Chapter 77 - The Birth Father of the Child, Who Exactly Is It?
Chapter 77: The Birth Father of the Child, Who Exactly Is It?
Qiao An was surprised.
The old lady had never cared about the matters in the family. She only ate vegetarian and chanted Buddhist scriptures in the ancestral hall.
However, she was so attentive to Lu Mo. This was really strange.
Since the old lady had already spoken, there was no reason for her to refuse. Qiao An was like a warrior who had never returned. Her face was solemn as she walked forward slowly.
When she arrived at the lobby, she realized that the ladies and cousins were all there.
It was obvious how much the Li family valued Lu Mo.
They were chatting happily and no one noticed Qiao An, so she quietly chose a corner seat and sat down.
At this moment, Lu Mo said excitedly, “Dad, Mom, my dad said that if Senior marries me, our betrothal gift will definitely not disappoint you. The dowry is 100 million in cash. Jinghang Hospital can also be handed over to Xiaoran to manage.”
Third Madam, who was greedy for money, immediately said sourly, “Yo, Xiaoran, you’re really lucky to have a good wife and save ten years of hard work. Unlike my Zecheng, who has poor taste and married a poor person. Not only is it not helpful to him at all, but he also has to fork out money to support his family.”
On the surface, she was envious of Lu Mo’s family background, but in secret, she was ruthlessly attacking Qiao An’s humble background.
Qiao An lowered her eyes and lowered her head. One couldn’t see her face or her emotions.
Her silence was a little surprising, because recently, Qiao An had not given Third Madam and her mother-in-law the courtesy they should have. She could retort ten times with her sharp tongue.
Her act of pretending to be deaf and mute today was as cowardly as when Qiao An first entered the house.
Seeing that Qiao An’s morale was low, Li Xiaoran helped her attack back.
“Third Sister-in-law, if Third Brother hadn’t married you back then and had married the marriage partner arranged by Grandpa for him, Third Brother wouldn’t have been so tired in his life, right?”
Third Madam opened her mouth to refute, but what Li Xiaoran said was the truth.
Speaking of which, Third Madam’s background was not as good as Qiao An’s. She came from a poor family and dropped out of school in her early years. She worked as a shop assistant in the Li family’s pharmacy and bumped into Third Master.
Third Master saw that she was beautiful, so he got together with her. Because of this, Old Master and Old Madam were especially against this marriage. However, they could not persuade Third Master, so they agreed to their wedding. Third Madam was naturally furious when Li Xiaoran brought up her embarrassing incident.
She also retorted angrily, “Yo, Fourth Brother, you like to worry about our family so much, especially about my daughter-in-law. Do you have any thoughts about her?”
Everyone in the room felt awkward when she said that. The old man and old lady’s faces darkened.
Li Xiaoran, the culprit, looked at Qiao An leisurely. He wanted to see how this heartless person would repay him.
Qiao An, on the other hand, was born into a scholarly family and valued etiquette, justice, and integrity. Third Madam had deliberately smeared her and Li Xiaoran, so she naturally couldn’t sit back and do nothing.
Qiao An said, “Dirty people are dirty when it comes to reading people’s minds. High-minded people are high-minded when it comes to reading people’s minds. This is called judging others by one’s own standards.”
These words mocked Third Madam. Everyone couldn’t help but sneer.
Third Madam’s cultural level was low, so she couldn’t understand Qiao An’s insult. However, she saw the mockery in the others’ and knew that it wasn’t a good thing.
Third Madam was furious, but she knew that she was not Qiao An’s match. She glared at Li Zecheng.
Li Zecheng had no choice but to stand up and reprimand Qiao An. “How can you speak to Mom like that?”
Qiao An looked up at Li Zecheng as if he was a clown. “Then how did she speak to me?”
Li Zecheng said angrily, “She’s your mother-in-law. Can’t she scold you?”
Qiao An said, “She defamed me. It’s already against the basic rights of a citizen.”
Li Zecheng hated it when Qiao An talked about the law because it would make them seem uncultured and wrong.
Li Zecheng sat down again.
The old lady tried to smooth things over. “Alright, the guests are here. Stop talking.”
Li Zecheng and Qiao An both shut up.
The old lady deliberately found a topic to talk about and focused on Li Xiaoran and Lu Mo’s wedding.
Madam asked Lu Mo again, “Momo, you and Xiaoran are not young anymore. When are you two planning to get married? I’m still waiting to have a grandson.”
Lu Mo said shyly, “It should be soon.”
Qiao An looked at Li Xiaoran in shock.
He and Lu Mo were actually about to get married?
Then weren’t his words just too hypocritical?
Still, Qiao An sobered. Li Xiaoran had approached her to take revenge. How could he be sincere to her? At the thought of this, Qiao An’s heart ached so much that she didn’t know what they said next.
During dinner, she only cared about pulling out the rice and eating a few mouthfuls before leaving the banquet.
Lu Mo felt that Qiao An was especially abnormal. She sighed in confusion. “Why is Qiao An so quiet today?”
The old lady replied, “The doctor said that she has severe pregnancy reactions. This girl has been listless these days.”
Li Xiaoran lowered his eyes, which were filled with worry.
Qiao An’s small body was really not suitable for pregnancy.
Li Xiaoran asked, “Have you seen a doctor?”
Third Madam didn’t care about Qiao An at all and remained silent.
A trace of anger appeared in Li Xiaoran’s eyes. He clenched his fists under his sleeves. Lu Mo saw Li Xiaoran’s reaction and sighed weakly.
She said what Li Xiaoran wanted to say on his behalf, “Third Sister-in-law, Qiao An should go to the hospital for an ultrasound. First, we have to confirm that she has an ectopic pregnancy. If so, the pregnancy must be terminated.”
Third Madam said indifferently, “The chances of having an ectopic pregnancy are so low. How could she be so lucky to have an ectopic pregnancy?”
Madam reprimanded, “Third Daughter-in-law, Qiao An is pregnant. There are many things she might not know. You should teach her more. Tomorrow, take her to the hospital for a pregnancy test. You still have to be careful with this baby.”
“Got it,” Third Madam said reluctantly.
At night, Li Xiaoran took the initiative to stay at the Li family’s villa. This was very rare in the past.
Lu Mo refused to leave his room and said coquettishly, “Senior, we’ll be together sooner or later. Why don’t we stay together tonight?”
Li Xiaoran sat on the bed and looked at Lu Mo with a serious expression. “Lu Mo, when did I say that I wanted to marry you? Why did you lie to them?”
Lu Mo lowered his head and remained silent.
Li Xiaoran said, “It’s not good for me to embarrass you in front of them. But Momo, you know that I have a serious mysophobia. If I don’t love you, I can’t be intimate with you. You won’t be happy with me at all.”
Momo pouted and trembled violently.