Chapter 269 Bringing My Sister Home
Lin Mei was crying so hard that she was out of breath. She didn't know what to say. She was really confused. On one side were her adoptive parents who had raised her for so many years, and on the other side were her real relatives. She was not abandoned but lost. Her parents selfishly kept her. Although it changed her fate, they treated her very well. She had everything that other children had.
She looked at Lin Xiaoxia and pleaded, "Then can you not call the police? I can't let them down for raising me. They've been so good to me over the years. I can't send them to jail with my own hands."
Lin Xiaoxia really couldn't force this, otherwise it would hurt Lin Mei. After all, she had feelings for this family. She had lived with the Qin couple for more than ten years, and they had just met. If she was too tough, Lin Mei would resist her.
Speaking of which, the laws in that era were not perfect. In the 1970s and 1980s, people often picked up abandoned babies and raised them without having to go through adoption procedures like today. It was Ai Zhu who threw Lin Mei into the car and told the owner that she didn't want her anymore. In this era, reporting this matter to the police would be a civil mediation. It would be better to try to solve it yourself first, which would also make it easier for your sister to accept.
Lin Xiaoxia said to Lin Mei, "Okay, we can choose not to call the police, but we have to take you back today to give an explanation to your family and let everyone who has been looking for you for so many years see you."
Lin Mei hesitated: "I, I don't know. I have lived here for so many years. I have never left. I..."
"I know how you feel, but little girl, we have to go back and talk it out. We'll tell you about how you were left and a lot of things at home. We won't restrict your freedom. Whether you want to come back or leave in the future, it's all up to you." Lin Xiaoxia said to Lin Mei. Her only goal now was to take Lin Mei back, and they could talk about the rest later. She knew that this was not something that could be completely resolved in one go, as Lin Mei had feelings for this place.
Lin Xiao also said: "Xiao Ya, our family are all reasonable people, so after you understand everything, we will respect your choice, but you must at least go back with us to see your home and relatives, what do you say?"
Qin Zhigang was extremely nervous and said to Lin Mei, "Zhao Di, don't listen to their one-sided story. I don't completely believe what they say. Stay home and let's discuss it. We promise to let you make your own choice."
Lu Jingshen said to Qin Zhigang, "Your words are not convincing. You were selfish back then, and we don't trust you now."
Lin Xiaoxia said to Lin Mei, "Don't you want to see what your biological parents look like? Don't you want to know how you got lost?"
Lin Mei was silent for a while, then said to Lin Xiaoxia, "I'll go with you, but you have to promise that I can come back whenever I want."
She really wanted to know what her biological parents looked like and why she was lost, but that place was too unfamiliar and she felt uneasy. In comparison, she felt more secure in this home.
Lin Xiaoxia nodded: "I promise."
But Li Xiulan was still afraid that Lin Mei would leave and never come back. When she thought that the child she had raised for thirteen years would have nothing to do with her in the future, she felt really sad.
She looked at Lin Mei and said, "Zhao Di, will you come back in the future?"
Lin Mei said with certainty: "Yes, you have raised me to this age, I can't pretend that I have never given birth."
Li Xiulan added, "Then I'll pack some clothes for you."
Lin Xiaoxia said: "No need, I will take her to buy a new one."
Li Xiulan tightly grasped Lin Mei's arm: "Zhao Di, can you please not leave? It would be great if our family could live together happily. You and Liangzi have been good friends since childhood. When you marry him, we will..."
Before Li Xiulan could finish, Lin Xiaoxia interrupted her and said, "I think Xiaoya is more concerned about her life experience right now." This is the most important thing now. She can't let her talk about irrelevant things and involve Lin Mei.
Lin Mei really cared more about her past now and wanted to know everything about it. She said without hesitation, "I just want to know how I got lost."
Lin Xiaoxia said, "Then let's talk about it slowly on the way back. It's not convenient here."
Qin Zhigang was still struggling: "What's the inconvenience? It's just that you did something wrong..."
Before he could finish, Lu Jingshen said to him coldly, "Shut up."
Qin Zhigang was frightened by Lu Jingshen and suddenly didn't know what to say.
Lin Mei looked towards Qin Zhigang with some concern.
Lin Xiaoxia pulled Lin Mei and said, "Don't worry, we are all law-abiding people. Let's go. Today you will know everything you want to know. Don't worry, we will respect all your choices and will not let you do anything embarrassing."
Lin Mei really wanted to know about her own life experience. She had had too many assumptions in the past, and now she really wanted to know the answer, so she nodded to Lin Xiaoxia.
Lu Jingshen said to Lin Xiaoxia, "You guys get in the car first, I'll follow."
Lin Xiaoxia knew what Lu Jingshen meant and was afraid that the couple would go out and make a scene, delaying their departure.
She nodded to Lu Jingshen: "Well, we'll wait for you in the car." After that, they went out together.
When they got to the car, Zhou Yunchao said to Lin Xiaoxia, "How about I drive first? It will be more convenient for you two to talk."
Lin Xiaoxia agreed: "Well, then you will take the trouble."
As soon as they got in the car, Lu Jingshen also came out. He went straight to the passenger seat and asked Zhou Yunchao to drive faster. Qin Zhigang regretted it a little and was afraid that he would chase after them.
Zhou Yunchao drove forward quickly and it was not difficult to get out of the village by going around.
Lin Xiaoxia and Lin Xiao took Lin Mei to sit in the back. Lin Mei felt a little reserved around them.
Lin Xiaoxia held Lin Mei's hand and said, "Don't be nervous. We are all family. We won't make things difficult for you. It's just that it's inconvenient to talk with your adoptive parents. You are not a child anymore. You should know your own life experience."
Lin Mei looked at Lin Xiaoxia with some confusion: "How old am I?"
Lin Xiaoxia said: "Eighteen years old, birthday is November 11th of the lunar calendar."
Lin Mei took a deep breath and said, "No wonder I always feel so out of place among my classmates."
"So what grade are you in?" Lin Xiaoxia asked.
"I only went to school until I graduated from elementary school. I didn't fit in and my classmates always gossiped about me, so I didn't want to go to school anymore." Lin Mei answered in a low voice.
"Do you like studying?" Lin Xiaoxia asked again.
"It's okay. I was always among the top three in school, but my classmates said that I was older than them, so I did well in the exams." Lin Mei felt aggrieved.
Lin Xiaoxia also felt uncomfortable when she heard this. If it weren't for Ai Zhu and Meng Qiuju's evil deeds, and if it weren't for the Qin family's selfishness, Lin Mei might be in school now.
She looked at Lin Mei and said, "It's okay. You'll have another chance to learn later if you want to."
Lin Mei looked at Lin Xiaoxia: "You are my sister? Not the sister who threw me away, right?"
Lin Xiaoxia sighed, then looked at Lin Mei and said, "Of course not. We two sisters were both harmed terribly. Mom gave birth to me in Shiqiao Township. A woman named Meng Qiuju, who gave birth with me at the time, switched me with their daughter. She then led her own daughter to throw you on a bus. I only just found you not long ago. Because of my case, I began to suspect that you were missing and that they were involved. I didn't expect that we would actually find out."
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