Chapter 13: Future Plans
In her previous life, she had become an author because she loved the Chinese language and enjoyed bringing characters to life through her writing. But in this life, she didn’t want to walk the exact same life. She wanted to live differently. In her past life, despite the hardships, she had helped as many people as she could. Now, Heaven had given her a second chance—and a *golden finger no one else possessed: the Ruyi Space*. With this advantage, she resolved to help even more of those in need.
Birth, aging, illness, and death are inevitable for everyone. Aging and death cannot be avoided, but illness can be eased. Only with good health can one’s journey through life be extended. Zhu Yanyi already had a plan in mind.
In her previous life, she had witnessed many people dying from untreated illnesses. She had read about the deeds of soldiers, learning how each of them had sacrificed their lives for various reasons. At that time, Zhu Yanyi had felt a strong impulse: if she were reborn, she would study medicine, enroll in a military medical university, and even if she couldn’t serve the military, she would at least serve the general public.
Now, her life had been reset. Such an opportunity wasn’t granted to everyone. It was a gift from Heaven and a chance for herself. She would fulfill the vow she had made in her past life: she would study medicine. As she thought of this, she remembered the books left behind by the Azure Sovereign Qingdi in her space. Her heart relaxed. Before, she had lacked the opportunity; now, she not only had the chance but also the means. If she still failed to learn well, it would only be due to her own lack of talent. It seemed she needed to find time to enter the space and seek a master to learn medicine. Thinking of this, Zhu Yanyi couldn’t help but laugh to herself.
“What are you laughing at all by yourself?” A head poked into the room. It was her youngest uncle, Xie Chengyu.
“Little Uncle, did you cause trouble again today?” Zhu Yanyi didn’t answer directly but instead looked at Xie Chengyu with a mischievous smile.
“What are you talking about? Am I really that unreliable?” Xie Chengyu complained, then took out a few dates and placed them on the bedside table. “Here, these are wild dates for you. They’re very sweet. I went to Heshan Mountain specially to pick some for you today. See, your Little Uncle really dotes on you, doesn’t he?”
“Little Uncle is so kind.” Zhu Yanyi’s words were as sweet as honey. She casually picked up a date and put it in her mouth. The flesh wasn’t thick, but it was fragrant and sweet, clearly a fully ripe wild date. “But I don’t take nice things for nothing. Little Uncle, you must have caused trouble, which is why you’re being so attentive to me. Are you hoping I’ll plead your case with Grandpa?”
“Wow, our An’i knows phrases like ‘I don’t take nice things for nothing’ and ‘attentive’ now. Truly, she’s smarter than her Little Uncle.” The deep voice belonged to none other than her second uncle, Xie Shengyu.
“Second Uncle, where are the wild hawthorns?” Zhu Yanyi stretched out her small hand. The wild dates were delicious, but she also missed the taste of wild hawthorns.
“Why are you reaching out? I just praised you, and you’re already being impatient.” Xie Shengyu scolded her with a smile, but he reached into the patched outer pocket of his clothes and pulled out five or six wild hawthorns. “I’ll put them on the bedside table. You can eat them when you take your medicine later.”
“Mhm.” Zhu Yanyi nodded directly, then glanced at Xie Chengyu beside her. “Little Uncle, you really didn’t cause trouble?” She put another date in her mouth. She truly didn’t believe her Little Uncle hadn’t caused trouble. Among the three uncles, Xie Chengyu was definitely the one who had been causing trouble since childhood.
“I didn’t cause trouble,” Xie Chengyu said directly, then drooped his head. “It’s just that I didn’t do well on this exam.”