Chapter 34: Say Goodbye to Your Son

Jiang Xueyi took off the wristband from her short, chubby little hand, which looked like a lotus root. "It's her. Her name is Li Chunxia."

Now, the evidence is almost conclusive.

If Li Chunxia didn't switch the baby, why would she put her own child's wristband on Baozi's hand?

The police officer who came to handle the case stepped forward and said, "If you don't want to tell me, go back to the police station and explain."

If Li Chunxia's calves were just shaking when she saw He Chengze, then she was almost scared to death when she saw the police.

No, it’s just a matter of changing a child, why did the police get alerted?

Fortunately, at this time, Li Chunxia's husband had just completed the discharge procedures and walked over.

He saw a group of people surrounding his wife, so he quickly pushed through the crowd and asked in his native accent, "What are you doing? What are you doing?"

Seeing Jiang Xueyi holding the blue cloth swaddling clothes again, and she looked very familiar, Li Chunxia's husband immediately thought that Jiang Xueyi was here to steal his son.

He shouted repeatedly, "Snatching a child in broad daylight, is there any justice in this world?"

He grabbed the police officer's arm and said, "Comrade Public Security, please give us your verdict."

Seeing that the police ignored him, Li Chunxia's husband quickly reached out to grab the blue cloth swaddling clothes from Jiang Xueyi's arms. "Give my son back to me! He's the only son in my family for three generations." He also complained to Li Chunxia, "You're such a loser! You didn't even call for help when your son was kidnapped."

He Chengze would never let him succeed. He took a step forward with a cold face, separating him and Jiang Xueyi.

Li Chunxia's man saw that He Chengze was tall and strong, a head taller than him, and looked not easy to mess with.

He swallowed hard and stepped back: "This trafficker has helpers."

Then he called out to the police: "Comrades, please take care of this! Is there any justice in the world?"

The police officer frowned and pointed at Jiang Xueyi and He Chengze, saying, "They were the first to report the case. They said their son had been swapped. We investigated for a while and finally found their son in your wife's arms. He was wearing a wristband with your wife's identification information printed on it."

Li Chunxia's man was stunned and couldn't help asking: "What do you mean?"

The public security comrade did not explain, but looked at Li Chunxia.

Li Chunxia also reacted at this point.

The appearance of her own man also gave her confidence.

Without thinking, she stiffened her neck and said confidently, "I don't know. Anyway, he's in my arms, so he's my son."

She could just deny it even if she was beaten to death. Apart from her and He Chengze, who else would know whether the two children were really switched.

Even the doctors and nurses in the obstetrics department may not know that they handle so many babies a day.

She glared at Jiang Xueyi and said, "Some people came up and snatched the child without saying a word. Why, if she said it was her son, then it must be her son." She pointed at the noses of the people around her and cursed, "You two are so stupid. You don't even know you've been fooled around."

The onlookers around were also confused. Who is whose child?

Everyone said in unison:

"I'm dizzy. What's going on?"

"You came here first, did you figure it out?"

"I don't know. I just saw this woman go crazy and snatch the child from another woman's arms."

"So, according to you, this is child snatching?"

"That makes sense. This woman might be crazy."

Li Chunxia heard that most of the onlookers were on her side, and she raised her head triumphantly.

That's right. She secretly switched the baby yesterday, but no one saw it.

But now, countless pairs of eyes throughout the hall saw Jiang Xueyi snatching her child.

Li Chunxia yelled like a shrew: "Everyone, please judge for me."

She pointed at Jiang Xueyi and said, "This woman has gone crazy because she can't give birth to a son. She treats other people's sons as her own. I advise you to get treatment as soon as possible if you are sick. Don't delay." She added, "It's just right, this is the hospital. Quick, get a doctor to check her out."

Jiang Xueyi frowned. She knew clearly that Li Chunxia did this to irritate her and drive her crazy, which would further confirm the "truth" that she had stolen the child.

The more this happened, the more she had to stay calm and must not fall into Li Chunxia's trap.

She handed the swaddling clothes to the police officer and said coldly to Li Chunxia, "Okay, you say this child is your son, and I also believe this child is my son. We both hold different opinions. So, let me ask you, what birthmark does your son have? How can you prove it?"

Li Chunxia was speechless, like a parrot with its throat strangled.

Jiang Xueyi: "Okay, if you don't tell me, I will."

She looked at the swaddling clothes, her eyes soft and warm. "My son has a small black mole on his right earlobe. I told Director Huang and the other hospital staff about this feature when the baby was switched. They all knew about it."

Dean Huang came out to testify and nodded: "Indeed."

The public security comrades turned over the blue cloth and found that there was indeed a black mole on the right earlobe of the baby in the cradle, but it was not very obvious.

As Jiang Xueyi spoke, she winked at He Chengze. He Chengze understood and quietly left the crowd.

Jiang Xueyi continued, "If one characteristic isn't enough, I can also say that there's a similar little black spot on the instep of his left foot..."

She detailed two or three characteristics, leaving Li Chunxia speechless.

Li Chunxia's husband couldn't help but glared at her: "Why don't you say anything? Come on, this is our son."

Looking at her husband who was kept in the dark, Li Chunxia was speechless with pain.

She had only been in contact with the child for less than half a day, and she was so nervous about being discovered that she had no time to look at any birthmarks or characteristics on his body.

Li Chunxia's husband secretly cursed her for being a useless woman, but he still had to intervene at the critical moment. "Public Security Comrade, you are very observant. This woman just held my son for a while. She must have seen any birthmarks or features on his body. You can't favor her because of this."

"That's right, that's right." Li Chunxia also realized, "She must have said that on purpose, just to gain your trust."

Everyone also said in unison: "That makes sense." "But don't give your child to anyone else casually. What if it's a kidnapper?"

Comrade Public Security was also in a difficult position, as he was on Jiang Xueyi's side.

But now there is no substantial evidence, so it is difficult to arrest anyone.

Jiang Xueyi raised her eyebrows and asked Li Chunxia's husband, "Don't rush to speak for your wife. First, check carefully whether this child is your son. Don't find out that you are wrong later. That would be a mistake."

Li Chunxia's husband was just busy arguing with Jiang Xueyi.

Actually, I didn't pay much attention to it.

When she saw her own blue swaddling clothes, she concluded that it was her own son.

When Jiang Xueyi spoke so confidently at this time, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

"This must be my son." Li Chunxia's husband said as he walked to the police officer, took the baby in the cradle and looked at him carefully.

But Li Chunxia's husband didn't come to the hospital often, so he had no idea whether this was his son or not.

I simply felt that the baby in the cradle seemed a little whiter and fatter.

Li Chunxia's husband muttered, "This... child, he changes every day, how would I know..."

He looked at Li Chunxia, whose eyes darted around, but she still said firmly, "This is our son."

Never mind, if my wife says it is, then it must be so.

Li Chunxia's husband responded, "Yes, this is my son." He added, "If you don't believe me and my wife, why not ask the doctors and nurses in the obstetrics department? They'll definitely know."

Director Huang called out a few nurses.

He tended to believe that the baby in the blue swaddling clothes was the son of He Chengze and his wife, but it was just his own speculation after all, without any evidence.

If he told the police and the onlookers that he thought He Chengze and Jiang Xueyi's families were well-off and their baby would definitely be plump and fair, while Li Chunxia and her husband's families were poor and they would definitely not be able to raise a plump and fair baby, this would not be tenable.

The nurse who was called stood up and said, "Director."

Dean Huang nodded and said, "You guys come in and out of the obstetrics department every day, come and see whose son this is?"

Several young nurses were also embarrassed and stared at the child in the blue cloth swaddling clothes for a while.

He shook his head in embarrassment, having no recollection of it.

A nurse said, "This... I really can't tell the difference."

Another nurse said, "Look at the wristband on this baby's hand. The identification information on it says his mother is Li Chunxia. So he must be Li Chunxia's son."

Li Chunxia's face lit up with joy.

Jiang Xueyi frowned. "Comrade Nurse, look carefully. This wristband is so loose. It's obvious it's been forcibly removed. It's very likely it's been swapped."

The nurse took a closer look and found that it was indeed the case...

Jiang Xueyi's patience has run out. If there were surveillance footage and DNA testing, the truth would have been revealed long ago. Why bother arguing about this?

She looked around.

He Chengze had already quietly stood in the crowd, holding a red cloth swaddling baby.

Seeing Jiang Xueyi looking at him, he stepped forward and handed the child in the red cloth swaddle to the public security comrade: "Comrade Public Security, this is the child who was used to switch with my son."

He looked at Li Chunxia and her husband: "That is their son."

Li Chunxia's husband stiffened his neck and said, "If you say it's my son, then he is my son."

As soon as the swaddling clothes appeared, Li Chunxia's eyes seemed to be glued to it.

A mother and her child are connected by heart. After just a short time without seeing her child, Li Chunxia missed her child so much that she almost cried.

Originally, Jiang Xueyi was only 80% suspicious of Li Chunxia, but now she really doubts her.

That’s right, it was Li Chunxia who swapped her child!

Jiang Xueyi took the red cloth swaddling clothes from He Chengze's arms and said, "Okay, since you say this child is not your son." She added, "My wife and I also think that this child is not our son. His appearance and features are completely different from our son's."

Everyone was stunned. They were fighting for a son, so how come there was another child?

And neither side wants this son.

Dean Huang looked at the blue cloth swaddling clothes with some sympathy, and then looked at the red cloth swaddling clothes.

One is very popular, and the other is not popular with anyone.

Jiang Xueyi looked around and said, "That means no one wants this child. Okay, I'll send him to an orphanage right away. He'll grow up with the other orphans, eating and wearing clothes from different families."

As soon as the words fell, Li Chunxia exclaimed: "Don't!"

Jiang Xueyi looked back at her and said with a half-smile, "Why, didn't I just say that this is your son? I sent him to an orphanage now, and you have objections?"

Her face was incredibly calm. "Don't think I don't know. You swapped my son with yours because you wanted him to live a good life with our family, while my son would live a hard life with yours." She added, "But why should I obey you and do what you say?"

Li Chunxia stepped forward and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "You treat my son like this, and you don't believe I will abuse him in the future? He will have to live with our family from now on."

Jiang Xueyi sneered, "You still want to take my son away? If you two can leave this gate today, I will take your surname." She added, "Compared to this, you should worry about your son first."

She counted down three times: "I'll count 'three, two, one'. If you don't recognize him, fine, I will send this child to an orphanage immediately. As for which orphanage, don't ask. He's not your son anyway."

Thinking that there might not be many orphanages these days, she added, "Or they're just thrown on the street and whoever picks it up owns it."

"three……"

Li Chunxia stared at Jiang Xueyi closely, but there was no smile in the woman's eyes.

She's serious! She's going to fight them to the death!

"two……"

Jiang Xueyi counted down calmly.

The onlookers pointed at her and talked about her, and the hospital leaders and police were hesitant to speak to her.

Only He Chengze stood beside her and held her hand.

Jiang Xueyi raised her head, glanced at He Chengze, and shook his hand tightly.

Some people may say that she is cruel, but for the sake of her son, she is willing to be cruel.

"one……"

Jiang Xueyi finally smiled for the first time today, like the first snow melting: "The countdown is over."

She would not be like the story in "Bao Gong'an", where two women were fighting over a son, pulling the young child's arms at both ends and wrestling for the child. Whoever let go first would be the one who was not afraid of hurting the child. She would be the child's biological mother.

She would never do such a stupid thing.

After all, Li Chunxia switched the two children because she wanted her son to live a good life.

In this case, why not remove the fuel from the fire and crush her dream?

Jiang Xueyi picked up the swaddling baby and looked at Li Chunxia: "Say goodbye to your son."

As soon as she took a step, she saw Li Chunxia kneeling on the ground, crying bitterly: "Wuwuwu... I was wrong, I beg you, give my son back to me..."

The crowd was shocked.

The most unbelievable thing is Li Chunxia’s man.

He stepped forward, grabbed Li Chunxia by the collar, pointed at the red cloth swaddling in Jiang Xueyi's arms and said, "What did you say? This is our son? Then, where is that blue cloth swaddling just now?"

Li Chunxia burst into tears and snot: "Boss, I lied to you. I sneaked into that woman's room late at night and switched her son with ours."

Li Chunxia's man's throat tightened: "Why are you doing this?"

Li Chunxia covered her face with her hands, tears streaming down her face. "I didn't mean to do that either. It was because the nurse told me that the woman's lover was a high-ranking official, and their family was well off. I suddenly had evil thoughts..."

Li Chunxia's husband staggered and pointed at her, his fingers trembling. "What can I say about you? Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. How can you be so cruel? You're exchanging our child for someone else's. This isn't your own child. Why did you raise him?"

Li Chunxia cried bitterly: "Who told them their family was well off... In their ward, there were even two cans of malted milk on the bedside table. That's malted milk! I've never even tasted it. How wonderful it would be if our Zhuzi could have a taste of it. And the clothes their son wore were made of cotton. I couldn't bear to make cotton clothes for him, but they gave them to the child."

He Chengze said with a cold face: "Why, just because I have good conditions, I deserve to have my child swapped by you guys?"

Li Chunxia was frightened and dared not cry anymore. She could only sob softly.

Li Chunxia's husband choked up and said, "What do you know? A place of wealth and beauty is not as good as your own doghouse. Will our son be happy if he lives with people who are not his biological parents?"

Li Chunxia wailed, "It's not up to me to decide whether they're happy or not. You should ask our son: if he could choose, would he rather be born in this leaky home of ours or in the home of a powerful leader?"

Jiang Xueyi said calmly: "If you want to give your child a good living condition, then you should work hard. What's your ability to exchange for someone else's child?"

Li Chunxia stopped talking. There was a hint of disgust and a subtle fear in her eyes as she looked at Jiang Xueyi.

A public security official spoke out, "You only care about your own child. Have you ever thought about other people's children? He was clearly born into a privileged family. But because of your selfish motives, he has to leave his biological parents and live a hard life with you. Why?"

Li Chunxia murmured, "People are selfish...Is it wrong for me to think about my son?"

Most people these days still have very simple ideas. Seeing that Li Chunxia did such a thing and still did not repent, they all despised her.

"Bah! Human trafficker!" An old lady spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm, accurately spitting it onto Li Chunxia's face.

"We are both mothers, how can you do such a thing worse than pigs and dogs?" a young woman said indignantly.

The old man in the Mao suit roared, "People like this should be taken to the police station, paraded through the streets, and shot!"

Li Chunxia was drowned in spit and curses. She looked around in a daze and finally saw her husband in the crowd. She wanted to ask him for help, but she saw her husband holding his son and looking at her with disgust.

The light in Li Chunxia's eyes went out, and she felt hopeless. Vegetable leaves thrown by someone were stuck on her face, and rotten cabbage stalks slid down her hair.

When Jiang Xueyi saw Li Chunxia like this, she didn't feel sorry for her at all.

She hugged the bun tightly in her arms. If Li Chunxia's plan really succeeded, she and He Chengze would carefully raise a child who was not related by blood for many years and provide him with various resources.

But their own son was taken to the countryside.

Because he is not her biological son, Li Chunxia cannot be very nice to Baozi. She will most likely treat him as free labor and the workhorse of the family.

They have to work at a very young age, chopping wood, herding cattle, farming... until their shoulders are bent by the carrying pole. Due to malnutrition, they are likely to be shorter and thinner than their peers, and may not even be able to go to school. They can only watch the teacher and classmates in the classroom from outside the classroom.

Whenever Jiang Xueyi thought of this, her heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.

She glared at Li Chunxia angrily, wishing she could drink her blood and eat her flesh.

Li Chunxia couldn't help but shrink back when she saw Jiang Xueyi's gaze.

Jiang Xueyi: "Comrade Public Security, the matter is now clear. This woman has admitted that she secretly switched her son with my son at night when no one was paying attention. What do you think? Should we handle this impartially?"

"I understand." The public security comrade looked at Jiang Xueyi with admiration. This woman was capable. When the public security came, they played almost no role. It all depended on her performance.

Dean Huang stroked his white beard and said awkwardly, "Well...our hospital is also responsible for poor supervision..."

Jiang Xueyi nodded. "The hospital does need to strengthen its management." She glanced at Li Chunxia. "However, as long as someone has evil intentions, no matter how strict the precautions are, they will be useless. We should not have the intention to harm others, but we must always be on guard against them."

"Public Security Comrades, please ensure she receives the maximum sentence. Ideally, make her an example."

She is not so sympathetic and would like Li Chunxia to be sentenced as heavily as possible.

After taking statements from several people, the public security officer nodded and said, "I understand. I'll let you know when there's any news."

"Okay." Jiang Xueyi nodded to them and said gratefully, "Thank you for troubling everyone today."

In fact, these public security comrades and hospital staff put in a lot of effort to ensure that Baozi was found successfully.

Although she was the one who discovered the buns in the end, things would not have gone so smoothly if the hospital staff had not sealed off the hospital in advance and checked one by one.

Before leaving, He Chengze looked deeply at Li Chunxia and her man.

Li Chunxia was still a little unresponsive and in a daze.

As for her man, he didn't notice it at all. He just hugged the red cloth swaddling clothes tightly and stared at Li Chunxia fiercely. From the look of his face, it seemed that he wanted to eat her.

Only Dean Huang noticed it. He shook his head secretly, knowing that the person lived in a single room, he should have understood that he was not an ordinary person.

You dare to take care of someone else's child? Now you have offended someone. You will have to bear the consequences in the future.

But since you dare to do it, you must dare to take responsibility. If you make a mistake and don't want to be punished, there is no such good thing in the world.

Watching the police escort Li Chunxia away, Jiang Xueyi felt as if a huge stone had fallen from her heart, and she felt relieved.

She held the baby in her arms and moved the baby's fair and tender face with her fingertips.

Baozi also woke up, blinking his big eyes like black grapes, looking so cute.

Jiang Xueyi couldn't help but kiss him again and again.

Baozi giggled when he was kissed. Maybe he was hungry, so he kept putting his head against Jiang Xueyi's chest, arching back and forth like a little pig.

He Chengze smiled as he watched the mother and son being affectionate and said, "Let's go home."

"Yeah." Jiang Xueyi smiled back, took his hand, and held the swaddle, "Let's go home together."