Melon seeds

Song Shixia was still lamenting the platonic love between her brother and her future sister-in-law when the scandal between the two families in the capital exploded.

Ji Ran often complained at home that she regretted not going to her brother and sister-in-law's house to celebrate the New Year with her mother. Her mother gave her several dozen kilograms of pork before the New Year, saying that it was raised by pigs in the farm of her brother and sister-in-law's family.

The whole family praised the pork after eating it, including my picky mother-in-law who couldn't help but praise the pork we bought this time. Not to mention, my brother and sister-in-law's cooking is delicious, the taste of pork raised at home is different from the pork sold in the market.

The pork bought from the market tastes dry and has no fat. Even the fattest pork belly can barely produce a little oil. My mother-in-law said that this is because the people at the farm are reluctant to feed the pigs good food, so the pigs are too thin and have no fat.

But the pork her mother sent her was not only delicious, but two pounds of fat could make a whole jar of lard.

You should know that in previous years, my family would also make lard during the Chinese New Year, but we had to buy at least all the fatty parts to make half a jar of lard, and we had to use it sparingly when cooking for the whole year.

However, today, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Ji Ran and her husband took their children to pay New Year's greetings and happened to encounter a scandal.

Ji Ran was glad that he did not go to the countryside, otherwise he would definitely miss the excitement when his younger brother and sister-in-law came back.

The protagonist of the scandal was none other than the affair between Bai Qiurui and Ge Qing.

Ever since Principal Ge had no hope of promotion, Bai's mother and Old Lady Bai had started to have some ideas.

Previously, Ge Qing was pregnant with Bai Qiurui's child. For the sake of Principal Ge's future, Ge Qing had to take care of the child. This matter could not be made public so as not to affect Principal Ge's image.

However, Principal Ge's application failed and he kept his original position with no chance of promotion in the future. Mother Bai and Old Lady Bai straightened their backs instantly.

Even though it was his precious son/grandson who made the mistake, he is not irresponsible. It is a perfect opportunity to arrange their marriage during the Chinese New Year, which would be a double blessing.

Bai's mother and old lady Bai discussed it privately, and the men in the family didn't know about it.

Ge Qing was taken to a clinic by her mother for an abortion before the Chinese New Year. Some incidents occurred during the process and they said that bleeding was not allowed before the Chinese New Year, so they planned to take Ge Qing to the clinic to have the baby aborted after the Chinese New Year.

In her heart, Ge Qing was very reluctant to give up the fruit of her love with Qiu Ruige. She fantasized that Qiu Ruige would propose to her like he did on TV and take responsibility for her and the baby in her belly.

Ge Qing didn't wait for Bai Qiurui's proposal, but she did wait for Aunt Bai and Grandma Bai. Ge Qing was ecstatic, this must be what Brother Qiurui meant.

However, Principal Ge and his wife were extremely unhappy about their daughter's unmarried pregnancy, and wished that as few people as possible knew about it. The couple had spent most of their lives building a good image in the outside world, and they couldn't let their daughter ruin their success.

The couple took every precaution, but still couldn't prevent their daughter from turning her elbow outward. Ge Qing announced the good news of her pregnancy in public on New Year's Day, and shyly said she wanted to get engaged to Bai Qiurui.

In addition to relatives, the guests at home also included Principal Ge's colleagues. This time, Ge Qing did not care about her parents' face and blew herself up. Li Ainan suddenly felt dizzy and couldn't stand.

The smile on Ge Qing's face turned into surprise. She didn't understand why her mother reacted like this. The Bai family was willing to take responsibility for her, which meant that she had met a responsible and good man. Shouldn't her mother be happy?

Principal Ge's smile froze. He asked his eldest son to take Ge Qing back to the house, while explaining to the guests that Ge Qing was drunk and talking nonsense.

Ge Qing's sister-in-law sat aside, eating melon seeds, with an uncontrollable look of schadenfreude on her face.

Principal Hu saw something was going on. Ge Qing was sitting at the girls' table but didn't even touch a glass of wine. It was not a good thing for such a thing to happen in the Ge family.

Principal Hu picked up his chopsticks and said, "Old Ge, your daughter is studying in our school, right?"

Principal Ge's heart skipped a beat.

"Yes, she is a gymnastics specialty student, and all procedures are handled in a formal and official manner."

Principal Ge broke out in a cold sweat. His disguised image was so good that it fooled everyone, especially Principal Hu.

But once a scandal occurs in the family, the dam of a thousand miles will be destroyed in an instant.

"I'm just asking casually. Your daughter is in good shape and is very good at gymnastics."

Principal Hu was very busy at the end of the year, so he had someone investigate what Comrade Xiao Song had reported to him. It was found that Old Ge had quite a few minor problems, but no other problems were found in his work.

But seeing today that the old Ge couple raised such a daughter, Principal Hu felt something was not right.

Principal Ge quickly changed the subject.

"I heard that Professor Ji of our school is going to recruit graduate students in the new semester. Can young people feel at ease? Although he is a professor, he is not very experienced. How can anyone believe in his ability?"

President Hu laughed out loud: "You can doubt anyone, but Professor Ji is a talent that I fought against the National University for. You can doubt anyone, but you can never doubt Professor Ji's ability."

Principal Ge was worried and asked more about Professor Ji. He had never paid much attention to this young professor before. Who knew what school he went to when he was studying abroad? They didn't know if he had written two foreign universities on his resume.

Ge Qing was locked in the room and burst into tears. Aunt Bai and Grandma Bai had clearly said that as long as she announced her pregnancy in public, she could marry Brother Qiu Rui after the new year.

She thought of the murderous look in her parents' eyes and felt a little scared subconsciously.

Bai Qiurui was extremely reluctant to follow his mother and grandmother to the Ge family to pay New Year's greetings. He always felt that his mother and grandmother smiled with ill intentions, but they were the elders, so he had no choice but to go with them.

If he could have foreseen what was going to happen today, he would never have set foot in the Ge family's door.

However, there is no if. By the time Bai Qiurui reacted, his marriage to Ge Qing had already been discussed by the two families.

He wanted to make a big fuss, but he saw his father and grandfather entering the Ge family one after another. Everyone present was a senior executive of Yenching University, or a high-ranking leader whom he did not know but who looked powerful from their aura.

Bai Qiurui was unwilling to accept this marriage, but Ge Qing's pregnancy was made public, so he had to swallow it even if he gritted his teeth.

No matter how much Principal Ge disagreed with letting Ge Qing get married despite being pregnant before marriage, Principal Hu was sitting on the sofa, so he could only swallow his anger and agree to the Bai family's proposal.

Covered up by the adults, this scandal was turned into a case of two young lovers making mistakes in spite of themselves, but since both of them would pay for their mistakes, it did not arouse much suspicion.

Bai Qiurui agreed to hold the wedding banquet under the threat of his father and grandfather's eyes. At this moment, he looked as if he wanted to stab everyone present.

At this moment he suddenly woke up and found himself getting further and further away from the person in his dream.

Principal Ge and his wife found that the outcome could not be changed and finally decided to accept the reality. Although the Bai family is a bunch of rough guys, he has no hope of promotion in the future. When Bai Qiurui graduates from college and enters the government system, maybe his daughter can become an official wife and help her son's career.

After accepting the reality, the couple finally stopped treating their daughter coldly. Instead, they began to hope that their daughter's belly was pregnant with a son, so that it would not be in vain for them to be talked about behind their backs during the New Year.

Now that Ge Qing and Bai Qiurui's matter was settled, she finally had time to deal with the grudge with Song Shixia.

This time she decided to use her father's identity to put pressure on Song Shixia directly. She is now a pregnant woman and cannot bear any grievance.

Principal Ge listened to his daughter's complaint, casually asked her name, and suddenly sat up from his chair in shock.

"Who are you talking about? Song Shixia? What major is this in our school?"

Ge Qing didn't realize the seriousness of the matter and hugged her father's arm and acted coquettishly.

"She is the top scorer in the college entrance examination. Don't underestimate her because she is indifferent to fame and fortune. She is actually arrogant and looks down on everyone."

Principal Ge felt dizzy.

"Why would you offend her? Do you know her background?"

Ge Qing didn't take it seriously, she pulled her father's arm and stomped her feet and acted coquettishly.

"Isn't it just a family member of a teacher? I think I heard someone mention it. Dad, please help me. This vixen is even trying to seduce Brother Qiu Rui!"

Principal Ge slapped his daughter in the face.

"You better keep your mouth shut. You'll cause trouble for my family sooner or later. You dare to do something to someone without even checking their background. If anything happens to me one day, it will be you who will be implicated."

Ge Qing covered her face in disbelief.

"Dad, I'm pregnant, why are you hitting me again?"

"Hit you? If you weren't pregnant, I would take out the belt and hit you right now. Did you know that Song Shixia is a relative of a professor in our school?"

Ge Qing, however, was thinking about something else, with a look of happiness and joy on her face.

"The professors in our school are at least in their 30s or 40s, right? Is Song Shixia getting married for the second time?"

"Humph, second marriage? Even if you're getting married for the third or fourth time, there will be people vying to marry you. I wanted to marry you to someone else at first, but they didn't like you."

Ge Qing's mind was dull for a moment, and suddenly she remembered who it was, and her face turned pale.

"Is it Professor Ji...Professor Ji?"

Ge Qing knew Professor Ji, but it was just a unilateral acquaintance and Professor Ji didn't know her.

When she was in high school, she often liked to go to school to look for her father just to sneak a peek at Professor Ji. But Professor Ji was often away on business, so Ge ​​Qing was lucky to meet him once.

She fell in love with Qiu Rui at first sight because she felt that he gave her a feeling very similar to Professor Ji. She couldn't describe what it was, but in short, he was completely different from others.

However, Professor Ji was an unattainable figure in her eyes, and she later fell deeply in love with Brother Qiu Rui, so she never paid attention to Professor Ji's private affairs.

She never expected that the female classmate she had always disliked turned out to be Professor Ji's wife.

Ge Qing felt it was unfair: "How can she be Professor Ji's wife? She is not worthy of a man as brilliant as Professor Ji!"

Principal Ge felt dizzy.

"She's not worthy of you, but you are? She married Professor Ji before she even took the college entrance exam, and you had to rely on your special talents to get into Yenching University. Anyway, you must let go of this grudge. Even if Professor Ji's wife scolds you in person, you have to endure it."

Ge Qing was not happy.

"Why? We are all human beings, why should I be inferior to her?"

Principal Ge sneered: "Just because she is Professor Ji's wife and a neighbor of Principal Hu, if you still want to continue your studies, you should behave yourself and not offend her. Your uncle Hu has already begun to doubt your admission process. If you see her in school, I will follow her around. Do you understand?"

Ge Qing was frightened by her father's severity and burst into tears.