Rebirth and making money first

Zhang Jing rarely has free time, but she's not truly idle. She sits at her desk, carefully sorting through her novel manuscript. Over the years, she's written many wonderful stories and has accumulated a considerable amount of manuscripts. Thinking of her upcoming confinement period, she worries that her health might cause her to stop updating her novels. After all, her readers are eagerly awaiting her updates!

Zhang Jing looked at her considerable savings and began to consider hiring a confinement nanny. Although Achen's mother offered to care for her, Zhang Jing felt a pang of guilt. She secretly worried that the two children in her belly might not be Achen's biological children.

This feeling of unease made her feel bad for bothering other people's mothers with this kind of help. After much deliberation, she decided to call her own mother first to inquire about the situation. If her mother couldn't come, then she would have to consider going to a confinement center.

Zhang Jing called her mother. After a few rings, a familiar voice came from the other end. Before Zhang Jing could say anything, her mother couldn't wait to tell her the good news: "The new house we're building is gradually being completed and can be moved in. Many people have already started decorating it! What are your plans?"

Zhang Jing was delighted at first, but quickly regained her composure. She said to her mother, "Mom, don't rush into decorating the house. Having a baby is the most important thing right now. And even if it's finished, we can't move in right away, so we can put it off for a while."

Then, Zhang Jing took a deep breath and asked in a slightly anxious tone: "Mom, my due date is approaching, and I will give birth to the baby soon. When do you plan to come? Are you coming? If you can't come, I will have to go to the confinement center. Now the weather is getting colder, I wonder if you can withstand the long journey?" After saying this, Zhang Jing waited quietly for her mother's answer and handed the final choice to her mother.

"Why wouldn't I come? I'm your mother after all, how could I possibly harm you? Since you're not in a hurry to renovate, I'll go to your place first. I'll take care of the housework in the next two days and then I'll go. By the way, is there anything else you want to bring?"

"Four ingredients, wood ear mushrooms, fragrant sauce, and hazelnuts, are all you need. If you don't want to eat or cook anything else, like kimchi and garlic eggplant, forget it. By the way, let me know when you've booked your tickets! Don't be reluctant to pay if you fly over; I'll reimburse you!"

"You want food, which is easy. I can't make kimchi, and you don't like the ones I buy! Your classmates can make garlic eggplant, but I can't stand the smell! When I was pregnant with you, I threw up at the smell of garlic, so forget it. You can't even bring it on the plane."

"That's fine! No need to bother. Just come over here."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Jing planned to go for a prenatal checkup tomorrow. The closer she got to giving birth, the more pressure she felt. She knew she was walking a tightrope. But she had no way out.

Zhang Jing called Zhang Zhi and asked her to take a day off to accompany her for the prenatal checkup. Zhang Zhi was reluctant: "You have so many family members, who can't you ask? What if I go with you and something happens, I won't be able to explain it to your mother-in-law and her family!"

Zhang Jing was furious: "You're my sister, just tell me what you want. If you don't want to go, I'll let Ah Chen go with me!" After hanging up the phone, she was still thinking, she had something to do, and she helped her wholeheartedly. When she had something to do, she was making excuses. It was obvious that she couldn't be relied on in the future.

The next day, Zhang Zhi still came, fearing her sister's anger. After a busy morning, the doctor examined her and said Zhang Jing was too nervous and needed to relax. Zhang Zhi asked, "Does my sister have prenatal anxiety?" The doctor said she had some symptoms, but no medication was needed. She should rest more, worry less, and listen to music.

After returning, Zhang Zhi said, "Sister, you just have too many thoughts. If you have anything to say, just speak up. Don't keep it in your heart."

Zhang Jing said, "Since you said that, I'll tell you, there's a 99% chance that the child I'm pregnant with isn't Achen's! That's why I'm worried."

"Sister, your joke is not funny at all!" Zhang Zhi didn't care. Zhang Jing grabbed Zhang Zhi's hand and said, "Only you can help me now."

"Are you serious?" Zhang Zhi looked at Zhang Jing and asked again, "I'm not sure either!" Zhang Jing replied.

Zhang Zhi asked, "How do you want me to help you?"

Zhang Jing said, "After I give birth, help me get a DNA test. I've already collected Achen's hair!"

Zhang Zhi looked at Zhang Jing with disdain: "Are you really that stupid? You can even do it before the baby is born! You can even do it by drawing the fetal amniotic fluid. And you still live in Shenzhen? You're not from the mountains, are you?"

"Really?"

"Why would I lie to you? There was a report about a woman who was raped and became pregnant. She insisted on giving birth to the child so that she could do a paternity test with the rapist. The police said she didn't need to give birth to the child because they could use amniotic fluid to compare the two. But the foolish rural woman didn't believe them and insisted on giving birth to the child. As a result, the man was sentenced, and the woman couldn't raise the child."

"Whose baby is that in your belly? Ask him to do it! Or ask Achen to do it! It's already this late, why are you still hiding it? At worst, you can divorce and raise the child by yourself. You have money, don't you? Besides, the biological father has to pay child support."

Zhang Jing said, "Let me think about it."

Zhang Zhi said, "What are you thinking about? You're about to give birth, why are you still bothering with so much? Come to me when you've made up your mind, I'll go with you!"

Zhang Jing thought about it for a long time, and finally called Zhang Yongle. After listening to Zhang Jing's request, he asked her to wait for his call.

Zhang Jing was thinking about what would happen next, and then she started to regret looking for Zhang Yongle. Soon Zhang Yongle called and asked her to wait for him downstairs at 8 o'clock the next morning. He would drive Zhang Jing there.

After dinner, Zhang Jing and Achen walked slowly home. Passing by a square dance, they spotted their mother-in-law exercising there. She pointed it out to Achen, and seeing him smile, she teased him, "Go dance for me too." Achen replied, "Women dance, men watch." Zhang Jing said, "Aren't you stupid now?"

"I'm not a fool! Those who say I'm stupid are stupid!" said Achen.

Zhang Jing couldn't help but stare at him. He asked, "What are you doing?"

"Who taught you to say that just now?"

"Which one?"

"Whoever says you're stupid is stupid!"

"No one taught me. Aunt Zhang and Brother Chen at work all told me to do it, so I just learned it!"

Zhang Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then pulled Achen aside and asked, "Achen, if you find out I've cheated on you, will you leave me?"

"No. Achen and Ajing will always be together!"

"Yes, we will be together forever! You will be the father and I will be the mother. We will raise the baby together."

Zhang Jing felt relieved and insisted on waiting for Achen to come to bed before sleeping together. Achen looked at Zhang Jing's belly and said, "Baby, come out quickly, I will play with you." Zhang Jing said, "It will come soon, wait until your mother-in-law comes."

The next day, when Zhang Jing saw Zhang Yongle, she was shocked: "Why are you so old? Have you been attracted to your sister-in-law?" Zhang Yongle's face turned dark instantly, and Zhang Jing hurriedly said: "Pretend I didn't say anything."

Zhang Yongle asked, "Have you brought all your documents?" Zhang Jing replied, "I have!" Zhang Yongle said, "Let's go directly to Guangzhou!"

"No, is it necessary to make such a big fuss?"

"Don't worry about it. I'll go through the green channel. I won't let the news leak out."

Helplessly, Zhang Jing called her grandfather and told him that he was having lunch with his colleagues at noon and would not be back for dinner.

Arriving at the hospital, Zhang Jing discovered it was a fertility clinic and immediately felt uneasy. Zhang Yongle explained that a childhood friend of his was the director there and had special access. He deducted the required medical examinations from Shenzhen's new system and gave Zhang Jing a full-body checkup. Of course, Zhang Yongle was also there.

The children were developing well, a boy and a girl. Zhang Jing thought, thankfully, they were acquaintances, otherwise we wouldn't know the gender until after birth. Unbeknownst to Zhang Yongle, the hospital did indeed perform a DNA test and an HIV test. The results would take three hours, so they decided to go get some food first.

It was still early after dinner, so Zhang Yongle simply booked a three-hour hourly room for Zhang Jing to rest for a while, and for himself as well.

Looking at her huge belly, Zhang Jing knew that she was safe, so she didn't mind Zhang Yongle being in the same room with her.

"I'm divorced!" said Zhang Yongle.

"Are you kidding?" Zhang Jing said, "My sister-in-law never said that."

"We are getting a divorce but not leaving home. We plan to wait until our child goes to high school before separating. We both live in peace and harmony, so we can both look for new partners first."

"You guys are really good at this! Why do you have to get a divorce?"

"If you hadn't reminded me that there was a fire in the backyard, how could I have suspected her? That slutty bitch actually dared to cheat on me!" When Zhang Yongle mentioned this, he became furious and his teeth chattered.

"Brother, when did I tell you this? Besides, even if she really did something wrong to you, do you have solid evidence? Don't wrongly accuse your sister-in-law for no reason. It will be too late to regret it then." Zhang Jing persuaded Zhang Yongle earnestly.

"What a bullshit accusation! I saw it with my own eyes and caught them in the act and took photos as evidence. There's no way they can deny it!" Zhang Yongle cursed angrily.

Zhang Jing quickly said, "Brother, you already have a child. Can you calm down for a while? Let's both give in a little. To be honest, you're used to having a lot of fun out there, and we're both on par with each other. From now on, let's just focus on living a good life and stop dwelling on the past. Let's just work together to raise the child."

"Hmph, don't try to persuade me. How can men and women be the same? I can't swallow this anger no matter what! But fortunately, the dean was sensible enough. He took out 50 yuan to apologize and walked away from the unit in disgrace!" Zhang Yongle looked extremely happy when he said this.

"If that's the case, then what on earth are you still dissatisfied with?"