Chapter 317: Chapter 317: She Really Guessed It Right

Jiang Xingjun and Jiang Xingwei successfully completed their physical examinations. It was the late afternoon, and they were starving.

Jiang Xingye invited them to eat at a state-run restaurant, also because today was a military recruitment day and the place was packed with people.

After eating, Jiang Xingye went to pack braised pork and rice for Old Man Xia, while the three of them waited on the curb across the street.

Suddenly, Jiang Xingjun stood up abruptly, staring at the back of a woman being supported by an old woman walking inside.

Jiang Xingwei asked, “Third Brother, what’s going on?”

Jiang Xingjun replied, “It’s Li Xiulan, she and her mother just went in.”

Xu Qinghuan thought of a possibility, “Third Brother, Fourth Brother, you guys hide a bit further away, I’ll go in to check things out.”

She immediately headed inside. Jiang Xingjun tried to hold her back but failed. When she reached the entrance, she bumped into Jiang Xingye coming out. They exchanged a look, and Jiang Xingye went out while she went in.

Li Zhaodi saw her coming back and asked, “What’s up, girl? Did you lose something inside?”

Xu Qinghuan leaned closer to Li Zhaodi’s ear and said, “No, sis, I’m here to investigate someone. Did you see that woman who just went in? I want to see what she’s doing here in the county.”

Li Zhaodi said, “She has a strong hospital medicine smell, maybe she just came from the hospital.”

She gave Xu Qinghuan a push, “Go wait in the back, I’ll go listen in, your face is too recognizable, people might suspect.”

Xu Qinghuan obediently hid in the backyard while Li Zhaodi pretended to bus tables and listened carefully.

Li Xiulan and her mother came to the county town, and they were both starving after an entire day. The two of them ordered two bowls of plain noodles. Amid the noise, her mother nagged, “When we go back, I’ll find someone to deal with it.”

As she spoke, her gaze drifted to Li Xiulan’s stomach.

Li Xiulan couldn’t help but cry, “Mom, I heard it’s very painful and life-threatening. Can’t we not do it?”

Her mother glared at her, “Do you want to bring it with you into marriage? If you want, I can’t say no, but it’s grown so big now. If it’s exposed, what will you do then?”

The Jiang Family is really something, dragging it until now. Are they thinking that since Jiang Xingjun is going to join the army, they won’t acknowledge this marriage?

Dream on, we’ll complain to the military, saying he started and abandoned it, and see if Jiang Xingjun can stay in the army.

“You silly child, honestly, the Jiang Family isn’t that great now, yet you foolishly got yourself into this mess. Why did I give birth to such a fool?”

Li Zhaodi heard enough and dropped some crumbs on the ground. She squatted down to pick them up, and there was a diagnosis document in the nearby bag.

Li Zhaodi, not knowing what came over her, involuntarily took it.

She hurriedly ran to find Xu Qinghuan, “Quick, look if it’s useful. If it’s not, I’ll secretly return it.”

Xu Qinghuan, being a doctor, though this was medical jargon, could still read it. Li Xiulan was over two months pregnant.

Xu Qinghuan was shocked and handed Li Zhaodi a box of chocolates and a county hospital diagnosis note, though it was a blank one, “Sis, you did me a huge favor, I don’t have much to thank you with, take this from the Friendship Store for your kids to eat.”

It was all in foreign characters, Li Zhaodi didn’t recognize a single word. Anything from the Friendship Store was high-end stuff, taking it out would be impressive.

“Alright, I’m busy, I won’t bother you. If anything comes up, tell me, sis will help if she can.”

“Okay, thank you, sis!”

Li Zhaodi didn’t know the diagnosis, anyway, seeing it was from the county hospital, she quickly returned to put it back in place.

Li Xiulan and her mother were so distraught, no one noticed.

Stealing is definitely bad behavior.

But right now, to call off the engagement, Xu Qinghuan had no other means. Without proper reason, the Li Family could insist on Jiang Xingjun’s betrayal.

Jiang Xingjun wouldn’t be able to become a soldier.

Moreover, Xu Qinghuan could return the diagnosis to Li Xiulan in the future, she just intended to borrow it temporarily.

Fortunately, after the Li Family mother and daughter finished their noodles, they immediately left the state-run restaurant and went to a secluded place. Li’s mother, worried about leaks, didn’t even look, she just tore the blank diagnosis note.

This kind of thing was a disaster to keep.

Xu Qinghuan handed the diagnosis to Jiang Xingjun, “She’s pregnant, definitely not yours, it’s been over two months, and she hasn’t had an abortion. If you still want to marry her, you’ll be a stepfather.”

Jiang Xingjun opened it and saw chicken scratch, only recognizing Li Xiulan’s name, so Xu Qinghuan had to translate it for him. Hearing “early pregnancy,” his pupils shrank sharply.

Jiang Xingye scornfully glanced at him, “Perfect time to break it off, what’s there to be reluctant about with a woman like that?”

Jiang Xingjun’s eyes turned red, he shouted, “Am I reluctant?”

He was just angry, extremely angry.

If they wanted to break the engagement, he couldn’t refuse, but why humiliate him like this?

All year round, he never missed giving gifts to the Li Family for occasions, always respected this fiancée, and yet all he got in return was humiliation.

Jiang Xingye wanted to say more, but Xu Qinghuan, afraid he’d irritate Jiang Xingjun to death, gently pinched him and advised, “He’s the son of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative director, big brother, think it through!

Han Xin endured humiliation under someone’s crotch to ultimately achieve greatness, Goujian sacrificed greatly to eventually conquer Wu, and Sima Guang endured personal disgrace to eventually become a historical legend. So, you see, this humiliation you endure today might make you a distinguished general in the future.”

But Jiang Xingjun didn’t feel consoled, instead, he asked, “What does personal disgrace mean?”

The earlier parts like enduring humiliation, he could guess, and he’d heard “endure hardship” stories from his teacher before, but the term “personal disgrace” was unfamiliar to him.

This stumped Xu Qinghuan on how to explain, but she said, “Well, as long as you understand it’s humiliation, it’s fine.” She definitely couldn’t explain openly in front of her fiancé and future brother-in-law. Jokingly, she glossed over it.

Jiang Xingjun was still confused, Jiang Xingwei instinctively felt it wasn’t something good and quickly shifted the topic, “Luckily, we have this diagnosis, we’ll ask Mother to break off the engagement later!”

Xu Qinghuan said, “This matter won’t be easy, what if Li Xiulan insists the child is Third Brother’s, what do we do?”

“No way, they wouldn’t stoop so low?” Jiang Xingwei shook his head, “I can’t believe anyone would be that shameless!”

Jiang Xingjun also added, “Wouldn’t I know if it’s mine? Nobody would believe it, right?”

Jiang Xingye understood, “If you were farming at home, nobody would believe it. But now you’re going to the army, do you think people would believe it? Don’t be naïve. If they slander you, there’s no place to justify it.”

Xu Qinghuan: “We should be prepared, Xingye, can you figure out a way to find the Supply and Marketing Cooperative director’s son, named Zheng Guowei, make him write a confession admitting his involvement with Li Xiulan and the child is his.”

“I’ll go with you!” Jiang Xingjun was also a bit scared, these two are quite crafty, listening to them should be fine.

Jiang Xingwei accompanied Xu Qinghuan to the junkyard. She handed over the rice and braised pork Jiang Xingye bought to Old Man Xia. Old Man Xia invited her to rummage around. She didn’t go, “Save it for me, I’ll come next time, busy today, can’t go searching.”

Old Man Xia didn’t mind her, enjoyed the braised pork, and somehow found a broken radio, listening to it playing Beijing opera.

Jiang Xingye had some connections in the county, mainly being able to mobilize people under Lord Qin. He soon found Zheng Guowei.

His father used to be the director at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, very powerful, but now he’s been brought down, and Zheng Guowei became like a rat, everyone wanted to catch him. He used to look down on Li Xiulan, just wanted to mess around, but now it’s Li Xiulan who looks down on him.

Hearing Li Xiulan’s fiancé came looking for him, he was so scared, he dropped to his knees immediately, without a word, wrote a confession, detailing every time they were together, and what marks Li Xiulan had, everything was crystal clear.

Jiang Xingjun was furious.

Before leaving, Zheng Guowei gathered his courage, “Brother, if you don’t want that promiscuous woman, can she be mine?”

Jiang Xingjun didn’t bother with him, which made Zheng Guowei happy, as if he’d gained a wife for free.

The four of them took the last bus home, and there were plenty of people gathered at the courtyard gate watching the commotion. Amidst the crowd, a stranger’s voice shouted,

“Folks, judge this for yourselves, Jiang Xingjun, that beast, got our Xiulan pregnant and now refuses to acknowledge it. This is forcing us to death!”

Jiang Xingjun and Jiang Xingwei turned abruptly to look at Xu Qinghuan. Even in their dreams, they didn’t expect Xu Qinghuan’s prediction to come true.

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