Li Hu used to be the village bully, but because of Lin Xiao Tian's suppression, he had restrained himself considerably. Moreover, his subordinates had eventually gone to work for Lin Xiao Tian, leaving Li Hu completely without his village bully status.
Unable to be the village bully, and later Li De Ping being driven out of the village, Li Hu had no one to rely on and finally resorted to defrauding subsidies.
Qing Zhou region encouraged childbirth. As long as a couple got married, they would receive corresponding subsidies, and if pregnant, there were also child-rearing subsidies. For the subsidies, Li Hu found a woman from out of town, and the two quickly got their marriage certificate. The woman also moved into the village.
Initially, they thought that with a family, Li Hu would calm down a bit, but to their surprise, the next time they met, Lin Xiao Tian witnessed the scene.
"Cui Hua, it was my fault before. I shouldn't have neglected you all this time. From now on, let's live a good life together," Li Hu said earnestly.
As a widow, Zhang Cui Hua naturally could not be pregnant. With her belly growing, it could only be that she had hooked up with some man.
Jin Sha Village was so remote, and Zhang Cui Hua rarely left the village. Who else could this man who had an affair with Zhang Cui Hua be, other than someone from the village?
Before, because of Zhang Cui Hua's pregnancy, her neighbors had been badgered by their wives countless times, after all, Zhang Cui Hua was truly beautiful.
The villagers were also very superstitious. As a widow pregnant, Zhang Cui Hua was naturally often gossiped about. Some of the more feudal ones even verbally abused Zhang Cui Hua.
For example, some of the older aunts present were now filled with hatred for Zhang Cui Hua's actions, as if she had done something unforgivable.
The men avoided Zhang Cui Hua like the plague.
Except for Li Hu.
Looking at Zhang Cui Hua at this moment, he was actually quite happy.
"You ungrateful wretch, how could you do this?" The woman beside Li Hu tried to grab his collar, but Li Hu flicked his hand, pushing her to the ground.
Seeing Li Hu treat his wife like this, some of the women around immediately voiced their displeasure.
"Li Hu, how can you do this? She's your wife."
"That's right, you only know how to bully women. Are you even a man?"
Facing everyone's accusations, Li Hu shrugged indifferently.
"Just her? Is she worthy of being my wife?"
Hearing this, the woman immediately lunged to hit Li Hu, but Li Hu, strong and robust, pushed her away.
"You've worked in nightclubs for seven or eight years. Don't think I don't know. I'd be disgusted to even sleep with you."
Hearing this, the woman froze in place.
"What? Thought you could keep it a secret forever? Did you really think I was an idiot?"
The woman's eyes turned red. "Then you said you liked me before?"
"I was lying to you," Li Hu snorted coldly.
A sense of despair washed over her. Li Hu's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back. The woman lowered her head, not saying a word.
The women who had been pleading for the woman just moments ago, seeing her reaction, immediately understood that Li Hu was telling the truth. They placed great importance on a woman's chastity, and naturally, no one was willing to speak for her anymore.
Li Hu then went up to Zhang Cui Hua, "Cui Hua, let's get married!"
Hearing Li Hu propose to Zhang Cui Hua, several older grannies immediately stepped forward.
"No! Cui Hua is a widow, how can she marry you?"
"The child in Cui Hua's belly is mine. If I don't marry her, who will I marry?" Li Hu said righteously.
On the outskirts of the crowd, Lin Xiao Tian heard Li Hu's words and looked at Zhang Cui Hua, who remained silent beside him. He suddenly felt a pang of anxiety.
Could it be true, as Li Hu said, that Zhang Cui Hua was carrying Li Hu's child?
Lin Xiao Tian could never have imagined that Zhang Cui Hua would be with Li Hu.
Furthermore, Lin Xiao Tian and Zhang Cui Hua had been so close before.
The people around were still unwilling to let Li Hu off. An old woman went up to Zhang Cui Hua, "Cui Hua, tell us the truth, whose child is in your belly?"
Zhang Cui Hua hesitated, wanting to speak but then closing her mouth.
"Of course, it's mine. Cui Hua, isn't that right?" Li Hu looked at Zhang Cui Hua confidently.
As he said this, his lecherous hand also moved towards Zhang Cui Hua's waist.
Even though she was pregnant, even though she was a little plump, Zhang Cui Hua was still a goddess.
Just as Li Hu's hand touched Zhang Cui Hua, she instinctively pushed him away.
Li Hu was enraged and looked at Zhang Cui Hua, "Cui Hua, think carefully. Do you want to be a widow for the rest of your life? Even if you don't consider yourself, you must consider the child!"
Hearing Li Hu say this, Zhang Cui Hua took a deep breath.
Seeing this, Li Hu chuckled and was about to put his arm around Zhang Cui Hua's waist again. Just as he was about to touch her, a hand grabbed him.
Li Hu was startled and instinctively turned his head, only to see a cold face.
"Lin... Lin Xiao Tian!"
Li Hu jumped up like a mouse spotting a cat and scurried to the outskirts of the crowd.
"Xiao Tian? Why are you here?"
"Oh my! It's Xiao Tian! Isn't this our village hero?"
Lin Xiao Tian remained very calm in the face of everyone's adulation.
He turned to look at Zhang Cui Hua and asked in a low voice, "What exactly happened?"
Their eyes met, and Zhang Cui Hua's eyes immediately reddened. Lin Xiao Tian saw her fists clench slightly.
"Nothing," Zhang Cui Hua was still holding on.
Lin Xiao Tian frowned and was about to ask further when he heard a voice from beside him.
"Xiao Tian!"
Lin Xiao Tian turned his head and saw that the person speaking was Li Gui Hua.
Li Gui Hua also had a big belly at this moment. Lin Xiao Tian could tell at a glance that she was about as far along as Zhang Cui Hua.
Li Gui Hua hadn't had conjugal relations with Li De Ping for a long time. The last time was with Lin Xiao Tian.
Wait...
Last time?
Lin Xiao Tian remembered the night he, Zhang Cui Hua, and Li Gui Hua had shared.
Coupled with the fact that the two women were almost the same duration of pregnancy, Lin Xiao Tian suddenly understood.
How could Zhang Cui Hua be such a promiscuous person?
Otherwise, after being a widow for so many years, she would not have remained a virgin!
Having figured it out, Lin Xiao Tian pulled Zhang Cui Hua towards the house.
Li Gui Hua, standing at the edge of the crowd, breathed a sigh of relief.
She had come specifically to give Lin Xiao Tian a hint about this matter.
Others might not know, but Lin Xiao Tian knew that if Li Gui Hua was pregnant, it could only be Lin Xiao Tian's child.
She was thinking that she had finally helped Zhang Cui Hua once, but the next moment, Lin Xiao Tian actually pulled her into the house too.
Lin Xiao Tian held Li Gui Hua's hand. Such an intimate gesture, in front of so many people, startled Li Gui Hua.
But Lin Xiao Tian was her man, and Li Gui Hua couldn't resist Lin Xiao Tian. In the end, she followed him inside.
Soon, the two pregnant women and Lin Xiao Tian entered the house.
The people outside looked at each other, completely bewildered as to what had happened.