The young couple left and didn't come back.
Maybe Zhou Yaping's act was so convincing that even the heavens took pity on her. On the bicycle ride to the county town, her stomach actually started to hurt. The road was bumpy, and she grimly held on in pain on the back seat. Just as they entered the town, she felt something trickle down between her legs, and she burst into terrified tears.
Li Mubo, who was pedaling in front, was already anxious and flustered. Startled by his wife's cries from behind, he nearly lost control of the bicycle. Thankfully, he remembered he couldn't let her fall. He managed to steady the bike in a heart-stopping moment, avoiding a tragedy that would have claimed both mother and child.
