Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Pregnant with the baby of her father’s mortal enemy…
Without going in to ask, Shen Miao could guess who was arguing with Wang Bo:
Zhao Jianguo, Uncle Zhao, who lives next door to Wang Bo.
The Zhao family and the Wang family were considered to be enemies for generations. When Shen Miao was a child, she often heard Wang Bo's father quarreling with Zhao Jianguo. At that time, she was still young and was often dragged to his doorstep by the brothers and sisters in the village to watch the fun.
The reason for the feud between the two families was very simple. Wang Bo's father, Wang Shuan, said that Zhao Jianguo had stolen the gold he had buried under the wall.
Shen Miao hadn’t even been born at that time, and she had heard it from Shen Shansheng and Wang Dongmei.
Back then, Wang Shuan and Zhao Jianguo worked as hard laborers in a smelter in the city. Because they lived far away, they could only come back once a week. Every time they came back, Wang Bo's father would secretly bring a handful of black ore.
After saving up a certain amount, he would refine it at home without telling anyone and extract gold from it. Little by little, he accumulated more than ten grams of gold in just seven or eight years.
But after all, this gold was stolen from the smelter and could not be seen in public, so Wang Shuan hid the gold for fear of being discovered.
At first he put it in a cupboard, then hid it under the bed, and even drilled a hole in the beam... In short, in order to avoid being discovered, he had to move the gold to a new place every once in a while.
He hid the gold in the house, then in the kitchen. When there was no more space in the kitchen, he hid it in the toilet. Finally, he dug a hole in the yard and hid the gold in it. After a while, he wanted to dig the gold out again, but he couldn't find it.
Wang Qiuhong didn’t steal it, and Wang Bo was still young and didn’t know anything, but could the gold just fly away out of thin air?
After much thought, it could only be Zhao Jianguo who lives next door!
Because he buried the gold under the wall between the two houses. Zhao Jianguo must have heard the noise when he buried it in the middle of the night, and then found an opportunity to secretly dig it out.
He couldn't call the police, so he had to go to his house to argue, but Zhao Jianguo insisted that he didn't steal anything and didn't know anything about the gold. Later, the two quarreled more and more anxiously, and even started fighting, until the village chief and several elders came to persuade them to separate.
But that’s not the end of it.
Wang Shuan was fired from the smelter for stealing public property. He was originally going to be sent to prison, but his colleagues interceded for him and made him pay a hundred yuan.
That was a hundred yuan in the 1980s.
After paying the compensation, Wang Shuan not only lost his job but also his reputation, so he vented all his anger on Zhao Jianguo.
It was him, it had to be him! If he hadn't informed the factory, who would have known that he had stolen the ore? How could it be such a coincidence that he was discovered after they had a fight?
These two consecutive events completely turned the former good brothers against each other. They were clearly neighbors separated by a wall, but they became enemies who were extremely jealous of each other as soon as they met.
Later, Wang Shuan found a job as a laborer on a construction site in the city, but an accident happened...
It’s Zhao Jianguo, it’s all because of Zhao Jianguo!
If he hadn't stolen the gold, why would Wang Shuan have fought with him? If he hadn't informed the factory, why would Wang Shuan have lost his job? If he hadn't lost his job, naturally, none of these things would have happened!
Wang Shuan’s death did not take away their hatred, but instead passed it on to Wang Bo, making him take over and continue to hate him.
Wang Bo's temper is much worse than Wang Shuan's. Whenever he is in a bad mood, he will find trouble with Zhao Jianguo. Especially after getting married, in order to show his status as the "head of the family", he often picks trouble with Zhao Jianguo.
I just don’t know what the reason is today.
When Shen Miao came into the room, Wang Bo and Zhao Jianguo were each lying on a wooden bed.
Zhao Jianguo is old, and he can't beat the young people in a fight, so he was injured more seriously. He just finished drinking the medicine boiled by Shen Wanshan and is now lying down to rest.
Wang Bo's condition was better. Although he felt a little dizzy, he was able to sit up and mock him unilaterally.
"Why can't some people trust their wives? Well, it's because they have bad character!"
"People like this deserve to be single for the rest of their lives, and they don't deserve to have someone to look after them until the end of their lives."
"God has his eyes open. He can see clearly who has a black heart. You deserve it. You deserve to die."
Seeing him covering his head and speaking in a sarcastic manner, the village committee secretary next to him couldn't stand it anymore and pulled his sleeve, "You got it, stop talking, do you think your head doesn't hurt enough?"
They said that it was Wang Bo who took the initiative to find out today, but Zhao Jianguo was not entirely wrong either.
At that time, Wang Bo was eating at home, and the chickens raised by Zhao Jianguo flew over the courtyard wall while escaping.
Wang Bo was feeling so upset that he had no place to vent his anger, so he just picked up a shovel and hit the chicken to death.
Zhao Jianguo came to his house to argue with him, but Wang Bo got ahead of himself and started fighting with him. Zhao Jianguo was a man after all, so of course he wouldn't allow him to insult him, so he got more and more angry and beat him harder and harder until it became like this.
They were originally going to be taken to the health center, but both of them had head injuries, so they had to be temporarily taken to the Shen family's clinic to let Shen Wanshan bandage them. When they have recovered a little tomorrow, they will be sent to the health center to see if there are any internal injuries.
It is said that you should not hit people in the face and should not expose their weaknesses when scolding them, but Wang Bo only touches people's hearts and lungs.
He knew that Zhao Jianguo had never found a wife, had no children, and still lived alone at his old age, so he mocked him from this perspective, laughing at the fact that there was no one in the Zhao family and that no one would see him off to the end of his life.
Seeing Shen Miao coming back, Wang Bo became even more excited, and hurriedly stood up to ask her about the good news of his wife.
"What's going on? Are you pregnant?" Wang Bo stood up a little too quickly, and his injured head suddenly felt dizzy, and he almost fell to the ground.
Shen Miao shook her head, "No, it's just acute appendicitis. I just had surgery and I'm recovering now."
Upon hearing that Song Han was not pregnant, Wang Bo's excitement suddenly dimmed, and the smile frozen on his face looked uglier than crying.
They have been married for five or six years. They went to the hospital for a check-up and found nothing wrong. Shen Wanshan also checked and found her healthy. But why can't they get pregnant?
Is it really that God doesn't want to give him the child?
After calming down a bit, Wang Bo asked again, "What about my mom? How is she? She often complains about stomach discomfort. Have you found out what's wrong with her?"
"this……"
There were quite a lot of people in the room, and Shen Miao didn’t want to say anything originally, fearing that Wang Bo would be embarrassed.
But there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. Sooner or later, the fact that Wang Qiuhong gave birth to a son would be revealed, so...
“Your mother is not feeling unwell, she, uh,” Shen Miao scratched her head, hesitating for a long time before finally speaking out, “She gave birth, a little…”
Wang Bo: ???
Everyone: ???
Sure enough, when Shen Miao told the story of Wang Qiuhong giving birth to a son, the room froze.
There was no talking, no surprise, even the breathing was held, only a pair of eyes bigger than copper bells were staring.
"You, what did you say?"
"What? A baby? That's impossible. Qiuhong is already so old this year."
"That's right. Shuanzi has been gone for so many years. How could she possibly give birth to a child?"
"It's a mistake, it's a mistake, it must be the hospital's mistake~"
After letting out a long breath, Shen Miao replied: "Yes, Auntie did give birth to a small baby. The doctor said that she was born prematurely, and the baby should have stayed in Auntie's belly for eight months. It was because Auntie was too fat that it was not visible."
As soon as these words came out, everyone’s eyes shifted from Shen Miao to the slightly twitching corners of Wang Bo’s mouth.
Wang Shuan has been gone for more than ten years, and Wang Qiuhong's child...
Not only those who were watching the fun, but also Zhao Jianguo, who was lying on the wooden board in discomfort, could not help but prick up his ears with an incredible look on his face when he heard that Wang Qiuhong was pregnant.
"Life, life, uh..."
I don’t know if it was because he was too angry or too shocked, but just as Wang Bo was about to speak, he hiccuped and fell backwards.
Well, he was originally making fun of Zhao Jianguo, but now, he has become the biggest joke!
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Good news doesn’t travel far, but bad news travels far and wide.
In just one morning, the news that Wang Qiuhong had given birth to a child at such an old age spread throughout the village. Within two days, several nearby villages also knew about this shameful incident.
Because of this child, the reputation that Wang Qiuhong had accumulated over decades collapsed in an instant.
She had been a widow for many years and had never been involved in any romantic scandals, but she was getting old and her chastity had fallen. For a while, everyone was speculating who the child's biological father might be.
Wang Qiuhong is almost sixty years old, her beauty has long faded, and she still weighs 200 kilograms... What kind of person could be attracted to her?
An old man?
That shouldn’t be the case. How can one still have reproductive function at such an old age? There wouldn’t even be any water left.
A young guy?
Well, this guy must be really hungry and can eat any kind of food.
The reason why everyone kept talking about his family affairs was not only because they found it novel and rare, but also because Wang Qiuhong had always refused to say who the father of the child was, which aroused everyone's curiosity.
Wang Qiuhong had been awake for several days, but she kept her mouth shut and refused to speak no matter who asked.
Wang Bo tried every possible means, from crying to making a fuss to threatening to commit suicide, but Wang Qiuhong still insisted on her decision and refused to speak even when the relatives of the Wang family came to persuade her.
So this matter has become a vicious circle: the more the son asks, the less the mother talks, and the more curious the bystanders are about guessing...
The fact that my mother gave birth to a son has brought shame to the Wang family. Usually, Wang Bo is a cheerful person, but because of this, he seldom goes out. I don't know if it's because of the last fainting that he has left some bad habits, but now whenever he gets very angry, he will faint with a "hiccup".
Oh, how pitiful...
"Next, number 19? Number 19 can come in."
Shen Miao turned the medical record to the back page, preparing to receive the next patient.
Sizzle…sizzle…
Hearing the sound of footsteps and the soles of shoes rubbing against the ground, Shen Miao subconsciously looked up.
Seeing that the person coming was Zhao Jianguo, he quickly stood up and went to the door to help him in, "Uncle Zhao, why did you come here to get the medicine by yourself? Just tell Uncle Wu and ask him to bring it to you."
Zhao Jianguo waved his hands, tried hard to take bigger steps, and replied: "It's okay, I've been lying down for such a long time, it's time to get down and walk around, get some fresh air, maybe I'll get better faster."
The last time he fought with Wang Bo, Zhao Jianguo was seriously injured.
I went to the hospital for a check-up and X-ray. Although there was no damage to the brain and no serious internal injuries, there were some fractures in the chest and arms. The doctor said I had to rest well at home.
Zhao Jianguo lives alone, is unmarried, and has no children, so the task of taking care of him falls on the village committee members and neighbors. However, he is embarrassed to trouble others, especially during the busy farming season, and cannot ask others to spend time and effort, so he will not only take the initiative to buy some meat, eggs, and milk to thank those who take care of him, but also get up and cook some meals to reduce the burden on the village committee.
Today, when he came to Shen Miao to get medicine, he brought a few sausages that he had dried years ago.
"My cooking skills are not as good as your mother's. Just make do with it." Zhao Jianguo slowly sat down with the help of the edge of the table and placed the sausage wrapped in brown paper on the table.
Shen Miao declined, “No, no, no, I haven’t finished the eggs you brought me last time, you should take this sausage back. You are lacking in nutrition now, you need to supplement it yourself.”
They were all from the same village, and Shen Miao could be considered to have grown up under Zhao Jianguo’s watch.
Shen Miao was not clear about the hatred between their generations, but in her memory, Uncle Zhao had always been a very good person.
He was polite to everyone and never bothered anyone. Perhaps because he was not married and had no children, he loved them very much and often shared the peeled peanuts and melon seeds in his pocket with them.
If she didn’t listen to what the elders said, just from her own understanding of him, Shen Miao would not believe that he would steal things, nor did he seem like the kind of person who would go and complain behind someone’s back.
But this was just her guess, just like Wang Shuan's accusation that he stole gold and informed on others, there was no evidence.
After a quick check of his injuries, most of the bruises had faded, but the bones still needed to heal. Just like the previous times, I just had to replace the ointment on his body.
The plaster that promotes bone healing must be heated before being applied to be effective. After Shen Miao peeled off the plaster, he baked it back and forth on the alcohol lamp, and at the same time stirred it back and forth with a wooden stick, constantly adding powder to it.
“How is Aunt Wang’s health?” Zhao Jianguo asked casually while waiting for Shen Miao to heat the ointment.
Shen Miao shook her head: “Not very good, the doctor won’t let her leave the hospital now.”
Wang Qiuhong's pregnancy this time was an accident. Not only was it not discovered because Wang Qiuhong was too fat, but also because of the poor pregnancy condition and the malnutrition of the child.
That night, in a hurry to find a doctor for his daughter-in-law, Wang Qiuhong had a miscarriage, resulting in an unexpected premature birth. Her age was not suitable for childbearing, and the delivery was very exhausting and hurt her body, which made her condition very bad.
The doctor said that the recovery period for older women would be longer than that for ordinary pregnant women. However, in order to find out who the child's biological father was, Wang Bo and his family went to the hospital several times... This caused Wang Qiuhong to recover slowly and she was unable to be discharged from the hospital.
Speaking of the child’s biological father, Shen Miao couldn’t help but curse: “He dares to do it but not to admit it, this man is really a piece of shit!”
Zhao Jianguo did not respond, but after a pause, he continued to ask: "So she is in the People's Hospital now?"
“Provincial People’s Hospital,” Shen Miao added a word, “It was transferred to another hospital. The conditions at the Provincial Hospital are better.”
Although Wang Bo was annoyed that Wang Qiuhong had given birth to a child and refused to say who the child's biological father was, she was his biological mother after all and the person who raised him, so after hearing that her condition was not good, he insisted on transferring her to another hospital even if it would cost a lot of money.
He was angry and annoyed, but he absolutely did not hate his own mother.
Zhao Jianguo said "Oh" and didn't say anything else.
After helping Zhao Jianguo change the medicine, Shen Miao told him again: “Uncle, lie down and take care of yourself after you go home. You don’t have to toss and turn. If you have any problems, just tell the neighbors.”
"good."
Zhao Jianguo nodded and agreed readily.
But who would have thought that something bad would happen to him that night...
He was beaten again, again by Wang Bo, but this time it was not in the village, but in the hospital, the Provincial People's Hospital.
"What? The child is Uncle Zhao's?!"
After hearing the news brought back by Shen Shansheng, Shen Miao was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped to the ground.
I lost control of my fingers and the celery in my hand was broken in half.
"What's going on? What's going on? Uncle Zhao and Aunt Wang... is this true?!"
Chen Shansheng kept waving his hands as he drank the cold water in the bowl. After he recovered a little, he replied, "Oh, don't ask. The hospital is in a mess. Who has time to ask so many questions?"
The two families who were sworn enemies actually had a child together...
Why does this sound like a fairy tale?
Chen Shansheng said that when the hospital called him in the afternoon to inform him to pick up the people, the scene was in chaos: Zhao Jianguo who had fallen to the ground, Wang Qiuhong who was crying and wailing, Song Han who was screaming that he wanted to beat and kill him but fainted in excitement, as well as all the relatives of the Wang family on both sides.
Even the plot in the movie would not be as exciting as the scene in their ward.
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Just a few hours ago, Zhao Jianguo went to the hospital after coming out of the Shen family's clinic.
In fact, he had wanted to go a long time ago, but he had been seriously injured before and could not even leave the village. In addition, he did not know which hospital Wang Qiuhong was in, so no matter how anxious he was, he could only wait.
He felt much better today, and asked the all-knowing Shen Miao to find out which hospital Wang Qiuhong was in, and then he embarked on his journey of "finding his wife and recognizing his son".
His current physical condition does not allow him to ride a bike, and although walking is also difficult, he still walked the more than ten miles step by step.
After walking for nearly four hours, Zhao Jianguo finally arrived at the inpatient department of the Provincial People's Hospital.
After asking about Wang Qiuhong's ward, he went to her room without even sitting down.
"Hong, Qiuhong?"
Hearing Zhao Jianguo's voice, Wang Qiuhong, who was lying on the bed listening to the radio, was surprised and tried to sit up with the help of the bed.
"Why are you here?"
Seeing that Wang Qiuhong looked better than he thought, Zhao Jianguo finally felt relieved and walked in with slippers: "Don't sit down, lie down, lie down and take a rest."
Along the way, Zhao Jianguo was sweating all over and his lips were cracked. It was obvious that he was the one who needed rest the most, but he was only thinking about Wang Qiuhong.
Today, Song Han came to the hospital for a follow-up check-up. Wang Bo went to accompany him. The relative who was accompanying him went to get food for Wang Qiuhong. There were only a few mothers who were also in confinement in the ward.
Zhao Jianguo moved step by step to Wang Qiuhong's bedside and took out a bag of plum strips from his pocket: "I thought you had a tasteless mouth, so I bought you some plums."
He bought this on the way here and had been carrying it in his pocket. One side of the brown paper was wet with sweat.
"Go away quickly, or I'll see if you're still alive or not." Wang Qiuhong pushed him hurriedly, trying to get him to leave.
Zhao Jianguo didn't say anything, but smiled and pulled a chair over to sit down. "Just die, even if it means death today, I accept it."
Zhao Jianguo opened the brown paper and took out a piece with the most sugar powder. He handed it to Wang Qiuhong, "Here, have one? I've tried it. It's sweet."
He is a liar.
Wang Qiuhong saw it at a glance.
If he had really tasted it, why would his lips be chapped?
But she didn't expose him. Instead, she opened her mouth and ate the plum strips he handed her.
He was right, the plum bars were delicious, very sweet and sour.
But as Wang Qiuhong chewed, tears started to flow.
She didn't know what was wrong with her. She hadn't cried for many years. It must be because of giving birth to a child that made her so sensitive.
"When did you get pregnant? Why didn't you tell me?" Zhao Jianguo's tone was very calm, and he didn't mean to blame her.
After swallowing the plum bar in her mouth, Wang Qiuhong shook her head and said, "I don't know either. I thought I should be in menopause at my age, so I didn't pay much attention to it."
In front of Wang Bo and outsiders, she has always been a very strong woman who can support the burden of the family with her shoulders.
But in front of Zhao Jianguo, she was still a weak little girl who could not take care of herself. Even though she was 56 years old now and even though she was extremely fat, in Zhao Jianguo's eyes, she was still the most beautiful girl.
"Does it hurt?"
Wang Qiuhong continued to shake her head and took the initiative to pinch a plum strip and put it into her mouth.
She did not regret almost losing her life giving birth to his child, she only regretted that she did not find out earlier. If she had found out earlier that the child was in her belly, she would have taken good care of him and allowed him to be born more safely.
"Why don't you tell people it's mine?" Zhao Jianguo asked again.
Wang Qiuhong wiped her tears with the back of her hand, "I can't tell you. You know Wang Bo's temper. If he knew it was yours, he would kill you with a knife."
Wang Qiuhong couldn't say.
If Wang Bo knew that he had a child with his father's enemy, he would go crazy.
So she couldn't say it, no matter who asked. She would rather others think that the child was a bastard than let Wang Bo hate Zhao Jianguo even more.
The knot between the two families is too tight to be untied. If Wang Bo knew that the child was his, the consequences would be disastrous.
"Then let him kill me," Zhao Jianguo said indifferently, "Even if I die today, I will have my children burn incense and paper for me in the future, so this life is worth it."
Boom!
Just as he said this, there was a loud noise behind him...
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