1092 An Infertile Hen



Xia Mao called Luo Yu over and asked him to arrange for two of his subordinates to escort Tan Jing back to the Tan family's house. Xia Mao did not instruct the guards to stay around and keep an eye on the Tan family's house. After all, Tan Jing did not have much money. Other than that small house she and Xia Wen lived in, there was nowhere else for her to go. As long as they kept a close eye on Xia Wen's house, Tan Jing would not be able to run away. It would be a waste of manpower to arrange for someone to spy on the Tan family's house.

After settling this matter, everyone dispersed. After staying over at Qiao Mei's house for so long, it was time for them to go home. Xia Guang also had to return to the army unit before the end of his home leave to deal with the divorce. The matter could not be delayed any longer.

No one knew if Zhou Hua would do anything else outrageous. When Xia Guang saw Tan Jing doing such a vicious thing to Qiao Mei today, he kept feeling uneasy. He was afraid that Zhou Hua would also harbor resentment towards Qiao Mei and do something bad to her like what Tan Jing did.

The house that was bustling with activities suddenly became empty and Qiao Mei could not immediately get used to it. Fortunately, there was Xia He to accompany her and make the days pass by quickly. The babies were about to be born and she did not know when Xia Zhe could come back. Speaking of him, it had been months since she last saw him and there was no letter from him at all during this period.

One week later, Tan Jing could not stand living with the Tan family anymore. Every day, apart from washing clothes and cooking, she had to give Jiang Yi massages as well. Every night, she also had to prepare water for Tan Bo to wash his feet. If she did anything that irritated the two of them, they would beat and scold her.

Tan Hu and Tan Bao were drunk most of the time. When they could not find Xu Xiang and Wang Meng, they would beat Tan Jing up. As long as they could vent their anger, they did not care who they beat up.

There were already many bruises on Tan Jing's back and arms and there was not a single unharmed spot. Every day, Jiang Yi would point at her and scold her for a few hours. The moment she saw Tan Jing, she must lash out to vent her frustration.

After that child came to the capital, he did not even make the trip to the Tan family's house. They immediately bought him a train ticket and sent him back. That infuriated their relative and he told Jiang Yi to compensate him. In the end, Jiang Yi had no choice but to compensate this relative's family using the last bit of money that Tan Jing had, together with the silver earrings that Xia Wen had given her. Only then was the matter settled.

"What have I done wrong in my past life! To have a daughter like you in this life! You go back on your word after making a promise! Where should I hide my face! They might still be cursing me right now!" Jiang Yi pointed at Tan Jing and said resentfully.

Tan Jing did not back down and retorted, "You're the one who hurriedly wanted to bring that child over, so why are you blaming me now! Aren't you the one who insisted that I take in that child?"

"You're such a money-losing good-for-nothing! You've been married for so many years and you can't get pregnant! Yet you think you can blame me! Isn't it you who came to beg me to find a child for you! You're the one who can't get pregnant, yet you're blaming me now! Let me tell you! There's nothing wrong with Xia Wen's health. You are the problem!" Jiang Yi said.

"How do you know that the problem is not with Xia Wen! As if I am the only party involved in the manner of having a child! What proof do you have that I am the problem!" Tan Jing immediately shouted at Jiang Yi, the tone of her voice much higher than usual. This issue had always been her sore point.

"Hmph, you still don't know! Xia Wen has an aunt who's a doctor! Don't you think that he will go for a checkup after so many years of not being able to have kids? You act as if it has nothing to do with you but his entire family already knows that there's something wrong with you! You're still feeling so smug here! Brainless fool! You're an embarrassment to our family!" Jiang Yi looked at Tan Jing mockingly.

It was Xu Lan who told her about this. Of course, it was not during a friendly chat between in-laws. This was something that happened many years ago. At that time, Tan Bao was getting married, but their family did not have any money to buy a house, so Jiang Yi went to the Xia family's house to kick up a fuss.

At that time, Xia Wen and Tan Jing had gone on a business trip to an overseas university for an academic exchange. Only Xu Lan and Xia Mao were in the capital. By then, the young couple had already been married for a long time. At that point, Jiang Yi felt that Xu Lan was being too stubborn, so she told Xu Lan that Xia Wen was the one who had problems with his health, in turn causing Tan Jing to be unable to have children. For this reason, the Xia family should compensate Tan Jing with some money.