Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 226 - 225: Good People Deserve Good Rewards

Chapter 226: Chapter 225: Good People Deserve Good Rewards

Before, Lin Nianhe had mentioned giving Zhou Fenyang a future.

Zhou Fenyang never took those words seriously and she forgot all about them the moment she turned around.

Now, holding a letter of recommendation, she stood at the entrance of the health clinic, watching Lin Nianhe vividly recounting the story of her donation that day, feeling a mix of emotions.

She actually wrote a thank you letter for herself, and helped her out with such dedication... she...

Thinking back to her own attitude towards Lin Nianhe that day, and the conflicts they had before, Zhou Fenyang felt that she should apologize to Lin Nianhe.

"...That was five yuan, how could I have the face to accept it? I just kept refusing and refusing..."

Zhou Fenyang: "..."

Apologize? Better not.

Zhou Fenyang, holding the letter of recommendation, approached Lin Nianhe.

"Lin Nianhe, come with me for a sec," Zhou Fenyang said awkwardly, trying to sound gentle but unable to swallow her pride.

Lin Nianhe’s enthusiastic speech was interrupted. She smiled, nodded: "Sure, I was just about to thank Dr. Zhou in person."

Zhou Fenyang dragged Lin Nianhe to a small stall selling soda to the west of the health clinic, where she bought a bottle of orange soda and handed it to Lin Nianhe.

Lin Nianhe took a big gulp and let out a burp.

Zhou Fenyang watched her, pursed her lips and said: "My leaders recommended me to study in the provincial city, so, thank you."

Lin Nianhe, holding the soda bottle, smiled with curved eyes to her awkward demeanor: "Is a bottle of soda your way of saying thanks?"

"Well... I’m out of money for the month, and the study doesn’t pay a salary, so when I go back... when I get some money from my brother, I’ll treat you to a meal."

Zhou Fenyang originally meant to say that she would invite her for a meal after she returned and started earning her salary.

But then it occurred to her that it would be too long a wait, and the thought of spending her own money was too painful.

Better to leech off her brother a bit faster.

Lin Nianhe laughed and shook her head: "Just kidding with you. If you get the chance to study in the provincial city, don’t come back if you can help it. It’s a mixed bag, you know what I mean?"

Zhou Fenyang frowned: "What do you mean?"

"Ah..."

Lin Nianhe sighed softly, guided her to the shade of a tree by the roadside, and then said: "On the account of this soda, I’ll tell you— the good is it offers you a chance to learn, which is beneficial for your future work, but the problem is: what if people keep coming to you for money for medical treatment? Would you give it? How much can you give? How many people can you help?"

Zhou Fenyang hadn’t thought about these things, and now that Lin Nianhe pointed them out, she felt a headache coming on.

"So why did you do this?"

"To give you a chance to rise," Lin Nianhe patted her shoulder, "Of course, there’s really nothing wrong with you coming back after studying. With time, everyone will forget. Good deeds are always quickly forgotten."

Zhou Fenyang glanced at the thank you letter in her hand, and after a moment she still smiled: "Anyhow, thank you, Lin Nianhe."

"Don’t mention it, Dr. Zhou."

Lin Nianhe finished the rest of the soda with a smile, then asked her: "Hey, aren’t you going to have some?"

Zhou Fenyang couldn’t contain herself: "My money’s all gone to you! The soda you’re drinking was something I saved up for when I was really craving it!"

She had planned on buying a bottle when she really craved it later on.

Lin Nianhe: "Oh, you’re a bit poorer than I imagined."

Zhou Fenyang: "..."

"Study hard and keep improving every day, Dr. Zhou."

"..."

"Did you really drink it all? Didn’t leave her a single sip?"

In the corridor of the clinic, Wang Shumei watched Lin Nianhe in disbelief.

Lin Nianhe, supporting Wang Shumei’s arm, moved forward while nodding: "Yes, I helped her, and she’s grateful. Isn’t that how it should be? If good deeds don’t come with some rewards, who would want to be kind in the future?"

Wang Shumei smacked her lips and said: "You’re right, that’s exactly how it should be."

"Of course."

The two of them chatted and laughed as they entered the ward.

In the ward, Shen Cailan was wiping her mother’s body.

Upon seeing Lin Nianhe and Wang Shumei, Shen Cailan immediately put down the towel and stood up: "Teacher Lin, Teacher Wang."

Cailan’s mother also sat up, pulling Shen Cailan and asking, "Cailan dear, quickly, get a stool for the teachers."

She had met Lin Nianhe and recognized her; this was Wang Shumei’s first encounter, but she still tried her best to smile, attempting to appear as if she didn’t need consolation.

Wang Shumei put down the can of yellow peaches she was carrying and asked, "Cailan, how’s your mother’s injury now?"

Shen Cailan unconsciously turned around, speaking in the direction of her mother: "Dr. Zhou said that my mom’s wound is much better, and she’ll be able to leave the hospital tomorrow."

The little girl’s speech was much slower than before, and it sounded drawn out.

Cailan’s mother didn’t wait for them to ask and said, "Now when I watch Cailan speak, I can guess a bit of what she’s saying, Teacher, look, not being able to hear isn’t that much of an issue, it’s nothing."

She smiled, trying very hard to smile.

But Lin Nianhe clearly saw the redness in her eyes and her rapidly thinning cheeks.

Clearly, her cheerfulness was all for the benefit of others; no one was suffering more than her.

Lin Nianhe put on a smile, took Cailan’s mother’s hand, and nodded, "Right, you are correct."

She also deliberately slowed down her speech so that Cailan’s mother could "hear" more clearly.

"Teacher, oh, Cailan told me about some what’s its name... some device, saying wearing it you can hear again, right?" Cailan’s mother looked at Lin Nianhe and asked.

Lin Nianhe nodded: "That’s right, don’t worry, this device isn’t hard to obtain. In a while, you’ll be able to hear again."

The sentence was a bit long, and Cailan’s mother didn’t completely understand it.

But she didn’t care what Lin Nianhe had said; she held her hand and said, "Teacher, thank you for helping our family so much, but that device, let’s not buy it, you see, whether I can hear or not, it doesn’t really interfere with anything."

Lin Nianhe was taken aback and turned to look at Shen Cailan, inquiring through her gaze what was going on.

Shen Cailan tightly pressed her lips together, her eyes were reddening, yet she held back and didn’t let the tears fall.

Seeing her like this, what more was there for Lin Nianhe not to understand?

Beside her ear, Cailan’s mother kept talking, saying she’s alright, saying she didn’t mind being unable to hear, saying...

She said a lot, but Lin Nianhe only made out one meaning—too expensive, unwilling to spend the money.

Watching her desperately trying to prove her point, Lin Nianhe licked her lips, not trying to reason with her or persuade her any further, only nodding her head: "Okay, auntie, I understand, I won’t buy it."

She repeated this sentence slowly several times.

Cailan’s mother immediately laughed: "Right, right, right, don’t buy it, don’t buy it. I’m at this age already, what haven’t I heard..."

She spoke, but the smile gradually stiffened on her lips.

She had yet to hear the tone of her children’s voices as they grew up.

She had yet to hear her youngest son say a complete sentence.

She had yet to hear her grandchildren call her ’grandma.’

She also didn’t know whether future sons-in-law and daughters-in-law would despise her for being an old deaf woman...

The future was too distant; she couldn’t touch it.

All she knew was that, in the present, right now, she could not add more burdens to her family.