Reborn as Tycoon's Wife in the Countryside-Chapter 320 - 315 Fear of no one to utilise (First update)

"What are you doing? This isn’t a serious injury, and I haven’t hurt any bones. Besides, the factory is covering the hospital expenses; how much more do you want to claim?" Che Xiaocui couldn’t help frowning as she listened to He Houfu.

Asking for five thousand or even ten thousand was definitely out of the question for her; He Houfu might entertain such thoughts, but she didn’t have the face for it.

"Xiaocui," He Houfu said, knowing that it must have been Miss Zhang who had fed her some fanciful story, so much so that she didn’t even want the compensation anymore, "This is a work-related injury. Since it happened at work, we certainly have the right to seek compensation. We agreed last night that you would listen to me on this matter. If you don’t, I won’t take care of you in the future—do whatever you want."

He didn’t say it out loud, but if he divorced Xiaocui, she would instantly become homeless.

"Houfu, then don’t take care of me," Xiaocui said from the bed, her voice breaking into sobs, "I’ve become a useless person now. Even if I stubbornly refuse to leave, how well can you really treat me?"

She had partly absorbed what Keke had just said.

Keke was right; with her current income, even if she divorced, she could support herself. Why should she stay and be a burden to her in-laws?

It was because she had no ability to present her in-laws with a son or a daughter. It wasn’t a big deal to just leave.

"Che Xiaocui, what do you mean by that? Are you trying to divorce me or not?" He Houfu narrowed his eyes as he listened to Xiaocui, "You better think this through. If you divorced me, how would the people in your village see you, what about your brothers and your parents? They might even break your legs."

He Houfu wasn’t worried about Che Xiaocui at all; she was an especially timid person who normally wouldn’t even dare to speak loudly to him.

Not to mention something as huge as a divorce—if he didn’t agree, she, Che Xiaocui, definitely wouldn’t have the guts.

"I didn’t say I want a divorce." Xiaocui saw Zhang Keke enter with a female doctor and felt hopeful that the problem wasn’t hers.

If it wasn’t her problem, she still had hope of having her own child in the future.

He Houfu already had a woman to bear his children, and if she wanted her own child, either she would divorce He Houfu and remarry, or she would stop He Houfu from taking that woman into their home.

Of course, the second scenario was very unlikely.

Now it was that woman who was pregnant, not her. She had neither the right nor the power to stop her from coming home.

She also had no chance of giving birth before the other woman, so getting a divorce might be a way out, but she would have to think about how to proceed.

Before she had everything figured out, she didn’t want He Houfu to discover her true intentions.

As Che Xiaocui denied the divorce, He Houfu was very satisfied. He had said it—Xiaocui didn’t have the courage to divorce him: "If you don’t want a divorce, then think carefully about discussing the compensation with the factory. You’ve gone through surgery and there’s no way to know how well your hand will recover. You have to prepare for the worst. What if you can’t find a job in the future because of your hand? Do you expect me to support you for the rest of your life?"

The injury might be minor, but the implications were significant; she needed to understand that.

"I understand. I’ll talk to the factory properly. There’s nothing else here, so you can go back first," Xiaocui assured He Houfu she would definitely discuss the matter with the factory.

"If you find it inconvenient, I will talk to them myself," He Houfu felt it might be better for him to handle the negotiation.

"Our General Su isn’t here today; she’s gone back to the countryside," Zhang Keke interjected. "If there’s nothing else, you can stay here. I have a lot of things to handle at the factory."

When he heard she wanted him to stay and watch over her, of course, he refused, "I have work too, I don’t have time. You rest, and I’ll come back in the afternoon."

He Houfu was confident Xiaocui wouldn’t dare to bring up the divorce, and he swaggered out just as arrogantly as he had arrived.

Once He Houfu had left, Zhang Keke asked the gynecologist to examine Che Xiaocui.

Che Xiaocui was very cooperative, but the results would not be available until the next day.

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While Che Xiaocui was being examined here, Xiaofeng was having a prenatal checkup in another building.

"Xiaofeng, your pregnancy looks good, everything appears to be fine," Chief Ni spoke pleasantly to Xiaofeng. "Where’s Ye Cheng? Why didn’t he come with you?"

"Chief, he has gone back to his hometown. There are some patients there he needs to attend to; he can’t get away."

"Where is his hometown? Why didn’t you go with him?" Chief Ni wondered.

"It’s near Haicheng. I’m fine here; what reason do I have to go back with him? Besides, once he’s done treating the patients, he’ll have to come back here," Xiaofeng said calmly, showing no sign of complaint.

Chief Ni prescribed some nutritional supplements for Xiaofeng to take home, "Looking at your belly, it seems like you might be having twins."

Xijiang County is a small county town where both the economy and medical services are relatively backward. Not to mention the equipment like ultrasound machines, you can’t clearly tell whether there’s one or two babies in the womb.

"Haha, it might not be boy and girl twins, right? If it’s twins, that’d be great. Give birth once and then you don’t have to do it again," someone joked.

"It’s possible," Dean Niu didn’t dare to guarantee, "Take good care of yourself and don’t overwork."

"Okay, thank you, Dean Niu."

"Next time Ye Cheng comes back, let me know, I’ll treat you to a meal."

"If he comes back, I’ll treat you to a meal."

"That works too, then I’ll be looking forward to it." Dean Niu had a high opinion of Ye Cheng and, with the intention of getting to know him better, naturally hoped for more interactions.

As she descended the stairs, she saw Su Xiaotao entering the gynecology department next door.

There’s nothing strange about a woman visiting the gynecologist, especially a married woman who often has gynecological issues, so it’s even less surprising.

So she didn’t give it much thought and headed towards the surgical inpatient department.

He Houfu had already left, and Che Xiaocui’s examination was also finished. Seeing Xiaofeng approaching, Che Xiaocui was quite surprised, "President Su, what brings you here?"

Zhang Keke said she went back to the countryside, didn’t she?

"I’m here for a prenatal checkup," Xiaofeng said with a gentle smile, placing her hands lightly on her belly.

Zhang Keke hurriedly moved a chair for her.

"President Su, I’m really sorry. Recently, He Houfu has been pushing for a divorce, which caused me to be distracted at work and get injured." She admitted her own fault in the matter and couldn’t blame the factory entirely.

"Everyone has their hard times; it’s just about how you get past this hurdle, but you have to rely on yourself," they were all women, so there weren’t topics they couldn’t discuss.

"I know," Che Xiaocui certainly understood that others could not help her, and the only one who could was herself, "President Su, just for instance, if my hand doesn’t affect my work, would the factory still keep me?"

If the factory didn’t keep her, without work and without a family, she really didn’t know what she would do.

"Of course, the factory has never said they don’t want you." The other party had only sustained minor injuries; there was no reason not to keep her.

"You mean, I can still stay in the factory." Che Xiaocui was both shocked and delighted, thinking the factory would discard her, "President Su, as long as I can continue staying at the factory, I don’t need any compensation."

If she divorced and still had work, as long as she had employment, she wouldn’t starve. As for He Houfu and the others, they could do whatever they wanted; she didn’t want to see or care about it anymore.

"What should be compensated to you will certainly be compensated; my family doesn’t run a dishonest factory," Xiaofeng said with a smile.

"I didn’t mean that." Xiaocui was very embarrassed, "I mean, the injury was my fault for not being careful, and I’m grateful that the factory is willing to keep me. As for compensation, I’m not asking for it."

"What the factory should pay, it won’t pay less." With the factory growing bigger and bigger, the methods for handling related accidents have naturally been established.

"President Su, you really are good people." Xiaocui suddenly choked up, "Seeing you, a pregnant woman, working so hard, what reason do I have to not live my life well. President Su, it’s laughable to say it, but I’ve been married for ten years without a child. Because of this, He Houfu kept women outside, and last month, his girlfriend got pregnant. He wants to marry her and has been pressuring me for a divorce."

As she spoke, tears wouldn’t stop flowing, "I was foolish too, afraid of losing face if I divorced, so I never agreed. These days, I’ve not been able to sleep, I’m distracted at work, and all I can think about is that I won’t divorce. At worst, I would just take care of their child and earn money to serve them."

Xiaofeng was not surprised at all by Che Xiaocui’s words.

Che Xiaocui was that kind of woman who lived humbly. Because she couldn’t bear children, she was humble, not just in today’s times, but even in the modern era, there are still women like Che Xiaocui.

Xiaofeng did not join the conversation but just listened quietly.

"Staying at the hospital made me realize, even if I don’t divorce, will my days ever get better? If I don’t, my life will only get harder than it is now, not better. Since that’s the case, why shouldn’t I try to live my own life, without He Houfu, without my in-laws, or my parents, just living well on my own."

"Sister Xiaocui..." Zhang Keke was moved.

"Actually, I’d prefer to start fresh somewhere no one knows me. But apart from Xijiang County, I’ve never been anywhere else." Starting over in a place where no one knows you means you don’t have to worry about others’ strange looks.

"It’s not that there’s nowhere to go," Xiaofeng pursed her lips, "It just depends on whether you’re willing."

She was in need of people, worried about not finding anyone.