Chapter 209 Zhu Ziqiang's Discovery

The Ma family's house in the front yard.

After taking a shower, Ma Gaosheng lay on the bed, looking pale and resting with his eyes closed. Ever since that day when he came back from who-knows-where, he had been in this half-dead state.

Suddenly, quite abruptly, he turned to the side and gagged.

"vomit!!!"

"Oh dear, what happened?"

Hu Mei was startled and asked with concern.

Ma Gaosheng waved his hand, his expression one of great pain.

"It's nothing, I'm fine, I probably just caught a bit of a chill."

I thought a shower would make me feel better, but I've been dreaming about it for the past few days.

Recalling the scene of Chang Dafeng's withered old hands on his body, Ma Gaosheng still felt nauseous.

"vomit!"

"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!!"

Hu Mei laughed and joked, "I haven't even started vomiting yet during my pregnancy, but you've already started."

Ma Gaosheng had no way to express his suffering.

Moreover, something he found difficult to talk about was that he discovered his brother could no longer stand!

Even when Hu Mei, dressed up in a sweet and soft way, stood in front of him, he didn't react at all!

Ma Gaosheng was extremely apprehensive.

Afraid that Hu Mei would pester him and discover something, he guiltily dismissed her, saying, "You go to sleep first, don't wait for me. I'll go get a cup of hot water to calm down."

Hu Mei was still worried. "Why don't you go to the hospital to get it checked out? You look quite serious."

"It's alright, you don't need to go!"

As if realizing he had gotten a little too excited, Ma Gaosheng took a breath and said, "I meant it's just a minor ailment. There's no need to go to the hospital. It's both troublesome and a waste of money. I'll just have a cup of hot water and feel better. You should go to sleep."

Hu Mei hesitated for a moment, "Then, okay, there's some medicine for digestion at home, remember to take one."

Hu Mei turned her head away, and the concerned look on her face vanished completely.

I felt contempt for him. He took three or four showers as soon as he got back, and he even gagged. Anyone who didn't know better would think he had been sleeping on something dirty.

She was both furious that Ma Gaosheng was going out to find other women and disgusted by his behavior.

It's likely that some vixen drained them dry; they haven't recovered even after several days.

However, Hu Mei didn't say anything on the surface, pretending not to notice Ma Gaosheng's unusual behavior.

Continue doing what you normally do.

Just like now, since Ma Gaosheng said he was fine and just caught a cold, she naturally stopped worrying about it and simply believed him.

Let Ma Gaosheng recover on his own, and then sit down at the dressing table and start applying makeup.

Without a doubt, Hu Mei was a woman who loved to look pretty. Among the women in the compound, she had the most new clothes and the most elaborate hairstyles.

Even now that she's pregnant, she hasn't forgotten to take good care of herself.

She applies face cream to both sides of her body every day without fail, and even in the last two or three months, when her belly got bigger, she still applied it to her belly, saying it was to prevent stretch marks.

Ma Gaosheng couldn't understand it. Although he felt it was a waste, Hu Mei was pregnant, and he couldn't argue with her about it.

Seeing in the mirror that Ma Gaosheng's complexion had improved and he looked much better, Hu Mei carefully applied face cream while casually saying...

"Gaosheng, bring back a few more cans of milk powder next time you go out." Seeing Ma Gaosheng frowning in the mirror, Hu Mei continued, feeling aggrieved, "You know, your mother fed me a lot of folk remedies before, and my health isn't as good as before. I'm afraid our son won't have any breast milk after he's born."

"Can you bear to see our son go hungry at such a young age?"

Ma Gaosheng instinctively retorted, "No way! I'll get a few cans from someone when I go out next week. We definitely can't let our precious eldest son go hungry!"

I certainly can't let my own son go hungry.

He is a truck driver with a high salary and can earn extra money on the side. He has earned quite a bit over the years.

We don't need to worry about the cost of baby formula.

I just subconsciously thought, "I already have breast milk, why waste money?"

Despite earning a lot, Ma Gaosheng is not a generous person, or rather, he is not generous to his wife.

Apart from a fixed monthly allowance for household expenses, he kept all the money he earned to himself, without letting Hu Mei know.

Every time Hu Mei wanted something, she had to plead and beg for a long time before he would give in.

Hu Mei knew this about him, so she deliberately brought up the child.

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Hu Mei's lips curled into a slight smile as she continued to probe, "Do you have enough money? If not, I have some here."

Ma Gaosheng's male chauvinism was running high, and without thinking, he said, "Nonsense! It's only natural for a father like me to buy milk powder for his son. What kind of talk is it to make you, the mother, pay for it!"

Hu Mei said aggrievedly, "I'm just worried that we won't have enough money at home, and that your mother will have to subsidize us, which will make her complain."

"You know your mom; she's never liked me."

"I don't know how many hurtful things will be said to me then."

Ma Gaosheng pursed his lips, "Why would I need her subsidies? I..."

At this point, his eyes flickered, his gaze drifting to a certain spot, before his voice returned to normal, "What I mean is, don't worry about these things, just focus on your pregnancy. My salary, plus the money I earn from occasionally selling goods, is enough to support you and the baby."

"Really?"

"Then I feel much more at ease."

Hu Mei looked relieved and walked over to him, pulling his shoulder and acting coquettishly, "Gao Sheng, marrying you is truly my blessing. Ordinary families' children can't afford milk powder, but you are so capable."

Ma Gaosheng was flattered and felt elated, with his sweet and soft wife nestled in his arms. He was somewhat tempted.

Just as his hand touched Hu Mei's waist, he suddenly remembered Chang Dafeng's old face, as white as a chrysanthemum, and her rough hands, as calloused as tree bark.

Ma Gaosheng: "..."

Oh shit!

Suddenly, all my thoughts vanished.

Ma Gaosheng cursed inwardly, so he didn't see the glint of shrewdness in Hu Mei's lowered eyes in his arms.

It seems the money isn't with the old woman.

That's true. The old woman favors her eldest son. If the money is given to the old woman, it's uncertain who it will end up with.

Ma Gaosheng is a very guarded person; he would never do something so thoughtless.

So either hide outside or hide inside?

Outside...where else could they hide besides the old woman's place?

Lost in their own thoughts, the two didn't notice a dark figure drifting away outside the window.

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After getting the answer he wanted, Zhu Ziqiang stopped squatting there and stumbled home, leaning against the wall.

As he walked, he kept thinking about how to use this incident to teach Zheng Haiyang a lesson without letting anyone know that he was the one who did it.

Zheng Haiyang wasn't afraid of anything; the important thing was Director Wang behind him.

This matter will inevitably implicate him. If Director Wang finds out that he was the one who was behind it all, he'll be in big trouble.

For a leader like that, crushing himself would be as easy as crushing an ant.

This is something we need to think about carefully.

Zhu Ziqiang stumbled home, thinking that everyone in the family would be asleep so late, but to his surprise, the lights were still on.

Sun Ling looked like she had just returned as well. She asked in surprise, "Ziqiang, you've been working overtime until now?"

Zhu Ziqiang paused for a moment, not expecting her to think he was working overtime.

However, not wanting to explain, he simply responded.

Fortunately, Sun Ling's mind wasn't on him. She asked a question casually and then didn't say anything more before getting ready to take a shower.

"Then you should go to sleep early."

Zhu Ziqiang breathed a sigh of relief. He knew this was something only he could keep to himself, and he wouldn't tell anyone else.

At this moment, Old Mrs. Zhu peeked out from inside the house. Seeing Sun Ling enter, she approached him mysteriously, as if afraid of being overheard inside, and whispered:

"Son, I have something to tell you, but don't be angry."

Zhu Ziqiang frowned. "Mom, can we talk about it tomorrow? I'm sleepy and want to go to bed early."

He thought his mother was going to bring up those trivial things again.

But he was too tired today, both cold and exhausted, and really didn't want to end her lawsuit with Sun Ling. He just wanted to rest as soon as possible.

Grandma Zhu grew impatient and snapped, "Sleep?! You still have the mind to sleep?"

She looked at her son with a mixture of disappointment and frustration.

“Your wife is not a good match. I’ve seen her getting all cuddled and hugging that young man from the Third Hospital a few times. You’d better keep a close eye on her.”

Don't let her cheat on you!

Zhu Ziqiang: "!!!"

This was nothing short of a bolt from the blue for him.

His new wife, Sun Ling, is with Qi Baifan?!

Didn't these two say they were just neighbors?!

But then he suddenly remembered the vague rumors about Sun Ling and Qi Baifan before their marriage, and the child that he also felt came out of nowhere.

At that moment, what else didn't he understand?

Zhu Ziqiang was filled with an unnamed fire, the anger of being cuckolded.

Damn it, that's Qi Baifan's child!

Sun Ling, that bitch Sun Ling actually made me the one to take the fall!

Did she deliberately marry into the same household as Qi Baifan? Did she want to rekindle their romance right under his nose?!

And then there's Qi Baifan, that shameless pretty boy!

How dare he! How dare he ask me to be his sucker and raise his son!

Fortunately, God had mercy, and Sun Ling lost her baby!

Those two bastards will get what's coming to them!

Zhu Ziqiang, who was furious, quickly calmed down.

He revealed a ruthless smile.

Perhaps this is a good opportunity.