Chapter 298 Inquiry

Xia Zhuojun looked at Xia Zhizhi who looked calm, and then at Yang Yingxu who was rummaging through the drawers and cabinets in her room to get food. He really couldn't figure out what the relationship between the two was. He thought that if there were any questions, it would be better to ask them in person to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings.

So I tried to speak: "Can I just call you Zhizhi?"

Xia Zhizhi nodded. Isn't the name just called when you wake up? It's up to him.

After Yang Yingxu left with the food, Xia Zhuojun spoke up: "Zhizhi, that young comrade just now is also an educated youth, right? He's quite nice. I think he takes good care of you."

"Yes, I set up a new kitchen with a few educated youths. He is our chef. He is a very good cook. You can try his food later."

"Just a cook?" Xia Zhuojun asked.

Xia Zhizhi understood his curiosity about her, but she was not that curious about them. She was also too lazy to confess herself in detail, so she said openly: "We were just eating together, but he was very nice. Maybe he took good care of me because I was young. In fact, the educated youth who had dinner with us were all very nice to me. You will know when you see them."

"Also, I don't know if you've asked me about this, but I'm not in good health. Although I'm in the village, I don't really go to work."

Xia Zhuojun really didn't understand this. Because of their work, the other members of the Xia family couldn't spare too much time. Xia Zhuojun's job was a little more flexible than others.

After all, this is a big deal. What if this is really their own child? Because they value Xia Zhizhi, they can't just send an unfamiliar person to claim the child. They should first ask a cousin to come and make a preliminary determination of the identity.

If there is no problem with her identity, we will officially take her back.

All inquiries and plans are unnecessary before the identity is confirmed.

Hearing her say this, Xia Zhuojun nodded: "I heard from Third Aunt that you were born prematurely. You were tortured before you even finished your confinement. You suffered so much. No wonder you are in poor health."

Yang Yingxu quickly prepared the meal and brought it to them. Yang Yingxu’s cooking skills were good, but the chef that the Xia family assigned to the old man was also quite skilled.

When Xia Zhuojun was eating, he saw that Xia Zhizhi liked to eat meat, and he added: "Your taste for food is quite similar to your grandfather's. The chef at home also makes braised pork very well. I think you will like it."

After dinner, Xia Zhuojun asked her if she wanted to go back to Beijing with him.

Without even thinking, Xia Zhizhi rejected him directly: "We may not really be family. I have lived like this for all these years and I am used to it. My life is pretty good now and I don't want to get involved in a big family again. From what you said, it feels quite troublesome to be with a big family. I don't have a good personality and I am not very good at getting along with others."

Xia Zhuojun only came to confirm her identity. Now that her identity has been basically confirmed, and seeing that she doesn't miss her biological parents very much, he won't say anything more. He has to pass the news back as soon as possible, and the rest of the matters will be decided by the elders above.

Xia Zhuojun stood up and said goodbye to Xia Zhizhi, and gave her a phone number: "This is my home phone number. If you have anything, you can call home."

After sending Xia Zhuojun away, Xia Zhizhi was like nothing happened. After washing up, she went back to her space for a walk to digest the food, then wrote something. When the time came, she lay down and fell asleep.

She acted as if nothing had happened, so naturally other people didn't know that such a big thing had happened to her.

When Xia Zhuojun arrived in the city, she called home first.

"Yes, I met someone today."

"She's very pretty. You can tell at first glance that she's our child. She looks quite like Qingqing."

"I think I'm doing OK now, but I don't look very well."

"I'm not sure what she thinks, but I guess she doesn't really believe that we are her real relatives."

Pan Wenjun pushed Xia Sihua, who was on the phone, away and said with a choked voice: "Zhuojun."

"Hey, Auntie."

"That child's name is Zhizhi, right? She, I..." Pan Wenjun had a lot to say but didn't know where to start.

That unlucky Chu Chengyu stole the child on impulse. At that time, it seemed like he had no motive for committing the crime.

It’s thousands of miles away, and after getting the loot, we get on the train immediately.

If a child was lost in that era, where would you start looking for him/her?

The Xia family checked the hospital thoroughly but couldn't figure out what went wrong.

Afterwards, the Xia family went through all the people they knew, fearing that they might offend someone without knowing it. They even prepared some money, waiting to redeem the kidnappers when they came.

Two days after Chu Chengyu stole the child, he moved abroad with his family. No one knew if it was because he had done something immoral, but later on people heard that the Chu family's boat encountered a storm at sea, and the whole family capsized into a ditch.

Even if the Xia family had suspected Chu Chengyu, the person had already sunk into the sea. They really didn't think of tracking down the case on the son who worked as a kitchen helper in the Chu family, did they?

Look at Xia Ruhai and Li Dongmei, they have been married for several years and have a second child. By chance, they found a job and moved to the city with their children.

The people in that city didn't know them, so naturally they didn't know that Xia Zhizhi was not their daughter.

If Xia Ruhai had not heard Pan Wenjun's information at the time and took the initiative to come to her, this would have been a truly unsolved injustice.

This matter has been a thorn in the side of the Xia family for many years.

As a mother, Pan Wenjun felt extremely guilty and couldn't help crying whenever she thought of it.

Over the years, there have been suspected children found, but in the end, after verification, none of them were the real ones.

Repeated expectations and repeated disappointments.

The whole family is exhausted.

So after Xia Ruhai came to her again, even though Xia Ruhai's words made sense, Pan Wenjun even felt in her heart that this must be her child!

I couldn't help but ask for leave to visit Mudanjiang several times, but was persuaded by my family.

Let a young man go and check it out first. Pan Wenjun is not a young girl anymore, and it is not good to torment her with such extreme joys and sorrows all the time.

When Xia Zhuojun came for the first time, he was in a hurry and the Xia family did not have time to inquire about Xia Zhizhi's news.

After all, the idea at that time was to quickly confirm the identity.

But Xia Zhizhi went out to fool around, and she was not caught the first time.

After returning home, Xia Zhuojun told her parents that she had not seen Xia Zhizhi and had to go back to work.

The subsequent inquiries about Xia Zhizhi's news were done by their grandmother Zeng Zelan and Xia Zhizhi's adoptive father Xia Sihua.

It was still the same reason. Considering Pan Wenjun's health, I was afraid that she would hear some bad news and make her sad, so I didn't let her participate.