Siheyuan: Father Yi Zhonghai and Sister-in-law Lou Xiaoe

"Did something happen to you? You haven't smoked so much in a long time."

An old lady who had just delivered food to the deaf old lady walked in and saw that there were already several cigarette butts in the glass jar after the canned food was eaten, and there was even a thick layer of ash from the cigarettes that had been flicked in.

It is obvious that Yi Zhonghai is worried today.

"nothing."

Yi Zhonghai uttered three words lightly.

"Are you missing my sister again?"

An old lady sat down next to Yi Zhonghai.

"Do you think it's possible that the child from that year is still alive?"

Yi Zhonghai was silent for a while, then looked up at the old lady with empty eyes. It was unclear whether he wanted a positive answer or a negative answer.

"Why do you suddenly think of asking this? My sister was born prematurely, and the hospital was so chaotic, it was hard for her to survive."

There was also a hint of sadness in the old lady's voice.

"But we didn't see the body at the time. And your sister, I always felt that she had something to say, but she didn't make it clear."

While smoking, Yi Zhonghai recalled the scene of that year over and over again. It seemed that there was indeed no word that could prove that the child was dead, and there was no baby appearing in any of the pictures.

"Zhong Hai, how about you listen to me? We can get divorced and you can marry another one. You can just rent a house for me to live in. I know you don't want to have no descendants, and I don't want us to be alone in our old age."

"You have fulfilled your promise to my sister over the years, and I have always lived a good life."

"I'm the one dragging you down."

There wasn't a trace of blame in the aunt's words. Instead, every word sounded sincere and heartfelt.

"What are you talking about? I didn't mean that."

"It's just that after listening to what Yi Bufan said just now, I felt that there were indeed some things that were not done."

"Back then, we didn't see the child. We just felt that it was born prematurely and would definitely not survive. In addition, your sister passed away later. Someone took her away very quickly and we lost her too. We didn't have time to find the child at all."

"After that, we were hiding from place to place and didn't ask about the child's situation."

"I was thinking, what if the child didn't die?"

"Maybe he is suffering and being bullied somewhere now?"

Yi Zhonghai heard these words from Yi Bufan, and now when he said them himself, he felt inexplicably heartbroken.

It seemed as if he really felt that this was the situation his son was in at the moment.

"This shouldn't be the case!"

The auntie's words were not as firm as before.

"It's been almost twenty years. If that child really didn't die, would your sister blame me?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at the old lady again, his eyes moistened!

"My sister, she..." Auntie was speechless for a moment: "If she is not dead, she should be 19 now, where would she be?"

Auntie now doesn't dare to conclude that the child is dead, because the dead are the greatest. Speaking of her sister, she is also afraid that Yi Zhonghai's guess is true.

"I want to go look for it!"

Yi Zhonghai seemed to have made a great decision.

"But, after so many years, how can I find it?"

After hearing this, the aunt was a little shocked.

"Go to the original hospital and look for people who might have been in the hospital or who might have been there."

"People leave their names behind, and wild geese leave their traces behind. There must be clues."

Yi Zhonghai's eyes were no longer empty, and seemed to have some luster.

"But what if the result is that he is really dead?"

Auntie didn't want Yi Zhonghai to be sad again.

After having hope, the heartache of being disappointed again will be even more intense.

"Then I must go find him, give an explanation to myself, give an explanation to your sister, and give an explanation to the child!"

Over the years, Yi Zhonghai has always been thinking about finding someone to take care of us in our old age. He has put a lot of effort into Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu, but he has never found out whether his own child might not be dead. He feels guilty about this!

"Okay, I'll go find it with you!"

The aunt nodded silently.

"No, I'll go find her. You should take care of the old lady. Don't tell anyone what I'm doing for now."

"In the afternoon, I will go to the hospital where I used to work and ask."

Yi Zhonghai got up, washed his face and prepared to go out.

"You're not going to eat?"

The old lady looked at the stewed potatoes and cabbage in the bowl and the steamed buns on the plate without touching them at all.

"You eat, I'm leaving first."

Yi Zhonghai didn't want to delay any longer.

An old lady stared at Yi Zhonghai's departing figure in a trance: "If only the child were not dead, where would he be?"

At this moment, Yi Bufan and Xu Xiaoran were staring at each other.

"You, stop staring at me like that, and see if there's anything else on the list that you didn't expect."

Xu Xiaoran's cheeks were flushed and her voice was as soft as a mosquito.

The main reason was that Yi Bufan’s gaze was too hot.

"Just take a look at this list, I'll be responsible for you!"

Yi Bufan has already listed all the things needed for the wedding according to what Xu Xiaoran said.

"You just keep talking nonsense!"

"How much does it cost?"

Xu Xiaoran spat softly.

"Xiao Ran, how about I go and close the curtains so we can do something else?"

Yi Bufan's desire has swept over Xu Xiaoran.

"No, didn't we agree on this?"

"After the banquet!"

Xu Xiaoran is not a fool. How could she not know what Yi Bufan wants to do?

"It won't matter if these few days are enough."

Yi Bufan felt that it was his fault for not breaking this part of his original body for so long.

"Ahem, we have to keep our word."

"Besides, I have to tell you that according to custom, I have to go back to my parents' home three days before our wedding, and we can't meet."

"So, before that, we need to prepare everything that needs to be done, so that you don't have to do it alone."

Xu Xiaoran gave the order, but seeing that Yi Bufan was still looking at her eagerly, she couldn't bear it, so she leaned forward and gave him a kiss.