The two of them are not particularly old, probably only in their fifties.
But perhaps because of the difficult working conditions, coupled with the recent running around looking for their daughter, sleepless nights and mental fatigue, the two of them looked at least ten years older than their actual age.
Seeing that the two looked very haggard, Lin Xi asked them to come in and sit down, then poured them each a cup of hot water.
The two of them thanked him quickly, then picked up the cup and drank the water in big gulps.
Their anxious look made Lin Xi wonder if they hadn't had water for a long time.
The facts were indeed similar to what Lin Xi had guessed.
The place where they lived was far away from here, and they were reluctant to spend money on a taxi, so they took several buses early in the morning and it took them two or three hours to reach Lin Xi.
I left home in a hurry this morning and didn't have time to bring any water. I also spent so much time on the road that I was already very thirsty.
They had thought of going to the roadside to eat a bowl of noodles to fill their stomachs at noon and asked the boss for a bowl of water. Unexpectedly, Lin Xi kindly gave them water.
After drinking the water, they immediately felt relaxed all over, as if a warm current was spreading through their bodies along with the water. The fatigue all over their bodies seemed to be relieved a lot, and they felt more energetic.
The two of them didn't think much of it, just thinking that the hot water was warming their bodies and hearts.
While the two were drinking water, Lin Xi also took the opportunity to look at their faces.
Thinking about what the couple just said, I couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"From the looks of your faces, I can tell you only have one son."
As soon as they entered the room, they shouted for her to help find their daughter, which was obviously inconsistent with their facial features.
So the daughter they are talking about is most likely not their biological daughter.
When the two heard this, they couldn't help but widen their eyes, and then they were surprised.
The woman spoke in a trembling voice, looking at Lin Xi with eyes full of expectation.
"Master, you, you are amazing! My husband and I only have one son, but when I was working on the construction site, I found a girl. We adopted her less than a month after she was born!"
Because they raised her from childhood, even if their daughter has no blood relationship with them, she is no different from their biological child.
If that's the case.
Lin Xi nodded, and then asked them to explain in detail the disappearance of their daughter.
Soon, the woman told Lin Xi about her daughter's disappearance.
When talking about her daughter's disappearance, the woman's tone became noticeably lower, and her expression revealed a hint of regret and self-blame.
The story of my daughter's disappearance started more than 20 years ago when she was killed.
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The woman's surname is Li, and her name is Li Feng. She and the man, Chen Guoqiong, are from the same place.
More than 20 years ago, the two had low education and could not find any jobs, but they were strong, so they went to work at the construction site together.
There weren't many people on that construction site, and it was in a remote location, but that didn't matter to them. Since there weren't many people there, they could do more work and earn more money.
One night, Chen Guoxuan got up to go to the toilet and suddenly heard a baby crying next to the toilet.
The sound is very small, like the meow of a kitten.
At first he thought he had misheard, but when he listened again, it was true.
Chen Guoqi was young and brave at that time. He didn't feel scared at all when encountering such a thing. He even went to check nearby with a flashlight.
When I looked, I saw a baby wrapped in a blanket, with no one around except him.
There is no doubt that this is an abandoned baby.
At that time, Chen Guoqiong and his wife were preparing to have a child. He was particularly fond of children. Seeing the baby crying so pitifully, Chen Guoqiong felt soft-hearted and finally took the baby to the house where he and his wife Li Feng lived.
It was winter at that time and the temperature was very low.
He knew very well that if he didn't take the child away, there would be only one outcome for her outside: she would freeze to death or starve to death.
After taking the child away, Chen Guoqi felt a little uneasy, fearing that his wife would blame him for picking up a child to be a burden.
Their income wasn't particularly high when they were just two children, and they still had to send money home. Now, if there were more babies to take care of, one of them would definitely have to stay off work to look after the children, which would lower their income even more.
Moreover, they had planned to have children since they were born. Now that they have another child for no apparent reason, they will definitely have to postpone having their own children again.
You should at least wait until this child is one year old before having another child.
As a result, he took the child with trepidation. After explaining the situation to his wife, she was silent for a long time. Finally, she just sighed and agreed to adopt the child.
After seeing her husband pick up a child, her first reaction was indeed to ask him to send the child away quickly.
But after the examination, she found out that the child was a girl, and her thoughts changed and became complicated.
Because she knew very well that if she gave the girl to someone else, no one would want her.
In that era, not only in their hometowns, but even in the cities where they worked, there were still many people who favored boys over girls.
Girls are rejected as soon as they are born, so who would adopt a girl who is not related to them by blood?
So it’s not possible to send someone off this time.
At that time, they had never even heard of welfare homes, let alone finding the way there.
As for handing the child over to the police, the final result would definitely be giving the child up for adoption. They would have no way of knowing how others would treat the child.
And perhaps it was fate and destiny that they picked up this child.
Looking at the pitiful child crying like a kitten in her arms, Li Feng finally softened her heart and decided to keep the child by her side and raise him herself.
Since she decided to raise the child, Li Feng had no plans to continue working at the construction site.
She and Chen Guoqian took the child back to their hometown, handled all the procedures for the child, and made the child the first child on their household registration. They named the child Chen Anan, hoping that she would live in Anan.
Working in the city is expensive, so after Li Feng returned to her hometown, she stopped working with Chen Guoqi. She let him continue to go to the construction site alone, while she stayed in her hometown to take care of the children, which also reduced unnecessary expenses.
After all, they have children to raise now, so they should save as much as possible in other places and not let their children suffer no matter how hard it is.
A year later, the adopted girl had grown up a lot and could be left to be raised by the elderly, so Li Feng went out to work again. It was not until she became pregnant with her own child that she quietly returned to her hometown again.
In that era, family planning was strictly enforced. If someone was caught by the family planning office pregnant with a second child, they would have to pay a fine of at least 10,000 yuan.
Ten thousand yuan was a huge sum of money for the couple. Li Feng was worrying about how to solve this problem. The old man in the family gave her an idea and told her to give her first daughter to someone else for adoption, and then adopt the child as her own after the storm had passed.
That's how many of them did it back then.
In order to avoid paying fines, they would "cooperate" with families who had no children or could not have children, and transfer their children's household registration to their wives.
Although the child is adopted out on the surface, he is actually still theirs. In private, they still call them mom and dad, so it will not affect anything at all.
But Li Feng thought about it for a long time and finally refused.
My daughter is still young now, and she may not understand anything if she is adopted out. But when she grows up and becomes sensible, she will find that she has two "parents". She will be like a thief and can only call them mom and dad secretly. What will she think then?
Even if you don't resent them, there will definitely be a gap in your heart.
As for the child in her belly, it was impossible to abort it. After all, this was her and Chen Guoqi's own flesh and blood.
She had already developed feelings for her previous daughter, and she was reluctant to adopt her, even if it was just for show.
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