After hearing this clearly, Tian Wenxiu's expression kept changing, sometimes showing fear, sometimes panic.
Xie Songqing said coldly, "Do you remember now? I heard that the child was stolen, and you're definitely involved."
“I don’t want to just listen to other people’s side of the story. I want to hear you tell me yourself, as a witness, what you were thinking at the time, and why you did it. What did your cousin and your second uncle do to you? Knowing that your father had a deep-seated prejudice against your second uncle’s family, you still told your father about your cousin giving birth in the hospital and asked him to steal the child.”
Tian Wenxiu's eyes darted away, but she forced herself to remain calm: "I don't know what you're talking about?"
She figured to herself that she had only mentioned it casually to her mother and hadn't been involved in the subsequent events, so even if an investigation were conducted, it wouldn't lead to her. All she had to do was deny it.
Xie Songqing was so angry at her attitude that he sneered: "I've already been so blunt, are you still going to play dumb with me? Comrade Tian Wenxiu, for the sake of our many years of marriage, I sincerely want to give you a chance to turn over a new leaf."
"Think about it. Tian Guang has been selling wine for so many years without any problems, so why did something happen as soon as that child came back? Haven't you ever thought that he was targeting your family?"
"Stop pretending to be confused. The fact that I dared to ask you this means that I already know the whole truth."
Tian Wenxiu forced herself to ask, "Since you already know, why ask me again? Is the child you're talking about the new regimental commander, Fu Shen?"
Xie Songqing said sternly, "Don't worry about who the child is for now. You just need to answer me: why did you do such a thing? If it were you, and the day you gave birth to our son, your child was stolen by a jealous relative, how would you feel?"
"And I also heard that your current name was given to you by your second uncle. Couldn't you have let your cousin and your second uncle's family off the hook back then because of that relationship? How painful it must be for a family to lose a child. As a mother, you should be able to understand your cousin's feelings even better."
When he first met Tian Wenxiu, he learned the names of her two younger sisters and was secretly puzzled.
Why are the other two called Erxiu and Sanxiu, but she is called Wenxiu?
Given his father-in-law's preference for sons over daughters, it's impossible for him to give his daughter such a name.
It wasn't until they heard Fu Shen's account and sent people to investigate personally that they learned the reason behind it.
In the end, Tian Wenxiu still refused to reveal the reason.
She's nearly fifty years old; it's too embarrassing for her to admit the mistakes she made in the past out of jealousy.
Besides, the child has returned, and her brothers have all been arrested. The Tian family has nothing left for him to take revenge on.
Tian Wenxiu was unwilling to speak, but plenty of others were willing to.
The fact that two of a brigade commander's younger brothers were imprisoned was undoubtedly major news in an era when people held the police in awe.
Even in the disciplined military, a wave of gossip swept through the ranks.
Rumors circulated that Fu Shen was the son of Tian Wenxiu's cousin, and that he was stolen and abandoned by Tian Wenxiu's father on the night of his birth.
She also said that Tian Wenxiu was jealous of her cousin. When they were young, her cousin lived a comfortable life and had new clothes to wear every day, while she could only stay at home all day doing laundry and cooking. She would be beaten and scolded if she made any mistakes.
Seeing his cousin giving birth in the same hospital reminded him of his father's dissatisfaction with his second uncle's family.
Her second uncle sold off the family's belongings abroad, which her father always resented. So she deliberately told her father about her cousin giving birth.
These rumors, which were difficult to verify, spread rapidly in the military family compound. Not only was Tian Wenxiu deeply affected, but Xie Songqing was also summoned for a talk by his superiors.
His superiors instructed him to handle the matter properly, since stealing and abandoning someone's child was no different from human trafficking.
Moreover, that child is currently a soldier, and he must be given a reasonable explanation.
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