Chapter 137: Commendations and Suggestions

Qin Rou was momentarily stunned. “A’Cheng? He has training today.”

Gu Jianing said, “You might need to ask your husband to come over.”

Qin Rou let out an “Ah?” and then, as if realizing something, her face instantly paled. “Doctor, doctor, do I have some incurable illness? Am I dying? Wuwu…”

Gu Jianing hadn’t expected Qin Rou to burst into tears so easily, scaring herself like this. She quickly explained and comforted her, “No, don’t let your imagination run wild. There’s nothing wrong with your health.”

Seeing Qin Rou still dazed, Gu Jianing continued, “I’ve checked your pulse, and I can assure you, there’s nothing wrong with your body. You don’t have any serious illness, nor is there any reason you can’t conceive.”

Qin Rou: Then… isn’t that a good thing?

“But why haven’t I been able to get pregnant after more than five years?”

“Comrade Qin, that’s exactly why I need your husband to come in. Having a child isn’t just a woman’s responsibility. Both husband and wife need to be healthy for conception. Since there’s no problem on your side, then the issue may lie with your husband. So…”

“That’s impossible!” Qin Rou was shocked.

To be honest, neither she nor A’Cheng had ever considered that the problem might be on his side—after all, Qi Yuancheng was certainly “capable” in bed.

“It’s definitely possible,” Gu Jianing said. “Comrade Qin, if you want to have a child, you should bring your husband in. I need to examine him, check his pulse, and find out where the problem is so we can treat it.”

“Of course, whether he comes or not is up to you. Go home and think it over.”

“Alright.” Qin Rou left in a daze.

Watching Qin Rou’s departing figure, Gu Jianing was actually one hundred percent certain that the problem lay with Qin Rou’s husband.

Because whether by scan or pulse diagnosis, Qin Rou’s body was perfectly healthy.

She just didn’t know if her husband would be willing to cooperate with treatment.

She knew that, whether in this era or in modern times, when couples can’t have children, the blame almost always falls on the woman. It’s always the woman who gets treated, while men rarely even consider that the problem could be theirs. In fact, sometimes men know full well they have an issue, but for the sake of pride, face, or other reasons, they still blame their wives, letting their deceived wives bear all the criticism, scolding, and guilt.

Not long after Qin Rou left, Xiao Duo arrived with Amber, though he didn’t look very happy.

“I—I’m here to get Amber’s bandages changed.”

“Alright.”

[Big sister, hello! I’m here!] As soon as Amber arrived, she greeted Gu Jianing.

Gu Jianing patted Amber’s head. “Hello to you too, Amber.”

Watching Amber’s excitement and their interaction, Xiao Duo felt a pang of jealousy.

Although he’d taken Amber home that day, he’d clearly noticed that Amber had become distant from him, which made Xiao Duo very upset.

Honestly, he hadn’t wanted to come see Gu Jianing today.

After all, any doctor could change the bandages.

He had a feeling that if Amber saw this Dr. Gu again, she might just run off with her and not want him anymore.

But in the end, after weighing it in his heart, Xiao Duo still brought Amber to Gu Jianing for her bandages.

No matter what, Amber’s injury couldn’t be neglected. After all, this Dr. Gu was the best.

But watching their interaction now, Xiao Duo’s heart ached with jealousy and pain, as if he could already see Amber leaving him.

“Thank you.”

After Gu Jianing finished changing Amber’s bandages, Xiao Duo thanked her and hurriedly left with Amber, afraid Amber would stay with Gu Jianing even a minute longer.

[Big sister, I’ll come back to see you!]

From a distance, Amber’s voice floated back. Gu Jianing couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time, silently replying in her heart: I’ll be waiting.

The next day, as soon as Gu Jianing arrived at work, Dr. Zhou told her someone was looking for her.

When Gu Jianing entered her office, she saw a middle-aged woman she didn’t recognize. After asking, she learned that the rescue operation in Xinghua Village had ended two days ago, and the organization planned to commend those who performed well during the rescue.

As for who would be commended, it was naturally decided by everyone’s votes.

Among the medical staff, the person who received the most votes was Gu Jianing. Despite being pregnant, she had insisted on working on the front lines, tirelessly treating patients, and with her superb medical skills, she had saved many critically injured people.

Among the medical staff, who else but Gu Jianing deserved to be commended?

Choosing Gu Jianing was the will of the people.

Today, this woman was here to inform Gu Jianing of the result and to invite her to attend the commendation ceremony the following evening.

“Thank you, Comrade Li. I’ll be there on time. But…” Gu Jianing paused, “I wanted to ask, besides people, will there be any commendations for the military dogs?”

Comrade Li was clearly taken aback. Gu Jianing could tell there hadn’t been. She continued, “This rescue operation involved not only medical staff, but also soldiers, villagers, military wives, and of course, the military dogs…”

“The military dogs also rushed to the front lines and never stopped. I even know of one military dog, pregnant herself, who braved the rain and, together with the soldiers, saved many people.”

“So I think the contributions of the military dogs shouldn’t be overlooked. If possible, I hope they can be commended too.”

Li Hong was deeply moved by Gu Jianing’s words. In the past, commendations had always been for people, but now Gu Jianing was suggesting that military dogs deserved recognition as well.

She thought about it and realized the logic was sound.

The military dogs had contributed, rushing to the rescue in the rain, never stopping.

Their efforts truly shouldn’t be ignored.

However, commending military dogs had never been done before.

“Comrade Gu, I’ll take your suggestion and report it to the leadership. I believe they’ll consider it, but I can’t guarantee the outcome.”

“I understand. But I’ll look forward to it.”

As soon as Li Hong left, Dr. Zhou poked his head in, eyes shining with gossip and excitement. “Dr. Gu, was that comrade just now here to tell you the organization is going to commend you?”

“How did you know?”

“So it’s true! That’s great! Our Traditional Chinese Medicine department finally has a doctor being commended. You don’t know how many benefits there are to being commended…”

From Dr. Zhou’s explanation, Gu Jianing learned that being commended would greatly help her future promotions, and there would even be a cash reward. If a military wife was commended, the honor would also benefit her husband’s career advancement.

After all, husband and wife are a team."