A domineering country girl flirts with her son, and Commander Huo can't resist.

Chapter 217: Is it 9 months or 7 months?

"Look at what you're saying. What you're holding in your hand is a cold, hard pair of pliers, not your own man's penis. Do you expect everyone to see it and feel aroused or relaxed?"

"You know perfectly well that using speculum pliers is uncomfortable, so why can't you be a little gentler? Does every woman in the world have a grudge against you?!"

"I'm really puzzled by your constant use of sexual jargon. When you're having sex with a man, do you skip foreplay and just go straight to it? Dr. Liu, if that's your sex life, then I truly admire you as a man."

"Is using speculum forceps to perform an examination the same as sleeping with a man? How can you, as a doctor, say such immoral things?"

"Duckbill forceps are tools for examining diseases, not instruments of torture. Are you getting all superior just because you're being asked to do a gynecological exam?"

Qiao An's mouth fired off like a machine gun, leaving Liu Hongmei stunned.

The people in line behind, upon hearing Qiao An's words, which were filled with a lot of lewd content, were not ashamed at all; on the contrary, they found it really enjoyable.

Li Shaoyun couldn't help but smile.

As the saying goes, the words may be rough, but the principle is sound. Li Shaoyun was also apprehensive about this examination. Fortunately, she knew many people at the hospital, and the gynecologist was gentle. Even so, it was still somewhat uncomfortable.

Therefore, she understands Yue Na very well.

Liu Hongmei stared wide-eyed, unable to believe that the young woman in front of her could say such shameless things.

"You...you're utterly shameless! How could you say something like that in bed!"

Joan curled her lip in disdain. "Ridiculous. Haven't you done this kind of thing enough? You can do it, but you can't let people talk about it?"

A burst of laughter erupted behind her, and Liu Hongmei's face flushed red, her lips drooping.

"Fine, fine! I won't do this checkup. Whoever wants to do it can do it!"

Just as Liu Hongmei was about to take off her white coat and walk out, she heard a faint voice coming from behind her.

"Dr. Liu Hongmei, if you leave now, I will go to the garrison to report to Commander Wu that as a doctor at the Third Hospital of Pingjing, you are perfunctory in your attitude and not serious about your work."

"If Commander Wu makes a call to the Third Hospital... you'll have a hard time explaining yourself when you get back, won't you?"

"I heard you came to the Northwest for a medical mission to help you get promoted. Do you still want those promotions?"

Liu Hongmei froze for a moment, then turned to Qiao An. "Who do you think you are? Reporting to Commander Wu? Do you think I'm a three-year-old? Who are you trying to scare?"

"Don't believe me?" Joan leaned lazily against the wall. "Try it if you don't believe me. Anyway, it's not me who can't get the promotion."

If someone else had said this, Liu Hongmei wouldn't have believed it.

But hearing it from Joan's mouth made her a little hesitant.

Qiao An was clearly different from other military dependents.

Moreover, Li Shaoyun seems to indulge her quite a bit, so he might actually have some connections.

Liu Hongmei weighed the pros and cons, then slowly put on her white coat. "It's just a gynecological exam, no big deal."

She went into the inner room again, and this time Yue Na didn't make a sound.

When she came out, she looked at Joan with gratitude.

It really hurt so much just now, I couldn't help but cry out.

Liu Hongmei scolded her a couple of times, and Yue Na felt extremely wronged. Fortunately, Qiao An helped her out of the predicament, otherwise she really wouldn't have been able to hold on.

And it turned out that it really wasn't her problem, because when Liu Hongmei examined her a second time, her movements were noticeably gentler, and she only felt a slight foreign object sensation, but didn't experience any pain.

As soon as Yue Na came out, many people surrounded her, asking her how the examination went and what it felt like.

She simply sat down and explained to them.

Li Shaoyun walked up to Qiao An and said, "You're really something. You managed to impress this expert from the capital with just a few words."

"I'm just furious. She came here with a purpose, and instead of properly examining everyone, she didn't even do a proper check-up. What kind of doctor is that?"

"Sigh, to put it bluntly, our medical conditions are still backward. Otherwise, we wouldn't have had to invite doctors from Pingjing all the way here for free medical consultations."

Joan had actually noticed long ago that in such a large hospital in Amtu, there were only six or seven doctors at most, and each doctor was an all-rounder who could treat any department.

"Why are there so few doctors in our area? Is it because of low salaries?" Joan asked.

Li Shaoyun sighed, "Salary is only one aspect. Living conditions in the Northwest are harsh. All year round, it's either potatoes or cabbage. The economic level is also low. Who would want to come here?"

Qiao An remained silent upon hearing this. She thought of the two plots of land in her own courtyard. If the well water in the space could really improve the soil, the barren land in the Northwest might one day be transformed into a place where wheat fields sway in the wind and fragrance fills the air for miles.

The investigation continued, and when the next person entered the inner room, no further incidents like Yue Na's occurred.

We'll be arriving in Joan soon.

Qiao An sat down, and Liu Hongmei glanced at her with an unfriendly look, but still patiently examined her.

"How many months pregnant are you?" Liu Hongmei asked.

"Seven months."

"Seven months?" Liu Hongmei looked down at her stomach.

"No one's belly is this big at seven months. I think you're nine months along."

It wasn't that Liu Hongmei didn't believe it, but Qiao An's belly was about the same size as a woman about to give birth.

"You didn't get the date wrong, did you?"

Just as Qiao An was about to explain, she heard gossiping from the back of the line.

"Look, even the doctor in Pingjing said her belly doesn't look like she's seven months pregnant. She was lying after all."

"That's right, I noticed it as soon as she came to the compound. There's something fishy about her belly."

"But if we calculate it based on nine months, that doesn't make sense. I heard from my husband that Commander Huo went home to visit his family to assist the armed forces in going into the mountains, and he was seriously injured. There's no way he could have been with Qiao An..."

"Could it be that Joan... is... someone else's child?"

From the day Qiao An joined the army, rumors about her pregnancy never stopped, simply because Huo Jiyun cared about her extremely much and Qiao An had a strong personality.

So people only talked about it behind her back; no one dared to say it to her face.

But today, Liu Hongmei directly revealed this matter in public.

Lin Wan was overjoyed. She hadn't even started talking yet, but the doctor had already spoken up. What a helpful wingman!

"Qiao An, you really don't take Commander Huo seriously at all. He's protecting the country on the front lines, and you're cheating on him with a cuckold's horns?" Lin Wan's expression was somewhat excited.

Li Shaoyun was the only one among them who knew that Qiao An might be pregnant with twins.

Just as she was about to speak up for Joan, she noticed that Joan had tugged at her sleeve and gently shook her head at her.

The hospital couldn't determine whether she was carrying twins, and even if Li Shaoyun told her, probably no one would believe her.

"Lin Wan, stop this nonsense. What does Commander Huo's family affairs have to do with you? You're jumping around like a clown every day. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

Yue Na will not allow anyone to slander Qiao An.

"Am I wrong? Didn't you hear that even the doctor said she's obviously nine months pregnant?"

"Everyone knows that Commander Huo was seriously injured nine months ago. How could he possibly have a child with Qiao An?"

Lin Wan looked at Qiao An with disdain, "You shameless woman!"