Chapter 114: You’re Just Too Pretentious
Hu Biao’s face flushed with panic; he quickly approached Li Qianqian. His wife was someone he’d shamelessly pursued to marry; how could divorce even be on the table? Besides, they already had a son.
"Qianqian, what are you talking about? How can we get a divorce? We’ve just had a child. Don’t be angry, please don’t be angry. You can’t afford to be angry right now."
But Li Qianqian was far from wanting to let things go. When her life hung by a thread, only Shen Meng stood by her, encouraging her, helping her. Her so-called family members wanted to snatch her child away right after she gave birth. How could she not be furious?
"Hu Biao, your mother forced me into this. Why did I go into sudden labor, if not because of your mother’s constant nagging, forcing me to drink those soups, all sorts of chaotic and nonsensical herbal ash remedies? For your sake, I endured it all, yet she still demanded that I stay in bed all day long, not letting me move an inch, always harping on about her grandson. I’m going mad."
"Hey, Qianqian, what are you saying? My grandson is also your son, isn’t he? I did all these for your own good. Look, if I hadn’t nurtured you like I did every day, could you have given birth to such a fair and plump child? Truly, it’s hard to be a mother-in-law when good intentions are not recognized."
Lin Rong, who had felt a twinge of guilt from her earlier words, now felt emboldened to speak on the care and nourishment. She didn’t even need to mention anything else; just look at how healthy her eldest grandson looked when he was born.
Li Qianqian’s fingertips appeared white as they clutched at the bedsheets, angrily hurting even the wound.
"Good intentions, huh? When I suddenly went into labor, I too thought you meant well. I even regretted not heeding your advice to rest properly at home. But the doctor said the reason I went into sudden labor was precisely because I ingested all that mess, which caused the baby to keep moving around in the womb, leading to the umbilical cord getting wrapped around his neck. The child was almost lost."
Li Qianqian screamed her experience, as told by the doctor, to Lin Rong, and seeing her holding her baby filled her with even more indignation, causing her to feel a sharp pain in her abdomen.
"What? Mother, didn’t I tell you not to give her those things? Are you wishing for me not to live through good days, insisting on stirring troubles for us?"