Upon hearing Tan Dingguo's words, Fu Hongxing's expression darkened even further.
If Tan Dingguo could think of that question and even asked Ning Jing's mother, how could Fu Hongxing not have thought of it?
Since Ning Jing's biological parents knew where their daughter was sold, why didn't they ever come to look for her even once in the previous twenty-odd years?
The fact that they asked about Ning Jing's situation this time might be related to Uncle Tan's trip to Zhao Family Village to buy piglets.
After all, which village is so wealthy these days that it can afford to buy so many piglets at once?
Seeing Fu Hongxing's ever-changing expression, Tan Dingguo couldn't help but sigh.
"Never mind, Ning Jing is already your wife."
Since you don't want me to talk to her about her biological parents, then I won't.
You'd better watch yourself!
Tan Dingguo patted Fu Hongxing on the shoulder, said these words, and then turned and left.
Fu Hongxing was extremely conflicted. In fact, what Uncle Tan said wasn't entirely unreasonable.
But he was afraid, afraid that Ning Jing would get hurt.
After standing there for an unknown amount of time, Fu Hongxing took a deep breath and turned to go inside.
He saw Ning Jing standing behind him, watching him quietly, and he didn't know how long she had been standing there.
Fu Hongxing's heart skipped a beat. He didn't know when his wife had stood behind him, nor did he know if she had heard his conversation with Uncle Tan.
He felt even more annoyed, wondering how his vigilance had dropped so drastically.
He didn't even notice his wife walking behind him?
Just as Fu Hongxing was feeling uneasy and cautiously looking at Ning Jing, trying to figure out exactly how much Ning Jing had heard...
Ning Jing suddenly smiled at him and said, "Why aren't you coming in yet? I've already prepared the food. What were you talking about with the village chief for so long?"
Hearing Ning Jing's words, Fu Hongxing finally breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed.
It seems his wife didn't hear what he and Uncle Tan were saying.
"It's nothing, just some minor details I wanted to chat about with Uncle Tan."
"Is the food ready? It smells so good! Let's come inside, I'm starving!"
After saying that, Fu Hongxing pulled Ning Jing and quickly closed the courtyard gate before going inside.
Xiuhua and the others had already set the dishes on the table. One was the braised pork belly with oil that Fu Hongxing brought from the canteen every day without fail, along with a bowl of scrambled eggs with garlic leaves and a plate of pickled vegetables stir-fried with lard.
There was also a large bowl of wild vegetable soup. In the soup, Ning Jing cut a small piece of salted meat that she hadn't finished eating before. It tasted salty and delicious.
As for dinner tonight, Ning Jing made old pumpkin rice.
She peeled off the old pumpkin, cut it into cubes, and cooked it with the rice in the pot.
When the rice is almost cooked and the grains have opened up, lift the lid and stir the rice (which should be a thin porridge consistency) and diced pumpkin together. Then simmer over low heat until fully cooked.
By the time it was done cooking, the rice and old pumpkin had become one and the same.
The aroma of the rice and the sweet taste of the old pumpkin blended together, making the children's stomachs rumble.
However, Fu Hongxing didn't go inside, so everyone could only swallow their saliva and wait.
When Ning Jing went out to call Fu Hongxing, she actually overheard Tan Dingguo's last few words to Fu Hongxing.
Judging from the village chief's words, Fu Hongxing did not want her to know about the original owner's biological parents.
As for Ning Jing herself, after finding out the results she wanted from Fu Qiang, she also didn't want to know about the original owner's parents.
Since neither of them wanted to know, she decided to pretend she hadn't heard anything!
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