Chapter 36 Poor Lu Caoniu
Chen Baomei was shocked.
She immediately got up from the bed and asked Lu Qionghua to go outside the village to call a car, as she wanted to go to the hospital to see the child.
Apart from some pain in the broken bone in her chest, Chen Baomei had no problem walking these past two days. Lu Qionghua did not stop Chen Baomei and quickly packed up and called a taxi.
When Chen Baomei rushed to the hospital, Shen Qin and Wu Wenwan were both there.
Lu Caoniu lay quietly on the hospital bed, her entire body wrapped in white bandages. Her exposed skin was covered in purple scars of varying sizes, revealing she had suffered a great deal.
When Chen Baomei saw Lu Caoniu, who was covered in scars but looked well-behaved, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
This child is so pitiful.
I have never had a few good days in my life.
Seeing Chen Baomei crying, Lu Caoniu asked softly, "Grandma, what's wrong with you?"
Chen Baomei felt even more sad.
She choked up and said, "Child, I am your grandmother!"
After what happened yesterday, Lu Caoniu also realized that she might have been taken away by mistake.
These people in front of her could all be her relatives.
She looked at Chen Baomei with confused eyes.
Wu Wenwan coughed and reminded Chen Baomei expressionlessly, "Old lady, it's best not to recognize your granddaughter casually before the identification comes out."
When Wu Wenwan glanced at the skinny Lu Caoniu, she showed a hint of disgust.
To be honest, she didn't believe that the child would be taken away by mistake.
Shen Qin went to pick someone up without telling her. When he came back yesterday and found out, she had a big fight with Shen Qin.
She couldn't believe that her daughter was not Chen Jiao, but the ugly and small rural child in front of her.
She even suspected that Shen Qin had raised the child outside.
But today Shen Qin pulled her over to do the appraisal together, so she gave up the idea.
When Lu Caoniu heard this, she lowered her head in fear.
Wu Wenwan looked at her timid appearance and looked down on her even more.
"I still have to pick up Jiaojiao and Huihui for lunch, so I'll leave first."
Wu Wenwan walked out of the ward with her bag in her hand and her high heels clattering.
Chen Baomei ignored her and asked Shen Qin about Lu Caonv's situation.
It turned out that when Lu Caoniu's adoptive parents learned that a stranger had taken photos of her, they were nervous and suspicious, thinking that it was Lu Caoniu's biological parents who had come to find them, so they took every opportunity they got in those days to attack Lu Caoniu and wanted to beat her to death.
Once the child died, the truth of the matter could not be verified, and their daughter could live a peaceful and prosperous life in the city.
Fortunately, Lu Caoniu was smart and knew to ask someone for help.
The first time Lu Caoniu was beaten by her adoptive parents and vomited blood, she ran to the village chief's house for help.
After the village chief personally reprimanded the two, they restrained themselves for a few days.
But once things calmed down, Lu Caoniu was beaten again.
To prevent Lu Caoniu from asking for help again, the couple locked the child in a pigsty and let her live with the pigs.
Lu Caoniu was seriously injured, and they planned to let her fend for herself with the pigs.
Pigs are omnivores, so it's not uncommon for them to bite a person to death.
Because the village chief had already been alerted, it was impossible for them to beat Lu Caoniu to death openly.
Only in this way can Lu Caoniu be caused to die accidentally.
They thought Lu Caoniu would not be able to hold on for long, but who knew that Lu Caoniu was so tenacious that even though she was so injured that she could not stand up, she was still able to snatch food from the pigs with her last breath and held on for two days until Shen Qin and the others arrived.
If they had gone a day later, the child might have really been gone.
Chen Baomei's eyes turned red with hatred. This couple was really cruel.
"Have you called the police? I'm going to sue them for murder and child abuse!"
"I have."
Seeing the miserable state of Lu Caoniu, even though she was not his biological child, as a public official in the court, he would call the police.
Because the circumstances were serious, the couple has been detained by local authorities.
We are just waiting for Cao Niu's injuries to be assessed before the local authorities initiate prosecution.
In addition to the visible external injuries on her body, Lu Caoniu's internal organs also suffered varying degrees of damage. It is conservatively estimated that she will have to stay in the hospital for a month.
Chen Baomei held Lu Caoniu in her arms, feeling extremely distressed.
It was all her fault for being too careless that the child suffered like this.
No one knew that the couple was so cautious. They noticed something was wrong and wanted to beat her to death just because a stranger took a few photos of Cao Niu and talked to her for a few words.
Chen Baomei felt particularly guilty.
If only she had been more cautious.
"Child, take good care of your injuries. We will never go back to that devil's cave again."
"Really?" Lu Caoniu asked in a thin and weak voice, lacking confidence.
Chen Baomei nodded solemnly, "Of course, you are not their biological child. Now that we have found you, you naturally have to live with us."
Shen Qin hesitated to speak, but couldn't help but say it out loud.
"Mom, don't tell the kids this. The results haven't come out yet. It's too early to bring this up."
Seeing Lu Caonvu's current state, Shen Qin was somewhat shaken. Was his biological daughter really like this?
He was not as emotional as Wu Wenwan and Chen Baomei. Reason told him that the identification results should be prioritized.
Before the results come out, he will not lean towards either side, and of course he will remain emotionally neutral and will not make promises easily.
Lu Caoniu smiled, but the smile looked bitter no matter how you looked at it.
Chen Baomei glared at Shen Qin and asked him when the results would be out.
"The samples were just sent out this morning. It will take at least a week."
Chen Baomei: "More money, hurry up."
Because Chen Baomei fell down the stairs, Shen Qin and his wife spent more than 10,000 yuan.
The children will be starting school soon, and tens of thousands more expenses will be needed. Shen Qin feels that the results will come out sooner or later, and there is no need to rush.
"Mom, the child will be in the hospital for a while anyway, there's no need to rush it."
When Chen Baomei saw the pained look on his face, she knew that he was reluctant to spend the money.
"I'll pay for it, and you can ask how much more you need to pay as soon as possible."
"Okay."
Chen Baomei paid for it out of her own pocket, and Shen Qin readily agreed to move forward.
In the end, Chen Baomei spent a few thousand more dollars and got the results three days earlier.
Chen Baomei could see that the child looked particularly uneasy when Wu Wenwan and Shen Qin denied it.
He was extremely cautious in his words and actions, for fear of causing trouble to others.
It’s heartbreaking to look at.
The sooner the results come out, the sooner the child can feel at ease.
When Wu Wenwan learned that Chen Baomei had actually paid several thousand yuan for an expedited appraisal, she was so angry that she secretly scolded her for doing something unnecessary.
Although they are reluctant to pay for medical expenses, they are willing to spend several thousand dollars just to get the identification results in a few days.
They regard a stranger as more important than their sons and daughters-in-law!
"Your mother is really old and confused. She does things as she pleases."
Shen Qin said unhappily, "Don't talk nonsense. My mother is just worried about her child."
Wu Wenwan couldn't help but sneer, "It's not certain whether it's true or not."
"She and Jiaojiao were born at the same time and in the same hospital, so it's possible they were taken by mistake."
After leaving the hospital, Shen Qin went to the maternity and child health hospital again and successfully found the birth records of that year.
"What are you going to do if Jiaojiao is not our child?"
At this point, Shen Qin had to consider this possibility.
"Impossible, Jiaojiao is our biological child!" Wu Wenwan was unwilling to accept this assumption at all.
"Be realistic. When that happens, how to place the children will be a big problem."
Wu Wenwan pointed at Shen Qin and said angrily: "If Shen Jiao really isn't our biological child, can you still send her away?!"
"Mom, what are you talking about?"
When Wu Wenwan and Shen Qin turned around, they saw Shen Jiao standing at the door with tears on her face.
"Why am I not your child?"
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