Chapter 995: Imperial Examination Essay: The Evil Mother-in-law (End)
Zhang Luoyi was ultimately no match for Han Ji, and Han Ji once again secured the opportunity to prepare for the next imperial examination. However, this time, Zhang Luoyi refused to go back to her parents' home to borrow money for his studies. Han Ji had no choice but to go to his parents' home in person. However, this time he was not received as warmly as when he first came to propose to Zhang Luoyi. Zhang's father no longer called him "good son-in-law" but "Little Han". When he heard that he wanted to borrow money, his face suddenly sank, and he said in a cold tone that he had no money. Then he was too lazy to even invite him to dinner, and made an excuse that he was busy, and left him sitting on the bench.
In the end, Han Ji couldn't stand this cold treatment anymore and left in disgrace.
After returning home, he naturally took out all the pain he had endured at Yue's house on Zhang Luoyi. So Zhang Luoyi suffered. He was ridiculed by Han Ji without using any dirty words. In the end, Zhang Luoyi was so angry that he fainted on the ground.
Han Ji then panicked and rushed out to find Wu Shichu and Mrs. Song.
When Wu Shichu trotted into their room, he found Zhang Luoyi still lying on the ground, and Han Ji hadn't even helped her onto the bed.
"What happened to the young lady?" When Mrs. Song saw Zhang Luoyi lying unconscious on the ground, she was so frightened that her face turned pale.
Wu Shichu grabbed Zhang Luoyi's hand and felt her pulse. After a while, he said to Song Saozi, "She fainted because of the qi and blood attacking her heart. It's nothing serious. There's good news. She's pregnant."
"Pregnant? That's good news." Mrs. Song was overjoyed. Seeing that Zhang Luoyi was still dizzy, she quickly said to Wu Shichu, "Madam, let's carry her to the bed. The ground is too cold. The young lady can't get cold again after just getting pregnant."
Wu Shichu and Song Saozi then carried Zhang Luoyi to the bed. At this time, Han Ji finally walked in hesitantly and said with a bad look on his face: "Zhang is pregnant? How can she be pregnant at this time?!"
"What's wrong with being pregnant at this time?" Wu Shichu asked him coldly. This ungrateful man, when he needed something from Zhang Luoyi, he affectionately called her "wife", but now that he has fallen out with her, he calls her "Zhang".
"How can she earn money by embroidering when she is pregnant? Besides, our family can't afford to support her." Han Ji answered shamelessly.
"As a grown man, you can't even raise your own child. Shouldn't you feel ashamed?" Wu Shichu couldn't stand Zhang Luoyi, but he looked down on Han Ji even more. Listen to what he said. He was afraid that Zhang Luoyi would get pregnant and wouldn't have the energy to earn money to support him.
Han Ji blushed when he heard Wu Shichu's words: "I, I still have to concentrate on my studies. Where do I have the time and energy to earn money to raise a child? Don't I have my own difficulties?"
Mrs. Song couldn't bear to see it anymore and said, "Master, having children to carry on the family line is a matter of course. Just give birth to the child when it comes. There is no such thing as a suitable time or not."
At this time, Zhang Luoyi finally woke up slowly. She opened her eyes, looked at the person in front of her blankly, and asked weakly: "Did I faint?"
"Yes, I was so angry. Also, you have been pregnant for two months. The fetus is still healthy, but if you don't take care of your body, it's hard to say whether you will have a miscarriage." Wu Shichu said to her expressionlessly.
"I, I'm pregnant?!" Zhang Luoyi burst into tears all of a sudden. She covered her belly with tears and laughter, "I'm finally pregnant!"
She had been married to Han Ji for more than three years and had not gotten pregnant in these three years. No one in her family urged her to get pregnant, but people in the village would whisper behind her back, saying that she had not gotten pregnant in three years and was a hen that did not lay eggs. She was useless and that Han Ji would definitely divorce her when he became successful in the future.
Zhang Luoyi was very worried about this. She didn't want Han Ji to go to school anymore and just wanted to have a child, so she tried every possible way, and even went back to her parents' home to secretly ask her mother to find some secret recipes for having a child. Unfortunately, none of them worked.
However, she didn't expect that the child would come just when she was about to give up. She was surprised but also panicked because she didn't know how to feed the child as the family's situation was really bad.
Zhang Luoyi saw Han Ji standing at the door with a gloomy face, and her joy suddenly disappeared. She asked Han Ji: "Husband, are you happy that I'm pregnant?"
Han Jigang wanted to speak, but Wu Shichu glared at him. He had no choice but to swallow what he wanted to say, shook his head, and said expressionlessly: "No, I'm very happy."
How could Zhang Luoyi not see that he was saying one thing and thinking another? But now, for her, her husband was no longer the most important person, but the unborn child in her belly.
So Zhang Luoyi began to concentrate on taking care of her pregnancy. No matter how Han Ji asked her to do embroidery to earn money, she refused. Han Ji had no choice but to borrow money from his classmates so that he could continue his studies. However, he became even more financially strapped, and he couldn't hold his head up in the academy and in front of his classmates. He was depressed, feeling both inferior and proud inside. Also, because of the trivial things at home that were always going wrong, he found it even harder to concentrate on his studies.
By the time the child was born, Han Ji and Zhang Luoyi had become a pair of resentful lovers who seemed to be in harmony with each other but were actually estranged from each other. They basically did not speak to each other unless it was absolutely necessary.
Wu Shichu didn't care about other people's affairs. She only helped take care of the mother and child when Zhang Luoyi gave birth and was in confinement. After Zhang Luoyi was out of confinement, she didn't care much. The child was taken care of by Zhang Luoyi and Song Saozi. If she was in the mood, she would tease him, and if she was not in the mood, she would just pretend not to see him. After all, in the original world's plot, this grandson was obviously raised by the original owner with great difficulty. Unfortunately, she was born to stand on the side of his biological parents. She just felt that the original owner was unreasonable and deserved to be sent back to his hometown.
The birth of the child made the family even more financially strained, and they almost couldn't even pay Mrs. Song's monthly salary. Finally, Wu Shichu was "lucky" and found a "dead" fawn on the mountain and sold it for money, so he didn't default on owing Mrs. Song's monthly salary.
When Han Ji's child was two years old, he took the imperial examination again, and failed again. This time, not only was Zhang Luoyi disappointed, but he himself was devastated. After failing, he stayed in the house for several days without coming out.
But this time no one came to comfort him. Zhang Luoyi took care of the child wholeheartedly, and she was relieved when she knew her husband failed the exam, because she was really worried that Han Ji would divorce her or take a concubine after he passed the exam, because her relationship with Han Ji had been ruined in the past few years, and she had aged a lot due to overwork and childbirth, and she already knew that Han Ji was not a good man.
After that, Han Ji still did not give up and wanted to continue taking the exam, but no one would lend him money for school, and he would not be able to pass the exam by studying on his own. So when he failed the exam for the third time, Zhang Luoyi stopped him and did not allow him to take the exam again, forcing him to find a job as a teacher in the town to earn money to support his family.
Therefore, Han Ji, who was destined to succeed and rise to prominence in the original world, was only a scholar until his death, and worked as a poor teacher to make a living.
And Wu Shichu? She had already settled with Gao Li the year after her grandson was born. She simply abandoned her son and daughter-in-law, a troublesome family of three, and married Gao Li directly.
When Han Ji found out about this, it was like a bolt from the blue. He couldn't believe it and was very opposed to it, but would Wu Shichu care about his opinion?
(End of this chapter)
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