I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 507: Rumors of Infertility

Chapter 507: Chapter 507: Rumors of Infertility

Qiao Qingyu craved pumpkin cakes, so while He Xiuyu was stewing carp soup for her, she went to the backyard to pick pumpkins.

By chance, she saw the Sun family’s older sister-in-law standing at the Zhao family’s door, talking.

"...You should go take a look yourself. They say that that man claims to be your father, dressed in rags, looking very pitiful. He said he just wanted to see you once..."

Li Bo’s complexion was not good at all, she was over eight months pregnant and about to give birth.

What was Li Bo’s father doing, coming around at this time?

At this moment, Old Lady Zhao came out using a walking stick, one had to admire the old lady’s vitality, truly resilient. Usually, at her age, many would just be paralyzed in bed until the day they died.

But she started in a wheelchair and then with a walking stick, she could walk; her complexion also didn’t look bad. She glared at Li Bo, "See what? That beast is probably after your house. I’ll go have a look."

Li Bo bit her lip. Her own family’s issues, she of course wouldn’t hide from Mr. Zhao. If Mr. Zhao knew, Granny Zhao would of course know too, this wasn’t any secret. The situation about her, her biological father Li Chengming, and her stepmother Shao Hui was known by quite a few people.

Her face shifted shades, she glanced at her own stomach, a soft light flickered in her eyes.

She was going to be a mother herself. They say without raising a child, one does not understand parental kindness—it was only after she became pregnant that she realized how foolish and hateful she had been.

Moreover, she had been fooled for long enough. Old Lady Zhao had always been a domineering figure, she didn’t regard Li Bo’s feelings at all. Her idea was that her daughter-in-law had a formal job, was a university graduate, and owned an apartment in Xichuan City. All this would eventually belong to her son and her eldest grandson; no one else would get a slice of the benefits.

She wasn’t there to help Li Bo; she was going to defend her own interests.

Qiao Qingyu picked two pumpkins but didn’t speak to Li Bo. It seemed there wasn’t much to say at the time, so she turned and went back inside.

A few hours later, they learned that Old Lady Zhao had chased away both Li Chengming and Shao Hui, who was holding a child.

Old Lady Zhao wasn’t really a good person in a principled sense; otherwise, she wouldn’t have thought of letting Tian Li have children for her son while there was still a marital relationship with her daughter-in-law and her son.

But in front of Li Chengming, her back was stiff, and she scolded Li Chengming until he was covered in blood.

In the old lady’s heart, even tigers don’t eat their cubs. A big dog would drag its pup back to the nest if it ran off. You, the biological father, no matter who gave birth to her, if she was your own flesh and blood, you should protect her. To think you can watch as another woman breaks your daughter’s legs right in front of you...

This is no longer human behavior, even worse than a beast. Yet, he still had the nerve to come to this military base residential compound and make trouble, still had the nerve to want to see his daughter...

Anyway, Granny Zhao came back triumphantly, boasting with her walking stick in front of Li Bo.

Li Bo couldn’t quite describe her feelings—she had a father-daughter relationship with Li Chengming and also one of hostility. But to view him purely as an enemy, Li Bo admitted she couldn’t do that.

Yet Old Lady Zhao had shielded her from trouble. It must have been for that apartment. Li Chengming was now jobless, his business ventures had failed, and they had been relying solely on Shao Hui’s salary. They started off living at The Shaos, but after a few months, they were forced to move out.

It was so troublesome that they were unable to even sit down to a meal.

In the past, when he went to The Shaos, they treated him like a son-in-law of worth. But now that he had no job, who would take him seriously?

While the Li family owned a house, it was not large—a turnip for every hole, the Li’s parents lived with their elder son.

With such a dire housing situation, Li Chengming’s sister-in-law staunchly refused to let this family of three move in.

So, Li Chengming had his sights set on that house again.

Originally wanting to move in directly, little did he expect that the apartment had been rented out. The tenant family had three sons, all of them looking like difficult adversaries. He didn’t dare to drive them out, so in the end, he ran to the base to look for Li Bo.

Does Li Chengming regret it now?

Certainly, he does.

He regrets it so much that his insides are turning green.

If only...back then...

But matters had progressed to such a point that the last shred of guilt in his heart vanished. An eye for an eye; he didn’t owe Li Bo anything anymore. His current plight was a result of his own doing, and Li Bo was nothing but a wolf cub.

However, he hadn’t expected that the matriarch of the family Li Bo married into would be so unreasonable, speaking such offensive words. To tell the truth, from the incident until now, some had educated him, some had reproached him, but most were quite civilized in their wording and relatively gentle; but the old lady was different—she said whatever ugly things came to mind. He guessed that after this, Li Chengming probably wouldn’t come to the base again.

Old Lady Zhao felt like the victor and said to Li Bo, "You definitely have to give me a big grandson, otherwise you’d really let me down."

Li Bo’s complexion changed and, frowning, she turned and went inside the house.

That very night, Li Bo went into labor. Mr. Zhao was eleven years older than Li Bo, thirty-four years old by now, and this was his first time truly becoming a father.

Between him and Huang Ling, there had also been Tian Li. Several women had been introduced to him by both the older sisters in his unit and the organization.

But Mr. Zhao stopped thinking about the past and focused on today instead.

He was extremely satisfied with Li Bo, more than satisfied.

He had truly fallen in love with her.

And it was Li Bo who dispelled the rumors that he might be infertile.

That’s why, from the beginning of Li Bo’s pregnancy, he was excited, unconcerned about whether it was a boy or a girl. Although Old Lady Zhao nagged every day, he simply acted as if he hadn’t heard. So when Li Bo gave birth to a daughter at the hospital, Mr. Zhao was overjoyed.

However, Old Lady Zhao’s face fell with a slap.

She looked silently at her granddaughter wrapped in swaddling, and with a glint in her eye, Granny Zhao turned and walked out immediately.

Li Bo returned to the hospital after giving birth.

Living in the adjacent courtyard, Qiao Qingyu was the first to take a basket woven from corn leaves, filled with a small basket of eggs, pig’s trotters, and two sets of baby clothes, to the Zhao family.

These two sets of baby clothes were brought back from Nangang City by He Juanjuan.

She had bought ten sets all at once, very comprehensive, from hats on their heads to socks on their feet, all made of pure cotton fabric. It was just right to give two sets to Li Bo.

They were still in their original packaging.

Qiao Zhicai had brought home a hen that they hadn’t eaten; five were left to lay eggs, and Qiao Zhicai had built a chicken nest in the corner of the front courtyard.

Now they were picking up a few fresh eggs every day.

Qiao Qingyu noticed that Li Bo’s complexion wasn’t bad.

Since Mr. Zhao married Li Bo, he seemed to have grown much younger.

Looking at his daughter, his eyes were filled with tenderness.

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