Chapter 33: Sensation (Part 2) That poor little thing that almost died,...

At this time in the past, Yao Zhizhi would have already taken a nap.

But today she couldn't sleep, so she just lay there with her mind in a mess.

The young child was swallowing in big gulps in her arms, his little white paws tightly grasping her collar and refusing to let go.

This is a child's most instinctive dependence on his mother.

When he was born, he weighed only 5.8 jins, so tiny. But after one month, he had grown to 9 jins.

Her milk supply is very good, thanks to the child's uncle's good cooking skills.

Such a vibrant new life made her think of herself. When she was just born, she should have been about the same size, right?

They will also instinctively look for the source of the milk smell, looking for a warm embrace, and will stretch out their little hands tightly, holding their mother's collar and refusing to let go.

Like a little wild cat guarding its food.

However, she only realized now that she had never enjoyed maternal love in her mother's arms since she was born.

He has never even had a sip of his mother's milk.

Her poor mother forced herself to wake up with a tired body, full of joy and expectation. She lifted her clothes, endured the pain, and lovingly and tenderly held the girl in her arms to feed her, but the girl turned out to be someone else's daughter.

As for her own daughter, she was sent to that calculating family, time and time again, countless times, facing possible death and being sold.

Just thinking about it makes me feel suffocated.

It’s no wonder that her parents waited until things were almost certain before telling her. If she were still pregnant, she would definitely be furious.

Even at this moment, she almost couldn't suppress her anger, but fortunately the crying of the child calmed her down.

No wonder my father is so tolerant. No matter how bad a temper or impulsive a person is, once he has a child and has concerns, he must learn to be tolerant and try to stay dormant for the sake of this young life.

This is a lesson that must be learned on the road to growth.

She was very fortunate to have such a group of relatives who took the initiative to help her isolate the risks and prevent her from falling into serious trouble.

Yes, she did not hate them for acting first and reporting later, nor did she hate them for concealing the truth and protecting her secretly.

It's all for her own good, she's not ungrateful.

It's just heartbreaking. She is right here, but her family members only dare to hide in the park and watch her from afar.

Just one glance is enough to comfort their worried and concerned hearts.

But this glance was short after all, and was far less real and precious than the hug and tears after reunion.

Close your eyes, the scene when you come back at noon is unforgettable.

Except for my sister-in-law and four children, everyone had tears on their faces.

It is enough. This love from her closest relatives is enough to comfort her regret of having few family ties despite having lived through several lifetimes.

Opening her eyes, she looked at the man beside the bed with a frown on his face, and inexplicably wanted to laugh: "What's wrong with you? Why are you so serious?"

"Aren't you angry?" Qi Changxiao was ready to be scolded. He had kept it a secret from her for so long, and he was self-righteous and acted on his own. It was not that he had not struggled with it, but for her safety, he had to endure it.

He knew that this day would come sooner or later, and he would calmly bear her anger, even if she beat him up.

He will never regret it.

However, he didn't see his sweetheart show any reaction, and instead felt a little uneasy.

If you want to curse, just curse, do it as much as you can, or you’ll get sick from holding it in.

Yao Zhizhi smiled and reached out to pinch his cheek: "What do you want me to be angry about?"

"...We know everything, but we've kept it from you." Qi Changxiao held her hand and discussed the topic seriously. "Aren't you angry?"

Yao Zhizhi shook her head: "Don't be angry, I know what kind of bad temper I have. If I had known it before, there might be no child."

Qi Changxiao suddenly felt like crying. It turned out that he was overthinking it. His wife was so nice.

He couldn't help but kiss her scallion-like fingers. The kisses fell down densely, along her palm, wandering on her white jade arms, wrapping around her beautiful and slender swan neck, and finally stopping on her lips.

He was beaten.

My son beat me.

He pushed his wife down. His son was uncomfortable with the way he was drinking milk, so he subconsciously slapped him.

He suddenly felt like laughing and quickly helped his wife up: "This kid is ruining the mood."

"Have you thought of a name?" Yao Zhizhi was too lazy to think of a name, so she let Qi Changxiao think of it himself.

He had been thinking about it for a month. He quickly stood up and took a palm-sized workbook and said, "Qi Minxing, is this okay? Min means autumn and the sky. We got married after the beginning of autumn, so the child was conceived in autumn."

"It sounds like Morning Star?" Yao Zhizhi tried to understand his thoughts.

Qi Changxiao's eyes lit up. She understood him! She nodded excitedly, "Yes! Morning Star! I originally wanted to use Ming for tomorrow as the second character, but I prefer Min now. Little stars in autumn."

"Okay, autumn is a season of harvest. This name is good, I like it." Yao Zhizhi had no objection. Her father-in-law was a martyr, and they only had one son, Qi Changxiao. She would not argue about the surname.

She just felt sorry that her father-in-law was destined not to see such a precious baby.

When the child grows up a little, I will definitely take him to kowtow and pay homage to his grandfather. He is too young now, so forget it.

She was a little sleepy, so she asked Qi Changxiao to go out and take a look: "Tell my parents that I will wait until Xiao Xingxing falls asleep before going out to accompany them."

"Okay." Qi Changxiao hurried out, closed the door, and chatted with his father-in-law and his family.

I originally planned to wait for Yao Zhizhi to come out and chat for a while, and then take them to a nearby guesthouse to rest.

After all, they came from far away, and the train ride alone took more than two days.

Unexpectedly, the alley couldn't hide so many secrets. The nearby neighbors noticed the situation here early in the morning, and the news spread quickly. The Qi family in the north city was also alarmed. When they learned that Qi Guozhong's only son had married into such a powerful family, they immediately became uneasy.

A large group of people came to the door with a thick face, wanting to give the child a full-month gift.

Qi Changxiao's face turned dark when he looked at these unfamiliar relatives.

He turned around and looked at his father-in-law and his family seriously: "Dad, Mom, please allow me to drive them away. I won't recognize them."

"You are an adult, you can decide for yourself." Yao Jingzong patted his son-in-law on the shoulder. He knew the situation here and would not make things difficult for his son-in-law.

Qi Changxiao breathed a sigh of relief. His father-in-law was so nice and respected the ideas of the younger generation very much.

He walked forward, serious and silent, looking at the wild dogs that rushed over at the smell of meat.

His eyes fell on the face of the uncle who was in the lead, and he couldn't help but sneer: "When you drove me and my mother away, I was already over four years old, and I can remember things."

Qi Guoping felt a little embarrassed and could only say shamelessly, "Son, that was all a misunderstanding. We instigated it, saying that your mother wanted to marry a peasant to be your stepfather, so we kicked you out in a rage. We were just trying to scare your mother, and we didn't mean to do anything serious."

"Shut up!" Qi Changxiao was furious. He grabbed Qi Guoping by the collar and shoved him into the arms of the younger generation behind him. "Don't think I don't know what happened back then. I'm only giving you some face now because you and my father have a common ancestor. If you don't get out of here, don't blame me for being rude!"

Aunt Yu Xiulan quickly tried to persuade him, "Changxiao, how could you be so ignorant? We all came here today to give your son a full-month gift. As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling guest. By doing this, aren't you pushing the child's blessings away with your own hands?"

"Yes, Changxiao, we all mean well. You are my uncle's only son, and now that he has a grandson, he can rest in peace. This is a blessing that has come to his doorstep. It's okay if you don't want it, but you can't let my uncle down." Several cousins ​​also tried to persuade him.

Qi Changxiao was too lazy to talk nonsense, so he turned around and called out to his eldest brother and third brother. The three of them carried the things they had brought out of the alley.

Qi Changxiao had a cold face and ordered them to leave without hesitation: "Get out of here! Don't force me to expose the ugly things you did!"

"Changxiao, this is not good."

"Yes, Changxiao, you are so willful and reckless, yelling at your elders. How do you want your father-in-law to see you?"

"That's right, Chief Yao wouldn't trust his daughter to someone like you, right? You should calm down."

"Commander Yao, please try to persuade him. Our son Changxiao has been without a father since he was a child and is ignorant. We don't blame him. But you are his elder, and he will probably listen to you if you say a few words."

Everyone in the Qi family was talking to each other, insisting that this gift be delivered.

This is a godsend opportunity thanks to Commander Yao. If you miss it, you will never get it again.

The crowd was excited.

Yao Jingzong originally didn't want to interfere in his son-in-law's affairs, but when it came to this, he had to say something.

He glanced at this group of calculating, mercenary people and said, like a smiling tiger, "Excuse me, were you present at my daughter and son-in-law's wedding?"

Everyone looked at each other, unable to speak.

Qi Guoping was still shameless and shouted, "They didn't inform us, so we didn't know."

"That's even more strange. I didn't inform you about this matter today. How come you all came so timely?" Yao Jingzong still tried to win over the enemy's heart.

After all, the son-in-law is young and can only reason with them.

Little do they know that these people cannot make any sense at all.

All you can do is lead them, say something at your own pace, be inconsistent, and slap them in the face on the spot.

Sure enough, many people were speechless, looking at each other, not knowing how to make amends.

Qi Guoping was furious and shouted, "That's different. Changxiao has been weak and sickly since he was young. We didn't come because we were afraid he would bear a grudge and make him hurt, which would only make him an enemy. But now he even has a child, which means he is in good health. Since he is in good health, what's wrong with the uncles and elders coming to see him? Commander Yao, you can't be unreasonable."

"That's right, Chief Yao, if you do this, it will chill everyone's spirits."

"That's right. You have so many people's soldiers under your command. If there were conflicts in their families, would you be so cold-blooded and ruthless as to persuade them to cut off contact with their families?"

The more he spoke, the more outrageous it became. Yao Jingzong was so angry that he wanted to curse, but he still had a smile on his face.

Just when he was about to fight back against them one by one, and then take a roundabout way to make them slap themselves in the face, his daughter came out.

Yao Zhizhi picked up a bamboo stick and rushed out with great momentum.

Damn it, she was already furious today. In order to coax her child to feed and sleep, she had to listen to a bunch of noisy Zhou Paopi quarreling, which made her furious.

She pulled Qi Changxiao behind her to protect him, looking at him coldly and glaring angrily.

She stretched out a long bamboo stick and pointed at Qi Guoping: "Tell me, do you want me to expose your ugly deeds?"

"What...what scandal?" It was the first time that Qi Guoping saw his niece-in-law. He didn't expect her to be so beautiful. Even after giving birth to a child, her figure did not change much. It was just that a little fat could be seen on her lower abdomen. After all, it was not long and it would take time to recover.

He subconsciously glanced at his son and said, "Don't talk nonsense. We all mean well and are here to celebrate the full moon of your and Changxiao's child."

"What a joke! I asked my mother-in-law when I got married why there were so many guests but not a single one from the Qi family? It turns out that eighteen years ago, you kicked the poor mother and son out of the house. How come, eighteen years have passed, and you think you can just fool them with a slang term of instigation?" Yao Zhizhi was full of aura, with the courage that came from fighting through a pile of millions of zombies.

Not to mention Qi Guoping, even if all the members of the Qi family attacked her, she would not be afraid.

She stepped forward and sneered, "We're all adults. I know exactly what you're planning. Don't try to play tricks on me. Considering my father-in-law and my husband both have the surname Qi, I'll give you one chance. I'll count to three. Hurry up and go back to where you came from. Otherwise, don't blame me for not exposing all your dirty laundry!"

Qi Guoping was a little confused, but his youngest son Qi Changlin didn't believe it. He thought that this woman had no contact with the Qi family in the north of the city after her marriage, so how could she know about any scandal?

It must be a bluff, so she smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Sister-in-law, you just came out of confinement. Getting angry is bad for your health. Let's talk it out nicely, okay?"

Yao Zhizhi sneered. When this group of people appeared, her system exploded with joy, and the entire interface was full of Guayuan alarms.

Moreover, she had already upgraded this year, and the Guayuan alarm would give keyword prompts.

She didn't even need to click to know that none of these people were good.

If I pretend to be a good person to her now, it would be strange if she believed me.

She said bluntly: "One, go!"

"Sister-in-law, don't be like this, really. Your anger will affect your milk supply." Qi Changlin still wanted to save the situation.

Yao Zhizhi remained unmoved: "Second, don't refuse a toast and then drink a penalty!"

"Sister-in-law, why bother? We are all family. You said you—"

"Three!" Yao Zhizhi glanced at Qi Changlin's key word for "misappropriation of public property for personal gain," picked up the bamboo stick in her hand, and pointed it at Qi Changlin's nose. "You're not leaving, right? Then let's start with you. Come on, tell me the big news about you. Tell me, what is misappropriation of public property for personal gain? How many times have you used it? When did it start? How long do you plan to continue using it? Hmm?"

Qi Changlin was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground.

He subconsciously looked back at his father, wanting to make some excuses, but he didn't expect that his uncle's daughter would directly break the window paper.

"Mom, listen, I told you there was something wrong with Brother Changlin. I saw him interacting with black market vendors last time. And you called me bullshit? I'm so wronged!"

"Shh, what do you know? Just shut up."

"I didn't, I didn't, don't listen to her nonsense." Qi Changlin panicked and quickly tried to find a way to argue.

If you get caught doing this, you'll go to jail!

Yao Zhizhi was amused as she watched them lose their composure. She pointed the bamboo stick at Qi Guoping again: "It's your turn now. Come on, tell me what it means to—"

Qi Guoping panicked and quickly interrupted her: "Alright, alright, alright, let's all go back. It's getting late. Commander Yao and the others have been exhausted from their journey. Let them rest first. We can talk about it later if there's anything else."

Dozens of people from the Qi family left in a noisy manner under the leadership of this eldest brother.

Yao Zhizhi waited until they completely disappeared from the alley entrance before throwing the bamboo stick.

She turned around and looked at her husband, then at her mother-in-law, whose face was blue with anger, and walked over to hug her: "Mom, ignore them, they are a bunch of hungry stray dogs."

"Child, thanks to you." Tang Fengyuan is a strong woman. Over the years, she has been through wind and rain, playing the role of both a father and a mother, and taking her only son to see a doctor. She has supported herself entirely.

She has never been weak. No matter how hard or difficult the situation is, she can get through it by gritting her teeth.

But today, seeing the group of people who had bullied her and her son coming to her door, she was really about to collapse.

She is a police officer and cannot take action, but if she doesn't, she will not be able to swallow her anger.

Fortunately, the daughter-in-law was quick-witted and scared them away with just a few words.

Otherwise, she might really feel sorry for the police uniform she is wearing.

Now that the matter was resolved, her daughter-in-law gave her another big hug, and the anger in her heart seemed to suddenly dissipate.

He held Yao Zhizhi in his arms and refused to let go.

That’s great, my daughter-in-law is so nice.

Although I have not witnessed the suffering of the mother and child with my own eyes, I can still empathize with them.

He neither tried to smooth things over and ask them to forgive him, nor showed any weakness and let those people act recklessly.

Instead, he picked up the bamboo stick and rushed out with great momentum, standing on the same front with the mother and son, and never backed down.

That’s great, that’s great!

As expected of Chief Yao’s daughter, a tiger father will have a dog daughter!

Tang Fengyuan was so happy that he couldn't help shedding tears of joy: "Good boy, thank you."

"Silly mother, we're a family, why are you thanking me so much?" Yao Zhizhi wiped away her mother-in-law's tears. "Let's go back to the house."

"Let's go back. We'll go to the guesthouse in the evening. It's a rare occasion for you to come here, so let's have a good chat." Yao Jingzong and others didn't plan to leave. It was almost three o'clock after all the commotion, and it was time to prepare dinner.

In the yard, Yao Jingzong looked at his daughter with admiration.

He took the long bench that Qi Changxiao brought and sat under the shade of the tree, looking at his daughter carefully: "Zhizhi, you are really brave. Dad was worried that you would be bullied, but now it seems that Dad was overthinking it."

"I didn't think too much about it. I was indeed bullied before. You should worry more about me. I like it." Yao Zhizhi smiled, grabbed a small stool, and sat next to his knees.

After thinking for a while, he simply rested his head on the old man's knees and said, "Dad, I like to hear your stories about being a soldier. Tell me some."

"Okay." Yao Jingzong caressed his daughter's long hair lovingly and told her stories about his youth.

During the conversation, Xie Chunxing mentioned her fear of snakes, which had caused a joke back then: "When your mother first joined the army, she stepped on a black-browed rat snake and fainted from fright. When I came back from the army and saw your brothers and sisters running around in panic, I thought it was something else. So that's what happened? Since then, your mother has thought everything she sees is a snake. That summer, she got up to go to the bathroom and saw a long, thin shadow lying on the mosquito net. She screamed and burst into tears. I opened my eyes and lifted the mosquito net. Wow, what snake? It was the rope that tied the mosquito net."

"Hahaha, my mom is so cute." Yao Zhizhi smiled and shook her mother's hand. "Are you still scared now?"

"Of course I'm afraid." Yao Jingzong smiled and revealed his wife's past.

Xie Chunxing felt very embarrassed and patted his arm: "Can't you say something good about me in front of the children?"

"Haha, they're our own flesh and blood, what's the big deal?" Yao Jingzong liked to say.

Yao Zhizhi also liked to hear it and couldn't help but urge: "More, more."

She is so beautiful and loves to listen. She holds a lot of candies in her little paws and runs around with her short legs, giving them to this person and that person. Finally, she goes straight into her aunt's arms and listens to grandpa telling stories together.

The little girl listened with great interest and even joined in the jokes, occasionally making "wow" and "oh", and the yard was filled with happy laughter.

Qi Changxiao watched silently and couldn't help but sigh to his third uncle: "Brother, look, Zhizhi is so happy."

"Yes, I'm happy too." Yao Weihua smiled and turned around to go in and see his little nephew.

Qi Changxiao followed in.

"Have you thought of what to name your child?" Seeing that the child's forehead was sweating a little, Yao Weihua picked up a palm-leaf fan and fanned him gently.

Qi Changxiao handed him the workbook, and Yao Weihua nodded: "What a nice name, Little Star. It sounds really nice."

"Zhizhi likes it too." Qi Changxiao closed the notebook. He had a question and wanted to discuss it with his third uncle first. "By the way, brother, if the lawsuit is over and Zhizhi's identity is changed, does she need to change her name?"

"No change. I almost forgot to tell you." Yao Weihua quickly explained.

"So the name Zhizhi was given by that kind-hearted women's team leader?" Qi Changxiao breathed a sigh of relief. That's good. It has nothing to do with Yao Erdan and Wang Fang. It won't be offensive to continue using this name.

Yao Weihua nodded: "Yes, our mother has contacted her. Her last name is Zhou, and we call her Aunt Zhou. It's a pity that she is not available this time. I will definitely visit her when I have the chance in the future."

"Do you have an address? Let me write it down." Qi Changxiao hurried to find a pen.

"Yes. By the way, did Zhizhi write a letter to Chang Dongqing? Tell her that it's not that Uncle Chang doesn't want to write back to her, but he's afraid that she'll know that she's had a miscarriage." Yao Weihua was very grateful for Chang Dongqing's help. This inconspicuous bit of kindness in life pieced together the puzzle of his sister's life experience.

Otherwise, these things will be difficult to see the light of day.

Qi Changxiao understood, wrote down Aunt Zhou's address, and went out.

But at this moment his wife was sitting on his lap and was very happy, so he didn't bother her.

*

When we had dinner in the evening, the yard was full of people.

Six veterans including Li Wu and He Xiangyang came, and Aunt Mao also came to help in the kitchen. As for my mother-in-law's colleagues from the police station, those who were free also came.

When dinner was almost served, Yang Shuming came, wearing a white shirt and carrying a bag of grapes.

Yao Zhizhi recognized him at a glance as the policeman who had taken away the beautiful girl last year.

I quickly said hello.

Yao Miaomiao helped her sister take the fruit and introduced her: "Zhizhi, he's the one I told you about, Yang Shuming, Captain Yang."

"Hello, Captain Yang." Yao Zhizhi understood that this was the man Uncle Tao wanted to introduce to her sister.

She looked at him carefully and found that he was really handsome. Chaomei also liked him.

Why aren't you with your sister? I don't understand.

She first arranged for Yang Shuming to sit at her father's table, then dragged Yao Miaomiao to the side and said, "Sister, did you guys fail?"

"No, he said we could be brother and sister." Yao Miaomiao was helpless. Although this man was very handsome and had a figure that suited her taste, she would not rush into it since he had said they could be brother and sister.

Yao Zhizhi was quite regretful: "He seems quite responsible. Did he say why?"

"He said he was busy with work." Yao Miaomiao actually liked him, especially when he hugged Chaomei, she felt very safe, but... forget it, there are thousands of men in the world, if it doesn't work out, we can just find someone else.

Although she has two children, her family is well-known and she has no trouble finding a husband.

Yao Zhizhi sighed, "That's true. He's from the criminal police team, and he's a frontline officer. To be frank, he's in a desperate situation, so I'm not too sure. But he does look good, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he's handsome."

"Let's not talk about him. Go and see the kids. I'll serve the dishes." Yao Miaomiao smiled and pushed her sister away from the kitchen.

My younger sister has suffered outside for eighteen years, and from now on the whole family will pamper her.

Yao Miaomiao is no exception.

She doesn't like Yao Jingjing, and has never liked her since she was a child.

And now this sister is really just what she likes.

Of course you have to pamper her.

After dinner, Li Wu stayed to talk to Yao Jingzong: "Commander Yao, do you have something to ask?"

"I heard that when you moved to a new place, you gave each other some money?" Yao Jingzong never let others suffer any loss, so he quickly asked Xie Chunxing to pay.

Li Wu quickly waved his hand: "No, no, Chief Guo has already paid for this."

Yao Jingzong suddenly realized: "This old Guo didn't even tell me. I have to go see him tomorrow and return the money to him."

Li Wu smiled. "It's actually quite nice living here. We originally looked for families who were willing to change houses. For example, the one I switched houses with now is closer to our respective workplaces. It's a win-win for everyone. However, our original house was a bit shabby, and the furniture wasn't as good as theirs, so we subsidized them a little."

"Well, it can be seen that the environment here is nice." Yao Jingzong likes the small courtyard where his daughter lives very much. She is not afraid of the heat in summer. The wind from the lake carries moisture and is very cool.

He asked Li Wu again: "Are you planning to change back?"

"No need to change. It's fine now." Li Wu didn't plan to change. This place was really close to the Ministry of Railways and it only took a few minutes to walk there.

Yao Jingzong had no objection, but simply reminded him, "Then you should complete the formalities as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to resolve any disputes in the future."

"I understand." Li Wu looked at the time and saw that it was getting late, so he stood up and said goodbye.

Xiaolong’s final exam is coming up soon, and he needs to scratch the child.

Yao Jingzong stuffed a red envelope into his hand and said, "Take this and buy some candy for the child."

Li Wu did not refuse. It was rare for the leader to show concern for the younger generation, so he did not act pretentiously.

After Li Wu left, Yao Jingzong had to admit that Lao Guo was a reliable guy and he only looked for honest people.

It was getting late, and they should rest and go to Yaowangzhuang together tomorrow.

After much deliberation, he called Yao Zhizhi over and told her, "My daughter, you and your son-in-law go first tomorrow to test your sisters and try to stop them from falling out. We'll arrive an hour later so we have a time difference and can see the true face of this group of people more clearly."

"Okay, Dad, I'll listen to you." Yao Zhizhi was reluctant to let them go, but she was a grown-up girl and married, so she couldn't go with her parents. She had to hug the two elders and send them all the way to the entrance of the alley before coming back. She had to take care of the children.

Qi Changxiao sent them all the way to the guesthouse before returning. As he was a gay, it was okay for him to walk at night.

I met a man on the road who looked hurried, with his head down, as if he had no eyes. I bumped into him, but he didn't say anything.

I just want to laugh. This pickpocket must be disappointed. He had money on him, but he spent it all.

He paid for the accommodation at the supply and marketing cooperative. Of course, his father-in-law would not let him spend any money. Before leaving, he had already stuffed six big red envelopes for the children.

Yao Weihua’s is also included.

So the pickpocket will get nothing if he hits him.

He stood here and was reluctant to leave because he suddenly discovered that his system had started up.

Amid the crackling sound of electricity, he clicked on the interface and confirmed the binding.

I immediately noticed that there were two long colored boxes on the pickpocket's forehead.

The one on the left is the merit value. Positive values ​​will be displayed in yellow, and the larger the value, the more positive and darker the color; negative values ​​will be displayed in dark yellow, and the more negative the value, the darker the color.

The one on the right is the fortune value. Positive values ​​will be displayed as a rainbow, and the larger the value, the more positive and darker the color; negative values ​​will be displayed as dark gray, and the more negative the value, the darker the color.

Unfortunately, both of the long frames of this pickpocket are dark.

It’s not easy, it’s all negative, but he is also a talent.

He went to the police station and provided clues to Lao Hu.

After returning home, I found that Yao Zhizhi was still awake and was burping the baby.

He quickly took the child over: "I'll do it, you take a rest."

"Something happy must have happened. The corners of my mouth are all grinning." Yao Zhizhi lay down and took a good breath.

Qi Changxiao sat on the bedside: "The system is activated. I reported a pickpocket. Here, this is a good thing rewarded by the system."

He also grabbed two things out of the void.

Yao Zhizhi took it and looked at it, then laughed: "Milk powder and a bottle?"

"Don't get up at night from now on, I'll feed you." Qi Changxiao felt sorry for his wife. She hadn't had a full night's sleep since she had little Xingxing.

Yao Zhizhi didn't have any objections, but was just worried: "Will you be able to do it?"

"Yes, there's a brewing guide, just follow it." Qi Changxiao turned off the lights. "Go to sleep, my son is asleep, I'll put him down, it's none of your business."

Well, Yao Zhizhi is happy to have someone to be her nanny.

But unfortunately, I haven’t eaten Qi Changlin’s melon yet. I’ll find a chance to go to Beicheng to have a look.

It would be a waste if you don’t eat it.

She really wanted to see these snobs thrown into jail.

Hey, she is such a petty person who will never let go of any grudge, huh.

*

At the Qi family in the north of the city, a group of people looked worried.

"Dad, what should we do? That Yao Zhizhi wouldn't really know our secrets, right?" Qi Changlin was about to collapse.

He just deliberately wrote the wrong prices for a few items, scaring some people into going to the black market to buy things during those few days. When the time came, he changed the prices back and said that he had accidentally written them wrong.

I didn't expect that this would be known to everyone.

Qi Guoping looked annoyed: "How much money did you get from the black market merchants?"

"Not much." Qi Changlin felt very aggrieved. The treatment at the supply and marketing cooperative was actually quite good, but he was a gambler. There was no other way but to plug the hole of debt.

Qi Guoping was so angry that he slammed the table and shouted, "How much is not much?"

"Just...just around a hundred or eighty." Qi Changlin's neck shrank, and he was too scared to speak.

Qi Guoping whipped out his belt and said, "Kneel down! If you want to go to jail, go ahead and do it. Don't drag me down with you! Return the money tomorrow and never associate with those people again. Do you understand?"

"Dad, I don't have any money." Qi Changlin was about to cry. What was going on?

He failed to make friends with his relatives and ended up getting himself into trouble. If he had known this, he would not have gone to Ba Tiao Hutong today.

What bad luck.

Qi Guoping didn't believe that he had no money, so he slapped him a few times with a belt, and he became obedient after being beaten.

Qi Changlin covered his buttocks, crouched on the long bench, and howled like a pig being slaughtered: "I'm really out of money. I lost it all."

Good boy, Qi Guoping was so angry that his blood boiled and he hit him with the belt a few more times.

Qi Changlin was howling like a ghost, but he didn't dare to disobey his father's authority. He could only cry and curse Yao Zhizhi and Qi Changxiao.

It would be fine if you don’t scold me, but if you do, you’ll get beaten.

Qi Guoping was furious: "Yao Zhizhi and Qi Changxiao are you the one who can scold them? Ah? Do you think Yao Jingzong is easy to mess with? Don't blame me for not warning you. If you really run into his gun, I can't save you!"

Qi Changlin admitted defeat and lay down obediently. After being beaten, his buttocks were swollen.

Fortunately, his father was just bluffing and doing it for show, otherwise, after being beaten with dozens of belts, his skin would have been torn to pieces.

He covered his butt and went back to the room with a sigh.

The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. I had to wait until he got better. I had to pick a dark and windy night and hit the couple with a brick each so that they wouldn't know how they died.

The next morning, his father asked countless people for help and finally gathered a hundred yuan for him, telling him to return the money quickly and distance himself from the matter.

He agreed verbally, and after breakfast, he skipped to the supply and marketing cooperative. When he got off work at noon, he couldn't resist the instigation of his colleagues and went to gamble again.

I had hoped to win some money and have some pocket money.

result……

I didn't win a penny and I still owe fifty dollars.

Qi Changlin was dumbfounded and could only go back to eat with a guilty conscience.

When Qi Guoping asked him, he just said that he had paid it back and would never have anything to do with that group of people again.

Qi Guoping finally breathed a sigh of relief.

*

At noon, Yao Zhizhi got off the car carrying a net bag of fruit. Qi Changxiao held the child and held an umbrella. The family of three returned to Yaowangzhuang first.

The trial of the woman-swap case will go on tomorrow. Since the principal offender is serving his sentence in prison, the court summons, notice to appear and other documents will be delivered directly to the prison.

The people at Yaowangzhuang were still unaware of this.

Yao Taotao and others had just returned from the fields and were busy making lunch. They were very surprised to see someone coming to their door.

"Hurry, big sister, Lao Wu is back!" Yao Taotao wiped her hands on her apron and came out to take the fruit from Yao Zhizhi's hand. She wanted to hug the child, but was afraid that her hands were too dirty, so she thought better of it.

Yao Yingying was making brown sugar water in the back room. She was having her period and wasn't feeling well.

Hearing this, he hurried out: "Brother-in-law is here too, come in and sit down."

Yao Mengmeng was still in confinement after giving birth. When she heard the noise, she came out of the east room to take a look. Yao Mengmeng stayed in the room to help her take care of Jindou and did not come out.

Yao Zhizhi looked at her three sisters and saw that their smiles were sincere and didn't seem fake.

She really hoped that they were unaware of the situation, so that she could be justified in showing leniency to her four sisters.

She smiled and sat down, feeling a dull pain in her heart.

Perhaps this hour before their parents arrive is the last harmonious time for the sisters.

Once the identities are switched and the case goes to court, she can't guarantee what will happen.

Especially the eldest sister, after listening to Yao Erdan and Wang Fang, how will she view the new sisterhood?

Yao Zhizhi was not too worried about her second sister. After all, her second sister was quite clear-headed.

She didn't know much about her third sister either. She couldn't see through her third sister. It was always like there was a layer of fog between them. Her third sister was unwilling to come out of the fog, and she also refused to let others in.

The fourth sister who is left will probably cry her heart out.

She cried because their sisterhood would never return, and she cried because she could no longer rely on this little sister so heartlessly.

What happens after crying?

Becoming enemies? Or?

Yao Zhizhi felt very uncomfortable, but when she thought that some of them might have known about it for a long time, her discomfort quickly dissipated.

She sat under the shade of a tree in the yard, looking at the yard where she once lived, feeling a surge of emotion.

She almost died here and came back to life here.

She got married here and came back here, ready to break up with him.

What remains unchanged is this courtyard, but what changes are people’s hearts, their identities, and the precarious sisterhood.

The corners of her mouth were always raised with a faint smile, but she knew that she couldn't be happy at all.

The joy of family reunion is something worth remembering forever.

But the crisis of the sisters turning against each other was heavy enough to weigh down her heart, and she felt a suffocating pain.

She stood up and walked towards Yao Mengmeng's room.

"Isn't my brother-in-law a live-in son-in-law? Why does the child have his surname?" Yao Zhizhi tried to remain calm and chat about family matters.

The fourth child is stupid and probably can't see her complicated emotions. Chatting with her can help ease the situation.

Yao Mengmeng didn't really notice anything and just sighed, "What can I do? My parents were arrested, and I have no elders to support me. His parents found out I gave birth to a son, so they registered the child's household registration the next day without telling me. By the time they found out, it was too late."

"Does my brother-in-law know about this?" Yao Zhizhi was not surprised. When a family loses the support of elders, children are indeed more likely to be bullied.

Even if these two elders are not good people themselves, they will bully children.

These are two different kinds of bullying and cannot be compared.

Yao Mengmeng shook her head, not sure.

Yao Zhizhi didn't want to jump to conclusions, so she didn't mention it. She looked at Jindou, with his small nose and small eyes, and couldn't tell who he looked like.

It’s okay to look like anyone, just don’t look like his grandparents. It’s also best to stay away from grandparents who secretly registered their household registration.

Alas, this is another difficult sutra to recite.

Yao Zhizhi hugged the child and stuffed a red envelope with five yuan in it: "I didn't bring anything back, so you can buy something for yourself."

"No, no." Yao Mengmeng wanted to return the money, but Yao Zhizhi held her hand and said, "Second sister and the others came to see me and gave you a red envelope. Take it."

Yao Mengmeng smiled and leaned against the headboard: "Old Fifth, we are really destined to be together. We both gave birth to boys one after the other. You must watch carefully later and don't pick up the wrong one."

This may have been unintentional, but Yao Zhizhi felt uncomfortable listening to it. She responded casually and left.

There's no going back.

If it were in the past, she wouldn't have taken such a statement too seriously.

After all, Yao Mengmeng is careless and silly, so how could she have the idea of ​​changing the child?

But now...

She looked at the sky outside the yard, feeling sad and uncomfortable.

Just then, Yao Ningning came out to get a diaper. Seeing her melancholy look, I felt a little guilty. I wanted to say something several times, but after thinking about it, I held it back and went back after getting the diaper.

Yao Taotao was still busy in the kitchen, and Yao Yingying went to help after drinking the brown sugar water. The two sisters were discussing something in the kitchen.

"Taozi, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go to my uncle's house to see if there's any meat. I'll borrow some. It's rare for my brother-in-law to come over, so it wouldn't look good with just some vegetarian dishes." Yao Yingying wiped her hands and prepared to go out.

Yao Taotao understood and advised, "If it really doesn't work, go to the fish pond and buy a fish. It's not expensive, you can save up and get one."

"Or should we kill the hen Aunt Tang sent us?" Yao Yingying thought that it was already this late, and even if there were fish, they would only be some leftovers.

There is a fixed amount of fish that can be caught in the fish pond every day. Although no ticket is required, it is only 50 kilograms. Everyone in the production team is rushing to buy those 50 kilograms.

Nine out of ten are empty.

Yao Taotao pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, let's kill her. Mengmeng's milk supply is not good anyway, so why not let her replenish her milk instead of laying eggs?"

"Why don't I go and take a look first? Maybe I'll be lucky today." Yao Yingying hesitated. There was originally a hen at home, which was slaughtered when Mengmeng gave birth. She was reluctant to slaughter this one.

Yao Taotao nodded: "Go quickly. If it really doesn't work, call uncle and talk to the team leader."

"Okay." Yao Yingying went out and borrowed a car from her neighbor.

Every time I borrow a car, I get nagged about it, and afterwards I have to help them pick up manure and weed as a thank you.

Oh, life in poverty is really torturous.

When they arrived at Yao Jingye's house, Yao Yingying explained her purpose. Yao Jingye was shocked. He knew that the trial was about to begin. He had received a witness appearance notice from the court a few days ago.

Not knowing whether Yao Jingzong and the others had arrived, he tentatively asked, "Are they the only ones taking care of the child?"

"Yes, uncle, do you have any meat at home?" Yao Yingying was anxious. It was almost twelve o'clock. If she delayed any further, she didn't know when lunch would be ready.

Yao Jingye hurried to the well and brought up a piece of pork belly hanging there: "Take it."

Yao Yingying breathed a sigh of relief, tears almost falling: "That's great, uncle, you don't have to kill the hen. Thank you, uncle, I will definitely return it to you as soon as possible."

"Tell Lao Wu that I will go drink with my son-in-law later." Yao Jingye was not sure what Yao Zhizhi came back for.

Logically speaking, she is not short of money, so she should not come back empty-handed.

Otherwise, why was Yao Mengmeng so generous when she got married?

Then it can only be intentional.

I deliberately came back to see my sister without bringing any meat, and the one I was seeing was my sister who had given birth to a child. What was my purpose?

Temptation? Temptation of what?

Of course, it was to test the sisters' attitudes towards her, and to test whether it was worthwhile for her to continue dating the sisters.

Realizing this, Yao Jingye suddenly realized that Yao Jingzong must have returned!

This is to let Yao Zhizhi and son-in-law come to explore the way!

He quickly went to the water tank and fished out the big black fish and brought it to the front.

He had to behave better and win the forgiveness of his younger brother Jingzong.

When he came to the yard, he saw Yao Zhizhi with her head down in thought, and thought to himself that he had guessed right.

He quickly shouted with a smile, "Old Five and son-in-law are back?"

Yao Zhizhi stood up and when she looked at Yao Jingye, she almost couldn't hold back her anger.

Qi Changxiao quickly stuffed the child into her arms to cover it up.

"Uncle, you're here. Why are you carrying a fish?" He walked forward and greeted me with a smile.

Yao Jingye smiled and said, "Well, it's rare for you to come back, so of course I have to cook a good meal. Go and rest. I'll kill the fish. Yingzi, get uncle a knife!"

Yao Yingying was a little surprised. Why was her uncle so generous today?

He quickly took the knife and went out, then found a red round basin to hold water for him.

Yao Jingye squatted by the well, with the back of the knife facing down, and with two slaps, knocked the big black fish unconscious.

This fish is slimy and very strong, so it is difficult to kill it alive. You can only knock it unconscious, otherwise it will jump everywhere.

As she watched him kill the fish with a knife, Yao Zhizhi's eyes were still burning with anger.

Qi Changxiao was afraid that she would lose her temper, so he pushed her back to Yao Mengmeng's room.

He held the child in his arms and held an umbrella so that he couldn't get exposed to the sun.

When Yao Mengmeng saw her sister come in, she started to act coquettishly again: "Zhizhi, does it hurt when you feed me? I'm bleeding from your sucking. It hurts so much."

"It hurts." Yao Zhizhi sat down, lifted the thin blanket again and looked at Jindou. She wanted to remember the characteristics of the two children clearly just in case.

Although she knew that Qi Changxiao was concerned about the child and would not let anyone from Yaowang Manor handle it, she just couldn't help it.

She simply tried to test him, "Fourth sister, you have to take good care of the child. A while ago, my mother-in-law took on a case where two cousins ​​gave birth together. The younger cousin was jealous of her cousin's good marriage, so she took advantage of her cousin's coma and switched the baby. Luckily, the child was sick and the blood type didn't match, so the crime was exposed. However, it took four or five years to discover it, and now the two families are at odds, and it almost resulted in a loss of life."

Yao Mengmeng was shocked. "No way! This cousin is so disgusting! How could she do this? Did she get her comeuppance?"

"No. She's alive and well." Yao Zhizhi thought of Wang Fang. Although she was arrested, wasn't she alive and well?

It makes me angry just thinking about it.

Yao Mengmeng was so angry that she sat up. "That cousin has such a good temper, doesn't she? If it were me, I would definitely kill my cousin!"

"Who will take care of the child if it's killed?" Yao Zhizhi didn't know if Yao Mengmeng was acting, but at least it didn't look like it. If Yao Mengmeng really had this idea, she wouldn't have caused such a thing before marriage.

Yao Mengmeng was indeed a simple-minded person. She sighed repeatedly, "You're right. It seems I'll just have to endure it. But I'm so angry. Is there no way to send them to jail?"

"Yes, the case is classified as child trafficking. The trial is about to begin. I hope the law will give justice to my cousin's family." When Yao Zhizhi said this, she stared straight into Yao Mengmeng's eyes.

Yao Mengmeng was filled with righteous indignation: "You must tell me the verdict when the time comes. A life sentence wouldn't be too much. Someone's own son has been living out in the world like this for four or five years."

"That's right, life imprisonment isn't too much." Yao Zhizhi said perfunctorily, glancing at Yao Ningning who was silent beside her. "Third sister, what do you think?"

Yao Ningning didn't dare to look up, but just nodded softly.

Yao Zhizhi frowned and reached out to lift the sister's chin: "Are you still asleep?"

"No...no..." Yao Ningning turned her head to avoid her sight, "I have my period and I'm not feeling well."

"Oh." Yao Zhizhi said with a cold face, "I came here with my elder sister."

"Yeah." Yao Ningning wanted to go out, holding the changed diaper in her hand, and she had a ready-made excuse.

Yao Zhizhi stopped her: "Third sister, you don't welcome me back? You don't even talk to me."

"No." Yao Ningning panicked, "I'm washing diapers."

"Third sister, tell me first, do you think that cousin should be sentenced?" Yao Zhizhi stood at the door, and Yao Ningning had nowhere to escape.

I could only nod: "It should be."

"But third sister, what if my cousin's child seeks revenge on my cousin's child?" Yao Zhizhi still felt something was wrong and continued to guard the door.

Yao Ningning thought for a moment and said, "Then move out and leave."

Yao Zhizhi smiled. "Third sister, I heard that not reporting something is also considered complicity. I wonder if my cousin's other children will be sentenced. They knew about it a long time ago. I happen to be free on the day of the trial. Can you accompany me to watch it?"

"I have to take care of your fourth sister and I don't have time." Yao Ningning pushed Yao Zhizhi away and ran away.

Yao Zhizhi's heart sank. She looked at the confused Yao Mengmeng and asked, "Fourth sister, will you go with me?"

"Okay, will I be out of confinement by then?" Yao Mengmeng was suffocating and was just planning to go out for some fresh air.

Yao Zhizhi smiled, said nothing, and went out.

This left Yao Mengmeng confused and she had no idea what was going on between the fifth brother and the third sister.

Helpless, she happened to look at her little girl, Jin Doudou, and sighed: "Forget it, I don't understand what Lao Wu wants to say. Jin Doudou, can you please talk to your mother?"

Jindou ignored her and slept soundly. Even in his sleep, he kept gurgling with his little mouth, as if he was still sucking milk. He was so pink and cute.

Yao Zhizhi went to the kitchen and told the story of the case she had fabricated again to test her two sisters.

Yao Taotao was straightforward, putting her hands on her hips and cursing, "How could such a bitch exist? If it were me, I would definitely find a deserted mountain, kill her without anyone noticing, and then come back to live my life!"

Yes, that’s my second sister’s style.

Yao Yingying was at a loss for words. "You better not get yourself into trouble when you try to kill someone. I think you should call the police and wait for the court's verdict. You should get a few years in prison. It's not worth it to do it yourself. If the crime is exposed, the child will be without a mother. In two months, the man will find a new one and torture your son. You won't be able to die in peace."

Yao Taotao was silent. It made sense, but she was still angry.

The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. I chopped the fish with a clanging sound, just to vent my anger.

Yao Zhizhi went out, and the black fish intestines by the well attracted two wild cats, which were eating them anxiously with grunts.

Yao Zhizhi suddenly felt that Yao Erdan and Wang Fang were like the wild cat, impatient and ugly, not caring whether the food they ate would cause diarrhea.

No, wild cats are much nobler than them. Wild cats will not steal other people's children, nor will they give their own children to other families to live a good life.

Yao Zhizhi's anger had been suppressed until now, and it was like an active volcano, about to erupt.

At this time, there was movement at the door.

Her biological parents are here!

Also coming with them were two brothers, a sister, a sister-in-law, four little kids, and my mother-in-law in police uniform.

Yao Jingye was squatting in the yard peeling garlic. Seeing this, he quickly stood up.

Fortunately, he was smart and made the right bet!

He greeted him with a smile: "Brother Jingzong! What brings you back? Come on, come in and sit down!"

As he said this, he shouted into the yard, "Yingzi, Tao, any of you, go and call the other uncles over! We have distinguished guests at home!"

The Cherry sisters hurried out to take a look and were stunned when they saw it.

Yao Taotao stared at Yao Miaomiao in surprise: "Uncle, who is this sister? She looks like Zhizhi."

Yao Yingying didn't say anything. She was six years old at that time and could remember things.

Although eighteen years have passed and she can no longer remember the appearance of those passers-by, she still has a vague impression of them.

After a quick thought, she asked tentatively, "Is it Uncle Jingzong and Aunt Xing?"

Yao Jingzong ignored him. He looked at Yao Jingye with a cold and serious expression.

He wanted to see how his cousin would perform.

Yao Jingye quickly smiled and said, "That's right, go quickly."

Yao Yingying had a bad feeling. She walked up to Yao Miaomiao, looked at her again and again, wanting to ask something, but she felt her mouth was dry and her throat was hoarse. She had no choice but to look back at Yao Jingye, trying to see something in his eyes.

But Yao Jingye avoided her gaze, so she had to bite the bullet and go out.

Yao Taotao, who was standing by, quickly returned to the kitchen, put out the fire, then went to the main hall door to pull Yao Zhizhi over, and brought her in front of Yao Miaomiao, looking at her again and again.

He covered his mouth in shock.

Yao Taotao was horrified: "Lao Wu, you...what you just said, weren't you talking about yourself?"

Yao Zhizhi did not answer, but silently pushed Yao Taotao away, holding her father with one hand and her mother with the other, and went to the main room.

The news quickly spread like wildfire throughout Yaowang Manor.

All the Yao family members came, even the commune director was alarmed. The militia captain, the women's captain, and the production team leaders of all sizes crowded the small courtyard so much that there was no place to stay.

The nosy neighbors also gathered around. After all, the summer harvest had long passed, the public grain had been paid, the seedlings had been planted and evenly distributed, and the weeds had to be pulled every day, so there was no need to waste a little time.

The entire Yao Erdan house was surrounded by people. Those who couldn't reach to see the inside simply ran to the houses of their neighbors on both sides, climbed ladders, and lay on the walls.

Some people simply climbed onto the haystack at the door, where they could stand higher and see more clearly.

In the eyes of the crowd, some expectant, some excited, some frightened, and some nervous.

Yao Jingzong held Yao Zhizhi's hand tightly and spoke in a resounding voice, "I've come back this time to announce something to everyone. Yao Zhizhi is the biological daughter of Xie Chunxing and me."

What?

The entire Yaowang Village crowd was shocked. No way?

The little daughter of Yao Erdan who was always bullied was actually the daughter of Chief Yao?

Weird news!!!