“I know Mom is not feeling well, but if I don’t figure this out, I won’t feel well either,” Shen Cong paused, “You all know my temper. Even if I don’t go looking for trouble with Shen Jiaojiao now, I’m not sure if I won’t go when the time comes.”
Shen Cong remembered that he was only one or two years old at that time and could not speak much. Suddenly, there was a little sister in the family, Shen Jiaojiao.
At that time, he also disliked Chen Jiaojiao very much. He felt that Chen Jiaojiao came to his house just to compete with him for food and clothing, so he had been very bad to her since childhood.
“Where on earth did Shen Jiaojiao come from?”
Dafang sighed. She didn't want to tell them about this, but seeing the two children here, she looked at them helplessly.
"Originally, your father and I didn't want to tell you, thinking that this would protect you. But I think you'll have to know sooner or later, so we might as well tell you now."
She told them that it happened about twenty years ago. The boiler at the steel plant exploded and everyone evacuated. However, their second uncle and aunt were not afraid of death and insisted on rushing inside to minimize the losses. However, they never came out after they went in.
“So, Shen Jiaojiao is their child?”
Dafang nodded.
Shen Cong finally understood. No wonder Chen Hua was so nervous.
But even so, what’s the difference between this and a house?
"What's this work house the factory manager mentioned?"
"At that time, Shen Jiaojiao was still a little baby, a burden to any family. The factory, out of concern for human relations, asked everyone who was willing to adopt Shen Jiaojiao, but no one was willing. We are considered relatives to her parents, so they later found us. We were unwilling at the time. Raising two sons was already a heavy burden, so how could we take in another person? Besides, your father's job was not very good at that time, so we refused. Later, the factory director used her parents' jobs and this house as conditions, and we reluctantly agreed."
"Mom, the second uncle and second aunt you're talking about are not the two people posted on the bulletin board, right?"
"It's them. We haven't gone to see them either."
Shen Cong was still a little confused. "If they are really heroes, then as their child, the factory should treat Shen Jiaojiao better, right? Why hasn't anyone mentioned Danzi for so many years?"
Dafang sneered, "Times have changed. Every family has its own affairs. Who would think about other people's children? They only saw how badly we treated Chen Jiaojiao, but they didn't think about how much of a burden she was to us. You say I can't support her for nothing, right? I must have wanted to make some money from her, but I didn't know that Chen Jiaojiao was such a bad person and actually went against us."
"Don't the others care? Even if these workers don't care, the factory can't just ignore it, right? Didn't they die because they helped them?"
"Why do you still care? Look, after all these years, have you ever seen them come to our house? They haven't even given us a good look, let alone given us some benefits. So I am just losing money by keeping her, Shen Jiaojiao."
Dafang became more and more angry as she spoke, and she wished she had strangled Shen Jiaojiao to death in her cradle.
Shen Cong frowned, "Then they didn't promote my dad either?"
"Promotion? Forget it. Every time I asked your father to go to the factory director, he would always make excuses. Your father is only arrogant in front of us, but in front of outsiders, he is nothing."
"According to what you said, the factory director shouldn't care about Shen Jiaojiao, right?" Shen Wenwu seemed to have thought of something. "What he said just now was a bit strange to me. We wanted to sell her off before, and the factory director didn't say a word about such a big thing. Why did he suddenly show up today?"
"Brother is right. He was obviously very excited just now, and he repeatedly asked us not to provoke Shen Jiaojiao," Shen Cong also spoke up, and quickly asked: "Mom, think about it again, is there anything else you haven't thought of?"
Dafang shook her head. "I don't work in the factory, so how would I know? Maybe he's just worried that the Chen family will cause trouble. After all, the old man and Chen Jingzhuo still like Shen Jiaojiao like you."
"Impossible, that's not the reason." Shen Wenwu looked at the two of them, his expression becoming much gloomier. "Mom, I remember now. Do you remember that last time you asked Jiaojiao to bring us food?"
"Yeah, I remember. What's wrong?"
Shen Wenwu said excitedly, "When I went out, she was standing outside the bulletin board."
Dafang's eyes suddenly widened. This was the last thing they wanted to see.
She trembled and asked, "Does Shen Jiaojiao already know her identity?"
Shen Wenwu frowned. "That shouldn't be the case. If she knew, why hasn't she come to the factory to make trouble yet?" He paused and said, "Mom, don't worry for now."
"Can you not be anxious? You all heard what the factory director said just now. No matter what, you can't tell this to Shen Jiaojiao. If she knows her identity, we're finished."
Chen Cong seemed to be indifferent. He hadn't even had time to change his clothes, and they were still wet.
"Mom, we can't be blamed for this, right? Those words didn't come from us. If the factory director really didn't want Shen Jiaojiao to know, why did he put their names on the bulletin board? Forget it, we have been good to Shen Jiaojiao, raising her up over the years. Even if her identity is exposed, it has nothing to do with us."
"Old Two is right."
Dafang was worried and wanted to get out of bed.
“Whether it’s true or not, I’m going to find Shen Jiaojiao to confirm it now.”
The two stopped her at the same time. "Mom, don't go. You're still injured," Shen Wenwu said. "If you're worried, I'll go ask her tomorrow. At worst, I can ask Shen Jiaojiao to confirm. Chen Jingzhuo is not at home now. Even if she wants to confront us, I won't be afraid of her."
Shen Cong didn't expect that Shen Wenwu suddenly seemed like a different person.
In his previous memories, the elder brother was always timid, so how come he suddenly became so strong?
"Brother is right. Song Qiulan didn't like Shen Jiaojiao in the first place. Even if she saw us bullying Shen Jiaojiao, she would definitely not stand up to help. We are right in this matter."
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