"Xiao Qiao, this has nothing to do with you. Don't overthink it, and don't blame yourself."
Wen Qiao hummed in agreement.
"I see."
Wen Qiao knew why Shen Jichuan had kept it from her, so she didn't blame him, but she felt very sad.
She also knew that it would take time to accept that her child had a heart condition.
Shen Jichuan comforted Wen Qiao for a long time before she finally lay down to sleep, but she couldn't fall asleep. After the light was turned off, Shen Jichuan could only hear his wife's soft sobs.
He reached out and pulled his wife into his arms, and the two of them nestled together in a close embrace.
"I know you're heartbroken and distressed for your child. Let me ask you this: if you had known that your third child had a heart condition, would you have decided not to keep her?"
Wen Qiao: "Of course not. Besides the three little ones, there are also the eldest and second ones."
“That’s right.” Shen Jichuan said in a low voice, “Xiao Sanbao is still with us and doing well. From now on, we should treat her even better.”
Wen Qiao hummed in agreement.
The next morning, Wen Qiao was awakened by the noise.
She glanced at the baby beside her; the little one was still sleeping and unresponsive. Wen Qiao immediately became worried and reached out to check the baby's breathing near her nose.
Upon noticing the faint breathing sound, Wen Qiao finally felt relieved.
Wen Qiao was already worried about her child, but now that she knows her third child has a heart condition, she is even more worried.
She was about to get up when Shen Jichuan came in from outside.
Wen Qiao asked, "What's all the noise outside? I think I heard Sister Li's voice."
Shen Jichuan said, "I went out to check just now, and they said that Su Mei and her daughter stayed at Political Commissar Wang's house last night. This morning, the Wang family lost some money."
Wen Qiao frowned. "Xia Keke must have done this."
Wen Qiao is a meticulous person. Ever since Shen Jichuan entrusted her with managing the money, Wen Qiao has kept a very clear account of every penny.
She would lock the small box containing the money in her bankbook and the cash she used at home after each withdrawal.
The key will be stored separately.
Xia Keke came to her room several times, and each time she seemed to talk to her a lot. Wen Qiao was very tired after giving birth, so she didn't have time to pay attention to her.
With so many people in her family, Xia Keke didn't even have a chance to steal money.
As Wen Qiao spoke, she got up and walked out. Shen Jichuan glanced at the child on the bed and was about to follow Wen Qiao out when Erbao whimpered and opened his eyes.
Fearing that his fuss would disturb the third child, Shen Jichuan quickly picked up the second child and carried him outside to the living room.
Wen Qiao had already reached the courtyard gate.
Seeing Li Qin so angry that she kept wiping away tears.
Upon seeing Wen Qiao, Li Qin quickly spoke up before Wen Qiao could even ask.
"Wen Qiao, isn't it strange? I just prepared a sum of money yesterday to use for my mother's medical treatment. I was even planning to deliver it to her family today, but when I woke up this morning, I couldn't find the money."
Wen Qiao asked, "Sister-in-law, where did you put the money?"
"Where else could I put it? I don't need the money, so I just put it in a drawer in our bedroom."
"Old Wang went out early this morning to get busy, and I'm still at home."
Wen Qiao frowned and said, "Weren't you inside at the time?"
Li Qin said, "I went to the kitchen to cook. Su Mei and her daughter stayed at my house last night. This morning, Su Mei said she couldn't stay for nothing and insisted on cooking a meal for my family. I couldn't really let her do it, so I went to the kitchen with her."
"But both children were inside the house at the time."
“I asked my two kids, and neither of them knew the answer.”
Wen Qiao looked at Li Qin and said seriously, "Sister-in-law, do you know why I chased them away even though it was dark last night?"
Li Qin said, "Su Mei said something that I didn't quite hear, but it was something about Xia Keke saying something unpleasant."
"And you even said your little third child has some kind of heart disease?"
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