Refusing to marry a widower, I went on a crazy spree of sending my children to the army.

Qiao Manman was unhappy, thinking, "Why are you being so fierce?" It's normal for her to be unfamiliar with the system since it's her first time binding with it.

The system shuddered, its voice softening again: "Host, don't be angry. The task is actually very simple, but it's all restricted by the rules and can't be said directly. Good luck, host! I love you!"

Qiao Manman hummed in agreement, her gaze returning to Li Minghua. She watched as he lightly twirled the ends of the silver needles, and fifteen minutes later, removed them one by one.

After disinfecting and putting it away, he said to Qiao Runming, "Logically speaking, at least three consecutive acupuncture treatments are needed to see significant results."

"But something came up at work, and Xiao Lu already bought the ticket for me, so I can only have another treatment tomorrow morning. After that, I'll need to take good care of myself."

As for whether the blood clots in the brain can be completely absorbed and whether the person can regain their memory, we can only leave it to fate!

Qiao Runming rubbed his hands, wanting to ask the other party to stay another day to help He Nian with acupuncture, but he knew that would be asking the impossible.

After hesitating for a moment, he still didn't speak. He watched Li Minghua walk away and sighed softly from his hospital bed.

Qiao Manman comforted him, "Dad, it's okay. My mom is very lucky. Maybe she'll get better on her own someday."

At worst, she could work hard on the tasks and one day she would draw the pill that would restore He Nian to her original state.

Qiao Runming nodded, but his expression became strange. Upon asking, he learned that Qiao needed to use the restroom.

What should we do? Lu Yuan went out to see someone off. She can't just carry her dad to the men's restroom all by herself!

With a quick glance, he went to the next ward and called over a strong and healthy man.

He took a dime out of his pocket and handed it to the other person. He also used the cabinet as a cover to take out four tissues and stuff them into Qiao Runming's hand.

"Dad, use it sparingly, it's not easy to find these things!"

The older brother's eyes lit up when he saw it.

"Hey little sister, could you give me a few sheets of toilet paper? My wife just had a baby..."

Qiao Manman politely declined: "Brother, I'm so sorry, I swapped with someone else. If I hadn't heard that city people are particular and worried about the smell bothering you, I was planning to go out and find some sticks to make do!"

The older brother looked at Qiao Manman with suspicion for a few moments before laughing it off and saying, "Seeing how wealthy you are, I thought both of you worked!"

Qiao Manman spread her hands, deliberately showing off the patches on her clothes: "How could that be? My family is from a production team in the countryside. My boyfriend is out, and my dad urgently needs to poop. I had no other choice but to trouble you."

"Wait a minute, let me see if my boyfriend is back!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the older brother scooped up Qiao Runming and ran off, afraid that Qiao Manman would change her mind and ask for the penny back. Don't underestimate that penny; it could buy half a pound of coarse grains!

In order to make more money in the future, the eldest brother served Qiao Runming very well.

I helped him with his bowel movements, wiped his face, and gently placed him on the bed: "Little sister, call me next time you need anything!"

Qiao Manman smiled and saw the person out the door, just in time to run into Lu Yuan who was returning from outside.

Young Lu's sharp eyes made the older brother's legs go weak, and he ran away in a flash.

Qiao Manman lowered her voice and told her about how she had asked someone to take Qiao Runming to the toilet.

Lu Yuan didn't say anything, only that it was indeed impossible for a family to be without a son. No wonder Uncle Qiao had been living such a stifled life all these years.

"Comrade Xiao Qiao, I have to go back to the production team!" For some reason, Lu Yuan found it difficult to say this.

Qiao Manman smiled gratefully: "It's nothing. I've already troubled Lu Zhiqing a lot. When I get back, I will definitely visit him in person to express my gratitude!"

"No need to be so polite!" Lu Yuan said in a low voice, taking out the seventy yuan from his pocket, along with some receipts. "It's inconvenient to be without money when you're traveling. Take this first, and we'll talk about anything else when we get back to the production team!"

I don't have time to deliver it to Dr. Li's office, so I'll have to trouble Xiao Qiao to help me out!

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it!"

Lu Yuan turned to say goodbye to Qiao Runming, but Qiao grabbed his hand and said, "Thanks to you, Lu Zhiqing, I really don't know how to repay you!"

Although Li Minghua didn't say it explicitly, Qiao Runming understood perfectly. The other party was willing to treat his leg and risk doing acupuncture for He Nian because of Lu Yuan.

How could this not move him?

Lu, who had no blood relation to the educated youth, was better to him than Old Lady Qiao was!

Lu Yuan replied, "It was all thanks to Comrade Xiao Qiao's decisive action!"

Indeed, most girls would cry and whine when faced with such difficulties, and be led by the nose.

Qiao Manman was different; she killed Zhao Dahu, knocked out Qiao Zhenzhen, married off Li Chuncao, and forced Old Lady Qiao.

From borrowing vehicles from transport teams to exchanging gold and silver peanuts for money, every step required courage and decisiveness.

This is all so intricately linked; it takes incredible mental fortitude. The key question is, how did she so accurately predict how things would unfold?

Lu Yuan left with doubts. Qiao Manman saw him to the door and then took the thermos and lunchbox to the hospital cafeteria.

Once again missing the mealtime, the head chef lamented, "Why didn't you come earlier? I specially saved some fried dough sticks for you, but someone else bought them!"

Qiao Manman scratched her head sheepishly: "Uncle Hu, I don't have any food coupons. Even if I come, I won't be able to eat anything."

After saying that, he lowered his voice and said, "But my partner bought me some ham. Shall we make some stir-fried pork later?"

"Sure! You take care of the ham, and I'll take care of the leafy greens. You can use the pots and pans as you like!"

Qiao Manman smiled, washed the thermos, put it back in its place, and then waved goodbye before leaving.

He found a quiet corner, took out an enamel basin, enamel mug, thermos, white towel, toothpaste, and toothbrush, and carried them back.

Faced with Qiao Runming's shocked gaze, he simply smiled and offered no explanation.

Once again, I hid in a corner, took out two pounds of rice and a large piece of ham, and skipped and hopped to the hospital cafeteria.

Lunch was being prepared. The head chef took out his money, bought a bunch of celery and a block of tofu, and took the ham from Qiao Manman, and started chopping it up.

Qiao Manman asked, "Uncle, won't this interfere with your work?"

The head chef laughed: "It's alright, they haven't prepared the ingredients yet! You only have a little bit of stuff, you'll have it ready in no time!"

Yes, the dishes were prepared quickly, but the rice took a while. The head chef would finish cooking a dish and a pot of soup, and they would almost be cold before the rice was finally steamed.

I borrowed an insulated lunchbox from the cafeteria again, packed a meal, and delivered it to Dr. Li.

The rest of the soup was divided among everyone: one bowl for himself, one bowl for the head chef, and one bowl for Qiao Runming and He Nian. Half a pot of soup remained, and Chef Hu told everyone to share it.

The salty and savory flavor brought smiles to everyone's faces, and no one complained that Qiao Manman had delayed their cooking.

When Qiao Manman left, the auntie in charge of serving food said, "Little Qiao, come to my window tonight, and I'll give you a full meal!"

After thanking them sincerely, Qiao Manman left, the teasing from the crowd still echoing in her ears: "So enthusiastic? I think you're just after Xiao Qiao's flesh!"

"Go! Go! Go!"

Hearing the laughter behind her, Qiao Manman's lips curved upwards.

It's just a little meat, she can afford it, as long as everyone does her a favor.