Chapter 127: The Traditional Chinese Medicine Department—Requested in Person

After looking at her certificate for a few seconds, Peng Wenjing turned and left.

She had only walked a few steps when someone called her name.

“Comrade Wenjing!”

Peng Wenjing looked up and saw a tall, upright soldier with clear eyes and a handsome face waving at her from ahead.

Seeing who it was, Peng Wenjing pursed her lips, a shy smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.

“What are you doing here?” Peng Wenjing walked over quickly.

The soldier was the man Peng Wenjing had been introduced to before, and now the two of them were officially seeing each other.

“Today is the day you got your medical license, Comrade Wenjing. Of course I had to come and congratulate you.” Wen Zhibing looked at Peng Wenjing, his eyes full of pure, passionate admiration.

Peng Wenjing glanced at him playfully. “You were so sure I’d get my license?”

“Of course! You’re so smart and you love being a doctor. I knew you could do it, and your efforts wouldn’t be in vain.”

Peng Wenjing smiled.

“Wenjing, I saw this hair clip at the supply and marketing cooperative and thought it would look great on you.”

As he spoke, Wen Zhibing pulled out a hair clip from his chest and handed it to Peng Wenjing.

The hair clip sparkled in the sunlight, just like the young soldier’s love—intense and dazzling.

“Then put it on for me,” Peng Wenjing said.

Wen Zhibing was momentarily stunned, then broke into a huge grin. Flustered but careful, he fastened the hair clip into Peng Wenjing’s hair.

“How does it look?”

“It looks great! You look beautiful!” Wen Zhibing replied eagerly.

Peng Wenjing laughed. This silly guy—she was asking about the hair clip, but he said she looked beautiful.

Still, Peng Wenjing’s heart felt warm.

“Wenjing, to celebrate you getting your medical license, how about we go to the state-run restaurant for a meal? My treat,” Wen Zhibing invited, full of anticipation.

Peng Wenjing didn’t play coy. “Sure, let’s go.”

Wen Zhibing’s face lit up with joy. “Great! I’ll go get my bicycle and take you there.”

He turned to leave, but Peng Wenjing stopped him.

“What’s the rush? I’ll go with you.”

“Alright, let’s go together.”

Gu Jianing came out just in time to see Peng Wenjing and the soldier walking away together, looking very close.

She suddenly remembered how Zhang Shuwan had gossiped to her before, saying Peng Wenjing had been introduced to an officer, and things were going well—they were already dating.

During the training class, Gu Jianing had occasionally noticed Peng Wenjing, but Peng Wenjing had never caused any trouble.

And her “malice detector” had never gone off.

Gu Jianing thought Peng Wenjing must have given up on Sheng Zexi a long time ago. Now that she’d met a good man and started a new relationship, Gu Jianing sincerely wished her well.

Maybe it wouldn’t be long before there was good news about the two of them.

And that’s exactly what happened. The very next day, news spread in the family compound that Peng Wenjing and the officer named Wen Zhibing were about to get engaged.

As for Gu Jianing, she was lying on her kang bed, wrapped in a military coat, quietly watching the torrential rain outside.

She had received her medical license and had already submitted her intention to work as a doctor at the military district hospital. They had agreed, but hadn’t yet assigned her to a specific department.

She’d have to wait another two days.

For once, Gu Jianing didn’t have to go to training, and with the heavy rain, she decided to stay home and rest.

This was actually the first time she’d seen such heavy rain since coming to the Northwest Military District.

Before, it had mostly been snow.

Even though it was spring, it didn’t snow as much anymore.

But the weather was still cold, and now with the rain, it was damp and chilly—making everything feel even colder.

Watching the rainwater drip from the eaves like broken strings of beads, Gu Jianing counted the days. Sheng Zexi had been out on assignment for 35 days now and still hadn’t returned.

“When are you coming back?” Gu Jianing muttered. She had to admit, she missed Sheng Zexi—a lot.

Listening to the rain outside, Gu Jianing drifted off to sleep without realizing it.

Although she’d taken her pregnancy comfort pills and didn’t have morning sickness or leg cramps, she was still very sleepy.

No matter how much she slept at night, she’d still get drowsy during the day and could fall asleep if she wasn’t careful.

Maybe it was the sound of the rain, or maybe the kang was just so warm.

Gu Jianing slept deeply, and when she woke up again, it was already dark, but the rain hadn’t stopped.

Soon, she heard Zhang Shuwan next door calling her to come eat.

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Maybe it was because it hadn’t rained in a while, but now that it started, it just wouldn’t stop.

It rained for three days straight—sometimes heavy, sometimes light, but never stopping.

Gu Jianing walked to the military district hospital under her umbrella. Her assignment had finally come through.

She had thought she’d be assigned to surgery or obstetrics and gynecology, but to her surprise, she was sent to the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) department.

But Gu Jianing was quite happy about it.

She was pregnant now, and compared to the busy surgery or OB/GYN departments, the TCM department was much more relaxed.

Plus, Director Shu had said that, considering her pregnancy, she only needed to work three days a week.

For Gu Jianing, who wanted to treat patients and earn points but also wanted a more relaxed schedule, this was perfect.

She was very grateful to Director Shu at the time.

She didn’t notice Director Shu’s hesitation, though.

Director Shu looked at the happy Gu Jianing and thought to himself: It’s not that the surgery and OB/GYN departments don’t want her, but they just couldn’t compete.

The doctors in surgery and OB/GYN had been waiting for Gu Jianing to get her license so she could join their departments.

But when they were all fighting over her, they were told Gu Jianing had been assigned to the TCM department.

And it was the head of the TCM department who had personally requested her.

If it had been anyone else, or any other department, surgery and OB/GYN might have tried to fight for her, but TCM? Forget it—they couldn’t win, and didn’t dare to try.

Gu Jianing had no idea about all these behind-the-scenes maneuvers.

She didn’t really care which department she went to, but now that she was in TCM, she felt it was a good fit.

When she arrived at the TCM department, she closed her umbrella and walked in. Maybe it was because of the rain, or maybe because there weren’t many people in TCM to begin with, but the department was very quiet.

It stayed that way until Gu Jianing poked her head into an office and saw two young male doctors inside.

The two young doctors had actually been quietly discussing Gu Jianing, but were caught off guard when they looked up and saw her.

As for how they knew this was Gu Jianing—well, the news that Old Doctor Chen had personally requested her to join their department had already spread everywhere."