Pretending not to know, I picked up the SAT paper on the table and started writing.
"What?"
"It's... It's that."
I swept a glance at her flat stomach in understanding.
The Jackson family and the Wilson family were neighbors. When they were young, the two families even joked about arranging a marriage.
But as Brian Jackson grew up, he became more and more flirtatious, and his reputation in the surrounding area was not very good.
The Wilson family was unwilling to marry Rose to him.
In my last life, at this same point, Rose hurriedly came to me and said that she had slept with Brian behind everyone's back.
And she had a child.
In the previous life, I regarded Rose as my best friend and foolishly stole the money my mom saved for me to go to college and lent it to her for an abortion.
But in the end, she ran away with my money, leaving home with Brian. She gave birth to her first child before she was twenty.
After Rose ran away, the Wilson family treated me as an enemy, insulting me day and night at my doorstep. Because of the public opinion storm caused by this incident, my SAT scores were a mess, and I only got into a community college.
The tuition was too high, and my family couldn't afford it, so I had to work in a factory.
At that time, Rose had already married her boyfriend and gave birth to a chubby boy in another city.
She later still shamelessly came to me, and even said a bunch of disgusting words that were out of line.
"Daisy, it's better for women to get married early, not only for yourself but also for society."
"And you must have your own son. Look at me, I have a son. Brian favors me."
"He cooks me a bowl of hot congee every morning."
"And you can recover early after giving birth. Take good care of your body and give birth to more babies for your husband in the future."
At that time, Rose's face fluttered with a blush of happiness, while I cowered in the cramped factory, silently pinching the bean sprouts on my plate, not waking her up from her beautiful dream.
A bowl of white porridge could make her dizzy.
I smiled and circled my finger around her belly, "Really, you are so lucky."
"I envy you, Rose."
"You found a good man to spend your life with at such a young age. I wish I had a man who treats me so well."
I lowered my eyebrows and pretended to be down in the dumps.
Having spent forty years with Rose, I naturally understand her temperament.