Time flies like an arrow; Zeng Min has been in the county town for over a year now.

Today, Zeng Min is known among her neighbors as a blessed woman, doted on by her husband and with a clever and obedient son.

However, the only drawback was that Zeng Min was unable to have children.

In the minds of women in this era, a woman's inability to bear children is as if she has lost her value.

Now, her son is seven years old and in elementary school, but she still cannot get pregnant again, and this son is not her husband's biological child.

Many people speculated that Zeng Min was abandoned by her ex-husband because she was unable to have children.

After all, people nowadays generally believe in the blessing of having many children. If Zeng Min is still unable to conceive in the future, will her current husband still want her?

These idle speculations did not affect the happy life of Zeng Min and her family of three.

Zeng Min was busy in the kitchen. Tonight she made a fragrant tomato and egg stir-fry and also cooked a bowl of light and refreshing vegetarian melon and bean soup.

The meat and vegetables were brought in by Tu Mingcheng from the factory canteen.

Zeng Min had just scooped the cooked vegetarian melon and beans out of the pot when she saw Tu Mingcheng leading his youngest son into the house.

As soon as Tu Mingcheng stepped into the house, he saw Zeng Min in the kitchen and quickly and carefully carried her out of the kitchen.

He looked flustered and muttered to himself, "My dear darling, please don't do anything that will strain your body. Your body can't take this kind of strain. You're not even three months pregnant yet!"

Seeing his exaggerated expression, Zeng Min replied coquettishly, "It's not like I've never been pregnant before, what could possibly happen?"

"That won't do. It breaks my heart. Don't overwork yourself. In my heart, you are the most important person. The doctor said that you have to be careful since you're not three months pregnant yet. Everything has to be for your sake."

An Lin, already used to the affectionate couple in front of him, silently went into the kitchen and started stir-frying the tomatoes his mother had chopped and the eggs that had been beaten in a bowl.

He brought out the fragrant plate of scrambled eggs from the kitchen, walked briskly into the main room, and carefully opened the lunchbox his father had brought.

"Dinner's ready!" An Lin called out to the two people inside the house like a cheerful little bird.

Just as everything was arranged, Zeng Min was helped out by Tu Mingcheng.

Seeing An Lin's busy figure, Zeng Min couldn't help but tease, "My son is really amazing. He's only in elementary school, but he's already like a little adult and can cook for his mother. I'm so lucky, I'm a truly blessed mother."

Anlin pouted, secretly thinking: Isn't it all because Mom taught me so well? I've only just turned six, and my mother has already dumped all the housework, which is like a mountain, on me, under the pretext that her son is all grown up and should be able to enjoy his retirement.

If he didn't know he was his mother's biological son, and that his mother wasn't the type to have a stepmother after having a stepfather, he would have suspected that he was being abused by his stepmother, just like Cinderella in the fairy tale.

Tu Mingcheng, who was standing next to him, chimed in, "Son, you've worked hard! Mom is the only girl in our family, so we, father and son, have to protect her and let her enjoy life. So it's okay to work a little harder, right?"

As she spoke, she cast an expectant and affirming glance at An Lin.

"Okay, Mom, now that you're pregnant, you have to be good. Don't go watching other people's antics behind my and Dad's back. It's not good if you get hurt by watching the antics, just like Wang Lei's mom."

As she spoke, she even gave the braised pork that her father had brought to her mother, and the three of them enjoyed a happy time together.

Unfortunately, the sudden knocking on the door was like a sharp sword, abruptly severing this heartwarming scene.

Tu Mingcheng carefully placed the egg from the scrambled eggs with tomatoes into Jiao Jiao's bowl before getting up to open the door.

Zeng Min had already eaten most of the rice in her bowl, but Tu Mingcheng still hadn't returned. "Son, go and see why your father hasn't come back yet."

An Lin picked up a few more bites of food and was about to go to the door to find out what was going on when Zeng Min, who was also full of curiosity, decided to go with him.

As soon as the two arrived at the door, they heard a loud argument.

"Tu Mingcheng, they are both your sons too, how can you just ignore them?"

“I did pay child support.”

Wu Xinxin was furious: "Ten yuan a month in child support? That's not even enough to eat a fart!"

Tu Mingcheng reiterated his previous statement: "I've already paid child support. If that's not enough, I can add more."

"Add my ass! Do you think I'm a superhero, playing both father and mother? These two are always causing trouble at school. Anyway, you raise two sons, and I'll pay child support."

Anyway, it only costs ten yuan a month, and you don't have to worry about it or put in any effort, which is really a great deal.

Tu Mingcheng: "Not now. You said they're both doing really badly right now. My wife isn't feeling well, so I can't let them cause trouble."

Tu Guoqing and Tu Guozhu: "..." Both of them had serious, cold, and icy expressions.

Wu Xinxin was furious. She never imagined that Tu Mingcheng would care so much about his wife.

This is utterly ridiculous. After all these years of hard work here, is she really going to end up back where she started?

Is the female lead's halo really that strong? Just because she got divorced, does the male lead have to become single again? All just so he can marry her? Does he have to become the one being compared to her?

This is absolutely outrageous! How can this be? This is so unfair!

Wu Xinxin yelled, "Why? It's not fair!"

"Why can you have a beautiful wife and children, living a happy and harmonious life, while I have to be cannon fodder, used as a control group for the female lead?"

Tu Guoqing, Tu Guozhu: "..." His mother was used to this. She often started yelling and shouting when she heard that his father was getting married to Aunt Zeng from the village.

Later, when he heard that his father had brought his second wife to the city, he became even more insane, saying things like why Zeng Min's protagonist halo couldn't be broken.

Although they often heard her mother say these incoherent things, they only thought that her mother couldn't forget her father and was therefore unwilling to accept it.

Tu Guoqing gazed at his mother, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes, and said softly, "Mom, you can marry Uncle Zhou too. We support you and won't object."

Tu Guoqing's younger brother, Tu Guozhu, chimed in, "Yes, Mom, Uncle Zhou is very good to you too. You'll definitely have a happy marriage with him."

Wu Xinxin resolutely shook her head, her eyes as firm as a rock, and said decisively, "Why would I enter the grave of marriage? I will never be like those shameless women who only rely on men. I will never rely on men, and I will never become their comparison group."

Just then, a series of crisp footsteps approached from afar. Wu Xinxin looked up and saw Zeng Min walking slowly towards her.

A cold smile crept across Zeng Min's face, like a chilling wind in the night, as she said mockingly, "Tu Mingcheng, I thought you were just opening the door and locking yourself out! What, are you four having a long talk at my doorstep? Do you need me and your son to make room for you?"

Zeng Min didn't even glance at Wu Xinxin, and said coldly to Tu Mingcheng, "Oh, so your very respectable ex-wife can't support your son? She sent them here for you to raise?"

After saying that, Zeng Min kicked Tu Mingcheng hard. Despite the excruciating pain, Tu Mingcheng endured it without making a sound.

Wu Xinxin's face instantly turned as dark as a storm cloud. Her eyes widened in anger as she glared at Zeng Min, her voice icy cold as if it could freeze the air: "Zeng Min, don't be so arrogant and domineering. Tu Mingcheng is Guoqing and Guozhu's father, and he has the responsibility and obligation to raise them."

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