The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Fang Jianhua quickly asked someone to help send Yang Anzhen to the hospital.

On the way, Yang Anzhen tightly held Fang Jianhua’s hand: ”Jianhua, my stomach hurts, my stomach hurts so much, am I about to give birth? It’s not the due date yet, do you think our child will be okay?”

Fang Jianhua saw Yang Anzhen sweating profusely.

Now the weather is not hot at all; on the contrary, there’s still some early spring chill, but Yang Anzhen is drenched in sweat, her clothes somewhat soaked.

Seeing her suffer like this, Fang Jianhua’s heart ached, his eyes reddened, and tears kept falling: ”No, our child will be fine. Honey, you must hold on, we’re heading to the hospital soon, everything will be fine once we get there.”

Before sending Yang Anzhen to the hospital, Fang Jianhua had already asked someone to call his parents and also had a coworker who was on good terms with him call the Yang family, asking Yang Erchou and Li Cuixia to hurry to the hospital.

He and Yang Anzhen came to the hospital by the factory’s car. When they arrived, the doctor checked and immediately said Yang Anzhen was going to have a premature birth and rushed her into the delivery room.

Fang Jianhua heard Yang Anzhen crying out in pain outside, feeling nervous, scared, and worried.

In the cold weather, he, too, sweated a lot.

He couldn’t sit still, pacing the corridor continuously.

Yang Erchou, Li Cuixia, and the Old Madam arrived earlier, after all, the family had a tractor, and as soon as he got the call, he drove the tractor over.

Li Cuixia not only came over but also brought the things she had prepared and wrapped up at home for the child, ready to be sent to Yang Anzhen at any time.

As soon as she arrived, she hurriedly had the nurse take the baby’s blanket, clothes, and some of the things Yang Anzhen needed into the delivery room.

”What’s actually happening?”

Yang Erchou heard his daughter’s cries and felt heartbroken. He grabbed Fang Jianhua and asked, ”Didn’t the check-up you had with Anzhen show everything was fine? Why is she having a premature birth now?”

Fang Jianhua wasn’t very clear either.

He was rather innocent: ”I don’t quite understand either, I just heard from a coworker that my wife was arguing with my sister-in-law. When I got there, Anzhen was already very uncomfortable. I couldn’t care about much else when I saw her and hurriedly sent her to the hospital.”

Now the most important things are Yang Anzhen and the child, everything else must be put aside.

Yang Erchou, hearing Fang Jianhua didn’t understand much either, stopped asking.

He was also like Fang Jianhua, pacing around continuously, occasionally glancing toward the delivery room.

The Old Madam sat on a chair, praying continuously: ”Heaven bless us, Buddha bless us, my granddaughter and great-great-grandson must be safe.”

After a while, Mr. Fang and Mrs. Fang also arrived.

Mrs. Fang had also prepared a set of things. Hearing that Li Cuixia had already sent the necessities into the delivery room, she refrained from sending them again.

She pulled Li Cuixia aside, asking, ”What exactly happened to Zhenzhen? As soon as I heard something was wrong with her, I hurried over with her dad, without understanding the situation.”

At this moment, the driver who helped Fang Jianhua send Yang Anzhen to the hospital from the factory came over.

He came to find Fang Jianhua: ”Jianhua, I have some things to do, so I’ll head off first. If you need anything, just let someone at the factory know, don’t be polite.”

Fang Jianhua nodded; he couldn’t afford to be concerned about much else at the moment: ”Brother Li, please hurry back. I’m really thankful for your help today, but I can’t see you off.”

Brother Li waved his hand: ”No need to see me off, really, no need to see me off. We’re not strangers. I’ll leave now, but remember to tell me when the child has a small moon celebration; I’m looking forward to the celebration meal.”

Fang Jianhua liked this and forced a smile: ”Sure, I’ll let Brother Li know.”

After the driver left, both families remained anxious.

Another hour or so passed, and still, Yang Anzhen hadn’t delivered.

Fang Jianhua’s legs suddenly weakened, and he sat down on a chair, crying.

At this moment, Yang Anzhen’s three aunts somehow heard the news and came over.

Despite the poor reputations of Yang Dachou and the old man, the three married daughters of the Yang family had good character and maintained close contact with Yang Erchou.

Once they heard that Yang Anzhen was having complications in childbirth, they immediately dropped their chores and rushed over, wanting to see if there was anything they could do to help.

Their urgent arrival showed genuine affection, and both Yang Erchou and Li Cuixia appreciated this sentiment.

Li Cuixia pulled over Yang Junni and her sisters to chat: ”Really, you’ve been alerted too.”

Yang Baoni said: ”How could we not come for such a big issue? She’s my own niece; I must come to support her and bolster her courage.”

Yang Lingni nodded in agreement: ”Second Sister-in-law, we are Anzhen’s real aunts; how can we not come?”

Having recently received benefits from Anning, Yang Junni’s family was about to have a prosperous time. Remembering Yang Erchou’s family’s kindness, she naturally felt anxious: ”How long has Anzhen been inside? You know, this child is usually strong; why did she have complications in childbirth?”

Yang Baoni glanced around, pulling Li Cuixia aside.

Seeing this, Yang Junni and Yang Lingni knew she had something to say and quickly followed.

”Second Sister-in-law, you might not know.”

Yang Baoni lowered her voice: ”A few strangers showed up in our town, inquiring about Anning and spreading rumors about her, saying Anning deceived a big boss out of money, claiming the big boss fancied Anning, wanted to date her, gave her lots of money to persuade Anning, but Anning took the money then denied knowing the big boss and said she has a boyfriend.”

”What?”

Yang Lingni was shocked: ”How can these people speak such lies? We know our child better than anyone, and Ningning would never deceive someone for money. Our Ningning has been beautiful since childhood, and boys in the village used to chase Ningning, often giving her tasty treats or hairpins, but Ningning never accepted anything from anyone. When she grew up and studied in the county, many boys liked her, some even gave her money, but Ningning always refused. Ningning has never taken advantage of anyone.”

Li Cuixia was so angry she glared: ”How disgusting are these people, deliberately ruining Ningning’s reputation? No, I must get to the bottom of this.”

She thought of her eldest daughter still in the delivery room, unsure of her situation, feeling both angry and sorrowful, shedding tears on the spot: ”Why is someone deliberately targeting our family like this? Everyone knows what kind of person our Ningning is; she has her priorities straight, aiming for her future, and would never tarnish her reputation for a little money.”

Indeed, Yang Anning is a truly clever and sensible person.

She keeps herself pure, always ambitious and committed since childhood, aspiring to achieve something significant, and maintaining integrity. It’s impossible for her to taint her reputation for a small sum of money. She’s determined not to leave any blemish.

Yang Junni quickly comforted Li Cuixia: ”Second Sister-in-law, Ningning definitely isn’t someone like that. Perhaps someone in the Capital took a fancy to our Ningning, and when she rejected him, he resorted to these tactics.”

Yang Baoni lowered her head: ”Second Sister-in-law, there’s more.”

Li Cuixia urgently asked: ”What is it? Hurry and tell me.”

Yang Baoni whispered even more quietly: ”They said our Ningning is dating someone—the second son of the Xiao Family.”