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The next day.
While my parents were away, I cleaned the main room and accidentally knocked a cup off the table behind the old armchair. As I bent down to pick it up, I noticed a crevice behind the armchair, and inside was a yellowed piece of paper. When I took it out and looked at it, I discovered a certificate written by my grandfather years ago.
The content was as follows:
"Due to Lin Dahai's inability to bear children, Lin Wan'er, the daughter of Lin Dajiang, is to be adopted by Lin Dahai. Lin Dahai will raise Lin Wan'er as his own daughter, and from now on, Lin Dajiang and Lin Wan'er will have no further relationship."
Upon seeing this certificate, I finally understood that Lin Wan'er was actually their daughter.
No wonder Cousin resembled my mother so much, while I bore no resemblance to either of my parents.
It also explained why my parents favored Cousin and even made me go through a ritual to bring her good fortune.
Everything made sense now.
But if that was the case, why did they make me call Cousin instead of sister?
That night, I tossed and turned in bed, pondering these questions in my heart.
I felt unwilling to accept it; why was this happening? Was I really picked up? Would they really make me go through this ritual for Cousin?
After thinking about it all night, I decided I needed to clarify things. I didn't want to live in confusion anymore; I wanted a reason for all the beatings and scoldings I had endured over the years.
In the morning, just as I was preparing to find my parents, they came looking for me first.
They started by asking why I hadn’t gone out to work in the fields.
I pulled out the certificate I found and asked my father if Cousin was his biological child and if I was really adopted.
As usual, my father scolded me, saying, "You worthless girl, always making trouble instead of working! What do you mean biological or adopted? If you want to be lazy, you should first ask if my stick agrees!"
In the end, he even said—
"Tomorrow, the Gu Family will come to take you away; it's a promise your grandfather made before he passed. Get yourself ready; you'll go to the Gu Family for a good fortune ritual tomorrow morning."
"The Gu Family is the richest in town; marrying into them won't be a loss for you."
Hearing this, I was stunned. Although I had learned about it last night, hearing my parents say it with my own ears still made me feel sad.
“Father, Mother, am I not your biological child?” I asked with a choked voice, hoping to get a different answer from them. However, there was none.
When my parents heard my question, they first avoided my gaze and refused to look at me directly. After I pressed them for answers, they finally shouted in frustration: “Of course you are our biological child!”
“You're a girl; how could you not be our biological child?”
“If you weren't our biological child, would we have raised you for over ten years?”
“Sending you to marry is for your own good; your cousin is delicate and cannot endure hardship. You’ve been tough since childhood; even if that Gu Chenxuan is a short-lived ghost, you can handle it!”
“Alright, it’s settled then. Hurry up and pack your things to prepare for the wedding!”
After saying this, my parents hurriedly left. I stood alone in place, tears streaming down my face. Looking at their expressions and their guilty actions, what else could I not understand? It turned out that I really was not their biological child. But why were they unwilling to admit it?
After dinner that night, I still couldn't let it go. “Father, Mother, why does the paper written by Grandfather mention adopting Lin Wan'er while you make me call Cousin? Shouldn't I be calling her Sister? What else are you hiding?”
Cousin sneered at me from the side, “Aunt, just tell her. After all, she has been working like a horse at home for over ten years; seeing her like this is truly pitiful. There’s never been such a foolish fool, hahahaha.”
My father looked impatient. “Since you want to know so badly, and you're getting married tomorrow anyway, it doesn’t hurt to tell you. We let you call Cousin so that you would feel like you're one of us; Wan'er isn’t, so it's only right that Wan'er does less work.”
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