Before Sheng An Ning went to see Wen Zheng and his mother, Wen Zheng had already gone to school for class. An An became a little follower again, following Wen Zheng every day and insisting on bringing Wen Zheng the delicious food at home. She even put a steamed bun in her schoolbag in the morning and brought it to Wen Zheng.
Zhou Hongyun couldn't persuade her, so she had to wrap the buns in oil paper and put them in the interlayer of the military backpack. The military backpack used in the army was too big for An An, but the little girl liked it because Wen Zheng had the same one.
But just a few days later, bad news came that Wen's mother had passed away.
She passed away very suddenly. She was fine when she slept that night, but she didn't get up in the morning. Wen Zheng couldn't wake her up, so he ran to the neighbor's house to call for help. When the neighbor came over, he found that she was already dead.
Sheng Anning hadn't gone to work yet. When she heard the news, she and Zhou Hongyun first sent the three children to school, and then went to the hospital to ask for leave.
Zhou Hongyun waited until the child was no longer around before she could help but lament, "How could such a healthy person just disappear like that? We met him yesterday afternoon, and he was talking fine, and he looked more energetic than before."
You develop feelings for someone after spending some time together. The person you saw yesterday is gone today. Zhou Hongyun couldn't help but tear up as she spoke: "I didn't see any signs of illness before, how come he's gone? What will happen to Wen Zheng in the future? Oh, my heart aches when I think about this child."
Sheng An Ning didn't say a word along the way. When she and Zhou Hongyun arrived at the house that Wen Changshan had previously allocated, the room was already full of people. Wen Zheng, in mourning clothes, was kneeling quietly beside the bed, and in front of her, Wen's mother looked as peaceful as if she were sleeping.
Wen's mother's funeral was very simple. Wen Changjiang and Chen Liling in the countryside were notified. Although Wen Changjiang and Chen Liling were not satisfied with the old lady and had resentment in their hearts, they still had to come since the old lady was gone.
He brought a group of relatives with him and took Wen's mother back to the countryside for burial, crying.
Zhou Shixun followed him. Sheng Anning and Zhou Hongyun didn't want to go with him either, so they could only ask Zhou Shixun to bring Wen Zheng back after Wen's mother's funeral.
Sheng An Ning knew that without the support of Wen's mother, Wen Changjiang and his wife would be even less willing to treat Wen Zheng well. Moreover, without any pension, they would probably not be able to support Wen Zheng.
He was just afraid of gossip from relatives and neighbors, so he had to keep Wen Zheng, but in this way, Wen Zheng would definitely be abused.
Zhou Hongyun felt so sorry for Wen Zheng when he thought about him: "This child is so pitiful. He has been without a mother since he was young. Now his father and grandmother are both gone in the same month. You will see. People in the countryside will definitely say that Wen Zheng was unlucky and killed his parents."
Sheng An Ning also thought of this and sighed: "We can take Wen Zheng home to raise him. He won't be short of food at home, but this child has been through so much, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to come out of his own world."
If it were any other child, she would never think of adopting one. After all, raising a child is not like raising a cat or a dog. It needs to be nurtured and educated. If it is not done well, it will only leave hatred behind.
What's more, there are three children in the family. Who can guarantee that they will be treated equally on their way to growth?
But facing Wen Zheng, she couldn't bear to ignore him.
Three days later, Zhou Shixun brought Wen Zheng back. In just three days, Wen Zheng, who was already thin, lost even more weight. There was no flesh on his little face, and his eyes looked particularly big.
Sheng An Ning felt distressed but couldn't show it. However, the sensitive Wen Zheng would feel sad and called An An to go and play with Wen Zheng.
When An An saw Wen Zheng, she ran over with a giggle and hugged him tightly: "Brother Feng Zheng, you are back? An An will do math problems now, and she can do a lot of them."
Wen Zheng was already sad, not only because his father and grandmother were gone, but when he was in the countryside, he also heard his aunt tell people that he was a jinx who had brought bad luck to his mother since birth, and now had brought bad luck to his father and grandmother too.
He didn't know what a jinx was, nor did he know what a curse of death was, but he could understand the way those people looked at him, which was filled with panic.
As if he was a monster.
At night, when no one was around, his aunt would tap his forehead and growl with a ferocious face: "Why did you come back? Your grandmother, that old damned old woman, didn't even give us the pension and still wants us to support you? Dream on. I won't support a jinx like you. You'd better die together with that damn father and grandmother."
In the dim light, Chen Liling's ferocious expression made her look like a ghost.
Wen Zheng huddled together and dared not speak. His little heart seemed frozen, curled up tightly into a ball, and he didn't let it go until he left with Zhou Shixun.
He didn't know where he was going or what to do in the future. He was too young and couldn't think of many things.
He just knew that there would never be anyone else in this world who would love him as much as his dad and grandma did.
At this moment, being held in the warmth and softness of An An, who spoke to him in a baby voice, his frozen body seemed to soften little by little.
It felt like being warmed, and my tense heart relaxed a little.
An An didn't notice at all and said happily: "Mom said that you will live in our house in the future, then we will be good friends and can go to school together. An An is very well behaved and won't make noise in class."
Wen Zheng pursed his lips, looked at An An, and nodded seriously.
Sheng An Ning breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Wen Zheng respond. She called Zhou Zhou and Mo Mo to play with Wen Zheng as well. The four children went to the bedroom to play with building blocks.
Sheng An Ning asked Zhou Shixun if Wen's mother's funeral went smoothly and if he was embarrassed when he brought Wen Zheng back.
Zhou Shixun shook his head: "No one was embarrassed. I said I wanted to take Wen Zheng away, and Wen Changjiang and his wife readily agreed."
Chen Liling was still smiling: "It is definitely better for Wen Zheng to follow you than to follow us. Look at the conditions in our countryside. We depend on the weather for food all year round. If Wen Zheng stays, I don't know if he can get enough food."
Zhou Shixun also heard the discussions in the countryside, and he knew that Wen Zheng would not have a good life if he stayed in the countryside.
Even if Sheng An Ning didn't mention adopting Wen Zheng, he would have proposed it. It was just one more child, and he could raise him no matter what.
He couldn't just stand by and watch his comrades' children being abused.
Sheng An Ning snorted coldly: "I knew they were this kind of people. Let Wen Zheng stay in our house from now on. The salary of the two of us is enough to support four children. I can also earn money by taking on some writing work later."
She can now submit articles to medical journals with a legitimate reason, and given her level, it is easy for her to get royalties.
Zhou Shixun nodded: "I had the same idea. When I came back, I met Changshan's comrades. They were also worried that Wen Zheng would have no one to take care of him, so they wanted to raise him together."
Wen Zheng lived in Sheng Anning's home like this, but the child became even less talkative. He would only respond occasionally when An An kept chattering beside him.
Sheng An Ning was worried that if this continued, the child might have psychological problems.
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