Chapter 801: Chapter 540: Motive
The first watch has arrived.
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“It’s all right, I slept quite well in the office that day.” Although so much time had passed, Liu Yaning specifically sought her out to apologize, which surprised Chuxia. However, you don’t hit a smiling face, so her attitude was also very good.
“You… you’re really not angry with me?” Liu Yaning asked, somewhat unbelieving.
“Of course.” Chuxia nodded, “What’s there to be angry about? You didn’t do it on purpose, right?”
“Of course, I certainly didn’t do it on purpose.” Liu Yaning nodded repeatedly, “A lot of people know about this flaw of mine, if you don’t believe me, you can ask around.”
Something abnormal must have a reason! Speaking of this matter, there was really no need for Liu Yaning to come and explain it so solemnly to her. Chuxia looked at Liu Yaning, a bit suspiciously, “Senior Sister Liu, if there’s something you want to say, just say it straight, don’t keep playing charades.”
“It’s… it’s nothing.” Liu Yaning smiled awkwardly, “I… I heard that you’re going to be accepted as a disciple by Elder Liang, is that true?”
“Not exactly. During the time he is consulting at the hospital, I’m just his assistant, so I can’t really be considered his disciple. Does this have any relation to you, Senior Sister?”
“I want to ask you for a favor…” Liu Yaning bit her lip and made up her mind, “Could you please discuss with Director Song, and during the time you’re Elder Liang’s assistant, let Director Song mentor me?”
“What do you mean?” Chuxia looked at her puzzled, “You know, if you really do this, you won’t be able to go back under Director Tao, and other doctors might also have a prejudice against you.”
“I know.” Liu Yaning sighed, “But I don’t want to follow him anymore, even if it means losing this job, I don’t want to follow him anymore.”
Since she said this, Chuxia did not ask further and agreed, “Okay, I can pass on the message for you, but whether the teacher agrees or not is beyond my control.”
“Thank you.” The gratitude in Liu Yaning’s eyes was truly heartfelt. Chuxia hesitated for a moment but still said, “However, I still hope you’ll think it over. Once I say it, it can’t be taken back.”
“It’s fine, I’ve thought it through a long time ago.” Liu Yaning bit her lip, and her eyes turned red, “To be honest with you, Tao Jianping is my stepfather. As long as I follow him, my mom can’t stand tall. I don’t want my mom to always endure for my sake. If my mom didn’t stop me, I wouldn’t even want to be a doctor.”
Chuxia nodded decisively, “Okay, I’ll talk to Teacher Song for you. But as I said, I’m not sure if it will work out.”
“I know, I know, as long as you’re willing to speak, I’m grateful…” Liu Yaning smiled apologetically, “Sorry to trouble you.”
“It’s nothing, it’s just a matter of speaking a few extra words.” Chuxia smiled back at her, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going back. The teacher is probably getting impatient waiting.”
Liu Yaning nodded repeatedly, “Okay, okay, I won’t bother you anymore.”
Chuxia returned to the office, just in time for the peak hours of consultations, so she took a record book and sat behind Song Xiaoyu, carefully taking notes — this was also her way of learning. In this era, without a completely formal education system, learning mainly relied on oneself, using eyes, ears, hands, and heart, in order to truly learn.
After working in the hospital for some time, Chuxia had gained a full understanding of the medical profession. In her era, under extremely tense doctor-patient relationships, most people criticized doctors and were relatively lenient with patients.
Now, the nurse-patient relationship was not as tense, but there were still some unreasonable patients. In their view, doctors should provide immediate cures with medication, and if recovery took two or three days, they believed it was due to the doctor’s lack of skill.
Being a doctor was truly one of the toughest professions.
As a surgeon, it was necessary to be on call twenty-four hours a day, regardless of day or night. At that time, there were no mobile phones or pagers, so most doctors had telephones at home. Sometimes, a late-night call would force them to get up and run to the hospital.
After working all night, if there was a scheduled surgery the next day, doctors could only take a ten-minute nap to recharge, use something like cool oil to refresh themselves, and continue to battle on the operating table.
Even after witnessing all this and knowing the difficulties she would face in the future, Chuxia still loved the job. Relieving a patient’s pain with her own hands and restoring their health brought a sense of accomplishment that was beyond words.
After seeing the last patient, Song Xiaoyu had cracked lips, and Chuxia quickly handed her a cup of water, “Teacher, have some water.”
Song Xiaoyu took the cup and sipped it slowly for a long time before exhaling a long breath, smiling at her, “Go back to your seat, you’ve also been tired for half a day.”
“I’m not tired. Oh, Teacher…” Chuxia then told Song Xiaoyu about Liu Yaning’s matter and asked with a puzzled look, “Did you know that Director Tao is Liu Yaning’s stepfather?”
“I know, but Tao Jianping thinks no one knows about it, he’s quite secretive about the matter…” Sighing, Song Xiaoyu said, “Speaking of which, I was also a bit impulsive last time, Liu Xiaoning hasn’t had it easy, actually.”
“Then…” Chuxia hesitated, looking at her, “Are you planning to let her come over or refuse her?”
“What do you think?” Song Xiaoyu asked her back, “If you were me, what would you do?”
“I’m not you.”
“I’m just asking you to make a hypothetical guess.” Song Xiaoyu gave her a stern look, “You brought this task to me, deciding to just walk away is too irresponsible, isn’t it?”
“I just don’t understand the situation.”
“Do I understand it?”
Chuxia was left speechless by Song Xiaoyu’s retort. Indeed, at the time she only thought it was someone else’s private matter and didn’t want to ask much. But if Song Xiaoyu also didn’t understand, how should this decision be made?
“I know about the situation in her family, let me tell you.” Wang Jing came over, “Director Tao and Liu Yaning’s mother grew up as childhood friends. When they were young, they couldn’t be together because of opposition from the elders, so they each found someone else to marry and have children.
When Liu Yaning was twelve, her dad passed away, and her grandparents treated her and her mom poorly. So, her mom took her and went back to her grandmother’s house.
Two years later, Director Tao’s wife also passed away, and then Liu Yaning’s mom and Director Tao got together. At the beginning, the family was relatively harmonious.
Before Liu Yaning turned twelve, she lived in the countryside, so many of her habits were looked down upon by Director Tao’s daughter, Tao Fang.
Tao Fang not only made fun of her to her face but also complained in front of Director Tao. Being a doctor, Director Tao had a bit of a cleanliness fetish. Initially, because he finally got together with his childhood sweetheart, he held back from saying anything.
Later, as the love between the couple faded into routine, he found Liu Yaning increasingly unpleasant. At home, he almost never looked at her, and later even required Liu Yaning to take her bowl and eat in her room.
Of course, Liu Yaning’s mom protected her daughter, but because she didn’t have a job and only did odd jobs to make ends meet, she couldn’t stand firmly. Every time she tried to defend her daughter, it would end up being just a lot of noise with little substance.
Getting a job at the hospital was something Liu Yaning’s mom begged Director Tao for a long time, and it happened just when the hospital was recruiting a lot of people, so it was accepted. However, the precondition was that Liu Yaning could not reveal their relationship at the hospital.
From then on, Director Tao even less regarded the mother and daughter, perhaps thinking that their good days depended entirely on him, so he became more arrogant.
Whenever he encountered unhappy things at the hospital, it became common for him to go home and abuse his wife. Although Liu Yaning appeared carefree, she was actually very timid, every time her mom got beaten, she could only cry on the side.
Honestly, I was quite surprised she could make such a decision this time. Teacher, if you have a good impression of her, you should take her in.”
“How do you know so much detail?” Song Xiaoyu asked in puzzlement.
“Aren’t Zhang Yan and I best friends? Liu Yaning’s family lives next door to Zhang Yan’s. Whenever there is a commotion at Liu Yaning’s house, they hear it all crystal clear.
Before Liu Yaning wanted to come to your side, I didn’t want to gossip about other people’s business, but now that she herself has brought it up, I have no reservations.
To put it in perspective, she is somewhat as unfortunate as me, or rather, I am luckier. At the very least, I have an aunt who has always loved me, and now my dad has returned to me. But she has been living in an extremely oppressive environment all along.
You probably have not paid close attention to her appearance, right? Actually, if she really tidied up her hair and showed her facial features, she would be quite beautiful.”
Upon hearing Wang Jing say this, Chuxia realized that after talking with Liu Yaning for so long, she really hadn’t noticed the other’s detailed appearance.
“Actually, her mom was quite pretty; otherwise, Director Tao wouldn’t have missed her so many years. But no matter how beautiful a woman is, she can’t withstand the ravages of time.” Wang Jing sighed, “For someone in her forties, she looks almost in her fifties. Marrying an unsuitable man is basically like marrying an aging accelerator.”
“You have a whole set of statements…” Song Xiaoyu shook her head with a smile, looking at Chuxia, “Go talk to Liu Yaning later. If she’s willing to come to me, I’ll take care of the formalities for her.
But you should let her consult her mom first. If she really comes to work with me, her mom may be in a difficult position.”
In the afternoon, when Chuxia met Liu Yaning again, she conveyed Song Xiaoyu’s concerns. The other person just gave a bitter smile: “This idea was my mom’s. She hopes I can get a formal job and not be looked down upon like her in the future.
She said that if my job stabilizes, she would divorce him and live with me from then on, no longer being humiliated in that house.”
Chuxia nodded: “Understood.”
That’s how the matter was settled. When Chuxia left Song Xiaoyu, it was when Liu Yaning came to Song Xiaoyu’s side. A consensus was reached between a few people, and this matter would be kept confidential until the end of the year. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to to cast your recommendation votes, monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at .)