Hearing this, Yun Duoduo thought of another possibility, "Could the child be adopted?"
“That’s the only possibility,” Li Yunfeng said, his head bobbing. “The reason their family hated my aunt so much back then was because their eldest son couldn’t have children, and my aunt’s ex-husband wasn’t in good health either. They tried everything to conceive this baby, taking countless medications. At first, they even thought it was my aunt’s problem.”
“They knew that their grandson might be their only remaining grandson, so they treated Bao’er like a precious treasure, as if they were afraid of dropping him or melting him. Later, when his aunt lost him, they almost killed her.”
Hearing this, Yun Duoduo vaguely guessed that it was probably because the Zhang family valued that child too much that they couldn't bear to see their aunt abandon the child.
It's also possible that they couldn't accept it, and since their two sons couldn't have children, they adopted a child. That makes sense.
Thinking of Yan Dongdong's classmate, Yun Duoduo also felt that it was similar, "This child is indeed about the same age as the child my aunt lost."
Now that you mention it, Yun Duoduo remembered that when her aunt saw Yan Dongdong last time, she also said that Bao'er and Dongdong were about the same age.
Could it be that Zhang Xiaopeng is really an adopted child from the Zhang family?
For some reason, Yun Duoduo felt that something was wrong.
Judging from the old woman's mean-spirited manner, it's hard to believe she would cherish an adopted child so much.
But this is just my guess and cannot be taken as fact.
After hearing this, Li Yunfeng asked, "What did the middle-aged man who came to pick up the old lady and the child look like?"
Yun Duoduo thought about it carefully and gave a general description.
Upon hearing this, Li Yunfeng immediately said, "That should be the eldest son of the Zhang family, Zhang Yunda. My aunt's ex-husband is called Zhang Yunde. He is very tall and has a very good appearance. My aunt fell head over heels for him because of his good looks."
Speaking of Li Dongyun and Zhang Yunde from the Zhang family, Li Yunfeng shook his head and sighed, "Actually, when they were dating, everyone on our side disagreed. They said the Zhang family was not decent and didn't have a good reputation in the Kyoto circle. With their qualifications, they could have chosen someone better. But my aunt was blinded by love and insisted on marrying Zhang Yunde."
"At first, they were alright to my aunt, since our family was there to support her. But after she got married and didn't have any children in the first few years, that family's attitude changed, especially that old lady from the Zhang family, she was really..."
Before he knew it, Li Yunfeng was talking to Yun Duodu about his aunt and the Zhang family's past.
Li Dongyun stayed in the Zhang family for almost ten years. She became pregnant with Bao'er when she was thirty-one years old, and she really tried every possible method.
At first, they thought it was Li Dongyun's fault, and the old lady of the Zhang family gave Li Dongyun a lot of attitude. Later, the Li family couldn't stand it anymore and made the two of them get checked. The checkup revealed that it was Zhang Yunde's problem.
The Zhang family's attitude softened a bit, and they tried everything to cure Zhang Yunde. Eventually, she became pregnant, and both families breathed a sigh of relief.
But unexpectedly, the child was lost again when he was a little over three years old.
The Zhang family's first reaction was to divorce Li Dongyun.
The Li family didn't want Li Dongyun to feel wronged, so they agreed.
Then, the two families haven't been in contact for years, and haven't even met, so naturally they don't know what happened to the Zhang family.
Li Yunfeng said to Yun Duoduo, "It's possible that the child was adopted by the Zhang family's eldest son, since the eldest son of the Zhang family will definitely never have any children in his life."
“That’s true.” Yun Duoduo nodded in agreement.
After telling Li Yunfeng about it, Yun Duoduo didn't pursue the matter any further.
After all, this could be explained by the fact that the Zhang family was afraid of facing the Li family, which is why they left in such a hurry.
But to Yun Duoduo's utter surprise, things weren't that simple.
About three days later, the school started its winter break.
Yun Duoduo went to pick up Yan Dongdong from school, but on the way, Yan Dongdong suddenly said to Yun Duoduo very seriously, "Sister-in-law, I have something to tell you, can you not tell Aunt Dongyun first?"
"What's wrong?" Yun Duoduo couldn't help but laugh when she saw Yan Dongdong's serious expression.
How serious can a little kid like him be, acting like a little adult?
Unexpectedly, Yan Dongdong actually revealed a shocking secret.
Yan Dongdong said, "I suspect that Zhang Yunpeng is Aunt Dongyun's child."
At first, Yun Duoduo didn't quite understand, and asked with a smile, "Why would you say that?"
Yan Dongdong said, "I asked my second uncle, and he said that Aunt Dongyun and Zhang Yunpeng's father were married, is that right?"
Yan Dongdong was referring to Yan Qiuting. Because Yan Qiuting had gone with Yun Duoduo to deal with the fight between Yan Dongdong and Zhang Yunpeng, he had overheard Li Yunfeng and Yun Duoduo talking about Li Dongyun and the Zhang family.
It's estimated that Yan Qiuting spoke to Yan Dongdong, and Yan Dongdong remembered it.
Then, Yan Dongdong asked, "Is Zhang Yunpeng's father the one who was with her wet nurse last time?"
Yun Duoduo nodded, "Teacher Li said so last time."
But then Yan Dongdong immediately shook his head and told Yun Duoduo, "Everyone thinks so, but actually it's not. That's his uncle, not his father."
"What do you mean?" This alerted Yun Duoduo, and she sensed something was wrong, so she pressed Yan Dongdong for an answer.
Yan Dongdong told Yun Duoduo, "Zhang Yunpeng told us very proudly yesterday that he is better than everyone else. Everyone else only has one father, but he has two fathers."
"Really?" Yun Duoduo frowned, wondering what she meant.
Yan Dongdong explained, "He said that actually, his uncle is his father, and the father he calls out to is his eldest uncle, but his grandmother doesn't allow him to call his uncle 'father,' saying that others shouldn't know."
"He also said that since his aunt was not good to him, he would rather stay with his grandmother and uncle."
If it were someone else, they might not understand what Yan Dongdong was saying, but Yun Duoduo understood immediately because she knew about the Zhang family.
That means Zhang Yunpeng said he has two fathers, one is Zhang Yunda, and the other is Zhang Yunde.
He usually calls Zhang Yunda "Dad," but in reality, Zhang Yunde is his biological father.
But his grandmother wouldn't let him call Zhang Yunde "Dad," fearing people would find out. Besides, Zhang Yunde's current wife wasn't treating him well either. He preferred to live with the old lady and Zhang Yunda.
Based on this speculation, Yun Duoduo really thought that Yan Dongdong's words were true.
But since he was only a seven-year-old child, Yun Duoduo only had some doubts and couldn't be sure. So she asked Yan Dongdong, "Did he really tell you that?"
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