Chapter 131: Adopting Dongdong

Xie Wantang is very grateful for her family's support; this time she went abroad for further study because there is an exceptionally skilled voiceprint expert overseas researching underwater voiceprint science.

Xie Wantang came across the expert's video by chance.

Before, Shen Ye had told her that those deep-sea explorers, when seeking secrets of the seabed, would often haul up many piles of white bones.

Now, many skeletons still lie on the seabed, waiting to see the light of day again.

Shen Ye, upon learning of her idea, supports her.

In the future, if a victim is thrown into the sea and can use high-tech communication equipment to send out sounds, the more voiceprint experts with underwater voiceprint technology there are, the more it will be a boon for those victims.

Besides that, rare marine creatures also need rescue.

Xie Wantang wants to study underwater voiceprint science for the reasons Shen Ye guessed, but not only those.

Rather, shortly after her postpartum period, her third senior brother, a police officer in another city, gave her an audio clip that came from underwater.

She had no idea how to judge it.

At that time, she realized she still had much to learn in the voiceprint field.

If King were still alive, he would surely be able to tell.

Earlier, Lu Chen gave her King's notes to look at, and she remembered King had made some notes on this subject; but at that time she had no interest in underwater voiceprint science.

At that time she thought only marine creatures needed the help of underwater voiceprint experts, and that studying this required first researching marine life.

She wasn't very interested in this.

So she gave up.

Now she is interested, hoping that someday she can rely on her own abilities to find Lu Chen, even if only his remains.

Only now did Xie Wantang suddenly understand Xia Meng's obsession.

Thinking of Xia Meng, the reason she follows news from Sijiucheng is not because she cares about the Lu family, but because she wonders whether anyone who pays attention to the Lu family is reminded of Xia Meng.

Xia Meng had told her she had placed Dongdong in a very safe place.

So, the second item on tonight's agenda, she wants to bring Dongdong to the Qin family, but she has no time to care for him.

She still needs family help.

The precondition is that Dongdong is still staying well in the place Xia Meng mentioned.

After all, so much time has passed.

Back then, Xia Meng said that once the Lu family's affairs were settled, she could go pick up Dongdong, but after the Lu family's affairs were settled, she and Lu Chen went through so much.

She really had no time and was powerless.

Most importantly, at that time she simply couldn't understand Xia Meng's thoughts and situation.

She always felt Xia Meng had been frank about some things, but still concealed many others.

However, she doesn't know whether Xia Meng is alive or dead, and after that incident they have had no contact at all.

"Come on, just go abroad with peace of mind," Xie Ningmeng said.

"Thank you, Mom."

Xie Wantang has been extremely fortunate in this life; although her birth parents lost her, in the Qin family she received great affection.

She believes that Dongdong, a child without parents, will also feel the love he needs in this family.

To put the family at ease, Xie Wantang didn't go alone to look for Dongdong; she invited Su Yang to come along.

They went to a remote countryside under the jurisdiction of Sijiucheng, where they spent two days before finding Dongdong.

When they found Dongdong, he was squatting by a wall corner gnawing on a potato, his little face dark and dirty, his skin looking very rough.

Xie Wantang could not imagine what Dongdong had endured during this time.

"Dongdong, do you still remember me?" Xie Wantang asked, squatting before him with heartache.

Dongdong looked at Xie Wantang's familiar face, timidly nodding; compared to the slightly mischievous little boy who used to be by Xia Meng's side, he was practically a different person.

Xie Wantang could still recall the photo she had seen when she first proposed divorce to him, mistakenly thinking Lu Chen was Lu Yanshen.

Dongdong's little face was round and plump, very healthy.

Nothing like the shriveled state he is in now.

"As long as you remember, your mom sent an aunt to pick you up; sorry for making you wait." Xie Wantang sincerely apologized to Dongdong.

Probably upon hearing Xie Wantang suddenly mention his mother, Dongdong could no longer chew the potato in his hand, and bean-sized tears swelled in his small eye sockets.

He tried hard to hold them back, but couldn't; they fell one by one.

Xie Wantang held him in her arms, saying, "Don't cry, Dongdong; from now on you have a home."

"Wu wu wu..."

Dongdong cried even harder.

Hearing the commotion outside, the people in the house were finally startled; seeing Xie Wantang and Su Yang, after Xie Wantang stated her purpose, the old woman snapped sarcastically, "I didn't expect that dead girl to be telling the truth."

"What?"

Xie Wantang puzzled, "Is the dead girl referring to Xia Meng?"

"I mean Xia Meng; are you that dead girl's friend?" the old woman asked Xie Wantang, raising her eyebrows.

"I guess so; sorry, I should have come earlier to pick up Dongdong, but lately too many things have happened at home, and only now do I have time."

"No problem, as long as you came; I had originally planned that if you didn't come next month to pick up this brat, I would sell him."

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Xie Wantang's smile froze; she had thought the woman who looked like an elder was a good person, never expecting her to be thinking of selling Dongdong.

"By the way, did you bring money? Give it to me——" the old woman, unwilling to waste words, had tolerated the brat this long just to get the money.

"How much did Xia Meng talk to you about?" Xie Wantang asked.

She had money, but she didn't intend to be a sucker in front of the old woman.

"She didn't tell you?" the old woman rolled her eyes, extended a hand with all five fingers spread, and waved it in front of Xie Wantang.

"Five hundred?" Xie Wantang said deliberately low.

"What five hundred? Fifty thousand."

The old woman thought she had already asked for a huge amount; to make Xie Wantang believe her, she chattered on saying: "Originally, I had given three months' living expenses, but I have been raising this child for an extra half year."

"Moreover, this kid has all his arms and legs intact; she said the hardship fee is fifty thousand, not a cent less—this kid, you can't take him away."

"Do you want cash or a transfer?"

"Let's do a transfer," the old woman said; nowadays nobody's that stupid to keep cash at home.

"Okay, give me the card number."

The woman produced the card number; after Xie Wantang made the transfer, the woman had an extra thought, saying she would only let them take the person after verifying it.

Su Yang couldn't stand it anymore: "How can you be so distrustful of people?"

"Because this world has too many scammers; anyway, it won't take much of your time, right, miss?"

"Yes." Xie Wantang nodded, "Please check."

After ten or so minutes, Xie Wantang led Dongdong away, not even taking Dongdong's old clothes, directly taking the person away from here.