When the Doctor Uses A Hack

Chen Dahai and Yang Jiahui were thrilled to learn that their son was bringing his wife home.

But after the excitement, they hurriedly began to tidy up the house.

After all, it was someone else’s daughter coming to their home, and they couldn’t leave a poor impression, right? Moreover, she was from the city, and Yang Jiahui wanted to make sure she was warmly welcomed.

Nanquan Village, under the jurisdiction of Jinyang City, was named for its proximity to Nanquan Mountain. The scenery, environment, and air quality were good, but the only downside was its relatively slow development.

Out of the 200 residents in Nanquan Village, not many remained. Most of the young people either went out for schooling or sought work outside, leaving mostly the elderly in the village.

After arriving in Jinyang City, Chen Cang took a taxi straight home.

Qin Yue, who had grown up in the city and whose hometown was also a prefecture-level city, found rural life quite fresh. The winding mountain road leading to the village offered a view of the mountainside trees. Even though it was already late November, the sight of the maple leaves spread over the hills was stunningly beautiful.

The driver, seeing the newcomer’s excitement, couldn’t help but say, "Miss, is it beautiful to you?" @@novelbin@@

Qin Yue nodded excitedly, "It’s beautiful, the environment here is just too good!"

The driver smiled, "It’s hard to develop this place, and I’ve heard that this is the ’dragon vein’ of Dongyang Province and can’t be altered, so it has been protected. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but Nanquan Mountain has been preserved. To be honest, I’m thinking about moving to Nanyang Village to build a house and retire when I get old."

Chen Cang nodded, agreeing that retiring in the village was indeed a good choice—tending to vegetables, raising flowers, keeping a few hens, enjoying a fresh egg every day, and maybe even slaughtering a chicken when in good spirits.

The people of Dongyang were quite conservative, preferring the idea of ’falling leaves returning to their roots.’

When the car stopped at the entrance of the village, Chen Cang and Qin Yue got off and walked toward the village, pulling their suitcases.

Over the years, the village had changed with each passing year. Every time he returned, it had transformed significantly—the roads had been paved, and houses were now connected to natural gas pipelines, with solar panels on their roofs. The only constant was the people of the village.

Chen Cang was the village’s college graduate, and combined with Chen Dahai’s reputation as a man who traveled extensively, everyone knew that the Chen Family’s eldest son was a doctor in the provincial capital. It was rumored that not long ago, Chen Dahai and his wife went to the provincial capital to buy a house for their son.

The news spread quickly. Property prices in Anyang City could easily reach one or two million, and upon hearing this, people started to view the Chen Family with new respect. However, there were some who were envious of others’ wealth and accused Chen Dahai of bragging, as it was no small sum.

Everyone at the village entrance watched as Chen Cang and a beautiful girl, clearly a city dweller, emerged carrying large and small bags, stoking their curiosity instantly.

"Little Chen, you’re back?"

"Is this... bringing your wife back home, eh?"

"Are you on a break?"

...

Chen Cang smiled, "I’m off for a few days, just came home to visit my parents, and this is my girlfriend."

Introduced by Chen Cang this way, Qin Yue felt delighted inside and greeted the villagers with a smile.

Lugging the suitcase and carrying the bags, Chen Cang headed home.

A small river ran long through the village, and Qin Yue looked on happily.

"Chen Cang, I really like it here!"

"When we’re old, let’s come back to our hometown to retire!"

"If I get pregnant, why not come back here to give birth? The environment is too good, the air... It’s so fresh; I don’t even want to go back to Anyang anymore."

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Chen Cang smiled. The countryside had its advantages, and the city had its conveniences.

It was nice to stay in one’s hometown when one was still capable, but when one became too old to take care of oneself, the city was safer, with better access to healthcare and other services.

Yang Jiahui had been anxiously waiting at the doorway for a while, and Chen Dahai was preparing to show off his cooking skills in the kitchen.

With their daughter-in-law coming over, which parents-in-law wouldn’t be nervous!

Yang Jiahui was even more nervous than Qin Yue.

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Hearing from Chen Cang that the girl was the daughter of a dean, from a well-off family background, and had always been pampered, she feared that Qin Yue would look down upon their village.

Although she knew that the girl had taken a liking to her own son, as parents, they still had many concerns.

Yang Jiahui was also feeling uneasy.

Before long, Chen Cang and Qin Yue turned the corner and saw his mother standing outside the yard. He immediately waved with a smile and said to Qin Yue, "That’s my mom."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yue’s face flushed with embarrassment. She had thought about how to greet her all the way there, but now that she was face to face, she felt somewhat shy.

Her heart was pounding fiercely, and when she approached, Qin Yue said softly, "Hello, Auntie."

Yang Jiahui couldn’t speak Mandarin, and upon hearing Qin Yue’s greeting, she immediately burst into laughter, responding in thick dialect with a smile, "Good, good, good, hurry on into the house. You’re here already, what’s with all these things?"

Yang Jiahui hurried into the kitchen and glared at Chen Dahai, "Chen Dahai, hurry up and come! What are you hiding in the kitchen for!"

Chen Dahai, embarrassed, chuckled, "Oh dear, wife, you know I can’t speak Mandarin, and how awkward it would be if I went in there and couldn’t speak or understand what’s being said. That’s so embarrassing!"

Yang Jiahui rolled her eyes, "Cang Er has brought her home to you, is this how you should act as a father? But... that girl can understand us."

Indeed, as a doctor, she had this particular skill—patients came from all over, and after listening a lot, she had gotten used to it. She could basically understand the dialects of the Dongyang Province fairly well, or else... communication would indeed be a problem.

However, even so, Chen Dahai took a deep breath and lit a cigarette, "You go ahead first, I need to calm down."

Yang Jiahui gave him a look and scolded with a laugh, "You’re really hopeless!"

Chen Dahai took a forceful drag of his cigarette and adjusted his hair in the mirror before finally entering the room.

Seeing Chen Dahai come in, Qin Yue quickly stood up, "Hello, Uncle, my name is Qin Yue."

Chen Dahai saw the girl, sparkling and lively, and couldn’t help but smile, "Good, good! A nice name. Please sit down, have an apple, we grew them ourselves."

Chen Dahai looked at Qin Yue as if she were his own daughter, delightfully pleased. With two sons at home, they were both very fond of girls!

But sitting there, not knowing what to say, a nervous Chen Dahai got up and said,

"I’ll make you some of our local dishes. You have a rest first, and we’ll eat in a little while." With that, he hurried off.

Qin Yue couldn’t help but smile, "Thank you, Uncle."

Upon hearing this, old Chen was suddenly overjoyed.

The girl was indeed sweet-talking!

Chen Dahai and Yang Jiahui really put in the effort to prepare a full table of dishes, even stewing the family’s old hen and getting someone to go into the mountains to catch rabbits, pheasants, and pigeons. The whole table was filled with game, a rarity since Nanquan Mountain hadn’t been developed. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been easy to gather everything.

After the meal, Qin Yue insisted on helping with the dishes, but Yang Jiahui pulled her back and signaled to Chen Dahai, who quickly went to tidy up the tableware.

Being a chef himself and accustomed to dealing with kitchenware daily, Chen Dahai didn’t mind at all, and, feeling somewhat embarrassed, he just got up and got to it.

Yang Jiahui, being more attentive, prepared new sheets and a new quilt cover for Qin Yue.

Seeing Yang Jiahui and Chen Dahai bustling about, Qin Yue felt incredibly warm inside.

Looking at Chen Cang, she said, "Your parents are really nice!"

Chen Cang smiled, "Right?"

Qin Yue nodded happily. Initially, she thought there might be a lot of unfamiliarity and strangeness upon her arrival, but with the warm hospitality of the Chen family, all that was left was a warm sense of happiness.

Without any surprise, Chen Cang and Qin Yue were not assigned to the same room, which left Chen Cang feeling disappointed for a long time.