Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

113. To live a life of compromise and expediency

When Su Jinru divorced him, she only called him a villain, not a good-for-nothing.

Moreover, Qi Zhengyang is a self-righteous person.

Previously, Su Jinru treated him with utmost respect, but Du Mei didn't take him seriously. At that time, Du Mei also benefited from his promotion as principal and was fawned over by Du Mei every day.

Now that he's lost the halo of being the principal, she calls him a good-for-nothing.

He's just a useless piece of trash now!

Disliked by everyone.

This was unbearable for him. Du Mei's words were like tearing open his most hidden wound, causing him so much pain that he felt like he was about to explode.

Naturally, he would also blow up the person who exposed the wound.

Qi Zhengyang's anger surged.

He kicked Du Mei to the ground with one kick.

That wasn't enough to vent his anger, so he went up and slapped her twice.

"You call me useless, and I am useless. If I weren't useless, how could I have fallen for your tricks and ruined my future?"

Du Mei was stunned by the blow, and she got up and rammed into Qi Zhengyang.

"Go ahead and hit me, hit me all you want, I'm not going to live like this anymore."

Her hair was disheveled, her face contorted in a grimace, and snot and tears clung to her face.

Qi Zhengyang felt dazed. This woman, so unfamiliar, was actually the one he had longed for his entire past life.

So, having been reborn in this life, he lost his mind and quickly divorced Su Jinru.

It was for this very thing that he became blinded by lust, risking everything to have an affair with her, ultimately ruining his reputation and destroying his future.

How blind must he be to give up his peaceful and tranquil life from his previous existence for such a shrew?

Qi Zhengyang dodged Du Mei's lunge, ran into the room, and locked the door.

Du Mei beat her chest and wailed loudly outside.

Qi Zhengyang was so frustrated by the jarring sound that he was on the verge of a breakdown.

He knew that with Du Mei's voice, most of the village could hear her, and the next day would definitely be another day of being pointed at and gossiped about.

He was fed up with this kind of life, but he was helpless and had nowhere to escape.

Qi Zhengyang and Du Mei were both thoroughly fed up with each other and with this kind of life, but they had both been divorced once before, and if they were to divorce again, they would have no face to live on.

If the previous divorce was for true love, and she was willing to sacrifice her reputation, what is the reason for this divorce?

People with such terrible reputations will probably never find a suitable partner again after their divorce.

Who would want to take on someone with such a bad reputation, even if they are a daughter or son from a respectable family?

So no matter how much they argued, they never considered getting a divorce.

Just let life go on like this, in a daze.

Du Mei cried and made a scene, but besides making Qi Zhengyang hate her more and more and the villagers gossiping about her, it seemed that nothing could be changed. The man was still the same old stubborn man, unmoved by reason.

In the end, she came to her senses. Actually, it wasn't that she came to her senses, but that she gave up. Since she couldn't get a divorce, she would just make do with it.

If a man lacks a sense of responsibility, she doesn't need to exhaust herself like a dog, doing thankless work.

Du Mei stopped going to work altogether and stayed home to take care of her child, rest during her pregnancy, and do housework.

Although Qi Zhengyang was also resentful that Du Mei had pushed all the pressure of earning work points onto him, he didn't want to argue anymore, didn't want to listen to Du Mei's nagging, and didn't want to be ridiculed by the villagers because of arguing, especially the Su family and Su Jinru. He didn't want them to laugh at him, so Qi Zhengyang acquiesced.

Although Du Mei stayed at home taking care of her child and didn't go to work, she was still exhausted from taking care of a lot of things at home.

But like Qi Zhengyang, she chose to endure it because arguing was too tiring and she didn't want the villagers to laugh at them anymore.

So, although the two of them were seething with anger, they were too tired to argue and afraid of being laughed at by others, so they kept quiet and managed to get through a period of peace.

More than two weeks before her due date, Du Mei, heavily pregnant, went to fetch water but fell and bled instantly.

The villagers took Du Mei home, but Du Mei kept complaining of stomach pain, saying that she might give birth prematurely. They found a midwife from the village to help with the delivery, but the baby just wouldn't come out.

Du Mei fainted from the pain, and the bleeding wouldn't stop.

Even the township government's health worker, who was called in, was helpless.

The villagers advised Qi Zhengyang to take the baby to the county town, otherwise it would result in the death of both mother and child.

Qi Zhengyang didn't not want to take him to the hospital, but he was short of money.

It usually costs three yuan to give birth at the county hospital, that's for a natural birth. But in Du Mei's case, she definitely can't have a natural birth, so five yuan probably won't be enough.

But at this moment, Qi Zhengyang didn't even have five cents left in his pocket.

The medic said, "Qi Zhengyang, it's very dangerous for a woman to bleed continuously during childbirth. What are you waiting for? Get her to the county hospital right away, or she might not make it."

The midwife also said, "Yes! Take it there quickly."

A woman from the village who was helping out said, "Qi Zhengyang, if your wife dies in childbirth, you'll have a very hard time. No good girl would choose to be a stepmother. You'll only be able to find someone who's been married, widowed, or divorced, and she'll bring you several children, which will not only increase your burden but also make your own daughter suffer..."

"Yes! It's not easy to get a wife. Given your family's current situation, it will probably be difficult to get another one in the future."

"Yes! If one gets divorced and another dies, people won't dare to come after hearing that."

The women all chimed in, trying to persuade Qi Zhengyang.

Qi Zhengyang was furious upon hearing this.

Everyone thought he didn't want to save his wife.

Who wouldn't want to save their own wife, especially one pregnant with a child? And maybe the child is even a son.

Qi Zhengyang said, "Of course I want to save them, but I don't have any money! If I don't have any money, will the hospital admit them?"

An older woman said, "Two lives lost! I'll lend you three dollars. Please take her to the hospital right away."

"Three yuan probably won't be enough."

The woman said with difficulty, "I only have three yuan on me. Does anyone have any money on them? Could you lend him five yuan?"

The medic gritted his teeth and said, "I'll lend you another five yuan, eight yuan should be enough."

"That's enough, that's enough, hurry up and take it away on a cart."

"He can't go alone, let's get someone to come with you!"

"Let's invite one of your older brother's nephews to come along!"

A woman at the door looked over at the Anfu, Anhua, and Angui brothers who were watching the commotion.

"You two should hurry and accompany your second uncle to the county town."

Upon hearing this, the children who had been watching the commotion at the door turned around and went back into their own homes, closing the doors behind them.

"These heartless kids! These are their second uncle and aunt! How can they just stand by and do nothing!"

"Yes! Even if we have some disagreements on ordinary days, we can't just stand by and watch someone die when lives are at stake!"