The day before leaving the island, Jiang Fuyue went alone to the bamboo house.
As the island continued to develop, changes had come here as well, water, electricity, and gas were all connected, and even internet cables had been installed.
Refrigerator, color TV, air conditioner, gas stove, washing machine… everything was in use.
The only things unchanged were probably the surrounding mountains and waters, and that garden full of medicinal herbs.
As well as the large screen partition at the entrance.
“Professor Jiang?!” Seeing who it was, Fu Suizhong’s eyes widened.
He was sitting at a low table recording a video, with crystal dice for astrology placed on the desk.
Nowadays, [Little Zhong Horoscope] had become a leading influencer among astrology bloggers, with advertisement quotes starting at six figures.
After making money, Fu Suizhong didn’t forget to give back to Duofu, the desks at “Moon No. 2 Middle School” were all donated by him.
Strangely enough, now that Duofu had opened up, many villagers chose to go outside the island to see the world, yet Fu Suizhong had never had that thought.
It seemed that staying in this small patch of land around the bamboo house was already enough for him.
“Long time no see. I’m looking for Zhong Cheng.” Jiang Fuyue didn’t beat around the bush and stated her purpose directly.
Fu Suizhong shrugged helplessly: “Then I really can’t help you. Master left the island with a cargo ship half a month ago. He didn’t say how long he’d be gone. Before leaving, he only told me to watch the house and not forget to take care of the herb garden.”
“Then how can I contact him?”
“You can’t. He didn’t take a phone.”
Jiang Fuyue frowned.
In the end, she asked Fu Suizhong for paper and pen, leaving behind a letter: “Please help pass this to him.”
“Okay.”
Watching Jiang Fuyue leave, Fu Suizhong set the letter aside and continued finishing his video.
After he was done, he checked the time, took out the incense and joss paper he had prepared earlier, picked up the letter, and walked to the herb garden.
“Master, you guessed right. She really came back to see you…”
A breeze passed, the candle flame flickered, and the letter was swallowed by fire, leaving behind a pile of ashes.
…
In the fourth year after marriage, the two were still busy.
Xie Dingyuan was infected during a chemical experiment and was in critical condition.
When Jiang Fuyue rushed to the hospital, the emergency room light was on. Outside stood a crowd, colleagues, students, leaders.
She couldn’t hear any words of comfort or consolation. Her ears buzzed, her gaze stalled.
During that time, the doctors issued two critical condition notices!
At that moment, her brain seemed to stop thinking, even her heartbeat gradually weakened.
Everything around her faded and drifted away…
Until the emergency light went out, and everyone around burst into tears of relief, only then did Jiang Fuyue’s eyes begin to move again.
And she smiled along with them.
A month later, Xie Dingyuan was discharged from the hospital, and at that moment Jiang Fuyue made a decision,
She would study clinical medicine!
No one knew how terrified and helpless she had been when Xie Dingyuan was on the brink of life and death in the operating room.
Rather than entrust the life of a loved one to a doctor, better to entrust it to herself!
Let her personally fight a tug-of-war with death!
In December of the same year, Jiang Fuyue took the graduate entrance exam for clinical medicine at B University.
In the end, she was admitted to B University’s medical school with the top combined score in written and interview exams.
At that time, she was already a postdoctoral researcher in chemistry at Q University.
Starting over was certainly difficult, but she feared even more being powerless when the one she loved was on the verge of death!
…
In the fifth year after marriage, Xie Dingyuan decided to reduce his workload and shift his focus to family.
Perhaps it was the period of recovery that made him begin to pay attention to the children’s growth and upbringing; or perhaps he was simply tired and wanted to relax a bit.
He personally designed advanced learning plans for Niannian, accompanied Suisui in practicing piano and dance, and took the two little ones out every week to experience life.
Jiang Fuyue asked him, “Not doing research anymore?”
He smiled and replied, “Not that I’m not doing it, just doing it while accompanying Niannian and Suisui as they grow up. Best of both worlds.”
Jiang Fuyue: “Actually, I could also…”
But Xie Dingyuan shook his head.
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