It is said that the child in the pregnant woman's womb is destined for greatness, destined for wealth and high status. Whether sent to school or to learn martial arts, the child is destined to become a high-ranking official. However, the child is also destined to face a calamity and needs to be carefully cared for.
Another point is that the child will bring good fortune to his or her siblings. If the child is safe and sound, the family will definitely have many members.
That family was overjoyed.
Zhong and her cousin immediately thought of stealing the child and raising her as their own.
What if they end up having a child together as they raise them? Even if they don't have a child, just this one would be an honor, even if it means becoming a high-ranking official!
So, not long after the pregnant woman found out she was pregnant, Zhong and her cousin began plotting to steal the child when it was born.
The two planned for seven months. Zhong even faked a pregnancy, making everyone believe she was pregnant. When the pregnant woman was about to give birth, the two left Qi'an Town for a few days under the pretext of going out to pray to the gods and Buddhas. When they returned, they were carrying the baby.
This child is Hu Qiangzi.
Everyone in Qi'an Town believed that Hu Qiangzi was born to Zhong Shi. Even if no midwife saw it, everyone saw that she had been pregnant for several months.
Although Ms. Zhong did not have children and had no milk to feed them, this did not prevent everyone from believing that she was the child's mother.
Later, the family that lost their child died in childbirth because the baby was too big in their belly. They searched for a while but couldn't find the child, so they gave up. The man remarried six months later, and the matter was left unresolved.
Although they weren't far away, everyone could see that Zhong was heavily pregnant, and no one suspected her. No one would have thought that someone so close would be so bold.
As the family that followed them prospered and moved away, Zhong and her cousin paid even less attention to the matter.
They raised Hu Qiangzi as their own son and never mistreated him.
The two did their best to let Hu Qiangzi start school at the age of six. However, Zhong's cousin died in an accident when Hu Qiangzi was seven years old.
Zhong firmly believed in the predictions others had made about Hu Qiangzi's fate, and had no intention of remarrying. She was truly focused on raising Hu Qiangzi well.
She thought that even if Hu Qiangzi found out later and his biological father found him, she would still have been grateful for his upbringing. If Hu Qiangzi became successful, she would be able to enjoy her life.
Another reason is that her cousin genuinely treated Hu Qiangzi like a son. Although her cousin has passed away, she wants to carry on his wishes and raise Hu Qiangzi well.
All of this changed after Hu Qiangzi stopped going to the academy.
Hu Qiangzi got into a fight and disobeyed the teacher, so he was scolded and punished. As a result, he stopped going to the academy altogether. Zhong felt that she had raised an ungrateful child.
I've tried hitting them, I've tried scolding them, but it's no use.
Hu Qiangzi also kept shouting that he wanted to go out and earn money to support her.
Zhong felt that Hu Qiangzi couldn't do anything, so she only made one request of him: not to leave Qi'an Town. She thought that if he did that, Hu Qiangzi would obediently go back to school soon.
Unexpectedly, Du Sanniang took over Qi'an Inn and was recruiting people, and then she recruited Hu Qiangzi.
At that time, Lady Zhong hated Du San Niang to the extreme, but she never showed her emotions to outsiders, so no one noticed.
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