But then she thought about how Aunt Huang had asked Li Lanru to bend over to wash things when she was pregnant, and she felt that this statement was somewhat credible.
For a moment, Tian Tian didn't know who to believe.
She couldn't help wanting to go and take a look. She looked down at the two little kids whose faces were red from the cold. "It's so cold outside. You two should stay in the house. I'm going to the bathroom and will be back soon."
With that, Tian Tian opened the door and slipped out, not forgetting to close the door.
After locking her up, she slipped out of the yard and stood at the gate to look towards Aunt Huang. Sure enough, there were a lot of people gathered outside, making a lot of noise, and Zhang Lanru's voice could be heard faintly.
There was a vacant space between their house and Aunt Huang's house, where the firewood piles of the two families were placed.
Tian Tian didn't dare let those gossiping aunts see her secretly eavesdropping on gossip, so she took advantage of the hiding place behind the firewood piles and went around to the backyard of Aunt Huang's house. She found a place sheltered from the wind and lay against the wall to listen to their conversation.
As Tian Tian approached, the sounds in the room became clearer.
"You just think that Tuwa is not a child of the Anti-Japanese, so you have been treating me harshly since I became pregnant. I didn't want to argue with you at that time, but I thought that you had raised Kangri with great difficulty, so I have been enduring it. If you hadn't come to help me look after the child today, would he have drowned?! My child! My poor child!" This was Zhang Lanru's heart-wrenching cry.
"Hiss~" Tian Tian took a breath of cold air.
Tuwa is dead?! Or drowned?!
She had just heard Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuo say that something happened to the baby, but she thought it was just a fall and burns. After all, the baby was less than a month old and she couldn't cherish him enough. It was normal for a mother to be anxious when something happened to him.
But how could he die? Moreover, he was at home, how could he drown?
Tian Tian leaned towards the wall again, wanting to hear more clearly.
"Yes! I didn't treat you well when you were pregnant. Then do you dare to pat your chest and assure me that Tuwawa is my family's anti-Japanese child? Do you dare to tell me with certainty that it is my Huang family's child?" Aunt Huang also went crazy and shouted out "No matter what", she was no longer afraid that this matter would lose face for their Huang family.
"Oh?" Tian Tian's eyes lit up. Is there such a thing?
"Mom! What are you talking about? How come the country kid is not my child?" Huang Kangri yelled.
"Shut up! I'm not old yet, old lady, I can see clearly. Look at that country kid's nose, eyes, eyebrows and mouth! How does he look like you? He looks a lot like others!"
"He looks like his mother!" Huang Kangri said, but for some reason, his voice was much softer.
It seems that he is a little guilty, and he thinks that this country kid is really not his own.
Tian Tian thought silently.
But why is it that this country kid is no longer his child? Huang Kangri doesn’t seem angry?
Aunt Huang was a little sad when she heard her son say that. She couldn't help crying and said, "Let's not talk about whether it's your child or not. How dare you say that I didn't do my best to take care of her? I washed the diapers and did the cooking for the child in the past few days. I also took time to coax and take care of the child."
"Go out and ask everyone in our team, who doesn't know? A few days ago, Zhang Lanru had trouble producing milk, so I went door to door to lend her pig's trotters. In the end, I killed two chickens at home to make chicken soup for her. I've done so much, and none of you two remember my kindness!"
Tian Tian hid in the back and listened, feeling sad in her heart. From what Aunt Huang said, it seemed that the father of this child did not do any work at all. He did not wash diapers, look after the child, or even cook for the child. How could there be no conflicts between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?
"And why did Tuwa get into trouble today? It was your wife who arranged to give Tuwa a bath, so I took a basin of water and put it on the kang! Tuwa happened to have wet his diaper, so I thought about going out to wash his diaper, but your wife said she could look after Tuwa, so I went to wash his diaper without any worries, but who knew..."
Aunt Huang's voice was also choked with sobs. "Who would have thought that such a small amount of water in the basin could drown the child? I have been doing my best to take care of the child for so many days. I am also sad that the child got into trouble. You two are standing here talking nonsense and accusing me of not taking good care of the child."
Before Aunt Huang finished her words, Zhang Lanru burst into tears. "It's all my fault! It's all my fault. How could I fall asleep? How could I fall asleep after putting the child in the basin? It's all my fault! I'm not worthy of being a mother!"
The regret, heartache and self-blame in the words were very uncomfortable to listen to.
Old Mrs. Tian and Lin Meiyu who were in the room also hurried to persuade Aunt Huang and Zhang Lanru.
If Tian Tian had come here just to eavesdrop with the intention of watching the fun, now after listening to what Aunt Huang and Zhang Lanru said, she felt really uncomfortable.
In any case, Aunt Huang has been taking care of the child for some time, and not everyone wants to see something happen to the child. As a mother, Aunt Huang may not be as calm as before because of the heartache she feels.
Ultimately, it's all because of Huang Kangri. If you had helped your mother wash diapers, or helped your wife take care of the children so that she could sleep peacefully, it would never have come to this. Until now, he has remained silent in the middle, and he is the only good person in the family.
"Bah! Scumbag!" Tian Tian spat with disdain.
Aunt Huang and Zhang Lanru are so pitiful. One raised Huang Kangri with great effort, and the other is Huang Kangri's wife, but in the end, they didn't get any good results at all.
"Sister! What are you doing here?"
She expressed her disdain and disgust for Huang Kangri, and was about to continue lying on the wall to listen carefully to what happened next, but suddenly a voice came from behind her, which scared her as she was already feeling guilty.
When she turned around and saw that it was her unlucky brother Tian Baobao, she breathed a sigh of relief. Tian Tian then said unhappily, "How come you are addicted to scaring people? Come over here and say hello?"
"Didn't I make a sound just now? I knew you were doing something sneaky and was scared!" said Tian Baobao.
"Go! Why are you talking to your sister?" Tian Tian first said to Tian Baobao, and then asked: "Why did you come out? Didn't I tell you to stay in the house? It's so cold outside."
"I saw you were in the bathroom for so long and didn't come home, so I was afraid you might fall into the bathroom. I went to the bathroom and couldn't find you, so who knew you were here climbing over someone else's wall!"
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