"Little, little grandpa," his tone was weak and he felt guilty.
"Okay, I don't mean to blame you. What's going on? Tell me as much as you know. You little girl is sharing a little secret with me, an old man."
Chen Ye secretly glanced at the little grandfather's expression, and only felt relieved when he was sure that the little grandfather was really not angry.
"I don't know how to tell you about this, and I'm afraid you won't like me anymore if you find out."
"How can you, a little kid like you, have so many thoughts? Is it blood ties that I like? I don't have that kind of thing at all. I like you as a child. What does it have to do with whether we're family or not?"
"Hurry up and say it, don't be so hesitant." The old man couldn't stand seeing Ye Zi being so hesitant. This child always said what he thought.
"Oh..." Chen Ye took a deep breath.
"I also learned this when I went out that time. Chen Jiefang was my adoptive father. He said that I was brought up by my biological mother."
"He married Li Guilian in the first place so he could have an excuse to join the army. If he didn't have a wife and children, the two old men in the Chen family wouldn't let him go."
"Later, Li Guilian said that the baby in her womb died shortly after she was born. When she woke up, she found that the baby was alive again. However, she found out that the baby had been replaced."
Don’t think that all newborn babies are the same. As long as you are a little more attentive, can you admit your mistakes for your own child?
"In order to live in that family, she couldn't even protect her only child. She pretended not to know that the child had been swapped and just let it go."
"My ex-grandparents probably don't know about this either. You know, if those two knew I wasn't from the Chen family, they would have kicked me out long ago."
"I am not a child of the Chen family, but Li Guilian doesn't know how I came here." She was like a monster that suddenly appeared, and no one knew her origins.
Chen Shengli lit his pipe. The child was replaced so quietly and there was no movement at all. No one had come to see the child for so many years. It was possible that the person who sent the child here was already dead and they had lost any information about the child.
If the boy from the Bai family today is really Ye Zi's biological father, it seems that he doesn't know Ye Zi exists at all. This explains why no one has come to look for this child for all these years. How could anyone look for him if he doesn't even know his biological father exists?
"The person today should be your blood relative. What do you think?" He simply didn't believe that two people who were not related by blood could be almost cut from the same mold.
In other words, Ye Zi has always lived in the village and doesn't like to go out, otherwise she would have been discovered long ago, right?
Chen Ye shook his head. "I don't have any ideas. I'm fine living alone. I'm an adult now and don't need parental love or anything like that. What's going on now will be the same in the future."
She lives freely on her own, so why does she have to go to other people's homes to cause trouble? Anyway, if she gets married and her husband suddenly brings home an older child, claiming that the child is his biological son, she will tear the child to pieces.
"Let's wait and see, wait until they bring it up first. Don't judge them all by one stroke, what if there's something unavoidable going on here?"
Chen Ye grumbled in her heart that no matter what she did, it was useless, but she didn't say it out loud. At this time, the old man still attached great importance to this.
I still don’t know what’s going on, why should I tell it out loud and make everyone upset?
Chen Shengli might have noticed something as well: "Do whatever you want. Just remember that this place is always your home. If you're unhappy, come over anytime. But don't be estranged from me."
Chen Ye's eyes were red, which was rare. "I know, little grandpa. I know you treat me the best."
Chen Shengli also felt his eyes warm up: "Stinky girl, you only know how to talk with that mouth."
"Okay, it's getting dark, go back and rest early. We have to go to work tomorrow. There's no rush for this matter. Let's wait until they have investigated it thoroughly before we can talk about it."
Chen Ye nodded. She was not in a hurry at all. She felt that being alone was good enough. Why did she have to find a father to take care of her?
"Then I'll go back first. Grandpa, you should also go to bed early."
This incident really affected Chen Ye. That night, she dreamed of the cold family affection in her previous life, and then dreamed of the ugly faces of the two old people in the Chen family's eldest branch. Family affection no longer had any good memories for her.
Hearing the sound of the gong, Chen Ye got up sleepily. If it wasn't the time of autumn harvest, she would have taken a day off to get some sleep.
"Ye Zi, are you up yet?"
Chen Ye went to open the door and saw Cen Zixiang, who was holding a bowl and looking at her with a smile. She asked listlessly, "Why are you here so early?"
"I happened to cook too much this morning, so I thought of bringing some to you. What's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep well?" It was rare for Cen Zixiang to see two dark circles under Ye Zi's eyes.
I guess Ye Zi was thinking about her own life experience yesterday. After all, which child doesn't miss his parents? What's more, Ye Zi has never seen his biological parents.
I don’t know what his suspected aunt is thinking. How could he bear to give such a lovely girl like Ye Zi to someone else?
Ye Zi glanced at the yellow millet porridge in the bowl and the two poached eggs faintly visible in the porridge.
"What are you looking at? Eat quickly. I brought some buns with me. I have to go to work soon."
Ye Zi stopped thinking about it and started eating with her head down. Never mind. There will always be a way out when the car reaches the mountain. There is no need to think too much about things that haven't happened yet. Even if they are her biological children, so what? If she doesn't recognize them, who can force her to do anything?
"Well, you'd better not let your third uncle go around the village," she looked in the mirror after coming back yesterday. People who might be familiar with her would find Cen Zixiang's third uncle familiar.
But if the two of them stand close to each other, even if they happen to look alike, it will lead to more speculation. That person will just walk away, and all the rumors will have nothing to do with him, but she still has to live a good life here.
Cen Zixiang was stunned for a moment, then he understood why Ye Zi said that. It was true. No one would think of these two people as the same unless they were put together. If they were put together, their faces would be too similar.
Even such a trivial matter can be spread around and turned into a story. It won't have much impact on Uncle San's stay for a few days, but it will be a bad thing for Ye Zi.
"Okay, I'll go back and tell my uncle about Ye Zi..."
Chen Ye quickly picked up the bowl and drank it in one breath, then stood up in a hurry to wash the dishes. His intention to refuse Cen Zixiang from asking further questions was quite obvious. Cen Zixiang shut his mouth immediately, so he decided to ask again slowly.
For the next two days, Chen Ye was like a clam, rarely opening his mouth to speak.
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