After Jiang Caiyun came back, she locked herself in the room and didn't even come out to eat. Chen Mei was anxious when she saw the untouched food, but there was nothing she could do.
The days passed by, and even if they were cheated, there was nothing they could do. Liu Fan had become the county magistrate's son-in-law. What could ordinary people like us use to fight him?
It's nothing more than swallowing all the grievances in your stomach.
No one had come to propose marriage to the Jiang family, and over time the villagers noticed something was wrong and started talking about it.
When Chen Mei was walking on the street, someone asked Liu Fan when he would come to propose marriage. Chen Mei could only give a vague answer.
After all this, the villagers said that the Jiang family was daydreaming. They were telling everyone that they had a son-in-law who was a juren without even getting engaged. Now that the man had passed the imperial examination, he didn't want their Caiyun anymore.
There are many more words like this. Chen Mei has been embarrassed to go out recently. Once she goes out, she will face those people's meaningful looks. Chen Mei can guess what they are thinking!
Not only Chen Mei, but Jiang Maocai would also be questioned when he went out. Jiang Maocai would feel embarrassed outside and come back to quarrel with Shen Mei.
From then on, the peaceful life of the Jiang family was broken. There were quarrels and chaos every day.
Midsummer has passed quickly and it is already coming to an end. Songji Tofu’s cold tofu pudding will be taken off the shelves in a few days.
That day, when Jiang Cheng was making cold tofu pudding in the house, Song Tingzhi came in carrying the vegetables he bought from outside.
"Guess who I saw today?" Song Tingzhi asked deliberately in a riddle.
"Who is it? Qianqian? Impossible. She can't get out from Madam Tang's place, so who else could it be?" Jiang Cheng originally guessed it was Song Qian, but then he thought about it and it didn't seem right.
"Liu Fan!" Seeing that Jiang Cheng had been guessing for a long time without success, Song Tingzhi directly revealed the answer.
"Liu Fan?" Jiang Cheng was a little confused. The name was familiar, but he just couldn't remember it. So he looked at Song Tingzhi and saw him mouthing the words Jiang Caiyun. Only then did he remember, "Jiang Caiyun's boyfriend! Look at my brain. I asked you about it a few days ago, and you forgot it right away!"
"What's wrong with him? I heard that his home is in town, so it's not surprising that you saw him!" Jiang Cheng asked curiously.
"I saw him with a girl today, and it wasn't Jiang Caiyun. I also heard people around say that she was the county magistrate's daughter!" Song Tingzhi explained to Jiang Cheng.
"What?" Jiang Cheng was so shocked that the spoon in his hand dropped into the bucket. "Isn't he and Jiang Caiyun already in love? Why is he marrying another official's daughter?"
"It seems that they are not really engaged, but they said that Liu Fan will come to propose after he graduates from high school!" Song Tingzhi said.
"Hmm..." Jiang Cheng didn't say anything. He had been with the Jiang family for ten years and naturally knew what they were thinking. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Forget it, it has nothing to do with us now!" Jiang Cheng sighed and continued to stir the tofu pudding with a spoon.
"Okay, I'll go cook!" Song Tingzhi nodded and went into the woodshed with the vegetables.
Jiang Cheng just laughed when he heard about Jiang Caiyun's matter and put it out of his mind.
The weather was getting colder and the days were getting shorter. Jiang Cheng's pregnancy was getting older and older, almost six months. He had to wear more clothes and it was not very convenient for him to move around.
Now Song Tingzhi gets up early to make tofu, and Jiang Cheng sleeps until he wakes up naturally.
Fang Xi's due date is just a few days away, so Jiang Cheng would go to their place whenever he had nothing to do.
"You're already pregnant, why do you still come to me?" Fang Xi said to Jiang Cheng while holding her hand while half lying on the bed.
"I'm worried about you. My mother wasn't careful when she gave birth to me, and she got sick a few years later..." Jiang Cheng thought it was unlucky to say this, so he quickly said "Puh, Puh, Puh." "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Just be careful these days and don't think too much."
"Yes, I didn't think too much about it. But you, I think you haven't been in a good mood these days!" Fang Xi said to Jiang Cheng, looking at his melancholy face.
"It's okay." Jiang Cheng waved his hand.
Jiang Cheng stayed for a while and then walked away slowly with a stomachache. When Fang Kun saw Jiang Cheng leave, he brought the medicine prescribed by the doctor to Fang Xi to drink.
"I'm about to give birth, and I'm still taking medicine? Look at how much fat I have on my body!" Fang Xi put her hands and face close to Fang Kun to show him, and complained.
"Don't be fat. I like you no matter what you look like. Just be obedient and stop drinking after the baby is born!"
Fang Kun took Fang Xi's hand and kissed it twice to comfort him.
"Come on, stop talking nonsense!" Fang Xi was embarrassed by Fang Kun's two moves and took her hand away from him.
Fang Xi was nervous for a few days but found that she was still not giving birth, so she just went with the flow and tried to make some new snacks from time to time.
That day, Jiang Cheng was with Fang Xi, making pastries together, and the two of them were talking and laughing.
When Fang Xi was kneading the pastry into shape, he suddenly felt heat under his body. Fang Xi paused, then reached down with one hand and touched water.
"Chengcheng~ I think... I'm about to give birth!" Fang Xi threw the snacks in her hand, held Jiang Cheng's arm tightly with her hand, and said tremblingly.
"What?!" Jiang Cheng was startled and quickly called out to Fang Kun, "Fang Kun! Fang Kun! Xiaoxi is about to give birth!"
Jiang Cheng heard the clanging sounds outside, and soon Fang Kun came hurriedly.
"You carry Xiaoxi to the bed, I'll go find Tingzhi and the midwife!" After Jiang Cheng handed Fang Xi to Fang Kun, she walked out holding her belly.
"Chengcheng...be careful..." Fang Xi leaned in Fang Kun's arms and said softly.
Jiang Cheng went back to find Song Tingzhi and asked him to find a midwife, while he went back to Fang Xi to cheer him up.
"Don't be afraid! The midwife is here! Just relax first!" Fang Kun moved a stool for Jiang Cheng to sit down. Jiang Cheng didn't hesitate and sat down and held Fang Xi's hand.
"Hmm..." Fang Xi held Jiang Cheng's hand tightly and breathed in and out rapidly.
"Don't just stand there. Go put all the things you prepared on the table and wait for the midwife to come. Then go boil some hot water!"
Jiang Cheng saw Fang Kun standing by and gave him instructions.
Fang Kun suddenly came to his senses after being yelled at by Jiang Cheng and went to prepare things.
After waiting for a while, Song Tingzhi came with the midwife. After the midwife came, she lifted the quilt and took a look, then directly drove them all out to give the man in labor enough space.
Several people in the yard kept hearing Fang Xi's wailing in the house. Fang Kun squatted at the door, clenched his fists tightly, and prayed non-stop.
Jiang Cheng was sitting in the yard, feeling extremely panicked, while Song Tingzhi kept comforting him.
Even the baby in the belly felt something was wrong and kept punching inside.
Giving birth is no easier for a boy than for a woman, and may even be more difficult. Fang Xi didn't know when she would give birth. Song Tingzhi went back and got some snacks for Jiang Cheng to fill his stomach and prevent him from being hungry.
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