The score was excellent enough for her to apply for an MBA at Cambridge University.

In the following period of time, she only needs to wait patiently for the offer from Cambridge and the entry and exit visa procedures.

…

Winter goes and spring comes.

Shen Baolan's leg injury finally healed, but she was left with a lifelong disability and became a cripple. Everyone in the village called her the Cripple Woman.

Compared to when she was first sold here, Shen Baolan had lost a lot of weight, and her cheeks were pointed. She was wearing an old-fashioned blue cloth dress that swayed in the wind like a kite, except for her slightly bulging belly.

She is pregnant.

The Yang family was very happy and treated her much better. They changed her from one meal a day to two meals a day, and they also boiled eggs or game for her every now and then to supplement her nutrition.

But the Yang family didn’t know that the baby in Shen Baolan’s belly was not Yang Fei’s.

Shen Baolan came to the Yang family in November last year. According to the timeline, the baby in her belly is five and a half months old.

In fact, the baby in her belly was six months old.

The village doctor asked her when her menstruation was due, and she deliberately postponed it for half a month.

Anyway, she hasn't had her period since she came to the mountain village, so no one knows whether what she said is true or not.

She would not tell the Yang family the truth either.

On the one hand, it was for self-protection. With Yang Fei's cruelty and barbarity, if he knew that she was pregnant with a bastard, he would probably beat her to death.

On the other hand, it was to take revenge on the Yang family, who abused her, imprisoned her, and made her a cripple. So she gave Yang Fei a green hat and asked the Yang family to raise a child for someone else!

The clear laughter came from far away, and a group of village kids ran past the fence gate of Yang's house like a small train. The moment they saw each other, they shouted at her at the top of their lungs:

"Cripple woman!"

Shen Baolan ignored him and continued working on her work without even raising her head.

She wanted to use old clothes to make small clothes and diapers for the baby in her belly.

Compared to starving, freezing, being beaten every day, and being called "crippled woman" a few times, it really doesn't hurt.

Shen Baolan's eyes became dizzy after doing needlework for so long that she raised her head and stared at the mountains in the distance in a daze.

At this time of year, it is spring and flowers are blooming in Fengcheng, and the women on the street are probably all wearing skirts.

Of all the women she had ever met, Shen Mingzhu was the best at wearing skirts.

Shen Mingzhu always comes up with new ideas, such as making a slit here, sewing a wrinkle there, or embroidering a small flower, adding a chain, etc.

During the time she was in Shanli Village, the person she thought of most often was Shen Mingzhu.

If she had not snatched Shen Mingzhu's marriage and had not married Zhou Shuhuan, even if she became a widow, her life would have been much better than this.

She would also wonder, if it was Shen Mingzhu who married Zhou Shuhuan, would Shen Mingzhu have ended up like this.

She would also think of Liu Cuihua and wonder if she would look for her all over the world and call her stupid.

She also missed her son Zhou Fu, who should have grown taller after the New Year.

I don’t know if I will be able to see my son again in this life.

As I thought about it, tears began to flow like a waterfall.

She regretted it very much.

If she could do it again, she would definitely not fight or compete, but live a peaceful life that should belong to her.

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world.

…

As the temperature warmed up, Liu Cuihua's health improved day by day and she was able to get out of bed.

When the weather is good, she is pushed out of the house in a wheelchair to meet people, or sit in the yard to bask in the sun.

Although he is not as eloquent as before, he can't change his habit of chattering, especially in front of Tian Wenfang.

There was no other way. The father and son were busy working from dawn to dusk every day, and the grandson was too young. The only one who had a say in the family was the daughter-in-law, Tian Wenfang.

She always talked about her glorious past and her daughter Shen Baolan, and started to wipe away her tears while talking.

Tian Wenfang was impatient to listen, and always found an excuse to go out and visit other people and complain about Liu Cuihua to them.

"All you do is look up old calendars every day. My ears are already callused from listening to them. It's so annoying!"

"Can you find your sister-in-law back?"

"Who knows?"

Someone gave Tian Wenfang an idea, "Niu Dan's mother, there is a fortune teller in Qiaojiatun who can predict life and death. Why don't you ask him to take a look? Maybe he can help you find your sister-in-law?"

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"I'll talk to the guys when they come back tonight."

Although she said so, Tian Wenfang had no intention of looking for him at all.

Liu Cuihua's illness has almost drained out her family's savings, so she doesn't want to spend that spare money anymore.

In her heart, she just thought that her sister-in-law Shen Baolan was dead.

If I am found back penniless, I will then bring my nephew Zhou Fu back. The family cannot afford to support three idle people.

…

On the weekend, Pei Qiuxia met Qian Rong in the park as planned.

"Qiuxia, you are the only one who can help me, you won't refuse to help me, right?"

Qian Rong held Pei Qiuxia's hand and pleaded pitifully, "The doctor said that unblocking the fallopian tube is just a small operation. You just need to rest for a few days after the operation and you'll be fine."

"I've thought it through. I've told my family that I'm going to study in another city, and when I have the surgery I'll stay with you for a few days. By the way, can you lend me some money? My savings are not enough for the surgery."

"Xiao Rong, whether you come to live with me or borrow money, it's not a problem."

Qian Rong smiled when she heard Pei Qiuxia agreed to help her. However, Pei Qiuxia's next words froze her smile: "But you must tell your family about the surgery. Any surgery has risks. If something happens to you, I won't be able to explain to your family."

Qian Rong hurriedly said, "Nothing will happen. If you don't believe me, come with me to see the doctor tomorrow. Even if you don't believe me, you should at least believe what the doctor says."

Then she started to play the victim again: "You know my situation. My mother-in-law doesn't like me. If she knew that I have a problem and can't have children, I don't know how miserable my life will be in the future."

Thinking of Qian Rong's bad relationship with her mother-in-law, Pei Qiuxia backed off a step and said, "Then you should at least tell your parents, right?"

"I don't want my brother and sister-in-law to laugh at me!"

When Qian Rong got married, she had a big argument with her brother and sister-in-law over the dowry.

Pei Qiuxia was very conflicted.

Emotionally, she couldn't just sit back and watch her friend get into trouble.

But her rationality makes her have a strong sense of prevention against risks, which is also one of the necessary awarenesses for financial personnel.

From the operation to the postoperative recuperation, she could not afford the consequences if anything went wrong in any link.

Seeing that Pei Qiuxia still refused to give in, Qian Rong couldn't help but lose her temper: "Forget it, I won't embarrass you, I'll find a way myself!"

"I thought of you as my best friend. When the test results came out, you were the first person I thought of. I also thought you would definitely help me. Haha, I have seen through it. When something really happened, even friends of more than ten years can't be trusted!"

Pei Qiuxia couldn't help feeling angry when she heard Qian Rong deny their friendship.

But when he saw Qian Rong leaving angrily, he still felt uneasy and chased after her. (End of this chapter)