Chapter 180: Smile through pain
The environment in the Chi household was no different from the Jun’s ancestral home; everyone was thinking very hard and trying to come up with solutions on how to find the missing child. So far, Chi Zimo’s idea of making missing child posters with a boy version similar to Mei-Mei’s face was all they had.
They were also still reeling from the fact that Muyang was the biological father of Chi-Chi’s children. It was certainly a welcome coincidence albeit a big one. What were the odds that the one man Chi-Chi was interested in turned out to be the father of her children!
Mama Chi was relieved not to have to lie the in-laws anymore about Mei-Mei’s paternity. And a son was an additional bonus because it could cement her daughter’s position as the legal wife with the legal heir of the Jun’s.
On the other hand, she was scared because the baby out there possibly being tortured was her grandchild. She used to think that the tribulations of the family were over after they bid the slums and poverty goodbye but clearly she was wrong. Life was still dealing with them.
"What are we going to do?" she asked her husband. The two of them were watching their daughter put on a brave face and play with her daughter but deep down, she was carrying a heavy sadness.
"We do what we can to help them. We may not be as powerful as the Jun’s but there are things we can do, we can take care of Mei-Mei and we can make sure that the companies stay afloat so that our daughter doesn’t worry about them. Chi-Chi said she is going to Xunwai village tomorrow because the woman who took our grandson has a sister there. Let’s just pray that she finds something." He said hopefully.
Mama Chi could only pray in her heart that things worked out for all their sakes. "We should go to the temple tomorrow and light some incense, extra prayers in this situation won’t hurt."
"Should we take the boys?"
"Everyone should go. I am going to call the in-laws and see if they want to come with us." She walked away with new purpose in her steps.