At the same time, the Xiao family.
In the living room, Grandma Luo (Grandma Xiao) was chatting with her family when she suddenly looked at Grandpa Xiao and started talking about the Chen family: "I've heard a lot of people gossiping about the Chen family in the compound these past few days. What do you think Changqing's wife did that led to the police taking her away on New Year's Eve?"
Upon hearing this, Old Master Xiao was taken aback. When he came to his senses, he saw that his wife, children and grandchildren were all looking at him. He couldn't help but twitch his lips and said, "I went to play chess with Old Jiang a couple of days ago and learned some inside information from him."
"Tell me quickly!"
After waiting for a long time without hearing from Old Master Xiao again, Old Madam Luo urged him on.
Didn't you see she was waiting to listen?
Although Xiao Yu and his father didn't say anything, their eyes were enough to show what they were thinking: they hoped that the old man could continue what he had just said.
Grandpa Xiao glanced at his wife, children, and grandchildren, a hint of hesitation in his eyes, and said, "Isn't that a bit inappropriate?!"
"This is in our own home. As long as we don't tell anyone, no one else will know."
Knowing that Mr. Xiao was too principled, Mrs. Luo was also helpless, but at this moment the family was just chatting and not committing murder or arson, so was it necessary to be too particular?
"Okay, I'll just say a few words."
Grandpa Xiao thought that his family members were never loose-lipped, and as for his great-grandson, he was still young and was currently sleeping in his bedroom upstairs, so he certainly couldn't know what they were saying in the living room downstairs.
With his thoughts drifting to this point, Grandpa Xiao sighed softly: "Do you still remember that there was a child named Chen Yue in the Chen family?" Before Grandma Luo could respond, Grandpa Xiao continued on his own: "Actually, Chen Yue is Changqing's daughter, while Chen Shu is the posthumous child of Changqing's ex-husband."
Furthermore, Xiaoxu's legs were previously broken; this was done by Changqing's wife, now his ex-wife, who hired someone to do it!
The Chen family has not revealed a single detail about Zhang Hua's actions against Chen Dongsheng.
The reason is simple: Chen Dongsheng pleaded with Old Master Chen and Chen Changqing, not wanting Lin Erchuan's "martyr" title to be revoked.
It wasn't that Chen Dongsheng was a saint, but that Lin Erchuan ultimately didn't repeat his mistakes and even paid back his life!
Chen Dongsheng could never forget the scene of the other person taking a bullet for him, nor could he forget the look in the other person's eyes when he fell down.
—Guilt, relief!
Before Feng Yue spoke up with his guess, Chen Dongsheng was puzzled by the emotions in Lin Erchuan's eyes when he fell. It wasn't until he heard what Feng Yue said that he understood the source of Lin Erchuan's guilt and the reason for his relief.
In addition to Lin Erchuan's past military achievements, to be honest, Chen Dongsheng would rather he suffer some injustice himself than have his former comrade-in-arms, who had entrusted his life to each other, disgraced.
"You mean... Chen Shu isn't Old Chen's biological granddaughter, and that little girl named Chen Yue is?"
Grandma Luo confirmed it, her eyes filled with surprise.
"Um."
Grandpa Xiao nodded, and after a brief silence, he said, "And the wife that Changqing's stepson brought home before the New Year, that child is Chen Yue."
"this……"
Grandma Luo found it all too incredible.
"When Chen Yue went missing back then, things weren't as we knew them to be."
Grandpa Xiao sighed again: "The little girl was abandoned by Changqing's ex-wife, but what we heard was that she got lost on her own."
"Wait a minute, you keep referring to Changqing's ex-wife. Does that mean Changqing and his wife are already divorced?"
After careful recollection, Old Mrs. Luo couldn't find any mention of Chen Changqing's divorce in the gossip she had overheard about the Chen family.
"Not only has Changqing gotten divorced, but Chen Yue's child has also gone through divorce proceedings with Changqing's stepson."
Grandpa Xiao said, "Changqing chose to divorce, and Old Chen and his wife's attitude was very clear: they fully support him!"
"If it were me, I would also support my son divorcing that woman who has eyes on her forehead!"
Old Mrs. Luo's face turned slightly cold. She snorted and said, "First she pretended her own daughter was Old Chen and his wife's granddaughter, then she abandoned Old Chen's own granddaughter. Years later, she even had Xiao Xu's legs broken. If Changqing doesn't get a divorce, does he expect her to continue to harm the children in the family?"
After a brief pause, Old Mrs. Luo asked, "But why did Chen Yue want a divorce?"
"Before Chen Yue was abandoned, Changqing's stepson knew about her background. Coincidentally, Chen Yue recalled this, and perhaps she couldn't get over it, so she resolutely chose to divorce."
As Old Master Xiao spoke of this, he felt a deep sense of melancholy.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the living room was slightly tense. After a while, Old Mrs. Luo's voice rang out: "There's something I really can't understand. Why did Changqing's ex-wife have someone break Xiaoxu's legs?"
"Old Jiang and I figured it was probably related to Old Chen's family connections, resources, and assets."
Hearing what Grandpa Xiao said, Xiao Yu raised a question: "Even if Xiao Xu became a cripple, didn't Grandpa Chen still have Dong Sheng? Besides, at that time, Dong Sheng was the eldest grandson of the Chen family!"
Mr. Xiao spoke up: "The other party probably thinks that Dong Sheng's profession is very dangerous and that he could be killed at any time. If she destroys Xiao Xu, then everything in the Chen family will belong to her son."
Grandpa Xiao nodded, indicating his agreement with this statement.
Grandma Luo nodded and said, "The year Xiao Xu's legs were broken, Dong Sheng was seriously injured and on the verge of death while on a mission. Your Grandpa Chen and Grandma Chen mentioned this when they visited us in the village. You haven't forgotten, have you?" Without a doubt, Grandma Luo was speaking to her grandson Xiao Yu.
"No."
Xiao Yu responded.
"Who really dares to think that way!"
Xiao's father suddenly sighed softly.
"Are they just daring to dream about it?"
Grandma Luo's gaze fell on Xiao's father: "If you ask me, she already had a plan when she entered the Chen family, otherwise, she wouldn't have done the child-switching thing."
"Mom, do you know anything about Xiaoxu's birth mother?"
Xiao's father asked.
Grandma Luo sighed and nodded, "I know a little." After a moment of silence, she recalled and said, "Back in 1950, Changqing went to fight in the war to aid foreign countries. At that time, it was rumored that Xiaoxu's mother was pregnant..."
This is perfectly normal; after all, it would be strange if a couple couldn't conceive. But the problem arose from someone spreading a rumor that Xiaoxu's mother was pregnant with another man's child. However, based on the gestational age, everyone in the compound knew that Changqing was in the military around the time Xiaozhao became pregnant. Therefore…
The rumors became increasingly outrageous, and then Xiao Zhao left home alone. The next news about her in the compound was that Changqing's third wife, Zhang Hua, who is now his ex-wife, brought her back.
The other person carried Xiao Zhao's urn of ashes in one arm and her newborn daughter in the other as they entered the compound. After that, Changqing and Zhang Hua became a couple.
"How come I didn't know about these things?"
Grandpa Xiao looked puzzled.
(End of this chapter)
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