Chen Ye frowned slightly. She was wondering whether she should tell the truth that Chen Jiefang was not her biological father and Li Guilian was not her biological mother. But in the end, she decided to keep it a secret for the time being. It was not a good thing and there was nothing to say.
"Aren't you going to see the house? While it's still light, let Shuanzhu go with you to take a look." He had difficulty walking these two days, so he didn't go with them to see the house.
"Okay, I'll go over and take a look first. I'm really anxious to see it."
Just as Chen Ye was about to get up, she seemed to remember something. She looked outside and didn't see Shuanzhu. She thought the boy should have gone to wash up. She moved closer to Chen Shengli, lowered her voice, and her face was full of curiosity.
"Grandpa, can I ask you something?"
Chen Shengli wanted to laugh when he saw the girl's expression. It was rare to see her so curious.
"Tell me, what do you want to ask?"
"Well, isn't this the first time I've seen your nephew when I went out?"
Chen Shengli wanted to laugh even more. This was like severing ties with him and not even calling him dad. "Ah, what's the matter? If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you still wasting time?"
"Well, I'm just curious, nothing else."
"Hurry up and tell me, you little bitch, are you trying to suffocate me to death?" Since when did this damn girl start to stutter when speaking? He was so scared to talk to such a person that he was extremely anxious.
"Hey, well, why does Comrade Chen Jiefang look nothing like anyone from the first house?"
"Could it be... that Comrade Chen Jiefang is the same as that guy in our village? Not a biological child of the Chen family? But fostered in the Chen family's main house?"
Chen Shengli moved very quickly. Before Chen Ye could pull himself back, he was hit on the head with a pipe.
"Oh," Chen Ye rubbed his head. "Why did you get involved? I was just curious. I was right. Comrade Chen Jiefang doesn't even look like a Chen family member."
"What are you imagining, little girl? My nephew looks just like your great-grandfather. His face looks like it was plucked out. Stop imagining that."
He had no doubt that face was his. Among the first-born family, only his eldest nephew looked like his grandfather, and his deceased eldest brother looked like their mother.
Chen Ye paused while rubbing his head: "Ah! Really!"
She had never seen the so-called great-grandfather. People at that time had few opportunities to take photos, let alone old farmers, and she had never seen a photo of him.
Chen Shengli said angrily, "How could that be false? My good brother looks like your grandmother, my biological mother. Otherwise, he wouldn't have received all the favor."
It is because the eldest brother looks like his mother that his biased father ignores him. It's his fault that he doesn't grow up well.
"Okay, stop thinking about useless things all day long. Go check out the house while it's still light. After you've seen it, pack up the pile of things you brought back quickly. Don't let anyone see you and get jealous."
"Hey, I'll go now." Chen Ye left quickly, thinking that she had discovered a new secret, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding. She had better hide quickly.
Chen Shengli looked at Ye Zi's back, smiled, shook his head and sighed. After this walk, the child was like a bird released from a cage and became much more lively.
But this is better, this is how life should be! The heart is sad every day, why can't we live happily every day?
He could still remember the stubborn expression on the child's face when she was little, the little person who clearly rejected his suggestion to help her further.
The babyish voice still seems to be ringing in my ears: "No need, little grandpa. Ye Zi can support herself. I can't add burden to you."
At that time, Chen Shengli found these words both funny and sad. How old is this child? He is not even five years old, but he already has to worry about supporting himself. His brother and sister-in-law are really inhumane.
What's wrong with the child? The mistake is that she shouldn't have been born into the eldest wife's family. That selfish couple doesn't deserve to have such a well-behaved granddaughter.
I remember that Ye Zi had just turned five years old. She looked up at him with her skinny little face and said, "Grandpa, can I learn Kung Fu from you? I saw that you are very good at boxing."
Chen Shengli stroked Chen Ye's withered hair with his rough hands: "Learning martial arts is very tiring. Can Ye Zi hold on?"
The little man said with a determined face, "Yes, I will become very strong, so that I can protect myself and find food in the mountains. Everything at the foot of the mountain has been taken away by the villagers. If I want to avoid starvation, I have to go deeper."
Even children as young as five years old knew that villagers were not allowed to go into the mountains casually. It was said that it was extremely dangerous there and there were many man-eating beasts. These children could only hang around at the foot of the mountain.
When I made this request, I had just gone through the most difficult three years. Life was really hard back then.
Perhaps because he was afraid of being hungry, or perhaps because he finally realized how cruel his grandparents were, Chen Ye knew at the age of five that only by becoming strong could he grow up successfully.
This child was precocious and he really persisted. Even though he had to support the family and take care of the two old people this year, he never stopped practicing martial arts.
If Ye Zi wasn't really good at martial arts, how could Chen Shengli agree to let a half-grown child go out alone to find those irresponsible parents?
Chen Shengli looked through the swirling green smoke, watching Chen Ye busy at work and Shuan Zhu chattering beside him, and always felt that there was still hope in the future.
Look, now he has all his grandchildren.
"Sister, are you really buying this for me?" Shuanzuo held a tin gun in his hand, not daring to use any force for fear of breaking it.
"Well, aren't you the most fond of playing war games? With this you'll be able to be the commander-in-chief in the future."
The children in the village play war games using wooden guns made by their families. Although they are made of wood, only a few children can afford them.
Every family was living in hardship, and it was hard enough to just fool the mouths. No one had the time to make toys for the children. Most children just picked up a stick and pretended it was a wooden barn.
He kept on grinning foolishly, rubbing his hand against his body again and again before he dared to touch the toy gun in his hand: "Hehe, hehe, Hu Zi and the others must be envious of me, right?"
Chen Ye nodded his forehead, which was tied up: "Don't tell anyone outside that I bought you this gun."
"Why?" His sister was so good to him, he wished everyone in the village knew.
"You are stupid. I am your sister, a poor little girl in the village. I can't even have enough to eat. How can I have money to buy this for you?" Regardless of whether the villagers believe it or not, the meaning of the words will definitely be distorted when they are spoken out.
It must be said that this money was given to her by the two old men from the first branch of the Chen family. She had worked so hard to build up her reputation to what it is today, and she has left the first branch of the family without any stain.
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