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374: Xing'er's Life Story

Shen Zian held Su Zhi's hand tightly. He also felt something was wrong. They all knew that Xing'er was not their child. He was a child who could not find his home. Before Xing'er learned to play the flute, he once said that in his memory, someone could play such a beautiful sound, so he wanted to learn. They all thought that Xing'er might have often heard the flute before he was lost from home, so he remembered it. Now that Zhou Zihao asked this question, both of them were a little nervous.

Su Zhi's heart was beating so fast that she seemed to be able to hear her own heartbeat. Only after Shen Zian held her hand did she feel a little more at ease and looked at Xing'er closely.

"I don't remember much, I just remember that it seemed like an uncle, he was very tall and liked to touch my head."

Xing'er seemed to recall something before he spoke. There was a little sadness on his face. He didn't tell anyone that ever since he learned to play the flute, he would dream about things in the past. It was very vague, but he could see a man playing the flute and he would listen to him. When the man finished playing, he would touch his head, and there would be a woman next to him who gave him a warm feeling like his mother. Every time he was particularly happy, he would wake up from the dream.

Xing'er thought that might be his former home, and that might be his biological parents. He didn't tell Shen Zi'an and Su Zhi because they were his father and mother now, and he didn't want to leave them and make them sad. He once asked them if they would be sad if he left, and his mother must have looked sad at that time. So he never talked about his dream.

Zhou Zihao nodded.

"Xiao Ri, Xing'er, Yueyue, it's time to eat. Your hands are dirty from playing just now. Go wash them quickly."

Shen Zian told the children that he didn't care whether Zhou Zihao had anything to do with Xing'er's past. He should send the children away first. He felt Su Zhi's nervousness and felt distressed. He knew how much Su Zhi loved these three children. She really treated them as her own children. He was the same. These three children were like his own sons. Thinking that they might leave, he felt heavy in his heart.

Xiao Ri was usually very calm and intelligent. He seemed to sense that the uncle on the bed seemed to have something special for Xing'er, and his question made his mother nervous. He also wanted to take Xing'er out quickly. So he listened to Shen Zian's words, responded immediately, and went over to pull Xing'er and Yueyue out.

Xing'er was just asked by Zhou Zihao. After answering, he came to his senses. He looked at his parents and wondered if they would be unhappy because he remembered the past. He lived happily with them and had never thought of leaving them. He had never thought of looking for the person in his dream, even though he felt a little uncomfortable after having the dream.

Su Zhi had been looking at Xing'er. When she saw him turn around and look at her with his bright black eyes like a kitten afraid of being abandoned, her heart ached immediately. But she was also somewhat relieved, thinking that this child also loved her. She smiled at him and waved at him. When she saw Xing'er's face smiling again and walking out, she put away the smile on her face.

When Zhou Zihao saw Xing'er leave, he asked directly, "Brother Shen, Sister Shen, please forgive me for being frank, but is Xing'er your biological son?"

With this question, everyone understood why he asked this question. They all knew the origins of Xing'er's three children, but Zhou Zihao was a newcomer here. He asked Xing'er so directly whether she was Shen Zian's biological child. Coupled with the questions he asked Xing'er before, it can be shown that he suspected that Xing'er was someone he knew.

The Qian family's three members and Liang Fu all looked at the Shen couple. Xing'er was their child now, and they had to answer this matter.

Su Zhi thought that what she feared would come true. After the initial panic and sadness, she calmed down and thought to herself, what happened? Didn't she hope that the three children could find their biological parents and find their true identities? Why did she become selfish now?

"Why do you ask?"

Shen Zian looked at Su Zhi's pale face and asked Zhou Zihao, "Now that this matter has come to this, it must be impossible to keep it secret. Xing'er was adopted by them, and everyone knows this. All he can do now is to make sure that this person has not recognized Xing'er by mistake and not give Xing'er to a family that is not his biological parents."

Zhou Zihao also felt that he had gone too far. This Fourth Sister-in-law Shen had just saved his life, but as soon as he saw her son, he doubted whether her son was their biological child. This was indeed too much. If he was really their biological child, then even if Shen Zian came up and beat him up, he would have nothing to say. He felt that even if it was really as he thought, Xing'er was really not the biological child of the Shen couple, he asked this question just to snatch the son away. Doing this to the lifesaver was also asking for a beating. But when he thought of his good friend, he couldn't help asking.

Zhou Zihao got down from the bed and bowed deeply to Shen Zian and Su Zhi. He was still a little weak, and when he bent over, he felt dizzy and his body swayed.

Liang Fu quickly supported him and said caringly, "Are you okay? Come sit on the bed and talk."

Zhou Zihao thanked Liang Fu, then looked at Shen Zian and Su Zhi and said, "Brother Shen and Sister Shen, I know that what I said was really abrupt, and I was a little impulsive, so please forgive me. I asked this because of a close friend of mine, his name is Ye Wenru. He is an upright person with many friends. He lives in the capital and is a senior official in the court. He has only one young son, who was lost more than three years ago. I have seen that child before, and he looks very similar to Xing'er. Moreover, my friend also loves to play the flute, and his demeanor when playing the flute is very similar to Xing'er. So I asked this rashly. Please forgive me."

After Zhou Zihao said this, everyone thought that Xing'er was the child of the official surnamed Ye. They really didn't expect that Zhou Zihao's arrival would cause so many problems.

Shen Zian held Su Zhi's hand and looked at her.

Su Zhi said, "Yes, Xing'er is not our biological son. We adopted him. We rescued him from a kidnapper during the Lantern Festival last year. We asked him where he came from, but he was too young to remember anything, so my husband and I took him home."

Su Zhi thought about how Xing'er called her mother as soon as she saw her. She was surprised and happy at that time. Now when she thought about it, she felt even more sad because the child was afraid that she would leave her.

When Zhou Zihao heard that Xing'er was not actually the couple's child, he was very surprised, thinking that it was most likely the child of his good friend.

"Is there a red birthmark under Xing'er's armpit, about the size of a coin? If so, then it's definitely there!"

After hearing this, Shen Zian and Su Zhi were both certain that they had indeed found the red birthmark on Xing'er's body. At first, they had wanted him to recognize his parents, which would have been easy, but they had not expected that this moment would come so early.

Shen Zian said: "Yes, there is indeed a red birthmark."

Zhou Zihao smiled and said, "That's true! That's great. My friend has been looking for his son for many years and hasn't found him. Unexpectedly, he has found his son in such a far place. This is really God's help!" As soon as he said this, he found that no one in the room was as happy as he was, and he felt a little embarrassed. He thought, yes, his friend found his son, which is a great event, but the Shen family is going to send away the son they have raised for a long time. Although he is not their biological child, they love the child very much at first glance, and it is no less than cutting off their own flesh and blood!

"Brother Shen, Sister Shen, I'm sorry."

Zhou Zihao thought that this was his benefactor, but he took the other person's son away as soon as he arrived. If he were Shen Zian and his wife, he would definitely be very angry, and might even think that he was repaying kindness with enmity. It would be better not to save him.

Su Zhi forced a smile and said, "Why do you feel sorry for us? This is God's will. Xing'er has found her biological parents, which is a good thing."

Liang Fu walked up to Su Zhi, took her hand and said comfortingly: "Sister Zhao, don't be sad. Xing'er is your son. No matter whether he can find his biological parents or not, he is still your son. You know best how much Xing'er loves you."

Mrs. Qian now really sympathized with Su Zhi. She also understood the feeling of a mother whose precious son was taken away by someone else. Although Xing'er was not Su Zhi's biological child, Xing'er was so cute and Su Zhi treated the child so well, she was no different from her biological child. Suddenly, someone told her that the biological parents of the child had been found and were also looking for the child. They must be going to take the child away. How could it not be painful to think about it?

Mrs. Qian also went to comfort Su Zhi.

Qian felt sympathy for the Shen couple, and thought that they were lucky to adopt a child who turned out to be the son of a high-ranking official in the court! If they had kept the child, it would have been a great benefit. But it was too late to think about this now. It was better to build a good relationship with the Shen couple and Zhou Zihao!

Shen Zian and Su Zhi asked Zhou Zihao about Xing'er's biological parents. They thought that even if they returned the child, they had to know the situation clearly. If Xing'er was not doing well, they would never let her go. Although they were just peasants in the countryside, they were not ordinary peasants. If they started to make trouble, they would not be afraid of any high officials in the court or even royal relatives!

Finally, we learned that Xing'er's parents were very kind people. They were exhausted because their child was lost. The child's mother almost cried herself blind. The elderly in the family also aged a lot because of anxiety. Xing'er was the only child in the family and the treasure of the family.

When Shen Zian and Su Zhi heard this, they knew that Xing'er really couldn't be kept.

(Lishu Literature)