Adored by Him: My Blissful Days as the Girl Next Door-Chapter 404 - 403 Returning to Mother’s Home

Shi Yang went to find Qu Chaozong to drink, while Zhao Meimei went straight to her parents’ place after school.

Liu Xiue was thrilled to hear Zhao Meimei was coming, so after work, she specifically went to the market to buy fish and meat, preparing a lavish meal.

Zhao Dazhuang picked up some fish with his chopsticks and said to Zhao Meimei, "Today, we really have you to thank. If it weren’t for you coming home, your mom usually just makes do with cabbage and potatoes for me."

Liu Xiue tapped Zhao Dazhuang’s hand with her chopsticks, "Even while eating, you can’t keep your mouth shut!"

Having reproached Zhao Dazhuang, Liu Xiue served a chicken wing to Zhao Meimei and asked, "When you’re at home with Yangyang, what do you two usually eat? He’s so busy with work, does he always order takeout at night?"

Zhao Meimei’s mouth was full of grease: "No, my brother says takeout isn’t hygienic. In the morning, we have porridge, I eat at the school canteen at noon, and in the evening, my brother cooks when he gets home. Last night, he made beef with potatoes, it was delicious."

Liu Xiue nodded, "That’s good. I’ve already packed the chicken wings and fish for you, so you can take it with you, saving your brother from cooking."

Zhao Meimei agreed and couldn’t help but talk about what happened the previous night.

After listening, Liu Xiue was quite surprised: "Oh, really? Did you and Yangyang rush to the hospital last night?"

Zhao Meimei said, "Yeah, otherwise Peng Hui couldn’t have handled it on her own. Her parents are back in their hometown, and she doesn’t know anyone in the provincial city."

Zhao Dazhuang was confused: "Which Peng Rui are you talking about? I didn’t know Chaozi had a girlfriend before."

Zhao Meimei: "How could you not know? I told you guys back then! Peng Rui thought my Brother Chao was poor, so she dumped him when they were in college and married Sun Yingyu to climb up the social ladder."

Liu Xiue tapped Zhao Meimei with chopsticks: "Speak nicely!"

Zhao Meimei, defiant: "How am I not speaking nicely? It’s true, she dumped my Brother Chao for being poor, and now she’s in such a state, she deserves no sympathy. Even my brother is very annoyed by her!"

Zhao Dazhuang reprimanded her: "How other people live is their own business, what does it have to do with you? How many times have you been told not to gossip about others, and you just can’t change! Who did you take after to be so tactless!"

Before Zhao Meimei could retort, Liu Xiue cut in: "Who did she take after? It’s the apple not falling far from the tree!"

Zhao Dazhuang said: "How is that on me?"

Liu Xiue glared at him: "You think you’re right? You told your older sister about your younger sister’s divorce? Isn’t it because of your big mouth? Now you’re in trouble! She’ll ask you for money, what are you going to do now?"

Zhao Dazhuang said: "I already knew about it, how could I not tell my sister? This is something that can’t be hidden!"

Liu Xiue got angry immediately upon hearing this: "Why did your younger sister call you to tell you about it, and you still don’t get it? She never calls all year to ask about you, but something happens, and she calls you. Why didn’t she just tell your sister? They live so close to each other! She had to make a special effort to tell you. You don’t know what’s she’s planning?"

Zhao Dazhuang coughed lightly and couldn’t help defending: "You know what a temper my sister has; my younger sister wouldn’t dare to tell her directly."

Zhao Meimei, listening on the side, was confused and asked: "Mom, what’s going on? Is my aunt getting a divorce? When did this happen?"

Liu Xiue snapped at her: "This is adult business, don’t get involved."

Zhao Meimei muttered: "I’m just concerned here."

Liu Xiue tapped her bowl with chopsticks: "Alright, hurry and eat, the food’s getting cold."

Until they finished the meal, no one mentioned anything about the matters back home again.

Back the next day, Zhao Meimei talked to Shi Yang about her aunt’s situation.

Zhao Meimei asked: "Brother, why was Mom so mad about my aunt getting a divorce?"

Shi Yang, just relying on the few words she mentioned, couldn’t figure it out for the moment, and could only say: "I’ll find a chance to ask Dad about it later."

Zhao Meimei quickly said: "Brother, once you find out, you must tell me. I’m very curious about this."

Shi Yang agreed: "Alright."

Peng Hui returned to class two days later, and Peng Rui’s condition had already stabilized, though she still needed two more days in the hospital for recovery.

Peng Hui said to Zhao Meimei and Qian Simeng: "Pregnancy is actually really risky, you’ve heard of the fetal heartbeat, right?"

The two shook their heads together.

Peng Hui explained: "It’s the heartbeat of the unborn baby while it’s in the mother. The pregnant woman in the bed next to my sister’s, hey, Meimei, you saw her that night, right?"

Zhao Meimei tried to recall, and just remembered it seemed to be a fairly young woman, but couldn’t remember what she looked like, so she nodded: "Yeah, what about it?"

Peng Hui looked sympathetic: "She was already three months pregnant when it was found that there was no fetal heartbeat. They had a termination yesterday. You didn’t see it; the couple cried so miserably, it made everyone in the room sad."

Zhao Meimei clicked her tongue: "Oh dear, really, that’s really unfortunate."

Peng Hui said: "Actually, I used to want to persuade my sister to terminate the pregnancy if her health allowed, but after seeing them cry like that yesterday, I suddenly kind of understand my sister’s feelings. It’s undeniably their own child, it’s hard to let go."

At this point, Zhao Meimei suddenly remembered to ask: "Did you contact Sun Yingyu?"

Peng Hui’s face darkened at this statement: "I couldn’t reach him before, and when Sun Yingyu called back later, my sister didn’t let me answer. She doesn’t plan to tell Sun Yingyu about the child."

Zhao Meimei and Qian Simeng asked simultaneously: "Why not?"

Peng Hui said: "My sister’s afraid that after Sun Yingyu finds out, he would refuse responsibility and force her to have an abortion. My sister said that Sun Yingyu’s parents have always been hoping for a grandson, mentioning it all the time. So since she decided to have the baby, she plans to tell the Sun family once the baby is born."

Once Peng Hui said this, Zhao Meimei and Qian Simeng both understood that Peng Rui was planning to have the child anyway, and since the kid is indeed Sun Yingyu’s, she intends for the Sun family to help raise the child in the future.

Zhao Meimei commented disapprovingly: "If that’s the case, your sister and Sun Yingyu will never be able to cut ties completely."

Peng Hui said gloomily: "I’ve tried to persuade my sister, but she wouldn’t listen. Besides, I actually think that as long as the child is born, they’re already tied together with Sun Yingyu, so if the Sun family can contribute to raising the child, it’s not a bad thing."

Zhao Meimei thought that the Peng sisters’ idea was a bit too optimistic, but after all, it was their family matter, so as a friend, it was not appropriate to say too much.