Chapter 2345

The mountain road was not only broken but had collapsed by a large section, creating a five-meter gap. This distance naturally blocked the path on both sides. Repairing it now was impossible, but the woman in labor could not wait.

Zhu Yanyi did not hesitate. She simply stepped forward and leaped across the five-meter gap. The people around her stared in shock.

Once on the other side, Zhu Yanyi looked at the crowd and asked, "I am a doctor. Where is the pregnant woman?"

"Over here, Doctor! Please save my wife!" someone shouted.

Zhu Yanyi went straight to the woman. She took her pulse and checked her pupils. "The pregnancy is eight months along. Although this is premature, it is manageable."

"Do we have any tents? It looks like it will rain, and the mother cannot give birth in the rain," Zhu Yanyi said, looking up at the sky where raindrops were beginning to fall.

"No tents," a soldier replied. Then he turned to his comrades. "Everyone, take off your outer clothes to shield the mother from the rain."

Soldiers were like that. Whenever there was danger, they were always at the front. The soldiers present began to remove their outer jackets, leaving only their undershirts, to create a shelter for the mother.

All the soldiers turned their backs, using their bodies to form a human wall and a makeshift delivery room for Zhu Yanyi.

Zhu Yanyi glanced at them but said nothing. She turned to the pregnant woman and said, "Don't panic. Come, breathe with me."

Calmed by Zhu Yanyi’s voice, the woman’s agitation slowly subsided. Zhu Yanyi continued, "Don't be afraid. A natural birth is healthier for the baby. If natural birth is not possible, I will perform a C-section. So don't worry. Neither you nor the baby will have any problems. All you need to do is trust me."

Zhu Yanyi’s words seemed to have a magical effect. The mother’s nervous heart gradually quieted down.

Seeing the situation was stable, Zhu Yanyi used her ability to examine the womb. She could see the baby clearly. The child was holding its own umbilical cord, which was not a good sign.

Zhu Yanyi took out a golden needle and gently pricked the corresponding acupoint. The baby felt pain and let go of the cord. Zhu Yanyi then used her ability to guide the birth canal. Soon, the baby’s head emerged. Zhu Yanyi placed her hand on the mother’s abdomen and gave a gentle push. The baby slid out smoothly, like skating on ice.

Zhu Yanyi caught the baby, cut the umbilical cord, and wrapped it in a nearby piece of clothing. "It’s a very cute girl. Although premature, she is fine." She handed the baby to the father and began to attend to the mother.

After the placenta was delivered smoothly, Zhu Yanyi cleaned the mother. At that moment, special armored soldiers sent from the capital arrived. They quickly built a temporary bridge to ensure everyone could cross.

After finishing her work, Zhu Yanyi arranged for the mother and baby to be rushed to the nearest medical clinic.

Only after sending them away did Zhu Yanyi notice Yan Aohan standing nearby.

"Back?" Zhu Yanyi smiled at Yan Aohan.

Yan Aohan walked over and took the medical box from her hands. "Back. Are you tired?"

"Not really. Seeing lives saved in my hands makes me feel very satisfied," Zhu Yanyi said, her heart truly full of joy.

Yan Aohan nodded. "I know you are satisfied. Let’s go rest. There won’t be much to do here for now."

Although the immediate dangers had passed, other tasks remained. Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan returned to their resting place, rested briefly, and then plunged back into intense rescue work.

Zhu Yanyi worked there without sleep for two whole weeks. Only when everything stabilized did she leave, just as silently as she had arrived.

Except for Hun Junlan, no one knew Zhu Yanyi had left. When the recovered patients came looking for her, they learned that the Divine Doctor had already departed.

Her help was deeply remembered. Out of gratitude, they offered only deep blessings and thanks.

Zhu Yanyi simply had Luo Gang and the others drive to a quiet place. Everyone slept on the tour bus before continuing to their next destination.

With the medical vehicle, Zhu Yanyi was very casual. She went wherever the road led. This casualness almost made them forget Xiao Xi Bei.

Fortunately, Yan Aohan remembered. In the next city, Zhu Yanli and Taishu Yuanxiang, along with their three children, joined them.

"The Divine Doctor’s fame has spread across all of China," Zhu Yanli teased Zhu Yanyi as soon as she saw her.

Zhu Yanyi shrugged slightly. "It’s not that exaggerated. Besides, I didn’t do much. I just did my duty as a doctor."

Taishu Yuanxiang said, "It is precisely because you don’t care that more people admire you. I heard that more and more people are applying to the Aoyan Traditional Chinese Medicine Academy. Dean Gu is having trouble because your admission standards are too strict, yet many people still try to use connections."

"The medical profession cannot rely on connections. Doctors who get in through connections are not good doctors," Zhu Yanyi said after thinking for a moment.

Zhu Yanyi hoped that students graduating from Aoyan Traditional Chinese Medicine School would be qualified doctors. If they were not qualified, the school would not issue a diploma. This was different from some other schools.

In some schools, students with poor grades could still get a diploma if they had connections and paid money. But at Aoyan Traditional Chinese Medicine School, failure meant failure. No matter how much one pleaded or spent, no diploma would be issued.

Conversely, if someone was a capable doctor but had little formal schooling, passing the Aoyan Traditional Chinese Medicine School exam would earn them a diploma. It had the same medical recognition. The only difference was that diplomas from the school were red, while those from self-study exams were blue. But the status was the same.

Because of this, graduates from Aoyan Traditional Chinese Medicine School were highly sought after. Many hospitals competed to hire them. These students not only learned theory but also underwent unified internships. Graduates could start working immediately without further internship.

This is why many parents wanted to send their children to Aoyan Traditional Chinese Medicine School. However, getting in was not easy. The entrance exam was very strict.

This was probably the idea that "what you can’t get is the best." The strict entrance exam attracted even more students, strengthening their determination to enter.

Sometimes, human hearts are unpredictable. Even Zhu Yanyi couldn’t understand why people had such thoughts. She established the school to find people with medical talent, but it was seen as a ladder to success.

Fortunately, Zhu Yanyi chose very shrewd managers, so there was no room for favoritism.

Even so, some people still tried to scheme against Aoyan Traditional Chinese Medicine School. Luckily, the school’s backing was too strong, and their schemes ended up being nothing but illusions.

After news of Zhu Yanyi’s disaster relief efforts spread, more people wanted to meet her. But Zhu Yanyi, as if with a cheat code, continued to work as a traveling doctor, bringing legends wherever she went.

Two years passed, and Zhu Yanyi finally returned to the capital. The reason for her return was that Xiao Xi Bei needed to start kindergarten.

"Mama, can I not go to kindergarten?" Xiao Xi Bei asked with a reluctant expression.

"Why not go to kindergarten? Every child goes to kindergarten. Your mama went to kindergarten too," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.

"I have already learned fourth-grade knowledge. Going to kindergarten is just asking for suffering. Watching a bunch of idiots play games, sing, and dance all day feels like wasting my youth," Xiao Xi Bei sighed.

Zhu Yanyi poked Xiao Xi Bei’s nose. "You are only five years old. Don’t act so old and weary. Go tell your father if she agrees."

"If you agree, Dad will agree. Everyone knows my dad is a wife-slave. Whatever you say goes," Xiao Xi Bei said with a precocious look.

"Stop talking nonsense. If your dad hears this, she will definitely spank your little bottom," Zhu Yanyi scolded with a laugh.

Xiao Xi Bei sighed. He really didn’t want to go to kindergarten. The knowledge there was too shallow.

"I heard your mom saying she would spank your little bottom. What trouble has Xiao Xi Bei caused this time?" Yan Aohan entered. Although only two years had passed, his appearance hadn’t changed, but his aura seemed more沉稳 (steady).

Zhu Yanyi knew this was a characteristic of this plane. Just as her appearance hadn’t changed, her aura needed to change. Of course, in some time, they would use illusions to make themselves look slightly more mature to avoid suspicion from others.

Looking young was fine, but if their aura was also very young, people would suspect. So, they adjusted their aura slightly from time to time.

"Your son says he doesn’t want to go to kindergarten. You can talk to him about the details," Zhu Yanyi smiled. In a child’s life, the absence of a father creates a deficiency. So, Zhu Yanyi let Yan Aohan handle many things regarding Xiao Xi Bei.

Sure enough, Yan Aohan raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Xiao Xi Bei. "Xiao Xi Bei, why don’t you want to go to kindergarten?"

Xiao Xi Bei sighed, looking gloomy. "Dad, you haven’t seen how painful my week at kindergarten has been." His face was tight, showing how unforgettable his painful experience was.

"Oh, tell me about it," Yan Aohan said with interest, pulling Xiao Xi Bei to sit beside him.

After sitting down, Xiao Xi Bei continued, "This week, except for a toddler English class on Tuesday morning, a toddler Guoxue class on Thursday morning, and a math class on Friday morning, the rest of the time was singing, dancing, and playing games."

Xiao Xi Bei counted on his small fingers, looking helpless. "Dad, if I go to kindergarten just to sing, dance, and play games every day, I might as well follow Mama to see patients or learn traditional Chinese medicine knowledge."

"Xiao Xi Bei, going to kindergarten is for making friends. Singing, dancing, and playing games are normal," Zhu Yanyi said from the side.

"But I feel it is wasting my time and my life," Xiao Xi Bei argued不服气 (unconvinced).

Yan Aohan thought for a moment and asked, "So, Xiao Xi Bei, what do you plan to do in the future?"

"I plan to be a cadre and a leader," Xiao Xi Bei said seriously to Yan Aohan.

Having such plans at such a young age even surprised Yan Aohan. "You want to join the military?"

"Yes," Xiao Xi Bei nodded seriously. "My brain feels that people are too ignorant, so I decided to lead them well and strive to make them the strongest nation in the world."

"Too warlike," Zhu Yanyi interjected from the side.

Xiao Xi Bei looked at Zhu Yanyi. "You can’t say that, Mama. Sometimes being warlike is just a mindset. You see on TV, every day the news reports some commander issuing orders for external campaigns. Those are truly warlike. I don’t plan to expand externally. I just want to make our citizens strong and make our nation the strongest in reality, so we can protect our country."

Although Xiao Xi Bei’s voice was childish, Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi could feel that he was telling the truth.

Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment and said, "In that case, you should go to school even more. No cadre or leader skips school."

"I didn’t say I wouldn’t go to school. I just said if I can go to primary school now," Xiao Xi Bei pointed to himself. "I am five years old and can take care of myself. I think I can go to primary school."

Yan Aohan looked at Xiao Xi Bei and pondered for a moment. "Are you sure you want to go to primary school? If you go, morning self-study starts at 7:30, so you must wake up at 6:30."

"I usually wake up a little after five anyway, Dad. You want me to exercise early," Xiao Xi Bei said, feeling he was the most pitiful child. Since Yan Aohan started enlightening him, whenever there was time, Yan Aohan took him for early morning exercise. The problem was he had to get up at 5:30, and now he was used to it.

"Then you won’t get snacks," Yan Aohan continued with a smile.

"I can only eat home snacks after school from kindergarten anyway. So when I come back from primary school, I can eat them too." Although Xiao Xi Bei was only five, he spoke very logically.

Seeing this, Yan Aohan said, "In that case, I agree to let you go to primary school. But currently, our country’s regulations state that children must be at least seven years old, or eight in nominal age, to start primary school. You are only five, just over four in actual age. So if you want to go to primary school, you may need to take an entrance exam. Do you still want to go?"

"Yes. If possible, I even want to skip grades in the future. It’s better than watching children discuss how many candies to eat every day." Although he was still a child, he spoke as if he were an adult.

Zhu Yanyi almost laughed out loud at Xiao Xi Bei’s tone.

Hearing Xiao Xi Bei say this, Yan Aohan smiled helplessly. "Well, in that case, I will handle your primary school enrollment procedures next week and arrange for you to take the primary school entrance exam."

"Dad, you are so good. You are my real dad," Xiao Xi Bei was satisfied.

Zhu Yanyi coughed. "What are you saying? Your dad is the best, and I am the worst?"

As soon as Zhu Yanyi finished speaking, Xiao Xi Bei hurried over and said seriously, "How could that be? Mama, you are also the most powerful person in the world, and the best person to Xiao Xi Bei."

To show she was telling the truth, she added two "most"s before "good," making Zhu Yanyi laugh speechlessly.

Getting Xiao Xi Bei into primary school was naturally easy. However, when Grandpa Yan and Grandma Yan heard about it, they asked them to bring Xiao Xi Bei over. As soon as they entered, Grandpa Yan complained dissatisfiedly, "Xiao Xi Bei is only five in nominal age, just over four in actual age. You actually want him to go to primary school? You two are terrible parents."

Zhu Yanyi shrugged helplessly and looked at Yan Aohan. Yan Aohan looked speechless. "Mom, Dad, this really isn’t our idea. It’s Xiao Xi Bei’s own decision."

"Nonsense. Our obedient Xiao Xi Bei wouldn’t do such a thing, right? Obedient one," Grandma Yan said, especially doting on Xiao Xi Bei, perhaps because he was currently the youngest.

Xiao Xi Bei giggled. "No, I want to go to primary school, Grandma. You don’t know, the children in kindergarten are so childish. They need teachers to coax them to eat and accompany them to the toilet. I feel that continuing like this will lower my IQ."

Yan Huajun, who was watching the show, said to Yan Aohan, "Listening to Xiao Xi Bei’s tone, his IQ is very high."

"Yes, it is at least above 150," Yan Aohan said seriously. After all, as a descendant of Zhuge, if he didn’t have intelligence, how could he inherit the Zhuge bloodline?

Yan Huajun’s eyes lit up. "Did you test him?"

"No," Yan Aohan said calmly. "But he has already learned fourth-grade material. Do you think an ordinary person can learn so much?"

Ordinary children are in kindergarten now, not negotiating with their parents to go to primary school. So Yan Aohan estimated that Xiao Xi Bei’s IQ was at least that of a child genius.

"Should we arrange for him to go to the child genius class?" Yan Huajun asked.

Yan Aohan pondered for a moment. "Let him try a regular primary school class first. If he feels primary school is really too simple, then we will send him to the child genius class." Yan Aohan thought for a moment and added, "This child wants to join the military."

Yan Huajun’s eyes lit up even more. "He said it himself?"

Yan Aohan nodded. "So let him learn as much as he can now. When he has free time, Big Brother, you can take him out for some internship."