Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

Chapter 327 Going to the Hospital for a Checkup

He said these words to Xu Fangfang after careful consideration.

Xu Fangfang's eyes were half red, and she laughed at herself, "These principles are the simplest of all. Why did I get so stubborn back then and waste so many years?"

"It's okay. The ending is good. It's acceptable if the process is a bit tortuous. Besides, hardships are all part of life. What doesn't kill me makes me stronger."

Because of Li Jianbing's words, Xu Fangfang agreed to date him.

Both of them were divorced and were not young, so their decision to date was actually aimed at marriage.

Almost immediately after Xu Jiahui and Xu Kang held their engagement banquet, the two quietly registered their marriage without alerting anyone.

Only after Xu Fangfang moved into the new house that Li Jianbing had renovated for her did they contact their relatives and friends and invite them over for a celebration.

Xu Jiahui and Xu Kang arrived the fastest.

The two were shocked as soon as they entered the door and asked all sorts of questions.

"No, sister, when did you and Brother Li get together? Do Uncle and Aunt know about this?" Xu Jiahui asked a series of questions.

Xu Fangfang smiled and explained, "I haven't told them yet, and it wouldn't make a difference anyway. They haven't contacted me much since my divorce. Now that I'm finally living a peaceful life, there's no need to say anything. We'll go back in a couple of years when things have calmed down."

This year, she got divorced and got engaged to Xu Jiahui. Xu's family and friends will definitely talk about the two of them.

Xu Fangfang didn't want any unexpected complications on such a joyous occasion.

Xu Jiahui shook her head in disagreement, "Sister, if you ask me, you should openly bring your brother-in-law back to Pingxi Town and let everyone see that who says a divorced woman can't remarry?"

Not only will you remarry, but you'll marry someone better than your ex-husband!

Although Li Jianbing's job may not be as respectable as Xu Jie's, his income is definitely higher. In addition, he owns a house in the city, and the village is going to be demolished, so he will receive several more houses. Whether he lives in them himself or rents them out, it will be another source of income.

What does Xu Jie have besides a respectable job? Just that small, run-down house, which his parents saved up for most of their lives. If he relied on himself, he probably wouldn't be able to save up for a house in his entire life.

Li Jianbing beamed with joy at his sister-in-law's praise and quickly invited everyone to sit down and eat, saying, "If Fangfang doesn't want to go back to her parents' home now, then she doesn't have to. As long as she's happy, that's fine. I'll go with her whenever she wants to."

Xu Fangfang smiled contentedly, and casually reminded Xu Jiahui, "Don't announce my remarriage yet. I don't want any more messy things to happen in my hard-won peaceful life."

Xu Jiahui nodded repeatedly, "But sister, won't you bring your brother-in-law to my wedding banquet?"

Xu Fangfang gritted her teeth, looking very conflicted, "How about I give you a big red envelope?"

Xu Jiahui laughed, "I was just joking. It's better if you don't come. Some of our relatives are really like gossipy old women. They can make wild guesses about things based on rumors and spread lies everywhere."

Xu Fangfang's divorce will probably be a topic of discussion among relatives for years to come, especially now.

Xu Fangfang looked grateful and put a big chicken leg on Xu Jiahui's plate.

Later, more of Li Jianbing's relatives and friends came over, and everyone tacitly stopped mentioning those things.

A month later, Xu Jiahui and Xu Kang stormed over to Xu Fangfang's house for a meal, and as soon as they entered, they started yelling, "I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you! Sister, did you know that Xu Jie remarried?"

Xu Fangfang remained calm and shook her head slightly.

Xu Jiahui puffed out her cheeks, clearly dissatisfied. "I heard that the woman he remarried was also divorced and had a child before. Xu Jie's family only married her because she could have children. They gave a dowry of 80,000 yuan! That's more than you received back then. Xu Jie's grandmother is telling everyone that she'll soon have her grandson, and she even sent someone to our village to tell your parents."

My uncle and aunt were so angry that they grabbed a broom and chased the man away. They were furious.

Xu Fangfang's face instantly darkened. She took a deep breath to calm herself down. "Thank you for telling me about this. I'll think about how to handle it."

"What are you thinking? Just call them and yell at them. You know how shameless they are. They've broken off all ties, and it's their second marriage, yet they still called Brother Xu Kang, implying they wanted a wedding gift. Then they called Xu Kang again, saying they were getting married and the gift was waived."

"Pah! He didn't mention a word about the red envelope Xu Kang gave him at his first wedding!"

Xu Jiahui was furious and flew into a rage.

Xu Kang quickly comforted him, "Just ignore him. I've already told my brother that I won't give him a red envelope, but I will."

"That won't do! I just can't stand seeing people like that taking advantage!" Xu Jiahui was still fuming.

Xu Kang and Xu Fangfang took turns coaxing her for a while before she calmed down a bit.

After the two left, Xu Fangfang's face immediately fell, and she hesitated between making a phone call or not.

Seeing her hesitation, Li Jianbing offered, "If you want to call, then call. Call that old lady directly and give her a good scolding to vent your anger."

Xu Fangfang was genuinely tempted. Just as she was about to press the call button, she withdrew her hand, gritted her teeth, and made up her mind, "Can you come with me to the hospital for a checkup?"

Li Jianbing knew what she was thinking as soon as he heard it, and immediately nodded, comforting her, "Relax, don't dwell on it."

The next morning, after rescheduling her classes, Xu Fangfang went to the city hospital accompanied by Li Jianbing.

After registering, she sat in the waiting room still feeling a little dazed. There had been a time when everyone had advised her to come to the hospital for a check-up and treatment for infertility, but she was unhappy with her in-laws' attitude and everyone's sense of entitlement, so she gritted her teeth and refused to go.

Every time her in-laws brought up this topic, she would insist that Xu Jie go with her to get checked, which would result in a big argument with Xu Jie and Wang Fengying, and they would part on bad terms.

She has come here voluntarily to await the doctor's verdict.

The outcome could be good, or it could be as everyone says, that she can't have children. She can accept whatever the outcome is, but if it really is that she can't have children, then all those arguments over the years have been ridiculous.

Just as she was feeling uneasy, her name was called over the loudspeaker.

Li Jianbing quickly helped her inside.

Facing the doctor, Xu Fangfang felt unconsciously nervous, and her heart raced.

The doctor calmly reassured her, "We'll draw some blood first to check various hormones and other physical indicators, and then we'll do a full ultrasound of the uterus."

These two checks were quite simple and took about an hour to complete.

Next, we just have to wait for the report.

The blood test results wouldn't be available so quickly, so the couple decided that Li Jianbing would come to pick them up at 4 p.m., while Xu Fangfang would go to work as usual.

It was already four o'clock, and Xu Fangfang was somewhat distracted during class, so she simply had the children read and practice calligraphy. When get out of class finally ended, she quickly ran to a corner to turn on her phone and found more than a dozen missed calls, all from Li Jianbing.