Chapter 26 The Stepmother Gave Birth
Seeing that Du Wanchun and the others had left, Young Master Li grew angrier and angrier, and with a cold snort, he went into the house.
Inside the room, Liu Lanzhi lay on the table, crying, "Mother, it's all your fault. If it weren't for you, would I have been able to marry into the Li family?"
Liu comforted her, saying, "Silly child, what's wrong with the Li family? Look at you, if you hadn't married into the Li family, would you be able to wear such fine clothes and such beautiful hairpins?"
As she spoke, she touched her daughter's gold hairpin.
Liu Lanzhi continued to cry, "In my opinion, it would be better to marry into the Zhou family. Although the Zhou family is poor, Zhou Ruiyuan is handsome and kind to his wife. It's better than me suffering in the Li family."
She became more and more agitated as she spoke, "Mother, you don't know, I've only been married into the family for three days, and my husband is already in a hurry to take a concubine. How am I supposed to live like this from now on!"
Liu comforted her, saying, "Isn't it normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines? As long as you give birth to a big, healthy son for Young Master Li, you'll be set on your own."
Liu Lanzhi cried even harder.
"Hmph! If you think marrying me is not good, I'll give you a letter of divorce!" Young Master Li strode in; he had overheard their conversation outside.
Liu Lanzhi immediately stopped crying. If she were really divorced, how would she ever get married again!
She quickly sat up and softened her tone, saying, "Husband, what I said just now was just out of anger. If you want to take a concubine, then take one."
Young Master Li snorted coldly and said, "That's more like it."
Seeing that the two had reconciled somewhat, Liu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly turned to go to the kitchen, saying, "My dear son-in-law, let's leave them be and come eat."
No sooner had Liu finished speaking than water suddenly gushed from beneath her. She then clutched her stomach and cried out, "Ah, my stomach!"
Du Dajiang, who had been looking troubled, immediately came over. "Wife, what's wrong?"
Liu clutched her stomach and said, "I think I'm about to give birth."
Upon hearing this, Du Dajiang immediately rushed over. He helped Liu Shi into the house, saying, "My lady, please go in first. I'll go and fetch a midwife right now."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Young Master Li looked at the water on the ground, his face turning pale. "What bad luck! How could I encounter something like this on my return visit to my parents' home!"
After saying that, he left without finishing his meal, turning his sleeves and walking away.
"Husband!" Liu Lanzhi called out to him. She glanced at her mother, who was about to give birth, and after thinking for a moment, she finally followed Young Master Li away.
"Zhi'er! Zhi'er!" Liu cried out in anguish as she lay alone on the bed.
By the time Du Dajiang arrived with the midwife, she had already fainted from the pain.
Half an hour later, Liu gave birth to the child.
The midwife stared in disbelief at the child in her arms. "Damn it, what kind of karma have you created to give birth to such a child!"
"What's wrong with my son?" Du Dajiang quickly came over to check.
The midwife, holding the baby, said embarrassedly, "Dajiang, this isn't a son, it's a daughter, and..."
"And what's wrong?" Ignoring the midwife's objections, Du Dajiang quickly opened the bundle and looked inside. He saw that the baby had six fingers and six toes.
The villagers all say that having six fingers is an omen of bad luck. This child not only has six fingers on his hands, but also six fingers on his feet, making it an even more ominous sign of bad luck.
Du Dajiang was thunderstruck. He stopped holding the child and started cursing at the weakened Liu: "When you were with me, you said you would give me a son. Look at what you gave birth to! I've treated you well all these years, and this is how you repay me!"
Liu had just given birth and was completely weak, but his scolding suddenly gave her strength. She quickly picked up the baby to look at it, and when she saw the six fingers, she was shocked. "No, this is not my child. My child is clearly a boy. This brat is not mine!"
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