Chapter 153: Your Mother and Your Wife Are Fighting

If Wen Zhuqing managed to get that powder onto Yang Manman, then Yang Manman would become prey in the eyes of animals. If she went into the mountains full of wild beasts—or even just stayed in Huaihua Village—it wouldn’t be safe.

You have to understand, even in Huaihua Village, there are a couple of stray dogs that usually hide in the mountains but come down to the village from time to time.

Those dogs are all vicious.

In these times, when even people don’t have enough to eat, the dogs are even hungrier, their eyes glowing green with hunger.

If Yang Manman were targeted by those dogs, even a strong man might not make it out unscathed, let alone Yang Manman, who’s heavily pregnant.

“Mom, A-Ting, I…” Yang Manman clutched her belly, her eyes turning red.

Yao Chunhua immediately hugged her daughter-in-law. “Don’t be afraid, Manman.”

“Now that we’ve uncovered Wen Zhuqing’s plot, there’s no way we’ll let her succeed.”

“It’ll be fine. And we’ll make sure to pay her back for everything.”

So, the Gu family discussed things a bit more. Once they were sure their plan would work, they finally sat down to eat.

—

After the meal, Gu Yunzhou went to the village committee office to call Gu Jianing.

At the village committee, only Gu Yunzhou and Old Man Gu, who was keeping watch, were there. Gu Yunzhou spoke quietly on the phone, filling Gu Jianing in on the latest developments.

“Third Brother, I understand. Let’s do as you all planned.”

“Alright.”

After a few more words, they hung up.

Over in the Northwest Military District, after hanging up at the communications office, Gu Jianing headed straight for the military hospital.

On the way, thinking about what Third Brother had said—about Wen Zhuqing’s plans—Gu Jianing’s face was cold as water.

“System, thank you.”

[Hmm? Why are you thanking me, Host?]

“Thank you for letting me be reborn, for binding with me, and for giving me so much.”

Gu Jianing was truly grateful to the system. Without it, she wouldn’t have had a second chance at life or the opportunity to make new choices.

And without the system, without being able to exchange things from it, her life wouldn’t have gone so smoothly.

Without the invisible bulletproof vest, Brother Xi would have been seriously injured. Without the malice detector, she and her family might have already fallen victim to others’ schemes.

So, she really did want to thank the system.

[No need to thank me, Host. Just focus on having a healthy pregnancy and giving birth, keep healing others, become a miracle doctor, and help more people have children. That’s all I ask.]

As long as Gu Jianing could complete these tasks, the system’s mission would be fulfilled too. That was what it wanted most.

“I will.”

But…

Back in her office, Gu Jianing frowned slightly.

Yesterday, Qi Yuancheng, who had been coming for treatment every day, hadn’t shown up.

She didn’t know why, and wasn’t sure if he’d come today either.

Had he decided to stop treatment?

That didn’t seem likely.

Could something have happened?

In fact, something had happened at the Qi family—or rather, to be precise, it wasn’t a disaster, but someone who didn’t know their place had shown up.

At that moment, Qin Rou was watching a little boy eating biscuits and canned peaches, her face cold as stone.

“Hey, why aren’t you cooking yet? I’m hungry,” came a woman’s voice from the other room, full of entitlement.

That was her and Acheng’s room, wasn’t it?

Qin Rou hurried in, only to see her mother-in-law, Bai Lanhua, rummaging through her wardrobe.

Her expression changed. “Mom, that’s my wardrobe. What are you doing?”

“Oh, you startled me! I’m looking for clothes, can’t you see?”

“I didn’t bring enough clothes this time, and it’s cold. What’s wrong with me wearing yours?” As she spoke, she pulled out a woolen coat.

Qin Rou remembered that coat. Qi Yuancheng had bought it for her as a birthday present last year.

It was so expensive she’d hardly dared to wear it. But now…

Qin Rou was about to say something, but in the next second, her mother-in-law had already put the coat on.

“This color looks just right on me.”

“Qin Rou, why aren’t you cooking yet? Acheng will be home soon. You can’t be like this.”

“Oh, and I remember there’s a piece of meat in the kitchen cupboard. Make red-braised pork with it—Shuanzi loves that.”

“You need to remember what Shuanzi likes to eat. After all, he’s going to be your son soon.”

…

Qin Rou didn’t want to listen anymore.

The moment she heard the words about Shuanzi becoming her son, she was furious.

She couldn’t believe that even after they’d refused before, her mother-in-law was still scheming to have them adopt her brother-in-law’s son.

And now, she’d even brought Shuanzi, her brother-in-law’s third son, straight to their door.

Before, Qin Rou always thought it was her own problem, so no matter what her mother-in-law said, she put up with it.

But now…

She didn’t want to put up with it anymore!

She strode forward, yanked her woolen coat off her mother-in-law, stuffed it back in the wardrobe, and locked it up in one smooth motion.

“I won’t adopt Shuanzi.”

“Even if I can’t have children, I still won’t adopt him.”

“Mom, if that’s what you’re here for, you’d better take Shuanzi and go home.”

Qin Rou said coldly. For the first time, the usually timid and soft-spoken her found the courage to stand up to her mother-in-law.

Even a rabbit will bite when pushed too far.

Qin Rou had had enough over the years.

Her sudden resistance stunned Bai Lanhua. She clearly hadn’t expected the always meek Qin Rou to suddenly explode.

Just as she was about to say something, she saw Qin Rou turn and leave the room.

Then she heard her grandson crying out in pain outside.

She rushed out to see Qin Rou hitting Shuanzi with a clothes hanger.

Bai Lanhua had always doted on her three grandsons. Seeing her precious grandson being beaten, how could she stand by?

“Ah! Qin Rou, you wretched woman! You barren hen! How dare you hit my precious grandson?”

“Why don’t you just beat me to death instead?”

Bai Lanhua rushed over to stop her. Normally, she might have been able to hold Qin Rou back.

But right now, Qin Rou was furious, and much stronger than usual.

As for Bai Lanhua, true to her name, she’d always been delicate and frail, never working in the fields, only doing a bit of housework—a fragile little “white lily.”

So at this moment, she really couldn’t stop the enraged Qin Rou.

She even got hit by the clothes hanger as she tried to intervene.

Bai Lanhua immediately started screaming.

Suddenly, the old woman’s shrieks, curses, the child’s cries, and more curses all rang out together, echoing loudly and clearly through the family compound.

When Qi Yuancheng returned home, he saw a crowd gathered at his door.

As he got closer, he heard someone say:

“Oh no, Captain Qi is back! Hurry and stop them—your mother and your wife are fighting!”"