Later, the situation changed, our family's property was confiscated, and we were labeled as such. The higher-ups said my father was the head of the family, and they wanted to arrest him and me and take us out to be publicly criticized.
My father was old and in poor health, and I was a woman. He couldn't bear to see us suffer, so he discussed with us to change the name of the Mei family to the Jiang family, let his children take his surname, and make him the nominal head of the family, and the one who would bear the risks. If those people caused trouble, they could just go to him.
After that, he was the one who was dragged out for criticism every time, and every time he came back, his body was covered with scars, but he never complained at all. He said that he would stay in Qingping Bay for the rest of his life and protect us forever.
If it weren't for him, my dad wouldn't have survived that winter.
Two or three months later, my father passed away due to illness. I gave birth to Xiaoyang and Tingting. Our family of five lived a hard life, but we also had a warm little happiness.
Until one day, the weather was too cold, and Dahe went to the county town to buy cloth and cotton for us to make clothes. After he left, he never returned to Qingping Bay. I tried hard to inquire about him but could not get any news about him. It was as if he had evaporated from the earth.
Some people in the village said that he was dead, and some said that he was a stranger who abandoned us and returned to his hometown.
I don't want to believe any of it. I don't want to believe that he's dead. If he returns to his hometown, he will come back to find us. He made a vow, and there's no way he wouldn't keep it."
Her voice was already choked with sobs, and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.
Not only her, but everyone else present couldn't help but feel sad after hearing this.
They immediately changed their views of Jiang Dongcheng. It turned out that he was such a good and loyal person before.
Jiang Yang wiped his tears and said, "We didn't know he was so kind."
No wonder his mother could never forget him.
"Before, I felt uncomfortable whenever I mentioned him, so I never told you in detail."
Jiang Ting said, "Although he was a good person before, he has now married another woman and started a family with her and has children of his own."
"Does he, does he have other reasons?" Mei Xiangcao said, "Maybe he has no choice, and he has his own difficulties?"
"No, even if he had to, he should have written you a letter or asked someone else to tell you. Doesn't he know how hard it is to raise three children alone? Don't you think it's hard for you to wait for him?"
Jiang Ye didn't have any feelings towards this "dead" and suddenly alive relative, but he didn't want to make his mother sad.
"Mom, since you saw him, what did he tell you? Didn't he explain it to you?"
"No, he said he didn't know me. I told him what happened that day, and he was confused and said I recognized the wrong person."
"He has another family and doesn't want to acknowledge his relationship with us, so that's why he said that."
Jiang Yang was a little angry, and the little bit of good impression he had for that father was instantly extinguished.
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