Chapter 105 How exactly did Zhizhi lose her back then?
"Because of the time I hit Qianqian?"
Wen Jinzhou nodded, then asked, "Auntie, what exactly made you hit Qianqian yesterday?"
"Qianqian said you hit her as soon as you went in."
“She’s talking nonsense,” Wen Changle said, her face flushed with anger.
“I admit I hit her because I was emotional, but do you know what she said?”
"Before I went in, she was being sarcastic and sarcastic to your aunt, saying that your aunt was being insincere and didn't treat her like a real niece, and that if your aunt liked someone else so much, she shouldn't be sitting there," Wen Changle said, getting even angrier. "You have no idea what her tone was like..."
How old is she?
“She’s 23 and still speaks disrespectfully to her elders. I’m slapping her, and that’s too lenient.”
"I...I just didn't hit her hard enough," Wen Changle originally felt that she had gone a bit too far, but now she felt that she hadn't hit her hard enough and should have slapped her a couple more times.
"Your mother didn't say why I hit Qianqian?"
Wen Jinzhou shook his head, then touched his face again, "I said back then that you couldn't have hit Qianqian for no reason, and then..."
Judging from his expression and actions, Wen Changle guessed, "She hit you again."
“She was just angry that I mentioned Qianqian,” Wen Jinzhou explained.
Wen Changle was furious. "This woman has always been like this. Whenever Wen Qianqian is involved, whether it's your brother or you, you have to step aside."
"I think Jinci guessed right. She probably deliberately abandoned your sister and then adopted another man's daughter and raised her like a treasure."
Wen Jinzhou: "??"
"Aunt, what...what do you mean by that?"
Wen Changle felt that she couldn't let Xu Shanshan lead the whole family by the nose any longer, so she revealed the speculations that they had made while gossiping with Xie Zhizhi yesterday.
"Don't you think she's being a little too nice to Qianqian?"
Wen Jinzhou left the courtyard without saying a word, carrying his lunchbox.
Wen Changle's words had a profound impact on him.
Did his mother deliberately...deliberately abandon his younger sister back then?
Wen Jinzhou dared not think any further. His face turned pale, and he had not recovered even by the time he arrived at the hospital.
Seeing his pale face, Wen Changyu asked, "Your mother refused to eat dinner again tonight?"
Upon hearing this, Wen Jinzhou looked at Wen Changyu, almost opening his mouth, but then he didn't know how to start.
"What's wrong?" Wen Changyu asked again, his eyes filled with worry for Xu Shanshan.
"How exactly did Zhizhi lose it back then?" Wen Jinzhou finally couldn't help but ask.
Wen Changyu: "??"
“Your mother took her out and fainted outside. When she woke up, your sister was gone. The only thing left was a hat that had fallen by the river. In the end, they found a shoe in the river. Now that I think about it, those human traffickers deliberately dropped it.”
"My mom just finished her postpartum confinement period, what is she doing going to the riverbank so far from home?" Wen Jinzhou asked again.
If no one mentions it, it's fine. But if someone does, the whole story of the child being lost back then becomes strange, and strange in a way that's hard for ordinary people to understand.
Before Wen Changyu could figure out how to answer, Wen Jinzhou asked again, "And since she's not feeling well, why didn't she ask her family to stay with her?"
Wen Changyu finally realized that Wen Jinzhou hadn't asked these questions for no reason, so he asked, "Why did you suddenly think of asking these questions?"
Wen Jinzhou then asked him, "Do you know why your aunt hit Qianqian?"
Wen Changyu shook his head. "Your mother said..."
Wen Jinzhou interrupted him, "My aunt said that when she went to Mom's ward, Qianqian was speaking rudely to my aunt." Wen Jinzhou repeated what Wen Qianqian had said.
After hearing this, Wen Changyu's expression also darkened. He said with a stern face, "Qianqian is spoiled by your mother. She's so immature. No wonder your aunt is angry. I'll talk to her properly later."
Wen Jinzhou plopped down beside Wen Changyu's hospital bed, getting closer to him. "But Dad, don't you think Mom spoils Qianqian too much?"
"She disliked Zhizhi, but unconditionally tolerated Qianqian."
Wen Changyu thought for a moment and said, "Back then, your sister suddenly had an accident, and your mother almost went crazy because of it. It was Qianqian who came and filled the void left by your sister. Over the years, she has always treated Qianqian as her own daughter."
"Furthermore, the loss of your sister back then was a huge blow to your mother. She couldn't bear to see Qianqian suffer even the slightest accident, so she doted on Qianqian extra."
"Sigh!" Wen Changyu sighed after speaking, seemingly very understanding of Xu Shanshan's actions.
Wen Jinzhou "..."
Is that really the case?
Perhaps!
He handed the lunchbox to Wen Changyu, saying, "Eat your food first, it'll get cold later."
Wen Changyu, carrying a lunchbox, didn't forget to say to Wen Jinzhou, "Go back and try to persuade your mother to eat something. Have Qianqian coax her more; Qianqian's words are effective."
Wen Jinzhou nodded.
After leaving the hospital, Wen Jinzhou slipped away to his older brother's workplace, and then repeated what his aunt had said to him to Wen Jinshu, "Brother, do you think this is possible?"
"Impossible, right?"
"What is Mom trying to achieve by doing this?"
Wen Jinzhou went around asking people, his psychological defenses crumbling. He couldn't bear to think that his mother might really be as his aunt described...
So he desperately needed many people to tell him, no, there's no reason for you to doubt, your mother isn't that kind of person.
After Wen Jinzhou finished speaking, Wen Jinshu also fell silent.
"I will investigate this matter secretly."
Wen Jinzhou "..."
"Okay!"
Xu Shanshan took Wen Qianqian to stay in the Wen family's spare house. Wen Jinshu went to see it after get off work that evening. Seeing the light on in the window, he stood there for a while and then left.
In the end, he didn't go up to knock on the door.
What Wen Jinzhou said left him unsure how to knock on the door.
——
Because she needed to meet Director Liu at the Cultural Relics Administration Department at nine o'clock in the morning, Xie Zhizhi got up at six o'clock in the morning.
Zhou Lin gets up earlier than her, without fail at 5:30 a.m.
If something comes up, he can get up even earlier.
Wen Jinzhou and his uncles, along with Wen's eldest and youngest uncles, got up at the same time. The men sat in the courtyard, enjoying the cold wind and chatting idly, with Wen Jinzhou doing most of the talking.
Wen's uncle asked Wen Jinzhou with a smile, "Is Jinzhou 25 this year?"
Wen Jinzhou nodded.
Wen's eldest uncle changed the subject and said, "It's time to find someone."
Wen Jinzhou wasn't in a hurry about this. "There isn't a suitable one yet. If there were, I would definitely look for one."
"If you're willing to look, your uncle and I can introduce you to someone!"
"Then you can introduce them!" Wen Jinzhou had no objections whatsoever when he thought of Wen Qianqian.
As they were talking, Xie Zhizhi pushed the door open and came out.
Upon seeing this, Wen Jinzhou asked, "Zhizhi, why are you up so early today?"
Xie Zhizhi slept until after seven o'clock yesterday, still wrapped in her blanket.
Xie Zhizhi rubbed her eyes. "Yes, I'm going to the Cultural Relics Administration Department today!"
"Back to repairing cultural relics again?"
"Yes, Director Zeng recommended it, but I haven't been there yet. I don't know if they'll appreciate my skills."
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