Lin Ying examined the child's clothes; the stitching was very dense. It was clearly impossible for Duan Meixiang to have made them. That meant they must have been made by the child's grandmother.

The child was able to survive thanks to those two old people.

Lin Ying sighed. This matter was really hard to judge. As an outsider, she had no empathy and therefore no right to say who was right and who was wrong.

Those who actually made mistakes have already been arrested.

Looking at the child who had been lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) for so long, even his crying sounded like a kitten's meow. Lin Ying was very worried that, given the condition of the two elderly people back home, the child might not grow up well.

In addition, the child's father is a murderer and his mother is a child trafficker.

Even when this child grows up, they will still have to live under the scrutiny of others' opinions. This makes things even more difficult for the child.

Feeling a pang of pity, Lin Ying opened her medical kit, took out a pill, and put it into the child's mouth.

Zhao Qinghuai watched this scene without stopping it. No matter what, the child was innocent.

Lin Ying didn't think there was anything wrong with switching the child back; she was just heartbroken about what the new child would go through. But that wasn't a reason to let someone else's child take the place of hers.

This child is innocent, but isn't Zhao Qinghuai's brother's child innocent too? She was just born, why should she suffer for someone else?

Lin Ying wasn't sure if the pill could cure the child, but at least it would allow her to live without medication.

The farce finally ended when the police led the elderly couple away.

The Zhao family once again became the focus of the village's after-dinner conversation.

As for the money for the child's medical treatment, Zhao Qinghuai decided not to pursue it further. He knew Li Baocai's family was broke. Rather than owing them the money, it was better for the two families to have no further contact.

Back home, Zhao Qinghuai recounted the incident to Lin Ying: "When I went to Xiaxi Village, I happened to run into two police officers investigating. Duan Meixiang must have heard something and was planning to run away with the child. We managed to stop her."

The reason she fled with the child instead of on her own is because the police couldn't determine if the child was the one that had been switched. Unless there were concrete documents, they couldn't issue an arrest warrant.

"So how did she admit it?" Of course she admitted it; if she hadn't admitted it, the investigation wouldn't have been so quick.

“When I told her I wanted to do a blood test to prove kinship with the child, she got scared.”

Lin Ying chuckled, "Blood kinship tests are inaccurate. She was just feeling guilty. Plus, she suffered because she's uneducated."

Zhao Qinghuai also laughed: "Who says otherwise? Fortunately, no matter what, the child has been found, and I can face my brother with a clear conscience."

Zhao Qinghuai's mood soured again when he said the last sentence.

Lin Ying sighed, impressed by his patience: "What are your plans?"

Zhao Qinghuai didn't react for a moment: "What, what are your plans?"

"Your brother's kid, don't think I didn't recognize him."

Zhao Qinghuai hugged Lin Ying: "To be honest, at first I did have the idea of ​​just taking the two children with me. My brother was good to me, and he was the only person I cared about in this village. Now that my brother is gone, I want to take good care of his children. But I also understand that taking the children with me would just be handing these two burdens over to you."

So, I'd like to discuss something with you. From now on, after I get my salary, is it okay if I send fifty yuan home every month?

Lin Ying said, "Take the child away. I know you. You've long since given up on your parents. If you're forced to take care of them because of your brother, how wronged you'll feel."

Since that's the case, let's keep things separate.

If you feel sorry for your brother, then we will take care of his children and raise them to adulthood as a way of repaying your brother for the care he gave you.

As for your parents, they still get the same ten yuan a month as before. They also have two daughters. Although people in the village say that a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl, compared to you, a child abandoned since childhood, at least they gave their two daughters something to eat, preventing them from starving to death.

They should be taking care of their parents more than you are.

Zhao Qinghuai looked into Lin Ying's eyes, his gaze full of love: "But you know, I don't spend much time at home."

Lin Ying waved her hand: "It's okay, I'm bored in the compound too. It's nice to have two little ones to keep me company. But with two more people at home, we might not have enough food. You need to work hard to earn money!"

Zhao Qinghuai laughed: "I might have had a headache before, but now I will get rewards for completing tasks just like before, so you definitely won't go hungry."

This time, his inner turmoil was finally resolved after he returned home. Zhao Qinghuai hugged Lin Ying tightly and said, "How could I be so lucky to marry you?"