Chapter 318
In the early morning, Lin Ziqiu forced himself to clear the images in his mind, chanted several mantras to clear his mind, and finally took a deep breath, "You...you're not going to the army yet? What time is it?"
Zhong Heyang sat up from the bed, "It's still early, only half past five, we'll meet at ten past six."
It only takes ten minutes to get there by bike from home.
Lin Ziqiu lay on his side, his eyes unconsciously falling on his neck. There were several clearly visible pink bite marks on his Adam's apple.
When she thought about how she had lost control last night, if he went to the army today and was seen by others...
Lin Ziqiu was so embarrassed that she grabbed the quilt and buried her head in it.
"What's wrong with you? Are you reluctant to let me hide under the quilt and cry?"
Zhong Heyang quickly put on his clothes and leaned forward to lift the quilt off her head.
Seeing the woman's blushing face, he reached out and touched it seriously, "Why is it so hot?"
Lin Ziqiu hurriedly took his hand away, "I...I'm just very sleepy."
She turned her back and said, "I'm going to sleep."
Zhong Heyang tucked the quilt for her considerately, "Okay, then you should sleep a little longer. You have nothing to do at home anyway. You worked so hard last night, so you should have a good rest."
Lin Ziqiu said nothing, just pretended to be asleep and did not respond.
Zhong Heyang put on his shoes and was about to go downstairs when she called him again, "You... you wait a moment."
He paused and looked back, "What's wrong?"
Lin Ziqiu got up from the bed and dug out a concealer from a pile of cosmetics that she rarely used.
Then he walked to the man and ordered him guiltily, "You... don't move."
Zhong Heyang didn't know what the thing in her hand was used for, but he still stood up straight.
Lin Ziqiu carefully covered up all the kisses and bite marks on his neck with concealer.
"What are you putting on me? I'm a grown man and I don't need to wear makeup..."
Zhong Heyang had never had this experience before.
Even on the wedding day, rough guys like them who were exposed to the sun, wind and rain all day long didn't need to be so delicate.
"This isn't makeup... Hey, you can't wipe it off with your hands anyway!"
Lin Ziqiu was embarrassed to tell him about his masterpiece on his neck.
But considering that he will definitely sweat or something, I can only pray that this concealer is more waterproof.
Because she has never used it.
Zhong Heyang couldn't do anything about her. Thinking that it was just a scratch on her neck, not her face, he didn't take it too seriously. "Okay, I'll listen to my wife."
After everything was covered, Lin Ziqiu let him go, "Okay, go quickly, don't be late."
"receive!"
After seeing Zhong Heyang off, Lin Ziqiu no longer felt sleepy.
She got up from the bed, and remembered what he said that day about going to take wedding photos, and suddenly she felt more excited.
There are a lot of summer skirts in the closet, all of which he had someone make for him.
Or he might have bought them. There were two skirts in there that were the most fashionable styles that he asked a friend to send back from Guangzhou.
Lin Ziqiu picked and picked again.
"Xiao Qiu, are you awake? I cooked some red bean porridge and made some corn tortillas. Do you want to come down and have some?"
Grandma's voice came from downstairs.
Lin Ziqiu shouted back, "Okay! I'll be right down!"
She put the skirt back into the closet and went downstairs to wash up immediately.
In the kitchen, Li Guixiang was chewing wax, and her appetite was somewhat lost. "How are you preparing for Yuan'er's matter?"
Lin Ziqiu drank a mouthful of porridge and whispered, "We'll meet tomorrow, and you can go too."
"Hey! I definitely have to go. I don't know when she will leave, and I don't know when I can see her next time. When will this kind of life end?"
Li Guixiang sighed deeply.
Lin Ziqiu comforted her, "It will be over soon, grandma, just bear with it."
At the same time, a major event happened in Ankang Village.
"Shen Nanfeng, you bastard! I told you not to mess with her, but you turned a deaf ear to my words, right? You dare to push her! If anything happens to the child in her belly! You...you go and pay for his life!"
Shen Chengyuan was so angry that he slapped his son hard.
Half of Shen Nanfeng's face swelled up instantly. He covered his face and laughed in anger, "For a thing that hasn't been born yet and doesn't know whether it's a man or a woman, you still want me to pay with my life? Don't even think about it! The worst that can happen is that both sides will die! Who's afraid of who!"
He had had enough of the humiliation he had endured these days.
I originally thought that the old man just disliked me for not being able to expand the Shen family, but I didn't expect that in his heart, I was so worthless.
Then there is no need for him to swallow his anger for the sake of the Shen family's reputation.
Qiu Lian cried and hugged him, "Son! No! You can't do this! If...if everyone knew about you...how can you hold your head up high in the village? You can't tell anyone!"
Shen Nanfeng shook her off, "At worst, I'll just leave! I won't stay in this crappy place anymore! Even if I have to go out and beg for rice and sleep under the bridge, I don't want to be so depressed anymore!"
"No...son, you can't leave! What will I do if you leave? Aren't you trying to kill me?" Qiu Lian covered her chest, crying and pounding it.
Ana Shen frowned, “Mom! At worst, we can go together!”
Qiu Lian has spent most of her life in Daping Village, and has been pampered by others to be the village chief's wife for so many years. How could she get used to the hard life outside?
At least in the Shen family, she doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, and she can even have meat for every meal. If she goes outside, she will have nothing to eat!
Shen Chengyuan was even more annoyed by her noise, "Shut up! If you cry again, get out and cry!"
After being yelled at by him, Qiu Lian's voice suddenly became much quieter. She sobbed softly and did not dare to resist at all.
Everything was going on as usual tonight, except that Shen Nanfeng had been feeling too aggrieved recently, so he came back from drinking some wine outside. Lin Mengyao scolded him for being useless and belittling him in various ways, even forcing him to memorize books.
Shen Nanfeng couldn't control his emotions after drinking a little, and started arguing with her. The words he said were extremely unpleasant, and he scolded Lin Mengyao severely.
As a result, Lin Mengyao got so angry that she started fighting.
Shen Nanfeng didn't want to fight with her and kept dodging, which made Lin Mengyao even more angry and she raised her hand to slap him.
How could Shen Nanfeng, a grown man, bear this?
So he grabbed her hand that was slapping him and threw it away.
Maybe she used too much force, and Lin Mengyao lost her balance and fell off the bed, bleeding all over the floor... In the 1970s, pregnant women living in the village were induced to give birth by midwives.
Lin Mengyao lay on the creaking old wooden bed, beads of sweat the size of beans rolling down her forehead and wetting the worn pillow.
Her hair was messy and stuck to her face, and her lips were cracked from excessive exertion, but she still let out painful groans from time to time.
This was her first time giving birth and she knew it would be painful, but she didn’t expect it to be this painful!
"Nanfeng's wife, you have to try harder! The baby will be out soon!"
The midwife, Aunt Li, stood by the bed with her back bent, tightly grasping a clean cloth in her hand, her eyes filled with anxiety.
Originally, Lin Mengyao's due date was at the end of next month, but now it's half a month earlier!
When we arrived, the village chief said that we must help save the child no matter what!
Aunt Li's forehead was also covered with fine beads of sweat, and her faded coarse cloth shirt was soaked with sweat in a large area.
Lin Mengyao clutched the edge of the bed tightly with both hands, her knuckles turned white from the force, veins bulged on her arms, and her belly bulged high like a volcano about to erupt. Every contraction made her feel excruciatingly painful.
"Aunt Li...it hurts so much...I can't bear it anymore...I don't want to have a baby anymore..."
Tears as big as soybeans slid down from the corners of Lin Mengyao's eyes, and her crying voice was full of despair and helplessness.
"How can that be possible!" Aunt Li reached out to touch her belly and felt the frequency of the contractions. "It's painful for women to give birth. You have to hold on! This is the eldest grandson of the Shen family! If you give birth to the baby, you will have more blessings to come!"
"I...I really can't do it anymore..."
Lin Mengyao's lips were pale and bloodless.
"We've come this far. If you give up, then all your suffering will be in vain. Just listen to me. When it hurts, just push as hard as you can!"
Another wave of severe pain came over her. Lin Mengyao closed her eyes tightly, her brows twisted into the shape of the Chinese character "川". She took a deep breath, and used all her strength to let out a heart-wrenching scream. The sheets were wrinkled into a ball by her.
"Yes! That's right! Push harder! Come on!" Aunt Li kept urging her, her eyes fixed on Lin Mengyao's lower body, "I can see the baby's head! Push harder! It's almost out!"
Lin Mengyao was in so much pain at this moment that she couldn't hear what the other person was saying. She just felt like she was about to suffocate.
But as soon as Lin Ziqiu's face appeared in her mind, a hatred from the deepest part of her heart suddenly surged up.
No!
She can't just give up like this!
She must live well! In the future, I will step on Lin Ziqiu under my feet!
Lin Mengyao gritted her teeth and exerted force again——
"Wow--"
A loud cry broke the tense atmosphere in the room.
"It's born! It's born!"
Aunt Li quickly wrapped the baby in a white cloth and gently patted her little bottom, making her cry louder.
Lin Mengyao opened her eyes weakly and stretched out her hand towards her, "Is... is it a boy?"
Aunt Li's eyes flashed with regret, but in order to comfort her, she said: "It's a girl... It's okay, the next baby will definitely be a boy!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Mengyao's expectant expression froze instantly, her lips trembling but no sound came out.
Finished...
It's all over!
At this moment, the door was pushed open from the outside with a bang.
Shen Chengyuan was the first to rush in. He had just heard Aunt Li's words outside. He walked over in disbelief and lifted the white cloth wrapped around the baby girl.
After confirming that it was really a girl, he left angrily with a dark face.
Qiu Lian was originally worried that something might go wrong with Lin Mengyao's premature birth, as her son would then be held responsible.
But now, mother and daughter are safe...it really makes her feel proud.
"I took such good care of you at home, but you are so unlucky that you gave birth to a money-losing baby!"
Qiu Lian made a fierce "Pooh" sound, as if she wanted to return all the grievances she had endured in the past few days to Lin Mengyao in an instant.
Lin Mengyao couldn't face this fact at all, and her tears rolled down uncontrollably.
Shen Nanfeng looked down at her, feeling that all the humiliation he had endured these days was like a joke.
but……
It was time for him to fight back.
"You still have the nerve to cry after giving birth to a daughter? Weren't you so proud and arrogant before? Lin Mengyao, let me tell you, your good days are over!"
Aunt Li noticed that the atmosphere was not right, but she didn't know what to say. She gently placed the child on Lin Mengyao's pillow and whispered to comfort her, "A daughter is also a treasure. Take good care of her. Who knows how filial she will be in the future!"
But Lin Mengyao seemed not to have heard her words at all. She turned her face away coldly and didn't even want to look at the child.
Aunt Li's face froze, and she had no choice but to pick up the child again and hand it to Qiu Lian, "Sister Lian, I have something else to do at home, so I'll leave first..."
Qiu Lian was stunned for a moment, then she quickly caught the child and said, "Okay! You've worked so hard today. Here...here, take it."
She took out a handkerchief from her pocket, which contained her hard-earned money.
Aunt Li thanked her and left.
Qiu Lian looked down at the child in her arms, feeling an indescribable annoyance in her heart. Perhaps it was because the whole family had too high expectations for this child, and the effort was not proportional to the result.
No one can accept this feeling of disparity.
"Lin Mengyao, this is your own child, take care of it yourself! Also, don't try to be lazy anymore, make up for all the work points you owe me! Otherwise, get out of my house!"
It was the first time that Qiu Lian was so tough in front of her.
Lin Mengyao lay motionless on the bed, her eyes no longer having the same luster as before.
Seeing that she was lying motionless like a dead person, Qiu Lian immediately put the child on the bed.
There is no way she could take care of this bitch's child!
"Nanfeng, let's go!"
The mother and son went out one after another.
Lin Mengyao wiped away her tears and looked at the dilapidated roof. The pain all over her body made her feel like she had fallen into an endless abyss, and her heart was cold.
She never expected that everyone she met would tell her that she was pregnant with a boy, but she actually gave birth to a girl!
At the same time, her daughter's crying seemed particularly harsh at this moment, as if every cry was reminding her of the birth of this "mistake".
In desperation, she sat up from the bed, picked up her crying daughter, raised her hands above her head, and wanted to throw her out...
But the next second, she softened her heart again.
After all, this was the child she had worked so hard for and almost sacrificed her life for. She couldn't just die like this.
At least she is still the blood of the Shen family!
At night, Shen Chengyuan came back drunk, and everyone outside knew that his beloved daughter-in-law had given birth to a daughter.
No one dared to laugh at him. They all comforted and advised him, saying that Shen Nanfeng was still young and he could just have more children in the future!
No one understood the despair he felt when he heard these words.
Can Shen Nanfeng give birth?
joke.
If Shen Nanfeng hadn't been ill, he wouldn't have been able to be with Lu Hui back then.
At that time, he was attracted by the fact that Lu Hui was beautiful and intelligent, and the child she gave birth to would definitely be a good one.
Now that he is old, it was already not easy for him to make Lin Mengyao pregnant with his child.
Unexpected result...
Shen Chengyuan couldn't help but miss the time he spent with Lu Hui...
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In the following days, Lin Mengyao seemed to be living in an ice cellar.
She hadn't even finished her confinement period when Qiu Lian pulled her out of bed and made her do the work.
Washing clothes, cooking, cleaning...
The Shen family also wanted to save some face and were afraid that outsiders would talk about their harsh treatment of their daughter-in-law, so they did not rush to let Lin Mengyao work in the fields and earn work points.
She was left at home to do all the work.
When Qiu Lian came back from work, she saw the clothes still hanging in the yard and getting wet. She cursed, "Lin Mengyao! Get out of here! Are you blind or don't you know how to put away the clothes? If you can't even do this little job, what's the use of you!"
Lin Mengyao was cooking in the kitchen. She had been feeling very uncomfortable these past few days. Her whole body felt like it was falling apart and she was in severe pain.
But I still have to swallow my anger. Hearing her mother-in-law cursing outside, she had no choice but to put down the spatula in her hand and run out to collect the clothes.
Qiu Lian glared at her fiercely, "Look at the Chen family's wife, she's pregnant and gave birth to two sons, twins! Look at you! The hen doesn't lay eggs, but she's still standing up to build a nest!"
Lin Mengyao lowered her head, quickly ran back to the house with the clothes in her arms and put them down, then hurried back to the kitchen.
Qiu Lian followed him in and saw the unappetizing rotten cabbage in the pot. She immediately felt angry. "Your stepsister is a cook in a state-owned restaurant in the city, but you are the worst. When I ask you to cook something, you either make it too salty or burn it!"
"No wonder she was able to marry into a military compound and become the wife of a regiment commander. You can only come to our countryside to live a hard life! If you hadn't seduced my son, Xie Rou wouldn't have come to cause trouble. In the final analysis, you are a jinx!"
Her scolding and cursing voice was like a sharp knife, piercing Lin Mengyao's heart.
She tightened her grip on the spatula little by little, and finally couldn't help but resist: "Even if your son marries Xie Rou, so what? He's a rootless thing, do you still expect him to let you hold your grandchildren?"
As she spoke, she laughed madly twice: "You should only be able to hug the illegitimate child your husband had with someone else in your life."
"you--"
Qiu Lian was furious. She raised her hand and slapped Lin Mengyao hard in the face.
"Bitch! You're a bitch!"
Lin Mengyao's face instantly tilted to one side, her ears were buzzing, and there was even blood at the corner of her mouth.
But she didn't get angry, instead she laughed. Her whole body seemed to be numb and she didn't feel the pain at all.
She continued to taunt, "So what if you gave birth to a son? He's still a waste!"
"I'm going to beat you to death today!"
Qiu Lian cursed and kicked her, "I'll teach you a lesson!"
Lin Mengyao was already a little exhausted, and after being kicked twice by her, she curled up in pain, protecting her head with her hands, tears welling up in her eyes.
Fight back?
She was willing in her heart, but if she dared to touch Qiu Lian, Shen Nanfeng would probably beat her to death!
Qiu Lian had no intention of stopping, and every beating and scolding was filled with long-accumulated resentment and dissatisfaction.
At this time, Shen Chengyuan came back.
When I heard the screams in the kitchen, I pretended not to hear them.
Women are useless and can be treated however they want.
As long as no one was killed, he wouldn't care even if Lin Mengyao was beaten to a cripple.
The night was dark, like a huge black curtain, wrapping the whole house tightly.
Ever since Lin Mengyao gave birth to her daughter, her previous house had been occupied by Shen Nanfeng, and she was forced to sleep in the woodshed.
There were obviously other rooms in the house, but Qiu Lian said that she was not worthy of living there.
Lin Mengyao dragged her bruised body and kicked open the door of the woodshed.
She was beaten and the meal was not cooked. Qiu Lian cooked the rest herself and did not leave any food for her.
He even poured the remaining food to the dog in front of her.
She sat on a bench, her face covered in bruises, the blood at the corners of her mouth had dried up and formed dark red scabs.
There was a wooden box next to it, which contained some miscellaneous things. She took out a bottle of medicine, but her hand was not steady and the bottle fell to the ground with a bang.
At this moment, she seemed to have been drained of all her energy and she collapsed with a loud scream.
The daughter who was sleeping soundly nearby was woken up, and then she started crying softly, her little hands waving in the air.
The crying seemed to have ignited the last bit of Lin Mengyao's rationality. She turned around and picked her daughter up from the bed.
The little girl was frightened by this sudden action and started crying, her voice becoming increasingly shrill.
"Cry, cry, cry! You just know how to cry! It's all your fault, you money-loser! If I hadn't given birth to you, how could I be living like this now!"
After seeing her daughter's death, Lin Mengyao's hands trembled violently with anger, and she wished she could throw her to death right now.
At this moment, Shen Nanfeng’s impatient voice came from outside the woodshed.
"If you make her cry again, both of you will get out!"
Lin Mengyao was so angry that she stamped her feet, but she couldn't bring herself to kill someone by throwing him to the ground.
In the end, I could only feed my daughter to calm her down.
In the middle of the night, Lin Mengyao was so hungry that her stomach hurt. She got up, sneaked to the kitchen, found two cucumbers, and without bothering to wash them, she wiped them with the corner of her clothes and started to eat them.
As she was eating, she couldn't help crying.
She was unwilling to be trapped here and live such a hard life for the rest of her life.
Now there is no one in the Shen family who does not bully her.
The only way out is to go to college!
But now she couldn't ask Yin Xinyi to teach her at all, and there was no way those beasts in the Shen family would really give her time to learn. For a moment, Lin Mengyao seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand and trapped in this abyss.
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