"Lanlan has such a story behind her!"
Chen Dongsheng's expression grew increasingly surprised. He said, "I originally thought that not long after my second aunt gave birth to Lanlan, she was switched at birth by hospital staff, causing her to be separated from my second uncle and aunt for nearly twenty years. Later, it was her adoptive parents' daughter who carried my second uncle and aunt to Beijing to reunite with them."
That's how the truth about Lanlan being switched at birth came to light. Now that Dad has told me the whole story, I think Lanlan was just lucky.
She was switched at birth by medical staff at the hospital and lived with her adoptive parents for so many years. Luckily, she returned to her second uncle and aunt's side, giving us the opportunity to get to know her.
Even before you told me the whole story, Lanlan was officially the daughter of my second uncle and aunt, and my and Xiaoxu's cousin. To be honest, I was already very happy! I never imagined that she would not only be my sister, but my own sister. Dad, you didn't just find out about Lanlan's background recently, did you?"
Seeing Chen Changqing nod, Chen Dongsheng's eyes revealed resentment: "Then why didn't you tell me sooner? And Grandpa, Grandma, and Xiao Xu, did they not know Lanlan's true background either?"
"Um."
Chen Changqing nodded again.
Do my second uncle and aunt know?
Chen Dongsheng asked.
"Your second uncle told me about Lanlan's background. When he first came to the compound that year, he recognized Zhang Hua at a glance. Before telling me the truth, your second uncle must have hesitated, but he still told me in the end."
I didn't say it directly at home, mainly out of consideration for your second aunt's feelings. She genuinely considers Lanlan her and your second uncle's daughter!
Chen Changqing had considered acknowledging Song Lan, after all, she was his biological daughter. As a father, he had no reason not to acknowledge his own flesh and blood. But he also knew that, emotionally, there was not much difference between acknowledging her and not acknowledging her... Even if she was his niece, he would still love her!
That's the absolute truth!
The young girl is beautiful and talented, sensible and polite. She treats her relatives with genuine care and love. Anyone would cherish and love such a younger relative.
Of course, he was still very excited when he learned that she was very likely, or even certain, his daughter.
However, for the sake of family harmony, it's not a big deal for him to keep the secret for the rest of his life and not acknowledge his daughter!
"Dad, are we going to keep Lanlan's matter a secret forever?"
The whole affair involves Zhang Hua, and once everything she has done is exposed, it will be difficult to hide the truth about Lanlan's background any longer.
"Let's leave it at that for now. If we really can't keep it a secret any day... I'll ask Lanlan's opinion and have her adopted by your second uncle and aunt. Anyway, we're all family. No matter who Lanlan calls Mom and Dad, she's still a child of the Chen family."
As Chen Changqing finished speaking, Chen Dongsheng nodded, "That's true. Whether Lanlan is my cousin or my sister, she is still my sister, Chen Dongsheng's sister!" He paused, then thought of Chen Dongze's wife, Zheng Qiuwen, and said, "Dad, what are your plans regarding Chen Shu and Dongze's wife, Zheng Zhiqing's, backgrounds?"
"After learning about Lanlan's background from your second uncle, I investigated your Aunt Zhao's childbirth and found out that she gave birth to twin daughters. Combined with everything Zhang Hua did after entering the Chen family, as well as Chen Shu's personality and appearance, I became suspicious... I suspected that Zhang Hua's lost daughter, Chen Yue, was Lanlan's twin sister, but due to a lack of evidence, I haven't confronted Zhang Hua about it yet."
When I got home today and saw that Zheng educated youth, and combined with what you said, I can basically confirm that Zheng educated youth is your other sister.
But everything requires evidence. To prove whether Zheng, the educated youth, is related to our family, we must investigate everything that happened to her from childhood to adulthood. In other words, we need to find out who her current family members are, and whether she is their biological child.
Chen Changqing spoke slowly, and upon hearing this, Chen Dongsheng said, "It's time to find out! Dad, if it's confirmed that Zheng Zhiqing is the other of Aunt Zhao's twin daughters, then her marriage with Chen Dongze..."
He didn't say what happened next.
After a long silence, Chen Changqing finally spoke: "We'll talk about it later!"
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"You didn't eat much for dinner. If you're hungry, we have a bag of pastries in our suitcase. How about I take them out and you have a couple?"
Looking at the five children lying in a row on his single bed, Chen Dongze felt particularly bad. However, he quickly adjusted his mood and turned his gaze to Zheng Qiuwen, who was sitting in the chair at the desk. Hearing what he said, Zheng Qiuwen shook her head: "I'm full."
The implication was that Chen Dongze didn't need to take the pastries out of his suitcase.
“I know you’ve been wronged, but that’s just how my mom is… If you really don’t want to stay in this house, I’ll go out and rent a place for us tomorrow.”
When Chen Dongze married Zheng Qiuwen, he had already thought that, given his mother's perspective, she would most likely not like his wife and would feel that she was not good enough for him.
Indeed, that was the case. But Chen Dongze didn't expect that after he and Zheng Qiuwen had been married for several years, he finally got into university and brought his wife and children home. However, his mother embarrassed his wife as soon as they met, which was also embarrassing for him.
If his mother doesn't change her attitude and he continues to live in this house with his wife and children, not to mention what will happen to him and his children, his wife Zheng Qiuwen, as his other half, will definitely have a hard time!
"You'll be registering for university after the New Year. If I don't have a good reason, it'll be difficult for me to stay here..."
Zheng Qiuwen is not a naive and innocent girl, nor is she love-obsessed, but she doesn't know how she ended up living her life like this.
She was actually quite excited when she learned about the college entrance examination through the brigade's broadcast, but the presence of five children around her held her back, so she could only envy the other educated youth who were full of fighting spirit as they reviewed their lessons and prepared for the college entrance examination.
She didn't have many thoughts about her husband, Chen Dongze, studying day and night to prepare for the college entrance examination... No, she did. She regretted missing this opportunity, but in a marriage, one of them always had to make a sacrifice.
Moreover, she was later found to be pregnant. So, despite her regrets, Zheng Qiuwen hoped that Chen Dongze could pass the exam, so that she and the children would at least have a 50% chance of returning to the city with him.
However, everything that happened at the Chen family today left her feeling somewhat cold.
Her mother-in-law doesn't like her or her children, and the rest of the family treats her only so-so. So, will they try to keep her and her children in the city?
For example, arrange a job for her...
With a wry smile, Zheng Qiuwen stared intently at Chen Dongze, waiting for his response.
"I'll go talk to Dad about your situation in a bit and see if he can find someone to arrange an easier job for you."
Chen Dongze didn't want to ask his family for help. In his mind, if his family were willing to help him, they wouldn't have let him stay in the countryside for several years. But now he had no choice but to ask his stepfather for help.
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