Chapter 77 They're not treating you well

Xie Zhizhi then changed her seat and sat at the other end of the sofa.

Zhou Lin quickly brought over two glasses of water.

Wen Changyu immediately placed the first cup he received in front of Xie Zhizhi.

Xie Zhizhi politely thanked her!

Wen Changyu smiled and shook his head, his loving gaze never leaving Xie Zhizhi. Then he shoved a cup of hot water directly into his mouth, scalding him.

Xie Zhizhi then politely asked, "Would you like a glass of cold water?"

Wen Changyu quickly waved his hand, his wrinkled face slightly flushed, "It's nothing, it's nothing..."

Wen Jinzhou glanced at Wen Changyu and said to Xie Zhizhi, "It's okay, he's happy."

Wen Changyu nodded, "Yes, yes, I'm happy, I'm happy..."

He was really happy!

“…I never dared to imagine that I would ever find you again in my lifetime,” Wen Changyu said, looking at Xie Zhizhi.

Although he has never mentioned it over the years, he has never given up looking for his daughter in private, but he has never been able to find any clues.

Sometimes he would tell himself, "Stop struggling, that child was already gone back then."

But he wouldn't believe it until he saw the body.

No matter how young a child is, they are still a child. If something really happens in that river, their body will always be recovered. If they don't, it means your child is safe.

He refused to give up and had been secretly keeping an eye on things. He never expected... he never expected his daughter would actually come back. Thinking this, Wen Changyu's eyes welled up with tears again.

"Over the years, your mother and I have always thought about you," Wen Changyu said, his eyes reddening as he looked at Xie Zhizhi.

He then launched into a tirade against human traffickers, saying, "These damned human traffickers should all be dragged out and shot." When he cursed the human traffickers, Wen Changyu exuded the oppressive aura of someone who had held a high position for many years.

As if afraid of frightening Xie Zhizhi, Wen Changyu quickly suppressed his imposing aura and became a father who had lost his daughter again. He asked Xie Zhizhi, "You grew up in your adoptive parents' home since you were little, right?"

Xie Zhizhi nodded.

Wen Changyu lowered his eyes and said, "I heard from Jinzhou that they treat you badly." He didn't dare to look up when he said this, and he was a little nervous.

After saying this, he couldn't help but look up at Zhou Lin, who was standing to the side.

Because Zhou Lin is also evidence that the Xie family treated Xie Zhizhi "badly".

Zhou Lin also realized the problem, so he changed his posture and looked elsewhere.

Xie Zhizhi didn't notice the undercurrents between her father-in-law and son-in-law. She simply shrugged and frankly admitted, "Well, probably because I'm not their biological child, they've always treated me very badly."

"Commander Wen told you, didn't he? They used me to exchange for a dowry of 500 yuan, and they also made me give them the house that Zhou Lin was allocated to live in, and I also gave them my allowance."

“You’re a bit late this time. If you had come more than half a month earlier, you could have seen how skinny I was back then.”

Perhaps because she didn't suffer those hardships herself, Xie Zhizhi's expression didn't change much when she talked about it.

Upon hearing this, Wen Changyu, the father, clenched his fists tightly. "I will definitely find out the truth about this matter. Are they just trying to support their family, or were they human traffickers back then? If they were human traffickers back then, I will never let them go."

Wen Jinzhou also recalled Xie Zhizhi's appearance when he first met her, and gritted his teeth, "Don't let them get away with this!"

“These damned human traffickers,” Wen Jinzhou clenched his fist.

Whether to let it go or not is a matter for later, not for the present. The present is to eat.

Zhou Lin felt unwelcome, and since it was getting dark outside, he said, "I'm going out for a bit."

Xie Zhizhi quickly asked him, "Where are you going?"

"Go buy some groceries!"

Xie Zhizhi glanced at the completely dark sky outside, then looked at Wen Changyu and Wen Jinzhou sitting there, and stood up abruptly, "I'll go with you!"

Zhou Lin subconsciously glanced at Wen Changyu sitting there, just as Wen Changyu looked up at him, and their eyes met for a moment.

Zhou Lin looked away, showing no intention of rejecting Xie Zhizhi.

Xie Zhizhi said she was going, without asking anyone's opinion, and then walked towards Zhou Lin.

Before she could reach Zhou Lin, Wen Changyu also stood up and said, "When you came back, didn't you bring some vegetables with you?" He was looking at Zhou Lin when he said this.

“There’s no one else here, so there’s no need to prepare anything special, just some home-style dishes…” he said, rolling up his sleeves. “I’ll cook, and today you can all try my cooking.”

After Wen Changyu finished speaking, he didn't give Xie Zhizhi and the others a chance to speak, and went into the kitchen under Wen Jinzhou's instructions.

Wen Jinzhou was used to it, but it made things difficult for Xie Zhizhi and Zhou Lin.

It was mainly Zhou Lin.

Xie Zhizhi, after all, was a lost daughter. She only asked, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" before standing at the kitchen doorway. "Do you need any help?"

Wen Changyu tidied up quickly, "No need, no need, sit outside with your second brother for a while, dinner will be ready soon!"

But Zhou Lin was different; he made him sit outside and watch the Commander-in-Chief cook for him in the kitchen.

Zhou Lin felt embarrassed to sit down.

He walked to the kitchen door and said, "Shall I help you?"

Wen Changyu glanced at Zhou Lin but did not refuse.

Leaving Zhou Lin in the kitchen, Wen Changyu watched him work while making casual conversation, "Are your parents doing well?"

Zhou Lin answered truthfully, "My father passed away a few years ago, and my mother raised the three of us siblings."

"And what about your mother now..."

“My mother is in our hometown. My older brother is married, and I have a younger sister who is in college. Our family has separated, and my mother is raising my sister alone.”

Wen Changyu frowned upon hearing this. "They've split up the family?"

"Your mother raised your sister alone?"

"Your sister is still in college?"

Moreover, she was a widow who raised three children all by herself. How could she be so ungrateful?

But Zhou Lin only said, "Zhizhi is asking to separate from the family."

Wen Changyu "..."

"...Um, your mother...it wasn't easy for your mother to raise you all by herself. Your younger sister is still in college. If you can help her out secretly, then do so!"

I dare not offend my daughter, but I still have to come up with the right ideas.

"Yeah, my sister is graduating soon, and she can take care of herself now."

Wen Changyu said, "Your mother had it tough. She raised you three siblings all by herself and did a great job of raising you!"

"How long have you been married to Zhizhi?" Wen Changyu suddenly asked again.

Two years!

Two years?

"Is the child being kept in your hometown?"

Wen Jinzhou told him everything that needed to be said, but he didn't mention that Zhou Lin had a hidden illness.

It also didn't mention that Xie Zhizhi hadn't slept with Zhou Lin for two years after their marriage.

Upon hearing that they had been married for two years, Wen Changyu's first thought was that the child was being kept in his hometown.

Young people, unless they have health problems, should have children in the year they get married, or at the latest the following year.

But he didn't see the child; the child was left at his hometown with his grandmother.

Thinking that he already had a grandson, Wen Changyu could not hide his joy. "How old is the child?"

"Boy or girl?" Before Zhou Lin could answer, Wen Changyu asked with a smile.

Zhou Lin “…”