The world is broken, the cubs mend it

"I…"

Aunt Wang originally wanted to say a few words, but she seemed to lose her temper again as if she thought of something.

"I'm not afraid of your gossip, just as I'm barefoot and not afraid of people wearing shoes."

Chen Jiahe's words were full of threats. He didn't have a good reputation in the village, so it didn't matter to him whether he said one more or one less word.

After he walked a long way with the child in his arms, Aunt Wang looked at the neighbors around her, as if trying to make amends for herself.

"For someone like him who doesn't even respect his own parents, it's not surprising that he would do anything."

"..."

Aunt Li shook her head and said nothing, then walked away slowly with her hands behind her back.

Chen Jiahe has a very bad reputation in Wangjia Village.

After death, people all believe that the body should be buried in the ground to rest in peace. In places where backward and feudal thinking still exists, cremation is not practiced.

Not only did Chen Jiahe not have an intact body, he didn't even have a funeral.

In addition, he has a bad temper and is extremely stingy, so he has no good reputation in the village.

"Dad, why is she talking about us?"

Yuanyuan lay on his shoulder, looking at Aunt Wang who was still chattering in the distance.

"The mouth is on other people's body, they can say whatever they want."

Chen Jiahe is indifferent to outsiders most of the time. It is difficult for him to change anything because of what others say. He mostly does what he wants to do based on his mood.

The people in the village are gossipy. Even if you have done nothing, as long as someone wants to criticize you, they will find a lot of faults with you.

He doesn't care about such trivial words that don't hurt his fundamental interests.

"You'd better be my child, so that I don't waste my money." He muttered again before opening the door.

According to current adoption requirements, the age difference between him and the child is not enough, and he himself does not meet the requirements to adopt a child.

He knew that the village chief was just trying to please him when he said he could help him through connections.

But what if this child is really his?

"The rabbit said I was born by my father."

Yuanyuan poked his forehead and said, this is definitely not wrong.

"You're just talking nonsense."

Chen Jiahe's lips twitched stiffly, wondering if she was deliberately sent by God to make him lose money.

"..."

Yuanyuan stared at her father's slightly stubbled chin for a while, then pouted and lowered her head silently.

"Host, you really have no credibility."

007 has become completely immune to her words. No matter what she says, no one believes her anyway.

When Village Chief Wang returned home, he sneezed as soon as he picked up the teacup. He always felt that someone was criticizing him behind his back.

"Why did you ask the kid from the Chen family to go to the city for identification? What if it turns out that this child is not his? Who will get the money?"

The village chief's wife, who was sitting on the side sewing shoe soles, raised her eyelids and glanced at him.

"This has to be tested, it's not a solution to just think about it."

"After all, she's just a girl. Why don't you just give her to his family? Why do you have to go all this way?"

"What are you talking about? How can we just give it away? We have to follow the instructions of the country."

"The mountains are high and the waters are far away. If you don't tell anyone, who will spread the news? You're just making a fuss every day."

"What are you talking about..."

"What kind of person is Chen Jiahe? He doesn't recognize his relatives. If you trick him into spending money, who knows how he will make trouble later."

"How can I be considered as deceiving him?"

As Village Chief Wang spoke, his tone weakened. He was just following the rules.

It would be fine if I didn't return the money to him.

But he didn't dare say this in front of his wife, otherwise he didn't know how she would deal with him.

"You are the only one who plays the role of a good guy every day, taking on trivial matters."

Even if he didn't say it, the village chief's wife knew what he was thinking. The more she talked, the angrier she became, and finally she just moved a stool and sat outside.

There were many children in the village. When they heard that there was a new baby, they came together to watch the fun.

The Chen family yard is usually very quiet, mostly because family members say that Chen Jiahe is a bad person, and he always has a cold face, so few children are willing to come and play.

Yuanyuan always likes to take care of the skinny old ox. Looking at the stone trough full of water and food, she doesn't understand why the ox can't gain weight.

It would take a few days to get the identification results. Chen Jiahe would get up early every day, eat breakfast, and then carry a hoe to work in the fields.

The child cannot be left unattended, so he takes the child with him when he goes out.

There were a few more children in the yard, about four or five years old, who were looking at the little girl he was holding from afar.

Yuanyuan's hair is short and only needs to be combed smooth. She is wearing new clothes with beautiful patterns, and looks pretty and lovely.

“Dad, there are kids there too.”

There are few children who don’t like to play, and when they see their peers, they can’t help but look at them a few more times.

"Um…"

Chen Jiahe glanced at her coldly and pulled her forward.

The children stared at them for a while, then bravely came over.

"What's your name?"

The person who was speaking was Wang Lele, who was a little thin and had a yellowish complexion.

The children behind him also tilted their heads curiously. A fair and cute little girl like Yuanyuan was rare in the village.

"My name is Yuanyuan."

The children get familiar with each other quickly, introduce their names to each other, and then get together happily.

"Do you want to play with us?"

Wang Yingying looked up at Chen Jiahe and carefully extended her hand towards Yuanyuan.

My grandmother often said that he was an unfilial son and told me not to learn from him when I grew up.

"..."

Yuanyuan looked up at her father and was a little conflicted. She wanted to play with everyone, but she also wanted to work in the fields with her father.

"Go play for a while and go home early."

Chen Jiahe could see that she wanted to go out and play, so he told her a few words and let her go.

Most of the time, the children in the village like to get together and run around, or go and pick bird eggs or play hopscotch.

Yuanyuan followed them to the river, where many small fish and shrimps were swimming happily in the clear water.

"Let's go catch some fish."

Wang Lele is six years old and is much taller than other children. He holds a dustpan in his hand and rolls up his trouser legs to go into the water.

The water in the river was very shallow, just covering his thighs. The fish in the water immediately fled in all directions when they saw him.

Several younger children squatted on the grass nearby and watched as he sunk the winnowing basket to the bottom of the water, holding his breath and waiting for the little fish to swim in.

After a while, a few small fish swam in. He suddenly lifted the dustpan, and all the water leaked out through the gaps, leaving only a few water plants inside.

"Hey, how come you can't catch any?"

Wang Yingying, who is five and a half years old, rolled up her trouser legs and went into the water, determined to show him how to fish.

"You come..."

The fish looked easy to catch, but it was actually very slippery. Wang Lele simply threw the dustpan to her and brought her ashore.

Yuanyuan was standing on the shore, watching curiously and wanted to go into the water too, but someone pushed her back.

"You can't go down there, or you might get washed away by the water."