Sun Shuyi's face was as white as paper, and her disheveled hair was soaked with cold sweat and stuck to her forehead. Lying on the mobile hospital bed, she looked like a breathing corpse.

After being wheeled away by doctors and nurses, a trail of blood was left on the ground.

People around whispered among themselves.

"Is she the young woman who came the day before yesterday, the one who argued with her mother-in-law and got kicked in the stomach?"

"It's her."

"What a pity. Look at all the blood she's bleeding. She probably won't be able to save the baby."

"What a pity, it would be better if a bastard couldn't be saved."

"What do you mean by that?"

"She's been married for less than two months and is already three months pregnant. It's obviously an illegitimate child from who-knows-where. Otherwise, why would her mother-in-law kick her in the stomach?"

"Oh wow, is that so?"

"It's not surprising that she would do something like this. In order to avoid being sent to the countryside, she married the same person twice, specifically targeting this honest family to bully them. She didn't live a peaceful life and caused trouble every day. She deserved this retribution."

"..."

Fang Qiao overheard a few times and got pretty much the truth.

It is estimated that Sun Shuyi was fired from her job and was staying at home. The neighborhood committee wanted to send her to the countryside, but she was unwilling. So she remarried her ex-husband, who was divorced from her. Little did she know that she was already pregnant with Wu Tianyou's child.

After getting married, her belly gradually became noticeable, but it didn't match the month of her wedding. She was also domineering, so when she was arguing with her mother-in-law, she was kicked in the stomach and miscarried.

As the saying goes, "No zuo no die" (meaning someone who courts trouble).

Knowing full well that she was carrying an illegitimate child, she didn't keep a low profile and even argued with her mother-in-law. It's no wonder things went wrong.

So even though Sun Shuyi looked particularly pitiful just now, few of the onlookers in the hospital sympathized with her; they all thought she deserved it.

Fang Qiao just watched the show and quickly forgot about it.

Back home, Tian Tian was admiring herself with the new schoolbag that Xiao Jing had made for her.

In a few days, the Yuhong Class will start in September, and she will be going to school. Xiaojing made her a new schoolbag out of Oxford cloth and even pinched a lace trim around the edge. It looks so beautiful. Tiantian has been carrying this schoolbag around the family compound for several days now.

He would ask everyone he met, "Does my backpack look good?"

If someone says it's pretty, she immediately starts showing off: "My Aunt Jing made it by hand; you can't buy it in department stores."

The little girl was pretty and had a sweet smile. She was deliberately showing off, and her appearance was also very cute. No one disliked her; on the contrary, she amused many people.

Seeing Fang Qiao return, Tian Tian immediately ran up to greet her, hugging her leg and pleading in a childish voice, "Auntie, Auntie, you're finally back! I missed you so much this morning."

Fang Qiao patted her little head and teased, "Do you miss me or the candy I bought?"

The little girl's heart was touched, and her apple-like face immediately flushed red. She covered her face shyly with her hands and said bashfully, "I want both."

Fang Qiao laughed, took out the newly bought White Rabbit milk candy from her bag, took out one and handed it to her: "Let's make it clear first, you can only eat one a day."

"I know, I know." Sweetie knew the rules, but still pleaded, "Auntie, can I have three today? I want to share them with my friends."

It's a good thing that children have a sense of sharing.

Fang Qiao nodded: "Okay." Then she asked: "Are three enough?"

“Three is enough.” Sweetie counted them off one by one on her fingers: “One for me, one for Sister Tingting, and one for Lai’er.”

After counting, she snorted and said with a grudge, "I won't give it to Xiaowen and Xiaowu. They're so naughty. Yesterday when we were playing Eagle Catches Chicks, they deliberately grabbed my braid and messed it up. Luckily, my little sister Lai'er helped me hit it back."

Fang Qiao listened and simply smiled it off.

Children's conflicts come and go quickly; they might fight today and be playing together again tomorrow. Adults getting involved only makes things worse.

Fang Qiao grabbed a handful of milk candies and gave them to Tian Tian, ​​letting her divide them however she wanted.

September 1st arrived quickly, and Tian Tian officially became a student in the Yuhong Class.

She was so excited the night before that she stayed up very late. The next morning, she excitedly got up, put on the new clothes Fang Qiao had prepared for her, slung the little schoolbag Aunt Jing had made for her over her shoulder, and happily went to the preschool class with Fang Qiao. She was in stark contrast to the other children around her who were crying loudly because they didn't want to be separated from their parents.

To make it easier for working parents to manage their work and lives, the preschool provides lunch for the children. The students do not go home and attend school from 8:30 in the morning until 5:00 in the afternoon.

Fang Qiao's belly grew bigger and bigger. Except for the first morning when she took Tian Tian to school, Xiao Jing was responsible for picking her up and dropping her off at school in the afternoon and after that.

After a whole summer, Xiaojing had learned to ride a bicycle and was riding it very steadily.

Fang Qiao originally thought that Tian Tian would be very happy on her first day of school, but she didn't expect her to seem a little listless when she came back.

Fang Qiao patted her head and asked, "What's wrong, Tian Tian? Are you unhappy going to the preschool class?"

Sweetie shook her head: "I'm not unhappy."

Although the students cried a lot, the teachers were all very gentle. The lunch was delicious, and the pears they gave out in the afternoon were very sweet.

However, Lyle didn't go to school.

They had clearly agreed to attend the preschool class together, but she broke her promise.

This was the first time Sweetie had experienced the feeling of being betrayed.

She was unhappy, but she didn't want to tell her aunt about it.

Regardless, Lyle is her friend, and friends should resolve their own issues.

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