Later, Zhou Huai saw the boy several more times in the evenings. Every time Wang Zhaodi saw the boy, her smile was brighter than a flower, and she called him "good son" and "good baby" repeatedly.
Wang Zhaodi would buy all sorts of delicious food, such as White Rabbit milk candy, malted milk powder, fruit candy, canned food, as well as pork and mutton, and give them to Yaozu, saying that it was to supplement Yaozu's nutrition. Only if Yaozu ate and drank well would she have a good life in the future.
Zhou Huai, being a child, dared not say or ask too many questions, acting as if she knew nothing about Wang Zhaodi bringing men into her room at night.
As Zhou Huai grew up, she was suppressed by Wang Zhaodi and made to do all sorts of chores. Gradually, she even forgot that she was Wang Zhaodi's stepdaughter, not some maid who could be ordered around at will.
Until Jiang Ci told her those words.
"What you hold in your own hands is yours, and what you eat is what truly belongs to you."
Do you think Wang Zhaodi is good to you? Do you think your mother is good to you?
"Whether someone is good to you or not, don't look at what they say, but look at what they do."
One is bossed around and scolded if he doesn't like something; the other is pampered and cherished, with every possible way of giving him the best.
This is the difference between how Wang Zhaodi treated her and her biological son.
She couldn't bring herself to say anything about how good Wang Zhaodi was to her, because Zhou Huai had personally witnessed how good Wang Zhaodi was to her son.
Her father was different. He bought her new clothes, taught her to read, taught her to ride a bicycle, brought her lots and lots of food, and talked to her patiently. Her father never scolded her or hit her.
By comparing the two statements and considering Jiang Ci's words, Zhou Huai gradually understood something, but she wasn't quite sure.
Until his father left, early this morning, before Zhou Huai was fully awake, he heard noises coming from outside.
Zhou Huai saw through the window that his mother was carrying a bundle and riding the bicycle his father had bought out the door.
No sooner had Wang Zhaodi left than Zhou Huai followed her out of the room and headed into the main room.
Everything is empty.
All the food Zhou Gou bought, the fabric that wasn't cut into clothes, and even the books Zhou Gou bought for Zhou Huai were gone.
Zhou Huai's face turned deathly pale in an instant, and he stood there stunned for a long time.
The bundle her mother took with her when she went out was full of things her father had bought for her. Her mother took away her belongings without asking her permission.
Where can Mother take these things?
Zhou Huai barely needed to think before she had the answer—she gave it to her mother's son, Yaozu.
If Jiang Ci hadn't said those things to her, Zhou Huai probably wouldn't have felt that her interests had been violated at all.
Now, Zhou Huai truly feels it.
What originally belonged to her was taken away by her mother and given to someone else.
Zhou Huai was shivering with cold, and for the first time in her life, she felt her own anger.
She stayed inside the house for a long time, completely lost. After a while, she started running and ran without stopping for a moment to Jiang Ci's door.
Zhou Huai cried the whole way. She didn't quite know why she was crying, but her chest felt tight, as if something was burning and boiling inside her, like a strong wind blowing across an unharvested wheat field or a calm lake, creating wave after wave of ripples.
When the door to Aunt Jiang's house was opened, the moment Zhou Huai saw Jiang Ci, tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.
He said something that left Jiang Ci stunned for a long time.
Jiang Ci saw that her face was red from crying and she even seemed to be choking. She didn't say anything and pulled her into the courtyard.
Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao also got up, not wearing pants yet. They were both wearing only slightly oversized short-sleeved shirts that covered their little bottoms, leaving their four white legs exposed. The bare-bottomed children ran to Zhou Huai's side and looked up at her in unison, saying, "Sister Huai, don't cry."
Jiang Ci went to the kitchen and poured her a bowl of cool boiled water. Sister-in-law Yu also went over and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Why is Xiao Huai crying so hard?"
Jiang Ci said in a low voice, "Xiao Huai just said that her mother took the family's things and went to find her son."
Sister-in-law Yu: "?"
ah?
She was stunned.
Jiang Ci brought out a bowl of cooled boiled water and handed it to Zhou Huai. "Have a sip of water to calm down first, and then tell me everything again, okay?"
Her calm tone seemed to possess a soothing magic. Zhou Huai, who was still sobbing, drank some water and slowly calmed down.
She choked up as she explained the whole story.
After listening, Jiang Ci remained silent for a long time before asking, "You said your mother has a son. What's his name? Do you know how old he is? Is he younger or older than you?"
Zhou Huai wiped his red eyes, lowered his head and said, "He's older than me, Mom calls him Yaozu."
Yaozu.
What a "good name"!
Jiang Ci pinched her brow and turned to look at Sister-in-law Yu, who had been in a daze for quite some time. "Sister-in-law Yu, did you know that before Zhou Gou and Wang Zhaodi got married, Wang Zhaodi said that she was a divorcee?"
When Sister-in-law Yu heard the question, she came to her senses and said, "How could that be? Wang Zhaodi said that this is her first marriage. She is not from our Zhongmo Town. It seems that she moved here from another place a few years ago. She met Zhou Gou twice and then got married."
Jiang Ci fell into deep thought.
Why did Wang Zhaodi hide the fact that she had been married and had a child?
Was she afraid Zhou Gou wouldn't raise her son?
Or perhaps... her ex-husband has some kind of secret identity?
Regardless of the reason, if Wang Zhaodi uses Zhou Gou's things to support her own son and ignores Zhou Huai, Zhou Gou will definitely not let Wang Zhaodi off the hook.
Thinking about this, Jiang Ci immediately asked, "Do you know where your mother went?"
Zhou Huai thought for a long time, then wiped away her tears and said, "Well... it seems to be in town."
“Okay, we can go look for it first.” Jiang Ci slammed her hand on the table and made the decision.
Jiang Ci didn't let Zhou Huai go home. She dressed Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao, and Sister-in-law Yu prepared breakfast at her house. After the four of them ate breakfast, Jiang Ci rode her bicycle with Zhou Huai to the cowshed, while Sister-in-law Yu took Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao to her house.
On the way, Jiang Ci asked some more questions about Yaozu.
Zhou Huai had calmed down and told her everything he knew in detail.
After listening, Jiang Ci thought to herself, "Wang Zhaodi is really good at scheming."
When Zhou Huai was still young, he could catch her meeting her son at night just by sneaking food into the kitchen. This shows that even when Zhou Gou was still in contact with her, Wang Zhaodi might have been meeting her ex and son at night.
Wang Zhaodi has a son, yet she still meets with her ex-boyfriend. What does this signify?
Wang Zhaodi not only still has feelings for her ex-boyfriend, but also dotes on her son!
The reason why she married Zhou Gou can then be found.
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