Chapter 67

"Stop biting, there will be a smell of smoke later," Qiu Lu said, acting like a spoiled child while lying in a man's arms.

Chang Yuan smoked a cigarette and frowned, "Your dad still doesn't agree?"

"Mm, A-Yuan, I think I should just abort the child."

"You can't!" Chang Yuan suddenly grabbed Qiu Lu's face and said viciously, "I won't allow you to abort it; this is our son!"

"But what do you say we should do?! My foster father is in great health and won't die anytime soon; Pei Huaiye won't marry me, he's no longer the fool who was easy to manipulate and obedient in the past! It's almost four months now; if we drag this out any longer, I'm finished!"

"Calm down! Qiu Lu, you have to calm down! We will have money, believe me; I have another batch of goods tonight, and I will make a lot of money; Lulu, don't abort the child!"

After Chang Yuan finished speaking, he hugged Qiu Lu and cried, and Qiu Lu's eyes also turned red.

This wasn't her first pregnancy, but it might be her last; during her prenatal checkup, the doctor said that because she had injured her body before, the chances of her getting pregnant in the future were almost zero.

It was all Qiu Zhiyang's fault! It was all Pei Huaiye's fault!

They were the ones who ruined Chang Yuan and prevented the two of them from being together!

"Let's think of another way; we will be fine!"

Qiu Lu looked at Chang Yuan, her eyes complex and unspeakable, "Okay."

The meal was almost finished when Qiu Lu arrived late; as soon as she saw the two Su brothers, her eyes were shining.

Her behavior became exceptionally gentle and obedient; she restrained all her arrogance and spoke in soft, gentle tones.

Su Chen had a partner, but Su Yuan was still single; seeing that Qiu Lu was decent, dignified, and polite to her elders, Song Qingyan had the idea of playing matchmaker and even pulled Qiu Lu aside to make an appointment to visit their home.

Qiu Zhiyang looked at Su Yuan, who was a man of talent, and also chimed in with a smile.

Su Qianyue's little face wrinkled; this Qiu Lu had won over her adoptive mother without showing her true colors; she really had great skills.

She didn't know what her Second Brother was thinking; since he knew Qiu Lu wasn't a good person, he couldn't just watch him fall into a fire pit.

After the meal, Qiu Lu pulled Song Qingyan to the restroom to whisper, "Auntie, I saw Su Qianqian when I went to Xichuan last time."

"Really? Is she doing well?"

"To be honest, the countryside is definitely not as good as the city, but her husband is quite considerate; I even went to drink at her wedding, though there were only two tables; she doesn't have good popularity, and this matter... it has to do with Su Qianyue..."

Qiu Lu added oil and vinegar to the story, standing from Su Qianqian's perspective and describing her as miserable and pitiful; Song Qingyan felt as if needles were pricking her heart as she listened.

"Good child, thank you for telling me all this; you must come to the house as a guest another day."

Su Weixin wouldn't forbid the whole family from sending things to Su Qianqian, and Song Qingyan had an idea in her heart as she looked at Qiu Lu.

Qiu Lu smiled gently and movingly, "I'll listen to everything you say, Auntie."

Pei Huaiye was nothing; with the Su family's status, no matter if she married Su Chen or Su Yuan, she would be a hundred times better off than with Pei Huaiye!

When the two of them came out, Su Qianyue clearly felt that her adoptive mother, who had just been affectionate toward her, was now keeping some distance.

"Mom, take it slow on the way back; Big Brother, Second Brother, see you at the train station tomorrow."

Song Qingyan nodded blandly and turned to get into the car.

The Jeep started, and Su Yuan sat down and asked carefully, "Mom, what's wrong?"

Song Qingyan closed her eyes and instructed, "When you go to Xichuan, take a good look at what kind of life Su Qianqian is living?! She went to the countryside for the sake of you two brothers! No matter what wrong things she did to Qingyue, she is still your biological sister!"

Su Chen and Su Yuan looked at each other, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes, "Mom, we know she is our biological sister; we will go see her."

"Qiu Lu said Qianqian is living very poorly; you two remember to bring her more money and coupons, and make up for her dowry as well; don't let your father know."

"Dad, don't go, I'll be scared if I'm home alone."

"You're scared? You don't come back every few days; if you're scared, let Nanny Zhang keep you company."

Pei Huaiye wanted Qiu Zhiyang to go to Xichuan to attend their wedding, but Qiu Lu refused; she had deliberately left behind the image of Pei Huaiye being ungrateful when she left the Shuangshui Brigade.

If Qiu Zhiyang really went, wouldn't the rumors be debunked?

"Alright then, Dad, don't be angry when I say this; Brother Huaiye and Sister-in-law left in such a hurry that I didn't know, and I thought he wasn't coming to visit you, so I cried and scolded him a few times; please don't blame me."

Qiu Lu acted like a spoiled child, acting softly to set up a defense.

Qiu Zhiyang tapped her with his finger, "You need to change that sharp tongue of yours; Huaiye is your foster brother no matter what; after I'm gone, you two will be each other's only relatives."

Qiu Lu didn't speak; she saw that the will belonging only to Pei Huaiye in the drawer had already been taken away.

She just knew that couple had bad intentions; they didn't run all the way to the Capital to visit their master, they came for the inheritance!

"Then you should go with them." Qiu Lu closed the door, her thoughts turning back and forth in an instant.

Inheritance, inheritance, you can only get it when people die.

Xichuan, Shuangshui Brigade.

Su Qingwu and Li Zilan were harvesting vegetables, but there weren't many people lining up here; it had been like this for the past few days. Xiang Jianming was sick and hospitalized at the county health center, and the Li Zilan couple were worried and didn't want to disturb his recovery.

Rumors were spreading in the village that Pei Huaiye was an ungrateful wolf who wouldn't even visit his life-saving benefactor when he was seriously ill.

He had even used the benefactor's money to buy the "three rounds and one sound" to propose to the Su family, and he had bought them on the black market, resulting in him being sent to the police station by the security section for speculation and profiteering; he was currently locked inside receiving education.

Even that Su Qianyue had been arrested.

The gossip was rampant, and no matter how the Su Qingwu family explained it, no one would listen. After work that day, everyone was carrying hoes and walking home.

Su Zhuangzhuang ran while crying, his eyes red, "Dad, Mom, someone wants to snatch Auntie's sewing machine, wuwu..."

Su Qingwu picked up Su Zhuangzhuang and shouted behind him, "I'll go back and check first; you go find Captain Xiang!"

Captain Xiang was still at the county health center receiving treatment and hadn't returned!

Li Zilan threw down her hoe, "Chunxing, help me call Captain Xiang's family; I have to go back and check."

"Okay, Sister-in-law!"

A group of villagers didn't even eat dinner and swarmed to the Su Family Courtyard.

Ever since Zhang Guoqiang reported Pei Huaiye to the Machinery Factory Security Section and learned he had been arrested, he had been incredibly happy.

"Zhang Guoqiang, what are you doing entering our courtyard? Put down the sewing machine!"

Zhang Guoqiang said righteously, "Pei Huaiye was arrested along with Su Qianyue for speculation and profiteering!

You accepted a dowry bought on the black market; you should accept criticism and education; I want to report you; what's wrong with taking away the stolen goods now?"

Li Zilan was so angry she hit Zhang Guoqiang with a broom, "You're farting! My little sister and Pei Huaiye went to the Capital to visit his master; they weren't arrested at all!"

The villagers pointed and whispered.

Zhang Guoqiang said confidently, "I have a witness; the people from the Machinery Factory Security Section told me personally that Pei Huaiye was arrested. You say Su Qianyue and Pei Huaiye went to the Capital; how can you prove it?"

Li Zilan put her hands on her hips and cursed, "I think you've forgotten the pain once the wound has healed! Your son is a hooligan, and you and your wife are rotten-hearted, dirty things! You can't stand to see others doing well!

The proof of going to the Capital is the introduction letter; Captain Xiang is lying in the health center; let's go, let's go ask right now if they were issued an introduction letter."