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Chapter 97 Wen Ci is asleep. I hope Auntie won't disturb her!
When meeting the fifth woman, Xue Li couldn't help but confess that he had a girlfriend and declared that he would bring her home at noon.

At first, Xue's mother didn't believe him at all, but after his persuasive words, she finally temporarily believed him.

Seeing that no one answered from inside, Xue Li reached out and opened the courtyard gate from the inside, standing in the middle of the courtyard and calling out, "Dr. Yu, I've come to pick you up."

After a while, Xue Li frowned and muttered to himself, "They shouldn't be home, right? Could it be that they've already gone to the state-run restaurant for dinner?"

On the train, they relied entirely on the instant noodles that Wen Ci brought for their meals.

Eating instant noodles once or twice is fine, but eating too many will make you feel unwell.

Moreover, state-run restaurants are only found in provincial capitals and major cities.

Suddenly, the window of the second-floor bedroom slowly opened, and Yu Qing stood in front of the window, looking hazy, and called out, "Keep your voice down, I'm coming down right away."

There are rooms upstairs and downstairs, but Yu Qing didn't dare to live in such a big house alone, so she slept on a big bed with Wen Ci, which made her feel safe.

"Oh, oh." Xue Li immediately covered her mouth.

A moment later, Yu Qing came downstairs, still sleepy. She combed her hair and said softly, "Wen Ci is asleep, let's keep our voices down."

Wen Ci barely slept at night on the green train, but now that she was certain that Commander Huo was alright, the weight on her heart finally lifted.

Su Guilan stood outside the door.

She hesitated and was somewhat resistant at heart.

When Xue Li and Yu Qing came out, they caught sight of the middle-aged woman at the door and frowned in confusion, asking, "Who is this?"

"She is Wen Ci's mother."

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing looked Su Guilan up and down with a strange gaze. Today, she had finally met this woman who had abandoned her own flesh and blood!
We are all women.

Yu Qing couldn't understand why someone would treat their own flesh and blood like this. After all, it was a piece of her own flesh and blood.

Yu Qing spoke calmly, "Wen Ci is asleep. I hope you won't disturb her!"

She emphasized the word "Auntie" with particular emphasis.

As she spoke, Yu Qing closed the courtyard door again.

Although Xue Li was a bit slow-witted, he could tell from the sarcastic tone in Dr. Yu's voice that it was inappropriate for him to say such a thing.

"What's wrong?"

Xue Li silently shut her mouth, opened the passenger door, looked at Su Guilan, and said, "Auntie, we'll be going now."

Su Guilan nodded.

Her gaze drifted toward the bedroom on the second floor, a hint of kindness appearing in her eyes, perhaps just as her son had said.

Bringing Wen Ci back from her impoverished mountain village was like giving her hope, but then sending her to marry a man in the Northwest to join the army in place of her adopted daughter was a devastating blow.

Su Guilan's eyes were filled with tears.

But that wasn't her intention.

Wen Ci grew up in the countryside and received no formal education. Given her circumstances, she was already very lucky to marry Huo Jingyuan.

Suddenly, a passing family member recognized Su Guilan and asked with a smile, "What, your daughter and Chief Huo's grandson are back?"

Su Guilan hid her emotions. Few people knew that Huo Jingyuan was seriously injured. After all, Chief Huo had many students and needed to keep this news a secret.

"Yes, the kids came back to see me during their holiday."

"You are so lucky."

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In the car, Xue Li gripped the steering wheel with both hands, but her eyes involuntarily glanced at Yu Qing, and she asked curiously, "Dr. Yu, did you dress up specially?"

"OK."

While sunbathing, Wen Ci suggested she dress up a bit. Even if she was pretending to be his girlfriend, it was her first visit, and she needed to make a good impression.

Suddenly, Yu Qing remembered something and said with a gentle smile, "Let's buy something at the mall later; it's not good to go home empty-handed." "That's too much trouble!"

Yu Qing looked at Xue Li and blinked: "What are you thinking? I'm just pretending to be your girlfriend, so of course you should pay for the things."

The main problem is that I don't have much money. As the capital, things in the city must be very expensive. I'll let Xue Li pay for the gifts.

When passing by the mall, Xue Li bought the most popular gift set at the moment, and Yu Qing's eyes turned red when she saw Xue Li paying for it.

This is such a small item, and it costs a hundred yuan!

That's equivalent to several months' salary for her.

Xue Li noticed that Yu Qing's mood was off and asked, "Dr. Yu, what's wrong? You seem to have suddenly become depressed?"

"fine."

Yu Qing let out a long breath.

Although I was somewhat prepared, I was still shocked by the prices in the capital. "By the way, you can't call me Dr. Yu anymore, you have to call me Yu Qing."

Dr. Yu sounds too official, unlike a couple in a free-love relationship.

"Isn't Yu Qing being a bit too serious?"

"is a bit."

Xue Li tentatively asked, "How about I call you A-Qing, or Qingqing?"

Hearing Xue Li's voice, Yu Qing got goosebumps all over.

From childhood to adulthood, apart from her own father, no man had ever called her by her name so intimately. "How about we call you Comrade Yu Qing? If your parents ask, just say it fits our Northwest culture."

Upon hearing this, Xue Li pursed her lips and muttered under her breath, "It would be more affectionate to call him Dr. Yu."

"What did you say?" Yu Qing didn't hear him clearly.

"nothing."

Xue Li quickly changed the subject.

Ten minutes later, we arrived at the Xue family compound, the ancestral home of the Xue family. Thanks to their superb medical skills, they hadn't had their house confiscated in previous years.

So it has been preserved.

Upon entering the Xue family compound, Yu Qing smelled the fragrance of various herbs. She sniffed the air and her eyes gradually lit up: "I smell the scent of old ginseng."

The words "local ginseng" reminded Xue Li of something. He took the initiative to move closer to Yu Qing and whispered, "If my parents give you ginseng, you must accept it. Let's take it back to Commander Huo to help him recover."

"Oh? Ginseng as a gift."

“Mm,” Xue Li replied.

His mother especially liked to give ginseng as gifts.

I've given away ginseng that's ten years old, a hundred years old, and even several hundred years old!

The Xue family compound was much larger than the buildings allocated by the military region; one had to pass through the small entrance hall to reach the main hall.

"Is this your sister-in-law?"

Suddenly, a short, bean-like boy appeared in Yu Qing's field of vision. The boy was wearing a Zhongshan suit and holding a medical book in his hand. He asked questions with great enthusiasm.

Xue Li looked at the little boy and said, "None of your business."

After several years, my younger brother, whom I hadn't seen much since returning to the Xue family, started to cling to me and was always hanging around me, which annoyed me.

Yu Qing nudged Xue Li with her elbow and said irritably, "How can you talk to a child like that?"

“Exactly,” Xue Chongsui agreed.

He then introduced himself: "Hello, sister-in-law. I am my brother's younger brother. My name is Xue Chongsui. Chong means towering mountains and lofty peaks, and Sui means year after year."