On the way back, Sister Liu was still a little unsatisfied, and kept saying that there would be more trouble to come after this.
Su He was also quite curious to see how things would develop.
Sure enough, in the following days, they would often see the two of them arguing when they went out for a walk in the evening.
However, since both sides are quite strong, the outcome is still undecided.
However, because her daughter-in-law's belly was getting bigger and bigger, Grandma Zhu paid less and less attention to her granddaughter Daya. The little girl's clothes were filthy lately, and she was often seen wearing tattered clothes and being ordered around by her family to do chores. It was quite pitiful.
But Su He and her family, being outsiders, couldn't say anything, and the same went for other families.
Seeing this, Sister Liu felt a pang of sympathy. After thinking for a moment, she took out some clothes that Niu Niu no longer wore and gave them to her. Although they had some pudding on them, they were much better than Niu Niu's beggar clothes.
They're about the same age, but Daya is thinner and smaller, so she can wear Niu Niu's clothes too.
However, this made Old Mrs. Zhu feel ashamed, so she took off her clothes and returned them, saying that her granddaughter had clothes to wear.
Aunt Liu was furious, but she felt wronged because people were openly or subtly saying she was meddling in other people's business. So she decided not to meddle anymore and Daya changed back into her tattered clothes.
Seeing this, the other families also stopped interfering, only occasionally giving Da Ya some food when their stomachs were growling with hunger, so she wouldn't starve to death.
Su He was the same; sometimes when she saw Su He walking alone in the yard clutching her stomach, she would give her a piece of candy.
Every time, the little girl would show her bright eyes, which would melt anyone's heart.
Therefore, many people in the family compound would take care of her, both openly and secretly.
But at this moment, Old Mrs. Zhu pretended not to see it, probably wanting to save money on a meal.
Later, they simply kicked Daya out every time it was mealtime.
Although Da Ya was young, she was too embarrassed to go begging for food, so she could only wander around the compound. Sometimes when Su He went to buy food, she would see the guard Xiao Zhang at the gate, who couldn't bear to see her walking unsteadily on an empty stomach, so he would pretend that he couldn't finish his food and leave some food for her.
Su He felt a pang of sympathy upon seeing this, but there was really nothing she could do about it.
Da Ya is pitiful, but in those days, every household had little surplus food. They could barely support their own families, let alone have another mouth to feed.
Moreover, given Old Mrs. Zhu's personality, everyone was afraid that if they intervened even once, she would become a burden.
So even if other families sympathize with Daya, they only give her some snacks occasionally, and they won't let her come over for meals.
Su He was the same; she was there to complete a mission and couldn't take responsibility for others.
Moreover, she doesn't have that much energy right now; the mole hasn't surfaced yet, and she won't forget what her mission is.
Aunt Liu couldn't stand it and went to see Old Mrs. Zhu several times. However, Old Mrs. Zhu denied that she was not feeding her granddaughter, saying only that the little girl was restless and often ran outside.
Sister Liu tried to persuade him several times to no avail, so she wanted her husband, Lao Tang, to talk to Researcher Zhu. However, the research institute was very busy recently, and they didn't have time to deal with other matters, so in the end, the matter was left unresolved.
Seeing that she couldn't help, Sister Liu had been in a bad mood lately.
Meanwhile, Su He was pondering whether Old Madam Zhu might be the mole.
Currently, it seems that Tao Hong has been ruled out, Yang Liu's possibility has decreased, and the most suspicious people are Jiang Wenxiu and Old Lady Zhu.
Jiang Wenxiu didn't make any major moves, but he acted in a high-profile manner, which is unlike what an insider would do, since it would be too easy to be discovered.
The same goes for Grandma Su; her attitude towards her granddaughter has earned her a bad reputation.
Neither of them looks like the other. Could it be that the mole deliberately caused all this to confuse the public, and that everything was just a facade?
Or perhaps she guessed wrong, and the low-profile Mrs. Yang was the mole?
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