I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 71: I Have a Job

"Dad, let's talk about this when we get back."

Hearing his son say that, Secretary Gu smiled and nodded: "Alright, let's talk again when we get back. Xiao Yuan, Xiao Jiang, that's all for today. We'll talk again next time."

The two arrived in a hurry and left in a hurry. Jiang Zhou and Yuan Xiu saw them off at the door and only went inside after they had gone far away.

"How did you meet Secretary Gu? Who is he?" Yuan Xiu asked curiously.

Jiang Zhou glanced at her. "Why didn't you tell me about the person you saved in the city?"

Yuan Xiu smiled sheepishly: "Um, I didn't think of it for a moment, I just remembered talking to you about becoming your apprentice."

Jiang Zhou didn't press her to discuss whether she had genuinely forgotten or was pretending. "Secretary Gu is a leader in the Ministry of Commerce and also the elder brother of Chairman Gu of your family committee. They found out your identity and came directly to us."

He went inside, poured himself a glass of water, took a couple of sips, and then subconsciously handed it to Yuan Xiu.

Yuan Xiu took the water glass and looked at it. She and Jiang Zhou always kept their water glasses separate...

"Oh, so you mentioned to them earlier that I'm studying medicine? Was there some deeper meaning behind it?"

"I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to... praise you more in front of them." Jiang Zhou didn't want to say anything more about something that wouldn't lead to anything, so as not to disappoint her later.

Yuan Xiu smiled and said, "Is that so? What's there to praise? People will think you're just peddling your wares."

"You've always been very ambitious, I'm just telling the truth."

Jiang Zhou's gaze fell on the water glass she was holding. "Aren't you thirsty?"

"Thirsty." Yuan Xiu held the water cup with both hands, tilted her head back and took a sip. After drinking, her face turned red.

"..."

……

As for Secretary Gu and his son, after leaving the Jiang family, they went to Commander Ye's house for dinner.

The nanny opened the door, and after she entered, Chairman Gu asked her to make ginseng tea for Secretary Gu.

"You too, you're running around everywhere right after being discharged from the hospital, instead of staying home and resting properly for a while."

Secretary Gu hated his younger sister's nagging the most, and waved his hand repeatedly, saying, "Then I'll go back and rest now, and I won't eat at your house anymore."

President Gu quickly grabbed him and scolded, "You're leaving as soon as you walk in? Then I won't be able to go back to my parents' home anymore."

While the siblings were bickering, Director Gu had already sat down and was playing chess with Commander Ye.

Secretary Gu brought over some ginseng tea and began instructing his son, "You made the wrong move, you should have moved this way... You lousy chess player, get out of the way, I'll take your turn!"

Director Gu was pushed away by his own father and sat down on the sofa helplessly.

"How was it? Did you see the person? You didn't mistake them for someone else, did you?" Chairman Gu asked his nephew.

Director Gu nodded: "I'm not mistaken, it is Comrade Yuan Xiu."

Chairman Gu laughed and said, "It really is her. That young comrade just participated in our unit's New Year's Day program a while ago, and she sang quite well."

Commander Ye, holding Hei Zi, said, "He sang quite well; he stole dozens of our thermos flasks."

President Gu rolled her eyes at him, "Look how stingy you are. Our parents' committee put on two great performances, can't we at least reward them properly?"

"We really need to treat you well," Secretary Gu urged. "Hurry up, we've been waiting for you for ages."

After Commander Ye made his move, he quickly placed his own piece. "That Comrade Yuan has already taken on a master, an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor who lives next door. This young lady is ambitious and has the benevolence and skill of a doctor. It's a pity that she's wasting her time at home."

After saying that, he glanced at Chairman Gu and said, "As a military family member, Comrade Yuan should have been given a job. Why didn't you arrange one for him?"

"She's only been here a short time, and she's only been married to Battalion Commander Jiang for a few months. There are still people ahead of her waiting to be assigned a place."

"I understand that. That's for those who don't have the skills. Comrade Yuan has the skills, and he even saved me."

After he finished speaking, he turned to his son and said, "Doesn't your hospital have recruitment and training quotas every year? Instead of letting those who know nothing fill in, why not recruit Xiao Yuan? At least she won't be unable to distinguish between licorice tablets and astragalus tablets. Plus, she's a military dependent. Giving her a quota seems quite suitable to me!"

Director Gu told his family about the licorice and astragalus as a joke when he got home, but he never expected his own father to remember it to this day.

Commander Ye said, "Then let's arrange for Comrade Yuan Xiu to go to the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine and have her work in the pharmacy."

He then placed a piece and said, "Big brother, you've lost."

Secretary Gu's smile vanished almost instantly. "Let's start again! This round doesn't count!"

……

"What? You want me to work at a military hospital?"

Yuan Xiu doubted her ears, but Chairman Gu's words were clear and unambiguous, and didn't sound like he was joking, so she had no choice but to believe it was true.

She never expected that she would be summoned to the parents' committee office just because she went out to buy groceries, and the person who called her was none other than Chairman Gu, whom she hadn't even exchanged more than a few words with.

Chairman Gu smiled and nodded. "Yes, I heard you have a foundation in traditional Chinese medicine and are systematically studying TCM techniques with Dr. Liu. Coincidentally, the TCM pharmacy at the military hospital is short-staffed, and to support our families' work, the hospital gave the quota to our family committee, hoping we could recommend a suitable and outstanding military dependent. After a comprehensive understanding, I recommended you to them. I hope that after you go there, you can work hard, improve your skills, shine in your position, and become a qualified medical worker through your own efforts! Comrade Yuan Xiu, we have high hopes for you, don't let us down."

Yuan Xiu wasn't stupid. The Secretary Gu who came a couple of days ago was Chairman Gu's brother, and Director Gu was the director of the political department of the military hospital. Today, Chairman Gu told her this good news. All of this must have been due to Secretary Gu's help.

To be honest, I definitely can't say it out loud, lest people suspect I got in through connections.

They understood each other without saying a word.

"President Gu, I, I..."

President Gu stood up and patted Yuan Xiu on the shoulder. "Little Yuan, don't feel pressured. This spot is given to you because we think you are the only family member with the necessary background to do this job well. Of course, if you really feel that you can't do it, you can refuse. I can only decline the hospital's offer."

"No, Chairman Gu, I can do it!"

How could she possibly refuse? Even though she was nervous and guilty, she was determined to get the job!

She will put in a hundred times, a thousand times the effort, to prevent anyone from saying a single word of gossip.

Chairman Gu smiled and said, "That's good. Go to the military hospital next Monday and do a good job."

Yuan Xiu nodded, picked up her vegetable basket, and left the office feeling dizzy.

Does she have a job?

She has a job!