binnovel Chapter 16 No Rural Areas in the Past 9
Chapter 16 No Rural Areas in the Past 9
In 82, Liu Yuxi was recommended by her school to intern at Peking Union Medical College Hospital. As she saw more and more cases, her medical skills improved day by day, and she quickly gained a good reputation at the hospital. So after graduating in 83, she stayed on to work at the hospital.
She always lived in the east wing of Mao'er Hutong, and when the hospital was busy, she would just stay in the hospital department's on-call room.
Apart from those of Liu Yuxi's generation who moved out due to work or lack of space at home, the older generation and their children still live in the courtyard.
Firstly, they were used to living there, and the neighbors in the courtyard got along like family. Secondly, they didn't want to be too far from Liu Yuxi, even though Liu Yuxi had stopped buying houses and running stalls after starting work.
Human feelings are reciprocal, and they all felt they had to keep the child under their watchful eyes, since she had no relatives and was the only one left in her family.
Now, the thing that the aunties and grandmas like to do most is urge Liu Yuxi to get married. After all, Liu Yuxi is over 20 years old, has finished his studies, and has a stable job. Shouldn't he be thinking about settling down?
Liu Yuxi himself had no intention of getting married. Although we are not as open-minded as we are in later generations, there are still more than ten years until the new century.
She said this to her aunts and older women: "First of all, what kind of person do you think I should find to be worthy of me?" Indeed, in terms of family wealth, they all started their businesses with Liu Yuxi, and it could even be said that they were all brought up by Liu Yuxi.
Based on education, Liu Yuxi graduated from a key university during the "Old Three Classes" period and is now a chief physician. Based on appearance, Liu Yuxi is 1.7 meters tall, beautiful, and has a great figure; her looks are secondary! Finding a suitable candidate like her is not easy!
"Secondly, as everyone knows, my job is so busy that I really can't take care of my family. Sometimes I even need someone to take care of me. Who do you think would hire me? And what would they want from me?"
This stumped everyone again. Yes, there's an old saying, "Marry a man for food and clothing." Similarly, shouldn't a wife be able to take care of the family?
Not to mention now, even in future generations, even if most people don't agree verbally, the reality is that women will be the majority of those who manage the household.
These two questions stumped the aunties and older women. Later, they came to a conclusion: no matter what, you have to have a child, right?
Liu Yuxi smiled and said to them, "Okay, I'll keep an eye out for that in the future. If I find the right person, I'll get married. If I can't get married, I'll have a child. But you'll have to help me take care of the child after it's born!"
Everyone readily agreed, as they were all skilled at taking care of children; with so many people, raising one child would be a piece of cake.
And so life returned to normal, year after year, and those aunties and grandmas began to teach their grandchildren that they would take care of Aunt Yuxi in her old age.
These children were all raised by Liu Yuxi, who always played with them and took Liu Yuxi as his role model. So he patted his chest loudly, which made Liu Yuxi laugh.
After all, the two older ones were only 7 years younger than her, and they joined in the laughter: "Aunt Yuxi, when we get married, we'll have to have children, right? We'll leave the children here to be raised. Don't worry, we'll take care of you in your old age!" Liu Yuxi laughed heartily.
When Liu Yuxi was 31 years old in 1992, the state arranged for doctors from several hospitals to go to the UK for exchange and study, and Liu Yuxi was the leader of the youth group.
During her exchange studies in the UK, Liu Yuxi met a British doctor who completely captivated her, leading to a purely physical relationship. With three months left in her exchange period, Liu Yuxi stopped using contraception, reasoning that she would inevitably encounter situations involving children or childbirth in the future, so she might as well gain some experience in the medically advanced modern world first.
Actually, she wanted to have a mixed-race child in her original world. Mixed-race children are so beautiful! But if the child is of Russian and German descent, their appearance is likely to age prematurely after the age of 20. If the child is of American descent, they are prone to baldness and obesity. As for African and Middle Eastern descent, she simply ruled them out because their skin tones are incompatible.
Being British is pretty good; the men are gentlemen and the women are elegant. Of course, this temperament mainly depends on parental upbringing and self-discipline, but the foundation is there, right?
As fate would have it, Liu Yuxi shamefully stole someone's seed, and succeeded. A month before the exchange conference ended, after confirming her pregnancy, she amicably parted ways with the British doctor, since she was going back to China after the conference.
Of course, Liu Yuxi reported her pregnancy. These days, going abroad is no small matter. Fortunately, Liu Yuxi is just a doctor, not someone else, so reporting it is enough. It's not like she's not going back or anything like that.
Back in Beijing, Liu Yuxi was already showing, not at all like someone who was only three months pregnant. An older doctor from the same hospital took her pulse and confirmed that she was carrying twins. Her younger colleagues even congratulated her on "getting multiple benefits at once."
Liu Yuxi's ten years of work at the hospital have been evident to all. She is not a reckless person; she has always treated the hospital as her home and her work as her lover. Now that she has a child, everyone sincerely congratulates her.
The hospital also reduced her workload, letting her focus on her pregnancy and saying that she could take on more work after the baby was born.
Needless to say, Liu Yuxi is now practically a "national treasure" in the courtyard. The aunties and grandmas have even arranged a special shift to pick her up from get off work, since she is pregnant with twins.
When she got home, the food was already prepared, so she could eat it right away. Fortunately, this only lasted for a little over five months before she gave birth. Otherwise, Liu Yuxi felt that she would have almost lost her ability to take care of herself.
Liu Yuxi gave birth to two baby boys, named Liu Junyi and Liu Junlang! Their nicknames are Baozi and Tuanzi. Why? Because they are fair-skinned, not the translucent white of Caucasians, but the clean, snow-white we usually talk about.
The two babies were a little lighter than normal babies when they were born, but they both weighed a little over five pounds. After a month, their little arms and legs were like little lotus roots, with rolls of flesh. The babies' hair was black with a slight brown tinge, which was not obvious indoors, but could be seen in the sunlight.
The facial features aren't particularly blended, but the contours are more defined and three-dimensional, which will probably become more pronounced as the child grows up.
The older women kept their word; they raised the two children together. Because so many people doted on the children, Liu Yuxi had no choice but to be a strict mother for their sake.
She worked hard to balance her work and life, trying to spend as much time as possible with her children. She believed that actions speak louder than words, so she always accompanied her children in their learning and growth. Of course, because she was a "celebrity," her children always admired her, since their mother seemed to know everything!