Chapter 50
Bai Xue and Xu Kaisheng couldn’t have children. Ye Qingzhi had considered all sorts of possibilities for them, like divorce or adopting a child. But she had never expected Bai Xue to set her sights on He Jingyan.
Bai Xue must have a screw loose, and it must have been gnawed on by a pig.
“Qingzhi, Qingzhi, calm down,” Yang Xiaorou said, catching up to Ye Qingzhi.
“I am calm. Xiaorou, let me ask you, if someone wanted your Haohao to be her son, what would you do?” Ye Qingzhi stopped, turned to ask Yang Xiaorou, and seeing her silent, she turned and continued towards Bai Xue’s house.
Yang Xiaorou sighed softly and stopped Sun Cailian. “Sister-in-law, could you please go and find Regiment Commander He and have him go to Regiment Commander Xu’s house?”
Although Sun Cailian, who was passing by, didn’t know what was going on, seeing Ye Qingzhi’s aggressive posture and Yang Xiaorou’s worried expression, her eyes lit up. She nodded repeatedly and ran off to find He Qiming.
Oh my, there’s a good show to watch.
Before long, Ye Qingzhi arrived at Bai Xue’s house. Just as she was about to knock, the door opened from the inside, and a pretty girl rushed out, almost bumping into Ye Qingzhi.
Ye Qingzhi took a step back and met the girl’s eyes.
If she wasn’t mistaken, this was Wei Jiancheng’s future wife, Su Mengwan, and also the female lead’s mother in the original novel.
She had been in the family compound for so long, and this was the first time Ye Qingzhi had seen her. She had delicate features, fair skin, and a pure and lovely temperament. She was the type of a pretty girl from a good family.
Su Mengwan steadied herself, looked up at Ye Qingzhi, and her pupils suddenly shrank. How could there be another such beautiful woman in the family compound?
Is she a military wife? Or some officer’s sister?
“I’m sorry. My name is Su Mengwan. I’m Regiment Commander Xu’s cousin,” Su Mengwan said, apologizing to Ye Qingzhi. She glanced at Yang Xiaorou, then picked up her luggage and quickly left.
Yang Xiaorou pulled Ye Qingzhi. “What’s the situation? Is Su Mengwan leaving?”
Ye Qingzhi withdrew her gaze and said indifferently, “Who knows?” then pushed the door open and went in.
But just as the two of them reached the door, they heard a bang, followed by some ceramic shards flying out from inside. If it weren’t for Ye Qingzhi and Yang Xiaorou’s quick reaction, they might have been hit.
“Xu Kaisheng, since you’re so heartbroken over Su Mengwan, why don’t you hurry up and chase after her?” Bai Xue’s furious voice came from inside.
“Bai Xue, Mengwan is my cousin. She did slap you, but don’t forget, you slapped her twice first and also kicked her. Today, you wanted to hit her again. What’s wrong with me stopping you?” Xu Kaisheng’s voice was a little tired.
“That’s because she mocked me, saying I was a hen that couldn’t lay eggs, and also a robber. I…”
Ye Qingzhi roughly understood the whole story. Yesterday, Bai Xue had found out that Su Mengwan was two-timing and had slapped her twice. Then Su Mengwan had slapped her back, and Bai Xue had kicked her. Today, the two of them had argued again. Su Mengwan had found out that Bai Xue wanted to adopt He Jingyan and had taken the opportunity to call her a hen that couldn’t lay eggs and a robber?
“It’s nothing to not be able to have children, but to snatch someone else’s son, what is that if not a robber?” Ye Qingzhi said, stepping on the shards on the floor and entering, her gaze heavy as she looked at Bai Xue. “You want to adopt Jingyan?”
Before Bai Xue could speak, Xu Kaisheng quickly said, “No, it’s not like that. Sister-in-law, you also know that we haven’t had a child for so long after we got married, so we were thinking of adopting a well-behaved and sensible child like Jingyan.”
“No,” Bai Xue said, shaking off Xu Kaisheng’s hand. “Qingzhi, you have so many children, and you and Regiment Commander He are also going to have a child of your own, right? Then why don’t you give Jingyan to us? I promise, we will only have Jingyan as our child in the future and give him all our love.”
“Slap…” Ye Qingzhi directly slapped Bai Xue.
After hitting her, Ye Qingzhi pointed at her nose and cursed, “Bai Xue, Jingyan is my and Qiming’s son, the eldest son of our family, the big brother of Anmin, Anjie, and Yangyang. You’re asking for our child with just your empty words. What do you take Jingyan for? I always thought you were just a little arrogant, but I didn’t expect you to be so arrogant and conceited. I’ve really seen the face of a capitalist. Someone like you, a selfish and inhuman bedbug.”
Bai Xue had not expected Ye Qingzhi to hit her. She had just reacted when she was stunned by her words.
“I’m not. I was clearly being kind,” Bai Xue said in a rage.
“We don’t need your kindness,” He Qiming said, walking in. He stood next to Ye Qingzhi, glanced at Bai Xue, and then turned his gaze to Xu Kaisheng. “Old Xu, you speak.”
Xu Kaisheng took a deep breath and said seriously, “Old He, I never thought of snatching Jingyan from you from the beginning to the end. Jingyan is your son. Bai Xue… she’s been under a lot of stress these two days and is a little confused. I won’t let her talk nonsense again.”
“You’d better,” He Qiming said, holding Ye Qingzhi’s hand. “Wife, let’s go.”
Ye Qingzhi snorted lightly. “Bai Xue, if you dare to talk nonsense in front of Jingyan, I’ll tear your mouth.”
When they left the Xu family’s house, they saw several military wives watching the show outside. If it weren’t for Zhang Shuhua stopping them, they might have already gone in.
“Qingzhi, what happened?” Sun Cailian asked immediately when she saw Ye Qingzhi come out.
“Yes, did Bai Xue bully you?” Li Jinfeng asked, about to roll up her sleeves.
Ye Qingzhi quickly explained, “It’s nothing serious. It’s already been resolved. It’s quite cold outside. Everyone should go home.”
It was minus ten degrees today. These people were really not afraid of the cold. To get some gossip, they just stood outside shivering and waiting.
Especially Li Jinfeng. She was pregnant!
Ye Qingzhi glared at her and helped her up with Yang Xiaorou. “This road is slippery. You’re pregnant. Why are you running around?”
“I’m fine,” she said. Although she said that, Li Jinfeng was still very happy with their concern.
Not long after they got home, Gu Yao and Li Yang came over with their children. They looked at Ye Qingzhi carefully and were relieved to see that she was fine.
Ye Qingzhi was really fine. She had slapped Bai Xue and was now feeling great.
In fact, she had wanted to slap her for a long time, but she had been too embarrassed before. This Bai Xue was really asking for it with her words and actions.
“What happened?” Li Jinfeng and Gu Yao still did not know the specific reason.
Ye Qingzhi glanced at the children and said with a smile, “It’s nothing serious. We’ll talk about it later.”
At the Xu family’s house, Bai Xue had smashed another batch of things and was hysterically questioning Xu Kaisheng why he hadn’t helped her.
“Bai Xue, let’s separate for a while,” Xu Kaisheng said, picking up a chair and sitting down.
“Separate for a while? Hah, Xu Kaisheng, if you want to divorce me, just say it. Why be so euphemistic? Isn’t it just because I can’t have children? Fine, I’ll grant you your wish. Tomorrow, no, today, we’ll file for divorce. Xu Kaisheng, I’ll grant you your wish,” Bai Xue shouted loudly.
Xu Kaisheng immediately got up and pulled Bai Xue. “That’s not what I meant.”
“That’s clearly what you meant. Xu Kaisheng, a divorce is fine too. I feel like I’m a madwoman now,” Bai Xue said, looking at the mess in the room. She suddenly felt a chill all over. She might have already become a madwoman.
“Xiaoxue,” Xu Kaisheng said, looking at Bai Xue like this, his heart aching again.
Bai Xue suddenly said calmly, “Xu Kaisheng, let’s get a divorce.”
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At night, Ye Qingzhi leaned against He Qiming’s arms and whispered, “What do you think Bai Xue was thinking? There are so many orphans of martyrs. She could have adopted a young one with no parents, and it would have been no different from a biological child. Why did she have to set her sights on our Jingyan?”
He Jingyan was already eight, and he had matured early. It was already very difficult to cultivate a relationship. So what was Bai Xue after?
“She actually still doesn’t want to adopt,” He Qiming said, kneading Ye Qingzhi’s hand. The calluses from the farm work in the countryside were almost gone. Now it was getting smoother and smoother. He smiled in satisfaction. “She might be thinking of bringing a child.”
Ye Qingzhi had heard of this before. A childless couple could adopt a child, and then they could have a child of their own.
So Bai Xue wanted to use Jingyan to bring a child, and after she had her own child, she would return Jingyan to her?
“Fuck!” Ye Qingzhi sat up in anger, wishing she could slap Bai Xue again. What did she take Jingyan for? A tool to bring a child?
“Don’t curse,” He Qiming said, pulling Ye Qingzhi back into his arms and biting her lip lightly. “I had a sparring session with Old Xu this afternoon and beat him up.”
Ye Qingzhi was taken aback for a moment and quickly lifted He Qiming’s clothes. “Are you hurt? Where are you hurt?”
He Qiming let Ye Qingzhi touch him up and down. After a while, he said with a smile, “It’s fine. Old Xu felt guilty and didn’t really fight back.”
Ye Qingzhi breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he was fine.
“Don’t worry. This is just Bai Xue’s wishful thinking. Old Xu won’t agree. By the way,” He Qiming’s hand had somehow slipped into Ye Qingzhi’s clothes. “Wife, I’ve found out that Wei Jiancheng has changed his name to Wei Guangming. He’s twenty-six, the son of an old revolutionary in Wushi, and is now the deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee of the Wushi Agricultural Machinery No. 1 Factory.”
“Mm, wait,” Ye Qingzhi said, holding down He Qiming’s hand and panting slightly. “He’s using someone else’s identity?”
“Yes. The real Wei Guangming died of illness last year. His father was so traumatized that he passed away not long after, leaving the old lady alone. I don’t know where Wei Jiancheng got the news, but he deliberately got to know the old lady and then took care of her every now and then. Later, he became the old lady’s son,” He Qiming said. He felt that Wei Jiancheng was actually quite capable, but unfortunately, he was not on the right path.
“Did the old lady’s son really die of illness?” Ye Qingzhi did not mind speculating about Wei Jiancheng with the greatest malice.
He Qiming frowned. “Are you saying… it might have been murder?”
“Bold hypothesis, careful verification. Wei Jiancheng even faked his death. Who knows what else he can do?” Ye Qingzhi snorted lightly. He could even deal with his own son, let alone a stranger.
He Qiming lowered his head and pecked at Ye Qingzhi’s red lips like a chick. “I’ll have someone investigate again. His matter is not urgent. Let’s do something else first.”
“Ooh… Qiming…” Ye Qingzhi cried out softly.
The next day, Ye Qingzhi woke up late again. If it weren’t for Li Jinfeng coming over, she would still be in bed.
“Tsk, tsk, Qingzhi, you two should also take it easy,” Li Jinfeng said, looking at the red mark under Ye Qingzhi’s earlobe ambiguously.
“Go, go, you have the nerve to say that about me? Why are you here so early?” Ye Qingzhi asked, taking two sweet potatoes from the stove and giving one to Li Jinfeng.
“I’m telling you, Bai Xue and Regiment Commander Xu are getting a divorce,” Li Jinfeng said mysteriously.
“What?” Ye Qingzhi looked at her in surprise.