Zhou Hongyun muttered, "Listen to your voice, it's not right. Are you catching a cold? If you have a cold, you should take medicine immediately and don't get so close to your sister-in-law."
Zhou Chaoyang nodded and pushed her out: "I know, I know. I don't have a cold. You go downstairs and go to bed first. My sister-in-law and I have something to talk about."
He peeked out and watched Zhou Hongyun go downstairs, then carefully closed the door of the room and turned on the lamp beside Sheng Anning's bed.
Sheng Anning then saw that Zhou Chaoyang's eyes were red and swollen, and his nose was red. She guessed that Zhou Nanguang had called Zhou Chaoyang to the study to talk about her life experience, so she took the initiative to admit her mistake: "Chaoyang, I told Dad today about Hu Ling looking for you, so I wanted Dad to make some preparations."
Zhou Chaoyang sniffed, took off his shoes and climbed onto the bed: "Well, Dad also told me, but I just can't accept it. Why am I not a child of the Zhou family? I was born by my mother."
After saying this, he thought about the day he had just read and rubbed his eyes: "This is the diary left by my biological father. I felt so sad after reading it. They were also very good people."
Then he handed the diary to Sheng An Ning: "My biological father and mother also have a good relationship."
Sheng An Ning hesitated for a moment, then took the diary and quickly flipped through it. A young man's ardent loyalty to his country, his love for his lover, and his expectations for his children all came to life in the words.
Especially the last page, which looks like a suicide note to his wife. The last sentence is... I hope Chaoyang will grow up. I am her pride...
Suddenly, she couldn't hold back her tears and started to cry: "Your father is great, and your mother is great too."
Zhou Chaoyang rubbed his sore eyes and said, "But they don't want me anymore, right? It was my parents who raised me."
Sheng An Ning put down the diary and reached out to hug Zhou Chaoyang: "They love you, but they have no choice. You must understand the truth. How can you be safe without your country? Look how happy you are. Your parents love you very much."
Zhou Chaoyang sniffed and said nothing.
After a while, he said, "What do you think it would be like if they were still here?"
Sheng An Ning couldn't think of it: "You are happy just the same."
Zhou Chaoyang was just curious for a moment, then pulled Sheng Anning to lie down, turned around and lay on his side facing her, and whispered: "I heard from Aunt Hongyun that when I was a child, I was like a kitten, and my mother raised me little by little in her arms. At that time, our family was not well off, and any delicious food was given to me."
"My brothers and sisters had never eaten canned milk powder, so my mother used her connections to get some for me. Everyone else in the family ate coarse grains, but I ate refined grains for every meal. My sister was allowed to eat more refined grains, while Zhou Luming and my second brother ate the same as my parents."
"Mom wasn't so nice to me out of guilt, because I was in poor health when I was little. I was always sick when I was five or six years old, and I was smaller than other children my age. Later, as my health improved, I started to act up and misbehave, and Mom started getting beaten."
"You think if mom felt guilty about me, she wouldn't beat me, right? But when mom beat me, she never showed mercy. One time I threw a toad into a neighbor's water tank, and my mom chased me through two alleys with a willow stick, beating my back until it bled."
"I was asked to apologize to my neighbors and was made to stand in the corner at night as punishment."
Sheng Anning understood what Zhou Chaoyang meant. She had been talking for so long just to prove that the love that Zhong Wenqing and Zhou Nanguang had for her was pure fatherly and motherly love, not out of gratitude or guilt.
He reached out and patted her shoulder: "Yes, Mom and Dad love you very much. You are their child. Besides, there is nothing wrong with loving the old and the young in a family. They are one of the best parents I have ever met."
Of course, her parents are also the best.
Zhou Chaoyang touched the pillowcase and wiped his tears: "They won't abandon me, right?"
Sheng An Ning laughed: "Silly child, how could they not want you? As long as you are willing, you will always be Zhou Chaoyang, the little princess of the Zhou family."
Zhou Chaoyang rubbed his eyes and laughed: "An An is the little princess of the Zhou family. I have fallen out of favor."
She also talked to Sheng Anning about her childhood: "Dad was often not at home, but every time he came back, he would bring delicious food and secretly give it to me and my sister, but I was always the one who got the most."
She also talked about her relationship with Zhou Luancheng, and her words were full of attachment and love for her family.
Sheng Anning felt that Zhou Chaoyang was a very peculiar girl. She knew very well who to trust and had her own opinions. After knowing the mystery of her life experience, she still thought that she was a child of the Zhou family.
She kept talking until Zhou Chaoyang was confused and sleepy, unable to open his eyes, and she didn't forget to mutter: "I still think Zhou Chaoyang sounds better than Lu Chaoyang."
Sheng An Ning felt relieved. It was not a bad thing that Zhou Chaoyang's background was exposed. At least no one could use her background to make a fuss.
Moreover, Lu Jingdong's diary also wrote about the relationship between him and his wife and Zhou Nanguang and his wife. Zhou Nanguang was a benefactor to him.
He is like a senior brother.
Because Lu Jingdong is an orphan without parents, brothers or sisters, the couple has always regarded Zhou Nanguang and Zhong Wenqing as their own brothers and sisters-in-law.
In this case, who would dare to say that it was Zhong Wenqing and Zhou Nanguang who killed Jiang Qiong?
Zhou Chaoyang had an extremely good recovery ability. After waking up from a sleep, he looked like normal except for his slightly swollen eyes. He put away his diary and ran to find Zhong Wenqing.
Zhong Wenqing saw that her eyes were a little swollen, and was a little puzzled: "Why are your eyes swollen? Did your father make you cry yesterday?"
Zhou Chaoyang laughed and said, "No, I just drank a few glasses of water at night and my eyes are a little swollen."
Zhong Wenqing was sure Zhou Chaoyang wasn't crying, so he started to get busy again: "The children will be one month old in a couple of days, and I'm thinking of treating everyone to a meal at the union cafeteria in the courtyard. But there are a few relatives coming to our house, so we have to prepare some eggs and candies."
Zhou Hongyun and her aunt were busy steaming buns in various shapes.
Zhou Chaoyang didn't understand this: "After the full moon, can my sister-in-law go out with me?"
Zhong Wenqing shook his head: "That won't work. Your sister-in-law has given birth to three children, which is very bad for her health. She must stay at home for at least 40 days before going out. Besides, it's just spring and the wind is strong. It's easy to get sick."
After that, he reminded Zhou Chaoyang: "You are going to class, so you should wear more clothes and don't take off your long johns secretly. Also, you are not allowed to bring back any messy things for your sister-in-law to eat."
As he spoke, he reached out to touch Zhou Chaoyang's pants: "Did you take off your woolen pants and long johns?"
Zhou Chaoyang ran to the kitchen with a chuckle.
Zhong Wenqing was nagging from behind: "You are such a disobedient girl. When you get old and sick, I wonder what you will do."
Sheng An Ning came downstairs and saw this scene. She also started laughing and liked Zhou Chaoyang more.
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