But at that time, she was unwilling.
Huo Tingzhou didn't want to force her.
He cleared his throat twice and changed the subject, "Wife, you still haven't told me what you really think."
Jiang Si said, "I'm the same as you; I didn't take these things to heart either."
To put it bluntly, no matter how rich the Huo family is, they are not as rich as I am.
But Jiang Si wouldn't be so aloof as to reject their advances. After all, she and Huo Tingzhou would be returning to Beijing in the future, and having more connections and resources would be beneficial.
Jiang Si stated her attitude directly.
"The division of the family property is a matter for the elders to decide; I will not interfere."
"If they give it to me, I'll take it; if they don't, I won't fight for it."
Huo Tingzhou understood what she meant and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll do whatever you say."
Having said everything that needed to be said, the two then chatted about some light topics, mostly with Jiang Si talking and Huo Tingzhou listening.
Just before hanging up the phone, Jiang Si finally asked the question that had been bothering her for a long time.
"Do you remember what happened before you were abducted?"
Jiang Si had actually asked Huo Tingzhou this question when she was very young.
At that time, there was someone in the family who wasn't her brother, but protected her like a brother every day, so she was naturally curious.
Later, her third uncle told her that Huo Tingzhou had been abducted to Shanghai by human traffickers.
But what happened in between, nobody knows.
In addition to the severe head injury, Huo Tingzhou was also forcibly fed a lot of sedative and hallucinogenic drugs.
The doctor who examined him said that taking too much of this drug could cause not only cognitive impairment and emotional numbness, but also memory loss and transient aphasia.
These symptoms were later confirmed in his own case.
So it was pointless for Jiang Si to ask.
Huo Tingzhou gave the same answer again. He had deeply engraved every single thing that happened during his more than ten years in the Jiang family into his mind.
But he can't remember anything from before he was six and a half years old.
It wasn't until he saw a missing person ad with his photo in the newspaper that he realized he had been abducted by kidnappers.
This is no secret; both the Jiang and Huo families know about it.
When Jiang Si brought up the old topic again, Huo Tingzhou immediately followed her train of thought.
"Honey, is something wrong with you?"
Jiang Si readily admitted: "Yes, I suspect that you weren't kidnapped by kidnappers when you were a child, but rather sold by someone you knew."
Even the people she suspected were directly mentioned by Jiang Si.
"I suspect that the person who sold you was very likely your cousin-in-law."
"But it won't be easy for him to get you out by himself, so I suspect someone is working with him, and that person is probably your older sister..."
"Calling me 'Big Brother' feels like an insult to that title," Jiang Si said, changing her tone.
"The one who is cooperating with him is probably his son, Yang Tingtao."
Upon hearing this, Huo Tingzhou frowned.
"He was only nine years old at the time..."
"So what if he's nine? Some people are just born bad."
Although there is no evidence yet, it does not prevent Jiang Si from making reasonable guesses.
During this period, when we went out shopping, the old man would often talk about things that happened when he and his three brothers were young.
Jiang Si noticed a very interesting little detail.
To be fair, the Huo family elders treated the four brothers very equally.
However, it would definitely be better for the fake big brother.
Jiang Si could understand this, after all, her fake older brother only returned to the Huo family when he was seven years old.
Whether out of guilt or a desire to make amends, it's normal that he received more attention and affection.
But others don't think that way.
Jiang Si said, "Do you know that when you were a child, the word that people in the compound used most often to describe you was 'exceptionally intelligent'?"
"On the contrary, when they mention your fake older brother, the most common thing they say is that he is honest and obedient."
“I heard from my grandma that when he first returned to Beijing, he was laughed at by the kids in the compound for a while because he couldn’t speak Mandarin.”
"Also, when you were six years old and in elementary school, you participated in an abacus competition."
“Your fake older brother also participated. You got first place, but he didn’t even make it to the semi-finals.”
"With such a smart younger brother like you standing in his way, it's no wonder he's envious and jealous!"
"Besides, you don't like sweets, so how could you possibly be tricked into giving away a piece of candy by a conman?"
"The most, most, most important thing is that he left the house with you on the day you were abducted!"
"So you got kidnapped, but he got away scot-free. Why are the kidnappers being so picky?"
But thinking about it, it's not impossible, after all, Huo Tingzhou was really quite good-looking when he was a child.
Huo Tingzhou had no recollection of any of what Jiang Si had said.
But his wife always protected him and praised him so much. Besides feeling pleased, Huo Tingzhou felt a strange sour feeling in his heart.
Just as I was about to speak, a sigh came through the receiver.
Jiang Si said, "But there's no use in saying all this. It happened more than 20 years ago. It's not easy to find evidence now. We can only let them get away with it."
Cheap?
Huo Tingzhou's voice suddenly lowered; there's no such thing as a free lunch.
He didn't say anything on the phone at the time, but after comforting Jiang Si for a few words, he hung up.
Xiao Zhengjun's legs were almost numb from squatting outside, and when he saw Huo Tingzhou come out, he immediately hooked his arm around Huo Tingzhou's neck.
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