When Xu Nian heard the words "gray shirt and army green pants," his hand holding the microphone began to tremble, but he still held his breath, wanting to hear what was to come.

"That outfit was brand new, made for Gou Dan. He had just put it on when those heartless people snatched it away! Oh, my Gou Dan! My child."

Whenever these things are mentioned, Qiaomei seems to return to the day she lost her child, and she bursts into uncontrollable sobs. Xu Nian's heart aches as he listens. Although things have turned out this way by chance, he still hasn't heard what he most wants to hear and doesn't dare to say anything. He's afraid that in the end, it's all a lie.

After crying a few times, Qiaomei continued, "Child, I embroidered a flower on the inner corner of the gray top, but unfortunately, we only had blue thread at home at the time, so it was a small blue flower. If your clothes also have one, then you are my Gou Dan."

Hearing the answer he wanted, Xu Nian's tense nerves finally relaxed, and he involuntarily took a step back. "I... I have small blue flowers on my clothes."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard heart-wrenching cries coming from the other end of the line. There were not only women's cries but also men's cries. Xu Nian thought that it must be his biological father.

The village chief had been listening the whole time and hadn't missed a thing. He never expected that his wife, who was out taking care of An'an, would be so lucky as to find Gou Dan.

"Don't cry yet."

Qiaomei couldn't control herself, but Wang Laonian, being a man, understood what was most important at this moment. He quickly took the microphone and said, "Gou Dan, I'm your dad, my name is Wang Laonian. Wait for us, we're coming to find you now."

If you were to ask Xu Nian if he wanted to see his biological parents, he would definitely say yes. "Okay, I'll be waiting for you here."

The couple longed to hear Xu Nian's voice more, but they longed to see him in person even more. It felt as if everything was an illusion until they saw him, as if he might suddenly disappear.

So even after the couple repeated "You must wait for us" twice, the call was still hung up.

"Village chief, I need a letter of introduction."

There's nothing to say about this, of course; "Let Dashan take you there."

The village chief was still worried because neither of them had ever left the commune.

Okay, thank you.

After Wang Dashan left Xiaowang Village with Wang Laonian and his wife, news of Gou Dan's discovery spread throughout the village.

"Dog Egg has been found? Really?"

“It’s true, Aunt Qiuju called to tell me that Gu Zhiqing took her to the city to play and take pictures. They happened to run into Gou Dan. Aunt Qiuju heard that Gou Dan looks a lot like Aunt Qiao, so she recognized him and called back to tell her.”

"My God, what a coincidence! Dog Egg has been missing for over ten years, I thought..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but everyone knew what she meant.

"Gu Zhiqing is truly a lucky star for our village. When she was in the village, she led us to prosperity, and after we left, she even helped us find Gou Dan. Without her, we wouldn't have such a good life."

These words resonated with everyone, and at that moment, everyone felt that it was the truth.

"They're coming today and won't arrive until the day after tomorrow. We'll pick them up then and come find you. Where are you staying?"

Thinking of that family, Xu Nian recounted his experiences over the years, saying, "How about we meet again at that little park? I'll bring my sister with me then."

When Xu Nian's adoptive father found him, he was 20 years old and unmarried. After searching for a while without finding his biological parents, he decided to adopt Xu Nian.

Adopting a child out of wedlock will definitely hinder his search for a partner. Fortunately, he has a formal job and is honest and hardworking, which eventually won the favor of Xu Nian's adoptive mother.

When the two got married, Xu Nian was already eight years old, which was considered very late in those days. The following year, they had a daughter, whom Xu Nian referred to as his younger sister, who is now only seven years old.

If things had continued like this, God would have been kind to Xu Nian. But tragically, when Xu Nian was eleven years old and his younger sister was only two, the couple died in an accident.

Since the two children couldn't keep their jobs, Xu's uncle became their guardian, at the cost of letting them take over the jobs of Xu's adoptive parents.

Of course, they had other relatives, but not everyone wanted two more children in the family. Even those who wanted to be their guardians for work couldn't compete with the Xu family's shrewish and ruthless couple.

Xu Nian and Xu Wan began working as dependents. Fortunately, although Xu Nian had little money at the time, he hid his parents' savings in his grief, which allowed the siblings to survive until now.

"My child, you've suffered so much these past years."

He's almost eighteen, but looking at him now...

Honestly, if it weren't for the fact that he and Qiaomei looked so alike and that several of their features matched, even the village chief's wife wouldn't have recognized him.

Xu Nian shook his head. "I'm still alive, and my sister is very cute, so that's already pretty good."

If he hadn't met his adoptive father, he might be dead by now.

But what he didn't understand was why those people, who had gone to such lengths to take him away, would then abandon him on the roadside.

Actually, it was a coincidence. At that time, the man had committed more than one crime. On his way to escape, he happened to run into the police searching for him, and Gou Dan was making a fuss.

There was nothing he could do but hide the people first and wait for the danger to pass before taking them away. Little did he know that Xu Nian's adoptive father would beat him to it.

As they talked, it became dinner time, so Gu An'an invited Xu Nian to have dinner with her and told him more about Xiao Wang Village and the Wang Laonian couple.

"I have to go back, otherwise my sister will definitely not have anything to eat."

When they were little, the two of them often didn't have enough to eat. The situation improved a little when he got older, but they still couldn't eat anything good, and they couldn't even get enough to eat.

If he's not home, my little sister will definitely get bullied.

"Then bring your little sister along for a meal."

Anyway, Xu Nian is Gou Dan, and he won't stay in that house anymore, so there's no need for him to continue to wrong himself.

When Wang Laonian and his wife arrive, they will have to help them seek justice. After all, that family won custody for work, and they have been bullying the siblings all these years. It's just not fair.

Xu Nian didn't want to stay in that house either, but he was afraid of making Gu An'an and the others spend money, so he was a little conflicted.

“We’ll eat even if you don’t want to, it’s not a big deal. We’ll go pick up your little sister now.”

To avoid attracting attention and causing trouble, the car stopped some distance from the soap factory. "We'll wait for you here."

Okay, thank you.

Xu Nian ran home as fast as he could, but before he even entered the door, he heard Xu Qi's arrogant voice, "You brat, you're just as disgusting as that bastard. Get out of here, there's no food for you."