Sheng An Ning and Zhou Chaoyang picked up the three children, and when they passed by a snack bar, they ate on the way back.
Sheng An Ning was still persuading: "You should eat less. Auntie said she would make dumplings tonight. You eat so much. Are you going to eat dumplings tonight?"
Zhou Chaoyang nodded repeatedly: "Eat, we have to eat dumplings too. The dumplings made by Auntie are the best. The lard residue is so fragrant. We won't be able to eat it when we go back."
An An stood beside Zhou Chaoyang and nodded her head, imitating her aunt. "It's delicious. Grandma Zhang's dumplings are the best. An An wants some too."
Sheng An Ning didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You two are really an aunt and niece, both of you are so sweet. But it's no use telling me, I'll go back and prove with my actions that the dumplings made by Auntie are delicious."
The two of them took their time to go back with the child, and Mu Xiaowan also arrived home.
Unexpectedly, when she was in class one day, such a big thing happened at home. At this moment, she was indignant with Zhou Hongyun: "Aunt, you were right to stab him! If it were me, I would stab him twice more and turn him into a hornet's nest! What are you afraid of? If this kind of person dies, it's better to die than a chicken. He has no social value at all! Instead, it's eradicating a social cancer."
Zhou Hongyun was comforted and couldn't help laughing: "You girls are so violent when you open your mouth. I'm fine. I'll be fine if I think about it. I thought about it this afternoon. If it were the war years, I would have killed a fool!"
Mu Xiaowan slapped her thigh and said, "Aunt, you are absolutely right, that's it."
Sheng Anning smiled as she watched Mu Xiaowan coaxing Zhou Hongyun like a living treasure. No matter what, Zhou Hongyun's mood was obviously much better. At dinner that night, he ate more than twenty dumplings and drank a large bowl of dumpling soup.
After eating and drinking, he started chatting with Sheng An Ning and the others: "It's really unnecessary for me to go back. If I knew that going back would cause this trouble, I would never go back. If I go back, people will look at me with contempt, afraid that I will go back to live with them in their old age."
It’s still a bit painful to say it out loud: “I’m fine now, but they still despise me. If I really can’t move, will they accommodate me? I’m afraid they won’t even let me live in the doghouse at home.”
"I said I was just going back to see my grandson, but they taught him a lesson. He spat on me and said I was a beggar woman and embarrassed them. My two good sons just listened in the house and didn't come out."
As she spoke, her eyes turned red again: "Tell me, how can there be such cruel children? They have forgotten that they had nothing to eat at first, so I brought them to your house to ask for food. When we had white flour, they ate white flour buns and I ate sorghum flour. There was one egg at home, and I shared it with them."
"During the years of the Great Famine, they were able to survive thanks to your mother's relief. How come they have no conscience at all?"
Zhou Chaoyang slammed the table and said, "Aunt, you should not go back in the future. You don't have to care about their faces. When you are old, I will take care of you and see you to the end of your life. You don't need them. But if they are not happy in the future and come to my door to beg for food, I will let the dogs bite them."
Zhou Hongyun was still sad. After all, they were his own sons. How could he not feel disappointed? "I didn't know it earlier. If I had known that they would be such worthless people when they grew up, I would have starved them to death."
Sheng An Ning could only persuade: "Don't think too much. I've said before that you can just live in our house with peace of mind. With us here in the future, you don't have to worry."
Zhou Hongyun felt bitter: "People are cheap, especially mothers. I know my children don't like me, but I still want to go and see if they are doing well. Alas, I won't do that anymore."
Although she said she wouldn't do that anymore, she still couldn't help wiping away her tears with a handkerchief.
The three little ones had a very deep affection for Zhou Hongyun. When they saw their aunt crying, they all ran over and stretched out their little arms to hug Zhou Hongyun.
An An still said in a baby voice: "Don't cry, Auntie, An An will bring you some buns tomorrow. The buns in the kindergarten are delicious."
Zhou Hongyun was touched by the three children again. She smiled with tears in her eyes and reached out to touch An An's little face: "An An, what have you learned in kindergarten these two days?"
An An thought for a long time, and then reluctantly carried Xiao Yanzi on her back and put on her flowery clothes.
Mo Mo couldn't bear to listen to it anymore, so he reminded An An. Zhou Zhou also joined in, and the three of them sang "Little Swallow" smoothly together.
Sheng An Ning couldn't help but feel happy. Children didn't learn anything in kindergarten now. They just ate, played games, and sang a few nursery rhymes. They didn't learn anything else. It was absolutely free and happy.
The main reason is that the parents are not very enthusiastic and will not let such a young child learn anything. They just let things take their own course.
If these three children were born thirty years later, they would have to learn English, recite Tang poems, and recognize a lot of Chinese characters at this age. Sheng Anning felt that it would be too hard for them just by thinking about it.
After comforting Zhou Hongyun and finishing dinner, Zhou Chaoyang started thinking about looking for Cheng Mingzhong.
Sheng An Ning couldn't let Zhou Chaoyang down, so she took her to Wang Da's house in front: "I gave the note to your second brother, what are you going to say to my uncle? He can't help even if he wants to."
Zhou Chaoyang smiled and said, "I just want to ask if it can be recovered. It doesn't matter if it can't be recovered."
Sheng Anning was very surprised by Zhou Chaoyang's persistence in this matter: "Your second brother will investigate this matter and tell us the results later. And your second brother is very good at solving cases. Many cases that have been put aside for many years have been solved by your second brother."
Zhou Chaoyang was very persistent: "I just want to know."
Sheng An Ning had no choice. Since she was already at Wang Da's doorstep, it wouldn't be too much trouble to go in and ask.
Cheng Mingzhong happened to be at home. After listening to Zhou Chaoyang's question, he was silent for a while and shook his head: "If the handwriting has been changed, it will be difficult to infer the original handwriting unless there are two handwritings to compare and identify."
Zhou Chaoyang frowned: "If I find two types of handwriting, can uncle help me identify them?"
Cheng Mingzhong nodded: "If you have any doubts, you can bring both handwritings. We can identify whether they are from the same person. Do you have them?"
Zhou Chaoyang shook his head: "No, I came to ask first, and I'll bring it back later."
Cheng Mingzhong didn't take it seriously: "Okay, when you are ready, give it to me anytime, and I will give you the results the next day."
Sheng Anning sat aside and watched the two people chatting. When Cheng Mingzhong asked, she felt Zhou Chaoyang's body stiffen noticeably.
It was obvious that Zhou Chaoyang was hiding something from her, or that Zhou Chaoyang had already suspected something.
But this girl is very tight-lipped. When she doesn't want to talk, no one can pry anything out of her.
Wang Da still didn't know anything, and kept saying to Cheng Mingzhong: "You have to take this matter to heart, Chaoyang. When you come back, give it to Uncle An Ning, don't worry about the trouble!"
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