She was tricked into marriage for three years, then remarried a childless, tough guy and became preg

The speaker was Liu Jinhua, Lu Jingshen's mother.

The crowd fell silent immediately.

"Why do you say that? Didn't you say Shen Tang doesn't have infertility?" someone chimed in.

"Shen Tang didn't, but Huo Xiuyuan did!" Liu Jinhua sneered. "Who in the army doesn't know that Huo Xiuyuan was injured? He used to have a girlfriend, and that's why they broke up!"

A murmur of discussion arose from the crowd.

Shen Tang turned around, strode back, stopped in front of Liu Jinhua, and looked directly at her: "Liu Jinhua!"

Liu Jinhua jumped at her shout: "What? What's wrong? You yelled out of the blue, trying to scare me to death?"

"Do you know what crime it is to spread rumors about military officers?" Shen Tang's voice was not loud, but he had a smile on his face and cold eyes.

"I didn't spread rumors!" Liu Jinhua's voice suddenly lowered as she saw Huo Xiuyuan approaching with a cold face. "That's what everyone's saying..."

"Who said that?" Shen Tang took a step forward. "Find her out, I'll sue her too. Is it your daughter-in-law, Yang Xinyue?"

"No...it wasn't her..." Liu Jinhua clutched the hem of her clothes, her voice growing softer and softer.

"Who is that?" Shen Tang stared at her.

Liu Jinhua stammered and couldn't say a name for a long time.

Shen Tang took a piece of paper out of his pocket, unfolded it, and held it up in front of her:

"This is the medical report; it says it all clearly. My man is perfectly healthy! Unlike some people—"

She paused for a moment, then said, "The seeds won't work."

When people recalled Yang Xinyue's unmarried pregnancy and near miscarriage, some couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Liu Jinhua's face flushed red and then turned pale, her lips trembled, and she couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

"Shen Tang." Huo Xiuyuan walked up from behind. "Let's go, don't waste time with this kind of person."

Shen Tang accepted the report and turned to leave.

Liu Jinhua gritted her teeth and muttered something resentfully from behind:

"Anyway, it's just junk that my son doesn't want anymore."

Huo Xiuyuan stopped in his tracks, turned around with a cold look in his eyes, and approached step by step. "Apologize."

Liu Jinhua was certain that Huo Xiuyuan couldn't do anything to an old woman like her, and she retorted with a stiff neck:

"Why...why should I...?"

"Snap!" A crisp sound.

Liu Jinhua stumbled from the blow and fell to the ground with a thud.

Shen Tang flicked her wrist: "What's the point of an apology? No need for one. Say one word, and I'll slap you."

Liu Jinhua was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses. She had never expected Shen Tang to take action in public.

Huo Xiuyuan glanced at Shen Tang, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve into a smile.

Liu Jinhua then realized what was happening, slapped her thigh, and wailed loudly:

"Ouch—the soldiers from the cultural troupe have hit someone—who can judge this—"

"Liu Jinhua! Are you wailing like a mourner?" the village chief shouted at Zhou Jianguo.

Upon seeing Zhou Jianguo, Liu Jinhua cried even louder:

"Village chief, you've finally arrived! You have to report this to the military! This Shen Tang, she hit someone—you have to get the military to discipline her!"

"Get up right now, stop embarrassing yourself here! Someone already told me to watch your mouth. Haven't you cleaned up the pigsty enough after slandering someone last time?" Zhou Jianguo frowned.

Shen Tang squatted down and looked at Liu Jinhua, saying, "Say one more word."

Liu Jinhua covered her face, swallowed hard, and said, "Shen Tang, don't be so smug. You wanted a certificate, didn't you? Without my signature and fingerprint, you can't get one!"

"What, am I still your daughter-in-law?" Shen Tang said with a smile.

"Hmph, even without a marriage certificate, you've lived in our house as our daughter-in-law for three years. That's called a common-law marriage."

"So?" Shen Tang stood up. "Your son has committed bigamy? I still have the fake marriage certificate he got. Tell me, with these two crimes combined, how many years do you think your son will have to stay in jail?"

Liu Jinhua's eyes widened, and she stood up abruptly. "You're lying! My...my son..."

Liu Jinhua didn't know much. She just heard that word from Lu Jingshen and thought she could put Shen Tang in her place. Who knew that she would be outmaneuvered by Shen Tang instead?

A car drove by in the distance. Liu Jinhua peeked at it while crouching down, then immediately straightened up.

"My son Lu Jingshen is back." With her support, Liu Jinhua spoke with more confidence.

Lu Jingshen got out of the car, walked over, and patted the dirt off Liu Jinhua's pants.

"Mother, what happened to you?"

"Son, she hit me, you have to avenge your mother!" Liu Jinhua shouted, pointing at Shen Tang.

Lu Jingshen looked up at Shen Tang, his eyes wide open, and stood there motionless.

"Shen Tang, you..." Lu Jingshen's face turned red to the tips of his ears.

Huo Xiuyuan frowned, pulled Shen Tang behind him, and said coldly to Lu Jingshen:

"Shen Tang and I are getting married. You can come back to sign the papers."

Lu Jingshen looked at Shen Tang in disbelief. "You're really marrying him?"

"Yes." Shen Tang hooked her arm around Huo Xiuyuan's, a sweet smile on her face.

"Shen Tang, how can you be so shameless? We've only been apart for a few days, and you've already gotten together with someone else so quickly." Lu Jingshen's face turned a deep shade of liver with anger.

"Lu Jingshen, are you sick in the head? You and Yang Xinyue already have a child, what right do you have to care who I'm with? I don't have time to waste with you, come on, let's go to the brigade office to sign some papers," Shen Tang said coldly.

"I'm not going, I'm not signing." Lu Jingshen clenched his fists.

"Yes, we won't sign it. Let's wear her down!" Liu Jinhua exclaimed, jumping up and down.

The car door behind her opened, and Yang Xinyue stepped out of the car; her belly was already starting to show.

"Jing Shen, what's wrong?"

Lu Jingshen glanced behind him and frowned, saying:

"It's alright, go back to the car and rest. Didn't you complain about how dirty the rural roads are?"

Yang Xinyue's gaze swept over Shen Tang and Huo Xiuyuan. "You two?"

"We're back to get a certificate to get our marriage certificate," Shen Tang said, looking at Lu Jingshen. "Your husband, for some reason, doesn't want to sign it."

Yang Xinyue looked at Lu Jingshen, her gaze now carrying a hint of coldness.

"Jingshen, we haven't gotten our marriage certificate yet! Let's get it done together!"

Lu Jingshen's face was ashen. He turned to Liu Jinhua and said, "Mom, help Xinyue home first."

"I'm not going back," Yang Xinyue said coldly to Lu Jingshen. "Lu Jingshen, what do you mean? My belly is so big, and I've said I want to get a marriage certificate several times, but you've always made excuses."

"I don't want the marriage if your family can't afford the bride price. My parents said they would give us a house in the city as a dowry, plus tens of thousands of yuan. You're making excuses and delaying, so you don't want to get married, is that it?"

Yang Xinyue stood there with her hands on her hips, shouting sternly.

Shen Tang glanced at her. How could Yang Xinyue have changed so much in such a short time?

"New Moon, don't get excited, be careful of the baby in your belly."

Lu Jingshen went over to help her, but Yang Xinyue pushed him away, saying, "Stop pretending! I think you just can't forget Shen Tang!"

"You—" Lu Jingshen raised his hand to slap him.