Rebirth Era: After the Beautiful Sister-in-law Refuses to Open Business

Hearing this, Qin Boyan was silent for a moment, nodded, and said solemnly: "I understand. What my sister-in-law means is that personal strength is more important than ranking. If my strength is not enough, even if I have won the first place, I may not be able to bear this position.

To go deeper, my sister-in-law asked me to use yesterday’s self as a reference. As long as I improve on yesterday’s results, it doesn’t matter whether I get first place or not.”

He was too proud. Fortunately, his sister-in-law woke him up in time. Otherwise, with his current mentality, even if nothing went wrong in his student career and he could always get first place in the exams, he might fall flat on his face in the future.

Thinking about this, Qin Boyan showed shame on his face: "I was wrong, sister-in-law, I...I shouldn't be proud and complacent..."

Song Lan's eyes were filled with relief. She curled her lips and asked, "Do you know what to do now?"

"know."

Qin Boyan nodded again. He looked up at Song Lan and said seriously, "You must be humble, be strict with yourself, keep improving, and never get carried away."

"It seems you really understand. Very good."

Song Lan's clear eyes were filled with smiles. She said: "Being humble is a virtue and a personal accomplishment. After all, there are always people better than you. Only by strictly demanding ourselves and seeing whether we are better today than we were yesterday, can we avoid being complacent and arrogant and being slapped in the face by others."

"I see."

Qin Boyan accepted it humbly.

"Second brother, perhaps I, as your sister-in-law, am a little harsh on you, your second sister, and Little Five and Little Six, but please believe that my starting point is all for your own good. If you have any objections, you can tell me in person."

Although she said this, in fact, in Song Lan's heart, she felt that her current attitude towards her brother-in-law and sister-in-law at home could not be called strict at all.

Because of the Zhenguo Mansion, the severity with which her former family members taught the younger generations in the mansion was far beyond what she was doing now.

For example, the young men and women of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion would start their enlightenment at the age of three by soaking in medicinal baths to strengthen their muscles and bones and widen their meridians.

Moreover, they have to get up before the hour of Mao every day, study literature and martial arts throughout the day, squeeze out time to learn other things, and greet their elders in the morning and evening at the specified time.

There are standards for your words, actions, and even your sitting and lying down.

Only by being trained in this way can one have the demeanor of a noble young man or young lady, and go out without losing face in front of others, so as not to bring shame to the elders, and at the same time win a good reputation for oneself.

Then, on the basis of being well-matched, it will invisibly add impetus to the marriage.

"We have no objection. Sister-in-law, you treat us as your own family and care about us, so you are strict with us."

Qin Boyan said: "If we don't understand and think you are harming us, it only means that we are stupid and don't know what is good for us. How can we deserve your careful teaching?!"

"Well, in my eyes, none of you have stupid brains, go and have a rest!"

Song Lan smiled and waved her hand casually, not wanting to delay Qin Boyan's sleep any longer.

"I'm leaving."

Qin Boyan turned around and walked to the door, then suddenly stopped and looked back: "Good night, sister-in-law!"

"good night!"

Song Lan smiled and nodded.

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The final exams are over, and soon primary and secondary school students go to school to get their report cards, and then the winter vacation officially begins.

Song Lan was still busy in the hospital, but she did not forget what she had discussed with Qin Yanzheng before, which was to go to the place where her sister-in-law Qin Yaqing went to the countryside and bring her back.

That day, before leaving get off work in the afternoon, Dr. Wang from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine came to Song Lan's clinic with a leave approval form.

"Xiao Song."

"Director Wang."

Although there are not many medical staff in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, there is still a director position, and Dr. Wang is the director of the department.

There is no candidate for deputy director yet.

It is worth mentioning that after Liang Zhen, that is, Dr. Liang who always liked to find trouble with Song Lan, was transferred away by her family using their connections, the Machinery Factory Employees' Hospital applied to the higher authorities and soon transferred two male Chinese medicine doctors.

One of them is surnamed Zhang, and he is probably in his early forties.

One of them is surnamed Hu, about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old.

"Your leave note has been approved. It's almost time to get off work, so I'll bring it to you."

Doctor Wang handed the leave application signed by the hospital leader to Song Lan and said, "Starting from tomorrow, it will be a total of five days."

"Thank you, Director Wang!"

Song Lan put away the note, smiled, and thanked sincerely.

"Have you arranged the work at hand?"

Doctor Wang asked.

"I don't have any patients who need acupuncture within the next five days. As for those who need follow-up visits, I have already told Nurse Wang that if the patient is willing, she can be taken to Dr. Zhang's office. Otherwise, she can come back to see me when I return to work."

Nurse Wang refers to Wang Ping.

"Have you discussed this with Doctor Zhang?"

Doctor Wang asked.

Song Lan smiled and nodded, then said, "I thought you were too busy, so I asked Doctor Zhang to do it for me."

"Just discuss it."

Doctor Wang had no objection. He chatted with Song Lan about work and then returned to his own clinic.

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After dinner, Song Lan, Qin Boyan, Qin Yaxin, and the two kids sat around the heating stove and talked.

"The leave application I submitted to my boss three days ago has been approved. Your second brother and I will be heading to Heilongjiang Province tomorrow morning."

She said to Qin Yaxin and the two children: "You three should take good care of yourselves at home."

His eyes fell on Qin Yaxin: “Second sister, you are the elder sister, you should not only take care of yourself, but also take care of your younger brothers and sisters.

But don't be afraid, I've already talked to my parents on the phone, and my mom will be here tomorrow afternoon at the latest. With her accompanying you, and since we live in the family quarters, there won't be any safety issues to a large extent."

After a brief pause, Song Lan turned his gaze towards the two little ones: "Try not to go out to play, the two of you. On the one hand, it's easy to get cold in the cold weather, and on the other hand, it's better to be safe than sorry. If something happens to you outside, our family will probably have trouble living like this."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I won't run around. I'll just stay at home writing characters and drawing, or reading a small picture book, and wait for you and second brother to come back!"

Tuanzi Xiaowu is a smart boy and he expresses his opinion as soon as he opens his mouth.

"I stayed at home and listened to my aunt and second sister, and didn't go out to play."

Little girl Qin Yaxuan also expressed her opinion. Looking at the two little ones, Song Lan had a gentle expression and her eyes were full of smiles. "Little Five and Little Six are the best behaved. Sister-in-law believes that you can do what you say. But if you really can't sit still at home, just play in our yard for a while. Once a child asks you to go out of the yard to play, you must greet the family members and only go out with permission."

"Okay!"

The two little ones nodded at the same time.

Song Lan then turned her gaze back to Qin Yaxin: "Second sister, you are already a grown-up girl. Logically, I shouldn't control you too strictly, but it's cold and there are few people on the road. Just in case, you'd better not ride your bike to play with classmates outside the family quarters."

It’s not that Song Lan is too cautious, it’s that Qin Yaxin’s temperament is still a little unstable.

She had no choice but to give him a few more warnings.

"...I, I won't leave the family area."

Is it necessary to be so cautious?

What could possibly happen if you go out in broad daylight?

Qin Yaxin was worried.

It's not that she doesn't know what's good for her, but she thinks Song Lan, her sister-in-law, is too cautious.

at the same time.

Black Province.

Laohu Town, Qiaoxingtun.

Educated Youth Academy.

"Are you going home for the New Year?"

In the female educated youth dormitory, Li Qiu and Qin Yaqing's beds were next to each other. They slept on a large heated kang and had been staying there for the winter for some time.

Several of the female educated youth living in the same room had not been home for two or three years. A few days ago, they agreed to ask for leave from the team leader on the 23rd or 24th of the twelfth lunar month and go home to visit their families.

Li Qiu's home was too far away, and it would take six or seven days to go back and forth. The most important thing was that the train ticket was very expensive, so he thought about staying in the village to celebrate the New Year.

She planned to go back to visit her relatives before the Chinese New Year next year. At this moment, seeing that everyone was chatting animatedly, she couldn't help but ask Qin Yaqing if she wanted to go home for the New Year.

As far as she knew, Qin Yaqing had come to Qiaoxingtun to work in the countryside for several years, but she had never returned once.

"...I, I don't know..."

Qin Yaqing hesitated for a while, then shook her head and replied.

Before winter, she wrote two letters to her family, but...the two letters were sent back to her home one after the other.

The postman said no one signed for it.

She asked why?

The postman said her family was no longer in Beijing.

I have to say something here. Qin Yanzheng had written a letter to Qin Yaqing before, which was sent to the town post office by Wu Dong.

However, Qin Yaqing did not receive the letter.

Qin Yanzheng waited for a long time for a reply, and thought that Qin Yaqing was still angry with her family after several years. He was secretly annoyed and put Qin Yaqing's matter aside for the time being.

As for where the letter went, I guess I can only find out through the post office.

In other words, without Qin Yanzheng's letter, Qin Yaqing naturally would not have known that her family had moved out of Beijing and settled down at the Red Star Machinery Factory.

"What do you mean you don't know?"

Li Qiu frowned: "You have been in Qiaoxingtun for several years. Don't you miss your parents and other family members at all?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yaqing's eyes instantly turned red.

She wanted to! She really wanted to love her parents, her elder brother, and her younger brothers and sisters.

But...but her father had an accident and her mother was gone...

My eldest brother is busy with work and rarely comes home throughout the year.

My younger brothers and sisters... the oldest one is still a minor, and the two youngest ones... I'm afraid they're not even in primary school yet.

She is the eldest sister. She has nothing when she goes to the countryside in Qiaoxingtun. If she goes home, she can only cause trouble for her younger brothers and sisters and can't help in any other way.

Besides, the postman said that her family was no longer in Beijing.

She's going home, but which home? !

"If you have something to say, why are you doing this?"

She didn't do anything to the other person, so why did she look like she was about to cry?

Li Qiu felt annoyed: "Did I say something wrong?"

Qin Yaqing shook her head, but she couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes and they rolled down her face.

She quickly raised her hand to wipe it, so as to avoid being seen by other female educated youth other than Li Qiu, which would cause gossip.

"Since I didn't say anything wrong, why are you like this?"

Li Qiu was puzzled.

Qin Yaqing: "My mother is gone...my father..."

Qin Yaqing's emotions fluctuated so much that she couldn't stop the tears from flowing. At the same time, her nose was blocked and she could hardly breathe.

Seeing her distress, Li Qiu said, "Calm yourself down first."

As the sound faded, she recalled Qin Yaqing's expression after she received a letter one day in August.

"Condolences."

She realized that the letter must have mentioned the death of Qin Yaqing's mother, but Qin Yaqing had never told anyone about it in the Youth League Institute.

In a flash, Li Qiu shook his head secretly. No, Qin Yaqing might not talk about her family affairs to others, but in front of Wen Qiming, she definitely would not hide anything.

"Does Wen Qiming know?"

Li Qiu is confirming his guess.

"Ah."

Qin Yaqing nodded.

Seeing this, Li Qiu sneered in his heart.

Is it any wonder?

No wonder Wen Qiming's attitude towards Qin Yaqing changed, no wonder he accepted the advances of the captain's daughter...

Despicable villain, shameless!

He definitely felt that he could no longer gain anything from Qin Yaqing, so he decided to go all out and distance himself from her.

"I think you are a hopeless fool!"

Li Qiu's voice was not loud. She stared at Qin Yaqing and said, "You knew Wen Qiming was after you, but you still wanted to get involved.

Even though he was intentionally distancing himself from you, you still remained infatuated with him and looked at him eagerly every day. What on earth is wrong with you to fall for such a rotten person?"

Qin Yaqing wiped her tears and said nothing.

"Tell me the truth, what are you thinking now?"

Li Qiu poked Qin Yaqing's arm.

"what?"

Qin Yaqing asked.

"Not only do almost everyone in our Youth Academy know about Wen Qiming and Guan Xing'er, but even the people in the village probably know about it.

If you still have your heart set on Wen Qiming, I personally think it will do you no good at all."

Li Qiu said, "Do you understand what I'm saying? The two of them have basically gotten through this. If you get involved, you'll definitely get a bad reputation in Qiaoxingtun!"

"Wen Qiming and I are a serious couple."

When Qin Yaqing said this, she couldn't help but feel sad from the bottom of her heart.

It was Wen Qiming who clearly said that she was his partner and that he would marry her.

The fact is that ever since something happened in her family, he no longer paid attention to her and even avoided her...

Late at night, the female educated youth who were on good terms with each other were sitting in one bed chatting, while Qin Yaqing and Li Qiu were sitting close to each other, whispering to each other. There were no other female educated youth around them.

Well, the other female educated youth knew they couldn’t get involved, and Li Qiu was not someone to be trifled with. Unless someone wanted to cause trouble, they would shamelessly come over and listen to the conversation between Qin Yaqing and Li Qiu.

"If you say so, then so?! Will Wen Qiming admit it? If he admits it, he can get involved with Guan Xing'er."

Guan Xing'er is the daughter of Captain Qiao Xingtun.

"..."

Qin Yaqing didn't know how to respond.

"Wake up! Not to mention that there are countless men in this world, there are eleven male educated youth in our educated youth academy, not to mention that bastard Wen Qiming. If you really want to find a partner..."

Before Li Qiu finished speaking, Qin Yaqing interrupted him: "Stop talking. It's not good if someone hears you."

It's not that she hates getting married, she just... she just can't let go of her feelings for Wen Qiming.

"My voice is so soft that no one else can hear it."

Noticing that Qin Yaqing's mood had stabilized a lot, Li Qiu said quietly, "I actually noticed that Zhou Shiyang seemed to be interested in you."

"..."

Qin Yaqing was stunned.

Li Qiu: "I'm not lying to you. Before Wen Qiming distanced himself from you, I saw Zhou Shiyang's eyes following you from time to time."