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How would you feel if you were an only child for more than 20 years and were suddenly told that you would have a brother or sister?

The original owner's parents worked in a state-owned enterprise. Under the circumstances at the time, they could only have one child, but after the child was born, it was not the son they had been expecting.

So, the parents sent the original owner back to his grandmother's house in the countryside, and the original owner would only see his parents during festivals.

Without the burden of children, the couple made rapid progress in their careers. When the original owner graduated from high school, he became a middle-level leader in the company.

However, this has nothing to do with the original owner, because the original owner is over 18 years old and his parents no longer pay for his tuition and living expenses.

The original owner completed four years of college through student loans and part-time jobs. After graduation, the original owner did not choose to continue studying, but entered society to earn money to support his life and repay his loans.

When Zhang's mother became pregnant with her second child at the age of 46, the original owner had no objection, after all, she had never enjoyed the love of her parents.

There is no such thing as having your love and affection taken away by your second child’s younger siblings.

But she still knew a lot about Zhang's mother's situation from her aunt.

For example, Zhang's mother was at high risk for Down syndrome in three screening tests, and amniocentesis revealed that the fetus had an extra chromosome in the 21st pair of chromosomes, which is trisomy 21, commonly known as Down syndrome.

Originally, the doctor suggested that Zhang's mother terminate the pregnancy, but she refused to believe it and went to another hospital for a non-invasive DNA test.

I was very happy when I came back.

When everyone thought there was nothing wrong with the child, Zhang's mother revealed that she was pregnant with a boy, so she would give birth to the child regardless of whether it was healthy or not.

Because of her pregnancy, Zhang's mother applied for early retirement and stayed in the hospital to take care of the baby.

As a mother of advanced age and with a child in such a condition, Zhang's mother spent most of the money she had saved over the past twenty years in order to protect the fetus.

But the child was still born prematurely at seven months, with small eyes and a flat nose, and looked very... strange.

The original owner just took a look from a distance and walked away.

But Zhang's father and mother did not dislike their younger brother, because he had a very majestic bird, and they both felt that it was a symbol of his strength.

No matter what the doctor said, both insisted on being discharged from the hospital because they were worried that someone else would miss their child and steal him away.

As the child grew up, major and minor illnesses continued to occur, and all the couple's savings were spent.

So, the couple caught the original owner, who was already working and earning a salary.

Because his grandmother also pleaded for mercy, the original owner couldn't possibly make his grandmother sad, so he reached out to his parents and younger brother for help.

But once this hand was extended, it was never retracted.

The younger brother has leukemia and is a big skeleton that costs a lot of money, and the original owner gradually can’t handle it anymore.

After the original owner refused to pay, he was drugged by his parents and sent to a black clinic, where his bone marrow was forcibly extracted to treat his younger brother.

The original owner didn’t know whether her brother cured her or not because she died in the black clinic.

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"Shanshan, your mother is pregnant, did you know about this?"

The aunt sent a message to Zhang Shan on WeChat. The two sisters-in-law have been fighting openly and secretly for more than 20 years.

One has a good job, the other has a son. Each has their own merits and demerits.

"I don't know. Aunt, I'll know only after you tell me."

Zhang Shan replied to her message while tidying up her desk.

"Your parents are such a jerk. They are already so old, but they are still trying to have a second child with young people. They are really old-fashioned."

Zhang Shan couldn't comment on this. If she wanted to have a baby, she could have it. She couldn't raise the child anyway.

Oh.

Maybe she will be allowed to raise it.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhang are now forty-six or forty-seven. Eighteen years later, they will be sixty-four years old and can still support a second child and raise younger brothers and sisters to finish four years of college.

If something happened between the two of them and they were both gone, leaving behind a child, then Zhang Shan would have to raise the child.

Zhang Shan stopped laughing immediately.

Zhang Shan: "How old is the child?"

Aunt: "Just over three months."

Zhang Shan: "What are the results of the examination?"

Aunt: “How should I know?”

Then, she added, "You'll know after a while."

Don’t think that housewives don’t have a circle of friends. Those card-playing friends know all kinds of gossip.

Aunt: "By the way, you are about to graduate, right? Where will you be assigned to work?"

Zhang Shan: "Aunt, now everyone has to find a job by themselves. There is no job assignment anymore."

Aunt: "Ah? No more distribution? In our generation, college students were not only assigned jobs, but also housing. Then what's the point of going to college?"

Even through the Internet cable, Zhang Shan could feel her aunt's annoyance and regret.

Because Zhang Shan grew up in her hometown and has a close relationship with her aunt, her aunt may compete with Zhang's mother, but will not implicate Zhang Shan.

After exiting WeChat, Zhang Shan checked the application time for foreign schools online. Fortunately, there were several pretty good schools that were accepting applications.

So, while her classmates were preparing for postgraduate entrance exams and civil service exams, Zhang Shan was busy preparing materials.

At the same time as getting her diploma, Zhang Shan also received an offer from a foreign university. Although the schools are not the top ones in the world, the environments are all good.

"Shanshan, your mother's test results are out. Guess what?" Zhang Shan packed up the clothes she wasn't going to wear and planned to put them in the charity mailbox before she went out. Then the message from her aunt popped up.

Zhang Shan: "How is it?"

Zhang Shan is still very supportive.

Aunt: "Your mother is pregnant with a boy, so you will have a brother. But I heard that the child has some disease... Down syndrome, I think that's the word."

"Your mother has been going to the hospital quite frequently recently, but she seems to be fine. I think she is just being pretentious. When I was pregnant with Dabao, I ate and drank as usual, and there was nothing wrong with me. Wasn't Dabao healthy?"

"But it's also true. She has been waiting for so long to get her son, so naturally she would be a little nervous."

Then, the aunt changed the subject and said, "Are you going to take the civil service exam after you graduate? Last time you talked about it, I went to find out for you. You have to register online for the civil service exam, and you have to take a written test and an interview, but this year's exam is over, so you can only apply for next year..."

My aunt couldn't type clearly, so she could only speak. By the time she finished speaking, Zhang Shan had already washed the clothes she had taken off.

"Aunt, there are college students everywhere now. They are not rare anymore. You can only continue to study. If you have a higher degree than others, you will have more advantages and better job opportunities."

"I see... It's really hard for young people nowadays. They think they can find a good job and make a lot of money after graduation, and their parents can just sit back and enjoy themselves."

"It seems that I have to continue to work hard to make money. I don't think I can wait until Dabao earns money to support me. I have to save some money for my retirement."

After that, Zhang Shan didn’t receive any WeChat messages from her aunt for a long time.

"Shanshan, when will you go home? Have you settled your job?" Grandma is now 65 years old and in good spirits. Zhang Shan can hear her cheerful voice over the phone.

How could a grandma not be happy when she is about to have a grandson?

"Grandma, I've applied to a foreign university. I'm going abroad."

"What? Going abroad?"

The old lady had never left the county in her life, and the concept of going abroad was too broad and too big for her.

"Why did you go abroad for no reason? Are you still blaming your parents? They have their own reasons. They raised you so much, you can't forget your roots!"

This is because they are worried that Zhang Shan will never come back, and all the money they have raised will be wasted.

"Grandma, what are you talking about? It's not like I won't come back. Foreign universities offer free tuition. If my parents can pay for my education, I don't have to leave the country."

"No, the money will all be left to your brother. Your mother is pregnant again, and the doctor said it's a boy. When you get married in the future, you won't have to worry about being bullied by your in-laws. You'll have your brother to support you."

Zhang Shan: “…That’s great!”

In this way, Zhang Shan fooled the old lady and hung up the phone.

When she graduated, she cleaned her dormitory, threw away her clothes and bedding, and then Zhang Shan boarded a plane to Northern Europe with a backpack.

Before school started, Zhang Shan rented a house in a small town and sold her paintings on the street.

Every time the stall is opened, the paintings are sold out.

So Zhang Shan reduced the number of times she went to the stall, and after earning money, she read books at home.

time flies.

Zhang Shan learned from her aunt that Zhang's mother had a premature birth. "Look, your brother is not even one tenth as good-looking as you, but they still love him so much. Is there something wrong with his eyes?"

Zhang Shan looked at the photo her aunt sent her. It seemed as if there was a galaxy between her two little eyes.

With a big face and a flat nose, to be honest, she is not good-looking.

Then, Zhang Shan saw the circle of friends posted by Zhang’s mother. The picture did not show the child’s face, but two little feet, typical straw sandal feet.

The second picture is my brother’s big bird, which looks more than twice as big as that of an average child’s.

"Mommy's little man is here~Grow up quickly, baby, and protect mommy in the future!"

There was a chorus of congratulations from below.

But there was still one inappropriate comment: "Is this child Down's syndrome? You should take the child to the hospital for a checkup."

But soon after, the comment disappeared.

Obviously, it was Zhang's mother who deleted it herself.

Of course she knew that the child was born with Down syndrome, but so what?

This is a son, the son I have been waiting for for so long.

Even though the baby had health problems, Zhang's mother was reluctant to abort the baby.

Besides, aren’t there hospitals for treatment when children get sick?

This child has problems, so why not let him get married and have children earlier and have a healthy child?

Her son is so majestic, he must be healthy!

When Zhang's mother was pregnant, she did not listen to the doctor's advice. After the child was born, she also did not listen to the doctor's advice and was hurriedly discharged from the hospital.

But a few days later, she took her child to the hospital for an injection.

After going back and forth, he spent all his savings and even used up his grandmother's coffin fund.

"It's not a solution to continue like this. My pension is not high, and the money earned by the child's father alone is not enough for Xiaobao to go to the hospital."

"Let Zhang Shan come back. One more person means more strength. Xiaobao is her brother, she can't just ignore him!"

"The doctor said Xiaobao has leukemia. Didn't the TV show say that a bone marrow transplant can cure it? Let Zhang Shan come back to donate bone marrow to Xiaobao. I'll call her right away."

Grandma took out her cell phone and called Zhang Shan in front of Zhang's father and mother.

The phone rang several times but no one answered.

At this moment, Zhang Shan had just fallen asleep and did not hear the sound of her cell phone vibrating at all.

"This little girl deliberately ignored my call. Has she grown wings and stopped listening to me?"

At this time, my aunt finally couldn't help but speak, "It's eight o'clock in the evening now, and Shanshan is one o'clock in the morning. She is resting. You can call her tomorrow morning."

Grandma had no choice but to give up.

The aunt sent a message to Zhang Shan overnight to tell her about the incident and asked her to turn off her phone or remove the SIM card.

Anyway, just don't answer grandma's call.

After waking up, Zhang Shan also saw the message from her aunt. She decisively pulled out the SIM card and even logged out of WeChat.

Time passed quickly and Zhang Shan graduated, but she did not return to China. Instead, she stayed abroad and worked as a university lecturer.

During this period, I only kept in touch with my aunt. Although I also had Zhang's mother's WeChat, she seemed to have forgotten about it.

She was like a voyeur, secretly observing the "happy" life of Zhang's mother and her family of three.

Because of Xiaobao's medical treatment, the house in the city has been sold. Zhang's mother lives in a rented house with her child, commuting between school and hospital every day.

Xiaobao is old enough to go to kindergarten, but he doesn't seem to be very smart and is often bullied at school, so he needs Zhang's mother's attention all the time.

When I was young, I never took care of a child for a single day. After I retired in middle age, I took on double the parental responsibilities.

But the efforts of Zhang's father and mother were effective. Xiaobao grew up despite his illness and difficulties.

Due to health and medical reasons, Zhang's father and mother had long given up on letting Xiaobao go to school.

So, what Zhang's mother and grandmother do every day is to take turns taking Xiaobao to play with sand at the door, and then go home to eat when it's time.

This year, Zhang's father is also going to retire. He has no choice but to retire. The company needs fresh blood and new souls. No matter how hard he tries, he can't keep up with the work ideas of young people.

"It's good to be retired. I can collect my pension and then work another job. With two salaries, will I still be worried about not being able to support my family?"

"It would be great if Zhang Shan came back. Two thousand a month in alimony is still too little. It's not even enough to buy toys for Xiaobao."

Grandma hunched over and called the number again, but still couldn't get through. "Maybe the second son's family can still contact her. She has really grown too powerful and can't be called. If I had known earlier, I would have drowned her in the basin to avoid raising an ungrateful person."

When my aunt heard this, she shook her head and said, "I haven't contacted her for a long time. I don't know what she is doing!"

The two thousand yuan in alimony has been paid for many years, and there has been no change even after my grandmother passed away.

When Zhang Xiaobao was eighteen years old, his mother wanted to arrange a marriage for him, but no one was interested in him.

He has physical problems, low intelligence, is not good-looking, and is very poor.

Who can appreciate this?

"They are all a bunch of snobs. My son is so outstanding, so well-behaved, sensible, filial and obedient. No one is worthy of my son, and they still look down on my son. Ugh!"

But as time went by, Zhang's mother gradually accepted the fact that her son's financial situation was not good.

In order to find a wife for her son, Zhang's mother thought of a good idea, which is - marriage exchange!

In order to trick Zhang Shan into returning to China, Zhang's mother took rat poison, thinking that she would just take a few pills to scare people, but she didn't expect that the fool Zhang Xiaobao would secretly increase the dosage for her.

She was eaten to death.

Father Zhang has already accepted the reality that his son is useless and he still has to rely on his daughter for support in his old age.

Thinking about how Zhang Shan would come back to handle the funeral and act humble and pitiful, and restore the father-daughter relationship.

However, Zhang Shan did not come at all. Instead, she invited a group of actors to bury Zhang's mother in a grand manner.

The impact of Zhang's mother's death on Zhang Shan was that she received one thousand yuan less in alimony.

Zhang's father was very angry about this. Even if he wanted to curse, he couldn't find Zhang Shan. In order to maintain his life, Zhang's father married a divorced woman with a child.

He is responsible for spending money on the children's education, while the woman is responsible for taking care of his food, clothing, and daily life, and of course, his physical needs.

As for Zhang Xiaobao, no one was supervising him, so no one knew where he ran off to, and his father never looked for him.

In the end, Zhang Shan had him sent to an orphanage. Although the environment in the orphanage was not good, he would not starve to death.

But no one expected that the bond between this father and son would be so deep. Five years later, the woman ran away with the money, and Zhang's father was hit and killed by a car on the way to chase her. It was Zhang Xiaobao who collected the body.

"Who are you? Why are you giving me this?" Zhang Xiaobao held the bank card in his hand, feeling a little uneasy.

"I am the messenger of justice. This is the money your father was defrauded of. I am giving it to you now. You cannot give it to anyone else."

Zhang Xiaobao nodded ignorantly but seriously.

When Zhang Shan turned to leave, Zhang Xiaobao said something loudly that surprised Zhang Shan.

"what?"

"I'm sorry!... Although I don't know what I did wrong, I know that I must have done something wrong, so you refused to answer the phone."

"sorry!"

For a moment, Zhang Shan didn't know what to say.

"Do you know who I am?"

Zhang Dabao lowered his head and said, "I seem to know, but I don't seem to know."

Zhang Shan smiled and said, "You have never been the one who has wronged her. You don't need to apologize."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

In this life, no matter how many mountains and rivers we have to cross, I am afraid we will never meet again.

When leaving the city, Zhang Shan reported the illegal clinic from her previous life. Only after she saw the doctors and nurses being taken away and sentenced did she feel at ease to leave.

After that, I returned to Northern Europe, just in time to see the Northern Lights.