Furthermore, she felt from the beginning that Aunt Xie's reason for Xu Changfeng's falling out with his family and not returning home for many years was somewhat far-fetched.
I always felt there was more to the story, but it turns out there was such a dramatic twist behind it all!
Through Xu Changfeng's account, it's one thing to be naive about others, but Wu Hongqin, the biological mother of this body, is quite interesting.
The illness strikes unexpectedly, always appearing when it's supposed to, and never appearing uninvited when it shouldn't.
What a coincidence!
There's definitely something fishy going on here. It's not that she's biased, okay, she is biased!
She always felt that Wu Hongqin's claims of being insane, delirious, and suicidal were probably faked.
Otherwise, what kind of mentally unstable person, whose mind is not clear after being stimulated, could have such a perfectly timed attack every time?
I'm afraid some people have already figured it out, but they just haven't said anything for various reasons.
Even Xu Changfeng might have noticed it.
However, out of consideration for Xu Jiefang, he had to take care of Wu Hongqin.
Later, he married Wu Hongqin, and they became a family. Wu Hongqin even gave birth to several children for him. But for the sake of the children, he could only pretend not to know.
Furthermore, given Aunt Xie's previous attitude towards her, Xu Ningyan even suspected that Aunt Xie might have already guessed that she was Xu Jiefang's child.
Otherwise, why are there so many girls in this brigade who, like the original owner, were enslaved and bullied by their families, and why didn't Aunt Xie treat them well?
Thinking about it this way, I truly feel sorry and heartbroken for the original owner.
The biological father died young, and probably didn't even know he had a child before he died.
Whether the mother was feigning madness to preserve her good life or channeling her helplessness into resentment towards her own daughter, she had absolutely no affection for her.
She was the daughter of a martyr; even if she had been raised in an orphanage in the military, she probably wouldn't have suffered like this.
Unfortunately, due to a series of coincidences and everyone's selfish calculations, she was always the one who was abandoned, which is why she lived such a bitter life.
The suffering the original owner endured over the past ten years was caused by almost everyone except his prematurely deceased father; they were all perpetrators and instigators.
After figuring it out, seeing Xu Changfeng's guilty expression, Xu Ningyan only felt irony and ridicule.
There may be other reasons, many unavoidable circumstances, but there is no doubt that Xu Changfeng gave up Wu Hongqin in order to protect Wu Hongqin and his unborn child.
Although he later gave Shen Yue'e ten yuan a month for living expenses and arranged work for her, it seemed like he did his best.
But if they had truly done their best, how could they not know what kind of life the original owner was living?
Has he not mentioned a word to Aunt Xie all these years? Has he asked Aunt Xie to help look after or keep an eye on the Xu family?
There's definitely something else going on here, but Xu Changfeng certainly won't say it.
Therefore, Xu Ningyan just smiled and said, "Uncle Xu, are you telling me all this because you want me to do something?"
Xu Changfeng was taken aback, then immediately came to his senses and waved his hands hastily: "No, I absolutely didn't mean anything by it! I... I only found out about all this after I came back, and I feel bad for you. I also wanted you to know your true background—"
"And then?" Xu Ningyan interrupted Xu Changfeng. "After you find out, does Uncle Xu want me to rush off to acknowledge my biological mother and stepfather?"
This statement is full of sarcasm.
Xu Changfeng choked, then said awkwardly, "Actually, your mother has been feeling better these past two years, and her illness hasn't flared up much! She still thinks about you occasionally. She doesn't know you were fostered by the Xu family, and she thinks that she lost you and that you're no longer alive. She cries whenever she thinks of you, filled with regret—"
"Hehe—" Xu Ningyan only chuckled briefly at Xu Changfeng's words.
For some reason, Xu Changfeng's face burned, and he couldn't say the rest of his words.
He gritted his teeth and said, "I know your mother and I have wronged you and your father! I didn't know before, but now that I do, we naturally want to make it up to you—"
"No need!" Xu Ningyan refused decisively.
She stood up, slung the basket over her shoulder, and said calmly, "When I was young and living a life worse than death, I sometimes thought, if I weren't Xu Yinlai and Shen Yue'e's daughter, but had my own parents, how wonderful it would be if they could come and save me. But I waited and waited, and no one ever came to lend me a hand!"
"Now that I'm all grown up, I can support myself, and life is getting better. I don't need this belated care and compensation anymore!"
"I, Xu Ningyan, don't lack parents. I finally got rid of Xu Yinlai and Shen Yue'e. I have no interest in finding another biological mother or stepfather for myself!"
"So, whether what you're saying, Uncle Xu, is true or false, it won't matter to me. I don't acknowledge anyone! Do you understand? If you really want to make amends, then don't ever appear in front of me again! Thank you!"
After saying that, he carried his basket on his back and swayed as he walked down the mountain.
Xu Changfeng watched Xu Ningyan's retreating figure with a sense of loss, looking somewhat dejected. It took him a long time to raise his hand and slap himself hard twice across the face.
His cheeks swelled up instantly, but he seemed oblivious. After a long while, two drops of water fell onto his clothes...
After descending the mountain and returning to the courtyard, Xu Ningyan couldn't help but gulp down a couple of mouthfuls of water to suppress the nausea in her heart.
That's disgusting!
Feeling down, Xu Ningyan decided to cook something delicious. She dug out a farm-raised hen that she had previously stocked up in her spatial storage and decided to make a pot of chicken soup with matsutake mushrooms, which would be just right to dispel bad luck.
You can also stir-fry a termite mushroom.
Let's make a whole chicken and mushroom feast, even though it only has two dishes.
While Xu Ningyan was busy, she heard a knock on the door. "Comrade Xu, are you home?"
It's Chen Fangfang's voice.
Xu Ningyan turned her head: "The door is open, come in yourself."
Chen Fangfang came in with a smile, carrying a small basket full of termite mushrooms: "I took some time today to pick some termite mushrooms, I brought them for you to try. Oh, you went up the mountain too?"
Upon entering, he saw the termite mushrooms in the basket beside Xu Ningyan and immediately chuckled: "I've given you an unnecessary gift—"
Xu Ningyan didn't stand on ceremony with her: "It's not unnecessary. If we can't finish it today, leave it for me to dry and take back to the county town to eat!"
They invited Chen Fangfang to stay for lunch.
Chen Fangfang and Xu Ningyan often interacted and had mutual interests, so their relationship was quite good.
Although neither of them said it, they both understood that Chen Fangfang was Xu Ningyan's eyes and ears left in the Unity Brigade.
Chen Fangfang would pay attention to any slight movement or anything that concerned her.
Chen Fangfang came today, there must be something she wants to say.
Chen Fangfang stayed behind, helping Xu Ningyan pick and wash mushrooms while quietly telling him about the people in the cowshed.
She was a sent-down youth, and since she also married someone from the production brigade, she was considered part of the Tuanjie Brigade.
Among the former educated youth, she was still considered an educated youth, which meant she was able to please everyone.
Therefore, their sources of information are sometimes wider than those of the brigade leader and others.
The people in the cowshed were all from the capital.
I heard that there are big capitalists from Beijing, university professors, former high-ranking military officers, and famous doctors from Beijing in the company.
The youngest child among them was the grandson of a university professor. His family had all passed away, and he and his grandfather were left to depend on each other for survival, so he was sent down to the countryside along with them.
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