Muttering to herself, Song Jiaojiao wished she could devour Song Lan alive to vent her hatred.
As if sensing something, Song Lan turned around and looked behind her. Unsurprisingly, she saw Song Jiaojiao. However, since the two were some distance apart, she couldn't see the jealousy that was almost overflowing in the other's eyes.
Well, even if she didn't see it, Song Jiaojiao's murderous gaze seemed to materialize, and Song Lan, with her keen senses, noticed it, which is why she turned around to look at the scene behind her.
"What are you looking at?"
Song Qingbin steadied the handlebars, intending to invite Song Lan to sit on the back seat before straddling the seat himself and driving Song Lan forward. However, he noticed Song Lan suddenly looking behind him, which piqued his curiosity.
"It's nothing." Song Lan shook her head and said, "Big brother, let's go."
Upon hearing this, Song Qingbin responded with a "okay," but his gaze involuntarily drifted behind them, where he spotted Song Jiaojiao. His expression immediately darkened, but when he returned his gaze to Song Lan, his expression returned to normal, and he said, "You sit down first."
"No need."
Song Lan was a little embarrassed and said, "I'm not a child." Without needing to say more, Song Lan understood what Song Qingbin meant. He was worried that if she jumped into the back seat, it could affect the fetus or even cause a miscarriage.
"Your situation is special right now, so listen to me."
Song Qingbin patted the cotton cushion strapped to the back seat, his face serious and his tone leaving no room for argument.
Knowing that nothing she said would make a difference, Song Lan could only nod.
At this moment, Feng Yuanyuan spoke up: "Why don't you straddle the seat first? That way, I think it would be safer for you to sit on the back seat and then step on the pedals to move forward."
Song Qingbin remained silent for a moment, then nodded slightly to indicate that he understood.
The next moment, he straddled the car seat, turned to Song Lan and said, "I'm ready, be careful when you get in."
Song Lan nodded and said "Mmm," then she tiptoed and easily sat down in the back seat.
"Big brother, I'm holding on tight."
Upon hearing her words, Song Qingbin pushed hard with the foot on the pedal, and the car instantly moved forward two or three meters.
Feng Yuanyuan and Song Guoqing followed on their bicycles, and Feng Yuanyuan reminded Song Qingbin, "Avoid the clods of dirt!"
"Know."
Song Qingbin responded.
The four of them arrived in town. Song Lan and Song Qingbin watched Song Guoqing walk into the school gate. Thinking that their sister-in-law Feng Yuanyuan had to go to the county town in the afternoon so that she wouldn't be late for work the next morning, Song Lan didn't plan to stay any longer. She said, "Brother, sister-in-law, see you later."
"Okay, see you later."
Feng Yuanyuan smiled and said, "Ride slowly on the road."
Song Lan: "I will." The road from the town to the machinery factory is wide and flat, so Feng Yuanyuan and Song Qingbin are not too worried about Song Lan riding her bike back by herself, especially since there aren't many pedestrians on the road at this time.
“Little sister, you have to listen to Mom. As your belly gets bigger, you must not ride your bike back to the village by yourself anymore. If you really miss Mom and Dad, just call your older brother’s workplace and I will pick them up to come see you.”
Song Qingbin was genuinely worried about Song Lanhu. Despite being pregnant, she would ride her bike back to the village every week or two as usual. So, he had to patiently remind her, just in case Song Lanhu wouldn't listen and would continue to return to the village according to her previous routine.
"Big brother, are you really that worried about me?"
Seeing Feng Yuanyuan laugh, Song Lan felt her face burning. She deliberately glared at her with her beautiful eyes and, before Song Qingbin could react, said, "I know what's good and bad. I won't risk my own body and the child in my womb."
"Good to know."
Song Qingbin didn't care at all about being glared at by Song Lan. Instead, he smiled and said, "Don't be upset. I'm doing this for your own good. After you give birth safely and finish your postpartum period, you can go back to the village whenever you want. Even if you only go twice a week, I, as your older brother, will never say a word of nonsense."
"Alright, alright, I know my brother cares about me the most. Now, I would like to ask Comrade Song Qingbin to spend more time with my sister-in-law and then safely get her to the bus."
Song Lan's tone was playful and cheerful. As she spoke, she gripped the handlebars with one hand, raised the other hand, and waved to Song Qingbin and Feng Yuanyuan, her eyes brimming with smiles: "I won't be a third wheel anymore, goodbye!"
Upon hearing this, Feng Yuanyuan glanced at Song Qingbin, her face flushed, clearly embarrassed by what Song Lan had said!
Even though Song Qingbin is a grown man, his ears couldn't help but burn.
The couple looked uncomfortable, and Song Lan couldn't help but laugh when she saw them. However, before Song Qingbin and the other man could say anything, she had already ridden away.
...
The old residential area of the machinery factory.
Song Lan rode her bicycle to a spot two or three meters away from her own courtyard gate. She squeezed the brakes and got off the bicycle. Just then, a figure walked out of the courtyard gate.
"you……"
Facing the owner of the figure, Song Lan felt genuinely guilty. Her lips twitched, but she hesitated to utter a word.
Have you completely forgotten what I told you?
The man strode over, and before Song Lan could react, he had already taken control of the bicycle.
She chuckled awkwardly and said, "I haven't forgotten."
"Sure?"
The man raised an eyebrow, then pushed his bicycle into the courtyard. Song Lan followed closely behind him and replied, "I really didn't forget. I... I just wanted to take advantage of the fact that my pregnancy is still in its early stages to go back to the village and say hello to Grandpa Xiao and Old Man Shen, and tell them that I'm afraid I won't be able to come back to the village as often as before."
"Even so, you can wait until I'm resting at home this weekend, and I'll go with you. Besides, you're less than three months pregnant right now, which is the most vulnerable time. And you clearly promised me you wouldn't go back to the village alone again."
Especially since you're cycling back, have you forgotten what you said before?
Without a doubt, the man was Qin Yanzheng. He arrived at his house in four or five minutes, but to his surprise, he didn't see Song Lan. He asked Qin Boyan and the others, and the answer he got was that Song Lan wasn't home and had ignored his advice and ridden her bicycle to Shisong Village.
Qin Yanzheng's face darkened immediately after hearing this. He took the car keys from Yang Fan, walked out of the living room without looking back, and planned to go to Shisong Village to pick up Song Lan.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I stepped out of the courtyard, I looked up and saw Song Lan.
"I haven't forgotten."
Song Lan became increasingly uncomfortable. She said softly, "Don't be angry. I checked my pulse before I left and knew that both my body and the baby in my womb were fine, so I..."
"What do you mean 'okay'? Can you be sure you won't get into any trouble on the road? Do you know how worried I was when I got home and didn't see you, and when I found out you rode your bike back to the village?"
After setting up the car stand, Qin Yanzheng ignored Qin Boyan and the others standing in the yard watching him and Song Lan, reached out and picked her up in his arms, heading towards their room.
"Qin Yanzheng, put me down! This is outrageous!"
Song Lan struggled, her face flushing with embarrassment.
"Don't move."
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