Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander-Chapter 1296 - 851: Cause of Illness

First watch.

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Two days later, at noon, Chuxia bumped into Zhou Jiping on her way home. Seeing her looking exhausted and somewhat gloomy, Chuxia hurriedly caught up with her, looking concerned, and said, "Second Sister, what’s going on? Don’t keep it all bottled up, at least give me a hint so I know what’s happening. Seeing you like this, I’m really worried."

Zhou Jiping glanced at Li Xinli, who was silently following beside them, and said, "It’s nothing, just a bit tired. I’ll be fine after some rest at home."

"Chuxia, I just remembered I left a book in the classroom. Let Sister Zhou walk you home. I’ll come early tomorrow to find you..." Before Chuxia could say anything, Li Xinli had already run off quickly, and Zhou Jiping looked at Chuxia apologetically, "Your friend misunderstood, please explain to her later. I didn’t mean to, it’s just hard to talk about."

"Second Sister, it’s fine..." Chuxia smiled, "They were just worried about me being alone and arranged for someone to accompany me home every day.

Xinli isn’t narrow-minded; she left to give us some space, and I can guarantee she won’t be upset."

Zhou Jiping nodded and said nothing more. It was clear she really wasn’t in the mood.

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The Old Doctor Qi was sitting there with a newspaper, studying a case file. Chuxia knocked lightly on the door, and when the old doctor saw it was her, he couldn’t help but smile slightly, but his face was stern: "Why aren’t you in school, and coming here again?"

"I miss you." Chuxia grinned cheekily and got closer, "Elder Qi, my grandpa misses you too, but he can’t come by every day, so he asked me to send his regards."

"Hmm." The old man nodded, "Message received." He then motioned her away, "Alright, you can go now. I’m busy and don’t have time to chit-chat."

"Elder Qi..." Chuxia said with an awkward smile, "Actually, I have something to ask you. If you’re mad, you can hit me, but please, help me this once, alright?"

"Speak." Elder Qi looked at her expressionlessly.

Trying to hide her guilt, Chuxia said, "My sister-in-law hasn’t had a baby since she got married. She finally got pregnant but then miscarried. The doctor said everything would be fine after a year of rest.

But recently, her period hasn’t stopped. She saw specialists in City A, took a lot of medicines, but nothing improved. Then a friend of hers suggested she come to the Capital City to find Doctor Xun, known as an expert in gynecology.

But, my sister-in-law went several times and couldn’t see Doctor Xun. She later learned that, coincidentally on her visit, Doctor Xun..."

The Old Doctor Qi interrupted her: "suffered a stroke and was in a coma."

"Yes." Chuxia nodded, "So, I hope you can help my sister-in-law. She has such a good heart, a good personality, she’s very kind..."

"Why are you so verbose?" Elder Qi glared at her, "Don’t you know I’m very busy?"

"Huh?" Slightly startled, Chuxia understood and quickly ran out, waving to Zhou Jiping waiting outside, "Second Sister, come in, come in."

"Have both your heads turned into candied hawthorns?" Elder Qi looked speechlessly at the cheerful sister-in-law duo running in, "Lin Chuxia, how did you know me? Have you forgotten?"

"Huh?"

"What do you mean ’huh’..." Elder Qi looked at her indifferently, "If it weren’t for the Zhou family, would you know me?"

"Yes, yes..." Chuxia nodded repeatedly, "Second Sister and I were so foolish..." Saying this she pulled the still startled Zhou Jiping over, "Second Sister, sit down and let Elder Qi take a look."

"Oh oh oh..." Zhou Jiping responded repeatedly, quickly putting her arm on the table and smiled ingratiatingly at Elder Qi, "Elder Qi, sorry to trouble you."

"Hmm." Elder Qi responded, placing his hand on her pulse. After a moment, he motioned for her to switch arms, then withdrew and said plainly, "Don’t overthink things. You haven’t recovered well to begin with, and overthinking will naturally cause issues." He wrote a full page of a prescription and handed it to her, "Take ten doses first, and come back after finishing them."

"Thank you." Zhou Jiping hurriedly expressed gratitude, though full of questions, she didn’t dare say more.

Elder Qi just lowered his head and ignored the two of them.

The eviction order was given, so Chuxia and Zhou Jiping knew better than to stay any longer. They thanked him and went together to the pharmacy to get the medicine.

As they exited the hospital’s gate, Zhou Jiping couldn’t help but glance back, then turned to Chuxia: "Elder Qi seems like a completely different person, it’s truly strange."

Chuxia nodded in agreement: "Yes, while he’s still a bit distant, it’s not like he’s shutting everyone out anymore. It’s much better this way. When I first met him, every word he spoke had thorns, making me constantly anxious."

"It seems that opening up a person’s heart only requires a bit of a catalyst. For so many years, Elder Qi has been obstinate, and no one could persuade him. I never thought..." Zhou Jiping looked Chuxia up and down with admiration, "Sister-in-law, I’m truly impressed by you now.

Honestly, I had thought of approaching Elder Qi myself, but each time the idea spun in my head, I dismissed it. Just because he broke the rules once for you doesn’t mean he’ll do it again in the future.

His stubbornness is unparalleled, not even Xiaomi could compare. If I weren’t truly desperate, I would never have agreed to seek him out. I was mentally prepared to leave disappointed, yet... I really hadn’t expected this outcome..."

"Hey, some things are hard to understand without experiencing them personally. You saw how cautious I was earlier, right? Actually, I shared your thoughts.

I thought last time might have been pure luck; even if I got kicked out this time, I had to try. But I didn’t expect it to be so different from what I imagined.

However, this outcome is the best. Elder Qi’s expertise in traditional medicine is widely recognized, and for this kind of ailment, traditional medicine is better than Western medicine.

This time, Second Sis, you should stay here. Once you’ve finished the ten doses, I’ll accompany you for a follow-up. Hopefully, we can get Elder Qi to prescribe some tonics to help you and your husband become parents sooner."

Zhou Jiping hesitated only for a moment before agreeing. She hadn’t even told her husband the purpose of coming here, but now with such a good result, there was no longer a need to keep it a secret from everyone.

When Old Madam Zhou and Lin Yanqiu learned about Zhou Jiping’s health condition, they were both heartbroken and angry, scolding her harshly for not telling the family.

As for Yu Mingtao, upon hearing that his wife found a good remedy, he was too happy to be angry at her for deceiving him. He kept reminding his wife to rest and assured her he would visit Capital City as soon as he had free time.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Jiping let out a long sigh of relief. She saw Chuxia looking expectantly at her and smiled apologetically: "I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want everyone to worry, not on purpose."

"I know..." Chuxia hesitated for a moment before continuing, "What exactly troubled you so much that it affected your health to this extent, Second Sis? If you’re comfortable, could you share it with me?"

"Why not..." Zhou Jiping sighed and noticed Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe starting to return to their rooms, so she quickly said, "Uncle Lin, Auntie Zhao, please don’t leave. There’s nothing I need to hide from you."

Hearing this, Old Master Zhao and Old Lady Zhao, who had been slower to get up, sat back down. Elder Wan put down his book and came over: "Little Ji, we’re all family. If it’s not something too private, airing it out might make you feel better."

"Yes, indeed..." Zhou Jiping quickly nodded. "That’s what I thought too. Originally, I didn’t want to tell everyone because the family has been having one happy event after another, and I didn’t want to dampen the mood with my troubles.

During the New Year, Mingtao and I spent it with my family. Yu Mingxia came over several times asking us to spend it at the Yu family home, but Mingtao didn’t agree. Naturally, the Yu family was unhappy. But they didn’t blame Mingtao; instead, they put all the blame on me.

In their eyes, as the daughter-in-law of the Yu family, I should align myself with their interests. Spending the holiday with my own family means I’m being unfilial.

Initially, I didn’t pay much attention to the Yu family’s attitude, but they went too far. My mother-in-law even went to my workplace to cause trouble, openly criticizing me.

This caused my colleagues to look at me strangely. They didn’t know her personality, and naturally, assumed that if there’s a conflict between a daughter-in-law and her mother-in-law, it couldn’t be entirely one-sided.

Plus, considering the Zhou family’s background, everyone naturally believed my mother-in-law’s story, thinking I became a daughter-in-law but didn’t properly respect my in-laws, only caring about my comfort.

I wanted to explain, but there was no way to do so. Keeping it bottled up, my mood turned sour. Then, my sister-in-law, unhappy with her work, came to me to complain.

With my mother-in-law’s previous debacle as a precedent, everyone naturally believed my sister-in-law’s words, thinking I was selfish, deliberately ignoring her despite being able to help.

Eventually, wherever I went at my workplace, people pointed and whispered. They wouldn’t say anything to my face, but the moment I looked over, they’d plaster on fake smiles.

But I’m not blind; I saw their little gestures, and it upset me. I really wanted to control my emotions, but being in that environment every day, I simply couldn’t.

In the end, my mood worsened; I felt nauseous as soon as I ate, leading my health to deteriorate to this state." She spread her hands, "I know the cause, but Western medicine prescriptions don’t consider this at all, so after a long time of treatment, there was no improvement." (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)