Xiao Lin knew that Du Yue'e only treated him as a substitute for her own grandson and didn't like him much. But after all, they had lived together for a while, and it was Du Yue'e who took him home and adopted him.
Now seeing her like this, Xiao Lin couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.
"Grandma Du." He opened his mouth and called out, "I heard you were sick, so I came to see you."
Du Yue'e felt complicated as she looked at Xiao Lin, who had obviously grown taller.
She remembered that at this time last year, Xiao Lin was as thin as a bean sprout and not as tall as he is now. Now, only a year later, Xiao Lin had grown a head taller and looked much stronger. Even his clothes were clean and neat, without even a patch.
As you can imagine, he had a good year.
When she broke off the relationship, she felt a little reluctant, but now it seems that the child is living a better life without them.
This realization made Du Yue'e feel uncomfortable. She suddenly realized that it was not them who raised Xiao Lin, but they were the ones who dragged the child down.
When they first picked up Xiao Lin, the child was so handsome, a boy, and in good health. If they sent him to the Public Security Bureau, it should not be difficult to find adoptive parents for him.
Did she selfishly take the child back to the production team's cowshed without even calling the police? Or did the production team members discover they were carrying the child and suspect they had stolen someone else's child, so they called the police?
The police investigated but found nothing, and since they insisted on adopting the child, they agreed.
If she had not insisted on letting someone else adopt Xiao Lin, the child would not have to live with them in the cowshed and suffer.
The more Du Yue'e thought about it, the more ashamed she felt, and her mood became heavy.
Her health had been failing since Xiao Jinbu was arrested last year. Her years in the bullpen had taken a toll on her health, and she only managed to stay afloat because she cared about her family.
After returning to Longjing, he was about to live a good life, but his eldest son, whom he valued the most, got into such a big trouble that he was sentenced to fifteen years of forced labor.
She couldn't see him again.
Du Yue'e cried countless times during those days, and her health deteriorated day by day. However, because of Xiao Jinbu's matter, her family had spent a lot of money, and the remaining money had to be saved for future life, so it was impossible to afford to take care of her health.
To save money, she didn't even dare to go to the hospital, and could only endure the hardships at home day after day. But it was difficult to eat meat at home. Every time she bought meat, she gave it to Xiao Aiguo and Xiao Hong, and could only eat boiled vegetables and white rice.
But after a year, not only did she not recover, but she became even sicker. Now she has no strength in her body and is so emaciated that she seems to be just a bag of bones.
Du Yue'e forced a smile and raised her skinny hand to touch Xiao Lin's head: "Xiao Lin, you've grown taller."
Xiao Lin felt even more uncomfortable when he saw her like this.
Just at this moment, Xiao Hong suddenly rushed in and deliberately pushed him away with his body.
"Grandma, I'm here to see you!" Xiao Hong squeezed Xiao Lin aside and sat on the bed. He also deliberately held Du Yue'e's hand to prevent her from touching Xiao Lin. "Grandma, do you miss me?"
In fact, he now dislikes Du Yue'e, because Zhang Xueqin often says bad things about Du Yue'e in front of him. He dislikes Du Yue'e for lying in bed pretending to be sick all day, forcing her to take care of her, and calling her an old immortal.
Xiao Hong had never spent much time with Du Yue'e and had no affection for her. He also heard Zhang Xueqin scolding him every day, so he naturally felt disgusted with her.
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