Rebirth: Solely Cherished by the Devoted Commander

Chapter 129: Chapter 129: What About the Child

Sun Lijuan irritably pushed Zhao Xiuxia’s shoulder: "Don’t touch me right now!"

Zhao Xiuxia was pushed by her daughter and stumbled, nearly sitting on the ground, but at this moment, she couldn’t care less. She grabbed Sun Lijuan’s hand urgently and said, "Girl, tell me, what exactly is going on? You have to speak, how else can I help you?"

"I think I’m pregnant." Sun Lijuan said calmly, her fingernails digging deep into her flesh.

Zhao Xiuxia’s mind buzzed, almost causing her to sit on the ground: "How did this happen? No way, it’s impossible..."

It was just once with Zhou Jinzhu, how could it be such a coincidence? Damn creature, and that little bitch Sun Chan! If she had obediently married Zhou Jinzhu, would any of this have happened?

"Why is it impossible?" Sun Lijuan said each word slowly and then glared fiercely at her mother, "What should I do, Mom? You tell me, what should I do? It was your stupid idea to sell her off, could I be this unlucky otherwise?"

Zhao Xiuxia sat on the side, patting her thighs with both hands, tears streaming down: "What should we do? My poor child, how could you get pregnant? Damn Sun Chan, she’s to blame for all of this. What will our Juan’er do in the future?" Now she felt like she could tear Sun Chan into pieces!

"Enough." Sun Lijuan couldn’t stand to see her mother just crying without a plan, and stood up irritably: "Instead of crying, why not think about what to do!"

"What else can we do? Of course, we can’t keep it."

The two braved the snow that day to go to the city and find a doctor for an examination. They had it all figured out: once they confirmed the pregnancy, they would say it was an extra birth. Anyway, regulations were strict, they could just pull some strings, pay some money, and have the procedure done. But unexpectedly, after an examination, the doctor said Sun Lijuan’s body was extremely fragile. If this pregnancy was terminated, she might not be able to have children in the future.

"You really have to think it over. If there really is a miscarriage, you must inform the husband first."

The mother and daughter nearly fainted together. Sun Lijuan didn’t even know how she managed to get out of the hospital. A true countryside girl, she understood the importance of offspring; who would marry a woman who couldn’t have children? No matter how beautiful you are, it wouldn’t matter.

They didn’t speak a word along the way, and when they reached the village, Zhao Xiuxia cursed Zhou Jinzhu once more and wiped her tears.

"I’ll go and talk to the Zhou Family." She said as she walked out.

Sun Lijuan hurriedly grabbed her: "Where are you going?"

Zhao Xiuxia looked back at her, "Just listen to me, dear girl. I know you are unwilling right now, but you are already pregnant and can’t abort this child. You have no choice but to marry him. Do you expect someone else to marry you? We’ll just demand more dowry money then! We live in the same village, I promise no one will bully you."

Sun Lijuan sneered coldly: "I would rather die than return home for that beast!"

"But this child of yours..."

"I will find a father for it myself!" Sun Lijuan clenched her fists.

She kept thinking of the last time she saw Gu Junming, tall, handsome, and with prospects. If she could frame him with this child, it would be perfect. Now the only thing to do was to find a chance to spend a night alone with him. Just one night, and she could cling onto him. As for the timing discrepancies, she could just claim it was a premature birth.

Sun Lijuan said, "I want to marry Gu Junming."

Zhao Xiuxia’s mouth gaped open, trying to speak several times without any words coming out, her heart churning. Had this girl gone mad? Could he even want her?

"Juan’er! If you didn’t have this child, I would force that bitch Sun Chan to give him to you even if it killed me. But now, with your situation... I’m afraid it won’t work."

"It has to be Gu Junming." Sun Lijuan gritted her teeth, "His is a military marriage, once you’re married, it’s not easy to get divorced. Besides, he won’t be by my side all the time. For the birthdate, just make up a lie. There won’t be any issues. Even if something seems off in the future, as long as there’s no solid evidence, it won’t matter."

"But you doing this..."

"We’re going to X City, we need to find that bitch first. Once we find her, we can find Gu Junming. I just need one opportunity. Mom, you have to help me!" Sun Lijuan grabbed her mother’s wrist earnestly, looking at her intensely.

Zhao Xiuxia, already heartbroken for her daughter and feeling indignant that her daughter wasn’t living as well as Sun Chan, agreed without much hesitation.

The two packed up and went to find Sun Chan. Sun Lijuan thought along the way, "I’m already almost four months along, it has to be soon. Otherwise, I’ll really show!"

The mother and daughter rushed anxiously towards Sun Chan, plotting along the way.

Sun Chan had already settled into the shop Guihua provided, which wasn’t large but neatly arranged with various fruit displayed inside. A small stove was set up inside, making it warm and tidy.

Han Dong had sent over several baskets of fruit again, and Sun Chan sorted through them one by one. Guihua and Yang Liu were helping too. The women chatted and laughed, quite cheerful.

Guihua said, "My hotel will open before the New Year, you all have to come and support us! Bring Gu Junming too."

"No problem," Sun Chan replied with a smile, "He said he’ll come back then."

"Aren’t you worried he’s not around you all the time?" Guihua curiously asked.

Sun Chan smiled and shook her head, picking out large apples: "What should I worry about? They’re all colleagues."

"There are also beautiful women among colleagues and comrades. What if he’s charmed away by someone?" Guihua said.

Yang Liu giggled, "Yeah, now the female soldiers’ uniforms look so nice, they seem so spirited." noveldrama

"He won’t." Sun Chan replied confidently. If he could be with a female soldier, it would have happened already. Why wait until now? Thinking of his resolute dedication reassured Sun Chan.

Guihua and Yang Liu exchanged a glance, understanding their close relationship.

Sun Chan sorted the fruits by appearance and size; the ones that didn’t look good were taken home to make fruit cans and sold off. Many people catching trains would buy them.

Guihua and Yang Liu were busy preparing for the hotel’s opening, and Sun Chan’s stall was opening with the hotel, so aside from pushing a cart to sell fruit for a few hours each day, she would go to help.

One day when Sun Chan was going to the hotel, she happened to run into Bai Fanglan.

Bai Fanglan was with Wang Hu, and they were coming from the street, holding some peanuts and melon seeds and such. It looked like they were preparing for a wedding.

Bai Fanglan saw Sun Chan and felt displeased. This woman constantly reminded her of her failures; it was truly unbearable.

Wanting to avoid her, Wang Hu had already seen her and walked over with a smile, "Are you busy?"

Recalling Bai Fanglan’s earlier troubles, Sun Chan found it hard to smile, and just slightly nodded her head.