"What kind of drugs did she give you? You believe everything she says?" Madam Qi became even more agitated.
“Mother.” Hearing the unkind words directed at Hong Xiaoduo, Madam Hua felt very uncomfortable and couldn’t help but speak up.
However, the person in front of her was her mother-in-law, who had treated her like her own daughter all these years. Her mother-in-law was kind and understanding. After Tong'er's accident, her mother-in-law was sad and had to comfort her instead.
The reason my mother-in-law acted this way just now was because of Tong'er's situation; she found it hard to accept.
Therefore, Hua Shi really couldn't bring herself to criticize her mother-in-law for saying such things about Hong Xiaoduo.
"My lady, I know you can't believe what I just said, and it's hard for you to accept. But if you have any emotions, take them out on me, and don't take them out on others."
As I mentioned before, I wanted to adopt Kaiyang, but Xiaoduo said she had no right to make that decision herself.
She asked the child for his opinion, but the child didn't agree, and she didn't force him to. You have to understand, she was only fifteen or sixteen years old, yet she was raising seven children; how difficult that must have been for her.
Giving one up for adoption is a good thing for her, as it reduces one of her burdens.
But why didn't she do that? Why did she respect a child's own wishes? Madam, don't say she regretted it later. You weren't there when you met them. Their circumstances back then were completely different from now.
I was able to confirm this when I saw Kaiyang this time. The child's complexion, clothing, and even his current aura were completely different. From this, I can infer that their current living conditions have improved significantly.
Think about it carefully. If I hadn't told you, could you imagine that before following Xiaoduo, Kaiyang was a poor little beggar who was barely clothed and had nothing to eat?
So, Xiaoduo's regret for not letting me adopt Kaiyang back then, and her current initiative, is just some kind of trick or scheme of hers, because this reason is simply not sufficient.
"If I were truly a brainless fool, deceived by a girl in her teens, could I have become a second-rank official? I would probably have been demoted long ago, or my head would be buried with overgrown grass by now." Lord Wei patiently advised his wife.
“Yes, Mother, whether you believe in that young lady Hong or not, at least you should believe in Father, right?” Wei Zizheng also spoke up to persuade her, even though his mind was in turmoil at the moment.
Hua, who was standing to the side, actually wanted to go out immediately to see the child after her father-in-law said that Kaiyang was her biological son Tong'er.
Although I see that child every day during this time, it's not the same. Now my father-in-law says that child is his Tong'er.
“Zheng-ge, Kaiyang is our Tong’er. I knew I felt this way this time.” Hua Shi held her husband’s arm, trying hard to suppress her excitement.
After all, the mother-in-law is finding it hard to accept reality and is still emotionally unstable.
She didn't harbor resentment towards her mother-in-law because of her mother-in-law's reaction of questioning whether Kaiyang was Tong'er. Hua Shi could understand her mother-in-law's feelings at this moment. After finally finding her grandson who had been by her side for so long and had called her "grandmother" for so long, it turned out to be a fake. She would also find it hard to accept if she were in her mother-in-law's shoes.
While worrying about his mother, Wei Zizheng also had to soothe his wife's emotions: "Calm down, calm down, what's ours will eventually come back to us." Why did he say this? Because he was really afraid that something might happen to the fact that Kaiyang was Tong'er's.
If it were any other ordinary matter, and her husband said this, the intelligent Mrs. Hua would understand the meaning behind his words.
"Master, please don't blame me for being a woman, but no matter what, you must make things clear today. You can't just accept whatever you say." Madam Qi was unusually stubborn today.
Lord Wei looked deeply at his wife, sighed softly, and said, "Even if you don't ask, I still have to tell you."
Knowing her husband's temperament well, Qi felt a sudden unease upon seeing his expression and tone, sensing that what he was about to say was truly bad.
"Father, shall Caiying and I return first?" Wei Zizheng looked at the way his father looked at his mother. Although he didn't know what his father was going to say next, he felt that it had a lot to do with his mother.
Ms. Hua was so eager to see her son that she didn't notice her father-in-law's unusually cautious attitude towards her mother-in-law. When she heard her husband say that, she immediately stood up and prepared to leave with him.
"No, you two stay as well and listen along," Lord Wei said.
Upon hearing this, Wei Zizheng and his wife exchanged glances. Wei Zizheng gently patted his wife's hand on his arm, and Hua could only suppress her emotions and sit down again.
"Madam, you should still remember Jiang Yumin, right?" Lord Wei asked his wife.
Upon hearing this, Madam Qi's expression immediately turned somewhat unpleasant. She said, "If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have remembered." But why did her husband suddenly bring her up?
When Ms. Hua heard the name her father-in-law mentioned, she didn't react at all and looked at her husband.
Wei Zizheng frowned slightly. Jiang? His mother had an uncle surnamed Jiang, but as far back as he could remember, his mother and that aunt's family were not close.
When his maternal grandparents were alive, whether it was for their birthdays, when they were seriously ill, during the Lunar New Year, or when they passed away, his mother would take him to see that aunt, but they would only exchange greetings.
After his mother and parents passed away, he entered the academy, and his father became even busier than before. His mother also handled all the important matters for his uncles' families herself.
I haven't seen that aunt or her family since then.
Could the person Father just mentioned be someone from Aunt's family? But what does that have to do with Tong'er's matter? Why does Father's expression make him feel that this matter is not so simple?
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