Chapter 37 You Can't Give Birth

Qi Nian and the three of them arrived at the town where Shu Tong lived in the middle of the night. After a discussion, they decided to wait until daybreak before going to Shu Tong's house.

"Find out the exact building and room number, and we'll go there directly when the time comes," Lu Ze arranged.

Wen Yu nodded. She was not sleepy at all now and confirmed Shu Tong's home address again.

At this moment, she was extremely grateful that she had sent something to Shu Tong before, otherwise she would not have known so many details.

Qi Nian yawned and said, "Let's take a rest first."

He didn't make it through the night. He was a little overwhelmed by the sudden sleeplessness.

The three of them sat on chairs at the station for a few hours. When it was dawn outside, Wen Yu immediately grabbed his phone and said, "Let's go. Let's go."

In this way, I asked for directions along the way and finally arrived at Shu Tong's home.

Wen Yu knocked on the door impatiently, and an impatient male voice came from the door: "Who is it, so early in the morning?"

A woman's voice came again: "Coming, coming."

After a while, the door opened from the inside, and a wrinkled, skinny woman opened the door. When she saw the unfamiliar faces, she looked a little wary: "Who are you looking for?"

The woman spoke in dialect. Fortunately, the dialect of Shu Tong's hometown was not difficult to understand. They could understand it even if they guessed.

Wen Yu couldn't help but look into the room. Lu Ze beside her said, "Auntie, we are Shu Tong's classmates. Come over here..."

Before she finished speaking, the woman's face changed and she muttered, "What Shu Tong? I don't know you. Go away."

As he said this, he was about to close the door while scolding people.

Qi Nian and the others could tell at first sight that something was wrong with the woman. They would not give her a chance to close the door, so they immediately put their hands against the door. Wen Yu was even more desperate, relying on his petite figure, he slipped directly under the woman's arm.

The woman panicked when she saw this scene and shouted, "Huihui, come here quickly! These people are here to take Shu Tong's girl!"

It was still early, and there was no way Shu Hui could get up. No matter how noisy it was at the door, he would just cover his head and continue to sleep. Only after he heard the words behind him did he hurriedly run out of the room in his slippers.

As soon as he went out, he saw two young men and one woman. Shu Hui took a closer look at Wen Yu and thought she was pretty.

Wen Yu felt offended by his gaze and frowned.

Seeing this, Qi Nian raised his chin and said fiercely: "Look...what are you looking at!"

Greasy man!

Wen Yu didn't expect Shu Tong, who was not sure whether he was a brother or an elder brother, to be so mean. He became even more anxious and shouted, "Where did you hide Shu Tong? Let her out quickly!"

Just as Shu's mother was about to speak, Shu Hui spoke first: "My sister went to school a long time ago. Why? You didn't see her? Then I don't know. You can look for her somewhere else."

When Shu's mother and father heard what their son said, they couldn't help but give him a thumbs up in their hearts. They thought their son was smart and knew what to say.

But Qi Nian thought that if they believed Shu Hui, they would be stupid. Didn’t they see that Shu’s mother had been blocking them from entering just now? It was obvious that something had happened. Qi Nian felt that Shu Tong was probably still in this house.

Obviously, Wen Yu and Lu Ze thought the same way.

Wen Yu shouted directly: "Shu Tong, Shu Tong, where are you? We are here to save you!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Shu's mother was panicked when she heard this: "Shu Tong is our daughter. We are so heartbroken. How can we talk about saving her? You little girl, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Father Shu: "What nonsense are you talking about? Who asked you to come to our house? Get out now, get out!"

As he said this, he was about to reach out and shoot them.

At this moment, Shu Tong, who was originally in despair in the room, heard a familiar voice. At first she thought she was hallucinating, but then she heard Wen Yu calling her.

Shu Tong immediately ran to the door excitedly and knocked on it frantically: "I'm here! I'm here... Come and save me!"

Qi Nian had been paying attention to the surroundings and immediately pointed to the room in the corner: "Over there!"

Seeing this, Lu Ze was about to go over, but was stopped by the Shu family father and son. He quickly winked at Qi Nian, who took the opportunity to run over, twisted the door handle hard, and frowned, saying, "The door is locked!"

Shu's mother quickly ran to the door and pushed him, trying to drive him out of the door. The other party was completely unreasonable in his attack and Qi Nian was scratched on the face several times.

While hiding, he lowered his head and found the key falling at the other person's side, and quickly snatched it away.

When Shu's mother saw that the key was not taken away, she reached out like crazy: "Key, give the key back to me, you damn boy..."

The other person was like a madman, waving his hands to snatch the key and swearing at her. Qi Nian thought that a boy was definitely stronger than her, so the key would not be snatched away, but there was no chance of opening the door either.

Fortunately, Wen Yu rushed over, Qi Nian handed the key to her, and then stopped Shu's mother.

Finally, Wen Yu successfully opened the door and Shu Tong ran out.

After seeing Shu Tong, Wen Yu immediately burst into tears: "How come you have become so thin..."

Lu Ze had also reached his limit. The Shu family father and son broke through his obstruction and ran over. He panted and said, "Now is not the time to talk about this. Let's take the people away first!"

Wen Yu nodded quickly, took Shu Tong's hand, and Qi Nian and Lu Ze protected them and were about to leave.

Seeing that the person was about to leave, Shu's mother became even more anxious, and threatened loudly with her eyes piercing: "You little bastard, if you really dare to leave, don't even think about coming back to this house in the future!"

What Shu's mother cared about most in her life was whether she had a home and a place to live. She had been brainwashed and believed that women should have someone to rely on, so she thought that if she threatened Shu Tong in this way, the other party would be afraid.

Unexpectedly, Shu Tong smiled. At this moment, she looked extremely haggard, her face pale, but her expression was extremely resolute. She said word by word, "I wish I would never come back in my lifetime."

Everything that had happened in the past few days had made Shu Tong completely despair of this family.

Shu's mother was dumbfounded. She sat on the ground, slapped her legs and burst into tears: "You have no conscience. I worked so hard to raise you, and now you want to run away with another man. If I had known... I should have strangled you to death!"

Shu's mother said this viciously, perhaps this was her true thought at the moment. Wen Yu looked at this woman and felt a chill on his back. How could there be such a vicious mother in this world!

This kind of person is not worthy of being a mother!

Shu Hui felt annoyed listening to this. His mother always said the same words every time. What's the point of saying them? Now he had to stop the person quickly and not let him run away!

Shu Hui thought of something and immediately showed an expression of "everything is under control". He looked at Shu Tong, his greasy face full of sarcasm: "Sister, do you really think that you will be fine if you leave this time? We know which school you go to. When the time comes, we will go to your school to make trouble. Your parents will always be your parents, and you can't change them. Once they make trouble, your school will have to let us take you home. Can they save you once, twice, or for the rest of your life?"

Shu Hui's words seemed to open the door for Shu's mother, and she immediately stopped pretending to cry: "That's right, I will go to your school to make trouble, live in your dormitory, and see who can drive me away!"

The woman smiled as if she thought she had a good idea, and this smile looked even more crazy.

Shu Tong was shaking with anger: "You are breaking the law, aren't you afraid that I will call the police?"

"You still want to call the police?" Shu's mother smiled and pointed at herself: "I am your mother, and even if the police come, it won't change anything. This is only now. If it was in the past, even if I beat you to death, no one would dare to say anything!"

Shu Tong looked at her mother's vicious face and trembled with anger. She was once again in despair, because she knew that the woman was right. Because of this blood relationship, she would never be able to get rid of them in her entire life.

"It would be better if you don't go to school." Lu Ze looked at the family and said coldly, "As long as you don't go to school, can they still find you?"

Lu Ze looked at the stunned family and asked Shu Tong, "What do they want you to do?"

Shu Tong was also a little stunned, and said subconsciously: "They want me to get married, and the family gave me a betrothal gift, and they want to use the betrothal gift to buy a house for Shu Hui."

"If you listen to them, your life will be ruined." Lu Ze told the truth in a calm tone.

Shu Tong smiled bitterly. How could she not know? That was why she fought so hard.

"The opportunity to go to college is valuable, but sometimes it can also be used to manipulate you." Lu Ze said, "If that's the case, it's better not to continue studying."

Lu Ze looked at the family and said, "Since they can't find you, they naturally can't do anything to you."

Shu Tong suddenly understood. Yes, as long as they couldn't find her, she would be free. It was a good idea to give up the reluctance to go to college in exchange for peace in the future.

Shu Tong wiped away her tears, and even though she was unwilling, she made the decision silently.

When the Shu family heard that Shu Tong was planning to run away, they were completely overwhelmed and refused to let them leave like crazy.

Shu's father, who had been silent the whole time, also shouted, "Wait a minute, I'm going to call the police. I don't believe the police will ignore it!"

Qi Nian said angrily, "Go and report it. Who will the police listen to when the time comes?"

Wen Yu: "You are simply trafficking in human beings. This is basically selling daughters!"

The Shu family: "Don't leave, don't leave!"

The Shu family lived in an old tube-shaped building. Some people had heard the noise a long time ago and now everyone gathered around to watch the excitement.

Shu's mother rolled her eyes and quickly said to the people outside the door: "Help me stop this damn girl!"

As she spoke, she pointed at Qi Nian beside her and said loudly, "This damn girl is actually planning to run away with this pretty boy and not even plan to go to college!"

The Shu family's area was originally allocated resettlement housing. Everyone used to be in the same village and was quite familiar with each other. Although they knew that the Shu family was not very good to their daughter, they did not know it clearly. When they heard that Shu Tong was going to run away with someone, they subconsciously chose to help the Shu family. A group of people stood outside, scolding a few people one after another.

It was simply impossible for them to break out of the encirclement.

Things were getting to a critical point, but if Shu Tong wasn't taken away today, it would be difficult to take anyone away in the future.

Qi Nian patted the people around him and asked them to stop fighting for the time being.

Lu Ze glanced at Qi Nian and instantly calmed down.

Although Wen Yu and Shu Tong didn't understand why, they stopped struggling.

Qi Nian pinched the mask and pulled it up again.

When the Shu family saw them like this, they thought they had admitted defeat. Before they had time to feel proud, they heard Qi Nian's voice.

Qi Nian tried his best to ignore the gazes of so many people and immersed himself in eating melons: [These people don’t even know that they are helping the evil! ]

Crowd: What?

Qi Nian: [Oh, the reason they didn't let Shu Tong leave was actually to force Shu Tong's family to get Shu Tong's betrothal gift and buy a house for their own child. Good guys, Shu Tong is a college student at a prestigious school, and they are actually prepared to sell their daughter for 200,000 yuan! ]

The Shu family members' faces turned pale and they shouted desperately to try to interrupt Qi Nian. However, no matter how loud they shouted, strangely, Qi Nian's voice could always be clearly heard by everyone.

Seeing that the people around them were looking at them differently, the Shu family was completely panicked.

However, Qi Nian continued: [By the way, the reason why Shu's parents are anxious to buy a house for Shu Hui is because Shu Hui's girlfriend is pregnant with Shu Hui's child.]

Shu Hui even puffed out his chest, as if he felt this was something to be proud of.

Qi Nian suddenly took a deep breath, as if he had just eaten something huge: [Pregnant? The Shu family actually believed it. Don’t they know that their son doesn’t have this ability? ]

Shu Hui's dignity as a man was challenged, and he was so angry that he burst into curses.

Qi Nian: [Shu Hui has azoospermia! Hmm...if his girlfriend is really pregnant, I suggest he check if there is any green on his head. Oh, azoospermia means that one cannot get pregnant, and Shu Hui's azoospermia is incurable, hmm...]

These words almost made Shu's mother faint, and Shu's father went even crazier.

Lu Ze crossed his arms and looked at the Shu family members who had different expressions on their faces: "If you don't believe me, you can take him to the hospital for a check-up. Tsk tsk, so you don't end up raising someone else's son without knowing it."

The neighbors who originally helped the Shu family were all gossipy. They sympathized with Shu Tong and felt that Shu Hui was also a bit miserable.

Seeing the Shu family fall into chaos, Lu Ze gave a look to a few people, and they immediately sneaked away.

The Shu family watched them sneaking away and wanted to stop them but they had no mood to do so. Shu Hui was their family's only root. If he really couldn't have children, their Shu family would be finished!

The Shu family was in chaos, but everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

No one asked Qi Nian how he knew all that, even though they were curious. Especially Lu Ze, who had been with Qi Nian the longest, how could he not notice something special about him?

But, so what? Qi Nian had saved his life, and that was all he needed to know.

Shu Tong looked at them gratefully: "Thank you, thank you!"

After saying this, she bowed to several people. At this moment, all the words of thanks were not enough to express her gratitude. This was all she could do.

"Hey, we are friends, why are you saying thank you?" Wen Yu said quickly.

"I'm hungry, let's go eat first." Qi Nian touched his stomach, showing an unexperienced lively attitude.

A few people went to a breakfast shop on the side of the road. The buns there were particularly large, with thin skin and lots of meat, and they tasted especially delicious.

Qi Nian ate two buns and drank a bowl of porridge and felt a little full.

He touched his stomach and asked the others, "Where are we going next? Back to Beijing?"

Wen Yuxin said bluntly: "It's so easy for them to go back. It's really a bargain for them."

Shu Tong ate breakfast without any appetite, looking a little confused. Where should she go?

Lu Ze didn't know if he had thought of a bad idea, so he touched his chin and said, "Shu Tong, do you know where the marriage partner your family found for you lives?"

Wen Yu frowned: "Why do you mention those unlucky things?"

She is absolutely disgusted with these people now.

Shu Tong nodded: "I know where the other party's home is. She... told me the address."

Shu Tong can't pronounce the word "Mom" now. Her mother told her all this to tell her that the man's family is well-off.

Qi Nian saw what Lu Ze was thinking: "Do you want to go find the man?"

Lu Ze was full of bad intentions: "It's not easy for us to come here, so why don't we go and cause trouble for them?"

"It's not necessary." Wen Yu was still frightened by what had just happened. He thought it would be better to have less trouble than more, so it would be better to run away as soon as possible.

"But...have Shu Tong's parents already accepted the betrothal gift from the man?" Qi Nian suddenly remembered this.

Shu Tong pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled a little mockingly: "Yes. They accepted it, two hundred thousand."

Lu Ze: "To be realistic, Shu Tong's parents may not return the 200,000 yuan to the man, and if the man also wants to marry Shu Tong, he may also try to find her."

Wen Yu then felt that this matter was a bit scary, and she couldn't think of any other solution: "How about we find a way to pay back the money first?"

Shu Tong would never agree: "No, I know them. If they knew I could come up with so much money, they would come after me even more."

Even if she had made up her mind to leave here and go to a place where the Shu family couldn't find her, how could she have the nerve to ask Wen Yu and the others to help her pay for it? She already owed them enough.

Wen Yu was impatient and scratched his head: "Oh, what should I do?"

Shu Tong opened her mouth and wanted to say that it was okay, she would find a way to run far away and not let the Shu family find her.

Before she could say anything, Lu Ze smiled and said, "That's why I said I wanted to cause them some trouble."

Qi Nian: "You mean..."

Wen Yu shouted anxiously: "Hurry up and tell me, stop talking nonsense here."

Qi Nian was very happy, she never thought that one day she would also be able to tell a dumb puzzle.

But he scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "I don't know what he wants to do."

Wen Yu was speechless: "Then why are you so mysterious?"

Qi Nian: I just said it casually.

Under the urging of several people, Lu Ze said it, and Wen Yu looked doubtful: "Will this work?"

Qi Nian and Shu Tong both nodded, thinking that this method was feasible.

So, after the four of them finished their meal, they found the man's house.

The man's father opened the door. He obviously knew Shu Tong, perhaps because he had seen her photo. He smiled and said, "Is that Shu Tong? Why are you here? Is this your friend? Come in, come in."

The man's mother also hurried to pour them tea.

Anyway, at least on the surface, the man's side seems normal.

However, anyone who could do such a thing as the Shu family is obviously not a normal person.

Shu Tong nervously took a sip of tea, and finally, she couldn't help but say, "Uncle and aunt, actually... I ran away from home."

The man's mother's face changed when she heard this, and she quickly took Shu Tong's hand and said, "What's wrong with this child? Did he get wronged at home? Tell your aunt, we are a family from now on, don't be afraid."

As she spoke, the man's mother winked at her husband and asked him to call the Shu family.

When Qi Nian and the others saw the look on the man's mother's face, their expressions turned cold. It seemed that the man was clearly aware of the Shu family's actions.

They didn't bother the man's father either. The Shu family was in a very difficult situation right now and they probably weren't in the mood to answer the phone.

Sure enough, the man’s father made several phone calls, but no one answered.

Seeing this, the man's mother wanted to calm Shu Tong down, and said with a smile: "Tong Tong, it's okay. You have nowhere to go now, so why don't you stay at your aunt's house and let your classmates go back first. It's no big deal. Aunt will talk to your parents. Hey, look at your thin face."

The other person touched her face. Shu Tong felt disgusted. She pretended to be touched and said, "Auntie, you are so kind to me. I... I really don't want to lie to you with my parents."

The boy’s mother was stunned: “Lie to me? What does that mean?” Why was it different from what she thought?

She originally thought that Shu Tong was going to say that she would not marry her son and was trying to persuade her, but she would certainly not agree.

As a result, Shu Tong said that her parents had lied to them. The boy's mother immediately became anxious and asked what was going on.

Shu Tong pursed her lips, looking embarrassed: "Auntie, I am actually... willing to marry your son, but... I don't want to hide it from you. I have infertility and can't have children. Are you still willing to let me into your house?"

The man's mother's face immediately changed after hearing this: "What did you say? Are you kidding?"

Shu Tong said quickly: "Auntie, I told you, you won't stop your son from marrying me, right? I...I can't have children, so it's hard for me to get married. If your son doesn't marry me, I really don't know what to do."

Shu Tong sneered at these words in her heart. She wished she really couldn't have children, so that at least she wouldn't be treated like a commodity.

However, the man's parents obviously agree with these words. They marry their son to continue the family line, right? If she can't give birth, why marry her?

The man's mother still held on to her last glimmer of hope: "Child, don't worry, Auntie is not that kind of person. Tell Auntie what's going on. Is there something wrong?"

Shu Tong seemed to believe her words and took out a fake report: "Yes, the doctor said it's difficult to get pregnant, but... but there is still a chance."

The last sentence seemed to be meant to appease the boy's parents.

However, after reading the report, the man's parents immediately changed their expressions and cursed with shaking hands: "No wonder, no wonder those two old guys urged us to get married quickly, it turns out they want to give us a child who can't lay eggs."

After hearing this, Shu Tong's face changed drastically: "Uncle and aunt, you must not go to my house to ask for the betrothal gift back. That is for my brother to marry a wife, even though my brother is also unable to have children like me..."

After she said that, the two believed her even more. The Shu family couldn't have children, maybe there was some family disease! How could his son marry such a woman!

Yes, they want the betrothal gift back!

The two of them hurriedly kicked Shu Tong and the others out of the house, and hurriedly called their relatives to go to the Shu family to cause trouble.

Watching them leave, Shu Tong breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you." Shu Tong said, "I can't go back to school with you this time."

Wen Yu was a little sad: "Shu Tong..."

"I decided you should come up with other ideas." Qi Nian looked at Lu Ze and felt that it was not in his character to spend time and effort to cause trouble for the Shu family.

Lu Ze praised: "You know me well."

"Did you know? The school has a new exchange student program recently. This time it's for one year. After graduation, you can find a way to stay here. The sky is high and the earth is far away, and you can fly freely." Lu Ze still maintained his know-it-all personality this time: "But it's more difficult to apply for a public scholarship. It depends on you."

Qi Nian raised his watch and expressed his confusion: "Why don't I know?"

Lu Ze: "Oh, the school hasn't notified us yet."

Wen Yu almost jumped up: "If this is true, it's really great! Shu Tong, come on!"

Shu Tong's dull eyes lit up again, and her voice was a little astringent: "Okay." Thank you.