An elderly person who knew Qi Aihua took her hand and sighed, "Xiaohua, how did you become like this?"
Although Qi Aihua was not liked by her parents back then, she always followed her eldest brother. When her eldest brother moved to the staff housing complex, he took her in because he knew that she would definitely not be welcomed if she stayed at home.
Everyone in the family compound knew this girl. The Qi family was well off back then, and this girl was raised by her eldest brother. She was also very cheerful and lively.
After not seeing him for a few years, he looked so old and haggard that some elderly people felt a little uncomfortable.
Qi Aihua didn't want to cry, but she couldn't help it in front of the people who cared about her.
Fortunately, everyone had their own things to do, and after making sure everything was fine, they all went back home one after another. If they wanted to get together, they would wait until they had finished their housework before coming together to talk.
Jiang Mei came back soon. Seeing her sister-in-law whom she had not seen for a long time, Jiang Mei didn't know what to say for a moment.
She did feel a little emotional, but not too much. After all, her relationship with her sister-in-law was lukewarm back then. In fact, she initially complained about her lover always bringing her younger sister with him.
Although she had some complaints at the time, Jiang Mei felt uncomfortable seeing her bright and lively sister-in-law become like this.
Qi Aihua's daughter is called Xiaochong.
Jiang Mei didn't ask why she gave her daughter such a name, but just told Qi Yunyi, with red eyes, to take her sister out to play.
As she spoke, she hurriedly estimated the sizes of Qi Aihua and Xiao Chong, then turned around and went to the store to look for clothes.
Qi Aihua's clothes were visibly worn out. She didn't live like this before she got married, but she became like this after she got married.
Qi Aiguo came back early today because he was worried about his sister whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
It was just a quick glance at that time. Qi Aiguo was a little busy at the time and didn't have time to take a closer look. Now when he got home from get off work and looked at his sister again, his brows were tightly furrowed.
Seeing this, Qi Aihua said cautiously, "Brother, I realized my mistake back then. Don't be angry. I didn't mean to make you lose face, nor did I mean to make you lose your job."
Qi Aiguo was stunned for a moment, and then guilt surged in his heart.
He never thought that his thoughtless words back then would be remembered by his sister for so long.
So, the reason she didn't contact me was not because she hated me, but because she was worried that I would be angry?
Thinking about it this way, I feel even more guilty.
But when facing his sister, Qi Aiguo became as shy as Lin Kangshi. It was not that he was too embarrassed to say it, but he just didn't know how to say it. The atmosphere fell into silence for a moment.
At this time, it was time for Qi Yunyi to appear, but Qi Yunyi herself was also very sad, squatting in the corner and feeling sad and moldy.
Without the overwhelming guilt, sadness and pain at the beginning, Qi Yunyi has now calmed down a lot. She feels like her sadness is flooding.
Let this sorrow, which is like a river, drown her and let mushrooms grow inside her.
Qi Yunyi failed to grow mushrooms inside. After a while, someone poked her. She looked up and saw the child who was so skinny that his bones were visible on his face, with his eyes being particularly big.
The child is not only thin, but also dark.
"Little Bug?"
"Um."
The child's voice is also weak, almost like the buzzing of a mosquito.
The two of them were clearly in the corner of the room. Although the door was not closed and the adults talking outside were not noisy, Qi Yunyi still had difficulty hearing the children's voices.
Qi Yunyi got up and rummaged through the cabinet in front of her bed. Finally, she found a piece of cake and handed it to Xiao Chong.
Xiao Chong looked at her hesitantly. Qi Yunyi smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. I'm your sister. I give this to you. You can eat it."
Xiao Chong was persuaded, and carefully took the pastry, stuffed it into his mouth, and then showed a happy smile.
Qi Yunyi felt uncomfortable watching this. The supporting actress fell ill and forgot about witnessing her aunt's suicide. What about Xiao Chong?
This kind of sad thing was not suitable for Qi Yunyi, who was just overwhelmed by sadness, to think about. She distracted herself and listened to the voices outside.
When Qi Aiguo and Qi Aihua fell into silence, Qi Aiguo subconsciously began to search for his daughter.
The daughter was not found, but Jiang Mei came back.
Carrying a lot of bags, he pushed Qi Aihua to change clothes as soon as he entered the door.
Before Qi Aihua could refuse, she was pushed into the room.
Xiao Chong was even simpler. Jiang Mei went into her daughter's room, found Xiao Chong, and changed her clothes. Xiao Chong was a little afraid of Jiang Mei and hid behind Qi Yunyi.
Qi Yunyi touched her little head and said, "Don't be afraid. This is your aunt, your sister's mother. She's a relative."
I don’t know if it was because the pastry was too delicious, but Xiao Chong seemed to trust Qi Yunyi very much.
Although Qi Yunyi told her not to be afraid, she really tried to get closer to Jiang Mei. However, she still acted like she trusted Qi Yunyi more.
Maybe it’s because they are both children?
As soon as Xiao Chong took off his shirt, Jiang Mei frowned. The child's body was covered with bruises, which looked particularly shocking.
There were scars on the little bug's body from cigarette burns, and bruises from being whipped with something unknown.
Some of them looked like old scars, while others were still fresh wounds.
No matter which one it is, it shouldn't happen to a three-year-old child like Xiao Chong.
But these scars happened to appear on the little bug.
Jiang Mei's movements became more and more gentle. After helping the child change his clothes, the child immediately hid behind Qi Yunyi.
Jiang Mei did not specifically ask Qi Yunyi to take good care of her sister. She believed that Qi Yunyi would take good care of Xiao Chong.
The most urgent thing is to take my sister-in-law and her daughter out for a good meal. After they are full and satisfied, I can ask them what happened.
Why did my sister-in-law come back suddenly? What happened to the injuries on Xiao Chong's body? How has my sister-in-law been living in her husband's family over the years?
There are many problems, but the most important thing is to let people have a good meal and have a good rest first, and we can deal with other things later.
Jiang Mei's cooking skills are limited to home-cooked meals, but Qi Aihua probably only wants to eat the home-cooked meals in her memory.
Jiang Mei made a cabbage and tofu soup. She and Qiao Yueyue got along so well, and she learned a lot of tricks from them. Now her cooking skills have improved a lot.
It’s just that Jiang Mei has a lot of things to do, so she rarely cooks every day now, and only goes into the kitchen occasionally.
Now the person who takes over the important task of cooking is Qi Aiguo.
Unlike most heads of the household who just wait for their wives to cook for them, Qi Aiguo can do all the housework.
Especially now that he has to raise his daughter, Qi Aiguo's goal is to raise his daughter to be like Song Xinglan before, and to turn Qi Yunyi into a little fat boy.
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