Xiao Bao obediently said, "I'll give the last one to Mom."
"Mom is hungry too."
For some reason, Su Ying's heart suddenly clenched, and she felt a sharp pain in her heart, knowing that Xiao Bao would indeed be her daughter when the investigation came to light.
With such a good relationship between the child and his adoptive parents, would Xiao Bao still want to go back to them?
"It's alright. Pretty auntie, I still have steamed buns here."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Ying, using her crossbody bag as cover, took out two large meat buns from her storage space and gave them to Xiao Bao.
Liu Xiaobao was very surprised, her eyes darting around, and she was particularly interested in the pretty aunt's crossbody bag.
"Wow! The pretty auntie's bag has lots of delicious things."
"Yes, there's more here after you finish eating, Pretty Auntie."
However, Liu Xiaobao did not take the two buns from Su Ying's hand, but instead took one.
She patted her tummy and said, "I'm full. I'll give one to Mom, one to Dad, and the last one to my pretty auntie, otherwise I'll go hungry."
With red eyes, Su Ying took a bite of a steamed bun in her hand and sat not far away, watching over the mother and daughter.
Liu Xiaobao is very well-behaved, so well-behaved that it breaks your heart.
Su Ying sat to the side, wiping away her tears alone.
When Gu Sinian returned, Liu Xiaobao and her daughter Liu Qinghe were sitting together eating steamed buns very intimately, taking turns eating, which made Gu Sinian feel a little sour.
This was originally his daughter, but now she's someone else's child, and he feels very uncomfortable about it.
He walked straight to Su Ying and sat down next to her. When Su Ying saw that her man had returned, she rested her head on his shoulder.
"Have you finished all your work?"
"We've finished our work and the rescue efforts have been assigned. Fortunately, Qinghe Village doesn't have a large population, so our work is progressing smoothly."
"What about Yue Tong's matter? How did your inquiry go?"
Although Gu Sinian was talking to Su Ying, his eyes kept glancing at Liu Xiaobao.
Amused by her adorable appearance, a faint smile appeared on his lips.
“I asked the villagers nearby, and Liu Xiaobao is indeed not Liu Dashan and Liu Qinghe’s child. He was a child that Liu Dashan found in the mountains three years ago, but they don’t know which mountain it was.”
"We can only find out the actual situation after Liu Dashan wakes up and we ask him."
"Do Liu Dashan and Liu Qinghe have other children?"
Gu Sinian shook his head, "No, that's not true. Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought a little girl home and raised her to be so chubby and healthy."
"Liu Xiaoliu is so cute. Whoever finds her will like her very much."
Gu Sinian disagreed with the idea of a young wife and slowly spoke up.
“Qinghe Village lives deep in the mountains, and its people’s thinking is completely out of touch with the outside world. The preference for sons over daughters is quite serious.”
“Some girls are drowned at birth. If other families find our daughters, they will not treat them well at all.”
"It just so happens that Liu Dashan, who has no children, took in our child; otherwise, we don't know if our Le Tong would have survived."
The thinking in these remote mountain villages is truly backward; they could actually harm their own children.
No wonder that most of the children rescued along the way were boys, with very few girls.
So that's how it is...
I was initially drawn to the scenery of Qinghe Village, but then I realized it wasn't as beautiful as I'd heard.
The scenery was so-so, and the people were so-so too.
"How long will it take for the rescue work here to end? I want to go back to my dad as soon as possible to get a paternity test done."
"He was called away halfway through his journey because there was a meeting to attend."
“Even if you go back now, you won’t reach your father-in-law. His important meetings sometimes last for several days. You should stay here for a few more days and cultivate a good relationship with Xiaobao.”
She's being too hasty; let's focus on building a relationship first.
The paternity test results aren't available so quickly; it takes quite a while to travel back and forth between the port and the city.
There's no rush.
“They have their mothers with them, so they don’t need me for now.”
Gu Sinian looked at Liu Xiaobao with a resentful expression. He longed to hug his sweet and soft little girl, but they had no right to approach her now.
To them, these were nothing more than dispensable strangers, uncles and aunts.
Three days later.
The rescue work in Qinghe Village is nearing its end. The brigade leader and the villagers kowtowed, knelt, and bowed to the People's Liberation Army soldiers.
This left the soldiers completely bewildered. Helpless, they helped each person up and said many polite things.
For the past three days, Su Ying has been spending all her free time near Liu Xiaobao, occasionally giving her a piece of candy, a meat bun, or other small snacks.
Liu Xiaobao was extremely fond of this incredibly beautiful aunt.
Every now and then he would come over to greet Su Ying, carrying a lot of food.
Liu Qinghe was so embarrassed he wanted to disappear. The child liked to come up to people so much, simply because he wanted to ask them for food.
Their family was of average means. Although they never mistreated their children, the rare things that Commander Gu's wife possessed were things she had never seen in her entire life.
Take that chocolate, for example. It was the first time she had ever eaten it in her life. It was very fragrant and sweet, with a slight bitterness.
If it weren't for Commander Gu's wife giving her daughter a piece and her taking a bite, she probably would never have had the chance to eat such a delicious treat in her life.
“Xiao Bao, come back here! How many times have I told you not to take other people’s things? You’ve taken everything from that pretty auntie’s pocket these past few days, and she probably hasn’t even eaten a single bite.”
Su Ying couldn't bear to see Liu Xiaobao being scolded, so she quickly stopped Liu Qinghe from continuing his insults.
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