"Here's the thing, your wife was in a car accident and died on the spot. We need you to go and confirm if it's your wife."
Xu Lao Er was completely stunned when he heard this.
"What? My wife died in a car accident? Comrade, this kind of joke is not funny at all."
Xu Lao Er, who had been carefree and irresponsible, suddenly changed his expression upon hearing the police officer's words.
The police officer sighed. "I know you can't accept this, but we've only roughly identified the victim's family. Would it be alright if you came with us to confirm?"
Xu Lao Er glanced at the police, then at Xu Cuihua and his son lying in the hospital room.
He gritted his teeth and asked Xu Cuihua in a low voice.
"When did your mother go out? You really don't know who she went out with?"
Xu Cuihua shook her head, as if she had suddenly remembered something.
"Uncle Chen brought us here last night. He's not here, so he must have gone out with Mom."
Seeing the girl's innocent and naive expression, Xu Lao Er's heart sank.
Xu Lao Er had always suspected that his wife was having an affair with Old Chen next door, but he had no concrete evidence.
Now that his son is lying in the hospital ward, what is his wife doing out with Lao Chen?
Xu Lao Er's mind was filled with all sorts of random thoughts, and he figured they probably died in a car accident on their way to a hotel.
Seeing that Xu Lao Er had been taken away by the police, Xu Cuihua looked at Xu Youfu in the ward with a blank expression.
Xu Cuihua was supposed to go with them, but Xu Lao Er was worried that something might happen to Xu Youfu if he was alone in the hospital.
Xu Cuihua smiled and felt very pleased as she looked at her brother who was unable to move.
Malicious? Perhaps.
In her previous life, when she was humiliated before her death, she was just as unable to move.
Xu Cuihua was filled with regret at the time. Knowing that her parents did not love her, why did she still ignore Chen Jiayi's advice and contact them?
Xu Cuihua didn't know what happened to her after she died in her previous life.
She was worried that Chen Jiayi had collected her body. If it really was Chen Jiayi who collected her body, then she felt she had done Chen Jiayi a terrible disservice.
It's okay, it won't happen again in this life.
Xu Cuihua hummed a little tune and sang the song that her mother usually liked to sing.
Flowers bloom again, children go far away.
I leaned gently against the small boat.
Watching the departing figure, a ray of light and shadow appeared before my eyes.
I sighed softly, and I spoke.
Flowers may wither, but youthful tears will remain in the distance.
...
Lotus Town.
Chen Jiayi was squatting at home washing dishes.
The dishes at home are used for one day's meals, and then washed together at a set time.
Yesterday I went to my future sister-in-law's house for a banquet, and they packed a lot of food to take home.
Actually, there wasn't much leftover food, but Zhao Lianwei packed it up before everyone had finished eating.
After finishing their meal, Zhao Lianwei and Chen Xiaowei lay down in the yard.
In rural areas, almost every household has a courtyard.
Chen Jiayi's brother is cleaning the yard, and Chen Jiayi is washing the dishes.
Everything seemed peaceful and serene, but Chen Jiayi could hear her father, Chen Xiaowei, cursing and swearing.
"The Xu family is really taking advantage of us. They want a dowry of 250,000 yuan for a daughter who can't even read a single word? If it weren't for Jia Hua's preference, my Chen family wouldn't even consider it."
Chen Jiayi squatted on the ground washing dishes, only daring to argue in her heart when she heard her parents' words.
She thought to herself, no.
Sister Xu is very nice; her price is more than 25.
When does the bride price define how much a woman is worth?
Chen Jiayi wanted to argue back, but she was afraid that her father would beat her with a stick.
She could only silently wash the dishes, silently refuting the accusations in her heart.
Chen Jiayi glanced at her brother, Chen Jiahua, who looked somewhat displeased, but dared not disobey due to his father's authority.
The Chen family believes in the principle of "spare the rod and spoil the child," so they used to discipline Chen Jiahua and Chen Jiayi with beatings and scoldings from a young age.
Now that they've grown up, they still like to hit and scold them.
It's just that, unlike before, he won't suddenly slap you in front of outsiders.
But Chen Jiayi still really disliked her parents!
Just as Chen Jiayi was thinking about all sorts of random things, several cars suddenly stopped in front of her house.
When Chen Jiayi looked up and saw that the first person to get out of the car was a wealthy woman, a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes.
She couldn't help but wonder, who is this person?
Perhaps because she didn't know who the other person was, Chen Jiayi didn't know if they had come to their house to look for them.
She glanced at her parents instinctively, only to see that they had already stood up and walked towards the door, without her having to call out to them.
Chen Jiayi continued washing the dishes in silence.
The woman at the door had a gentle voice; she was clearly from the city.
Lan Meixuan glanced at the Chen family's courtyard and saw a little girl squatting on the ground washing dishes in the simple environment.
Her eyes welled up with tears, but she still managed to speak, suppressing her emotions.
"Is your family surnamed Chen? Is the registered owner of the household registration named Chen Xiaowei?"
Chen Xiaowei stared at the elegantly dressed woman in front of him, a hint of amazement flashing in his eyes.
"Yes, yes, is there anything I can help you with?"
Lan Meixuan frowned. "Twelve years ago, didn't your family take a girl away from the People's Hospital?"
Zhao Lianwei immediately denied it, instinctively feeling that the other party had ill intentions.
"No!"
Lan Meixuan narrowed her eyes slightly and chuckled softly.
"Yeah?"
She sighed, feigning sadness.
"To be honest, my daughter disappeared 12 years ago, and I've been searching for her with a lot of money. I heard from a friend that a man named Chen Xiaowei adopted a girl whose features are very similar to my missing daughter. Wasn't that the case before..."
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