Physician Li carefully explained everything to Qiao Zhao.

Since the woman had already breathed her last before the caesarean section, for Physician Li, who was accustomed to dealing with corpses, this posed no obstacle. He even handed Qiao Zhao the needle threaded with mulberry bark thread to let her practice.

Qiao Zhao took the needle and thread, her expression remaining fairly calm, and her hands didn’t tremble either.

Physician Li watched her sew up the wound and nodded with a smile: “After all, she’s a girl—this wound is sewn quite tightly.”

Qiao Zhao raised her eyebrows slightly.

Her needlework could only exceed normal standards at times like this.

At this moment, Coroner Qian had already carried the cleaned baby outside. He looked around and shouted: “Where’s the family? Come quickly and take the child.”

The young man’s mother practically pounced over: “Child? Where did a child come from?”

Coroner Qian impatiently pulled back his sleeve: “Of course, your daughter-in-law gave birth to it—your grandson—”

Before Coroner Qian could finish speaking, the young man’s mother let out a piercing scream: “Grandson? You’re saying this is my grandson?”

“Ah, otherwise is it mine?” Coroner Qian became even more impatient.

The young man’s mother reached out to take the child. Looking at the red, wrinkled little face of the baby in swaddling clothes, she couldn’t help but wail loudly.

The baby, startled, began crying loudly as well.

The young man stood stunned for a moment, then rushed over asking: “What about Chunhua? How is Chunhua?”

Coroner Qian snorted coldly: “You young man is never satisfied. The child being able to survive is already a great virtue—you still want to save the adult too?”

“Did you people take a knife to Chunhua?” The young man reached out to grab Coroner Qian’s lapel but was restrained by Ye Luo.

The surrounding discussion suddenly erupted. Coroner Qian sneered: “What do you mean, took a knife? You heard wrong. We called for scissors to cut the umbilical cord after pushing and kneading the child out of your wife’s belly!”

“Let me go, I want to see Chunhua!” the young man shouted at Ye Luo.

Ye Luo released his grip expressionlessly.

As long as they didn’t harm Physician Li and Coroner Qian, he didn’t care if the man went to look at monkeys.

The freed young man rushed into the room.

The young woman lay on the bed, completely still and silent.

Qiao Zhao was arranging her clothing.

“You move away—” The young man charged over.

Qiao Zhao had already stepped aside early.

“Chunhua, how are you?” The young man extended his trembling hand.

Physician Li rolled his eyes: “How she is—don’t you know in your own heart?”

This young man was truly being unreasonable. When they were invited over, this woman was already beyond help. Normally, both mother and child dying would be unavoidable, but now that the child was alive, he still wasn’t satisfied. Was he trying to extort them?

Physician Li was thinking along these lines when the young man let out a miserable cry: “Chunhua, Chunhua, wake up!”

He shook the young woman whose body had already turned cold, and as if thinking of something, suddenly lifted the woman’s clothing to reveal the long wound on her belly. His eyes instantly filled with blood, and he turned around abruptly to glare furiously at Physician Li.

“You, you killed Chunhua, you cut open Chunhua’s belly—”

Before the young man could finish, Physician Li kicked him in the face.

“Did you get your head kicked by a donkey?” Physician Li withdrew his foot and asked viciously.

The young man, with a shoe print on his face, was kicked senseless and didn’t come to his senses for a moment.

“Your wife is dead, but your son is still alive. Do you want the whole town to know that he was cut directly out of his mother’s belly?”

The young man rolled his eyes and stared blankly at Physician Li.

“Young man, we need to have some dignity. When you called for me, your wife had practically already breathed her last. Now you’re trying to renege on me?”

“I… my wife is dead, what am I supposed to do?”

Physician Li curled his lip: “I can’t be your wife for you—blaming me won’t help! By the way, prepare the consultation fee.”

“Consultation fee?”

Physician Li was amused by his anger: “Without collecting a consultation fee, do you think I survive on wind and dew?”

Ridiculous. The needle used for suturing the wound had to be replaced after one use—doesn’t that cost money? The specially made mulberry bark thread—doesn’t that cost money? The chickens and ducks he raised in his whole courtyard—don’t their food and drink cost money?

“Remember this: keep your mouth shut. Don’t let the neighbors know how your son was born—then he can still live a proper life in the future.” Physician Li gave one final warning, flicked his sleeve, and said, “Girl Zhao, let’s go.”

Qiao Zhao hurriedly followed.

As soon as the two emerged, they were immediately surrounded by people who had been watching the excitement.

“Physician Li, you’re truly a living immortal! My mother has been paralyzed for over ten years—could you go take a look at her?”

“Oh my, your mother being paralyzed for over ten years—is that worse than my father being blind for half his life? Physician Li, please go look at my father first!”

People were fighting and scrambling when someone suddenly shouted: “Si Wa is coming out!”

The scene suddenly quieted, and everyone couldn’t help but look toward the doorway.

“Son, what’s wrong with you? Don’t scare your mother. Look at your son—how handsome he is.” The young man’s mother held the child and moved closer.

The young man looked at the child’s face and burst into tears: “Mother, Chunhua is gone. The baby was born without a mother—”

“There’s no helping it. This is fate. The child being saved is already heaven’s mercy.”

The young man nodded woodenly: “Yes, thanks to Physician Li for helping Chunhua give birth to the child.”

“That’s right, we must properly thank Physician Li. Eh, where is Physician Li?”

Only then did everyone realize that Physician Li and the others had already disappeared without a trace.

At this time, Qiao Zhao’s group had already left the town and were walking on a small country path.

“Grandfather Li, you’re just leaving this place like that?”

“What else? After causing such a commotion, there won’t be any more peaceful days. If we don’t leave, what are we waiting for?” Physician Li was obviously in a bad mood.

Coroner Qian chuckled and interjected: “Old Li, are you willing to just leave like this? What about Cuihua next door?”

Physician Li flew into a rage and punched Coroner Qian, saying angrily, “What nonsense are you spouting in front of the younger generation!”

He was truly having bad luck this year. Everything about this small town was good, except the neighbor next door was too inexplicable, bringing him chicken and duck eggs every few days.

He didn’t like eating eggs, and with so many chicken and duck eggs, there was really nowhere to put them later, so they all hatched into chicks and ducklings!

Qiao Zhao’s eyes sparkled, and she smiled: “Grandfather Qian, is the Cuihua you mentioned that Grandmother Wang?”

“That’s right.” Coroner Qian laughed heartily.

“That lady is indeed a warm-hearted person.” Qiao Zhao sighed with considerable regret.

Grandfather Li had been alone his whole life, and just when his romantic star was stirring, leaving like this was truly a pity.

Physician Li glared fiercely at Qiao Zhao: “Did you remember everything I taught you today?”

Mentioning this, Qiao Zhao immediately put away her smile and said solemnly: “I remembered it all.”

Physician Li nodded: “Good that you remembered. I still have something to warn you about.”

“Please tell me, Grandfather Li.”

“This method of caesarean birth—don’t use it unless necessary in the future!” Physician Li’s face was serious. After giving this warning, he explained: “The people of the world are ignorant and value children over women. Once this method spreads, many women who could originally survive the ordeal of childbirth might die needlessly.”