No one knows that on the night of the first Spring Festival when Chen Nuo came to this world, he stood by the Xuanwu Lake until dawn.
Chen Nuo didn't leave until the people setting off fireworks dispersed, the noisy Xuanwu Lake fell silent, and even the smell of burning sulfur in the air completely dissipated.
In the morning, Chen Nuo stopped a taxi and reported an address.
This address made the taxi driver a little frightened. He hesitated for a moment and accepted the order.
The address reported by Chen Nuo is XX Cemetery.
Early in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, I took an order to go to the cemetery—seeking the psychological shadow of this taxi driver.
In this life, Chen Nuo's birthplace, the boy named Chen Nuo before his rebirth, and his last caregiver, the old man, are buried here.
Because of emotions and reasons, he takes over other people's bodies and always comes to perform some filial piety on their behalf.
When he arrived at the entrance of the cemetery, Chen Nuo threw a hundred yuan to the driver and offered him a cigarette: "Excuse me, please stop here and wait for me for a while. I will pay my respects and then come out. It's not easy to take a taxi around here. In the morning
I still have somewhere to go."
Chen Nuo found the tombstone and put a bunch of bought paper money in front of it.
Before leaving, Chen Nuo thought for a while, turned back to the tombstone, knelt down and kowtowed three times.
"It's up to me to do some filial piety for him." Chen Nuo looked at the name on the tombstone that was actually unfamiliar to him: "Old man, as long as I don't die, I will come to kowtow to you every year."
After kowtowing, Chen Nuo walked out of the cemetery. When he came out, the driver was smoking on the roadside.
Chen Nuo reported the next address, and the driver's expression became even stranger.
Because the address reported by Chen Nuo is: Longtan Prison.
Okay! Let’s go to the cemetery on the first day of the new year, and go to the prison on the second day. You can enjoy it.
However, Chen Nuo gave him an extra 100 yuan and the driver tolerated it.
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The visit was agreed on the phone a few days ago. When Chen Nuo arrived at the prison, he took out his ID card and student ID card and entered according to the rules.
He also met Professor Zhang, whom he had met in Lao Sun's office at school.
Chen Nuo also had a good impression of Professor Zhang - he was a very serious and responsible person.
Chen Nuo's mother in this life was named Ou Ruohua. Chen Nuo knew nothing about her personality or character.
Ou Ruohua divorced Chen Nuo when she was very young, remarried six years ago, and went to prison three years ago for embezzling public funds to help her later husband pay off his gambling debts. As a result, the incident happened, and both of them were imprisoned.
Ironically, Ou Ruohua was sentenced to a heavier sentence than her husband because she was the actual perpetrator of embezzlement of public funds.
Naturally, Chen Nuo has no feelings for her... But just like the one in the cemetery, since he has replaced the original young man, it is also okay to take his body and live this life to fulfill his filial piety on that young man's behalf.
It's a bit of a conscience.
The reason why it was delayed until now was actually because Chen Nuo had not thought about how to face this woman.
Call me mom?
Well, I can’t say it a little bit.
Ou Ruohua and Chen Nuo look very similar, with very delicate facial features, especially the slender eyes and double eyelids. It can be seen that she must have been a beauty when she was young.
But Ou Ruohua, who was wearing the prison uniform at the moment, couldn't hide the haggardness on his face, and even looked a little old.
Chen Nuo remembered that she was only forty-one years old, but her hair was already a little gray.
The visit was in a small cubicle, separated by a window.
Ou Ruohua is not a serious criminal, so there are no shackles during the visit. But as soon as she saw Chen Nuo, the woman's expression suddenly became excited, and her eyes turned red. After choking and shouting "Xiao Nuo",
He covered his face and cried.
Chen Nuo looked at the female guards around him with some confusion.
The guard seemed to have seen this kind of scene many times, and his expression was very calm.
In fact, Ou Ruohua was pretty good to her son. Although she remarried, she did not ignore him and kept the money. She also occasionally visited Chen Nuo's original son.
Chen Nuo sighed and waited quietly for the woman to finish crying.
The woman cried for a while, probably to vent her emotions, and then gradually calmed down.
"Xiao Nuo...you, do you still hate me?"
Chen Nuo thought for a while and whispered: "Actually, no more." He raised his eyelids and said seriously: "I don't hate you, I'm telling the truth."
"Then you...have been refusing to come. I thought you would never come."
"I'm sorry, I didn't think about some things in my mind before." Chen Nuo actually felt a little embarrassed. After thinking about it, he immediately changed the topic: "Today, the first day of the Lunar New Year, I brought something for you, and I have already given it to you.
Disciplined. You...well, you got something to eat."
You can bring something to visit, as long as it is not against the rules.
Chen Nuo gave me some candies, chocolates, and some biscuits.
This is something Chen Nuo asked Guard Zhang on the phone before.
Guard Zhang told Chen Nuo that it was okay to bring these things, and... they were also the most appropriate.
After inspection by the prison authorities, Ou Ruohua could get some worthless food and give it to other inmates, which could improve her relationship and make her life in there smoother.
Like all mothers in the world, Ou Ruohua cared about Chen Nuo's health and asked about Chen Nuo's grades and life...
Basically she asked and Chen Nuo answered.
After chatting for a while, it was almost time for the discipline reminder.
Ou Ruohua's face was a little complicated: "You are doing well, so I feel relieved... We are the sinners of our generation, so you, a child, have to endure this before you grow up. Chen Nuo... If you hate me,
I actually admit that I deserve the hate I deserve."
Chen Nuo thought for a moment: "Don't think about this anymore. I'm really doing quite well now... Well, you are doing well too."
"Um!"
Ou Ruohua choked up a little: "Xiao Nuo! Mom must work hard and behave well. I will definitely come out early, and then...then we can meet! You wait until mom comes out, and she will compensate you and take good care of you, okay?"
"...Okay." Chen Nuo sighed inwardly and nodded.
Ou Ruohua's eyes seemed to finally have some light.
Before parting, Ou Ruohua suddenly hesitated. She seemed to be hesitating again and again, looking into Chen Nuo's eyes: "I... I have something to do, and I know it's inappropriate to say it... You must also have knots in your heart.
But Xiaonuo, mom can't help it, really can't help it! I'm really worried about this matter... Don't get me wrong, I, I... In my heart, you are all my children, I... I...
…”
Chen Nuo was a little confused.
"...I know it's inappropriate to tell you this. But I really have no one else to entrust to you! Xiaonuo, you are older and an adult after all, but she...I am really worried about her. I often
Have nightmares... nightmares...
...You, if it's convenient for you, would you like to go and see her? Although she was not born between me and your father, she is still your sister after all. You are all the meat that fell from my body...I, I...are all
I am the one who committed the evil, I am the one who committed the evil!!"
At this point, Ou Ruohua burst into tears: "She is only five years old, only five years old...Xiao Nuo, Xiao Nuo, I beg you, go see your sister, even if your mother begs you, go see her, see
Is she okay, is she living well, is she okay?"
Although Chen Nuo was surprised, he understood.
He looked at the crying woman in front of him and nodded solemnly: "Okay!"
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After the visit, Chen Nuo and Professor Zhang chatted for a while and finally figured out the matter.
Of course, he was very careful not to reveal that he "didn't know he had a half-sister", otherwise it would not make sense.
Ou Ruohua also has a daughter, who was born in the same marriage that she later remarried.
The girl is five years old this year. After Ou Ruohua and his wife were imprisoned, the child was given to a relative of the man's family to take care of him.
"According to the prisoner's request, we also notified the Women's Federation of the street where the prisoner is located, and sent clerks from the street and staff from the Women's Federation to visit the home twice. The feedback was normal and the child's life was guaranteed. But.
We don't know the more specific details... We are a prison after all, and we have our own affairs to deal with." Professor Zhang's words were very straightforward.
Finally, he wrote an address and phone number to Chen Nuo: "This is the address of the child's foster home. The phone number is the phone number of the staff of the street women's federation organization who will handle this matter. If you want to visit, you can contact the street women's federation organization first.
After talking to the other party’s family, you can go.”
Chen Nuo didn't waste any time and made the call that day.
The person who answered the phone was a clerk in charge of this matter from the neighborhood women's federation, a woman with a young voice, her surname was Liu.
Clerk Liu was very enthusiastic. After hearing Chen Nuo's intention, he immediately said that he could contact the foster family and asked to accompany Chen Nuo for a home visit.
An hour after hanging up the phone, clerk Liu sent a message and agreed to visit at noon the next day.
We didn't talk all night, and at noon the next day, we met at the place we had arranged with Clerk Liu.
Clerk Liu looks young, probably less than thirty years old. He is dressed very simply. He wears a Bosideng down jacket that has been very popular in the past two years. He is riding an electric bicycle in the winter.
It is conceivable that if a grassroots civil servant of this age is assigned to a place like the Street Women's Federation, which has little water, he must have nothing to do with his family.
The people were very enthusiastic. He had a good electric car, so he took care of Chen Nuo enthusiastically. He asked a few curious questions about Sun Xiaohua, a classmate who came with him, and stopped talking.
"I visited the child twice last year, and she felt pretty good. We had a meal together, and the child was very well-behaved... Hey, classmate Chen Nuo, your sister is really cute. Let me tell you, I really
I really like this child.” Clerk Liu didn’t come empty-handed. He also brought two pounds of apples. He was obviously a warm-hearted person: “Because of the child’s special situation, the child’s parents didn’t leave much money for the foster family, so people in the street
I have contacted the Women's Federation and some women's and children's rights protection organizations and secured some funds. Two hundred yuan will be allocated to the children every month to provide nutrition for the children to improve their lives. This money has always been received on schedule every month.
It is paid to the designated account of the foster family. Don’t worry, I’ve been keeping an eye on this.”
Chen Nuo's attitude was very polite: "Thank you for taking the trouble."
Clerk Liu waved his hand: "That's what my job is. Besides, your sister is really cute, and I like her very much too."
Arriving at the gate of the community, Chen Nuo stopped for a moment and bought a Want Want gift bag from the supermarket at the gate of the community as a gift for his "sister" whom he had never met.
After thinking about it, I bought two more cigarettes and two bottles of wine.
Clerk Liu saw this and felt something in his heart... This big boy was very considerate.
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