Fu Shen's eyes were thoughtful. "If the child was born after returning to China, and then abandoned during delivery in the hospital, is that possible?"
Huo Xueshen said without hesitation, "She definitely didn't give birth in China. As an unmarried pregnant girl, she would definitely be pointed at and talked about in China and wouldn't be able to hold her head up. So she must have given birth to you abroad before coming back. After coming back, she might have been abandoned by the people around her not long after."
Fu Shen's heart sank suddenly. He looked at Huo Xueshen and asked, "You think it was someone close to my mother who was lost?"
“There’s a good chance.” Huo Xueshen frowned. “Your mother’s immediate family is quite simple. There are only her parents and maternal grandmother. The others are her father’s brothers, and they all have sons. Your mother is an only child. I heard your mother say that she has an uncle who wanted to adopt her son into their family. Her parents didn’t agree, so to avoid their harassment, they sold their belongings and moved abroad. Her uncles and aunts are still in China. If your mother were to take you back to China, the first stop would definitely be Shenzhen. So I personally think that one of her uncles or aunts abandoned you in the trash.”
After saying this, he couldn't help but think to himself: If Tian Huanyan had told him the news when she found out she was pregnant abroad; or if she had come to Beicheng to find him after returning to China, would their son have been spared being thrown into the garbage dump and taken in by the heartless Fu Liugen, suffering for so many years?
But if she really came to Beicheng to find him, would the ending definitely be happier than living under Fu Liugen's control?
Not many years later, he too was demoted to a lower-level position.
Perhaps the best solution would be for Tian Huanyan to answer his overseas call so he could tell her not to bring the child back to China.
Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in life. Tian Huanyan didn't tell him anything, and he couldn't contact her either.
Fu Shen: "Do you know the address of my mother's hometown?"
"Know."
Huo Xueshen nodded, then, as if suddenly remembering something important, said urgently, "You want to go to them? No! You absolutely cannot go to them now. If they really abandoned you, once they find out your identity, your career will be ruined. After all, you have a mother with connections abroad and a father who studied abroad and was sent to the countryside."
Fu Shen calmly replied, "I'm not going now."
He certainly wouldn't go now; he would wait until many years later, after applying to join the military in Shenzhen.
Huo Xueshen's face was still full of worry: "No matter when you want to go, you can't! Because of my and your mother's identities..."
Fu Shen interrupted him, "There's nothing wrong with your and my mother's identities. Once the policy changes, decades from now, people will only envy you for having been abroad."
Huo Xueshen paused slightly, his eyes filled with a mixture of confusion and anticipation. "Will that day ever come?"
During the years he was sent to the countryside, he almost fell into the abyss of despair, even though he has been back for several months now.
Deep down, I still feel uneasy, always worried that one day the policies will become even more frightening.
Upon receiving the devastating news of his mother's passing, he suddenly felt no fear.
Now, knowing that she has a son, that uneasy feeling has surged up in her heart again.
She was deeply worried that her identity would have a negative impact on her son.
Fu Shen thought of Su Yue's statement that the college entrance examination would be reinstated in the future, but it was really hard to tell whether this news was true or not.
She knew this information and could tell at a glance that it came from a dream, so it was inevitably somewhat inaccurate.
But at this moment, it is appropriate to use these words to comfort Huo Xueshen.
"As long as you believe, that day will come eventually," Fu Shen said with a firm gaze.
Huo Xueshen looked somber and said with a bitter smile, "What's the use of believing? The old men who stayed in the village with me would mutter to themselves every morning that they were one day closer to leaving this place. I don't know where they got their confidence from. In the end, I suddenly came back, but they are still there."
After a moment of silence, Fu Shen raised his hand and pointed outside, asking, "Didn't Lu Yunting tell you why you were allowed to come back?"
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