581: Unavoidable hardship
Yu Jiahui took a breath with a toothache. This bastard son was even worse than Xiao Wuzi in the ward!
"Alright, I get it. He can go wherever he wants. Remember, if you hear any news about him or catch him, don't delay and send him to forced labor immediately. The minimum is five years, no upper limit!"
Zhou Ziheng curled his lips:
"Okay, I understand."
Zhou Ziheng talked to Yu Jiahui for a while and then left, leaving Yu Jiahui alone waiting for Lao Wu outside the ward.
He stood at the door and looked inside through the glass window. He saw Lao Wu lying on his son's shoulder at the head of the bed, crying so hard that he couldn't get up. It made him feel heartbroken.
Yu Jiahui pushed the door open and saw Xiao Wuzi, whose hands and feet were tied to the hospital bed. He was even thinner than in the photo, his face was pale, and he looked like a skeleton. His eyes were staring at the ceiling empty, and he seemed to have no feeling for Lao Wu who was lying beside him crying.
He doesn't even recognize his own old father.
It's no wonder. He started to have mental problems ten years ago. I haven't seen him for ten years, so he might not remember anything when we meet again.
Lao Wu stayed in the ward for more than half an hour and didn't say anything during that time.
The doctor saw that although the patient did not react to his relatives, he was not as irritable and restless as before, and he even closed his eyes and seemed to be sleeping peacefully.
The doctor asked Lao Wu and Yu Jiahui to leave first and let the patient rest.
Yu Jiahui sat with Lao Wu on the bench outside the ward.
Lao Wu was still sobbing.
Ever since Yu Jiahui met Lao Wu, Lao Wu seemed to be wearing a cold mask. He usually had no expression and treated everyone as if others owed him money. This was the first time Yu Jiahui saw Lao Wu so excited.
Yu Jiahui knew that he shouldn't rub salt into other people's wounds, but he couldn't help but be curious about some questions.
When Lao Wu's crying subsided, Yu Jiahui cautiously asked:
"I heard about Xiao Wuzi and the girl from the old Meng family—"
If Lao Wu didn't respond, Yu Jiahui wouldn't ask any further questions.
After about a minute, Lao Wu sighed and said in a hoarse voice:
"Oh, what a sin!"
Yu Jiahui asked:
"What deep hatred do your two families have that you want to forcibly separate the two children? Why do you have to force the grudges of the previous generation onto the children?"
Lao Wu sighed:
"This is not a matter of grudges."
"What is that?"
"We have our own reasons."
Yu Jiahui said coldly:
"Nothing is more important than the happiness of a child. Since they love each other, who are you to stop them? Especially since their son is already born."
"—It's not what you think."
Lao Wu's expression was twisted in pain, as if he really had some secret hidden in his heart that he couldn't tell anyone.
Yu Jiahui racked his brains but could not figure out what shameful things were hidden that led to such a tragedy.
"How about you tell me about it? Maybe it will make you feel better if you tell me about it?"
Lao Wu slowly shook his head and whispered:
"I can't say it."
"Is there anything you can't say? Could it be that you have a grudge that would lead to murder or arson? Tell me, and I'll keep it a secret for you."
Lao Wu's attitude seemed to waver a little, but after hesitating for a moment, he shook his head:
"I can't say it."
"So many years have passed, what is there to be left unsaid? If you can't let go of the past, how can you face your son? Only when you reconcile with yourself can you reconcile with others - speak up, if you don't, others will never understand you."
Yu Jiahui's words made Lao Wu fall silent again.
After a long silence, Lao Wu said in great pain:
"Those two children can't be together—"
"Why?"
"Because—" Lao Wu gritted his teeth and spoke with great difficulty, as if a blade was slicing across the tip of his tongue, "They might be brother and sister!"
“…”
Yu Jiahui didn't expect to hear such an answer and was stunned for a moment.
I thought of countless possibilities, but I didn't expect this!
After Lao Wu said this, he covered his face with his hands, as if he had collapsed:
"What a sin! If we weren't worried about them being half-siblings, why would our two families disagree with the two children's marriage? It's all our fault, and the children are suffering the consequences!"
Looking at Lao Wu who was suffering in pain, Yu Jiahui asked in surprise:
"Are you saying that Xiao Wuzi and the girl from the Meng family might be half-siblings? Then, between Xiao Wuzi and the girl from the Meng family, whose background is problematic?"
In other words, is the girl from the Meng family Lao Wu's daughter, or is Xiao Wuzi the son of Lao Meng?
Or is there someone else among them?
Having said this, Lao Wu seemed to have finally opened up the knot hidden deep in his heart and no longer concealed it:
"It's Xiao Wuzi——"
"Xiao Wuzi, isn't he your biological son?"
"Although I have always treated him as my own son, he could be my son or he could be Lao Meng's son."
“…”
Yu Jiahui opened his mouth halfway, not knowing what to say.
If this happened in the 21st century, if you didn't know who the child's biological father was, it would be very simple. A paternity test could solve all the doubts.
But in the 1970s, there was no paternity testing, so the identity of the child was not easy to determine.
If what Lao Wu said is true, Xiao Wuzi might be Lao Meng's son, then he and Lao Meng's daughter are really blood-related siblings.
No wonder the two families refused to agree to the two of them being together.
Even if the two had a child, both sets of parents would still firmly disagree.
It really is a sin!
The doubts in his heart were answered, and Yu Jiahui stopped asking
went.
Although he was also very curious about the past of Lao Wu, Lao Meng and Xiao Wuzi's biological mother, if he asked further, it might uncover the scars in Lao Wu's heart, so Yu Jiahui stopped asking.
"That child is the son of Xiao Wuzi and Miss Meng. How is he? Is he normal?"
Lao Wu nodded:
"That's normal. The child is strong and sturdy, and very naughty."
When talking about the child, there was a hint of tenderness in Lao Wu's voice.
Yu Jiahui thought for a moment and said:
"I heard that children born from inbreeding are often mentally retarded. If the child is healthy and intelligent, it means his parents are not close relatives. Therefore, Xiao Wuzi should be your biological son and has nothing to do with Old Meng. Therefore, Xiao Wuzi and the girl from the Meng family are not half-siblings."
Lao Wu's eyes lit up instantly, and he turned to look at Yu Jiahui:
"Really? Are you telling the truth?"
Yu Jiahui nodded seriously:
"Really! This is scientifically proven."
A bright light shone from Lao Wu's tear-stained eyes, and he kept repeating:
"Xiao Wuzi is my biological son. Those two children are not related by blood. They are not brother and sister. If I had known this earlier, what happened today would not have happened."
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