Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife-Chapter 1692: Withered Wood Meets Spring 4

Big Sister Gu, Xu Xiaoman, was dutiful and passionate. As Feng Qingxue spoke with Doctor Gu, she put aside the laundry she was doing in the courtyard and rushed to the food factory to buy vegetables. Upon returning, she started cooking, with Gu Min helping her out.

Gu Tian had been very busy lately, eating at the military canteen and not coming home for lunch. His eldest son had his own family, so the group included the mother and three children, including fourteen-year-old Gu Mei, who returned from the seaside. Yet, Big Sister Gu prepared four dishes and one soup with rice: braised ribbonfish, steamed croaker, stir-fried red snails, cabbage stewed with tofu, and seaweed egg drop soup, all very sumptuous.

"Doctor Feng, I went late today and couldn’t buy any pork. I hope you won’t find our hospitality lacking."

Feng Qingxue hurriedly said, "Sister, you’re too polite. This is already wonderful. I love eating fish; I particularly like it."

"That’s great, that’s great. If you like fish, come to our house often, and I’ll make more for you. My cooking skills are actually learned from the mess squad." Big Sister Gu then picked up several more chopsticks of food for her two nieces, "Meimei, Minmin, eat more. Now that Grandma’s back, you’ll live in Auntie’s house. As long as we have something to eat, you two sisters will always have half of it."

Gu Mei and Gu Min’s eyes reddened, and they replied softly.

Doctor Gu felt very uncomfortable at heart and lightened her tone, "Earlier, Grandma didn’t know you two were suffering. She was always working and couldn’t come home to check on you. It won’t be like that anymore. You’ll be with Grandma. If your mother dares to mistreat you again, I won’t let her off the hook!"

"Okay!" Gu Mei said as tears fell, "When my sister and I grow up, we will surely honor Grandma and Big Uncle and Aunt."

Gu Min nodded along, "Honor Grandma and Big Uncle and Aunt."

The children of poor families mature early, and having been neglected by their father and mistreated by their mother, these two kids knew very well who treated them best. The elderly neighbor couple was even kinder to them compared to their parents.

What Gu Mei found most unbearable was that her mother always instructed her to heed her uncle and cousin in everything, marry into a generous family willing to give a substantial dowry, and take money to give generously to her uncle and cousin after the wedding. Gu Mei felt her mother wanted to turn her into a second version of herself, as her mother only ever cared about her own brother and nephew.

This was also the main reason for Doctor Gu’s fallout with her daughter-in-law. She didn’t care whether there were grandchildren or not, but she couldn’t tolerate her son’s indifference toward his daughters, leading to his wife taking them down the wrong path.

After lunch, Feng Qingxue was escorted back to her dormitory. Doctor Gu then went to the hospital and agreed to the hospital’s rehire offer. freёweɓnovel_com

Doctors were increasingly in demand, especially those like Doctor Gu, who had real talent, had served on the battlefield, and managed the rear unit. Although she couldn’t wield the surgical scalpel anymore, she could still diagnose illnesses and prescribe medicine.

The hospital was very pleased and promptly arranged an office and dormitory for her to consult in.

In less than half a day, Doctor Gu became a rehired senior military doctor at the hospital, with her residency and ration allocation fully settled. Due to Doctor Gu’s high rank, previously enjoying division-level treatment, her dormitory was arranged in the family area of the military zone, a two-story building with a courtyard.

Feng Qingxue’s dormitory was also quite spacious, with an area of forty square meters, consisting of two small rooms located on the third floor.

One room was used as a bedroom, while the other was intended to be a kitchen.

Although cooking utensils could be placed on the hallway outside her room, Feng Qingxue didn’t want to do this. She disliked being surrounded by the smoke and smell from her neighbors’ cooking and having to endure the prying eyes watching the food in her pot.

Thus, following the advice of the old squad leader, she rented a set of cooking utensils from the mess unit, purchasing the coal on her own.

She didn’t know how long she would stay here and didn’t want to eat at the canteen every day. She also planned to buy more seafood under the guise of cooking herself to store in her space!

Just as she finished tidying up the kitchen, Lao Zhenhua’s acquaintances came and sent an orderly to deliver tickets and supplies to her.

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