Su Yuehua walked behind Old Lady Rong while holding Shen Yuyan in her arms. She didn’t notice her expression at all and replied casually, “My mother-in-law gave it to me. She made a silver bracelet for each of the children in the family, saying that it can cure all diseases and keep everyone safe.”
"Chen Chengyi's mother? I'm not mistaken, it's my Yingying. Where is she now?" Old Mrs. Rong was holding a silver bracelet in her right hand, and she was already in tears when she turned around.
Lin Hongmei handed Shen Yuchen, who was in her arms, to the little soldier, walked forward to support Old Lady Rong and said, “Old lady, don’t get excited. If my sister is Yuehua’s mother-in-law, she won’t get lost. Let’s go back to the house first.”
"Wow wow." Shen Yuning loved her silver bracelet the most. Seeing that Old Lady Rong had snatched it away and didn't return it to her, she burst into tears.
Shen Yuning’s crying brought Mrs. Rong back to her senses instantly, and she was supported by Lin Hongmei and walked into the living room while holding her.
Su Yuehua carried Shen Yuyan and followed Mrs. Rong into the house, her whole body in a daze.
She heard from Lin Hongmei that Mrs. Rong had been looking for her missing daughter. When the war broke out in 1937, Mrs. Rong gave her six-year-old daughter to the old man to raise and joined the revolution with her husband and son.
However, she did not expect that the war would last for many years. When she returned home, her home had already been destroyed by the enemy. She inquired from many sources and learned that when the enemy planes were bombing, the elderly in the family took the children and fled to the northeast.
But after searching for so many years, there is still no news.
As soon as Mrs. Rong sat down, Shen Yuning, who was in her arms, cried even harder.
Su Yuehua hurriedly handed Shen Yuyan, who was in her arms, to Lin Hongmei, and reached out to pick up the little girl from Old Lady Rong.
Seeing her reaching out to grab the silver bracelet in Old Lady Rong's hand, she realized, "Grandma, you took Ningning's silver bracelet."
Su Yuehua took the silver bracelet from Mrs. Rong and put it on the little girl, and she stopped crying immediately. Her two chubby hands tightly grasped the silver bracelet on her wrist and refused to let go.
Lin Hongmei was so surprised, "It turns out our Ningning is a little money-grubber."
Mrs. Rong was no longer as excited as before. She leaned back on the sofa and looked up at Su Yuehua. "What's your mother-in-law's name? Is she still living in your house?"
"My mother-in-law's name is Bai Xiuying. She went back to her hometown at the beginning of the month."
"No, why is she called Bai Xiuying?" After saying this, Mrs. Rong stood up from the sofa and was about to take the silver bracelet on Shen Yuning's wrist.
Shen Yuning saw that Old Lady Rong was trying to snatch her silver bracelet again, so she opened her mouth and bit her wrist.
"Ningning, don't bite your grandmother. She just wants to see your bracelet and won't steal it from you." Su Yuehua stopped her.
A five-month-old child has just grown teeth, so it doesn't hurt to be bitten, but it will get your hands stained with saliva. If it were in normal times, Mrs. Rong would not only not be disgusted, but would be very happy. But today, all her thoughts are on the silver bracelet, "Yuehua, take a look at the silver bracelet on Ningning's wrist, is there any words on it?"
When Su Yuehua was bathing Shen Yuning before, she found a word "Ying" engraved inside the silver bracelet. She said without thinking, "There are words inside, and it is a word "Ying" in small seal script."
Mrs. Rong staggered, tears streaming from her eyes again. She said to herself, "It's my Yingying. It must be my Yingying. There's no mistake. I'll go find her now."
Lin Hongmei hurriedly pulled Mrs. Rong and persuaded her, "Grandma, don't worry. Even if you want to go, you have to wait for Chengyi to come back from get off work."
Su Yuehua also said: "Grandma, don't worry, I'll call and ask first."
She really didn't want to see Old Mrs. Rong being too happy.
Lin Hongmei agreed and said, "Yes, let Yuehua call Chengyi's hometown first."
Su Yuehua saw Mrs. Rong nod, then she took out the phone book from her bag and called the village office.
After calling several times, no one answered the phone. Mrs. Rong went from being excited at the beginning to feeling disappointed.
Lin Hongmei was also anxious, "Yuehua, you dialed the right number, right? Why is there no one answering?"
"Aunt Lin, the number is correct. Maybe they have gone to the fields to work during the busy farming season. I'll call back later." Su Yuehua was afraid that Mrs. Rong would get angry, so she hurriedly explained.
The call was not connected until noon.
Village Chief Shen asked in his loud voice: "This is Kaoshan Village, who are you?"
"Fifth Uncle, could you please call my mother-in-law for me? I have something to ask her." As soon as Su Yuehua opened her mouth, Mrs. Rong became very nervous.
"Yuehua, call me back in ten minutes and I'll go get you now." Village Chief Shen said and hung up the phone.
As soon as Su Yuehua hung up the phone, Mrs. Rong grabbed her hand and asked, "What did the other party say?"
"Let me call again in ten minutes." Su Yuehua patted Mrs. Rong's hand and gave her a reassuring look.
Old Madam Rong stood in front of the phone, staring at the clock on the wall. No matter how Lin Hongmei tried to persuade her, she would not budge. "Old Madam, go sit on the sofa for a while. Yuehua will ask you to answer the phone when it gets through."
When ten minutes were up, Mrs. Rong picked up the microphone and handed it to Su Yuehua, "It's time."
Su Yuehua called the village office again. As soon as the phone rang, the other end answered it. Bai Xiuying's familiar voice came, "Yuehua, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Mom, I just want to ask you something." Su Yuehua was afraid that Bai Xiuying would worry, so she went straight to the point.
"What's up?"
Before she could speak, the microphone was snatched away by Mrs. Rong. Her hands were shaking as she held the microphone. "Are you Yingying?"
Bai Xiuying was a little confused by the sudden voice of a stranger on the phone, so she asked politely, "Excuse me, who are you? Is there something Yuehua wants to talk to me about?"
Mrs. Rong's tears that she had been holding back flowed down again, and her voice trembled a little, "Is your grandfather's name Rong Laifu?"
"Why are you asking about my grandfather? Of course my grandfather has the same surname as Bai." The more Mrs. Rong asked, the more confused Bai Xiuying became. She was young when the old man passed away, and so many years have passed. She had long forgotten some things. She only remembered that the neighbors called her grandfather "Old Deaf Head".
Old Mrs. Rong couldn't accept it. The hope she had finally ignited was gone. She mechanically repeated over and over again, "No, how could it not be?"
Su Yuehua took the phone from her and explained to Bai Xiuying on the phone: "Mom, Mrs. Rong saw the silver bracelet you gave to Ningning, and she suspected that you were her long-lost girl, so I called you and wanted to ask."
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