Chapter 42 For the Child in Her Womb
Chen Xinya knew it was risky to approach Su Qinglian with these matters so rashly.
But even Zhou Hengzhi and the Zhou family suffered losses because of Xia Yutong, so she had to fight to the death.
Otherwise, all my years of planning and the time I wasted on my sisterly bond with her would have become a joke.
She loved Su Yuanzheng so much, but not only did she not get him, she also lost her virginity, while Xia Yutong gained a good reputation and Su Yuanzheng's loyal love. She was unwilling to accept this.
Su Qinglian was stunned and stared at Chen Xinya for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing.
Chen Xinya still held her hand, "Sister Qinglian, I know you might not believe me, but think about it carefully. Why would Zhou Jin come to our village to slander people for no reason? Think about it..."
"Are you practicing victim blaming?"
Su Qinglian frowned. "If someone wants to harm another person, do you expect me to look for the cause in the victim?"
Undeniably, Su Yuanzheng is indeed outstanding. He brings honor to her, to the entire Su family, and to Nanbian Village.
but……
But Xia Yutong is also very beautiful. She has a beauty that is universally appealing and well-known.
Born into a prestigious family, she later fell on hard times. That's all. She deliberately kept emphasizing that Xia Yutong was not good enough for Su Yuanzheng, but deep down, she felt that the two were quite well-matched.
One is handsome, the other is beautiful. Su Yuanzheng has loved her for so many years and fawned over her for so many years. Finally, things have come to a conclusion. Her whole family likes her so much. She deliberately doesn't treat her well because she doesn't want her to get too arrogant and take herself too seriously.
When a woman is praised too highly, her ego rises, and the higher her ego rises, the more she will look down on her man.
Therefore, Su Qinglian did not follow the crowd and intentionally or unintentionally made things difficult for her, making her realize her own position and not get too arrogant...
Many people in the village probably knew that she and Xia Yutong didn't get along, but no matter how much they didn't get along, and no matter how much she disliked her, Xia Yutong was still family, and also her sister-in-law. Su Qinglian still had that much awareness.
Chen Xinya was a little confused. "Sister Qinglian, do you believe me?"
Why should I believe you?
Su Qinglian sized her up. "I think you're very suspicious. Are you jealous? Jealous that the couple is doing well now? Jealous that Yutong is prettier than you and has so many men pursuing her, rich second-generation playboys who only have eyes for her and not for you? You're jealous."
Chen Xinya panicked and quickly shook her head, "No, Sister Qinglian, what I said is true. She only wanted to climb the social ladder. Her relationship with Brother Yuanzheng was an accident. She originally wanted to sleep with the heir of the Zhou family, Zhou Hengzhi... so Zhou Jin..."
"Alright, stop talking, Xinya. I thought you were a good person, but I never expected you to stab your best friend in the back. Everyone knows you and Yutong are close, but no one expected you to be this kind of person."
What kind of person is she? Why does no one believe her words anymore, not even Su Qinglian, who has always hated Xia Yutong the most?
Why……
Tears welled up in Chen Xinya's eyes, but she held them back. Why had she become such a pathetic person?
As if grasping at the last straw, "Sister Qinglian..."
"Enough!"
Su Qinglian shoved her away, saying, "I hate people like you who stab their best friends in the back. If she didn't like Yuanzheng, who could force her back to marry him? You're utterly ridiculous!"
Su Qinglian cursed, "It's because there are too many troublemakers like you, people who stir up trouble behind the scenes, that this matter has escalated to such a huge extent."
This sentence struck Chen Xinya directly; Zhou Hengzhi had said the same thing when he called to berate her.
Chen Xinya took a deep breath. "I... I don't know. She originally wanted to sleep with Zhou Hengzhi, but she ended up with Yuanzheng instead. I don't know what she was thinking."
"That's even more ridiculous. They don't know anything and yet they're spouting nonsense here. It's disgusting!"
"Sister Qinglian!"
"Get lost! You're not my sister. Don't think you can act arrogantly around me just because your family raises pigs and has a little money. Get lost!!"
After Su Qinglian finished scolding, she turned and left. Inside the house, Xia Yutong still didn't have much of an appetite that evening. She ate a small bowl of stomach-soothing millet porridge, stir-fried greens, and a few pieces of sweet and spicy pickled cabbage...
After finishing her meal, Xia Yutong, clutching her lower abdomen, leaned against the doorway, looking like an old lady, watching Su Yuanzheng chop wood for her to make a swing.
A saw cuts the wood into sections.
In the sweltering summer heat, the wood, after being exposed to the scorching sun all day, emitted a faint fragrance. It had to be dried further until there was absolutely no moisture left...
I have a plate of homemade dried apricots on hand, but they're not very tasty yet. They'll taste better if I let them sit for a few more days.
When Su Qinglian returned from outside, she found herself finding Xia Yutong quite agreeable.
When they used to argue, they would hurl insults at each other. Xia Yutong would curse her for marrying a bad man, Liu Yaozong, saying her life was ruined.
She also cursed Xia Yutong, saying she was cursed to have caused her parents' deaths and that she came to their Su family to live like a lapdog. She said that no matter what kind of rich girl she was, she was destined to be rich but couldn't keep her life of luxury. She had a strange temper and personality, and only Chen Xinya was willing to be her friend.
To spite her, Xia Yutong constantly went against her, making sure she was on good terms with everyone, including Luo Caixia and Su Jianguo, so that the whole family would do their best to please her.
Su Qinglian has recently come to believe that Xia Yutong is doing this on purpose, deliberately finding fault with this and that, deliberately pretending to be picky, deliberately wanting to eat the best food, and using her pregnancy to treat the whole family like cattle and horses.
Looking back now, she hasn't made any excessive demands during her time back home. She was quite content living in the countryside. It was probably just that she was in the early stages of pregnancy, so she slept a lot, had a poor appetite, and suffered from severe morning sickness.
Perhaps she has truly come to terms with it and realized that the person she loves is Su Yuanzheng, but some people still refuse to let her go.
For example, there's Zhou Hengzhi, the rich young master from the city; Zhou Hengzhi's sister who came to the village to cause trouble; and... and Chen Xinya. Everyone thought she and Chen Xinya were good sisters, but then Chen Xinya stabbed her in the back and ruined her reputation in front of her sister-in-law.
Su Qinglian walked into the courtyard, and Xia Yutong handed Xiao Mi a dried apricot. The apricot was so sour that Xiao Mi's face contorted in pain, and she spat it out, "Ah...ouch..."
Xiao Mi's voice was soft, and her facial expression was as interesting as Sun Wukong eating chili peppers. Xia Yutong smiled and saw Su Qinglian come in.
She thought, "It's all over, it's all over."
"Mother!"
Su Qinglian held Xiao Mi's hand and said, "You too, what kind of mouth do you have? How could you compete with your aunt for food?"
"Waaah, I'm not eating anymore."
Xia Yutong didn't know how to explain to Su Qinglian, "Sister, I..."
“I made this for you during the expedition, so please eat it. If there’s anything you want to eat, just tell your family. Even if you can’t eat it all, eat more for yourself and for the baby in your belly.”
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