Xie Lin noticed the change in Hong Suying's expression.
A complete stranger looked at him with a panicked expression. If he looked fierce, that would be one thing, but he wasn't bad-looking.
Thinking of a possibility, he asked Grandma Xiao, "Grandma, does she have any relatives with the surname Xie?"
Chen Jing truly knew nothing, but Old Lady Xiao remembered the Xie family that Song Yunjiang had told her about.
It doesn't specify who or where, but it does highlight the fact that Xie Lin was abandoned.
Could it be...?
“Hong Suying’s husband’s surname is Feng, but her son-in-law’s surname is Xie. I don’t know his name. Is this the one you’re asking about, Xiao Xie?”
Xie Lin sneered, "Her face turned pale when she saw my face. Maybe I look like her son-in-law."
As painful memories of his childhood resurfaced, Xie Lin's expression grew increasingly cold.
"Mom, I'm hungry."
"What are you doing at my house? You might as well starve to death. Get out, you're not welcome here, and don't call me 'Mom'."
“You look exactly like your father who abandoned his wife and children. I get annoyed just looking at you. Get out of here. You are no longer my son.”
“My family doesn’t even have enough food to eat, how could I possibly give it to you? Don’t come here again. If you dare to come again, don’t blame me for beating you to death.”
He was only four years old then, just four years old.
He was starving and went to them, but not only did he not get a bite to eat, he also received a bunch of extremely vicious words.
Is this something a mother should say?
One woman left home to avoid having children, while the other abandoned her children as a burden and remarried.
Not only were they abandoned, but they also sold the Xie family's old house, leaving him with nowhere to stay and forced to keep company with the village's cattle.
In the summer, I was fed mosquitoes, and every winter I almost had to see my great-grandmother.
In the months leading up to winter, he dared not take a bath no matter how dirty or hot it was, letting his body accumulate dirt and grime just to survive.
From that time on, he never set foot in that so-called mother's house again.
He survived only thanks to the help of kind people in the village and because he had lived on the mountain for many years, he was no different from a wild man.
He was lucky to have survived being carried off by wild boars and wolves.
He was afraid that he would break his back from hunger, so he kept these words firmly in mind.
What memories could a four-year-old have? Yet he memorized them word for word.
He didn't understand when he was young, he understood a little when he grew up, and now he understands everything.
So he climbed the social ladder by virtue of his good looks, which is why he abandoned his wife and children.
That's disgusting.
Old Mrs. Xiao stood up abruptly, her eyes blazing with fury.
"So her son-in-law is that disgusting bastard who abandoned his wife and children?"
“I thought he was such a good person. He would come to the compound to visit the elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Feng, from time to time. They seemed to be a loving and harmonious couple. But it turns out they are rotten inside.”
"Her granddaughter is no good either. She's always trying to get close to me, wanting me to take her in as the Xiao family's granddaughter and let her enjoy the Xiao family's resources."
"Ha, this is just like their family lineage. They only see the ready-made wealth and status and don't think about working hard to earn it themselves."
"Following the roots? There are no roots, you stinky egg. Come and take the grapes, they've been picked very cleanly, there are no roots."
Xie Lin suppressed the chill emanating from him and walked out. When he met the little girl's bright smile, all the coldness in his heart dissipated.
He has a little girl now; nobody else cares whether he lives or dies.
All he needs to do is find the woman and the unfaithful man from his first life in his dream who delayed his return to find the little girl and beat them up.
Are you at the Xie family's house?
Judging from her age, the woman was very likely the wife of the unfaithful man.
The dream didn't explain why she was stopping him, but it's not hard to guess that she was afraid he would also climb the social ladder.
The little girl in the first life was so dazzling; if I were with her, I would completely overshadow the Xie family.
Heh, if they don't come out and dance in front of him, he won't even know who they are, so how can they possibly outdo them?
If you're dirty, everything you see will look dirty.
"Shishi, have you finished picking them? Come down when you're done, and I'll wash the grapes for you to eat."
"I've finished picking them, but I don't want to go down. Stinky Egg, wash them and bring them over for Shishi to eat."
He smiled, his face full of doting affection. "Okay."
Wash all the grapes clean, pick them one by one and put them in a large bowl, then put in two spoons, ask Chen Jing for a basket, put the bowl in and hand it up the tree.
"Hang up the basket properly. Don't use your hands to eat; it's not clean. Use spoons to eat, and share it with others."
"Okay, did you eat the stinky egg? Shishi picked it, you should eat some too. Open your mouth, ah."
Xie Lin opened his mouth as instructed and took the grapes his wife had given him, feeling a warm glow in his heart.
That's what family is—family who cares about him and thinks about him.
"Stinky egg, is it tasty?"
"It's delicious. The ones Shishi picked are the best."
"Hehe, remember to plant those stinky eggs here, Shishi will climb the tree every day to pick them for the stinky eggs to eat."
She tapped Xie Lin's head with her finger, indicating the space.
"Okay, I'll do whatever Shishi says."
Grapes have seeds; after you finish eating them, just harvest a few and plant them.
While the dozen or so people were dividing the grapes, Chen Jing also gleaned something from Xie Lin and her grandmother's conversation.
She suddenly realized.
"Grandma, doesn't that mean Feng Qiulan stole someone else's husband?"
"So she always goes around to my aunt and second aunt, saying how loving they are and how well-behaved their daughter is. All of this is the result of my uncle's suffering?"
Old Mrs. Xiao sneered, "That's right, they have no shame whatsoever."
"Xiaojing, tell your aunt and second aunt that if Feng Qiulan comes to visit again, kick them out immediately. Especially your aunt, don't get too close to her even at the hospital."
Wang Xiangyi is a doctor at a military hospital, and Feng Qiulan is also a head nurse at a military hospital, so the two are more likely to meet.
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