Chapter 124 Dong Jiaojiao Changes Her Mind
"Ah, help! Mom, Mom, help me!"
Jiang Qiubai was caught off guard and was actually hit squarely by Dong Siwei. His face was immediately red and swollen. For some reason, she cried out and begged Chang Dafeng for help.
"Pah! Beat her hard, beat her properly, beat this little bitch to death!"
Chang Dafeng spat viciously and turned her head away as if she hadn't seen it.
If she weren't afraid of being caught by that stern-faced head nurse again, she would have slapped that little bitch a few times.
She nearly exploded with rage when she heard what the female doctor said. That little bitch was really something, daring to fake a pregnancy to deceive her! In all her years, Chang Dafeng had never seen such a bold, reckless, and heartless daughter-in-law!
Chang Dafeng didn't even need to think about it to know why this little bitch would do such a thing. She was just glad that she had been careful and hadn't been blinded by the woman's pregnancy, otherwise all those good things in the house would have been wasted.
Now I just think Dong Siwei is venting her anger for me, but it's still not as satisfying as doing it myself.
Let alone Chang Dafeng, among the dozen or so people of all ages who came to the hospital to drop off the person (or to watch the commotion), which one of them had ever encountered such a thing?
That was truly eye-opening.
Aunt Cao clicked her tongue in amazement and whispered to Cheng Jiajia, "Outrageous, absolutely outrageous! I've lived for decades and never seen anything so outrageous. This young wife of the Zheng family is even more cunning than the concubines in those grand mansions before the founding of the People's Republic of China."
"I think she was just born in the wrong era. The monogamous system we have now still limits her potential. Look at her, she even used blood to make her performance more realistic."
Cheng Jiajia wholeheartedly agreed, "That's right, it's a waste of their talent for them to come to our compound."
The person next to him: "..."
So this is something glorious, and you're all praising it?
"Hey, wait, what's with the blood?" Cheng Jiajia had initially thought it was menstrual blood, but now it seemed that might not be the case.
A young nurse glanced at Jiang Qiubai, who was being beaten by Dong Siwei, with a complicated expression, and whispered, "That's chicken blood. I don't know how they came up with that idea."
Cheng Jiajia's eyelid twitched: "..."
Good heavens, it's really turned into a palace intrigue!
Aunt Cao remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "I remember the Zheng family killed a chicken yesterday. They must have planned this all along."
I originally thought Jiang Qiubai was just a cunning young wife trying to make a living under her mother-in-law, but I never expected her to be so scheming.
She saw it all clearly from her own doorstep; Jiang Qiubai was heading straight for Cheng Jiajia, probably trying to frame her. This way, he could both resolve the issue of the fake pregnancy and extort money from Cheng—his intentions were undeniably malicious.
Aunt Cao was truly amazed.
Everyone else thought the same thing. In the eyes of the neighbors, Jiang Qiubai had transformed from a weak and bullied poor wife into a scheming and ruthless devil.
Those who initially felt sorry for her now felt deceived and secretly resolved to stay away from such people in the future, lest they be plotted against one day.
It goes without saying that Jiang Qiubai got a good beating from Dong Siwei, and the neighbors all pretended not to see it.
Everyone has the same thought: faking pregnancy to extort money is so despicable, he deserves to be beaten!
Surprisingly, no one from the hospital intervened. Even the stern-faced head nurse who used to maintain order arrived late, only coming over to give Dong Siwei a few symbolic reprimands after she had vented her anger.
Dong Siwei gave Jiang Qiubai a severe beating. She originally planned to ask for some compensation, but then she thought that Chang Dafeng was Zheng Haiyang's mother. Extorting money from Chang Dafeng would be the same as extorting money from Zheng Haiyang, which might give him a bad impression of her.
Dong Siwei wanted to befriend Zheng Haiyang, so she naturally couldn't do something that would offend people and had to give up.
But Jiang Qiubai ended up in the hospital, not because of a miscarriage, but because he was beaten up.
...
After the doctors and nurses applied the medicine to Jiang Qiubai, they arranged a ward for her.
The ward door slammed open, and Zheng Haiyang appeared anxiously in the doorway. He rushed in and asked urgently, "Mom, what happened to Qiu Bai? How is the baby?"
When Zheng Haiyang was at work, he suddenly learned that Jiang Qiubai had miscarried and was in the hospital. His heart skipped a beat, and he immediately asked his boss for leave and rushed to the hospital.
Although Zheng Haiyang didn't like Jiang Qiubai, she was, after all, his first child, and he still cared about the child in her womb. Knowing that something had happened, he would definitely come to check on her and ask about the situation.
To everyone's surprise, when Chang Dafeng saw her son arrive, she burst into tears, clung tightly to Zheng Haiyang, and tearfully accused him, "Son, son, you've finally come! You have no idea what that heartless little bitch of your wife has done! She's made our family lose all face!"
Zheng Haiyang was completely bewildered and had no idea what had happened.
He glanced around the ward and was immediately stunned.
Zheng Haiyang clenched his fists and said angrily, "Mom, what happened? Who hit Qiu Bai? Did that bastard beat the child to death?! Who did it? I'm going to find that bastard and settle the score!"
As he spoke, his sharp gaze swept over everyone in the room, filled with suspicion.
Zheng Haiyang wanted to ask if the people in the courtyard had bullied Jiang Qiubai, which caused her miscarriage, when he heard her mother let out another howl.
"Oh, son! What a disgrace to our family! How could we have married such a jinx! She actually lied to us about being pregnant!"
Zheng Haiyang's heart sank heavily, and he said in disbelief, "Mom, what did you say?!"
Chang Dafeng glared at Jiang Qiubai viciously, wishing she could bite off a piece of her flesh, and spat out a mouthful of blood, "She's not pregnant at all, this little bitch is just lying to us!"
"Jiang Qiubai, tell me, is that right?!" Zheng Haiyang was furious, staring straight at Jiang Qiubai, his fists cracking.
He still couldn't believe that this idiot would dare to tell such a lie!
However, Jiang Qiubai, with a bruised and swollen face, guiltily avoided his gaze, while the other neighbors also looked at him with strange expressions, hesitant to speak.
The answer is obvious.
Zheng Haiyang closed his eyes tightly, gave Jiang Qiubai a deep look, said nothing, slammed the ward door shut with a "bang" and left.
For some reason, Jiang Qiubai felt a little scared by his gaze, and the thought of what she had done behind his back made her even more guilty. The old woman was still staring at her, and Jiang Qiubai didn't want her to notice anything unusual, so she simply covered her head with the blanket.
Dong Siwei's eyes darted around, and she quickly chased after him.
The others exchanged glances, then quickly chuckled and said, "Aunt Chang, since your daughter-in-law is alright, we'll head back now. We have things to do at home." With that, they slipped away. They had indeed brought her over out of neighborly kindness, but their lingering in the ward also stemmed from a desire to watch the spectacle.
Now that the excitement is over, it's time to leave.
As soon as the people left, Chang Dafeng wiped away her tears and spat out a fierce "Pah!" "Those despicable bastards only know how to watch me make a fool of myself!"
Outside, Dong Siwei ran a few steps and caught up with Zheng Haiyang in no time.
"Brother Zheng, Brother Zheng, wait for me!"
Zheng Haiyang strode forward, unmoved.
Dong Siwei stomped her foot, quickened her pace, ran in front of the man, and blocked his way.
"Brother Zheng, wait a minute, wait a minute, I have something to tell you."
Zheng Haiyang had no choice but to stop. He looked at the woman who had inexplicably chased after him, his face ashen, and his tone impatient.
"What's up?"
Dong Siwei blinked, looking hesitant, and then said, "Brother Zheng, please don't be angry with your wife. She just wanted to get your and Aunt Chang's attention, and she misunderstood something and did something wrong. She's not incapable of having children, so she definitely didn't do it on purpose. Don't be angry with her. Getting angry is bad for your health. You are the pillar of the family, so please take good care of yourself."
In that instant, Dong Siwei changed her mind about clinging to the male and female leads. She realized that having someone else's help was better than having it herself. Rather than relying on others, she decided to take matters into her own hands.
Besides, such a despicable and shameless female lead is not worthy of the male lead!
While her words seemed to be defending Jiang Qiubai, they actually sealed her fate by accusing her of faking her pregnancy.
Zheng Haiyang: "???"
Seeing Zheng Haiyang frowning and not speaking, Dong Siwei thought he had taken her words to heart. She glanced shyly at the man opposite her and said, "Brother Zheng, we can't rush the pregnancy. As long as your wife can give birth, you can keep trying and we'll have another child eventually."
There's a lot more to this statement than meets the eye.
Zheng Haiyang isn't stupid; how could he not understand?
He gave Dong Siwei a deep look, his tone enigmatic, "Oh, really?"
The deep voice made Dong Siwei's heart flutter and her ears turn red. As expected of the male lead, even his voice is so magnetic and pleasant to listen to.
She glanced at Zheng Haiyang, her cheeks flushed, and was about to bluntly say that she could do it too, when she heard the person opposite her ask in a puzzled tone,
"Comrade, why are you calling me 'Big Brother'? We don't seem to have met before. Who are you?"
Dong Siwei: "..."
Damn it, after all that talking, it was like casting pearls before swine!
Cheng Jiajia, who had come out with the neighbors who were watching the commotion, happened to hear the last two sentences and burst out laughing.
Her stepsister is really audacious; is she planning to switch targets?
The others burst into laughter, their eyes darting between Dong Siwei and Zheng Haiyang with suggestive glances.
Dong Siwei nearly groaned in embarrassment, her toes gripping the ground. She glared at Cheng Jiajia and yelled, "What are you laughing at!"
Turning to Zheng Haiyang with a shy expression, she said, "Brother Zheng, I am Cheng Jiajia's stepsister, Dong Siwei. You...you must remember my name!"
After saying that, he ran away without waiting for Zheng Haiyang's reaction.
The others' eyes lit up as they looked at Cheng Jiajia—there was juicy gossip!
Cheng Jiajia: "..."
Help! This is so embarrassing! What should I do?
Although Dong Siwei acted like a shy young girl in love, Zheng Haiyang didn't take it to heart.
Once the man was out of sight, he quickly forgot about Dong Siwei and went back to work at the factory.
Even if he didn't have Bao Dayan having affairs outside, he's not stupid. If he were to openly have entanglements with other women while still married, wouldn't he be tempted to die even faster?
For Zheng Haiyang, work is the most important thing right now. He can only change the leaders' bad impression of him by working diligently and conscientiously.
We've already wasted two hours on that idiot Jiang Qiubai, we can't afford to waste any more time.
...
In the ward, Chang Dafeng gritted her teeth in hatred for Jiang Qiubai, but she didn't want to waste money paying for his hospitalization. As soon as Cheng Jiajia and the others left, she took him downstairs to complete the discharge procedures.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law followed behind the main group and walked back.
Cheng Jiajia and Aunt Cao chatted about gossip the whole way, mainly about Jiang Qiubai's fake pregnancy and the drama between Dong Siwei and Zheng Haiyang. Anyone with eyes could see that Dong Siwei had feelings for Zheng Haiyang; it was really interesting.
Chang Dafeng, who was behind them, also cursed Jiang Qiubai the whole way.
Jiang Qiubai was feeling guilty, so he could only endure it like a quail, not daring to show the slightest dissatisfaction.
When the group returned, they ran into Director Zhu from the neighborhood office, who was bringing two staff members. Zou Qianjin, the person in charge of the compound, greeted them first, "Oh, Director Zhu, what brings you here today?" He then glanced at the two staff members behind him and asked, "What instructions have you received from above?"
Director Zhu waved his hand, "Oh, what instructions? I'm here to give everyone a reminder."
He was quite familiar with Zou Qianjin, so he didn't use any official jargon and addressed everyone directly, "It's almost the end of the year, and the city is full of all sorts of people. Recently, there have been reports of human traffickers in the southern part of the city. Everyone should be careful and keep a close eye on their children. Don't let them run around."
The crowd erupted in uproar.
"What?! Human traffickers?!"
I haven't heard this word in years.
Some people didn't believe it, saying, "That can't be right, this is a new society, where would there still be human traffickers?"
Cheng Jiajia recalled overhearing Aunt Wu and Aunt Sun talking about which family's child had gone missing while she was at work. The two women even cursed the child traffickers, wishing them no descendants for quite a while.
It looks like a residential compound for employees of a food factory.
Seeing that everyone seemed indifferent, he reminded them, "I heard that two children went missing at the Nancheng Food Factory. Better safe than sorry, everyone should be careful!"
Everyone was startled.
"Oh my, really?"
"Gods and Gods, those heartless beasts! Don't they have children of their own? How could they do such a despicable thing!"
"I'll have to keep a close eye on my grandson these next few days and not let him run wild outside."
If it's just a simple reminder, people might feel that this is something far removed from their lives and not take it seriously. But when a real-life example is given, people will feel its significance.
Many people have become more vigilant and decided to keep a closer eye on their children.
Chang Dafeng didn't take it to heart. Everyone in this area was familiar with her, so what could possibly happen?
Her child has been playing outside all this time and has grown up just fine.
Those people in the neighborhood committees who live off the government are just bored and have nothing better to do than make a mountain out of a molehill! Bah!
She glared at Jiang Qiubai and muttered under her breath, "Go back here and stop making a fool of yourself!"
Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was on the human traffickers, Chang Dafeng pulled Jiang Qiubai back into the house.
He assigned someone a task: "You'd better glue these matchboxes properly, and you'll get an extra five yuan this month!"
Jiang Qiubai: "!!!"
Do you want to hear what you're saying, you old hag?!
Five yuan!
That means she needs to make 10,000 more matchboxes! That's a total of 30,000 per month!
Is she even able to sleep?!
Jiang Qiubai pursed his lips, wanting to cry.
Her life is so hard~~
Chang Dafeng didn't care whether her life was miserable or not; she only wanted to exploit her daughter-in-law!
She didn't care that Zheng Haihua wasn't home, assuming he was just like before, going to the front yard to play with the two boys from the Zhu family.
But Zheng Haihua still hadn't returned by evening, and Chang Dafeng started to panic.
"Oh no, Haihua, my Haihua is gone!"
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