“Secrets?” Baird Lane’s eyes twinkled with interest.
The older woman nodded, “Yes, a secret that our whole village knows.”
“Okay, let’s go outside and talk about it then.” Baird Lane agreed, stood up and headed outside.
The older woman was dragging her fat body to follow her, but Christine White pulled her back, a little upset in her heart, “Auntie, what on earth is the secret that you have to tell him exclusively, without even telling me!”
The older woman laughed, “This secret ah, can’t really tell you, at least not now.”
When she finished, she patted Christine White’s hand meaningfully and turned to go out.
Outside in the yard, Baird Lane narrowed his eyes and stared intently at the older woman, “Tell me, what secret is it about Christine?”
The older woman looked surprised, “How did you know I was going to say Christine girl?”
Baird Lane let out a soft chuckle, “You purposely sought me out and said that to Christine, it’s obvious this secret is about her isn’t it?”
The older woman suddenly realized, “So it’s like this, it’s true that you young people know more.”
“You flatter me.” Baird Lane dropped his eyes and smiled faintly, then got serious, “So tell me, ma’am, about Christine’s secret.”
“The secret, as I said earlier, which our whole village knows but have kept from Christine girl, is that Christine girl is not a child of The White Family.” The older woman said.
Baird Lane’s pupils narrowed, “What do you mean, Christine isn’t a child of The White Family?”
“That’s right, Christine girl was carried back outside by that couple from The White Family, twenty-five years ago, when the whole thing was a big deal in our village.”
“And who are her real parents?” Baird Lane asked, pursing his lips.
The older woman shook her head, “That we don’t know, we did ask The White Family the couple, but they wouldn’t say anything, so we’ve always had suspicions that Christine was a child they stole or bought at a dealer.”
“What makes you think that?” Baird Lane murmured.
The older woman sighed, “That’s because The White Family, a couple that had been married for years before with no children, went out on a trip and not even six months later brought back a child that was just a month old and didn’t tell us where the child came from, that’s why all of us were so skeptical.”
Baird Lane nodded, “That is indeed a possibility, but what made you think to tell me about it?”
The older woman smiled, “That’s because all of us love Christine, The White Family, we all know what that couple is like, when Christine was a child, there was no shortage of that couple’s daggers, speaking of …”
“What?” Baird Lane’s handsome face was cold.
The aunt bristled, “In fact, before Christine’s girl was five years old, that couple was quite good to her, but after their son was born, that couple disliked Christine’s girl in all kinds of ways, either hitting or scolding her, and often didn’t give her food, we couldn’t bear to watch and said it a few times, but that couple couldn’t listen to it. ”
“And then what?” Baird Lane clenched his fists, anger in his eyes.
He knew that The White Family was a patriarchal couple, but he didn’t realize that the reason for the patriarchy was because Christine White wasn’t their child.
No wonder he had felt that she didn’t resemble that couple at all, not only in appearance, but also in character and morals.
And what shocked and angered him the most was that they had actually abused her!
“And then, ah, then the couple moved to the city in order for their son to go to school in the city, but left Christine with Old Man White and his wife, Christine’s grandparents, but Old Man White and his wife are still very good to Christine girl. ”
Speaking here, the aunt sighed, “Unfortunately, White old man and his wife died early, Christine was picked up by that couple, although I don’t know how Christine lived after being picked up, but as long as you think about the couple’s behavior, you can more or less guess that Christine’s girl is not doing well. ”
Baird Lane grunted coldly.
More than bad, that couple along with their son are desperate to suck Christine White’s blood.
He also mentioned that the woman should cut ties with the couple and that he was willing to help her if she agreed.
But the woman’s head was so axial that she refused to say anything.
“Having said that, I haven’t said the purpose.” The older woman smiled a little embarrassed.
Baird Lane’s taut face improved slightly as he sniffed, “Your intention, ma’am, is that you want me to help Christine find her birth parents?”
“Yes.” The older woman answered repeatedly, “That’s what I mean, in fact, I wasn’t prepared to tell you all this at first, but thinking about it later I decided to tell you, not only because of the heartache of Christine’s girl, but more importantly you guys helped our village, and there’s nothing I can do to return the favor, so I have no choice but to tell you this secret.”
“Thank you Auntie.” Baird Lane said thanks.
The older woman waved her hand, “I should be the one to thank you, if it wasn’t for Christine finding such a good husband like you, how would our village have this opportunity? I just hope you can find Christine’s real parents so that she can get rid of that couple from The White Family sooner.”
“Don’t worry, I will.” Baird Lane nodded assuredly.
“I believe you, I can see that you are very attached to Christine girl, that’s one of the reasons why I am relieved to tell you this secret, but Lane ah, this secret you don’t tell Christine for now, I’m worried that she won’t be able to stand it, wait until you find her real parents and then tell her.” The older woman admonished.
Baird Lane hmmmed, “I know what to do.”
That woman, she still has feelings for The White Family, that couple.
If she knew now that the reason they had been treating her badly was because she wasn’t their daughter, she’d be devastated.
Her body, now, couldn’t take that kind of stimulation again, either.
“That’s good, then I’ll go back to cooking first.” The older woman said, opening the door to the courtyard and going out.
Baird Lane stood still for a moment, then lifted his feet and went back to the parsonage.
Christine White was slumped over the table in the hall, playing with her cell phone, when her afterglow caught a glimpse of him coming in, and hurriedly straightened her sitting position, “Finished talking?”
“Uh-huh.” Baird Lane nodded.
Christine White put down her cell phone, “What did the older woman tell you?”
“You want to know?” Baird Lane looked at her askance.
Christine White’s eyes darted around, “I don’t want to.”
“Yeah.” Baird Lane looked at her with some amusement at the picture of a woman who clearly wanted to know, but had to keep her mouth shut and refuse to admit it.
Christine White grunted, “Yes!”
“So.” Baird Lane lifted his chin, “I won’t tell you then, I was going to tell you, but since you don’t want to know, forget it.”
With that, he took his cell phone and went to his room, leaving Christine White sitting there dumbfounded and chagrined as a whole.
If she had known, she wouldn’t have been so mouthy!
At the thought, Christine White glared angrily at the closed door of her room, more than a little aggravated.
He’d obviously thought about telling her, and then she’d just said something like that, and he’d really stopped.
“Ma’am, what’s wrong with you?” Aunt Lucy walked in with a glass of milk, and a pot of freshly brewed tea, and seeing Christine White’s aggravated face, she couldn’t help but ask with concern.
Christine White withdrew her eyes and shook her head, “I’m fine.”
“Really?” Aunt Lucy was a little unsure.
Christine White nodded her head affirmatively, “Really.”
“So.” Aunt Lucy didn’t ask any more questions and handed her the milk.
Christine White took it and said thank you.
Aunt Lucy smiled and stroked her head, then her eyes glanced around the parsonage and not seeing Baird Lane, she couldn’t help but be a little puzzled, “Ma’am, where’s sir?”