Chapter 460 Change in Attitude

Chapter 460: A Change of Heart

"Wife, when you gave birth to Yanju, I said we shouldn't have any more children. You always wanted a daughter, and after we had Yanju, I didn’t plan on having another one. But then, you got pregnant unexpectedly. At that time, you were already quite old, and I was worried about you. I advised you not to keep the child, but you wouldn’t listen. During your pregnancy, your mental state was also poor.

On the day you gave birth, you had severe bleeding, and the doctor asked me whether to save you or the baby. Of course, I chose to save you.

Later, you were indeed saved, but the child was stillborn.

I know how much you looked forward to this child. Just when I didn’t know what to do, someone actually brought me a newborn.

That person happened to be my benefactor, who wanted me to raise the child as if it were my own.

Do you remember? To marry you, I went out to work and earn the dowry money.

Later, when I encountered danger, a kind-hearted person helped me.

And the one who brought the child to me was that very benefactor.

I thought that by accepting the child, I could repay his kindness and give you an answer, so—"

Fu Dajun didn’t say more, but Wu Yanhua naturally understood what he meant.

She never expected that this secret, hidden for over twenty years, would be revealed at this moment.

"Then... why didn’t you tell me?" Wu Yanhua asked, her voice trembling.

"Why should I? Back then, my benefactor helped us arrange everything, even bribing the doctors and nurses in the hospital. Once the child was ours, why would I need to make things complicated?"

What he meant was, he never expected that Fu Tinghua’s biological mother would come looking.

Wu Yanhua turned her gaze to Aunt Lan and asked again, "Then — how did you find my son Tinghua?"

Aunt Lan’s complexion had improved considerably from the beginning. Upon hearing this, she took out two photos from her pocket and handed them to Wu Yanhua.

One was a photo of Fu Tinghua when he was featured in the newspaper.

The other was a photo of Fu Tinghua's biological father, Gu Yanzhi.

As soon as Wu Yanhua took them, she immediately understood why Fu Tinghua’s biological mother could still find him after so many years.

Because they looked too much alike, too much alike.

Fu Tinghua and his biological father in his youth were like carbon copies of each other.

She then shifted her gaze back to Aunt Lan, only to find that the woman was looking at her with a plea and infinite sorrow.

At this moment, Wu Yanhua didn’t know who to blame. The woman before her seemed pitiful as well.

"I... I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to disturb your family, but — if I can’t find my son, I might not be able to go on living."

Seeing that Wu Yanhua finally met her gaze, Aunt Lan said with tearful eyes.

Only then did Wu Yanhua realize how much her earlier actions had hurt the woman in front of her.

"I... I didn’t mean to do it just now," Wu Yanhua said with a stern face.

But everyone present could tell that her attitude had softened.

Seeing the situation, Su He quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

"Mom, Dad kept this from you because he really had no choice.

He told us that at the time, he was more worried about your mental state affecting your health, so he kept lying to you.

He truly cares for you deeply.

Regarding Aunt Lan, would you like to hear her story first?

Aunt Lan’s arrival is not to compete with you for Tinghua.

With her here, we just have one more family member; nothing will change."

What Wu Yanhua feared most was that Fu Tinghua might distance herself from the Fu family if she found out she wasn’t Wu Yanhua's biological daughter.

But if there was no need to worry about that, Wu Yanhua’s hostility towards Aunt Lan diminished significantly.

She glanced at Aunt Lan and sighed, asking, "So, how did you lose Tinghua back then?"

Aunt Lan looked at Wu Yanhua, then at everyone in the room, and said, "Sister, I want to talk to you alone. This matter involves Tinghua’s biological father, and I don’t want to mention him in front of the children."

Back at Su He’s house, apart from Su He and Fu Tinghua, everyone else was of the same generation as her, so it wasn’t as hard to speak about it.

But with so many younger generations present in the Fu family, Aunt Lan found it impossible to bring it up again.

Wu Yanhua hesitated for a moment, then stood up and said, "Then come with me. Fangfang, bring a pot of charcoal fire to my room."

With that, she walked out of the room.

Seeing this, Aunt Lan glanced at Su He, who nodded and winked at her, and immediately followed Wu Yanhua.

Wu Yanhua seemed to have thought of something and stopped in her tracks again, saying, "Let's finish eating first, then we'll talk."

Aunt Lan was taken aback, a bit at a loss.

To be honest, she wasn't really in the mood to eat right now.

As if guessing her thoughts, Wu Yanhua immediately looked in the direction of Fu Dajun and said, "Fu Dajun, you all start eating. Save some food for us two; we'll come back later."

After saying this, she turned to Aunt Lan and said, "Let's go."

"Alright, dear, if you're hungry, just come out and eat," Fu Dajun added with concern.

Seeing the two leave, the tense atmosphere among the others finally relaxed a little.

"Wait, Dad, Tinghua, aren't you worried about them going off alone? What if they start fighting?" Fu Derong, the harbinger of doom, quickly interjected.

"Shut your dirty mouth. Do I not know my own wife? Your mother is the most reasonable and caring person towards women. She wouldn't cause trouble without a reason."

Fu Dajun knew Wu Yanhua best. If she could calmly invite Aunt Lan to another place to talk, it meant she trusted and felt safe with this person.

Hearing Fu Dajun say this, everyone felt that he was indeed right.

Back when Fu Yanju had her issues, Wu Yanhua was undoubtedly the one who cared the most about her daughter.

"Let's eat, let's eat. Kids, hurry up and call the others to eat too. It's no good to be hungry," Fu Dajun called out to everyone again.

In this era, having enough to eat was a big deal; nothing was more important than a meal.

Upon hearing this, Su He quickly went to the living room to find Zai Zai and Niu Niu, only to see a group of children diligently writing and doing their homework outside.

"Auntie, what's wrong with Grandma?" As soon as Su He came out, Zhuangzhuang immediately asked.

When Wu Yanhua had lost her temper earlier, the adults had immediately ushered the children out of the kitchen.

Everyone was hungry, and at that moment, Zai Zai suggested that they could fill their stomachs with knowledge by doing homework.

Thus, a bunch of little kids were tricked by Zai Zai into doing their homework outside.