Chapter 19

Perhaps she was truly exhausted; she fell asleep the moment she touched the pillow. The next day, while she was having breakfast, someone called her from outside. She thought they were here to ask about her homework again. There were still many older educated youth at the educated youth camp who hadn’t returned to the city yet, all hoping to pass the college entrance exam.

“Song Ci, Song Ci, come out quickly, someone is coming from your mother’s side.” Before anyone came in, people outside started shouting again.

When they heard that someone from her parents’ family was coming, everyone in the yard, except Song Zhen and Gu Yiran, stood up and walked out together.

As I walked out of the courtyard, I saw Aunt Wang, who lived at the village entrance, rushing towards me, followed by a jeep. Behind them was a large group of onlookers.

Song Ci was just wondering when a car arrived and three men and two women got out.

Song Ci looked at it for a long time before she remembered that the man leading the group should be her father’s cousin from the next room, and she should call him uncle.

Song Renyou was also a little embarrassed when he saw Song Ci. Seeing that she didn’t say anything, he took the initiative to say, “Song Ci, I’m your uncle. I heard from your father that you were also in H Province, so I came to see you.”

“So it’s my uncle! I’ve been in the countryside for so long I almost didn’t recognize him,” Song Ci quickly added, introducing Li Yannian’s entire family. But she was thinking, “Isn’t this section in the original novel?” As she was thinking, Li Renyou also introduced Cui Yanfen, Song Jin, Song Ling, and his police officer Zhang Zhong.

After hearing this, Zhang Xiumei walked over to Cui Yanfen and said, “Aunt Ah Ci, come in and sit down.”

“Yes, yes, yes, come in and sit down.” Li Qingfeng said, moving his eyes away from the jeep.

“Hello, relative. My name is Song Renyou.” Song Renyou said as he stretched out his hand towards Li Qingfeng.

Li Qingfeng quickly shook his hand back and said happily, “Hello, hello, my name is Li Qingfeng. Come in and sit down. Have you had breakfast? Otherwise, I’ll ask his mother to make you some noodles.”

Song Renyou said hurriedly: “Don’t worry, we ate here.”

“That’s good, that’s good.” Li Qingfeng said as he led people into the yard.

Seeing Song Ci standing there stupidly, Li Yannian couldn’t help but push her and asked, “What are you thinking about?”

Song Ci suddenly realized something, shook her head, and whispered, “It just felt quite sudden.” Could she say she felt like thunder was rolling in her face? It turned out that Song Zhen’s father was her uncle from the next room, so wouldn’t she and Song Zhen be relatives? As for why it wasn’t mentioned in the book, it was probably because in the original book, she hadn’t returned at this time and hadn’t taken the initiative to contact her family.

As soon as Song Renyou entered the yard, he saw Song Zhen and his wife. When he saw Song Zhen, he felt that he was familiar. After thinking for a while, he remembered that he looked like his third sister who died young. Then he remembered that this was the Red Star Brigade, and he had some idea of ​​who this person was. The reason why he came to Song Ci first was that he wanted to talk to Song Zhen first, and it was just right that he saw him here. He hurried over and asked, “Is it Zhenzhen?”

Although Song Zhen had the original owner’s memories, she was too young when she left her parents, so her memories of her parents were already blurry. Seeing Song Renyou like this, she knew he must be her father. Even so, she pretended to be puzzled and asked, “Who are you?”

“I’m your father. Yanfen, come here quickly, she is Zhenzhen.” Song Renyou said and looked at Gu Yiran, “You must be Yiran.”

Gu Yiran nodded and called out “Dad”.

Upon hearing this, Cui Yanfen ran over and hugged Song Zhen: “Zhenzhen, my Zhenzhen, you have suffered a lot over the years. It’s mom and dad’s fault for not recognizing you. Don’t blame us.” After saying that, she began to sob.

Song Zhen looked calmly at Cui Yanfen who was crying while hugging her. If it weren’t for the information Gu Yiran had found, she might have really been moved. At the beginning, Gu Yiran asked someone to write an anonymous letter to the couple, saying that their daughter was not their biological daughter, and that their biological daughter was still suffering in the Red Star Brigade. After receiving the letter, the couple did not take any action and did not take the initiative to look for her. It was not until Gu Yiran revealed her identity and called them that they were willing to come to the Red Star Brigade and make the matter clear. Back then, it was understandable that the couple sent the child to the old Song family for the child’s own good, but after so many years, that little bit of blood relationship was long gone, and the weight she held in their hearts was probably not even comparable to that of the fake one behind them.

The fake Song Ling was standing in the yard with an impatient look on her face. When she saw Song Zhen looking over, she looked away, feeling somewhat guilty. She was not much older than Song Zhen, and she was holding Song Zhen’s jade pendant. They looked a bit alike. She had only gotten through when she went to Beijing, otherwise she would never have gotten her turn.

Cui Yanfen cried for a long time, and seeing that Song Zhen was still indifferent, she felt a little annoyed, thinking that those who were not raised by her side were not close to her. Seeing her looking at Song Ling, she said to Song Ling: “Xiaoling, she is your sister Song Zhen.”

“Sister.” Song Ling said obediently.

Song Zhen sneered: “I remember that Sister Erya is two years older than me.”

Hearing the name Erya, Song Ling immediately frowned. She didn’t retort, but instead looked at Cui Yanfen with a look of grievance.

Cui Yanfen said, “I know you have resentment in your heart, but that is the fault of the adults. Xiaoling is innocent. Since she is older than you, you should call her sister.”

“Hmph, what if I say it’s either her or me?” Song Zhen looked at her with a mocking expression. When Song Ling went to her house, she was already fifteen or sixteen years old.

“This…” Cui Yanfen looked at Song Youren somewhat embarrassedly.

Song Youren tried to smooth things over, saying, “It’s all our fault as adults. It’s not uncommon for children to be confused for a while. Let’s go inside first and talk slowly.”

Except for Song Ci, the entire Li family was almost dumbfounded. These in-laws turned out to be Song Zhen’s parents. Zhang Xiumei was the quickest to react and said, “Come inside and talk.”

Once they were in the main hall, Zhang Xiumei first called Song Ci to pour boiled water for everyone, then instructed Li Yannian to buy some meat. After having Li Yanchao ask for leave from the team, she dragged Shi Yan to the kitchen, leaving Song Ci alone in the room to entertain the family. As for Li Yanqing, after greeting Song Youren, he accompanied Zhang Zhong to talk under the eaves.

After entering the house, Li Renyou first praised Song Ci, praising her for not forgetting to study even when she went to the countryside, and for being able to successfully enter university. Song Ci smiled shyly before turning to Song Zhen and Gu Yiran and saying, “Zhenzhen, Mom and Dad know you’ve been wronged over the years. But we sent you to the Red Star Brigade for your own good. Life on the farm was truly tough. Just look at me and your mom, you’ll see. I look older than even your Li uncle and aunt. As for your Song uncles letting Xiaoling take your place, it was because they wanted Xiaoling to have a good life. Your mom and I, remembering how they raised you, decided not to pursue the matter. It’s all our fault. If your mom and I hadn’t failed to recognize you, if we hadn’t had so much on our hands when we first returned to the city, this mistake wouldn’t have happened. As for Xiaoling, we’ve raised her for so long, we’ve developed feelings for her. She’s willing to stay with us, so I wanted her to live with us. Besides, we’re all relatives after all, and a fight wouldn’t be good for anyone. You’re married now, and you’re doing well. Considering how they raised you, let the past go and live a good life with Yiran.”

These words sounded really nice. She was the only one who felt wronged, but in return, everyone was happy. Song Zhen thought about the confrontation with the people from the old Song family yesterday. They said that they raised the Song family’s child, so what if the Song family raised the child for them? That’s what they said, but what did she do wrong? It would be fine if the old Song family treated the original owner well, but they were basically abusing her. There was a life between the original owner and this was unacceptable. However, it was not easy to say this to outsiders. After all, she was fine now. So she said coldly: “In that case, I have nothing to say. I have said it before, if you want to keep her, it doesn’t matter if you don’t recognize me. Anyway, I don’t expect you to. And according to what you said, the old Song family has not done me any favors. After all, you also raised their child, so it’s even. If the old Song family raises me again in the future and asks for repayment, I will not recognize them. I called you here just to let you make things clear with the old Song family. I want to sever all ties with them. They are absolutely not allowed to use Yi Ran and me as a cover to ask for benefits from others. If I find out, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

Cui Yanfen felt that her daughter was a little heartless and wanted to persuade him, but was stopped by Li Youren. He did not immediately respond to Song Zhen’s words, but looked at Gu Yiran.

Gu Yiran said, “I support every decision Zhenzhen makes.”

Cui Yanfen had no choice but to say to Song Ci: “Ah Ci, please help me persuade your sister.”

Song Ci said, “Aunt, I think Song Zhen is right. You don’t know what kind of life Song Zhen led in the Song family. Compared to the person next to you, it’s like heaven and earth. But what did she do wrong?”

Song Zhen looked at Song Ci in surprise. He didn’t expect her to speak for him.

“After all, I raised her, and now she seems to be doing well. She even married such a good woman…” Cui Yanfen wanted to persuade her, but Song Youren said, “I agree if you want to sever ties with her, but you can’t deny me and your mother, right? We also want to compensate you. You don’t know that before you came, your mother and I didn’t sleep well for several nights.”

Song Zhen knew that it was impossible to sever the relationship with Song Youren. Fortunately, she was already married and did not grow up at home, so it did not matter whether the relationship was severed or not. If they wanted to use her to get into the Gu family, forget it. So, she said in a deep voice: “When I went back yesterday, I had already severed ties with them, but they refused to recognize me. I don’t want to get involved with them anymore, and I also said that I would never go back there. You go now, talk to them, ask them to sign the severance letter, and then find the team leader to sign and stamp it, and bring it back to me.” After that, she went back to the house to get the severance letter. The reason for this was that her household registration had been moved to the old Song family before, and she had lived in the old Song family for so many years. Of course, all this was to not affect Gu Yiran. Otherwise, she would not care what others said.

Song Youren nodded. Seeing that she no longer paid attention to him, he turned around and said a few polite words to Gu Yiran. However, Gu Yiran was also very cold to him. He felt uncomfortable, but he couldn’t get angry. He had no choice but to ask Song Ci to lead the way and take them to the old Song family.

When Zhang Xiumei learned that they were going to Songjia Village, she told them to come back for dinner after finishing their business. Li Youren said a few polite words and finally agreed.