Liu Aimei didn't read newspapers; she only learned about the Tong family's affairs on National Day, from what the young women at the wholesale market told her.
Liu Aimei thought to herself, "Well done!"
Grab them all!
She harbored resentment towards Tong Hongyun. She was kicked out right after giving birth to her son, never having seen the child or even known his name. Tong Hongyun was truly heartless. If he loved his wife so much, why did he cheat on her? And after cheating on her, he went after Tong Tong, and then Xiao Liu, Xiao Qi, Xiao Ba, and Xiao Jiu!
Suddenly, Liu Aimei felt that something was wrong.
The Tong family has fallen from power, and Tong Hongyun has gone to Hong Kong. What about her son?
Distracted, Liu Aimei started walking home after getting off work around 6 p.m.
As we approached the third floor, we suddenly heard a baby crying.
Liu Aimei had a bad feeling.
She hurried upstairs and saw a child sitting in front of her own door, with two large bags next to him. The child was fair-skinned and had pretty features. He was crying loudly when the family across the street opened their door.
A sound came from inside.
"Why isn't that woman back yet? She's been crying for half an hour, and the noise is unbearable."
Liu Aimei swallowed hard and stiffly walked upstairs.
She called out to the man across the street.
"Brother, where did this child come from?"
"You're asking me? How would I know!" The speaker was Old Zheng. He had been busy at the teahouse all day and was about to rest and sleep after dinner when the child started crying so hard that it was heartbreaking to hear.
Liu Aimei was almost in tears!
The Tong family can't do such inhumane things!
You were so resolute before!
Now look what's happened!
They've suffered a calamity, and now they think of her. How can she possibly support herself?
Seeing that she didn't speak, Old Zheng gradually became impatient: "Hurry up and coax him. Damn it, he's been arguing for ages, I'm going deaf."
Liu Aimei struggled up the stairs to her doorstep. She picked up the baby, who was quite heavy. To this day, Liu Aimei still doesn't know what the baby's name is.
Old Zheng noticed that something was wrong with Liu Aimei and pointed to her house, saying, "Take him inside first, hurry up, comfort him, stop him crying."
Tong Anqu started sobbing as Liu Aimei picked him up, but his crying subsided a little.
By all accounts, the child should be about a year and a half old.
Liu Aimei asked Lao Zheng, "Brother, did you see who delivered it?"
Where should I look?
Liu Aimei gritted her teeth, put down Tong Anqu, and rushed downstairs. She looked around, but there was no one in sight. Liu Aimei was so angry that she burst into tears!
Who is this person?!
Distraught, she returned upstairs and, having no other choice, carried Tong Anqu inside.
Tong Anqu didn't recognize Liu Aimei and was in an unfamiliar environment, so he stopped crying for a while but then continued to cry.
Liu Aimei opened the two large bags. The first bag contained food and daily necessities. She unzipped the second bag and found a handwritten note inside.
Liu Aimei quickly pulled it out.
The contents of the paper were mainly that most of the men in the Tong family who were still employed had been arrested, Tong Hongyun was dead, Zhang Liqin was not in the country, Tong Hongyun's mother had suffered a shock and would not live for many days, Tong Anqu had no one to support him and could only be given to Liu Aimei, and there was 500 yuan at the bottom of the bag.
Liu Aimei reached under her bag, pulled it out, and found a plastic bag containing money.
Liu Aimei sat there stunned, wanting to scream.
She's all alone. How could she possibly raise this child all by herself?!
Liu Aimei was on the verge of collapse. If she only felt resentment towards Tong Hongyun during the day, now she hated him even more!
I hate Tong Hongyun, I hate Zhang Liqin, and I hate everyone!
They treated her like a baby-making machine back then, and kicked her out after she gave birth. Now that they need her to clean up the mess, they remember her. There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Tong Anqu was still crying.
Liu Aimei yelled at him, "Why are you crying? I'm not your mother, stop crying!"
Tong Anqu didn't understand anything, and cried even harder.
There was a knock on the door, and Liu Aimei went to open it.
Old Zheng had a dark expression on his face.
"Do you even know how to soothe a child? Hurry up! Calm the baby down, or you'll cry yourself hoarse!"
Old Zheng's wife also came out of her house, frowning as she said to Liu Aimei, "It's bad for a child's heart and lungs to cry for too long. Can you check if he's hungry or needs to pee?"
Old Zheng's wife looked Liu Aimei up and down. She looked quite old and must be her own child. She was crying so hard and she was unmoved. She was simply irresponsible!
The Zheng couple had no idea that Liu Aimei was a victim in a human trafficking case. They helped her borrow a motorcycle, and afterwards the municipal bureau even gave them a banner and a reward. This made the Zheng couple feel incredibly righteous lately, and they even became more patient with children. In the past, they would have yelled at the top of their lungs.
Liu Aimei's expression was blank; it took her a long time before she finally hummed in response.
Old Zheng and his wife exchanged a glance, and Old Zheng said again, "Don't let him cry anymore."
After closing the door, Liu Aimei went back inside.
She made milk powder for Tong Anqu.
After drinking the milk, Tong Anqu stopped crying and looked at Liu Aimei with his big eyes.
Liu Aimei cried.
She patted the tiles on the floor, feeling that God was truly playing a cruel joke on her. Why was God doing this to her? Why?!
She cannot support Tong Anqu.
No, she can't raise it.
She's going to be taken to the police station tomorrow.
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