Qiao Yunni had already gotten up and was cleaning the yard. She was meticulous and attentive in everything she did, even picking up a fallen leaf.
Grandma Qiao leaned against the door and watched for a long time, her eyes full of loving tenderness.
She recalled scene after scene from that winter twenty-eight years ago until now.
Qiao Yunni went from a frozen, purple, and dying infant to a little girl running around, then to a graceful young woman, remarried and had children, suffered all kinds of hardships in the Song family, and later returned to her parents' home, her face showing a long-lost peace, as if she had seen all the ups and downs of life.
Now she lives a peaceful and happy life, only to find out that her biological parents are looking for her, and she has wasted her whole life on this.
Old Mrs. Qiao and Old Mr. Qiao sat on the bed and discussed it all night, finally coming to a conclusion.
They can't be that selfish.
In the end, I overcame my selfishness in one night.
Winnie is their daughter, but she's also someone else's daughter.
“Ni’er,” Grandma Qiao said.
Qiao Yunni was stunned for a moment. After she came of age, her parents called her Yunni. Ni'er was the name they used to call her when she was a child.
She seemed to have returned to her childhood, and upon hearing this call, she ran towards her parents, quickening her pace as she did so.
"mother."
Grandma Qiao raised her hand, but Qiao Yunni was tall, so she had to stand on tiptoe to touch her head.
"Ni'er, your father and mother have something to tell you. Come inside."
Grandma Qiao led Qiao Yunni to the two elders' room. Each room had partitions, one serving as a small living room and the other as a bedroom.
Old Man Joe sat in the chair, his expression silent and quiet.
Noticing the difference in her parents' behavior, Qiao Yunni felt a little nervous.
“Ni’er, no matter what you hear, stay calm,” Grandma Qiao said.
"Mother, is something wrong with Lian'er?" Qiao Yunni's first thought was of Qiao Lian'er.
"It's not the sickle, it's yourself," Old Man Qiao sighed.
"Let us explain slowly."
Mrs. Wan prepared breakfast, and the Qiao family members were all present, but the two elders and Qiao Yunni were nowhere to be seen.
"Why aren't Father, Mother, and Little Sister here yet?" Madam Wan was about to go and call them.
"Second Aunt, they have something to say, let's eat later," Qiao Lian'er said.
The fact that Grandpa and Grandma called Mom into the room means they must have come to terms with it.
She couldn't eat anymore, so she drank a bowl of millet porridge and then put down her chopsticks.
At this moment, Qiao Yunni had heard the whole story. At first, she tried her best to control herself, but in the end she couldn't hold back anymore and covered her face to cry, her shoulders shaking.
“Girl, don’t do anything rash. Your mother and I never imagined that there was another reason why you were thrown here back then. We thought your biological parents didn’t want you anymore, so we never mentioned it, afraid of upsetting you,” Old Man Qiao said in a hoarse voice.
"Fortunately, they still care about you."
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