Chapter 212 The Child's Conflict
Only then did everyone look at the mule cart.
Li Chongniang, supported by Chen Yongxing, came out and stared at the child holding the puppy on the mule cart. She couldn't help but ask, "Sister-in-law, you went out for a while, why did you bring a child back?"
Pingping and An'an's smiles vanished at a visible speed.
Pingping looked at the little monkey warily, then tilted her head up and asked Wan Qiqi, "Mom, who is he?"
Wan Qiqi put An'an down and smiled faintly, "His name is Little Monkey, he should be... eight years old! He's older than you, he's your older brother." As she spoke, she walked towards the mule cart, preparing to take Little Monkey down.
Perhaps because he couldn't speak, was shy around strangers, and lacked a sense of security, the little monkey always curled up into a ball whenever he entered a new environment.
Wan Qiqi lifted the little monkey off the mule cart, squatted down, and said softly, "Little monkey, those are my son and daughter. From now on, you can play with them, okay?"
The little monkey's drooping eyes followed Wan Qiqi's finger and looked in that direction.
Two children, younger than him, stood at the gate of the yard, their eyes filled with vigilance, as if he had stolen something precious from them.
He wanted to ask if he could just stop playing with them and play with Momo instead!
Momo was the name he gave to the wolf cub.
Although he can't speak, it doesn't mean he doesn't understand emotions; he knows who is genuinely good to him.
Wan Qiqi treated him well, just like the previous leader.
So, not wanting to disappoint Wan Qiqi, he nodded in agreement.
Wan Qiqi was actually a little worried that the little monkey wouldn't be able to integrate into the family, nor would it be able to play like normal children as Pingping and An'an.
After all, little monkeys can't talk.
An An looked at the little monkey, then looked at An An again.
She walked to An'an's side, tugged at her brother's sleeve, and whispered in his ear, "Brother, let's say yes first."
Pingping looked at her younger sister, then at Wan Qiqi who was holding the little monkey, and felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
Why do mothers hold other people's children but not their own?
And An'an, why are you speaking up for this outsider?
He pouted, his face clearly showing his unhappiness. "I don't want to! I don't want to play with him, and I don't want him to move into my house!"
The thing that Wan Qiqi and Chen Yongnian feared still happened!
When another child enters the family and receives special treatment, it can cause resentment among the other children.
But Wan Qiqi has no other choice now.
If others knew that the little monkey was raised by bandits from Lianshan, who knows how they would treat him.
She couldn't just take a child down the mountain and then abandon him, could she?
Seeing the stalemate, Chen Yongnian said, "Pingping, An'an, I heard from your mother that you raised a very powerful bird. Take your father to see it."
Although Pingping was unwilling, how could he refuse when his father took the initiative to make such a request? He immediately grabbed Chen Yongnian's clothes and walked inside.
An An glanced at the little monkey and then walked inside.
Wu Gousheng also sensed something was wrong and couldn't help but ask, "Sister, why don't we bring Little Monkey back with us? He's about the same age as my brother!"
"Are you sure your dad won't break your legs if you bring people back?" Wan Qiqi asked, slightly helpless.
She had thought about it, but Wu Gousheng's family would definitely not agree, and the little monkey might not necessarily go with Wu Gousheng.
At this point, Wu Gousheng suddenly realized that he should go home, or he really would break his leg!
"Sister, I'll come see you again tomorrow. I'm going back now!"
After saying that, he turned his mule cart around and headed home.
Everyone in the yard was staring at the little monkey.
The little monkey hid behind Wan Qiqi, too afraid to come out.
"Little monkey, why don't you come inside and rest with Uncle Yongliang?" Wan Qiqi pointed to Chen Yongliang. "This is the uncle. He told you stories on the way here. He's so nice to you!"
The fact that a little monkey can't speak doesn't mean it doesn't recognize people or understand human relationships.
He nodded, picked up Momo, and walked toward Chen Yongliang.
Once all the children had gone inside, Wan Qiqi finally breathed a sigh of relief and then played the victim to Li Chongniang, saying that she was in a difficult position!
Li Chongniang rolled her eyes, as if to say that she had brought it on herself.
The two sisters-in-law, who initially didn't get along, have unknowingly become good sisters, and there's no longer any rivalry between them.
Wang didn't object to Wan Qiqi bringing the child back, but she still couldn't help asking, "Who is this child?"
“It was brought down from Lianshan,” Wan Qiqi answered truthfully.
Thinking it was a child who had been abducted to the mountain with his parents, Wang sighed, "Does this child have no other relatives?"
Wan Qiqi shook her head. "He can't speak and he's suffered a shock. It will be very difficult to find his family!"
Even if the little monkey could talk, it would probably be difficult to find his family.
Judging from the time we spent together in Lianshan, the little monkey must have been on the mountain for who knows how long!
Most memories from before the age of three or four are unclear, so they are nowhere to be found.
The only one who might have known about the little monkey's origins, the tiger descending the mountain, is now dead.
In his case, he was an orphan.
A helpless orphan!
"But... Sister-in-law, if you bring him back, Pingping and An'an will probably be unhappy. They've been waiting so long for you and Brother to come back..."
Chen Yongxing was almost always at home, so he knew the situation at home best.
Pingping and An'an spent their days playing with the eagle, occasionally visiting their cousin Li Zhu, and sitting at the gate of the courtyard, waiting for their parents to return.
Sometimes I even help wash jujubes and peel pomelos, hoping that when Wan Qiqi comes back, I can praise her.
Although they just wanted to eat candy, they never pestered Wan Qiqi for candy when she wasn't around.
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