Chapter 289: Good News

Chapter 289 Good News

The matter of Jiang Leyin's transfer was quickly confirmed, but the transfer date was set for after the New Year.

The person coming to replace her was a male doctor in his forties.

He had a wife and children, a family man, honest and unassuming, the kind of person who would never cause any trouble.

However, the new doctor had been there for several days now.

Jiang Leyin still couldn't believe that just by making herself visible to her superiors, she could actually be transferred.

Looking at the location, it was still in the northwest.

But she would be moving from here to a city.

The work environment would be less isolated, and living conditions would be much better.

Upon learning that Jiang Leyin was leaving,

Wu Tao showed great incomprehension, "Leyin, if you leave, how will we go together in the future? I might be transferred near the capital, where the environment is much better than here."

Jiang Leyin, of course, knew this, but Wu Tao's potential transfer was still uncertain.

Now, however, she had a concrete opportunity right in front of her.

She tried to reassure Wu Tao, "I can move to the city first, and once you're transferred, I'll find a way to apply to join you."

If they got married, as a spouse, Jiang Leyin could accompany him.

Since she's a doctor, it won't be difficult for the organization to arrange work for her.

Wu Tao looked at Jiang Leyin. "Our marriage license hasn't come through yet."

Jiang Leyin: "But it'll come through soon, won't it?"

Jiang Leyin had a sweet, innocent round face, and her shoulder-length short hair made her look even more polished.

When she looked at Wu Tao so lovingly, he really couldn't bring himself to argue.

Wu Tao could only nod reluctantly and say, "Right."

"I'm doing this for us. I'll go work in the city first. Even if you don't get reassigned, it's fine—we'll still get married."

Wu Tao thought about it and realized she had a point.

The Nalan Base's mission was to crack down on surrounding terrorist groups, which was why they'd stationed so many troops there.

Once they've cleared out the local gangs, even if he can't return to the capital, he could still earn a promotion.

So Wu Tao didn't say anything more.

As for Jiang Leyin's transfer, the others still didn't know.

Li Zhen had some complaints about having a new army medic assigned.

"We're shorthanded at the clinic—why send another doctor to the military side?"

Zhao Chunhua: "We're not shorthanded here. Before, we had an extra person, and you were always complaining that they took your work. Now you've got it all to yourself again."

Li Zhen felt like slapping herself.

What had she been thinking before, actually complaining about having too little work?

But after thinking for a long time, she could only conclude that it must have been because Ceng Xiaochun was so fake—she couldn’t stand her act.

Yes!

That must be it.

Zhao Chunhua thought it was weird too.

Back when it was just Yang Juan and Li Zhen at the clinic, they felt they had enough staff.

There weren’t that many patients.

Yang Juan still slacked off now and then to read.

But ever since Ye Xiaoxiao showed up, the clinic seemed to have visitors every day.

Not only that, but they also had to prepare herbal remedies and do acupuncture treatments.

The beds were always full.

Had the number of patients increased?

Zhao Chunhua seemed to realize something.

Damn… Did people used to think the clinic’s medical skills were so-so, and didn’t want to come?

That must be it.

Zhao Chunhua was crushed and needed to soothe his bruised ego.

Meanwhile, Ye Xiaoxiao got a few more letters.

One was sent from Baishi Village.

Miao Cuifang wrote the letter, and her sister-in-law Zhang Xue mailed it.

It said that her second sister-in-law, Shen Qiuyu, was pregnant, and Miao Cuifang planned to visit her in Shen City.

She’d also go help during the month-long recovery after birth.

Ye Xiaoxiao was thrilled—she’d soon have another nephew or niece.

She hoped it might be a niece this time, as the Ye family seemed to have mostly boys.

If her second sister-in-law had a girl, she’d be spoiled rotten.

The other letters were from her master.

Song Guangjing worried about Ye Xiaoxiao. Her master already regretted sending her here for her internship.

Not that he feared her skills slipping, but because he feared his disciple might suffer hardships here.

The letter also said that once she returned to the capital this time, she shouldn’t leave again for a while.

He wouldn’t have it.

Ye Xiaoxiao quickly wrote a letter back to put her mentor’s mind at ease.

She promised that once she returned to the capital, she would devote herself to her work and wouldn’t leave the city again.

At the same time, there was also a letter from Song Xiaoguang.

He had already found a professional well-drilling team.

However, due to the harsh desert conditions, they needed to assess the site before proceeding with the actual work.

The area near Nalan Base was absolutely off-limits.

But the team could start with Nalan Town.

She wrote a letter to Song Xiaoguang, asking him to bring the team over as soon as possible.

Ye Xiaoxiao didn’t tell Li Zhen about this in advance—if Nalan Town turned out to be unsuitable for wells, it would only disappoint her.

Ye Xiaoxiao decided to wait until there was a clear outcome before telling her.

After reading the letters, Ye Xiaoxiao wondered what she could send to her sister-in-law.

Since the baby hadn’t been born yet, there was no rush for baby things.

Instead, she could send something good for the mother-to-be.

By the time the baby was born, Ye Xiaoxiao’s internship would be over, and she could visit the newborn in person.

Finally, Ye Xiaoxiao listed some tips for a healthy pregnancy and included them in her reply letter.

She also asked her mentor to mail a package of Rende Pharmacy’s prenatal wellness pills to Ye Changning’s home address.

Ye Xiaoxiao was eager to meet the newest member of the family.

…

The days flew by, and soon it was the Spring Festival.

On the day before New Year’s Eve, Ye Xiaoxiao finally had time to catch a ride on a military truck into the city.

Li Zhen accompanied Ye Xiaoxiao, sitting together in the military jeep.

The trip to the nearest major city, Jiuzhou, took a full three hours.

Though the journey was long, the city was a whole other world.

At least here, there were high-rises and clean, tidy streets.

The co-op store had three whole floors, way fancier than the modest local shop back in town.

Lu Hanchuan also had some shopping to do.

With such a major holiday like the New Year approaching, few soldiers could go home, so they had to make it special.

Lu Hanchuan had money to spare—even without military funds, he was willing to foot the bill himself for a proper New Year’s celebration.

Ye Xiaoxiao, who already had plenty to eat and drink, didn’t really need to buy anything.

She entered the co-op store and headed straight to the candy section, buying ten pounds of mixed candies.

Hard candy, milk candy, fruit candy, chocolate candy, filled candy... Ye Xiaoxiao picked up a little of each.

Lu Hanchuan reminded her, "Buying so much candy? Watch out for a toothache."

Ye Xiaoxiao clutched the bag of candies, "It's not all for me—I’m taking them back for the kids at the base."

For those kids, even one piece of candy is a rare treat.

Ye Xiaoxiao also loved seeing the kids' happy faces when they got the candy.

Lu Hanchuan hinted, "You really like children, don’t you?"

Ye Xiaoxiao didn’t catch the implication and leaned in to whisper, "You haven’t heard? My second sister-in-law’s pregnant."