The next day, Chen Shi hosted a dinner at Xinglong Restaurant, inviting Wang Cheng's family and Chen Ming and his wife.
At the banquet, Chen Shi again sincerely apologized to Wang and Wang Cheng on behalf of the old lady. He also hinted to them in a shy way that the old lady did not mean what she said, and they should never tell Ah Fu about this.
Chen Ming also privately told Wang not to tell Ah Fu about this, as it would not only cause Ah Fu more trouble, but also affect the relationship between Ah Fu and the old lady and the first wife.
Later, Zhang couldn't help but tell Wang about the conversation between the old lady and Chen Shi, which made Wang very angry. She said, "Even Third Uncle knows what's going on in my family, but they still say those things against their conscience. When I gave birth to Ah Fu, no one took care of me during the confinement period. I had to use the dozens of dollars I saved to hire someone to help me wash clothes, wash diapers, and cook a meal. During that month, Mrs. Hu didn't even come, but the old lady came often. She seemed not to see me and Ah Fu, and only cooked two eggs or a bowl of broth for my head. She was afraid that my head would save it for me to eat, so she had to see him finish eating before leaving. I was afraid that my head would worry about us, so I lied to him and said that my mother-in-law also cooked for me. I don't have much milk, so Ah Fu can only drink rice soup. But when I gave birth to A Lu, the old lady sent chickens and eggs, fearing that I didn't have milk and A Lu wouldn't grow well..." Thinking of that difficult time, Mrs. Wang's tears flowed again, saying, "I didn't dare to tell Ah Fu these words, for fear that she would be unhappy. They protected Ah Fu a few times, but that was because they knew that my head would protect Ah Fu and they were helping my head."
Wang had not told anyone about the quarrel between Old Lady Chen and the first wife before, but this time she was really angry and couldn't help but tell Chen Afu after returning home. She only told about this incident and didn't dare to tell anyone about the previous incidents. She was afraid that Chen Afu would be angry, and she was also afraid that Chen Afu would really have a rift with the first wife, making Chen Ming's life difficult.
Chen Afu was speechless. She didn't have much affection for the first wife. The reason why she was always nice to the first wife was because of Chen Ming. She respected Chen Ming, and she also respected Chen Ming's mother and brother.
Another reason is that three things made her have a good impression of Old Lady Chen and Chen Ye and his son. Two things were that she had a fight with the villagers before, and they were alone but tried their best to help her. Although they were mainly helping Chen Ming, she also benefited, otherwise she would have suffered. Another thing was that Chen Shiying's vicious mother paid them to trick her into the big house and sell her, but they did not take money to sell her out of greed. She felt that they had a moral bottom line, unlike Chen Shiying's vicious mother. They just liked to take advantage of small things, and they were not bad people.
However, since he had given them so much and they were still not satisfied, he did not dare to say anything to her, so he took it out on Wang's mother, which made Chen Ahfu unhappy. He thought that in the future, apart from the normal exchange of gifts, he would not give more gifts to them, so as not to make their appetites too big.
Wang saw that Chen Ahfu was angry and regretted her hasty words. She quickly advised, "Forget it. For your father's sake, I won't argue with them."
He also invited Chen Afu to have dinner at his home and asked someone to invite Chu Lingxuan and his grandson over.
Chen Ahfu thought about that and shook his head, saying, "No, they still have things to do."
In the evening, Chen Ahfu was still the one who brought the two children to eat. It was said that Chu Lingxuan had gone out for something, and the old man had something else to do, so he didn't come out to eat either.
After dinner, she sent the children away and closed the door again. She had no choice but to talk to the little guy about going to the north to find the three-color ball.
After entering the space, it saw Jin Yanzi lying on the ground holding Jin Bei, with her eyes still swollen. When it saw Chen Afu coming in, it started crying again.
The little thing was made of water, which made Chen Afu extremely upset.
Seeing its tears flowing, Chen Ahfu couldn't open her mouth no matter what. She was pregnant and couldn't sit on the floor, so she had to bend down with great effort to pick them up, lean on Yan Chenxiang, and wipe its tears with a handkerchief.
After waiting for a while, Jin Yanzi asked with swollen eyelids, "Why didn't Mommy tell them to go to the north to find the three-color ball? Didn't you tell Daddy Chu that?"
Chen Ahfu spoke the truth, "Mommy is embarrassed to tell the baby." Her voice was a little choked with sobs, and she said, "It hurts to see the baby so sad. In fact, Mommy also doesn't want the baby to suffer too much..."
Golden Swallow said, "For mommy, I don't mind working harder. It's just that I can't bear to part with those green bird's nests..." As she said that, she opened her little pointed mouth and started crying again. Her little pink tongue trembled, which was so heartbreaking to see.
The little thing cried for a while, but still couldn't bear to part with the green bird's nest. When he thought about taking out so many bird's nests, he felt pain all over his body. He said, "Mommy, I won't let anything happen to you. If something really happens to the Chu family, you can get into the space, and I will take you to a place where no one knows you and live a new life."
Chen Ahfu sighed, "What about Dabao, Yan'er, Daddy Chu, Grandpa Chu, and the twin babies in Mommy's belly? Are we going to leave them to die?"
"I can't bear to leave them either!" the little thing said, and started crying again.
This sentence touched Chen Ahfu and made her sad. The little thing must have agreed to give Green Bird's Nest, but she was too distressed, so she kept crying and said those insincere words. She also shed tears.
Jin Yanzi saw her crying and asked, "Why are you crying, Mommy?"
Chen Afu said softly, "In Mommy's eyes, the baby is Mommy's own son. Seeing the baby sad, Mommy's heart is broken."
The little fellow was touched, and his eyes through the water were full of admiration. He sobbed and chirped, "It's strange, the four previous owners were like my sisters and friends, so I called them sisters. Only Mommy is really like my mommy, so I am willing to call you Mommy and Fu Ma." He looked at Jin Bei in his arms and said, "I am very happy in this life, I have motherly love and Bei Bei."
It stood up, wiped its tears with a flap of its wings, put the golden shell into a golden house, came out and hung it on Chen Ahfu's big belly and said, "Let's go to the north to see if we can find the three-color ball. Let's go now. It's too late. Even if we want to find it, it will be gone."
After saying that, it circled in the space and disappeared.
Chen Ahfu didn't expect that the little thing would take the initiative to look for the three-color ball before she even opened her mouth. She was so touched, but she couldn't be happy. The world is so big, and she didn't know where the little thing would go to find it, and whether it would be dangerous. She was worried and distressed. She was stunned for a long time before leaving the space.
Lying in bed, she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, staring at the hazy ceiling. She wondered how she had done anything to deserve a space in this life—although she didn’t own it, she would still get some benefits from it. With the lovely and kind Jin Yanzi, Wuzhi said she was blessed, and this blessing was Jin Yanzi. She also had so many relatives, Chu Lingxuan, Dabao, Chu Xiaonv, Wang, Chen Ming, Alu, and the two children in her belly…
Thinking about the second half of the night, Chu Lingxuan came back.
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