Chapter 123 Jiang Qiubai's 'Miscarriage'

With a loud bang, both of them were knocked to the ground by the other.

Jiang Qiubai's laundry basin water splashed evenly over the two of them, leaving them soaked to the bone. A gust of north wind blew, making it even more unpleasant.

Yes, this unfortunate soul is none other than Cheng Jiajia's stepsister, Dong Siwei.

Yesterday, Dong Siwei was rebuffed by Cheng Jiajia, but she was still unwilling to give up and was still eyeing the Yu family's things. So, she came over again early this morning after breakfast. Coincidentally, she saw Cheng Jiajia carrying a laundry basin home when she arrived. Thinking that she didn't get along well with this stepsister, Dong Siwei rushed over to try and get on her good side without much thought. Who would have thought she would encounter this situation?

Just as Dong Siwei was about to yell at someone for being blind, Cheng Jiajia screamed, "Ahhh! Jiang Qiubai is pregnant! How could you hit her?! If something happens to her baby, can you afford to pay for it?!"

Cheng Jiajia deliberately didn't call out his name, and Jiang Qiubai, in his nervousness, didn't notice at all. He was actually quite happy that a fool had spoken up for him, so that Cheng Jiajia wouldn't be able to escape even without him saying anything.

Before anyone could see who they had bumped into, Jiang Qiubai swiftly closed his eyes, clutched his stomach, and lay down on the ground in pain, crying, "Ouch, ouch, my stomach, my stomach hurts..." He even rubbed his buttocks on the ground a few times to make sure the chicken blood packet he had prepared beforehand had burst and leaked out.

She had originally planned to create an "accident" to kill the "child" in the coming days, so when the Zheng family slaughtered the chicken yesterday, she secretly hid some chicken blood when the old woman wasn't paying attention. She didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.

And it was clearly effective; the bloodstains quickly soaked through the cotton pants, startling the onlookers who screamed, "Oh my god, Chang Dafeng, your daughter-in-law is bleeding!"

Jiang Qiubai felt a surge of pride, but his face betrayed even greater anguish. "My child, my child..."

Cheng Jiajia raised an eyebrow and continued to scream in panic, "Ahhh, Aunt Chang, your grandson is gone!"

As for the other party involved, Dong Siwei, she went from being completely bewildered at the beginning to being terrified when she actually saw blood. She was extremely panicked and couldn't understand how things had developed like this.

She came here to steal valuables from the Yu family from Cheng Jiajia, so how did it turn out like this?

Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao appears.

"My poor grandson, who was the heartless bastard who harmed you?! Grandma will avenge you, Grandma will definitely send that rotten-hearted wretch to the police station!"

A dark figure darted out from the west wing, grabbed Dong Siwei's hair when she wasn't looking, and slapped her hard twice across the bottom of her vagina.

Cheng Jiajia's lips twitched.

Anyone who didn't know better would think that Aunt Chang doted on this nowhere-to-be grandson. Who knows who found Jiang Qiubai this job pasting matchboxes? Apparently, they even stipulated a daily quota, or he wouldn't get any food. It's utterly insane!

Honestly, in this compound, if we're talking about tormenting daughters-in-law, Chang Dafeng is second to none.

However, she did not expect that Jiang Qiubai's preparations for 'framing' were quite realistic. It seemed that he had put in a lot of effort. Fortunately, she was clever enough to avoid it.

Cheng Jiajia had always known that there was something wrong with the 'child' in Jiang Qiubai's belly. A few days ago, when she noticed that Jiang Qiubai was staring at her strangely and touching his belly from time to time, Cheng Jiajia felt a chill and guessed that this person was probably going to make trouble for her.

Cheng Jiajia had been on guard against her for the past few days, constantly paying attention to her surroundings. Whenever Jiang Qiubai was around, she would stay far away, making sure to stay away from any potential danger.

So when Cheng Jiajia caught a glimpse of Jiang Qiubai carrying a basin and walking around behind her, she knew he was up to something, and promptly dodged to the side, causing the annoying Dong Siwei who was following behind her to bump into her. This essentially shifted the blame to Dong Siwei.

Neither of them are good people; it would be best if they could fight each other.

Cheng Jiajia felt no remorse. If Dong Siwei hadn't been scheming against her, would she have encountered this situation?

Over there, Dong Siwei's cheek was swollen and burning with pain. She angrily shouted, "Why did you hit me?! I didn't bump into her. I was walking along perfectly fine. This woman bumped into me on her own. She deserved it! Why did you hit me?!"

When has she ever been beaten like this?

Dong Siwei was filled with hatred for these vulgar and ignorant barbarians!

At this moment, she roughly understood that the woman on the ground was the heroine from the book, and she felt extremely disappointed. "Pah! Someone like that can be the heroine?! Does she deserve it?!"

Why didn't she transmigrate in a few months earlier? Otherwise, what would be the point of this woman?

Dong Siwei was lost in her own thoughts and didn't notice that the way the people around her were looking at her had suddenly changed.

Just a moment ago, I might have felt a little sorry for Dong Siwei being beaten by Chang Dafeng, but now I just think she deserved to be punished because she had a foul mouth!

Cheng Jiajia clicked her tongue twice. It seems that this 'Dong Siwei' is not very smart. Isn't she just handing over something to be talked about?

Cheng Jiajia guessed correctly. Almost as soon as Dong Siwei finished speaking, Chang Dafeng slapped Dong Siwei twice more hard across the bottom, cursing viciously, "You heartless little whore, give me back my grandson, give me back my grandson!"

Those watching the spectacle gasped in astonishment.

Dong Siwei's head was buzzing. Her face, swollen like a pig's head, glared at Chang Dafeng with a fierce look in her eyes and said hatefully, "You old hag, try hitting me again!"

Dong Siwei didn't care that Chang Dafeng was the male lead Zheng Haiyang's mother; she wished she could strangle this old hag in front of her!

Chang Dafeng felt a sudden tremor in her heart, and she was actually a little afraid to meet the gaze of this little hussy. She said with a fierce but weak voice, "Who are you calling a little bitch! You ill-mannered thing! You owe me my grandson!"

Despite saying that, Chang Dafeng dared not make another move.

Cheng Jiajia's eyes darted around, and she seemed to have a change of heart as she advised, "Aunt Chang, take it easy, take it easy. The most important thing now is to get your daughter-in-law to the hospital. We can talk about the rest when we get back."

Take him to the hospital?!

This won't do!

The same phrase flashed through the minds of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law on the ground.

Chang Dafeng didn't want the bastard child in Jiang Qiubai's belly to survive, so she deliberately slapped her thigh and wailed with snot and tears streaming down her face, "That heartless little whore! We have no grudge against her, yet she has no conscience and has harmed my grandson like this! You owe me my grandson!"

"Pay up! You heartless bastard, pay up!"

Jiang Qiubai's pained expression froze. She had clearly bumped into Cheng Jiajia, so how did it turn into this unfamiliar woman? She pretended to glance at Cheng Jiajia, who was standing beside her seemingly concerned, out of the corner of her eye, and cursed inwardly that the little bitch had gotten lucky and escaped unscathed.

However, sending him to the hospital is definitely out of the question; if he goes there, he'll be exposed.

I absolutely cannot let these people take me to the hospital!

Jiang Qiubai had an idea. He clutched his stomach and cried out, "Ouch, ouch," as if the pain was getting worse.

She bit her lip and said weakly and intermittently, "No need, no need to go to the hospital. Just find a midwife to take a look. I can rest at home for a while. No need to waste money..."

These days, it's hard for people in the countryside to make money, and it's inconvenient to go to the hospital. They have no choice but to hire a midwife. As a result, the maternal and infant mortality rates are relatively high. However, people in the city, whether they are rich or poor, generally go to the hospital. After all, childbirth is a matter of life and death, and it is safer to go to the hospital and find a professional doctor.

Jiang Qiubai perfectly portrays a weak young wife who suffers greatly at the hands of her mother-in-law.

Look at her, what an understanding and pitiful daughter-in-law she is. To save money, she didn't even dare to go to the hospital for an abortion.

Everyone frowned upon hearing this. "Oh dear, this won't do. The bleeding is so severe; we can't let it drag on at home."

Some people also turned their anger towards Chang Dafeng, the mean-spirited mother-in-law, saying, "No, Aunt Chang, you should take your daughter-in-law to the hospital for a checkup right away. Maybe she can still be saved. We can talk about compensation later. Don't worry, there are so many of us watching over her. She won't get away with it."

“Aunt Chang, please say something! This is no small matter. Don’t be stingy with this little bit of money. We couldn’t care less how you treated your daughter-in-law before, but today it could end in two deaths. You can’t make the same mistake again!”

"Yes, Xiao Jiang spends all his time at home pasting matchboxes to earn money to supplement the family income. You can't be so heartless!"

Chang Dafeng: "!!!"

Damn it, those nosy bastards!

Doesn't taking someone to the hospital cost money?!

Jiang Qiubai's expression stiffened further, and he refused, "No, no need. My family has no money. There's no need to waste money on this. Just find a midwife to take a look."

Everyone sighed again, praising Jiang Qiubai for being sensible and filial to his mother-in-law. Some people said that Chang Dafeng was too harsh a mother-in-law, refusing to take her daughter-in-law to the hospital when she had a miscarriage, and that she lacked virtue.

Chang Dafeng: "!!!"

Chang Dafeng was enraged by the constant accusations from her indignant neighbors.

Damn it, I haven't even said anything yet! It's clearly this little bitch who didn't want to go to the hospital! It's not like she stopped her from going!

Then, Chang Dafeng suddenly realized.

Wait a minute! This little bitch isn't the type to be so caring.

Why are you bleeding but unwilling to go to the hospital?

Chang Dafeng suddenly thought of a possibility: could it be that this little bitch really cheated on her son and was afraid that the hospital would find out that the baby was not pregnant?

That damned little bitch!

Chang Dafeng made a firm decision, gritting her teeth, "Go! Go to the hospital right now! We have to go to the hospital to see my grandson!"

Jiang Qiubai's face drained of all color instantly. It's over!

...

In that instant, the resentful Dong Siwei noticed the change in Jiang Qiubai's expression. Suspicion immediately arose in her heart.

Having been exposed to various palace intrigue and domestic drama novels from later generations, Dong Siwei was sensitive enough to feel that this dead woman's reaction was strange, very strange.

Ask yourself, as a pregnant woman about to miscarry, would anyone really be willing to skip going to the hospital just to save money? Especially since this woman is...

This woman doesn't want to go to the hospital, fine, but why does her expression change so drastically when she hears someone offering to take her?

No matter how I think about it, I feel like there's something fishy going on.

Dong Siwei looked at Jiang Qiubai, who seemed to be in 'pain', with suspicion.

You wouldn't believe it until you look, and once you do, you'll find something.

The woman lying on the ground did look like she was in a lot of pain, but I felt it was a bit exaggerated, and her forehead was dry and there was no sweat on it.

Although Dong Siwei wasn't highly educated in her previous life, she knew that the human body would secrete cold sweats when suffering great pain, but this woman's forehead was completely clean!

Dong Siwei clenched her fists tightly and gritted her teeth.

Over there, Jiang Qiubai was still making a last-ditch effort, refusing the advice of the older women to go to the hospital. Suddenly, she inadvertently met Dong Siwei's probing eyes. She immediately shuddered and awkwardly looked away, but her heart was pounding.

Could this little bitch have discovered something?

Before Jiang Qiubai could think it through, Dong Siwei, with a meaningful smile on her lips, rushed forward, grabbed Jiang Qiubai's body, and without saying a word, carried her onto the cart.

"Oh dear, sister-in-law, you should really go to the hospital to get checked out. Don't worry about the medical bills. After all, I was the one who bumped into you today, so I'll naturally pay for your medical expenses. A miscarriage is no small matter; it can affect your future fertility if you're not careful. If something really happens, how can I live with myself?"

Jiang Qiubai choked, unable to say anything more.

The neighbors urged Jiang Qiubai to go to the hospital, and his mother-in-law, Chang Dafeng, also urged him to go. Jiang Qiubai was lifted up and had no choice but to go, even if he didn't want to.

Dong Siwei and several middle-aged women forcefully half-supported Jiang Qiubai, making her half-lie on the cart, and the group of people arrived at the hospital in a flash.

Jiang Qiubai's face was ashen.

Cheng Jiajia tried hard to suppress her laughter; she wanted to see how this person would continue acting.

...

With a loud bang, the operating room door was quickly pushed open, and the female doctor emerged with a livid face, angrily demanding, "Jiang Qiubai's family? Who are Jiang Qiubai's family?!"

Chang Dafeng rushed forward anxiously, "I, I'm her mother-in-law! How's her baby? How many months along is she?"

“We are all her neighbors.”

The female doctor's eyes were sharp, and she immediately unleashed a barrage of questions at the crowd like a machine gun:

"What's going on with you guys? Jiang Qiubai wasn't pregnant at all, so how could she have had a miscarriage?!"

"This is a hospital, not a place for you to scheme and plot against each other!"

"You are maliciously occupying medical resources. If this happens again, I will report you to the police!"

What?! Not pregnant?!

In a flash.

Everyone's eyes nearly popped out, and their jaws dropped open.

Ah, this... if the young wife of the Zheng family isn't pregnant, then... then the blood is...

Just then, two nurses with strange expressions pushed Jiang Qiubai out of the operating room.

Chang Dafeng's face was ashen, her eyes glaring angrily at the person on the bed whose head was covered by the sheet. She was panting heavily, as if she was about to pounce and bite at any moment. However, due to her unpleasant experiences in the hospital before, she dared not make a move.

Dong Siwei didn't care about anything else. She pounced on Jiang Qiubai and grabbed his hair, slapping him hard across the face several times.

"You shameless woman, how dare you frame me!"

Screw the female lead!

That bitch dared to frame me!