"Third Brother!"
Jiang Xiaoxiao walked out.
The Fang family still wouldn't give up.
Of course, they wouldn't give up because she still had utility value.
"Xiaoxiao, I'm your mother."
"Xiaoxiao, listen to me! I really am your mother, just take a look! Your eyes and nose look just like mine, you are my daughter! Child, you have to believe me, I really am your mother."
Ye Hua was anxious; this couldn't be delayed any longer.
They also couldn't stay here forever.
Besides, her son couldn't wait any longer either.
The neighborhood committee was urging them, and September was almost here.
If they didn't settle this now, the neighborhood committee would be sending people every day to find them.
They couldn't wait under any circumstances.
"Sorry, madam, I really don't want to hear your nonsense. You say you're my mom, but you can't provide any evidence.
It puts me in a difficult position; I can't just acknowledge any stranger who comes and tells me they're my parents. That would be chaotic. Better leave quickly; you've surely made a mistake. I am not your daughter.
Third Brother, close the door."
Jiang Xiaoxiao would never admit it.
She wouldn't recognize them, not even if it killed her.
If you're capable, go find the evidence.
Ye Hua was infuriated.
Was evidence so easy to obtain?
But they really did find a piece of evidence.
"Nurse Li, you come here."
Jiang Xiaoxiao looked up! Really?
The nurse actually showed up.
Nurse Li?!
The one who mixed her up with Fang Xiaohui.
Back then, a trainee nurse, now a nearly forty-year-old woman.
In her past life, she had also met this Nurse Li.
Of course, this Nurse Li, in an attempt to shirk responsibility, described her as weak and helpless while painting her foster parents as sinister and utterly malevolent.
Because of this woman, she firmly believed in her own background.
And because of this, she experienced all those later hardships.
"Nurse Li! Tell us, what exactly happened! Xiaoxiao! This is the nurse from the hospital delivery room back then, Nurse Li. Quickly tell our Xiaoxiao what happened, otherwise, she'll be deceived and won't even know what's going on."
Ye Hua anxiously pulled Nurse Li over.
She was so anxious she was ready to jump onto the roof.
"So you are Xiaoxiao! I never thought that in the blink of an eye, that little baby back then has already grown so big."
Nurse Li, more adept than Ye Hua, managed to smooth the atmosphere with such words and win people's favor.
Jiang Xiaoxiao chuckled, "Nurse Li! What exactly is going on?"
Ye Hua signaled to Nurse Li with her eyes.
Nurse Li held Xiaoxiao's hand; this child really did grow well.
"Your name is Xiaoxiao, right? Here's the story: twenty years ago, I was still a trainee nurse at the county hospital! At that time, I didn't have the qualifications to handle patients alone, just followed behind the chief doctor, playing assistant, and that winter, two women in labor came to the hospital!
That winter, the delivery room was crowded, filled mostly with employees from the nearby steel factory. However, there's one couple I remember particularly well! That's Jiang Honest and Fan Xiuying! Women delivering in hospitals were rare back then.
Fan Xiuying had a major hemorrhage back then and was saved by the doctors after several days; I remember it so clearly! They had a girl, and she was sharing a delivery room with Comrade Ye Hua then.
Comrade Ye Hua also gave birth to a girl! The two had their babies almost simultaneously, but then one day! I was on duty in the nursery! I found Jiang Honest holding a baby next to him, swapping their bundle with another family's.
I was so scared I didn't know what to do.
But before I could react, Jiang Honest had already left! I didn't dare speak! If I revealed it, Jiang Honest would deny it! What evidence did I have? It kept me up at night, tossing and turning, so I thought of informing Comrade Ye Hua that their baby was swapped.
But before I could say anything, Jiang Honest and his family had already left; what could I say then. I never imagined that so many years would pass before I'd meet Comrade Ye Hua and her daughter again! My conscience couldn't bear it, so I finally came forward with this matter.
Otherwise, I'd be living in sleeplessness and constant worry. Xiaoxiao, you are Comrade Ye Hua's child, her biological daughter. Jiang Honest and his wife connived to swap, which kept you separated from your parents for so many years. It was my cowardice that harmed you two kids."
Nurse Li cried emotionally.
Jiang Xiaoxiao remained motionless.
Ye Hua looked at Jiang Xiaoxiao's expression; was she stunned?
She quickly stepped forward, ready to embrace Jiang Xiaoxiao.
A classic mother-daughter reunion, hugging and crying.
That's how to make it genuine! That's the scene of a mother-daughter reunion.
It could move Jiang Xiaoxiao.
It was all finally about to settle.
But her hands came up empty.
She saw Jiang Xiaoxiao seriously looking at Nurse Li, asking, "Nurse Li, if you saw Jiang Honest swapping babies by himself and didn't stop him, isn't that negligence? You also said Jiang Honest swapped babies and then quickly got discharged with his wife and went home.
Did you see that with your own eyes?"
Nurse Li was startled - was this little girl's reaction so different?
"Yes! I saw it with my own eyes."
"Xiaoxiao, you can't believe them, they're deceiving you, our dad isn't that kind of person, there's no way he could do such a thing."
Jiang Shitou was anxious; with such an accusation, there was no way to defend it. Jiang Shitou feared his sister might believe, convinced their parents could never be that way.
"Third Brother, don't worry! Don't you think I understand what kind of people our parents are? I just want to get to the bottom of this so no one can wrongfully accuse our parents."
Jiang Xiaoxiao's words immediately reassured Jiang Shitou.
As long as his sister wasn't fooled by these people, that was fine.
Ye Hua was shocked, "Xiaoxiao, how can you not believe? I'm your real mom! Why would I lie to you! Claiming someone else's child as mine, what good would that do me! Xiaoxiao, how could you be so heartless.
I'm your mother."
Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't believe.
She hadn't expected this.
Nurse Li also hurriedly said, "Xiaoxiao! I'm telling the absolute truth; why would I deceive you! Deceiving you wouldn't benefit me in any way."
"No benefit in deceiving me? I think there's a lot of benefit. Nurse Li, doesn't it bother you that you took those five hundred yuan? Bearing false witness against an honest, simple couple, doesn't it bother your conscience?
Of course, it wouldn't pain you. After all, you love money as if it's your life. What's a conscience anyway?"
Nurse Li collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Her face turned white in fear.
She pointed at Jiang Xiaoxiao, "You! How did you know?"
She turned her head to Ye Hua, "Didn't you say you'd never tell anyone about this? You've broken your promise? Ye Hua! You've ruined me."
Ye Hua stammered; she hadn't said anything, really hadn't told anyone else.
How did this damned girl know about the five hundred yuan she gave to Nurse Li?
It couldn't have been a guess.
Guessing couldn't be this accurate.
What now!