Chapter 1444 - 1407: Home of Cannon Fodder 15
Chapter 1444: Chapter 1407: Home of Cannon Fodder 15
Xiao Yilin was stopped after school.
She was originally walking with Xiao Yishan, Zhao Xiaocong, and Zhao Xiaomeng when someone suddenly appeared and stopped the four of them. Zhao Xiaocong instinctively stood in front to protect his sisters.
"What do you want? This is the school gate, I’ll tell you, kidnapping kids is illegal."
The person blocking them laughed.
"Student, I’m not a bad person, I came to talk to Xiao Yilin about something."
"We don’t know you."
Zhao Xiaocong remained vigilant: "Besides, what do you want to talk about with our child? If you really have something to say, talk to our parents first, and if they agree, then my sister can talk to you."
Xiao Yilin was also a bit scared and grabbed Zhao Xiaocong’s hand: "Little brother, Mom and Dad are still waiting for us at home, let’s hurry back."
The person, seeing he couldn’t stop them, shouted loudly to Xiao Yilin: "Xiao, you’re not a child of the Xiao Family, your biological parents have the surname Zhang. Back then, your mother and Mrs. Xiao gave birth in the same hospital, and you were swapped with the Xiao Family’s daughter."
"Nonsense."
Zhao Xiaomeng spat at the person: "You think this is a TV drama, swapped at birth? Don’t think you can fool my sister with such lies. I’m telling you, if you keep stopping us, we’ll call the police."
Xiao Yishan also stood in front: "What swapped at birth? We don’t know about that. If the kids were really swapped, why don’t you talk to my dad? What do you mean by fooling us kids?"
Zhao Xiaocong said to Xiao Yishan: "Quick, get the school security."
Xiao Yishan turned and ran towards the school gate.
The person, seeing the situation, knew he couldn’t get things done today and raised his hands: "Alright, alright, I won’t say anymore. I’ll talk to your parents, okay?"
By the time Xiao Yishan returned with the security, that person had already run far away.
"Really, just up to no good."
Xiao Yishan said angrily.
Zhao Xiaocong smiled at the security guard: "Thank you, Uncle. If it weren’t for you coming over, that person would still have been blocking us."
The security guard nodded towards Zhao Xiaocong: "Students, you did the right thing. Don’t believe strangers easily. If you encounter such a situation at the school gate, find a teacher or security guard. If it’s outside, remember to call the police."
"Got it."
The kids thanked the security and then walked home together.
On the way back, Xiao Yilin asked her siblings: "Where do you guys want to eat? Mom told me during the parents’ meeting today that she and Dad have some things tonight and will be back late, so I’m supposed to bring you out for dinner."
Xiao Yilin initially wanted to keep back some of the money that Anning gave her, but after how her siblings protected her today, she felt she should spend it all.
"How much did Mom give you?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yishan’s eyes lit up.
Zhao Xiaocong and Zhao Xiaomeng also looked at Xiao Yilin.
Xiao Yilin didn’t lie and said truthfully: "She gave me US$ 500."
"Mom is really generous, giving you so much."
Zhao Xiaocong muttered.
Zhao Xiaomeng said: "Sister is grown up now, needs money for many things, it’s only right for Mom to give more."
"But..."
Zhao Xiaomeng went over and linked arms with Xiao Yilin, smiling as she asked: "Sis, let’s go for a buffet. There’s a buffet restaurant that opened not far from our community, and I’ve heard they have a lot of delicious food."
"Okay."
Xiao Yilin no longer worried about money and took the three younger ones to eat at the buffet.
In the afternoon, Anning mailed off the contract with the website, and after school ended, she went to pick up the jade.
The day Bao Bufen went to the Xiao Family, he left quite a bit of money in that card for Xiao Yuan, and Anning used this money to order some quality jade.
Today the jade arrived, and Anning had to go into the city to get it.
Since it was already late, Anning took a taxi. When she got there, they had just finished making the jade into jade pieces.
Anning checked the goods, paid, and took the jade.
So, when she was in a taxi rushing back to Baisha County, it was already past 8 PM, nearly 9 PM.
When Anning entered, she saw that Xiao Yuan had already come back, and the four kids were doing their homework at home.
Seeing Anning, the four kids quickly stood up and greeted her.
Anning smiled and handed the jade to Xiao Yuan.
"Have you eaten?"
Xiao Yuan asked.
"No, I was hurrying back and didn’t eat outside."
Xiao Yuan put away the jade and headed for the kitchen: "I’ll go cook you a bowl of noodles."
While Xiao Yuan was cooking, Zhao Xiaomeng, having finished her homework, spoke to Anning: "Mom, you don’t know, today someone stopped the eldest sister, claiming she’s not Uncle Xiao’s real daughter. They said she and the Xiao Family’s daughter were swapped at birth and wanted to take her to meet her biological parents."
Anning frowned: "And then?"
Zhao Xiaomeng glanced at Zhao Xiaocong: "It was my brother who stopped them, saying the person had bad intentions. Later, Yishan called the security, and when the person saw security coming, they quickly ran off."
Anning patted Zhao Xiaomeng’s head: "You did the right thing. You should never believe a stranger’s words. Recently, there was a student from the neighboring county who was tricked away on the way home from school, and they haven’t found them yet. Just hearing about it makes us feel bad, and it doesn’t even directly concern us. If anything happened to you four, your Uncle Xiao and I would die of grief."
"Exactly."
Zhao Xiaomeng nodded: "Does that person think we’re fools? Are we supposed to believe whatever they say? This isn’t some simple time anymore."
The family treated the incident as a joke.
Even Xiao Yilin didn’t take it seriously.
Life isn’t a drama, there’s not so much absurdity.
The next morning, just as Xiao Yuan got up, there was a knock on the door.
Xiao Yuan opened the door to see a man in a suit, looking like a wealthy businessman, entering with several others.
Upon entering, he introduced himself: "Are you Mr. Xiao? My surname is Zhang, given name Hao."
"Mr. Zhang."
Xiao Yuan shook hands with Zhang Hao: "And you are here because..."
Zhang Hao smiled: "Please, have a look at this document."
His assistant handed over a document folder.
Xiao Yuan took and read the documents inside.
After reading, he looked at Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao smiled: "It’s what Mr. Xiao sees, our children were swapped. I understand you weren’t intentional, and we’re not willing either. So, I’ve come today to take my daughter back."
Xiao Yishan woke up early today. She was about to go out when she heard noises outside.
Xiao Yishan sneaked to the door to listen secretly.
As a result, she heard those words.
The more she listened, the more anxious she became.
"What are you listening to?"
Xiao Yilin opened her eyes to see that Da Xiaoyishan was eavesdropping at the door, so she climbed down from the top bunk to listen too.
Xiao Yishan nervously pulled her.
"Mr. Zhang, I don’t acknowledge this document. You conducted a paternity test without any stakeholders’ consensus, which is not in accordance with the law."
Xiao Yuan handed the documents back to Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao paused: "Mr. Xiao, you must know that this document is real. I have no need to falsify it. If you inquire around, you should know that I’m a well-respected figure in the city. Would I joke about my own blood child?"
Xiao Yuan waved his hand: "Here’s what, let’s gather everyone and do another paternity test. After all, this only concerns you and Yilin’s test result. The other stakeholder and I have not done a test. What if that little girl isn’t my biological child either? What if there was a three-family swap?"
Zhang Hao hadn’t considered this point.
But he didn’t deny Xiao Yuan’s thorough consideration.
Just as Xiao Yuan said, Zhang Hao had confirmed that Xiao Yilin was his daughter.
However, he wasn’t sure if Zhang Lu was Xiao Yuan’s daughter.
"Alright, when shall we go?"
Xiao Yuan thought: "Anytime is fine."