Zhao Qingling had never in her life encountered such unreasonable people.
She could hardly believe that Lin Jianguo was actually their son and brother.
Arguing with them was pointless, so Zhao Qingling instructed the young man to report them directly.
Although this would affect Lin Jianguo to some extent, their behavior was simply too outrageous.
This time, Liu Cuihua and her daughter truly couldn’t stay any longer. Though Lin Jianguo had been reluctant to be harsh with them, he now had no choice.
Lin Jianguo was so furious his fingers trembled: “What exactly do you want? Are you even my family? Do you have any idea how much this will affect me?”
Clutching his head, he screamed at them. He had always considered them family, yet they had never truly cared about him.
He hadn’t wanted them to stay precisely because he knew their personalities would cause trouble here, but he never imagined they would go to such lengths just to remain.
Pretending to be doctors—how could they even come up with such an idea?
“Thankfully nothing serious happened. If you had actually killed someone, our entire family would be ruined!”
Lin Jianguo had always been soft-hearted before, but now he couldn’t afford to be.
Lin Hongmei was still somewhat defiant and muttered under her breath: “How could we possibly kill anyone? We just poked a few times with needles and pressed a few spots. How could that kill anyone?”
Hearing this, Lin Jianguo was so angry his eyes trembled: “Poke a few times with needles and press a few spots—you make it sound so simple! Do you even know how many acupoints there are on the human body?”
“Some acupoints can cause serious problems with just a little pressure. Human life is fragile.”
“If you want to learn from Mingxi and stay here through medical skills, you should first see if you have the capability. She only stayed after passing a series of tests.”
Sometimes Lin Jianguo truly couldn’t understand what went through their minds.
Staring sternly at the two, Lin Jianguo asked: “Whose idea was this?”
Lin Hongmei timidly raised her hand, but still couldn’t resist defending herself: “We just didn’t want to go back to the countryside. It’s your fault for not letting us stay.”
“You’re here enjoying life all by yourself while making mother and me work in the countryside. How can you live with yourself?”
Lin Jianguo looked at her coldly, genuinely wanting to slap her.
Enjoying life here? He was so busy at the hospital every day he barely had time to catch his breath, all while dealing with the messes they created.
During work, he had to force himself to forget their antics to avoid affecting his job performance.
Lately, the stress had been so overwhelming he couldn’t even sleep at night.
While he was accustomed to work pressure, it was entirely the trouble these two caused that weighed on him.
“So you all think I’m here living the good life, is that it? Fine! Regardless of my situation here, you’re both going back now.”
“Lin Hongmei, after you return, I’ll have the brigade leader help find you a match. You should get married as soon as possible!”
Always stirring up trouble at home, poking your nose everywhere and making sure nobody has any peace.
Lin Hongmei exploded at his words: “What do you mean by that? Are you saying you’re tired of me? Don’t forget who raised you!”
“When we were young and Mother was busy with outside matters, I was the one who carried you on my back and raised you. Now that you’ve made something of yourself, you don’t want your older sister anymore. You’re really something.”
Liu Cuihua also felt Lin Jianguo was somewhat cold-blooded.
“Son, we were wrong in this matter, but you can’t just marry off your sister like this. Our relationship with the brigade leader isn’t good – what if he finds her an unsuitable match?”
Lin Jianguo snorted disdainfully. “So you finally realize your relationship with the brigade leader is poor?”
“When Mingxi came before, she said you’d offended most people in the village. I didn’t believe it at the time, thinking she was speaking ill of you. But now it’s clear – the villagers showing you any courtesy at all is already giving you face.”
Lin Jianguo hadn’t wanted to be so harsh, but his future was now affected.
Director Zhao had explicitly stated that if he didn’t keep them under control, there would be no future between him and Zhao Qingling.
Lin Hongmei was so angry she wanted to hit him. Seeing her son about to be struck, Liu Cuihua immediately pushed Lin Hongmei onto the bed.
In her heart, her son ultimately held greater importance.
Lin Hongmei stared at Liu Cuihua in disbelief – she had actually laid hands on her? For an unfilial son, she would attack her own considerate daughter?
Lin Jianguo couldn’t be bothered watching their drama and left directly.
Early the next morning, regardless of their wishes, they were sent away.
Lin Jianguo was also summoned for a talk with the hospital’s senior leadership. Though no one knew what was said, he emerged looking very grim.
When Mingxi learned what the Lin mother and daughter had done, she couldn’t help but admire their twisted logic.
Doctor Liao exclaimed in amazement: “Their audacity is truly remarkable! In our previous cases, we only treated patients we were confident about. Those we weren’t sure of, we directly referred to Western medicine.”
Patients requiring major surgery wouldn’t come to them anyway – they mainly treated headaches, back pains, and similar ailments.
Doctor Xu agreed: “Exactly! Anyone could see how serious this was with minimal thought.”
Mingxi stopped thinking about the mother and daughter. Their medicated plasters had been selling out too quickly recently, and today they were taking a day off to make more plasters and roll medicinal pills – they were extremely busy.
Fortunately, the Lin mother and daughter had left early. When the angry public learned what they had done, many wanted to beat them.
But since they were gone, Lin Jianguo had to bear the public’s wrath.
These days, Lin Jianguo dared not go to crowded places, afraid of being attacked.
No one had ever dared to do such things here before – Liu Cuihua and her daughter had set a precedent, though likely no one would dare follow their example.
Lin Jianguo had been keeping a very low profile recently. When others mentioned Liu Cuihua and her daughter to him, he would only respond with a bitter smile.
Thus, many people felt he was also unfortunate to have such a mother and sister.
After all, Lin Jianguo hadn’t caused any major troubles himself and was quite capable. It was only after his mother and sister arrived that problems emerged – he was a victim too.
During this time, Lin Jianguo secretly visited Zhao Qingling daily, playing the pitiful card and exaggerating his hardships, eventually winning back the young woman’s favor.
After all, the bond between the male and female leads wasn’t so easily severed.
With the obstacles removed, their relationship naturally flourished rapidly.
However, Director Zhao was not as easy to talk to as before. The moment Lin Jianguo brought up the matter of marriage, Director Zhao immediately changed the subject.
Previously, Director Zhao would still tell him to wait a year or two, until the divorce turmoil had completely passed and everyone had forgotten about him and Mingxi.
But now, Director Zhao always said to wait and see. How long would this “wait and see” actually take?