"Can I ask the specific reason?"
"It's probably because of suspicion. I suspect that our ancestors left something good for Shen Mingyi and Shen Changshou. Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense. Shen Ankang's sister was exchanged for Shen Ankang, so she gave birth to a daughter. She wanted to marry him in the future. The child had sex with her husband. I remember her surname was Xiao. They recruited the son of Shen Changshou's godfather. That godfather should be named Guan or something. When this matter came out, no one in our family could figure it out. What happened? In terms of seniority, it was not suitable, very inappropriate. Although the godfather had more than one son in his family, it was a bit strange to let his son into the family. Later, when they talked about inheritance, they adopted their first son. They were adopted as soon as they were born. Our family was invited to have a drink, and we thought about asking what was going on, but they didn’t say anything clearly, and they talked about fortune telling and the like. My grandma’s idea was that they were impatient with the questions, so they asked her. Excuse. There may be real fortune-telling, but the Xiao family and the Guan family both agree that Shen Ankang must have given the things. The things that the ancestors left to Shen Mingyi and Shen Changshou must have fallen into Shen Ankang's hands."
"Is this just speculation?"
"They firmly believe it. My grandfather and the others don't talk about it very much. I'm not sure whether this is just gossip between women's families, whether it's an outsider's thoughts as a daughter-in-law, or whether it's real. In those days, it was really important to Any rights or inheritance have nothing to do with wives and daughters. They may not have the opportunity to know the secrets of a family. It is an exaggeration to say that the family is a bit exaggerated. The sisters who first declared Xiu and Mingyi all lost contact with their families after they got married. , status is even lower. Alas"
"Yeah. After Shen Ankang died, the other two families wanted to recognize their children as their ancestors. Is that right?"
"There is such a thing. At that time, our family had less contact with their family. The main reason was that Shen Ankang's wives did not agree to return Xiao Ying. They were just daughters-in-law. After their men died, they were regarded as that family. There are only a few members, but to the outside world, Shen Ankang's sister also wants Xiao Ying to go. They had no choice but to invite several elderly people from our family. But when my grandma told me what happened, there must be something weird in this matter. They They called people from our family to support the scene and uphold justice, but the two sides started to argue. Some of the words they said were incomprehensible to our family, and they were unwilling to explain. It was probably because of the initial recruitment and adoption that Shen Ankang benefited. , with conditions and an agreement, it is reasonable and reasonable for them to ask Xiao Ying to recognize his ancestor and return to the clan. But Shen Ankang's wives did not agree. "
"You don't know what their conditions are?"
"Well, I don't know. My grandma and the others are just suspicious. Oh, my grandma even scolded my grandpa for this. She felt that he had concealed things and foolishly treated people as relatives. He didn't get any benefits at all and gave them all to others."
"I understand. So, your family also received New Year's cards from Xiao Ying? Are you sure that Xiao Ying who sent the cards is your relative?"
"My mother thought so. She was very sure. When I received the greeting card, I remember that it was my father who took the card from the mailbox. He didn't know this person and asked my mother and me. My mother thought for a while, I just remembered that Xiao Ying was the same Xiao Ying. The name is actually not very certain. My grandparents called him by his nickname, Xiao Wu or Ah Wu or something like that. After the adoption, he got a one-letter name, but it wasn't 'Win' either. , the other pronunciations are somewhat similar. Sorry, I really can’t remember.”
"It doesn't matter. Your mother is very sure of his identity, but your mother's brother doesn't seem so sure?"
"That's right. My uncles and uncles are not saying they are bad, but they may not know these things. My grandma and great-grandmother will not tell them too many such things. My grandpa is not willing to listen, let alone The younger generation below knows. The main reason is that they have the idea of preferring boys over girls. They did not treat my mother harshly, but the way of raising children is different. They still believe that boys should bear more important responsibilities at home and should work hard. As for girls, , mother and grandmother take care of some housework and talk about the shortcomings of the family, it doesn’t matter.”
"Yeah. What do your elders think of Xiao Ying himself?"
"It's pitiful. It's a bit complicated. Considering the later recognition of their ancestors, they thought Xiao Ying might have been in his teens or 20s at the time? He was admitted to college. They thought he was a good boy, but Shen Ankang should be the important one in the end. The inheritance was given to him. He should have got the most important thing in our family. This kind of thinking in the current family is at best a rich man with some savings. The connections and connections he had could not be preserved in that era. Mainly There is no one to maintain it. Of course, this is my opinion. No one in our family joined the army. Although it was not affected too much by the war, it did not benefit from it, and it was impossible to maintain some of the previous relationships. Our elders definitely did not get it. I don’t know those people for such instructions. The few men at Shen Mingyi’s side are short-lived and in poor health. They have been struggling with the matter of continuing the incense for a long time. "
"Well, I can understand your idea."
"It's understandable to talk about relics and antiques. It's possible that some old objects from the past were left behind and passed to Xiao Ying's hands. The matter of recognizing ancestors and returning to the clan should also worry Xiao Ying. Normal people They will all be distressed. How could their biological parents be willing to send them away, and then pick them up after the person dies? They will definitely suspect that their biological parents have other agendas. It is not for him, but for what he gets. Something. He should be good-looking, with a good temper, and very polite. My grandma and the others had a very good impression of him, and felt that it was a pity for the child. They asked my grandma and the others to seek justice several times, and he must have been grateful. Later, he gave us several Sending New Year's cards is probably also because of this kind of kindness. It cannot be said to be kindness and envy. Maybe his family is divided like that. In our family, the father is kind and the son is filial."
"I understand. Have you ever sent anything to Xiao Ying?"
"My mother sent New Year's cards. She sent them in the first two years. Later, I saw that the addresses of the New Year's cards he sent every year were different, and they were all from different countries. I suspected that he always traveled during the New Year, so she stopped sending them. In fact, my mother has also talked about this, and the reason why he is so cool may be due to the fact that he adopted Shen Ankang and got something."
"Well. The suspicion of your family elders has never been confirmed, right? There are no clues?"
"No."
"In addition to New Year's cards, are there any other contacts?"
"there is none left."
"Ok, thank you."