Chapter 402 Song Chunhua’s Calculations
By the time Song Chongjin was almost one year old, there was still no news from the Noble Patron. Song Chunhua was anxious, fearing that the Noble Patron had forgotten about her and her child.
She inquired in many places, and while she knew nothing of the Noble Patron’s whereabouts, she was able to glean some information about the initial family she had served.
In the beginning, the family had relayed messages, asking her to patiently wait a little longer, promising to come for her after some time.
But she waited and waited, until Song Chongjin could walk and speak, and still, no one came to fetch them.
When she inquired about the family again, there was no news whatsoever.
Song Chunhua realized that there was no hope left. Members of the Song Family also started to nag at her, pointing out her predicament, the Noble Patron was no longer to be relied upon, and she was left with such a burden.
Because of the Noble Patron’s standing, she didn’t dare to remarry. Without the child, given Song Chunhua’s looks, it would have been quite easy for her to find a new husband.
Every day at home, she had to listen to idle gossip and the clatter of pots and pans, added to the mockery from outsiders. The Song Family had once boasted of their connection to the Noble Patron.
But now, with the Noble Patron gone and the money nearly spent, they were left with a child to feed and drink, and a girl who had given birth out of wedlock, tarnishing the family’s reputation.
The Song Family’s treatment of Song Chunhua grew even worse.
Song Chunhua herself was filled with regret. If she had known that the Noble Patron was unreliable, she wouldn’t have bothered rescuing the wild child as a son, would she?