Chapter 86 The Truth
It didn't take long for the Tong family's affairs to spread.
Facing those people's inquiring gazes, Chen Xiumei just calmly packed her things. If it is proven that Tong Mingxin and Tong Nianqing have an improper relationship, then she can get a divorce easily.
No wonder Tong Mingxin's commune insisted on looking for a country girl like her. They probably thought she was easy to control.
Some details that had been overlooked before now resurfaced in her mind, and she even felt nauseous.
Even if they are not biological children, they have lived together as siblings for so many years, how could they like each other.
Chen Xiumei couldn't understand it, she just felt disgusted.
When she mentioned divorce before, she had some concerns in her heart. Now she doesn't want to have a husband-and-wife relationship with Tong Mingxin for even a moment.
This marriage must be divorced.
After packing her things, she went straight to the commune.
After a little thought, Chen Xiumei found Director Ji.
Chen Xiumei had heard about the little girl named Yang Shengyi. The pickles she made tasted very good, and the tomato sauce was also made by her.
Her story was no longer a secret in the pickle factory, and even Director Ji helped her find a job.
Chen Xiumei thought that now that she was working and earning a salary, going back to her parents' home might cause a lot of hassles, so she could also rent a house in the commune like that little girl.
However, she had no idea about the situation of other people in the commune, so she could only ask Director Ji for help.
Things in the Tong family were a mess, and Director Ji had to work overtime. Everyone in the Tong family was separated. Tong's mother knew nothing about anything and just kept clamoring to see Tong's father.
Tong Nianqing did say it, but he only knew that he was not his biological child.
As for Tong Mingxin, he admitted that he knew from a very young age that Tong Nianqing was not his biological child. He also admitted that he was the first to develop feelings for Tong Nianqing and took all the responsibility on himself.
Director Ji doesn't think he is responsible. She has not forgotten that Tong Mingxin is a married man.
The only one who has refused to utter a single word till now is Tong's father.
The others didn't know the details, but Tong's father must have known the truth. They were thinking about how to get the truth out of Tong's father.
After listening to Chen Xiumei's explanation of her purpose, Director Ji looked at her with pity.
This matter had nothing to do with her originally, but she happened to run into the Tong family and got involved in this mess.
"It's late now, and it's hard to find her. How about this, I'll go talk to Shengyi and let you stay with her for one night, and I'll help you find her tomorrow, okay?"
Chen Xiumei nodded, "Thank you for your help then."
Director Ji waved his hand and said, "This is all my job."
Director Ji could understand that Chen Xiumei didn't want to stay in that house. It was really disgusting to think about those things.
Then he took her to where Yang Shengyi was living now, and after discussing with Yang Shengyi, he let Chen Xiumei stay there for one night.
"No problem." Yang Shengyi agreed readily.
Since he was brought here by Director Ji, he must be trustworthy.
She immediately took Chen Xiumei's hand and led her into the house.
Before leaving, Director Ji looked at Chen Xiumei and said, "Don't worry, I will help you find a place to live tomorrow."
Director Ji didn’t say much else, after all, there are children here.
However, Director Ji did not expect that Yang Shengyi was not an ordinary child. They worked in the same pickle factory. She knew Chen Xiumei and knew that she was married. Director Ji took her to find a place to live late at night, which made her think of her previous life.
When he was kicked out of his home, he had no one he knew, so he could only hide under a bridge, where he eventually froze to death.
So when Director Ji said that, she had already agreed.
The two people were not familiar with each other, but they definitely knew each other. Yang Shengyi helped to make the quilt, and Chen Xiumei also lent a hand, but they just lay on the bed, and neither of them could sleep well.
Yang Shengyi kept dreaming about the bad things from his past life.
When Chen Xiumei closed her eyes, she would think of some things that she had noticed at the time but did not take to heart.
But their actions were clearly obvious, how could she be fooled so easily?
Is she that stupid?
Both of them were afraid of disturbing each other, so even if they couldn't sleep well, they just lay there straight.
It was not until dawn that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Yang Hongmei made breakfast and went to school after eating.
After having breakfast, Chen Xiumei went to the pickle factory. Along the way, she was still thinking that she must get back her previous salary after the divorce.
The previous ones were taken away by my mother-in-law on the pretext that the family had not yet been divided, saying that she would keep them for their small family.
Thinking back on the past, Chen Xiumei couldn't understand why she was a straightforward girl when she was in the team, but became timid after marrying into the Tong family?
Although there was a gap between the conditions in the commune and the brigade, she felt like a different person after getting married, and no longer herself.
But after one night, she has calmed down.
She still has to work. She goes to work and gets paid to live for herself, and it has nothing to do with others.
Chen Xiumei ignored everything else for the time being and went to work as usual.
However, the affairs of the Tong family had now spread throughout the commune.
There wasn't much entertainment these days, and the news that the Tong family had been arrested spread everywhere early in the morning.
According to those rumors, all members of the Tong family had committed crimes and were arrested, which naturally included Chen Xiumei.
Others may not know Chen Xiumei, but they are very enthusiastic about gossiping about her. The Tong family’s neighbors knew the truth, but as it was passed around, it changed its meaning.
The people at the pickle factory knew Chen Xiumei and were a little surprised to see her coming. Some curious people even came over to ask if it was because of the injury on Chen Xiumei's face.
Chen Xiumei frowned and was about to speak when she heard the director of the group coming over. "You're still gossiping at work. Don't you want to do this job?"
After being yelled at by the director, those people immediately dispersed and returned to their seats.
The director left only after seeing everyone start working.
Chen Xiumei took a deep breath and walked to her seat.
But in the afternoon, Chen Xiumei was called over by Director Ji.
Sitting in the Women's Federation office, being stared at with complicated looks by several staff members, Chen Xiumei felt uncomfortable all over.
"Director Ji, if you have anything to say, just tell me." From this expression, I intuitively feel that it is not a good thing.
"Okay, I'll tell you then."
Director Ji sighed and then spoke, "Tong Jiang has confessed everything. Tong Nianqing is indeed not Tong Mingxin's biological sister."
"What is the relationship between her and my father-in-law?" Chen Xiumei couldn't understand Tong Jiang's purpose in exchanging the child.
"Tong Nianqing's biological mother was Tong Jiang's sweetheart. She died of complications during childbirth. It just so happened that your mother-in-law, Lin Hongmian, also gave birth to a daughter at that time. He took advantage of Lin Hongmian's coma during childbirth to swap the two children."
Chen Xiumei has never given birth to a child, but she knows that a newborn baby is different from a baby who is only a few days old.
"Tong Jiang said it himself. Tong Nianqing was born prematurely, too young, skinny and small. Lin Hongmian is not smart, so she could easily fool him."
Chen Xiumei didn't know what to say for a moment.
After a pause, she spoke, "Who are Tong Nianqing's biological parents? What about my mother-in-law's child?"
"Tong Jiang refused to reveal who Tong Nianqing's parents were. As for Lin Hongmian's child, he threw him away and he is most likely dead."
Chen Xiumei didn't ask about this matter anymore and simply asked about her divorce.
Director Ji also said that this matter would be resolved, especially since there were obviously still problems with the Tong family.
Director Ji plans to divorce Chen Xiumei first. The Tong family is in a mess now, and he can't drag this girl into it.
Divorce was not a difficult matter. Director Ji took Chen Xiumei on a trip and resolved the matter.
He also helped to get back the salary that Chen Xiumei had previously handed in.
However, Director Ji also promised that he would help get it back, so she didn't need to worry.
When she got the divorce certificate, Chen Xiumei breathed a sigh of relief. She felt as if she had been freed from some kind of bondage and felt both physically and mentally relaxed.
I even thought that it wouldn't matter if I didn't get my salary back. But then she thought, that was her salary, why shouldn't she come back? She wasn't the one who made the mistake.
What belongs to her cannot be taken away by anyone.
Director Ji also helped her find a place to live, which was not too far from Yang Hongmei's residence, and the rent was also two yuan a month.
The family consisted of three people. The man was paralyzed from the waist down due to an accident, and the woman worked in a factory in the commune. The two of them had a pair of children who were both in elementary school.
Director Ji brought them here because the family is trustworthy.
Knowing that Director Ji would bring people over, he specially vacated the west wing. I had originally planned to have the two children live in separate rooms when they grew up, but I didn't expect that my man would have this accident.
Anyway, the child is still young, there is no need to rush. Renting it out can also add some income to the family.
Chen Xiumei took a look and moved there without much hesitation.
After several days of efforts, the commune finally persuaded Tong's father to tell the truth.
When Tong's father was young, he worked as a farmhand in a landlord's house. Until one day, he met the landlord's daughter and could not forget her.
But he also knew that he was a farmhand and she was the daughter of a landlord, so it was impossible for the two of them to be together.
But who could have imagined that after the landlord was overthrown, the daughter of the landlord became one of the five black categories, and Tong Jiang, the former farmhand, actually had a higher status than the daughter.
Because of her status as one of the five black categories, he still couldn't be with her.
Tong Jiang later married Tong's mother Lin Hongmian and had two children.
The landlord's daughter also married another member of the five black categories. The man died not long after that, and even the daughter died of complications during childbirth.
Tong Jiang had been feeling uncomfortable, and just as Lin Hongmian had started to act, he had an idea in his mind. By the time he realized what he had done, the child had already been swapped.
Lin Hongmian had already woken up at that time. He looked at the child's eyes and eyebrows that resembled those of a young lady and thought that he should just let it go.
This mistake lasted for almost twenty years.
Even when he knew that the relationship between Tong Mingxin and Tong Nianqing had gone beyond that of siblings, Tong Jiang still helped to hide it from others.
He thought that since he didn't get it at the beginning, he couldn't let his son have regrets.
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