Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 86 - 86 86 Strategy

?Chapter 86: Chapter 86: Strategy Chapter 86: Chapter 86: Strategy Han Dazhi stuttered as he pointed at Liu Hong, “You… you… are pregnant?”

Yet inside, he doubted, Could it be from just that one time? Since he had deceived Liu Hong that once and they had been involved, he had tried to deceive her again, but Liu Hong had refused to agree to anything, which had greatly annoyed him. He had even thought that if Liu Hong didn’t like him, he would marry Xiaozhen from the factory.

And now, Liu Hong had come to tell him that she was pregnant.

“Yes, I’ve been pregnant for over two months now, almost three.” Liu Hong looked at Han Dazhi, desperation in her eyes. She clearly understood what Han Dazhi had just implied—Han Dazhi was refusing to acknowledge the situation.

“How is that possible? Just once…” Han Dazhi shut his mouth, his silence essentially admitting that he had been involved with Liu Hong.

Liu Baoguo looked at Han Dazhi, his demeanor calm and tempered, showing no signs of anger, “Han Dazhi, what should we do about this? Think it over yourself. Should you come and formally request her hand in marriage, and get married to Liu Hong quickly? Or should we go speak with your factory director? It’s up to you, but in a little while, Liu Hong won’t be able to hide her pregnancy. At that point, we won’t be ashamed, but everyone in the village will point at your spine and curse.

“My daughter Liu Baoguo won’t have trouble finding someone to marry, but I, Liu Baoguo, am not someone to be trifled with either. Anyone who makes my daughter unhappy, I’ll make their whole family miserable. I’m laying it out here; in my life, I’ve never let anyone shit on my neck. Han Dazhi, you’d be the first!”

Liu Baoguo’s slow speech instead sent a chill down Han Dazhi’s spine. Liu Baoguo was not like Liu Hong; Han could handle her, but he couldn’t deal with a cunning old fox like Liu Baoguo, who could threaten without uttering a single curse word.

“Uncle, I’m not denying it; this is definitely my fault. Here’s what we’ll do—I will go back and talk to my parents and we’ll come and ask for her hand in marriage as soon as possible. We surely can’t wrong Liu Hong, can we?” Han Dazhi was very adept at seizing the moment; now was not the time to quibble with Liu Baoguo! It was crucial to get him out of there and then figure things out with his parents.

As soon as Liu Hong heard this, her face flushed; it seemed she had been ahead of herself.

Li Chunmei, however, was not pleased. They say a mother-in-law grows fonder of her son-in-law the more she sees him, but looking at Han Dazhi disgusted her more each time.

That such a person could become her son-in-law? Yet looking at Liu Hong’s belly, what choice did they have? When faced with disappointing children, all parents can do is swallow their grievances.

Liu Baoguo stood up, “Alright, we will be waiting at home for your parents.” There was no need to discuss it further. Although Liu Baoguo was disappointed in Han Dazhi, he also understood that dwelling on the matter was pointless; what mattered was addressing the child in his daughter’s belly. If she wasn’t married, it would be premarital pregnancy, and she’d be gossiped about for life.

Han Dazhi drove the three of them to the bus station and watched as they boarded the bus, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

It looked like he needed to go back. If this had been a month ago, things would have been easier; Liu Hong was pregnant with his child, and getting married would have solved it. However, he had start dating Xiaozhen soon after, and a month ago, they had even begun living together secretly, renting a bungalow on the outside where they met from time to time. Unlike Liu Hong, Xiaozhen was passionate and open, and Han Dazhi had already planned to marry her.

Just yesterday, Xiaozhen had mentioned feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit, wondering if she might be pregnant.

At the time, Han Dazhi had responded, “If you’re pregnant, we’ll have the baby and get married,” not expecting at all that such a situation would arise.

Liu Baoguo was not to be trifled with, but Xiaochui was equally daunting. Xiaozhen’s uncle was the workshop Director at the factory. Han had already met her parents, and now he dared not offend either party.

Offending Liu Baoguo would lead to a scandal in the factory, not only ruining his reputation but certainly leading to his dismissal; but offending Xiaozhen? Would she let him off the hook? With her fiery temperament, Han Dazhi expected that he would undoubtedly face allegations of seduction and have no end of trouble.

He was truly in a dilemma now.

Han Dazhi used to be quite proud of his ability to juggle two relationships, but he finally understood the consequences of juggling two boats.

As soon as he returned to the factory, he immediately took leave. Xiaozhen saw him and asked, “What are you up to? I heard a relative has visited your home? What happened?”

Han Dazhi dared not tell the truth and quickly concocted a lie with a smile, “A relative has come to seek medical treatment, saying my mother’s not doing well, that she’s fallen ill, so I thought of going back to check on her. Otherwise, I really can’t rest easy!”

“Then I’ll come with you to take a look. The elderly is unwell, so as a future daughter-in-law, I should pay a visit.” Xiaozhen wanted to meet Han Dazhi’s family. After all, she was already carrying his child, and she hadn’t even met his family yet—what kind of situation was that?

Han Dazhi hurriedly laughed and said, “You, why are you so impatient? This time, my mother’s main illness makes it inconvenient for you to go. Once I’ve settled things at home and my mother’s better, I’ll bring my parents to propose formally, and then you, the bride-to-be, will eventually have to meet your in-laws.” He definitely couldn’t let Xiaozhen make things worse; if Liu Baoguo found out he had someone here, he would surely storm up to his door.

Just now, Li Chunmei’s manner, ready to slap someone at the slightest argument, was not something he wanted to escalate.

He already had an idea in mind, a way to make Liu Baoguo call off the marriage himself. Then they couldn’t blame his family for being deceitful. If Liu Baoguo agreed, he wouldn’t lose anything. If Liu Hong ended up getting married to him, he would just have to find a way to explain things to Xiaozhen, asking her to wait a couple of years, and then he could divorce Liu Hong. Han Dazhi was quite confident in his silver tongue.

It was just two women.

Sure enough, Xiaozhen blushed and pinched Han Dazhi, “You’re just slick with words. I’m not talking to you anymore. Who wants to marry you?”

Han Dazhi clutched his arm, grinning with a grimace, “You said it, then I won’t marry. It’s you who doesn’t want to!” These words were half true, half false.

Xiaozhen glared at him, stomped on the spot, “Not marrying!” She blushed and ran off.

Han Dazhi hastily boarded the bus home.

He hurried home as the sky was getting dark.

As soon as Han’s mother saw her son, she was puzzled. Her son had just returned the day before yesterday, so why had he come back again?

“What’s going on! Dazhi, why are you back again?”

“Mom, a big problem has come up. You must help me this time, otherwise, I’ll definitely end up in jail!” Han Dazhi pulled his mother aside and explained everything from start to finish.

Han’s mother glared with her droopy-eyed anger, slapped Han Dazhi, and scolded, “You foolish boy, are you trying to get yourself killed? Offending them won’t end well for you. This is suicidal.” She knew how to handle ruffians, but she also knew this incident had gotten out of hand.

Liu Baoguo was not someone easy to mess with.