"Village chief, what's your child's name?"
"We named him Yuan Qiancheng, paid someone to choose the name, hoping the child will have a bright future!" Village Chief Yuan said with a smile as he sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). "Now my daughter-in-law is pregnant again, and I hope this baby will be a girl, so we can name her Sijin (meaning 'as good as gold')."
Lu Zhixia thought the name was good, so she said...
"This name sounds quite nice on a girl."
She put the baby on the kang (a heated brick bed), and the little guy was a bit reluctant, pouting. She immediately touched the baby and smiled.
Gu Lingxiao watched everything with a smile, wondering if it would be a similarly heartwarming scene if the two of them were together in the future.
Village Chief Yuan looked at Captain Gu as if he were looking at his own wife, but they didn't seem to be a couple.
I don't understand.
So he stopped asking and went outside to urge his wife to hurry up and prepare the meal.
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Subdistrict Office.
Song Weidong pulled Chen Jianing out of the room, holding their newly obtained marriage certificate, looking quite pleased with himself.
He got the marriage certificate partly to control Chen Jianing, and partly because he planned to bring his mother out of the hospital.
"Okay, now that we've got the marriage certificate, you can let me go back to my parents' home without worry, right?" Chen Jianing asked cautiously. "I'll only be there for one day, I'll be right back."
Song Weidong grabbed her hair, ignoring the stares of those around them, "Looks like I gave you too much face before. Now that we've got our marriage certificate, you'll listen to whatever I say from now on!"
Those people pointed and whispered, but didn't dare say anything.
Guo Chen rode his bicycle past and saw that the woman's back looked like Chen Jianing, so he slowed down. The moment the woman turned around, he saw Chen Jianing.
The woman's face had become extremely thin in just a few days. There was no sign of the child, but Song Weidong was seen pulling her hair.
Thinking about how well their daughter was being cared for, he stopped his bicycle and shouted at them.
"Let go of my hand!"
Song Weidong saw Guo Chen grin and continue pulling on the woman's hair, showing no sign of letting go.
"What, you want to be a hero and save the damsel in distress?"
"I told you to let go of my hand!" Guo Chen said again.
Seeing Guo Chen arrive, Chen Jianing felt as if she had seen a savior.
"Help me, help me!"
Song Weidong simply tossed the marriage certificate around, "See? I've already registered our marriage. Minor squabbles between spouses are protected by law, and you have no right to interfere! Who told you to get a divorce back then?"
Guo Chen wasn't too surprised when he saw the marriage certificate; the two of them were finally bound together.
"Where are the children?" he asked directly. "I want to see the children."
"My son is looking after the little burden!" Song Weidong said nonchalantly. "She's just a little girl, what, you want her now? I'm tired of her crying all the time, you should take her back!"
"No, I can't give her the child!" Chen Jianing screamed.
At this moment, Song Weidong realized that if he gave the child away, he would lose control of Chen Jianing, so he immediately changed his mind.
"I can't give you the child. If you want to see him, you can come to my house. It'll cost 5 yuan per visit!"
"You still dare to ask me for money?" Guo Chen parked his bicycle, then stepped forward and grabbed his collar.
"If it weren't for the two of you, how could I have missed ten years with Lu Zhixia? Who gave you the guts to ask me for money!"
"That's because you're unlucky, what does it have to do with us?" Song Weidong pushed the person away forcefully.
Guo Chen raised his hand and punched him, just as he walked over to continue beating him.
"Boss! He's over there!" a shout came from behind.
He turned around and saw four or five people rushing towards him, so he stopped.
When Song Weidong saw Brother Biao arrive, his first reaction was to turn around and run away.
But how could he outrun those people? He was quickly pinned to the ground.
Brother Biao swayed as he walked over, first pinching Chen Jianing's cheek.
"What happened? Your face is all thinner and you've lost weight."
"Brother Biao! What are you doing?" Chen Jianing asked.
"What for? Of course, I'm here to ask you for money. Otherwise, why would I bring people here?" He put his arm around Chen Jianing's waist. "Have you missed me these past few days?"
Their intimate relationship made Song Weidong and Guo Chen realize at the same time that Chen Jianing and this man were not a couple.
Guo Chen didn't intend to meddle and stepped aside. He had a vague guess in his mind and just needed to wait for confirmation.
Brother Biao said to his men, "Give him a good beating first, but be gentle, don't hurt him!"
Upon hearing this, the group immediately began punching and kicking Song Weidong. This was their usual practice: to teach someone a lesson after capturing them so they wouldn't be so stubborn.
"Stop hitting me! Please stop hitting me!" Song Weidong pleaded desperately, curling up and covering his head with his hands.
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