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Chapter 54 Must Get Married

However, Wei Yaozong and Qin Shulan were completely unaware that there were people outside.

The gossipy woman was startled when she heard this, but she didn't disturb anyone and turned to run away.

She had to tell everyone this exciting news as soon as possible.

Inside the house, Qin Shulan tried to stop Wei Yaozong, but Wei Yaozong was no longer listening to anything.

Qin Shulan said, while pulling Wei Yaozong along.

"Beat him! Beat him to death! Get rid of this bastard!"

"They can't keep them! Absolutely not! Keeping them is a disaster! They're a living disgrace!"

Wei Yaozong's eyes were sinister; he was well aware of the seriousness of the matter.

Wei Yaozong was a cadre, and his daughter was pregnant out of wedlock with an old and poor postman.

If word gets out, how will he ever be able to hold his head high in front of his superiors?
How can he behave in front of his colleagues? Those who are jealous of him will laugh their heads off and try to crush him.
"Abort it? You make it sound so easy!"

Wei Yaozong gritted his teeth, his voice squeezed out from between them, carrying a fierce tone.

"It's been three months! Do you think it's like carrying an egg, something you can just throw away? This is a life! If things go wrong, she might lose her own life too!"

Qin Shulan suddenly stopped, as if she had been choked.

Yes, three months... that's no small matter.

Although she was filled with hatred and wanted to wipe away this humiliation immediately, she dared not think about the possibility of someone dying.

Only Wei Hong's suppressed sobs and Wei Yaozong's heavy breathing remained in the room.

Wei Yaozong paced around the room irritably for a couple of steps, then suddenly stopped.

Then his eyes pierced through Wei Hong, who was slumped on the ground, trembling, like knives: "Cry! All you do is cry! Will crying solve anything? The only way now is..."

He paused, then said with a humiliating resolve, "Right now! Go find that old postman! Make him marry you!"

"what?!"

Qin Shulan and Wei Hong both cried out in surprise.

"Make him marry me?"

Wei Hong looked as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world. Her face was still covered with tears and handprints, but her eyes were filled with disbelief and resistance.

"He...he's almost forty! Old and poor..."

"You know about him too? Then how did you end up with him?!"

Wei Yaozong interrupted her sharply, veins bulging on his forehead.

"You think you're still a virgin? You're a used woman now! A used woman with a bastard in her belly! Who would want you except that old bachelor?! You think you can be picky? Dream on!"

Qin Shulan's chest heaved violently, clearly also quite shocked by the proposal.

To marry her daughter to an old postman who wasn't much younger than her father?
This is practically tearing off Qin Shulan's face and throwing it on the ground to stomp on!

But... Wei Yaozong's words, though harsh, were the only fig leaf he could use for the moment.

It's better than letting your daughter be gossiped about behind her back while heavily pregnant, making the whole family feel ashamed.

"Would he...would he be willing?"

Qin Shulan's voice was choked and hoarse, as if she didn't know if her decision was right or wrong.

"Don't want to?"

Wei Yaozong sneered, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.

"He has no choice but to obey! He ruined my daughter and gave birth to such a bastard, and he thinks he can just walk away like nothing happened? There's no such easy thing in the world!"

If he dares to deny it, I'll go to the post office and report him for hooliganism! I'll make him regret it! I'll ruin his job!

Wei Yaozong's last few words were spoken with unwavering resolve, carrying the ruthlessness of a desperate man.

When dealing with an old bachelor like Lao Wang who has no connections, coercion is far more effective than pleading.

Looking at the ruthlessness on Wei Yaozong's face, and then at her daughter's desperate and bewildered expression on the ground, Qin Shulan felt a wave of dizziness wash over her.

The dignity she had painstakingly cultivated throughout her life was ultimately shattered by this sudden scandal.

She slumped helplessly onto the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and tears finally streamed down her face.

Qin Shulan stopped interfering in the matter; Wei Yaozong forbade her from getting involved. Wei Hong was locked at home and not allowed to go anywhere.

Wei Yaozong said that Qin Shulan was a spoiled mother who had neglected her son, and that if she continued to interfere, they would get a divorce.

Qin Shulan dared not interfere again, for fear of messing up the schedule again.

These days, she doesn't want to go out and stays at home taking care of Wei Hong.

Let's wait for Wei Yaozong to bring back the news and see what to do.

The commotion at the Wei family's house that night was really too big.

Li Cuihua, who had returned home, stayed up half the night eavesdropping under the wall of the neighboring courtyard, her heart pounding with excitement.

Even in the darkness, an old face gleamed with excitement.

She was known as the "gossipmonger" in this alley.

She knows everything about neighbors and is unwilling to spread rumors.

She had long suspected something was amiss with the Wei family's affairs!
Especially just now, she clearly heard Wei Yaozong's words.

Unexpectedly, Wei Hong had an affair and even got pregnant.

If this gets out, it will be a huge scandal!
Li Cuihua slapped her thigh, almost bursting out laughing.

That brat Wei Hong actually did something like this without saying a word.

No wonder she's been wearing that padded jacket lately, it looks so bulky and she walks so clumsily. I thought she'd just gained weight!
So that's how it is...tsk tsk tsk!

Wei Yaozong usually acts all high and mighty, but this is going to be quite a show.

Li Cuihua crouched low and tiptoed back to her home, where she lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) tossing and turning like a pancake.

This earth-shattering secret was so big that keeping it inside her was practically suffocating her!

As soon as it was dawn, she jumped up without even washing her face, her mouth full of words, and like a cat that had smelled fish, she quietly slipped out the door.

Early in the morning, when everyone is lining up to fetch water, the crowds are at their largest and the conversations are the most varied.

Seizing the opportunity, Li Cuihua squeezed among a few familiar old friends and first sighed dramatically, "Alas, you have no idea, the Wei family was in complete chaos last night!"

"What's wrong?"

Sure enough, someone immediately came over to ask.

Li Cuihua looked around, lowered her voice, but it was just loud enough for everyone around to hear clearly. "It's all because of his precious daughter, Wei Hong! Tsk tsk, something terrible has happened!"

"What's the big deal? Tell me quickly!"

"Ugh!"

Li Cuihua let out another long sigh, but her face showed undisguised excitement.

"That girl... is... pregnant!"

"Huh?!" came a gasp of surprise.

"Whose seed is it?" someone asked impatiently.

Li Cuihua, in a mysterious manner, silently mouthed: "Old Wang from the Post Office."

"What?! That old postman? He must be almost forty, right?"

Everyone's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"you do not say!"

Li Cuihua spat as she spoke: "It's been three months! Wei Yaozong only found out about it last night! Didn't you hear it? Wei Yaozong's voice almost blew the roof off! He was yelling that he wanted to beat that old bastard to death!"

"My God! That belly... no wonder..." someone exclaimed in realization.

"Qin Shulan was crying so pitifully! Wei Hong was also beaten and screamed!"

"And then what? What happened next?"

"What else can I do?"

Li Cuihua curled her lips, her face showing disdain mixed with a hint of schadenfreude.

"No matter how arrogant Wei Yaozong is, he can't cover this up! I heard... he's forcing Wei Hong to marry that old postman! If she doesn't, he'll sue him for indecent assault! Tsk tsk, what methods..."

(End of this chapter)