Chen Xuan was completely unable to react. Fortunately, except for her slow reaction, everyone present was a very smart person. Chen Xuan was not Wen Yaying either. She did not have the temperament of a born young lady. When Madam Wen held her hand, Chen Xuan felt like she could not come back to her senses. Madam Wen had always treated her very well, especially recently. Chen Xuan always felt flattered. If Madam Wen was her mother, Chen Xuan would understand why Madam Wen did all this.
But, didn’t her mother pass away
Chen Xuan would not make a scene like Wen Yaying. Even though they were not mother and daughter, Mrs. Wen had helped her a lot. Although she did not know how Mrs. Wen became her mother, Chen Xuan did not want to make a fool of herself. Wen Yaying was the eldest daughter. Even if she was unreasonable, people would not dare to offend her because of her father. Chen Xuan was not of such a temperament, and she did not have such a father. Chen Xuan was brought up by Mrs. Wen and met a lot of uncles, aunts, and cousins.
At first, she was a little overwhelmed, but fortunately, Mrs. Wen looked firm as usual, so Chen Xuan slowly recovered. She knew how to behave in social situations, to hold her head high and not show any guilt. She had to be kind to others, be polite, and not let people look down on her. Chen Xuan followed Mrs. Wen and did not disgrace her evaluation of her, especially with Wen Yaying as a comparison, as long as Chen Xuan behaved normally, she would be excellent.
After the dinner was over and the guests left, Mrs. Wen wanted to talk to Chen Xuan alone, but Chen Xuan was a little embarrassed. "I'll come over tomorrow. It's getting late and I have to go home first. Our little girl needs me to coax her to sleep at night, otherwise she will be naughty."
Madam Wen patted Chen Xuan on the back and said, "That's good too. Let's go back first."
Chen Xuan went home with Wei Nian first. Wei Nian had changed into a suit of Mr. Wen's. Because they were taking the Wen family's car home, Chen Xuan didn't talk to Wei Nian on the way home. She kept holding Wei Nian's hand and thinking about what happened at the banquet. Chen Xuan might not be as quick as Wei Nian in her temporary reaction, but she was definitely not a stupid person. She could figure out everything after thinking about it. When they arrived at the door of the house, Chen Xuan thought of what Wei Nian said to Wen Yaying about being a big sister, which made Wen Yaying angry. Chen Xuan stared at Wei Nian with a gloomy face. After getting off the car, she ignored Wei Nian and went to the old lady's room to see that the little girl was really energetic. When she saw the sweet and soft girl, Chen Xuan's heart softened. She rubbed her hands to warm them before picking up the little girl. When the little girl saw her mother coming, she nudged her little head into Chen Xuan's arms. Old Mrs. Wei said, "It's time for dinner. Go and feed the child. She wasn't very happy with the goat's milk she drank at night. I fed her some rice porridge, but she just refused to sleep. She must be waiting for you." She muttered a few words, "Why are you back so late?" and told Chen Xuan to go back and coax the child.
Chen Xuan carried her daughter back to the house, and Wei Nian followed Chen Xuan to the house. Seeing her daughter arching her little butt to suck milk, he smiled and said, "Our daughter is hungry."
Chen Xuan stared at Wei Nian and asked him, "Did you know this a long time ago?"
Sister Liu brought in two cups of warm water. Wei Nian was a little hungry, so he said to Sister Liu, "Sister-in-law, see if there is anything to eat in the kitchen? I didn't eat well tonight." Sister Liu went to the kitchen to get something to eat.
Seeing Chen Xuan still staring at him, Wei Nian said awkwardly, "It wasn't that long ago. I found out a few days ago, and I was just thinking about how to tell you. I didn't dare to tell you because I was worried that you would be unhappy."
Chen Xuan was very unhappy that Wei Nian had hidden something from her. Chen Xuan said, "Why should I be unhappy? Would I be unhappy that my mother is still alive?" Chen Xuan was just a little confused. She could never have imagined that Madam Wen was her mother.
"That's not what you mean. You and your daughter have been separated for many years."
"Hurry up and tell me everything you know! Don't make me angry!" Chen Xuan glared at Wei Nian again and snorted heavily to show that she was very unhappy! Wei Nian knew that it was not kind to hide this from Chen Xuan. He knew only a limited amount, so he told Chen Xuan everything. Chen Xuan was furious when she thought of her uncle and aunt. "I want to know that they have done this before! The last time they came, I should have kicked them out!"
"Oh, they are such terrible people." Wei Nian said, and he also hated the uncle and aunt of the Chen family. He quietly asked Chen Xuan, "Have you seen your mother's dowry?"
"No, they are gone a long time ago." Chen Xuan said, "They must have sold them secretly. They are like this, and I don't see them living a good life. They deserve it! It's all retribution!"
According to Chen Xuan's personality, she was very angry when she said something like a curse. Chen Xuan still had a sour face, and Wei Nian said, "I told you everything I know, why are you still not happy?"
"Brother Nian, when do you think the Madam recognized me?" Chen Xuan thought about the matter between herself and Madam Wen and asked Wei Nian for his opinion.
Ever since Wei Nian knew about the relationship between Madam Wen and his wife, he had been thinking about the interactions between Madam Wen and his wife over the past few years. Wei Nian had already guessed, and said, "If I were to say, it should be when she went to your store to buy leather. That time, she bought a lot of leather and talked to you a lot, right?"
"At that time, I thought she was angry because I had been with Wen Yaying at the salon." Chen Xuan frowned, "Brother Anian, do you think she doesn't want to recognize me?"
"That's not the case. I think she likes you very much. She is probably worried that you will resent her. After all, she had to leave you behind in the first place, but she never looked for you after her situation improved." It has to be said that Wei Nian and Madam Wen have very similar thoughts.
Chen Xuan sighed and gave her daughter another one to continue eating. She looked at Wei Nian, her eyes fell on the fat girl in her arms, and whispered, "Although I used to see my second uncle and second aunt treat my cousins well, I was very envious in my heart, and I would also think that if my parents were alive, they would definitely love me very much. Alas, but from what you said, she had no choice before. You don’t know that in the countryside, the days of being a widow are the most difficult. If I had a son, it would be fine, but I am still a girl. You also know the temper of my second uncle and second aunt. They can do anything for money. What the lady said is true. In my hometown, if a widow without children wants to return to her parents' home, the dowry must be returned to her. But if there are children, if the children stay in the husband's family, the dowry will be half for each. My second uncle and second aunt can't let me go with her just for her dowry. If I go with her, the dowry will be taken away. Even if he said he didn't want a dowry and took me with him, my second uncle wouldn't agree. He has to have a face in the village so that he can live a good life in the future."
Chen Xuan is not a saint. She also feels a little sad, but not to the point of being heartbroken. Chen Xuan said, "In fact, there are widows in the village who live with their daughters. Brother Anian, you don't know that they are too bullied. All the cats and dogs in the village will bully you, and there are a lot of gossips. It's better for one of them to live well than for both of them to live poorly. I live with my second uncle and second aunt, and I work every day, so the food is a little worse. In fact, for every meal, only my second uncle and cousin eat white flour, and my second aunt and cousin don't eat white flour, they all eat coarse grains. In the countryside, even if you survive until you become an old lady, the family with a good life will only have the old man eating in a small stove, and the old lady and others will eat from a big pot. In the countryside, women are second-class people. It's different in the city. The atmosphere in the city is open and the law is enforced. As long as women work hard, they can always earn a living for themselves."
"Back then, I had my brother Anian to help me, so I didn't have to worry about food and clothing in our house. It's been several years since I learned junior high school courses. In this world, how much hardship you endure and how much happiness you enjoy are all the same. How much hardship did she have to endure to get to where she is today? There's nothing to resent or not. Look at Wen Yaying. Although I had to work every day in the countryside, if I were with Wen Yaying, I would have been bullied to death. I was very honest when I was a child." Chen Xuan added, "It's okay for a widow to remarry on her own. New people don't care about the first or second marriage, but the world is not that new. If she takes me with her, I'll be a burden. The Wen family is a wealthy family, so there must be a lot of things to pay attention to."
Chen Xuan spoke softly. Seeing her daughter had eaten her fill, she held the child in her arms and gently patted her burp. The little girl was full and wanted to grab the shiny things on her mother's neck and ears. Chen Xuan hurriedly handed the child to Wei Nian and took off the jewelry and put it away. The last time she went to return the jewelry, Madam Wen mentioned today's banquet and asked her to keep it. After putting the jewelry away, Chen Xuan had already made some judgments about her relationship with Madam Wen. Unless Madam Wen admitted her mistake, there was nothing for Madam Wen to plot against her now. If Madam Wen did not admit her mistake, then Madam Wen was probably her mother. However, Chen Xuan said to Wei Nian in a serious tone, "Brother Nian, although Madam may really be my mother, we should just get along like we did before, but don't take advantage of Mr. Wen. That would make people look down on us, and we are not surnamed Wen. Besides, our life is good now. We don't have to worry about food and clothing, and we have savings. We can live a good life and we don't have to worry about a bad life. We can't do things that make people look down on us."
"I know, am I that kind of person?" Wei Nian kissed his daughter, and was relieved to see that Chen Xuan was not affected.
At one point, Sister Liu brought two bowls of hot noodle soup with poached eggs. The little girl's eyes lit up when she saw it, and she clapped her hands and babbled. Chen Xuan dipped the tip of her chopsticks and let the little girl lick it, and the little girl swallowed it with a slurp. Wei Nian handed the little girl to Sister Liu to hold, and sent Sister Liu to the outer room with the little girl. The couple ate noodles head to head, and Wei Nian suddenly put the egg in his bowl into Chen Xuan's bowl. Chen Xuan looked up at him. Wei Nian was a silver-tongued person who could say any sweet words, but at this moment he suddenly felt embarrassed and said stiffly, "Eat."
For some reason, Chen Xuan's eyes felt sore and tears fell drop by drop, landing on the golden fried eggs in the bowl.
To say that Chen Xuan resented Madam Wen was not true. Chen Xuan was not an unreasonable person. As she said, it was extremely difficult for a widow with a daughter to live in the countryside. Moreover, Chen Xuan was living a good life now, and she had always been kind, but for some reason, she felt an inconsolable sadness. Chen Xuan ate while crying. After finishing two poached eggs and a bowl of noodles, she gathered enough strength to cry bitterly. She didn't know where her anger came from, and she even got angry at Wei Nian, saying to Wei Nian, "You deserve to have red wine splashed on your face. This is the retribution for being dishonest!"
Wei Nian swore to God that he would never dance with another woman for the rest of his life.
After Chen Xuan vented her grievances, Wei Nian coaxed Chen Xuan for a long time, and then brought the little girl in to her. As soon as the fat girl was in his arms, Chen Xuan felt better. After lying down for a long time, Chen Xuan suddenly said, "Brother Nian, I will never leave our little girl for the rest of my life."
"Okay, let's find a live-in son-in-law for the little girl in the future."
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