After being reborn, I decisively broke off my engagement and married a cold-faced military young mas

Chapter 400 Children are tools too

"Oh, what exactly is that illness?"

"This……"

The items were all placed on the table, and Sister Zhao spotted them with her sharp eyes.

She exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, Fang Qing, you're really pregnant?"

I suspected she was pregnant a few days ago, but she stubbornly refused to admit it.

She saw the order now.

Fang Qing hurriedly reached for the list on the table, "No, no, you must have mistaken me for someone else."

Sister Zhao slapped her thigh.

"What? I saw wrong? I'm not blind, how could I be wrong?" She looked at Fang Qing lying weakly on the bed and exclaimed again, "Fang Qing, you didn't abort the child, did you?"

Fang Qing's eyes immediately reddened, and she began to sob.

Sister Zhao felt a mix of emotions.

She was jealous of Fang Qing. How could she not be jealous of a widow with a son who found a young, handsome, and capable man like Lu Jiangting?

But she couldn't stand seeing someone get pregnant and then have to have an abortion and get a divorce.

"Hmph, an intellectual, my foot! He's a beast! You're pregnant, and he still wants a divorce? Fang Qing, did he force you to have an abortion?"

"No, Sister Zhao, don't make wild guesses. He doesn't know I'm pregnant."

"Huh? So...so you mean you're going to get an abortion yourself?"

"Yes."

"Why...why is this? You already have a child, you should just live a good life together, why are you getting a divorce even if it means getting an abortion?"

Fang Qing wiped away her tears and said, "What can I do if they want a divorce? I can support Chenchen on my own. How can I afford to raise another one?"

"What are you saying? If you have children, do you think they won't raise them?"

Jiang Ting said she didn't want children.

Sister Zhao: "Is he crazy? Why doesn't he want children?"

He said that his family's financial situation had been bad in recent years, and his parents were in poor health and unable to raise children.

Sister Zhao: "So that's how it is. But since the child is here, it must be fate. Their family must be happy. Fang Qing, shouldn't you have secretly aborted the child without saying a word?"

Fang Qing sighed and said, "This child cannot be kept."

"You didn't even say, how do you know we can't keep it?"

Hmph, how would she know?

Based on her understanding of Lu Jiangting, keeping the child would be the worst possible option.

If she told Lu Jiangting that she was pregnant, Lu Jiangting's parents would definitely make her give birth to the child, and the old man would never again mention asking Lu Jiangting to divorce her.

But this way, the matter will remain like a needle stuck in Lu Jiangting's heart forever.

He couldn't get a divorce because of the children, which will be a lifelong regret for him.

For the rest of his life, he would never want to see him again.

Even if the elderly couple dies, they will no longer be able to live a good life.

However, even if she secretly had an abortion, she would still want a divorce, express her determination to Lu Jiangting, and never mention the matter again.

If he hears about it from someone else in the future, or if she finds a way to make him discover it by accident, given Lu Jiangting's personality, his guilt towards her will reach its peak.

Since we won't remarry, I will take care of her for the rest of my life.

She will never get married, and he will most likely never get married either.

Even if he finds someone he likes, she has ways to get rid of that woman.

Lin Yuyao's years-long relationship with him was ruined by her. Which woman could be her match?

So, does it even matter whether we have a marriage certificate or not?

Of course, the main reason is that she wasn't pregnant.

How could it be such a coincidence that it happened just once?

"No need to say anything more, I don't want to use the child to stay in the marriage, it's meaningless."

Sister Zhao sighed and shook her head.

"That's not right. Look at the world. How many marriages don't last because of the children? Let's not talk about anything else. Take my family for example. They treat me like this now. If it weren't for the children, I would have left long ago."

“Your child is already born, and you can’t put it back in, so you’ve endured it for the sake of the child. My child hasn’t been born yet, and I don’t want to endure it, and I don’t think he wants to either. If I bring up the child, he’ll think I’m threatening him with the child.”

"That's enough. Life's already miserable enough as it is. I don't want to torture each other anymore. Let's just leave it at that. The child is gone, let's just get a clean break."

Sister Zhao stared at her in astonishment, feeling as if Fang Qing had become a completely different person.

Could she really think that way?

"Sister Zhao, can you do me a favor?"

"What are you busy with?"

"Don't tell them about this."

"Huh? You've already had an abortion and gotten a divorce, and you haven't told them yet?"

Fang Qing nodded. "There's no point in saying anything, so it's better not to."

Sister Zhao thought that Fang Qing might be possessed by a ghost.

“Since it’s come to this point…” Sister Zhao paused for a moment and said, “That’s good too. After the divorce, you can raise your son well. Your son will receive child support and government assistance, and you’ll still have a salary. Your life will be much better than most people’s.”

Looking at Fang Qing's hands, she said sincerely, "Don't underestimate us just because we're cleaners. We have good benefits. Look at that steel factory, if they don't make money, they can't pay wages, and if there's no work, they'll lay off the workers."

"We're different. More and more streets are being built, and the need for sanitation workers is increasing. We can't afford to lose our jobs. It's a secure job, one that you can work until retirement. Most people can't even get this kind of work, don't you think?"

Fang Qing was so angry she almost laughed.

No matter how nicely you put it, it's still just a cleaning job. What kind of rare and desirable job is it?

Who wants to sweep the streets with her until retirement?

Once Lu Jiangting has earned enough qualifications and been promoted, she will become an official's wife.

Have you ever seen an official's wife sweeping the streets?

Sister Zhao's vision is right here; she must be crazy to be friends with Sister Zhao.

"Yes, you're right. I should have listened to you sooner, and I wouldn't have had to suffer like this."

"Sigh! Why are we talking about this now? Fang Qing, a woman's postpartum recovery period is not something to be taken lightly. You should rest well and recover before going back to work."

"Ok."

"Then I'll be going now, I have something to do at home."

……

When Fang Qing was at home, Lu Jiangting would only come back once every few days, and he rarely stayed overnight.

Now that Fang Qing has moved out, he's been coming back more often.

He came back the day before yesterday, and today he came back again because he got off work a little earlier.

I got home around 9 o'clock, and Chenchen was already asleep.

He stepped out of the house and asked softly, "Dad, is Chenchen still living here?"

Lu Cong nodded and said softly, "I don't know if Fang Qing's illness is real or not. I'm worried that if it is, she might infect Chenchen, which would be trouble for us."

Lu Jiangting sighed, unsure of what to say for a moment.

Wang Jianjun is gone, and his child has suffered so much.

Chenchen is also pitiful. He was so young and had no father, and he was stuck with such an unreliable mother as Fang Qing.

What kind of mother would deliberately make her child sick just to make herself feel sorry for them?

When Lu Jiangting took him to see the doctor, he saw it clearly: the needle was stuck in his body, and he gritted his teeth and didn't cry out, even though tears streamed down his face.