Chapter 91 Baby is fine
Ye Yanlan quickly glanced at Old Lady Huo, with a look of shame on her face, "I... I'm actually not pregnant at all. The big belly... I'm just pretending."
"What?!" The villagers' eyes almost popped out.
"I... I stuffed a round pillow in my belly." Ye Yanlan blushed. "I've been married to the Huo family for many years, but my pregnancy has been quiet. My mother-in-law scolds me all day long, calling me a dead hen and saying she wants to divorce me. But the doctors who treat me all say that I can obviously have children!"
Ye Yanlan became excited as she spoke, "Since there's nothing wrong with me, then it must be Huo Zhongnian's fault! But my mother-in-law naturally won't admit that her son has a defect! I really have no choice but to pretend to be pregnant. I thought I'd pretend for a few months and then say it was a miscarriage. That way, at least I can prove that I can have children!"
"I've been pretending like this for seven months, and it was about time I faked a miscarriage. That day I took a bullock cart to town, thinking I'd just ram a horse-drawn carriage and, with a little luck, maybe make a killing..."
Having said that, Ye Yanlan felt that she had said too much and looked at everyone nervously, but everyone was fascinated by her words. The whole place was silent and no one blamed her.
The Ye family members looked solemn.
Luo Qiuyue held the little girl tightly in her arms. The little girl was concentrating on playing with her hands, as if she had no idea that someone was telling her the secret of her life.
"But that day, I waited and waited, but didn't see a single carriage! I was so disappointed, just as I was about to give up, that I suddenly saw a carriage approaching from a distance. I quickly ran up. The carriage stopped on a slope, and the people inside got out and went into the shop next door. I was waiting by the carriage when suddenly something rolled out. I took a curious look and saw it was a baby in swaddling clothes!"
"Ah!" Everyone's eyes fell on Xiaojiu.
The little girl was concentrating on eating her hands with her head down, her chubby cheeks puffing up cutely, and her big eyes under her curved eyelashes were as innocent as ever.
"The baby's eyes weren't even open. It looked like it was only a few days old. Its face was black and purple, its mouth was black and blue, and it looked like it was going to die at any moment. A sudden thought struck me: Isn't this God helping me? With this baby, I don't even have to pretend to have a miscarriage. I can make the fake become real!"
"So you took the doll away?
"Is this doll Xiaojiu?"
Everyone couldn't wait to verify it.
Ye Yanlan nodded. "I thought this baby wouldn't survive anyway, so I brought her back to the village for everyone to see. At least it would prove that I, Ye Yanlan, could have children! But after I brought her back, she was still hanging on, holding on even without food or water..."
When the Ye family heard this, they were so heartbroken that they burst into tears. Luo Qiuyue gritted her teeth to suppress the sobs in her throat, and her body was shaking violently.
Unable to hold back any longer, she stuffed the little girl into Ye Yanping's arms. Yunniang came over and hugged the little girl tightly, tears streaming down her face.
"Anang..." The little kid cried and wiped the tears from Yunniang's face with his little hands.
"Anang, don't cry!"
"Anai, don't cry!"
"Don't cry, don't cry!"
"Don't cry, don't cry!"
"That's not the case!"
The trembling long eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings. The little girl proudly patted her chest with her small hands, and a faint watery light covered her clear big eyes.
"Xiao Jiuer is awesome!"
"Xiao Jiuer is really the most amazing baby!"
"Thank you, Xiao Jiuer, for never giving up!"
The Ye family members gathered around and each of them hugged the little girl and gave her a kiss.
Ye Yanlan looked at Xiaojiu with a complicated expression. "You know what, this kid is really lucky! He hasn't had a single sip of milk, and only has a few sips of rice soup every day, and he's managed to survive!"
Everyone sighed.
"That makes sense. I was wondering why Ye Yanlan didn't feel sorry for her own flesh and blood at all. So this is what's going on."
"But she stole the baby from someone else's carriage! She stole someone else's baby and didn't take good care of it! She's totally heartless!"
"The Huo family doesn't know that Xiaojiu was adopted, but they still don't love Xiaojiu!"
"In general, the Huo family and Ye Yanlan are not human!"
Old Mrs. Huo raised her head amid the clamor. Her tears had washed her face into grooves of mud, and the crisscrossing wrinkles were full of dirt. A fierce light flashed in her turbid eyes.
She was just immersed in the grief of Huo Zhongnian's death and didn't know what Ye Yanlan said. She only knew that Huo Zhongnian was dead and her hope collapsed.
"What do you rotten-bellied people want? My son is gone. I can no longer be an old lady riding in a carriage. I can no longer live in a high-walled courtyard in the city! From now on, the Huo family can only dig for food in the fields like you. Are you happy?"
As he said that, he got up from the ground and rushed straight towards the Ye family.
Ye Yanping stood in front of her without saying a word.
Old Mrs. Huo jumped up and stared at Ye Yanshun with red eyes, "You murderer, Third Brother of the Ye family! Zhongnian was killed by you!"
Ye Yanshun's face turned pale.
Huo Zhongnian's death caused him a great psychological shock. He originally only wanted to expose Huo Zhongnian's hypocritical face and never thought of taking his life.
"No...it's not me."
"That's you! You're not taking the imperial examination, so what's wrong with you helping him? You had to destroy him and make him unable to live? Now that he's dead, you got what you wanted? Ye Yanshun, you will not die a good death, you will get retribution!"
Ye Yanshun staggered and was caught by Luo Qiuyue.
Luo Qiuyue waved her hand and Ye Yanping retreated.
"You know what? I've been feeling a bit lonely these days with you paralyzed in bed!" Luo Qiuyue put one hand on her waist and looked at Old Mrs. Huo with a sneer on her face. "You've been such a shameless person! You've really succeeded! What do you mean my son killed your son? Don't you have any idea how your son died?"
"You forced him to death! He told you not to force him, but you wouldn't! To be honest, I really feel sorry for him. Just because he had a mother who was a daydreamer, he forced himself to death! He was right. People like you are selfish and only care about yourselves!"
"I'm not trying to rub salt into your wounds. People like you have no conscience when you're alive, and no resolve when you're dead. It's so annoying being stuck in this state! It's so fucking annoying!"
Old Mrs. Huo was so stunned by the scolding that she screamed, "I didn't kill Zhongnian! It's none of my business! Tell me, what's wrong with me wanting to live a good life? What's wrong with me wanting my son to be successful? You don't have any ideas, that's because you're not smart and you don't have the ability!"
Everyone looked at her silently.
Seeing no one responding, Old Lady Huo curled her lips, wrinkling her face into a ball, and muttered to herself, "Although my son is gone, my wealthy daughter-in-law is still here! She naturally doesn't want to be a widow all her life. As long as she gives me money, I will give her back her freedom!"
As he said this, his eyes lit up and he ran away excitedly.
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