Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

Xu Fugui also took out the candy he had hidden for a long time: "Cuihua, don't be anxious, eat a piece of candy first to quench your thirst, and when that boy comes back, Dad will help you get justice."

"Dad, you are so good to me! I have been an orphan since I was a child. I envy other people's parents for disciplining their children. Now that I have met you, it is like finding my biological parents."

"Good boy, really good boy, my Damao is lucky to have met you."

Cuihua peeled off the candy wrapper, put the candy in her mouth, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Humph, old man, wait and see how I deal with you!

As the two were chatting, the sound of a donkey cart approaching was heard outside the door.

"Da Mao is back, I'll go see him." Xu Fugui put down the vegetables in his hand, stood up and opened the gate.

Sure enough, there was a donkey cart parked outside the door.

Xu Damao was tied to the cart with reins and struggled desperately.

"Erlu, let me go!"

Erlu curled his lips and said, "Stop making trouble, Brother Damao, you've been making trouble all the way."

After untying the reins, Xu Damao jumped off the donkey cart and ran straight to Xu Fugui: "Dad, what are you doing? Why did you let Erlu tie me back?"

Seeing Xu Damao's innocent look and remembering that Cuihua was indeed a good girl, Xu Fugui became furious and slapped Xu Damao in the face with his arm.

"You beast, Cuihua is such a virtuous girl, and now she's pregnant, and you don't even plan to marry her. Are you still a man?"

Xu Damao covered his face and stood motionless in the cold wind.

What? Cuihua is pregnant?

This is impossible, I am infertile!

Could it be someone else's?

Xu Damao began to understand the seriousness of the matter.

Cuihua was a semi-open woman, so it was not uncommon for her to get pregnant with another man's child.

"Dad, don't believe Cuihua's nonsense. The baby in her belly is..."

Xu Damao was halfway through his words when he suddenly realized something was wrong and immediately swallowed the rest of his sentence.

Although his infertility was widely known in the courtyard, the villagers were only guessing and no one knew the exact situation.

If I insist now that Cuihua's child is someone else's, wouldn't that be proving my infertility?

In this era, if a man cannot make a woman pregnant, he is almost regarded as a waste and will be pointed at and humiliated.

Xu Damao will never be able to hold his head up in Xujia Village in his life.

And once Cuihua's affair is exposed, the villagers will laugh at him.

Xu Damao is a man who cares about his reputation. Over the years, he has always been proud of being a city resident.

It's really hilarious that a city guy who can't get married finds a woman like this!

He couldn't stand being the laughing stock of the village.

Seeing Xu Damao's uncertain expression, Xu Fugui frowned and asked, "Da Mao, what are you talking about?"

"Ah?" Xu Damao came back to his senses and asked angrily, "Where's Cuihua?"

"Da Mao, I'm here!" Cuihua had been hiding behind him. She appeared at the right time with a look of concern on her face. She reached out to help Xu Damao brush off the dust on his cotton-padded jacket: "Da Mao, are you tired? I made you a cup of hot tea."

Xu Damao grabbed Cuihua's wrist and said through gritted teeth: "Zhang Cuihua, what do you want?"

"It hurts, it hurts..." Cuihua's eyes were filled with tears. "I can't do anything. I'm pregnant. If you don't marry me, I can only ask my father for help!"

"Hey, Zhang Fangfang, do you really think I can't do anything to you?"

Li Xiaoqiang was about to threaten Zhang Fangfang, but Li Fugui saw that Zhang Fangfang was wronged and immediately shouted at her: "Xiaoqiang, what are you doing? What are you yelling about? Don't you know that your wife is pregnant? Fangfang is such a well-behaved wife, it's hard to find one with a lantern."

"No, Dad, you don't understand it very well, so don't judge." Li Xiaoqiang seemed to be about to cry.

“Yes, I don’t understand. Otherwise, I would never let you do such a thing.” Li Fugui’s beard trembled.

The father and son started arguing, disrupting the peace of Lijia Village.

The neighbors opened their doors to take a look.

Many old and young people gathered in front of the Li family’s gate in an endless stream.

"Alas, why did the Li family father and son come into conflict?"

"I heard that it was Li Xiaoqiang who got the girl pregnant, but Jin Chao is unwilling to take responsibility!"

"Oh, he is so heartless. I have known for a long time that Li Xiaoqiang is not a good person."

Seeing more and more people coming, Zhang Fangfang felt enlightened and suddenly burst into tears.

"Oh, I really don't want to live anymore! Li Xiaoqiang, you promised to stay with me, so I gave myself to you. But now that I'm pregnant, you just brushed it off. How am I going to live in the future with a child? Don't stop me, just let me live like this!"

While crying, Zhang Fangfang seemed determined to do something, and turned around to rush towards the Li family's residence.

There were indeed too many people around, how could she easily bump into the door? A kind-looking mother quickly stepped forward and pulled Zhang Fangfang back.

"Girl, don't do such hurtful things."

Zhang Fangfang fell into the arms of the aunt, covering her face and crying: "Mother-in-law, you may not know that I have been humiliated so deeply that I am almost in despair."

The old lady patted Zhang Fangfang's back gently and said, "Don't be afraid, kid. I am our women's director. If I knew that Li Xiaoqiang had done something so immoral, I would not let him off easily!"

The villagers were naturally simple and honest. They clenched their fists in anger and spoke out for Zhang Fangfang with heroic indignation.

"That's right, our village committee has never tolerated such a ridiculous thing! Today we must give Li Xiaoqiang a good scolding!"

Everyone's eyes suddenly became sharp and they all clenched their farm tools.

Li Xiaoqiang realized that the situation was getting weirder and didn't dare to bother with Li Fugui anymore. Instead, he walked directly to Zhang Fangfang and asked loudly:

"Fangfang, what evidence do you have to say you are pregnant?"

Zhang Fangfang paused for a moment, wiped away her tears, stood up, and took out a pregnancy certificate from her handbag.

The hospital certificate with red flowers hanging down made Li Xiaoqiang shudder: "How...how is this possible? Fate is really playing tricks on me!"

Zhang Fangfang held Li Xiaoqiang's hands tightly and said sincerely: "Xiaoqiang, we know you may not be willing to admit it. I should go to the hospital right now to get rid of it!"

These words left Zhang Fangfang's mouth like a stone that caused a thousand ripples. The people around began to become angry and the shovels in their hands became more tense.

At this critical juncture, Li Xiaoqiang finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

If he wants to stop here and escape from the cage, he must make Zhang Fangfang admit that the baby in her belly is not his.

But this would mean that, in front of the eyes of all the villagers, his reputation would be ruined and he would become completely defeated.

If he turned around and left, where would he go from here? If he really ignored her, he might regret it after lunch.

After sufficient information and careful consideration, Li Xiaoqiang finally spoke: "Fangfang, can we talk alone?"

Zhang Fangfang had a look of worry on her face. She looked around at her neighbors, and after seeing everyone nod, she followed timidly, looking back every few steps.

Walking to a sparsely populated corner, the two of them sat down face to face and began to talk seriously.

Although he always felt something was odd, Li Xiaoqiang didn't think it was a big deal.

"Zhang Fangfang, don't call me Li Xiaoqiang. We had a Zhang Fangfang yesterday! Let's talk about who you are and what stains you have. But now I must be frank with you. It's what it is. Between the two of us, we can only say that we met too late! The child in your belly is definitely not mine."

As Zhang Fangfang spoke, tears began to fall uncontrollably: "Xiao Qiang, it's really unfair of you to slander me like this and put all the blame on me. I did have a dark past, but it's all in the past now. Besides, we haven't really been a couple in the past month. We can be said to be just playing around, how could I get pregnant with your child?"

This scolding made Li Xiaoqiang exhausted, but he suddenly regained his courage, which made people admire him. His expression changed from anger to calm, but there was a sense of loss in his eyes.

He admitted that what Zhang Fangfang said was actually correct. They had been **ing each other for the past month, and if there were any questions, they could find the source.

He did nothing but explore the secrets hidden in things.

On the surface, she was advising Zhang Fangfang to cherish life and not recommending abortion, but she was actually monitoring Zhang Fangfang overtly and covertly.

Perhaps, the child is most likely really his.

The doctor told me at the time that I was in good health and that although my fertility was not high, I was not completely incapable of reproducing offspring.

Thinking of this, Li Xiaoqiang felt an inexplicable joy.

Come to think of it, Zhang Fangfang is definitely not a person without manners. Even though she had acted a little out of line before, he had never blamed her for it.

On the contrary, he is honest, kind, not greedy or compromised, and he does not have any expectations or demands on me as he did before.

As for her personality, she is gentle, well-educated, quick-witted, a college graduate, eloquent, above-average in appearance, and has a talent for languages.

With her background and talent, did she want to marry someone like me? He used to be the county magistrate, and even after he lost his job, he was not short of money, and his family had a rich fortune.

This is also the reason why Li Xiaoqiang has always been obsessed with her. Apart from taking her to the market, she is usually taciturn and very docile.

But at this moment, she was suffering from fear and loneliness, and she really needed someone to save her from the dire situation.

To be honest, he himself had never dared to imagine that such a thing would be possible, that he would become a family man overnight.

Remarriage is not impossible at this age, but for me who has been waiting for Secretary Hu again and again, who directed this farce?

Thinking of Li Fugui, Li Xiaoqiang felt regretful again. This old man was so childish, and his adventurous spirit out of nothing really made him embarrassed.

But when he came to a rural area where everyone had their own piece of land and the world was boundless, he often bought things on credit and delayed paying wages in his early years, and was not good at dealing with farmers.

However, his son - his biological son - was a true country man.

Back to the point, some people do take the relationship between the two seriously.