He didn’t have much fondness for that aunt.
Aside from her arrogant attitude in front of his parents, there was also something his mother had mentioned.
Zhuang Lan was supposed to have a sister, a child born during his aunt’s first pregnancy.
But later, the child disappeared for no reason, and it was said that the family had searched for a long time without finding her.
After some time, they had to report her missing, and more than a year passed before the aunt gave birth to the boy and girl twins.
As a child, Zhuang Lan did not understand, but as he grew older, his clever mind began to suspect something unusual.
The teacher always said to go to the police if there were any problems, but why didn’t his aunt’s family call the police immediately after the child went missing?
Moreover, at a family gathering, when someone mentioned that ill-fated child, Zhuang Lan looked up only to see a flicker of disgust cross his aunt’s face.
Children are extremely sensitive to adults’ emotions, and Zhuang Lan felt he wasn’t mistaken.
What’s worse, once while watching TV, a certain scene seemed to stir his mother’s emotions.
She suddenly sighed deeply and said to his father, "Your sister’s child, sigh...what a sin."
The six-year-old Zhuang Lan didn’t understand, but Zhuang Lan in the sixth grade understood a lot more.
He had heard his father mention that a few years ago, a village had a sensational case where a family killed a newborn baby girl and even planned to kill the mother who had just given birth.
Fortunately, the mother’s family arrived in time, but the child couldn’t be saved.
All of this was just because of the baby’s gender.
Zhuang Lan couldn’t imagine what had happened to his aunt’s daughter, but perhaps because of the mystical blood connection, he also silently wished her well in his heart.
He hoped his sister was still alive and living happily.
"Xiaolan? What are you thinking about, why aren’t you talking?" Li Xiaoqin nudged her son.
Zhuang Lan got up, "I’m going to my room to study."
"You, this child!" Li Xiaoqin patted her chest, feeling she might be the first parent in history to be upset by her child’s love for studying.
After her son left, Zhuang Yuebin said in a low voice, "He always gets quiet whenever his aunt is mentioned, I wonder if he has any opinions?"
Listening, Li Xiaoqin couldn’t help but sigh, "Xiaolan is smarter than ordinary children, and we haven’t hidden our conversations from him, he might have guessed something."
She actually didn’t like that family either.
Although it was her husband’s sister, as the saying goes, ’from the same root but different blooms,’ and the siblings had very different personalities.
Ever since Zhuang Rouhui married Li Fuhong, not to say that her situation improved drastically, but at least it was much better than her own, not knowing when she had developed a condescending demeanor.
The incident of the child’s disappearance, the relatives didn’t talk about it, but they vaguely knew the reason.
Wasn’t it because Li Fuhong sat in that position, and they couldn’t afford the fine to have another child, which would mean losing his job?
But the child was lost, and later on, the boy and girl twins were born.
Who knew Li Fuhong would get caught by someone, and eventually, he had to resign in disgrace and start doing business.
It turned out to be good for their family as their business grew bigger and bigger.
Two years later, by chance, he visited a temple and encountered a master. The master shook his head upon seeing Li Fuhong and Zhuang Rouhui.
That master was truly skilled; many influential people traveled long distances to see him.
But the master rarely met with others, often saying that the secrets of heaven should not be revealed.
Seeing the master’s expression, Li Fuhong offered a high price to receive the master’s fortune-telling.
The master didn’t take the money but spoke straightforwardly.
"Your family was supposed to be greatly blessed, all depending on your previous child, but because you committed a sin, this opportunity is also lost to you."
Li Fuhong immediately stared at Zhuang Rouhui, who shivered and knelt down before the master.
She asked if she could transfer that child’s fortune to her own family?