Chapter 12

Tang Yanhua was especially attentive tonight.

He did not know why, but when he heard that Cheng Cheng was not his biological daughter, he felt an inexplicable sense of guilt and pity.

Cheng Cheng sat on a small stool. Tang Yanhua held her little hand and helped her apply soap. "No matter what, Dad, Mom, and I will treat you well.

We are a family. "

The more he said this, the more Cheng Cheng felt that something was wrong.

Tang Yanhua brought her a pair of slippers and wiped her feet dry with a handkerchief.

The two of them lay on the floating bed and covered their chins with the quilt.

Tang Yanhua lay flat like a mummy. Cheng Cheng turned sideways and wrapped her arms around his neck. She leaned her head against his chest. "Brother, I'm so scared."

Tang Yanhua patted her shoulder solemnly and comforted her. "It's okay, you don't have to be afraid."

Cheng Cheng said, "Do Dad and Mom think that I'm annoying and naughty, so they want to send me away?"

Tang Yanhua said, "That's not true."

Cheng Cheng said, "But I think I heard them say that they want to send me away."

Tang Yanhua said, "You heard wrong, they were not talking about you."

Children were not scheming. Although Cheng Cheng was uneasy, she quickly fell asleep after being coaxed by Tang Yanhua.

Tang Yanhua, on the other hand, could not sleep because he knew the secret. He wondered where Dad and Mom went in the middle of the night. Could it be because of his sister?

He kept his eyes open until midnight when he heard footsteps in the yard. His parents had returned.

Tang Huaijin and his wife did not go anywhere. They were just annoyed by Fourth Brother Cheng's matter. They went to the houses of his close friends and neighbors, as well as a few of his relatives and cousins who he did not interact much with, and complained a little.

His acquaintances, neighbors, and cousins all felt that it was unfair for him. They said that if the Cheng Family came to look for him, they would help him out.

Tang Huaijin and his wife felt much more at ease after they received the assurance. They thought that no matter how much trouble the Cheng Family caused, it was not like they had no one on their side. So, they supported each other back home.

A few days later, Fourth Brother Cheng came to the house to make trouble.

He didn't bring many people with him. He only brought his brother-in-law, Wu Laoer, and a bunch of friends who came out of nowhere. They said that they wanted to bring Cheng Cheng back to see his mother.

Of course, Tang Huaijin wouldn't allow it.

When the argument broke out, the neighbors who were familiar with each other rushed over to help mediate the situation.

Cheng Laosi threw a tantrum and said, "Back then, Xiuxiu was the only one who sent our daughter. Neither I nor her grandparents knew about it.

Everyone knew that her mother was a fool. Whatever she said didn't count.

Her mother is sick and can't make it. Her brother is weak. Who will work in the family in the future? Who will take care of our family?

Anyway, we have to take the child back now. At most, we'll compensate you with a few hundred catties of grain. "

The two families didn't get along. They pushed each other and almost fought. Tang Huaijin's wife was so anxious that she hurriedly sent someone to the neighboring village more than ten li away to find Sister Ma, who had acted as the introducer.

Cheng Laosi even shouted, "It's useless even if the introducer comes. She didn't discuss it with me.

I gave birth to the child. It's useless to discuss it with her mother. "

Cheng Cheng and Tang Yanhua were picking red peppers in the field behind the house. A child ran over and shouted, "Tang Yanhua, Cheng Cheng, why aren't you going home?

Something big happened. Your parents are fighting with someone at home. "

Tang Yanhua hurriedly called Cheng Cheng and rushed home. When they got home, they saw more than ten people pushing and shoving in the courtyard. Her father was angrily fighting with a strange man.

The man was very young. Tang Huaijin was old and almost couldn't win the fight. He was so tired that he was panting heavily.

Cheng Cheng was scared and didn't dare to speak. When the young man saw her, he said to Tang Huaijin's wife, "Old woman, didn't you say that the child went to her grandmother's house?

Are you lying?

Isn't she at home? "

When the man pointed at Cheng Cheng, it was as if she was paralyzed. She was so scared that she didn't dare to move. "Mom, mom …"

"Why are you standing there like a fool?" The man said confidently, "I'm your father. Come here and call me dad. Come home with me."

His expression didn't look like an adult at all.

Cheng Cheng felt that he was like a human trafficker who would rush up and take her away. She couldn't hold it in and was so scared that she almost cried.

When the man saw her crying, he strode over. "Why are you crying when you see your father?

You're so useless. You don't even recognize the person who gave birth to you? "

He walked over and grabbed Cheng Cheng's hand.

Cheng Cheng took two steps back and screamed in fear, "Mom!

Dad! "

"Who's your father? I'm your father." The man said unhappily and pulled Cheng Cheng. "Come, come home with me."

Tang Yanhua kicked the man. "Go away!

Don't touch my sister! "

Tang Huaijin's wife rushed up and pulled him away. "Don't scare the child!

What are you doing all of a sudden? "

The man said, "I want to take my daughter home!"

Tang Huaijin's wife said angrily, "But you can't just pull her away like that. The child is still young. She doesn't know anything."

Cheng Cheng was so scared that she cried. Tang Yanhua hugged her tightly and protected her in her arms.

Tang Huaijin said, "You said you want to go back, so you have to go back. Ask the child if she's willing to go back with you."

Cheng Cheng Cheng said, "Whether she's willing or not is up to me. Why would it be up to her?"

Tang Huaijin saw how unreasonable Fourth Brother Cheng was, so he called out to Tang Yanhua, "Hurry up and bring your sister into the house."

Tang Yanhua did not need her mother to say anything. She carried Cheng Cheng into the house, locked the door, and drew the curtains.

Fourth Brother Cheng was still shouting outside. "Let the child out. Why are you hiding him?

Running away won't solve the problem. "

Tang Yanhua found a big ball of cotton under his mother's sewing machine, pinched two pinches, twisted it into a ball, and stuffed it into Cheng Cheng's ear.

Cheng Cheng had just stopped crying. His eyes were red and there were two lines of tears on his face. "Brother, what are you doing?"

Tang Yanhua said, "Plug your ears. Don't listen to that lunatic."

Cheng Cheng choked and said, "Oh."

Tang Yanhua stuffed her ears with cotton.

Cheng Cheng sat on the bed and wiped her tears silently. Tang Yanhua gave her a handkerchief and said, "Don't be afraid. That person is a lunatic. Let's ignore him.

Mom and Dad won't let you go with him. "

Cheng Cheng's voice sounded like she was about to cry. "Oh."

Fourth Brother Cheng and his group stood in the courtyard and did not leave.

Both sides faced each other, and each of them lit a cigarette and started smoking.

Not long after, Sister Ma from the neighboring village came over.

Tang Yanhua climbed onto the bed, opened the curtains, and looked outside.

He saw that Big Sister Ma was also flustered. She didn't expect this at all.

Tang Huaijin's wife anxiously asked Sister Ma to explain to Fourth Brother Cheng.

Sister Ma naturally agreed. She went over to reason with Fourth Brother Cheng and told him everything that had happened. "We had an agreement with Xiuxiiu, and your family did not object.

The child's grandparents were also there, and we took her away in front of them. We did not secretly take her away.

Everyone knows that the Cheng Family doesn't want a daughter and is asking people to adopt her. Why are you saying this now?

The Tang family has already raised the child. How can you go back on your word? "

Fourth Brother Cheng said shamelessly, "I don't care. I only want the child. If you don't return the child today, I will go back and report to the county. I will say that your Sister Ma is a human trafficker and that the Tang family bought people.

You must have been bribed by them. Otherwise, you wouldn't do such a thing. "

Sister Ma was wronged. She slapped his thigh and shouted, "Oh my god, what are you saying? I dare to kidnap and sell people.

The Tang family only asked me to stay for a meal. "

Fourth Brother Cheng said, "Don't give me that. Who doesn't know that your Sister Ma used to be a slave?

Even the Four Olds didn't get rid of you, and you still dare to do such a heartless thing? I will report you to the county later. "

Sister Ma's face turned pale. "What are you talking about? I'm innocent. Everyone in the village can see it.

I didn't do anything wrong. "

Fourth Brother Cheng said, "You know that my wife is stupid and has a problem with her brain, but you still lied to her and sold my daughter. You said you didn't do anything wrong?

Who would believe you? "

Elder Sister Ma was so wronged that she started to squeal.

When Cheng Cheng heard that there were people outside, she leaned against the window with Tang Yanhua to take a look. Seeing that Fourth Brother Cheng was still making a ruckus, she wanted to cry again. "Brother, why haven't they left yet?"

Tang Yanhua frowned. "This person is really despicable. He is a hooligan."

The villagers and neighbors who lived nearby all gathered around to watch the show.

Tang Huaijin persuaded his close friends to go back and impatiently drove everyone away. "Everyone, go home. There's nothing to watch here."

He then pointed at the road in front of the door and said aggressively to Fourth Brother Cheng, "If you want to report to the county, go ahead. I'm really not afraid of you.

Damn it, in all these years, no one in the entire village dared to challenge me.

Son of a bitch, you're courting death.

Go take a piss and look at yourself. "

He entered the house with his wife and slammed the door shut.

When the neighbors saw that there was no more drama, they started to talk among themselves and dispersed.

Fourth Brother Cheng and his group also left to curse.

A neighbor suggested to Tang Huaijin that Fourth Brother Cheng was going to report to the county and asked him to go to the county to look for his brother.

Tang Huaijin had a cousin who lived in the county. Although they didn't have a good relationship, he still had to go to the county a few days later and asked his cousin to take care of him.

His cousin agreed and greeted the people from the court. Only then did Tang Huaijin feel relieved and go home.

Later, he heard from others that Fourth Brother Cheng didn't go to the county at all.

Fourth Brother Cheng knew that the Tang family had connections in the county and that the commoners couldn't deal with them. So, he just showed off his ability and didn't go to the county at all.

He just shouted in the village all day that the Tang family kidnapped his child and wanted to find someone to make trouble and sue them.

"What he means is, either we return the child to him, or we compensate him with 10,000 yuan and sell the child to us."

Tang Huaijin's wife said, "This person is really greedy. I can't believe he said that. Look at how poor he is.

If I had money, I would give it to him so that he won't bother me every day. But our family doesn't have money. Where can we get the money to give him? "

Tang Huaijin said, "He can dream on. He's dreaming.

The child was born by Xiuxiiu. It has nothing to do with him.

He didn't even take care of the child for a day. He didn't even buy a diaper. "