Chapter 18
Meng Jinyu couldn't sleep well that night.
Of course, it wasn't because she was worried about Shanshan, she was just thinking about what to do in the future.
Every step must be taken carefully. Once she has overcome all the current difficulties, a bright and beautiful future will be waiting for her.
"Bang--"
There was a sound, neither loud nor light.
Meng Jinyu quickly got up and slightly opened the door of her room, leaving a gap.
A small figure came back from outside.
The little dumpling moved very slowly and quietly, but he did not look around, and quickly returned to his room.
Then there was no sound.
Meng Jinyu frowned, then suddenly came to her senses, her heart seemed to skip a beat.
She glanced at the sleeping Jiang Huanming, then quickly and quietly opened the closet and reached into the pocket of her innermost unworn winter coat.
She dug it out again and again with all her strength, her face gradually turned pale, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down her forehead.
No, nothing.
The next morning, Meng Jinyu hurried to find Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo.
"Have you seen my little notebook?" she asked.
"Is it the notebook that Youyou took?" Jiang Cheng asked curiously, "Hasn't she returned it to you yet?"
Meng Jinyu's eyes turned cold: "Did you see it?"
"No, I asked her to return it to you." Jiang Cheng said.
She looked at Jiang Guo again and got the same answer.
Meng Jinyu's brows relaxed slightly.
She also didn't want to deal with two more children; after all, they would still be useful in the future.
Moreover, if the four children of the third wife all met with accidents one after another, she would have a hard time explaining herself.
"Mom, what's written in the notebook? Is it important?" Jiang Guo asked.
Meng Jinyu pulled the corners of her stiff mouth: "It's okay, go play."
She had to think of a way to get the notebook back first.
Otherwise, it is difficult to explain.
…
Ye Meihe took a day off from work and stayed at home to take care of Jiang Shan.
The child had a high fever and kept waking up from sleep. His little face was red, his brows were furrowed, his lips were also red, and he was mumbling something, but no one knew what he was saying.
Ye Meihe patted his back gently, moved closer to listen to what the child said, and suddenly her brows frowned.
“Mom—Mom—”
Jiang Shan dreamed about his mother.
He didn't know what the words "biological mother" and "stepmother" that Youyou kept saying in his ear meant. He only knew that he dreamed of his mother's previous appearance.
In the past, his mother was like a strong woman. She would hold him in one hand and Youyou in the other, rocking him gently. She would also secretly leave delicious food for them, and when everyone fell asleep at night, she would stuff their little mouths full of food.
Just at this time, Sun Yongyuan came back.
He locked his bike and walked in quickly: "I went to the police station to ask, but no one came to report the case. I'll go out early this afternoon after finishing my work at the office, and then go to other police stations to ask if there is any news."
"The child is so young, and it was raining heavily, how could he walk several miles? No one came to the police station near where the child was lost to report the case. I guess his family didn't want him on purpose."
"Not really? Can you be so black-hearted?"
"How could it be so? There are so many people who sell their children! We wanted our own child so badly, and we sought medical treatment for several years, but there was no good result. They just threw the child away! The family who threw away the child will definitely be punished!"
Seeing his wife was angry, Sun Yongyuan scratched the back of his head and said, "I'll go to the company cafeteria to get some food."
Ye Meihe touched Jiang Shan's forehead and took out some money from her purse: "Go to the state-owned unit and buy two big buns and a bowl of braised pork to nourish this poor child."
…
As soon as Jiang Huanming returned home, everyone in the room surrounded him.
"What do the police say?"
"The police said no one sent the child here. They have looked for him but there is no news." Jiang Huanming lowered his head. "Looking for a lost child is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I'm afraid Shanshan has been kidnapped..."
Before he finished speaking, Meng Jinyu began to sob softly.
Jiang Huanming patted her shoulder comfortingly and said softly to Mrs. Jiang, "Mom, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you."
Jiang Huanming helped Old Lady Jiang into the house and told her his plan.
"Send Youyou away?" Old Mrs. Jiang exclaimed, "Why give her away? It's not like we can't afford to support her."
Jiang Huanming was silent for a moment: "Jin Yu cried several times last night, in the middle of the night, and was still screaming for Shan Shan. If you don't send You You away, I'm afraid Jin Yu will not be able to get over this hurdle in her heart."
"Your wife loves Shanshan, but Youyou is not her biological child?" Old Mrs. Jiang frowned. "Shanshan is missing, but she, as a mother, has no responsibility. Instead, she blames a five-year-old girl. Do you think this makes sense?"
"Jin Yu has given so much to our family over the years, so how can I not give in to her?" Jiang Huanming said helplessly, "Besides, it doesn't matter who raises the child. We have asked around, and there is a family in Zhaijia Village. They are poor, with only boys in the house, and they are willing to raise a girl—"
"Sending your own daughter to someone else as a child bride? Huanming, you are so confused!" Old Mrs. Jiang was so angry that she slapped his arm. "Does your daughter-in-law think what she said is right? You better be more careful--"
"Ah!" A scream came from outside the house.
Jiang Huanming was startled and stood up suddenly and rushed out.
In the main room, Meng Jinyu was lying on the ground with undried tears on her face, looking like she was dying.
Mrs. Jiang Da and Mrs. Jiang Er each held one of her arms.
Jiang Gaoming said: "Just now, my third brother's wife hit her head against the wall and said she didn't want to live anymore."
"Shanshan is missing, what should I do?" Meng Jinyu murmured and was about to bang her head against the wall again.
Jiang Huanming went over and held her tightly, feeling a sense of fatigue. Just then, he saw Youyou standing motionless in the corner.
"You ungrateful bastard! Your mother has already hit her head against the wall, and you are still standing there?" Jiang Huanming cursed.
Meng Jinyu glanced at Youyou weakly and buried her head in Jiang Huanming's arms: "I don't want to see her, Huanming, I don't want to see her..."
"Get out of here!" Jiang Huanming shouted angrily at Youyou.
Seeing the little girl trembling with fear, Mrs. Jiang couldn't bear it and walked forward: "It's so late, where are you letting the child go? Youyou, come and apologize to your mother."
Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo also surrounded Meng Jinyu.
Looking at Youyou with helplessness and disappointment.
Perhaps because she was forced into a desperate situation, some tiny clues in Youyou's mind suddenly became clear.
The sister I met at the supply and marketing cooperative yesterday said she had seen her mother. Maybe it was the supply and marketing cooperative, the state-owned restaurant, or the meat processing factory.
On the way back, she saw her uncle coming out of the meat processing factory, and a passenger on the bus said that the meat processing factory was not for uneducated people to enter...
Old Mrs. Jiang came out and said, "Why are you crying, making a fuss, and threatening to hang yourself at home? That's nonsense!" She waved at Youyou, "Come here, grandma."
However, Youyou didn't listen. She asked softly, "Grandma, have you ever been to the meat processing factory?"
When Meng Jinyu heard this, she was immediately struck by thunder and looked at her in fear.
At the same time, she also saw that Youyou's little pocket was bulging.
Could it be that the money that Meng Jinyu had saved?
It turns out that Youyou had already decided to take the money away!
But she is so young, does she really have the ability to expose herself?
"Youyou is leaving!" After saying this happily, the little dumpling turned around and left, his short legs moving very fast, his back looking open and unrestrained.
Youyou is leaving this home and heading to the meat processing factory.
As for what the contents of the notebook actually represent, I believe we will have the answer soon.
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