boyutpedia Chapter 121 Cooperation
Chapter 121 Cooperation
When Sibeier took Xiao Ling in, her face was as pale as a piece of paper. Because the miscarriage was caused by an accident, Xiao Ling's bleeding volume exceeded that of a normal abortion.
After all, it was her own brother who caused the trouble. As the elder sister, Darong had to take on the responsibility of taking care of Xiao Ling every day. There was no furniture in the next room, and there was only a simple camp bed that was temporarily brought in by the fourth brother.
After living there pitifully for three or four days, Xiao Ling finally recovered some of her complexion.
During that period, Sibei returned home on time every day. Although Darong's mother didn't ask or say anything, she lived in the front or back row, so how could she not hear anything?
Actually, Darong's mother is also a smart person. She probably guessed some of the reasons, so she took a special leave and followed Darong's father's company's car to travel to another place. The trip lasted for a week.
By the time Darong's mother came back, Xiao Ling's health had basically recovered and she was no longer seriously ill.
"Don't delay any longer, both of you. Hurry up and discuss marriage with our mom."
After Darong called Sibei to her home, she talked to him very seriously about the issue of marriage.
No matter what Sibei thought before, seeing Xiao Ling's current condition, Sibei must take on this responsibility.
"Will our mother agree?"
It’s not that Sibei doesn’t want to take responsibility, but he is not old enough to register yet. He is still worried that his mother will not agree to him and Xiao Ling getting married first and then getting the marriage certificate.
"How do you know if you don't ask? Nothing serious has happened. If something really happened, how would you explain it to others? And if this gets out, how will Xiao Ling live?"
Darong understood Sibei'er's concerns, but under the current circumstances, she didn't dare to let the two of them hang around like this anymore.
In fact, that era was not as closed as we imagined. Young people dropped out of school too early to work, and the legal age for marriage was relatively old. So in this age gap, there would be many unknown and ignorant teenagers who could not help but taste the forbidden fruit.
However, compared to today's free and tolerant view of love, people at that time always liked to judge others from the moral high ground, causing many young people to be confused in their choices amid distorted criticism.
However, to everyone's surprise, when Sibei'er proposed to get married, Darong's mother was the first person to express her approval.
It only took two or three months of preparation time, and Sibei and Xiao Ling's wedding was held in Nanjian with great fanfare.
Whenever someone teased Darong's mother about her hasty engagement for her son, she would always cheerfully say that she was too anxious to have a grandchild. If the third son was single, she would have wanted to get the two brothers engaged at the same time.
In fact, how many of the children's little thoughts can escape the eyes of their mothers? But Xiao Ling never understood the good intentions of Darong's mother.
Sibei and Xiaoling got married in the room next to Darong. This made Aunt Sun, who lived on the other side of Darong, very angry. In fact, she had always been eyeing the house next to Darong, but she never dared to occupy it directly.
Sometimes it is like this, the bold will die of overeating and the timid will die of starvation. While she was still hesitating, the complete set of furniture for four generations had already been put in place. Once the marriage was concluded and the house was occupied, there was no place for Aunt Sun's family at all.
At first, Darong and her family didn't know that Aunt Sun was eyeing the house, because her son was less than ten years old. Compared with Darong's family, which had two boys of marriageable age, her family really had no reason to occupy the house.
But isn't there a saying that goes 'what is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality of wealth'? Darong's family now occupies three houses alone, and people in the dormitory have started to spread some gossip.
Sibei'er and Xiaoling held their wedding during the National Day. By the end of the year, Xiaoling was already noticeably pregnant, but Wu Meifeng, who got married during the Dragon Boat Festival, had not shown any signs of pregnancy.
In the first few months, Mother Zhong was not in a hurry. After all, pregnancy happens sooner or later. But after half a year, there was still no movement in Wu Meifeng's belly. Mother Zhong couldn't help but ask Zhong Yunhong.
It would have been better if she hadn't asked. This question made Zhong's mother very angry. Wu Meifeng didn't know what trend she was following. She followed other people's way of living a life of two people and had been taking contraceptive pills since she got married.
"Tell me, is there such a thing? Who would avoid pregnancy before giving birth to their first child?"
As soon as Da Rong got home, Mother Zhong started complaining to her about Wu Meifeng again.
Darong and Wu Meifeng had not known each other for long. They both worked on weekdays, and except for the New Year and other holidays, it was difficult for them to take a few days off from work. Therefore, Darong's impression of Wu Meifeng came entirely from Mrs. Zhong's complaints and nagging.
Fortunately, Darong was clear-headed. She always remembered Zhong Yunhong's fairness and his love for Xiao Ruyi. She never flattered Zhong's mother or said anything bad about Wu Meifeng.
"Mom, didn't you notice that Meifeng has gained weight?" Darong thought for a while and said after listening to Mother Zhong's nagging.
"Yes, that's true." Mother Zhong thought about it for a while and nodded, not quite understanding what Darong meant.
"Taking birth control pills will cause weight gain. You want her to stop taking the pill, but it's not appropriate to tell her directly. But if she knew that it was because of the pill that she gained weight, she would stop taking it on her own."
Seeing that Mother Zhong didn't understand her intention, Darong simply told her directly.
"You are really smart." After hearing this, Mother Zhong gave Darong a knowing smile.
In the evening, after Zhong Yunhong and Wu Meifeng got off work, the family had dinner. The mother-in-law and the daughters-in-law sat on the kang and chatted about everything. After Zhong's mother sent Zhong's father out, Darong and Zhong's mother began to cooperate tacitly.
Mother Zhong started talking about the current family planning policy, and Darong quickly brought the topic to her colleagues. Naturally, she then accurately revealed to Wu Meifeng the information that oral contraceptives would cause weight gain.
After the cooperation of Mother Zhong and Darong, in the winter of the following year, Mother Zhong finally got her wish and held her grandson.
"Grandma, now that you have a little brother, do you not want me anymore?"
Little Ruyi is now over two years old, and her language function is quite well developed. She lay on Zhong's mother's lap with her big eyes shining pitifully, and tears as big as beans rolled down her cheeks.
It can be said that little Ruyi was raised by Mother Zhong. Looking at the pitiful appearance of the little guy in front of her, the old lady couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
"Who is teasing our little Ruyi again? Go and beat him. Ruyi is the apple of my eye. I want her and love her..."
Mother Zhong held little Ruyi in her arms and tried to comfort her young heart.