After driving for forty minutes, we found the family in a small town west of Hangzhou. We followed the address and found that it was a small shop facing the street, selling children's clothing.
It was noon now and not many people were around. A child was sitting on a rocking car outside a store. He had no expression on his face and was rocking by himself without an adult accompanying him.
Suddenly, an adult inside shouted, "It's time for lunch, Zhang Xiaoguo, why aren't you coming in yet?"
The little boy named Zhang Xiaoguo got off the bus and was delayed for a while. Then he saw the slightly plump woman running over and grabbing the little boy's ear, saying fiercely: "Didn't you hear me calling you to eat?"
The little boy pursed his lips and dared not cry, as if he knew he would be beaten if he cried.
The boy was about the same age as Ren Niannian, and Ren Chao could see that the boy had some similarities with him and Zhao Xia. His eyes immediately became red, and he seemed to be homesick, so he didn't dare to go forward for a moment.
Only Wen Qiao could go ahead and do it, after all, she is the only girl and the hope of the whole village.
She stepped forward and tried to soften her tone and asked the woman, "Excuse me, is this Zhang Susu's home?"
Wen Qiao originally thought that the slightly plump woman was Zhang Susu, but she seemed to get angry when she heard the name. She kicked Zhang Xiaoguo on the butt and glared at Wen Qiao: "What are you looking for his mother for?"
Wen Qiao was surprised: "Where is his mother? Can you let her out? I have something to discuss with her."
Yao Fen saw that the girl was pretty, and there were a few handsome men behind her who were dressed very luxuriously. Although they were from a small town, she knew that they must be rich people.
"His mom? His mom never comes home all year round."
Wen Qiao's heart skipped a beat. After some inquiries, he found out that Zhang Xiaoguo's mother, Zhang Susu, was only 22 years old this year. She gave birth to Zhang Xiaoguo out of wedlock at the age of 17 and didn't even know who the father of the child was.
Zhang Susu was a person with no sense of responsibility. She left the child to her brother and sister-in-law, the child's uncle and aunt, and went to work in another place.
Although he says he works, he never sends money back home.
The uncle is okay with the child, but the aunt has no blood relationship with the child. She is getting more and more annoyed by having an extra burden eating at home, so she is usually very harsh on the child.
Ren Chao almost cried after hearing this.
He told Yao Fen about the situation and asked her to ask the child's mother to come back quickly to discuss what to do.
It was impossible for Yao Fen to have any feelings for the child in the first place. When she heard this, she just wanted Ren Chao to take the child away immediately.
But she was not the child's mother, so her word did not count, so she quickly called Zhang Susu to come back.
Zhang Susu was also a carefree person. After all, she had been away from home for the past five years, and sometimes she didn't even come back for the Chinese New Year. When she suddenly heard that the son was not hers, she was not that excited and just said that she would be back in two days.
Ren Chao looked at the child reluctantly, then went back with Wen Qiao and the others.
This time, Wen Qiao and his friends no longer lived in the mountains, but found a hotel in the town where Ren Chao and his friends lived.
There were not many people in the town at around seven or eight o'clock in the evening, and all the shops were closed. Wen Qiao came out after taking a shower and saw that Fu Nanli looked unhappy. Then she looked again and saw that her uncle and No. 3 were in their room.
Su Ce also had a deck of playing cards in his hand and raised them: "Play cards."
Fu Nanli: …
(End of this chapter)