Chapter 402 - 404: Born _1
Li Qiao found out that Dong Lamei had been beaten and injured two days later.
Feng Fugui was the one who told her. He had quarreled with his parents at home for three days. Unable to bear it, he packed up with his spouse and child and went with him to Beijing.
Mrs. Feng learned that Li Qiao was about to give birth and couldn’t believe it, "You didn’t look pregnant at all during the New Year, and even now, it’s just your belly that’s gotten bigger. How could you be about to give birth? Are you going to do the full-moon celebration back in the village?"
"We’ll do it in Beijing," Li Qiao said. There were not many relatives in the village, and her family didn’t keep in touch.
But she had more friends in Beijing, and most of those who followed Qin Jin had also gone there.
It would be livelier to have it done there.
Mrs. Feng chatted with Old Mrs. Qin for a bit before leaving.
Old Mrs. Qin walked them to the door, then said to Li Qiao, "Your stepmother must have offended someone to have gotten her leg broken." It couldn’t have been Jin, could it? But then again, that seemed impossible. Most of the thugs had gone to Beijing to run errands with him, so who would have time to beat someone? "Should we let them know about the childbirth?"
"No need to tell them. She’s not my real mother. Why should I care? From now on, the only family I have is you, Jin, and the child in my belly," Li Qiao said. Even her sisters would have to take a back seat.
Old Mrs. Qin’s eyes narrowed slightly, "Eh."
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