The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 615 - 584

Chapter 615: 584

He Jingyu led Wang Shuilian into the main house.

Third Grandma Qi was very happy when she saw it was Wang Shuilian and quickly said, "Shuping, go and pour a cup of hot water for Doctor Wang. It must have been a tough journey."

"You are too kind, Third Auntie. In our profession, we’re always on call. Unfortunately, I wasn’t home today; I went to the county town to buy medicine. It started raining on the way back, and by the time I got home, my clothes were soaked. Luckily the medicine I bought was wrapped well, so it didn’t get wet," Wang Shuilian explained, and she took the opportunity to clarify that she truly had not been home and had not deliberately failed to come.

Wang Shuping brought over the hot tea, came forward, and said, "Doctor Wang, please have some tea."

"Thank you," Wang Shuilian said, taking it with gratitude.

Wang Shuping brought over some sunflower seeds and snacks, placed them on the table, and said, "Grandma, you keep Doctor Wang company for a chat, Jingyu and I will go cook. We’ll invite Doctor Wang to have dinner with us at home later."

"Alright, go ahead," Third Grandma Qi responded.

Wang Shuping and He Jingyu stepped out, leaving only Third Grandma Qi, Old Man Qi, He Doudou, and Wang Shuilian in the room.

The atmosphere suddenly turned a bit awkward!

Third Grandma Qi smiled and said, "Shuilian, I’m someone who can’t keep things to herself. Though nobody spoke about it openly before, I know you held a grudge against the He family in your heart. But I can understand. Qi Jianguo was a relative of yours. We villagers tend to side with our kin rather than reason."

Wang Shuilian was taken aback and seeing that Third Grandma Qi was straightforward, she showed a bitter smile and said, "At first, I indeed blamed them in my heart, but I also understand that it’s not He Tiantian’s fault. After all, my uncle did something wrong and deserved to be punished. When I later saw the people from the He family, it was awkward, but I truly had no ill intentions."

Third Grandma Qi laughed and said, "I know you mean well. Your medical skills and character are well-regarded within ten miles around. Seeing you reminds me of your father. Your medical skills are excellent. What a pity, had it not been for that incident in the past, if you were working at a hospital in the county town, you’d outshine all those other doctors!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Shuilian gave a series of wry smiles and said, "I’m not as good as my father! The past is the past, and I’m doing quite well now. My family life isn’t worse than those living in the county town, with a devoted husband and obedient children; I have no regrets."

"It’s rare to find someone as content and open-minded as you," Third Grandma Qi remarked. "Soon it will be time for the college entrance exams. How are your son and daughter doing? This is a great opportunity; they can’t miss it."

"Indeed, these past days, I haven’t taken them to see patients. Instead, I’ve kept both kids at home revising seriously!" Wang Shuilian said. "Speaking of this, I have to thank He Tiantian; the materials for my son and daughter’s exam preparations were provided by her."

"Well, no need to thank her, Tiantian is that kind of girl," said Third Grandma Qi. "I’ve heard that the exams won’t be very difficult the first year. Your son is graduating from high school, and your daughter from middle school. With good revision, your son should have no problem getting into a medical university, and even if your daughter can’t go to a university, she could attend a technical school—that comes with a job placement too."

"Yes, that’s the plan," Wang Shuilian said. "I hope the kids will do well and have bright futures."

"Your children are well-raised; they will surely succeed," praised Third Grandma Qi, and they chatted quite a while longer.

Eventually, Wang Shuilian hesitated but felt that this opportunity was rare and might not come again, so she ventured, "Third Auntie, even though Qi Jianguo was no good, he’s still my cousin. I wanted to ask, after all these years, why hasn’t he been released yet? Could it be that...?"

Wang Shuilian was about to inquire whether the He or Huo Families had interfered.

Hearing this, Third Grandma Qi thought for a moment and said, "I won’t lie to you, niece. Before, when Qi Jianguo wasn’t sent back, I asked them about it. They told me they hadn’t done anything. After all, Qi Jianguo had already been sanctioned by law, they wouldn’t make a move."

Although Wang Shuilian was skeptical, she couldn’t but accept Third Grandma Qi’s words as they were.

"Oh well, I won’t bother with it any longer," said Wang Shuilian. "You reap what you sow."

"It’s admirable that you can see through things like that," responded Third Grandma Qi with an approving nod. "One can use little tricks to change their lot in life, but one shouldn’t harm others, and even more so, should not lose their conscience."

"Yes, my father told us the same when we were young," Wang Shuilian said. "I’ve always kept it in mind; others might not know some things, but heaven, earth, and I do. If you do nothing wrong, you don’t fear ghosts knocking at the door."

"Exactly, if your conscience is clear, then there’s nothing to fear," Third Grandma Qi echoed.

Afterwards, they chatted about the situation in Qijia Village.

"Third Auntie, I’ve noticed that there are fewer twins in Qijia Village, just a few pregnant women giving birth to twins," Wang Shuilian commented with a smile. "Tiantian is one, not like before when there were dozens of pairs of twins!"

"It’s indeed strange; there are much fewer now. We were talking about it recently," said Third Grandma Qi. "If you think about it, it’s since the hot springs behind disappeared that the number of twins and newborns decreased."

"Yes!" exclaimed Wang Shuilian. "I’ve heard people say it had something to do with the hot springs behind here. I even bathed in them and took several bottles of water back for research, but I never fully understood what was going on."

"No wonder everyone calls it the Giving-Child Hot Springs; it’s true to the name," laughed Third Grandma Qi. "It’s a pity, but the hot spring dried up last year, and the water is icy cold now."

"Indeed a shame," Wang Shuilian said. "In my mother’s hometown, Wangjia Village, there’s a wife who’d been married for over ten years without conceiving. She often came to me for medicine, but it never worked, so I mentioned the hot springs in Qijia Village casually. She persisted and bathed for two winters, and she actually became pregnant. Now the child is six months old."

"There are quite a few such examples!" Third Grandma Qi gossiped. "Secretary Qi’s relative by marriage, his eldest daughter-in-law, had been hurt before. After coming here and bathing in the hot springs, she had a son, and then a daughter the following year."

"Yes, exactly," Wang Shuilian agreed. "I don’t believe in the stories that sound too miraculous, but this case is one I personally dealt with and saw for myself; I can’t help but believe it. If the hot springs were still here, the hot springs behind Qijia Village would truly deserve the name Giving-Child Hot Springs, and we might as well rename the mountain to Giving-Child Mountain."

"Ha ha, that’s a fitting description," Third Grandma Qi laughed heartily, enjoying the chat with Wang Shuilian.

After a while, Wang Shuping finished cooking and called everyone for dinner. After dinner, Huo Yingjie escorted Wang Shuilian home while also giving her twenty boiled eggs as a gift.