novelraw Chapter 200
Chapter 200
Shen Nanchu and Pei's Mother were immersed in the joy of becoming a mother and a grandmother for the first time, completely forgetting about Pei Zhengnian.
In the end, it was Xiong Lei who delivered the news to Pei Zhengnian.
What?
Upon hearing the news, Pei Zhengnian immediately stood up from his bed.
He was stunned for a full ten seconds.
Only then was he swept away by immense joy.
"Let's go, to the Jing City Hospital."
After a moment's thought, Pei Zhengnian stopped in his tracks.
No, he couldn't go.
The matter with Pei Zhengwei wasn't resolved yet.
If he found out, Pei Zhengnian worried that both Shen Nanchu and the baby would be in danger.
After all,
the motive behind Pei Zhengwei wanting him dead was still unclear.
Suppressing his wildly excited heart, Pei Zhengnian's reason began to return.
Shen Nanchu chose to give birth at Jing City Hospital instead of the military district hospital. Pei Zhengnian figured this was probably the reason too!
Wait!
So, did his wife know about Pei Zhengwei's affairs?
If his wife didn't know about Pei Zhengwei, she would definitely have gone to the military district hospital to give birth, so that he, the father, could see the child being born.
If she knew, she absolutely wouldn't have gone.
Pei Zhengnian instantly felt he had guessed right.
If that was the case, he even more so could not go.
Recalling his wife's hesitant, wanting-to-say-something look the day he left home, she was surely furious right now.
Before devising a perfect plan, Pei Zhengnian thought it better to hold off for a while, think of a way to go over in an hour or two.
"Xiong Lei, Sun Xuelin, what do you think I should get as a gift for your sister-in-law?"
Pei Zhengnian planned to kill two birds with one stone: first, to thank Shen Nanchu for giving him a healthy baby boy, and second, to apologize and beg for forgiveness.
Xiong Lei didn't even think, "Give money! Back home when a baby is born, isn't it customary to give cash as a gift?"
Sun Xuelin's mouth twitched, "Sister-in-law is such a classy person, can you not be so vulgar?"
Xiong Lei was unconvinced, "Then you say, what's good to give?"
"Give..." Sun Xuelin hesitated for a moment.
Xiong Lei's face was full of smugness, "Can't think of anything, can you?"
"Who says I can't? My brain just froze for a second," Sun Xuelin retorted.
Xiong Lei didn't believe him, "Well then, say it!"
"Fine, I'll say it. Buy sister-in-law a set of clothes?" Sun Xuelin finished, even he felt his idea was terrible.
Pei Zhengnian looked at the two of them, not knowing what to say.
In the end, he still chose Xiong Lei's suggestion.
Why?
If Shen Nanchu didn't like money, and returned it like she did with the compressed biscuits last time, at least he could still spend it.
If it were clothes, how could a big man like him wear women's clothing?
Hmm!
Money is better.
This recent military district joint exercise, Pei Zhengnian led his team to first place, and a substantial bonus was just issued.
Perfectly, this bonus, together with some money he had saved up, could just be handed over in its entirety.
Sun Xuelin wasn't ready to give up,
"Um, Battalion Commander, how about you also write sister-in-law a letter while you're at it?"
That wasn't a bad idea either.
Pei Zhengnian made a decision instantly,
"Get me a pen and some letter paper."
"Right away!"
Pei Zhengnian picked up the pen, wrote two words, then felt the handwriting was ugly, immediately changing the paper.
No, this sentence doesn't sound affectionate enough.
...
Soon, several crumpled balls of waste paper piled up by Pei Zhengnian's bedside.
Xiong Lei was getting drowsy from waiting.
An hour later,
Under Pei Zhengnian's earnest instructions, Xiong Lei returned to Jing City Hospital carrying a thick envelope.
After half a day's rest and the system's discreet adjustments to her condition, Shen Nanchu was feeling very well, sitting up in bed.
Looking at the thick envelope placed before her, Shen Nanchu raised an eyebrow,
"Did your battalion commander send you to deliver this?"
"Yes, sister-in-law."
Xiong Lei kept his eyes fixed straight ahead.
Pei's Mother looked at Shen Nanchu, then at the large envelope, feeling a headache coming on,
Her foolish son!
"Um, Nanchu, Zhengnian... he's had some issues come up there. He wanted to come see you and the baby, it's just..."
"Mom, I know."
Shen Nanchu's expression was very calm as she picked up the large envelope and opened it.
A thick stack of ten-yuan bills burst into Shen Nanchu's sight. At a glance, there had to be at least a thousand yuan.
Among the pile of money, a piece of letter paper was tucked in.
Shen Nanchu opened the letter. Pei Zhengnian's forceful, vigorous, and powerfully structured handwriting came into her view.
Well, well, he even wrote her a letter?
Shen Nanchu skimmed through it rapidly.
Soon, she finished reading the letter Pei Zhengnian wrote to her.
In the letter, Pei Zhengnian very sincerely expressed his apology for not being able to be by Shen Nanchu and their son's side, and also explained recent events...
Between the lines was full of caution, fearing Shen Nanchu would be angry.
So, this money was his apology gift?
Shen Nanchu narrowed her eyes slightly.
This gift... not bad. She liked it.
This time, she would forgive him.
But, there absolutely must not be a next time.
Pei's Mother had been observing Shen Nanchu's expression, afraid she would be angry with Pei Zhengnian.
Seeing Shen Nanchu show no sign of displeasure, Pei's Mother's hanging heart finally settled.
Having received the letter and gift, Shen Nanchu wrote a reply letter to Pei Zhengnian.
When writing this letter, Shen Nanchu wasn't as conflicted as Pei Zhengnian had been. With a flourish of her pen, swish swish swish, she finished in no time.
"Sister-in-law, that's it?"
"Won't you write a bit more?"
Xiong Lei couldn't help but try to secure a bit more status for his battalion commander.
"No need, this is enough."
Shen Nanchu couldn't even be bothered to change the envelope. She put the money away and directly stuffed the written letter into the envelope Pei Zhengnian had sent.
Perfect!
"Take it back to your battalion commander."
"Yes, sister-in-law."
Xiong Lei didn't dare delay for a moment.
Afraid that if he were a second late, his battalion commander would have to write another long letter.
Not long after Xiong Lei left, Jiang Jie walked in carrying two insulated food containers, followed by the elegant middle-aged woman who was his wife, Liang Qin.
"Big Sister, Nanchu, congratulations!"
"This is old hen soup freshly stewed at home, drink it while it's hot."
Pei's Mother didn't stand on ceremony.
During Shen Nanchu's time in the hospital, Pei's Mother truly couldn't manage cooking, so Jiang Jie had taken on the task, having Wang Sao, the helper at home who cooked, prepare the meals.
"This little one, he's really handsome!"
Liang Qin looked at the baby, her eyes full of delight.
Pei's Mother's eyes and brows were filled with joy,
"He takes after his parents."
After some small talk, Liang Qin left first to go to work; she was also a doctor at the hospital.
Jiang Jie didn't leave; he stayed behind.
He took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Pei's Mother.
"Big Sister, that matter you asked me to look into a few days ago, there's some progress."
After saying this, Jiang Jie's expression turned serious.
"Take a look."
Pei's Mother immediately had an inkling.
Her hands trembling, she picked up the document and read through it rapidly.
The entire room was very quiet.
Pei's Mother finally finished reading all the contents of the document.
A few light sheets of paper, placed back on the table, felt as heavy as a thousand pounds in Pei's Mother's heart.
On the topmost sheet of paper, it clearly stated:
The similarity of Human Leukocyte Antigen in the blood of Jiang Li and Lei Mingyuan reaches over 80%.
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