Chapter 24
Zhang's mother looked at Wu Min who was sitting on the sofa, and Wu Min was also looking at Zhang's mother. The two of them stared at each other, both a little at a loss.
At this time, Zhang's father came home from get off work and saw Wu Min sitting on the sofa. He was a little puzzled: "Wu Min? Why are you here? What's going on?"
Zhang's mother whispered to her husband, "Wu Min said she is pregnant with Xiao Ke's child."
Zhang's father frowned when he heard this: "Impossible, you two have been separated for several months, right?"
Wu Min nodded: "Uncle, we broke up three months ago, and I'm five months pregnant."
Father Zhang's eyes subconsciously fell on Wu Min's belly.
Wu Min was wearing a loose coat, so her belly was not clearly visible.
Seeing this, Wu Min stood up and took off his coat.
Looking at the bulging belly, Zhang's father and mother were silent.
Wu Min continued, "Uncle, aunt, I had no experience in this area, so I didn't know I was pregnant. Today, when my mother came to see me, she felt something was wrong, so she took me to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor said I was pregnant with twins. I'm a little panicked now and don't know what to do.
My parents want me to abort the baby, but I think since it's mine and Zhang Ke's, and he's already grown up, I want to ask your family for their opinion."
Upon hearing this, Zhang's father and mother looked at each other.
Twins!
And it's been five months.
If this is aborted, it would be a real sin.
Father Zhang looked at Mother Zhang and said, "Go call Zhang Ke over. We need to find out if he really did anything to offend the girl."
In fact, Zhang's father knew very well what kind of person his son was. When the two children broke up, there was a lot of noise and the girl was even expelled from school.
How could Zhang's father not know?
But in this situation, even if he knew everything, he couldn't show it.
Zhang's mother quickly called Zhang Ke over.
Zhang Ke’s wife hadn’t finished get off work yet, so she didn’t come with him.
On the way, Zhang's mother had already told Zhang Ke about the matter.
So when Zhang Ke arrived, he was not surprised at all to see Wu Min with a big belly.
He rolled his eyes in an indecent manner as he looked at Wu Min's belly, and said in a rather nasty tone, "Hey, you said this child is mine, do you have any evidence?"
Wu Min's face flushed red when she heard this: "Don't you know what you've done? We broke up three months ago. The baby in my belly is five months old. How dare you say it's not yours?"
Zhang Ke rolled his eyes. "If you say it's mine, then it's mine? Who knows if you've been messing around with other people besides me? Why should I trust a woman like you who can sleep with others before getting married?"
Wu Min was so angry that her eyes were wet: "Zhang Ke, you are shameless!"
Zhang Ke shrugged. "Okay, stop acting like a chaste heroine. I didn't force you to do that. As for the baby in your belly, I don't recognize it."
Tears welled up in Wu Min's eyes and rolled down her cheeks, but she didn't get any sympathy from the man in front of her.
Wu Min raised her hand and fiercely wiped away the tears on her face. She gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, you said no, don't regret it!"
Zhang Ke sneered: "You'd better save yourself the trouble of making such harsh remarks. I won't fall for your tricks. If I want a child, my wife will naturally give birth to one for me. As for the bastard in your belly, sorry, I don't want it."
Wu Min sneered: "Alright, since you are so unkind, then don't blame me for being unjust! I'm going to the police station right now and accuse you of rape! I want to see if the police will do anything about this matter when they see me with such a big belly."
Zhang's father and mother were watching silently from the side.
After hearing Wu Min say that she was going to call the police, she turned around and left.
After the two exchanged glances, Zhang's mother quickly grabbed Wu Min's arm and advised, "Why are you so angry, child? We are an old couple here, how can we let that brat do whatever he wants? Sit down for a while, Xiao Min, you are pregnant, you can't stand standing for so long."
Zhang Ke was about to speak when he saw his mother's expression, but was glared at by his father.
Zhang Kexin reluctantly swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
He sat down on the chair angrily without saying a word.
Zhang's mother whispered to Wu Min, "Xiao Min, if I remember correctly, you are 25 this year, right?"
Wu Min didn't understand what Zhang's mother meant, so she just nodded in agreement. "Yes, Auntie. I'm 25."
Mother Zhang held Wu Min's hand and patted it gently, "Xiao Min, I have something to say to you from the bottom of my heart. You are 25 years old this year, and it's time to plan for yourself. You will have to start a family in the future. Don't blame me for being harsh. Think about it, what good man would want to marry a woman with two children, especially a girl who got pregnant before marriage?"
"Auntie also knows that this bastard of mine was wrong to do this, but Xiao Min, this bastard got married last month. If you had come to see me a month ago, I would have forced him to marry you even if I had to tie you up."
"But now you want this bastard to take responsibility, then what about his wife who he just got married to a month ago? She didn't do anything wrong. How can they get divorced after just one month of marriage? What do you want her to do in the future?"
"Xiao Min, you are a kind and good girl. You can't bear to hurt an innocent girl again, right?"
Wu Min lowered his head and said nothing.
Seeing this, Zhang's mother continued to persuade: "Xiao Min, Auntie has two solutions. Would you like to hear them?"
Wu Min nodded. Her mind was a little confused. She always felt that what Zhang's mother said was wrong, but she didn't know how to refute it.
Mother Zhang smiled and continued, "Xiao Min, you can choose to give birth to the child and then give it to us to raise. You can get married in the future. That way, you won't have a child to encumber you, and you can find a good family to start your life over again, right?"
"Or you can choose not to have these two children. No matter which one you choose, you don't have to worry about the expenses. Auntie will pay for it."
"Auntie knows that you're still young and it's easy to panic when encountering things like this, so you must stay calm and don't act impulsively or do anything irrational. If you do, your whole life will be ruined. You don't want to be pointed at and criticized for the rest of your life, do you?"
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Wu Min was still in a daze when he returned to his house with the 50 yuan that Zhang's mother had just given him.
Mother Zhang's words echoed in her mind over and over again like a tape recorder.
It made her a little confused about what to do.
At night, Wu Min had a dream.
She dreamed of the village where she had lived as an educated youth a few years ago.
And there is the man in the village who loves her deeply.
After waking up, Wu Min was a little dazed.
I actually forgot about Li Shan!
Li Shan loves me so much. If I go find him, will he be happy to marry me?
Wu Min became a little excited when he thought of this.
Thinking of what Li Shan said to her before she left Qishan Village, she suddenly felt that Li Shan was a very good choice.
From now on, I will live in that small mountain village with Li Shan and never return to this suffocating Hongcheng.
The next morning, Wu Min bought a train ticket to Qishan Village.
When he arrived at Qishan Village, Wu Min still felt a little emotional.
When she left, she really didn't think she would come back here.
When Wu Min arrived at Li Shan's home, Li's mother and her family were having dinner in the yard.
When they saw Wu Min standing outside the yard, they were a little confused.
Because of the bright light, Li's mother didn't see the person clearly: "Miss, who are you looking for?"
Wu Min smiled and nodded, saying, "Auntie, I'm Wu Min. I want to look for Dashan. Is he home?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard that the person coming was Wu Min.
The main reason was that Wu Min had changed so much that everyone was a little slow to react.
Although Wu Min was wearing a loose coat and her bulging belly was not visible, her slightly bloated figure and tired face made it difficult to associate her with the pure and innocent Wu Min of the past.
It was her sister-in-law Wang Xia who came to her senses first. "Dashan got into Kyoto University and is attending school now. What do you want to see him about?"
Wu Min was stunned. "He went to college? Li Shan got into college?"
Wu Min never thought that Li Shan was not in the village but was admitted to university.
If that's the case, what should I do?
Wang Xia nodded, a look of pride on her face. "That's true. My brother-in-law is truly amazing. He was admitted to university the year after you left, and he's almost a junior now, at a university in Kyoto."
Wu Min felt a little uncomfortable.
If I had encouraged Li Shan to take the college entrance examination with me, instead of secretly wanting to stay away from Qishan Village and Li Shan, would everything be different now?
Mother Li smiled and asked Wang Xia to bring Wu Min a stool. Then she asked, "Wu Min, I remember you're also a college student, right? School hasn't closed yet, has it? Why are you here? Is there something wrong?"
Thinking about Li Shan's current situation, Wu Min couldn't really say that she came to marry Li Shan and wanted Li Shan to be his father.
She shook her head and said, "Auntie, I don't have anything to do. I just came to town to do some work, and then I passed by here and thought I hadn't seen you for several years, so I came to see you."
Mother Li smiled when she heard this and said, "You're a thoughtful child. Why don't you stay here tonight? We'll leave tomorrow. It's getting dark soon."
Wu Min nodded reluctantly: "Thank you, Auntie, for your trouble."
Li's mother asked Wang Xia to bring bowls and chopsticks to Wu Min.
"I didn't know you were coming, so I have some ready-made meals at home. You can have a bite first and then go to bed early. You must be exhausted after taking the train for such a long time. I'll make you something delicious tomorrow."
Wu Min nodded: "That's great. Thank you for your hard work, Auntie."
"Why are you being so polite, kid?"
The villagers are all simple people. Although Wu Min had some friction with their family in the past, she came here from afar. As the host, he cannot drive her out in the middle of the night. If other people in the village knew about this, they would definitely gossip behind his back.
It’s just a bite of food anyway, the Li family wouldn’t be so stingy.
At night, Li's mother came to the guest room carrying a quilt.
Looking at Wu Min after she took off her coat, he was stunned.
"Xiao Min, are you pregnant?"
Wu Min nodded: "Yeah."
Mother Li smiled and said, "Oh, this is a happy occasion. You must be seven or eight months pregnant, right? Why did you come back by yourself? Where is the father? Why did you walk so far with such a big belly? What if something happened along the way?"
Wu Min didn't know what to say, so she lowered her head silently: "It's okay, Auntie, I can do it myself."
Mother Li quickly asked Wu Min to sit down.
She turned and left the house, boiled another bowl of brown sugar water, and poached two eggs.
He handed it to Wu Min and said, "Eat it quickly. Pregnant women are most worried about not getting enough nutrition."
Wu Min was moved by the bowl of brown sugar eggs. Her eyes became moist and her voice choked with sobs: "Thank you, Auntie."
Mother Li smiled and said, "You're welcome. Come eat quickly and have a good sleep after that. We can talk about it tomorrow if there's anything else."
The next day, when Li's family woke up, Wu Min was gone.
There was a five-dollar bill in the room.
Mother Li was puzzled and muttered, "Why did he leave so suddenly? He didn't even have breakfast."
Wu Min took another five-day train ride back to Hongcheng.
During this period, she decided to give birth to the child and raise it herself.
After returning home and telling Wu's parents about this matter, both of them disagreed.
But Wu Min had made up her mind and remained unmoved no matter how the two tried to persuade her.
Zhang Ke's parents felt complicated when they learned of Wu Min's decision.
But as agreed before, Wu Min will be given 30 yuan per month for living expenses.
More than four months later, Wu Min gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl.
The little ones looked exactly like Zhang Ke. Even if Zhang Ke was a rogue, he couldn't say that these two children were not his.
Because the twins are so cute, Zhang Ke would occasionally come to see Wu Min.
Zhang Ke's wife was kept in the dark and had no idea about this.
Li Ningyun returned to the village after graduating from university after four years.
Li's father and mother were shocked when they learned that Li Ningyun wanted to return to the village to farm.
"You little bastard, you went to college for four years just to come back to the village to farm? Then why did you go to college?! I can teach you how to farm!"
Father Li angrily picked up the firewood stick standing nearby and started chasing Li Ningyun around the yard.
When the little Loli saw this scene, she couldn't help but burst into laughter in Li Ningyun's mind.
Li Ningyun explained to his father as he ran: "Dad, I studied scientific farming, which is different from what you have. Besides, I originally studied agriculture. If I don't go back to my hometown to farm, what kind of farm will I go to?"
Father Li got even angrier when he heard this: "How dare you talk back! You little bastard, I'll give you a beating today!"
Mother Li watched from the side. Although she felt a little distressed, she still steeled her heart. "Yes, old man, beat him up! He studied day and night just to get into university. Now that he's finally graduated, he actually wants to go home and farm. This little bastard dares to climb up the roof and tear down the tiles if he's not punished for three days!"
Li Ningyun jumped up and down to avoid it, but in the end he had no choice.
She took advantage of the momentum and jumped onto the roof.
Father Li: “…”
Father Li put his hands on his hips and panted heavily under the beam. "You little bastard, get down here! Do you hear me? How dare you get up here? Get down here!"
Li Ningyun was speechless. "Dad, you have to listen to me. I've researched a way to grow vegetables and fruits in winter over the past few years, and I've implemented it in several places with good results. Besides, I don't really plan to farm myself. I plan to let you and my brother farm, and then I'll sell the fruits and vegetables you grow."
Only then did Father Li calm down a little.
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