Chapter 50: Tracking the Residence of Her Biological Parents

Sister Suyen left happily, carrying two boxes of chocolates.

The family of three sat in the main room in silence for a long time before Li Yurong finally spoke. “Weiwei, once they’ve settled their family assets, they’ll likely be leaving. We need to find your biological parents as soon as possible.”

Lin Bingwei nodded but remained silent.

Li Yurong sighed and said, “This won’t be easy. From what your Aunt Zhang said, only Ye Bingyu is in contact with them. We don’t even know if she came alone or if your biological parents are here too. If she came alone, it’ll be troublesome—she’ll definitely try to stop you from meeting them. Even if your biological parents are in the city, it’s still difficult. They don’t come to the countryside, and the city is so big—how will you find them?”

Lin Bingwei slowly lifted her head. “Lin Wangsheng and his family must have already met them. From what Aunt Zhang said, Lin Yaozu hasn’t been coming back to the village after school these past few days. Instead, he’s been going straight to the city, and Ye Bingyu picks him up and drops him off every day. If we follow her, we’ll find out where they’re staying.”

Li Yurong nodded. “That makes sense, but she drives. How can we keep up?”

“I’ll wait near the city entrance. The streets there are narrow and crowded, so cars can’t go fast. If I ride quickly, I should be able to keep up.”

Li Yurong thought for a moment and said, “A bicycle, no matter how fast, can’t outrun a car. Let’s not take that risk—I have a better idea. Your dad mentioned that his apprentice’s younger uncle bought a motorcycle last year. I’ll ask him to help us follow her. He’s not from our nearby villages, so Lin Yaozu won’t recognize him. That way, it’ll be safer.”

Lin Bingwei nodded. “That works too.”

Impatient, Li Yurong immediately went to find Zhang Yuanxiu after lunch and told him about the plan. Zhang Yuanxiu discussed it with his apprentice, who agreed without hesitation and took Li Yurong to ask his uncle for help.

With that, the plan was set.

At home, Lin Bingwei took care of Zhang Jianguo, did some housework, and even used leftover fabric to sew a small outfit for him.

She had already arranged with the elderly tailor couple to collect the property on the third, which wasn’t far off.

After acquiring the house, it would need some renovations—right now, it was dark and dingy, unfit for living and not high-end enough for a shop.

Just as she was busy, there was a knock on the door.

Lin Bingwei’s expression darkened.

This kind of shameless pest was the hardest to deal with. When someone had no sense of shame, they would cling to you like a leech, showing up uninvited all the time.

She never got physical, only put on a pitiful act, crying about wanting to see the child.

But the problem was, she was Zhang Jianguo’s biological mother.

Lin Bingwei set down her work, grabbed a chamber pot, and went out.

Zhang Jianguo clung to her leg in fear. “Auntie, I don’t want her to be my mom.”

Holding the chamber pot in one hand, Lin Bingwei patted his head with the other. “Don’t worry. Auntie will protect you. I won’t let her be your mother.”

Only then did Zhang Jianguo let go of her leg.

She took the chamber pot, filled it halfway with water, and then strode to the door.

Sure enough, outside stood Zhou Shufen and her usual accomplice, Aunt Six of the Zhang family.

Seeing Lin Bingwei come out with the chamber pot, the two instinctively stepped back. They remembered how she had splashed them with laundry water yesterday and even threatened to throw waste water at them.

“Hey, Lin Bingwei, what are you doing? Shufen is your sister-in-law!”

Lin Bingwei sneered. “Even my in-laws don’t acknowledge her as their daughter-in-law. Why should I recognize her as my sister-in-law?”

“That doesn’t mean you can just scare people with a chamber pot!”

“You think I’m just scaring you? Either leave or get drenched.”

The chamber pot was actually very clean, and the water inside was just that—clean water. Lin Bingwei would never actually resort to such filth, no matter how cold it got.

Besides, the chamber pot was a finely crafted porcelain piece, its exterior adorned with elegant patterns.

She figured that since Zhang Jianguo’s grandparents were once from a wealthy family, and given their history as a household of loyal martyrs, they had never been subjected to property confiscation. Many of their porcelain pieces were likely antiques.

The two hesitated, afraid to get any closer.

Just then, Zhou Shufen said, “I want to see Dad and Mom. Call them out.”

“They’re not here. If you have something to say, tell me. If it’s reasonable, I’ll consider it. But if you dare mention taking Zhang Jianguo back, don’t blame me for dousing you.”

Li Yurong’s stance was clear—Zhou Shufen could visit the child, but nothing more.

Naturally, Lin Bingwei respected her mother-in-law’s decision.

But Zhou Shufen wasn’t satisfied. “I want to talk to them about Jianguo’s custody. Can you make that decision?”

Oh? She was finally bringing up custody?

Lin Bingwei chuckled to herself. Looks like she had taken someone’s advice.

But Lin Bingwei had already anticipated this move. She knew Zhou Shufen was just using the child as leverage—she never actually wanted custody.

In both her past and present lives, this child was nothing more than a dispensable burden to her.

“Oh, you want custody? Sure, if you’re serious about taking him, I can even help convince Dad and Mom to let you have him.”

As she spoke, she lightly patted her stomach.

To them, what did this gesture mean?

Zhou Shufen immediately backed down, her voice faltering.

“Since they’re not home, I’ll come back another day.”

See? She didn’t even ask to see Zhang Jianguo.

This woman—every time she came, it was under the pretense of seeing the child. But in reality, she couldn’t care less about him.

Lin Bingwei smiled faintly. “No need. They’re at Wan Family Village, attending a memorial service. If you really need to see them, you can head over—it’s not far.”

“What would I do at a memorial service? Forget it, I’ll come back another time.”

Her response left Aunt Six bewildered. As they walked away, she asked, “Why did you just leave? You could have coaxed Lin Bingwei into bringing Jianguo out. The moment you got your hands on him, I’d have held her back. Once you had the kid, there’d be nothing they could do.”

Zhou Shufen’s face turned red. She hesitated before finally saying, “I don’t think that’s a good idea. If I snatch Jianguo away while my in-laws aren’t around, they’ll only hate me more.”

“They already hate you enough as it is.”

“But Lin Bingwei is tough, and she was holding that chamber pot. What if she really splashed us?”

Aunt Six scoffed, “That’s nonsense. I’ve figured it out—Lin Bingwei only acts like she treats Jianguo as her own, but deep down, she can’t stand him. You saw how different she was when her in-laws weren’t around. And look at her—she might be pregnant. If she has her own child, she’ll have even less room for Jianguo. The poor kid.”

Zhou Shufen’s face flushed even redder.

When she first left, she had lost money in business. Later, she turned to a certain trade.

For the past few years, she had relied on her youth and decent looks to earn a little, but it wasn’t much.

She needed a way into the Zhang family.