Ji Ling was stunned by the scene before her.

It took him a while to find his voice again, "Auntie, are you mistaken?"

If a strange woman came to the door, if that was true, my eldest brother and father should have called first.

The woman was very anxious, and because of her shyness, her face blushed. "I really didn't lie. You are really my daughter. There were too many children in my family back then, and your adoptive mother happened to have lost her child. I saw how pitiful she was crying, and my family couldn't afford to raise her, so I gave you to her."

"My foster mother?"

"Well, her last name is Xu." The woman explained anxiously, "I came to see you, not to ask you for money, I just wanted to see you, I have no other intentions."

"Xiaoling, who is that?" Old Mrs. Zhu poked her head out of the house.

Ji Ling turned around, "Grandma, she said she is my biological mother."

She herself was confused.

Old Mrs. Zhu was also stunned, but she came to her senses immediately and said, "Let the person in first."

Ji Ling invited the woman into the house, and then the woman gave a brief introduction. Ji Ling learned that her name was Lan Aiyun and that she and the Xu family were from the same county.

Lan Aiyun's husband's surname is Wang. The family gave birth to nine daughters in one go. When it came to Ji Ling, they thought it was a son, so they went to the county hospital. But it turned out to be a girl. The husband got angry and left the mother and daughter. He did leave, but he had not yet paid the medical expenses.

At this time, Lan Aiyun happened to see Xu Fang crying because her child died just after birth. Then she thought about her husband's words when he left, saying he would take the child home and throw it away. She was really scared, so she offered to give the child to Xu Fang. Xu Fang accepted it, and then Xu Fang paid for Lan Aiyun's medical expenses.

After Lan Aiyun returned home, her husband heard that she had given the child away. He was so angry that he beat her and asked her to go and get the child back.

Although Wang Zhida had a bad temper and blamed his wife for giving birth to a girl, after all, the child was his own flesh and blood, so he would never be willing to give her away.

Lan Aiyun also agreed to go back and get her daughter back, but she had to pay for medical expenses, which the Wang family could not afford. In the end, the matter was dragged on and on, and people started to lose interest in it. In addition, Lan Aiyun became pregnant and gave birth to a son, so the family no longer mentioned the daughter who was sent away.

More than 20 years have passed, and Wang Zhida's health is getting worse day by day. Instead, he thinks of the daughter who was given away, and wants to see his biological daughter before his death.

Lan Aiyun had been keeping an eye on the Xu family over the years, so she didn't find the Xu family. Instead, she went directly to the capital and found the Zhu family through the school.

After hearing what Lan Aiyun said, Ji Ling was silent for a moment, still not able to calm down from the truth.

Mrs. Zhu felt that this was true. "You came all the way here, why don't you stay at home first? This happened too suddenly, and I need to ask Xiaoling about this as well."

"No, don't ask there. It's my fault for not keeping my promise to come to your house. I came here just to let Ji Ling go home to see her biological father. My husband is leaving, otherwise I wouldn't have come so far." Lan Aiyun looked at Ji Ling pleadingly, "Ji Ling, I know we are sorry for you and gave you away. You can hate us as much as you want. Your father is dying, so go and see him."

"I've been living in Bei County all these years, why haven't I seen you before?" Ji Ling asked.

"I didn't tell my family where I sent you. Only they knew about it. I was afraid that they would notice if I went to see you, so I never went there. Besides, I promised your adoptive mother that I would appear in front of you again after sending you away." Lan Aiyun lowered her head.

"You promised her, and now you've found this place. Are you worthy of your promise to her?" Ji Ling asked calmly.

Lan Aiyun's face turned pale. "I know I've let her down, so I can't face her, so I came directly to you. She raised you, and you have feelings for her. Even if you knew the truth, you wouldn't ask her, right?"

"Because you think so, you dare to come to me directly, right?" Ji Ling asked.

Lan Aiyun nodded, "Yes."

Ji Ling smiled, "Then you are wrong. She and I are not that close, and there is no need for me to keep the secret for you. I will ask her about this now that I know about it."

Lan Aiyun’s face turned pale.

Lan Aiyun said, "That's your father. You hate me, okay? Don't blame him. Just go see him. Although he hasn't said anything in these years, I know he has been blaming me for giving you away. He is poor, but he loves you very much."

"This is the first time we met, and you said you loved me. Don't you think it's fake?" Ji Ling didn't feel any favor towards the person in front of her who claimed to be her biological mother. She even felt a little disgusted.

Lan Aiyun's face turned pale and red, and she walked away in silence.

Old Mrs. Zhu sighed, "Xiaoling, don't think too much. Maybe someone came to your house on purpose. If you don't believe it, then it's not true."

"Grandma, I'm fine. I just pretended I had never seen this person. As for what she said, I didn't hear it either." Ji Ling did not hide her inner thoughts. "My mother is not close to me, but she raised me. No matter how ungrateful I am, I will never recognize my biological parents."

"It's good that you can figure it out yourself. Everyone has their own difficulties. We can't control others, but we can't make things difficult for ourselves."

Ji Ling was a little tired, so she went back upstairs exhausted. Looking at her daughter squirming in her arms, she tapped her daughter's nose.

She didn’t understand because she wasn’t a parent in her previous life.

Now that I have become a mother myself, I understand what a child means to a mother.

How could you be willing to give away your own child?

No matter what the reason was, or what the difficulties were, Ji Ling would not accept it.

She couldn't be so cruel.

As for this matter, Ji Ling did not mention it to Zhu Weidong, and Old Mrs. Zhu did not mention it to other people in the family.

The matter finally came to a head two years ago. Ji Jianhua called and Zhu Yaowu answered the phone, saying he was going to pick up Ji Ling.

Ji Ling answered the phone, but Ji Jianhua didn't say anything.

Ji Ling called twice and was about to hang up the phone, then Ji Jianhua's voice came through.

"Xiaoling, has a Lan Aiyun ever come to see you?"

Ji Ling paused, "Yes."

"Xiaoling, you."

"Brother, I only have one mother. Although I am not close to her and have even severed our relationship, I only recognize her."

Ji Jianhua was overwhelmed with emotions after hearing this. The phone was on speakerphone, so Ji Yong and his wife who were present could hear it.

Xu Fang’s pale face froze, her eyes turned red in an instant, and she turned away, secretly wiping away her tears.

This matter had been buried in her heart for more than 20 years. She thought about telling the truth to her husband, but she didn't have the courage.

So when he saw that he couldn't kiss his eldest daughter, he took his anger out on her.

Now that the matter has been exposed, the Wang family came to look for their daughter. The husband had a big quarrel with her. Knowing that the Wang family had gone to the capital to look for someone, the son immediately called them.

She thought she would hear Ji Ling's happy voice, but she didn't expect to hear such words.

(End of this chapter)