After Fu Jun finished speaking, he walked towards the kitchen and cooked some sugar-water poached eggs for Zhang Xiaoqin.
The two old women stood there in a daze, staring at each other.
Wu Ju gave Fu Mama a fierce look, carried the child and walked towards Zhang Xiaoqin's room, leaving Fu Mama alone there to sulk.
"Mom." Zhang Xiaoqin saw her come in and hurriedly stood up and called out awkwardly.
Wu Ju looked at the child in her arms carefully, and she felt uncomfortable no matter how she looked at him. Not only did Fu's mother not believe it, but now even she herself was a little unconvinced.
She threw the child into Zhang Xiaoqin's arms, sat on the edge of the bed, and glared at Zhang Xiaoqin sulking.
"Mother, what's wrong with you? You're not the only one who dislikes me for having a daughter, are you?"
"Don't interrupt me. Do you know what I'm angry about? Tell me the truth!"
"Mom, what are you talking about? I don't understand." Zhang Xiaoqin lowered her head and pretended to coax the child.
Walls have ears, and she is not stupid. Even if she wants to tell Wu Ju the truth, it is not the time!
"Just pretend, pretend, pretend...pretend well, I don't want to bother with you." Wu Ju said as she stood up and prepared to leave.
"Okay, mother, sit down first. You are still angry with me." Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoqin grabbed Wu Ju's hand and pulled her back to sit down.
She put her index finger in front of her mouth, signaling to Wu Ju to speak more quietly, and winked at Wu Ju, telling her that walls have ears.
"Mother! I'm so miserable! I just gave birth to this child with so much trouble, and I haven't even recovered from the pain yet, and they're accusing me like this. Heaven and earth, please be kind! I swear to heaven that this child is my biological child. I never thought this child would be so miserable, being treated like this by her own grandmother right after she was born."
Zhang Xiaoqin deliberately raised her voice and spoke very loudly. She was deliberately speaking for Fu Mama in the main room to hear.
Even with Zhang Xiaoqin's assurance, Mother Fu was still skeptical. But since it had already come to this, what else could she do? She wouldn't just stuff the child back into Zhang Xiaoqin's belly, right?
Never mind, just take it one step at a time.
She shook her head and walked towards the yard with a sigh.
"Is this child really Fu Jun's?" Wu Ju asked in a low voice when she saw Zhang Xiaoqin speaking so sincerely.
"Of course. Would I lie to you?"
"Haven't you lied to me enough? In your heart..."
"Shh, shh, shh!" Zhang Xiaoqin responded nervously, interrupting Wu Ju's words.
Wu Ju realized she had lost control again. Hadn't Zhang Xiaoqin just winked at her? How could she have forgotten it in the blink of an eye? Walls have ears. She quickly covered her mouth and said no more.
Zhang Xiaoqin listened attentively, and only when she could no longer hear Fu Mama's footsteps did she tell Wu Ju to close the door.
"What's going on? Is there really some secret? You're so mysterious."
"Mom, does this child really not look like me and Fu Jun at all?" Zhang Xiaoqin looked at the child in her arms and asked in a puzzled tone.
It's common for those involved to be confused while those on the sidelines can see things more clearly. She really couldn't tell whether the child looked like herself or not, but when she compared the child with the cow boy, they did look somewhat similar.
Wu Ju looked at the child carefully again, frowned, and sighed, "Xiaoqin! Don't blame your mother for her harsh words. This child is really ugly and hasn't inherited any of your and Fu Jun's good qualities. So, don't blame your mother-in-law for her harsh words. If I were in your place, I would have thought too much."
Zhang Xiaoqin could only shake her head helplessly. She was really unlucky. People said that a daughter looks like her mother, but why did this naughty child have to look like that naughty kid?
In this village, they're so common that when the child grows up to look more and more like him, gossip will inevitably circulate. Thinking of this, her expression became solemn.
"Mother, let me tell you the truth, please don't get excited."
"What truth?" Wu Ju stared at Zhang Xiaoqin with wide eyes. She could tell from Zhang Xiaoqin's expression that this was definitely not a good thing.
Zhang Xiaoqin put her mouth close to Wu Ju's ear and whispered softly, "Mother, this child is really not Fu Jun's. Back then..."
Before Zhang Xiaoqin could finish her words, Wu Ju screamed, interrupting her, "What?"
"Mother, please speak softly. Are you afraid others won't hear you?"
"You, you, I knew you'd get into trouble sooner or later. The Xiaomei incident was already a lucky one. I didn't expect you to have such a big time bomb. You really make me so angry. I—I—I really want to strangle you to death. You're so troublesome."
After hearing what Zhang Xiaoqin said, Wu Ju was furious and poked Zhang Xiaoqin's forehead and scolded her.
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