Chapter 28
Ye Meihe was absent-minded throughout the whole day.
When she came out of the office in the afternoon, she ran into Zhao Cheng, a co-worker in Sun Yongyuan's department.
"Meihe, where did Yongyuan go in such a hurry after taking leave?" the other party asked.
"Ask for leave?" Ye Meihe was stunned. "I don't know. What's wrong?"
"Look, I was the one asking you the question, but now you're the one asking me the question. Just now, he seemed to have something urgent to do, so he asked for a day off and even asked his mother to pick up the child."
Ye Meihe looked surprised.
It takes a long time to get from her mother-in-law's house to the textile factory compound. The old lady is in poor health, and under normal circumstances, Sun Yongyuan would not let her work so hard.
Unless, there is something very important.
Is it for Shanshan?
Ye Meihe was startled and ran out quickly with the bicycle key.
Looking at her anxious back, the worker stood in the corridor, looking out the window, and only looked away when he saw Ye Meihe go to the carport to get her bicycle.
Sun Yongyuan did ask for leave early in the morning, but just a few minutes ago, he came back and asked Zhao Cheng to run and tell Ye Meihe what he had taught him.
Zhao Cheng didn’t know what happened to the couple, but after all, they were old co-workers for many years, so he still hoped that they would be fine.
Even if there are any conflicts, they must be resolved as soon as possible.
…
Ye Meihe was riding her bicycle very fast.
Sun Yongyuan was smart and careful. It would be bad if he found the tailor shop. When he asked, the old tailor would naturally tell him the address left by Jiang Shan's family...
After being married for several years, the couple has a very good relationship and has almost never had any quarrels. And most of the time, it is Sun Yongyuan who pampers and gives in to her.
But Ye Meihe knew that he was a principled man, and as long as he thought the decision was right, he would stick to it no matter what.
But are the choices in life only about right and wrong, and have nothing to do with feelings?
After sending Shanshan away, they never saw him again.
Could it be that Sun Yongyuan was willing to do so?
Thinking of this, Ye Meihe's eyes became moist.
What she didn't notice was that at this moment, Sun Yongyuan was following her.
When Ye Meihe stopped her bicycle in front of the tailor shop, Sun Yongyuan also slowly stopped.
The couple walked one in front and one behind, keeping a distance from each other, but going in the same direction.
As soon as Ye Meihe entered the tailor shop, she immediately ran towards the photo on the counter. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the photo and the missing person notice were still there.
This means that Sun Yongyuan did not find this place.
The huge stone hanging in Ye Meihe's heart fell away, and a faint smile appeared unconsciously at the corners of her lips. When she turned around to leave, she suddenly saw two figures, one big and one small.
"Mom, Youyou can't walk anymore, can you take a break?"
"Hold on a little longer, Mom is in a hurry today and has to go back to work early."
"But Mommy walks so fast—whoosh!"
Seeing her little girl walking out of breath, Meng Jinyu felt distressed.
Youyou has never been a pampered person, but today she was reluctant to give up her work points, so she only took half a day off and wanted to get back to work early, so she walked very fast along the way, causing the little girl to suffer.
At this time, seeing that Youyou’s little face was pale with fatigue, she squatted down and picked up the child.
"You shouldn't have come. It would have been much better for you to stay at the village head's grandmother's house."
Youyou was tired, but she knew her mother was tired too, so she only allowed herself to stay in her mother's arms for a while.
The little guy hugged Meng Jinyu's neck tightly, with his two short legs hanging down at her waist, and said softly, "Youyou wants to find a brother too."
After she said this in a baby voice, she happened to look up and saw an auntie staring at her blankly.
The aunt has shoulder-length hair and wears a beautiful floral dress. She looks gentle and graceful.
Youyou is a polite child. When she looked at her aunt, she blinked her eyes and the corners of her mouth gently curled up into a well-behaved arc.
The child's eyes were innocent and clear, and in just a moment, Ye Meihe was reminded of Jiang Shan at home.
The big one and the small one are obviously the mother and the younger sister in the family photo...
Ye Meihe panicked and turned around to escape.
At this time, the old tailor called out from behind: "Comrade, are you here to get some clothes?"
Ye Meihe shook her head, then nodded immediately: "Are you done?"
"It's only been a day, it's not ready yet." The old tailor said, and quickly took out a piece of cloth. "The material you ordered yesterday is not suitable for making children's shorts. My wife said it's not soft enough. Do you think this one will do?"
"Okay." Ye Meihe said vaguely. Just as she was about to leave, she heard Meng Jinyu speak.
"Excuse me, is there any news about my child?"
"No, why don't you go to the police station and ask again? Even if people's living conditions have improved, there are not many people who make clothes every day. You come here day after day, wasting time and energy... I see you have been looking for so long, if you can find it, you would have found it long ago. If it's really impossible - just forget it."
"It's okay. We have the time and energy." Meng Jinyu said, "Thank you for your help."
Youyou said: "My brother is alone, and we don't know where he is. We don't know if he has met bad people. If even we give up on him, he will definitely be very sad!"
These words were like needles piercing Ye Meihe's heart.
She froze in place, looking at the mother and daughter, feeling heavy in her heart.
At this moment, Sun Yongyuan was standing not far away, looking in the direction of Ye Meihe. There were quite a few people in the store, but because of the distance, he couldn't hear the sounds inside clearly.
He originally wanted to wait for his wife to come home before going into the fabric store to ask about Jiang Shan's family. After all, his wife would get excited when Shan Shan was mentioned, and he was afraid that she would have trouble controlling her emotions once he showed up.
However, just as Sun Yongyuan was waiting for Ye Meihe to leave the fabric store, a conversation was heard from the wonton shop next door.
"Boss, give me a bowl of fresh meat wontons." A short-haired female comrade said, and suddenly asked, "What is this photo? And this one - a missing person notice, it's the same as the painting, so interesting."
"Yesterday, a woman with a child came to our place. She said her child was lost and asked if she could leave her family photos and missing person notice with us. She looked so pitiful, so I and several small shops nearby agreed..."
Sun Yongyuan's heart skipped a beat and he turned and went into the store.
The family portrait was placed in a conspicuous place. He took a look at it and his eyes dimmed slightly.
It is indeed kind.
Even though he still held on to the last glimmer of hope, thinking that maybe the people just looked similar and his wife had made a mistake... but now, seeing Shanshan in the photo with his own eyes, he had no choice but to admit it.
No matter how reluctant you are, they are still someone else's children.
Reason calmed Sun Yongyuan down. He sighed and asked, "Excuse me, did the mother and daughter who lost their child leave their home address? I may have some information, but I'm not sure."
The comrade from the wonton shop was also a kind person. He immediately took out the photo and handed it to Sun Yongyuan: "The address of their village is written on the back of this photo. It was dictated by the woman who lost her child. I wrote it for her. Take a look."
But suddenly, he said, "Oh, by the way, the mother and daughter just now also came to ask about the situation. It took several hours to drive back and forth from their village, which was very tiring. Go out and look for them to see if they have returned. They just said they were in a hurry to come..."
Sun Yongyuan ran out quickly.
There was no sign of any mother or daughter on the entire street.
At this time, Ye Meihe walked out of the fabric store with a pale face.
He immediately stuffed the family photo in his hand into the briefcase he was carrying.
The moment she saw Sun Yongyuan, Ye Meihe was startled at first, then her eyes darkened, she sneered, and her expression became paranoid.
"You really won't give up!" She walked closer and stared at him, "Do you really have to send Shanshan away? Don't you have any feelings for him at all?"
Seeing that he didn't say anything but just frowned at her, she said again: "His family has already gone back. You are too late."
After she finished speaking, Ye Meihe got on her bicycle and rode away without looking back.
Sun Yongyuan turned his eyes to the fabric shop, where there was only an old tailor.
Only then did he realize that the two people, one big and one small, who had just entered were Shanshan's family.
Ye Meihe met them.
No wonder she was in such a bad mood. She must be feeling bad inside too.
…
When Sun Yongyuan got home, Ye Meihe had already returned.
Old Mrs. Sun was cooking in the kitchen, and Jiang Shan sat next to her, helping her pick vegetables.
As soon as she saw Jiang Shan, Ye Meihe's brows relaxed. She smiled and teased the child, coaxing him to tell her more about what happened in the nursery.
Sun Yongyuan came over and said, "We can't go on like this."
Ye Meihe ignored him and reached out to stroke Shanshan's hair.
Sun Yongyuan grabbed her wrist and said, "We have been married for so many years. I know you better than anyone else. How can you feel good when you meet his family? Meihe, you are not that kind of person at all. Why can't you let it go and look beyond it?"
"Stop talking!" Ye Meihe wanted to take her hand back, but she couldn't resist his strength and struggled hard: "Let go."
Old Lady Sun heard the noise, looked over, and quickly advised: "What's going on? Talk it over!"
Sun Yongyuan was sulking with a sulky face.
Ye Meihe's eyes were red. She looked at Jiang Shan beside her and squatted down: "Shanshan, uncle and aunt are not arguing, don't be afraid."
Jiang Shan nodded ignorantly.
Ye Meihe thought for a moment and then said, "Shanshan, do you like playing with Mengmeng? Why don't you go to the meat processing factory compound, go to Mengmeng's house, and play with her for a while?"
Usually, Ye Meihe is the one who picks up and drops off the children at daycare.
Because they often met Dong Yin and Mengmeng at the door of the nursery class, the two adults became familiar with each other after a few visits.
"Mom, the meat processing factory compound is next to us. You can take Shanshan to the home of a little girl named Mengmeng. Her mother is Dong Yin, an employee of the meat processing factory. You can rest assured that the child is at her home."
Old Mrs. Sun had never seen her son and daughter-in-law quarreling. She thought the situation was serious and immediately took Shanshan out.
Sun Yongyuan didn't close the door until the two of them walked away.
"Sun Yongyuan, do you really have to be so hard on me? I don't want anything. I just want to keep this child by my side. Why is it so difficult?" Ye Meihe gritted her teeth and spoke word by word, as if she was competing with him.
Compared with her, Sun Yongyuan's tone was much calmer.
He held her shoulders and said gently, "You were worried about scaring him and getting hurt just because we quarreled in front of the child. This shows that you really care about him. Since you care so much about this child, how can you have the heart to deprive him of the right to be with his family?"
"I'll give you three more days to calm yourself down. We must send this child home, otherwise we will be sorry for him and his family."
After he finished speaking, Sun Yongyuan lowered his eyes after a long time.
He saw her turn away and walk into the house.
Then, there was a loud "bang" and the door was slammed shut.
…
Shanshan didn’t know what happened to his uncle and aunt, and he was a little worried, but after seeing Mengmeng, the little guy immediately forgot his worries.
Mengmeng is Shanshan’s best friend. As soon as they met, they immediately held hands.
"Shanshan, you finally come to play with me!" Mengmeng happily pulled him and introduced him to the friends in the yard, "Look, this is Shanshan, he is my good friend!"
Mengmeng held her head high, with pride written all over her little face.
The other children didn't understand what was going on. They tilted their heads and looked at Jiang Shan curiously.
Jiang Shan was embarrassed and said softly, "My name is not Shanshan, but Shanshan."
Meng Meng covered her mouth and laughed secretly: "Shan Shan, I will take you home to play. I have lots of toys at home!"
Mengmeng was very enthusiastic. She took Shanshan's hand and took him home as a guest.
The little one's family is well-off and his parents do not discriminate against girls. Whenever there are any interesting toys in the supply and marketing cooperative, they will bring them home.
"There are wooden cars, dolls, rattles... and yes, there are also jumping frogs!"
Jiang Shan blinked and became even more expectant.
"Mom! I'm back!" Mengmeng shouted, "Shanshan is here to play with us too."
Dong Yin opened the door and welcomed Shan Shan in with a smile: "I know, Shan Shan, come in, Auntie will make you something delicious."
Just now, Old Lady Sun brought Shanshan to the compound and met Mengmeng at the gate of the compound.
Mengmeng held Shanshan and refused to let her leave. The old lady couldn't persuade her, but she was worried, so she asked which room Mengmeng lived in and told the adults in their family.
At this moment, Dong Yin asked the two children to wash their hands while she continued to work in the kitchen.
She closed the door tightly, but she didn't know that not far outside the house, there was a person looking curiously in the direction of their home.
"Jin Guo, what are you looking at?" a worker came over and asked.
Everyone knew that Ruan Jinguo was the factory director's son, but he was easy to talk to and didn't put on airs, so he quickly became friends with the workers in the raw meat workshop.
"That little boy..." Ruan Jinguo frowned, "looks a bit like my little nephew."
He seemed to have seen Shanshan just now.
Just not sure.
"My little nephew?" The worker often chatted and played cards with Ruan Jinguo after get off work, and knew a little about his family. "Is he the son of your sister from the village? Didn't you say he was lost? How come he is here?"
"I just saw that little boy follow their daughter into the house to play." Ruan Jinguo scratched his head: "Could it be that he is my nephew? Did their family pick him up?"
"Impossible! You don't know what kind of person Dong Yin is. She is very snobbish. She is arrogant when she sees ordinary workers in the factory. Only when she sees the leader will she pull up the corners of her mouth and show her noble smile." The other party said, "Didn't you just say that the child was a country kid? Dong Yin would never agree to her daughter playing with a country kid."
"Really? Don't talk nonsense." Ruan Jinguo said.
The worker laughed: "Oh, your sister knows the most about this. Your sister brought her little daughter over that day. Her little daughter played with Dong Yin's daughter and was severely scolded! Later, your sister had a quarrel with Dong Yin and scolded her for looking down on others! You think that a child who can follow her daughter home must be rich or noble!"
This worker gave Ruan Jinguo a detailed account of Dong Yin's daily life.
After hearing this, Ruan Jinguo was in a dilemma.
Could it be that he really made a mistake?
Actually, it's not unreasonable. After his sister got married, there were a lot of things going on at home and the two siblings rarely saw each other. After Jiang Shan was born, the number of times he saw his little nephew could probably be counted on ten fingers.
Maybe the child changes every day and he didn't recognize him at all?
The child who just went to Dong Yin's house was dressed very elegantly. You could tell at a glance that the clothes were not cheap. In addition, Dong Yin was smiling when she spoke to him, so maybe he really was a child from a very well-off family.
"Don't think too much. How could such a coincidence happen in the world? Come on, let's go to my house for a drink." The co-worker hooked his arm around Ruan Jinguo's shoulder.
"I'm not going. I promised my parents that I would go home for dinner." Ruan Jinguo said as he walked towards his home.
But halfway through the journey, he stopped and took a deep look in the direction of Dong Yin's house.
…
That night, when Jiang Shan returned to his uncle and aunt's house, he felt that the atmosphere was not right.
Shanshan is a sensitive child. Even though his aunt is still gentle to him, he can still feel that she is forcing a smile.
The little one didn't know how to comfort others, so when his aunt was coaxing him to sleep, he just gently pulled the corner of her clothes with his little hand.
"Don't cry." Shanshan shook her head vigorously and said seriously, "Don't cry."
Ye Meihe's eyes were red: "Will Shanshan cry?"
Shanshan tilted her head and thought for a long time, then shyly pulled the corners of her mouth and nodded very lightly.
"Children love to cry." Ye Meihe said with a smile, "They cry when they fall down, they cry when they can't eat, they cry when they don't get enough sleep... Am I right, auntie?"
"No." Shan Shan said in a baby voice, "You cry because you miss your mother."
Ye Meihe was stunned.
Only then did she suddenly realize that after the child came to their home, he had been extremely well-behaved and rarely shed tears.
Of course, it’s not that I didn’t cry, it was just those two rare times—
One time he was lost on the street and was drenched by the heavy rain. He was trembling with fear and sobbing softly.
Another time, he had a high fever and was mumbling "Mom" in his sleep, crying quietly.
Does he really want to leave this home so much?
"Go to bed early." Ye Meihe pursed her lips and said softly.
But she didn't know that long after she left Shanshan's little room, the child sat up from the bed.
Shanshan felt a little sleepy, but he couldn't sleep.
He sat on the small bed, and when he was drowsy, he used his two little hands to force open his upper eyelids.
Can't fall asleep.
Because after uncle and aunt fall asleep, Shanshan has to do an important thing.
…
The homes of Lin Zhiqing and Jiang Zhiqing were crowded with people.
"This fall can be a big deal or a small one, but the baby in your belly is more important. Jiang Zhiqing, why don't you take your wife to the clinic for a checkup?"
"But you can see that Lin Zhiqing's face has turned pale. If he rushes to the clinic now, he probably won't be able to bear it. It's better for him to lie down on the kang and have a good rest. Maybe he can recover."
"As soon as tomorrow morning comes, invite the barefoot doctor over..."
The villagers were talking to each other, giving advice to Lin and Jiang.
Meng Jinyu also hurried over with Youyou: "What happened?"
He Qingmiao said: "In the afternoon, the production team went up the mountain to dig sweet potatoes. The women dug and the men carried the sweet potatoes down the mountain. Digging sweet potatoes is not a physically demanding job. I thought Lin Zhiqing could do it, but when she was going down the mountain, she accidentally sprained her ankle and fell. Later, Lin Zhiqing couldn't even speak and her face turned pale with pain..."
"It's all my fault. I didn't think it through." He Qingmiao said guiltily, "Lin Zhiqing is from the city. Her body wasn't used to the countryside. She just got pregnant not long ago, and the team asked her to work in the fields..."
Meng Jinyu walked over to Lin Li's bed and sat down, tucking in the quilt for her. "How are you now?"
"It's okay, don't blame the Director." Lin Li said weakly, "I didn't take care of my own health and caused trouble for everyone."
At this moment, a soft voice came from outside.
"The brown sugar water is here." Ruan Wenwen walked into the house carrying a coarse porcelain bowl. "Lin Zhiqing, drink it while it's hot."
Brown sugar was so rare these days that everyone made way for her, fearing that her bowl of brown sugar water would be spilled.
Ruan Wenwen entered the room, put the coarse porcelain bowl aside, then helped Lin Li up and put the edge of the bowl to her mouth.
Lin Li drank several sips and said, "I will write a letter to my parents tomorrow and ask them to buy me some brown sugar. I will return it to you then."
Ruan Wenwen smiled and said, "You're welcome. Your health is important. Don't worry about these things for now."
Lin Li looked grateful.
A bowl of brown sugar water was finished quickly.
Ruan Wenwen took the bowl and left. Before leaving, she advised Lin Li to have a good rest, take a few more days off, and not go to work for the time being to avoid hurting her body.
Looking at this scene, Meng Jinyu raised her eyebrows slightly. Based on her understanding of Ruan Wenwen, if this person took the initiative to be nice to others, she must have other intentions.
Why did she want to be so attentive to Lin Li?
She wanted to go out and take a look, but He Qingmiao said, "Jinyu, I have something else to do, so I have to go first. You stay here with Lin Zhiqing, and wait until Jiang Zhiqing comes back before you go back."
As soon as Ruan Wenwen walked out of the house, she ran into Jiang Zhihong.
She pulled him to the side.
Jiang Zhihong hurriedly thanked her, saying something similar to what Lin Li said, that after all, he would definitely return the brown sugar in the future.
"Jiang Zhiqing, what's wrong with you? Knowing that Lin Zhiqing was in poor health, why did you let her go up the mountain to dig sweet potatoes?" Ruan Wenwen's tone was full of blame.
Jiang Zhihong already loved his wife very much. After hearing what Ruan Wenwen said, he felt even more guilty and lowered his head: "I had already agreed with the team leader that I would share the work in the fields with her so that she could do less. But I guess she was worried that I would be tired, and thought that going up the mountain to dig sweet potatoes was not too hard work, so she went. It's all my fault-"
"Blaming yourself now won't change anything." Ruan Wenwen sighed, "After all, you two just care about each other. You are both educated people, and you usually hold pens, but now you come to the village and have to swing hoes with everyone. The women in the village are in good health and can do some physical work, but how can Lin Zhiqing be the same as them? She has been pregnant for ten months, and this is nothing compared to them. You really need to think of a solution as soon as possible."
Jiang Zhihong nodded: "You are right. If this continues, she will suffer a lot in the future."
"So, if you have a chance, you should try your best to seize it. You said that it is better to suffer alone in the village than to suffer together, right?"
The family has been divided, and Ruan Wenwen can't wait to move out, but she can't rush it.
Anyway, there won't be a Cheng Yaojin who will show up halfway, so everything will inevitably develop along the lines of the previous life, and they will definitely get divorced.
Having said this, seeing that Jiang Zhihong seemed to be thinking about something, she decided to stop and turned away.
But before she had taken a few steps, she suddenly saw a figure.
The person who came turned out to be Ruan Jinguo!
Ruan Jinguo pedaled the bicycle very fast with an anxious look on his face.
Ruan Wenwen was startled and immediately stepped back, hiding behind the bushes.
Ruan Jinguo seemed to have already asked where Meng Jinyu was. As soon as he arrived, he immediately went to Lin Zhiqing's house to call for help.
Meng Jinyu walked out and was a little surprised at first, but after hearing what Ruan Jinguo finished saying, she immediately covered her lips and was speechless for a long time.
"Why don't you hurry up? Otherwise it will be too late!" said Ruan Jinguo.
Meng Jinyu came back to her senses and said, "I'm going to the village chief's house to borrow a bicycle."
Meng Jinyu walked quickly towards the village chief's house, and then she started running. Even in the dark, one could see that she was excited and her eyes were red.
Youyou followed Ruan Jinguo and fell behind.
She said, "Uncle, Youyou wants to go too."
Ruan Jinguo nodded and carried the little boy onto the front diagonal bar of the bicycle: "Hold it steady."
“Okay!” Youyou raised her little hand high and waved towards the village entrance, “Let’s go!”
Ruan Jinguo carried his little niece and pedaled hard towards the village entrance, and met Meng Jinyu at the door of the village chief's house.
Afterwards, they rode their bicycles and left Fenglin Village in a hurry.
Ruan Wenwen, who was hiding behind the bushes, had a puzzled look on her face, and her brows were still furrowed until their backs gradually walked away.
Why did Ruan Jinguo come here suddenly?
They are so anxious, what happened?
Ruan Wenwen was full of questions, and suddenly, she felt a piercing, burning pain in her calf.
She was startled and looked down at her legs.
"There's a snake! There's a snake!"
"I was bitten by a poisonous snake!"
The earth-shaking screams echoed in the small village at night and took a long time to disperse.
…
Meng Jinyu's heartbeat had never been as fast as it was at this moment.
Her eyes sparkled with anticipation, and she pedaled faster: "Is it true? Did you really see Shanshan?"
"The child was delicate and well-dressed. At first I thought he was from a cadre family and just looked a bit like Shanshan. But later I felt uneasy. After all, it was a child's matter and I couldn't be careless. So I asked my parents to go to Dong Yin's house to find out the situation."
"Guess what happened? Dong Yin insisted in front of me that the child belonged to the head of the textile factory. In the end, her own daughter said that it was not his mother who picked up the boy from the nursery every day, and that the child was lost and picked up."
"I think the child is lost, and you are more anxious than anyone else, so don't wait until tomorrow, come here now, and let's go and get Shanshan back together."
It was only then that Meng Jinyu understood the whole story and said with a moved look, "Jin Guo, thank you."
Ruan Jinguo rubbed his nose and said, "You are my sister, why are you saying thank you to me?"
…
At this point, Sun Yongyuan and Ye Meihe had both gone to bed.
But suddenly, they were woken up by a rapid knock on the door.
Sun Yongyuan was startled and stood up in a daze: "It's so late, who could it be?"
Ye Meihe put on a coat, picked up the glasses beside the bed, and followed him out.
The door opened and a man's voice was heard.
"Did you find a child?"
Ye Meihe regained consciousness, turned on the light, and said guiltily, "No, we don't have it."
However, Youyou had a good memory and recognized her immediately. She said loudly, "Mom, this is the auntie from the tailor's shop."
Ye Meihe immediately stepped back and avoided it subconsciously.
"I remember now, it was you. I'm very grateful that you found my child. If it weren't for you, Shanshan would definitely not be taken care of so well. I'm willing to work like a cow or a horse to repay you." Meng Jinyu looked at her and said sincerely, "But Shanshan is my son. Please, give him back to me."
Ye Meihe looked at Sun Yongyuan in panic, her face already pale.
Then slowly, she seemed to lose all her strength.
"Come with me." Sun Yongyuan took a step back and made a gesture.
Shanshan is here indeed.
Meng Jinyu's heart was about to jump out of her throat. She held Youyou's little hand tightly, and her palms were sweating.
Sun Yongyuan opened the door of the room: "The child is very well behaved in our house. We were afraid that he would be too crowded sleeping between us, so we arranged a room for him."
Then he turned on a small light.
The room became brighter, but unexpectedly, at this moment, everyone's eyes fell on the small bed and suddenly gasped.
"Where is he?" Ye Meihe's face changed. "Where did the child go? He was here just now. I tucked him in before I left."
Meng Jinyu became nervous again. She followed Ye Meihe and searched all over the house, from the closet to every corner, and finally back to the door.
"Even her shoes are missing, where did Shanshan go?" Ye Meihe's eyes suddenly turned red.
Meanwhile, Sun Yongyuan had already walked to the dining table. He was holding a leather briefcase on the table, and his expression was solemn: "The family portrait is gone. I put it back after I looked at it just now. It was Shanshan. Shanshan took the family portrait and left."
Ye Meihe was like being struck by lightning, and her whole body froze.
There was actually a family photo of Shanshan’s family in her husband’s bag.
And the child left with the family photo.
Does this prove that she was really wrong?
Shanshan has always wanted to go home, but she selfishly forced her child to stay with her.
A three-year-old child, with no other options, changed his clothes and put on his shoes in the dead of night, and went home to find his mother...
She wanted to love and care for him, but she hurt him unintentionally.
"It's so late, where can Shanshan go alone?" Meng Jinyu took a long time to find her voice, "What if there is danger?"
Ruan Jinguo picked up Youyou and ran out holding his sister's arm: "The child should not have been out for long, let's go find him."
It was not until long after they ran out that Sun Yongyuan caught up with them.
Ye Meihe was behind him, tears streaming down her face, with endless regret welling up in her heart.
There was nothing wrong with keeping the child. Her mistake was that after knowing that the child was not abandoned intentionally, she kept him with her for her own selfish reasons.
No matter what, she must find Shanshan, otherwise she will never forgive herself in her life.
…
The road was pitch black and Jiang Shan was walking slowly alone.
In his hand, he held a photo tightly.
After returning from Mengmeng's house after dinner, Shanshan saw her uncle sitting alone in the room, holding a photo in his hand. He didn't say a word, but just sighed.
Later, my aunt came in, and my uncle quickly put the photo in the briefcase on the table behind him and pushed her out of the room.
Shanshan was a little curious. She looked from a distance and suddenly felt her little heart beating very fast.
So he walked over to the table.
The briefcase was not closed, and there was a photograph in there—
The photo shows his father, mother, brothers and sisters!
Shanshan was so happy, he thought his uncle and aunt had helped him find his family.
But unexpectedly, afterwards, the sound of quarreling between aunt and uncle was heard.
My aunt said she would not send him away, and if my uncle insisted on doing so, she would divorce him.
So Shanshan decided to leave his uncle and aunt's house. Although he was still so young, he had a way.
At this moment, under the moonlight, the family members in the photo seemed to be smiling at him.
Shanshan pursed her lips and took a deep breath.
"Mom, Youyou, Shanshan will come home." Shanshan cheered herself up in a soft voice.
Then, he looked at the empty street and walked forward bravely.
…
When the group came out of the textile factory's staff compound, their faces were filled with anxiety.
Each of them had a bicycle and they dispersed in different directions to look for Shanshan, but after half an hour, they returned to the same place without finding anything.
"It's all my fault. If I had agreed to send Shanshan home earlier, things wouldn't have turned out like this. Shanshan is still so young, and if she ran out alone and got caught by bad guys--" Ye Meihe's voice was trembling.
Meng Jinyu ignored her and pedaled with her feet, ready to set off at any time to try to find the child again.
But where can she find it?
It's like looking for a needle in a haystack without any target.
"By the way, the address of your village is on the back of the family photo. Will Shanshan go back by herself according to the address?" Ye Meihe said again.
Ruan Jinguo glanced at him irritably: "Can you think before you speak? What time is it now? Should a child take the bus to Fenglin Village or walk? Even if he walks, does he know the way?"
Ye Meihe was choked by his words and fell silent.
Everyone was at a loss.
They worry that their children will get lost, be kidnapped, or don’t know where to go, so they just walk foolishly on the road, and faint from hunger at dawn tomorrow...
He even worried that tomorrow morning, a bicycle or bus would rush down the road and he would not be able to dodge it...
The more I think about it, the more scared I become.
"It's no use imagining now. Let's go ride around and look for her. Maybe she's on the side of the road."
This was the only solution. Meng Jinyu was exhausted and rubbed her temples.
Everyone agreed with her idea, holding the handlebars of their bicycles, ready to set off again.
However, Youyou just stood there, not moving at all, with a very serious expression.
"Youyou, come with your uncle." Ruan Jinguo reached out to pick up Youyou.
Unexpectedly, suddenly, Youyou raised her soft little face.
She looked at her uncle and mother and said seriously, "Youyou knows where her brother is."
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