Seeing that they were all looking at her anxiously, Shen Jiaojiao told them the gossip she had heard.
"Not only did the people at the steel mill say that, but even my eldest brother said something very strange in front of me. I didn't notice anything at first, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong. I started thinking, maybe I'm not their biological child at all, so that's why they hate me so much and even want to sell me off."
"That shouldn't be the case, right?" Li Shushu asked, "Hasn't your parents ever mentioned this to you before?"
Shen Jiaojiao shook her head.
"I think it's possible," Lu Xiaohong said. "This child is a piece of flesh and blood from her parents. It's normal if one of the family doesn't like her, saying she's a daughter. But if both of them don't like her, it's really a bit strange."
Li Shushu also felt that there was nothing wrong with what she said, and told Shen Jiaojiao to just confront her parents.
Shen Jiaojiao was not ready yet, and these were all heard from others, and she had no evidence.
Even if she really went in front of them, it was not certain that they would tell her the truth.
"I'm married to Jing Zhuo now, and they're still counting on me to support the family. If I really cut off ties with me now, they'll definitely be reluctant. They might even consider my second brother's marriage. If I tell them now, what if someone else doesn't marry my second brother? Won't they put all the responsibility on me?"
"What you said makes sense. So Jiaojiao, what are you going to do now?"
Shen Jiaojiao frowned and looked at the two of them.
"I want to investigate the matter myself first, find out the truth, and then confront them." Chen Jiaojiao didn't know the two people they were talking about, and she had no idea what happened back then, so she didn't dare to act rashly.
Then, she looked at the two of them again.
Lü Xiaohong and Li Shushu were a little scared by her gaze. "Jiaojiao, why are you looking at us? Are you going to ask us about this?"
"Well," Shen Jiaojiao said without hiding anything, "Xiaohong, don't you love gossip the most? Now that there is such a good opportunity, you should not let it go, right?"
"I have no problem going, but aren't those two people dead? Is it possible that no one knows what happened back then?"
This is very simple. Shen Jiaojiao has already thought about it. If she asks directly, if they have already discussed it and the matter is not spread outside, they will not tell anyone.
Chen Jiaojiao asked Lu Xiaohong to tell her that when Cheng Yao was renovating her house, she found some things about her, and they were quite valuable, so she wanted to ask if she had any descendants.
"To avoid arousing their suspicion, we said we learned it from Cheng Yao's diary. She used to work at the steel mill, which is why she went there."
Lu Xiaohong thought this method was feasible, but she was also worried that the Shen family would make things difficult for her.
"I went to your last wedding too. I wonder if they will still remember me."
"No, you came here that day, and Jing Zhuo sent them to the big hotel before they even entered the door, so you don't know who my friends were at the banquet."
Li Shushu was also very excited after hearing this.
I also think they are doing something really remarkable. "I used to think these things were just stories I heard from others, but I never thought they would happen to me one day."
"Don't overthink it, Xiaohong. As long as you don't reveal any flaws in front of them, I know the Shen family very well. When they hear you mention expensive things, their greedy nature will be exposed, and they might even reveal my identity."
Li Shushu also volunteered, "Jiaojiao, I think Xiaohong is a bit timid, why don't you let me do this? I'm sure there will be no problem."
This is true. Li Shushu has a cheerful personality and is smart in what she says and does. Unlike Lu Xiaohong, she is a very honest and decent woman. If she really confronts the Shen family, she might be easily led into it by them.
But Shen Jiaojiao heard that Li Shushu's accent didn't sound like a local, "The accent will also arouse their suspicion."
"What's the big deal? Since Cheng Yao's things were found later, they must have been hidden in a very remote place. It's normal for her to have an accent, right?"
"That being said, I'm afraid they'll ask too many questions."
Li Shushu understood what Shen Jiaojiao was worried about. If they asked about that place and Li Shushu couldn't answer, their plan would fail.
Shen Jiaojiao looked at Li Shushu again, "Shushu, your mother is not from here either, right?"
"She's not. Didn't I learn my accent from her?"
She told Shen Jiaojiao that her father was from the local area, but he liked rural wives and said that they were down-to-earth, so he went to a remote place specifically and fell in love with her mother at first sight.
Later, her mother was brought back. She had lived here for so many years. Li Shushu's father passed away, but they later settled down here. The only thing that remained unchanged was her mother's accent, which never changed.
Li Shushu smiled. "My mother is old, so I won't force her. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Sometimes even she can't understand what we say. At home, I always speak to her in her native dialect." She looked at Shen Jiaojiao, "Jiaojiao, why are you asking this suddenly?"
Shen Jiaojiao thought her mother was more suitable than Li Shushu. "Your mother has lived there since she was a child and is very familiar with the situation there. If the Shen family asks about it, it won't be exposed."
"That's true. I've been living here since I was born, so I don't know much about rural life. So, Jiaojiao, I'll find time to bring my mom over, and we can plan this out. I'll let her do it, but she's already old, and I'm afraid she won't be able to do it well by then."
"Don't be afraid of that, we just need to discuss it first," Shen Jiaojiao was still a little embarrassed, "I'm so sorry, this was originally my business, I shouldn't have dragged you into this."
"Jiaojiao, don't say that. We are all friends. If we don't stand up to help you when you are in trouble, then are we still human? So, I will go back and tell my mother about the situation, and bring it to you tomorrow at the latest."
Shen Jiaojiao said: "There's no need to be so anxious. Your mother can come over whenever she has time. Anyway, they will definitely not do anything to you during this period of time."
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