Accidentally Married to the Big Shot-Chapter 69 - Major Gu Helps You Get the Medicine

Chapter 69: Chapter 69 Major Gu Helps You Get the Medicine

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After the poisoned batch of tourists had recovered, they left the clinic one after another.

But the clinic was still very busy.

Most of those who came for treatment were suffering from fever or stomach pains which became unbearable at home, but there were also many who wanted to come but couldn’t.

Therefore, Dr. Ma and Su Meixi had to make house calls. If someone in the village fell seriously ill, a messenger would be sent to fetch them. Dr. Ma would enquire about the symptoms and then had to take a medicine box and IV fluids to the patient’s home.

In the last two days, Su Meixi had made two trips to the villagers’ homes, mostly to administer IV drips to elderly people who had suffered strokes and could not walk.

She was originally a pain treatment doctor, but now she was practically an all-purpose emergency doctor, having to deal with all manner of diseases.

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The clinic had an old van, which counted as one of its assets. With a high chassis, it wasn’t afraid of mountain roads.

That day, Dr. Ma informed Su Meixi, “Xiao Su, you can drive, right? The clinic is out of medicine, and you’ll have to go to the county to get some tomorrow.”

“Get medicine?”

“That’s right,” Dr. Ma gave her a list and told her to look for the person in charge of supplies in the county once she arrived there.

Dr. Ma also said that in the past, the medicine was delivered by higher authorities, but gradually the deliveries had stopped, and they had to fetch it themselves.

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The next day, Su Meixi set out in the van.

Her driving skills were not very good. She had only ever driven a Land Rover in the city, and the experience of driving the van was incomparably worse than that.

However, given the local conditions, she had no choice but to accept it.

She even had the impulse to use her savings to buy a new vehicle for the clinic, but doing that would have labeled her as a rich person and would have brought trouble upon herself, whether at the clinic or in the town.

It was better to keep a low profile.

She used the GPS for navigation, though the signal here was intermittent. But the road out was the only one so she couldn’t possibly get lost.

Plus, having the GPS meant there was a voice in the car telling her about the road conditions, so she wouldn’t feel too lonely.

It was a bit cold these days, and snow lay on the sides of the roads. She thought to herself that the van must not break down—because if it did, she would be in trouble, with no village ahead and no shop behind.

Unfortunately, what she feared happened.

The van broke down on a bend!

She quickly got out to have a look.

White smoke was billowing from under the hood. She opened it and saw the engine and all sorts of large and small pipes and wiring, but she had no idea where to begin.

She couldn’t help but curse inwardly: Shit!

She was an hour away from the county town and an hour away from the town, and the area was surrounded by barren hills and gorges.

She tried to call for help but there was no signal.

She thought about climbing to a nearby hillside, but halfway there she suddenly heard a rustling sound from behind the hill, which scared her right back to the car.

There were wild animals in this kind of place, such as wolves.

Although she had learned some fighting techniques, she dared not recklessly fight a wolf, as a bite would mean getting a rabies vaccine.

Sitting in the car, Su Meixi suddenly felt extremely helpless.

Just as she was about to cry, she thought she heard the sound of a vehicle not far off.

She immediately ran out of the car again.

Before long, she saw a military truck approaching.

When in trouble, look for the People’s Army!

She suddenly saw hope and hurriedly waved to the truck.

The truck stopped right in front of her as expected, and the driver, dressed in military uniform, stuck out his head, “What happened?”

Excited, Su Meixi said, “My car broke down, and I don’t know what to do.”

The driver got out of the truck, and several soldiers came out with him.

“What’s wrong with the car?”

“I don’t know, it just suddenly died.” The weather was very cold now, and she was so cold her nose was about to run, her tongue also feeling a bit numb.

The driver called out to another military person in the car, “Da Liu, could you help this young woman check the car?”

The one called Da Liu started checking Su Meixi’s car.

The driver then asked Su Meixi, “Miss, judging by your accent, you’re not from around here, right? Why are you driving alone? If you hadn’t run into anyone, it could have been life-threatening, you know?”

Su Meixi, worried he might mistake her for an impulsive tourist, explained, “I’m from Wu Bian Town Health Center. I was going to the county to get medicine today, and now the car’s broken down.”

“Oh, you’re from the health center, are you here to help out?”

“Yes.”

The driver’s gaze warmed considerably as he looked at Su Meixi, “You should have found someone to accompany you, though.”

“There are only three people at the health center, a doctor and a nurse. If we both left, there’d be no one left to work,” Su Meixi said, rubbing her hands red with cold.

“I see,” the driver said with concern. “Then come rest in our truck for a while; don’t get frostbite. We’ll come to get you once your car’s fixed.”

“Okay.” Su Meixi made no fuss; her feet were indeed frozen stiff.

Although she had brought a thick down jacket, she didn’t know there was such a thing as snow boots because Feng City had never snowed throughout the seasons.

Online shopping was also not practical since all logistics companies didn’t deliver to the area; she could only hope to buy them in the county town.

The driver left only Da Liu outside to repair the car; the rest went back to the truck.

The soldiers in the truck also chatted with Su Meixi for a while. Hearing she was going to the county for medicine, one of them said, “Isn’t Major Gu in the county town?”

Another said, “Yes, but I don’t know if he can pick up the medicine for someone else?”

Su Meixi hurriedly said, “I’m not sure. It seems okay as long as there’s a list of medicines.”

That soldier then said, “I’ll make a call and ask for you.”

But there was no signal in the truck, so he got out of the truck and climbed up a small hill to make the call.

With the truck doors closed, Su Meixi had no idea how they communicated. After about ten minutes, the soldier returned to the truck, smiling, “It’s settled. Major said he would bring the medicine back for you; you don’t need to run to the county town. He’ll vouch with his officer’s ID.”

Su Meixi quickly said, “That’s great, I can’t thank you all enough.”

Some time later, Su Meixi heard the van start up, and then Da Liu came over to knock on the window, motioning for her to come out.

“Your car’s fixed. You might not be used to this kind of manual transmission vehicle; you’ve been pressing the clutch too hard. You need to be careful in the future, or you’ll cause a lot of wear.”

Su Meixi was immensely grateful, “Okay, I will be sure to pay attention next time!”

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Su Meixi drove the van back to the clinic, explained the situation to Dr. Ma, and then got busy.

At dusk, when the clinic was about to close, a jeep drove over. A man in casual clothes got out of the car and called at the door, “Is this the place that needed medicine fetched? Our Major ordered me to bring the medicine to you.”

Su Meixi and Dr. Ma were both there, and they nodded quickly, “Yes, it’s the medicine we needed.”

The man said, “Then come over and check the list.”

Saying this, he went over to help carry the medicine.

Su Meixi checked the list on the side.

The man, Xiao Ding, after moving the items, took another look at Su Meixi, who was checking the list. He suddenly felt she looked familiar.

“Miss, have we met somewhere before? You look very familiar to me.”

Su Meixi looked up and scrutinized him closely, certain she had never seen this man before.

“I don’t think so, we probably haven’t met.”

“Really? But I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere. Do you resemble a celebrity, perhaps?”

Su Meixi couldn’t help but smile.

What a clichéd pickup line.