The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 266: What if She Died?

Chapter 266: Chapter 266: What if She Died?

At first, she was also resistant to continuing her engagement with the Gu Family, feeling it was unfair to them. But she couldn’t withstand her mother’s pleading, her mother saying that breaking off an engagement halfway would also damage the Gu Family’s reputation. It would be better to marry into the family first and then find an opportunity to get rid of the child—no one would know she had ever carried a bastard.

She couldn’t bear to see her life ruined like this and, moved by selfish desires, she agreed to continue the marriage negotiations.

Indeed, the Lei Family was eager to marry her off because she was pregnant, fearing her belly would become too obvious to hide.

After speaking, Lei Qianqian looked at Old Madame Huang with tears streaming down her face, waiting for her decision.

"Grandmother, I never intended to trick the Gu Family. If I had known I was pregnant before the marriage negotiations, I would have never agreed to engage with the Gu Family!"

As she spoke, she started sobbing.

"But what difference does that make? You slut still came to the Gu Family carrying that bastard," Old Madame Huang fumed.

Who else could she blame? The Gu Family was simply unlucky to have stumbled upon such a mess.

"I...," Lei Qianqian frantically said, "I won’t let the Gu Family raise a bastard. I’ll get rid of the child, as long as Grandmother keeps my secret and doesn’t report me. I am willing to work like an ox or horse for the Gu Family for the rest of my life!"

She already dared not dream of good days ahead; she first needed to stabilize the old lady’s temper, and once she genuinely bore the Gu Family’s Magistrate, and once the old lady was gone, who would know about her past?

Old Madame Huang slapped her across the face, cursing, "Shameless creature, do you still dare talk about staying with the Gu Family? What face do you have to remain in the Gu Family with your sullied, battered body? Me, keep your secret? Do you really think this old woman is easy to bully, or do you think my Gu Family deserves to be the easy target for collecting trash?"

This slut!

"I—I... Grandmother, I beg you, if this gets out, I won’t be able to live, and the Gu Family will lose face too!" Right, the Gu Family would lose face as well...

Lei Qianqian, mustering strength from who knows where, broke free from Old Madame Huang and began desperately kowtowing on the ground.

"Slut, how dare you mention the Gu Family!" Old Madame Huang was furious. With this scandal, could the Gu Family still hold up its head? And was she the type to suffocate herself for the sake of reputation?

"Come with me, and wait for the pig cage punishment!"

She shouted loudly, grabbing Lei Qianqian’s arm and dragging her toward Lotus Village.

Lei Qianqian was not as strong as her, and violent morning sickness had left her weak, allowing Old Madame Huang to drag her away.

If she were truly dragged back like this, she would have no face to continue living.

From behind, the sound of a carriage and frantic shouting appeared.

"Clear the way, clear the way ahead!"

A middle-aged man, driving a flatbed horse cart laden with goods, was hurtling down the mountainous road. A scrawny horse seemed spooked and, out of control, galloped wildly.

Goods from the flatbed horse cart occasionally fell off; some landed right on the road, while others tumbled down into the cliffs on the side of the mountain.

This scene was extremely dangerous and frightening.

Old Madame Huang, dragging Lei Qianqian, stayed as close to the mountain side as possible to give way to the runaway carriage.

Luckily the road was not too narrow, allowing them to safely keep to the inside edge.

Old Madame Huang was so focused on the approaching runaway cart that she failed to notice the increasingly desperate look in Lei Qianqian’s eyes next to her.

The child she was carrying did not belong to the Gu Family; only this old woman knew that, and that was the reason for Old Madame Huang’s odd behavior these last few days.

What if she died? What if she died?

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