When Zhang Sao heard Xi Quan's question, she said, "Back then, Xu Daye's sister lived alone, and she took care of the child she gave birth to herself. Others would only see her briefly when they saw her taking the child out. The children were all born not long ago, and they all looked pretty much the same. You couldn't tell the difference unless you paid close attention."
“That’s someone else. What about Xu Daye, whom you’re talking about? Isn’t he my brother?” Huang Fei couldn’t help but ask when he heard what Zhang Sao said.
Aunt Zhang said, "At that time, Ye Qing's adoptive mother had a child before marriage. It is said that Xu Daye went to Ye Shuwei's family to make trouble several times, but to no avail. How could Xu Daye possibly care about his own sister? If Ye Qing's adoptive mother, who was also Xu Daye's sister, hadn't passed away, and Ye Qing hadn't been left without anyone to look after her, Xu Daye and his wife would have been afraid of being drowned in gossip, so they had no choice but to raise Ye Qing."
Xi Quan could actually imagine all of this, but since Huang Fei asked, Xi Quan didn't want to interrupt her, so he listened to what Zhang Sao had to say.
Since the topic has come up, Xi Quan also had some questions he wanted to know. He asked Aunt Zhang, "So Ye Qing's biological father is Ye Shuwei, does Ye Qing's adoptive mother know that?"
Upon hearing Xi Quan's words, Zhang Sao subconsciously became a little nervous.
Seeing her nervousness, Xi Quan said, "I asked Ye Shuwei's biological father before, so I know about your relationship with Ye Shuwei."
Although Xi Quan's explanation did not ease Zhang Sao's tension, she also knew that since things had come to this point and both children knew about their origins, there was no need to hide anything anymore.
So she gave a general account of her relationship with Ye Shuwei.
It was similar to what Xi Quan had heard from Old Master Ye.
Zhang Sao and Ye Shuwei were both educated youths, but at that time Ye Shuwei was in Xiaoyao Village and Zhang Sao was in another village. Because they knew each other before, they still kept in touch even though they were in different places.
The two got married without telling their families.
The reason for the divorce was similar to what Old Master Ye had said. However, what truly made Aunt Zhang decide to divorce was that Ye Shuwei did such a despicable thing to Ye Qing's adoptive mother, who was also Xu Daye's sister.
After the divorce, Mrs. Zhang discovered she was pregnant. She didn't initially intend to keep the child, but she couldn't have a miscarriage, so she had no choice but to keep the baby.
However, the consequence of leaving the child behind was that Zhang Sao was not on the list of those who returned home that year.
In addition, Ye Shuwei used some underhanded tactics, so Zhang Sao was unable to return.
She complained, but she accepted it. Later, in order to be closer to her child, she married into Xiaoyao Village.
Later, life in Xiaoyao Village became too difficult, so Zhang Sao left.
It doesn't sound like a complicated story, and there are aspects of Zhang's character that evoke sympathy. However, despite the sympathy, the fact that she didn't want children is still unforgivable.
Xi Quan understood immediately and wouldn't help Ye Qing make any judgments or choices. Huang Fei also didn't forgive Zhang Sao because of this.
In fact, Aunt Zhang knew that although she still hoped that Huang Fei and Ye Qing would recognize her, looking at Huang Fei's expression, she knew it was not a good idea to ask. If she continued to ask, she might not even be able to maintain her current peace.
Seeing that Xi Quan and Huang Fei remained silent, Aunt Zhang steered the conversation back to the original purpose of her visit to Xi Quan: "Xu Daye and his wife are coming to see me again tomorrow, Xi Quan, what do you think..."
“I told you you don’t need to worry about it,” Xi Quan interrupted Zhang Sao.
Although Huang Fei was reluctant, he thought about what would happen if someone came looking for Zhang Sao again, so he said, "I'll go back with you. You pack your things and move out. Since everyone knows about that place, it will be troublesome for you to stay there any longer."
“Feifei, you…” Aunt Zhang looked at Huang Fei excitedly.
Huang Fei glanced at Aunt Zhang indifferently: "I'm not doing this for you, I'm just worried about what will happen if a few more people come to ask you for money?"
Aunt Zhang wanted to say that there wouldn't be anyone else besides Xu Daye and his wife, but Huang Fei clearly didn't want to hear it, so she swallowed her words, said goodbye to Xi Quan, and then left with Huang Fei.
Although Ye Qing was taking care of two children by herself, it wasn't too bad since she didn't have to cook. After dinner, it was still early, so Ye Qing took the two children for a walk in the neighborhood. Unexpectedly, she ran into Ye Shuang in the neighborhood.
Ye Qing was truly stunned the moment he saw Ye Shuang.
"Is it really you? I thought I was seeing things when I saw you just now." While Ye Qing was still in a daze, Ye Shuang took the initiative to come over and talk to Ye Qing.
Ye Qing instinctively looked at the two children first, fearing that Ye Shuang might do something.
However, the two children hadn't returned for a long time. When they ran into their old playmates, they ran over. With several children together, Ye Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief. With so many people around, Ye Shuang had to think twice before doing anything.
So Ye Qing looked at Ye Shuang calmly and asked, "You live here too?"
"Yes, we just moved here. We only settled in yesterday." Ye Shuang smiled and looked at Ye Qing's belly: "You're about to give birth, aren't you?"
Ye Qing remained noncommittal: "You live here by yourself?"
Ye Shuang was stunned for a moment. “Well, I live here by myself. Didn’t Yang Zi’s villa become mine with your help? I thought there was quite a bit of rift between Yang Zi and me. If she knew that I was living in her house now, she would probably hate me even more. To avoid trouble, I sold it and then added some money to buy a house here.”
After hearing Ye Shuang explain the whole story, she nodded, but she was still a little uneasy, after all, her relationship with Ye Shuang had been really bad before.
Ye Qing couldn't help but think more.
Ye Shuang seemed to sense Ye Qing's worry, and she spoke again: "Ye Qing, whether you believe it or not, I really didn't know you lived here before I bought this house, and I've always wanted to thank you."
Ye Qing raised an eyebrow at Ye Shuang and said, "No need for thanks. I don't think I have anything that deserves your thanks."
"Although you may think that even if I bought this house, there's nothing to be proud of because my money isn't as legitimate as yours, since I got it through other people's help, I couldn't have done it all on my own. So what you think is something you don't need to thank me for is not easy for me. So don't worry, I won't target you in the future."
The more she said that, the more surprised Ye Qing became. Ye Shuang seemed like a completely different person now, which was really puzzling.
Ye Qing felt that it would be better if Ye Shuang were still the same as before. That way, at least he would know to be wary of her. Now that she was like this, he didn't know whether to be wary or not.
After thinking for a long time, Ye Qing asked, "Why have you suddenly changed?"
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