Chapter 228 I Don’t Dislike You for Not Being Able to Give Birth
You Shengxing's eyes shrank, avoiding the gazes of his mother-in-law and wife, and he adjusted his glasses again.
Seeing that his mother-in-law didn't believe him unless he swears, he raised his hand and swore.
"I swear if I tell even a single lie and deceive Hongmei, I, You Shengxing, will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death."
"Okay." Zhao Changying nodded.
You Shengxing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he had fooled his mother-in-law. He looked at his wife and said, "Hongmei, I know you can't accept the sudden appearance of a child. I'm in the same boat with you. You haven't had any children anyway, so let's raise Xiaobao as our own. Xiaobao will definitely be filial to us in the future."
"To the outside world, we'll just tell them that Xiaobao is our adopted relative's child."
Zhao Changying glared at You Shengxing coldly. In this way, the child would be fine. Her family's Hongmei couldn't give birth, so the You family adopted the child.
His son entered the You family legitimately, and the good reputation was earned by You Shengxing, while the blame fell on Hongmei from his family. He really had a good plan.
The fact that they have not had a child after so many years of marriage has always been a thorn in Gu Hongmei's heart. Now You Shengxing is using this incident to persuade her to accept his illegitimate child, which is undoubtedly pulling out the thorn in her heart and then stabbing it again and again.
It stung her and also made her feel embarrassed.
"Just let him be filial to you, not to me."
When You Shengxing heard this, he was a little confused for a moment and didn't understand what she meant.
"I want a divorce!"
Gu Hongmei's words were like a thunderclap, making You Shengxing dizzy.
He thought of ten thousand possibilities, but the only one he had never thought of was that Gu Hongmei would file for divorce.
She has been married to him for so many years but has not given birth to a child. She must feel in her heart that she is not a qualified wife or a qualified woman, and feels sorry for their family.
When he brings the child back, even if she feels uncomfortable, she will soon accept the child after throwing a tantrum because she cannot have children herself.
Her divorce was completely beyond You Shengxing's expectations.
But then he thought again, given her personality, she was not the type to actually file for divorce, and she was just being angry with him.
"Hongmei, divorce is not something you can talk about casually." Director You Da acted like he was scolding people in the factory, and looked at Gu Hongmei seriously.
Zhao Changying nodded and said, "This matter really cannot be mentioned casually."
You Shengxing raised the corner of his mouth, as if he knew it would be like this. If Gu Hongmei wanted to file for a divorce, her mother-in-law would definitely not agree.
After all, it is an extremely shameful thing for a married daughter to get divorced for her parents' family.
"Mom, you are sensible."
But what Zhao Changying said next left You Shengxing dumbfounded. "So, Hongmei's decision to divorce was made after careful consideration. She discussed it with everyone in our family and obtained the consent of me and her father."
You Shengxing: “…”
I was completely dumbfounded. Who would support their daughter's divorce these days?
And her daughter herself can’t give birth!
"He's your own son, so you should raise him yourself. My Hongmei won't get involved." Zhao Changying looked at You Shengxing sarcastically.
You Shengxing: "No, Mom, is it really that important for such a small matter?"
"How could it not be?" Zhao Changying looked at him and asked.
"My daughter Hongmei is a pure and innocent girl who married into your family. She has to work and serve your family. She has worked hard for four and five years. Has she ever slacked off for a single day? You suddenly gave birth to an illegitimate child and asked her to acknowledge him and raise him as your own son. You also asked my daughter Hongmei to use her inability to have children as an excuse. Is there anyone in your family who bullies people like this?" Zhao Changying said with saliva flying.
"This is too much!"
When she talked about her daughter Hongmei, she knew she had to go to work and take care of all the housework. She had to get up before dawn to cook breakfast and wash the dishes before going to work. She only had a two-hour lunch break at noon, and then she had to rush back to the family compound to cook for her mother-in-law and father-in-law. She also had to rush back in the evening to cook, wash clothes, and clean the house. She felt very distressed.
The two old men in the You family are just retired. If you don’t know, you might think they are paralyzed at home.
And You Shengxing's mother, who looked for folk remedies everywhere to give her daughter Hongmei drinks. Her daughter Hongmei had diarrhea after drinking them, and she said it was detoxification.
On her birthday, Hongmei came to her house to celebrate with her, but she fainted due to exhaustion, and that's when she found out about this.
"Hongmei couldn't give birth anyway!" You Shengxing said gritting his teeth.
"Who said my Hongmei can't bear fruit?" Zhao Changying threw the hemp rope in his hand to the ground and shouted at You Shengxing.
The latter was startled by her and leaned back, the stool under his butt tilted, and he sat on the ground in embarrassment.
Zhao Changying stood up, put her hands on her hips, looked at him and said, "I took Hongmei to the hospital and saw both Chinese and Western medicine doctors. They all said that there was nothing wrong with my Hongmei."
Doctors do say this. When asked why they can't get pregnant when there are no problems, the doctors all say that having a child is a matter of fate. If there are no problems with your body but you haven't gotten pregnant, it's probably because your fate hasn't arrived yet.
You Shengxing lowered his eyelids. "I already have a son, and we've never used contraception. If it's not her problem, then whose problem could it be?"
When Zhao Changying saw that You Shengxing insisted that it was her daughter Hongmei who was unable to have children, she was so angry that she wanted to hit him.
Gu Hongmei stood up and supported her mother who had fought so hard for her. While helping her calm down, she lowered her head and said to You Shengxing, "Just think of it as my problem. I can't give birth to your child. It's not right for us to get a divorce."
"..." You Shengxing choked, "Hongmei, I don't mind you not being able to have children."
Gu Hongmei was stunned for a moment, then said, "Then it's okay for me to dislike you for having an illegitimate child, right?"
You Shengxing choked again. After being married for so many years, how could he not know that she was such a sharp-tongued person?
She was chosen because she was pretty, seemed honest, kind and gentle, and came from a rural family, making her easy to deal with.
Since he has an older brother who is an officer in the army, his parents don't object too much.
But he didn't expect that this carefully selected, honest and weak wife would actually cause his plan that he had been planning for many years to fail.
If she divorces me, how can Xiaobao stay at home with a clear conscience?
You Shengxing stood up, brushed the dust off his butt, looked at Gu Hongmei and said, "Marriage and divorce are both lifelong events. Hongmei, I hope you won't be impulsive."
Gu Hongmei: "I was quite impulsive when we got married, so why not be impulsive again when we get divorced?"
She and You Shengxing got married after knowing each other for only three months, without fully understanding You Shengxing and his family.
Just hearing people in the factory and the village bragging about finding a good partner, this person became elated, thinking that it was a blessing from heaven and that he was extremely lucky.
So when You Shengxing suggested getting married early, she impulsively agreed.
"Mom, please persuade Hongmei." You Shengxing looked at his mother-in-law for help.
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