Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 53: Abort the Child?

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Both the attitude of Luo Cuilan and that of Zhang Jianguo’s parents infuriated Fang Pingying.

She angrily said to Luo Cuilan, "What kind of nonsense is that? A decent girl like you, staying at their place without any formal relationship? How is this different from letting the villagers know that you had a child before marriage?"

"But," Luo Cuilan began, bursting into tears, "what should I do now? Jianguo’s parents refuse to budge, saying it’s all for the family to live in peace in the future."

Fang Pingying was even more furious, this time directly addressing Zhang Jianguo outside, "If they care so much about these matters, why didn’t they instruct their son to restrain himself earlier, and to wait until after the marriage?"

Luo Cuilan fell silent; actually, after the previous pregnancy incident, she had rejected Zhang Jianguo several times.

But Zhang Jianguo assured her that he would be careful and somehow managed to get some kind of white, long, balloon-like objects, claiming that if worn by a man, they would prevent pregnancy.

Luo Cuilan was moved by his persuasion, and also because sometimes a woman’s body has its needs after being exposed to such intimacy. Zhang Jianguo kept promising there wouldn’t be any problems, so she hesitantly agreed.

Initially, Zhang Jianguo did persist in using it, and Luo Cuilan found out that she indeed wouldn’t get pregnant with it on.

So, the two of them grew bolder, seizing every opportunity to be together.

Later, it’s uncertain whether Zhang Jianguo didn’t use the device or they simply were careless, but about ten days ago, Luo Cuilan realized that her usually very punctual menstruation hadn’t come.

She immediately felt scared and told Zhang Jianguo, who suggested her lack of symptoms meant she probably wasn’t pregnant, just delayed.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, Luo Cuilan started showing symptoms, and they were sure she was pregnant.

Luo Cuilan’s first reaction was to tell Zhang Jianguo to just get married already since it was inevitable, and after the marriage, they wouldn’t have to worry about this issue.

While Zhang Jianguo wasn’t opposed, when he brought it up to his parents, they were strongly against it, insisting no matter what, the wedding must be on the date they had set because otherwise, a disaster would befall the family.

In fact, when they visited the fortune teller, he said Zhang Jianguo was a tough destiny, having caused his mother’s death at birth. If the wedding date was set poorly, he might cause another death.

However, they would never tell the Luo family it was their son’s issues; they claimed it was Luo Cuilan’s tough destiny.

Luo Cuilan took it as truth and went along with whatever Jianguo’s side said.

Watching Luo Cuilan, Fang Pingying thought there was some truth in the saying ’one kind overcomes another.’

Normally assertive as Luo Cuilan was, capable of standing up to the likes of Zhou Yunmei, she completely lost her temper and dignity in front of the Zhang family, never daring to speak against even the most unreasonable demands.

Moreover, when Fang Pingying shared her grievances, Luo Cuilan wouldn’t utter a single bad word against the Zhang family, even making excuses for their difficult situations.

This was because of the fortune teller’s words; the wedding date couldn’t be altered;

The second reason is that she also considered the fact that the Zhang family’s financial situation was not good. Originally, they planned to save some more money for a few months to support their wedding at the end of the year. But if they get married now, the Zhang family might not even have enough money to host a wedding banquet, let alone afford a dowry.

Seeing her speak this way, Fang Pingying found it difficult to offer any advice, as she knew that Luo Cuilan’s temperament was different from Luo Honglan’s.

Luo Honglan was easygoing and would accept advice from anyone regardless of whether it was right or wrong, especially when she herself had no opinion.

However, Luo Cuilan was ungrateful; even if you did millions of things with her best interest at heart, if the results were slightly imperfect, she would blame you for everything.

Thus, Fang Pingying only advised her, "Things have come to this point, don’t overthink it yourself. Let your elder brother and parents make the initial decisions. You are still pregnant, so you need to take care of your body."

Speaking of Zhou Yunmei and others, Luo Cuilan truly got scared. She pleaded with Fang Pingying, "Sister-in-law, this matter cannot let my parents find out. They would kill me. I’d rather secretly get an abortion than let them know about this." freewёbnoνel.com

"If only you knew this earlier, why did you do it in the first place?" Fang Pingying sighed and said frankly, "Given the situation, do you think it’s still possible to keep it from your parents?"

Pausing slightly, Fang Pingying continued, "Your elder brother will definitely discuss this with your parents, maybe consider getting married earlier. You must not abort this child. Think about it, you’re only so young and have already had one abortion. If you abort this pregnancy again, who knows what health issues might arise."

Luo Cuilan didn’t quite believe Fang Pingying’s words. She whispered, "No, I’ve asked people in the village, some have had several abortions but they’re still physically healthy, and they got married and had children later."

"Others are others. You shouldn’t compare yourself with them. Besides, just because there are no problems now doesn’t mean there won’t be any later. When you’re young, it might seem trivial, but it could be a different story as you get older," Fang Pingying didn’t want any of those unfortunate incidents happening to Luo Cuilan in the future as a woman.

She had traveled to many places in her previous life and had seen many women suffer complications from abortions. She didn’t want Luo Cuilan to go through that.

She felt somewhat sorry for Luo Cuilan; after such an incident, shouldn’t there be a man by her side to shield her from everything? Yet, Zhang Jianguo was of no use. If Luo Cuilan were truly wise, she should have already seen Zhang Jianguo’s true nature by now.

Unfortunately, love always blinds people.

Looking at Luo Cuilan, she couldn’t help but give her some advice, "Moreover, Cuilan, when two people are together, there should be mutual give and take."

"When it comes to marriage, if both families need to be involved, then both families must discuss it together. You can’t always be accommodating to him, nor can our Luo family always bend to accommodate the Zhang family."

"It’s not like that..."

"Cuilan, let me finish," Fang Pingying knew that Luo Cuilan was about to defend Zhang Jianguo’s family again, so she interrupted her,

"Because you and Jianguo are in a good relationship now, you might feel that many things need not be so rigid. But have you thought about the future?"

"When you marry into the Zhang family, since Zhang family has only one son, Jianguo, you all will definitely live together. If you keep yielding to everything they say now, can you keep yielding for a lifetime? Over time, being a daughter-in-law, you might end up being entirely under the control of your in-laws."

Saying this, Fang Pingying sighed faintly, then continued, "Let’s talk about the marriage. If you’re not attentive yourself, just listen to your elder brother and parents. Believe in your family members, no matter how much they argue at times, deep down they are always looking out for you, and they just hope you marry well."

"Big sister, I..."

Before Luo Cuilan could speak, suddenly the voices of Zhou Yunmei and Luo Dashan talking came from the courtyard.

Luo Cuilan’s face changed, looking panicked, she said to Fang Pingying, "Sister-in-law, what should I do? My parents are back, will they beat Jianguo to death on the spot?"