After another hour's drive, we finally arrived at Datian Village.

It takes about twenty minutes to walk to Song Yan's house.

The two children followed behind Song Yanzhi, one on the left and one on the right like two little tails.

Pei Yuchen slowed his pace and walked beside him.

The roads in Datian Village were not yet built, and the ground was full of stones and mud pits.

Xiao Bao carefully navigated around the pebbles and mud puddles, glancing at his new shoes every now and then.

I was afraid it would get dirty.

Song Yanzhi found his meticulous little appearance somewhat amusing.

After walking along the main road and around several mountains, the view opened up, and finally we could see the earthen houses and the terraced fields layer upon layer.

Song Yanzhi used to live in a rural area like this, but her family wasn't actually that poor. There were only two siblings in her family, and her father was a well-known carpenter in the surrounding area. Whenever someone needed furniture, they would come to him, and he could earn enough to support his family.

Her mother is very good at handicrafts and occasionally makes clothes for her to wear.

Her brother dropped out of junior high school and then worked as a porter in town, earning a decent income.

Therefore, Song Yanzhi was the only daughter in the family, and they doted on her a lot since she was a child.

The two children followed behind. Although they had lived in the city for a long time, they didn't find anything strange about coming to the countryside.

Xiao Bao had been here before, and Pei Jichuan had also sent him from the countryside before.

Their hometown is even worse than this place.

Song Yanzhi led her two children and Pei Yuchen to her doorstep. Her home was right by the roadside, an earthen house with a single-story room, which was the new house built when her brother got married.

It's almost three o'clock now. The midday sun is strong, so most households stay home to rest and only go out to work in the afternoon.

Just as she was about to knock on the door, her mother opened it, picked up a hoe, and headed out.

Her mother, Li Yuehua, was shocked when she saw her. "Zhizhi, why are you back?"

Hearing the commotion inside, they rushed over and saw Song Yanzhi and her family, along with an unfamiliar child. Her father, Song Fu, pulled his dazed wife and said, "Zhizhi and Xiaobao are here. Come in quickly."

He ignored Pei Yuchen and the other child.

Needless to say, the news had already spread long before Pei Yuchen decided to send two children from outside the family back to raise for his daughter.

Now the whole village of Datian knows that because their beloved daughter gave birth to a not-so-bright son, her husband went out to find another woman, had two more children with her, and sent them back to her to raise.

Although these words sound immoral, the more they are spread, the more the couple will inevitably start to overthink.

Naturally, she wasn't giving this son-in-law a friendly look right now.

Song Yanzhi pulled Xiaobao along and followed him into the house, telling Xiaobao to greet them: "Xiaobao, greet your grandma and grandpa."

Xiao Bao opened his mouth, but it took him a long time to call out. Pei Jichuan glanced at the two of them, and seeing that Xiao Bao had finished calling out, he felt it would be impolite not to call out as well. So he timidly followed suit, but his voice was stiff.

Who knew that after they called out, the two adults' faces immediately fell.

But seeing that he was young, she didn't say anything, but instead gave Song Yanzhi a look and asked her what was going on.

Song Yanzhi was pinched on the arm by her mother, who said, "I'll settle the score with you later."

Song Yanzhi smiled and watched as her mother turned around, took out some candy, and gave it to the two children.

Mr. Song wasn't so good-tempered; he asked coldly, "What exactly is going on between you two?"

“Hey, what do you mean by asking about our daughter? What does it have to do with her?” Li Yuehua pinched her husband.

Pei Yuchen was not angry because the two gave him a hard time. He calmly explained, "Dad, Mom, I know this is unfair to Yan Zhi, but I can tell you for sure that these two children have nothing to do with me. They are just my comrade's last words before he died. I have to take care of them so that he can't die with regrets."

After saying that, he glanced at Song Yanzhi and explained, "The rumors circulating outside are very unpleasant, but I have done nothing wrong and I am not afraid of your misunderstanding. The reason I came here with Yanzhi this time is to explain this matter to you."

“I will help raise the two children until they are eighteen. After they turn eighteen, I will no longer take care of them. As for finances, there is compensation from above. Although it has not been issued yet, it is enough for the two children to live on for a long time. I will never put any pressure on Yanzhi.”

"That sounds nice, but people who don't raise children have no idea how much it costs. If that compensation is really that much, why aren't any of their relatives taking care of them?"

Although they were still angry, the couple breathed a sigh of relief when their son-in-law said it had nothing to do with them.

If it's really as the rumors are circulating, then their daughter is truly pitiful.

Looking at her parents, Song Yanzhi felt ashamed, remembering how she and her parents had been deeply involved in this rumor in her past life.

After Pei Yuchen explained, she stopped thinking about it.

But she's not stupid anymore; she won't believe a man's words just because of a few snippets.

Because Wang Yanmei couldn't possibly be the kind of person who would treat outsiders' children so well.

Wang Yanmei's attitude made her very suspicious.

Therefore, Song Yanzhi believes that these two children may be the trigger for her divorce.

If it really is Pei Yuchen's child, then she can not only use this to demand compensation from Pei Yuchen for her and Xiaobao's losses, but also get a smooth divorce.

After all, he was the one who made a mistake.

Only with such a devastating mistake could Song Yanzhi avoid being criticized behind her back after their divorce.

Song Yanzhi said, "Mom and Dad, if you don't believe me, he can get a paternity test done with the two children. Then these rumors will be dispelled. What do you think?"

She looked at Pei Yuchen, trying to see even the slightest hint of guilt on his face.

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