Chapter 616: Growing Suspicious

Only after saying it did she react: "Let's not talk about the tractor for now — what's this about Second Sister-in-law being pregnant?"

Liu Shanling rolled her eyes at her: "I was talking about Second Sister-in-law, and you insisted on the tractor. I brought up the tractor, and now you want me to talk about Second Sister-in-law's pregnancy first..."

He had wanted to keep going, but then saw his wife shoot him a withering look: "Are you going to give me a straight answer or not? You just have to talk back to me, is that it?"

Seeing his wife truly angry: "Yes, yes, yes. When have I ever not given you what you wanted? Besides, when we were doing that, wasn't I always making you feel good? And you still have to ask?"

Su Hongjuan, both angry and annoyed, gritted her teeth and whispered: "Are you trying to die? What kind of filthy talk is that in broad daylight?"

Saying that, she was about to go hit Liu Shanling.

Liu Shanling dodged while hunching his shoulders and begging for mercy: "It's my fault, calm down, I'll tell you right now."

But before the words were even out of his mouth, he saw Su Hongjuan's face turn very ugly: "Say it or don't, I don't care."

Liu Shanling's head was full of question marks: "How did she really get angry?"

Saying that, he still scooted closer to Su Hongjuan.

Just as he was about to quickly spill everything he knew, he heard Ge Pozi's voice from behind him: "Third, is what you said true?"

Liu Shanling asked without thinking: "What?"

Ge Pozi, seeing his expression, reached out and punched him directly: "I heard everything just now. What are you pretending for?"

Liu Shanling finally understood: "Pfft, I thought it was something serious."

Ge Pozi said, a little impatient: "Hurry up and talk."

Seeing both his own mother and his wife staring at him with cold faces: "The tractor the village bought is back. I didn't expect to see my second brother on it either. Later, from Cheng Dali who drove the tractor back, I learned my second sister-in-law is pregnant. She's at the commune health clinic."

Su Hongjuan finally understood now.

Yesterday when she went to work, she was kicked by the big draft animal the team leader was leading. Her calf swelled badly. They were probably afraid of causing trouble at home, so they let her rest for a day and still gave her full work points. How could she possibly refuse?

But country folk, unless they really can't move, how could they possibly sit around doing nothing?

Earlier, when she went out to dump the slop, she did vaguely hear people discussing: saying someone had fainted in the fields.

But it was too far away, and since she didn't have to go to the fields today and could still earn full work points, she was afraid people would find fault with her, so she didn't go over there.

Now she finally understood — the person who fainted was Second Sister-in-law.

Ge Pozi's expression was very strange, and she subconsciously muttered: "After so many years, how did she get pregnant just like that?"

She said it quietly, but it was still heard clearly by Su Hongjuan, who was standing not far from her side.

Somehow, Su Hongjuan actually felt as if her mother-in-law didn't want the second branch to have a son.

But then she shook her head, thinking: even though the second branch's falling-out with the old house was unpleasant, and they eventually severed ties, how could blood ties be cut off? Either her ears had a problem, or Second Brother wasn't father-in-law and mother-in-law's biological son.

It had to be said, Su Hongjuan was clever — she'd stumbled right onto the key point in one go.

She deliberately probed: "Second Sister-in-law being able to get pregnant is a good thing. Mother, are you just too happy?"

Ge Pozi was in no mood to pay attention to her youngest daughter-in-law. She turned around and went back to her own room: "Old man, this is terrible — Zhao Lamei, that wretched woman, is actually pregnant?"

Old Man Liu looked astonished: "Really?"

Ge Pozi nodded heavily: "Mm, by now probably half the village knows. Old man, it looks like what we were hoping for isn't going to work."

Old Man Liu frowned: "At our age, still not the least bit steady. Be careful not to show a crack and make people suspicious."

What they didn't know was that their youngest daughter-in-law had already grown suspicious.