Perhaps he had already harbored suspicions, upon seeing the portrait Jiang Si handed him.
Mr. and Mrs. Huo were not too upset; on the contrary, they felt a sense of relief.
The portrait was opened, revealing the true face of a 13 or 14-year-old boy.
Looking at this one alone, you might not think much of it, but if you put this portrait next to Yang Zhiqi's, you'll see...
The truth is about to be revealed.
After raising them for so many years, Mr. and Mrs. Huo couldn't help but tear up when they learned the truth.
Especially for Huo's mother, the thought of raising other people's children for more than 20 years while her own child's fate is now unknown makes her heart clench.
"No, I have to go find her!"
"I want to ask her myself, where is my son!"
Jiang Si quickly grabbed the person, even though she had no liking for that cousin from the Huo family, but one thing at a time.
"Mom, calm down. I suspect Aunt Huo might not know about this."
What?
She was unaware of it?
Mrs. Huo was a little dazed at this point: "But she really loves Tingtao. She treats Tingtao even better than her own three daughters."
Seeing this, Jiang Si explained: "Mom, you should know Aunt Huo's temperament better than I do. She's not the kind of person who can keep her temper in check, otherwise she wouldn't have come to our door to make trouble over the division of the family property."
"Also, I already tested her this morning."
“If she knew about this or did it herself, her reaction wouldn’t have been so calm.”
Grandma Huo's idea coincided with Jiang Si's, and she pulled Grandma Huo's mother to her side.
"Si Ya is right. Li Hua doesn't have the brains. I think this is probably the Yang family's doing."
"He's holding a grudge against us!"
Grandma Huo's reminder made Huo's mother realize it.
Yang Zhiqi did indeed ask the Huo family for a favor back then, but he didn't ask for it for himself; he asked it for his younger brother.
But the old man was the type who couldn't tolerate any wrongdoing. He would punish his own children if they made mistakes, let alone the greenhorns under his command.
Because of this incident, Yang Zhiqi's younger brother was punished and apparently discharged from the military.
"If he did this and Lihua was unaware of it, then it can only mean that he secretly switched the two babies during Lihua's postpartum period."
The two children were born only a month and a half apart.
Babies in their first month grow rapidly; they change drastically in just a few days.
Thinking of what the Yang family had done, Huo's mother's eyes turned cold.
"In other words, the child they lost was actually mine."
Seeing her mother-in-law like this, Jiang Si also felt bad.
Before she could say anything to comfort her, Huo's mother suddenly patted her hand.
"Mom's fine, you don't need to comfort me."
"Thanks to your reminder, otherwise we don't know how long our Huo family would have been usurped by them."
"It is the third son's good fortune to marry a wife like you, and it is also the good fortune of our Huo family."
Seeing Huo's mother's slightly red eyes, Jiang Si couldn't help but feel moved.
"Mom, we're family, saying thank you is too formal."
Mrs. Huo nodded.
He turned to look at Huo's father.
After all, they had been husband and wife for many years. Huo's mother didn't need to say anything; Huo's father understood her meaning with just a glance.
"Don't worry, I'll look into this."
If the Yang family really did this, Mr. Huo guessed that his own child might not have been lost.
However, since he didn't have any evidence at the moment, he didn't mention it.
In the following days, Mr. and Mrs. Huo worked from dawn till dusk, busy investigating what happened back then.
Jiang Si, on the other hand, was dragged around the entire city of Beijing by Grandpa Huo and Grandma Huo.
In their words, what's done is done, there's no use thinking about it too much, and we have to keep moving forward.
However, Jiang Si had something on her mind, so she was always a little absent-minded when she went out these past few days.
Grandma Huo was also worried when she saw her looking so sullen.
The old man thought for a moment and then gave an idea, "Xiaozhou's room is almost ready, why don't you take her out to buy some furniture and stuff later?"
"That's true."
Grandma Huo was a very energetic person; as soon as she realized what was happening, she went downstairs to find Jiang Si.
"Si girl, come on, I'll take you shopping!"
"After we're done shopping, let's go to the 'Ethnic Restaurant' for hot pot."
The ethnic restaurant, Donglaishun, is a great place to eat mutton this season for its nourishing properties.
Jiang Si had no objections. During this period, Beijing had been sunny every day with a mild temperature.
If the northwest wind blows for a while, she won't go out even if you offer her money.
Once they left the family compound, Jiang Si realized that it was just the two of them.
"Grandma, isn't Grandpa going?"
It's not that he doesn't want to go, it's that Grandma Huo doesn't want to take him.
Every time we go shopping together, he only replies with two random words no matter what you ask him.
They didn't participate at all and couldn't offer any advice. Besides serving as someone who paid money, they were also incredibly infuriating.
Of course, that's not how you say it, so Grandma Huo kindly said...
“Your grandfather got tired from climbing the Great Wall a few days ago, let him rest for a couple of days.”
"People of this age can't deny they're getting old."
Jiang Si fell silent upon hearing this. The old man was almost eighty years old, and he had been accompanying her on her travels these past few days; he must be exhausted.
When we get back tonight, we'll give them more spiritual spring water.
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