Upon hearing this, Chen Nian angrily pounded the bed: "So you went with him? No wonder you didn't take us to your place, you have a lover and you're afraid to take us there!"
Chen Niansheng's thinking was simple: as long as Li Zhenzhen was alive, she was still his wife and his person; that Captain Gao was just an adulterer!
If it were before everyone was living a good life, he might still have some sentimentality to comfort and give Li Zhenzhen some justice, but now, with hunger, cold and poverty, what does sentimentality mean?
Chen Ziyue stood up, leaning against the wall, and scolded Chen Niansheng: "Don't talk nonsense! Your sister-in-law didn't want to either. Can't you imagine how difficult it is for her to raise two children?"
When Chen Niansheng met his elder sister's gaze, he quickly came to his senses. Thinking about his situation and how he would have to rely on his wife and daughter in the future, he lowered his head and remained silent.
Li Zhenzhen also stood up angrily: "I never thought that you men could be so considerate. These past few years have been tough, I've seen all sorts of filth and stench. You despise me, and I never thought of rekindling our relationship. If it weren't for the fact that you are Jiaojiao and Qiqi's father, I wouldn't have appeared in front of you to let you humiliate me like this!"
Chen Niansheng immediately lost his composure and stood up to explain, "I just blurted it out, Zhenzhen, I care about you! I... I didn't mean to blame you..."
Chen Ziyue stepped forward to help Li Zhenzhen and comforted her, saying, "Zhenzhen, the relationship between you and my brother is excellent, don't you know how much he loves you? He just lost his temper for a moment, don't blame him."
Li Zhenzhen wiped away her tears: "I'm telling you all this not to ask for your pity, but just to let you know about Jiaojiao and my situation, so that you won't think that we've become ungrateful just because we're living a good life."
Chen Ziyue wholeheartedly agreed, saying, "Of course, you are all very loyal and righteous. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come looking for us as soon as you discovered us. In my heart, you have always been the best."
Li Zhenzhen felt uncomfortable listening to this, but she still slowly sat down at Chen Ziyue's prompting, so that Chen Ziyue sat between Li Zhenzhen and Chen Niansheng.
Li Zhenzhen calmed herself down and continued, "Jiaojiao and I have a complicated situation. After Jiaojiao's husband passed away, life became difficult for her. She also didn't have any children, so naturally, her relatives stopped taking care of her."
A few days ago, Gao Ren and Jiao Jiao betrayed this place together, and even kidnapped Captain Ji's daughter. I was also drugged and taken away by Gao Ren. I knew they were heading down a dead end, so in order for Jiao Jiao to live, I made a deal with the base leader to become his mole and rescue his daughter.
Gao Ren is dead. The base chief kept his promise and didn't pursue Jiao Jiao's matter. He also let us stay temporarily in the central area. Now I'm assisting Miss Mo in one of her breeding rooms. Jiao Jiao's situation angered the Mo family, and now she can't find a job, so I'm the only one supporting her. Part of the points I use to pay for your rent and daily necessities are from an advance I received.”
When Chen Niansheng heard that Gao Ren was dead, he was overjoyed. The group of people who were rescued did not actually know what had happened. They were also unaware of how the people from Qingyuan Base had suddenly appeared and rescued them.
Aside from those who were involved initially and some members of the Mo family, no one else in the outer district knew about Gao Ren's betrayal, Mo Bao's kidnapping, and Mo Cheng's peril.
Mo Qing ordered a news blackout, and ordinary people had no idea that such a major event had occurred.
Chen Niansheng said softly, "He's gone now, that's all in the past. We can still go on as husband and wife. Zhenzhen, I misunderstood just now, I don't blame you."
Li Zhenzhen shook her head: "I've survived the hard times, and now I don't want to think about those things between men and women anymore. Niansheng, I just want to work hard and save some money for Jiaojiao so that she won't suffer too much when I'm gone. As for the two of us, there's no possibility after I married Gao Ren. Everyone in this base who knows me knows about my relationship with Gao Ren, but they don't know that Gao Ren is dead, so I can't continue with you either."
Chen Niansheng felt a little dissatisfied: "Are you looking down on me? If you are, just say so. I'm not the kind of person who's eager to please you!"
Chen Ziyue slapped him on the back: "You're confused! Zhenzhen made it so clear that she and Jiaojiao are living at the mercy of others. They're still alive thanks to Zhenzhen's redemption, and she even has time to take care of us now. How could she possibly despise you! You're really getting worse as you get older. Although Zhenzhen isn't your husband anymore, we're still like family. Don't make Zhenzhen sad anymore."
Chen Niansheng listened to his sister the most, and now he knew that they needed Li Zhenzhen to live a better life, so he could only say dejectedly, "Do whatever you want. As long as Jiaojiao and you are both well, I won't force you to do anything."
There was a knock on the door, and Chen Jiaojiao came in carrying a lot of things, followed by two staff members carrying a bed board and bed frame.
Li Zhenzhen wiped her face and stood up: "I'll go over and help out."
Chen Ziyue also got up, and seeing Li Zhenzhen walk into the living room, she whispered to her younger brother, "Take things slowly. Our priority right now is to get through this."
Chen Niansheng nodded to his sister, then said in a low voice, unwillingly, "I'm just being rejected. Now that she's standing next to me, she acts like my daughter. Why would she want to live with me anymore?"
Chen Ziyue patted his shoulder and whispered before walking out, "She's willing to help us now, which is already a good thing. We should be grateful."
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