"Your aunt?" Gu Xin was taken aback, then realized that she had never met anyone from Wang Pangzi's uncle's family, and that Wang's wife's family had not arrived in the past few days.
"Yes. To be precise, it's my maternal aunt. When I was little, I often went to my maternal grandparents' house. Later, my maternal grandparents passed away one after another, and my father moved every three years, so I stopped going. After we moved to Tongzhou, my maternal aunt also passed away due to illness. Every year around this time, my uncles would bring their unmarried cousins to Tongzhou to celebrate my grandmother's birthday. In my memory, my maternal aunt was probably in her early twenties. At first, I didn't think too much about it. That day, when Sha Ya rushed over to protect Zhang Huzi, and I swatted her away, I turned to look at her and realized that she really looked a lot like my maternal aunt," Fatty Wang said.
"Do your uncle and aunt have any lost children?" Gu Xin asked, finding it all too incredible.
“There was one many years ago. She was older than me, I should call her cousin. I remember it was when I was twelve years old, my eldest uncle’s cousin had just reached the age of coming of age. After the coming-of-age ceremony, she was preparing to get married. But less than two months after the ceremony, she disappeared without a trace. When my mother heard the news, she asked my father to keep a close eye on her, in case someone kidnapped her and brought her here. At that time, my father was an official in Yizhou. My eldest aunt passed away the year after my cousin disappeared. She said she was sick, but everyone knew that she was heartbroken because she missed my cousin. My eldest aunt only had one child, my cousin, and no other children,” Fatty Wang said.
"So, if you look at it that way, this silly girl's age really matches your cousin's! She was found by Zhang Liushi ten years ago, and you were twelve years old ten years ago, right?" Gu Xin calculated the time.
"Hmm. I thought about it last night, and chronologically, that's true. But if I can tell that my cousin and my aunt look alike, my mother couldn't possibly not! Before my mother got married, my aunt had already married my uncle. Even though my mother didn't come home often because my father was away on official business, she still met with her family every year. So, I can't be sure," said Fatty Wang.
“Maybe my mother doesn’t remember my aunt very well. But every time I go to my maternal grandparents’ house, I like to stick close to my cousin and eat delicious food with my aunt. I like all kinds of delicious food, and my aunt is gentle and skillful, so I like to be with them. My mother doesn’t spend time with them every year like I do,” Fatty Wang added.
"It sounds like you think that silly girl is your cousin. In your heart, she already is, right?" Gu Xin asked.
Fatty Wang was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"Actually, I think my eldest uncle and aunt have had a tough time. My eldest uncle is the eldest grandson, and he has to inherit most of the family business. He doesn't really have a say in choosing a wife. My maternal grandparents didn't like my eldest aunt, but in the end, my eldest uncle still married her. He also married a girl from another family that my maternal grandparents favored, who is my other aunt. My eldest aunt is not competitive or aggressive. After giving birth to a daughter, she had another child, but she couldn't keep it. However, my other aunt gave birth to three sons in a row."
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