Chapter 7: Eating Well and Sleeping Well is What Matters Most

  "Hurry up and get rid of the kid!" Ye Tianrui kicked his foot in anger, causing the office supplies on the desk to scatter all over the floor.

  An Qi'er covered her belly in fear, looking pitifully at Ye Tianrui, and firmly refused: "I don't want to abort the child, it's the crystallization of our love, I must give birth to this child"

  "An Qi'er, you're being utterly unreasonable. I'm warning you, if you dare to give birth to that illegitimate child, I'll never speak to you again in this lifetime. You can do what you want." Ye Tianrui, who had already lost his temper, didn't even bother with An Qi'er's angry glare. He took out some money from his wallet and tossed it at An Qi'er with disdain, ordering: "Get an abortion quickly, otherwise don't come see me again!"

  An Qi's tears kept flowing down, but she bit her teeth and didn't cry out loud. She stood up straight without picking up the scattered money on the ground, her eyes staring hatefully, feeling no pain, only coldly saying: "Without you, I can also raise my child by myself. I won't come to see you again in the future."

  An Qi'er finished speaking and rushed out without looking back, not seeing the panic on Ye Tianrui's face. He wanted to stop her, but his hand froze in mid-air and he didn't catch up with her. Instead, he furiously shouted: "You leave! You leave and never let me see you again!"

  An Qi'er rushed out and also had a brief stay, but the expected pursuit did not arrive, and she was unexpectedly scolded by Ye Tianrui's cruel rebuke, which chilled her heart to continue rushing forward.

  Duan Ruiqi was walking this way when she bumped into An Qi'er, but An Qi'er didn't have the heart to stop and look at Duan Ruiqi. She just anxiously covered her stomach, hastily said "sorry" to Duan Ruiqi, and then hastily ran out again, as if there were snakes chasing after her.

  Duan Ruiqi lingered for a moment, gazing at An Qi'er's hurried back as she departed. Her heart was stirred by an inexplicable and complex mix of emotions. Why did she insist on staying to watch her leave?

  "An'er, you're back! Come in quickly and see who's here!" An Mu excitedly grabbed An Qi'er's hand, but suddenly felt that An Qi'er's hand was very cold. Only then did she take a closer look and notice An Qi'er's dispirited and sorrowful expression. She anxiously tightened her grip and asked, "An'er, what happened?"

  An Qi'er forced a smile and shook her head, saying: "I'm fine, I'm just very tired, I want to go inside and sleep."

  An's mother, however, held onto An Qi's hand tightly, her urgent tone becoming much more serious, and said sternly: "You can't fool me, I'm your mother. Since you were little, whenever something difficult happened, you would use sleep as an excuse and hide in the quilt to cry alone."

  An Qi'er felt a surge of tears again, her head leaning on An Mu's shoulder, and choked: "Mom, is this my fault?"

  "An'er, what's going on? Why are you crying so sadly? Tell Mom quickly, what happened?" An Mu's heart became uneasy and panicked, tightly holding onto An Qi'er's head, the mother and daughter cried out loud together.

  Lan's aunt and Liu Lianhua, who were waiting in the house, also heard the loud crying sounds outside and walked out anxiously. Liu Lianhua looked at the mother and daughter hugging each other and crying, and sentimentally joined them, wailing along with them, "Big Aunt and cousin, you're making me so emotional! I didn't expect that you would cry like this because of me, I miss you too!"

  Lan Yi wanted to stop Liu Lianhua, but Liu Lianhua had already rushed forward and burst into loud sobs. With a sorrowful expression, she covered her head with her hands, thinking that this daughter was really not ordinary in being heartless.

  "Table sister" An Qi'er awkwardly lifted her head and forced a smile at Liu Lianhua, thinking that Liu Lianhua would not understand that she was crying for her.

  "Hey Qi, I was just about to tell you that your Aunt Lan and Lian Hua heard about what's been going on at home and specially flew over to see us," An Mu said with a somewhat embarrassed tone.

  "Aunt Lan, sister, I'm really sorry, troubling you both." An Qi'er hastily wiped away her tears, trying to forget the unpleasantness earlier.

  Liu Lianhua's tears were like a dam that couldn't be closed, and she continued to wail: "Qier ah, I heard about your uncle's affair, I'm so heartbroken, I haven't eaten well, and I've lost weight suddenly, waaah"

  "Sister, you're still so cute when you talk." An Qi'er had an urge to laugh, while An Mu was already strongly suppressing her laughter at Liu Lianhua's absurd behavior.

  Aunt Lan helplessly pushed Liu Lianhua's shoulder, "Okay, stop crying. We're here to solve the problem, not just rely on your tears to fix it."

  "Right, but I'm a bit hungry now. Let's eat first and talk while we're eating." Liu Lianhua automatically wiped away her tears and pointed to the table of delicious food that had been prepared earlier. Her stomach cooperated by growling loudly.

  "It's true, hurry up and eat. You've come from so far away, we haven't treated you well." An Mu supported An Qi'er as they walked to the table.

  Careful Lan aunt saw something was wrong, she who usually spoke straightforwardly didn't beat around the bush either, and asked directly: "Qier, what's really going on? Why are you crying so sorrowfully?"

  "Aunt Lan, I... or else, let's eat first" An Qi'er found it hard to speak.

  "Hey, I'm your aunt, we're family, no need to hide or be reserved. If you have any difficulties, just speak up." Lan's elbow nudged Yulianhua, who was busy pecking at a chicken leg, and frowned, saying: "Your aunt hasn't even touched her chopsticks yet."

  An's mother lovingly patted Liu Lianhua's head, "You said we're a family, and I'm also Lianhua's aunt. There's no need to put on airs with me, just eat well and don't be polite."

  Liu Lianhua smiled and nodded, continuing to attack the chicken leg. She glanced at An Qi'er, who hadn't moved her chopsticks and looked troubled. Even someone as careless as Liu Lianhua could see that An Qi'er was unhappy. So she put the chicken leg into An Qi'er's bowl and comforted her: "Qi'er, no matter how difficult things are, you have to eat well and sleep well. A good body is the capital of revolution."

  An Qi'er only then realized that she couldn't just focus on her own sorrow and neglect the nutrition of the baby in her womb. She looked at Liu Lianghua with gratitude, "Sister-in-law, thank you."

  "Sister, what do you think about what I said? Aunt Lan looked at An Mu's thin and frail body, which was not as robust as before, and felt very worried."

  "An's mother immediately asked An Qi'er: 'Qi'er, your aunt and cousin came this time to take us back to Canada to live together, what do you think?'"

  "It's great!" An Qi'er replied with a smile, and a glimmer of hope ignited in her heart. She thanked Lan Niang gratefully: "Thank you, Auntie. When I get there, can I continue my studies?"

  "Of course! Once you're there, you and Lianhua can attend school together. I was just talking to your mom about it earlier. You're still young and should read more books."

  Liu Lianhua was also delighted and nodded in agreement: "That's great! I can go to school with Qier again!"

  "Get a degree within three years, if you fail again, I'll cut off your living expenses and make you go out to work," Lan Yi shouted sternly. Liu Lianghua was scared and continued eating with her head down, thinking that she would talk to Qier about girls' private matters later.

  "But Qi'er is pregnant now, will the school on that side accept her?" An Mu asked worriedly.

  "Yuan" Liu Lianhua and Lan Ayi both stared at An Qier, especially Liu Lianhua who was half envious and half jealous as she touched her own belly, unable to believe that even giving birth was something An Qier did faster than her.

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