Chapter 8: Hate Iron for Not Becoming Steel

As the workday was nearing its end and the other doctors had already left, Director Qin assigned Lan Mo another patient—an eight-year-old boy named Jun Jun, who was quite mischievous.

That afternoon, while roughhousing with his friends, Jun Jun had dislocated his arm. Afraid of getting scolded by his parents, he picked some dodder weed by the roadside and applied it to his arm for a while before heading home.

When his mother noticed that he refused to take a bath despite the sweltering heat, she grew furious and slapped him.

Unfortunately, that slap landed directly on his dislocated arm, causing Jun Jun to cry out in pain.

“Waaah, my arm is broken! Mom broke my arm!”

The already dislocated arm had been struck hard again, swelling even more severely. When the boy’s grandmother came out and saw the situation, she realized something was terribly wrong and immediately arranged for her grandson to be taken to the hospital.

As the only precious child in the family, Jun Jun was naturally treated with great care. His grandparents, father, and mother all rushed to the hospital.

When they learned that the bone-setting doctor assigned to Jun Jun was such a young and pretty girl, they immediately objected.

“Comrade, you’re so young. Do you even know how to set bones? If you don’t, call your director over.”

“I’m sorry, but our director has already left for the day.”

“Mom, should we go to another hospital instead?”

“The best Orthopedics Department in Haishi is right here. Can’t you see how swollen Jun Jun’s arm is already? Comrade Doctor, are there any other doctors in this department right now?”

“I’m sorry, but they’ve all finished their shifts. Elder, you may not trust me, but you shouldn’t doubt my skills. My grandfather was a well-known military doctor in the army, and bone-setting was his specialty.”

The boy’s grandmother was still somewhat uneasy, but Jun Jun couldn’t care less. He took an immediate liking to the beautiful doctor before him.

“Sister, I believe in you! Please fix my arm!”

Lan Mo smiled. Without the parents’ consent, she couldn’t proceed recklessly. Medical disputes in later years weren’t something just any doctor could handle.

Besides, a child’s dislocated arm wasn’t a life-threatening emergency.

Upon hearing that Lan Mo’s grandfather had been a military doctor, Jun Jun’s father immediately agreed. With the parents’ approval, Lan Mo first gently felt around the boy’s arm.

“Don’t be nervous, little one. Okay, relax…”

With a few deft movements, she reset the dislocated arm.

“All done. Now, gently move your arm and see if it still hurts.”

Jun Jun moved his arm. “Sister, I can lift it again!”

“Good. Your arm is a bit swollen, so I’ll prescribe some medicine to promote blood circulation and remove stasis. Since your arm has been dislocated, try not to move it too much for a while. And avoid roughhousing with others—if it dislocates again, it could become a habitual dislocation.”

“Okay, thank you, Doctor Sister!”

Jun Jun’s family was stunned by Lan Mo’s skillful bone-setting technique. Truly, appearances could be deceiving, just as the sea could not be measured with a bucket.

Lan Mo thought to herself, My real expertise is delivering babies, but the original host wasn’t an Obstetrics Department graduate.

Well, switching specialties has its perks—it’s more relaxed and carefree. Besides, I have a Farm Space waiting for me to level up.

By the time Lan Mo returned home, it was already seven o’clock. After dinner and a shower, she dove back into her space, busily planting and stealing vegetables, thoroughly enjoying herself.

The next morning, she woke up early. Her QQ Farm had finally reached Level 1, and she immediately planted wheat on all three plots of land.

She no longer needed to grow wild vegetables. Although the seeds were free, these wild vegetables couldn’t sell for many Gold Coins.

Whether it was opening new land, upgrading the house, or starting a Ranch, all required a large amount of Gold Coins to complete.

Since she couldn’t take the things she grew outside, the only option was to find a way to quickly level up the QQ Farm by continuously planting crops with high Experience Points.

For example, the Level 1 crop white radish had slightly higher Experience Points than Level 1 Chinese cabbage, so she would definitely choose to plant radishes.

Lan Mo always felt that her QQ Farm was somewhat different from the one she played in her later life. Could it have been developed by the heavenly immortals, modeled after the farm game on Earth?

When Lan Mo went to “steal crops,” she noticed that the user named “Flower Fairy” had only Gold Land and Purple Land in her farm. There were no ordinary Yellow Land, Red Land, or Black Land at all.

And there was another friend named “Lives by the Sea and Meddles in Everything,” whose vegetables she didn’t recognize at all, and all the fruits he grew were tropical fruits.

Could it be that everyone’s Farm Space was different?

Only then did Lan Mo realize that her QQ Farm was indeed different from the one in her later life.

Each interface was different, the era was different, and naturally, the things grown were different. The Experience Points required for leveling up and the level requirements for opening land were also different.

No more overthinking—time to “steal crops”! “Lives by the Sea and Meddles in Everything” had three plots of durian ripe for picking. She loved durian the most, so she had to steal them quickly!

But when she reached out to pick them, she only got five from one plot. Based on planting 40 to 60 durian trees per mu of land, how could she only steal five from one plot?

Unless his land was only a few square meters, and one plot could only grow one durian tree at most.

Lan Mo burst into laughter. Was she just incredibly lucky? In the same Farm Space, her plots were actually much larger than others!

During the day, Lan Mo was busy with work, and at night, she was busy planting and stealing crops. As for her biological mother, Lan Ziwan, things were much worse.

Returning to her parents’ home in Haishi, she was driven out before she could even eat a meal. To avoid ruining her younger daughter’s future, she took the train back overnight.

She had come on a sleeper train, but on the way back, she only managed to get an ordinary seat. Once on the train, she had to fight for a spot. If it weren’t for the train attendant stepping in, she might have ended up in a physical altercation.

After two days and one night on the train, her bones felt like they were falling apart. Finally squeezing her way off the train, she discovered her bag had been slashed open, and all the money and tickets inside had been stolen.

Fortunately, she still had one yuan in change in her pocket, or she wouldn’t even have had money for the bus ride home.

Seeing his wife looking haggard with disheveled hair, Lu Qiming was stunned.

“Wanwan, what happened to you? Why are you back so soon? Did you manage to secure the job with your Elder Sister-in-law?”

Lu Yaoyao, hearing that the job might have been settled, immediately ran over. “Mom, you’ve worked so hard!”

Lan Ziwan waved her hand. “Yaoyao, first get me a glass of water. My throat feels like it’s on fire.”

Lu Yaoyao quickly brought over the large enamel cup from the table. Lan Ziwan gulped down most of the water in one go and let out a burp.

“Mom, how much money did Auntie ask for that job? Can I go to Haishi this month?”

“Go where? Your aunt didn’t agree. I’ll have to think of another way to get you a job.”

Both Lu Qiming and Lu Yaoyao immediately deflated, their faces darkening.

Spending so much money back and forth, and the job still isn’t settled—such relatives are better off forgotten!

“Dad, if I still don’t have a job, I’ll have to go to the countryside. Why not let my brother keep his job for me, and he can go to the countryside instead!”

“Yaoyao, don’t worry! Dad will think of something!”

“Qiming, why don’t you go see your cousin? Isn’t he a workshop director at the flour factory?”

“He’s not in charge of hiring, but we could still ask him for some information. Anyway, don’t worry about Yaoyao’s matter!

This time you went back to your parents’ home, you took over a hundred yuan, and now there’s only a few dozen left. Use that to make Yaoyao some new clothes.”

“Qiming, besides spending several dozen on transportation and meals, the rest of the money in my bag was stolen by a thief.”

Lu Qiming shot Lan Ziwan a sidelong glance. This woman, aside from being somewhat pretty and a bit charming in bed, was utterly useless.

She didn’t even have much luggage, yet she couldn’t even keep an eye on her own bag—not even as capable as a child. Thankfully, Yaoyao and her brother didn’t take after her. If they did, it would be over.

“If Yaoyao really can’t find a job, we’ll just find her a good match. If you have any spare time, ask around in the compound for your daughter…”

“Dad, I’m only eighteen this year. I’m not in a hurry to find a match!”

“You’re not really eyeing the Pan family’s grandsons, are you? Don’t even think about it! The Pan family’s in-laws are founding generals, their son-in-law is the director of the railway bureau, and their daughter is the director of the train station ticket office.

Those grandsons of theirs are all outstanding talents. The eldest, at twenty-four, is already a deputy regiment commander in the military—his own mother hardly sees him a few times a year.

The second son was demobilized due to injury and now works at the railway bureau. As for the third, he just graduated from university at twenty and isn’t in a hurry to find a match.

You only graduated from junior high and failed the high school entrance exam several times. Do you think a family like theirs would want someone with only a junior high education? If only you’d studied a bit more, at least graduated from high school, I could have arranged a job for you.”

Although Lu Qiming loved his daughter, he couldn’t help feeling frustrated by her lack of interest in studying.