"How could he say that?" Jiang Yumei was furious when she heard it. "I don't care about myself, but you absolutely can't drag your Aunt Lin into this."

“That’s what I think. I said I’d rather go for a medical check-up than admit the medical record is fake.” Tang Wenya wiped away her tears as soon as she thought about how she was the female lead. “Mom, I’ve decided. I’ll go for the medical check-up and accept the punishment from the educated youth office.”

It's just writing a self-criticism!

If I can't take the college entrance exam this year, I can take it again next year.

She didn't want to live such a passive life anymore, having to consider everyone's reputation and her own future; it was too exhausting.

She's the female lead, so she has to become strong.

"It's all because of that wretched girl Xu Qingning's meddling. She's a jinx." Jiang Yumei gritted her teeth in hatred. "If she falls into my hands in the future, I will never let her off the hook."

"But if we do this, my dad will find out I'm pregnant. We've been keeping it from him all this time, won't he be angry?" Tang Wenya was already prepared to take a gamble.

Xu Qingning is fine; we'll just cut off all contact with her in the future.

Xu Jianguo is different; after all, he is her stepfather, and they see each other all the time.

She didn't want to become estranged from him because of this.

To be fair, Xu Jianguo treated her quite well. Since she came to this family, she had everything that Xu Qingning had.

She even has things that Xu Qingning doesn't have.

"You don't need to worry about this. I'll handle things with your dad. I'll explain it to him." Jiang Yumei wasn't afraid that Xu Jianguo would find out. She was worried that if this matter caused a stir, Xiao Tingshen's parents would lose face and have a bad impression of Tang Wenya.

Thinking of this, she suddenly had an idea: "That's right, Ya Ya, why don't we go find your Aunt Lin and have her give you a physical examination? Don't do a gynecological exam, just say your illness is cured."

She and Lin Wanshuang are childhood best friends.

Lin Wanshuang will definitely agree to this request.

Besides, Tang Wenya can't stay sick forever, right? It's normal for her to recover.

They can't admit to fake medical records or anything like that.

"Will this work?" Tang Wenya's eyes lit up, but quickly dimmed again. "If it proves that I'm cured, wouldn't it be my turn to go to the countryside?"

To save face, they concealed the existence of their child.

Then she went to the countryside to do manual labor?

“No way! Then you should hurry up and get married to Xiao Tingshen. Once you’re married, you won’t have to go to the countryside anymore!” Jiang Yumei racked her brains to plan for her daughter. “Look at that brat Xu Qingning. She went home with Zhao Jingyu without even having a wedding. The educated youth association can’t do anything about her.”

“But I just had a fight with Ting Shen. I know his temper; it won’t be over for three to five days. Am I supposed to go and beg him to marry me now?” Tang Wenya was also angry and didn’t want to go to Xiao Ting Shen.

For the sake of his own reputation, Xiao Tingshen actually pushed her out and made her admit that the medical records were fake.

Sweet words and vows of eternal love that we usually exchange are nothing but a joke at this moment.

“Ya Ya, Mom knows you’re proud and easily embarrassed. It’s okay for you to throw a tantrum at him sometimes.” Jiang Yumei, after all, was an experienced woman and knew how to weigh the pros and cons. “But at this critical juncture, it’s most important for you to humble yourself a little and get married as soon as possible.”

"Mom, please stop talking. I've made up my mind." Tang Wenya no longer wanted to wrong herself and her attitude was firm. "I will actively cooperate with the arrangements of the educated youth office. If they ask me to have a physical examination, I will go for it. I'm not afraid even if I find out I'm pregnant."

Xu Qingning is clearly a villainous supporting character, yet she has everything go more smoothly than her. What makes her so special?

Isn't it all because of his thick skin?

Both of them were pregnant out of wedlock, but Xu Qingning was able to make it public knowledge and use her pregnancy as an excuse to get married and escape being sent to the countryside.

Why can't she?

She didn't want to take the initiative to talk to Xiao Tingshen about marriage; some things could be compromised, and some things couldn't.

Unless Xiao Tingshen doesn't want them anymore, she can raise the child herself.

She's the female lead, with her own female lead aura; she definitely won't lose to Xu Qingning.

System: "Master, your situation is different from Xu Qingning's. She seized the initiative, and I suspect she also stole your leading lady luck. What you need to do now is..."

Tang Wenya was already annoyed, and hearing the system's voice made her even more annoyed. She immediately blocked it out. Garbage system!

"Ya Ya, don't worry, let's think of another way." Jiang Yumei couldn't bear to see her daughter sad, so after thinking it over, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the health center to find Lin Wanshuang.

When Lin Wanshuang heard Jiang Yumei bring up the matter of going to the countryside again, she frowned: "Yumei, going to the countryside is not a trivial matter. I have already helped you once. You can't keep making me write fake medical records. If word gets out, will I still have my job?"

“Wan Shuang, you’ve misunderstood. This time, we don’t need to issue a fake medical record. Just have the necessary examinations done, just avoid gynecological examinations and don’t let the people in the educated youth office know that Wen Ya is pregnant.” Jiang Yumei knew she was in the wrong, so she said with a smile, “I’m not going to bother you twice, so please help us this one more time.”

“Yu Mei, actually, there’s no gynecological exam included in the physical exam unless the Youth Affairs Office has a special requirement.” Lin Wanshuang had other patients to see, so she waved her hand at her, “I’m busy right now, just come find me when you have your physical exam.”

Jiang Yumei was finally relieved and went to work.

As soon as she got off work in the afternoon, she rushed to Xiao Tingshen's house to discuss the matter with Liu Yuzhen.

Liu Yuzhen had just gotten home from get off work and was about to wash vegetables and cook when she saw Jiang Yumei arrive again. She was very unhappy: "Yumei, what happened to your family again?"

"In-law, I've come to discuss the marriage of our two children with you." Jiang Yumei sat down uninvited, continuing with a forced smile. "I'm sure Tingshen has already told you that while the matter of going to the countryside is our family's affair, Wenya is, after all, your daughter-in-law; she's part of your family..."

"Yu Mei, what exactly do you want to say?" Liu Yuzhen asked impatiently.

“I know you’re planning to get married next month. How about this, let them get their marriage certificate first. That way, the educated youth office will have something to report to them.” Jiang Yumei knew Liu Yuzhen had a bad temper and didn’t care about her attitude. She said urgently, “Once they get the certificate, it’s the same as being married. The educated youth office won’t urge them anymore.”

“Yuzhen, my husband and I are people of status and position. We would never help you evade being sent to the countryside.” Liu Yuzhen couldn’t stand Jiang Yumei’s despicable behavior. “Take care of your family first, then we can talk about getting the marriage certificate!”

Why should we make them clean up our messes?

Does she think she's a celestial being from the heavens?

She's already pregnant, what right does she have to make demands of their family? They're not in a hurry.

Jiang Yumei was rebuffed and, not knowing what to say, sheepishly got up and took her leave.

As I walked to the main gate, I saw Xu Qingning and Yang Yuelan walking in from outside, chatting and laughing.

Upon seeing her, Xu Qingning pretended not to notice and took Yang Yuelan's hand in turn: "Mom, I want to eat vegetable pancakes tonight. Put some chili sauce that you brought from our hometown in it. I love spicy food."

"If you like it, I'll make it for you." Yang Yuelan didn't even look at Jiang Yumei, and agreed with a smile, "You have a good appetite these days, so you should eat more."

Jiang Yumei glanced at Xu Qingning, cursed her under her breath for being shameless, and pushed her bicycle out the gate.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked home hand in hand.

As soon as they entered, they saw Zhao Jingyu and Wang Yaqiang sitting in the living room talking. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law exclaimed in unison, "Why are you back?"