Yuan Jing paused and did not answer immediately. Instead, he continued to concentrate on taking his father's pulse. If his father's body was not taken good care of, it would affect his lifespan. He would have to keep an eye on him in the future and improve his nutrition.
Father Ji stopped talking when he saw his son suddenly stop talking. He waited until his son finished feeling his pulse before he asked in a low voice, "Yuan Jing, is she treating you badly? Actually, I've had a feeling for a long time. Ever since you went to the countryside to work in the production team, you never mentioned your mother and your brother in the letters you wrote to me. I guessed that you were having a hard time in the Zheng family, and your mother probably couldn't take care of you."
Yuan Jing looked at Ji's father and saw deep guilt in his eyes. The person he felt most sorry for was his son. The younger son and his mother might have integrated into the Zheng family long ago, making this son an outsider. But he was far away on the farm and couldn't see his son even once. At that time, he hoped that his ex-wife would not ignore him too much for the sake of their own son.
To say that he had a deep affection for his ex-wife, that's not the case. When they first met each other, they felt that they could live together, so they got married. If nothing unexpected happened, they would have lived a life of respect and affection for each other. This is how many generations have lived. But an accident happened halfway through. He didn't blame his ex-wife for remarrying, because having a child and another in her belly was too much pressure for a woman.
Yuan Jing sighed inwardly. He actually didn't know how to start the conversation. Now that Ji's father had brought it up on his own initiative, it saved him the trouble.
Yuan Jing held Ji's father's hands, which were much older and full of calluses, with a little heartache in his heart. In the past, these hands were used to hold a pen. He said, "Dad, I've actually been wanting to find a time to talk to you about the situation over there. I don't want you to have any misunderstandings. Dad, it's been five years since I went to the production team. In these five years, I have received no more than ten letters. The last one was in March last year, because Zheng Hai's second child was born. I think he wrote to ask me, his uncle, to give him a gift. Then he remembered that I existed. I sent five yuan back with the letter. This is the last contact."
Father Ji was so angry that his hands were shaking: "How could she do this? Isn't she worried that you won't be able to get used to the country life and won't have good food? How could she be so cruel!"
This is my own son.
"Dad, don't be anxious or angry. I'm not telling you these things to make you angry on my behalf. In fact, it's pretty good this way. I return as much affection as they have for me. I don't think it's bad at all. I'm just afraid that you'll get angry, so I won't dare to tell you the following things."
Father Ji took a few deep breaths and suppressed his anger: "Yuan Jing, you say, Dad is not angry."
Yuan Jing smiled. How could he not be angry? His father was still standing up for him.
"Dad, I'm worried that you might get even angrier after hearing what I'm about to say next. But it would be unfair to keep you in the dark without telling you." Yuan Jing said worriedly. His dad is back, and some things should be made clear. Hiding the truth would do the greatest harm.
Father Ji said hurriedly: "Don't be angry, Dad is not angry, Yuan Jing, you are fine now, Dad is happier than anything else."
"Dad, doesn't he miss my brother?" Yuan Jing asked tentatively.
Father Ji looked confused: "Dad has never met your brother. If you say that you have deep feelings for him, it must be fake."
It was far inferior to the eldest son's ability. Ji's father sometimes wondered if he was too partial and cold-hearted.
"Dad, it's better to have no feelings. Dad, calm down. I suspect Zheng Hua, the second boy my mother gave birth to, may not be my biological brother with the same father and mother."
When Yuan Jing said this, his eyes were fixed on Ji's father. He had emergency medicine and needles ready by his side, fearing that his father would faint from the severe shock so that he could provide first aid.
When Ji's father realized what Yuan Jing meant, he was stunned. Not his son? What did that mean? When he divorced his ex-wife before he got into trouble, his ex-wife had betrayed him and had an affair with someone else?
"Dad, who knew that our family had overseas connections at that time?" Yuan Jing reminded in a low voice.
Father Ji's eyes slowly focused on his son, with shock and enlightenment in them: "You mean your mother?"
He had always refused to think about this matter because there were too many such situations at the time. He could never be sure that someone would know about the Ji family's ancestors, and if others wanted to criticize you, they would always find a reason. It was just that he was unlucky.
Now tell him that it might be his ex-wife who told him the secret, that he had an affair with someone else before the divorce and is pregnant with someone else's child. She is worried that the truth will be exposed, so she will reveal his situation to others. It is not impossible for him to take the initiative to cut off ties with his ex-wife. In this way, his ex-wife will remarry the child's father with the child in her belly, and no one will think that the ex-wife is wrong.
Otherwise, if the truth were to come to light, his ex-wife's reputation would be ruined and she would be despised by people who knew them. Under the circumstances at the time, she might even be arrested and criticized.
Father Ji wiped his face weakly and smiled bitterly: "Dad is not angry, but Yuan Jing, do you have evidence to prove that Zheng Hua is not my child?"
"I have a way, but I haven't had time to do it yet."
"Yuan Jing, you say."
Yuan Jing had actually been thinking about this for a long time, how to prove that Zheng Hua was the child of the Zheng family and not the Ji family. DNA paternity testing had not yet appeared at this time, and it would probably take more than ten years. Even if he proposed it in advance, it would take several years for it to become a reality. So he might as well do a blood type test.
"Test blood types. Dad, your blood type, my mom's blood type, mine and Zheng Hua's, and Zheng Hua's dad's. Parents' blood types will affect the child."
Father Ji grabbed his son's hand tightly, unwilling to avoid this matter. He also wanted to find out what happened back then and whether his son had wronged his mother. Otherwise, this would become a knot in his and his son's hearts that must be resolved.
"Yuan Jing, then go and take the test. Dad wants an answer. If it's not convenient, Dad will find a way." The experiences over the years have changed him a little. He is no longer a lofty scholar. If necessary, he will also be ruthless. It's just to make some blood.
"Dad, don't let me do it myself. Dad, have you forgotten Pan Jianjun? He is the local boss here. It would be easier for him to do it than for the two of us, and it wouldn't arouse other people's suspicion."
Father Ji smiled and patted his son's head: "Okay, then Dad won't interfere."
Yuan Jing rubbed Ji's father's hand and felt that this moment was so peaceful.
Because of this, Ji's father gave up the idea of going to see the boy. Although he didn't have the same feelings for Ji Yuanjing, he thought that the boy was also his child and he had never seen him since he was born. He owed him too much, but when he thought that the boy might not be his, there was no so-called debt to speak of.
Yuan Jing tested his own and Ji's father's blood first, and both of them were type A. He asked Pan Jianjun for help, and Pan Jianjun got it very quickly without saying a word. It turned out that his biological mother Shen Huijuan was type O, and Zheng Hua happened to be type B, the same blood type as Zheng Dali.
He showed the result to Ji's father. Ji's father was mentally prepared because he had been thinking over and over again about his ex-wife's condition during the period of the accident in the past few days and found many suspicious places. Now it was like the second shoe had fallen and he felt relieved.
He no longer cared about betrayal or not. The one he was concerned about was always his son Yuan Jing. He had a vague idea of his second son, whom he thought was his biological son. Now, no one would disturb him and Yuan Jing anymore.
He didn't want to see his ex-wife's family again, but his son and Shen Huijuan were inseparable mother and son, and it was impossible for them not to see each other forever.
"Yuan Jing, why don't I go talk to your mom and make things clear, so that she and the Zheng family won't continue to deceive us and our son and treat us as scapegoats." When he left, he actually left some money behind. After he came back, he also asked friends who knew the couple about it. They learned that Yuan Jing did not have a good life in the Zheng family during those years, and that stepbrother was particularly domineering.
He wanted to use this incident to control Shen Huijuan, so that Shen Huijuan would not use the mother-son relationship to threaten Yuan Jing in the future.
"This..." Yuan Jing hesitated, worried that Ji's father would be hurt.
Father Ji smiled and said, "Don't think your dad is too fragile. Your mom and I are just getting by. Besides, this matter should be handled by the elders. How can we let the children rush in the front?"
A father's job is to protect his son from the wind and rain, but he has let his son take care of him for several years. It's time for him, as a father, to do something for his son.
Yuan Jing thought that it would be easier for Ji's father to solve the problem than for him. He was Shen Huijuan's son, and this identity made him naturally subject to Shen Huijuan. Only Ji's father could stop him from letting Shen Huijuan meet him.
"Okay, but don't force it, Dad. Your son is not that fragile."
"Oh, okay, okay." Father Ji's eyes were about to turn red again.
Ji's father has been resting at home during this period. After the summer vacation, he will return to his original job and continue teaching and doing research, so he has more time to deal with the Zheng family's affairs than Yuan Jing. Yuan Jing can only ask Pan Jianjun to help pay attention to his father's condition. If something is wrong, send him to the hospital immediately or ask him to come back.
Father Ji waited for two days, put on the white shirt his son bought for him and dyed his hair black. He looked much younger than when he just came back. He didn't want to lose his aura first. He wanted to tell Shen Huijuan that he was back, he was fine, and it was good for Yuan Jing to follow him.
At the Zheng family, Zheng Hua came back from school for lunch. Zheng's father liked this son very much because Zheng Hua had good academic performance and was more motivated than his brother. Fortunately, he used his connections to find a stable job for his eldest son. If Zheng Hua could get into a university in the future and become a college student, the Zheng family would live a better and better life.
Zheng Hua came back and touched the wound on his body again, and let out a hiss.
Shen Huijuan's eyelids have been twitching these past few days, and she privately said to Zheng's father: "Do you want to find some time to secretly burn some incense? There has been something wrong with our family these past few days. You were hit by someone while riding your bicycle to work and got a cut, Xiaohua was beaten up on the road, and I fell while buying groceries and was bleeding, all three of us were bleeding."
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