Zhejiang Online, April 16th - 21 years ago, at the Youai-Hengyang intersection in Nanning, Guangxi, a premature baby girl, only a week old, lay quietly in a cardboard box. Her mother, Ms. Xiang, hid nearby, tears blurring her vision of everything around her.
After the baby was taken away, Ms. Xiang and her husband, Wei, returned to their hometown in Wenzhou from Nanning. Two years later, Wei met the only person with information about his daughter on a train and learned her whereabouts.
Nineteen years have passed since then, and unable to bear the longing any longer, Ms. Xiang finally decided to meet her daughter. However, a recent paternity test report delivered a cruel fact to Ms. Xiang: the daughter she had waited for so long was not biologically hers.
A few days ago, Ms. Xiang from Wenzhou hopes to find her biological daughter through the media and also hopes that those who know something can provide clues.
The premature birth of the daughter
left the young couple at a loss.
On March 25, 1989, a premature baby girl was born in Nanning.
Outside the delivery room, upon hearing the news that both mother and daughter were safe, husband Wei sighed with relief.
Wei and his wife, Ms. Xiang, are from Wenzhou. They rented a shop near Didingkou in Nanning to do clothing business, but the business wasn't doing well. Both were in their early twenties and worried they didn't have the means to raise their daughter.
At this point, Auntie Xie gave them an idea: since they couldn’t afford it, why not let someone else adopt the child?
Who exactly is Auntie Xie? In fact, Ms. Xiang herself isn't quite sure. All she knows is that Auntie Xie is about 40 years old, married into Nanning from Shanghai many years ago, and is rumored to be a doctor.
Auntie Xie would always pass by Ms. Xiang's clothing store on her bicycle during her commute, and they were relatively familiar with each other.
Eyewitnessing
her daughter being taken away
Perhaps, giving the daughter up for adoption was the only feasible method at the moment.
That morning at 6 o'clock, Wei went to the Youai-Hengyang intersection, placing a cardboard box by the roadside, inside which was their daughter. Ms. Xiang hid at the alley entrance, her face streaked with tears.
The day before, Auntie Xie had instructed Ms. Xiang to place the child at the designated location at the specified time, and naturally, someone would come to take her away. Sure enough, after about fifteen minutes, someone picked up the cardboard box.
A month later, Wei and Ms. Xiang tidied up their business in Nanning and returned to Wenzhou together. Gradually, life returned to normal.
An unexpected encounter
revealing the daughter's news
In late 1991, while on a business trip, Wei met Auntie Xie on the train.
Surprised, Wei immediately asked Auntie Xie about his daughter's situation. Auntie Xie said the child was doing well and even wrote down the address of the adoptive family for Wei.
In the summer of 1992, Wei and Ms. Xiang returned to Nanning. Following the address given by Auntie Xie, they really saw a little girl named Xiao Jie. They believed without a doubt that Xiao Jie was their daughter.
In the following years, Wei and Ms. Xiang would visit Nanning every one or two years, staying near their daughter for a few days. However, they never dared to reveal their true identities to her.
Paternity Test
shattering years of emotion
In early 2009, Xiao Jie was admitted to university, but Ms. Xiang did not know which school she attended.
By the end of 2009, through various channels, Ms. Xiang finally made contact with Xiao Jie. To her surprise, Xiao Jie already knew she was adopted and was not opposed to meeting Ms. Xiang.
After years of waiting, the fulfillment of her wish brought immense happiness to Ms. Xiang, almost overshadowing an important detail.
Xiao Jie said her birthday was March 19, 1989, whereas Ms. Xiang gave birth on March 25, 1989.
Before the Spring Festival of 2010, the couple rushed to Nanning to conduct a paternity test with Xiao Jie. Soon, the results of the paternity test came out, shocking Ms. Xiang: there was no parental relationship between the tested parties.
"Where is my daughter now, is she happy?" Ms. Xiang said, missing her own child very much.
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