Arriving next door, she saw three little ones sitting together obediently, playing with marbles. As soon as they saw Xia Chuyi and the others arrive,
"Mommy!" Xiao Yi dashed towards Du Hong first, then, catching sight of her, the little one quickly exclaimed excitedly, "Pretty sister!"
Lastly, upon seeing Yuan Liangang, he hesitated a moment, then said dutifully, "Daddy."
The level of difference in address showed just how much less affection children of military personnel had for military spouses.
Would Huo Shiqian also end up in the future, not being close enough with their children?
Wait! What was she thinking?
Xia Chuyi hastily shook her head.
"Sister, what’s wrong with you?"
The slightly older child among the two others, with shiny black eyes, looked at her, asking with both caution and concern.
"Chuyi, what’s wrong, are you uncomfortable somewhere?" Du Hong and the others focused their gaze on her suddenly.
"Ahem." Xia Chuyi forced herself to stay calm, "I’m fine, um, are they the children who were abducted with Xiao Yi?"
When she was with the traffickers, it was dark inside the room, and she hadn’t got a clear look at the children.
"What are your names?" Xia Chuyi asked.
The older child, who seemed less shy, stepped forward and said, "His name is Chen Shadang, and I’m Wang Wuniu."
This child, shabbily dressed and covered in grime, was a girl?
And her name was Wang Wuniu?
Xia Chuyi’s memory instantly flashed back to her former life.
Back then, when she went to work in the south and met her master, she had been working in her master’s shop all along.
One day, a thin teenage girl came to the shop to apply for a waitress position.
Because she was hardworking and interested in cooking, she became her master’s apprentice after a year, with the master’s consent.
That girl was named Wang Wuniu, her formal name.
From the name Wang Wuniu alone, it was evident how indifferent her parents were towards her.
"Wuniu... where are you from, do you remember?" Xia Chuyi’s eyes flashed as she asked her.
Wang Wuniu, perhaps thinking that Xia Chuyi intended to send her home, looked downcast for a moment, but still answered obediently, "Yes, I remember, I’m from Wangjiazhai in Lianhua Town, Chen County."
Xia Chuyi was stunned inside: It was really her!
Quickly scrutinizing Wang Wuniu’s features, now that she knew Wuniu’s identity, she indeed could vaguely discern the outlines of Wuniu’s future appearance.
Wang Wuniu was the only apprentice she ever took in her life.
Two years after Wang Wuniu followed her, Wuniu’s parents suddenly showed up saying her brother was getting married and asked her to return home for a visit.
At that time, she only had a vague understanding that Wuniu’s parents favored boys over girls; she didn’t know the other details, so she let her go.
Little did she know, what came next was the news of Wuniu’s death.
Xia Chuyi took a deep breath and said, "Wuniu, hello."
Then she hugged the thin little child tightly into her arms.
Once again, Xia Chuyi felt that fate was truly miraculous.
Ever since her cousin was injured, she had become completely focused, unafraid to move forward boldly.
And then, her fate, her uncle’s fate, her cousin’s fate, her second brother’s fate... they were all somehow overturned.
And now, in the effort to save Xiao Yi, she had unexpectedly met Wuniu.
All these events were like the Chapters of a novel, each one meticulously arranged by God just for her.
The purpose was to give her the opportunity to make up for all the regrets of her past life.