Is Chapter 83 really that sincere?
The next morning, Shen Yuzhu, carrying a basket on her back, waited for Shen Yuming at the village entrance. After the two sisters met, they boarded an oxcart and headed towards the county town.
The north wind howled, blowing against people's faces, making their skin feel tight and their bones feel cold.
Throughout the journey, Shen Yuming was very anxious. She wanted to see her child immediately, but she was also afraid that her child would not recognize her and would feel unfamiliar with her.
Shen Yuzhu didn't know how to comfort her, so she just hugged her tightly.
The old man driving the oxcart sniffled. The oxcart moved very slowly, and he couldn't bear to whip the ox, so he just flicked the whip into the air.
It took almost two hours to reach the county town. The old man stopped for a while along the way because he felt sorry for the cow.
After arriving in the county town, the old man refused to go any further and insisted on finding a place for the oxen to rest.
Fearing that the old man might get into trouble in the county town, Shen Yuzhu gave him 50 cents and then went to buy him two hot pancakes before finally coaxing him to go to the police station.
After they arrived, Shen Yuzhu asked Shen Yuming to wait outside while she went to find the police officer who had handled the case last time.
Shen Yuming sat obediently in the designated rest area in the lobby.
When Zeng Hu returned from his mission, his feet were covered in snow and water. Behind him, several people were pushing and shoving each other and laughing happily. Suddenly, someone took two steps forward, and Zeng Hu, not paying attention, tripped and stumbled forward.
Unfortunately, his hands landed on Shen Yuming's knees.
He knelt down in front of her with a "plop".
"Ah~!"
Shen Yuming exclaimed in surprise, meeting Zeng Hu's bewildered eyes.
For a moment, the entire police station was silent, with everyone staring blankly at the two people.
Shen Yuming blushed under the stare, fidgeting with his hands and feet and stammering as he spoke to Zeng Hu.
“Officer Zeng, don’t be so respectful. I’ve already forgotten about what happened last time, I’ve forgotten. How can you do this? How can you kneel down before me? I’ve already forgiven you.”
Zeng Hu: "......."
You might not believe it, but I didn't do it voluntarily!!!
When Shen Yuzhu and another police officer came out, they saw Shen Yuming hiding in the corner of the wall by the chair, Zeng Hu grimacing and bending over rubbing his knee, and the other police officers around him were all trying not to laugh.
"Sis, are you alright?"
As he spoke, he glared at Zeng Hu, who looked utterly helpless.
"It's alright, I'm fine, Yuzhu. It's just that Officer Zeng just now... sigh, he... I really don't blame him anymore."
Shen Yuzhu's face stiffened, and she looked Zeng Hu up and down.
No way, kneeling down to apologize in front of so many people, is that really sincere?
"No, sister-in-law, I just slipped."
"I see."
Zeng Hu: "..."
No, what kind of look is that? What do you think you understand?
"Comrade Zeng, my sister and I have something to do, so we'll be leaving now. Oh, by the way, the old man who drove the oxcart with us has nowhere to go. Could he stay here to warm up for a while? We still have to go together."
"Alright, it's warm in here. Xiao Li, tell the old man waiting outside to come in and have some hot water."
"Okay, Captain."
After saying goodbye, Shen Yuzhu and Shen Yuming left with Wu Chen.
Watching the three people's backs, Zeng Hu walked up to the person tidying up the files and gently tapped the table.
"Hey, what did those two go off to with Wu Chen?"
"Captain Zeng, this is their business. Why are you asking?" The female police officer who was being questioned frowned at him.
“The woman with loose hair is my comrade’s fiancée. He’s stationed at the military base. If there’s any trouble, I have to let him know.”
Hearing him say that, the woman's face relaxed.
"Oh, it's about her sister next to her. Her child was sold by her mother-in-law. She's not looking for the child, but she's pitiful. She also ran away from home and ended up with a terrible in-law family. Luckily, she's divorced now, otherwise, she would have had even more hard times ahead."
"What did you say? She's divorced?"
"yes!"
Zeng Hu suddenly snorted coldly. "Damn Zhou Congsheng! He only said half of what he meant. He didn't mention that Shen Yuzhu's sister was divorced."
Damn it, next time I see him, I'm going to kick him to vent my anger.
Wu Chen led the two sisters for more than half an hour before they reached the entrance of an alley. Walking along the alley, the place where Ya Ya's family lived was at the very end.
“You need to be prepared. I didn’t tell you before, but after the child was bought, they were really good to her at first. When she was two years old, the woman got pregnant and gave birth to a boy.”
Wu Chen sighed and continued, "I found out that they bought the child to have another child. Ever since that woman got pregnant, the child's life has become much harder. She started doing housework at only three years old. When I came last time, she was still washing diapers in the yard!"
"My poor child, sob sob..."
Shen Yuming could no longer hold back and covered his face, sobbing. Shen Yuzhu's expression also turned pale.
However, Wu Chen was relieved. He had been worried that they just wanted to see the child, but now he could tell from their attitude that they really intended to take the child back.
“Officer Wu, thank you so much. My sister and I want to go and see. If the child is not doing well, we will definitely get him back. We are so close, we can’t let the child suffer under our noses.”
"Okay, I'm relieved to hear that. We'll take care of things so the child can come back. We'll definitely bring the child to you as soon as possible."
It probably won't be that easy.
Shen Yuzhu had thought before that if they treated Yaya badly, she might pay to buy Yaya back, no matter how much it cost, as long as it would put her sister's mind at ease.
But suddenly she froze, wondering how she could have such a thought: what if she paid to buy the child back?
Then how is she any different from those who traffic children? Isn't her behavior also aiding and abetting evil?
"Officer Wu, thank you. We will take good care of our child when she comes back."
Wu Chen smiled and said, "I've asked a lot of people these past few days and have gotten to know Comrade Shen Yuming. I know she's a good mother. Please rest assured that you can leave the child's affairs to us."
Shen Yuzhu and Shen Yuming walked to the very end of the alley and, through the crack in the door, saw a small figure squatting by the door eating something. It looked like a black cornbread, and the little girl was tearfully gnawing on it.
His appearance was almost identical to Qiancheng's.
Shen Yuming felt extremely distressed. Zhang Jie's children were with him, and although Zhang Li was always throwing tantrums, at least the children could get enough to eat thanks to his wife and Zhang's mother's protection.
Poor Yaya, in this freezing weather, she couldn't even get through the door to eat a dark, hard-boiled bun.
"Yuzhu, Yuzhu, can you see? Yaya, Yaya is suffering so much!"
"Don't worry, sister, Ya Ya will be back with us soon."
Shen Yuzhu's eyes were bloodshot. What she saw was not just Ya Ya, but her older sister's appearance when she was a child.
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