Chapter 457: Liangping Has a Child

Unlike Qi Tongwei and Chen Yang, many of them were not majors in politics and law, and some had not even attended university, yet they still entered the work units.

Beyond the limitations of history and the imperfection of laws and regulations, they lived more on the glory of their fathers' generation.

The quality of the colleagues Chen Yang brought along was not low; after all, there are rarely any ugly people in a beauty's circle.

Naturally, there were situations where two or even three people took a fancy to the same girl, and then, just like in "If You Are the One," the choice lay with the girl.

After the dinner party dispersed, the outcome was quite good; there were three pairs with mutual interest, and the probability of success in the future was not small, while the others simply lacked a connection.

Seeing them off, Chen Yang was still exclaiming: "I didn't expect that the two of us would have the potential to be matchmakers."

"Hahaha, we just took advantage of the wedding banquet to provide a platform; if it works out, it's good for everyone."

"Indeed."

After finishing his three wedding banquets, Qi Tongwei was considered completely settled; his next tasks were to have children and work hard.

At this moment, however, Hou Liangping was deep in thought; seeing that the "Big Wave's" due date was drawing closer, she became increasingly dependent on him.

While enjoying this, Hou Liangping was also somewhat worried; he enjoyed the little life they were nurturing together, but he was worried that Liang Lu would be returning soon.

"Liangping, what is going on with you?"

These days, Hou Liangping had been frowning and thinking of a way to have the best of both worlds, but unfortunately, there was none.

"Chen Hai, I... I may have made a mistake."

After thinking it over repeatedly, Hou Liangping decided to tell his good brother about the distress in his heart; he truly had no one else to confide in, and he had been about to go crazy these past few days.

"Liangping, you didn't kill anyone, did you? Teacher Liang hasn't been seen for over half a year; you wouldn't have..."

"No, Chen Hai, what are you thinking? But this matter does indeed have something to do with Teacher Liang."

"You might not know, but my feelings for Teacher Liang are not love; they are more of a compromise. Back then, she used Senior Qi's employment direction to pressure me, and I was confused for a moment and agreed."

"You know about Senior Qi's experience, right? It's fortunate he had a good godfather, otherwise, who knows which rural Judicial Office he would be in right now."

"I really didn't want to live that kind of life where you can see the end at a glance. My parents raised me with great difficulty, and if I graduated successfully, I could meet their requirements."

"But I couldn't get past the hurdle of Teacher Liang; my family is just an ordinary Cadre family and simply cannot compare to Liang."

"And now, Teacher Liang is unwilling to have children with me; she ran off to her hometown, saying she would adopt one and raise it as her own."

"Chen Hai, tell me, as a man, could you endure this? The forbearance shown time and time again did not bring dignity, but rather more wanton trampling."

"Since Liang Lu won't give birth for me, I found someone else to have a child. The woman is already more than half a year pregnant, and she will give birth after October."

"Liangping, you..."

Chen Hai felt his head itching, as if his brain were growing; the information he had just received was a bit much, and for a moment, he didn't know who was right or wrong.

"Chen Hai, what do you think I should do now?"

"This..."

Chen Hai didn't know what to say for a moment. What Liang Lu did was wrong, but Hou Liangping was also wrong; the two could not just offset each other like this.

"Liangping, what do you think yourself? If you choose to have the child, then it's impossible with Teacher Liang, and I'm afraid you won't be able to keep your job."

Since Hou Liangping had spoken of Liang Lu's character, Hou Liangping would certainly be retaliated against if he chose the child.

"If you choose Teacher Liang, then don't even think about seeing the child or the woman again."

"Chen Hai, it's precisely because I'm conflicted that I came to you."

"Liangping, I understand what you mean now. You want both?"

Chen Hai finally came to his senses; Hou Liangping wanted to have it both ways. He had actually thought Hou Liangping was just torn between the two as he had described.

"..."

Hou Liangping suddenly regretted telling Chen Hai, this big straight-laced man, about this; if things went wrong, he might just uphold justice and destroy his own kin.

"Liangping, since you asked me, as a brother, I advise you: you and Teacher Liang are not together out of true love. If you feel stifled being with her, then just break up."

"That way, at least you preserve your other family. Although you might not keep your job, at least you could return to work in Yantai."

"And I heard a rumor that might be of some help to you."

"What rumor?"

"It seems Teacher Liang cannot conceive. I can't be sure of the accuracy of this news, but there is a high probability it is true."

Although Chen Yanshi had ordered his children not to mix with those children of officials, he had heard some rumors. However, he had treated them as jokes at the time, but now, based on Hou Liangping's description, this news might be true.

Strictly speaking, this era didn't have the concept of "older mothers," but Liang Lu used this and the excuse of her figure changing to refuse to have children, which in itself was worth investigating.

"Chen Hai, what did you say? Liang Lu cannot conceive?"

"Good, very good. She made all sorts of excuses to me, but it turns out she's a hen that can't lay eggs."

"I was wondering how someone could be capable of raising children yet prefer to adopt rather than give birth. I was still too trusting of her."

With Chen Hai saying this, Hou Liangping also realized the truth; his mother had suspected it back then, and it was laughable that he had even made excuses for Liang Lu.

"Liangping, don't be impulsive; think about how to solve the matter first." Seeing Hou Liangping's ferocious expression, Chen Hai hurriedly shook him awake.

"Chen Hai, just act like you know nothing about this. I will make Liang Lu pay the price."

"Liangping, don't do anything stupid."

"Don't worry, I just want to take back everything that belongs to me."

Looking at the calm-faced Hou Liangping, Chen Hai felt conflicted and didn't know what to do for a moment.

On one side was his brother, on the other was what he had learned; reason told him to stop Hou Liangping, but it was suppressed by emotion.

"Liangping, I can act like I know nothing, but don't do anything foolish."

"Don't worry, Chen Hai, I'm still counting on us fighting side by side in the future."

This time, Hou Liangping was prepared to endure humiliation; he wanted to use the Liang Family's name to fight for a future for himself, and then settle scores with the Liang Family later.

Anyway, Liang Lu hadn't discovered it yet; he would just wait until he had appeased the "Big Wave." He believed that for the sake of the child, she would be willing to wait for him.

Twenty years, at most twenty years, he was confident he could become a Department-level Official, and by then, the Liang Family would be nothing to fear.

"Good." Seeing that Hou Liangping's expression did not seem fake, Chen Hai also felt relieved.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye it was December. The child of Hou Liangping and the big-wave-haired woman had been born for over a month; it was a boy, which made Hou's father and mother overjoyed.

Hou's mother specifically took leave to go over and take care of the big-wave-haired woman. Feeling the goodwill from Hou Liangping's family, the big-wave-haired woman also let go of the last shred of resentment in her heart, preparing to live a peaceful life with Hou Liangping behind the scenes.

Only then did Hou Liangping realize that the big-wave-haired woman's hometown was in Jinghai City, Linhu Province, the same place as Gao Qiqiang.

This also put Hou Liangping much more at ease; at the very least, it was not within the territory of Handong, where the Liang Family's influence should not be able to reach. Even if he accompanied the big-wave-haired woman back to her maiden home in the future, he would not be afraid of being recognized.

At this time, Liang Lu also showed her face in the residential compound with her child, then said she was going back to nurse the baby. Hou Liangping did not show any strangeness toward either Liang Lu or the adopted child.