"Second brother, how is your sister-in-law?" Chen Xiangdong came in breathlessly, holding lunch boxes for everyone in the family.
"Your sister-in-law asked me to bring this." He handed it over, "Dad, Mom, you guys eat too, I brought it all."
Old Lady Xia took it and handed it to Chen Xianghong, who was feeding Dong Chunmiao water. She took another box for herself and nodded towards Chen Xiangdong. Suddenly, she thought of something, "Chunmiao, where is Lingling?"
Chen Xiangnan put down the chopsticks he had just picked up. Yes, it’s been so long, where is his daughter?
Dong Chunmiao was also confused. She...she didn't know.
"I was sent to the hospital and I didn't notice her. Maybe... maybe she is at my mother's house?" Dong Chunmiao was very panicked. Although she didn't care much about Chen Lingling, she had just lost a child at her mother's house. Chen Xiangnan was already angry. If Chen Lingling was lost again, she didn't dare to think about what would happen.
So, at this moment, she really looked like a mother worried about her child, almost crying in anxiety.
"I'll go find her." Although Dong Chunmiao said she was at her mother's house, Chen Xiangnan was still worried. What worried him most was that Chen Lingling stayed at her grandmother's house. Who knew what would happen? Their family didn't treat girls as human beings at all.
Chen Xianghong also stood up and said, "Second brother, I'll go with you to look for it."
She returned the lunch box to Old Lady Xia and hurriedly followed her.
Old Mrs. Xia stared at Dong Chunmiao with an unclear expression, staring at him until he hid back in the quilt.
Useless thing, Old Lady Xia was very upset. After so many years, she still couldn't see that her mother's family was just a bug sucking her blood, and she had to stick to them.
It would be fine if she refused to take any money for the miscarriage, but she was reluctant to even buy a meal and just waited for them to give it to her. She is so stingy. I don’t know what this stupid Dong Chunmiao wants from them.
Although the preference for boys over girls in the village was more severe than in their area, it was not like this. They would squeeze their daughters' blood without any regard for whether they would be looked down upon, whether they would have a hard time, or whether their marriage would be in jeopardy.
Not only does he hope his daughter can help him, he also hopes his niece can help him.
This time Dong Chunmiao had a miscarriage, and perhaps they were actually quite happy. In such a family, Dong Chunmiao was deeply obsessed with her son. If she hadn't had a miscarriage and had really given birth to a son, perhaps her focus would have been on him and she would no longer have devoted all her energy to her mother's family.
Dong Chunmiao is also confused. Looking at the second brother's behavior, she is in big trouble this time.
Chen Xiangnan rode a bicycle with Chen Xianghong and searched along the way. When they approached the village where Dong Chunmiao's parents lived, Chen Xianghong found the child.
"Lingling? Is that Lingling?"
Chen Xiangnan rode towards the people, got closer and shone the flashlight, only to find that the children were all wet. Seeing them, he finally couldn't hold back his tears and fell.
"Daddy, wuwu~" Chen Lingling cried and threw herself into Chen Xiangnan's arms, feeling very aggrieved.
"Why are you here alone?" Chen Xianghong took a handkerchief and wiped the tears and sweat from her face.
Chen Lingling looked at the somewhat unfamiliar woman and thought for a while before she remembered that this was her aunt. She hadn't seen her for several years and almost forgot what she looked like.
"Aunt." She called out softly.
Chen Xianghong smiled at her and said, "Don't be afraid, let's go home."
"Brother, you take Lingling back by bike first, I can just walk back slowly." The back seat of the bicycle was large enough for one person to sit, and Chen Xianghong offered to sit on it because she was afraid that he would be embarrassed.
There was no way Chen Xiangnan would let her walk back alone. "It's okay, Lingling, just sit on the horizontal bar in front. Don't refuse, hurry up."
He carried Chen Lingling up and urged Chen Xianghong, and the three of them reached home with difficulty.
Zhu Wenying had just finished giving Chen Baoyuan a bath and was about to coax him to sleep when she heard the door open.
She came out with the child in her arms, only to find Chen Lingling in such a state of disarray. "Oh, what's going on?"
She pulled the child over and said, "Why is your face so pale? Even though it's summer, children can catch colds easily. I just gave Baoyuan a bath and there's plenty of hot water left. Second brother, take her to take a bath quickly. She looks so pitiful."
Chen Xiangnan: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Zhu Wenying: "We're a family, why are we being so polite? Go quickly. Has Lingling eaten yet? If not, I'll heat up some noodles for her."
Chen Baoyuan was sleepy at this time and started crying loudly. Zhu Wenying coaxed him while preparing to go into the kitchen.
"Second brother, go make something for Lingling, I'll give her a bath. Sister-in-law, please coax Baoyuan to sleep first. It's hard to coax a sleepy child." Chen Xianghong began to pour water into the bathtub skillfully.
"Okay." Chen Xiangnan never bathed his children. How could a grown man like him bathe someone? Cooking was easier.
On the way, Chen Lingling sporadically recounted what had happened over the past few days. The damned Dong Chunmiao knew she had sworn an oath, and fearing retribution for the Dong family, she dared not openly work for them, so she ordered a few-year-old child to do the work, and she even acted as a supervisor.
She would scold Chen Lingling whenever she was lazy, even more harshly than Zhou Paopi.
Chen Lingling didn't have enough to eat and had to work a lot. How could she bear it as a little girl? She cried and wanted to go home, but was beaten by Dong Chunmiao.
As a result, when he was hitting her, he lost his balance and fell, and then she had a miscarriage.
After they sent her to the hospital, no one paid any attention to Chen Lingling, who was still in the field. Chen Lingling went to her grandmother's house, where only Dong Chunmiao's two nephews were. They said she was a jinx and wouldn't let her in, so she had no choice but to follow the route she remembered and walk out.
It was getting dark, and she was getting more and more scared as she walked. She didn't dare to stop until she was found by her father.
After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, Chen Lingling sat on a stool to eat noodles. The little girl finished a big bowl very quickly, and it seemed that she was really hungry.
"Dad, I don't want to go to grandma's house anymore. Can you please talk to mom and ask her not to drag me there?" Chen Lingling looked at her father pitifully. "I really don't want to go. I said I didn't want to go this time, but mom dragged me away anyway."
The little girl's voice was soft and hoarse, and she was about to cry as she spoke.
"Okay, okay, aunt is here. You just stay with her from now on. We won't go there anymore." Chen Xianghong felt so soft-hearted when she saw her pitiful appearance.
Dong Chunmiao is so evil that he is willing to torture such a cute child.
Chen Xiangnan also touched her furry little head and said, "Don't worry, Daddy will take care of it."
"Yeah." The little guy nodded, and felt a little sleepy as soon as he relaxed.
"Let me take her back to the house to sleep, second brother." Chen Xianghong also lowered her voice and picked up the child.
"Sorry for the trouble." Chen Xiangnan knocked on the table a few times with his hands, then walked out, turned left and right, and entered a half-open door.
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