Chapter 46: Reincarnation: There is an old man in the family, like a thief

Kong Hongfang cursed, "What could it be? It's just a pregnancy-preserving drug."

"Pregnancy-preserving medicine?" Liu Lu raised an eyebrow suspiciously. "Forget it, my pregnancy is stable now. I don't need to take it for now."

Kong Hongfang was anxious: "You can't not drink it. If you don't drink it, how can I have a fat grandson?"

Jiang Xueyi scolded him and pressed him, "Auntie Kong, tell me the truth, what kind of medicine is this?"

Kong Hongfang's expression flickered and she hesitated.

The more Jiang Xueyi watched her like this, the more she felt something was wrong. She called Liu Lu, "Come on, grab some medicine, and let's go to the hospital."

Liu Lu nodded hurriedly and was about to get up when she suddenly felt a twisting pain in her stomach.

"My...my stomach..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he fell backwards.

Jiang Xueyi quickly supported her.

Kong Hongfang was dumbfounded. "No, how could she have fainted? You have to testify for me. This is none of my business."

Jiang Xueyi was speechless and said anxiously, "It's already this late, and you still have the mind to talk about this? Send him to the hospital immediately."

Kong Hongfang just stretched out her hand to help, but then she shrank back. She stared at Liu Lu with a slightly strange expression.

At this time, Captain Zhao came back. He held Zhao Xiaorui's hand, and the father and daughter talked and laughed.

As soon as Zhao Xiaorui entered the room, she saw Liu Lu fainted in Jiang Xueyi's arms. She screamed, "Mom!" and quickly ran to Liu Lu's side, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"

Captain Zhao was also stunned and looked at Kong Hongfang: "Mom, what's going on?"

Captain Zhao had no choice but to look at Jiang Xueyi: "Sister-in-law Jiang, what happened?"

Jiang Xueyi barely suppressed her anxiety and said concisely, "Captain Zhao, I don't know what medicine your mother gave Liu Lu, and she fainted. We can talk about it on the way. The most urgent thing now is to send Liu Lu to the hospital."

Captain Zhao followed her gaze and looked at the half-empty bitter medicine soup in the bowl, his eyes bloodshot.

"Yes, yes, send him to the hospital quickly." He added, "I'll go call the driver."

He ran out of the house quickly and almost fell when he reached the corner of the stairs.

Zhao Xiaorui's voice was filled with tears: "Mom..."

The driver arrived quickly, and Captain Zhao went upstairs and shouted, "The car is already downstairs."

He picked up Liu Lu by the waist.

Jiang Xueyi took Zhao Xiaorui's hand and said, "Come on, let's go take a look together."

Zhao Xiaorui choked up and nodded.

Jiang Xueyi looked at Kong Hongfang again: "Auntie Kong, you should go too."

Kong Hongfang shrank back and said, "I won't go."

Jiang Xueyi: "It's okay if you don't go. Tell me, what kind of medicine did you give Liu Lu to drink?"

Kong Hongfang's eyes flashed: "What medicine...pregnancy-preserving medicine..."

She refused to speak no matter what, and Jiang Xueyi had no choice.

I had no choice but to pour the remaining soup into the kettle, and then look through the kitchen trash can to see if there was any leftover medicine residue.

Fortunately, the medicine residue was not thrown away in time.

Jiang Xueyi quickly picked up the medicine residue and wrapped it in layers of layers with a handkerchief.

Captain Zhao was too lazy to waste time talking to Kong Hongfang. No one knows a mother better than her son. Kong Hongfang's behavior showed that she was hiding something.

He didn't say much and just pulled Kong Hongfang along. Kong Hongfang stumbled out as he pulled her.

Driver Wang was leaning against the car smoking. When he saw someone coming, he quickly put out his cigarette and helped Liu Lu get into the car.

After everyone was seated, he stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the hospital.

At this time, Liu Lu still hadn't woken up, and I realized the seriousness of the problem.

Captain Zhao placed his hands on his knees, clenched them tightly, and said in a trembling voice, "Mom, it's already this time, why don't you tell me the truth? What medicine did you give Liu Lu to drink?"

Kong Hongfang had already prepared a recipe in her mind, and she spoke confidently, "It's a medicine to preserve the pregnancy. Your wife herself said that her pregnancy has been unstable recently. For her sake... for the sake of her grandson in her belly, I went to find an old doctor and begged and pleaded with everyone to get this prescription. I'm really being ungrateful."

Captain Zhao's eyebrows were almost knotted. "Just a pregnancy-preserving drug? Then why did Liu Lu faint?"

Kong Hongfang: "How would I know? Maybe she's too weak to handle the effects of the medicine." She added, "You too, making such a big deal out of such a small thing. Maybe it's nothing serious and she'll be fine after a good night's sleep."

She rambled on and on, "In the end, it's all your fault. You're already this old, and you still can't give birth to a son. It's making me, an old man, worry so much..."

As he said this, he glared at Zhao Xiaorui secretly.

Jiang Xueyi sat forward, blocking Kong Hongfang's sight. "Auntie Kong, I urge you to be honest. This can't possibly be a pregnancy-preserving drug. How could an ordinary pregnancy-preserving drug make someone pass out?" She added, "Besides, if it was an ordinary pregnancy-preserving drug, why would you force Liu Lu to drink it? This pregnancy-preserving drug is available at any time."

Kong Hongfang curled her lips and said, "Don't worry about it. If I say it's a pregnancy-preserving drug, then it's a pregnancy-preserving drug."

Anyway, she asked for this medicine, so what she said is what it is.

Jiang Xueyi was so angry that she laughed: "Okay, you don't have to tell me." She added, "I brought the remaining medicine with me. I'll let the doctor take a look and know if it's the so-called pregnancy-preserving medicine."

Kong Hongfang was furious: "How can we show this to a doctor?" She said mysteriously, "The old doctor said that if this medicine is shown to an ordinary doctor, it will not work."

"Spirit?" Captain Zhao asked suspiciously.

It's just a medicine to preserve pregnancy, how can I say whether it works or not?

Jiang Xueyi said, "Auntie Kong, whatever you say, Liu Lu is in the hospital now. The doctor will definitely investigate how the medicine caused her to pass out. The truth will be revealed then." She added, "Don't underestimate the advancement of medicine these days. With the hospital's diagnostic equipment, they can easily find out exactly what herbs and prescriptions were used."

Kong Hongfang rolled her eyes and said, "If I tell you that, can you not ask the doctor to check it?"

Jiang Xueyi: "You speak first."

Kong Hongfang sighed and said, "Alright, alright, I said it's not enough."

She said mysteriously, "Actually, this is a medicine to change one's sex life!"

"Fetal rebirth pills?!" Captain Zhao frowned, "What the hell is that?"

Kong Hongfang rolled her eyes and said, "You don't understand this." She said excitedly, "If you drink this medicine, if the baby is a girl, it will grow into a boy!"

Driver Wang was stunned when he heard this and couldn't help but say, "Auntie, what if the baby is a boy?"

Kong Hongfang glanced at him and said, "You've grown so big for nothing. You don't use your brain at all." She added, "It's perfect for a boy, exactly what I want. The old doctor said that if a pregnant woman is pregnant with a boy, drinking this medicine will not only be completely safe, but will also strengthen her body. When a boy is born, he will be smarter and stronger than the average person, a true reincarnation of a child prodigy."

Driver Wang muttered, "Is this medicine really that effective?"

His wife happens to be pregnant, so why not get one too?

Who doesn't want to have a son?

Jiang Xueyi asked suddenly, "If this medicine is fine, how did Liu Lu faint?"

Kong Hongfang was like a bird with its tongue cut off, and she suddenly fell silent.

Jiang Xueyi glanced at her and snorted coldly.

No matter what Kong Hongfang said, she was skeptical about this so-called "sex-changing medicine". How could there be such a medicine in the world that could turn a girl into a boy? It sounded unreliable.

Kong Hongfang said embarrassedly, "I've already told you that it's because she's weak and can't withstand the effects of the medicine."

She said with a look of certainty, "Anyway, the old doctor's medicine is definitely effective. People have told me that many people come to him for prescriptions. If I hadn't been lucky, I wouldn't have been able to get this medicine to change my body."

"I know you young people don't believe it, but some things just have this effect. Isn't it magical? I've seen it in the village before..."

Seeing that Kong Hongfang was going off topic, Jiang Xueyi quickly interrupted her: "Auntie Kong, if what you said is true, the abortion-changing medicine is really effective, then have you ever seen a pregnant woman give birth to a son after taking it?"

Kong Hongfang: "Of course there is. Why don't you believe it? The old doctor has been practicing medicine for many years and has a great reputation. All the pregnant women in his village give birth to boys."

If Jiang Xueyi had never been to school, she would really believe it.

But is there really a village where everyone gives birth to boys?

I'm just afraid that the girl can't be born.

Thinking of this, she felt a chill down her back.

"We're at the hospital." said driver Wang.

Captain Zhao quickly picked up Liu Lu and ran to the hospital.

Jiang Xueyi followed behind holding Zhao Xiaorui's hand.

Captain Zhao didn't come to the hospital very often. As soon as he entered the hall, he felt like a headless fly, not knowing where to start.

Seeing this, Jiang Xueyi quickly stopped a nurse and said, "Comrade nurse, my friend is pregnant. She drank some medicine by mistake and has passed out. Please find a doctor to see her."

"What?!" the nurse screamed, "All medicines are toxic, and the patient is pregnant. How can you not be optimistic about her health?"

She said anxiously, "Send one person to register, and the rest of you come with me first."

Jiang Xueyi squatted down and said to Zhao Xiaorui, "Xiaorui, just follow your dad. I'll go register and be right back."

Zhao Xiaorui said softly, "I understand, Aunt Jiang, go ahead. I won't cause any trouble for you."

"Yes." Jiang Xueyi nodded and hurried to the front desk to register.

When I came back after registering, I saw that Liu Lu had woken up, but she looked pale and not in good spirits.

Captain Zhao and the doctor surrounded her. Zhao Xiaorui held her hand tightly, her little face full of worry.

Jiang Xueyi: "Are you okay?"

Captain Zhao nodded and said gratefully, "The doctor has already induced vomiting in her."

The doctor adjusted his glasses and said, "Fortunately, the patient was brought here promptly and induced to vomit. He probably didn't absorb much, but he still needs to be hospitalized for a few days for observation."

He changed the subject: "By the way, what medicine did you just say you gave the patient?"

Jiang Xueyi: "The fetal rebirth medicine."

She took out a kettle and a handkerchief. "I brought the remaining medicine juice and residue."

The doctor unscrewed the lid of the pot, smelled the smell, opened the handkerchief, and carefully examined the residue.

He said solemnly, "You said this is a drug to change the fetus?"

"I didn't say that." Jiang Xueyi looked at Kong Hongfang, "She said that."

Kong Hongfang curled her lips, clearly disdainful of this young doctor who was not very reliable and had no sense of responsibility. "It's just a sex-changing drug. What's the big deal? You're a doctor, and you're asking me this?"

The doctor frowned and said, "I've never heard of any medicine that can change the fetus. May I ask what effect this medicine has?"

Seeing the doctor's puzzled look, Kong Hongfang became even more proud and explained, "You don't understand this, right? Anyway, as long as a pregnant woman takes this sex-changing medicine, she will definitely give birth to a boy."

The doctor was even more surprised: "How is that possible? The probability of having a boy or a girl is 50% and 50% respectively. It's random. How could there be a medicine that can definitely make a boy born? If so, those who want to have a boy, can't they just buy a pill and take it?"

"Yes." Kong Hongfang said casually, "I just want my wife to give birth to a boy, so I feed her the medicine to change the sex life."

The doctor beckoned over the nurse and handed her the medicine liquid and residue: "Take this to the laboratory for examination to see what it is."

Kong Hongfang put her hands on her hips and said, "What's so good about it? I said it was a medicine to change the baby's sex, and it is." She added, "How could the old doctor lie to me? He promised to return the money if the baby doesn't have a boy."

Jiang Xueyi frowned: "What do you mean?"

Kong Hongfang: "That's what the old doctor meant when he gave me the prescription. He told me to take one dose home and drink it first. If I didn't, I could go back and get another dose."

"And until a son is born, right?" Jiang Xueyi was speechless.

Kong Hongfang was dumbfounded and asked, "How do you know? That's what the old doctor told me."

Jiang Xueyi took a deep breath, telling herself not to get angry and not to argue with this ignorant woman. "According to what you said, I can also sell medicine. I can just use some ash from the bottom of the pot to make a few pills and sell them to couples who want to have a boy. One hundred yuan each. After taking the medicine, they can go home and try to have a baby. If they have a boy, they can come back to fulfill their wish and give them another hundred yuan. If they have a girl, they can return the hundred yuan and get another pill. They can go home and try to have a baby again until they have a boy. No matter how many pills they take, they will not charge."

The doctor almost laughed out loud: "This is a business that is sure to make money."

Kong Hongfang was confused: "What do you mean?"

Doctor: "Auntie, you still don't understand. Let me put it this way, a pregnant woman can only give birth to a boy or a girl."

"What else could it be? It could be neither male nor female." Kong Hongfang said.

The doctor clapped his hands and said, "That's it. To put it bluntly, this medicine is just a scam. Take it home and give it to your wife. If she gives birth to a boy, don't you think it works? If it's a girl, there's no loss. Get another dose of medicine, take it, and continue having children. As long as you keep having children, there's always a chance of having a boy. You bear the risk yourself."

Kong Hongfang vaguely understood something, but not quite.

She shook her head: "I don't care, anyway, the old doctor won't lie to me."

Her eyes lit up: "Yes, the medicine the old doctor gave me is different from the medicine you said to give birth to a son. This is a medicine to change the fetus. It can change a boy into a girl."

Jiang Xueyi: "What's the difference? He's still selling you fake medicine, telling you it can turn a girl into a boy. If it doesn't work, you keep going back to him to get another one until it works."

She sighed, "Auntie Kong, I just don't understand. Why are you so obsessed with having a son? Isn't it true that people who don't have sons will die?"

Kong Hongfang glanced at her and said, "What do you know? We are from the countryside, how can we not have a son? If we don't have a son, who will break the pot for you in the future? You won't be able to hold your head up when you return to the village."

Jiang Xueyi: "You're still throwing pots. It hasn't even come to that point yet, and the so-called son is gone. This is a hospital. Look for yourself. Are there more sons or daughters taking care of the elderly at the bedside?"

Kong Hongfang curled her lips: "I'm too lazy to tell you."

Her triangular eyes gleamed as she looked at Liu Lu. "My eldest daughter-in-law, listen to me. I'll get you some medicine to change your pregnancy later. You must have a boy this time." She added, "Don't believe what that Jiang says. She gave birth to a boy herself, so it's easy for her to say that."

Liu Lu was anxious, her face flushed: "Mom, Xueyi is not what you said."

Kong Hongfang curled her lips: "What do you know? You hate others for what they have and laugh at others for what they don't have. She gave birth to a boy, so she doesn't want you to have a boy like her, you know."

Jiang Xueyi: "Yes, yes, I envy and hate everyone in the world who gave birth to a boy. Excuse me, can I ever stop being envious?"

At this time, the nurse came in with an anxious look on her face: "Doctor Zheng, the examination shows that the ingredients in this medicine are all harmful."

"Doctor Lin from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department has examined this prescription. It contains centipedes, arsenic, raw arisaema, euphorbia...all harmful to pregnant women." The nurse observed Liu Lu's expression and said cautiously, "Doctor Lin said this so-called sex-changing drug has no effect at all. If the pregnant woman is pregnant with a boy, taking this drug will damage or deform his genitals. Even if there's no visible damage now, he'll be smaller than his peers when he grows up. If the pregnant woman is pregnant with a girl, it would be even more terrifying. She'd grow fake genitals, becoming a true hermaphrodite."

Kong Hongfang didn't understand what "genitals" meant at first, but later she guessed it based on the nurse's words. It just means a little penis.

Her eyes lit up: "If it can grow a penis, then this medicine will be equally effective."

The nurse glared at her. "What's effective? Do you know what 'hermaphrodite' is? No, it's something that has both male and female characteristics, but neither can be used."

The nurse was young after all, and when she talked about 'characteristics', her face turned red like an apple.

Kong Hongfang was dumbfounded: "It can't be used?"

"Yes," the doctor explained in simple terms. "To put it simply, if a pregnant woman drinks this sex-changing drug, the child she gives birth to will be neither male nor female, and she won't be able to carry on the family line. Auntie, do you understand?"

When Kong Hongfang heard this, she was stunned and sat down on the ground.

Liu Lu was even worse off. She screamed and fainted.

The doctor quickly revived her.

Liu Lu slowly woke up, looked at Kong Hongfang, and went up to hit her: "What did I do to offend you that you have to hurt me like this?"

Kong Hongfang quickly dodged and said embarrassedly, "I, I didn't expect this either."

She muttered, "Besides, wasn't it said that he was sent to the hospital in time? The doctor said that if he induced vomiting in time, there would be no big problem."

Liu Lu said angrily: "That's because Xueyi discovered it early. If it weren't for her, the baby in my belly would be deformed now."

The doctor was speechless. "What I'm saying is, we haven't found any problems yet. You need to stay in the hospital for a few more days for observation." He added, "Once the medicine is taken, the body will absorb it to some extent. We can't predict what effect it will have on the pregnant woman and the fetus."

When Liu Lu heard this, although she didn't faint, she covered her face with her hands, and tears kept dripping from between her fingers.

Kong Hongfang tugged at Captain Zhao and winked at him, wanting him to speak for her.

But Captain Zhao was already stunned, and the doctor's words kept replaying in his mind.

"absorb……"

"Produce...an impact..."

The doctor sighed, shook his head, and walked away with his hands behind his back, saying as he walked, "Everyone says that an old man in the family is like a treasure." He added, "But who knows what the next sentence is: An old man in the family is like a thief. This thief doesn't refer to a thief who steals, but to those elderly people who don't know how to behave and often cause trouble for their children..."

With every word he spoke, Kong Hongfang's face turned redder.

Captain Zhao, a grown man, rarely had his eyes red and choked with sobs.

He held Liu Lu's hand tightly: "Liu Lu... I'm sorry..."

Jiang Xueyi stood aside, sneering, "Is it any use admitting your mistake now? Captain Zhao, let me tell you, you're a man, not a baby. Just because your mother is confused, you're confused too? From Jiang Xueqian to the current matter of the sex-changing drug, every single one of these things, every single one, which one did you take the blame for? If you had taken a firm stance earlier and told her it didn't matter whether it was a boy or a girl, I don't believe Aunt Kong would have dared to feed Liu Lu this damned sex-changing drug."

Captain Zhao's face turned the color of liver. He also understood that everything Jiang Xueyi said was reasonable. He rubbed his hands in the seam of his pants: "I... I... She is my mother after all..."

"What's wrong with your mother? She's the one who hurt people." Jiang Xueyi said, "Liu Lu married you, not your mother. She's the one you're going to spend her life with. If you don't protect her, who will?"

To put it bluntly, the root of this matter lies with Captain Zhao.

Jiang Xueyi: "Let me ask you, where were you when she was feeding Liu Lu the medicine? If you still have any blood in your veins, you should grab your mother by the collar and tell her that if anything happens to Liu Lu or the baby in her belly, you will never let her go."

Every word Jiang Xueyi said touched her heart. Liu Lu couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into tears.

She choked up and spoke intermittently, "Old Zhao, I... I've been married into your family for so many years. I've been filial to your parents for you, and I've given birth to and taken care of your children. Have I ever done anything to let you down?"

Captain Zhao's eyes were red. He looked at Liu Lu, but Liu Lu turned her head away and didn't look at him.

He looked at Zhao Xiaorui again. Zhao Xiaorui held Liu Lu's hand tightly and glared at him. It was obvious that she was very dissatisfied with him as a father.

Finally, I looked at Kong Hongfang. She stood aside awkwardly, her lips pursed into a straight line, obviously not very convinced.

Captain Zhao murmured, "This is all my fault. I shouldn't have indulged my mother. I am the culprit."

Jiang Xueyi stared at him, her voice as cold as ice: "If the baby in Liu Lu's belly is safe and healthy, it will be considered the good deeds of your ancestors. If anything goes wrong... Remember, you personally sacrificed your child's life for your foolish mother's 'grandson'!"

These words hit Captain Zhao's heart like a heavy hammer. He squatted down suddenly, put his hands in his hair, and whimpered in his throat, but he couldn't even utter a word of defense.