Tang Wenya returned home with heavy steps.
Xu Jianguo and Jiang Yumei hadn't returned from work yet, and the house was quiet and deserted.
Looking at everything familiar around her, Tang Wenya felt inexplicably wronged, her nose tingled, and she cried.
But she wiped away her tears and started packing her luggage.
When she was twelve, her father passed away, and her mother raised her alone. Her grandmother disliked her because she was a girl and gave her all the good food to her uncle's cousin.
Seeing how pitiful the mother and daughter were, her grandmother searched everywhere for a suitable partner for Jiang Yumei, and that's how she found Xu Jianguo.
What Grandma was most pleased about was that Xu Jianguo only had one daughter, and she was the same age as Tang Wenya. If they could get along, she could become a playmate.
Since her mother married into the family two years ago, she has experienced the warmth of a home. Xu Jianguo treats her like his own daughter and is quite good to her.
Xu Qingning, however, always tries to compete with her and opposes her at every turn. When she learns that she and Xiao Tingshen are dating, she even tries to steal her boyfriend.
Everything else is trivial.
Xiao Tingshen was the only light in her life, illuminating her existence. How could she let Xu Qingning take him away from her?
That's why she meticulously planned what happened that night. The only thing that surprised her was that both she and Xu Qingning were pregnant.
She found it hard to believe... but that's just how coincidental things are.
Jiang Yumei devised a plan to forge a fake medical record in order to prevent Xu Qingning from going to the countryside for labor.
First, Xu Qingning is so annoying; she doesn't even call me "Mom," she just calls me "Auntie" all the time. Second, it's so quiet in this house now that Xu Qingning is gone.
But who would have thought that after discovering she was pregnant, Xu Qingning would actually go to find Zhao Jingyu.
But Zhao Jingyu was willing to marry her, and he took her home that very day.
Ever since Xu Qingning got married, she has encountered setbacks at every turn. Not only was the wedding date postponed, but she also had to endure the torment of morning sickness and the anxiety of being exposed at any moment. She had really had enough.
Then, things gradually led to where they are today.
Tang Wenya's mind was filled with these past events, like a movie playing in her head; she didn't actually put much effort into packing her luggage.
She agreed to go to the countryside only out of spite towards Xiao Tingshen.
She couldn't believe that Xiao Tingshen would just stand by and watch her go to the countryside and abandon her, especially since she was pregnant with his child!
She even wished that Xiao Tingshen would walk in right now, take her to get their marriage certificate, and take her home.
However, all of this was ultimately just her imagination.
It was quiet outside, not a sound at all. At this hour, none of the neighbors had gone home from get off work. Usually, she would stay home quietly and study.
The luggage was packed quickly.
Tang Wenya didn't wait for Xu Jianguo and Jiang Yumei to come home from get off work; she picked it up and went downstairs.
Xu Jianguo ignored her concerns, while Jiang Yumei ran around trying to find solutions, but to no avail.
She's the female lead, so she should follow her own path.
She believes that everything happens for a reason.
As soon as she went downstairs, she ran into her neighbors, Li Chunhua and her husband. They weren't at work and had just returned from grocery shopping. Seeing Tang Wenya carrying a bag, Li Chunhua asked her curiously, "Wenya, where are you going?"
"Going to the countryside for labor." Tang Wenya forced a smile and gave her a smile. She didn't like Li Chunhua, that gossipy woman, but right now, she still hoped that Li Chunhua could tell her mother about her going to the countryside.
When her parents found out, Xiao Tingshen also found out.
She believed he wouldn't abandon her.
"What? You're going to the countryside?" Li Chunhua's eyes widened. "So that's why the educated youth office came to see you these past two days!"
"That's right." Tang Wenya pretended to be very happy. "Aunt Li, I have to go now. See you later."
"Wenya, we're waiting for you to come back." Li Chunhua wiped her eyes symbolically. "You must come back to see us often; we'll miss you."
Li Chunhua's husband, Yu Haitao, smirked: "Why are you crying? Going to the countryside is a good thing. Wenya, hurry up and go to the educated youth office to register. We won't delay your journey."
"Can't you speak properly?" Li Chunhua rolled her eyes at Yu Haitao. "You should say we won't delay your departure."
"Isn't this the same thing?" Yu Haitao retorted.
"Uncle and Aunt, I'm leaving." Tang Wenya was too lazy to listen to their bickering. The couple, one a gossipy old woman and the other a stingy man, were neither good people.
But it was precisely these two people she usually looked down upon who saw her off.
It wasn't until she was sitting in the dusty truck that Tang Wenya began to feel scared. What if she went there and never came back?
When Jiang Yumei got off work at noon, she didn't notice Tang Wenya was not there and assumed that she had gone to find Xiao Tingshen.
These days, she and Xiao Tingshen often go to the library to read books, then go to the cafeteria to eat together, and only come back in the evening.
Xu Jianguo ate lunch in the cafeteria. She simply heated up some leftovers and ate before rushing off to work.
The factory has been quite busy lately, with frequent overtime. If it weren't for coming home to cook for Tang Wenya, she would have eaten lunch in the canteen.
When Tang Wenya still hadn't returned by evening, Jiang Yumei started to worry. She gritted her teeth and went to the Yuanyang Company's tenement to look for Xiao Tingshen again.
Xiao Tingshen had just gotten off work and was planning to go see Tang Wenya again tomorrow. He was stunned when he heard that Jiang Yumei was looking for Tang Wenya: "I didn't see her today. I thought she was at home studying, so I didn't bother her."
“But she hasn’t gone home yet, I’m worried something might have happened to her.” Jiang Yumei became anxious as soon as she heard this, and couldn’t help but complain to Xiao Tingshen, “She’s pregnant now, her emotions are unstable, and with something like this happening, it’s inevitable that she’ll be depressed. Can’t you be a little more considerate of her…”
“Auntie, I didn’t mean to argue with her. I was trying to resolve the issue. She’s just overthinking it.” Xiao Tingshen knew Tang Wenya well. He knew she was sulking with him, but he still followed Jiang Yumei out the door. “I’ll go to the library to look for her.”
As the two reached the alley entrance, they saw Officer Xu riding his bicycle towards them. Upon seeing Xiao Tingshen, he quickly jumped off his bicycle: "Tingshen, Tang Wenya was assigned to go to the countryside this afternoon. What exactly happened?"
"What? Wenya went to the countryside?" Jiang Yumei doubted that she had heard correctly. "She's pregnant, how can she go to the countryside?"
"But the test results showed she wasn't pregnant." Officer Xu was also completely baffled.
"I'll go to the educated youth office and ask right away." Xiao Tingshen ignored Jiang Yumei and followed Officer Xu to the educated youth office.
"Wait for me." Jiang Yumei then realized she hadn't ridden her bicycle and jogged after the two of them.
When Officer Yang met Xiao Tingshen and Jiang Yumei, he showed them a registration form: "Comrade Tang Wenya fully meets the requirements for going to the countryside. Six hours ago, she boarded a large truck and went to Fenghuang Village in Nanping Township to work in the countryside."
Phoenix Village in Nanping Township is not far from Jiaodong City.
It only took a little over two hours by car to get there.
"Oh my god, she's pregnant!" Jiang Yumei's legs went weak and she fell to the ground.
"Auntie, don't panic, I'll think of something." Xiao Tingshen, being the male lead, quickly calmed down. "I'll go find Wenya tomorrow."
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