Chapter 105 It's so satisfying when dogs fight each other.
Tomorrow is the day Qiao Xingyue and Xie Zhongming will hold their wedding banquet.
Ever since the Xie brothers returned to the Xie family one after another, everything that has happened in the Xie family has been incredibly pleasant.
Not only were the Xie brothers full of kinship, warmth and love, but even the relatives of the Xie and Huang families were all highly educated people, giving Qiao Xingyue a warm feeling like a gentle breeze.
But Jiang Chunyan and Deng Yingying, mother and daughter, completely shattered this beauty and warmth.
Qiao Xingyue felt a lump in her throat, and when she saw Jiang Chunyan sitting on the ground, her face dark and her expression vicious, she felt so disgusted that she wanted to vomit up all the food she had eaten in her past life.
How can there be such shameless people in this world?
Upon hearing the words "pregnant out of wedlock," both Jiang Chunyan, who was sitting on the ground, and Deng Yingying, who was standing next to her, had their expressions darken.
Deng Yingying's eyes began to dart away guiltily. She glanced at the people staring at her and panicked for a moment before glaring fiercely at Qiao Xingyue.
"Qiao Xingyue, stop spouting nonsense."
Qiao Xingyue looked at Deng Yingying calmly, "Deng Yingying, do you dare to say you're not pregnant?"
"You're the one who's pregnant..." The more guilty she felt, the more Deng Yingying stiffened her neck and let out a righteous snort from her nose.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Xingyue gave a cold laugh and replied crisply, "It's normal for me to be pregnant. I'm married, and Xie Zhongming and I are a legal couple. What about you? Whose child is in your belly?"
"Qiao Xingyue, stop making up lies and slandering my Yingying." Jiang Chunyan got up from the ground.
Covered in mud and grime, she lunged at Qiao Xingyue, pointing at her and spitting everywhere, "Defamation, spreading rumors, and maliciously spreading rumors are illegal. Believe me or not, I'll have the police arrest you."
The way Jiang Chunyan said it made it sound like the police officers were her family.
Qiao Xingyue was not threatened at all. She was tired from standing, and her back was a little sore from Xie Zhongming's intense activity last night.
So she glanced at Xie Zhongming and said, "Zhongming, get me a stool. I want to have a good talk with this mother and daughter."
Xie Zhongming quickly brought her a long bench and helped her up, saying, "Xingyue, sit down and talk."
Afraid that her mouth would get dry from talking, Shen Liping quickly handed her a cup of jasmine tea in an enamel mug. "Xingyue, have some tea and tell us slowly. We really want to hear how Deng Yingying got pregnant out of wedlock."
The family and friends present were all watching and listening to the conversation between Qiao Xingyue and Deng Yingying.
Qiao Xingyue was not afraid.
Anyway, she's not the one who's embarrassed.
After sitting down, she took a sip of tea and asked calmly, "Deng Yingying, when was your last period? It's been about two months since your last period, right? In another month or two, your belly should be showing, right?"
When questioned, Deng Yingying stammered and hesitated.
At this moment, Zhang Hongmei, with her loud voice, interjected, "Deng Yingying, no wonder I saw you vomiting for a long time under the paulownia tree outside Old Li's house the day before yesterday. So you're pregnant out of wedlock?"
Zhang Hongmei emphasized the words "unmarried".
“You two, one by one, stop…” Jiang Chunyan was about to speak.
Qiao Xingyue said firmly, "You still dare to say you're not pregnant? Just a few days ago, I overheard you two, mother and daughter, secretly plotting behind that old locust tree in the backyard of the state-run restaurant."
Qiao Xingyue stared at the mother and daughter with sharp, cold eyes, gave a sneer, and added:
“Jiang Chunyan, your daughter is pregnant, so you went to the black market and bought a few packets of veterinary drugs for breeding.”
"Your first plan was to scheme against my Xie Zhongming, to make Deng Yingying and my Xie Zhongming have sex, and then to frame the child as my Xie Zhongming's."
“If your plan fails with Xie Zhongming in my family, you have a second plan: target Aunt Hongmei’s eldest son, Jiang Beisong.”
"Comrade Jiang Beisong, I'm afraid you've always been Deng Yingying's backup plan, haven't you?"
"No matter which of these two plans succeeds, your Deng Yingying will be able to cover it up. Either my Xie Zhongming will be the scapegoat and become the father of her unborn child, or Comrade Jiang Beisong will take the blame."
As she spoke, Qiao Xingyue suddenly stood up from the bench, took two big steps to Deng Yingying, grabbed Deng Yingying's arm, and placed her middle and index fingers on the pulse point of her wrist.
"The pulse is smooth and flowing, like pearls rolling on a plate."
"It's clearly a slippery pulse after pregnancy."
Deng Yingying quickly pulled her hand back. She was indeed pregnant, and as Qiao Xingyue had said, she did indeed want to scheme against Xie Zhongming and Jiang Beisong.
The first plan failed; instead of getting Qiao Xingyue to drink the water, it led Qiao Xingyue and Xie Zhongming into the cornfield.
Originally, Deng Yingying planned to disrupt Qiao Xingyue and Xie Zhongming's wedding banquet in the next two days, making the Xie family lose face, and then carry out her second plan: to make Jiang Beisong take the blame and become the scapegoat for the child in her belly.
But now that Qiao Xingyue had exposed this plan on the spot, Deng Yingying's cheeks turned bright red.
Deng Yingying originally intended for the relatives and friends who came to attend Qiao Xingyue and Xie Zhongming's wedding to make a fool of the Xie family and accuse them of being ungrateful.
But now, dozens of eyes are staring at her.
Those gazes, whether scrutinizing, mocking, ridiculing, or disdainful, fell upon her like needles.
Some people were whispering among themselves:
"This girl usually seems very polite, always greeting everyone with a smile. How could she do something so shameless?"
"We still don't know whose child is in her belly."
"Fortunately, Xie's fourth son and Jiang's second son were not caught in the trap."
"If word gets out that she's pregnant out of wedlock, it'll be hard for her to get married in the future."
These words were like dull knives, cutting Deng Yingying's face until it burned and her whole body trembled. She wanted to curse, but her lips trembled for a long time, and she couldn't utter a single word. She could only cry in humiliation and pain.
That last sentence made Jiang Chunyan, who was in a panic, suddenly realize what was happening.
Yes, everyone knows that her daughter got pregnant out of wedlock. How will her Yingying ever get married?
Deng Yingying was not originally Deng's daughter.
Jiang Chunyan got pregnant out of wedlock, so she used the same method on Lao Deng, which is why she married him.
He thought he could use the same method on his own daughter, but Qiao Xingyue completely ruined it today.
At this moment, Jiang Chunyan had no idea that she had come to embarrass Huang Guilan and Xie Jiang, and to accuse them of being ungrateful.
She directed all her anger and hatred at Qiao Xingyue.
"Qiao Xingyue, you vixen, I'm going to fight you to the death today..."
Ever since Qiao Xingyue entered the Xie family, whether she was a nanny or the fourth daughter-in-law of the Xie family, she made Jiang Chunyan and Deng Yingying feel extremely aggrieved.
First, she advised Huang Guilan, who always tolerated her and went along with everything she said, allowing her to take advantage of Huang Guilan. But one day, after listening to Qiao Xingyue, she started to argue back, preventing her from taking advantage of Huang Guilan, and even kicked her and her daughter out of the Xie family. She could no longer take advantage of Huang Guilan at all.
Then she seduced Xie Zhongming, making him completely unwilling to look at her Deng Yingying.
If it weren't for Qiao Xingyue, she and her daughter Yingying would definitely be living a life of luxury in the Xie family, with someone to cook for them and do their laundry. They would also be able to marry Yingying into the Xie family smoothly and receive Xie Zhongming's monthly salary of 168 yuan. Their lives couldn't be better.
It's all Qiao Xingyue's fault.
At this moment, Jiang Chunyan, dressed in dusty gray, lunged at Qiao Xingyue viciously, wanting to grab her hair, pin her to the ground, and beat her to vent her anger.
She suddenly darted forward, kicking up clouds of dust.
Half a meter away from Qiao Xingyue, Xie Zhongming stretched out his long arm and steadily protected her. "Xingyue, be careful."
Zhang Hongmei suddenly rushed out, grabbed Jiang Chunyan's hair and slammed her to the ground, "You little brat, Jiang Chunyan, you dare to scheme against my Beisong, and you even want my Beisong to be the sucker? I'll beat you to death, you old hag..."
Zhang Hongmei not only had a loud voice, but she was also very strong. She grabbed Jiang Chunyan by the hair and walked towards the door, then threw Jiang Chunyan out of the Xie family's courtyard.
Tomorrow is the wedding day of Xie's fourth son and Xingyue. Although today is not the formal wedding banquet, the courtyard is full of guests.
Zhang Hongmei also took this into consideration, so she didn't get into a fight with Jiang Chunyan.
Otherwise, even if it cost her her life, she would still pin Jiang Chunyan to the ground and give her a good beating.
Jiang Chunyan was thrown outside the door and tried to rush back in, but Zhang Hongmei picked up a carrying pole leaning against the courtyard wall.
That carrying pole was left against the wall that morning after her family from Jiangbei Song helped the Xie family carry honeycomb briquettes.
Now Zhang Hongmei held it in her hand and waved it at Jiang Chunyan, which scared Jiang Chunyan so much that she ran backward in a panic.
When the people behind her saw Jiang Chunyan's disheveled appearance, some burst into laughter, some shook their heads and sighed, some pointed and whispered, and some remained silent.
Qiao Xingyue's gaze, however, fell on Zhang Hongmei: Aunt Hongmei is quite a heroine. Her mother-in-law, Huang Guilan, is fortunate to have such a good sister as Aunt Hongmei.
At this moment, Deng Yingying, who was still in the courtyard, turned her gaze to Jiang Beisong.
Jiang Beisong looked at Deng Yingying with utter disappointment.
Although Deng Yingying wasn't the prettiest girl in the compound from childhood to adulthood, she always smiled at everyone she met, had a particularly sweet tongue, and her smile was radiant when she addressed the uncles and aunts in the compound.
Moreover, Deng Yingying is particularly fond of helping others and is recognized as a little Lei Feng in the compound.
Although he knew that Deng Yingying liked Xie Zhongming, he had told her that as long as she was willing, he would stand behind her, and she could see him whenever she turned around.
Zhang Hongmei had urged Jiang Beisong to find a partner, but Jiang Beisong hadn't dated anyone because of Deng Yingying. Now, in two or three years, he would be thirty, which made Jiang Degui and Zhang Hongmei very anxious.
How could the kind-hearted girl he had been waiting for be so despicable and shameless?
Getting pregnant out of wedlock is one thing, but how could she scheme against Zhongming and him?
No wonder Deng Yingying has been seeing him frequently lately, either bringing him his favorite peanut brittle or his favorite osmanthus wine.
Deng Yingying looked at Jiang Beisong, who was staring at her with eyes full of disappointment. She kept crying, her face streaked with tears. "Brother Beisong, it's not like what Qiao Xingyue said. I'm not pregnant out of wedlock. Please let me explain..."
Although Jiang Beisong has always liked Deng Yingying, he definitely trusts Xie Zhongming's wife in terms of character.
He hadn't had much contact with Qiao Xingyue, but he was certain that Qiao Xingyue was an upright and honest person. Moreover, it was not easy for her to raise two children on her own. She would definitely not provoke anyone, but if anyone dared to bully her, she would definitely not be afraid of trouble.
People with this kind of personality won't casually label others.
Jiang Beisong said with a dark face, "Deng Yingying, the Xie family is having a happy occasion these two days. If you have any shame, stop making trouble and get out of here."
"Brother Beisong, I'm really not pregnant. Don't believe what Qiao Xingyue is saying; she's making baseless accusations..."
"Let me see if you're pregnant." These words were spoken by Mao Xiangfeng, who got up from one of the square tables and walked over.
She is Xie Zhongming's third aunt, the vice president of Jincheng Military Region Hospital, and is skilled in traditional Chinese medicine.
Mao Xiangfeng is a renowned traditional Chinese medicine expert in the hospital.
She took Deng Yingying's hand, took her pulse briefly, and frowned, saying, "This pulse is smooth and round, like pearls rolling on a plate. It is indeed a pregnancy pulse. You must be about two months pregnant."
Deng Yingying quickly pulled her hand back.
At this moment, Shen Liping and Sun Xiuxiu grabbed Deng Yingying's left arm and her right arm respectively, and shooed Deng Yingying out.
At this moment, Xie Jiang quickly called to everyone, "I'm so sorry, you all had to see this. Let's eat."
After everyone looked away and the farce ended, they resumed their lively meal.
Jiang Chunyan and her daughter Deng Yingying, who had been kicked out, paced around the courtyard in a fit of rage.
The Xie family just made such a big fuss, and there were neighbors watching outside the courtyard. Everyone had heard that Deng Yingying was pregnant out of wedlock.
The mother and daughter walked under the paulownia trees outside the red brick courtyard wall, and heard people pointing and whispering not far away.
"Jiang Chunyan's daughter is really pregnant out of wedlock. Isn't that shameful?"
"So shameless, who would dare marry this girl?"
"What family would want to marry a slut?"
Hearing the whispers and pointing fingers, Deng Yingying was furious.
Unable to vent her anger, she glared fiercely at Jiang Chunyan, "Mom, it's all your fault. I told you this method wouldn't work, Qiao Xingyue is not easy to deal with. We went to the Xie family to make a scene, and we didn't get anything out of it. Now everyone knows I'm pregnant. How am I ever going to get married?"
"Why are you blaming me? Blame Qiao Xingyue instead."
"Who else is to blame but you? If you hadn't dragged me to the Xie family to make a scene, at most only Qiao Xingyue would have known I was pregnant, and I could still have married Jiang Beisong. Now, the whole compound knows."
Furious, Deng Yingying grabbed Jiang Chunyan and pinched and pulled her, yelling, "Look at the terrible idea you came up with..."
Jiang Chunyan, whose arm was being pinched painfully, grabbed a handful of Deng Yingying's hair and said, "I'm your mother! You're going against the heavens by hitting me!"
"How can a mother give such terrible advice?" Despite being restricted in her movements by having her hair pulled, Deng Yingying managed to grab Jiang Chunyan's hair back in kind.
The mother and daughter started pulling each other's hair and fighting, hurling insults at each other as they fought.
"You little brat, you've gone too far!"
"It's all because of you, you old hag, that I've lost all face! Ugh..."
The mother and daughter grabbed each other's hair and wouldn't let go, screaming in agony.
"Jiang Chunyan and Deng Yingying, mother and daughter, got into a fight."
"What a disgrace!"
After the farce ended, the Xie family courtyard was filled with laughter and joy once again.
After dinner, the Xie family continued to work together, while the Jiang and Chen families stayed to help. Some washed dishes, some swept the floor, and some carried tables and chairs back to the neighbors.
Jiang Beiyang, Jiang Beisong, and Xie Zhongyi, the eldest son of the Xie family, were responsible for taking their relatives and friends to the guesthouse near the compound.
Huang Guilan wouldn't let Qiao Xingyue do anything.
After returning the table and chairs to the Li family, Zhang Hongmei went back to the Xie family's courtyard. Seeing Huang Guilan and Xie's two daughters-in-law, Shen Liping and Sun Xiuxiu, squatting on the ground washing enamel cups, she couldn't help but shout out.
"Gui Lan, I heard from Sister-in-law Li that Jiang Chunyan and Deng Yingying started fighting under the paulownia tree as soon as they left the Xie family's house."
Sun Xiuxiu stopped washing the enamel cups and looked up. "Aunt Hongmei, these two, mother and daughter, are really fighting!"
“Exactly, it was like dogs fighting.” Zhang Hongmei was very straightforward. Then she continued, “I heard from Sister-in-law Li that Deng Yingying pulled out a big clump of Jiang Chunyan’s hair, and Jiang Chunyan scratched Deng Yingying’s face. These two mother and daughter originally wanted to embarrass your family, but their shameful deeds have spread throughout the whole compound.”
After washing an enamel cup, Shen Liping rinsed it a few times in the water, took it out, and laughed, "These two, mother and daughter, will probably never be able to hold their heads up in the compound again."
Zhang Hongmei squatted down to help wash the enamel cups, saying as she did so, "Guilan, it's all thanks to Xingyue's quick wit and intelligence that she discovered Deng Yingying and her daughter's scheme; otherwise, my Beisong would have been the one to suffer the consequences. Xingyue has a good personality, is beautiful, smart, capable, and calm yet bold in the face of adversity. I wish my Beisong and Beiyang could marry such a wonderful wife. It's a pity that Xingyue doesn't have any other sisters."
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