Feng Meilan liked Chen Ye's attentiveness, and how he could take care of everyone, making people feel caring: "Then I won't be polite to you."
"Hey, why are we still talking about this? Hurry up and put the child on the kang to play. The kang is still warm."
"Okay, I'll put the kids down and come over to help you."
"No, no, there are only two dishes left. I won't make you smell bad. They'll be ready soon. Just wait and eat."
Only after Da Shuang came back with the meal did the group start eating.
What can I say about Chen Ye's cooking skills? Although he hasn't made any progress in many years, his starting point is high. It's not as good as Ershuang and Shuanzhu, but it's still delicious compared to others.
The atmosphere was always good while we ate and talked. The child of the Dashuang family was also a well-behaved one. He would play by himself after eating and did not disturb the adults' chatting at all.
"Ye Zi, are you planning to go to the capital for the college entrance examination?" Feng Meilan was concerned about this. Her younger brother seemed to be obedient and a good student, but she was worried about him going on a long journey all of a sudden, and going alone.
"Yes, my grandparents are there, and I can go there to spend time with them. What about Feng An? Do you have an ideal university?"
Chen Ye knew something about Feng An's academic performance. He couldn't say he was outstanding, but he was considered an excellent student. It would be no problem for him to get into a good university.
"He also wants to take the exam in the capital. I was thinking that your family happens to be there. If you go back to study in the future, could you help me look after Feng An? You don't have to worry about him on a regular basis, but you can just help him out if he needs help."
Chen Ye didn't hesitate: "Okay, it's nothing, isn't this what I should do? Just based on how good Da Shuang is to me, I have to take good care of his brother-in-law."
"It's just right that my fourth brother is going back too, so let him take better care of her then." After all, she was a girl, and Feng An might not be able to tell her some things.
Feng Meilan was immediately relieved. Ye Zi always kept her word and always kept her promise. "Thank you in advance, sister-in-law."
Chen Ye waved his hand nonchalantly: "We don't need to thank you."
Feng Meilan glanced at the others talking and drinking, then leaned over to Chen Ye and whispered, "There's something I don't know if I should tell you. Last time I went back to collect the rent, I heard Grandma Zhou say something in the yard."
"You said, there's nothing you can't say."
"It's just that you went to the yard once. Grandma Zhou across the street saw you. Do you remember? She's Grandpa Zhou's wife in the mail room."
Chen Ye thought about it and remembered that old lady. She was a very kind old lady. The way she looked at her at first was a little strange, as if she was looking at someone else through her. Later, when she didn't see anyone again, she didn't think much about it.
"Remember, a grandmother with a good personality."
"Yes, yes, that's her. Last time I went back to collect the rent, I happened to run into the old lady. She said she saw you once a few days ago, and suddenly she remembered something and wanted to tell me about it."
"This thing sounds quite mysterious to me. Since you haven't been there recently, I've been thinking about whether or not to tell you."
"The old lady said she met a woman on the street more than ten years ago. She said your eyes are almost exactly like that woman's. She said that woman had a big belly and a dull expression. Her clothes were tattered and she looked very pitiful."
"When the old lady saw this, she felt pity for the woman and bought her some steamed buns out of kindness. She also started talking to her." Feng Meilan paused here.
Seeing that there was nothing wrong with Chen Ye's expression, she continued, "I heard that woman's name was Bai Liu. How could the old lady remember this name for so long? It must be because she looked so haggard, yet she moved so quickly."
"When they passed each other, I helped the old lady and saved her from being hit by a passing car. Only then did the old lady think of buying some food for the poor woman."
"They sat down and talked for quite a while. They said that the woman named Bai Liu said that her husband was a soldier, and she had come all the way here to tell her that her husband was pregnant."
"But she didn't expect that after she had gone through so much trouble to find a place, her husband would have died. She thought that she had to leave a bloodline for her husband, saying that she could raise the child well if she gritted her teeth."
"At that time, Grandma Zhou was still thinking about the difficulties faced by women, so she wanted to bring the woman home to live temporarily, thinking about how to let her give birth to the child first, and then make other plans."
"But the woman refused, saying that life in the city was difficult and she wanted to find a place with a better life. After that, I don't know where the woman went."
"But the old lady said that when she saw you for the first time, she felt you looked familiar. She always felt that you looked a bit like that woman, especially your eyes, which were almost identical. But this was so sudden, how could such a coincidence happen? So she let it go."
"But a while ago, the old lady saw you again and said she thought she had mistaken you for someone else. She said your eyes looked even more like yours now that you've grown up. She happened to run into me and started chatting with me."
"She also said she calculated it and asked about your age. Maybe you really are that woman's child."
Feng Meilan seemed to have heard Dashuang mention that Chen Ye was looking for her biological mother. Later, Dashuang never mentioned it again, and she thought that the person was just missing. That happened many years ago, and finding someone was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
I heard what Grandma Zhou said, and thought that no matter whether it was true or not, it might give Ye Zi some ideas. What if it was true? It would be a good idea, right?
Chen Ye nodded: "The person you are talking about is indeed my biological mother. My biological mother's name is Bai Liu. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that there are other people who have seen her and haven't forgotten her yet."
"Later, my biological mother settled in Fengshou Village. However, she had a heavy hemorrhage when giving birth to me and couldn't keep me alive. The midwife then swapped me with the Chen family's stillborn baby."
"Thank you, sister-in-law, for bringing me this news. It lets me know that my biological mother is still alive and that there are still people in this world who remember her."
Feng Meilan patted Chen's arm. "It's been so long. I think your biological mother also wanted you to live a carefree life. All mothers do this. She sacrificed her own life for her child's. If it were me, I would make the same choice."
Chen Ye shook her head. The incident happened too long ago and could not cause any waves in her heart. She only felt that it was not easy for women, and being a woman was even more difficult.
After seeing off the guests, Cen Zixiang came over and asked about what Feng Meilan had said to her today. He happened to be sitting next to his younger sister and heard a few words intermittently.
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