Chapter 538: The Daughter-in-Law is Pregnant

Lady Jian picked and chose, complaining that her daughter-in-law did this poorly and that incorrectly.

Although the Jin Family was not a wealthy elite, Jin Wan'er had been raised in the palms of her grandparents' hands at home; she basically never lifted a finger and had never done housework at all.

It was normal for her to do things poorly, but in Lady Jian's eyes, it was not normal.

She recalled when she had first married into the Jian Family as a new bride, serving the whole family, working from morning till night without a single complaint... Then, looking at her daughter-in-law, who was holding snacks in her arms, snuggling in her son's embrace while scrolling on a tablet, and laughing heartily, she felt increasingly unbalanced and found Jin Wan'er more and more displeasing to the eye.

She had endured it for two days, and after bustling about all morning today, she truly could not hold it in anymore and flared up!

Jian Yining came out of the room and went to the kitchen to comfort his mother.

He said nothing else, only remarking nonchalantly: "Mom, Wan'er vomited in the middle of the night yesterday and didn't fall asleep until morning. Let me do the kitchen work; you've worked too hard these past two days, go get some rest."

Lady Jian's eyes went round, and she said with pleasant surprise: "She vomited? Is she expecting?"

Jian Yining held his index finger to his lips: "Keep your voice down, don't let her go for a checkup. Wan'er doesn't want to have a baby this early." As he spoke, he looked at his mother with a "you know what I mean" expression.

She nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand!"

Lady Jian assumed her son wanted to wait until his daughter-in-law's belly grew big so that she wouldn't be able to bear aborting the child.

She was one hundred percent in favor of her son's decision, thinking her son was truly clever and that this idea was excellent; naturally, she no longer cared whether her daughter-in-law did housework or not.

She wishedfully believed that Jin Wan'er was already carrying her golden grandson.

Yet she didn't think carefully at all that her son hadn't said a single word confirming that his daughter-in-law was pregnant!

A potentially explosive mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflict was rendered invisible by a single sentence from Jian Yining.

When the daughter and son-in-law's family of three arrived, the daughter-in-law was still sleeping in her room.

Jian Yixin and her husband paid their New Year respects to her parents.

"Happy New Year, Mom!"

"Happy New Year, Dad."

Lady Jian put her index finger to her lips: "Shh! Keep it down!"

The couple, who had been quite happy, were made nervous by the mother, not knowing what had happened.

However, since she asked them to keep it down, they had to listen.

Jian Yixin lowered her voice and asked: "Where is Wan'er?"

Seeing the daughter-in-law mentioned, the mother was immediately so happy she could only see her brows and not her eyes, and she pointed upstairs, whispering: "She's sleeping. I asked you to be quiet so you wouldn't disturb her."

Jian Yixin:...

It was already nearly noon; her sister-in-law was sleeping in her room, and her mother could actually still smile?

She immediately thought of one possibility!

Jian Yixin said with pleasant surprise: "Wan'er is expecting? How long has it been?"

The mother hurriedly pulled her into the kitchen, and after closing the door, she cautioned: "Keep it secret, you must keep it secret, don't let her know."

She didn't understand and asked: "Don't let who know?"

The mother: "Don't let Jin Wan'er know she is pregnant."

Jian Yixin:...

She looked blank, completely bewildered, and couldn't figure it out.

So Lady Jian explained to her daughter: "She doesn't want a child. Your brother decided not to tell her about the pregnancy first. Once the months pass and she discovers it, she won't be able to have an abortion. By then, she'll have to have this child whether she wants to or not."

"No, wait a second, I haven't sorted this out..."

She was just about to ask, "If the pregnant woman doesn't even know she's pregnant, how does anyone else know?"

Her husband shouted from outside: "Yixin, Moli is awake and looking for Mommy."

"Coming!"

In Jian Yixin's heart, her son was more important than anything.

So the words on the tip of her tongue went unasked, and she hurried out.

Moli was indeed awake, but he wasn't fussing; he was playing quite happily with his grandfather, uncle, and father.

But seeing his mother come over, his little mouth pouted, ready to cry!

"Don't cry, don't cry, my baby must be hungry."

Jian Yixin took the child into her arms, skillfully holding the child with one hand and grabbing a milk bottle with the other, preparing to mix formula for the child.

Sheng Zerong came over to help, but he was clumsy and couldn't get it right.

"I'll hold him, you go mix the milk; a grown man like him can't do these things well." Lady Jian took the child from her daughter's hands.

Actually, fearing her son-in-law couldn't do it well was just an excuse; she was mainly afraid the child would cry and disturb her daughter-in-law.

"Here, Baobao, take this, it's New Year's money from Grandma." Lady Jian stuffed a large red envelope into the child's swaddling clothes.

"Son, thank Grandma." Jian Yixin returned after mixing the milk.

A child only a few months old couldn't say thank you.

The temptation of the milk bottle was far greater to him than the red envelope; the little guy stared at the bottle and smiled from the bottom of his heart...

Lady Jian stared at the child, lost in thought.

Jin Wan'er came down from upstairs and discovered that her mother-in-law's attitude had done a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn, as if she had changed into a different person.

Her mother-in-law was solicitous and caring toward her, making her feel a bit flattered!

After the meal, Lady Jian asked her son to accompany his wife back to their room to rest, while she and her daughter cleared the dishes.

After finishing in the kitchen, the mother asked Jian Yixin mysteriously: "Did you bring Moli back, or did Sheng Zerong bring him back?"

Jian Yixin said: "I brought him back, why?"

"Where was he adopted from?"

Jian Yixin's heart skipped a beat; her mother suddenly asking such a sensitive question made her alert.

But she couldn't brush it off without answering, so she said: "Jiangzhou Welfare Institute."

"Oh!" Mother didn't ask any further, and she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

However, Jian Yixin felt uneasy in her heart, as if something was about to happen.

After arriving home, she called Shi Youxuan to tell her about this matter, asking Shi Youxuan to help her analyze what kind of trouble Mother might stir up.

Shi Youxuan believed that Lady Jian could stir up any kind of trouble!

But while one could think that, one couldn't say it out loud.

So she said, "Perhaps she will go to the Welfare Institute to ask who the child's biological parents are and investigate Moli's background, but rest assured, the Welfare Institute has regulations and won't tell her, so it's fine."

Jian Yixin felt that things wouldn't be that simple, but she really couldn't think of what else Mother could do besides that.

But she found out very soon.

The eighth day of the Lunar New Year.

At Jian Yixin's home.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The door was pounded as if it were about to be torn down.

Moli had just fallen asleep, and he was startled awake by the pounding on the door, crying "wa-wa."

"Baobao, don't cry, Baobao is fine, Mommy is here." Jian Yixin hurriedly took the child into her arms to soothe him, and by this time, the servant had already opened the door.

"Where is Sheng Zerong?" Lady Jian stormed in and asked aggressively.

"Sir is not here, Madam is at home."

Jian Yixin came out of the room holding the child, and seeing that the person pounding on the door was her mother, she said with dissatisfaction, "Can't you knock on the door a little more quietly? Baobao just fell asleep and was scared awake."

The child had been frightened and was still crying incessantly.

"Bastard! He is just a bastard, yet you treasure him like the apple of your eye. My silly daughter, how can you be so foolish..."

As she spoke, she stepped forward to snatch the child: "Give him to me, you cannot raise this bastard, throw him out!"

Jian Yixin was shocked and turned pale.

Had Mother gone mad?

Outside, the cold wind was biting; if the child were thrown out, he would freeze to death in a moment!

She could not let Mother snatch the child away; he was her treasure, she couldn't even bear to hit him, and she would absolutely never let anyone else harm him.

"Quick, hold my mother back! What are you still standing there for? Hurry over and help!"