readx; Lan Yecheng has been staying at Zhao Hengyi's house during this time, except for the night when he had a fever on Christmas, and he has been sleeping in the guest room for the next few days. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Lan Yecheng didn't have any friends who could stay overnight, but he didn't want to see them with the injuries on his face, let alone be asked about the reason for the injuries.

As for the injury on his face and the broken down jacket, Zhao Hengyi never asked a word, which made Lan Yecheng feel very caring, so he was cheeky and settled down temporarily.

Without the existence of Lan Fucai, except for occasionally missing and worrying about his mother, this was the most comfortable few days for Lan Yecheng since he had memory.

If it's not New Year's Day, I'm afraid he won't come back.

Pushed open the gate and entered the courtyard, the house was very quiet, it seemed that Lan Fucai was not at home.

Lan Yecheng breathed a sigh of relief, the kitchen chimney was smoking, presumably his mother should be cooking. He walked slowly to the kitchen, thinking about how to apologize to Xu Zhen.

Entering the kitchen, Lan Yecheng saw Xu Zhen sitting on a small stool in front of the stove in a daze, and he didn't even notice that he approached.

"Mom, I'm back." Lan Yecheng's voice was very soft, for fear of scaring his mother.

Xu Zhen was stunned when she heard the voice, and then looked at Lan Yecheng, she looked a little uneasy.

"Ah, you're back? Have you eaten? Xu Zhen casually asked a few words that she usually asks, just fine. The novel is like Lan Yecheng who has just come back from work, not a few days away from home.

"I'm not hungry." Lan Yecheng took out a wad of banknotes from his clothes and handed it to Xu Zhen, "Mom, our boss has paid this month's salary in advance, you can keep the money." ”

"I don't want it this month, so you might as well keep it and buy a warmer coat." Xu Zhen hesitated to push Lan Yecheng's hand away, she was afraid that she would be beaten by Lan Fucai if she didn't accept the money. However, she thought of what happened a few days ago, her son was still wearing a thin coat, and he couldn't buy clothes without any money.

"Because it was the end of the year, the boss gave me a bonus, and I left enough money to buy a coat. Mom, this money is for you, are you willing to spend it yourself, or count it as my food expenses......" Lan Yecheng stuffed the money into his mother's hand, and after seeing her accept the money, he asked worriedly: "Mom, what were you thinking just now?" Thinking so distracted? Did that Lan Fucai beat you again? ”

"No, no." Xu Zhen shook his head again and again, and cautiously glanced at the door of the kitchen, for fear that Lan Fu would push the door in at this time, if he heard Lan Yecheng's words, this family would be in peace again.

Lan Yecheng originally wanted to give the money to Xu Zhen and leave, but now seeing that her expression was different, he couldn't help but be a little worried.

"Mom, what the hell is going on?" Lan Yecheng squatted in front of Xu Zhen and held her trembling hand.

Xu Zhen looked at Lan Yecheng, her lips moved and moved, and she asked softly, "Xiaocheng, do you remember your sister?" ”

Lan Yecheng's whole body was shocked, and he hurriedly asked, "Mom, why did you suddenly mention your sister?" ”

Xu Zhen only searched for her whereabouts in the first few days after her daughter's disappearance, and in the next fourteen years, she never mentioned anything related to her daughter, as if she had only given birth to a son in her life. Therefore, Lan Yecheng felt that there was something wrong with her mentioning his sister today.

"I ...... I saw someone who was very similar to your sister......" As she spoke, Xu Zhen was not sure, she pointed to Ye Cheng's eyes, "It should be said that the eyes are really similar, and the eyes of your sister and brother are almost identical...... And the mole on the little knuckle of her right hand...... The girl...... Really like your sister...... Even the age is ......."

"Mom, who are you talking about? I think you miss your sister too much, so you feel like everyone looks like her. Lan Yecheng faintly flashed a trace of uneasiness in his heart, "Mom, more than ten years have passed, even if you see your sister again, you may not really recognize it." ”

"No, I think it's her, I don't believe you......" As she spoke, Xu Zhen took out a crumpled newspaper that she had carefully put away from her pants pocket, and she pointed out the color photo on the front page to Lan Yecheng, "Xiaocheng, look, isn't she like your sister?" ”

Lan Yecheng looked at the person in the photo, and it was really Chu Xinyi.

This newspaper was photographed when she walked out of the press conference arm in arm after she clarified the scandal with Ning Ronghao and Ning Zaiyu. Her hand seemed to be playing with the hair in her ear, so the mole on her little finger was clearly patted.

"I don't think she's like a sister." Lan Yecheng said things that went against his will and against the facts, and he couldn't let Xu Zhen recognize Chu Xinyi. If Chu Xinyi couldn't remember what happened when he was a child, then he was willing to take that secret to the grave.

"Maybe you were too young at the time to remember what she looked like." Xu Zhen shook her head slowly, and carefully put away the newspaper again, "Since we are in the same city, I have to find a way to meet her." ”

"Mom, don't think about it, okay? How could she be my sister? She is a great composer, and she comes from a military family, and if you venture to see her, you will be regarded as crazy. Lan Yecheng was a little panicked, no matter what method he used, he must not let Xu Zhen go to see Chu Xinyi.

"I don't care, I must go and meet her, she is my daughter, why should I go to someone else's family to be a child." Xu Zhen has her stubbornness, no matter what Lan Yecheng says, she will not listen.

"Mom, with her current identity, even if she is really my sister, do you think she will still recognize you?" Lan Ye's prejudice failed to persuade her, so she had to change to an extreme statement, "If you say it nicely, she will think that you are asking for money; If you put it badly, she will think that you are blackmailing. ”

"If she's really my daughter, even if I ask her for money, it's only right, right? Now is not the case with any law, if the children do not support the elderly, they will be prosecuted. Xu Zhen said it rightly, if this girl named Chu Xinyi is her daughter Ye Meiyu, with her current social status, it shouldn't be too much to let her take some money.

Otherwise, if the news of the deputy mayor's wife not supporting her biological mother spreads, it will not look good on her, her mother's family, and her in-laws' face.

The most important thing is that if he gets back a large amount of money, presumably Lan Fucai will not beat himself at every turn, right? Then your waist will be straight.

Thinking that her life might be a turning point, Xu Zhen naturally refused to let go of the opportunity to confirm this Chu Xinyi's identity.

Even if she is not Ye Meiyu, it doesn't matter, it's a big deal to think that she recognized the wrong person. A person with such a noble status must not have anything to do with himself.

"Sue?" Lan Yecheng sneered, and had no choice but to release cruel words, "I'm afraid it's you and Lan Fucai who will be sued, don't forget how he abused us when we were children, and you, obviously our biological mother, watched us being beaten." ”

His words made Xu Zhen shudder, and his face became ugly.

Lan Ye Cheng saw that his words did seem to have a threatening effect, so he continued: "If my sister was either abducted back then, she couldn't stand this family and ran away from home by herself. If so, she will hate you to death. If you take the initiative to send it to the door yourself, aren't you afraid that she will settle accounts with you? With her current abilities, sending you to prison will be a breeze. Even if the two of you don't admit it, don't forget that I am a witness. ”

"Xiaocheng, you can't do this to me." Xu Zhen was frightened, but she was still reluctant to give up the large sum of money that might be coming soon. She begged Lan Yecheng bitterly, patted her chest and said, "Xiaocheng, you are my biological son, how can you say such things that hurt my heart?" ”

"Just because you are my mother, I will endure Lan Fucai for you, and I will give you more than half or even all of my salary every month. However, at all times, I would always stand by my sister. Because when I was a child, the two of us were beaten and scolded together, and even if she was beaten to the point that her skin was open and bloody, she desperately protected me, if it weren't for her, I am afraid I would have been beaten to death by Lan Fucai. Lan Yecheng was also very painful in his heart, it was not his intention to treat Xu Zhen like this. But for the sake of Chu Xinyi, he had to be ruthless in doing these things and saying these things.

Xu Zhen looked at his son in a daze, he hadn't seen him for a few days, why did he look so much stronger.

Only then did she remember that her son had not returned for six or seven days.

"Whether that girl named Chu or something is my sister or not, don't even think about going to see her." Lan Yecheng slowly stood up and stretched out his hand to Xu Zhen, "Give me the newspaper." ”

"For ...... Why? Xu Zhen instinctively covered her trouser pocket, she really didn't give up, and even she was still thinking about whether to discuss it with Lan Fucai.

Ever since she accidentally picked up this newspaper in the morning, she has been fantasizing that she lives in a beautiful house, and that the family also hires a nanny, that she no longer has to do housework, that she wears a mink coat that only a rich lady can wear, and that she wears expensive jewelry from head to toe, and that every day she just goes shopping, eats, drinks, and has fun......

She had never dared to think of such a life before, but when she felt that she had a rich daughter, she couldn't wait to live a good life with food and clothes.

Now Lan Yecheng asked her to hand over the newspaper, as if she was forcing her to hand over her money to others, which was very distressing.

"She's in the media spotlight right now, and I don't want to get me involved because of your unrealistic greed, and I'll feel ashamed if the picture of your arrest is published in the newspaper." Seeing that Xu Zhen refused to hand over the newspaper, Lan Yecheng squatted down and pulled with her, trying to take out the newspaper from her trouser pocket.

"I won't give it!" As soon as Xu Zhen saw that Lan Yecheng wanted to grab the newspaper, she suspected that he wanted to find this Chu Xinyi by himself, she held down her trouser pocket, struggled desperately, and said over and over again: "I don't give, I don't give...... I can't give you ......."

As soon as Lan Fucai entered the courtyard, he heard the dispute between the mother and son in the kitchen, although he didn't listen to it all, he also knew that Lan Yecheng wanted to rob Xu Zhen of something.

He leaned against the door and laughed at the mother and son: "Okay, you are a good son born and raised from second-hand goods, the whole thing is a white-faced wolf, I used to see you silent, but I only left home for a few days, and I actually learned to come back and grab things." ”

Having said that, he really couldn't think of anything to rob Xu Zhen there, because if he could snatch the money from the sale, he would have already been swept away by himself.

Hearing Lan Fucai's voice, Lan Yecheng's heart tightened, why did he come back at this time? It would be bad if Xu Zhen asked him for help and told him about her suspicions.

Xu Zhen is a woman after all, and if she says a few cruel words, she may be scared.

But Lan Fucai is different, he dares to do anything for money, even if Chu Xinyi in the newspaper is not his sister, he will find a way to link the two together, use the media to spread rumors, and will not stop until he gets benefits.

Lan Fucai is such a despicable and obscene scoundrel.

Not to mention that Chu Xinyi is Ye Meiyu, if Lan Fucai is convinced of this, then I'm afraid her current happy life will be ruined.

You have to find a way. Lan Yecheng's mind was running rapidly, he slowly let go of Xu Zhen's hand, deliberately pretended to be dissatisfied, and said angrily: "I just gave my mother a thousand yuan, I think it's a bit much, I want to take a few hundred yuan, but I didn't expect her to give it to me." ”

Xu Zhen was stunned, she didn't expect Lan Yecheng to lie in front of Lan Fucai, if he found out, then he wouldn't suffer again.

In this case, if you take the initiative to confess, you may be beaten less.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhen wanted to tell Lan Fucai about seeing Chu Xinyi in the newspaper and that she might be her lost daughter.

But Lan Fucai didn't give her this opportunity, as soon as he heard that Xu Zhen had a thousand yuan on him, he walked over excitedly, stretched out his hand at her, and ordered: "Give me all the money, you are not allowed to keep any of it." ”

"His dad ......" Xu Zhen shook his head, indicating that he had more important things to say than this thousand yuan.

I didn't want Lan Fucai to have the patience to listen to her finish speaking, and suddenly raised his hand, and gave Xu Zhen a big mouth with a "snap".

He pulled Xu Zhen's hair fiercely, and yelled while scolding: "You second-hand goods, see that your son is bold here, right?" If I ask you for money, do you dare to shake your head? I think you're either underbeaten or tired of it. ”

"No...... No......" Xu Zhen pressed her head to relieve the huge pain on her scalp, she wanted to explain herself, but she was dizzy by Lan Fucai, and she couldn't say anything for a while.

"Dare to talk back?" Lan Fucai pulled Xu Zhen's head, shook his hand and gave her a slap, "Why don't you give me the money quickly, do you want to die?" ”

"I'll give ...... I'll give it to ......" Xu Zhen hurriedly took out the thousand yuan in the apron and handed it to Lan Fucai tremblingly.

After taking the money, Lan Fucai let go of his hand, spat on his hand, carefully counted the money in his hand, and after making sure that it was a thousand yuan, he smiled with satisfaction.

Putting the money into the pocket of his coat, Lan Fucai hummed a five-tone tune and walked out of the kitchen, and couldn't wait to go out to find someone to drink and play cards.

However, he also vaguely felt in his heart that Lan Yecheng's performance today seemed to be a little unusual, and when he beat Xu Zhen, the filial good son didn't step forward to stop him.

Money is really a good thing, because of a few hundred yuan, the mother-son relationship is gone. Lan Fucai guessed in his heart.

The so-called sandpiper and clam competed, and the fisherman profited, and in the end, the thousand yuan went into his own pocket.

Thinking that the mother and son are probably hugging and crying now, not to mention how much hatred he has in his heart, let them hide their private money behind their backs, they deserve it!

After Lan Fucai left, Lan Yecheng walked in front of Xu Zhen and helped her brush her unkempt hair. That bastard was so ruthless that he not only ripped off a lot of her hair, but also pulled blood from her scalp.

"Are you satisfied?" Xu Zhen sat on the stool weakly, and complained in her heart about why her life was so bitter.

She was an orphan since she was a child, and although she was wearing old clothes donated by others, she was not hungry and studied for a few years.

When she was twenty years old, she married a rural teacher, who was a dozen years older than her, but treated her well. He went to lecture every day during the day, and when he came back at night to finish his homework, he played the flute or played the erhu for her, and gave birth to a pair of children.

However, the good times have only passed for a few years.

Because the man couldn't get used to seeing the township chief and village cadres running rampant in the township, he wrote a report letter, but he didn't expect the letter to reach the township chief before it was sent, and in the end he was hired by the township chief to beat him to death.

Xu Zhen couldn't stay in the village anymore, so she left her hometown with her two children and came to the city to make money by making shabu-shabu in a small restaurant.

Later, he was introduced to marry Lan Fucai, who was doing hard work, and his life was still good in the first few months, but he didn't expect him to slowly show his original form, and beat and scolded her and the two children when he didn't go well.

This situation is getting worse and worse, and sometimes it is not the fault of the two children, and even if they don't do anything at all, he will raise his hand and kick it.

Once, when a guest came to the house, Lan Fucai locked up the two children in the firewood room. His daughter, who had been hungry for a day, stole a chicken leg and was beaten half to death by him.

Because she had to work during the day, she asked her young son to take care of her daughter, who was injured and couldn't get off the kang, but when she came back from work, she found that her daughter was gone.

She asked Lan Fucai to help find her daughter's whereabouts, but she was beaten by him, and said that it was too late for him to be happy if the family didn't open their mouths to eat.

She asked Lan Yecheng "Where did my sister go", but he kept crying and crying, and in the end, not only did he not even say a word, but he was even speechless for almost two years because of this incident.

It's not that she didn't think about it, maybe it was Lan Fucai who sold her daughter for wine money. Therefore, she did not dare to call the police, and the neighbor only said that her daughter went to a relative's house. It didn't take long for them to move, and since then, she hasn't thought she'll find her daughter.

However, today, after 14 years, she saw in a newspaper a girl who was very similar in age and appearance to her daughter, and she was naturally very excited, at least at first she was so happy as a mother that she wanted to cry.

But as she read the newspaper over and over again, another excitement gradually took its place.

She hoped that this girl was Ye Meiyu more than when she first saw the photo, and only in this way would she have hope for the rest of her life.

Just when Xu Zhen was deep in thought, she didn't notice that the corner of the newspaper she had put in her trouser pocket was torn and exposed just now.

Lan Yecheng gently tugged on the newspaper, took the newspaper in his hand, turned around and walked away.

Xu Zhen came back to her senses at this time, she hurriedly pounced on Lan Yecheng, hugged his thigh completely disregarding his dignity, and begged him bitterly: "Son, give me back the newspaper, I still have to use it to find your sister......"

"Mom, I told you, she's not my sister at all, don't be a fool and dream." Before the words fell, Lan Yecheng threw the newspaper into the stove pit.

Seeing that all her hopes were about to be burned by a fire, Xu Zhen reached out and took out the newspaper from the fire as if she had lost her mind.

"Mom, are you crazy?" Lan Yecheng's eyes were quick, and he grabbed Xu Zhen's hand, so that she was not burned.

"My daughter...... My daughter......" Xu Zhen lay on the ground and cried bitterly.

Lan Yecheng frowned slightly, it was just a newspaper, she cried like this, and people who didn't know thought it was her daughter burning in the stove pit.

However, even when her daughter disappeared, she never cried like this.

Suddenly, Lan Yecheng felt very cold, this is their mother. Compared with her missing daughter, she cares more about how much money her daughter who has been missing for 14 years can give her.

He helped Xu Zhen back to the main room and let her lie down on the pit to rest.

Then, he went back to the kitchen, anyway, Lan Fucai would not come back to eat after taking the money, so he put away the dishes that Xu Zhen was going to stir-fry and the rice that had been cooked.

Before leaving, Lan Yecheng went to see Xu Zhen again, and said some words that made her give up and warn, but I don't know if she listened to his words.

Xu Zhen lay groggily on the kang, her eyes half-squinted, as if she was awake and as if she was asleep.

I don't know how long she lay down, she suddenly sat up, got off the kang, put on her shoes and coat and rushed out of the yard.

In less than an hour, Xu Zhen ran all over the nearby newsstands.

It's just that although she found a few reports about Chu Xinyi, she didn't find what she wanted. Only the newspaper with that photo can prove that Chu Xinyi may be her missing daughter.