Chapter 146

For some reason, the grandmother still remembered Jiang Tao and recognized him as her daughter's high school classmate. After hearing that he was now a policeman, she insisted on taking him home for dinner.

With the strong support of their parents and the fact that they were high school classmates, they soon became a couple.

Jiang Tao scratched his head embarrassedly. "After we started dating, I found out that Xinyi was actually a little interested in me back in high school. It's just that I was too lazy and timid at the time, so she thought I liked someone else and didn't say anything."

Yuan Miaomiao showed a look of disbelief after hearing this: "No way, Xinyi, you were interested in Jiang Tao in high school? Why did you fall for him?"

Song Xinyi put down her chopsticks and smiled gently, "One time I forgot to bring my school badge and couldn't get into school. I was also afraid of losing points in class, so Jiang Tao let me wear his badge to get in."

Jiang Zhinian sat quietly aside, looking at the warm look on Song Xinyi's face, feeling envious and regretful. He was envious that they had experienced feelings for each other at the most innocent age, but regretted that this feeling did not blossom and bear fruit earlier.

Jiang Tao scratched his head. "Actually, I should have asked her to use the school badge and then throw it to me over the fence. But I forgot. I just wanted to be a hero, so I rushed the guard and was dragged to the door and made to stand there in disgrace."

Song Xinyi smiled secretly and continued, "Another time, it started raining heavily just after I entered the school gate. I didn't have an umbrella with me and was about to run. Jiang Tao passed by me and threw the umbrella to me. He then ran to the teaching building in the rain."

Although it was only a few steps away, she still felt her heart pounding. From then on, every time she passed the corridor and saw a group of boys led by Jiang Tao standing outside the classroom chatting and playing, she would unconsciously straighten her chest and raise her head, and be so nervous that she didn't dare to look at them for even more than a second.

Jiang Tao complained, "I stood guard at the door of Class 7 just to see her, but every time she passed by, she wouldn't even glance at me..."

He knew she was a good girl and was afraid that a high school romance would have a bad influence on her, or even affect her college entrance exam results, so he never dared to take action.

When the high grades came out, he took the opportunity to fill out the application form and ran to Class 7 to confess his feelings to Song Xinyi. However, Song Xinyi happened to be sick and did not come to school. He did not have her contact information, and he asked many people but they said they could not contact her.

At that time, it was not as convenient to keep in touch as it is now. Parents only bought mobile phones after the college entrance examination. Song Xinyi did not have a social account like QQ at that time, so the two of them lost contact.

Later, when he was a freshman in college, he secretly followed Song Xinyi's campus network. After finding out that she already had a boyfriend, he chose to keep this relationship in his heart.

It was not until he accidentally learned about her experience some time ago that he mustered up the courage to give an explanation to his eighteen-year-old self who had not been able to muster up the courage.

Yuan Miaomiao clicked her tongue twice and patted Jiang Tao's shoulder through Wang Bo: "Look, you're not as good as Wang Bo in this respect. Not only did you confess your feelings in time, but you also got my contact information a long time ago."

Just as everyone was making fun of him, Shi Ye put down his chopsticks and said calmly, "No wonder you suddenly studied so hard for a while."

He stopped talking here, turned his head, and glanced at Jiang Zhinian's profile. He didn't say anything, but everyone present saw the star-like affection in his eyes.

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After the meal, everyone became familiar with each other. Yuan Miaomiao squeezed out Jiang Tao and sat next to Song Xinyi. Together with Jiang Zhinian, they formed a group of mothers and talked about some parenting tips.

Seeing Jiang Tao and Wang Bo bragging happily, she quietly approached Song Xinyi and whispered, "Have you met Jiang Tao's parents?"

Song Xinyi shook her head. She had actually guessed what Yuan Miaomiao was going to ask. "Actually, I haven't thought about it that much. As someone who's been divorced once, I'm actually indifferent to marriage. I'm with Jiang Tao because he's a nice guy and he likes me. I'm going to be alone anyway, so why not have a relationship?"

Yuan Miaomiao didn't expect Song Xinyi to be so insightful: "What about the child? When she grows up, how are you going to tell her?"

Song Xinyi hesitated for a moment and shook her head. "I've actually thought about it before. If I could marry Jiang Tao, should I just tell the child that Jiang Tao is her father?"

Anyway, her ex-husband could not survive in Yongning without her. He had no house, no car, no job, and his business failed. Sooner or later, he would have to go back to their small county town.

When the time comes and their family moves to a new house, Yongning is so old, she doesn't believe her ex-husband will have the energy to look for her, not to mention that she gave birth to a daughter. With the patriarchal mentality of that family, they will definitely be busy arranging another wife for their son and having a son as soon as possible, and will not care about his ex-wife's daughter at all.

Yuan Miaomiao heard her say this and quickly shook her head: "No, I think it's better to tell the child the truth about this kind of thing. Nothing can be hidden forever. Rather than the child hearing other people's rumors when she grows up, it's better for you to tell her."

Song Xinyi obviously felt that there was some truth in it, but she was not very firm. She looked at Jiang Zhinian, as if she wanted to hear her opinion.

Jiang Zhinian tilted his head and thought for a moment: "If it were me... I would probably want to know the truth, but I can wait until the child is older and more sensible to tell her. If she's too young, she won't understand, and it will affect her mental health as she grows up."

Yuan Miaomiao nodded and said mysteriously, "I'll tell you a secret. Actually, I was adopted by my parents, but they kept it a secret from me. I heard rumors from some relatives when I was in high school. Later, when I was in college, a relative's son told me. Oh, I never thought I'd been the subject of gossip all these years."

Jiang Zhinian's heart moved, and he looked at Yuan Miaomiao: "Were you very young when you were adopted? Don't you have any memory of it?"

"Actually, I was already quite old when I was adopted, but my mom said it was because I had an illness when I was a kid and had an operation. When I woke up, I didn't remember anything, so they kept it a secret from me. I can understand why they wanted me to feel like I was their biological child. To me, whether I was adopted or not, they are still my biological parents. There's no difference."

Jiang Zhinian's lips trembled, and he suppressed his anger and asked, "Have you ever asked your parents which orphanage you were adopted from?"

Yuan Miaomiao shook her head: "I didn't ask, I was afraid they would be unhappy, and... actually I don't really want to know which orphanage I came from."

In her opinion, the living conditions in the welfare home must have been very poor, and the memories of that time should all be bad memories, such as hunger, or being bullied. Such things can be forgotten, and there is no need to remember them.