Chapter 617: Scheming Again

Before, the old couple had been afraid those people would come back, so they watched cautiously for a while, but nothing happened at all.

These past few days the two of them could no longer hold back—after all, in the villagers' eyes, he Liu Shanliang was a son of the Liu family; what did it matter if they'd severed ties? As long as they used some tricks, he'd still have to obediently show filial respect to these "dear parents" of his.

Ge Pozi gave a light snort and muttered, "What's there to be afraid of? Those people haven't shown up at all—probably forgot all about us long ago."

Usually Ge Pozi rushed to the front whenever something came up, but the one actually scheming behind the scenes was Old Man Liu.

Hearing his old wife's words, his face immediately darkened: "Maybe those people are watching from the shadows this whole time—can't you watch what you say?"

Seeing the man was truly angry, Ge Pozi said, "Fine, at worst I won't say it anymore, that good enough for you?"

Only after saying this did she remember the key issue wasn't those people, but that Zhao Lamei was pregnant now—if she really gave birth to a son, wouldn't everything they'd been planning go up in smoke?

The two exchanged a glance, so no matter whether the child in Zhao Lamei's belly was boy or girl, it could not be born—better safe than sorry.

Liu Chuxue, still at the health clinic, had no idea that her mother, just newly pregnant, had already become a target of scheming.

After Liu's mother finished her IV drip, Liu Chuxue had just helped her out of the health clinic when she saw Liu Laoqi playing chess by the gatehouse—probably because he'd won, his face was all smiles: "One more round."

The moment the words left his mouth, he looked up and spotted the mother and daughter: "Finished the drip?"

Thinking of something, he pointed at the bicycle in the corner by the wall: "Chuxue, you ride my bike and take your mom back to the village, I'll go to your place later to pick up mine."

Liu Chuxue didn't refuse: "Grandpa Qi, then thank you, but you don't need to go fetch it—I'll bring it back to you in a bit, just in case you need it and it's not convenient."

Liu Laoqi didn't decline either: "Alright then, the key's on the windowsill inside, go in and get it yourself."

While Liu Chuxue went in to get the bike key, Liu's mother thanked the man again.

The moment the mother and daughter entered the village, someone came up to ask about the situation: "Lamei, you're back?"

"Really pregnant?"

"Mm."

"You're impossible—would I even ask if it were fake?"

"Look at you, is that what I meant?"

Liu Chuxue watched Liu frown: "Uncles, aunties, my mom just finished her IV and is still a bit weak—the Physician also said she should rest more."

Hearing Liu Chuxue's words, everyone said, "Right, right, right, hurry and take your mom home."

Seeing everyone automatically clear a path, Liu Chuxue thanked them repeatedly while pedaling hard, carrying Liu's mother away from the village entrance gossip center.

Once home, she heard Liu's mother say: "I'm about to become a grandma, yet I'm the one pregnant at this age—I wonder if your big sis will blame me when she finds out?"

"Mom, don't overthink it—if it affects the little brother or sister in your belly, that won't be good."

Liu's mother felt that made sense upon hearing this: "I understand."

They had only just gotten home a little while when Liu's mother breezed in through the door: "Lamei, how are you feeling? Anywhere still uncomfortable?"

Seeing the situation, Liu Chuxue quickly stepped out of the room: "Mom, I'm going to take the bike back to Grandpa Qi."

Hearing Liu's mother answer, Liu Chuxue pushed the bicycle out the door.

After more than ten years, getting pregnant again—the couple had plenty to say to each other, and she didn't want to stick around.

Near the village entrance, she ran into Liu Jiandong coming the other way: "Chuxue, stop the bike, I have something to talk to you about."

Liu Chuxue wasn't about to indulge him and had no intention of stopping at all—but she hadn't expected Liu Jiandong to grab her bike, nearly making her fall off: "You'd better have something legit, or don't blame me for setting you straight."