After listening to Niu Erni's words, Gu Ning subconsciously found the loopholes in it, "You have already said that the other party is a big shot from the capital, how could he lose a daughter in the countryside of Anzhou City?"
Gu Ning felt that this was even more outrageous than her father Gu Jianshe's life experience.
After all, why is her father Gu Jianshe not caring about the family? Then the Gu family and Anjia are both in the same city.
and--
Her mother Liu Shuzhen's so-called family members are in the capital?
How is this possible?
A child that is far away, even if it is someone else's child, should not be left in the mountains and valleys of Anzhou City.
Here, they are really far apart.
"Then I don't know." Niu Erni shook her head, "I don't know how the other party lost the child and how the child got into my mother-in-law's hands, but I do know that the child my mother-in-law was pregnant with back then,
Due to the death of her husband, the child could not be saved. When my mother-in-law recalled it, she said that she picked it up on the mountain when she went to worship——"
She looked at Liu Shuzhen and said, "Shuzhen I picked up on the mountain."
"Back then, my mother-in-law suddenly lost her husband and daughter, which was a huge blow. Shuzhen came at the right time. To my mother-in-law, she was the daughter whom God compensated her for. That's why my mother-in-law brought Shuzhen to her.
Jane picked it up and took it back."
"Moreover, my mother-in-law has indeed treated Shuzhen as her own daughter for so many years."
Except for things in the capital, almost everything is clear.
Liu Shuzhen couldn't accept it. She couldn't accept that she was not the daughter of the Liu family.
Even after the relationship between the two parties weakened, she still regarded herself as a member of the Liu family in terms of the fact that she could provide pension money to her mother and father every month.
It's just that I have a falling out with my elder brother and sister-in-law.
Seeing that his mother was in a bad mood, Gu Ning gently held her hand and comforted her.
Then, he said to Niu Erni, "Auntie, I am very grateful to you for telling us the truth, but I need to confirm it myself, and wait until I confirm the authenticity."
Her eyes moved to Liu Baoliang, "I will handle Liu Baoliang's work by then."
This is equivalent to Gu Ning's promise to Niu Erni and Liu Baoliang, mother and son.
Niu Erni also understood Gu Ning's personality, but she thought that he had to confirm that he was helping to find a job.
This made Niu Erni a little embarrassed, "If you confirm that it will take a year or two, then won't my Baoliang have to wait that long?"
Her son is already very young, and only a stable job in the city can enable him to marry a wife in the shortest possible time.
As for why she doesn't need money, she builds a house for her family and marries a wife. On this point, Niu Erni is still prescient. After all, asking for money to build a house is only temporary, but having a job as an iron rice bowl is for life.
She could still see this.
Gu Ning thought for a moment, "I will give you an answer within a week at the latest."
"What you said is final."
The surprise on Niu Erni's face could not be concealed.
Gu Ning hummed and watched them leave.
Gu Ning then entered the room and looked at Liu Shuzhen, who was slumped on a chair. She didn't even notice that Niu Erni, mother and son left.
"mom?"
Gu Ning stepped forward and gently rubbed Liu Shuzhen's shoulders, "Are you okay?"
In fact, she didn't have much idea about whether they were the Liu family, because from the beginning, they were not particularly close to the Liu family.
But Liu Shuzhen is different. The Liu family is where she grew up after all.
Liu Shuzhen's eyes were a little red, and her tone was a bit unpleasant, "I have never thought that I am not from the Liu family."
"I'm a little confused, I need to think about it."
Gu Ning hummed and helped her stand up, "Then you go in and rest for a while." After a pause, he looked into the other person's eyes and said, "Mom."
Liu Shuzhen looked at her in confusion, her eyes were reddish, and there were wrinkles at the end of her eyes, but even though she was over forty, she could still see her youthful demeanor, with a certain elegance in her gentleness.
This is the real Liu Shuzhen, who has become more and more brilliant after getting rid of her poor life.
Gu Ning carefully searched for something on her mother's face. After a while, she fixed her gaze and spoke firmly, "Whether you are from the Liu family or not, you are Yangyang and I's mother, our father's wife, and the mistress of our family."
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In fact, compared to the Liu family, they are a real family.
A family that is made up of flesh and blood.
These words made Liu Shuzhen burst into tears instantly. With a somewhat nasal voice, she nodded heavily and went up to hug Gu Ning tightly.
In Liu Shuzhen's view, many times, as a mother, she is supported by her daughter.
After comforting Liu Shuzhen, Gu Ning gently closed the door of the house.
The moment she closed the door, the gentleness on Gu Ning's face faded away, and she became a bit harsh. She murmured in a low voice, "Not the Liu family?"
So which family is her mother from?
*
In the afternoon of that day, Gu Ning took Liu Shuzhen, who was in better condition, to visit Liu's house.
To be honest, she has not been to the Liu family for many years, but her mother has always been in contact with her. She gave her grandma 20 yuan in pension every month, and Liu Shuzhen bought some peach cakes and snacks separately.
This money and supplies are enough for an old man to live a very decent life in the countryside.
However, the reality was the opposite. Old Mrs. Liu looked unsatisfied. Even the clothes she wore were old clothes from many years ago and had been mended one after another.
It looks extremely pitiful.
Gu Ning frowned slightly and looked at each other with Liu Shuzhen. Liu Shuzhen shook her head and walked over, holding Old Mrs. Liu's arm, "Mom, didn't I just cut you two pairs of new clothes? Why didn't I see you wearing them?
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Mrs. Liu is old, her eyes are a little blurred, and her ears are not very clear. She half-hunched her body and raised her ears, "Ah? Shuzhen, is it Shuzhen who is back?"
It seemed as if Liu Shuzhen's question was not heard at all.
Gu Ning thought of something, "Mom, are the clothes you cut for grandma made of good quality fabric?"
Liu Shuzhen thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes, it's the old fabric that I grabbed from the supply and marketing cooperative outside our house."
Indeed, good clothes are not cheap. Thinking of her mother, who had never worn good clothes for half her life, Liu Shuzhen cut off two pieces in one go, just to make her happy.
Gu Ning, "I understand."
"What do you know?" Liu Shuzhen was a little confused.
Gu Ning sighed and pointed at Liu Baoliang, who was standing at the door of the yard, wanting to greet him but not daring to come out, "Look what Liu Baoliang and Liu Rongrong are wearing??"
Both of them are children of the Liu family.
As soon as she said this, Liu Shuzhen looked over and saw the clothes on the two of them. Although they had been remade, the fabric looked very familiar.
Liu Shuzhen's expression suddenly changed, "Mother."
She took Old Mrs. Liu's arm and sounded unhappy.
Mrs. Liu seemed to be no longer deaf this time and could hear everything clearly. She sighed, "Shuzhen, I'm old. I don't care what I wear. Anyway, I'm at home every day, but the children are different. Baoliang has to go out to work.
It's no good if you don't have decent clothes. Rongrong has reached the age of marriage and she wants to go on a blind date, but she can't let the man look down on her."
A few years ago, the boss's family and Shuzhen had a falling out and stopped communicating with each other. Life became difficult for the boss's family.
Fortunately, Shuzhen is a filial person. Although she has cut off contact with her eldest brother's family, she has always been respectful to her, an old woman.
Old Mrs. Liu has a very traditional mindset. She has food, drink and clothing, but she wants to give all the good things to her children.
Although, he is a good elder who loves his younger generations.
However, in this situation, there is something strange. The daughter's filial piety is used by the old man to supplement the son's family.
No matter how you think about it, it will make you feel a little uncomfortable.
Liu Shuzhen murmured, "Mom, how could you do this?"
She couldn't give a reason to refute, but she felt extremely uncomfortable.
Gu Ning patted her mother's wrist and said, "Grandma knows that you care about your child, but my mother also cares about you, so she bought you good things. If you continue to be like this in the future, it will chill my mother's heart. Anyway, I don't care.
No matter what you buy, it won't fall on you, so it's better not to buy it and be disrespectful."
this--
Mrs. Liu almost choked with one breath, "Ning Ning, you were quite kind-hearted when you were a child."
Why are you so cruel now?
After all, she just gave her things to her grandchildren.
Gu Ning seemed to know what Mrs. Liu was still saying, "Grandma, Liu Baoliang is not doing well because he has no ability. The same goes for Liu Rongrong."
"You can pamper your daughter if you want to, but if you pamper your daughter with something that is filial to you, it's completely different."
"Gu Ning, what are you talking about?" Liu Rongrong, who was listening in the corner at the door of the yard, suddenly stopped and started accusing her immediately.
She is two years younger than Gu Ning, already in her twenties, and should have reached the age of marriage long ago. However, because she has high eyesight and has seen the good life in the city, she looks down on people from the countryside.
Or, to put it another way, when she saw the place where Gu Ning lived and the people around Gu Ning, she became even more unwilling to see her family scrawling in the countryside like this, and then, with their faces turned to the earth and their backs to the sky, they gave birth to children.
Just live like this for the rest of your life.
Gu Ning glanced at Liu Rongrong indifferently, "Isn't it?"
"Didn't the clothes you are wearing be bought by my mother for the old man?"
"You even rob old people's things, Liu Rongrong, where is your pride?"
She had always known that her cousin was a tough girl. When she was young, the Gu family was poor. Every time her mother took her siblings back to her parents' home, Liu Rongrong would laugh at her because her poor relatives came to beat her.
This is the temperament of the other party that beats children, and it will not change even when they grow up.
Liu Rongrong blushed at these words, "If you give me milk, I can give it to anyone I want!"
"Your family is so rich, yet you are so stingy."
Isn’t it embarrassing to have to find a way out even for the things you sent out?
Gu Ning gave her a cold look, "My family is rich, not because of the strong wind, but because of the things we have, we just feed the dogs. The dogs also know how to wag their tails and feed people. She only knows how to be greedy."
"you--"
As soon as she said this, Liu Rongrong's expression changed on the spot. Just when she was about to point at Gu Ning and say something, Liu Baoliang grabbed her and held her tightly to prevent her from speaking.
"Gu Ning, Rongrong is still young and not sensible. I will teach her well. You go into the room to talk to my grandma first, so as not to delay the truth."
I have to say that Liu Baoliang and Liu Rongrong have almost become a counterexample.
He seemed to have suddenly enlightened after experiencing the hardships in society, while Liu Rongrong was still immersed in unrealistic fantasies.
Liu Baoliang lowered his head, temporarily extinguishing the dispute.
Gu Ning glanced at Liu Baoliang in surprise. She didn't expect that Liu Baoliang was so adaptable now. She didn't come to Liu's house to look for trouble.
I'm not pursuing it either.
Instead, Old Mrs. Liu, who looked equally unhappy, entered the back room.
As soon as they entered.
Liu Rongrong exploded, "Brother, why are you like this? You didn't see how proud Gu Ning is? Why are you laughing at us?"
"You still speak for her and act lowly in front of her. Isn't it embarrassing for you?"
Liu Baoliang rubbed his face. He was only in his early twenties, but because he was working odd jobs in various places and his life was unsatisfactory, he looked like he was about three years old.
He squatted down and held his head, "Well Rongrong, tell me, what will be the result of your quarrel with Gu Ning?"
"Of course I win!"
She, Liu Rongrong, has always defeated Gu Ning since she was little, okay?
However, things changed for my uncle and his family later on and they became city dwellers, which slowly widened the gap between the two families.
As for Gu Ning's top scorer in the college entrance examination, he was admitted to Tsinghua University. In Liu Rongrong's eyes, not only did he not see the other person's excellence, but he felt that if Gu Ning had been willing to give up his place at Textile Factory High School.
Then maybe it was her and her brother who got the top prize or were admitted to Tsinghua University.
It was Gu Ning's turn to show off his power in their house.
As a brother and sister who grew up together, how could he not know what his sister was thinking?
Liu Baoliang looked at her, as if he could see into the depths of people's hearts, "What happens next? Rongrong, what happens after you win the argument?"
Liu Rongrong was stunned for a moment when she was asked this question. Then, under her brother's gaze, she subconsciously dodged, "Brother, what happened? I won the quarrel. Of course I'm happy."
She defeated Gu Ning, but she defeated Gu Ning.
Liu Baoliang was extremely disappointed, "Rong Rong, if you have always been like this, then I can guarantee that you will not only be unable to get married in this life, but you will even be far away from Gu Ning's life in the future."
After saying this, he turned around and left to prepare the tea leaves picked only in spring at home to entertain the guests.
Liu Rongrong was left alone, initially a little aggrieved, but in the end, she didn't know what she thought of, and her face suddenly turned pale.
She turned her head and looked at the wooden window of her grandma's house. She seemed to understand all of a sudden, and her whole body slumped against the mud wall.
*
inside the house.
Gu Ning looked at Old Mrs. Liu, but neither of them spoke.