Rebirth and making money first

Zhang Jing dragged her exhausted body back home. She glanced at the clock on the wall and realized it was already late. She remembered she hadn't had time to explain to Achen before leaving, so she quickly pulled out her phone and called him, saying, "Achen, I might be late. Go to Grandpa's first, eat dinner, and then come back."

Meanwhile, Zhang Zhi also called to inquire about Zhang Jing's whereabouts. After learning the details, she expressed her full approval of Zhang Jing's arrangements.

Zhang Jing put down the phone and felt as if all her strength had been drained away. She walked straight to the bedroom and fell headfirst onto the bed.

After Ah Chen came back, he woke up Zhang Jing. Hearing Zhang Jing's voice, he hurried to the bedside. Seeing Zhang Jing so tired, he felt distressed.

"Ah Jing, are you hungry?" He followed Zhang Jing's instructions and began to take care of her. He carefully brought her a glass of warm water and placed it on the bedside. Then he ran to the kitchen and brought back some fresh and delicious fruit, gently placing it on the bedside table.

After a while, Zhang Jing felt her body gradually regain some energy, and then she slowly sat up from the bed. She smiled and waved to Achen, motioning him to sit next to her.

Then, the two began chatting idly. Somehow, as they chatted, Zhang Jing's thoughts drifted away, and she imagined a little girl as sweet and well-behaved as Ah Chen, sweetly calling her "Mom." The thought brought Zhang Jing back to her senses, and she smiled to herself.

The night was silent. The next morning, sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains, waking Zhang Jing and Achen from their deep sleep. "Achen, come home for dinner when you get home from work. I'll make dumplings for you today. Tell Grandpa to come and eat too," Achen agreed.

When her mother-in-law brought breakfast, Zhang Jing said, "Mom, you should take a rest these few days. My mom is coming soon. I can cook breakfast myself. You don't have to work so hard!"

The mother-in-law didn't listen and said with a smile, "You are a heavy person, I can help you more." "By the way, I heard that you went to a dinner party with your colleagues yesterday. It's better not to go to such activities in the future. If something happens, it will be bad if we can't take care of it. After you give birth, we will help you take care of the baby, and you can go to the party. What do you think?" The mother-in-law looked at Zhang Jing cautiously and said.

Zhang Jing said, "Mom, at the gathering yesterday, one of my old classmates is a doctor at the Guangzhou Fertility Hospital. He can help determine the sex of the fetus and does a comprehensive genetic test. I took a ride to get checked, and they secretly told me it was a boy and a girl. They also asked me if Achen's problem was congenital or acquired, but I have no idea. You know what I'm worried about."

The mother-in-law was stunned when she heard this. "Could the child really be Achen's?"

Thinking of this, seeing that Achen was not in the room, the mother-in-law asked Zhang Jing: "Ajing, now is the time, and Mom also wants to have a frank talk with you."

Zhang Jing said, "Mom, just tell me what you want to say."

"Okay then! Ah Jing, our whole family is happy that you are willing to choose Ah Chen and marry him. But you are pregnant, and our whole family, including Grandpa, doesn't believe that the child is Ah Chen's!"

Seeing Zhang Jing was shocked, he hurriedly said, "Don't be anxious, listen to me." Zhang Jing had to swallow the words and listen.

"My son Achen later fell ill and his brain was damaged. His grandfather couldn't bear it and took him in to take care of him himself. He allowed us to focus on having another child, and that's how Achen's younger brother came into being."

"We thought Achen would be alone until he grew old, and we were prepared to support him for the rest of his life."

"But you showed up, with such great conditions. We don't know why you chose Achen, but we can see he's very happy. Now that you're pregnant, no matter whose child it is, he has to call Achen daddy! Our whole family accepts this!"

"So, don't feel any pressure. Our family will help you raise the child together. As long as you always treat my Achen well, we are willing to do anything!"

"Mom, please stop talking! I'm the one who's sorry for you! I'm so selfish." Zhang Jing felt guilty. She helped her mother-in-law calm down: "Mom, let me tell you the truth. Yesterday, I went to Guangzhou Hospital. In addition to checking the fetus, I also did a paternity test. One of the children in my belly is indeed not Achen's!"

The mother-in-law was stunned after hearing this. After a while, she opened her eyes wide and stared at Zhang Jing and said, "You mean - you mean... there is a baby that belongs to me, Achen?"

Zhang Jing nodded: "After the baby is born, I plan to do another comparison!"

"Great, great, that's great! I'm going to be a grandmother!" The mother-in-law was excited. "Why do we have to wait until the baby is born before doing the test?"

"If the examination shows that the child is fine, Achen and I want to have more children!" Zhang Jing took the opportunity to make a promise.

"I'll do as you say! I'll do whatever you say! My daughter-in-law is really capable!"

After calming down from her joy, the mother-in-law began to worry about another problem: "What about the other child? We should also raise him. What if his biological father wants to come back?"

Zhang Jing said, "No. He has his own child, so I have to raise this one. He forced me to do it, and now that he knows I'm married, he's given me 30 yuan to raise the child."

My mother-in-law said, "He's quite rich, which is better than having nothing. We ordinary people should not have any contact with him. Don't worry, since we have children together, we will treat them equally!"

Zhang Jing, knowing all too well the inherent badness of human nature, added another factor: "I asked him to use his power to secure Achen's job. Now, for the sake of our children, he's promised to make Achen a regular employee. Then, Achen can also contribute to social security and medical insurance, which will provide for his retirement. We'll raise his children, and when Achen grows old, we'll also provide for his retirement!"

The more the mother-in-law listened, the happier she became. She took Zhang Jing's hand and said, "Ajing, it's a blessing for Achen to have you! It's also a blessing for our whole family! Don't worry, Mom knows what to do! Have breakfast, I'll go home first."

Zhang Jing saw her mother-in-law off and slowly got up to wash up. Ah Chen also left for work. Before leaving, he asked Zhang Jing what kind of fruit she wanted so he could bring it back. Zhang Jing said, "Let's buy a bunch of grapes."

Zhang Jing was the only one left at home. After breakfast, she called Zhang Zhi and said she would make dumplings that evening. Sure enough, Zhang Zhi wanted to bring her own dumplings for dinner. Zhang Jing took the opportunity to ask her to buy the meat, vegetables, and flour for the dumplings. She got annoyed and said she wouldn't come to eat. The two of them cooked noodles.

Zhang Jing had no choice but to go to the market to buy everything and slowly carry it home. She calculated that her mother should be leaving in the next two days.

After returning home, Zhang Jing called, but no one answered. Worried, she called a neighbor, only to learn her mother had already left. Worried, she hung up and was about to call Zhang Zhi when her own phone rang. Seeing it was an unfamiliar number, she hung up immediately.

The strange phone kept ringing. After thinking for a moment, Zhang Jing pressed the button to answer it. A man on the line asked, "Which neighborhood do you live in? I'm a taxi driver. Your mother is in my car."

Zhang Jing heard her mother's voice and told her where she lived. She went to wait at the gate and called Zhang Zhi.

When Zhang Zhi received the large and small bags from her mother, she felt jealous: "Mom, when you first came to take care of me, you didn't have so many things! I say you are biased, but you still don't admit it?"

The mother scolded him, "You're pregnant with one, and she's pregnant with two. How can they be the same?"

Zhang Zhi's eyes rolled. "Mom, didn't you say that you would only serve one of the three of us? My sister is overweight, so are you going to compensate me and Xiaobing once? That way, if I have another child, you can take care of me again, and I won't think you're partial! Is that fair?"

"Get lost! Do you think I'm stupid? I said each person should take care of one baby, not just one! I don't care whether you give birth to one or two, I won't make an exception for my grandson, so don't even think about it!" the mother said angrily.

Zhang Zhi shrank back, not daring to say anything more. She wanted to see what goodies her mother had brought, but was scolded and sent off to work. Before leaving, Zhang Zhi gave Zhang Jing a look that said, "Take care of yourself!" and told her that she and her mother would come over for dinner that night.

Zhang Jing settled her mother down and prepared a light lunch for them both, then some dumplings for dinner. Her mother looked at what Zhang Jing had bought and asked how many people were eating. She said it was barely enough and there was no need to buy more.

When Naituanzi came home that night, her mother hugged her and cuddled with her. Naituanzi took the opportunity to complain that her mother had beaten her. Upon hearing this, her mother warned Zhang Zhi not to hit children casually in the future, saying, "If you have anything to say, just talk to the child slowly!" Zhang Zhi retorted, "Why didn't you talk to us nicely when we were little? Why did you beat us so hard?"

My mother said confidently, "How can it be the same? You guys are really trying to kill me! I remember one time, you three played with the dough I made and scattered it all over the wall and the kang. Another time, you tore up a calendar until the end of the year! Even if I beat you up, you still didn't learn your lesson."

Zhang Zhi was angry, and the little girl laughed out loud when she saw it. This made her grandmother call her "darling". Zhang Zhi said to Zhang Jing: "They say that people of different generations are close to each other, and I think I have seen it."

In the evening, they made a lot of dumplings, and Ah Chen was sent to take a bowl to Grandpa. The whole family knew that the mother-in-law had arrived.