The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 824 - 176: Thick-Skinned_4

Chapter 824: Chapter 176: Thick-Skinned_4

Pei Qian scowled, "Then you go do it!"

Zhang Gengshan glanced at Pei Qin, who was inspecting the sauce jars. The young master truly wore his heart on his sleeve for his wife, yet she paid no mind to these frivolous suitors.

Pei Qin couldn’t be bothered to deal with them. To someone of Mo Heng’s caliber, these men were not even worth noticing. Cleaning up after them would only make her seem like a bully, though she often enjoyed it.

Now, Li Bao Lian reckoned that even if Pei Qin was pregnant, Mo Heng would still sneak around. Missing this opportunity would make it difficult to find another. Seeing that Pei Qin and Pei Qian were not at home, she quickly went home to dress up and brought over some snacks and delicacies.

All Li Baoxiang could say was, "She just listens to my mother; she came over wanting to bring me something to eat to take care of her brother."

Xiao Yong told him, "From now on, you might as well eat at the Zhang family’s house." This way, Li Bao Lian would have no excuse to come over again.

Li Baoxiang looked down on Zhang Shiqian’s house. If it weren’t for the fact that Li Bao Lian and Zhang Shiqian had become intimately involved, and because Zhao Junchao had a bad reputation, he would never have allowed his sister to marry someone like Zhang Shiqian, a man who had been in jail and lacked prospects! Now, asking him to dine there, after he finished high school, they might even claim some credit.

"Go call Zhang Shiqian," Mo Heng ordered coldly.

Upon hearing this, Li Baoxiang hurriedly got up, "I’ll send her away right now!"

By then, Feng Wei had already darted out.

Though Li Bao Lian had used some inappropriate words, she was still his sister. If she were humiliated, he would feel ashamed as well, and their family would not be able to hold their heads high. Li Baoxiang quickly went out, forcing a smile and intercepting Feng Wei, "I’ll definitely send her away! I’ll handle it!"

Feng Wei stopped to look at him.

Li Baoxiang went out, clenched his teeth, and after saying a few words, slapped Li Bao Lian’s face with a smack.

Hong Xia only saw Li Bao Lian crying as she ran away, while Li Baoxiang breathed a sigh of relief and turned back.

By evening, news arrived that Li Bao Lian had fallen while walking and broken her leg.

Li Baoxiang inhaled sharply. On even ground, running at most might twist an ankle, but how could it break a leg? Recalling Mo Heng’s expressionless, ice-cold eyes, like those of an ancient well, he felt a chill run down his spine. Could it be?

Pei Qian couldn’t help but cheer, "Broke a leg, let’s see if she misbehaves now!"

Mo Heng looked at Pei Qin, "It’s got nothing to do with me."

At the corner of Pei Qin’s mouth, there was a twitch. "Protesting too much..."

Finally, with no Li Bao Lian to disturb them, she at home could be dealt with by Zhang Shiqian and the others. The house finally quieted down.

Soon, it was February the second.

Kong’s and Pei Wenli, accompanied by their daughter Pei Qingya, went to her maternal home in town to butcher meat. Suddenly Kong’s started vomiting.

The butcher’s wife exclaimed with a laugh, "Xiulian, are you pregnant!? That’s great, having only one girl isn’t enough. Now that you’re pregnant, you’ve got to have a boy!"

Kong’s facial expression darkened, "I’ve eaten something bad!"

Pei Wenli, looking at her pallid face, quickly grabbed the meat and hurried off.

The Sun Quanliang family came to buy meat and saw this. With a loud voice, they shouted, "The timing of this pregnancy isn’t right! Mrs. Dang has just passed away, buried just before the new year, shouldn’t you be observing mourning? Yet she’s pregnant already!?"

Although mourning customs in the countryside weren’t strict and couples’ private matters usually weren’t discussed, getting pregnant during this time would absolutely be a scandal and a matter of moral character. Even if Pei Wenli wasn’t a government official, he would still be criticized.

"Is your period a few days late?" Pei Wenli asked sternly.

Kong’s, afraid to say and fluctuating between red and white in her complexion, responded, "It shouldn’t be!" Her tone, however, was very uncertain.

Pei Wenli clenched his fists, his teeth grinding in a mix of rage and hatred, "It’s Pei Qin!" They wanted to ruin his reputation and target them!

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