Chapter 25: Keep the child, not him

This time, it was Jiang Mingyue's turn to be shocked.

"Gu Dongqing, you..." At this moment, she couldn't see Gu Dongqing's expression, so she could only ask with words. "I'm pregnant, you saw it too."

"So what?"

Gu Dongqing answered as if it was a matter of course.

"No, they are not your children at all. Don't you think it's strange that you are the one taking over?"

It was Jiang Mingyue's own decision to keep the children and give birth to them.

She knew how hard it was to raise a child, and she didn't want to blame Gu Dongqing for this, since he was innocent after all.

There are plenty of unmarried lesbians in the world, so he really doesn't need to suffer this loss.

"I like it, what's wrong?"

The man's answer was a little confusing.

Jiang Mingyue didn't know how to answer.

We sat on the back seat of the bicycle in silence all the way. The road we took by bus was bumpy on the way here, but the road on the way back was unexpectedly smooth.

Jiang Mingyue sat in the back, feeling a little drowsy.

She came to her senses only after her head accidentally hit Gu Dongqing's back.

"Where are you?"

He opened his eyes somewhat confusedly and asked in a hoarse voice.

Gu Dongqing, who was riding a bicycle in front, heard the sound and shook his hands on the handlebars. "We'll be in the village soon."

"ah?"

So fast?

Jiang Mingyue opened her eyes wide and saw the familiar river and fields, as well as the road that ran through the center of the rice fields.

How come she arrived at her hometown in such a short time?

The rice and corn in the fields have been harvested, and the Jiang family now has nothing urgent to do.

So grandma is always at home.

When Jiang Mingyue got home, her grandmother was wrapping books with newspapers with Manyue. When she saw Jiang Mingyue and Gu Dongqing coming in together, the old lady stood up and smiled.

"Xiao Gu is here."

She didn't seem surprised at all.

Jiang Manyue was also very happy. She put down the newspaper in her hand, stood up and greeted sweetly.

"Big brother is here too. Do you want to stay at our house for dinner today?" Jiang Manyue was only eight years old, and Gu Dongqing was twenty years older than her.

Calling me brother is a bit too much.

Fortunately, Gu Dongqing himself didn't feel anything. He touched Jiang Manyue's hair with a smile on his face. He didn't answer her directly, but looked at Jiang Mingyue on the side.

Jiang Manyue also looked at Jiang Mingyue.

Now the second sister is the one in charge at home.

Jiang Mingyue nodded.

Only then did Gu Dongqing agree to let Jiang Manyue stay for dinner tonight.

Jiang Mingyue went to the kitchen to cook. Gu Dongqing looked at her for a few seconds and wanted to go in, but in the end he didn't. Instead, he played with pebbles with Jiang Manyue in the yard for a while.

The old man who went to cut bamboo to weave winnowing baskets came back from outside dragging the bamboo. Gu Dongqing heard the noise and stood up to help.

Knowing that the old man had cut some bamboos in the bamboo forest, he asked the old man to lead the way and he followed him to carry them all back.

Jiang Mingyue was cooking in the kitchen while her grandmother was helping to light the fire and talking to her.

"Xiao Gu is a good one."

She did not try to persuade Jiang Mingyue, but simply expressed her own judgment truthfully.

Jiang Mingyue lowered her eyes and replied, "I know."

She looked at her belly and added softly, "Grandma, I'm pregnant."

"What?"

The old lady's reaction was the same as Jiang Xinyue's. "Is it from the Dong family? Dong Chengcai?"

"no."

She spoke in a voice that couldn't be any softer.

"Dong Chengcai is a jerk. He is not a real man at all."

"On the day of our wedding, Duan Ping drugged me. I lost consciousness at the time. I knew nothing except that I was a man."

This means that the biological father of the child in her belly could be a homeless man whom Duan Ping took home at random on the street, or a notorious second-rate person.

"My precious granddaughter, you have suffered so much. It is all my fault. It was me who promised to let you marry into the Dong family. It was me who harmed you."

The old lady stood up and hugged Jiang Mingyue, tears streaming down her face, wetting Jiang Mingyue's clothes. "It was grandma who hurt you. It's my fault, it's all my fault!"

"It's okay, grandma. It's all over. It's okay now." Jiang Mingyue had tears in her eyes, but she still managed to force a smile to comfort the old lady.

"The Dong family is already suffering retribution. They will be punished."

"That heartless family can never make up for the damage Mingyue has suffered. What are you going to do in the future? My poor granddaughter."

As the old lady spoke, she couldn't hold back her tears.

Unbeknownst to the old couple, their second granddaughter, who was the most sensible, had suffered such a terrible crime.

And they can't do anything...

The old lady was filled with remorse.

The visible eye was gleaming with tears filled with regret and self-blame. The tears in the invisible eye were not yet dry.

Jiang Mingyue comforted her softly, "Grandma, don't worry about me, I'm really fine."

"That Child"

"I want to give birth to them and raise them well." When saying this, Jiang Mingyue's eyes were firm and her voice was unquestionable.

The old lady was choking with sobs, but soon realized something was wrong. "They?"

"Well, grandma, I dreamed that a pair of dolls ran into my belly. I think this must be a hint."

She couldn't talk about her past life, so she could only make this excuse.

Fortunately, the old lady did not doubt.

She nodded and said, "Okay, okay, give birth to the baby. Give birth to the baby. As long as your grandfather and I are still alive, you won't be hungry."

No matter who the child’s biological father is, the child is now the Jiang family’s child.

In the past few years when they were earning work points, it was so easy that they raised several granddaughters.

The world is better now. We have a good harvest every year. The pigs, chickens and ducks we raise are growing well, so we don't have to worry about starving our children.

At most the adults will suffer a little, but the children will not be at a disadvantage.

"Thank you, Grandma."

The old lady supported her choice without any hesitation, which made Jiang Mingyue's eyes red. She threw herself into the old lady's arms again and hugged her gently.

"Thank you. Because I have such kind elders like you and Grandpa, I dare to make such a decision..."

"Silly girl, we are a family, why are you saying such stupid things?"

The old lady stroked her granddaughter's head lovingly, her voice filled with both love and sorrow.

If her granddaughter had just come back from a divorce, she would support her being with Xiao Gu. But now that her granddaughter is pregnant, she can no longer do that.

Although the Jiang family is poor, they should be honest and not cheat Xiao Gu like this.

After Gu Dongqing and the others come back after moving the bamboo, they can wash their hands and have their meals.

There were four dishes on the table: fried bacon with bamboo shoots dug out in the afternoon, a steamed chicken and egg custard with minced meat, a stir-fried eggplant, and a stew of young pumpkin and beans.

My grandparents are old and their teeth are not very good. The tender pumpkin and beans stewed until soft are loved by both children and the elderly.

Gu Dongqing is never picky about food and he loves any dish.

The food was eaten up.

After the meal, it was dark and it was time for Gu Dongqing to return to town.

He helped to clean up the dishes and then went to the yard to push his bicycle.

"I send you."

Jiang Mingyue washed her hands and wiped them on her apron, then went back to the house to get a flashlight and greeted Gu Dongqing who was waiting in the yard.

"Let's go."