Chapter 561: Regret
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yu Niaoniao did not know how to explain the risk of an old mother to Madam
AIC.
After all, she was still a 13-year-old little girl. Her knowledge of conception and birth was definitely not something she could know. She could only pretend to be arrogant and rude as she pouted.
“That’s right. I don’t want it!”
Madam Xie asked again, “Isn’t it good for you to have a brother or sister?”
Yu Niaoniao hugged her arm and said coquettishly, “No, no. It’s enough for Mother to have me as a child. I’ll be filial to you and stay by your side for the rest of my life.”
Madam Xie sighed softly as if she was very helpless.
“Fine. ”
When Yu Niaoniao woke up from her dream, the house was still dark.
She felt her eyes sting and had the urge to cry.
Everything in the dream had really happened.
Madam Xie was married twice. Although Feng Lianghan treated Yu Niaoniao as his own, they were not biological father and daughter after all. Madam Xie inevitably had to consider more.
She was afraid that Niaoniao would let one’s imagination run wild and mistakenly think that she and Feng Lianghan would not love Niaoniao anymore once they had a biological child. Therefore, Madam Xie did not dare to say that she was pregnant.
She could only hint at Niaoniao indirectly, wanting to see her attitude.
Out of consideration for Madam Xie’s safety, Niaoniao directly expressed that she could not accept another brother or sister. Now that she thought about it, Madam Xie must have been very disappointed when she heard her words.
This also explained why Madam Xie did not tell her about the pregnancy directly.
Madam Xie was probably worried that she would not be able to accept that she was about to have a younger brother or sister, so she could only choose to hide it for the time being, thinking that she would think of a way to let her slowly accept it in the future.
Unexpectedly, the heavens did not give them this chance.
The sudden arrival of death separated them forever, and they no longer had the chance to clear the air.
Strong guilt filled her heart, making Yu Niaoniao feel extremely uncomfortable.
It was not that she did not like her siblings, but she did not want Madam Xie to take the risk of giving birth at an old age.
If she knew that Madam Xie was already pregnant, she would definitely not say that.
She would think of a way to help Madam Xie reduce the risk of giving birth. She would have comforted Madam Xie and pat her chest to guarantee—
“I like my younger siblings very much. With me protecting them in the future, no one in Jinguan City will dare to bully them!”
But these words could no longer be said.
Yu Niaoniao turned around and faced the wall. Tears rolled down the corners of her eyes.
Afraid of being discovered by Xiao Juan beside her, she did not dare to make a sound. She could only try her best to breathe softly and silently wipe her tears with her sleeve.
What she didn’t know was that when she turned around, the man beside her was already awake.
Xiao Juan looked at her trembling back.
Even though she tried her best to hold it in and had already lowered her voice to the lowest, he could still hear the intermittent sobs with his naturally abnormal sharp hearing.
Xiao Juan knew that she had turned her back on him because she did not want him to see her fragile appearance.
He shouldn’t disturb her at this time.
However, his hand seemed to have lost control. He raised it involuntarily and gently hugged Niaoniao from behind.
He could clearly feel the little girl in his arms stiffen and her sobs disappear.
Xiao Juan neither said anything nor had any intention of letting go.
That feeling was both stubborn and clumsy.
After a long time, Yu Niaoniao relaxed bit by bit.
As she faced the wall, her vision was already blurred by tears, and her voice was clearly filled with grief.
“I regret it so much.”
Xiao Juan followed her words and asked, “Regret what?”
Yu Niaoniao said, “Mother was so good to me, but I said that to her. She must be in a difficult position. If I could do it all over again, I definitely wouldn’t, wouldn’t say that…”
Xiao Juan said, “Then what do you really want to say?”
Yu Niaoniao said, “1 actually want a brother or sister very much. This way, there will be a blood bond between me, my stepfather, and my mother. We will be a real family.”
Xiao Juan said, “You are a family now. A real family.”
Yu Niaoniao cried harder.
At first, she could still hold back her tears, but later on, she really couldn’t hold it in anymore. Her cries gradually became louder and finally turned into loud wails.
Xiao Juan said nothing and silently hugged her tighter.
His silent companionship told her that although Madam Xie and Feng Lianghan were no longer around, she still had him.
He would always accompany her and walk through this long night.
The next morning, Ling Hai and Lo Pingsha saw that Yu Niaoniao’s eyes were red and swollen, and there were two dark circles under her eyes. It was obvious that she had not slept well last night and had cried.
The two of them were very worried, but it was not good to ask further. They could only work harder.
They brought their tools out of the city again and went to the Feng residence in the suburbs. They moved the burned beams and bricks away and cleaned up the weeds.
The Feng residence was very big. The four of them worked hard for the entire day but could not clean up the place.
They had to continue the next day.
When they arrived at the Feng residence in the suburbs again, they were surprised to find more than ten people gathered here.
Among them was Aunt Wang, whom they happened to meet two days ago.
Aunt Wang held a hoe in her hand and said with a smile.
“We all know that you’re back and guessed that you would definitely come here to clean up the ruins. Anyway, there’s still some time before spring plowing. We have nothing to do at home, so we came to help you.” The others echoed.
“That’s right! There’s strength in numbers. It’s faster to do work.”
For a moment, Yu Niaoniao had mixed feelings.
She said sincerely, “Thank you.”
Aunt Wang smiled and said, “We’re all on the same side. There’s no need to thank us!”
With the addition of so many people, the speed of clearing the ruins increased greatly.
At this moment, a team of soldiers suddenly appeared near the Feng residence.
“What are so many of you doing here?”
Yu Niaoniao straightened her back and raised her hand to wipe the sweat off her forehead. “This is my house. We want to clean this up.”
The leader looked Yu Niaoniao up and down, narrowed his eyes, and looked skeptical.
“This is your house? As far as I know, this family is all dead.”
When Yu Niaoniao heard the words “all dead”, her heart felt like it had been pierced by a needle. It hurt.
She pursed her lower lip. “My name is Yu Niaoniao. Madam Xie is my mother, and Feng Lianghan is my stepfather. If you don’t believe me, you can check the household register. If you really can’t, you can ask around in the city. Many people in the city know me.”
Aunt Wang and the others immediately chimed in.
“That’s right! We can all testify for Niaoniao!”
The low-ranking official said angrily, “I didn’t ask you. Don’t interrupt!” He turned to look at Yu Niaoniao and said with a straight face.
“We’ll verify your identity, but you can’t touch the things here.”
Yu Niaoniao frowned. “Why?”
The low-ranking official said, “There was a murder here. Without the permission of the government, no one is allowed to touch the things here..
This is the rule!”
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