were brightly lit, giving her a sense of security.

Standing in the courtyard, she took a deep breath. The distinct smell of disinfectant in the air caused her slight discomfort. Or perhaps, once she got used to this smell, she would also adapt to her job, right?

Quietly clenching her fist, she intended to turn back, when she noticed a familiar figure standing under the porch in the distance. Thinking about it, she shook her head with amusement; how could it be possible? Her uncle and aunt had gone home today, so they couldn’t possibly be at the hospital.

She took a few steps but couldn’t help looking back again. This time, she saw clearly under the light shining on the person’s face—if it wasn’t Zhao Yulan, who else could it be?

Without another thought, Luo Xiaoqiong ran over, "Auntie, what are you doing here?"