"Sister-in-law, who exactly is that girl targeting?"
“Look, as soon as Zhiheng came back, she poured him water and greeted him with a smile, she was very attentive.”
"But look at our Shen Zhiyu, he's got quite the enthusiasm too."
She gave a cold laugh.
"What exactly are they up to?"
Wu Suya sighed.
“Since she came, my Zhiheng has rarely come home.”
"I thought she was here for Zhiheng, since the two of them were quite familiar with each other when they were young."
"And today it was the same with Xiao Shuo, offering him tea and trying to make conversation..."
"I really don't understand."
Jiang Yongmei gently stirred the food in the pot with a spatula.
"We can't let her stay like this forever."
Wu Suya sat on a small stool to the side and shook her head slightly.
“I can’t make that decision. As long as the old master and old lady don’t give in, no one can get rid of her. That’s the key point. The old lady is so stubborn, no one can persuade her.”
Su Qingzhi stood by the stove, blinked, and a hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes.
She tilted her head and asked softly.
"Why is that? How can an outsider live in the Shen family's house so openly for so long without anyone interfering?"
Wu Suya was silent for a moment, her gaze lingering on Su Qingzhi's face for a while.
Seeing her serious expression, he sighed and finally decided not to hide it anymore.
"Years ago, the old lady gave birth to a daughter, who was a twin to your father, a boy and a girl. At that time, the old man was often away on business and could only come home a few times a year. She had to work in the fields and take care of two children, so she was really overwhelmed. But who would have thought that one day she would just go to the well to fetch a bucket of water and turn around to find that her little daughter was gone."
She paused for a moment after saying this.
"The child was only five years old, wearing a blue floral-patterned jacket and cloth shoes embroidered with plum blossoms... and just like that, he disappeared. When the old man heard about it, he rushed back overnight. Later, he sent many people to inquire everywhere, post notices, and even invited a fortune teller to divine the whereabouts. But after searching for three whole years, he couldn't find a single clue. It was as if he had vanished into thin air."
She took a deep breath.
“From then on, the old lady was heartbroken and often woke up crying in the middle of the night, muttering her daughter’s name. Until a few years ago, when Li Haitang came to visit her mother, the old lady burst into tears the moment she saw her. She said that Li Haitang’s eyebrows, face shape, and especially the way her mouth looked when she smiled, were exactly the same as the daughter she had lost all those years ago.”
"The old lady insisted that God had sent the child back and was determined to keep her and raise her as her own granddaughter. The old man, on the other hand, always felt guilty towards his wife for not being by her side, which led to the tragedy. He had been harboring remorse for years. Now that he saw that the old lady finally had someone to rely on, he let her be and didn't say anything more."
Su Qingzhi was stunned, clearly not expecting such a poignant story behind it all.
She had previously inquired about Li Haitang's identity out of curiosity.
But every time this topic came up, the old man would just sigh softly and wave his hand.
He wouldn't say another word.
Even after learning the truth, Su Qingzhi still found it hard to understand.
Losing one's own daughter is undoubtedly a tremendous tragedy.
To see someone who looks similar and immediately assume that they have been "lost and found" and then devote all the family's resources to loving them is simply absurd.
However, she quickly calmed down.
She thought to herself: Anyway, Shen Zhiyu and I are only staying at the Shen family's place temporarily, and we won't be staying for too long.
We'll make plans for the future.
The most important thing right now is to protect yourself and the people around you.
After everyone had gone back to their rooms to rest, Su Qingzhi quietly got up.
She tiptoed to Shen Zhiyu's room and gently knocked twice.
Shen Zhiyu peeked out, saw it was her, and stepped aside to let her into the house.
The two entered that mysterious space that belonged only to them, one after the other.
Do you know about Li Haitang?
Shen Zhiyu nodded.
“I know that there was an aunt in my family who went missing when she was a child. My grandfather mentioned this unintentionally when he was drunk one time, but I never knew that Li Haitang was related to her, let alone that the old lady took special care of her because of this.”
Since entering this space, Shen Zhiyu has been drinking a small cup of spiritual spring water every day.
Although the initial feeling of overall comfort and meridian remodeling was no longer as strong, he could clearly feel the changes in himself.
Their physical strength is increasing, their reactions are becoming more agile, and their thinking is becoming clearer and faster.
In their spare time, they would practice and hone their skills in this quiet, deserted space.
Su Qingzhi had not received systematic training, her boxing and kicking techniques were unfamiliar, and she had almost no practical combat experience.
Although she studied diligently and imitated quickly.
However, in a real confrontation, he was still far inferior to Shen Zhiyu.
In every encounter, her attacks were easily neutralized, and she was even subdued before she could react.
Before going to sleep, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.
But she was so sleepy that the thought slipped away before her consciousness sank into darkness.
Seven o'clock in the morning.
Just as Shen Zhiyu started the jeep, Li Haitang appeared out of nowhere.
She deliberately styled her braids into a high ponytail like Su Qingzhi's, with the ends sticking up.
Not only that, she also tied a striking pink ribbon to her hair tie.
"Shen Zhiyu! Can you give me a ride to the performing arts troupe?"
Her response was a cold remark from Shen Zhiyu.
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