1977: It all started with a wrong love

Chapter 58: Relaxing on the Lake
"Xiuping, be happier! If not for anything else, just think of it as the baby in your belly. You can't be absent-minded and dazed all day long, otherwise it will be bad for the baby..."

"That's right, you just need to listen to me and my sister-in-law. We are all mothers and we know all too well the many taboos during pregnancy..."

New Year’s Eve.

It was a rare sunny day in the capital with light clouds.

The sun was shining brightly, making people feel warm. Therefore, at this time in the morning, there were quite a lot of citizens, young and old, coming to visit the Beihai Park for a walk.

Zhong Xiuping and her elder and younger sisters-in-law also joined together to relax by boat on the lake.

The Zhong family has been extremely unstable in recent times.

There was endless dispute within the family over the issue of the sister-in-law's pregnancy.

At first, everyone was in favor of the idea that since Zhong Xiuping was already a divorced single woman, for the sake of her future life, it would be the safest and most thorough way to abort the baby while it was still young and put an end to it once and for all.

Even Zhong Xiuping herself, at the beginning, thought of the unexpected pregnancy as a trouble and a punishment, so she thought of going abroad alone to have an abortion.

Later, the flight she was on suddenly encountered a mechanical failure, which happened to be exactly what she had vowed.

From then on, Zhong Xiuping regarded the baby in her belly as a gift from heaven and became determined to give birth to the child.

As for the rest, I didn’t give it much thought.

In order to stabilize her, her family came up with a so-called delaying tactic, sending college entrance examination materials, remittances, and letters of encouragement to her ex-husband who was thousands of miles away, in order to let Zhong Xiuping see clearly whether her ex-husband Lu Yifan was worth her repeated lingering and bearing a child for her...

Who could have imagined that the Zhong family's strategy, which they thought was shrewd, would turn out to be a joke.

Lu Yifan, the ex-husband's brother, had actually started to work hard after Zhong Xiuping left and returned to the city. Not only had he taken part in the winter college entrance examination, but he also ranked first in the science subject of Qinxi Province and received admission letters from two famous universities in Beijing, Yan University and Tsinghua University.

Things have evolved to this point.

The family's mentality changed again.

Now, except for Zhong's mother, everyone is still serious and believes that her daughter's pregnancy was plotted by her ex-husband Lu Yifan, who was deliberately trying to get close to the Zhong family and climb up.

He still insisted that his daughter completely cut off ties and abort the child.

Other family members, such as Zhong's father, have actually changed their attitudes and are even planning how to plan their future career for their youngest daughter and her husband...

It’s Chinese New Year time.

It's not a big deal if there are constant conflicts at home.

Therefore, we took advantage of the good weather today.

The three aunts and sisters-in-law went out together to go boating on the lake to relax.

Hearing what her sisters-in-law said, Zhong Xiuping obviously took it to heart.

She forced a smile:
That's right, even if it's for the sake of my future baby being born healthy, I can't continue to live in this self-pity and muddleheaded way. I have to be strong-willed and not be depressed no matter what the future holds...

Even if Yifan entered the capital in a few days...

If he knew I was like this...

He will definitely blame me for not loving myself...

If he knew that I was pregnant with his child, he would definitely, should, most likely, be happy... right...!
"Comrade Yifan, we will meet again. I look forward to meeting you next time at the commendation ceremony for outstanding workers in our army..."

"That's right, Comrade Yifan can at least get a first-class individual merit..."

"Ahem, Commander Luo, Senior Officer Liu, you think too highly of me. Goodbye, goodbye..."

I was climbing up an observation deck with my two sisters-in-law and looking at the distant scenery.

Suddenly a cool breeze blew, bringing the conversation of passers-by into my ears.

Zhong Xiuping was instantly attracted by the two people talking, and the phrase "Comrade Yifan". As she subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice, accompanied by the cool breeze, another familiar male voice rushed into her ears.

Zhong Xiuping was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, she saw a familiar man among a group of soldiers at the entrance to the lake: Lu Yifan? Her ex-husband, Lu Yifan...

He came to Beijing? ! But how is this possible? !
The next moment, before she could recover from the shock, she shouted and called out.

That familiar figure actually ducked and got into a black car parked on the side of the road.

Then, she clearly saw two other men in military uniforms getting into the same black car.

Then, as the other soldiers waved goodbye, the black car with military license plates slowly started up, turned into a distant intersection, and quickly drove out of her sight.

"He, he, how come, when did he become a soldier again..."

"Xiuping, what did you see? Who is in the army?"

"That's right, Xiuping, you looked so frightened just now. We thought you were upset and were going to do something stupid. Who did you suddenly see?"

At this moment, Zhong Xiuping realized that both of her arms were tightly held by her sisters-in-law.

The two sisters-in-law, one on the left and one on the right, seemed to be guardians, holding her firmly in place.

The place where she was standing at the moment was actually at the very edge of the observation deck, with one of her feet even half hanging in the air.

She came to her senses.

It was obvious that he had just heard Lu Yifan's voice and saw the familiar figure.

In my anxiety, I subconsciously wanted to get closer and take a closer look, but I completely forgot that I was on the observation deck at the moment.

"Xiuping, let's be good and retreat to a safe place before we talk, okay?"

"That's right, girl, you did this all of a sudden, you are going to scare me and my sister-in-law to death! Be obedient, no matter who you just saw, let's figure it out when we are in a safe place..."

"Sister-in-law, I'm fine. I'm not trying to commit suicide. Besides, this observation deck is only about two meters high, and there's grass all below. It's hard to fall and die!"

It was rare for Zhong Xiuping to joke with her sisters-in-law.

She was certain that the figure she had just heard and seen was absolutely her ex-husband, Lu Yifan.

Although it was completely unclear how this guy suddenly came to the capital and became close friends with the people in the army.

But let’s say, when he comes to Beijing, he will definitely think about dating me, right?
It will definitely happen. It will definitely happen.

No matter what, it’s been three years of love between husband and wife.

What's more, we had such a wonderful night together.

What's more, now we have his offspring.

Yifan, you will definitely find an opportunity to share with me in person the good news of being admitted to two prestigious universities in Beijing, right?

Yes, yes, it would be best if you came to Beijing.

It just so happens that during the Chinese New Year, let's discuss together how to let you, the silly son-in-law, visit your father-in-law's house for the first time.

In this way, my mother's evil thoughts of being possessed can be completely dispelled.

That's great, that's great. Yifan, you must have come to the capital on purpose before the New Year, right?

A huge feeling of joy.

In an instant, it completely enveloped Zhong Xiuping.

As the saying goes, pregnancy makes a woman stupid for three years.

Ever since she found out she was pregnant, she hasn't been in a clear mental state.

Also, I have been having conflicts with my family for a long time recently.

Especially, she was not understood by her mother and was deeply misunderstood by her mother. Her initiative to sacrifice herself to make up for the loss on the night of her farewell was calculated by her ex-husband's brother. After she became pregnant, she had a thought that it was impossible to defy fate due to a flight accident, which was also deeply misunderstood by her mother as a calculation by her ex-husband's brother...

Now, when I was visiting Beihai Lake Park, I suddenly saw my ex-husband’s back.

It was impossible for her emotions not to burst out violently.

(End of this chapter)