Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder's Record of Counterattacks

by Little Merger

Ning Shu had dropped dead. But in a burst of good fortune she became a task-taker in charge of counterattacking for pitiful cannon fodder. Thus, Ning Shu, in one world after another, took all kinds of life roles, encountered all kinds of ‘you’re heartless, you’re ruthless, you’re making trouble for no reason’ people. She encountered all sorts of white lotus flowers, green tea bitch

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?Chapter 1121: A Good Young Man with Dreams and Aspirations

After practicing the Unsurpassable Martial Arts for a while, Ning Shu stopped. Her body was already covered with sweat, so she got some water to wipe herself down before starting on making the tofu.

It was barely even three in the morning. Ning Shu had ground the paste until around ten last night, but she had to wake up again at three in the morning to start a fire and start making the tofu. As soon as the sky lightened a bit, she'd have to head out to sell the steaming hot. This meant that Zhu Suniang couldn't even get six hours of sleep.

Ning Shu made some dougan to sell as well. She tossed a couple Sichuan peppers on top of the tofu before pressing all the water content out of it. The resulting dougan was pretty good, it tasted nice and dense and sold pretty well with the tofu. The price was even slightly higher than tofu.

Ning Shu lifted the pole in preparation to head out, but Mother Zhu struggled up from her bed and leaned against the door as she said, "Suniang, send Yanqiu another telegram, alright? I want to see him."

Ning Shu saw that Mother Zhu's face was slightly pale and she looked very weak, so she nodded and said, "Alright."

After Ning Shu headed out, she locked the door. The only ones in the house was a child and a sick woman after all, what if someone actually went in?

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Perhaps it was because she had practiced the Unsurpassable Martial Arts and had managed to improve the state of her body a bit, because she was able to walk fast while carrying the tofu today, and it also wasn't as hard.

After she finished selling the tofu, she headed to the post office. The person at the front desk said, "There's a telegram for you."

Ning Shu glanced at it. It was a reply from Zhu Yanqiu. The content was that he was too busy with his studies to go home. At the end of the letter, he told Ning Shu to send him some money. His tone wasn't very good. He was probably annoyed because she hadn't sent money the last time he asked.

Ning Shu grinned and sent another telegram to Zhu Yanqiu, the content being that your mother was severely ill and wants to see you, so hurry and come back.

Ning Shu paid the telegram fee. In this era, it costed a lot to send telegrams. They charged by the character, so after this, most of the money she had earned from selling tofu was gone. Most people would only send telegrams if there was something really important. Most of the time, they'd simply write letters.

After leaving the post office, Ning Shu went to the butcher's to buy meat. She had to improve the family's food. They had to have meat at least once a day. Furthermore, she herself was always very hungry because of practicing the Unsurpassable Martial Arts.

Originally she had been planning to eat the fasting pills, but when it occurred to her that her situation would only worsen as time passed and that food would become increasingly scarce, she thought that it was best to save the fasting pills.

When she got home, she handed the telegram to Mother Zhu who was lying on the bed. "Mother, Yanqiu said that he's busy with his studies and might not be able to come back this year."

Mother Zhu looked at the telegram without saying anything. Her face was a bit pale and she looked very disappointed. Ning Shu said, "I sent him another telegram."

Mother Zhu asked, "Yanqiu needs money. Have you sent him money?"

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"I've sent it," Ning Shu lied without blinking an eye. Zhu Yanqiu should give up dreaming of getting a single penny from her.

Mother Zhu turned over on the bed so that her back faced Ning Shu. Her breathing was a bit rough. She was probably silently crying.

Ning Shu didn't say anything and simply left Mother Zhu's room to return to her own room. She saw that Zhu Siyuan was currently sitting on the bed eating honeyed fruits and dougans. When he saw Ning Shu come in, he climbed off the bed and greeted her childishly.

He was almost about to turn three, but he had never seen his dad before. After Zhu Suniang died, Zhu Yanqiu had Zhu Siyuan live with him. It was his child after all.

At ten years old, he had been right in the middle of his rebellious age. Zhu Siyuan hated this father of his and that hero in a headdress Fang Feifei so he insisted on doing everything that pissed Zhu Yanqiu off. He was like a child that was beyond saving. No matter how Zhu Yanqiu whipped him, it was useless.

At that time, Zhu Yanqiu had already won success and recognition. He was a senior military officer with several thousand troops under his command. He could pretty much build his personal fiefdom, so Zhu Siyuan's destructive power was a bit large. He made use of Zhu Yanqiu's influence to cause trouble everywhere.

Zhu Siyuan hated this father of his to the bone. His mother had been so devoted to him, yet all she had gotten in exchange was being heartlessly abandoned.

The father and son were like enemies that could not exist under the same sky. Zhu Yanqiu had pulled out his gun several times, tempted to just shoot Zhu Siyuan, but in the end, he wasn't able to bring himself to do it.

A person that had abandoned his wife and son had managed to obtain success and respect in the end.

Ning Shu patted Zhu Siyuan's head. From now on, the two of them would live their own lives. Zhu Yanqiu can just go to die. She was going to raise Zhu Siyuan into a good young man with dreams and aspirations, then have him climb to a position so high that his dad would have to salute to him.

If you hate someone, then just climb higher than him so that you can dictate his fate.

#comment: Yah, Ning Shu is finally raising another milkbun!

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Chapter 1122: Your Mom's About to Die, Come Back

So then as Zhu Siyuan's mother, she had to serve as a good role model. Wasn't Fang Feifei called hero in a headdress after all?

Ning Shu was very busy every single day. She didn't sleep at night and just spent that time meditating. The moment dawn arrived she would get up to start making tofu again.

Right now, her only goal was to earn more money and buy more rations. Once chaos broke out, rations would become very scarce. At that time, she wouldn't even be able to buy a steamed bun with a gold bar.

As she worked on fulfilling Zhu Suniang's wish and taking good care of Zhu Siyuan, she still had to help plan a happy life for Zhu Suniang. Wasn't the reason that Zhu Suniang fell to that point in the end precisely because she wasn't as talented as Fang Feifei?

The weather was getting colder. Ning Shu bought some cotton and cloth to make cotton-padded jackets for Little Siyuan and herself. The only reason she didn't make one for Mother Zhu was because Mother Zhu was now so sick that she couldn't even get out of bed.

No matter how much medicine she took, it didn't seem to help. Even though it was pointless, Ning Shu would still get medicine regularly and simmer it for Mother Zhu to drink. She even bought more honeyed fruits several times.

Ning Shu felt that this illness was due to Mother Zhu's mentality. Mother Zhu simply couldn't take hardship. If she managed to keep enduring things, she definitely would've become a blessed old madame. After all, Zhu Yanqiu would flourish in the future.

Sometimes Mother Zhu's illness would be so bad that she couldn't do anything but mutter Zhu Yanqiu's name. From the looks of things, she wouldn't last for much longer. When the doctor came to take a look, he told Ning Shu to start preparing for the funeral.

Ning Shu would frequently go to the post office to send Zhu Yanqiu telegrams to have him come back. At first, Zhu Yanqiu would still reply, but later, he had probably become too annoyed to bother. Furthermore, she hadn't sent him any money, so he got angry and didn't bother to reply all.

Ning Shu directly said, your mom's about to die, come back to see her off.

This time, Zhu Yanqiu replied. He was very unhappy with the fact that Ning Shu had said that his mother was about to die. Zhu Yanqiu didn't believe that his mother was about to die. Mother Zhu was the madame of a wealthy family and has always taken care of her own body well. Furthermore, Zhu Yanqiu was also aware that Zhu Suniang did all the work in the household.

At the end of the letter, Zhu Yanqiu said, you've worked hard looking after the family. After that, he started talking again about how cold winter was in Shanghai, that the sea breeze from the Huangpu River was damp and cold. In any case, he needed money to buy clothes.

Ning Shu: _

Ning Shu ripped the telegram. In any case, no matter what she said, Zhu Yanqiu wouldn't be coming back. After leaving the post office, she started preparing the coffin and burial clothes.

As of now, Mother Zhu couldn't even eat properly and could only drink soft foods. Sometimes she wouldn't even be able to drink water.

Whenever Mother Zhu was clearheaded, she would ask Ning Shu, was Yanqiu back? The moment Ning Shu said no, Mother Zhu would start crying.

#comment: Tbh, my mom is really like Mother Zhu. Unlike Mother Zhu, she's always been a strong figure in my childhood, she seemed able to solve any problems my brother and I had. Like Mother Zhu, she was really good with interpersonal relationships and it was through connections that she had guaranteed my brother and I good educations even though we always had to move around due to our parents looking for work. But also like Mother Zhu, she's really strongly attached to family. Ever since college started, I'm always away from home at college, doing summer internships, and studying abroad, so whenever I'm away, she has sleeping and eating issues. Fortunately my brother's also very attached to family so he stays at home and keeps her sane. *sighs* Thank god for fam.

But right now since I'm at home, she's eating a little bit too well. She's on the verge of turning into a plump pig. I think I spend at least half an hour every day talking her into doing some form of exercise. Now she gets ready to escape every time I change into workout clothes.

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Chapter 1123: A Lifetime Free From Suffering

Ning Shu saw that there was a heavy air of death hovering around Mother Zhu. She knew that Mother Zhu would probably pass away within these next couple days, so she stopped selling tofu and stayed home to take care of her. This way she would also be able to record Mother Zhu's time of death properly so that she could ask a feng shui master to find a good burial spot.

"Suniang, come over here." Mother Zhu who had been terribly ill suddenly sat up on her own and beckoned Ning Shu with her hand.

Ning Shu saw that Mother Zhu's facial color was very good. It was even better than before she had fallen sick. Ning Shu's hair rose on end, but she walked over to ask, "Mother, what is it?"

Mother Zhu reached out to take Ning Shu's hand and patted it. Ning Shu wanted to retrieve her hand, but Mother Zhu held it tightly. A sick person had this much strength?

"You're a good woman, a good daughter-in-law. It's Yanqiu's fortune to have a wife like you. After I pass away, live well with Yanqiu and raise Siyuan well," said Mother Zhu. "Yanqiu's father and I will be able to rest in peace beneath the Yellow Springs knowing that you two are living well together."

Ning Shu just said, "Mother, don't say these things. It's such bad luck. You'll get better."

Mother Zhu shook her head. "I dreamed of my husband last night. He's come to get me. I know that my body won't be able to hold out any longer. Promise me, live on properly with Yanqiu."

Ning Shu agreed faintly. She wasn't touched by Mother Zhu's words. "Mother, don't worry, I will live on properly." Living on properly didn't necessarily mean living with Zhu Yanqiu.

Mother Zhu didn't hear Ning Shu's unspoken words and nodded with satisfaction. She looked towards the door, her tone filled with longing and sorrow. "I wonder how Yanqiu is doing now?"

Zhu Yanqiu had left home at the age of eighteen to go to Shanghai to study. As of now, he was almost twenty-one. It was no wonder that Mother Zhu was so fixated in wanting to see Zhu Yanqiu.

Ning Shu helped Mother Zhu lie back down. Mother Zhu's gaze was still fixed on the door. Ning Shu continued to watch over Mother Zhu without taking a step away except to carry Zhu Siyuan who had fallen asleep in her arms to the bed.

When she returned to Mother Zhu's room, she saw that Mother Zhu had already fallen asleep. She called out softly but Mother Zhu didn't react, so she placed her hand in front of Mother Zhu's nose. She was no longer breathing.

She had died in the middle of the night. Ning Shu was pretty freaked out and hastily went to knock on her neighbors' doors to ask for help. Her eyes were red.

When her neighbors heard that Mother Zhu had passed away, they all came to help because it would be difficult for a woman to handle a funeral alone.

With everyone's help, Mother Zhu's remains were moved to the main hall. Her body laid in the very center of the hall and Ning Shu started helping wash her body and dressing her in the burial clothes. This process took almost until dawn.

"Suniang, why hasn't Zhu Yanqiu come back?" asked one of the female neighbors. "What are you guys going to do about keeping watch over her spirit?"

Ning Shu shook her head and hastily explained things for Zhu Yanqiu. "Yanqiu's just too busy with his studies. Siyuan and I will watch over her spirit."

The people inside the main hall traded looks. In the end, an elder said, "What kind of scholar is he? How can he not come back even when his parent has passed away?"

Ning Shu lowered her head without speaking.

So watching over the spirit fell to Ning Shu and the little beansprout Zhu Siyuan. They were dressed in plain white clothing as they knelt in front of the coffin and burned paper offerings.

Zhu Siyuan was confused. He didn't understand what had happened.

Ning Shu spent an enormous sum of money to invite a feng shui master to find a good place for the grave. Then she invited a banquet chef to prepare food and drink for the friends that had come to offer their condolences.

In brief, Ning Shu singlehandedly handled this entire affair. She even invited suona players so that Mother Zhu could be buried with great fanfare.

Seeing off the spirit required a male child and the only male at home was Zhu Siyuan. However, he was too young to know what to do, so the feng shui master said for Ning Shu to carry the child as the child held the incense burner. There was a single incense stick in the burner. As long as the stick didn't go out and the burner didn't fall, it'd be fine.

All the necessary rituals were carried out, then Ning Shu carried Zhu Siyuan and walked at the very front of the funeral procession. She walked without ever turning back to the chosen grave location.

No issues arose in this process. Mother Zhu was buried smoothly. Ning Shu watch as soil gradually covered the coffin. Mother Zhu had never suffered in this lifetime. She had been the daughter of a wealthy family, then married Master Zhu who was a talented scholar. Even when they suffered a reversal of fortune, there was still Zhu Suniang who took care of her like she was her own mother.

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Chapter 1124: Japanese September 18 Incident

She had probably use up all the good fortune that she had in this lifetime, which was why she hadn't been able to live until Zhu Yanqiu achieved success.

After Mother Zhu was buried, Ning Shu didn't send Zhu Yanqiu anymore telegrams. Even if Zhu Yanqiu sent telegrams, she'd read them, then rip them. Sometimes she would bring them back for Zhu Siyuan to fold airplanes with.

Right now, she was still making tofu to sell. However, a restaurant had taken a liking to the dougan she made, so they'd buy some from her every day. This made their quality of life much better compared to before.

She accumulated a bit of money and used over half of it to buy and stockpile rations.

After a while of being fed by Ning Shu, Zhu Siyuan finally got a bit chubbier compared to before and his hair was no longer as yellowish. Ning Shu had been trying to make her body healthier as well and with the help of the Unsurpassable Martial Arts, she had a lot more energy compared to before.

She had been trying to find a suitable weapon for herself. The most powerful weapon in this era was the gun, but she didn't have the means to get her hands on a gun right now. Did this mean that she'd have to carry a machete around on her back and be an female ancient era hero?

A concealed weapon was better after all. It'd be convenient to carry around as well.

Ning Shu had an ironsmith make her a lot of needles that were about the size of a nail but much sharper. Whenever she had free time, she would practice throwing needles in the courtyard. This world would only become Increasingly chaotic.

Once Japan's iron hooves landed on this nation's oil, the entire nation would howl in grief and struggle in pain.

Ning Shu went to the pharmacy to get some medicine and created some poison powder and medicinal powder that could stop bleeding and treat external wounds.

Women and children were disadvantaged groups that could easily be bullied after all.

So whenever she had free time, she would have Zhu Siyuan run around the courtyard and practice the horse stance in order to strengthen his body. However, Zhu Siyuan was just a child and didn't understand things very well, so Ning Shu could only focus even more on making herself stronger.

Ning Shu would still go sell tofu every day, but the atmosphere hovering around the village was starting to change. There was now a hint of panic.

The Japanese September 18 Incident occurred. Because of the central government's nonresistance policy, Manchurian warlord Zhang Xueliang didn't resist at all and simply retreated, causing the three provinces of northeast China to rapidly fall into Japan's hands. Public opinion started criticizing Zhang Xueliang and the Nanjing central government.

To ordinary people, these were matters that were too high above them. Due to the three northeast provinces falling into Japanese hands, a lot of people escape from the northeast and poured into other areas.

Meanwhile, after the Japanese took over the three provinces, they continued to expand into the surroundings. It was very likely that they'd soon get here. Furthermore, the influx of refugees would cause a lot of disorder.

Everyone's fates were outside of their own control in this great migration and everyone was living from hand to mouth. In this world, Ning Shu vividly felt how small humans truly were.

Several people in the village had already moved away. With someone being the first, others soon followed and started moving, fearful of being too slow.

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Chapter 1125: Really was Damp and Cold

Ning Shu also started working on moving because there would soon be a large influx of refugees and those refugees would do anything for a bite to eat.

A woman like her would easily become the target of the refugees.

In the original storyline, Zhu Suniang had taken her child to Shanghai with apprehensions and excitement to find Zhu Yanqiu. She had gone to the dazzling Shanghai that celebrated peace with songs and dance.

When she got there, she was lost and very much did not fit in. When she discovered that Zhu Yanqiu had a girl that he liked, she became even more uneasy and fearful.

Zhu Yanqiu was very unhappy that Zhu Suniang had come, he even felt disdain for her. When he introduced her to other people, he said that she was his sister.

Zhu Suniang was five years older than Zhu Yanqiu from the start, and with all the work that she had done over the years, she looked rather old. It was like she was an entire generation older than Zhu Yanqiu who was handsome and filled with an intellectual aura.

Zhu Suniang was a bit hurt. She was originally Zhu Yanqiu's wife, but he said she was his sister. Zhu Yanqiu's reasoning was that he didn't want his classmates to know that he was already married, and it was even through such a feudal method like a child bride. He said that his classmates would laugh at him.

Zhu Suniang wasn't someone that was very opinionated, so when other people asked, she just said that she was Zhu Yanqiu's older sister.

Later, Zhu Suniang really couldn't get use to life in Shanghai and her husband who was dressed in a white shirt and wearing a peaked hat seemed unfamiliar and distant, so she took her child and returned to the village to continue living that hard life.

Zhu Yanqiu didn't even try to dissuade Zhu Suniang.

Perhaps in Zhu Yanqiu's heart, Zhu Suniang and Zhu Siyuan were forever disgraceful existences. He even regretted having consummated marriage with Zhu Suniang.

Ning Shu still planned to go to Shanghai to avoid this influx of refugees. However, who knows what would happen this time when she arrived? Ohoho!

There were already a lot of refugees in the village. A refugee actually climbed over the wall and ran into Ning Shu's house to loot her. He first ran into the kitchen, grabbed the leftover food, then started stuffing himself. Then he threatened Ning Shu. "Hand over all the food you have."

Ning Shu: _

She beat up the person trying to rob her, then kicked him out of the courtyard and slammed the door.

Ning Shu bought a ship ticket to Shanghai. As of now, a single ticket actually cost ten silver dollars. She gritted her teeth and bought it, then carried her things along with Zhu Siyuan to step onto the steamship.

There are a lot of people on the ship, it was very crowded. Ning Shu carried the child over to the corner to sit down. As she looked over, everyone's faces were filled with unease and panic.

When the nation was in turmoil, the common people would be forced from their homes to wander. This conflict could be said to be the most severe foreign aggression in history. The protracted destruction caused this land to be filled with scars.

Zhu Siyuan was a little scared, so Ning Shu patted his back to comfort him.

When she got hungry, she would secretly eat a bit of bread and stuff a fasting pill into the child's mouth.

The smell on the ship was unbearable. The stink mixed with the smell of cigarettes and was revolting.

The ship continued to move slowly with frequent stops. Even more people squeezed on, causing the environment to become even worse. Finally, one week later, they reached Guangdong Harbor.

Ning Shu carried the child off the steamship, then sighed in relief. They were finally here.

As she stood on the dock, she felt that the sea breeze from the Huangpu River really was damp and cold. How wonderful. Wonder if Zhu Yanqiu froze to death yet?

Ning Shu didn't plan to go look for Zhu Yanqiu. She had no desire to go cook and clean for him. Zhu Yanqiu even told people that this was his older sister.

Who the frick was your sister!?

Ning Shu found a small hotel and cleaned up a little bit. The hold of the ship had seriously been too disgusting. This entire time, Zhu Siyuan had been whimpering so Ning Shu touched his forehead. He had a slight fever.

Ning Shu fed him an antipyretic pill that she had exchanged for beforehand. After taking the medicine, Zhu Siyuan fell asleep. Sweat covered his entire body.

Ning Shu got some water and endured the cold to wash herself. Afterwards, she got more water to help wipe Zhu Siyuan's sweat.

Right now, she only wanted to settle down. She planned to rent an apartment, then find work. Zhu Siyuan had already gotten to the age of starting school.

Ning Shu wanted to make sure Zhu Siyuan got a good education. She wanted to nurture his aspirations. Zhu Yanqiu did have culture, but the things he did was lower than low. Yet at the very end, he actually managed to obtain fame and recognition. She couldn't accept it!

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Chapter 1126: Doctor, Doctor, Doctor

She had to work hard as well to help Zhu Suniang start a new life, to help her live radiantly in these troubled times.

Ning Shu hugged Zhu Siyuan as she slept and she slept very well that night. She had barely slept on the steamship so she was exhausted.

The next day, Ning Shu bundled Zhu Siyuan up tightly, then left the hotel to start looking for a house. She bought Zhu Siyuan soup dumplings to eat. Zhu Siyuan started eating very happily, then he pressed one of the soup dumplings towards Ning Shu's mouth while saying in his childish voice, "Mom, eat! Mom, you should eat too!"

Ning Shu's heart felt pretty warm. Now that she thought about it, this was her second time being a wet nurse. When she recalled that this child had originally grown up to be ignorant and incompetent, she shook her head. She couldn't allow him to end up that way again.

Although he had done that to anger Zhu Yanqiu, that behavior was still the result of helplessness. Those who were strong and capable wouldn't use this kind of method to retaliate against someone else.

And it was only because Zhu Siyuan was Zhu Yanqiu's son that he was able to use this method against him.

In the end, Zhu Suniang and Zhu Siyuan were truly too weak. Zhu Siyuan cared about his mother, that was why Zhu Suniang had wanted to live properly with her child.

The large Shanghai flourished wonderfully. Shops were everywhere like trees in a forest and the display windows exhibited beautiful Western-style dresses and gems. The signboards of disco bars flashed with neon lights and there was an endless stream of cars on the streets. Cabs and cable cars were constantly zooming past and the sound of bicycle bells mixed with the shouts of children selling newspaper.

This was a tolerant and modern city. After Zhu Yanqiu came here, he didn't want to leave anymore.

Ning Shu wanted to find an apartment to rent so she bought two newspapers from a kid, then asked him if anyone was renting apartments. In the end, the child let them to a tube-shaped apartment. There were a lot of laundry being hung on the balconies. It was a place where crooks were mixed in with the honest folk and the place looked almost like a pig transport cage.

There were so many people crammed in here and they were all hanging out in the small courtyard.

Ning Shu wanted to give Zhu Siyuan a better environment to grow up in.

She looked for an entire day but didn't find anything. After getting a meal, they headed back to the hotel and paid for another stay.

If you wanted to understand the city, you should read its newspaper. There was a lot of information on the newspaper, and in the city like Shanghai, way too many things happened every day. Every day saw new developments.

There were a bunch of secret societies like the Green Gang and the Heaven and Earth Society. There were also the foreign concession, police department, and all sorts of other powers that created endless opportunities in Shanghai. Anything was possible here.

This city was prosperous but also very disorderly. That was why she was going to have to work extremely hard to protect herself and the child.

She saw on the paper that the hospital was recruiting nurses, so she decided to go try for it. If she didn't earn money, what would they eat? She only had so much money on her. After she finished using it all, could be that she should become a beggar?

Ning Shu planned to become a doctor. She kissed Zhu Siyuan, then said, "Darling, Mom's going to become a doctor."

Zhu Siyuan clapped his hands and repeated her words delightedly. "Doctor, doctor, doctor..."

#comment: Any recs for doctor movies or TV series?

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Chapter 1127: Applying to Become a Doctor

Early morning the next day, Ning Shu went to the hospital to apply for the job. She had brought her child with her, so she really didn't have much hope.

When she got to the hospital, as she had expected, she was told that they wanted young girls and it was best if they had graduated from nursing school. The moment they saw that Ning Shu was carrying a kid and wearing a cotton padded jacket, they tactfully said that she wasn't suitable.

Ning Shu sighed, then said, "I have a bit of nursing knowledge and I know Chinese medicine. My ancestors were imperial physicians, but the family had suffered a reversal of fortune."

She was completely making things up, building up a very badass family background for herself.

The interviewer simply looked at Ning Shu. In the end, he said, "There is a special position, it's for military doctors. They're currently still in the training phase. Do you want to try for it?"

Ning Shu: _

She'd have to go to the battlefield! What if she was unlucky, got hit by a stray bullet, and ended up farting her last? What was her Zhu Siyuan supposed to do?

Ning Shu saw that all around her were young girls who had their hair tied up in pigtails. They truly were pretty, she indeed didn't have much competitive strength. Ning Shu silently considered things. Fang Feifei was a battlefield reporter. If she became a battlefield doctor, she'd definitely encounter her.

Ning Shu glanced at Zhu Siyuan who still didn't understand anything, then asked, "Are there any material benefits? What if something bad happened to me on the battlefield? What will happen to my child? And I still don't have anywhere to live right now."

"This nation will take care of your child, so you don't have to worry. This requires signed documents," said the interviewer.

Ning Shu furrowed her brows. "I don't have anywhere to live."

Becoming a military doctor was pretty much throwing away one's life. It was extremely dangerous work, so she had to apply for material benefits. After all, it couldn't be guaranteed that the nation would raise her child after she died. Documents could easily become worthless paper.

During this following time, the entire nation would fall into disorder so who would remember a child?

"Every month you'll be paid a wage of five silver dollars and the hospital will assign you a small apartment that will be enough for the two of you to live in," said the interviewer.

During this era, even the professors at Qinghua University only got seven or eight silver dollars per month in wages, so a wage of five silver dollars was pretty good.

It occurred to Ning Shu that she really didn't have much money left and the hotel fee was very high. Furthermore, even if it was only for the sake of confronting Zhu Yanqiu and Fang Feifei, she'd still take this job.

"I'm willing," said Ning Shu with a nod.

The interviewer was very happy. This entire afternoon, no one had been willing to become a military doctor because this was work that required your head to be tied onto your waistband. It was very possible for you to be holding a surgical knife in one second, then hit by a bomb in the next. The environment was very harsh. It was nowhere as comfortable as being in the hospital.

The interviewer had taken into consideration the fact that Ning Shu's clothing was very unsophisticated and so he tried to trick her into becoming an intern military doctor.

"Sign here." The man took out a document and pushed it in front of Ning Shu. "Do you know how to write your name?"

Ning Shu picked up the pen, and after a brief moment of hesitation, she signed Zhu Suniang's name.

"Very good!" The man put away the document.

Ning Shu hugged Zhu Siyuan and kissed him. "Mom just became a doctor!"

Zhu Siyuan laughed happily.

The hospital assigned a house to Ning Shu. It wasn't large and was very plain, but it had all the basic furniture. Ning Shu was pretty satisfied. There were countless people that were wandering the streets right now after all. Furthermore, this house was under her name and counted as her property.

In the future, once the nation started developing rapidly, Shanghai's housing price would become extremely high. This counted as accumulating some family property for Zhu Siyuan.

She went back to the hotel to check out of her room, then took her luggage to her new home. Ning Shu had Zhu Siyuan go play by himself as she cleaned all the nooks and crannies of the house.

As she looked at the cleaned house, indescribable joy surged up in her heart. Her body was even trembling slightly. These were Zhu Suniang's emotions. She was extremely happy to possess a house that belonged solely to herself.

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Chapter 1128: Battlefield Doctor Training

She had her own house in Shanghai. It was something that even Zhu Yanqiu hadn't had.

Next, Ning Shu started her training. Battlefield doctors didn't necessarily need to know how to treat illnesses like heart disease or high blood pressure, but they had to be very skilled at treating battlefield wounds. They had to know how to treat trench foot, burns, open wounds, and dysentery.

As for the treatment circumstances, they had to be capable of using whatever they had on hand. There were no disinfectants, no anesthetics, no surgery knives. They had to be prepared to amputate with just a military knife or fruit knife, to use the quickest and roughest way to save the life of a soldier.

Military doctors were soldiers first, doctors second. They needed to have a strong body in order to find survival necessities and treatment tools from the surroundings. Not only did they have to save others, they had to guarantee their own safety.

In brief, it was very dangerous work, and it greatly tested the one's mentality. While listening to the sound of fighting and firearms going off outside, they'd have to calmly dig a bullet out of a soldier's body.

Ning Shu carried the child to the training location. There were only three men here for the training. With her added in, that was four in total. It was no wonder that the interviewer had accepted her despite the fact that she was a woman.

Shanghai continued to flourish even though the Japanese had taken over the three northeast provinces. Although there were newspaper boys shouting every day that the northeast provinces had fallen under the hooves of the Japanese, the majority didn't realize the cruelty of war, much less had the thought or desire to become a military doctor to head to the battlefield.

When the three men saw that Ning Shu was carrying a child, ridicule appeared on their faces. However, they didn't say anything excessive. A woman was pretty brave to decide to become a battlefield doctor.

A battlefield doctor taught Ning Shu and the other three how to bandage wounds for soldiers, and the various ways to solve all sorts of problems. Ning Shu carefully recorded all of this in a notebook. This was lifesaving information. If she learned them well, when she went on the battlefield, she'd have more of a chance of surviving.

She didn't have Zhu Yanqiu and Fang Feifei's good luck, so she could only rely on her own hard work.

There were also physical training classes. They taught the most basic boxing and gun drills. Ning Shu couldn't wait to pick up a gun. When she did, it felt very heavy and also very old. These guns would accidentally go off without any warning from time to time, but they was truly the most powerful weapons in this era.

She fired a shot at the target. The result was still pretty good.

The physical training for military doctors was nothing to Ning Shu since she had practiced the Unsurpassable Martial Arts. Although she had only gotten a tiny bit of energy to form, this energy would slowly repair her body and gradually improve her body even more. She would eventually have strength that was greater than that of two men combined.

In regards to physical strength, the other three men couldn't compare to Ning Shu. When they were wrestling, Ning Shu had been able to take them all down at once.

After the training ended, Ning Shu took Zhu Siyuan home and started cooking and cleaning. These days were much easier compared to when she had to constantly make tofu. She even had time to play with Zhu Siyuan a little.

She bought Zhu Siyuan some colorful picture books. Zhu Siyuan was getting better and better at speaking. He was now capable of clearly expressing his feelings and desires.

Ning Shu's heart filled with parental pride.

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Chapter 1129: Then Her Part was Done

Ning Shu had now been in Shanghai for a while, but she hadn't gone to see Zhu Yanqiu. When she wasn't working on studying basic military doctor knowledge, she was teaching Zhu Siyuan to read and count.

She would occasionally go to the hospital to work as an interning nurse and take care of patients. It counted as getting used to her identity as a doctor ahead of time.

Each day was very fulfilling. She was living for her own sake, not for the sake of providing for Zhu Yanqiu.

In all honesty, Zhu Suniang hadn't lived for herself for single day her entire lifetime. She had been sold as a child to the Zhu family as a child bride, then spend every day taking care of Zhu Yanqiu who was younger than her. After the Zhu family fell in dire straits, she started working hard to support Zhu Yanqiu in his studies. Once Zhu Yanqiu obtained success and made a name for himself, her part was done and she was retired.

Zhu Suniang's function was simply to raise Zhu Yanqiu and keep providing for him until she died. How horrible was that?

And Zhu Yanqiu had never acknowledged her.

Ning Shu put on the nurse uniform, placed the hat on her head, covered her face with the mask, then stepped into the ward. She saw that there were quite a lot of students inside wearing Chinese tunic suits and there were also a few female students.

The moment Ning Shu saw this situation, she knew what had happened. Some ambitious youths had marched on the streets again with their banners and had gotten into a fight with the patrolling police. Every single one of them had gotten beaten up.

Furthermore, Ning Shu saw someone she knew. She never imagined that she would meet Zhu Yanqiu in this way, as a patient and a doctor.

Ning Shu glanced at Zhu Siyuan who was obediently sitting on a chair and reading. Child, come over here and take a look at this old coot of yours.

Ning Shu walked towards Zhu Yanqiu and sized him up. Zhu Yanqiu had fair skin, well-defined features, and looked very handsome in his tunic suit school uniform. He had the refined aura of a scholar. The Zhu Yanqiu of Zhu Suniang's memories still had very immature looks, but as of now, his looks had already become more mature.

However, right now his face was bruised all over and his lips were cut. Several buttons had even been pulled off his shirt.

Ning Shu was just about to speak when a female student came over and said, "Yanqiu, are you all right?"

Yanqiu!?

So intimate!?

Ning Shu looked towards this female student. She had a classic student bob haircut, fair white skin, gentle facial features, and her almond eyes contained unswerving determination. It was obvious from the look of her that she was someone with ideas. Her gaze contain worry as she looked towards Zhu Yanqiu. "Does it hurt a lot? You shouldn't have stepped in front to shield me back then."

"It's fine. It's better for me to get injured then you. It's nothing, it doesn't hurt that much." Zhu Yanqiu consoled the female student gently.

"Don't do this again. It'll make me worry." The female student pressed her lips together. "I'll protect myself properly."

Zhu Yanqiu took the girl's hand. "A girl like you won't be able to beat them. They have guns and military batons too."

Ning Shu lifted her brows as she took in their interaction. This female student was probably Fang Feifei. She was indeed pretty and filled with energy. She was on a completely different level compared to Zhu Suniang who spent her days heaving around a carrying pole to sell tofu.

Fang Feifei had a simple and elegant aura and the unswerving determination and stubbornness in her eyes made people feel that despite her petite frame, her body concealed enormous energy.

Zhu Yanqiu kept the fact that he already had a wife and a child from Fang Feifei.

Ning Shu coughed. When Fang Feifei turned around and saw Ning Shu, she hastily said, "Nurse, please take a look at his injuries."

"Let me see." Ning Shu turned Zhu Yanqiu's face to the right, then to the left, before saying mildly, "He's fine, it's just some scrapes. He'll be fine once I apply some medicine."

As Ning Shu spoke, she opened a bottle and use tongs to dip a cotton ball in the medicine. Her lips curled, then she pressed it hard against the corner of Zhu Yanqiu's mouth. Zhu Yanqiu immediately cried out in pain and covered his mouth as he inhaled sharply.

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Chapter 1130: It's Alright, This is My Job

Ning Shu said in an annoyed tone, "What are you moving around for? Of course still hurts a little to have medicine applied."

Right now Ning Shu was wearing a mask so Zhu Yanqiu couldn't tell that this rough nurse was his wife. All he felt was that this nurse's attitude was very poor and that she pressed seriously hard on his wounds. That in addition to the alcohol the medicine contained caused his wound to hurt so much that it felt like it was ripping.

"Yanqiu, just endure it a bit more, alright?" Fang Feifei consoled Zhu Yanqiu, then said politely to Ning Shu, "Miss Nurse, let me apply it for him?"

Ning Shu's voice was muffled through the mask. "It's all right, this is my job."

Fang Feifei couldn't very well snatch the tools from her, so she could only watch on from the side. Ning Shu dipped another cotton ball in the medicine, then applied it to Zhu Yanqiu's face. Her hand was just as heavy as before, so Zhu Yanqiu continuously inhaled sharply in pain. In the end, he couldn't take it anymore and ducked away from Ning Shu's hand.

"What are you ducking for?" Ning Shu's tone was irritated.

Zhu Yanqiu felt that it must have been a lifetime of accumulated bad luck for him to encounter a nurse like this. She wasn't gentle at all.

"Feifei, you head back first. It's about to get dark." Zhu Yanqiu didn't want Fang Feifei to see him in such a sorry state.

Fang Feifei glanced outside. It was almost dark, but when she saw Zhu Yanqiu's face, she asked worriedly, "What about your injuries?"

"It's fine, head back first. It's not safe to walk back at night." When Zhu Yanqiu talked to Fang Feifei, his eyes were filled with affection and his tone was very gentle.

When Ning Shu took in this gentle manner of his, she curled her lips in disdain and her hand which was holding the tongs moved slightly in annoyance. From what she remembered, Zhu Yanqiu had never spoken to Zhu Suniang this way.

His attitude has always been aloof, especially when he was little. He had completely treated Zhu Suniang as a maid. Zhu Suniang had to take care of all his meals and clothing, and during the summer he'd make her fan him all night and chase away the mosquitoes for him. It was only after they consummated marriage that his attitude towards her became slightly better.

When she saw his attitude towards Fang Feifei, all she could only say was that there was truly an enormous disparity between different people. No matter how much you did sometimes, certain people would never see your efforts.

Fang Feifei saw that Zhu Yanqiu insisted on her leaving and that his tone was filled with concern for her, so she nodded and smiled towards him before leaving.

Zhu Yanqiu kept looking in the direction that Fang Feifei had left in. His gaze was so gentle that the affection seemed about to overflow. Ning Shu rubbed the cotton ball on Zhu Yanqiu's face, causing him to grimace in pain. His tone was angry as he said, "What is with your attitude? Can't you be a bit gentler?"

No way!

Ning Shu said mildly, "I'm already being very gentle. You're blaming me for your wound hurting? Do you intellectuals have no sense of reason?"

"Alright, you don't need to treat me anymore." Zhu Yanqiu pushed aside Ning Shu's hand. When he saw the gleaming snow-white tongs in her hand, he felt his injuries pulse in pain again.

Ning Shu didn't insist and closed the bottle of medicine as she said, "Hospital fee."

A trace of awkwardness flashed across Zhu Yanqiu's face. He felt around, but there was no money on him, so he said, "I was at a march today so I didn't bring money."

Ning Shu simply stared at him indifferently.

Zhu Yanqiu was starting to feel embarrassed from being stared at like this. He took off his watch and said in a slightly prideful tone, "This is a German mechanical watch. I'll leave it with you for now and come back tomorrow to pay the hospital fee."

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?Chapter 1131: You're Really Ugly

Zhu Yanqiu really didn't have any money. It had been a long time since his family had sent money, so he rarely went out with Fang Feifei anymore. In the past, whenever they had free time, they would go see movies. However, now, Zhu Yanqiu could only use his studies as an excuse.

Zhu Yanqiu was very smart though. He would invite Fang Feifei to the library to read. As she sat by the window, the sunlight that passed through the window cast a beautiful hazy glow on her. Zhu Yanqiu would pick up a pen to slowly sketch Fang Feifei on paper.

He would occasionally write some vague and romantic love poems. He did his best to be romantic while not wasting money.

Fortunately, Fang Feifei was a cultured youth so this worked really well on her. She didn't notice the fact that Zhu Yanqiu was in financial straits at all.

Right now, Ning Shu was asking Zhu Yanqiu for the hospital fee. Zhu Yanqiu didn't have enough money on him so he could only push it off by saying that he didn't bring money and even coolly handed over his watch as collateral.

Ning Shu lifted her brows as she took the watch. This watch was a bit heavy and the craftsmanship was very refined. Even the thin clock hands had unique designs. There was no hint of large-scale quantity focused production. It was obvious with a glance that this cost quite a lot.

"How much is this worth?" asked Ning Shu.

Zhu Yanqiu's expression was smug. "A thousand silver dollars. Is it enough to act as collateral for the hospital fee?"

What the f*ck!? Ning Shu wanted to just jab his face with her tongs until it was beyond recognition. He spent a thousand silver dollars to buy a watch? Ha. Ha. Ha.

Right now, a single silver dollar could buy over 170 catties of rice. An ordinary family of three could survive for a year on just two or three silver dollars. Five hundred silver dollars was enough to buy an ordinary house.

The things that Zhu Yanqiu did were practically inhumane. He worked Zhu Suniang pretty much to the bone while he enjoyed life and wore luxury watches.

"What use do I have for your watch? The hospital fee isn't even a thousandth of this watch's price. I don't want a watch, I only want money." Ning Shu tossed the watch back to Zhu Yanqiu and he hastily caught it. He said in annoyance, "This watch is really expensive. If you break it, you wouldn't be able to afford the compensation."

"Hospital fee," said Ning Shu mildly. "It can't be that you don't have money, right? Faker. You're wearing such an expensive watch when you don't have a single cent on you?"

"I already told you. I was at a march today so I didn't bring money." Zhu Yanqiu's face was bright red as he spoke. With the injuries on his face added on, his face looked purple and red.

Ning Shu simply stared at him without speaking.

In the end, one of his classmates help paid the hospital fee. Zhu Yanqiu immediately put his watch back on and thanked that friend, saying that he'd definitely repay him.

After walking out of the room, Zhu Yanqiu saw Zhu Siyuan sitting on the book and reading. The little kid looked really serious. Zhu Yanqiu's interest was piqued, so he crouched down in front of Zhu Siyuan and asked, "Little friend, why are you here alone? What's your name?"

Ning Shu was currently putting things away. When she saw that Zhu Yanqiu was interacting with Zhu Siyuan, her heart jumped. She was just about to get the child out of here when she heard Zhu Siyuan say to Zhu Yanqiu, "You're really ugly."

Zhu Siyuan's voice was very childish, but his expression was very earnest. Ever since they had gotten to Shanghai, Ning Shu had made sure to dress Zhu Siyuan up very nicely so Zhu Siyuan looked nice, soft, and white. And right now, he was saying with such a serious expression, 'you're really ugly.' Ning Shu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Zhu Yanqiu's current appearance was quite terrible. His face was pale and purple, and with the medicine applied, it was pretty much an unbearable sight. However, being told this by a kid made him feel embarrassed and angry.

"This kid seriously has no manners." Zhu Yanqiu threw down this remark and left.

The father and child's first meeting ended on bad terms. In reality, this pair of father and son must have clashing birthdate characters, they never got along.

Ning Shu handed Zhu Siyuan to a nurse she was familiar with, then she said to Zhu Siyuan, "Siyuan, be good and stay here to wait for Mom. Mom will be back very soon."

Zhu Siyuan nodded obediently.

Ning Shu took off her nurse uniform, put on a mask, and left the hospital, following after Zhu Yanqiu.

As of now, the sky was starting to darken. Zhu Yanqiu who was walking ahead didn't notice that someone was following him. As he was passing by a small alley, Ning Shu took off her overcoat and quickly ran over to him. She threw her coat over his head, then used it to drag him into the alley.

#comment: Big thumbs up for Little Siyuan aaaah, so cute, so on point!

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Chapter 1132: Going to Get Raped!?

Zhu Yanqiu had simply been walking when his vision suddenly went black and he was dragged away by someone. He was startled and started struggling violently, but the other party was extremely strong. No matter how he struggled, he couldn't get free.

Ning Shu started abruptly beating him up, kicking him then punching him in the face. Zhu Yanqiu had been injured from the start, so under Ning Shu's beating, he soon started wailing in pain.

"You..." Zhu Yanqiu wanted to speak and take off the cloth that was covering his head, but a punch landed on his face which was quickly followed by another kick to his stomach.

Zhu Yanqiu abruptly vomited. Ning Shu's left hook hit his liver, then she sent a spin kick towards his lower body and he fell to the ground moaning, unable to get up.

Ning Shu leaned over and took off the watch on Zhu Yanqiu's wrist, then stripped him, leaving him in only his underpants.

Zhu Yanqiu had already been beaten to the point that he no longer had the strength to resist. It felt like all the bones in his body were broken. His eyes were so swollen that he couldn't even open them.

When he sensed that the other party was taking off his clothes, fear surged up in his heart. It couldn't be that he was going to get raped right? And it was even going to be a man?

Ning Shu was really strong, so Zhu Yanqiu had already become convinced that the person beating him up was a man.

As Ning Shu looked at Zhu Yanqiu who was fair as a white cut chicken, murderous intent arose in her heart. She should just kill him off right now. There was nothing to pity about a person like this dying.

Furthermore, based on Zhu Yanqiu's luck, he would flourish in the future and have over ten thousand soldiers under his command. At that time, she wouldn't be able to beat him.

She reached out and clutched Zhu Yanqiu's neck hard.

Zhu Yanqiu struggled violently and tried to peel off the hand that was clutching his neck. His voice was hoarse as he shouted, "Ugh, help... Help!"

Even now, Zhu Yanqiu couldn't see what the other party looked like. His lungs were burning with pain like they were about to explode. "Please... let go..."

Ning Shu tightened her grip even more.

At this time, there came the sounds of footsteps and people speaking. The police were probably patrolling.

Ning Shu gritted her teeth. Zhu Yanqiu seriously had good luck. She let go of his neck and clenched her fist to punch him in the chest. Zhu Yanqiu coughed a mouthful of blood, then fell weakly to the ground. He continued to cough violently and his mouth was soon covered with blood.

Ning Shu grabbed her overcoat, then turned and ran.

When the patrolling officer arrived with his flashlight, what he saw was the fully naked, already unconscious Zhu Yanqiu.

Ning Shu put the things that she had taken from Zhu Yanqiu in the bag, then returned to the hospital to get Zhu Siyuan.

Ning Shu didn't stay at the hospital and just piggybacked Zhu Siyuan home. As Zhu Siyuan leaned on Ning Shu's back, he asked, "Mom, what's a kid without manners?"

Ning Shu said offhandedly, "Mom's Siyuan has the most manners. It's just that Siyuan spoke a truth that made that petty person unhappy."

"Mom, that person really is ugly and hateful," said Zhu Siyuan.

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Chapter 1133: Looting People Brought the Most Money

Ning Shu went to the Western cake shop to buy Zhu Siyuan a little cake. Today was his third birthday. Soon, he should start attending school.

She just hoped that she could arrange everything for him properly before she had to head to the battlefield.

In reality, Ning Shu wanted to keep Zhu Siyuan with her, but she was going to be a military doctor that was going to travel with the army. Problems would easily occur if she brought a child like Zhu Siyuan with her.

When the environment was too harsh, it was easy for children to fall sick.

Fortunately, right now they were only training reserve military doctors so they wouldn't send her to the battlefield that soon. There were still a couple years until China's War of Resistance against Japan began.

She still had quite some time to stay by Zhu Siyuan's side.

She was destined to go to the battlefield. She had already signed the contract. If she changed her mind, she'd probably end up with a rather tragic fate.

In chaotic times, human lives were the most worthless. Ning Shu's greatest wish was to keep herself and Zhu Siyuan safe, and while at it, raise Zhu Siyuan to be a good young man and make sure that he didn't become a good-for-nothing rich boy.

When they got back home, Ning Shu put the candles on the cake and said to Zhu Siyuan, "Siyuan, make a wish to the cake."

"What's a wish?" Zhu Siyuan was confused.

Ning Shu said, "Siyuan, what do you want the most?"

"Siyuan wants to always be with Mom," said Zhu Siyuan.

Aaaah, these words were so touching.

Ning Shu and Zhu Siyuan blew out the candles, then cut the cake. This pair of mother and son then ate the little cake together.

After washing Zhu Siyuan's face, hands, and feet, she tucked him into bed and told him a little story. When she saw that he had drifted off to sleep, she rubbed his head while inwardly sighing.

Zhu Siyuan was a child that had been neglected by both his parents. It went without saying for his father. They had met, but they hadn't even recognized each other. Zhu Yanqiu didn't know anything about Zhu Siyuan.

Meanwhile, Zhu Suniang was always working all day and night to earn money, so it was inevitable that Zhu Siyuan was neglected. The reason his personality had ended up like that in the end was because he was depressed. The reason why he had opposed his father like that, it couldn't be denied, was because some part of his heart harbored hope.

He was a child that lacked love.

Once Zhu Siyuan was deep asleep, Ning Shu took out Zhu Yanqiu's things from within the bag. There was a wool sweater and his school uniform, the thousand silver dollar watch as well as a fountain pen.

Ning Shu saw that this fountain pen also had very good craftsmanship. There were even words carved onto it. There were the characters 'Yanqiu.' Ning Shu took a dagger and scratched out the name.

Afterwards, she looked at Zhu Yanqiu's uniform and found that his name was embroidered in the inside of the collar. She grabbed a needle and pick out the threads. The clothes were slightly dirty, so she washed them.

Once the clothes dried, she wrapped everything up and brought them to a pawnshop. She was planning to pawn off these things.

The watch that had originally cost a thousand silver dollars could now only be pawned for five hundred silver dollars, so Ning Shu couldn't accept it. This watch still looked mostly new. In the end, she haggled until the price reached six hundred fifty silver dollars, then took the deal.

The fountain pen and clothes only went for about ten silver dollars, but that was already pretty good.

As expected, looting people brought the most money. Zhu Yanqiu had pretty much emptied out the Zhu family to buy these things.

After obtaining almost 600 silver dollars, Ning Shu felt that she also counted as a very wealthy person now. Since she had money, she started stocking up on food again.

In this era, the price of commodities was very unstable. She had no desire to have this money end up worthless so she bought another house with the money as well as some uncultivated land. Uncultivated land was very cheap. Although Shanghai was already flourishing, there were still some places that hadn't been developed yet.

When she recalled the gut-wrenching house prices of the future, she started hoarding land. However, she only dared to buy small pieces that were very far away from the current prosperous lands. Still, it wasn't like she could afford large pieces of land anyways.

After the task was complete, she would leave this world. She hoped that Zhu Suniang and Zhu Siyuan would be able to have easier lives after she left.

After participating in the training, she headed to the hospital to start her intern work. Zhu Yanqiu who she had beaten to being within an inch of death had been brought to the hospital.

As Ning Shu looked at his pig-like face, she could only say that calamities lived to last ages. The moment she had decided to kill Zhu Yanqiu, police had shown up.

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Chapter 1134: Lying In Front of the Thief

Ning Shu was pretty disappointed. She really wanted to just kill Zhu Yanqiu a couple hundred times.

Fang Feifei was sitting by the bed, her eyes glimmering with tears. Her expression was indignant as she asked, "Who in the world did this? It's way too much."

Zhu Yanqiu's throat hurt so much that he couldn't even speak. That person had clutched his neck so hard it felt like his neck had been about to snap. Even now, he had no idea who he had offended. Not only did they rob him, they even wanted to kill him.

Just recalling it made his entire body become covered with goosebumps. That person had been serious about wanting to kill him. He had felt that murderous intent.

Zhu Yanqiu was both mentally and physically exhausted. He was severely injured, but he didn't have the money to pay the hospital fee.

He had sent a telegram home but no one responded to him. He had a feeling that something had happened and had been planning to take a trip home, but now he was so beaten up that he couldn't even move.

He felt very dizzy and he had constant nausea. His chest still hurt from that punch. The doctor said that he had a cerebral concussion and that his leg had a slight fracture.

"Say something? You were still fine earlier." Fang Feifei urged him to speak, her almond eyes wide open in an indignant glower.

Zhu Yanqiu did want to speak, but he couldn't.

Ning Shu walked over. When she saw Zhu Yanqiu, she said in surprise, "How did you end up like this? You weren't this injured before."

Zhu Yanqiu worked hard to crack his eyes open. When he saw Ning Shu wearing a mask and standing in front of him, his entire body started hurting. It can't be that this black-hearted nurse was going to apply medicine for him right?

The nurse that had applied medicine for him before had been way gentler than this nurse. Zhu Yanqiu really wanted to just have Ning Shu scram.

Ning Shu picked up the tongs and use them to dip a cotton ball in medicine. She was just about to apply it to Zhu Yanqiu's injuries when Zhu Yanqiu ducked out of the way. Ning Shu said in an annoyed tone, "What are you ducking for?"

As Ning Shu spoke, she started applying the medicine. However, this time she didn't go hard. She didn't want him to faint since there was an even more tragic matter in wait for him.

She applied medicine all over Zhu Yanqiu's now pig-like face. This face was so swollen that it seriously required a lot of medicine.

"The doctor said that you'll have to be hospitalized. Go pay the hospital fee. All the expenses add up to about five silver dollars," said Ning Shu mildly.

When Zhu Yanqiu heard the words 'five silver dollars,' his face turned completely red. He was angry and anxious. Forget five silver dollars, he didn't even have one silver dollar.

Right now he was so severely injured. This was his first time ever being this injured, he was really scared that he would end up disfigured and have a fractured leg. He was really worried he'd end up crippled.

No matter what he couldn't allow himself to be chased out of the hospital. This was his first time recalling Zhu Suniang. If Zhu Suniang was here, she'd definitely come up with a way to raise money for him.

Ning Shu looked towards Fang Feifei and said, "You're his girlfriend right? It's not very convenient for him to go pay right now so why don't you help him pay the fee first?"

Fang Feifei was stunned for a moment, then she pressed her lips together without saying anything.

"Feifei, all the money I had on me got stolen." Zhu Yanqiu struggled to speak. His voice was unbearably hoarse.

That was completely made up! He didn't even have a single silver dollar on him, what was there to steal? Ning Shu rolled her eyes.

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Chapter 1135: Just Kill Him Right Now?

Five silver dollars was a huge sum of money. Fang Feifei hesitated for a moment. However, when she heard Zhu Yanqiu's explanation, she was a bit helpless.

"Feifei, I don't know who it was that robbed me. Once I get better, I'll pay you back." Zhu Yanqiu could only thicken his skin once again to ask Fang Feifei for help. His voice contained suppressed embarrassment.

In this kind of situation, it was pretty awkward for Zhu Yanqiu to borrow money from Fang Feifei, especially since they were a couple. When things ended up involving money, it was awkward and also seemed to sully the purity of their feelings.

Furthermore, right now Zhu Yanqiu and Fang Feifei were only in the dating stage. They hadn't experienced the fiery passionate love of braving life and death together on the battlefield yet. At most they only mutually had a good impressions of each other. While their feelings were still in the budding stage, Zhu Yanqiu asking to borrow money made Fang Feifei feel really weird.

Any girl would feel slightly uncomfortable if their boyfriend wanted to borrow money from them. Her boyfriend who was supposed to be successful in his every endeavor suddenly wanted to borrow money from her. She couldn't help but feel that her boyfriend was a little... incompetent.

Ning Shu just watch from the side, then she said to Fang Feifei, "He is pretty severely injured. If he doesn't get treated, it's very likely that scars will be left on his face and if his leg fracture is untreated, it might develop into an old complaint. His cerebral concussion is the most severe of all. Are you sure you don't want to be treated?"

Zhu Yanqiu could only force his eyes open to look towards Fang Feifei. Fang Feifei saw that Zhu Yanqiu and the nurse were both staring at her, so she could only nod. She said to Zhu Yanqiu, "Don't worry about the money, just focus on recovering."

Zhu Yanqiu sighed in relief, then reached out to take Fang Feifei's hand. His voice was hoarse as he said, "Feifei, thank you."

Fang Feifei peeled off Zhu Yanqiu's hand and said, "I'll go pay the fee."

Zhu Yanqiu's hands were left awkwardly hanging in midair for a moment, then he lowered them as if nothing had happened. When he saw that this black-hearted nurse was still looking at him, he closed his eyes and ignored Ning Shu.

Ning Shu didn't care at all that Zhu Yanqiu disliked her and just continued acting responsibly and diligently. "How do you feel now? Does your head still hurt? Do you feel nauseous?"

Zhu Yanqiu didn't even bother to open his eyes and his tone was very poor. "As long as you're not here, I won't feel nauseous."

It was quite hard for Zhu Yanqiu to talk. It caused the choke marks on his neck to become very conspicuous. It was a dreadful sight.

Ning Shu was inwardly laughing manically. Serves you right!

Ning Shu narrowed her eyes as she looked at Zhu Yanqiu. Should she kill him right now? She would be able to muddle through things by saying that it was because of ineffective treatment. As of now, Zhu Yanqiu could be considered an orphan. The Zhu family no longer existed, his parents were dead, and as for her, this child bride, she had never thought of Zhu Yanqiu as her husband.

Ning Shu reached towards the concealed weapon she had tucked near her waist. She should just kill him with the needle right now.

"Why are you still here?" Zhu Yanqiu struggled to open his eyes which were so swollen that his vision was just a seam. "I don't need you right now, so please leave."

Ning Shu suppressed the murderous intent in her heart and said mildly, "I need to inspect your body right now and help wipe you down."

Zhu Yanqiu was very irritated. This nurse was seriously annoying. He didn't know why, but whenever he saw this nurse, he'd feel inexplicable anger.

Right now, Ning Shu just wanted to kill Zhu Yanqiu off. She approached Zhu Yanqiu with the needle hidden in her palm. When Zhu Yanqiu saw that this nurse wasn't leaving and was even walking closer, he furrowed his brows and ended up tugging at the injury on his face. He inhaled sharply in pain. "What is with you?"

Ning Shu reached out to help fix Zhu Yanqiu's blanket. The needle was now pinched between her fingers. She was about to stab it towards Zhu Yanqiu's heart, but an immense force suddenly surged up from within her body and almost ejected her soul from Zhu Suniang's body.

Ning Shu staggered and it took a moment for her to find her balance. Her body was covered with cold sweat.

"Yanqiu, I already paid the fee." Right at this moment, Fang Feifei walked in again. She glanced at Ning Shu, then sat down on the chair next to the bed. "So don't worry and just focus on recovering."

Fang Feifei smiled sweetly, her voice very straightforward.

"Thank you." Zhu Yanqiu's voice contained warmth.

Ning Shu turned and left the room. She didn't bother to stay to watch them flirt. She wiped at the cold sweat on her forehead, then leaned against the wall weakly. She inwardly sighed.

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Chapter 1136: Zhu Siyuan:????

Seriously, all she could do was sigh. That situation earlier was because of Zhu Suniang's resistance. Zhu Suniang didn't want her to kill Zhu Yanqiu.

Zhu Suniang wasn't someone that could murder her own husband, and she also didn't want to commit that crime. Zhu Suniang was a timid and humble woman who had grown up under the feudal doctrines, so she didn't dare to commit such unconventional acts.

She had been sold into the Zhu family as a child, so servitude was deeply engraved into her bones. Zhu Suniang was simply a timid and kindhearted person. She couldn't take having blood on her hands, especially if it was that of her husband's.

No matter what, Zhu Yanqiu was her husband.

Ning Shu just laughed politely. Whatever made her happy. Since Zhu Suniang didn't want Zhu Yanqiu to die, then she'll let him live. However, it wouldn't be that easy for Zhu Yanqiu to obtain success anymore.

Ning Shu glanced inside the sickroom and saw that Fang Feifei was currently looking after Zhu Yanqiu whose face was swollen like that of a pig's.

She took off the nurse's uniform, then went to get Zhu Siyuan to head home. Zhu Siyuan asked Ning Shu, "Mom, why don't I have a dad?"

Zhu Siyuan was usually with Ning Shu whenever Ning Shu went to the hospital, so a lot of people in the hospital got to know Zhu Siyuan. Some people that like gossiping would ask Zhu Siyuan who his dad was.

Most of the time, Zhu Siyuan just responded with a confused expression.

When Ning Shu heard this, she said, "Siyuan, you have a dad. Your dad is dead."

Zhu Siyuan:????

Ning Shu said, "Like your grandma, your dad passed away and was buried."

Zhu Siyuan looked dejected. "Mom, I've never seen Dad before."

"It's fine, there might be a picture of the deceased lying around at home. Mom will try to find one so that you can see your dad," said Ning Shu offhandedly.

Zhu Siyuan nodded, then leaned against Ning Shu's back quietly.

Ning Shu knew that there would inevitably be rumors going around since she was a single woman with a child, but these people actually went to ask Zhu Siyuan? It made her feel very uncomfortable. A child didn't know anything. She couldn't allow the child to stay in such harmful conditions, it'd influence his psychological growth.

There was no need to explain how fed up Ning Shu was with Zhu Yanqiu by now.

Since she couldn't kill him, then she'll cripple him. His arms and legs would be perfectly fine, but he'd struggle with doing more meticulous things.

Zhu Yanqiu was going to have to kill enemies with a gun in the future after all, haha...

In this free and unconstrained era, even if Zhu Yanqiu was taken out of the picture, there would be another person to rise up into the position. This era didn't lack national heroes. Even without Zhu Yanqiu, there would still be thousands of heroes.

The only reason Zhu Yanqiu got that far in the end was because of his good luck.

However, Ning Shu had no desire to allow Zhu Yanqiu to successfully make a name for himself and gain both power and the beauty.

Zhu Yanqiu forgot the blood tears that a woman cried. He had never felt the slightest bit grateful to Zhu Suniang, nor had he ever cherished her. He even treated her as an embarrassment. How could someone who had gotten the new style of education have a child bride after all?

Fang Feifei was the one that was supposed to be his wife for this lifetime.

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Chapter 1137: What About the Child's Father?

Zhu Siyuan had been in pretty low spirits the last couple of days. It was clearly because of his dad. Ning Shu just took this in without saying anything.

After the military doctor training, Ning Shu headed to the hospital. She glanced towards the head nurse standing next her, then walked over to the counter to pour a cup of water. "Head Nurse, are you busy?"

The head nurse was a woman in her forties and she was quite cold towards Ning Shu. "No."

"Head Nurse, I heard that your son is in college right now. He truly has boundless prospects." Ning Shu said mildly, "My child is still so little and the world is so chaotic right now. I don't even know what to do in the future."

Children have always been the most effective way to pull two women closer. Sympathy appeared on the head nurse's face and her tone became slightly gossipy. "It's indeed quite hard for a woman like you to raise a child on her own. What about the child's father?"

Ning Shu's eyes became red. "My husband went to attend college, but there's been no news from him for a very long time. I suspect that he's already dead. In addition, my hometown became too chaotic, so I came to Shanghai with the child to try to avoid that chaos, and while at it, look for the child's father."

Ning Shu started talking about her background again, making her story as mournful as possible. The head nurse hastily comforted Ning Shu.

Following that, Zhu Siyuan's pitiful background story started spreading amongst the doctors and nurses. Even people interested in gossip would no longer ask Zhu Siyuan about his father. When they saw Zhu Siyuan, they'd even occasionally give him some small cheap toys.

For the time being, Ning Shu didn't want Zhu Yanqiu to find out about her and Zhu Siyuan. She didn't know how much he'd flip out. He might even try to chase them out of Shanghai. Right now, Ning Shu just wanted to work hard to learn medical knowledge so that she'd be able to achieve a good record on the battlefield.

As for Zhu Yanqiu, didn't he look down on Zhu Suniang? So she was going to make Zhu Suniang an existence everyone respected.

Ning Shu carried a washing basin into the sick room and said to Zhu Yanqiu, "How do you feel today?"

When Zhu Yanqiu opened his eyes and saw Ning Shu, his expression instantly worsened. "A lot better."

Ning Shu set down the basin and helped tidy up Zhu Yanqiu's blanket, then she wrung out the handkerchief and started wiping Zhu Yanqiu's face and hands. Zhu Yanqiu saw that Ning Shu was relatively gentle this time. He glanced at her mask. "Why are you always wearing a mask?"

Zhu Yanqiu sized Ning Shu up. He couldn't shake off the feeling that this person seemed familiar. However, he couldn't recall where he had seen her before.

Zhu Yanqiu never even considered Zhu Suniang. He could believe it if Zhu Suniang knew how to make tofu, but Zhu Suniang becoming a nurse? There was only one word: impossible.

Furthermore, Zhu Suniang should be back at his hometown, not in Shanghai. However, recalling her caused his heart to instantly be filled with fury. Zhu Suniang didn't send him telegrams anymore and also didn't send him money. He had sent multiple telegrams home but no one ever replied.

Zhu Yanqiu had already decided. Once he got better, he was going to make a trip home. It couldn't be that something had actually happened at home, right? Moreover, he didn't have any money left, so he had to go home to get more money.

Ning Shu didn't speak and just wiped Zhu Yanqiu's arm with the warm towel. As the towel passed by his wrist, Zhu Yanqiu suddenly felt an abnormally sharp pain. He hastily retrieved his hand and looked at his wrist. There was no wound, so he didn't know why it hurt.

"What did you do?" Zhu Yanqiu shouted towards Ning Shu angrily. He flipped his hand back and forth but there was no injury nor any blood. However, it hurt a lot.

Ning Shu looked at Zhu Yanqiu, baffled, then said in a speechless tone, "Did you hit your head? I didn't do anything."

Zhu Yanqiu's brows were tightly furrowed as he said, "I don't want you to help wipe my hands. I want a different nurse."

Ning Shu picked up Zhu Yanqiu's other hand and started wiping it. "The hospital short on hands. I'll leave after I wipe this hand for you and next time you can choose whichever nurse you want to look after you. I've never seen a man who makes such a fuss about every little thing."

"Owww..." Zhu Yanqiu flung off Ning Shu's hand. His wrist really hurt. The place that the nurse had wiped really hurt, there were countless stabs of pain underneath his skin.

Ning Shu looked at Zhu Yanqiu with extreme disdain, then tossed the handkerchief into the basin, picked it up, and left. Before leaving, she even muttered, "Does he really think he's some rich young master? It hurts just to get his hands wiped? Why doesn't he just ascend to Heaven?"

Zhu Yanqiu was so infuriated that his face was ashen. He shook out his hands, but his wrist still hurt a lot. Furthermore, this pain was spreading to the tips of his fingers, causing both his hands to be painfully swollen.

#comment: Wow, Ning Shu's acting skill must be 200 points by now.

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Chapter 1138: I Hear He's a Rich Young Master

After stepping out of the room, Ning Shu bumped into Fang Feifei who had come to visit Zhu Yanqiu. Fang Feifei was wearing a woolen coat and a red scarf that made her facial color look extremely good.

Ning Shu glanced at her, then brushed past her. Fang Feifei turned around and called out to Ning Shu, "Miss Nurse, wait a moment."

Ning Shu held the basin as she turned to look towards Fang Feifei. Fang Feifei hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Yanqiu, I mean, that patient, how long will it take for him to recover fully?"

Ning Shu replied vaguely, "That depends on each individual patient's recovery rate. I'm not sure either."

Fang Feifei's brows furrowed, then she asked straightforwardly, "Then how much would it cost to pay for his treatment until he recovers?"

When Ning Shu heard this question, she was taken aback. She glanced at Fang Feifei's pretty face. It couldn't be that Fang Feifei didn't want to pay the hospital fee for Zhu Yanqiu anymore, right?

"I'm also not too sure about this. You'll have to ask the doctor for the specifics, but you know it generally take three months to recover from common injures. His injury isn't something that will heal within a day or two. He'll need to recover properly." As Ning Shu spoke, her eyes whirled, then she said in a slight gossiping tone, "I hear that he's the young master of a rich family, so this bit of fees is probably nothing to him."

Fang Feifei glanced at Ning Shu. "How do you know that he's the young master of a rich family?"

"He was wearing a one thousand silver dollars German watch. If he wasn't a young master, then what is he? However, he doesn't seem to have much money. When you guys were beaten up in the march last time and ended up at the hospital, he couldn't even afford the hospital fee."

Ning Shu was gossiping a lot and it made Fang Feifei's facial color worsen. Fang Feifei halfheartedly responded to Ning Shu, then turned to enter the sickroom.

Ning Shu scoffed. Zhu Yanqiu had been spending the money Zhu Suniang earned through sweat and tears. They had both been spending Zhu Suniang's money on their dates, and now that she was having Fang Feifei dig out five silver dollars, Fang Feifei already couldn't take it anymore.

Every time Zhu Suniang sent money, it was twenty silver dollars. How much tofu must she have sold in order to earn that much money?

Fang Feifei's family circumstances were pretty good. If it weren't for that, her family wouldn't have sent a girl to school. However, they were nowhere close to rich. Otherwise, Fang Feifei wouldn't be so conflicted over taking out five silver dollars.

Zhu Yanqiu acted very generous in front of Fang Feifei and with his natural aura added on, he didn't look like someone that lacked money.

Zhu Yanqiu had never talked about his family in front of Fang Feifei. He kept from her the fact that he had a wife and child. His plan was simply to keep it secret from her as long as possible and stay with the person he loved for as long as he could.

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Chapter 1139: Two Silver Dollars

What Ning Shu said about Zhu Yanqiu not having paid the hospital fee last time probably left a bad impression on Fang Feifei because she stood in front of the sickroom door for a good while. She tidied up her clothing a little before finally walking in.

Zhu Yanqiu had called a doctor over because his wrist hurt. His entire hand and even his fingers felt swollen with pain. When the doctor saw that there were no injuries on his hands and that they weren't swollen, he just attributed it to the fact that Zhu Yanqiu's body was fighting inflammation.

Zhu Yanqiu was staring at his hands when Fang Feifei walked in, so she asked, "Yanqiu, what are you looking at?"

When Zhu Yanqiu saw that Fang Feifei was here, he stopped worrying about his hands. As of now, that piercing pain seemed to have disappeared again, so he looked towards Fang Feifei with a gentle expression. "You're here."

Fang Feifei nodded, then poured him a cup of water. She thought for a moment, then said, "Yanqiu, you're so severely injured. Why don't you tell your family and have them come visit you?"

Zhu Yanqiu had been in the middle of drinking water when he heard this, so he choked. He hastily said, "There's no need."

Fang Feifei asked in surprise, "Why? You're so severely injured, it'd be best to tell your family."

There was no way Zhu Yanqiu would tell his family. If he did, his mother probably wouldn't be coming and when the time came, it would be Zhu Suniang coming to visit him. What if Zhu Suniang and Fang Feifei ended up bumping into each other? What if Zhu Suniang ended up letting something slip? At that time, wouldn't Fang Feifei leave him?

"My mom is quite old and lives so far away, she won't be able to take the trip by steamship. If I tell her that I'm hospitalized, she wouldn't be able to do anything except. I can't let my family know about this incident," explained Zhu Yanqiu. He took Fang Feifei's hand and said, "Once summer break starts, I want to take you to see my hometown."

Fang Feifei said in a peeved tone, "Who wants to visit your hometown? Oh right, I still don't know what your family situation is like?"

A trace of sadness flashed across Zhu Yanqiu's face as he told Fang Feifei about his family situation. "My father was a scholar of the late Qing dynasty, but he went into business instead of politics. However, he's already passed away. My mother is the one supporting the entire family now. That's why I can't tell my mom about getting injured. She can't step away from the family business and wouldn't be able to come visit me, so it'd only bring her pointless worry."

Zhu Yanqiu directly skipped over Zhu Suniang and Zhu Siyuan. He also didn't dare to tell the truth, that the Zhu family had already fallen into dire straits.

Fang Feifei nodded with a slight smile. "That's true. We can't make her worry."

Ning Shu was naturally unaware of what Zhu Yanqiu had said. She walked in with the bill and said directly to Fang Feifei, "Please go pay the bill. The doctor says that this patient still needs to stay in the hospital for observation."

Fang Feifei's brows furrowed, then she asked Ning Shu, "How much is it?"

"Two silver dollars," said Ning Shu. "It's mainly because the antipyretic that the patient is using is rather expensive, so I'll have to trouble you to pay the bill."

After Ning Shu finished speaking, the sickroom immediately felt quiet. There was a strong awkwardness in the air, but Ning Shu didn't say anything else and just looked at the two.

In the end it was still Zhu Yanqiu who spoke first. "Feifei, can you pay the bill for me first? Once I get better, I'll tell my mom to send me money."

Ning Shu rolled her eyes. Your mom's not even here anymore, it'd be more effective to find a spirit medium.

Fang Feifei said, "I've already paid five silver dollars so I don't have much money left on me. I don't have two silver dollars. I'll go borrow some from our classmates."

"Can you wait for a few days?" asked Fang Feifei. "I don't have enough on me."

Ning Shu saw that Fang Feifei was clutching her little Jacquard weave lace purse tightly and felt that Fang Feifei probably had two silver dollars, but she didn't want to take it out.

Ning Shu curled her lips. "I'll have to ask the doctor, I can't decide. If you can't pay, the patient will have to be discharged."

It was only now that Zhu Yanqiu truly felt what it meant to have poverty stunt ambition. He couldn't help but resent Zhu Suniang. If Zhu Suniang had sent money to him, he wouldn't be in such an embarrassing situation.

Zhu Yanqiu felt so embarrassed that sweat covered his back and his injuries started hurting even more. However, he forced himself to stay calm and said to Fang Feifei, "Feifei, then please go borrow some. I'll pay you back."

Fang Feifei sighed and said to Zhu Yanqiu, "I'll head back to campus to borrow some money." Fang Feifei said to Ning Shu, "Please give me a few more days."

After saying that, Fang Feifei turned and left.

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Chapter 1140: Waiting to Help Pack

Zhu Yanqiu sighed in relief. He had never been in such a difficult situation before. It was truly an issue of money troubles crippling the hero.

He had never had to worry about money before. If he ran out of money, he'd just send a telegram home, but recently he hadn't been getting any response to the telegrams that he had sent out. It's been over half a year since he last got money from home.

Fortunately, he still had some money left to support daily life, but now he didn't have any money left. He didn't even know what to do after leaving the hospital. Where was he supposed to get money?

Zhu Yanqiu gritted his teeth. He had to make a trip home. What exactly happened at home for them to stop sending him money? It was extremely painful for him every time to ask Fang Feifei for money. He didn't want their feelings to change because of the issue of money.

Money, money, money! Zhu Yanqiu's heart was filled with resentment towards Zhu Suniang.

Ning Shu saw the expressions that flashed across Zhu Yanqiu's face. There was resentment, struggle, embarrassment, and unease. She inwardly snorted. Now you get to truly taste the struggle of being a young master that was in dire straits.

The only one that had suffered before was Zhu Suniang, Zhu Yanqiu and his mother hadn't suffered at all.

It was also because Zhu Suniang was rather dumb. Every time Zhu Yanqiu asked for money, Zhu Suniang would dumbly hand it over. At first, Zhu Yanqiu would still make up various excuses for asking for money but later, he didn't even bother anymore and directly said that he ran out of money and needed more.

It was all because they were spoiled. That was why men couldn't be spoiled, the more you spoiled them, the more of an asshole they became.

Zhu Yanqiu had been depressed from the start and now, when he saw this black-hearted nurse standing there and looking at him blankly, his anger erupted. He shouted, "What are you still doing here? I don't need you to look after me. "

Disappear from my sight! Zhu Yanqiu was inwardly shouting.

Ning Shu: _

What kind of behavior was this? Zhu Yanqiu's current behavior was no different from that of a crazed dog that was trying to jump over a wall.

Ning Shu said lightly, "I'm waiting to help pack things up for you."

"Pack what up?" asked Zhu Yanqiu with a frown.

"I think you'll probably be discharged from the hospital soon. The two silver dollars fee might not get paid." Ning Shu's tone was confident.

Zhu Yanqiu's heart chilled even as he said, "I haven't gotten better yet, so how can I be discharged? Besides, my girlfriend will definitely borrow the money for me."

Zhu Yanqiu felt that he was being looked down on so he was inwardly extremely angry. At the same time, he was uneasy. He also couldn't guarantee that Fang Feifei would be able to get the money.

Then would he have to get kicked out of the hospital?

Zhu Yanqiu felt even more hatred for the person who robbed him that night, the person who had robbed him clean except for one pair of pants. His heart ached the most for his German watch. That was the most expensive thing he owned; it had been his greatest pride!

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Chapter 1141: First Day of School

Ning Shu thought that Fang Feifei wouldn't be able to borrow the money, but unexpectedly, Fang Feifei had already gotten two silver dollars together by the next day. These silver dollars were borrowed from their classmates and she even wrote IOUs.

Zhu Yanqiu sighed in relief since he didn't have to worry about the treatment fee anymore. When he saw Ning Shu, he puffed out his chest and said smugly, "Who says that I'll be leaving the hospital soon? My girlfriend's very popular at my university, there's no way she'll let me down. "

Ning Shu: _

What are you being smug for? You're talking like you don't have to pay back this money. Once the time comes, she'd like to see where he'd pull out money from? It'd definitely be extremely embarrassing. It'd be best if he ended up working at the Huangpu dock unloading cargo.

Fang Feifei only went to borrow money because she wasn't willing pay another two silver dollars. It's always been bad to have money involved in the relationship between friends of different genders. When those students came to ask for their money back, they'd be looking for Zhu Yanqiu instead of Fang Feifei.

Fang Feifei would come to the hospital to look after Zhu Yanqiu whenever she didn't have class. Her attitude was pretty considerate, so Zhu Yanqiu was pretty happy.

Ning Shu rarely appeared in front of Zhu Yanqiu anymore, she spent most of her time studying military knowledge and working on strengthening her body. Otherwise, when the time came to head to the battlefield, she wouldn't even have enough strength to run for her life. She practiced martial arts and honed her shooting technique for the sake of increasing her chances of survival.

The turmoil that would be coming soon would last for a very long time, she had to make sure to stay alive until the task was completed.

Ning Shu meticulously completed every training on the agenda. Due to practicing the Unsurpassable Martial Arts, she was very strong. During the running with sandbags training, her sandbags were heavier than that of the other three men. Furthermore, she now had some money, so she naturally treated herself well. She ate very well, so her body was no longer as weak as it was before.

In the blink of an eyes, almost an entire year had passed. Zhu Siyuan had reached the age for going to school so Ning Shu brought Zhu Siyuan to the school. Zhu Siyuan had never left Ning Shu's side before, so he clung to Ning Shu's leg at the entrance of the school and bawled his head off, crying 'Mom, don't throw me away!'

Ning Shu patiently comforted him, saying 'Mom wouldn't throw Siyuan away. It's time for Siyuan to go to school, there are a lot of friends here.'

Zhu Siyuan was a child who didn't really have a sense of security. He never had a father in his life and for as long as he could remember, he had only harbored resentment towards his father for being so heartless toward his mother.

Every day, when Zhu Siyuan got out of class, Ning Shu would be waiting at the entrance to pick him up. Every time Zhu Siyuan saw Ning Shu, he pretty much threw himself into her arms.

On the way home, Ning Shu would ask Zhu Siyuan about what he learned today and whether or not he had a good time with the rest of the kids. Zhu Siyuan would always answer her questions one by one. He didn't seem to dislike going to school as much anymore and he also made some good friends in school.

Occasionally, he'd fight with his classmates, then cry while telling on them to Ning Shu. The current Zhu Siyuan was much more lively compared to before.

Ning Shu was pretty happy to see this. The current Zhu Siyuan was developing in a good direction.

Aside from these things, Ning Shu also worked on preparing tools for herself. She got a very sturdy medicine box, prepared medical scissors, a scalpel, then added a sturdy strap so that she could carry it with her wherever she went. She would be relying on these things to make her living.

In addition, she also prepared a set of acupuncture needles. When the time came, she would need them. Combining Chinese medicine with Western-style treatment had a much better effect.

Ning Shu started collecting Western anti-inflammatory medicine. Occasionally, she'd head to a Chinese pharmacy to buy some herbs to grind into powder. The main purpose of this powder was to quickly staunch bleeding so that it'd buy time for treatment.

She placed the finished powder in the medicine box and made more whenever she had free time to slowly accumulate it. Aside from making golden wound powder, Ning Shu also made poison. However, it wasn't easy to find the ingredients for making poison so the end products weren't that good. The toxicity wasn't very strong.

While Ning Shu was busy with her own affairs, Zhu Yanqiu had spent nearly a month in the hospital and had just been discharged. He was pretty much fully recovered, but during this time period, he had spent quite a lot of money. It was still Fang Feifei who paid the third hospitalization charge for him.

Ning Shu watched as Zhu Yanqiu left the hospital. Her heart was completely tranquil as she watched him walk away with Fang Feifei. They probably wouldn't encounter each other again.

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Chapter 1142: I am Your Father

Ning Shu touched her chest, her heart felt stuffy and uncomfortable. Zhu Suniang truly had a severe inferiority complex. This inferiority complex was especially strong when she was in front of Zhu Yanqiu.

Originally, she should have addressed Zhu Yanqiu as 'mister'. When introducing him to others, it also should have been 'this is my husband, my mister.' However, she was afraid that Zhu Yanqiu would get angry so whenever someone asked, she would say that she was Zhu Yanqiu's older sister.

As of now, the atmosphere within the nation was getting increasingly tense. The Japanese had taken over the three northeastern provinces and within the country, two forces were entangled in a civil war. The central government's policy was 'to resist foreign aggression, we must first get rid of the enemy within,' so they were focused on suppressing the Red Army. Spies were everywhere and assassinations and destruction ensued, causing the state of affairs to become even more volatile. A blanket of unease fell over the entire nation.

Every day, people ranging in status from being officials and nobles to being street peddlers were arrested and thrown in jail. The government was trying to get rid of everyone who seemed to be part of the Red Army.

Layers of unclearable heavy clouds seemed to hang over the entire nation as the soil beneath them howled in grief. In this chaotic world, Ning Shu felt so small. That kind of bitter struggle, that suffering, that pain, slowly grew and wound around her heart.

Every single person should do something for this suffering nation.

Zhu Siyuan asked Ning Shu for books to read, so Ning Shu immediately took him to the bookstore to buy books. As of now, Zhu Siyuan was able to recognize some words and so he could read a little.

In this era, books were extremely expensive. The only visitors to bookstores were pretty much students in school uniforms or well-dressed intellectuals.

As Ning Shu and Zhu Siyuan were picking out books, they heard a voice filled with uncertainty and shock. "Zhu Suniang?"

Ning Shu turned around and found Zhu Yanqiu standing there with a book in his hand as he stared at her in a daze. Ning Shu looked at him in confusion. "Who are you?"

Zhu Yanqiu's heart jumped. He had been stunned and found it absurd to see this person who never should've been here in this bookstore. After the initial shock faded, the word 'crap' immediately replaced everything else that he felt.

"What are you doing here?" Zhu Yanqiu's voice was a little loud so everyone in the bookstore looked towards him. Zhu Yanqiu quickly walked over to Ning Shu and yanked her arm to pull her out of the bookstore.

Ning Shu shook Zhu Yanqiu's hand off, then picked up Zhu Siyuan before walking out of the bookstore.

As soon as they left the bookstore, Zhu Yanqiu started yelling at Ning Shu, "What are you doing here? What about Mom? I sent you so many telegrams, why didn't you answer!? And you didn't even bother to tell me that you were coming to Shanghai! You shouldn't be here, hurry and go back home! "

Ning Shu still maintained a dumbfounded expression as she asked hesitantly, "You are?"

"Zhu Yanqiu," snapped Zhu Yanqiu. A smile abruptly appeared on Ning Shu's face and she said happily, "Mister, I've finally found you!"

Zhu Yanqiu frowned and asked in a disbelieving tone, "What did you call me? Mister?"

"I think the people here all call their husbands mister," said Ning Shu. She then turned to Zhu Siyuan and said, "Siyuan, this is your father. Your father isn't dead yet. Come on, greet your dad."

Zhu Siyuan:????

His father wasn't dead yet?

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Chapter 1143: Call Daddy

When Zhu Yanqiu heard Ning Shu repeatedly say that he was dead and found out that she had told the child that he was dead, he became very angry. He reached out and pushed Ning Shu hard. "Zhu Suniang, I'm asking you a question! You left Mom alone back home to come to Shanghai? What if something happened to her?"

"Mom's already dead. I sent you a lot of telegrams telling you to come back, but you wouldn't. Mom missed you so much, but even the sending off of her spirit had to be done by Siyuan," said Ning Shu.

"She's dead?" Zhu Yanqiu staggered in shock. "Why didn't you tell me!? When did she pass away?"

Ning Shu: _

"I kept sending you telegrams, but you refused to come back." Ning Shu had already repeated this twice, but it was like Zhu Yanqiu couldn't hear her.

Zhu Yanqiu yanked his hair hard and his expression was filled with pain as he cried for his mother mournfully.

Ning Shu curled her lips. If he really did care about Mother Zhu, why didn't he come back even though she had sent so many telegrams?

Zhu Yanqiu wiped at his tears, then looked towards Ning Shu with his red eyes. "Why didn't you tell me that you came to Shanghai?"

"I didn't know where you were so I couldn't find you," replied Ning Shu lightly.

Zhu Yanqiu glanced down at Zhu Siyuan and Zhu Siyuan hastily hid behind Ning Shu.

Zhu Yanqiu felt that this child looked very familiar. He recalled the child in the hospital who had called him ugly, so his feelings towards this child became quite complicated.

"Where are you living right now?" asked Zhu Yanqiu.

Ning Shu was a bit puzzled about why Zhu Yanqiu was asking this, so she hastily said, "I live in a tube-shaped building with Siyuan. Mister, can Siyuan and I move to your place?"

Zhu Yanqiu almost jumped up. There was no way he wanted to let Zhu Suniang live with him, so he said, "You guys should stay in the tube-shaped building for the time being. My room is too small to fit you two."

Ning Shu: The fr*ck!?

Ning Shu stared at Zhu Yanqiu without saying anything. Zhu Yanqiu avoided Ning Shu's gaze and squat down to offer his hand to Zhu Siyuan. He said softly, "Siyuan, come over here to Dad."

Zhu Siyuan shrank behind Ning Shu and poked out his head to eye Zhu Yanqiu warily.

When Zhu Yanqiu saw Zhu Siyuan react this way, he gave up on trying to get close to him. He got back up and said to Ning Shu, "Suniang, do you have any money on you? I sent you so many telegrams but you didn't send me any money! Do you know how rough things have been for me lately? "

Zhu Yanqiu really was suffering quite a bit lately. He owed money to his classmates so he had to pawn all his valuables in order to finally gather enough money to pay his classmates back.

However, he still owed Fang Feifei quite a lot of money. Zhu Yanqiu could only tell Fang Feifei that he had notified his family and that the money was on its way, it was just taking a while because the current situation was too chaotic.

Zhu Yanqiu felt like he was being put on a grill every day. He didn't know how much longer he'd be able to hide his family situation. At the same time, he couldn't bring himself to go and work. If he started working as a waiter and encountered his classmates, he'd die from the embarrassment.

Zhu Yanqiu had created the image of being a rich young master in front of his classmates. There was no need to explain how painful it'd be to destroy the image he had worked so hard to set up. As of now, Zhu Yanqiu was just doing all he could to maintain the status quo.

Now that he saw Ning Shu, he actually felt relieved. At the very least, this solved his current predicament. He immediately asked Ning Shu for money.

"I fell ill a while ago and spent a lot on treatment, so now I owe my classmates a lot of money. Give me some money to pay my classmates back first," said Zhu Yanqiu. It was probably because he was asking for money because his attitude towards Ning Shu seemed slightly better. He said warmly, "Once I find a bigger house, you and Siyuan should move in to live with me."

Ning Shu's expression didn't change as she asked, "What classmate lent you this much money? How much did you spend on treatment?"

"Ten silver dollars," replied Zhu Yanqiu.

Ning Shu: F*cking scram!

Chapter 1144: Can We Live With You?

"Who lent it to you?" Ning Shu asked again.

Zhu Yanqiu's gaze flickered evasively as he said, "A classmate who's a kindred spirit."

Ning Shu: F*cking scram!

"How much money do you have on you?" asked Zhu Yanqiu. "Give me some money to pay off my debts first."

Ning Shu looked at Zhu Yanqiu. This exotic person had truly updated her view of the world yet again.

Zhu Suniang had been the one to spoil him into thinking that all of this was only natural. Before, she had thought that Zhang Jiasen, Miao Miaomiao's husband, was definitely top-ranked in levels of trash. However, at the very least, Zhang Jiasen looked after his family and showed filial piety, although he went about doing so by snatching everything from Miao Miaomiao's family. With Zhu Yanqiu though, he cared only about himself. He had still been grieving for his mother a second earlier and in the next second, he started asking for money.

Ning Shu coughed, then said sorrowfully, "I don't have any money on me. When Mom fell ill, I spent a lot of money getting medicine for her. After she passed away, I spent a lot on the funeral as well to find a place with good Fengshui for her. All the money at home was used up."

Anger flashed across Zhu Yanqiu's face. He rubbed his brows in frustration as he asked, "You really don't have any money?"

Ning Shu shook her head. "I really don't have any money. Siyuan and I live in a really narrow tube-shaped building. At night, there's always the sound of the people next door snoring. We get by eating rotten vegetables that we pick up."

Zhu Yanqiu scrutinized Ning Shu. He felt that Zhu Suniang's skin now seemed fairer than before and her face was also rounder. Was it possible to gain such a healthy glow by eating rotten salvaged vegetables? Zhu Yanqiu felt that this woman was completely just messing with him. Did she really think that he was a fool? This in addition to all the setbacks he had suffered recently drove him to the brink of exploding.

Zhu Yanqiu had never had to be apprehensive about getting angry in the front of Zhu Suniang, so he directly shouted, "Zhu Suniang, what do you mean by this? You're bringing your kid to the bookstore to buy books, wearing good clothes, and you've even gotten fatter, yet you say you're living on rotten vegetables!? Are you messing with me!?"

Ning Shu touched her face. "It's no wonder they say Shanghai's climate is really nourishing, I was able to gain weight just by eating rotten vegetables."

Zhu Yanqiu was about to die from fury. "Zhu Suniang, do you think that just because the Zhu family fell in dire straits and my mom passed away, you'd be able to do whatever you want!? I'm your husband! You're actually being selfish and disloyal!"

So?

Ning Shu looked at Zhu Yanqiu coldly. He was using his identity as her husband now? Why didn't he think about the fact that he was already married and had a child when he was dating Fang Feifei!?

Exactly how much did Zhu Suniang spoil Zhu Yanqiu?!

"I really don't have any money. Even if you kill me, I still wouldn't have any money," said Ning Shu.

Zhu Yanqiu's expression was dark as he said, "Zhu Suniang, stop messing around, alright? I'm really in need of money. "

Ning Shu's expression was filled with helplessness. "But I really don't have any money and all my savings are gone. Can I go live with you? I don't have the money to rent a place anymore. Or, just let Siyuan live with you. I won't live with you, but at least let Siyuan have a place to sleep."

"Mom ~ ~" Zhu Siyuan looked towards Ning Shu with teary eyes. Ning Shu glanced down and said to Zhu Siyuan, "Siyuan, be good and greet your dad. Then you'll be able to live with your dad and won't have to live in that crappy house with Mom anymore."

Zhu Siyuan:????

Why was it always so hard to understand what his mom was saying?

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Chapter 1145: She's My Sister

Zhu Yanqiu's goal had been to get money, but now Ning Shu was trying to shove him a child. He still needed to go to school. How could he possibly have time to take care of a child and bring the child around with him? How was he supposed to explain who this child was?

Zhu Yanqiu glanced at the timid Zhu Siyuan. The sight of him hiding behind a woman made Zhu Yanqiu uncomfortable and so he wasn't that fond of the child anymore.

"I don't have time to take care of a kid! I'm already so busy with homework, how can I take care of a kid? Could it be that I should just lock him up at home?" Zhu Yanqiu frowned. It was clear that he didn't want to raise Zhu Siyuan.

A troubled expression appeared on Ning Shu's face. "Then what should I do? I won't be able to afford living in the tube-shaped building for much longer. I can take suffering, but the child shouldn't suffer with me."

A thousand emotions weren't enough to describe what Zhu Yanqiu was feeling right now. What the heck was with this situation? Zhu Suniang actually wanted to get money from him!?

"Give me the money and Siyuan can stay with me," said Zhu Yanqiu.

Ning Shu: …

"I really don't have any money." Ning Shu spread her hands in a helpless gesture.

Zhu Yanqiu's face was filled with impatience. If it weren't for the fact that they were on the street, Zhu Yanqiu would've directly searched her pockets for money.

Zhu Yanqiu sized Ning Shu up. No matter how he looked at her, she didn't look like she was short of money. Zhu Siyuan also looked nicely tender and fair, he even had baby fat, yet she was still saying that they didn't have anything to eat and anywhere to live.

Zhu Yanqiu's brows were furrowed with indignance. He felt like he was being messed with and his tone betrayed his impatience as he said, "Suniang, I'm in a bad situation right now. Give me some money, alright? I know you have money."

"I don't have money," said Ning Shu firmly.

"You…"

"Yanqiu, did you finish buying your book?" Fang Feifei walked over with a smile.

When Zhu Yanqiu heard Fang Feifei's voice, his back became covered with sweat and his pupils dilated. His entire body was stiff even after Fang Feifei walked over to him. The only thought on his mind was: Fang Feifei and Zhu Suniang bumped into each other, what do I do!?

Fang Feifei glanced at Ning Shu, then asked casually, "This is?"

"She's my sister."

"I'm his wife."

Zhu Yanqiu and Ning Shu spoke in unison, but what came out of their mouths was quite different.

Zhu Yanqiu looked towards Ning Shu, his face ashen and his eyes red with a murderous glare. He looked like a wild blood-thirsty beast, but Ning Shu's expression was indifferent. In what family does an older sister gives birth to your child, raise your child, then also work to earn money for you to spend as you like on studies and entertainment?

Fang Feifei was stunned. She looked at Ning Shu, then at Zhu Yanqiu. She couldn't really figure out the situation, so she asked, "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing." Zhu Yanqiu grabbed Fang Feifei's hand, then turned to leave. He said to Fang Feifei, "I encountered a psychopath. She's a complete nutjob. She claims to be the wife of every man she sees, so don't bother paying attention to her."

"But…" Fang Feifei turned to look towards Ning Shu. "She?"

Ning Shu said to Zhu Siyuan, "Child, hurry and call out to your dad. Wait no, call him daddy. It's more westernized, call daddy."

Zhu Siyuan called obediently, "Daddy."

Zhu Yanqiu's expression twisted sinisterly when he heard this call of 'daddy.' His gaze was filled with disgust and hate as he looked at Ning Shu. He was very obviously angry with Ning Shu for not understanding the situation.

"Yanqiu, this kid is calling you dad?" Fang Feifei looked towards Zhu Yanqiu in puzzlement and also unease. "What exactly is going on?"

"I told you, she's crazy. This madwoman grabbed hold of me earlier and wouldn't let go." As Zhu Yanqiu spoke, he pulled Fang Feifei to leave. Fang Feifei kept glancing back at Ning Shu with a confused expression.

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Chapter 1146: I'll Be Waiting for You!

Ning Shu waved while shouting, "Mister, I'll be here waiting for you tomorrow."

Zhu Yanqiu's figure stiffened, then he took Fang Feifei's hand and quickly walked off.

Ning Shu curled her lips. At the very least, she had made her identity clear. Zhu Suniang was a wife, not some sister.

"Mom, is he really my dad?" asked Zhu Siyuan with a puzzled expression. "Isn't Dad dead? How did he suddenly come back to life?"

Zhu Siyuan felt like he was completely being messed with. His mom had said, Siyuan, your father's dead, he's dead. But now she was saying, Siyuan, hurry, greet your dad! Actually, make it more westernized, call him daddy!

Ning Shu nodded. "That's your dad. He left to pursue studies before you were born and had never once returned home, so I thought that he was dead."

Zhu Siyuan lowered his head as he said, "Dad doesn't seem to like me."

Ning Shu didn't know what to say. "Siyuan, not everyone will like us. What's important is that we should love ourselves better. Even if Dad doesn't love Siyuan, Mom loves Siyuan."

Zhu Siyuan didn't really understand but he nodded.

Ning Shu took Zhu Siyuan's hand and they walked home. She didn't care about what was going on with Zhu Yanqiu at all. In regards to whether the relationship between Zhu Yanqiu and Fang Feifei would break because of this, Ning Shu only shrugged. It had nothing to do with her.

As for what she said just now about waiting for Zhu Yanqiu in the bookstore tomorrow, it was just a joke.

Zhu Siyuan was in low spirits again. He had just gotten used to the fact that he didn't have a father and now his father had appeared again. Then he found out that it was better not to have a father since his father had called his mother a psycho.

Ning Shu didn't say anything when she saw Zhu Siyuan like this. No matter what she said, it would be useless. Children this age longed for a father figure the most. They'd long for a father that would stand in front of them like Mount Tai and protect them from whatever the world threw at them.

Ning Shu still spent every day doing her own things. She had almost a box full of the medicinal powder now and the effect was pretty good. She had tried cutting her finger and sprinkling the powder on it, and the blood had stopped very quickly. The only disadvantage was that it hurt like salt was being rubbed on the wound.

However, it was something could save a life so this shortcoming was tolerable.

Meanwhile, since Ning Shu had said that she would be waiting for him at the entrance of the bookstore tomorrow, the next day, Zhu Yanqiu actually did go to the bookstore to wait. However, despite waiting from morning till noon, Ning Shu never showed up.

Zhu Yanqiu could only suppress his temper and continue to wait. He didn't have any way to get in touch with Zhu Suniang right now. He didn't know where she lived nor where to go to find her.

"Are you actually waiting for someone?" Fang Feifei walked to Zhu Yanqiu and looked at him expressionlessly. "Are you hiding something from me?"

Zhu Yanqiu didn't attend class today, so Fang Feifei tried her luck coming here. She never expected for Zhu Yanqiu to really be here waiting for that woman.

Zhu Yanqiu immediately shook his head. "I'm not here waiting for someone, I'm here to buy books. Yesterday, that madwoman kept bothering me so I didn't even get to buy my books."

Fang Feifei's expression worsened. She was very angry but she suppressed it and said stiffly, "Even if you need to buy a book, you don't need to do it during class time, right? You are waiting for that woman from yesterday. What's your relationship with her? Zhu Yanqiu, explain things properly."

Zhu Yanqiu shook his head firmly. "Feifei, I really just came to buy books."

"Then have you bought them? What books take half a day to buy? Isn't it more like you didn't get to see the person you were waiting for?" Fang Feifei had a faint guess that shocked and saddened her.

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Chapter 1147: Waiting... The Endless Wait~

Fang Feifei felt like she didn't know Zhu Yanqiu at all. Zhu Yanqiu had actually kept such a huge matter from her. There was no way she would be fooled just because he said that woman was crazy.

That woman wasn't crazy at all.

Zhu Yanqiu already had a wife and even had a child.

Fang Feifei tried to calm herself down and suppress her anger and sadness. She looked toward Zhu Yanqiu and said, "I have the right to know the truth. Zhu Yanqiu, if you don't tell me, then I'll go find out the truth for myself."

Zhu Yanqiu scratched his head in vexation, his expression pained and helpless. He walked quickly to catch up with Fang Feifei and grabbed her hand. Fang Feifei shook his hand off and said coldly, "Zhu Yanqiu, you should know my temper. Either you tell me the truth, or we break up."

Zhu Yanqiu took a deep breath and said, "I'm sorry, I've lied to you."

"You..." Fang Feifei's face turned pale and she turned to leave. Zhu Yanqiu moved to block her way. "I know that you won't forgive me, but at least hear me out."

"My marriage with Zhu Suniang occurred without my knowledge. Back when I was four years old, I was so sick that I was about to die. My parents were superstitious and believed that if they found a child bride, the festive air would flush away the illness. Zhu Suniang was sold to my family at that time. I've never thought of her as my wife, at most I thought of her as a maid," explained Zhu Yanqiu as he took Fang Feifei's hand. "I've never had feelings for her."

"And that child?" Fang Feifei had been mentally prepared, but she was still hurt by this truth.

Zhu Yanqiu hurriedly said, "That child was an accident. It was just once, Zhu Suniang had gotten pregnant after just one time. Feifei, I didn't tell you this because I like you, I really like you and want to be with you. I felt the urge to tell you the truth several times, but I didn't dare to take the risk because I didn't want to lose you."

As Zhu Yanqiu spoke, he held Fang Feifei's hand tightly like he was afraid Fang Feifei would disappear. His palm was covered with sweat.

Even now, Zhu Yanqiu still didn't tell Fang Feifei the truth, his words were filled with half-truths. He didn't tell her that Zhu family had fallen and that he was no longer a rich heir. Zhu Yanqiu didn't dare to say it because if he did, Fang Feifei would definitely leave him.

He had a wife and a kid, and on top of that, was the son of a fallen family? That meant he had no good points at all. Would Fang Feifei still love him? Zhu Yanqiu wasn't sure.

Zhu Yanqiu pressed his lips together tightly, then lifted Fang Feifei's hand to place it over his heart as he said passionately, "Feifei, you're the only one in my heart."

Fang Feifei peeled off Zhu Yanqiu's hand, her expression pale. Zhu Yanqiu tried to take Fang Feifei's hand again, but Fang Feifei shook her head. "Give me some space." Then she turned and left.

Zhu Yanqiu watched as Fang Feifei walked away. He was so angry that he punched the street post and his fingers immediately filled with piercing pain. Zhu Yanqiu's face was pale as he shook out his hand, then he yanked his hair in frustration.

It was all because of Zhu Suniang! Zhu Suniang had ruined his life! If it weren't for Zhu Suniang, Fang Feifei wouldn't have treated him this way. Zhu Yanqiu really did like Fang Feifei.

Fang Feifei was bright and touching. Compared to Zhu Suniang who was dull and too ignorant to even communicate, Fang Feifei was way better. Most importantly, he loved Fang Feifei and wanted Fang Feifei to be his only wife in this lifetime.

Zhu Yanqiu's heart was filled with fear and hatred. He was afraid that Fang Feifei would leave him, and the one he hated was naturally Zhu Suniang. Why did she have to appear? Zhu Yanqiu really wished he could just cut Zhu Suniang out of his life like she had never existed.

To Zhu Yanqiu, Zhu Suniang was his greatest disgrace, and it was even a disgrace that couldn't be wiped out. Zhu Yanqiu really regretted consummating marriage with Zhu Suniang and allowing her to get pregnant and give birth to a child.

It was because of this that everything had gotten so complicated.

Too many things had happened during this period of time. He had been worrying about money all the time and now, Zhu Suniang turned out to have come to Shanghai. Taken off guard, he ended up letting Fang Feifei find out about the truth. The truth he had kept carefully hidden for such a long time had been exposed just like this.

Zhu Yanqiu was in a very bad mood since he had waited for a long time but no one showed up. Since the one he was waiting for was Zhu Suniang, he became even more infuriated.

However, he had no choice but to keep waiting. Since things had already gotten this bad, he'd just take things from Zhu Suniang to make up for it. At the very least, he needed to get the money to repay Fang Feifei for the times she paid the hospital fees for him.

Zhu Yanqiu was currently wracking his brains for some way to salvage his relationship with Fang Feifei. Just the thought that Fang Feifei would leave him made him feel like the future was completely dark. Could it be that he'd have to spend the rest of his life with a woman like Zhu Suniang?

That would be horrible. The two of them weren't on the same level in terms of understanding so there was no way for them to communicate. He'd have to face a boring and dull woman for the rest of his life. Just the thought of it made his hair rise on end.

Zhu Yanqiu compared Fang Feifei's strengths with Zhu Suniang's weaknesses. Zhu Suniang seriously had no good points.

Zhu Yanqiu kept waiting for Ning Shu to show up, but after waiting from morning to noon, then from noon to evening until the sky turned completely dark, Ning Shu never showed up.

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Chapter 1148: Nurse Zhu

"Zhu Suniang!" growled Zhu Yanqiu while gritting his teeth. If he still couldn't figure out that he had been played, then he was a pig.

Zhu Suniang now had the courage to mess with him like this?

"Malicious woman! She used to pretend to be so gentle, but as soon as the Zhu family passed away, she's showing her true nature." Zhu Yanqiu even felt that Zhu Suniang had run off with all of the Zhu family's money. Why else would she come to Shanghai and not contact him?

Even a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even though the Zhu family had fallen into dire straits, they still should have some money and that money was with Zhu Suniang. Zhu Suniang simply wanted to take all the money and enjoy it alone!

These things all belonged to the Zhu family. What right did Zhu Suniang have to take them?

All Zhu Yanqiu was thinking about right now was how to find Zhu Suniang. He was the one that should be inheriting everything from the Zhu family!

It was now dark so Zhu Yanqiu had no choice but to head back. The next day, he continued to wait at the bookstore entrance for Ning Shu to show up, but he had waited for another day in vain.

Zhu Yanqiu finally realized that Zhu Suniang would not be showing up.

Waiting blindly like this wasn't a solution, so he could only come up with another method. When he recalled that he had seen Zhu Siyuan in the hospital before, he decided to go to the hospital to try his luck by asking around.

So Zhu Yanqiu went to the hospital to ask the nurse about Zhu Siyuan.

As soon as the nurse heard what he said, she said, "You're talking about Nurse Zhu's child, right?"

"Nurse Zhu?" Zhu Yanqiu's eyes dilated. Zhu Suniang had become a nurse?

Zhu Yanqiu found it ridiculous. It was like a huge joke and completely absurd. "Nurse Zhu's name is Zhu Suniang?"

"That's right."

Zhu Yanqiu almost jumped up in shock. Zhu Suniang, that ignorant, illiterate woman, knew how to use medicine? Did she even recognize the letters used in Western medicine?

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Chapter 1149: Isn't There Something You Should Tell Me?

Zhu Yanqiu never would have thought that the country bumpkin Zhu Suniang would be able to become a nurse. It seemed even more unrealistic than a dream. Zhu Yanqiu's heart was filled with a strange feeling.

The person who he had always looked down on had changed into someone he didn't know.

Zhu Yanqiu searched the wards one by one for Ning Shu and finally found her. She was currently holding a needle and skillfully giving a patient a shot. Zhu Yanqiu once again became unsure of whether or not this person was Zhu Suniang.

In his memories, Zhu Suniang had been someone who only knew to work, who did whatever she was told to do without a word of complaint. And now, she was able to wear a white nurse uniform and hold a needle.

Zhu Yanqiu felt like he had been deceived. What did Zhu Suniang mean by doing all of these secretively?

When he had been robbed earlier, he had stayed in this hospital for such a long time. There was no way Zhu Suniang didn't know he was here, but she didn't tell him and made it so he had no choice but to ask Fang Feifei for help with the medical expenses.

Now, again because of her, Fang Feifei seemed about to break up with him. Zhu Suniang was seriously a troublemaker.

After Ning Shu finished with giving the patient an injection, she turned to leave with the tray, only to see that Zhu Yanqiu standing at the door with an dark expression. There was an atmosphere of resentment hovering around him and his face was filled with resentment and anger.

Ning Shu pay no attention to him and made to leave with the tray. She simply brushed past Zhu Yanqiu expressionlessly.

Zhu Yanqiu was infuriated and turned to follow Ning Shu. His voice was filled with suppressed anger as he said, "Zhu Suniang, isn't there something you should be telling me?"

"Like what?" Ning Shu didn't feel like there was anything that needed to be said.

Zhu Yanqiu asked in a low voice, "Why didn't you tell me that you were a nurse in this hospital?"

"Oh, I'm a nurse here," said Ning Shu.

Zhu Yanqiu's face was ashen with anger due to Ning Shu's indifferent attitude. "Zhu Suniang, what exactly do you mean by this?"

Zhu Yanqiu was very angry with Ning Shu's attitude. Shouldn't she say something to him? All he wanted was an apologetic attitude, but what was with her current attitude?

What was with this attitude?

When he asked her for money before, she also said that she didn't have any money. Could it be that nurses didn't get paid? He was in such a difficult situation, but Zhu Suniang was actually completely unsympathetic. This made Zhu Yanqiu was very displeased.

Ning Shu looked at Zhu Yanqiu. His expression was filled with indignance as if he has been terribly wronged. Upon seeing this, Ning Shu got uncomfortable goosebumps. The fr*ck are you feeling wronged about?

"Didn't you no longer want me and the child? Don't you already have a girlfriend? I've already silently left you, what else do you want? " Ning Shu looked towards Zhu Yanqiu with a sorrowful expression. "I've already left obediently to avoid being in the way of you and your girlfriend, what more do you want?"

Ning Shu saw that there were a lot of spectators around so she looked at Zhu Yanqiu with her reddened eyes and said, "When Mom was about to pass away, I kept sending you telegrams, but you refused to come back. When you asked me for money and I said that I didn't have money, you got angry. Just sell me then! I really don't have money."

More and more people were gathering to watch. Zhu Yanqiu's face turned red as he listened to what Ning Shu said and the stares of the people around seemed to stab like needles.

"Suniang, what are you talking about? You didn't tell me even though you had come to Shanghai, I was worried about you." Zhu Yanqiu reached out to take Ning Shu's hand, obviously wanting to avoid the crowd, but Ning Shu avoided his grip.

"Suniang, don't be willful." Zhu Yanqiu's voice contained a threatening tone.

Ning Shu said sadly, "Yanqiu, I know that I'm not as good-looking as your girlfriend, that I'm not as educated as your girlfriend. You don't want me and the child anymore. You say that there's no way for you to communicate with me, but you never even talk to me properly. After Mom passed away, the family completely ran out of money. I sent you a telegram saying I wanted to come to Shanghai, but you never replied. When I got to Shanghai, I couldn't find you, so I could only sleep on the streets with the child."

Zhu Yanqiu's face was bright red and his eyes were also red. He was trembling so hard with rage that he couldn't even speak. Zhu Yanqiu never thought that Zhu Suniang would have such guts. She didn't give him any face in front of all these people and made him sound like a complete bastard.

Could it be that you wouldn't choose Fang Feifei? Anyone with a brain wouldn't choose Zhu Suniang. What was Zhu Suniang doing right now? Trying to ruin his reputation?

Not only was she ignorant, she also had such a malicious heart.

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Chapter 1150: Someone Who's Received the New Education

As expected, everyone changes. The past Zhu Suniang wasn't like this at all. The collapse of the Zhu family has really changed her.

"Suniang, I've never thought about asking you for money. It's just that you left with the child without telling me so I was worried. I thought something had happened to you." Zhu Yanqiu's tone contained concern.

A smile immediately appeared on Ning Shu's face and she said, "I thought that you were here to ask me for money again. I'll give you more money as soon as my paycheck comes out, alright? Just endure for a few more days."

Zhu Yanqiu immediately felt the strong contempt in the eyes of the people around. He said, "Suniang, I still have class so I'll come find you tomorrow."

Zhu Yanqiu left in a fluster, looking pretty wretched.

"Nurse Zhu, that's your husband?" The head nurse in her forties addressed Ning Shu. "He looks pretty upright, how can he do something like that?"

Ning Shu said with a smile, "He's someone who's received the new education. He pursues freedom in love and opposes the feudal arranged marriage, so he can't accept me." The new education taught people to abandon their wives and children?

"That kind of man is no good," said the head nurse. "However, you're the legal wife. That kind of vixen will never be legitimate."

Ning Shu didn't speak. Based on what the head nurse was saying, she wanted her try to save this marriage. Ning Shu had no desire to do this. Why should she try to save it? And there was no guarantee that she'd be able to save it.

During this period of time without Zhu Yanqiu, she and her child had lived perfectly well, very well, in fact. She didn't need to attend to some great young master and face his verbal abuse.

Anyone could live a good life. Even if a woman didn't have a man, she could still live a good life. What loneliness was there? Women that thought this way simply wanted someone to rely on. And someone like Zhu Yanqiu couldn't be relied on at all, on the contrary, he'd suck the marrow out of your bones. Zhu Yanqiu would never share Zhu Suniang's hardships and suffering. If he had to share someone's hardships and suffering, he'd share Fang Feifei's.

He never regarded Zhu Suniang as a person of the same status, he had always been super aloof and contemptful.

"Don't be too sad. Men are all like this. When they're young, they get captivated by any flower they see. Once they get older though, they'll return to their families." The head nurse consoled Ning Shu.

Ning Shu took off her nurse uniform to go pick up Zhu Siyuan from school. She had no desire to wait until the prodigal son returned home. Besides, how could Zhu Yanqiu ever 'return home'? Even if he did try, she'd just kick him out of the way.

A prodigal son was simply a prodigal son. It was easier for the landscapes to change then for human nature to change.

After picking Zhu Siyuan up from the school, she took Zhu Siyuan to a Western restaurant to eat steak. She'd rather use up all the money then give it to Zhu Yanqiu.

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Ning Shu was more worried about what would happen to Zhu Siyuan once she headed to the battlefield. Ning Shu pressed her lips together, then said, "Siyuan, Mom may be heading to the battlefield."

Zhu Siyuan put down his pencil and walked to Ning Shu. Zhu Siyuan was now much taller. At the age of five, he could almost reach Ning Shu's chest. However, Zhu Suniang wasn't very tall in the first place.

"Mom, you're leaving Siyuan, aren't you?" Zhu Siyuan looked towards Ning Shu.

Ning Shu sighed. "Mom must go."

Zhu Siyuan lowered his head, his tone crestfallen. "Mom, Siyuan don't want to part with you."

Ning Shu was starting to regret bringing up this topic. At the same time, she didn't make the promise to never leave Zhu Siyuan.

Zhu Siyuan was unhappy for several days and didn't really pay attention to Ning Shu. Ning Shu also didn't say anything. She would only be able to stay with Zhu Siyuan for a few years.

Ever since Zhu Yanqiu found out that Ning Shu worked at the hospital, he'd go to the hospital to find Ning Shu whenever he didn't have class. His attitude towards Ning Shu was much better, probably because he was a bit apprehensive since there were a lot of people in the hospital.

Zhu Yanqiu had no desire to gain the reputation of being a heartless rat. In this era, intellectuals tended to pay a lot of attention to reputation and Zhu Yanqiu still wanted to restore the reputation of the Zhu family.

Zhu Yanqiu's goal was to get enough money from Ning Shu to get through his current crisis. He felt that the current Zhu Suniang was now smarter compared to before, so he didn't dare to ask for money directly anymore. Instead, he said he wanted Ning Shu and Zhu Siyuan to live with him.

"Suniang, it must be tiring for you to raise the child all by yourself. You should come live with me so I can look after you," said Zhu Yanqiu.

When Ning Shu heard Zhu Yanqiu's words, she was dumbfounded. What did he mean by this? Ning Shu had no delusions about Zhu Yanqiu being so good-hearted as to want to look after her and Zhu Siyuan. He had been so against it before after all.

"That's not a good idea, right? Won't it affect your studies too much? Didn't you say before that you were busy with your studies and didn't have time to take care of a kid?" said Ning Shu with a frown.

"It's fine. It's my duty to look after you two," replied Zhu Yanqiu warmly. This paired with his handsome looks, his gentle and well-off temperament, really gave people a good impression.

Ning Shu didn't agree. She also understood what Zhu Yanqiu was planning by now. Once she got on his turf, he could do whatever he wanted with her. At that time, she'd definitely be exploited until she had nothing left,

Zhu Yanqiu didn't dare to do too much in the hospital.

He was very angry when Ning Shu refused his offer, but on the surface, he said, "Suniang, how much longer do you plan to stay angry?"

Ning Shu curled her lips in disdain. The way he put it was like she was purposefully being troublesome. However, she refused to go. What would he do about it? Bite her?

Zhu Yanqiu had no choice but to go to the hospital every day to find Ning Shu, saying that he wanted to look after Ning Shu so she should live with him, saying that it was too dangerous for a woman to live with her child alone especially in this chaotic era.

Ning Shu still refused, giving an unbudgeable refusal.

Zhu Yanqiu was practically about to die of anger and he now loathed Ning Shu even more. There was a reason why he was so anxious for money, and it was because Fang Feifei no longer paid any attention to him. Fang Feifei hasn't said a word to him since the matter first got exposed. Although she never mentioned breaking up, Zhu Yanqiu felt very uneasy.

Zhu Yanqiu was now trying to find a reason to talk to Fang Feifei and the best reason was to pay back the medical expenses that Fang Feifei had helped him cover.

However, he didn't have any money, so he was hoping to get it from Ning Shu. Zhu Yanqiu had never suffered hardships before, so it never occurred to him to work to earn money. That was why he simply targeted Ning Shu and tried to get money from her.

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Chapter 1152: Have Fun Waiting

Furthermore, she was now a nurse so she should be rich. Besides that, Zhu Yanqiu also suspected that Ning Shu took the Zhu family's money.

Back then, his mom had given him most of the money, but there had still been some money left. Where was that money now? Zhu Yanqiu felt that Ning Shu had it.

Zhu Yanqiu had never been in such a predicament and had never been so worried about money before. He endured the risk of being loathed by Fang Feifei to allow this pair of mother and son to live with him, yet she couldn't even recognize his good intentions.

However, right now Zhu Yanqiu had no choice but to bear with it. He visited the hospital every day regardless of the weather, whether it was windy or sunny, just for the sake of making Ning Shu see his sincerity and to convince her to live with him. His attitude was very good. He even said that he would protect the two of them.

Even the doctors and nurses in the hospital advised Ning Shu not to be too stubborn and said that when it was time to loosen up a little, she should. Otherwise, when the time came that the man lost his patience, she would still be the one to suffer. They told her to go live a good life with Zhu Yanqiu.

Ning Shu just responded with polite laughter. These people only saw Zhu Yanqiu's gentle front and felt that the return of the prodigal son was worth any amount of gold. They didn't see his concealed malice. The only one Zhu Yanqiu cared about was Fang Feifei. The only reason he was being so nice to her right now is because he wanted to get money from her.

Ning Shu got so annoyed by Zhu Yanqiu's pestering that she stopped working at the hospital and focused on studying military field knowledge. If you liked waiting in the hospital, then just wait there until death.

When Zhu Yanqiu got to the hospital that day, he was told that Ning Shu had resigned. Zhu Yanqiu was completely taken aback and so angry that he wished he could just throttle that woman.

She had disappeared without a sound again. How was he supposed to find her in this sea of people?

He still didn't know where Ning Shu was living. He had already humbled himself to talk to that woman, but she was still being so pretentious.

Zhu Yanqiu was panicking. He didn't have any money left. If things keep dragging on like this, he wouldn't have enough to buy food, let alone pay Fang Feifei back. At that time, Fang Feifei would probably break up with him.

Zhu Suniang, this woman, was seriously hateful.

Zhu Yanqiu left the hospital and prepared to take a rickshaw back but when he felt in his pocket, he found that he didn't have any money. The issue of money truly crippled heroes. Zhu Yanqiu truly was in a miserable state.

Zhu Yanqiu looked towards the bustling streets, at the people that came and went. Suddenly, a surge of helplessness arose in his heart. No matter how much he looked down on Zhu Suniang, the truth was that he was very dependent on her.

It was because Zhu Suniang tolerated him that he dared to be so unbridled in his attitude towards her. It was because Zhu Suniang tolerated him unconditionally.

Now that he no longer had Zhu Suniang, he was lost and scared. Just like how Mother Zhu had been, he didn't want to face the outside world.

However, they made Zhu Suniang work like a horse to serve them.

Ning Shu's days were very comfortable. She didn't care in the slightest whether Zhu Yanqiu was alive or not.

In reality though, she was a little unhappy. Back then she had wanted to directly get rid of Zhu Yanqiu, but Zhu Suniang's subconscious mind resisted against her, which was what led to this current deadlocked situation.

Zhu Suniang was truly humble and cowardly. If you were a bun, you can't blame the dog for eating you.

A person with no bottom line and principles would either be a supreme entity that couldn't live a better life, or completely lack a life like Zhu Suniang.

Ning Shu started making even more time to keep Zhu Siyuan company. At the same time, she prepared for heading to the battlefield in order to avoid being flustered when she got there.

As of now, Ning Shu wished that she could have an entire set of armor and arm herself to the teeth to ensure her own safety. Anything could happen on the battlefield and if anything happened, her task would count as a failure.

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Chapter 1153: Send to Boarding School

Zhu Siyuan poured a cup of tea for Ning Shu who was working on grinding medicinal powder. The little boy was hugging the kettle to pour tea for Ning Shu. Ning Shu was startled and hastily took the kettle. It was filled with hot water. If Zhu Siyuan lost his grip and accidentally dropped it, even though the kettle was small, it'd still cause a burn and that would be a terrible outcome.

Ning Shu set the kettle on the table and said to Zhu Siyuan, "Thank you, Siyuan."

Zhu Siyuan looked at the powder as he asked, "Mom, are these things for saving people?"

"Yes, that's right."

Zhu Siyuan looked at Ning Shu and said, "Mom, send me to boarding school."

Ning Shu was taken aback for a moment, "What?"

Zhu Siyuan said in a low voice, "I asked my teacher what a military doctor was. He said that it's a person who helps the injured, who saves the lives of soldiers. I told the teacher that my mom was a military doctor and he said that he really admires you."

"I didn't understand what he meant." Zhu Siyuan looked towards Ning Shu. "Mom, you should head to the battlefield."

Ning Shu looked at Zhu Siyuan strangely. A while ago, Zhu Siyuan was still in very low spirits, but now he had suddenly thought things through. He was being so reasonable; it wasn't like him at all.

"What's the matter with you?" Ning Shu looked at Zhu Siyuan. "You became mature so suddenly?"

Zhu Siyuan said, "The teacher said Mom's job is beneficial to the country and the people. "

Ning Shu: _

Ning Shu had no delusions that Zhu Siyuan had suddenly thought things through. He had probably been praised by the teacher, so he didn't object to Ning Shu heading to the battlefield anymore. However, when the time came that she actually had to head to the battlefield, Zhu Siyuan would probably bawl his head off.

"Mom, I'll go to boarding school," said Zhu Siyuan again.

As of now, there were boarding schools established. The concept of boarding schools was put forward by the Soong sisters.

Ning Shu set aside her work and asked Zhu Siyuan, "Is that really what you think? Once Mom heads to the battlefield to save people, Siyuan will have to be alone. Mom doesn't even know when Mom can come back. "

"Mom, could it be that you can choose not to go?" asked Zhu Siyuan, tilting his head in confusion.

Of course not. Ning Shu rubbed Zhu Siyuan's head. "Mom must go."

Ning Shu felt that once she left, Zhu Siyuan would definitely cry at the boarding school.

Zhu Siyuan said to Ning Shu, "Mom, I noticed that I have some things that none of my classmates have, and some of the things my classmates have, I have even better versions. Mom, you were the one that bought all these things for me. In the past, you had to work really hard. The reason I get these things now, is it because you're about to head to the battlefield?"

Zhu Siyuan had a lot of books and even had pens, but other students sometimes didn't even have a cheap brush.

Ning Shu looked at Zhu Siyuan in surprise. She couldn't help but hug him as she said, "Siyuan, if you want to obtain something in this world, you must give up something. Mom wants to give Siyuan a better life, but more than that, she wants to become someone Siyuan can be proud of."

The situation on the battlefield often completely changed in an instant. Ning Shu didn't know when she'd be able to come back once she headed to the battlefield, so she could only try to give Zhu Siyuan a positive view of things. "In the future, you can proudly tell other people that your mom is a military doctor who saves lives."

"What about Dad?" asked Zhu Siyuan.

Ning Shu was immediately made speechless. How should she answer this? She thought about it, then said, "It is a difficult time for the nation, perhaps your father will become a soldier."

Ning Shu wasn't sure if Zhu Yanqiu would join the army anymore.

"Siyuan, do you want to see your dad? Mom will take you to see him?" Ning Shu didn't stop Zhu Siyuan from going to see Zhu Yanqiu. No matter how young a child was, he had his own judgment.

Zhu Siyuan nodded, "I want to see him."

"Alright." Ning Shu put on a coat, then took Zhu Siyuan's hand and headed out. She hired a rickshaw to take them to Zhu Yanqiu's school.

Zhu Yanqiu's campus environment was quite good. There were a lot of students in Chinese tunic suits walking around and there were little groups of female students dressed in the school uniform with pleated skirts and black leather shoes with their hairs in neat pigtails, holding books in their hands. It caused Ning Shu to feel slightly disorientated, like she was in a different era.

Since Ning Shu wasn't a student here, she had no choice but to wait for Zhu Yanqiu at the school gates. Zhu Yanqiu was informed by the reception desk that someone was looking for him and he immediately thought of Zhu Suniang.

When Zhu Yanqiu saw Ning Shu standing at the school gates with the child, he was pleasantly surprised and also angry. However, he forced his anger down since he was worried that she would run away again.

This time, no matter what, he had to figure out where she was living.

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Chapter 1154: Call Me Uncle

"Suniang, you came. Siyuan came too." Zhu Yanqiu's attitude was pretty alright.

Ning Shu nodded, then sized him up. Zhu Yanqiu was much skinnier now and there was a gloomy air around him. He clearly wasn't doing well.

She felt a lot better seeing that he wasn't doing well.

"Siyuan wanted to see you," said Ning Shu.

It was this indifferent attitude again. It angered Zhu Yanqiu to the point his insides ached. She had left the hospital without saying anything so he couldn't find her at all. Shouldn't she explain things to him?

Zhu Yanqiu felt that she didn't care about him at all.

Zhu Yanqiu realized with great sorrow that no matter how angry he was, he had to endure it. And the party he was being so patient towards was even Zhu Suniang. This was such a tragic reality.

"Siyuan, hurry and greet your dad. Didn't you want to see your dad?" Ning Shu prompted Zhu Siyuan.

There were a lot of people passing by the school entrance and several of the students looked over when they heard this. Zhu Yanqiu's face instantly turned ashen.

"Dad!" Zhu Siyuan gave a crisp and clear call.

Zhu Yanqiu sent Ning Shu a sharp look. This person was deliberately trying to publicize the fact that he already had a family.

"Call me uncle," said Zhu Yanqiu in a deliberately raised voice. It was clear that he was saying this for the others to hear.

Zhu Siyuan looked confused and turned to look towards Ning Shu.

Ning Shu had a smile on her face. Zhu Yanqiu really was a useless scoundrel. He was the most useless scoundrel she had ever met. He was afraid of being laughed at and probably itched for them to disappear from this world.

"Let's head home first." Zhu Yanqiu wanted to take Ning Shu and Zhu Siyuan back to his place.

Ning Shu beckoned a rickshaw over and said, "Siyuan just wanted to see you. We've seen you so we're heading back now."

Zhu Yanqiu was nearly about to explode from anger. He felt like these two had come to see a monkey and was now leaving after seeing the sight.

"Suniang, stop being so willful, can't we talk properly?" said Zhu Yanqiu helplessly. "Regarding Fang Feifei, I can explain things."

Ning Shu curled her lips in the same. What was there to explain? Ning Shu didn't want to listen at all. She said to Zhu Siyuan, "Siyuan, let's head back."

Zhu Siyuan nodded and got on the rickshaw. Zhu Yanqiu hastily grabbed Ning Shu and asked, "Suniang, where do you live?"

"The tube-shaped building. Didn't I already tell you? I live in a tube-shaped building." Ning Shu shook off Zhu Yanqiu's hand and got on the rickshaw.

"Zhu Suniang, do you even think of me as..." Zhu Yanqiu looked around, then said in a low voice, "Do you even think of me as your husband?"

"Do you think of me as your wife? You know I'm not your sister," said Ning Shu with a sneer.

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Chapter 1155: Why?

Zhu Yanqiu had never cared about Zhu Suniang, but he asked that Zhu Suniang obeyed him wholeheartedly, cared about him, and worked hard without complaint.

F*ck off!

Ning Shu had the rickshaw puller hurry and go. Zhu Yanqiu ran for a long time behind the rickshaw until he became too tired to keep up.

Ning Shu glanced back at Zhu Yanqiu, who was bent over with his hands on his knees, panting for breath. Ning Shu really looked down on men like this. He wasn't worthy of the title of being a son, husband or father.

Zhu Yanqiu had been spoiled rotten, so whenever he encountered a setback, he would end up in a very wretched state.

Ning Shu wondered how such a person managed to obtain success in the end. Was it just because he had a big halo?

"Mom, why did Dad tell me to call him uncle?" asked Zhu Siyuan in confusion.

Ning Shu replied casually, "Because your dad doesn't want people to know that you're his son?"

"Why?"

"Because he feels like it's shameful."

"Why would he feel like it's shameful?"

"Because your mom hasn't received the new education."

"I don't get it. How are these things related?"

"It's related. Your dad likes girls that has received the new education."

"I don't get it?"

"..."

Ning Shu received orders from the higher ups that she had to get ready to leave with the army. When she got the order, her heart became heavy. She glanced at Zhu Siyuan. He was the one she was the most worried about.

After the September 18th Incident, the fall of the three northeastern provinces allowed Japan to taste the sweetness of launching an invasion. They could use war to resolve the unrest inside their nation that had been growing due to their lack of resources, small domestic market, and overcrowded population. Finally, on July 7, 1937, the war of aggression against China that lasted for eight years started.

As of now, the nation was enveloped in the flames of war. Even more troops had been sent out.

Ning Shu didn't have much time. She only had three days to deal with everything at home. Three days later, she would be leaving with the army.

During this time, there were a lot of people that signed up to join the army to fight against the invaders and save their nation.

"Mom, please send me to boarding school," said Zhu Siyuan. "I know you're about to leave."

Zhu Siyuan was growing very fast and his head now almost reached Ning Shu's shoulder. "Mom, the teacher said that the Japanese are invading our land and terrorizing our comrades. We have to drive the Japanese invaders out of our land."

Ning Shu: _

Every time she heard Zhu Siyuan shouting these high-sounding and passionate slogans, she'd get such a weird feeling. Zhu Siyuan had definitely been brainwashed by that angry youth teacher of his.

Ning Shu sent Zhu Siyuan to a boarding school and told the teacher that she was a military doctor and had gotten the order to leave with the army, so she hoped that he would take good care of her child.

When the teacher heard this, he told Ning Shu not to worry and that he'd take good care of Zhu Siyuan. When the nation was in danger, everyone hoped for the land under their feet to be safe. Although not everyone dared to head to the battlefield, they were still willing to do something for the country.

Ning Shu squatted down and hugged Zhu Siyuan, saying, "Siyuan, be good and wait for Mom to come back."

Zhu Siyuan wiped his tears on Ning Shu's shirt. He sobbed as he said, "Siyuan will wait for you, Mom."

Ning Shu wiped his face, then turned and left. When she glanced back, she saw that the teacher was holding Zhu Siyuan's hand and that Zhu Siyuan was still waving goodbye to her with his other hand.

Zhu Siyuan was really like a little upright man now; he was even more upright than Zhu Yanqiu.

After she dropped Zhu Siyuan off at the boarding school, she went to find the person who had interviewed her and asked him to look after her son a little.

Three days passed quickly. Ning Shu took only two close-fitting outfits, and then headed to the barracks with a large medical box strapped to her back. The box was filled with medicinal powders that she had made. There were ones for hemostasis, ones for preventing heatstroke and diarrhea, and also some western anti-inflammatory medicine.

This box contained about 25 catties of powder. Fortunately, since Ning Shu had practiced the Unsurpassable Martial Arts and had been doing physical training all this time, it wasn't too hard for her to carry this box on her back.

The three male military doctors that had trained with Ning Shu had also been displaced, but she didn't know where they had been assigned.

Ning Shu received slightly better treatment than that of ordinary soldiers, but it wasn't that much better.

After a round of ceremonial gunshots and oaths, they immediately headed to the battlefield to block the footsteps of the aggressors and drive the aggressors out of their land.

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Chapter 1156: Heading to the Battlefield

Since Ning Shu was a military doctor, she was able to ride in the car and didn't have to walk with the troops with the heavy medicine chest on her back.

It was now July, so the weather was very brutal. The troops had to march under the full heat of the sun. Some soldiers couldn't endure the heat and got heatstroke, so Ning Shu used the camping pot to boil a pot of water and sprinkled in medicinal powder before handing it out to the soldiers that had gotten heatstroke.

Ning Shu was quite glad that she had prepared well in advance, otherwise she definitely wouldn't have been able to deal with this issue. If she was useless as a military doctor, she probably won't be able to live long. If something happened, she'd be abandoned. A person of no value wasn't worth saving.

The troops kept marching almost without any rest. Since there weren't enough cars, the soldiers had no choice but to run.

When they finally got near the battlefield, they heard the distant sounds of continuous gunfire. There were fighter aircrafts in the sky that would drop lethal bombs from time to time.

Ning Shu was immediately assigned to a tent at the back of the battlefield. It was said that the former military doctor had died, so Ning Shu was to replace him.

The moment Ning Shu walked into the tent, she saw that there were countless wounded lying inside with expressions of extreme pain. Some people were even rolling on the ground in pain while crying out like they were about to die.

Ning Shu quickly set down her medicine chest and began treating the wounded. She was working all by herself. After treating one person, she immediately moved on to the next.

It was her first time taking part in modern warfare. The sounds of exploding shells constantly boomed in her ears and she could feel the shadows of the fighter aircrafts passing by overhead. Bullets seemed to streak past her ears.

A single bullet was enough to take a life.

Ning Shu wrapped a piece of cloth tightly around a soldier's thigh. This soldier's calf had been blown away and the wound opening was badly mangled with white bone showing. The wound was currently still bleeding nonstop and this solder's gaze was already starting to become unfocused. It was clear that he wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.

After binding the thigh with the cloth strip to slow the flow of blood, she sprinkled the hemostatic powder on the wound.

The soldier wailed from the pain, but Ning Shu just gritted her teeth to continue dealing with the wound. There was no way she could waste time gently consoling the patient in this kind of situation.

Every few minutes, another person would be brought in. Ning Shu treated the people who were most severely injured first, those who weren't that severely injured would first be set aside.

Ning Shu felt numb as she continuously treated all kinds of wounds.

It was tiring, very tiring, but she couldn't stop. She had known from the start that it would be very hard to be a military doctor, but she never thought that it would be this rough.

In addition, she even had to guard against the shells dropped by enemy aircraft. Every time a shell was dropped, it felt like she'd go deaf. The ground beneath her would also shake violently.

Once the planes stopped dropping shells, she'd get back up from the ground to continue treating the wounded soldiers. It felt like her hand had already died from overuse, but she still didn't know when she would be able to take a break.

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Chapter 1157: You Were a Military Doctor?

The battle didn't pause for a minute even though it was already night. More and more wounded flooded into the tent. Ning Shu was so busy that she didn't even have time to take a sip of water. She shoved a fasting pill in her mouth, then kept working.

The roar of the shells constantly filled her ears. The enemy aircrafts screamed in the sky and kept dropping shells from time to time. The shells had fallen right beside the tent several times. Ning Shu could even feel the heat of the explosions singe her skin, causing her skin to sting with pain.

It was really too dangerous. Modern warfare was far more brutal. With all kinds of weapons that contained great destructive power, it caused even more harm and pain to soldiers.

If it weren't for this, why would it be said that it was war that promoted the process of human development?

"Doctor, please help take a look!" A female voice filled with anxiety arose.

Ning Shu was familiar with this voice. When she turned around, she saw Fang Feifei dressed in military uniform with a camera hanging from her neck. Currently, Fang Feifei was supporting an injured man.

Ning Shu glanced at the soldier, then grimaced. It was actually Zhu Yanqiu. His shoulder was bleeding, it was clear that he had gotten shot.

She never thought that the three of them would encounter each other in this situation.

Fang Feifei was stunned when she saw Ning Shu and stammered, "You were a military doctor?"

Ning Shu ignored her and continue treating the wounded. Fang Feifei stopped wondering about why this woman was here and said, "Please help take a look at Yanqiu. Yanqiu got shot."

"Set him over there, I'll be right over," said Ning Shu.

"But he's badly hurt, can you take a look at him first?" Fang Feifei was a bit frightened because Zhu Yanqiu was covered in blood.

Ning Shu replied without even lifting her head, "There are so many wounded here. There are plenty that are more severely injured compared to him that are waiting for treatment. I already told you, set him down and apply this powder on his wound to stop the bleeding."

Fang Feifei fell silent when she saw Ning Shu's grim expression. She set Zhu Yanqiu on the simple operating table made from a wooden board and undid his clothes to sprinkle the powder on his wound. Zhu Yanqiu inhaled sharply and convulsed from the pain.

"Can you hurry and come take a look? What's happening?" When Fang Feifei saw Zhu Yanqiu like this, she hastily shouted towards Ning Shu.

Ning Shu tied a knot on the gauze, then walked over to Zhu Yanqiu.

"Hold him down. Don't let him move around," said Ning Shu.

"Oh." Fang Feifei was taken aback for a moment, then she hastily pressed Zhu Yanqiu down.

Ning Shu picked up a scalpel and cut the wound open a little bit before using a tweezer to get the bullet and other fragments out. Afterwards, she sprinkled medicinal powder and wrapped the wound with gauze. The whole process only took about ten minutes,

Zhu Yanqiu was wailing with pain. The scalpel had cut through his skin and the tweezer had moved around in his wound. It had been an unbearably painful experience.

Fang Feifei managed to just barely keep Zhu Yanqiu down. When she saw Ning Shu's violent method of treatment, she asked incredulously, "Why didn't you give him anesthetics?"

Ning Shu glanced at Fang Feifei. "We don't have anything as valuable as anesthetics here. Every single soldier just endures it."

Ning Shu stuffed another anti-inflammation pill in Zhu Yanqiu's mouth. "Get him some water so he can take the medicine."

Ning Shu gave a few more exhorts, then left to treat the others.

Fang Feifei glanced at Ning Shu, then twisted open the cap of the canteen to carefully feed the water to Zhu Yanqiu who was moaning in pain. After that, she stayed by his side to look after him. She glanced at Ning Shu who working nonstop, then at the injured Zhu Yanqiu, and then frowned slightly.

"Military doctor, come with me!" A man in an officer's uniform who had two medals pinned to his chest walked in. After walking into the tent and looking around, he spotted Ning Shu and immediately said, "Someone's gotten injured, so come with me."

"Why didn't you bring him here?" asked Ning Shu as she continued to work.

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Chapter 1158: Was Reflex

"The commander has been shot. He can't leave since he needs to oversee the battlefield. Once he leaves, it'll greatly damage morale, so you come with me now," said the man anxiously. "If nothing unexpected occurs, we'll be successful in guarding this base before sunset, so the commander has no choice but force himself to hold on."

Ning Shu said to Fang Feifei who was looking after Zhu Yanqiu, "Since you have free time, if these wounded soldiers want a drink of water or something, help out a bit. If more patients are brought in, if they're bleeding heavily, sprinkle this powder on the wound and stop the bleeding first. The rest can wait until I come back."

Fang Feifei was stunned and listened blankly to Ning Shu's words as she accepted the medicinal powder Ning Shu handed her. Just as she was about to speak, the other party had already left the tent.

Ning Shu hunched over as she walked through the trench. The sound of bullets filled her ears. She was almost hit by by a bullet, so she hastily hunched down even more.

Bang!

A soldier was shot and collapsed in front of Ning Shu. Ning Shu immediately squatted down to see if he could be saved.

"Let's go, what are you doing? The commander is waiting." The officer in front shouted at Ning Shu. The shells were so loud that people couldn't hear other people if they didn't shout.

"Oh..." She felt the urge to try and save the wounded whenever she saw them. Her body reacted faster than her head, it was a complete reflex. Ning Shu felt the soldier's pulse. He was already dead. Ning Shu hurriedly followed after the officer and saw that several people in the trench were standing around a man lying on a stretcher.

The commander who was lying on the stretcher seemed about thirty years old. He was already unconscious due to severe blood loss. His face was pale and his lips were colorless.

Ning Shu saw that his clothes were already soaking wet with blood around the chest area, so it was probably his heart area that had been injured. This was definitely troublesome.

It wouldn't be easy to save him. If she failed, would she be killed by these officers?

Ning Shu set down her medicine chest, undid the commander's clothes, then wiped the blood off the wound with a cotton ball. There was a hole in his chest. Ning Shu's heart instantly chilled. How was she supposed to deal with this?

"How is he? Hurry and save him!" The officers standing nearby were all looking at Ning Shu, causing her to feel a lot of pressure.

Ning Shu used the scalpel to clean the edge of the wound and expanded it to expose the path of the bullet. There were no anesthetics, so the commander woke up from the pain and shifted. The officers hastily pressed the commander back down.

Ning Shu pulled apart the dead tissue and saw that the deformed bullet was stuck on a rib. Some fragments were even scattered in the flesh. If these fragments weren't extracted, they'd cause lead poisoning.

Ning Shu slowly pried open the rib tissue with the scalpel and the commander immediately inhaled sharply in pain. His eyes opened as his face twisted with pain and sweat covered his forehead. Ning Shu took out the bullet with the tweezer in her right hand and the wound immediately started gushing blood like a spring. Ning Shu sprinkled some medicinal powder, then hastily pressed a cotton ball on it.

Once the bleeding slowed, she extracted the rest of the shards before covering the wound with a pad and bandaging it up. Ning Shu was quite worried since the commander was barely breathing. She dissolved an anti-inflammatory and anti-infection pill in water, then had the officer feed it to the commander.

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Chapter 1159: Continuing to Work

Once she finished, she prepared to head back. The officer who had called her over said, "You should head back first. I'll call you again when the commander needs help."

"Alright." Ning Shu left with the medicine chest and hunched over again as she walked through the trench. Whenever she encountered wounded soldiers, she'd immediately set down the medicine chest to give emergency treatment.

When she got back to the tent, she saw that Fang Feifei was so busy she was practically running around in circles. She was very much in a fluster because she had never done these things before. When she saw that Ning Shu was back, she sighed in relief. "You're finally back."

Ning Shu set down the medicine chest, pulled on gloves, then asked Fang Feifei, "Who's more severely injured?"

"The person over there. He got shot twice." Fang Feifei pointed to a man on a wooden board and Ning Shu headed over to check his pulse. It was very weak. Medicinal powder had already been sprinkled on the wounds.

Ning Shu took out acupuncture needles and inserted them in two pressure points before starting to deal with the wound.

Fang Feifei stared blankly at Ning Shu. She felt that this woman in front of him was nothing like the illiterate girl Zhu Yanqiu had described. She was able to treat wounds so calmly, how could she possibly be the child bride that Zhu Yanqiu had said who didn't know anything?

It was now starting to get dark. Ning Shu couldn't really see the wounds anymore. Moreover, after working for an entire day, her eyes were already worn out. It was very strenuous to continuously bend over with a scalpel in her hands.

"Help me bring that light over. I can't see," said Ning Shu to Fang Feifei who was standing at the side.

"Oh, okay." Fang Feifei brought over the oil lamp and walked to Ning Shu. It was only now that Ning Shu could just barely manage to see.

The sound of gunfire was gradually decreasing and it wasn't as intense as before. Ning Shu knew that today's battle was over.

She finished sewing up the wound, then stretched. She gave a long exhale. So tired!

After the battle, several more injured were brought over so Ning Shu had to start treating them even faster. Since it was dark, Fang Feifei kept helping her hold the oil lamp. When one hand got sore, she'd switch to her other hand.

After working for another good while, Ning Shu finally managed to deal with all the injuries. As of now, it was completely dark outside. It was probably around ten.

Once she finished, she thanked Fang Feifei. Fang Feifei didn't say anything and just set down the oil lamp to return to Zhu Yanqiu's side.

Ning Shu rolled her stiff neck. She could finally have a good rest. She wiped her scalpel, scissors and other equipment clean before putting them in the box. There was a lot less powder in the medicine chest and this had just been the first day. It seemed that she had to be more conservative with it. She felt that she should probably ask for medical resources from the higher ups. She was a military doctor, but without anti-inflammatory medicine, no matter how much ability she had, she wouldn't be able to save anyone.

When it came time to eat, the cook brought over some food. The food was very simple, it was just rice soup with pickled vegetables and some steamed corn buns. Ning Shu gnawed on the steamed corn bun. If she seriously couldn't swallow it, she'd just drink some of the rice soup that was as clear as water to wash it down.

Fang Feifei couldn't really stomach these things. She set them down after just one bite and took out chocolate from her pocket. Ning Shu noticed Fang Feifei eating chocolate. In this era, chocolate was very expensive foreign candy.

Truly, she was rich beyond belief.

Zhu Yanqiu who had been unconscious for almost half a day finally woke up. When he opened her eyes, he was a bit confused. He moved slightly and immediately inhaled sharply in pain.

"Yanqiu, lie down for now. Don't move." Fang Feifei quickly pressed Zhu Yanqiu down to stop him from getting up.

"Feifei." When Zhu Yanqiu saw Fang Feifei, a smile appeared on his face. Fang Feifei's tears instantly overflowed and she said while crying, "You really scared me to death! I thought that you wouldn't wake up anymore!"

"There's no way." Zhu Yanqiu was in so much pain that he grimaced. Fang Feifei hastily brought the rice soup to Zhu Yanqiu's lips. "Drink some water."

Zhu Yanqiu enjoyed being taken care of by Fang Feifei. From the looks of things, even getting injured was a happy occasion.

Ning Shu stood at the side gnawing on the steamed corn bun while watching the two flirt. After she finished, she started to to see if anyone had a fever. A fever was also quite fatal.

Ning Shu saw that many of the wounded had already become crippled. They no longer had much combat power, so they'll probably be sent home by the army, then given compensation.

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Chapter 1160: Our Duty is to be Ready

Human's lives in troubled times were the most worthless. At the very least, these people were still alive. They were already in a much better state than those who were hit and died on the spot.

"Military doctor, hurry and come with me. The commander has a fever," said the officer from before to Ning Shu.

The moment Ning Shu heard, she put the medicine chest on her shoulder and followed him without saying anything

Zhu Yanqiu who was drinking the rice soup only saw Ning Shu's back which wasn't very clear under the weak light. He asked Fang Feifei, "Our military doctor's female?"

Fang Feifei's hand which was holding the bowl stiffened for a moment, then she nodded without saying anything.

Ning Shu arrived at the commander's tent. The commander was currently sleeping on a simple wooden bed. His body was slender and even longer than the wooden board.

She walked over to touch his forehead and look at his wound. The gauze covering the wound was oozing blood and his body was covered with sweat. Ning Shu hastily said, "Get some water and wipe him down."

Ning Shu opened the medicine chest and dissolved the western medicine in water before feeding it to the commander.

A guard got water to wipe the commander down.

Ning Shu changed the gauze again.

She had done everything she could. If even this wasn't enough, then she expressed that there was nothing she could do.

"Where did these things in your box come from?" asked the officer.

"I prepared them all," said Ning Shu

"Head back first. I'll call you again if anything happens with the commander," said the officer. "What's your name?"

"Zhu Suniang." Ning Shu put the medicine chest on her shoulder.

"Then I'll call you Doctor Zhu. I'm Tang Zheng," said Tang Zheng.

"Officer Tang," greeted Ning Shu politely. She then said, "The army is very short of medicine. Simple physical treatment alone can't save the lives of the soldiers. Can we get some medical resources?"

"I can't give you a definite answer until the commander wakes up. It's not just that our army that lack medicine, all the other troops are in the same situation," said Tang Zheng as he spread his hands helplessly.

Ning Shu could only nod. During war, not only were medical resources in short supply, food was as well. She now regretted not getting even more medicine.

She knew that there would be a shortage of medical resources, but she never thought that there would be such a shortage. If she hadn't prepared anything in advance, she wouldn't have been able to do anything in this situation.

No matter how clever the wife, she couldn't cook without rice!

Ning Shu headed back to the tent with the medicine chest on her back. She felt dizzy. She had been working all day so her brain hadn't even had a moment to rest. She collapsed on the wooden board and prepared to nap for a while.

She didn't know what things would be like tomorrow. In these days after days of desperate combat, no one was sure whether they'd still be alive tomorrow. Countless comrades have already fallen next to them. In the next moment, perhaps they'd also fall like their comrades had.

Humans were greedy and malicious. They plundered and snatched.

For the sake of survival, one must take up arms and resist.

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?Chapter 1161: There's No Way I'll Be With You

Zhu Yanqiu saw Ning Shu come back and stared as she ignored him to go lie down and sleep. He was completely stunned. Who did he just see?

Zhu Suniang!!?

How could she be here? And she was even a military doctor!? When did Zhu Suniang become a military doctor? Zhu Yanqiu was completely overwhelmed by how much this woman had changed.

Before, she had become a nurse and now she had become a military doctor. She changed so much, and he as her nominal husband hadn't even known about it.

"Is- is that Zhu Suniang?" Zhu Yanqiu asked Fang Feifei in disbelief.

Fang Feifei's facial color wasn't very good. She fiddled with the camera in her hand as she said, "It's your wife, Zhu Suniang."

Zhu Yanqiu hastily said, "I've never acknowledged her to be my wife. Don't get angry."

Fang Feifei lifted her head and looked at Zhu Yanqiu as she said, "Zhu Suniang's become a military doctor now. Maybe she joined the army for you. Don't you feel touched?"

Zhu Yanqiu shook his head and said, "I'm not touched. What touched me was when you chose to follow me without hesitation after I told you that I was going to the battlefield."

"Zhu Suniang has nothing to do with me," said Zhu Yanqiu expressionlessly. He remembered perfectly well all the things that Zhu Suniang had done to him. He had no desire to spend the rest of his life with someone like that.

Fang Feifei didn't really believe him. "Is that really what you think? Don't you two have a child?"

When his son was brought up, he sighed. "That child grew up with his mother so he doesn't care about me, this father. He's been influenced by Zhu Suniang and resents me."

Fang Feifei frowned, then sighed. "I think Zhu Suniang became a military doctor this time for you. I think she wants to get back together with you."

"No way, there is no way. I don't like Zhu Suniang," said Zhu Yanqiu firmly.

The next day, Ning Shu was woken up by the sound of a gunshot. As if marking the start of the day, more gunfire went off.

The battle had begun again. Ning Shu drank a glass of water, stuffed another fasting pill in her mouth, put on gloves, then began another new day of work.

She took advantage of this time while there were no new patients to check on the situation of the treated patients. If they had a fever, she'd feed them medicine or change the gauze.

"Zhu Suniang, even if you follow me here, there's no way I'll be with you," said Zhu Yanqiu. Ning Shu was in the middle of changing the gauze for the wounded soldier next to him. When she heard this, she was taken aback for a moment, then completely baffled. Did he freakin' get shot in the head?!

Wasn't his ego a little over the top?

At this time, another patient was brought in so Ning Shu ignored Zhu Yanqiu to start treating the patient.

It was this kind of disregard again! Zhu Yanqiu was so angry that his wound started hurting. He pressed on his wound. When he saw that Ning Shu was skillfully treating the soldier's wounds, he was slightly at a loss. Was this still the Zhu Suniang he remembered?

Zhu Suniang had always been very careful and submissive, just like a puppet. She was dull and the way she spoke was also not very pleasant. It was obvious with a glance that she wasn't someone with much opinion, which was why he didn't like Zhu Suniang. Even if they had consummated the marriage, it was probably because Zhu Yanqiu had been in puberty. His hormones had been restless and so he had been strongly attracted to the opposite sex. Furthermore, it had been fine for him to openly consummate the marriage with Zhu Suniang from the start, so what reason was there not to do it?

Zhu Yanqiu had ignored Zhu Suniang, but this weed that he had ignored was actually now blooming with gorgeous flowers.

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Chapter 1162: Gun Anxiety?

Zhu Yanqiu was quite annoyed. He was injured and lying here, yet Zhu Suniang was holding a scalpel and skillfully treating other people's injuries. This swap of status made Zhu Yanqiu very annoyed. Furthermore, he had even been saved by Zhu Suniang. He felt very humiliated.

The reason why he had joined the army was also partly due to Zhu Suniang. On the one hand, he had wanted to make achievements on the battlefield. On the other hand, it was to get out of his predicament. Because of Zhu Suniang, rumors were now going around about him at school. All his classmates were saying that he already had a family and even had a child.

It was clearly the prime of his youth, yet he had already become a father. Due to this, Fang Feifei was also ignoring him. On top of that, he had run out of money again. He didn't even have the money to rent a house and buy food. However, fortunately at this time, war broke out. And so, he decided to join the army.

Zhu Yanqiu went to see Fang Feifei and said that he would be heading to the battlefield. Perhaps they would never meet again in this lifetime. Zhu Yanqiu hugged Fang Feifei as he said, the one I love in this lifetime is you, you'll always be in my heart.

Fang Feifei had felt Zhu Yanqiu's body tremble while she was in his embrace. It was as if he was holding back a torrent of emotions. At this moment, Fang Feifei felt his sincerity.

Fang Feifei did like Zhu Yanqiu, she was just angry that Zhu Yanqiu had deceived her. She felt like she had inserted herself in someone else's family, so there was no need to explain how awkward she felt. However, now she had been moved by Zhu Yanqiu's deep feelings for her.

When it occurred to her that Zhu Yanqiu was heading to the battlefield, that perhaps during some moment when she wasn't even aware, they'd have to part forever, when it occurred to her that she might not be able to see Zhu Yanqiu ever again, in the heat of the moment, Fang Feifei made her decision. It was better to head to the battlefield together than to separate. At the very least, they'd still be able to see each other.

And so, Zhu Yanqiu became a soldier while Fang Feifei became a war reporter. The two rushed to the battlefield together.

If nothing unexpected occurred, they'd compose a deeply moving song of love on the battlefield, but Zhu Yanqiu, who had gone on the battlefield for the first time, immediately felt that something wasn't quite right.

That is, there was something wrong with his index finger. It felt very weak whenever he was pulling the trigger. It was usually fine, but whenever he was aiming at the enemy and about to pull the trigger, his index finger would tremble. He was just barely able to force his index finger to press the trigger, but his hit rate was very low.

He didn't know what was going on with him. The veteran soldier next to him said that he had gun anxiety and wasn't suited to holding guns. Zhu Yanqiu couldn't accept it. He had come to the battlefield to bring honor to his ancestors, and now he couldn't pick up the gun to kill the enemies. What was with this? He still needed to revive the Zhu family and give Fang Feifei a beautiful future, to make it so that she could become a woman that everyone envied.

Heading to the battlefield had been his big chance. Perhaps in some way, he did want to serve the country, but mostly, he wanted to make use of this opportunity to obtain success.

The most important part was that he hadn't told Fang Feifei that the Zhu family was no longer a prosperous family. From start to end, Fang Feifei thought that Zhu Yanqiu was the young master of a wealthy family.

The young master of a wealthy family wanted to head to the battlefield to save the country, and it had also been partly because of her. This was enough to make a man seem amazing in a woman's heart.

To a certain extent, Zhu Yanqiu was simply a compulsive liar. He came up with all kinds of lies to get money from Zhu Suniang. He hide the fact that he already had a family, that he had a wife and a child, from Fang Feifei while dating her. And from start to finish, he didn't let anything slip.

Even now, Zhu Yanqiu was still hiding things from Fang Feifei.

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Chapter 1163: What a Shameless Woman!

Zhu Yanqiu was worried that Fang Feifei would leave him because of his family conditions, so he wanted to make great achievements on the battlefield. That way, even if Fang Feifei found out about the truth later, she wouldn't leave him that easily.

Zhu Yanqiu lied to two women at the same time. He deceived Zhu Suniang out of malice in order to get money from her. Meanwhile, he deceived Fang Feifei out of goodwill. He did everything he could to keep Fang Feifei by his side because he loved Fang Feifei.

However, currently he had no way to hold a gun since he had gotten injured on the first day that he stepped onto the battlefield. Furthermore, he had even been saved by Zhu Suniang, His feelings were extremely complicated.

He felt that the heavens really were unfair. He didn't have any areas in which he excelled but Zhu Suniang, that ignorant woman, had already become a military doctor.

Zhu Yanqiu was inwardly quite angry. Zhu Suniang was someone of the Zhu family. She had been raised by the Zhu family, yet she decided to rebel as soon as his parents passed away and stole all of the Zhu family's money. And now she was even flourishing in her career.

What a shameless woman!

Ning Shu was currently treating a soldier's wound when she felt a scorching gaze. She turned around and found that Zhu Yanqiu was currently glaring at her with a very resentful look, his eyes red.

Ning Shu scoffed, then continued with her work. Zhu Yanqiu was simply used to venting all his feelings on her.

More and more wounded soldiers were brought in, and the battle line was still receding nonstop. This showed that the frontline wasn't doing well. From the start, the enemy had strong firepower and their weapons were even stronger than theirs.

Ning Shu's simple operating room had also been moved back. As they were enacting the retreat, above them, the air force continued to shoot wildly.

This piece of land has also fallen into enemy hands. Even though they had already invested a lot of soldiers' lives, they still hadn't been able to stop the footsteps of the aggressors. Ning Shu suddenly felt that a single individual's strength seemed so miniscule. Even if she was a task-taker, she couldn't do anything in the face of the rolling wheel of history.

What Ning Shu wanted to do was simply to do her best to save as many people as she could. Every single person saved was one additional person. She didn't have the ability to define fate and change the entire war situation with a flip of her hand after all.

Ning Shu opened her chest and found that there weren't much medicinal powder left, but the number of wounded was only increasing. She became very worried. If things went on like this, sooner or later, she'd completely run out of medicinal powder.

She had to come up with a way to tell the higher ups about this. The higher ups kept saying that resources were tight, but if too many soldiers die, she as the military doctor would have to take responsibility.

Ning Shu had to worry about a lot of things every day. As long as a soldier's heart hadn't stopped beating, she had to do her all to save him.

She really wished that she had a helper. Right now, she was having to do everything, even all the trivial things.

Ning Shu reported this to Tang Zheng since he had said that she could go to him for anything. As long as it was something beneficial to the army, he would try his best to make it happen.

Ning Shu told Tang Zheng that she needed a helper to assist her in bandaging the wounds of the soldiers and soon Tang Zheng brought over a young girl. The girl looked young and seemed fifteen or sixteen at most. Her name was Xiao Tong.

Later, once Ning Shu got familiar with this young girl, she learned that this young girl had been raped by Japanese devils and there had even been more than one. However, fortunately, she had been rescued.

Ning Shu taught the young girl how to wrap gauze and taught her a lot of basic knowledge, so Xiao Tong usually called Ning Shu master.

When Ning Shu saw her like this, she decided to just teach her everything she knew. It was truly a time of great difficulty for the nation. Even if an individual's power was miniscule, accumulation of miniscule power would still become enormous.

Now that she had a helper, her work became much more relaxed. She left most of the trivial tasks for Xiao Tong to handle.

During this period of time, Fang Feifei had already gained a slight reputation as a war reporter. Many newspapers used her photos of the battlefield, but Zhu Yanqiu hadn't made any progress. Since he had been injured, he had to spend a long time recovering, so all he could do was watch Ning Shu busily work every day.

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Chapter 1164: A Little Helper

When he heard the people in the army address Ning Shu as Doctor Zhu and saw that they seemed to respect her, he felt like there were countless ants crawling in his heart.

He really wanted to tell these people that this woman wasn't a respectable person at all, that she was just someone who had been sold to be a servant ever since she had been a child.

Furthermore, from start to finish, this woman ignored him as if he was just air. She completely disregarded him. Fang Feifei was also busy every day with taking photos and only came to take care of him once the battle ended.

Whenever Zhu Yanqiu saw Ning Shu, he'd feel very uncomfortable, and whenever he saw Fang Feifei, he'd also feel uncomfortable, because Fang Feifei was now already ahead of him. He didn't have anything left anymore, so he was scared that Fang Feifei would leave him.

But his injury... Zhu Yanqiu pressed his lips together and resolved to head to the battlefield next time. If he kept squandering time like this, even Zhu Suniang would become more capable than him.

Fang Feifei returned while holding her camera. When she saw Zhu Yanqiu's gloomy expression, she asked, "Does your shoulder still hurt?"

Zhu Yanqiu hid his dark expression and reached out to wipe Fang Feifei's face since there was mud on her face. "It's good that you're ok, I'm always worried about you all the time."

"I'm fine," said Fang Feifei as she played with her camera. "I took a lot of photos again today. These photos are all evidence of the invaders invading our country."

Zhu Yanqiu smiled. "Feifei, you're amazing."

Fang Feifei smiled sweetly at Zhu Yanqiu, then glanced at Ning Shu who was busy with treating a soldier's wound. As she watched Ning Shu treat the wound while explaining the process to Xiao Tong with a stern expression, her gaze flickered.

Ning Shu basically had to work until midnight every day, and this was even with Xiao Tong's help. Xiao Tong was a quiet child. Perhaps it was because she had suffered a lot at a young age and it made her feel a little inferior. However, she was very energetic in doing work and often poured tea and water for Ning Shu.

Ning Shu had fasting pills so when she got really hungry, she would just take a fasting pill, hence she always gave Xiao Tong half of her food. Being a military doctor was very physical work. She wouldn't be able to hold up if she didn't have enough physical strength.

Ning Shu's actions practically angered Zhu Yanqiu to death. He was Zhu Suniang's husband! Even if he couldn't be said to be her husband, he was still her young master! Not only did she ignore him most of the time and didn't get him anything to eat, she treated an outsider better than him!?

Zhu Yanqiu wanted to explode at Ning Shu, but he had to take into consideration his health. He still needed her to treat his wound, and no matter who you offended, you shouldn't offend the doctor. After all, no one could guarantee that he wouldn't get injured on the battlefield.

When Ning Shu saw that Zhu Yanqiu was glaring at her with red eyes again, looking constipated, she was very speechless. She turned to Xiao Tong and said, "Go to sleep. There'll be even more to do tomorrow."

Xiao Tong nodded, then asked Ning Shu, "Master, want me to get you some water to wash up?"

Ning Shu waved dismissively. "Just go to sleep, there's no need to do these things."

In this kind of situation, who had the time to worry about whether they were clean were not? Ning Shu could even smell the sweat on her body, but she only needed to guarantee that her hands were clean. The rest could just be endured.

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Chapter 1165: Midnight Talk

Ning Shu was planning to rest after this busy day, but Fang Feifei walked over and said, "Doc... Doctor Zhu, I have something I want to talk to you about. Let's go outside and talk? "

Ning Shu refused. "I'm sorry, I'm very tired and would like to rest."

Every day was very tiring, of course she had to take advantage of this time to rest. Chat in the middle of the night? Ning Shu expressed that she didn't have the time.

Fang Feifei's facial color worsen a little and she said, "It won't take up much of your time. It would make it easier for everyone if we make things clear. I want to talk to you about Zhu Yanqiu."

Ning Shu rubbed her forehead as she got up from the wooden board and walked out of the tent with Fang Feifei.

It was already late in the night and the sky was filled with bright stars. There were footsteps nearby, clearly due to soldiers that were patrolling. Ning Shu didn't care that it was dirty and directly sat on the ground and propped her chin up as she asked, "What do you want to say?"

Fang Feifei sat down next to Ning Shu and directly said, "I won't give up Yanqiu. We have a common aspiration and are able to talk about anything. It's not easy to meet such a person in one's life. I know that Zhu Yanqiu was your husband before, but you two don't suit each other."

Ning Shu: ...

"So? What are you telling me this for?" Ning Shu looked at Fang Feifei. "No matter what, he's someone that already has a family with a wife and child. You intellectuals truly are funny. You say that you've accepted new ideas, that you want to have freedom in love, but it's nothing but illicit matchmakerless unions. You say people should have liberal lives, that as long as they were in love, they were justified, but this is simply the behavior of animals."

In this era, women had no protections. At the very least, in the ancient era, society attached great importance to marriage and placed marriage at the root of all rites. On the surface, there were still three reasons a wife could not be divorced.

Fang Feifei's facial color darkened slightly as she said, "What kind of outdated thinking is this? The times are different now. Everyone has the right to pursue their own happiness. Doctor Zhu, if you want to tie Zhu Yanqiu down with your child, know that it's impossible. Once the child grows up, he'll have his own life, but what about the parents? Could it be that they have to stay together just for the sake of the child? A person's life is very long, isn't spending decades with someone they don't like a waste of their own life? This is being irresponsible with one's own life. What meaning is there in spending a lifetime facing someone you can't communicate with and dislike? "

Ning Shu: ...

It made a lot of sense. Ning Shu found that she had no way to refute this, but the root of the problem was that Zhu Yanqiu didn't even acknowledge his wife and son. He only knew to exploit Zhu Suniang. Even if he wanted to separate from her, he should still compensate Zhu Suniang, otherwise everyone should give up dreaming of having a good life.

You two flirted sweetly and were lovey-dovey, then in the end made great accomplishments and stood at the top of the pyramid to enjoy people's reverence. Meanwhile, what did Zhu Suniang ever get for her sacrifices?

There was nothing in the world that a person justly deserved, so why did Zhu Yanqiu believe that it was only right for Zhu Suniang to sacrifice herself for him? He didn't even say a thank you and on top of that, he even looked down on Zhu Suniang.

Since that was the case, he should have just kept his belt tight back then.

Zhu Yanqiu was simply a willful young master.

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Chapter 1166: Illicit Matchmakerless Union

"So what are you telling me this for? You came to tell me that you two are getting together?" Ning Shu's face was expressionless and she yawned. "If this is the meaningless thing you want to say to me, then you're better off not saying it. I have no objections towards you two getting together or even getting married and having children. You can have Zhu Yanqiu."

Ning Shu got up and patted the dirt off her butt before walking past Fang Feifei. Fang Feifei turned and spoke towards Ning Shu's back. "Zhu Yanqiu isn't an object, he's a person. He has his own thoughts and feelings; he doesn't need your permission for anything."

Ning Shu shrugged without looking back and walked into the tent. When she saw that Xiao Tong hadn't gone to bed and was waiting for her, she said, "Go to sleep, otherwise your body won't be able to hold up."

Ning Shu lay down on the wooden board and fell asleep the moment she closed her eyes. She was actually quite speechless. They were still being conflicted over these things in this situation? It was a big question for people on the battlefield whether they would even be able to see the sun tomorrow. It was completely meaningless to be conflicted over matters of love.

Zhu Yanqiu woke up to see Ning Shu walk in from outside the tent and saw Fang Feifei come in after her. His heart jumped and he quickly asked Fang Feifei, "Feifei, did Zhu Suniang make things hard for you?"

Fang Feifei shook her head and said, "I finally see what kind of person Zhu Suniang is now. She's seriously old-fashioned in her thinking, it's no wonder you can't talk to her. She even said that we're an illicit matchmakerless union."

Zhu Yanqiu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don't worry about her. She's just a woman of the feudal era. You won't be able to get through to her, so talking to her is just a waste of energy. Feifei, I'm planning to head back to the battlefield."

"But your injury?" Fang Feifei looked at Zhu Yanqiu's shoulder and said, "Don't be in a rush, your health is more important. You should wait until you've recovered."

Zhu Yanqiu immediately said, "My wound's pretty much healed and I can't just stay like this without doing anything while wasting the food of the army."

Zhu Yanqiu was quite anxious. He couldn't keep dragging things on. The people who had come to the battlefield with him had already killed a lot of enemies, but he was simply lying here, more dead than alive.

Fang Feifei nodded. "As long as you know what you're doing. However, the battlefield is very dangerous so make sure to protect yourself."

The moment the battle resumed, Zhu Yanqiu dragged his battered body to the battlefield. He was now a bit impatient for instant success. Even Zhu Suniang, whom he had looked down on, had become a respected military doctor, yet he still had no achievements to his name. How was he supposed to talk about reviving the Zhu family and bringing Fang Feifei happiness this way?

A desire was pent up in his heart and he was determined to make great achievements. However, as he crawled along the trench and holding the gun in preparation to pull the trigger, he no longer felt no the ambition and only felt helplessness and fear.

Zhu Yanqiu didn't know what was wrong with his hand. Whenever he tried to pull the trigger, it always felt very weak. It'd tremble slightly and was a little stiff. It just wouldn't do what he wanted.

It felt like his finger couldn't react with fast precision.

In the face of this situation, Zhu Yanqiu, this grown man, nearly started crying. What was going on? What exactly was going on with his hand?

Ning Shu was busy treating new patients when she saw Zhu Yanqiu, who had just headed to the battlefield, get carried back on a stretcher. He hadn't been injured and had simply been knocked out by a shell explosion. However, the wound on his shoulder had been torn open again so his clothes were soaked with blood.

Ning Shu sprinkled some medicinal powder on Zhu Yanqiu's old wound. The sharp pain caused Zhu Yanqiu to wake up. He opened his eyes and the hazy face in front of him gradually became clear.

When he saw that it was Ning Shu, he abruptly reached out and grabbed her. His voice seemed to come out from the seams of his gritted teeth. It was gloomy and filled with anger. "You definitely did something to me, you definitely..."

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Chapter 1167: It's Clearly Your Brain

Zhu Yanqiu felt like he couldn't move his hands anymore. He was sure that Zhu Suniang must have done something to him while he was injured. If she didn't, why would his hand be so stiff and tremble so much?

"Zhu Suniang, you must take responsibility!" Zhu Yanqiu grabbed Ning Shu's arm tightly, refusing to let her go.

Ning Shu was puzzled and also irritated. "What do you think is wrong with your hand?

"Isn't your hand perfectly fine? Or is it a ghost that's grabbing my arm right now? It's not like it's broken or crippled, so what's with you? " Ning Shu peeled off Zhu Yanqiu's hand and headed back to work.

"I can't fire guns anymore," shouted Zhu Yanqiu towards Ning Shu. He lifted his hand. "You definitely did something to me!"

Ning Shu looked at him like he was a nutjob. "Zhu Yanqiu, are you ok? Your hands are perfectly fine, but you insist on saying that there's something wrong with them. It's not your hands that have a problem, it's clearly your brain."

Zhu Yanqiu's expression was very defeated as he lay there on the wooden board. "I can't think of anyone else who'd make me like this except for you."

"You're the one that has gun anxiety, but you're blaming it on me? Can you possibly be any more cowardly, Zhu Yanqiu?" Ning Shu's expression was filled with contempt. "It's enough that you can't support the family, but now you're even blaming such a thing on me? Does this make you look any more capable?"

He was blaming her for everything. There was no way she would take the blame for this openly.

"Shut up, Zhu Suniang! Shut up!" shouted Zhu Yanqiu, his expression sinister. He was worried Ning Shu would reveal their relationship. Everyone here already knew that he and Fang Feifei were a couple, that they were college lovers. If they found out about his relationship with Zhu Suniang, how was he supposed to continue staying here? Zhu Yanqiu hated getting involved with Zhu Suniang the most.

Ning Shu: Son of a bitch!

At this time, Fang Feifei walked in hurriedly to ask Zhu Yanqiu, "Yanqiu, are you alright?"

Zhu Yanqiu was very dispirited. He said to Fang Feifei, "Feifei, I can't shoot anymore. My hand can't shoot!"

Fang Feifei covered her mouth in shock, then hastily asked, "What happened? What's wrong with your hand? Why can't you shoot?"

"What exactly happened? Why won't you say something?" Fang Feifei was very worried about Zhu Yanqiu. Zhu Yanqiu turned to look towards Ning Shu, but Ning Shu simply spread her hands in a helpless gesture. "It's no use looking at me. What could I possibly do to you? Fang Feifei was also next to you while you were injured, so what could I do to you? Stop trying to blame it on me, I can't afford to be responsible."

Ning Shu then ignored the two of them and started working on treating the wounded. Xiao Tong helped out as she asked, "Master, are you ok?"

Ning Shu turned to find that Xiao Tong was looking at her worriedly, so she shook her head and said, "I'm fine, there's no point paying attention to those kinds of people."

Zhu Yanqiu didn't necessarily know that it was her doing. He was simply depressed and wanted to vent his anger on someone, and she just happened to be that someone.

Ning Shu inwardly laughed.

Compared with the busy Ning Shu, Zhu Yanqiu and Fang Feifei were conspicuously more worried. Fang Feifei even went to look for Ning Shu in private and ask if Ning Shu had any way to treat Zhu Yanqiu's hand.

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Chapter 1168: Assigned to Logistics

Ning Shu's lips twitched, then she said, "There's nothing wrong with his hand. He just has gun anxiety. It's the same as fear of heights, it's a psychological issue. It has nothing to do with his hand. I'm just a military doctor. I don't have such great ability as to be able to cure any illness."

Fang Feifei frowned as she asked, "Is there really no way? This is related to Yanqiu's future prospects. Besides, this is a time of national crisis, one more person is a bit more power. If Yanqiu can take up a gun to kill the enemies, he can help stop the steps of the aggressors. Doctor Zhu, I'll be shameless as to address you as big sister. At this kind of time, we should set aside our personal grudges. In front of the big picture, during this time of crisis for the nation, all personal grudges can be set aside. "

Ning Shu: ...

Ning Shu was very annoyed with how Fang Feifei was always asking things of her while standing at the great peaks of morality, as if since she had been educated, everyone else was completely ignorant. After going on for so long, wasn't she just asking her to treat Zhu Yanqiu's hand? If it had been anyone else, Fang Feifei definitely wouldn't have cared. There were so many people in the army, whether Zhu Yanqiu was there or not didn't change things.

Ning Shu said lightly, "How do I need to put things so that you understand? I already told you that his hand is fine. The problem is with his mentality. He has gun anxiety and is scared. This isn't something that can be treated. Rather than ask something impossible of me, you'd be better off convincing Zhu Yanqiu to overcome his psychological obstacle. If he doesn't, he won't be able to hold a gun in this lifetime."

Fang Feifei frowned. However, since the other party had already put things this way, she couldn't really say any more.

However, Zhu Yanqiu didn't believe that he had any psychological obstacles. He didn't have gun anxiety, but his fingers- Whenever he had to do fine movements or things that needed a high degree of concentration, his hands would become stiff.

The soldiers around him all said that he was suffering from gun anxiety. Even Fang Feifei said that he was suffering from gun anxiety. Zhu Yanqiu wouldn't believe it. He insisted on picking up a gun and seeing things for himself, but the result was the same.

Zhu Yanqiu was naturally not allowed to head to the battlefield anymore in his current condition. Not only was his own safety not guaranteed, there was a chance that he would implicate other people. The higher ups assigned him to handle logistics and so he became a cook.

The job of a cook was much safer than fighting the enemies on the front line, but Zhu Yanqiu couldn't accept it. He was a college student who had received the new education, but now he had to work as a cook. He really couldn't accept it. All occupations in the world are of low rank, the only noble pursuit was studies. He was an intellectual and a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen.

He would rather crouch in the trenches and risk dying during a battle, to give his life on the battlefield, than to stay in the back kitchen with a ladle surrounded by heavy smoke.

What prospects were there in being a cook? What he wanted was honor and glory.

When Ning Shu saw Zhu Yanqiu wearing an apron and delivering food with a dark expression, she inwardly almost died from laughing. Her expression on the surface didn't change, but Zhu Yanqiu gave her very little food, obviously in revenge.

Zhu Yanqiu sneered at Ning Shu, and then left triumphantly.

Ning Shu curled her lips in disdain.

"Master, why don't you have mine?" Xiao Tong offered her share to Ning Shu, but Ning Shu waved dismissively. "You have it, no need to give it to me. I have enough."

Ning Shu ate the pickled vegetables and steamed corn buns while inwardly sighing at the huge disparity between people. Zhu Yanqiu had fried an egg for Fang Feifei and came up with all sorts of ways to get Fang Feifei a sumptuous meal. However, when it came to her, he even decreased her rations.

" Doctor Zhu, I'd like to talk to you." Fang Feifei walked into the tent and spoke to Ning Shu. Her tone wasn't very good.

At this time, the sharp whistle of a bomb dropping filled the air. Ning Shu immediately shouted, "Get down!"

And then she pulled Xiao Tong down.

Fang Feifei had also immediately dropped to the ground the moment Ning Shu shouted 'Get down.' As a war reporter who took photos on the battlefield every day, she had to be able to protect herself.

Boom!

The bomb hit the ground. Even though Ning Shu had covered her ears, she still instantly felt like she had gone deaf. The huge sound wave jolted her so badly that her heart hurt.

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Chapter 1169: Letter to Siyuan

More shells fell, one after another, and the ground shook violently. The simple tent was overturned by the huge heat wave and some of the wounded in the tent were directly killed by the shells that fell nearby. Ning Shu looked up at the wounded who were killed. These were all people she had spent a lot of effort to save. In the end, with one bomb, all her efforts ended up being in vain.

The aircraft circled for a while, then flew off with a roar.

Although air bombs weren't very accurate, it was able to damage buildings and targets. Furthermore, the thermal radiation and other radiation that was emitted were also damaging to the human body.

Ning Shu shook her head. She could feel her ears buzzing and couldn't really hear what people around her were saying very clearly. This symptom would persist for a while.

The tent was broken and many of the wounded had gotten even more injured.

Tang Zheng came with a group of soldiers to check the situation. When he saw Ning Shu, he asked, "Doctor Zhu, are you alright?"

Ning Shu couldn't really hear him, so she dug at her ears as she said, "Some of the wounded are already stable so you should send them back. It's too dangerous here."

"Alright. The commander is looking for you. It's about time to change his bandages," said Tang Zheng to Ning Shu loudly.

Ning Shu could just barely hear. She signaled that she got it and that she was going to deal with the wounds of the people that had been injured by the bomb first.

"Fang Feifei, Feifei!" Zhu Yanqiu hurriedly ran over. When he found that Fang Feifei sitting on the ground, he hurriedly helped her up and asked, "Feifei, are you ok?"

Fang Feifei was a little stunned. When she saw Zhu Yanqiu, her eyes reddened. She couldn't help but hug Zhu Yanqiu and start crying. Zhu Yanqiu comforted her, saying, "It's ok, it's ok."

Tang Zheng was commanding the soldiers to carry the wounded away and prepare to send them back. Ning Shu's eyes whirled, then she asked, "Are you guys going back to Shanghai? I want to write a letter, can you help me deliver it?"

Tang Zheng nodded. "Sure."

Ning Shu quickly finished her current work, then it got a little awkward. She didn't have writing paper or a pen. Tang Zheng gave Ning Shu a pen and got paper from the guard nearby.

"Thank you, Officer Tang." Ning Shu took the paper, wiped the dust off the wooden board, set the paper on the board, then started thinking about how to write to Zhu Siyuan.

Eventually, she decided to just explain her work in the letter. She said that she was very busy and saved a lot of people. She wrote about the suffering that these soldiers faced and that they were all protecting their families and their country. Finally, she told Zhu Siyuan not to worry about her.

Once she finished writing this letter, she suddenly fell as though everything had been a lifetime ago. After coming to the front line, she worked on saving people all day long. She'd start treating people the moment she woke up. There was no sense of time. She didn't even know what day, what month it was now, and she also didn't know how Zhu Siyuan was doing.

After giving the letter to Tang Zheng, Ning Shu said, "I'll have to trouble you, Officer Tang."

After Tang Zheng put the letter away, Ning Shu asked, "The application for medical resources still hasn't gone through yet? I won't be able to hold out for much longer. Why don't you get me some traditional Chinese medicine? I'll make the medicine myself. "

There was no powder left in Ning Shu's medicine chest. If It weren't for the hemostasis powder, a portion of the wounded would've directly died due to excessive blood loss before they even had a chance to be treated. In this age when blood transfusion wasn't possible and the conditions for blood transfusion weren't fulfilled, if the bleeding couldn't be stopped, there was nothing to do but wait for death.

Ning Shu didn't wait for Tang Zheng's answer and directly grabbed paper from the guard's hand to write down the names of the traditional Chinese medicinal ingredients. She said, "These are the ingredients I need. This powder can staunch bleeding. There's no medicine right now so I won't be able to save anyone."

Tang Zheng had no choice but to nod. He had Ning Shu go change the commander's bandages, then he headed off to work.

"Zhu Suniang, you sure have ability. You even hooked up with a higher up? How did I never notice before that you had this ability?" When Zhu Yanqiu saw Ning Shu talking to Tang Zheng, his heart started burning. He was still just a nameless subordinate, but Zhu Suniang could actually talk to Tang Zheng.

#comment: Actually, Siyuan's name can be roughly translated as 'longing' 'far'.

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Chapter 1170: Did You Eat Shit?

Who was Tang Zheng? He was the man right next to the commander-in-chief of the army.

Ning Shu turned around to see that Zhu Yanqiu was supporting Fang Feifei while looking at her with disdain. His tone was like he had drunk two bottles of vinegar, it was extremely sour.

When Zhu Yanqiu saw Ning Shu staring at him, he said sarcastically, "As a military doctor, you even have this ability to seduce all sorts of men? Where are your virtues as a married woman?"

Zhu Yanqiu simply couldn't take the fact that the woman he looked down on was doing better than him. Even if this person who once didn't know anything had taken on a new lease of life, it still couldn't change the reality of her humble past. She was simply someone who had been sold as a servant.

At this time, Zhu Yanqiu had completely forgotten that he had accepted the new school of thought. All equality, freedom, and universal fraternity were just nonsense

Ning Shu looked at Zhu Yanqiu coldly, "Did you eat shit, for you to be spraying shit all over the place?"

"I don't have virtues as a married woman? Then why don't you tell me who my husband is?" Ning Shu looked at Zhu Yanqiu contemptuously. "If you're so capable, why don't you say who my husband is?"

"You..." Zhu Yanqiu looked around, but in the end, didn't dare to reveal his relationship with Ning Shu.

Pfff. Look at how cowardly and incompetent he was. He seriously had no guts!

Zhu Yanqiu was furious when Ning Shu looked at him with contempt, but he gritted his teeth and didn't speak.

Ning Shu didn't want to bother with Zhu Yanqiu anymore. After dealing with the wounded, she exhorted Xiao Tong a little, then put the medicine chest on her back and headed off to change the commander's bandages.

Ning Shu felt that the commander of this army was pretty amazing. He was only in his thirties, yet he was able to lead an army to fight against the enemy. At the very least, Zhu Yanqiu hadn't had such achievements at this age.

Perhaps this commander had someone backing him or had some sort of impressive background. Ning Shu walked into the room with the medicine chest on her back and saw that the commander was currently looking at a map. His facial color wasn't good. The paleness due to illness was very conspicuous.

Ning Shu saluted the commander, "Commander."

The commander said, "I heard Tang Zheng say that you were the one who saved me?"

Ning Shu nodded. She had saved him.

Ning Shu had him take off his clothes, then she undid the gauze, treated the wound's festering before bandaging it again. Afterwards, she put away the gauze that was stained with blood to bring it back.

"This kind of gauze can still be used?" The commander saw Ning Shu putting away the gauze, so he spoke to ask this.

"Of course, after it's washed and dried in the sun, it can still be used. There's not enough of these things so there's no choice but to reuse them," said Ning Shu. Since they lacked resources, there was no choice but to come up with as many methods as possible. Wounds couldn't be treated without gauze after all.

The commander sighed. "You're quite good. Although you're a woman, I heard Tang Zheng say that you had saved a lot of people. Once the battle is over, I'll award you a military merit citation of third-class."

"Thank you, Commander!" Ning Shu immediately saluted. She could accept this honor with full peace of mind since she deserved this. With this military merit citation, hopefully Zhu Suniang would be able to live a better life.

Ning Shu didn't know how long she'd be able to stay in this world and Zhu Suniang's personality was slightly cowardly, so she didn't know if she'd be able to become a qualified military doctor.

It wasn't that hard to be strong and live for yourself. Even if it was just for Zhu Siyuan, Zhu Suniang should become braver and become a mother that Zhu Siyuan could be proud of. Right now, Zhu Siyuan was very proud of his mother.

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?Chapter 1171: Ownership Rights of the Prescription

A few days later, Tang Zheng came by to give Ning Shu a letter along with some Chinese herbal medicine ingredients. Ning Shu opened the letter. It was a letter from Zhu Siyuan. The letter was filled with worry for Ning Shu and also great pride. He said he had shown the letter to his teacher and classmates, and they had all praised his mother, saying that she was a great hero.

At the end, he told Ning Shu to make sure to protect herself properly and said that he'll grow up as soon as possible so that he can head to the battlefield to fight against the Japanese devils.

When Ning Shu saw this letter, she felt that Zhu Siyuan had grown up a lot.

She put away the letter and started dealing with the medicinal herbs while teaching Xiao Tong the process. As of now, the two of them had an additional task, which was to deal with these herbs. This meant they had even less time to sleep.

Ning Shu always had Xiao Tong go rest. She had practiced the Unsurpassable Martial Arts, so her body could still hold up. However, a little girl like Xiao Tong wouldn't be able to hold up.

Fortunately, with the help of these traditional Chinese medicines, the treatment process also became significantly easier.

Tang Zheng came to find Ning Shu and said that he was interested in her prescriptions. He wanted to mass-produce them. It was only after he headed back this time that he discovered that the armies on other fronts had suffered heavy losses. Many wounded had died before they could even be treated. Although the lives of people in troubled times were of little value, the death tolls were still very astonishing. There were too many dead soldiers, it was a severe blow to the morale of the whole country.

Tang Zheng had noticed for quite a while that the powder used by this military doctor seemed to be very effective. During this time when the fast-acting western medicine was in short supply, being able to use traditional Chinese medicine that was passed down by their ancestors was a very good alternative, especially since traditional Chinese medicine ingredients were widely available.

A lot of thoughts flashed through Ning Shu's mind, then she asked, "Whose idea was this?"

"I reported this to the commander and the commander said that if you offered up this prescription, you'll be granted a second-class merit." Tang Zheng looked at Ning Shu. "You have more merit citations than a company commander now."

Exchanging a prescription for a second-class military merit citation was a pretty good deal, but Ning Shu had another idea in mind. She said to Tang Zheng, "Alright, but I have another condition, which is, I want to apply for a patent for this prescription. This prescription must belong to me, Zhu Suniang. Other people cannot use it illegitimately."

This prescription wasn't anything that special, especially in the present situation. Putting it out wasn't much of an issue, but there needed to be a name. Applying for a patent would allow Zhu Suniang to be known and once they reached a peaceful era again, the patent would equal money.

"A patent?" Tang Zheng didn't quite understand, Ning Shu explained, "It means that this will belong only to me. Although I've offered this up, I still possess ownership rights of the prescription."

Tang Zheng thought about it for a moment, then scrutinized Ning Shu's face. "Then that's the same as you didn't offer up your prescription."

"Officer Tang, everyone likes fame. I'll offer up the prescription, but this prescription will still belong to me nominally. However, in reality, won't you guys still have the final say?" said Ning Shu with a smile.

Tang Zheng shook his head. "I'll have to report this to the commander."

Ning Shu nodded.

"Master, the commander's going to award you a second-class military merit citation?" Xiao Tong looked at Ning Shu with admiration and reverence. "Master, you're amazing!"

Ning Shu grinned. It was still an open question whether or not it'd succeed though. Ning Shu looked at Xiao Tong as she said, "You can also become a military doctor in the future."

Xiao Tong's face was red, but then she seemed to recall something and her expression dimmed. Ning Shu knew that she had recalled her traumatic past.

"You'll definitely be able to become a good military doctor." Ning Shu told Xiao Tong about her past, saying that she had been abandoned by her husband and had to raise her child on her own. For the sake of survival, she had participated in the military doctor training.

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Chapter 1172: Too Conventional, Too Vulgar

After Xiao Tong heard Ning Shu's story, she asked with wide eyes, "What about the father of the child?"

"Didn't I tell you that he abandoned his wife and child? It's no big deal," said Ning Shu, unconcerned.

"Master, you're really open-minded." Xiao Tong felt a lot closer to Ning Shu since they were both women who had been hurt before.

What was the point of lingering on these kinds of things? No matter the predicament, there was always a way to strike back. Even if all that was ahead was death, at least die meaningfully. If you were going to die, you should at least drag someone else down as a cushion.

My life is so fr*cking tragic, so those who hurt me must end up even more tragic.

Tang Zheng came and told Ning Shu that the commander had agreed to her condition. He wanted to arrange a time to personally present the medal to her.

Ning Shu was relieved. At the very least, this way she had won her rights and even if the higher ups wanted to steal it, she wouldn't end up in a helpless situation. This situation was the best outcome.

The commander dragged his injured body over to put the medal on Ning Shu. He also gave her a formal statement that said that this powder still remained under her name.

Ning Shu looked at the statement, then quickly glanced at the commander's face. She suddenly felt that something wasn't right. The commander was only doing this in order to repay her for saving his life. If she really accepted this, then his favor would count as repaid.

Human relationship was based on reciprocity. No matter what you owe, you shouldn't owe a favor. If this man doesn't die, he'll definitely become a person of very high-rank. Having someone like this owe her a favor was worth way more than any patent.

Besides, she had to consider Zhu Siyuan. Knowing a person like this would also be very beneficial for Zhu Siyuan's future. This was something that no amount of money could buy.

Furthermore, after she left, this person would likely look after Zhu Suniang a little.

Ning Shu tore up the statement and handed over the prescription that she had written with a military salute. "I am a citizen of this country and the formula of this powder is really nothing much. If this powder can save even more soldiers, it also counts as my merit and virtue. Things like having a statement of ownership is too conventional, it's way too vulgar."

The commander lifted his eyebrows and glanced at Ning Shu. At last, he laughed, then took the prescription and left. Tang Zheng paused for a moment and said to Ning Shu, "You made the right choice."

Ning Shu wiped at the cold sweat on her forehead. She had almost been blinded by money. It was a good thing to have someone who could protect Zhu Suniang and her child in this era of troubled times.

Zhu Yanqiu, who was working on lighting a fire, heard that Ning Shu had awarded a second-class military merit citation and his eyes went completely red. This was impossible! How could that woman get a second-class military merit citation? How did she obtain it?

Zhu Yanqiu threw aside the firewood he was holding and went to find Ning Shu. He immediately demanded, "How could you possibly have obtained a second-class military merit citation? How did you get it? Did you do something dirty!?"

Ning Shu took off her gloves and flung a slap at Zhu Yanqiu's face. The slap forced Zhu Yanqiu's face to the side and was so powerful that he staggered a bit before he recovered his balance.

Ning Shu said coldly, "What did you say just now? Try saying it again?"

Zhu Yanqiu had been slapped so hard that he was seeing stars and his brain felt dizzy. When he heard what Ning Shu said, he reflexively shouted, "You shameless bitch! Moral-less married wretch! What dirty things have you done!?"

Zhu Yanqiu just couldn't accept the fact that this woman had gained military merit citations. What right did she have!?

Ning Shu slapped Zhu Yanqiu's face again. Half of his face started swelling up from the slaps, making a sharp contrast with his other half.

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Chapter 1173: Being Too Much?

Zhu Yanqiu's head was ringing due to Ning Shu's two hard slaps. He fell to the ground and kept shaking his head. His face was burning. He looked at Ning Shu incredulously. "You actually dared to hit me?"

"If you keep slandering me, not only will I beat you, I'll beat you to death," said Ning Shu coldly. He was this kind of person, but Zhu Suniang still couldn't bear to kill him.

No amount of knowledge could change a person's malicious heart. Zhu Yanqiu was simply a beast dressed in good-looking human skin.

Zhu Yanqiu was so angry that he was shaking all over. "Zhu Suniang, you're way too arrogant."

Ning Shu rolled her eyes and ignored him. Zhu Yanqiu should give up dreaming of being able to rise to power. He should just be a cook his entire life.

Zhu Yanqiu said in a low voice filled with hatred, "Zhu Suniang, are you trying to kill your husband?"

"If you're a man, then speak up. What are you speaking so quietly for?" Ning Shu scoffed. He was trying to use his identity as her husband in name to keep her under control, but he didn't dare to reveal the relationship between them. He was seriously unbelievable.

It was seriously the first time Ning Shu had seen someone as exotic as Zhu Yanqiu. He was useless, but still cared about his reputation and wanted others to worship him like he was their ancestor.

I'll fr*cking just send you to heaven with a tank of gas!

Zhu Yanqiu was infuriated when he saw Ning Shu's unbridled manner, but all he could do was turn and leave.

To Ning Shu, Zhu Yanqiu was just a jumping clown who could only find a sense of existence by bullying weak people. He only knew to bully Zhu Suniang.

Even though her status was different now, he still possessed baffling confidence when he faced her.

Zhu Yanqiu couldn't accept being beaten by Ning Shu so he started going around saying that Zhu Suniang was just a servant, that she had been sold as a servant to a large family by her parents. He said that she had only become a military doctor because she had encountered some sort of unexpected fortune. He also said that the second-class merit she obtained was questionable. What right did a woman have to obtain a second-class military merit citation?

When Ning Shu heard these rumors, she smacked her lips and patted her heart. See? This was your husband, this narrow-minded and malicious man. He was going around like a middle-aged busybody badmouthing people.

She had obtained success, but Zhu Yanqiu didn't feel happy and on the contrary, maliciously spread rumors while secretly envying her.

With this kind of person, the more you did for them, the more they'd simply feel that it was only natural for you to do things for them.

Ning Shu cracked her knuckles, then beat Zhu Yanqiu up. She told him straightforwardly that if she heard such things again, she'd beat him up every single time she saw him.

Zhu Yanqiu had simply been asking for a beating.

Fang Feifei had come to find Zhu Yanqiu only to find that he had been beaten up by Ning Shu so badly that he didn't even have the strength to fight back. After Ning Shu shoulder-throwed him, he fell to the ground and couldn't get back up. Fang Feifei frowned as she said to Ning Shu in a displeased tone, "Doctor Zhu, aren't you being too much?"

Ning Shu scoffed. "I'm being too much? It should be what your boyfriend's done that's being too much. If you guys want to be together, then don't provoke me. In the past, this man lived off of my money. While you guys were dating, all the money he spent was my hard-earned money made from selling tofu. He probably didn't tell you about these things, right?"

Fang Feifei was stunned, then she said, "With Yanqiu's family background, why would he need the money you earned from selling tofu?"

"Haha, the Zhu family was a large family, but that was already something of many years ago. The Zhu family had fallen a long time ago, they even sold their manor. And then the family..."

"Zhu Suniang, shut up! Shut up..." Zhu Yanqiu hastily interrupted Ning Shu's words in a panic, then he said maliciously, "You stole all of the Zhu family's money, you damned traitorous wretch."

Ning Shu: _

Chapter 1174: Not a Heart-to-Heart Chat

Ning Shu sneered. "At that time, all the money in the family was given to you so that you could pursue your studies. You said that you would revitalize the Zhu family by getting an education, but once you left, it was for an entire four years. All your tuition and expenses were paid by the money I worked hard to earn by selling tofu.

"You didn't even go home when your mother died."

Fang Feifei stared at Zhu Yanqiu in shock. "Is this true?"

"Feifei, don't listen her lies." Zhu Yanqiu grabbed Fang Feifei's arm in alarm, but Fang Feifei shook off his hand.

Fang Feifei staggered backwards. Her tone contained traces of tears. "You've lied to me again and again. I thought that you finally told me the truth last time, but unexpectedly you were still hiding something from me. Zhu Yanqiu, I've truly wasted my time worrying about you. I even came to the battlefield with you! I never thought that you were still hiding things from me. Is it that fun to trick me like this? You feel like I'm really stupid, is that it?"

Fang Feifei saw that Zhu Yanqiu was covered in ash from head to toe. He was completely different from the past Zhu Yanqiu who had always been dressed smartly. Furthermore, his rich young master aura was now gone, so he seemed like an unbearable sight.

Fang Feifei turned and ran. Zhu Yanqiu said fiercely to Ning Shu, "Zhu Suniang, you're sure malicious." Then he went to chase after Fang Feifei.

Ning Shu dusted off her hands. Good riddance. Remember to pay attention to the sky while running, an enemy air strike could occur at any moment after all.

She didn't have the free time to pay attention to these two's disputes over love and hate, she was very busy. Time was life. Saving someone was a race against time.

Ning Shu originally thought that the two would break up, but at night, Fang Feifei came to find her again.

And it was even during the middle of the night. She probably knew that Ning Shu was only free when it was this late at night.

When Fang Feifei saw that Ning Shu was starting to put things away, she called out to her with a complicated expression, "Doctor Zhu, I'd like to talk to you."

"About what? What's there to talk about? We're not really close friends so it's not like we can have heart-to-heart chats. Seriously, my husband's already together with you. Could it be that you want to have a heart-to-heart chat with me again about your belief in pursuing happiness? I don't want to hear it."

Ning Shu lay down on the board, prepared to go to sleep. She didn't want to get involved in these two's affairs. Whether they were going to go to heaven or down to hell or whatnot, she had no interest in it.

Fang Feifei pressed her lips together, then said, "I never wanted to hurt anyone, but while I was unaware of the situation, the one I fell in love with happened to be your husband."

Ning Shu: _

"Let's talk outside. Let's talk about Zhu Yanqiu," said Fang Feifei. "It's not a solution for the three of us to be tangled up like this and keep hurting each other. All things eventually need to be resolved."

Ning Shu said indifferently, "If you have something to say, say it here. There are a lot of mosquitoes outside and I'm too tired to move."

Fang Feifei had no choice, so after a moment of hesitation, she said, "I know you have a way to cure Zhu Yanqiu's injury. I heard that you handed over a prescription and got a second-class military merit citation."

Ning Shu extended her hand and waved it, saying, "Firstly, I don't know how to treat Zhu Yanqiu. He simply has gun anxiety. As long as he doesn't touch a gun and aside from some delicate work, he's completely fine. Secondly, my military merit citation's the result of my efforts in saving people and treating wounded soldiers. It's rightfully mine."

"Could it be that you can bear to see Zhu Yanqiu continue hovering around the boiler?" said Fang Feifei weakly. "Yanqiu is educated, he shouldn't be buried like this. I know you resent us, but in the current situation, each additional person leads to more power to fight against the enemy."

Ning Shu said with a grin, "Who says that Zhu Yanqiu will be buried? Didn't you say that each additional person leads to more power to fight against the enemy? No matter what the position, regardless of whether they're logistics workers or soldiers, in this army, they're all a part of the power that fights against the enemy. Since they're all fighting against the enemy, why nitpick so much?"

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Chapter 1175: Another Tragic and Inspiring Love Song

Ning Shu just couldn't understand. What obligation did she have to treat Zhu Yanqiu? Fang Feifei was always standing on the side of righteousness, at the peak of morality, while asking her to treat Zhu Yanqiu's hand.

Fang Feifei made it seem like she'd be a sinner to the nation, to the country, if she didn't treat Zhu Yanqiu's hand. Fang Feifei always made things sound like it was for righteousness and for the greater good, but it was basically blackmailing someone with ethics.

She refused to treat Zhu Yanqiu's hand. Could it be that she should cure him in order to wait to be abandoned?

Ning Shu said lightly, "Zhu Yanqiu's hand is perfectly fine, he just has gun anxiety. It's not an issue with his hand so I can't treat it. I'm just a military doctor, not a godly doctor. It's not like I can solve any problem."

Fang Feifei sighed and looked at Ning Shu as she said, "I know that you don't like this, but at this kind of time, you should set these issues of love and hate aside. Worked hard to survive and stop the invaders, then perhaps, perhaps Zhu Yanqiu will return to your side."

Ning Shu: ( )

Ning Shu expressed that she had suffered a fright. Zhu Yanqiu would return to her side? Ha. Ha. Ha.

Maybe these two might break up. They'd break up because of external circumstances and Zhu Yanqiu would return to Zhu Suniang's side like a prodigal son. However, he'd still love Fang Feifei in his heart. Zhu Suniang would still fricking be pitiful, forced to stay true to a body without heart.

After the baptism of gunfire, the love between Zhu Yanqiu and Fang Feifei would become even more pure. They'd love each other in their hearts. Perhaps once they were old and white-haired, they'd meet again. They'd simply stand face to face and gaze into each other's eyes. It would be another tragic and inspiring love song of the era.

Even if they didn't end up together, it didn't mean that there was no love between them.

"So, Doctor Zhu, I'm requesting that you cure Zhu Yanqiu's hand. He should be heading to the battlefield to kill the enemy instead of working in logistics," said Fang Feifei in a sincere tone.

Ning Shu scoffed. "Didn't you intellectuals accept the new school of thought? They say that all life is equal and free. Regardless of whether they're soldiers or logisticians, they're all contributing to the resistance against aggression. There's no distinction between status, it's simply a different division of labor. Isn't that the idea you guys advocate? Zhu Yanqiu simply has gun anxiety. Staying in the logistics division is the safest and he can still contribute to the entire army. Could it be that, Miss Fang, you looked down on the logistics staff?"

After all she said about equality, freedom, and universal fraternity, wasn't she still dividing people into different tiers of status in her heart? She used this kind of flag to achieve her goals: certain things should be done openly such as freedom in love and opposition to arranged marriage. She gave it the glorified name of emancipating the mind, emancipating humanity. If you didn't agree or objected, then you were old-fashioned, inflexible, and an antique of the feudal era.

Being able to actually frame abandoning one's wife and child as pursuing happiness was truly quite extraordinary.

Fang Feifei was stunned by Ning Shu's words. She pressed her lips together, then said, "I'm not looking down on the logistics staff. Zhu Yanqiu is a college student, his talent shouldn't be wasted. He's having to work around the boiler all day. This isn't a question of whether I'm looking down on positions or not."

Ning Shu looked at Fang Feifei with a confused expression. "What talent? On the battlefield, everyone just kills enemies with guns. What use is his belly full of Western ideas? So what if he has talent? Could it be that he's going to recite love poems to the enemy?"

Zhu Yanqiu wasn't even a graduate of the military academy. Seriously speaking, he was just a weak, flimsy student, yet she was still talking about talent!?

Fang Feifei's face darkened, then she said helplessly, "You simply resent Zhu Yanqiu and me, but this is related to Zhu Yanqiu's future. So I'm beseeching you, please, can you treat Zhu Yanqiu?"

Ning Shu: _

"I told you, I don't know how to treat him, and I don't even know what's wrong with him." Ning Shu stood up and patted the dust off her butt.

"I'm really tired, so I'm going to sleep. In the future, stop trying to talk to me about every little thing, I'm really busy. Time is life, you understand? I don't want to deal with whatever's between you and Zhu Yanqiu. Zhu Yanqiu didn't want to be with me. Could it be that I want to be with Zhu Yanqiu? He's nothing but a man who's abandoned his wife and child."

"And Miss Fang, after stealing someone else's husband, it's best to have a bit of shame. You have no right to ask me to do anything, let hover around in front of me." Ning Shu scoffed, then turned and headed into the tent to rest.

What equality? She was always asking things of her while standing on high moral ground. Putting it more nastily, they were pretty much a team of a male bandit and a female prostitute.

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Chapter 1176: Didn't Go to School Just to...

Fang Feifei sighed as she gazed at Ning Shu's back. She hadn't wanted to hurt anyone. She had also been kept in the dark and hadn't known anything. She seemed to have been a blessed woman, but in the end, wasn't she just like Zhu Suniang?

Fang Feifei went to find Zhu Yanqiu. Zhu Yanqiu had been waiting for her. The moment he saw her, he hurriedly went up and asked, "Feifei, what did Zhu Suniang say?"

Fang Feifei shook her head. "Zhu Suniang still said that she doesn't know how to treat this. I need to head back." She then turned and left.

When Zhu Yanqiu saw Fang Feifei's cold attitude, he was a little flustered. He hastily took her hand and said, "Feifei, are you angry with me?"

Fang Feifei looked up at Zhu Yanqiu. "You've lied to me again and again. You never tell me the truth. You have a wife and child, yet I hadn't known anything about it. You said that your mother handled your family business, but your family had fallen a long time ago. There are no truths in your words, and I even had to find out about these things from Zhu Suniang."

Did he think she wasn't angry after being insulted by Zhu Suniang like that just now? She was very angry, but it felt like she couldn't explain herself. She had become a person who ruined another person's family, so she couldn't even refute when people shouted at her while pointing their finger right at her nose.

She, Fang Feifei, had her own pride. There was no way she would share a man with another woman. She didn't do all that studying just to become someone's mistress.

"Feifei, I never wanted to lie to you. I just loved you too much and was afraid that you'd leave me. The Zhu family had fallen after my father died. The reason I didn't dare to tell you was because I was afraid you'd leave me because of my family circumstances.

"I'll definitely make achievements on the battlefield and give you the greatest honor and glory," said Zhu Yanqiu hurriedly.

Fang Feifei pulled off Zhu Yanqiu's hand. "We've already known each other for this long, how could it be possible for you not to know what kind of person I am? I don't care about your family circumstances. The biggest insult to me was that you didn't tell me anything and had deceived me."

"We both need some time to calm down, so let's just leave things at this for now. Right now, the most important thing is to survive on this battlefield. I don't want to talk about these issues of feelings anymore."

Zhu Yanqiu's expression instantly collapsed and he said in a tone of pain, "Feifei, I can't live without you. Please don't do this."

Fang Feifei shook her head, then turned and walked away without looking back. Her figure soon disappeared into the darkness.

Zhu Yanqiu fell to the ground in despair, yanking at his hair and hammering his head with his fists.

It felt like his heart was being torn. What dealt Zhu Yanqiu the greatest amount of injury was to lose Fang Feifei. He had never loved a person this much before.

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Chapter 1177: Seemed to Look Down on Him?

There were too many things in Zhu Yanqiu's heart. There were his future prospects, his destiny, his ambition, and now Fang Feifei seemed to want to break up with him. On top of that, Zhu Suniang seemed to look down on him.

It caused Zhu Yanqiu to feel an unprecedented sensation of loss and helplessness. It was so painful that he wished he could die.

Every day, he woke up only to cook and to cook. He was the young master of a wealthy family, but now he was around the boiler all day, surrounded by flames and smoke.

These kinds of days were so painful for him that he felt like falling apart. He inwardly vowed that no matter what, he had to get on the battlefield. He must get onto the battlefield!

The only way to solve this current dilemma was to head to the battlefield, but his hand...

When it came time for meals, Ning Shu saw that Zhu Yanqiu's eyes were red. His eyelids were swollen, so it seemed that he had cried.

These two couldn't have broken up, right?

Zhu Yanqiu noticed Ning Shu looking at him, so he shot her a glare. He didn't even want to talk to her and simply turned and left.

Ning Shu took in Zhu Yanqiu's manner of having misstepped in life, no, the pained look of having misstepped in love. There was probably now an issue in their relationship.

It must be known that in the original storyline, Fang Feifei hadn't found out about the truth until Zhu Yanqiu obtained success and fame. Zhu Yanqiu had been very skilled in keeping it secret.

Fang Feifei knew about Zhu Suniang's existence, but she believed what Zhu Yanqiu said and had believed that she was his sister. Later, when she found out about the truth, she immediately wanted to leave Zhu Yanqiu.

However, by then, Zhu Yanqiu was wearing a military uniform with a row of medals hanging on his chest. He had directly fallen to a half kneel on the ground to ask for her forgiveness. A powerful and influential man was kneeling in front of her, any woman would feel their heart tremble.

Furthermore, during those days on the battlefield, they had supported each other greatly, which deepened their feelings. Fang Feifei did truly love Zhu Yanqiu. In addition, at that time, Zhu Suniang was already bedridden with illness and near death, so Fang Feifei had accepted Zhu Yanqiu's apology.

However, the current Zhu Yanqiu hadn't obtained success yet. He was covered with ash from head to toe and completely different from the radiant young master he used to be. He had lost his aura of being a wealthy young master, and so his aura was a lot dimmer.

He hadn't killed a single enemy since arriving on the battlefield and had become a logistician who didn't have much chance of making a significant contribution. That, coupled with the early outbreak of this emotional conflict, made it possible that their feelings would come to a premature end.

On top of that, Fang Feifei now had a bit of fame as a war reporter, so there was quite a big gap between the two. When the woman was strong and the man was weak, it was easy for problems to occur in the relationship. After all, all women longed to be conquered by a strong man.

It must be known that even animals only choose to mate with powerful males who were victorious in battle.

Alas, this plan for a tragic and inspiring battlefield song of love may have to fall through.

Ning Shu didn't pay anymore attention to what was going on between Zhu Yanqiu and Fang Feifei because she was now very busy, extremely busy. She and Xiao Tong were always so exhausted that they didn't even have the strength to lift their hands.

There were way more wounded compared to before and the frontline was constantly retreating. The bombing had become fiercer as well and air strikes would occur multiple times a day.

Not only did Ning Shu have to treat the wounded, she also had to guard against being injured by a bomb.

They wouldn't be able to defend this area for much longer, it was about to fall. All this struggle was simply to delay the arrival of that inevitable day.

The commander who had been shot before couldn't hold on for much longer. His wound had gotten severely infected, so much so that even the western anti-inflammatory medicine had no effect. Ning Shu had even taken out the western medicine she had exchanged for in the system marketplace, but it was useless.

This had been a fatal injury from the start, yet the environment was also bad and he didn't have proper rest. On top of that, he faced an enormous amount of pressure every day. The future of the whole army was resting on his shoulders.

The commander told Ning Shu to make sure he stayed alive no matter what. He couldn't die now. He had to hold on until backup came, until the superiors gave the order to retreat.

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Chapter 1178: War Reaped Life

This was troublesome. Since western medicine wouldn't work, then let's just use traditional Chinese medicine. Ning Shu applied the mashed fresh herbs to the commander's wound, and then bandaged it with gauze.

The effect of traditional Chinese medicine tended to be mild. Although it worked rather slowly, at the very least, it had stabilized the commander's injury and stopped it from worsening.

Ning Shu had drawn all of these herbs and described their growing environments, then Tang Zheng had sent soldiers to the mountain to collect them.

Ning Shu was now extremely glad that she had learned medicine from a godly doctor in a past plane. That was what allowed her to be able to easily cope with these things. Truly, things you learn will always eventually play a huge role.

After dealing with the commander's wound, Ning Shu put the medicine chest on her back again and returned to the tent. There were patients everywhere, with all kinds of wounds on their bodies and faces of pain and despair.

Xiao Tong had been dealing with all this by herself. Her legs were shaking, but she gritted her teeth and continued at it.

There were too many wounded soldiers. Ning Shu and Xiao Tong were treating people without taking a single break. It was like their brains were in a state of stupor. When they saw an injury, before their brains even had a chance to react, their hands were already holding tools. They were completely relying on muscle memory.

There were still the sounds of aircraft roaring overhead. From time to time, bombs would be dropped, so their nerves were very on edge. It was very tiring, very exhausting.

In this kind of situation, Ning Shu's heart started to become filled with a sense of despair. She didn't know when this would end and what her fate would be in the next moment.

War reaped human life. It destroyed civilization and crushed human faith.

Ning Shu was so busy that she didn't even have time to think. She suddenly heard someone call out to her, "Zhu Suniang."

Ning Shu ignored it, but that voice called again. Ning Shu finally reacted and when she turned around, she saw Zhu Yanqiu lying on a wooden board. His leg was bleeding heavily; the blood dripped down his lower leg.

"Zhu Suniang." Zhu Yanqiu's voice was filled with pain and fear.

Ning Shu walked over to feel his leg and he immediately inhaled sharply in pain and started sweating all over.

Zhu Yanqiu's lower leg bone was broken, and there was a clean knife wound under his knee. From the looks of it, he had been cut with a blade.

When she lifted the flesh, she could faintly see the bone. Blood streamed out the side of the wound; it was a gruesome sight.

"Zhu Suniang, my leg will be fine, right?" Zhu Yanqiu's voice was trembling. It hurt so much and was also so scary.

Ning Shu furrowed her brows slightly. What did Zhu Yanqiu go off to do to end up with this kind of wound? She grabbed a needle and started sewing up the wound. Afterwards, she sprinkled a little hemostatic powder, then bandaged the wound.

She tied several sticks to his leg with a thin rope to keep in place.

Zhu Yanqiu asked, "My leg will be fine, right?"

"I don't know. Maybe just to be fine, maybe it won't." Ning Shu headed elsewhere to work. She didn't even want to find out how Zhu Yanqiu had gotten injured.

Zhu Yanqiu yanked at his hair in pain, then looked at his leg. He was very scared. At that time, as the bayonet shone brightly under the sun and cut into his leg, his heart was filled with fear and also despair.

His leg, his ambition.

"Zhu Suniang!" Zhu Yanqiu shouted towards Ning Shu who was busy working.

Ning Shu ignored him. There were so many wounded that were waiting for help, she didn't have time to chat with Zhu Yanqiu.

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Chapter 1179: Retreat

In the end, they weren't able to preserve this front. The higher-ups had already sent down an order to retreat. The commander sighed and gave the order to retreat, then the army quickly retreated.

This piece of land has fallen into enemy hands.

The morale of the troops was low as they retreated with the wounded. The faces of the soldiers were covered with dust, and their gazes were numb and exhausted.

Ning Shu carried her medicine chest on her back as she walked with the army. This way, it was more convenient to tend to the wounded whenever they needed treatment.

Xiao Tong was following Ning Shu and was completely out of breath. Ning Shu told her to get in the truck but Xiao Tong shook her head. She looked a little scared as she said, "Master, I don't know where to go?"

On the battlefield, Xiao Tong was able to feel her value and was able to follow her master around and save people, but now they were retreating. She didn't know where to go. Now that they were returning to society, Xiao Tong once again recalled how she had been defiled. She was scared that she would be laughed at and despised.

Ning Shu thought for a moment, then said, "Why don't you come with me? You can become a military doctor." This war of aggression would last for a long time, and military doctors were in short supply.

After she left, Zhu Suniang and Xiao Tong would make good partners.

"Thank you, Master." Xiao Tong looked relieved.

"Doctor Zhu, a soldier in front keeps saying his leg hurts and wants you to go and take a look at him." A soldier ran over to Ning Shu.

"Alright." Ning Shu went over with the medicine chest. Xiao Tong was about to follow Ning Shu, but Ning Shu said, "You don't need to follow me. You should get in the car."

Ning Shu could handle this because she had practiced the Unsurpassable Martial Arts and had a strong physique, but Xiao Tong was just a weak girl. There was no way she could compare with her.

"Master, I can do it." Xiao Tong gritted her teeth with a resolute expression. When Ning Shu saw her like this, she allowed her to just follow.

The person who kept saying that his leg hurt was Zhu Yanqiu. He was lying on a stretcher that two soldiers were carrying.

"What kind of pain is it?" Ning Shu set down the chest as she asked Zhu Yanqiu this. She untied the sticks and bandage on his leg and saw that there was slight inflammation.

Ning Shu took fresh herbs and put them in her mouth to chew them before applying them on the wound. Zhu Yanqiu stared at Ning Shu blankly. As he watched her meticulously handle his wound, he asked, " Zhu Suniang, when did you learn this?"

Ning Shu tied the gauze in a knot and said coldly, "From someone."

Zhu Yanqiu's expression was hesitant, then he looked at his leg and asked, "Will my leg be ok?"

"I don't know. You won't be able to find out until you get to the hospital. Don't move it around." Ning Shu looked at Zhu Yanqiu's leg. It would probably leave a lasting trauma. After all, he had injured the bone.

Zhu Yanqiu's expression was defeated and uneasy. It was clear that he was also aware of the state of his injury, he was only asking Ning Shu for confirmation again and again so that he could feel at ease.

He had gritted his teeth and headed to the battlefield, but unexpectedly, during a bayonet charge, an enemy had cut his leg. At that time, he spent a great deal of effort to force the enemy to the ground, but in the end, the enemy had hacked at his leg from the ground.

Zhu Yanqiu hadn't gone through military training so he was naturally a beat slow upon encountering this kind of situation. Unlike in the original storyline, he hadn't slowly gained experience on the battlefield.

The more eager you were for success, the more you desired quick success and instant profit, the more easily accidents occurred.

Zhu Yanqiu was also regretting things.

Ning Shu looked around but she didn't see Fang Feifei. The army was now retreating, so Fang Feifei, this war reporter, should also be retreating with the army. How come she didn't see her?

Especially now that Zhu Yanqiu was injured? He had already been injured for this long.

Could it be that they actually broke up?!

Ning Shu couldn't be bothered to care about what was going on between these two, but love was seriously fragile. It was so easy for it to come to a premature end due to various reasons.

However, still, not everything should make way for love. True love couldn't serve as a reason.

When Ning Shu once again returned to the bustling Shanghai, she suddenly felt like things had been a lifetime ago. It's been a long time since she had seen such a peaceful atmosphere.

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Chapter 1180: I am a Battlefield Doctor

There was no gunfire, no roaring aircrafts, no soldiers screaming in pain. Soldiers on the front line had used their lives to trade for this peace and tranquility.

Ning Shu brought Xiao Tong to her house and they both took baths, then collapsed on the comfortable bed and were dead to the world. They didn't want to do anything except sleep.

When they woke up, it was already a day later.

Ning Shu put on her military uniform, hung the second-class military medal on her chest, and pulled on military boots to head to the boarding school to see Zhu Siyuan.

After this period of time, Zhu Siyuan had grown a lot taller and his physique had also become sturdier.

"Mom!" Zhu Siyuan ran to Ning Shu but he no longer threw himself into her arms the way he had when he was a child. His behavior had become a lot more restrained, but his eyes were still a little red as he looked at Ning Shu.

Ning Shu said with a smile, "Siyuan, Mom is back. Let's go home."

Zhu Siyuan nodded hard. The entire way back, he kept asking Ning Shu all kinds of questions. When he learned that she had gotten a second-class military merit citation, he started staring at the medal without even blinking.

Ning Shu handed the medal to him and he carefully took the medal in his hand. He flipped it this way and that, wide-eyed, then said to Ning Shu, "Mom, in the future, I'll also head to the battlefield to drive the invaders out of our land!"

Ning Shu nodded with a smile.

When they got home, Xiao Tong had already finished preparing the meal. She looked a little timid when she saw Ning Shu and Zhu Siyuan. Ning Shu introduced Xiao Tong to Zhu Siyuan and Zhu Siyuan greeted her, calling her Big Sister Xiao Tong.

At the dinner table, Zhu Siyuan kept pestering Ning Shu to talk about the battlefield. When Ning Shu recalled all the things that happened at the battlefield, she kind of lost her appetite. She said to Zhu Siyuan, "Siyuan, don't ask Mom anymore. Mom will write all of it down later and you can read about it yourself."

Ning Shu wanted to put all the types of injuries she had encountered on the battlefield down into a book and she also wanted to record all the situations that she had encountered.

Yup, the name would be "I am a Battlefield Doctor".

Ning Shu began to write down everything that had happened on the battlefield like diary entries. She wrote about how she worked, what kind of injuries the soldiers had received on the battlefield, and how to deal with each kind of wound.

Every time she wrote a little, Zhu Siyuan would be the first to read it. Every time he finished reading, he would look at Ning Shu with a gaze that was filled with admiration, heartache, and also indignance. He asked, "Are the aggressors really this cruel?"

"Yes, war is simply this cruel," said Ning Shu.

After Zhu Siyuan finished reading it, he even took it to the school to show it to his classmates. Ning Shu didn't mind. She would probably be sent to the battlefield again soon.

This was just a temporary retreat, this war would go on for a very very long time.

Whenever she had free time, she would teach Xiao Tong some military medical knowledge. Since Xiao Tong had been on the battlefield before, she picked things up quickly.

Ning Shu felt that she had been in this world for quite a long time. This feeling was especially strong after coming back from the battlefield. It felt like a lifetime had passed. No other world had ever made her feel this fatigued.

A newspaper came to find Ning Shu. They wanted to publish "I am a Battlefield Doctor". Ning Shu agreed to it without any conditions. If they wanted to publish it, might as well let them. During this time while the nation was in danger, it was good to let ordinary people to understand what the battlefield was like.

The newspaper paid her a bit of author's remuneration and Ning Shu took it. She was saving up funds for Zhu Siyuan to get married.

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?Chapter 1181: Have a Way with Words

Ning Shu headed to the press with her diary and encountered Fang Feifei. Fang Feifei had a camera hanging in front of her chest and was dressed smartly. When she saw Ning Shu, her gaze flickered, then with a graceful and generous smile, she said, "Doctor Zhu, who would've thought I'd encounter you here?"

"Zhu Yanqiu has gotten injured. Have you visited him?" Zhu Yanqiu was currently lying in the hospital. The doctor said that his leg would affect his walking a little and things like running and jumping would hurt his leg bone.

It was mainly due to the delay caused by the battlefield. The battlefield didn't have good treatment conditions.

Fang Feifei frowned upon hearing what Ning Shu said, but then her brows unfurrowed again and she said in a melancholic tone, "I haven't gone to see him, because I don't think it's necessary. Even if we had once loved each other, the damage has already been done and our relationship can no longer go back to the way it used to be. Instead of enduring the problems within our hearts and end up eventually hating each other, it's better to separate now. At the very least, it'll leave good memories."

"You really have a way with words," said Ning Shu with a wry smile.

"Doctor Zhu, you should continue with your work. I'm going to head over to hand in the photos." Fang Feifei lifted the camera in her hand slightly.

Ning Shu narrowed her eyes as she looked at Fang Feifei. This meant that Fang Feifei had dumped Zhu Yanqiu. So now Zhu Yanqiu was lying alone in the hospital without a single person that cared about him.

As of now, Zhu Yanqiu had nothing left. Even if Fang Feifei did like Zhu Yanqiu, there were too many real world complications.

If Zhu Yanqiu had already obtained success at this point, Fang Feifei might not have left him.

Fang Feifei was someone who had received the new education so she knew how to plan her future. She didn't believe in the ideology that feudal women had been raised with, that women should sacrifice themselves for others. All that she had learned was that she should know how to plan for herself.

So she left him easily.

Zhu Yanqiu really deserved it. However, if Fang Feifei thought that she could get rid of Zhu Yanqiu this easily, she was really being naive. Zhu Yanqiu was someone who grew up spoiled. His mentality was practically still stuck in the 'need milk from mom' stage.

He loved Fang Feifei so much. Now that he had lost everything, of course he had to hold on tight to Fang Feifei. It'll all be in the name of love.

Ning Shu gave her diary to the press, then left. She went to take Zhu Siyuan to the hospital to see Zhu Yanqiu.

Zhu Yanqiu was very skinny now. As he lay on the bed, there wasn't a single person around to take care of him. Compared with the original storyline when he had been surrounded by people wherever he went, the current Zhu Yanqiu was truly in a state of decline.

"Go and see him. He's your father," said Ning Shu to Zhu Siyuan. "He hasn't fulfilled his responsibility of being a father, but he gave you life. You only need to fulfill your due responsibility to him."

"Dad doesn't like me," said Zhu Siyuan unhappily.

Zhu Yanqiu turned and saw the mother and son that were standing at the door. His gaze landed on Zhu Siyuan and his lips trembled for a moment. "Siyuan."

Zhu Siyuan hesitated for a bit, then walked in. Ning Shu turned to leave. She didn't plan on going in.

She stood in the corridor to wait for Zhu Siyuan. When Zhu Siyuan came out, there was a strange look on his face. Ning Shu asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhu Siyuan glanced at Ning Shu, then mumbled, "Dad told me to find a person named Fang Feifei and have her come to the hospital."

Ning Shu: ...

You can just keep fr*cking waiting and see if you can actually wait until Fang Feifei arrives. Even now, all that Zhu Yanqiu cared about was still Fang Feifei. He even told his son to find her for him.

Zhu Yanqiu, just prepare to be single for the rest of your life.

In reality, Fang Feifei was the one who was able to hurt Zhu Yanqiu the most, because Zhu Yanqiu loved her. It was just like how Zhu Yanqiu had been able to hurt Zhu Suniang so matter-of-factly, hurting her in the name of love.

"Mom, don't be sad. I'll be filial to you." When Zhu Siyuan saw that Ning Shu wasn't speaking, he said this while patting his chest in a vowing manner.

Ning Shu nodded. "Then Mom will be waiting for Siyuan's show of filial piety."

Ning Shu's military doctor diary garnered an unexpected amount of attention. In reality, her diary wasn't written very well, but the country was currently being invaded, so there was need for something to unite and arouse the nation's anger towards a common enemy.

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Chapter 1182: It's Done.

It just happened to be the right time and the right place.

It actually made Ning Shu, this female military doctor, quite famous.

The current Zhu Suniang was no longer an abandoned woman and she had her own career. Even if she hadn't received the new education, she was also a woman of the new era.

"Task complete. Do you wish to leave the task world?" 2333's voice appeared in her mind.

Ning Shu felt like she hadn't heard 2333's voice for a very long time.

"Yes."

Ning Shu felt a bout of dizziness, and when she opened her eyes again, she was already back in the system space. The sight of the familiar furnishings instantly calmed her emotions a lot.

She glanced down and found that her soul looked very durable. When she touched her face, it felt like she was touching jelly.

"Let's check this time's points," said Ning Shu to 2333.

"Alright."

The stats panel appeared in front of Ning Shu.

Number: 2333

Name: Ning Shu (Primary Task-Taker)

Age: 27

Experience: 1650000 (1500000)

Soul: 300

Life: 71

Intelligence: 170

Charm: 4

Luck: 44

Mental Strength: 120

Martial Arts: 112

Faith: 14 (30)

Aptitude: 39

Merit: 6 (20)

Abilities: Five Rings Shooting Skill, Trashy Combat Skill, Trashy Beginner of Unsurpassable Martial Arts, Rudimentary Business Administration Knowledge

Acquired Titles: Goddess of War, Altruistic Ancestor

Halos: Benevolent Mother of the World (Empress's blessing), Model Worker Sis (Chen Xi's blessing), Chief Halo (Cao's blessing), Lifelong Friend (Miao Miaomiao's blessing), Healing Hand (Zhu Suniang's Blessing)

Fulfilled Zhu Suniang's wish: Don't sacrifice herself anymore for the Zhu family and live her own life with Zhu Siyuan.

Task Completion Degree: 100%

Gained 1500000 experience points.

Gained 60 attribute points.

Gained 20 merit points.

Gained 30 faith points.

Gained Healing Hand halo.

She got an awesome harvest this time! There were 60 attribute points! Her attributes levels would be going up a lot!

2333 sounded happy. "Congratulations, you have three million points now! You can now be promoted to the rank of intermediate level task-taker. Do you wish to upgrade?"

"Of course I'm upgrading, but before upgrading, I want to ask one thing: after upgrading, are you still going to be my system?" asked Ning Shu.

2333 immediately said, "Of course, it's still going to be me. We're already bound to each other. Even if you become an expert task-taker, I'll still be your auxiliary system."

Ning Shu: There was nothing left to live for.

All of a sudden, she didn't look forward to the upgrade anymore.

"Upgrade now?" asked 2333.

"Yeah."

"It'll take just one moment," said 2333.

So Ning Shu waited. She thought that the system space would change somehow, but even after waiting a long time, there was no change at all. Ning Shu asked, "Is it done?"

"It's done," said 2333.

"It's already done? Like this?" Ning Shu was stupefied.

2333 replied in a matter-of-fact tone, "It's done. I changed your stats panel so you're an intermediate task-taker now."

Frick. Somehow she felt exhausted.

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Chapter 1183: A Trip Back

Ning Shu opened the stats panel and allocated the 60 attribute points. She added 30 to wisdom, 10 to luck, 10 to martial arts, and 10 to aptitude.

Number: 2333

Name: Ning Shu (Intermediate Task-Taker)

Age: 27

Experience: 1650000 (1500000)

Soul: 300

Life: 71

Intelligence: 170 (30)

Charm: 4

Luck: 44 (10)

Mental Strength: 120

Martial Arts: 112 (10)

Faith: 44

Aptitude: 39 (10)

Merit: 26

Abilities: Five Rings Shooting Skill, Trashy Combat Skill, Trashy Beginner of Unsurpassable Martial Arts, Rudimentary Business Administration Knowledge

Acquired Titles: Goddess of War, Altruistic Ancestor

Halos: Benevolent Mother of the World (Empress's blessing), Model Worker Sis (Chen Xi's blessing), Chief Halo (Cao's blessing), Lifelong Friend (Miao Miaomiao's blessing), Healing Hand (Zhu Suniang's Blessing)

After assigning the attribute points, she realized that she only had four points of charm. If she had known earlier, she would have squeezed a point out to add it to charm.

She had become an intermediate task-taker now. Ning Shu felt hope ignite in her heart. She asked 2333, "2333, can I make a trip back?"

"Back where?" 2333 was confused.

"I've become an intermediate task-taker, so will I be able to go back to the plane I was born in?" Before, Ning Shu buried all these things deep in her heart since she had no way of controlling her own destiny.

However, she had become an intermediate task-taker now, so she had some speaking rights. She wanted to go back to see her parents. She also wanted to exchange for some body-strengthening pills in the system marketplace and bring them back for her family.

She had two older brothers. To be honest, they weren't very close. She had been in the hospital ever since she was ten and the moment she entered, she never left.

At first, her parents would still feel heartache for her and go to the hospital every day to see her, but as time passed, those feelings faded and they simply came at the fixed times to pay the medical expenses.

However, Ning Shu was still grateful to them. At the very least, they had the money to get her treatment. Although her time in the hospital had been very painful, she had been alive. And after she died, she was brought to the system space.

2333 said, "You can't. If the task-taker doesn't have a task, they won't be able to go to the plane at will. I'll help you keep an eye out though. If there's a task in that plane, I'll grab it for you."

"I'm just worried that by the time I can go back, they'll already be gone," said Ning Shu, a little disappointed

"The time law of each plane is different. One second in this world may be one year in that world, or even a thousand years." 2333 comforted Ning Shu.

However, Ning Shu wasn't comforted at all. She felt even more uneasy. What if a thousand years had already passed in the plane that she had been born in?

"Actually, there is one other way," said 2333.

"What way?" Ning Shu felt that most of 2333's methods tended to be trolls.

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Chapter 1184: Just Reverse the Flow of Time

"Once you get strong enough to reverse the flow of time, even if a thousand year have passed, you'd still be able to see your parents," said 2333.

Ning Shu: F*cking scram!

Reverse the flow of time? How powerful would she need to be!? If she was that powerful, the first thing she'd do was get rid of 2333.

She sighed. She just wanted to go home and visit them.

"Your next task is an examination task for intermediate task-takers," said 2333. "There's an examination task with every promotion."

Ning Shu recalled that troll task with Mu Yanmeng and those seven calabash brothers. She suddenly had a bad feeling. "Is it a normal task?"

"There are normal and not normal tasks?" 2333 sounded confused. "A task is just a task."

A system seriously would never understand the feelings of people, their feelings of wanting to fall apart.

"What if I fail the task? What if I fail the examination task?" asked Ning Shu. "Will I be exterminated?"

"Of course. And if you fail, your title of intermediate task-taker will be cancelled and the points required to become an intermediate task-taker again will be doubled. It'll take six million points," said 2333.

Ning Shu: ...

What a troll! Life was so hard.

"By the way, you can't exchange for anything in this examination task. Even if you do, you won't be able to use them," added 2333.

Ning Shu hurriedly asked, "Not even the most basic necessities? Not even fasting pills and water?"

"Yes," emphasized 2333. "You can't use anything~~~"

Ning Shu: (#=＿，=)

[Take this ma'am's 'Fairy Scattering Flowers' Flip!]

"Why is it such a troll?" asked Ning Shu, a bit puzzled. "Why does it feel like this task is trying to kill people off?"

"No, this task is just to test the abilities of the task-taker in various aspects. It's to figure out their skills when they're in an environment where they can't rely on external resources," replied 2333 matter-of-factly.

Ning Shu: ...

"Then can I practice the Unsurpassable Martial Arts and concoct poison?" asked Ning Shu weakly.

"Those are your own capabilities, so they can be used. As long as it's not something obtained from the system, you can use them," said 2333.

Ning Shu then asked, "Then can I use my two props, the calmness halo and the protective talisman?"

She had a feeling that this task would be very difficult, so she definitely had to ask all the necessary questions.

"Oh, those two are ok. Since they were exchanged for with merit and faith points, they belong to you for life," said 2333.

As expected, faith and merit points were the most valuable. Experience points weren't worth much compared with those two.

It was just that she didn't know how to get merit and faith points.

"Can I ask what kind of world the exam will be in? Ancient or modern?" asked Ning Shu.

2333 said offhandedly, "It's a random raffle."

Ning Shu: ...

Dammit, now she regretted not adding all the attribute points to luck. She felt inexplicably lacking in confidence when it came to the kinds of things that depended on luck.

"Will the task be difficult?" asked Ning Shu.

"It's random, depends on your luck. It might be really difficult or it might be really simple. It all depends on what task you get. Haven't you heard of the proverb that luck is also a kind of strength?" 2333 said flippantly, "Good luck, I have high hopes for you!"

"...Thanks," said Ning Shu weakly.

Ning Shu took a deep breath, sat down on the ground, and started practicing the Unsurpassable Martial Arts. Regardless of what kind of task it was, she needed to keep her energy up.

After training for a while, she opened her eyes. She felt a little anxious. She was a little nervous about this task. If she failed, not only would her title of intermediate task-taker be canceled, next upgrade wouldn't just take three million points, it'd take six million.

Just the sound of this number made her feel despair. After all that work to upgrade! Ning Shu really hoped that the task this time would be a simple one.

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