CHAPTER 459: CHAPTER 461 THIS CHILD CANNOT STAY

Xia Xiao glanced at Sun Yuhua’s stomach. It was too early in the pregnancy to show, but Sun Yuhua did not appear to be in good spirits.

Sun Yuhua was keeping it a secret, and no one knew. Xia Xiao knew about it only because Shitou had mentioned it.

The thought that Sun Yuhua might not want the baby made her immediately defensive whenever Sun Yuhua came near her sons.

Although Sun Yuhua was not bad, Xia Xiao still had to be cautious. Who knew what Sun Yuhua was thinking or if she might change her mind? Xia Xiao was very wary of her.

Sun Yuhua stayed at home, did not go out, and studied on her own without seeking out Xia Xiao. She even became much more silent.

Wang Aihua came by occasionally but did not notice anything. Even Wang Aihua was kept in the dark by Sun Yuhua. Everyone assumed Sun Yuhua was stressed from studying for college entrance exams, so they all advised her to take care of herself.

As her husband, Gao Jiazhi was naturally concerned about Sun Yuhua, but she rejected his concerns and his closeness. Sun Yuhua’s mind was a complete mess; she didn’t want to see Gao Jiazhi, fearing he might affect her decision.

Gao Jiazhi was somewhat upset by Sun Yuhua’s attitude. The distance she created between them displeased him. They were a couple and were studying for college exams together, planning to apply to the same university in S City. Sun Yuhua’s attitude made Gao Jiazhi uncomfortable.

That night, after wrestling with her thoughts for many days, Sun Yuhua finally decided she could not keep the baby. She wanted to pass her exams, return to the city; she could not let this baby hold her back or affect her only chance.

Once decided, Sun Yuhua began looking for ways to induce a miscarriage.

Eat black fungus? Crabs? Amaranth? Whatever was advised against during pregnancy, Sun Yuhua tried to eat.

Unable to get crabs, she did eat black fungus and amaranth, and deliberately cooked these dishes at meal times.

When Xia Xiao saw these dishes, she realized Sun Yuhua’s intentions. Seeing these dishes at the dinner table, thinking about Sun Yuhua’s purpose, Xia Lan lost her appetite, struggling to eat.

Looking at Gao Guoqiang, Zheng Xianghong, and Gao Jiazhi, Xia Xiao felt distressed because she knew what Sun Yuhua was doing, but Gao Guoqiang, Zheng Xianghong, and Gao Jiazhi did not know. Gao Jiazhi, noticing Sun Yuhua only ate black fungus and amaranth, served her a piece of fish saying, "Don’t just eat vegetables, have some fish as well."

Sun Yuhua looked at Gao Jiazhi, bit her lip, and nodded. Xia Xiao wanted to shake Sun Yuhua, wanted to expose the pregnancy.

But it was Sun Yuhua’s choice. A mother considering giving up her child, what right did she have to stop her? If Sun Yuhua couldn’t return to the city later, it might be blamed on her.

However, Xia Xiao spoke up at that moment, "Yu Hua, why have you been eating so much black fungus and amaranth recently?"

Sun Yuhua paused, her sharp gaze fell on Xia Xiao, "Black fungus is delicious, and we have amaranth at home. What’s so strange about eating it?"

Xia Xiao nodded, "True, but Yu Hua, you’ve lost a lot of weight recently and you don’t seem in good spirits. You should eat more meat."

Xia Xiao, with a caring demeanor, made sure her sons were eating well, not forgetting Sun Yuhua.

Sun Yuhua quietly continued eating, unsure whether Xia Xiao knew something. Meanwhile, Zheng Xianghong offered Sun Yuhua a bowl of soup saying, "You should all have some fish soup. You’re studying hard; I see the lamp on in the study room late into the night. Make sure to rest well and don’t overexert yourselves."

Yuhua took the soup bowl from Zheng Xianghong with a soft grunt but didn’t drink it, disliking the smell and seemingly lost in thought.

Xia Xiao also took the fish soup that Zheng Xianghong had served, saying, "Thank you, Mom, we can serve ourselves."

"The health is yours to look after," Zheng Xianghong mainly said to Yuhua, noticing often how the lamp in her eldest son’s room was always on until late at night, even just before dawn.

It wasn’t that Zheng Xianghong minded the cost of the oil lamp; after all, her son and daughter-in-law were preparing for the college entrance exams, and Zheng Xianghong fully supported them. While others worried that their daughters-in-law and sons-in-law might return to the city after the exams and abandon their children, Zheng Xianghong was very confident.

As for Yuhua, she wasn’t sure, but Gao Jiazhi had good grades in high school and, being a teacher and quite diligent, Zheng Xianghong believed it very likely that Gao Jiazhi would pass.

Zheng Xianghong didn’t understand much, but at least seeing the children’s ceaseless efforts, she believed in her son and daughter-in-law.

Although Xia Xiao was still in middle school, he was very eager to learn. Not only had he studied with Gao Jiaxing before, but he often was seen reading books, so Zheng Xianghong wasn’t worried about Xia Xiao.

Moreover, it didn’t matter if Xia Xiao couldn’t return to the city; her son was in the army, and Xia Xiao could go with him. Of course, Zheng Xianghong also supported Xia Xiao applying for university. Now that the college entrance examination had been reinstated, it showed that the country also supported the educated, which was a good thing. Regardless of whether he would pass or not, it was worth a try.

Moreover, it wasn’t just her son and daughter-in-law studying, but her two daughters, Chunfang and Lifang, were also reading books, and both Zheng Xianghong and Gao Guoqiang greatly approved of this.

"Ah, Sister Yuhua, you’re bleeding."

After having dinner, everyone was sitting in the courtyard, while Gao Jiazhi read in his study. Yuhua, not wanting to be alone with Gao Jiazhi, also sat in the courtyard.

Suddenly, Yuhua felt a sharp pain in her stomach and tried to endure it quietly, knowing that she might lose the baby.

But Yuhua didn’t want to speak up for fear that if she did, Zheng Xianghong would insist on saving the fetus, and then she would never have another chance.

By this time, it was evening and getting dark, and no one noticed Yuhua’s condition.

After a while, Yuhua could barely control the pain in her abdomen and suddenly couldn’t help but whimper, squatting down and clutching her belly in agony.

Xia Xiao cried out in alarm, "Sister Yuhua, you’re bleeding."

"Mom, big brother, come quick, Sister Yuhua is bleeding."

At Xia Xiao’s shout, Zheng Xianghong and Gao Jiazhi both ran over, "What’s happened?"

Gao Jiazhi was startled by Yuhua’s appearance.

Zheng Xianghong checked her pulse, her expression stern, and said, "Quickly, take her to bed."

Immediately, Zheng Xianghong went to gather herbs, extremely anxious, but once Yuhua was back on the bed, she began rolling around and screaming in pain.

Gao Jiazhi paced anxiously beside her, while Xia Xiao had the children go to his room to play. At the doorway of Yuhua’s room, seeing the commotion inside, he thought to himself how tough Yuhua truly was.