Chapter 4 Adopted Son

After finishing the meal, Chen Afu felt the noodle soup flowing down her chin. Before she could raise her arms, Chen Dabao came over and took out a handkerchief from her arms to help her wipe her mouth.

Chen Afu smiled and said, "My son is really capable."

Chen Dabao smiled and said, "Mother, you are so smart. You know how to praise your son."

An old woman next to her was surprised and said, "My God, this little lady seems to be only fourteen or fifteen years old. She still has a double bun. She has a son, and a son this big?"

Wang explained hurriedly, "My daughter's situation is special. This is her adopted son."

It turned out that Dabao was her adopted son, and she was still so young.

Chen Dabao didn't like to hear this. With red eyes, he threw himself into Chen Afu's arms and said, "Mother is Dabao's biological mother, and Dabao is mother's biological son."

Chen Afu felt that Chen Dabao's little body was shaking a little, so he hugged him tightly.

Chen A Lu quickly comforted Chen Dabao, saying, "We all think of Dabao as my sister's biological son, my nephew, and my parents' biological grandson."

Chen Dabao blinked again and looked at Wang with expectation.

Wang also knew that she had hurt Dabao's heart by helping her daughter to excuse herself, so she hurriedly said, "Grandma said the wrong thing. Dabao is your mother's biological son and grandma's biological grandson."

Several people came to the city gate and found the village's oxcart, which already had six people on it. Wang helped Chen Afu get on the car, and Chen A Lu struggled to carry Chen Dabao on the car, and then the two of them got on, sitting on both sides of Chen Afu. Dabao climbed onto Chen Afu's legs again and leaned in her arms.

Chen Afu felt happy again. These relatives were really nice and did not dislike her because of her stupidity.

After waiting for more than a quarter of an hour, two more people squeezed into the car, and the driver drove the oxcart away.

Wang and Chen Alu were both introverted. They hardly spoke except for greeting people when they first got on the bus. Chen Dabao was a chatterbox. He was sweet to this auntie, that uncle, this sister, that uncle. People on the bus also liked him. The two old women stretched out their hands from time to time to pinch his pretty little dirty face.

The little guy proudly introduced that his mother's illness had recovered, and he knew to give him noodles to eat, praising him for his ability. But the people on the bus looked at Chen Afu's still dull eyes. Although Chen Alu helped to agree, he still obviously didn't believe it. This hurt the little kid very much, and later he became depressed and shut up.

It's not that Chen Afu didn't cooperate with him, it's really that her body coordination ability is not good. The original owner is most likely a cerebral palsy child. His body has never been agile since he was a child, and he lacks exercise, so he has caused this stiff and inflexible condition.

She squeezed Dabao with all her strength and knocked his head with her chin.

Chen Dabao seemed to feel his mother comforting him. He raised his head and looked at Chen Afu with his eyelids turned up, and called out "Mom" softly.

It was March now, with grass growing and warblers flying all the way, birds singing and flowers blooming, the wheat fields were green, and many farmers were busy in the fields. The air was fresh, the spring breeze was warm, the sun was bright, and the beautiful spring scenery was refreshing.

Chen Afu admired the beautiful rural scenery, hugged her skinny little body, and her heart was soft and tender. She secretly vowed that for the sake of her relatives, she would also find a way to live a good life. It would be best not to marry, to stay with her family and adopted son, and be a landlord's wife who was rich in name only. If you must marry, you must stay away from tall, rich and handsome men and find a son who is well-matched. Don't be fooled by tall, rich and handsome men like in your previous life. Not only did you lose your face, but you also lost your life.

At the same time, she also listened carefully to the conversations of the people in the car and tried to learn as much as possible about the situation here.

About half an hour later, Chen Dabao pointed to a village in front and said, "Mom, we are almost home."

Looking far away, at the end of the wheat field, a village is hidden among green trees and bamboos.

Chen Afu was a little excited and nervous when he was close to home.

As soon as the ox cart arrived at the entrance of the village, the four of them got off. Their home was at the northeast entrance of the village. They walked more than a hundred meters north and saw a dilapidated courtyard. The fence and the courtyard wall, over the fence, the courtyard is in full view. The courtyard is not big, with only three earthen-walled thatched houses and a jujube tree.

Looking at other courtyards, their family should be one of the extremely poor households.

At this time, a thin man in his thirties was sitting under the eaves weaving straw mats. This man was his father in this life. Listening to their conversation, it seemed that his father had lung disease, a disease of affluence, and he couldn't get tired. He had to eat well and take medicine frequently.

Several people entered the yard, and Chen Dabao opened his voice to announce the good news, "Grandpa, my mother is cured."

Chen Ming knew that although Dabao was young, he was not a person who would talk nonsense. But this news shocked him too much, so he looked at Wang and Chen Alu with disbelief.

Wang smiled and said, "It is indeed much better. He knows to call mother, brother, and Dabao. However, he is still not moving well. Take a few more doses of medicine and see."

After returning home, the shy Alu became more lively. He pulled Chen Ming's collar and said, "Sister is still humble and gave me, mother, and Dabao to eat noodles."

Chen Ming looked at Chen Afu with joy and smiled, "That's good. There is always hope."

Wang smiled and said, "The monk back then was really a great monk. He said that Afu was blessed and his mental illness would be cured. It really came true."

Chen Afu saw that although this man was thin, he had kind eyes, a handsome face, and was clean. He didn't look like a real farmer, so he had a good impression of him. Then she smiled at him, opened her mouth, and uttered a single word, "Dad."

Chen Ming was even happier and quickly agreed, "Hey, good boy."

Several people happily entered the house.

As soon as they entered the house, they saw the kitchen, with two stoves, which could not only cook but also heat the kang in winter. The wall skirts and the roof were all blackened by smoke. There were also chopping boards, cabinets, and two large vats. Although they were old and worn out, they were clean.

Wang put down her backpack, took a basin, scooped half a basin of water from the vat, and washed Chen Afu's face and hands. Then Chen Alu and Dabao washed themselves, and finally Wang washed herself.

They entered the west room, where there was a large kang by the window, a row of old kang cabinets at the end of the kang, two heavy old boxes on the ground, a broken table, two chairs, and two stools.

Chen Ming and Wang sat on the kang, while Chen Afu, Chen Alu, and Dabao sat on the edge of the kang.

Wang took out a few packets of medicine, a few oil-paper bags, and a pig's liver from her backpack and said, "I sold 310 wen for the embroidery this time. I spent 120 wen on your medicine, 80 wen on Fu'er's medicine, and bought some white fungus, lily, rock sugar, a pig's liver, and a bowl of noodles. I only have one wen left." After reporting the bill, her face turned red with distress, and she said with a sigh, "Money is really hard to spend. I've been busy for more than half a month, and it's all gone."

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