When the four of them returned home and saw Qi Ran with a radiant face, they suddenly realized that...

Who spread the rumor?

Isn't this the woman in front of me who likes to make her family eat vegetarian food?

"Sister-in-law, if you want to eat vegetarian food, go ahead and do it. Why are you causing trouble for the other people in the village?" Shen Qian was already dissatisfied with Qi Ran, and she spoke directly without caring whether she would offend Qi Ran.

Qi Ran's initially excellent mood was instantly ruined by Shen Qian's sudden words. She rolled her eyes at Shen Qian with extreme dissatisfaction: "What's it to you!"

"Did I force them to eat? They clearly ate it willingly. So what does it have to do with me!" Qi Ran continued to argue irrationally.

"You—!" Shen Qian was truly angered by her arrogant demeanor.

Only Shen Qianqian remained calm. She had seen Qi Ran's shamelessness far too many times, so she was as still as water at this moment.

She mentally told the system, "Get ready to work, start recording!"

[Okay!]

After receiving the system's reply, Shen Qianqian began typing: "Sister-in-law, aren't you afraid the Women's Federation will come knocking on your door for doing such a despicable thing?"

"Shen Qianqian, you really can't say anything nice!" Qi Ran was immediately displeased when he heard Shen Qianqian say that he was immoral.

"Did I say something wrong? Didn't you tell the villagers yourself that the baby was born vegetarian?"

"So what if I said it!" Qi Ran roared, only then realizing that he seemed to have inadvertently admitted to it.

She glanced at Chen Qianqian in front of her again. Her eyes were full of amusement, and anger instantly surged within her: "Go ahead and complain to the Women's Federation if you dare!"

"Maybe the Women's Federation will even want us to become vegetarians! The benefits of being vegetarian from birth are obvious and clear. If you start being vegetarian beforehand, your baby will be born incredibly smart!"

"Really? I've never heard of such an unreasonable request." Shen Qianqian now truly felt that Qi Ran's vegetarianism had made her stupid; she had never heard of anyone eagerly asking others to report her.

Then of course she would do as Qi Ran wished.

Shen Qianqian had originally planned to go to the Women's Federation that morning to report Qi Ran's actions, but she had only reached the village entrance when Gao Lin, who had rushed over, grabbed her sleeve:

"Qianqian, come to my place for a bit, Xiaobao's been talking about you a lot lately!" She'd been approached by Qi Ran this morning; Qi Ran had only said that if Shen Qianqian complained to the Women's Federation...

If she goes there, her husband will lose his position as the head of the brigade.

So she had to do everything she could to hold off Shen Qianqian and dissuade her from her idea.

Although Gao Lin usually doesn't get along with Qi Ran, this time she overheard Qi Ran's words, since the two of them are now on the same side as the "born vegetarian" group.

Shen Qianqian was dragged to Gao Lin's house in a daze.

As soon as she entered the house, Gao Lin poured Shen Qianqian a glass of water and brought her a bowl of vegetable soup: "Qianqian, since you're here, have some breakfast."

Shen Qianqian took the vegetable soup and drank a sip. Her good manners made her hold back the "disgusting" that she almost blurted out.

This vegetable soup was even worse than the wild vegetable soup she had for her first meal at the Lu family home. Not only was there no oil, but there wasn't even any salt added, so it tasted completely bland.

But Gao Lin also sat down next to me with a bowl of vegetables, eating with a look of pure enjoyment: "Only the most authentic vegetarian dishes are the ones that are truly pure and simple."

"Sister Lin, aren't you afraid that the baby in your belly will lack nutrition?" Shen Qianqian put down the soup. Considering her past relationship with Gao Lin, she decided to persuade her not to believe in that nonsense about prenatal nutrition!

"Look at what you're saying," Gao Lin retorted to Shen Qianqian, "How could I not know whether the baby in my belly is healthy or not!"

"You're staying in my house today, and you're not going anywhere!" Gao Lin said, getting up and closing the front door. "Let me tell you, you're not going to the Women's Federation to report us!"

Shen Qianqian finally understood Gao Lin's intention; it turned out that she had joined forces with Qi Ran to stop her.

She figured there was no rush, so she could go tomorrow. Gao Lin could hold her back for a whole day; she couldn't keep her there forever, could she?

Shen Qianqian underestimated Gao Lin's determination.

Even as evening approached, Gao Lin did not let Shen Qianqian leave, and had her children cling to her tightly.

Gao Lin gave Shen Qianqian a smug smile: "Alright, just stay at my house. I've already had my man talk to your family about the Lu family."

Shen Qianqian was ultimately kept at Gao Lin's house for one night.

That night, she slept in the same room as the children.

"ah--!

Gao Lin's scream woke everyone up.

When Shen Qianqian rushed out the door with her child, she found Gao Lin lying on the oxcart, her expression pained and ferocious.

The children had never seen Gao Lin like this before, and the youngest, Xiao Bao, was so frightened that he burst into tears.

Hearing the children crying, Gao Lin mustered her strength and said to Shen Qianqian, "Qianqian, I'd appreciate it if you could look after the children for me tonight."

After saying that, the oxcart carrying her sped towards the city hospital.

It wasn't until early morning that the exhausted captain finally rushed home from the hospital.

"Captain, how is Sister Lin?" Shen Qianqian stepped forward to inquire about Gao Lin's condition. The captain sighed and shook his head: "The baby couldn't be saved."

"How could this happen so suddenly?" Shen Qianqian asked again.

The captain's face showed anger: "It's all because of that 'birth tonic' thing! The baby wasn't nutritious enough and miscarried naturally. She's not young anymore, and the miscarriage caused severe bleeding, damaging her body. I doubt she'll ever be able to have children again!"

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