Chapter 254: Everyone noticed that Song Zhaodi and Huang Meiling looked very similar.

The children had already been sent to kindergarten. On the way home from grocery shopping, Huang Meiling and Song Zhaodi were so affectionate that they realized something was wrong.

Liu Xiulan had a basket slung over her arm. She had just bought vegetables at the market and saw Huang Meiling as soon as she came out.

She greeted them from afar without giving it much thought, until Zhang Hongxia caught up from behind. Looking at the figures walking in front of her, she lowered her voice and moved closer to Liu Xiulan.

"Hey, have you noticed that Chief Xie's wife's cousin looks a lot like Teacher Huang? When they walk together, they look like a mother and daughter. If people outside didn't know, they would definitely misunderstand. If you look at their backs, you can't tell who is who."

Liu Xiulan hadn't noticed until someone pointed it out, but now that someone had pointed it out, she realized it really did look very similar.

"That's true. No wonder I felt that Comrade Song Zhaodi looked familiar when I first met her. Teacher Huang is not usually at home. If I didn't often interact with them, I really wouldn't have thought of her. It's true that the family is destined to be together. Even if they are not related by blood, they look similar."

Along the way, many people looked over. Huang Meiling simply greeted them politely but didn't say anything else. No one knew exactly what they were doing. Seeing Song Zhaodi carrying groceries, they just assumed they had gone for a stroll.

As Zhang Hongxia spoke, she had already reached her own door. She took out her house key from a crack in the stone, unlocked the door, pushed it open, and went inside, talking to Liu Xiulan through the wall.

"I don't think that's the case."

She clearly had a hidden meaning in her words, but she only hinted at it.

Liu Xiulan brought a stool from her yard and asked, "Don't you think Comrade Song Zhaodi looks quite a bit like Chief Xie?"

She had this question for a long time; Xie Zhiyan and Song Zhaodi had very similar bone structure.

Although the two people are of different genders, their facial features are quite similar.

“Look at how many people we’ve encountered on our way here. Although many of them haven’t said anything openly, how many of them are fools living here? Everyone knows perfectly well that Teacher Huang couldn’t have come back in such a hurry just to rest for a day, could he?”

When Xie Zhiyan took the children to school that morning, she said she was just coming back to see them, and no one suspected anything. After all, before Shu Ying came here, no one knew that they already had a child.

It's understandable that grandparents are worried about it.

Even if you miss someone, it's not worth rushing over late at night only to leave again after just one day.

There must be other things involved here.

Liu Xiulan had a general idea of ​​what was going on, but she still found it somewhat unbelievable.

"Actually, I was also having some doubts. If it were for the sake of the child, Comrade Shuying could have taken him directly there. It would be better than having an elderly person go through all this trouble."

Zhang Hongxia smiled and cut a handful of chives from her small vegetable garden: "This is their family matter after all, so we shouldn't say too much. The chives in this garden are growing quite well. After two rains, they've grown like crazy. Why don't you cut some to take home and have dumplings for lunch?"

Liu Xiulan didn't stand on ceremony: "That's great! My husband was just complaining yesterday that he hadn't eaten dumplings for almost half a month. As the days go by, we don't even know what to eat for three meals a day."

Zhang Hongxia separated the cleaned chives into bunches, then picked up the vegetables next to her and shook off the dirt.

"Do you remember what I told you last year? I've always felt that Xie Wanying doesn't seem like a member of the Xie family at all. Her timid personality is like she's been raised crooked since childhood. Logically speaking, people like Professor Xie and Teacher Huang shouldn't have raised a child like this. But if she's not their biological daughter, then it's understandable."

Li Qingqing and Song Zhaodi have been helping the children in the compound make hats and knit bibs recently, and they have gained a lot of goodwill in just a few days.

Compared to the aloof Xie Wanying, Song Zhaodi was clearly much more popular.

"If our guess is true, how much injustice do you think Comrade Song Zhaodi must have suffered? Her life as a young lady of high birth was just turned upside down like that. When do you think her family found out? Wouldn't Xie Wanying be kicked out of the house then?"

Liu Xiulan found a shady spot to sit down. There weren't many mosquitoes in the morning, and since the weather was cool, she could start preparing the dough for dumplings for lunch.

Zhang Hongxia glanced outside. There were many people on the street at that time, and she guessed that many people had seen it.

"I don't think so. Professor Xie and his wife are kind people. If Xie Wanying doesn't interfere, it's just a matter of having an extra set of chopsticks at home. Besides, she's already married, so the Xie family probably won't embarrass her too much."

Everyone knows the Xie couple's character. As long as Xie Wanying doesn't get involved in this matter and gets herself into trouble, the old couple won't blame her.

"Who can say for sure about these things? There's no point in us speculating here. They haven't revealed anything yet. This is something we should keep to ourselves and not spread around. It might cause unnecessary trouble. Neighbors can't always get along."

Zhang Hongxia and Liu Xiulan understood the situation and stopped talking.

When Zhao Lijuan and Li Chunyan returned hand in hand and saw this scene, they were dumbfounded.

The two women exchanged glances, still not quite understanding what was going on. Huang Meiling and Song Zhaodi were acting as close as mother and daughter, which clearly indicated something was amiss.

In the end, Zhao Lijuan couldn't hold back any longer. She let go of Li Chunyan's hand, took two steps forward to make sure she wasn't mistaken, and then immediately stepped back.

"What's going on? When did Teacher Huang come back? I haven't heard anything about it. How did she end up hanging out with Shu Ying's cousin? That country woman is Shu Ying's lackey. I don't know what kind of spell Shu Ying has cast on this family. Now they all listen to her and do whatever she tells them to do."

Li Chunyan's smile froze for a moment. She was always quick-witted, and seeing the two of them together and looking so similar, she immediately understood, but she didn't say anything explicitly.

"Don't you think Song Zhaodi looks a lot like Teacher Huang?"