Li's father sneered.
"Continue to make Jinhua suffer with you? Look at yourself now, you don't even have a proper job. What will happen when your child is born?"
A terrible silence fell over the main room, broken only by the occasional clucking of the chicken.
Su Mingqiang clenched his fists tightly.
Li's mother suddenly changed her expression and sighed.
"Mingqiang, we're not unreasonable people. How about this, your dad... I mean Su Jianguo, isn't he rich?"
Su Mingqiang looked up sharply and finally understood his parents-in-law's purpose in coming.
"You want me to go and ask for money?"
"Of course! That's his own grandson! Isn't it only right to give him some money for nutrition?"
Mr. Li slammed his fist on the table again.
Li's mother quickly chimed in.
"Exactly! Even though you've been kicked out of the house, the child in Jinhua's belly is innocent. He can't just disown his own grandson, can he? Your father has money; a little bit from his pocket is enough for you to live a good life."
Su Mingqiang felt dizzy and had to hold onto the door frame to keep from falling.
"dad!"
Seeing that Su Mingqiang was on the verge of collapse, Li Jinhua hurriedly spoke up.
"What, did I say something wrong?"
Mr. Li glared at his daughter, then turned to Su Mingqiang and continued speaking.
"This child was born into the Su family; does Su Jianguo dare to deny it?"
Su Mingqiang's chest heaved violently as he took a deep breath.
"I won't go. I can raise the child in Jinhua's belly myself."
"Can you support them?"
Li's mother suddenly laughed.
"How much do you earn in a month? My daughter Jinhua is a teacher and earns only 56.5 yuan a month! Everything we eat and use at home depends on Jinhua's salary."
Su Mingqiang's face instantly turned bright red.
I will work harder...
Su Mingqiang's voice was hoarse.
"effort?"
Mr. Li slammed his hand on the table.
"How long are you going to keep working like this? Won't you have anything to eat after the baby is born?"
Su Mingqiang remained silent.
Li Jinhua silently shed tears.
I don't care what you think.
Mr. Li took out a pack of cheap cigarettes from his pocket and slowly lit one.
"Take Jinhua back to the Su family in a bit and tell your father that if he doesn't pay for the baby's nutrition, we'll abort it."
"no!"
Su Mingqiang's attitude was extremely firm.
"This is my child with Jinhua, no one else can..."
"Shut up!"
Li's father also spoke in a firm tone.
"What right do you have to say no? Look at yourself now, what makes you worthy of my Jinhua? What kind of life have you made her live?"
Su Mingqiang opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.
Seeing this, Li's mother's eyes darted around, and she suddenly changed her expression.
"Mingqiang, Mom knows you're having a hard time."
She gave a fake sigh.
"How about this, if you really don't want to ask for the money... Jin Hua's salary will still be half of ours every month, just like before, and we'll call it even."
The room fell silent instantly.
Su Mingqiang looked at his mother-in-law in disbelief, then at Li Jinhua.
The wife kept her head down, but her shoulders were trembling slightly.
"mom..."
Su Mingqiang's throat was dry.
"Jin Hua is pregnant now, and after the child is born..."
"how?"
Li's mother's expression changed.
"I raised her all these years, what's wrong with asking for a little money? Ask Jin Hua, does she dare say she won't give it to her?"
Li's father sneered.
"Exactly! If Jinhua hadn't given you all her money, would your mother and I be struggling like this? Doesn't your brother's schooling cost money? Doesn't the house need fixing when it leaks?"
"I..."
Su Mingqiang wanted to argue back.
"I'll find a way to earn more money..."
"Come on!"
Mr. Li waved his hand impatiently.
"How much money can you make with your little carpentry skills?"
He moved closer to Su Mingqiang.
"Either we ask for the money, or we let Jin Hua keep sending us money. The choice is yours!"
Ultimately, under pressure from Li Jinhua's parents, Su Mingqiang reluctantly nodded and agreed to go to Su Jianguo to ask for money.
"That's more like it. Hurry up and kill the chicks, they're starving."
Seeing that Su Mingqiang agreed, Li's father was overjoyed and started asking Su Mingqiang to cook.
Su Mingqiang grabbed the hen and brought it into the yard.
I plan to bleed the chicken.
"Hurry up! What are you dawdling for?"
Li's father's voice came from the main room.
"So slow and indecisive, she can't keep up with the good old women in the countryside."
Su Mingqiang paused for a moment.
He looked up towards the kitchen, where Li Jinhua was busy at the stove.
"Jinhua, please sit down, I'll take care of it."
Su Mingqiang put down his knife, intending to help.
"Need not!"
Li's mother stopped him.
"Go kill your chicken! Jinhua, fry another egg, and use plenty of oil!"
Li Jinhua bit her lip and didn't say anything, but silently cracked three eggs into the pot.
Oil splattered everywhere, and a few drops burned the back of her hand. She just hissed softly and continued to stir-fry.
Su Mingqiang withdrew his gaze and picked up the hen.
The chicken seemed to sense something was wrong and started flapping its wings frantically, sending feathers flying everywhere.
Behave yourself!
Su Mingqiang whispered, pressing down on the chicken's head with one hand and quickly slicing across its neck with a knife in the other.
Fresh blood gushed out and flowed into the bowl that had been prepared beforehand.
The chicken's struggles gradually weakened, and eventually it stopped moving.
Scalding, gutting, cleaning...
Su Mingqiang's movements were swift but mechanical. When he handed the prepared chicken to Li Jinhua, he noticed that her eyes were red.
"What's wrong?"
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