Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

Aunt Zhang gritted her teeth: "Divorce? That's too easy on this beast! Get him treated first, then we'll go find Secretary Liu. This divorce is a must! He dares to bully our family; he'll be skinned alive!"

Su Wanqing gave Li Yu's wound a simple bandage, then asked Li Honghong, "Your illness is easy to treat, but what about his... how will he be treated?"

"He still wants treatment?" Li Honghong gasped for breath. "Let him rot! It'd be better if he died!"

Li Yu pleaded, "Honghong, please treat me! I don't want it to fester. I promise I'll never mess around again. I only want you! You don't want the whole village to know you have syphilis, do you? You don't want this to become a big scandal, do you?"

Li Honghong snorted, "If you dare to do it, I'm not afraid of the whole village finding out. So what if they know? So what if I got it? I'm going to make a big fuss about it!" She wasn't good-looking to begin with, and she didn't care about her reputation.

Li Yu gritted her teeth: "Even if you divorce me because you have syphilis, who would dare to marry you? There's no one else but me, so we still have to live our lives together. Get me treated too, and we'll live a good life together from now on."

Li Honghong hesitated for only two seconds before suppressing her anger and saying, "Get out." She, Li Honghong, didn't want a man with such a rotten core!

Li Yu glared venomously at Li Honghong and Su Wanqing. Once they got back, he would make a scene, letting everyone know that Li Honghong had contracted syphilis, ruining her reputation. He absolutely wouldn't allow a divorce! Li Honghong was now a member of the 64th Regiment after marrying into it; a divorce? Not so easy!

Su Wanqing glanced at Li Yu with sympathy and prescribed some medicine for Li Honghong. There were no special medicines in this era, so she could only use the existing antibiotics first, plus the enhanced Lingquan injection. It should be under control within a month.

After arranging a daily appointment with Li Honghong, Li Honghong, along with a group of relatives, dragged the paralyzed Li Yu back to the 64th Regiment.

This is the advantage of having a family on your mother's side. If you are bullied, you can call for help from dozens or even hundreds of people. It's better for a girl to marry closer to her family and have a strong family on her side so that she can stand on her own two feet. Just like Li Honghong, even if she gets divorced, her life will not be bad, and she can still live a prosperous life.

Sigh—Su Wanqing felt itchy inside; she really wanted to go and see this grand show too!

pity……

She cleared her throat and called out towards the door, "Next!"

……

"Doctor, I've heard that Erzhuzi is exceptionally skilled. Could you prescribe some medication for me to take five times a night? Injections are fine too..."

Su Wanqing: "..."

Exhausted after a long day at work, she felt a headache coming on—why were all the people coming to her asking for this kind of "miracle drug"? Was there no one who actually treated a real doctor?

She rubbed her temples as she walked home, but when she reached the gate, she gasped in surprise—the front yard wall was already built in just one day! The blue bricks were neatly arranged, the mortar joints clean, only the gate remained uninstalled. The once messy ground in the yard had been transformed into two orderly vegetable plots by Uncle Ding, the soil turned soft and level, ready for sowing. The backyard was even more transformed: the chicken coop and sheep pen were sturdy and secure against the wall, the newly built stable was spacious and well-ventilated, and it was fully equipped with feeding and water troughs.

In short, the house had become quite presentable in just one day: the brick house was bright and clean, the yard was spacious, and everywhere exuded the lively atmosphere of daily life. Looking at it, Su Wanqing's mood finally brightened a bit.

She walked towards the backyard and found that Zhou Yanshen was not busy alone—there was a tall man in a military green training uniform beside him. The man was upright, with broad shoulders and a straight back, a neat buzz cut, and a soldier's unique heroic spirit and composure between his brows. He was skillfully helping to lay bricks.

Lin Tingting sat shyly on a small stool to the side, occasionally serving tea and water to the two of them. Next to her sat a girl, about eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a light blue floral shirt, with two shiny braids, and a delicate and gentle appearance, quite like a girl from a good family.

No wonder the progress is so fast, it turns out they have help.

Seeing Su Wanqing return, Zhou Yanshen immediately put down the bricks he was holding and went to greet her: "Wanqing, you're done working?"

Su Wanqing smiled and nodded, her gaze falling on the two men. Zhou Yanshen understood and stepped forward to introduce them: "Wanqing, this is my comrade-in-arms, Qin Xiao. He was previously a regimental commander in the Bincheng Military Region. When he heard that I was being sent to the countryside, he specially applied to be transferred to the Yili Prefecture Military Sub-district—just so we could be closer and have someone to look after us."

Su Wanqing suddenly realized—Zhou Yanshen had mentioned before that some comrades would be coming, but she hadn't expected it to be for this reason.

Qin Xiao laughed heartily, his voice booming, "Sister-in-law, Yan Shen, you're too kind! To tell you the truth, he saved my life—during the mission, he took most of the damage for me, lying in bed for three months while I was unconscious for half a year. If it weren't for him, I would have been done for! Later, I heard he was reported and sent to the countryside, how could I sit still? Luckily, there were transfer openings here, so I applied and came here. The brother who saved my life is in the countryside, I can't let him suffer alone!"

He paused, glanced at Su Wanqing, and then smiled, "Yan Shen always boasts in his letters about marrying a good wife, and I didn't believe it at first. But after seeing her, I'm convinced—only someone as beautiful and capable as you, sister-in-law, is a match made in heaven for my brother!"

I must say, Zhou Yanshen, this comrade-in-arms, really knows how to talk; those few words made Su Wanqing's lips curl into a smile.

Zhou Yanshen felt a warmth in his heart—his brother, who had risked his life to protect him back then, was now willing to give up his promising future and be transferred to the frontier, just to protect him.

The atmosphere was just getting along well when a soft voice broke in:

"Who can argue with that? When my brother found out that our savior had been sent to the countryside, he was so worried that he couldn't sleep for several nights and submitted an application that very day. He was also worried that Brother Zhou might not be doing well in the countryside and might do something rash... After all, Brother Zhou was seriously injured at the time, and people say... that the injury was so severe that it might be difficult for him to find a wife."

The speaker was Qin Xiao's younger sister, Qin Xue. She covered her mouth and chuckled softly, her eyes glancing furtively at Zhou Yanshen, her cheeks slightly flushed.

"My brother even said back then: 'Xiaoxue, come with me to the countryside and marry Yanshen. He saved my life, and now he's in trouble, and his health... might be inconvenient. We can't forget his kindness. As long as you're willing to marry him, I'll be your servant for the rest of my life!'"

Her voice was soft and gentle, as if she were joking, but there was a hint of probing in her eyes.

Qin Xiao's expression changed, and he hissed, "Xiao Xue! What nonsense are you spouting!"

Qin Xue lowered her eyes, her tone aggrieved: "How could I be lying? Brother, you practically dragged me here, saying I had to marry you. Now that you've seen Brother Zhou's wife, you're saying forget it... What about all the way here I came?"

She was indeed unwilling at the time—she was a city girl, her brother was a regimental commander, why should she marry a man who had been sent to the countryside and might even be "impotent"? She was dragged there by Qin Xiaoqiang.

But upon seeing Zhou Yanshen—so tall and aloof, with deep-set eyes that just looking at him made her blush—she instantly changed her mind. She even secretly blamed her brother: "Such a handsome man, why didn't you say so sooner?" Even if it didn't work out, she would accept it!