Chapter 385 The whole story
Zhang Baozhu hid upstairs. Seeing that Ding Shulan was about to start talking again, Ye Rou quickly stopped her and said with a smile, "Aunt Ding, I came here today to trouble you with something."
Ding Shulan's expression immediately became more serious. "Doctor Ye, please speak."
Ye Rou: "My mother passed away early, and I want to know more about her. I heard that the aunt who took care of my mother and your aunt are from the same hometown. I want to ask your aunt about my mother."
Ding Shulan shook her head and said, "My aunt passed away last month."
Ye Rou was stunned. Is the clue she just found going to be lost like this?
Seeing her sad, Ding Shulan wanted to win Ye Rou over for her daughter's sake, and said enthusiastically: "Doctor Ye, what do you want to know? Maybe I know."
She is a very curious person and often keeps people chatting. My aunt at home spends the most time with her and tells her everything.
Ye Rou wanted to find out the reason why Tian Zihui suddenly targeted Zheng Lili from the aunt who took care of Zheng Lili back then.
Facing Ding Shulan, she didn't say anything very clearly, but just asked: "Aunt Ding, do you know why that aunt resigned? I heard that she was hired by my father to take care of my mother."
Ding Shulan looked around and suddenly lowered her voice, "That aunt's surname is Zhao. She's from the same hometown as our aunt. She resigned on her own accord and told others that something happened at home. But our aunt knew her family situation. Her son suddenly got a large sum of money, so he took his mother back home."
A large sum of money?
Ye Rou remembered that Fang Xunying had told her that Ji Yan had given a large sum of money to the night soil collector.
She asked, "Isn't Aunt Zhao's son a night soil collector?"
"Yes, I'm a night soil collector." Ding Shulan's expression suddenly became embarrassed, and she hesitated and stopped talking.
Ye Rou knew what she was worried about. "Aunt Ding, please tell me. I want to know everything about what happened to my mother back then."
Ding Shulan quickly said, "Doctor Ye, I don't know the full story of what happened back then. I heard most of it from my aunt, but it has nothing to do with me."
"I know. Go ahead."
Seeing that she insisted on listening, Ding Shulan had no choice but to continue, "What happened back then is actually not complicated. Aunt Zhao worked as a helper at the Liang family, taking care of the old lady and your mother. Her son, Chang Long, is actually a hooligan, as we say. He often came to Aunt Zhao to ask for money. He was seen several times. When Chang Long didn't get the money, he beat his mother. In short, he was a beast."
"Suddenly, for a period of time, Chang Long became a dung collector in the military district. After being able to enter and leave the military district freely, he often ran to the Liang family. There were also people, and there were also people..."
Ding Shulan hesitated, feeling a little embarrassed.
Ye Rou said softly, "Aunt Ding, please speak."
"Some people also saw him talking to your mother frequently. Commander Liang was not in the military region at the time, so there was a lot of gossip. Then Aunt Zhao suddenly resigned. My aunt thought it was strange and went to ask about it. She found out that a woman had given Chang Long a large sum of money. Everyone guessed that the woman was your mother. After that incident, the rumor was confirmed. Chang Long also said to the public that it was your mother who gave him money and seduced him to do this."
Although Ye Rou was still smiling, the smile did not reach her eyes.
Chang Long.
She asked softly, "Auntie Ding, can you give me the address?"
Whose address is self-evident.
Ding Shulan disagreed, "Doctor Ye, don't be impulsive. My aunt said that Chang Long has a bad temper and often beats his wife. Plus, he has a lot of money. Over the years, he has married three wives, who gave birth to six sons. Twenty years have passed, and the youngest of his sons is fifteen years old. If you really go to him to settle the score with him, firstly, you have no evidence, and secondly, you are a weak little girl. It's not safe to go to that old rogue's territory. As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake."
Ye Rou smiled and said, "Don't worry, Aunt Ding, I won't be impulsive."
She paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Aunt Ding, how did my grandmother treat my mother back then?"
Ding Shulan frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "Although your grandmother didn't approve of your mother marrying Commander Liang, after Commander Liang brought her into the military region, she didn't say anything."
She changed the subject, and seemed a little puzzled:
"But then, for some reason, your grandmother suddenly became displeased with your mother. She wouldn't let her go out and made things difficult for her at home. I lived next door and often heard the old lady yelling at your mother, and it always scared me."
Ye Rou pressed on, "Why did you suddenly change your attitude towards my mother?"
Ding Shulan's tone was also full of confusion. "Yeah, I'm surprised too. The old lady has always been very kind to others. She's very popular in the military district. The old men and women in the military district have the best relationship with her and all like to chat with her. But suddenly her face changed and she started yelling at people. She's even more fierce than my mother-in-law."
Ye Rou suddenly asked, "Aunt Ding, when did the old lady's attitude towards my mother change? Was it before or after Chang Long became a dung collector?"
Ding Shulan thought about it carefully and said with certainty, "It was before that."
In an instant, Ye Rou figured out the sequence of everything that happened that year.
After Zheng Lili was taken to the military region by Liang Yushan, Aunt Zhao was also invited by Liang Yushan to take care of Zheng Lili.
Although Tian Zihui disliked Zheng Lili at that time, she could not resist her son. In addition, Zheng Lili was pregnant. She did not target Zheng Lili, but just ignored her and pretended she did not exist.
First, Zheng Lili accidentally discovered Tian Zihui's secret.
Tian Zihui suddenly changed her attitude and put the pregnant Zheng Lili under house arrest and surveillance to prevent her from going out and talking nonsense.
But this was not enough, she was still worried, so she targeted Chang Long who often came to ask for money.
She found a job for Chang Long as a dung collector, and made it easy for Chang Long to come and go freely at the Liang family's house. She deliberately let others see Chang Long talking to Zheng Lili, and then spread the rumors, completely destroying Zheng Lili's reputation in the military region.
At this time, even if Zheng Lili went out and talked nonsense, no one would believe her.
Because Tian Zihui had a good reputation and was quite popular in the military region, even Ding Shulan, after so many years, her first evaluation of Tian Zihui was kindness. One can imagine how popular she was in the military region back then.
Before Zheng Lili moved into the military area, everyone had very bad opinions and guesses about her. After moving into the military area, her charming and beautiful appearance further confirmed this impression.
Later, under Tian Zihui's deliberate publicity, the news that Zheng Lili could not bear the loneliness and seduced Chang Long spread like wildfire, and Zheng Lili's image became even worse.
In this situation, even if Zheng Lili told the secrets she knew about Tian Zihui, no one would believe her, and might even think that she was slandering Tian Zihui.
In order to protect the baby in her belly, Zheng Lili had to keep silent and waited for Liang Yushan to come back.
Tian Zihui learned of her plan and decided to drive Zheng Lili away before Liang Yushan returned to the military region.
And at this time Ji Yan just came to the door.
At the suggestion of Tian Zihui, Ji Yan noticed Chang Long, took a large sum of money to find Chang Long, and asked him to confirm his relationship with Zheng Lili.
Everything that happened afterwards went smoothly and was all within Tian Zihui's plan.
After Ye Rou learned all this, she chatted with Ding Shulan for a while and then stood up to say goodbye.
Ding Shulan sent her to the door and suddenly spoke to comfort Ye Rou:
"Doctor Ye, your mother did something wrong back then, but it has nothing to do with you. Don't be too sad. Let it go."
Ye Rou stopped, tilted her head slightly, and whispered, "It has something to do with me, because when that happened, I was in my mother's belly and had just turned two months old."
Ding Shulan's pupils suddenly contracted.
Zheng Lili was pregnant that year!
Then how could she seduce Chang Long!
This thought was like a bolt of lightning, and Ding Shulan's mind went blank.
In an instant, I felt creepy and my hair stood on end.
She stood there blankly, watching Ye Rou leave. Vaguely, she saw Zheng Lili again, the woman whose beauty made everyone feel ashamed.
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