I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 72: Good Girl

Yuan Xiu returned home in a daze, not even knowing who she met on the way or how many greetings she exchanged. When she got home, she couldn't believe that she had actually gotten a job.

Moreover, it's a job that's closely related to what she studied and the path she wants to take.

Does this mean that good deeds are rewarded?

When she came to her senses, she checked the time on her watch and quickly went next door.

Dr. Liu noticed her lack of focus and snorted, "What's wrong? It's only been a short time and you're already daydreaming? Don't you want to study properly?"

Yuan Xiu quickly apologized, and after thinking for a moment, she told him that she was going to report to the military hospital next Monday, which would inevitably affect her study time.

"...Master, please rest assured, I will definitely not delay my studies. I will get up two hours earlier every morning to study medical books, and come to you after get off work..."

Dr. Liu waved his hand and said, "What do I have to worry about? It's a good thing that you can go to work at the hospital. Working in the pharmacy will allow you to come into contact with more medicinal herbs and see more patients. I was worried that if you just follow me and learn from me, you won't be able to observe patients and will end up only learning theoretical knowledge without knowing how to communicate with patients. But now I'm not worried anymore."

At this point, Dr. Liu instructed her, "When you go to the pharmacy, you should look around, smell around, touch around, and taste around to understand the processing methods and properties of the medicinal herbs. Don't just focus on dispensing medicine and collecting money, wasting such a good opportunity."

Yuan Xiu nodded: "Master, I've got it."

"Also, when you have free time, try to visit the departments more often and see how the doctors treat patients. The more you see, the broader your horizons will become."

Yuan Xiu: "Master, I understand."

"You need to be sharp-eared, have keen eyes, and be quick-witted. The hospital is different from the outside world. You need to show your abilities often, and who knows, someone might take a liking to you and nurture you as a promising talent."

Dr. Liu didn't know the real reason Yuan Xiu went to work at the hospital; Yuan Xiu only told him that it was a work arrangement made by the Discipline Inspection Commission for military dependents.

"Yes, Master, I will listen to you."

Yuan Xiu nodded and agreed to everything Dr. Liu said, and learned a lot about the intricate relationships between the various departments in the hospital from him.

Jiang Zhou was the second person to learn from Yuan Xiu that she had a job.

He wasn't particularly surprised by the news; he simply smiled, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Congratulations!"

What I can't tell others, I can't hide from Jiang Zhou.

Yuan Xiu lowered her voice, "Was it Secretary Gu and Director Gu who helped me get this job? Otherwise, it wouldn't be such a coincidence."

Jiang Zhou nodded: "That's right, but don't say these things to anyone else, don't even mention them."

"I know that, I'm not stupid."

Yuan Xiu, who wasn't stupid, immediately thought of what Jiang Zhou had said on the day Secretary Gu came: that she was learning medicine from Doctor Liu.

He also emphasized that Dr. Liu used to be a senior traditional Chinese medicine doctor at a traditional Chinese medicine hospital.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Jiang Zhou couldn't help but reach out and touch his handsome face under her clear and sharp gaze.

Yuan Xiu shook her head. "When you praised me that day, you weren't just praising me, were you? There must have been something else behind it, right? Did you already know that Secretary Gu wanted to help me find a job?"

Jiang Zhou suddenly reached out and slapped her forehead. "What are you thinking? How could I have thought of these things? I just heard Secretary Gu say that you are ambitious and that people of his generation cherish talent. I just said it casually, following his lead. I can't guarantee whether he will help you make arrangements."

Yuan Xiu touched her forehead, which was slightly hot from his gentle pat, a heat that pierced her heart. "...Anyway, thank you. I never thought of that."

When people praise her, she just blushes and doesn't know how to show her abilities at all.

In her previous life, Yuan Xiu had gone to the city to look for work. During the interview, the employer would ask her what she could do. At that time, she had just come to the city from the countryside and was very naive and stupid. She knew a lot of things, but she couldn't speak. In the end, the employer chose the one who knew nothing and didn't want her, who knew everything.

I never imagined that after living another lifetime, I would still be this foolish.

As she thought about it, Yuan Xiu recalled her past life. It was a pity that she didn't stay in the city for long before the old couple urged her to go back with letter after letter.

If she had stayed in the city back then, working outside like the other young women and wives in the village, she would have gained more experience and wouldn't have been so foolish as to be exploited by the old couple for so long before she realized what was happening. She wouldn't have ended up discovering that she had been living in a scam for half her life.

"It's time to go to work, let's go buy a couple of new outfits," Jiang Zhou suggested.

Yuan Xiu snapped out of her daze. "No need, I have clothes to wear."

"The clothes you made last time are too thin, and the cotton-padded coat is old. You should buy two thick cotton-padded coats to wear outside. When you get to work, you can take off your outer clothes and put on your hospital white coat. That will look much better."

Jiang Zhou knew exactly what clothes Yuan Xiu owned. "I'll go with you on your vacation."

"I'll buy one outfit first, and I'll buy fabric and cotton to make the other one myself at home."

Jiang Zhou looked at her and said, "Is our family poor? Why is it so difficult for you to spend a little money? If I tell you to buy two outfits, just buy two. I've seen a woman who complained that she had too many clothes. If you go to work dressed badly, people will think I treat you badly."

Yuan Xiu murmured, "That's not what I meant..."

She glanced at the sewing machine under the window. "I just feel like it's more worthwhile to make my own; I can't just buy it and leave it sitting there..."

"Do you have plenty of time? You work during the day, study at night, and learn medicine from Dr. Liu. How can you still find time to make clothes? Are you going to learn from someone else, bringing fabric and needles to work and doing handicrafts while you're at work?"

Yuan Xiu shook her head: "Of course not, it wouldn't be good if someone saw it."

"That's right. Even if we're going to do it, we should wait until we're more settled in our work before we start."

Yuan Xiu couldn't help but laugh. "Even if I feel at ease, it won't change anything. At most, I can take the medical book to the hospital. Can't I take the medical book to the hospital?"

"Of course you can. If your supervisor sees you reading medical books in your spare time, he will only think that you are an ambitious person and a good comrade. The parents' committee did not recommend the wrong person."

"That's good. But I can't make clothes very quickly..."

Before Yuan Xiu could finish speaking, Jiang Zhou interrupted her, "Then it's settled, we'll go to town to buy clothes the day after tomorrow."

Before Yuan Xiu could speak, Jiang Zhou said, "Listen to me!"

Yuan Xiu shut her mouth and waited until Jiang Zhou stopped speaking before saying, "...I want to say, okay, I'll listen to you."

Jiang Zhou nodded in satisfaction: "Good boy/girl."

Yuan Xiu: "..."