Chapter 430 What right do you have to abort my child?
However, the actual implementation of this decision was delayed for more than a month.
Because, even though she had thought it through and made up her mind to really abort the child, when the time came, Cuilan suddenly became afraid.
I'm going to kill this life, whose gender I don't even know!
I've become the executioner; I'm going to cut off her/his path to adulthood!
After having nightmares for two consecutive days, Cuilan noticed that the dark circles under her eyes and her haggard appearance were becoming more and more obvious. Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, she gently touched her abdomen, feeling as if a small insect was gnawing at her heart, causing her excruciating pain.
Cuilan and the Zhou family's affairs became a topic of gossip among the people on the street.
In such an environment, how could Cuilan's grocery store possibly stay open? The people who came to the store were all just trying to find out about Cuilan and Zhou Dalang.
When Zhou's mother and Zhou Dalang came to the Zhou family again, in front of everyone, they said, "A worthless woman who has lost her virginity, it is already a favor to let you into my Zhou family with a dowry. Otherwise, I don't think anyone but my son would dare to marry you."
These words were like a slap in the face to Cuilan, extinguishing the last shred of kindness in her heart.
That night, Cuilan took the medicine bowl from the woman and drank every last drop of the abortion medicine she had prepared at the pharmacy.
With a cloth in her mouth and covered in sweat from the pain, Cuilan gave birth to a baby about the size of an adult's palm in the dead of night.
The woman who delivered Cuilan's baby placed the infant in a white cloth, thinking that she would buy a small coffin later and bury it outside the city.
"My child, don't blame your mother. She had no choice."
Grandma has given you a proper burial. May you be reborn into a wealthy family in your next life.
Lying weakly on the bed, covered in sweat, Cuilan said, "Mother, let me see it. After all, it's my child."
The woman, who was about to take the wrapped white cloth out of the house, stopped in her tracks upon hearing this. Without turning around, she simply stood there and replied, "Son, don't look anymore. You two are not meant to be."
Stop looking. Just go to a temple and light a lamp for her/him in their final moments.
Cuilan didn't insist, didn't say anything more, and closed her eyes.
But ever since the abortion, whether it was because the pregnancy was too far along or because something went wrong during the process, Cuilan, who was recovering at home after childbirth, was bleeding profusely, with fresh blood dripping from her body.
The woman was worried, so she went to the pharmacy, described her symptoms, and bought some medicine.
But just as the woman left the pharmacy with her medicine bag, someone walked in.
After spending several tens of coins to learn from the young apprentice who dispensed the medicine what kind of medicine the woman had obtained, Zhou Dalang sensed something was amiss.
"Medicine to replenish qi and blood? Medicine for women after miscarriage?"
Zhou Dalang suddenly widened his eyes, "Lan Niang was pregnant with my child! She aborted my child!"
Having figured this out, Zhou Dalang was furious and ran towards the general store.
Upon arriving at the general store, without even glancing at Cuilan, who was minding the shop, he tried to barge into the backyard. But how could his brother let him succeed? He naturally knocked Zhou Dalang to the ground with a stool and shouted, "What are you doing here!"
You are not welcome in our home!
Get out of here right now!
Don't make me hit you again!
roll! "
Zhou Dalang clutched his arm, which had been hit by the stool, in pain. His anger was suppressed by the pain, and he crawled to his feet. Still angry, Zhou Dalang questioned, "You hit me?"
"You dare hit me?"
The younger brother didn't even answer; he just held up the stool and gestured, as if to say, "If you dare take another step closer, I'll smash you to death."
Rubbing the spot on his arm where he had been hit, Zhou Dalang said fiercely, "Make Lanniang come out!"
Did Lan Niang abort my child?
Make her come out. I want to ask her face to face how she dared to abort my child.
How dare she abort my child!
The younger brother's expression changed. He thought to himself, "How could this heartless and ungrateful person have found out about my sister's abortion?"
Seeing his younger brother's expression change, Zhou Dalang became even more aggressive and continued, "Let Lanniang come out!"
If she doesn't come out, I'll spread the word throughout the entire neighborhood and the whole of Chang'an that she had an abortion, so she'll never be able to get married!
Upon hearing this, the younger brother picked up a stool and wanted to smash it at Zhou Dalang again, but he hesitated because he was afraid that Zhou Dalang would really spread the news everywhere.
Seeing that his threat was effective, Zhou Dalang tried to barge into the backyard again, but his younger brother wouldn't allow it.
The stalemate was broken when Cuilan, wearing a headscarf and thick clothes, was helped in by a woman.
"Sister, go back to your room and lie down. I'll beat him out right now."
Just as the younger brother was about to make a move, he said, "Younger brother, wait."
As soon as Zhou Dalang saw Cuilan call to stop, he quickly seized the opportunity to step forward and ask, "Lanniang, how could you be so heartless? Did you abort our child?"
How could you bear to abort our child?
Seeing Zhou Dalang's feigned concern and feeling the cramps in her stomach, Cuilan laughed out loud.
"Haha, haha, haha."
Zhou Dalang was stunned by Cuilan's laughter and said in a low voice, "Lanniang, what's wrong with you?"
What are you laughing at?
After laughing enough, Cuilan looked up at Zhou Dalang. Looking at his face, Cuilan thought to herself, "How strange, why was I so easily fooled by such a scoundrel?"
Cuilan looked at Zhou Dalang with a leisurely smile and said, "I'm laughing at how ridiculous what you said is."
I only started taking medicine because my mother was experiencing severe menstrual cramps.
Where are the children?
There's no such thing as an abortion here.
Cuilan's expression turned serious as she said, "Zhou Dalang, our engagement has been called off, so don't slander me like this."
"I am, after all, a woman. Your malicious gossip is unacceptable; I'm going to report you to the Jingzhao Prefecture for false accusation."
Seeing that Zhou Dalang was about to say something, Cuilan took a few steps forward, stood in front of him, and whispered, "That waiter in the restaurant is the third son of the Luo family in the outer three cities. Tell me, if I go to the Jingzhao Prefecture to report someone for raping a young woman, what crime will I be convicted of?"
After saying this, Cuilan stopped and looked at Zhou Dalang slowly, saying, "Zhou Dalang, if you come to my house and bark like that again next time, my brother will really smash this stool on your head."
After saying that, Cuilan turned and left. After Cuilan and the woman entered the backyard, her younger brother glared at Zhou Dalang, who was still standing in front, his eyes full of resentment.
Zhou Dalang seemed to have thought of something, and when he saw his younger brother's eyes, he was so frightened that he turned around and strode out of the shop.
Back inside the house, Cuilan could no longer stand and was about to collapse when, fortunately, the woman was there and caught her.
Thus, Cuilan was carried to the clinic by her younger brother.
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