"Grandpa Deng, when Congcong was wearing clothes, I washed them and kept them away, fearing that I would need them later. But the clothes are now at my other home, not here," Linglong explained.
When her husband's job was transferred, their family moved to the Xin'an Military Region's staff housing compound.
Although she basically doesn't live in the family compound anymore, some of her old things that she rarely uses are still kept there.
Mr. Deng really wanted to see the clothes first.
Unfortunately, when his grandson lost his baby, the vicious woman hid the news from him immediately. By the time he found out, it was several days later.
The woman did describe what her grandson was wearing, but he didn't know what he looked like exactly.
Thinking it was not good to disturb others on the night of the 30th of the lunar year, he endured it.
"It's okay. It's already very presumptuous of me to come to your house at this time. You can just bring the clothes to me another day."
Before that, he had to find the woman he least wanted to see and ask about the clothes his grandson was wearing when he lost his baby.
During these days, he recalled his daughter every moment, as well as various details after his grandson was lost. He still remembered clearly the woman's answer at the time.
The mental fluctuations were too great, and Deng Lao was now tired. He was relying on his energy and spirit to hold on.
Seeing that he couldn't get a result immediately, he had no choice but to say goodbye.
"You guys continue eating, I'm leaving now."
"Uncle Deng, why don't you eat here too?" Zheng Yu invited.
"No." Although he also wanted to stay, he was eager to see the child who might be his grandson.
But he knew that the Zheng family treated Congcong very well and they let the child leave just now in order to protect him.
As long as he is not completely sure that this is his grandson, he cannot act rashly.
If you make a mistake, it will also hurt the child.
The Zheng family members stood up and sent Mr. Deng out the door. After seeing that he had gone far away, they closed the door and went back to sit down.
Everyone looked at each other; none of them had expected to encounter such a match.
"Tiansen, please call Tianbao Congcong out." Zeng Yu said.
Zheng Tianshen nodded, handed his daughter to his wife, and went inside to call for help.
When he entered the room, he saw his younger brother playing with toy cars with his son.
"Okay, Grandpa Deng and the others are gone, you guys should come out too."
Zheng Tianbao looked at his brother with doubts in his eyes.
Zheng Tiansen leaned closer and whispered, "I'll tell you later. Don't ask anything after you get out."
"oh."
As soon as they left, the Zheng family members adjusted their expressions and no one mentioned why Boss Deng came to visit them on his thirtieth birthday.
Congcong just thought that the adults were discussing something that only adults could hear, so they asked him to leave, and he didn't think much about it.
While Congcong was eating and watching TV, Zheng Tiansen called his younger brother.
"Tianbao, come out and have a cigarette."
“Yeah.”
The two brothers stood in the yard.
Zheng Tiansen smokes, but rarely. From the time his wife Linglong became pregnant until she gave birth, he has basically not touched a cigarette.
There were only those few times when I drew the gun when I was on duty in the army.
But now he lit a cigarette and puffed away in the yard with his brother.
"Brother, why did Grandpa Deng come to our house on the night of the 30th?" He was almost dying of curiosity.
Zheng Tiansen blew out a smoke ring and raised his hand to rub his hair, which was not very long to begin with.
"Congcong, he might be Grandpa Deng's grandson."
"What!" Zheng Tianbao widened his eyes.
"Grandpa Deng's grandson's nickname was Congcong. He lost his time, and the child's age roughly matches Congcong."
"No, but I vaguely remember that Grandpa Deng's daughter married a man from Beijing. That child was also lost in Beijing, right? Congcong, didn't your brother and sister-in-law bring you to the old unit to pick up the child?" Zheng Tianbao questioned.
"That's right. When your sister-in-law picked up Congcong, she met a man who was suspected to be a kidnapper. If the kidnapper abducted Congcong and left the capital to speak to someone from another place, that would make sense."
After all, the Deng family is not powerless. If the child stays in Beijing, he might be found soon.
"Brother, how are you going to confirm it? When you found Congcong, he was still a child and didn't even remember who his family was."
"Well, I'll have to wait and see."
"If it's confirmed, what will you and sister-in-law do? You have raised Congcong for so many years." Zheng Tianbao started to worry about his brother and sister-in-law first.
Then he thought about how everyone in his family liked Congcong very much. If Congcong was taken away, it would be the end. Just thinking about it made him feel uncomfortable.
"I don't know either. When we first found Congcong, your sister-in-law and I both hoped we could find his family. Later on, we both thought that if Congcong's family was found, we wouldn't stop him from recognizing his relatives. But now that we've really encountered this situation, to be honest, I'm also reluctant to let him go."
"Brother, don't worry. No matter what happens, I will support you and sister-in-law." Zheng Tianbao raised his hand and placed it on his brother's shoulder.
Zheng Tiansen patted his hands and smiled.
In the room, Linglong and her mother-in-law, who had already eaten, sat aside.
Little An An was held in the arms of his grandfather.
Because they were far away from Congcong, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also discussed the matter in a low voice.
"Linglong, Mom knows you have a kind heart. If you confirm that Congcong is the grandson of the Deng family, then you will definitely not stop the child from recognizing his biological father. But you also have to think about it. Mr. Deng is old and in poor health. It is unrealistic to expect him to raise Congcong. As for Congcong's biological father, I also mentioned their family affairs to you before. Do you still remember?"
Linglong nodded. "I remember."
The main reason is that the family's affairs are too weird, and she still has her seal.
"They say if you marry a stepmother, you'll have a stepfather. Congcong's biological mother, Deng Rou, was still alive when his father married someone new. The newcomer even lost their first child. Do you think this was just an accident?"
"I don't think so."
"Right? Actually, everyone who knows about this has their suspicions, but this is a family matter, so no one would get involved even if they had suspicions. That family already has a brother who is not much younger than Congcong. I don't know whether he had any children later. Regardless of how many children they have, do you think Congcong can have a good life if he recognizes his relatives and returns to his biological father?"
How could Linglong not understand these principles? Her heart was gripped by her mother-in-law's words.
"Mom, I understand."
"I'm glad you understand. Congcong, our family has raised so many children. Your father and I have long regarded him as our own grandson. If we recognize him as our own and then suddenly return him home, we won't be able to bear it. You said that his biological parents have also been kind to Congcong, so we can't hinder the family reunion. It's sad, but the family is in such a situation now. Even for Congcong, we have to think carefully."
"Yeah." Linglong nodded again.
If you were to ask who in this family is most reluctant to let Congcong leave, it would of course be her.
This was the child she had personally picked up from the hands of human traffickers, and she was the one who decided to adopt him.
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