Upon hearing this, Lin Caisang felt a sudden jolt in her heart, thinking: This child really knows how to keep secrets.
Such a big secret, especially about his own origin, even though he knew it, he never said anything. His ability to suppress is unmatched.
"So you knew all along that Liu Rumei was not your birth mother, but that she switched the children with a noble lady?" she asked.
Lin Chushui nodded, his lowered head appearing rather heavy.
"Then why didn’t you say anything? Didn’t you ask Liu Rumei?" Lin Caisang asked him.
Of course she knew, asking Liu Rumei would be in vain, and if Liu Rumei found out that Lin Chushui knew the truth, it would be disastrous for him, but what was Lin Chushui thinking at the time?
"How could I ask?" Chushui sneered.
"The Liu Family’s patriarch is an evil man who can cast aside and kill his own useless children, how much more I? If I hadn’t known my true identity, at least he would have thought I had some use; saving my life.
But if I had asked, investigated, let those of the Liu’s Family become aware, my life would have ended. At that time, I was only seven years old, could I survive on my own in the world, moreover..."
"You hoped your biological parents would one day come to the Liu Family again, so you could meet them, right?" Lin Caisang asked.
Lin Chushui nodded, it was impossible to ask Liu Rumei, she would never tell him the truth. She barely managed to protect her own son, after all, from Liu Rumei’s and the Liu’s patriarch’s words, he could perceive that the noble lady held a position beyond their imaginations.
So, he could only choose to suppress and not take action, otherwise, his life would be lost, and the scheming of the Liu’s would remain undiscovered.
"Sister Sangsang, how did you know?" Lin Chushui asked her.
Aside from Liu Rumei, even Liu Baixiao didn’t know about this, how did Sister Sangsang know?
"I overheard Liu Rumei’s slip of the tongue unintentionally." Lin Caisang replied.
"Since you already know about this, I won’t say much. The Lin Family will be your home, as long as you don’t want to leave, you’re always part of our family, and I won’t mention this to anyone else."
"Thank you, Sister Sangsang." Lin Chushui gratefully looked at Lin Caisang, expressing his thanks.
If it wasn’t for Lin Caisang, he might not know how terribly he has been mistreated by the Liu Baixiao’s Family by now? He would be grateful to Lin Caisang for his whole life.
"Actually, now is not the time to say these things."
Lin Caisang looked at Lin Chushui, sighed softly, and continued.
"I received news that the court’s conscription order will soon arrive, as for Liu Baixiao and Liu Qingshui, you should know, it’s impossible for them to join the military."
"What does that mean? Do they want me to go?"
Hearing her words, Lin Chushui paled. He was only eleven! However, he quickly scoffed. So what if he’s eleven, as long as it keeps him from suffering, Liu Baixiao would definitely be willing to spend the money.
"Then... Sister Sangsang, what should I do?" His mouth was filled with a bitter taste as he asked Lin Caisang.
He is not the child of Liu Baixiao and Liu Rumei, yet he has to risk his life for them. He didn’t want this life at all.