Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife-Chapter 1688: Teacher and Student Reunite 4

Half of the top-grade pearls totaled two pounds and nine ounces, so Station Chief Gu simply rounded it to three pounds for Feng Qingxue.

Feng Qingxue bought another two to three pounds of second-grade pearls, totaling two hundred yuan.

So-called second-grade pearls are those with a diameter less than seven to eight millimeters, or oval, bun-shaped, nearly round but not perfectly round, or with slight blemishes, and can be used for making jewelry.

Feng Qingxue, with sharp eyes, spotted two Beauty Beads among the second-grade pearls and naturally added them to her collection.

"Doctor Feng, buying so much?" The old squad leader had been stunned for a while; two hundred yuan was equivalent to his half-year’s salary.

Feng Qingxue felt a bit embarrassed, reluctantly stopped herself, packed the purchased boxes of pearls into prepared cloth bags, and then stuffed them into her satchel, "Old squad leader, this is what you call the thrill of the hunt!"

The old squad leader shook his head, unable to understand her behavior.

Returning to the outer room, Feng Qingxue repeatedly thanked Station Chief Gu and asked him to estimate the value of half a bottle of pearls and three Beauty Beads.

Station Chief Gu naturally said, "Of course, it’s based on weight. Though we grade pearls for export separately, the ones people bring in are mixed, so the purchase price is very low. This half bottle of pearls is at most five yuan."

The old squad leader came to his senses, "I say, Doctor Feng, what are you doing? You aren’t planning to give me money, are you? No, no need!"

Feng Qingxue couldn’t actually give the old squad leader five yuan; this amount wouldn’t even be enough to insult him, so she laughed, "No, I’m not planning to give you money, just wanted to ask Station Chief Gu to know in my heart."

Only then did the old squad leader relax, knowing it was an unexpected gift, he hadn’t thought of any return when giving it.

After leaving the purchasing station, with the help of two cooks, Feng Qingxue first went to send things, including the letter she wrote last night, then bid farewell to the cooks and headed towards her dormitory with the oranges and coconuts she bought for herself.

Passing by the gate of the family compound, she heard a burst of loud wailing.

A woman in her thirties was sitting on the ground, slapping her thigh and wailing, a white-haired yet upright old woman stood in front of her, back to Feng Qingxue, holding a seven or eight-year-old girl.

There were many military family members standing around, trying to mediate the conflict.

A wave of curiosity washed over Feng Qingxue, and she stopped to listen for a while; it seemed that the crying woman sitting on the ground, named Xiufen, had abused her daughter Minmin, and when her mother-in-law found out, she reprimanded her for favoring boys over girls, leading to this conflict.

"Doctor Gu, calm down, don’t scare the child." Someone spoke up to persuade the mother-in-law.

Doctor Gu? Hearing these three words, Feng Qingxue almost exclaimed aloud, but thinking that there are many people with the same surname and quite a few in the medical profession, she swallowed the three words about to come out.

The doctor Gu spoke in a deep voice, "I’m just heartbroken for the child, look at what she’s done to her!"

The familiar voice entered her ears, and Feng Qingxue immediately walked over.

Noticing a stranger, everyone simultaneously looked at her, Doctor Gu sensed the unusual, heard footsteps, half-turned, and was stunned for a moment upon seeing Feng Qingxue, "Qingxue? How are you here?"

In a few quick steps, Feng Qingxue said excitedly, "Doctor Gu, it’s really you!"

This was one of her mentors in medicine, but due to work, they hadn’t met again.

After years apart, Doctor Gu had aged a lot, his face full of wrinkles, showing the hardships he had endured.

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