Chapter 94: Could it be that we were switched at birth?

 The village chief’s wife immediately interrupted, “Girl, you absolutely cannot think that way. You can’t blame yourself for this!”

“If it weren’t for your parents…  Ah, forget it, it’s all a sin.”

The village chief also sighed, then stuffed something into Su Yi’s hand. “This is too expensive. Even if you don’t want to give it to your family, take it to the county and trade it for money. I heard at the hospital yesterday that you don’t have any money left. Keep some for yourself.”

Su Yi smiled awkwardly. “To be honest, Uncle, don’t think I’m sly. I actually have money, but I said that on purpose because I didn’t want them to take it all.”

“And I came today to ask for your help. If you don’t take this, I’ll be too embarrassed to ask.”

Hearing that she needed his help, the village chief immediately asked what it was about.

Su Yi then told him about how she got to the military base and how she ended up in the kitchen.

“There’s an old master in the kitchen who’s really kind. He’s always taken good care of me. Although my monthly salary isn’t much, it’s enough to support myself.”

“The leaders in our military base are very sympathetic to my situation, so they specially allowed me to move my household registration to the military base. This way I can work steadily in the military from now on.”

The village chief and his wife listened to Su Yi’s story.

First, they felt a pang of sympathy for her hardships.

Then, hearing that she had the help of a leader and found a stable job, they were very happy for her.

“You’ve finally tasted the fruits of your labor. You’ll finally get ahead from now on.”

“Yes, this is good news. You’ll have a good future now. Work hard in the military, and we’ll make sure this happens.”

Su Yi then spoke with difficulty, “Uncle, Auntie, you know the situation at home. I’m worried that my parents won’t let me go, so I haven’t told them about this yet.”

Seeing her like this, the village chief also hesitated, “I can go to the town and ask the people in charge of household registration. But after all, they are your biological parents, and in the end, you’ll need their consent.”

Before Su Yi could speak, the village chief’s wife slammed the table excitedly.

“What kind of parents are they? I’ve never seen a child as well-behaved as Xiao Yi in our village, and I’ve never seen parents as awful as them. If they find out about this, I think it’ll be difficult.”

Su Yi sighed, “Auntie, actually, all these years I’ve been wondering why my parents don’t like me so much. My father said that when my mother was pregnant with me, our village had to flee due to famine. My mother suffered a lot to give birth to me, so that’s why she doesn’t like me.”

“Nonsense!” The village chief’s wife exploded. “Don’t listen to their nonsense!”

“Was getting pregnant your decision? It was already the beginning of famine, and they couldn’t control themselves and got pregnant.”

“Before fleeing, the elders in the village all said that your mother should drink medicine and not have the child. It was your mother who insisted on keeping you. Do you know why?”

Su Yi was stunned, “Why?”

The village chief coughed lightly, “Why talk about this old stuff to the child?”

The village chief’s wife rolled her eyes at him, “Xiao Yi isn’t a child anymore. What’s wrong with saying it? Didn’t Zhang Guilan deliberately get pregnant so everyone would give in to her?”

“Back then, every old person, child, and woman in our village walked out on their own two feet. Only Zhang Guilan claimed to be pregnant and lay comfortably on the cart all the way.”

“Also, when we reached the north and met a wealthy family, it just so happened that Zhang Guilan gave birth on the same day as their wife. They kindly let Zhang Guilan stay for ten days to recuperate after childbirth. If it weren’t for the pregnancy, would she have had this opportunity?”

Su Yi was stunned, “There’s such a thing?”

“Of course! That’s why your name was given by them. Otherwise, according to your parents’ level, you would have been called Su Sanmei!”

Hearing this, Su Yi couldn’t help but laugh.

It seemed like that was actually the case.

The village chief’s wife held Su Yi’s hand and comforted her for a while.

Then she said, “Don’t worry about this. Your uncle and I will stand by you. First, find a chance to talk to them. If you can’t come to an agreement, we’ll think of other ways.”

Su Yi nodded and thanked them profusely before returning home.

After Su Yi left, the village chief and his wife looked at the things on the table and couldn’t help but sigh.

“It’s a shame that such a good girl like Su Yi was born into their family. You must help her with this decision.”

“Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”

“Old man, don’t you think Su Yi is getting more and more beautiful? She doesn’t look like any of the ugly people in the Su family. Do you think…?”

“What do you mean?”

“Could it be that they were switched at birth?”

“How is that possible? There were so many people at the time of the birth. How could they have been switched?”

“Alright, maybe I’m overthinking it!”

After leaving the village chief’s house, Su Yi realized she had nowhere to go.

Her own home was filled with smoke and fire, and she didn’t want to go back.

After thinking for a moment, she started walking towards the back of the village, towards the mountain.

Before, when the original owner couldn’t get enough to eat at home, she would often go to the back of the mountain to find food.

Although she couldn’t catch wild animals, she could find wild fruits and vegetables to fill her stomach.

Following the original owner’s memory, Su Yi went up the mountain through a small path.

She wanted to try if her space could store living things.

If it could, this mountain was full of treasures.

But as soon as she reached the foot of the mountain, she ran into the man she least wanted to see, Qin Yunfeng.

Qin Yunfeng was delighted to see her and quickly walked towards her. “Xiao Yi, why are you running up the mountain alone again? Didn’t I tell you it’s not safe?”

Su Yi looked at him with a strange expression.

Since returning to her hometown, she could clearly feel that Qin Yunfeng’s attitude towards her had changed significantly.

Perhaps being back in this place had brought back memories of their past, which had once been beautiful?

Ironically, the original owner had been murdered, and her family were the culprits.

Su Yi didn’t bother with him and tried to walk past him.

But Qin Yunfeng, taking advantage of the fact that there was no one else on the mountain, blocked her path.

“Xiao Yi, I know you’re still angry with me, but you can’t disregard your own safety. Is your family not feeding you again?”

Su Yi looked at him speechlessly, “What’s it to you?”

Qin Yunfeng was stunned for a moment, then handed her the two wild chickens he had just caught. “I just caught these. If you’re hungry, I’ll roast them for you now. Do you remember when we used to roast things on this mountain when we were kids?”

Su Yi reached out to take the wild chickens and threw them directly down the mountain.

“Qin Yunfeng, I’m telling you again, don’t mention the past with me. Otherwise, I’ll hit you every time you bring it up.”

Qin Yunfeng stared into her eyes with a look of deep affection, “I know you don’t want to…”

Before he could finish, a slap landed on his cheek.