The thought of soon being able to hand over the matter of having a child to Dali gave Tian Chunlai the peace of mind to think about other things. "Old Sun, we've come all this way to the capital. How about we go out for a stroll?"
Sun Yongliang also wanted to go out for a walk. But, "Isn't that inappropriate? We came here to find our grandson, and we're just wandering around before we've even brought him back..."
Tian Chunlai wasn't worried about that at all. "This is the capital city. Nobody knows us here."
"What if Little Deer finds out..."
"Xiao Lu is so busy, how could he have time to notice where we went? Besides, if he asks, we'll just say we're feeling down and went out for a walk to clear our heads."
Sun Yongliang thought about it for a moment and then agreed.
A moment later, Sun Yongliang and Tian Chunlai left the Binguan together.
Soon, Dali arrived from his hometown.
When Dali found Sun Yongliang and Tian Chunlai's hotel, they were outside enjoying the sights. Dali waited until dark before Sun Yongliang and Tian Chunlai returned.
As soon as Dali saw them, his face darkened, and he asked, "Where have you all been all day?"
Tian Chunlai felt a little guilty.
Sun Yongliang smiled at Dali. "Dali, you're finally here. I've been so worried. I've been walking around that neighborhood every day for the past few days, but the child hasn't come out even once. Dali, could you call them and see if the girl who found the child has come back?"
Dali looked at Tian Chunlai and Sun Yongliang. "Why aren't you fighting?"
Sun Yongliang: "I've already called several times. If I call again, they'll definitely find me annoying."
Dali felt that Sun Yongliang might not be telling the truth. But he was the child's uncle. "What's his phone number?"
Tian Chunlai: "Dali, this is the main hall. Let's go back inside first."
Dali glanced at Tian Chunlai. "What? Afraid of losing face?"
Tian Chunlai's face froze instantly.
Sun Yongliang: "Dali, where are you planning to stay tonight?"
Dali looked at Sun Yongliang and said, "Didn't you ask me to supervise you?"
Sun Yongliang: "Then I'll book another room for your aunt."
Dali didn't stand on ceremony with Sun Yongliang: "Mm."
Tian Chunlai didn't want to pay. But he was afraid that Dali would expose their family's secrets. "Dali, you and your uncle go back to your room. I'll go get another room."
"Um."
Dali followed Sun Yongliang back to his and Tian Chunlai's room. "The phone number."
Sun Yongliang took out his phone. "You calculate it. I'll find it for you."
"Um."
After Sun Yongliang gave Dali the phone number, Dali dialed the number.
A moment later, the call connected.
A child's voice came through the phone. "Hello? Who are you looking for?"
Dali was taken aback for a moment: "Y-you...hello. I'm looking for your parents."
Ugly thought for a moment. "Our family consists of adults."
"Um... little friend, do you live alone at home?"
"Um."
Where is your mother?
"They've gone out. Uncle, who are you?"
Dali thought: Could this be my sister's child? "Little friend, are you an only child?"
Ugly thought to herself: Mom said we can't tell anyone about things at home. So, we can't tell anyone that there's only one child in the family either. "I won't tell you."
Dali was stumped: "Little friend, when are your parents coming back?"
I won't tell you.
"Um... little friend, let me ask you, are you scared to be home alone?"
"I'm not afraid."
"How could you not be afraid? It's getting dark, little friend, let me go with you."
"I'm not afraid. I don't need you to come with me."
Dali felt it was too unsafe for the child to be home alone. "Uncle brought you something delicious."
"don't want."
Just as Chou Chou finished speaking, her older sister came in from outside. "Little darling, who are you talking to?"
"have no idea."
"Then let's give the phone to Mom."
"Okay." Chou Chou handed the phone to her sister.
Sister: "Hello."
"Hello," Dali introduced herself first. "Was that child you found earlier the one you picked up?"
"yes."
Dali was very excited when he heard this: "Can I go see him?"
The older sister put Ugly on her lap. "No."
"Why? He's my nephew."
The older sister smiled. "You say so, but do you have any proof?"
"Of course. The time and place you found the child match the time and place my nephew lost."
"Just because it matches doesn't mean it's yours. How did your child get lost?"
“We…” Dali was about to speak when Sun Yongliang snatched her phone away. “Young lady, my grandson accidentally fell into the river. That river is the same river where you found the child.”
The older sister took a small tangerine from the fruit bowl on the table and gave it to Chou Chou. "How far is the place where you dropped your child from the waterfall where I found my child?"
Sun Yongliang: "This... is about seventy or eighty li."
The older sister repeated, "Seventy or eighty li?"
Dali took the phone from Sun Yongliang's hand. "It's a bit far. But during that time, we were the only family in the area that lost our child."
After peeling the orange, Chou Chou broke off half and held it to her older sister's mouth. "Mommy, eat an orange."
"Okay." After eating the orange from Chou Chou's hand, the older sister continued talking to Dali. "We searched for several days within a hundred miles after we found the child. But no one said that anyone had lost a child."
Just as Dali was about to explain why no one knew their child was missing, Sun Yongliang snatched the phone away again. "Young lady, the child you found really is ours. Please give him back to us. His mother has gone crazy because her child is missing. Please have pity on us."
The older sister frowned. "I'm saddened that your family lost your child. However, I can't give the child back to you just because the time and place you lost the child match the time and place I found the child. I'll say it again: if you want the child, you can. Show me the evidence. If you can prove that the child I found is yours, then I'll return the child to you. If you can't prove it, then I'm sorry, I can't give the child to you."
“This…” Sun Yongliang looked at Dali. “He wants us to prove that the child is ours.”
Dali took the phone. "Girl, how do you want us to prove it?"
The older sister looked at Chou Chou. Chou Chou was eating an orange, his cheeks puffing out. The older sister tapped Chou Chou's cheek with her finger. Chou Chou grinned and snuggled into her older sister's arms.
The older sister hugged Chou Chou and smiled. "You should go ask the doctor. The doctor should have a solution."
"Alright. Miss, may I meet my nephew first?"
"No. Besides, you're not qualified to call my son my nephew yet."
"Alright, young lady, I'm not very familiar with the capital. Could you tell me where I can find a suitable doctor?"
The older sister raised an eyebrow. "Since you're not familiar with Beijing, how did you know I picked up a child? And how did you get my home phone number?"
“Someone came to our area to investigate. When they heard that our family had lost a child, they told us that we had found a child. We thought that the child you found was the one we had lost, so we asked them for our phone number.”
The older sister smiled. "And then you came looking for me?"
"Um."
"Did the person who gave you my home phone number come with you?"
"Yes. His family is from the capital, and he had just finished his inspection, so we came with him."
The older sister's lips curled up slightly. So enthusiastic—was it genuine kindness or was she after something? "Then let him find you a doctor. Once he's found one, I'll bring the child to see you."
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