After Gu Qinghan finished the call, he returned to the family compound.
Lin Meizhi had been discharged from the hospital for several days and was resting in her room. When she heard the sound of the door opening and closing, her heart began to tighten.
Gu Qingsong went out to distribute the eggs, and Zhao Wuzhu was washing diapers outside the yard. The door of the room was not closed, so Lin Meizhi saw Gu Qinghan at a glance.
The two looked at each other from a distance. Lin Meizhi turned away guiltily, her heart pounding wildly.
Gu Qinghan looked at her, suddenly walked to the door of the room, and asked: "Comrade Lin, do you feel at ease living like this?"
Lin Meizhi turned her head suddenly, her face turned pale, "I... I don't understand what you mean, brother."
"Do you think you can hide this from everyone?" Gu Qinghan looked at her coldly, and then said, "There are some things I hope you can tell Qingsong in person."
Lin Meizhi forced a smile and asked, "Brother, I don't understand what you are saying. Did you misunderstand something?"
Gu Qinghan didn't intend to play dumb with her, "I've looked at all of the child's indicators. He can't be a premature baby."
Lin Meizhi opened her eyes wide and wanted to say something, but the child next to her suddenly started crying.
Gu Qinghan glanced at the child and said, "If you have any difficulties, you can tell Qingsong directly instead of lying to him."
After saying that, Gu Qinghan turned and left.
Gu Qingsong, who had just finished distributing the red eggs, heard the child crying so hard, and immediately walked into the room quickly, and asked worriedly: "What's wrong? Why is my son crying so hard?"
Lin Meizhi gritted her teeth and said, "It's your eldest brother. I don't know if he doesn't like us sleeping in his room. Just now when he came back and saw that you were not there, he deliberately slammed the door. It seems that he wants to lose his temper with me."
She suddenly grabbed Gu Qingsong's arm and said, "Qingsong, quickly ask your elder brother to go back to Beicheng. I... I'm so scared of him!"
After hearing what Lin Meizhi said, Gu Qingsong thought it was a little impossible at first. After all, his elder brother was not such a stingy person.
Besides, he has taken his wife and children to North City, so this room will be empty even if no one sleeps in it. Why would he be angry about this
However, Gu Qingsong saw that Lin Meizhi's face was very pale, which didn't seem like she was joking at all. Thinking that he was punched for no reason again, he was actually very angry.
Gu Qingsong comforted Lin Meizhi and said, "Don't worry, Meizhi. I will talk to my eldest brother and ask him to go back early."
Lin Meizhi didn't want Gu Qinghan to stay here any longer, and urged him, "Then go and tell him now. I think your elder brother might also be dissatisfied with me because of the previous betrothal gifts."
Hearing Lin Meizhi's exaggeration, Gu Qingsong became even angrier.
But when he went to find Gu Qinghan, Gu Qinghan suddenly got crazy and beat him up again, and called him stupid.
Gu Qingsong didn't dare let Lin Meizhi know that he was beaten again, so he took a shower before going back to his room.
*
After Wen Nuan came out of the telephone room, she went to the military hospital.
I plan to ask Gu Qinglan if she knows anyone working in the hospital in her hometown.
She just spoke to Gu Qinghan on the phone, and heard him say that on the day of Lin Meizhi's "premature birth", she gritted her teeth and insisted on going to her aunt's hospital to give birth.
The child's growth data are also with her aunt.
However, on the day Lin Meizhi gave birth, Gu Qinghan had already visited her aunt's office, and the child's data were all normal, and the data also showed that the child was indeed a premature baby.
However, in this era, there were no B-ultrasounds during prenatal checkups, so the exact time of conception of the child depended entirely on what Lin Meizhi's aunt had written.
Wen Nuan was thinking this when she arrived at the hospital.
Gu Qinglan had just changed shifts and was about to go to the cafeteria to eat. When she saw Wen Nuan suddenly coming to her, she thought she was here to feed her, so she ran over and asked, "Sister-in-law, what delicious food did you bring me?"
Gu Qinglan has now become the most enviable person in the nurses' station. During this period when Gu Qinghan was not in the army, she went to Wen Nuan's house every night to eat and drink. Today she had braised pork head, tomorrow she had steamed pork ribs with taro, and the day after tomorrow she had braised prawns and abalone...
So when Gu Qinglan saw Wen Nuan coming, she thought her sister-in-law had brought her some delicious food again, and she smiled as brightly as a flower.
Wen Nuan tapped Gu Qinglan's head lightly and said unhappily, "You only know how to eat. Sister-in-law wants to see you today for something important."
Gu Qinglan touched her aching head, and knew that Wen Nuan must have come to her for something very important this time. She had never been willing to do anything drastic before!
Gu Qinglan also straightened her waist, looked at Wen Nuan, and asked seriously: "Sister-in-law, what's the matter?"
Then she thought of her eldest brother who had been out for so long and had not returned yet, and recalled the previous plane crash. Her face turned pale and she asked, "Sister-in-law, could it be that my eldest brother..."
Wen Nuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and knocked her again, "What nonsense are you talking about? Your elder brother is fine."
Gu Qinglan hurriedly said “Puh” twice, “I will spit and say it again, Big Brother must be blessed with good fortune and a long life!”
Wen Nuan was really amused by her, but she didn't continue the fuss. She just said, "This time it's your second brother."
Then Wen Nuan said, "Your second sister-in-law gave birth to a son prematurely."
"What? Premature birth?" Gu Qinglan's face turned pale when she heard the news. Although she didn't have a good impression of her second sister-in-law, she was still worried when she heard that she had a premature birth. She felt that her premature birth was related to the fall down the stairs last time.
Although she really didn't push her down the stairs, for some reason, she still felt a little guilty.
Seeing her pale face, Wen Nuan knew that she was thinking about the bad things that happened before, and then said, "Don't worry for now. Your eldest brother said that the child was only 6.2 jin when he was born. Everything is fine."
Gu Qinglan's eyes widened, she calculated silently in her mind, frowned and asked, "Isn't it just over seven months? How could it be more than six kilograms?"
Gu Qinglan also went to the obstetrics department to help. There is a big difference between full-term babies and premature babies.
Moreover, people these days do not have enough nutrition. Many full-term babies weigh around 6 kilograms. There are also some overweight babies, weighing 7 or 8 kilograms, but they are very rare. But to say that a premature baby weighs more than 6 kilograms is really unheard of.
Wen Nuan looked at Gu Qinglan's expression and smiled faintly: "You also think it's impossible, right?"
"Anyway, I haven't seen it." Gu Qinglan shook her head.
"So, your eldest brother and I both suspect there's something fishy going on here." Wen Nuan found a place to sit down, and then added, "Add to that the incident with Lin Meizhi falling down the stairs, it's very likely that she's trying to hide some secrets."
Gu Qinglan raised her hand after hearing what Wen Nuan said: "I swear I really didn't push her down the stairs. I was also confused at the time as to why she wanted to frame me like that. Now it seems that Lin Meizhi might have said that on purpose."
"I believe you, you are not that kind of person." Wen Nuan touched her head.
Gu Qinglan boldly guessed: "Could this child not be the son of Gu Qingsong, the big fish?"
Wen Nuan pursed her lips and said, "So your eldest brother and I plan to find evidence, otherwise your second brother will definitely not believe it."
Gu Qinglan was comforted by Wen Nuan and felt very happy, but she frowned and said angrily: "Humph, Gu Qingsong is a big idiot. He definitely doesn't believe that the woman he holds in his palm and cherishes is cheating on him!"
Wen Nuan didn't want to talk about what Gu Qingsong's attitude was. Now it was Lin Meizhi who deceived first, and this was a question of morality.
Wen Nuan asked, "So Qinglan, think about it. Do you know any doctors or nurses in your hometown? It would be best if they are in the district hospital. Lin Meizhi gave birth in that hospital."
"Let me think about it." Gu Qinglan had worked in the countryside for a few years and hadn't been back to her hometown for many years. She went back once before the New Year, and such an unpleasant thing happened. She didn't see her old classmates either.
Soon, Gu Qinglan thought of someone, Zhou Yufen, her desk mate in the third grade of junior high school. That girl liked Gu Qingsong at that time.
Zhou Yufen was able to stay in the city because her only brother happened to be married.
When she went to the countryside, Zhou Yufen did not go to high school, but went to a medical school. Later, when I wrote to her, I learned that she had gone to work in a hospital.
Gu Qinglan told Wen Nuan about her classmate, saying that she is also a medical practitioner now.
Wen Nuan thought there was a chance and said, "Then let's ask her to help us find out if Lin Meizhi's medical records have been falsified."
When Gu Qinglan heard this, she immediately perked up and pulled Wen Nuan to go to the telephone room to call her old classmate.
However, when he was about to leave the hospital, he met Li Daxiang.
A colleague at the nurse station called out, "Qinglan, Platoon Leader Li is here to see you again."
After saying that, he smiled ambiguously.
Wen Nuan raised her eyebrows, but Gu Qinglan walked towards Li Daxiang openly and asked, "Daxiang, you're here?"
Li Daxiang noticed the warmth behind Gu Qinglan, and touched the back of his head shyly, then called out, "Sister-in-law, you are here too."
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "Yeah, that's right. What did you come to see Qing Lan for?"
Before Li Daxiang could say anything, Gu Qinglan responded, "Oh, Daxiang said he had to go to the county for something, so I asked him to help me find a book on Chinese medicine."
Then Gu Qinglan looked at Li Daxiang and asked him, "Daxiang, did you help me find the book?"
Wen Nuan looked at Li Daxiang. It was not very hot in the North City in May, but Li Daxiang was sweating all over. It seemed that he must have rushed here.
But I heard from Gu Qinghan that many affairs of the group were handed over to Li Daxiang to handle. How could he still have time to go to the county
It seems that spring has arrived and some people's hearts have been moved.
Li Daxiang handed a large stack of books in his hand to Gu Qinglan and said, "I found it. I also picked up some other books. I wonder if you can use them."
Gu Qinglan held the heavy book in her arms, flipped through it casually, her eyes lit up, and she said with a smile: "Of course it will be useful, thank you for your help."
Then she asked, "How much? I'll give you the money."
Li Daxiang wanted to say no, but when he met the warm eyes, he said a number.
Gu Qinglan searched her pockets and found that she only had fifty cents, so she said, "I don't have enough money. I'll ask my sister-in-law if she has any."
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "I didn't bring any either."
Then she reminded: "Qinglan, we still have things to do."
Gu Qinglan was stunned for a moment, then she put the book on the nearest desk, and then said to Li Daxiang: "Daxiang, I don't have enough money. I will come over and give it to you tomorrow."
"Don't worry, it won't be too late to give it to me when you are free." After saying that, Li Daxiang said hello to Wen Nuan and ran away.
Gu Qinglan looked at Li Daxiang's back and smiled: "Running so fast..."
Wen Nuan looked at Gu Qinglan's clean and clear eyes, without any fantasy at all. It seemed that she had not yet figured it out.
There's no rush. Qinglan is still so young and has just joined the army. She actually hopes she will start dating later.
The two went to the telephone room again, but it took them two days to get in touch with Qinglan's classmate, who just happened to be working at the hospital where Lin Meizhi gave birth.
Both of them have carefree personalities, and as soon as the call was connected, they started talking about what had happened in the past few years.
When Zhou Yufen heard that Gu Qinglan had become a soldier and a doctor like her, she sighed, "Wow, I knew we were so connected. Look, we are thousands of miles apart and have both entered the medical field. Isn't this fate?"
Gu Qinglan: "Yes, yes, what a great fate!"
The two chatted about a lot of things in the hospital until Wen Nuan reminded them. Gu Qinglan then got down to business and asked Zhou Yufen if there was any way to find the patient's medical records, or the files of the examinations they had registered for.
Zhou Yufen also worked in the hospital and had seen countless bloody and miserable family stories, so she asked, "You don't doubt that Gu Qingsong's son is not his, do you?"
Gu Qinglan knew that these things could not be hidden from her old classmates. Since she was asked for help, she could not hide it: "Well, do you have any solution?"
Zhou Yufen laughed: "Gu Qingsong has come to this day. He ignored me back then! Don't worry, I'll take care of it!"
Gu Qinglan asked worriedly, "You...you don't still have that thought about my second brother, do you?"
Zhou Yufen: “…”
"Don't worry, I will definitely handle this impartially."
Then he hung up the phone.
*
Two days later, there was news.
Zhou Yufen said that in early October last year, Lin Meizhi had a record of registering with the obstetrics and gynecology department, and also had a urine test, but the urine test results are no longer available because the records cannot be viewed by others and cannot be taken out of the hospital. Zhou Yufen can only help here.
Gu Qinghan over there has been staying in the Public Security Bureau for several days in a row.
He had a comrade-in-arms in the provincial army, who was demobilized and became a police officer, and happened to live in the neighborhood of their hometown.
Zhao Baogang saw that Gu Qinghan had stayed here for two days in a row and was dissatisfied: "Old Gu, why don't you go back to North City? What are you doing here? Don't you have to take care of your wife and daughter?"
Zhao Baogang was very confused and a little unhappy about the arrival of this comrade.
Ever since this guy came, many lesbians have come to his office to watch. However, those lesbians did not come to see him, but to see this married man!
As a single man, no one cares about him.
Unfortunately, this married man has been turning a deaf ear to what is happening outside these days. He has been concentrating on investigating cases such as rape and hooliganism.
After investigating the hooligan case, Zhao Baogang looked up the registration of death and cancellation of household registration. He really couldn't guess what this comrade was doing.
But when asked what happened, Gu Qinghan refused to say a word, and Zhao Baogang was too lazy to find fault.
Gu Qinghan was like this when the two of them joined the army together. If he didn't want to say something, no one could get a single word out of him.
Gu Qinghan raised his head slightly, looked at his rather dissatisfied comrade, and then said, "He should be back soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, the office phone rang. Zhao Baogang glanced at it unhappily and said, "It's yours. Pick it up."
Even though the two children are separated, he still gets fed tons of dog food.
So annoying.
Gu Qinghan picked up the phone, and the corners of his lips, which had not been curved before, slightly raised up at this moment, which made Zhao Baogang's teeth ache.
"young married woman."
When Wen Nuan heard Gu Qinghan's voice, her voice also softened, "Qinghan, have you had dinner?"
Wen Nuan knew that Gu Qinghan had been at the Public Security Bureau these days. He said that he had investigated at the supply and marketing cooperative, and everyone said that Lin Meizhi had never dated anyone before, and Gu Qingsong was the first.
Moreover, everyone seems to have a good impression of Lin Meizhi, saying that she is a good child, does not have any messy friends, and just goes to work and comes home every day.
The reputation is very good.
So Gu Qinghan suspected that she might have had some bad experiences, but after checking with the Public Security Bureau these two days, he found that there had been no hooliganism cases or rape cases in the past two years.
Gu Qinghan responded: "Not yet, waiting for your call."
They agreed to talk on the phone during this time period, so Gu Qinghan stayed up late these two days.
Wen Nuan frowned, looked at the clock in the telephone room, and muttered, "What time is it? Why haven't you eaten yet? I saw your medical examination report before and it seems that you have some minor stomach problems. You should pay more attention to it."
Gu Qinghan was happy to hear his wife's caring words, so he said, "I see."
Wen Nuan then told Gu Qinghan about what Zhou Yufen had helped to find out, but Gu Qinghan did not show any surprise after hearing it, it seemed that he had also found out.
Gu Qinghan suddenly said: "That man has passed away."
Wen Nuan didn't react for a moment and asked, "Which man?"
Then she realized belatedly that the person Gu Qinghan was talking about was the child's biological father.
Wen Nuan asked again: "Who is that man?"
Gu Qinghan was silent for a while, then looked at the file in his hand and said, "It was a man from the compound next to Lin Meizhi's house, named Xu Guoming. They were high school classmates, but Xu Guoming had an accident on his way to join the army. I can't explain it to you clearly over the phone, so I'll tell you when I get back."
Wen Nuan held the microphone and nodded: "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back and talk to you."
Gu Qinghan thought for a moment and said, "I just happened to be going to Qiongzhou Island to deal with some things, so I might have to postpone my return for some time. No matter how Qingsong handles it, I have to go back."
After staying outside for such a long time, Gu Qinghan already missed his children and warmth very much.
But now is not the right time. Lin Meizhi is still in confinement after giving birth, so we have to wait until she is out of confinement before we can do anything about it.
Wen Nuan: "That's fine. Comrade Lin is in confinement after giving birth. Let's wait until she's done. We can't avoid this anyway."
Unexpectedly, they thought of the same thing. Gu Qinghan smiled and said, "Yeah."
Then Wen Nuan smiled again: "You just said you were going to Qiongzhou Island?"
"Yeah." Gu Qinghan was just about to say that it was a place that was still being reclaimed and was very desolate.
But Wen Nuan said enviously: "It's a tropical place over there, with lots of fruits and seafood, you can eat more when you go."
Gu Qinghan, who originally wanted his wife to care about him, smiled and said, "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Qinghan was planning to go home, but Zhao Baogang said, "Old Gu, are you looking into Xu Guoming's affairs? I happen to know something, do you want to know?"
Under Gu Qinghan's suspicious gaze, Zhao Baogang admitted that he had eavesdropped and touched his nose: "Isn't it because I'm curious about what case you are investigating? I just listened for a while. Besides, I also know Xu Guoming you mentioned. He is also a buddy of mine. Let me tell you, his death is actually indirectly related to his mother."
Gu Qinghan signaled him to continue with his eyes.
"Please treat me to a big meal. I want to eat the hotpot at Fuxuanlou. I'm almost starving. I've been sitting here with you for the whole afternoon." Zhao Baogang took the opportunity to blackmail him. This guy is going back to North City tomorrow. How can he have a chance in the future
Unexpectedly, Gu Qinghan nodded without hesitation: "No problem, let's talk while we walk."
Seeing that Gu Qinghan responded so readily, Zhao Baogang felt a little regretful why he didn't hit him harder!
As they walked, they talked. Zhao Baogang said Xu Guoming's father died two years ago and his mother is the deputy director of the Health Bureau.
Later, she accidentally learned that Xu Guoming and Lin Meizhi were dating, but Xu's mother looked down on Lin Meizhi and strongly opposed their relationship. She also planned to let him go to the army for training.
Xu Guoming was unwilling to follow his mother's arrangement and originally planned to secretly get married to Lin Meizhi. However, his mother found out and sent him directly to the military region that night, intending to enlist him in the army.
Who would have thought that on the way to the military region, the car overturned. The comrade in the driver's seat was not seriously injured, but Xu Guoming was seriously injured and later died from excessive bleeding.
However, Xu's mother was afraid that Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu would not be able to accept the death of their grandson, so she did not announce Xu Guoming's death to the public, but said that he had gone to the frontier to train.
These are the things Zhao Baogang knew.
But he probably didn't know that before Xu Guoming died, Lin Meizhi was actually pregnant with his child.
Lin Meizhi over there has been feeling nervous ever since Gu Qinghan talked to her.
But the next day, I heard Gu Qingsong say that Gu Qinghan was leaving, saying that he had to take care of things in the army.
Lin Meizhi finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked Gu Qingsong to wash the baby's diapers.
*
Another month passed.
After Gu Qinghan finished his mission on Qiongzhou Island and returned to his hometown, he asked Zhao Baogang to take him to the cadre compound.
Xu's mother knew Zhao Baogang. After she knew that Gu Qinghan was a soldier, she also behaved very politely.
After a few people exchanged pleasantries, Zhao Baogang found an excuse to go to the bathroom. Gu Qinghan did not exchange pleasantries with Xu's mother and said, "Deputy Director Xu, do you know Lin Meizhi?"
Mother Xu suddenly heard the name, and even though she had seen countless storms, she couldn't help but tremble slightly: "Comrade Gu, just say whatever you want to say."
Seeing that she was a straightforward person, Gu Qinghan didn't want to beat around the bush and said directly: "Lin Meizhi married my younger brother and just gave birth to a son last month."
After a pause, Gu Qinghan looked at Xu's mother's panicked eyes and said, "But I'm afraid this child is not my brother's, but your son's."
"Impossible!" Xu's mother had a ferocious expression on her face, and seemed unwilling to accept this statement.
Gu Qinghan didn't want to waste time talking to her, so he just said, "Whether you believe it or not is up to you. I have already told you the truth."
Gu Qinghan stood up and was about to leave. After walking a few steps, he turned back and said, "She and my brother only confirmed their relationship at the end of October last year. But Lin Meizhi went to the hospital for an early pregnancy test in early October, and the hospital still has the record. Deputy Director Xu will know it once he checks."
After saying this, Gu Qinghan left the cadre compound.
*
The next day, Gu Qinghan waited at home for the whole morning, but no one from the Xu family came.
He began to pack his luggage.
Lin Meizhi's heart has been in a state of ups and downs these past two days. Last month, she thought Gu Qinghan had gone back to North City, but who knew that Gu Qinghan suddenly came back last night.
However, Gu Qinghan didn't say anything to her this time and acted as if nothing had happened. She felt greatly relieved.
I hope that this time Gu Qinghan leaves, he won’t come back for three to five years.
However, at noon, the family sat together and ate in silence.
After a while, Zhao Wuzhu asked about Wen Nuan and Le Le's situation, "Are your wife and children all right in the family compound?"
Gu Qinghan said, "Well," "Very good."
Seeing that Qinghan looked fine, Zhao Wuzhu asked, "Qinghan, who took your salary passbook?"
Zhao Wuzhu had been keeping a note in her little notebook about the fact that Gu Qinghan suddenly sent her so little money, and she believed that Wen Nuan was unwilling to send money home.
"I took it, what's wrong?" Gu Qinghan looked up and looked at Zhao Wuzhu.
Zhao Wuzhu was not polite and said, "It's nothing. It's just that Qingsong has a child to raise now. Your salary is much higher than his. Shouldn't you bear more of the family expenses?"
Although Gu Qingsong's child was in good health after birth, Gu Qingsong still cared about him and bought a lot of malted milk for the child, saying that it was to nourish his body.
And Lin Meizhi, Gu Qingsong cooked chicken soup and fish soup for her almost every day. She gained several kilograms in just over a month. Everyone who saw her said that she was so lucky to have married a good husband.
But she was the one who suffered the most. Not only did she have to help cook and boil water, but she also had to wash diapers for the children. However, she had rarely drunk the chicken soup or fish soup cooked by Gu Qingsong.
Zhao Wuzhu also knew that the second in command was unreliable, and that the eldest brother, Gu Qinghan, had to take charge at critical moments.
Besides, Gu Qinghan's salary was high, so sending her only ten yuan a month was really not enough.
Gu Qinghan sneered: "I want to raise a child too."
"How can they be the same?" Zhao Wuzhu put down his chopsticks. "You don't have to worry about food and clothing in the army. Besides, Zhaodi is only a little over a year old. How much can she eat?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Qinghan put down his chopsticks, looked at Zhao Wuzhu, and said, "Don't call her Zhaodi anymore. Wen Nuan and I gave her a name, Gu Wanyue, and her nickname is Lele."
Zhao Wuzhu was frightened by Gu Qinghan's eyes and frowned: "What moon? Who would come up with such a messed up name?"
Gu Qinghan looked over coldly and said, "I'll say it again, the child is now called Gu Wanyue, you can also call her Lele."
Zhao Wuzhu was frightened by Gu Qinghan's eyes and stammered, "Alright, just be happy. I'm telling you now that there's not enough money at home. Starting next month, you have to send me 20 yuan a month as before!"
Gu Qinghan smiled coldly: "Okay, if Qingsong can also give you 20 yuan, I will give it to you as well."
Gu Qingsong refused immediately after hearing this. "Mom, twenty yuan is a lot. You only make forty yuan a month, right? Why do you need so much money?"
Just after he finished speaking, Gu Qingsong felt someone kick him hard on the leg. Zhao Wuzhu was so angry that her face turned red and she glared at him fiercely.
Gu Qingsong immediately knew that he had said the wrong thing, but he was just thinking about the child's name and was unable to react at this moment.
Zhao Wuzhu's glare made his back cold, so he picked up his bowl and said, "I'll go see if Meizhi has finished eating."
After saying that, he walked into the room.
The next second, two figures appeared at the gate. It was Xu's mother whom I met last night.
The weather in the south is hot, so people in the housing estates basically open their doors for ventilation.
Standing at the door, Xu's mother met Gu Qinghan's eyes and subconsciously became nervous, but she still knocked on the door and asked, "Excuse me, does Lin Meizhi live here?"
Zhao Wuzhu saw that the visitor was dressed neatly and looked like a leader, so she smiled and greeted him, saying, "Hello, Meizhi is at home, please come in."
Zhao Wuzhu thought Xu's mother was a relative of Lin Meizhi. She had heard from Gu Qingsong before that Lin Meizhi had many relatives, some of whom worked in government departments.
Some time ago, when the baby was one month old, relatives from Lin Meizhi's side came to visit one after another. They gave the baby red envelopes, each of which was quite big. Two of them were worth ten yuan!
Thinking of this, Zhao Wuzhu was very polite to Xu's mother and poured a cup of tea for her and the people she brought with her, "Comrade, please have some tea."
Xu's mother took it and said, "Thank you."
"Oh, by the way, have you eaten? We are having dinner right now, do you want to come and eat with us?" Zhao Wuzhu was very hospitable and prepared to go back to the kitchen to get the dishes and chopsticks.
Mother Xu put down the cup in her hand and said, "Comrade, you don't have to work any more. I've already eaten and I just want to talk to Meizhi."
The next second, Gu Qingsong in the room raised his voice and asked, "Mom, who's coming?"
"It's Meizhi's relative." Zhao Wuzhu turned around and walked into Gu Qingsong's room and said, "Meizhi, your relative has come again. Have you finished your meal? Do you want your relative to come in first?"
Lin Meizhi knew that Gu Qinghan would take the afternoon train back to North City. This reminded her that the days of anxiety were finally coming to an end, and she was in a particularly good mood.
She looked towards the living room, and before she could say anything, she saw Xu's mother approaching the door and calling softly, "Meizhi, it's me."
The bowl of chicken soup in Lin Meizhi's hand slipped out of her hand and fell directly to the floor with a sharp "bang".
"Get lost!" Lin Meizhi suddenly yelled, "Qingsong, get this person out now, I don't know her, let her go!"
Gu Qingsong was a little puzzled, but when he saw his wife suddenly get angry, he didn't care about anything else and rushed to the door, intending to drive the intruder away.
But Xu's mother had already knelt down and cried, "Meizhi, I'm sorry, I lied..."
"Guoming, Guoming did not abandon you, Guoming..."
When Lin Meizhi heard the name again, she couldn't help but tremble all over and tears fell like beads.
Lin Meizhi held her head and suddenly seemed to go crazy, shouting: "I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen..."
"Qingsong, let her go immediately. Don't believe anything she says. She is a liar!"
At this moment, the sleeping child suddenly started crying again, and the sound was so loud that it seemed to blow the roof off the house.
But Xu's mother felt that the crying sounded like the sound of nature, and felt that God was helping her.
Mother Xu did not hesitate at all. The moment Gu Qingsong came over, she said to Lin Meizhi, "Meizhi, Guoming is dead."
"I was the one who killed him... I'm sorry for him, and I'm sorry for you..."
Xu's mother did not agree with their relationship at the time. When she found out that Xu Guoming was going to secretly take his household registration booklet to register, she sent him to the army. By then, they would not be able to see each other and would naturally break up.
But unexpectedly, the car had an accident and her son died.
She couldn't accept this fact at first, and even didn't dare to tell Grandma Xu and Grandpa Xu at home about it. She had to make up a lie and tell them that Xu Guoming had gone to the border to join the army and had not returned in recent years.
Moreover, she always believed in her heart that it was Lin Meizhi who killed him. If it weren't for Lin Meizhi, her son would not have died.
Later, she learned that Lin Meizhi had started dating another man not long after Xu Guoming's death, and she became even more angry.
He even deliberately went to Lin Meizhi and said, "Guoming has joined the army and is dating a female comrade in the army. That female comrade is the commander's granddaughter and a doctor."
But he didn't expect that Lin Meizhi was already pregnant with his son's child at that time, and the reason why she was so anxious to find a partner might just be that she wanted to give birth to the child.
She wrongly blamed Lin Meizhi.
After hearing what Xu's mother said, Lin Meizhi instantly got up from the bed, walked to Xu's mother's side, and shook her shoulders vigorously: "You...what are you talking about? Xu Guoming...is dead?"
Lin Meizhi didn't expect to hear Xu Guoming's name again when it was the news of his death.
This name that had been buried in her heart for nearly a year was unexpectedly revealed again at this time.
But why did he die
Rather than hearing the news of his death, Lin Meizhi would rather he really just fell in love with someone else, at least he was still alive.
Gu Qingsong looked at Lin Meizhi's distraught look, frowned and asked: "Who is Xu Guoming?"
In an instant, thousands of thoughts were churning in his mind, and his heart seemed to be gripped by something, making it difficult for him to breathe.
But Gu Qingsong couldn't remember who this Xu Guoming was.
I only heard Xu's mother crying, "Meizhi, I am sorry for you. I lied to you. Guoming didn't marry anyone else. He...he wanted to secretly go with you to get the household registration booklet to get the certificate."
"It was me. I asked him to join the army, which caused him to have an accident..."
Gu Qingsong listened to these words and suddenly roared: "Lin Meizhi, who is Xu Guoming?!"
Then he looked at the child in Zhao Wuzhu's arms, and a ridiculous thought flashed through his mind: "Son, my son..."
Lin Meizhi suddenly turned around, looking panicked, and said, "Qingsong, the child is yours."
"Don't listen to her. Xu Guoming and I were just dating. We didn't do anything. Believe me!"
During this period of time, Lin Meizhi really fell in love with Gu Qingsong and felt that he was a good man. Even Xu Guoming had never been as caring and considerate to her as he was before.
She didn't want this child at first, and he rolled down the stairs by himself, but...
But Gu Qingsong couldn't bear to let him go and insisted on keeping him.
They could have lived a good life, but they were just one step away. Lin Meizhi didn't want to miss Gu Qingsong because of a dead person, so she couldn't give up like this!
Gu Qingsong looked at Lin Meizhi, wanting to see some sincerity in her expression, but the next second Xu's mother said, "You're lying! You're lying!"
"This child is from our Xu family!"
After hearing this, Lin Meizhi finally understood why Xu's mother, who had always been dissatisfied with her, came to her house. It was all because of this child.
If Xu Guoming died, the Xu family would be extinct, so Xu's mother came to snatch the child!
Lin Meizhi hugged Gu Qingsong and cried, "Qingsong, drive her away quickly, she just wants to snatch our son away, don't believe her!"
"She lost her son, and her family will be extinct, so she wants to come and snatch our child!"
Gu Qingsong suddenly felt overwhelmed, not knowing who to listen to...
"Lin Meizhi, you're lying!" Xu's mother suddenly stood up and took out Lin Meizhi's urine test form from October last year. She said, "You were already found to be pregnant last October. And this child is clearly full-term, but you insisted that it was a premature baby!"
After Xu's mother finished speaking, she threw the urine test form directly at Gu Qingsong's face.
Gu Qingsong pushed Lin Meizhi away from his arms and took a look at the medical checkup sheet:
Patient's name: Lin Meizhi.
Urine test results: early pregnancy.
There is also a hospital stamp on it.
Gu Qingsong looked at the scarlet seal, with shock, grief, disappointment, anger and other mixed emotions. He immediately fell to the ground and stared at Lin Meizhi, trying to see some sincerity on her face.
But no, Lin Meizhi's palm-sized face was completely pale, leaving only panic, looking extremely pitiful.
In the past, he really wanted to hold her in his arms, but at this moment, he raised one hand and hit Lin Meizhi's face hard, leaving several red marks on her fair face instantly.
With red eyes, he said: "Lin Meizhi, you shouldn't lie to me!"
"I love you so much, and you lied to me?!"
"Qingsong, I didn't lie to you." Lin Meizhi wanted to hold Gu Qingsong back, but he had already run out: "Qingsong..."
Zhao Wuzhu looked at Gu Qingsong who suddenly ran away, then looked at Lin Meizhi who was sitting on the ground crying, and then cursed fiercely: "You...you...you bitch, you actually lied to us! You will die a horrible death-"
As she spoke, Zhao Wuzhu was about to rush over, but Gu Qinghan stopped her when she saw this: "Mom, the child is innocent, don't hurt the child."
It would have been fine if he didn't mention the child, but as soon as he mentioned the child, Zhao Wuzhu felt like dying.
Suddenly, she hugged the child and sat on the floor, and started crying, cursing Lin Meizhi all the time.
When Lin Meizhi saw Gu Qingsong's figure disappear at the gate, she suddenly went crazy and started fighting with Xu's mother.