Chapter 138 Chapter 138 Big news.
My wife and I were still planning to have a second child, but the couple quietly got some good news.
Lin Nanjiang felt a pang of jealousy, but since his best friend wasn't around, he couldn't possibly tease his brother's wife. He put on a congratulatory smile and said, "That's great! Maybe Lele will have another little brother this time. The fortune teller said I'd have two sons in my lifetime."
Li Xiaoqing touched her numb belly, a look of joy on her face. "I've heard about this from Brother Quansheng, too. It doesn't matter if the second child is a boy or a girl. But if it's a younger brother, they're close in age, so they could keep each other company."
Qian Juxiang and Aunt Zhang both agreed, "That's right. The two brothers are about the same age, so it's just right for them to play together and grow up together. Even when they go to school, the older brother will be there to help the younger one with his studies."
At this point, Qian Juxiang glanced at her daughter with a look of disappointment. "You're both smart and worry-free. You know that having a baby sooner is better for both adults and children. Unlike Suqin, I've tried to persuade her several times, but she just wouldn't listen. She insisted on waiting until now to think about having a second child."
During the first two years when Qian Juxiang came to take care of their children, Liu Suqin mentioned that she and Lin Nanjiang deliberately kept their household registration in their hometown to make it easier for them to have a second child in the future. In their hometown, families with rural household registration and a daughter as their first child are allowed to have a second child. They kept their household registration in their hometown so that they could enjoy this "benefit".
She also thought it was a good idea. Having more children than allowed would result in a fine, so why not do it if it could save some money?
But Qian Juxiang had forgotten that according to the rules of their hometown, they had to wait until the first girl was five years old before being allowed to have a second child. If any of the conditions were not met, it would be considered an extra birth. So the longer Qian Juxiang lived with her daughter's family, the more she changed her mind. She felt that they didn't need the fine, and if they gave birth in Shenzhen, they wouldn't be afraid that the family planning office in their hometown would come and take her back for an abortion. So why not give birth to the second child earlier?
If she gives birth early while she is still young, not only will her daughter recover faster, but she can also take care of the younger one as well. Just like she took care of Fangfang, she can help them raise the second child to school age, which will save them a lot of worry.
Of course, her evolution from being eager to have a baby to taking action started when Lin Quansheng and Li Xiaoqing came from behind and gave birth to a boy.
Qian Juxiang is not jealous of others doing well, but she has always been a very strong-willed person and is known as a fierce woman in the village. After following her daughter to the big city, because the young couple is very capable, she feels proud wherever she goes. Her life in the past few years has been quite comfortable and everything has been to her liking.
Because of this, their little "flaws" were magnified countless times, especially when compared with their brothers and sisters in their hometown, or friends who were also married and had children. They all had sons, but her daughter had only given birth to a little girl so far.
Qian Juxiang felt more and more uncomfortable the more she thought about it.
Although her daughter and son-in-law didn't care, and her in-laws never said anything, she thought that it would be too late to wait until her son-in-law's parents spoke up, and that would more or less affect the couple's relationship. There was no need for that. After all, her daughter herself was willing to have a second child, and the family was not short of money or people to take care of the child. Wouldn't it be a win-win situation if things were done earlier?
But no matter how good her idea was, it was useless. Liu Suqin insisted on being a good citizen who abided by the law and would never exploit loopholes in laws and regulations. Her righteous appearance made her seem like she specialized in studying crooked ways.
Qian Juxiang was defeated by this impeccable reason. In desperation, she finally waited until Xiao Fangfang turned five years old. She was ready to start giving birth, but she didn't expect that the good son-in-law in her eyes would fail first. They had lived in peace for so many years, but he suddenly became obsessed with his career. Last year, he was busy opening stores and investing everywhere, and this year he opened several branches. Her daughter also followed suit and started a beauty salon in a hurry.
The couple was so busy trying to make money that Qian Juxiang, forgot about trying to force her to give birth. Even when she finally caught her at home and tried to make some indirect comments, she didn't take them to heart and would forget about them the moment she turned her head. It was like a punch into cotton.
Liu Suqin has now figured it out and is actively preparing for pregnancy. Qian Juxiang is naturally happy, but when she thinks of the frustration she felt as if she was competing with herself over the years, she feels a little uncomfortable inside. She wants to take the opportunity to criticize her severely and let her taste the feeling of being frustrated but having nothing to say.
However, Liu Suqin didn't care at all. She didn't have Comrade Qian's desire to win. Giving birth early or late was a personal choice. What was there to compare? Even if her mother was criticizing her, she just smiled and congratulated Li Xiaoqing, and asked about their wedding arrangements.
Lin Quansheng and Li Xiaoqing originally planned to hold their wedding after the New Year. Coincidentally, Li Xiaoqing's younger sister had repeated her senior year and passed the entrance exam to a technical secondary school. She no longer had the pressure of continuing her studies and could stay at her sister and her husband's house during the winter and summer vacations. The couple also deliberately scheduled the wedding for the winter vacation after her senior high school entrance exam.
That way, Mr. Li and his sister can stay here for a while longer.
Ever since Li Xiaoqing and Lin Quansheng got together, apart from Li's mother needing to come and help them take care of the children, Li Xiaoqing's father and younger sister always found various reasons to refuse to come to Shenzhen, fearing that it would cause them a financial burden or add other troubles. So Li Xiaoqing also hoped to hold this wedding well, even if it was just to show her strength to her parents so that they could accept her filial piety with confidence in the future.
After Lin Quansheng knew his wife's idea, he booked makeup and photography with Liu Suqin early on, and asked her to recommend a reliable wedding company.
Liu Suqin remembered the date they had previously set and couldn't help but ask with concern, "Does this mean the wedding has to be postponed?"
Li Xiaoqing nodded carelessly, "Of course not. I have to wait for this baby in my belly to be unloaded."
Liu Suqin touched her waist, which had finally slimmed down after she was weaned, and felt a little sorry for her. "You worked so hard to lose weight for the wedding, losing 20 pounds in less than a year and getting into such a great figure. But now you have to cancel the wedding again, and you haven't even taken wedding photos yet. What a pity."
Li Xiaoqing didn't care much. Instead, she looked at Liu Suqin with sparkling eyes. "It doesn't matter. We'll keep each other company this time. After the baby is born, I'll go to the gym with you, Sister Suqin, and then go to the beauty salon regularly for maintenance. I'm sure you'll be in better shape than you are now."
Seeing that she was so open-minded, Liu Suqin smiled and nodded, "That's it."
In this way, Li Xiaoqing once again started her pregnancy journey, and Liu Suqin and Lin Nanjiang also steadily implemented their plan to have a baby.
Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. By mid-December, Liu Suqin found that her period was delayed for a few days. She immediately felt relieved and prepared to pack less for her trip back home, putting her health first.
However, a sudden piece of news disrupted the itinerary.
Li Liang had recently been promoted. His boss had opened several branches this year, and he was now the head of one of them. He was known as "General Manager Li" everywhere he went. He was naturally sociable, and becoming General Manager Li had made him even more comfortable and well-informed. One day, he excitedly came to see Liu Suqin with a piece of news: a village in the neighboring district was being demolished. A family with an incompetent only son, who had become rich and developed a gambling addiction, had gambled away all the demolition compensation, leaving their allotment of land unused for almost a year without the money to build a house.
Recently, his family planned to mortgage their land to the bank, borrow money to build a house and collect rent, and then repay the money slowly in the future. Unexpectedly, just after consulting the bank, his incompetent son was targeted again. Fortunately, they found out early and the land had not been mortgaged yet, and their son only owed a few tens of thousands.
But his parents were really scared. They thought that flies don't bite eggs without cracks, and their son was of such a character. If he stayed any longer, he would be cheated out of everything sooner or later. So they decided to sell all their properties and land, and go abroad to live with relatives, starting a new life in an unfamiliar place.
Li Liang told Liu Suqin, "This good-for-nothing young man is the cousin of Xiao Zhang, one of my men. His mother is Xiao Zhang's aunt. Xiao Zhang said that his cousin has been soft-hearted since he was a child, and he believes whatever others say. He was taken to gambling by the villagers at the beginning, but others only had minor fights, and his cousin lost hundreds of thousands of yuan alone. Xiao Zhang's aunt thought that it was someone in her own village who was secretly doing bad things. Moreover, his cousin had been fine for more than a year, but just when his aunt and uncle wanted to do something, his cousin got into trouble again. At that time, only the villagers knew about their plan to borrow money from the bank. Xiao Zhang's aunt really held a grudge against those people in the village this time. There was an unwritten rule for reselling land here that the relatives of the same village and clan should be given priority, but her aunt didn't want to let them get away with it. Her relatives on her mother's side didn't have the financial resources, so they asked for full payment as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble. As soon as the money arrived, she bought a plane ticket to go abroad, so she found Xiao Zhang who was in this business. Xiao Zhang came directly to me, and the first person I thought of was you two..."
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