For the next two or three days, the Zhang family did not come to Heping Lane again.
The neighbors in the alley haven't been discussing this much anymore.
Every day after get off work, Song Jianmin would spend his free time visiting the auto repair shop, the newspaper office, and the oil press. He always wore a dusty hat and stayed hidden so that no one would notice him.
Zhang Qingli may have been deliberately trying to avoid Song Jianmin, as she never appeared in public.
Early that morning, as soon as Song Jianmin arrived at the factory, everyone looked at him strangely. Gong Qiang, a coworker who was on good terms with Song Jianmin, called him over.
"Song Laowu, the boss wants to see you in his office."
Song Jianmin cursed under his breath, "I know."
Inside the office building, as soon as I walked up the stairs, I heard a wailing sound from the second floor.
Zhang Qingli: "Brother Jiang, you watched me and Song Jianmin start dating. You can't just let him abandon me. I'm pregnant with his child, and now he's denying it. How can he be so heartless? This is his own son!"
There were quite a few people standing in the corridor.
Song Jianmin's anger flared up, and he strode forward, "Zhang Qingli, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Zhang Qingli shrugged. She was standing at the office door, deliberately trying to make a scene.
Brother Jiang glared angrily at Song Jianmin, "Song Jianmin, we were planning to elect you as a Party member, and this is how you bully female comrades?"
Song Jianmin was furious. "Brother Jiang, the child she's carrying isn't mine at all. I broke up with her a long time ago, and I've never even touched her!"
Zhang Qingli's face turned bright red. "Song Jianmin, you heartless bastard, how could you say that!"
Song Jianmin's cheeks puffed out in anger. "Brother Jiang, her brother injured my sister, and her younger brother has also done bad things. The Zhang family are all bad people. You can't just listen to her side of the story!"
Brother Jiang is the workshop director, and he has known Song Jianmin for a year or two.
Song Jianmin is good-looking, and many of the women in the factory like him. Brother Jiang frowned, "Now she's come to you. What do you suggest we do?"
Seeing that Brother Jiang wasn't speaking up for her, Zhang Qingli cried even harder.
"Song Jianmin, you didn't say this when you were in bed! You're a heartless man, my child and I would rather be dead!"
Song Jianmin stopped her.
The corridor became increasingly crowded.
"Song Jianmin, this girl likes you so much, why don't you marry her?"
Song Jianmin angrily retorted, "Whoever wants to marry him can marry him, but I won't!"
A flash of resentment quickly crossed Zhang Qingli's eyes. She hadn't expected Song Jianmin to be so ruthless!
Song Jianmin loudly repeated what Xu Guiying had said last night.
“This child isn’t mine anyway, and I won’t be his biological father. If you, Zhang Qingli, insist on having the child, then we’ll go to the community or the factory and write a document. The child will be sent for a check-up after it’s born. If it’s my child, then I’ll acknowledge it!”
"If that's not true, then get the hell out of here!"
Zhang Qingli bit her lip, "Song Jianmin, if the child finds out how his own father treats him, how will the child feel!"
Song Jianmin looked at Brother Jiang and said, "Brother Jiang, I swear on my integrity that if this child is Song Jianmin's, may I be struck by lightning."
Brother Jiang's expression changed slightly.
Song Jianmin then looked at Zhang Qingli.
"Don't give me any of this nonsense. I said I won't admit it, and I won't. You won't write a written statement, you're too scared, aren't you? You're too scared to make me go for a checkup!"
Zhang Qingli clenched her fists, her eyes blazing with fury as she stared at Song Jianmin.
Song Jianmin sneered, "Don't look at me like that. I've never owed you anything. Besides, you and your child have nothing to do with me. Don't try to blame me when the child is gone."
Song Jianmin turned to look at the people in the corridor.
"Everyone saw it clearly, right? I, Song Jianmin, didn't touch Zhang Qingli, and what I said was reasonable and well-founded. I didn't verbally attack her. If Zhang Qingli loses her baby later, it won't be my fault!"
At this moment, Song Jianmin seemed to be possessed by Xu Guiying, his mouth never stopping.
Zhang Qingli was both anxious and angry, and couldn't say anything to refute it.
Brother Jiang thought Song Jianmin's words made sense.
“Comrade, I think Song Jianmin makes a good point. If you insist that the child is his, you can write a statement on the spot. There are so many witnesses here. If the child is indeed Song Jianmin’s after the examination, we don’t need to worry about Song Jianmin denying it. Don’t you think so?”
Brother Jiang wore glasses and spoke in a fairly gentle manner.
Zhang Qingli would never agree to that.
With tears in her eyes, she said, "You all work at the same factory, so of course you'll speak up for him. But I'm the child's mother, and Song Jianmin's actions have deeply hurt my child. I won't allow it!"
After Zhang Qingli finished speaking, she was about to leave.
Song Jianmin said loudly, "Everyone saw it clearly, right? I didn't do anything. Zhang Qingli, you better watch where you're going, or you'll fall down the stairs and blame me!"
Zhang Qingli was trembling with anger; she still couldn't believe that Song Jianmin would treat her like this.
In the past, Song Jianmin always listened to her and never dared to say such things.
After leaving the factory, Zhang Qingli went to a car repair shop.
Che Xiuwen is a car mechanic. He looks even more slovenly than Song Jianmin, and his family is even more slovenly.
Che Xiuwen's father is a disabled person with a broken leg, and his mother is deaf and mute. The family makes a living by farming. Che Xiuwen earns money repairing cars in the city, but it is far less than Song Jianmin's job, and the family's conditions are far worse than Song's.
Zhang Qingli: "I'm pregnant, you can't just ignore me."
Che Xiuwen glanced at her and said, "You're pregnant? What the hell is that to me!"
Zhang Qingli was so angry that tears streamed down her face. "I've only ever slept with you. There's no one else but you!"
Che Xiuwen denied it, saying, "You have no evidence!"
Zhang Qingli: "It really is your child. Since you're not married, we can just make a couple."
Che Xiuwen stared at Zhang Qingli, his eyes narrowing slightly. "I remember you just got out of prison. What kind of job will you do in the future? You can't rely on me to support the family alone."
Zhang Qingli moved her lips, "I'm pregnant, and you still want me to work?"
Che Xiuwen spat out a mouthful of saliva, "Which woman in the countryside doesn't have to work while pregnant? You're so precious!"
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