Bracing himself, he looked over and was completely stunned when he saw a somewhat familiar, yet entirely unfamiliar name.
It took him two seconds to remember that Zhang Anyi was the name of his sister who had been missing for nearly twenty years. And this other name was next to his sister’s name on the DNA test report...
Zhang Anfeng couldn’t help but press his hand hard against his chest before opening the second page.
"Mother-daughter biological relationship! Dad, my sister, she... how could she..."
Zhang Nachuan smiled and nodded at his astonished son, comforted, "I originally thought this child and An Yi... Unexpectedly, this child is still alive and was picked up and adopted by a family. She has been living in the Imperial City all these years. Anfeng, you haven’t seen it. An’an looks so much like your sister, and she even resembles your mother by five points. Yesterday, when I saw her at first glance, I was completely stunned too!"
Zhang Anfeng tugged at his lips, not daring to say that he had almost completely forgotten his little sister’s appearance, "Back then, when my little sister... how could there suddenly be an extra daughter?" Seeing the old man’s gaze turn cold, he hurriedly voiced his suspicions, "The main thing is, after so many years, what if it’s an intentional act..."
Zhang Nachuan waved it off, interrupting with a cold snort: "Are you questioning me? I watched that child pull her hair and immediately instructed Zhang Ye to go to the testing center for identification. I kept an eye on the results until they were handed directly to me. Unless Zhang Ye was bought off too?"
"Dad, you know that’s not what I meant," Zhang Anfeng cursed Zhang Ye inwardly. How could something so significant happen without him being informed in advance, causing him to just now feel like a clown, fearing for nothing, "Mainly this came too suddenly and smoothly, it’s normal for me to have doubts!"
"It’s the heavens watching over this old man," Zhang Nachuan continued, glancing at his daughter-in-law and eldest granddaughter’s family, "That’s a good child. If you meet her, you would all like her."
The few people being watched: "..." This, isn’t it a bit too absolute!
Lin Yi was thinking how it seemed the old man was determined to acknowledge this long-lost granddaughter. When she thought about having an extra niece, how it would affect the family, she heard the old man call her name.
"Dad, what do you need?"
Zhang Nachuan seemed quite satisfied with his daughter-in-law’s reaction, more composed than his own son, and his tone eased, "I plan to hold An’an’s recognition banquet at your private restaurant. Reserve the best private room and prepare a good menu. By the way, An’an has a preference for lighter taste, keep that in mind!"
Lin Yi instinctively responded while her heart sank slightly.
The old man hadn’t said a word about the DNA test until it was confirmed and then notified them directly. Now, he even knew what kind of food the girl liked, indicating he had contacted her more than once.
The most crucial thing is this attitude of importance!
"Dad, when is the recognition banquet planned? And how many people are in the family that adopted my niece? So I can arrange it in advance."
Zhang Nachuan’s face showed a bit of embarrassment. He was enthusiastic on his end but had yet to receive a call from his granddaughter.
He didn’t know how the girl explained things to her grandmother.
"This, well, just prepare in advance. The family is small, just plan for three people."
As soon as the words were out, the phone on the table suddenly rang.
Zhang Nachuan quickly picked it up, beaming with joy at the incoming call display, and gestured for silence to his eldest son’s family while answering.
"An’an, have you had dinner?"
Zhang Anfeng listened to the gentleness in his father’s voice, more tender than he had ever been to him, and slowly sat down clutching the DNA report.
The hand resting on his thigh clenched into a tight fist.
The events of his little sister years ago kept resurfacing in his mind, along with the old man’s guilt over the years and his mother’s regretful passing. Hearing his father’s voice now, tender to the point of compromise, disturbed him.
This niece... he really couldn’t bring himself to welcome her!
Not to mention that she had no trace for so many years, and just as the old man was nearing the end of his life, why did she appear now!
"Tomorrow, is it? Okay, okay, then tomorrow. You still have to shoot? No problem, after you’re done, the recognition banquet will be arranged for the evening, after your shoot. Do you need Grandpa to send someone to pick you up? Your sister is coming too, and there’s a brother. No problem, Grandpa welcomes as many as come. Just be careful on your way here tomorrow. I’ll send you your aunt’s restaurant address shortly."
After hanging up, Zhang Nachuan looked at his son and daughter-in-law with a lingering smile, "You heard, Xiao Lin, there are three people from An’an’s side, her grandmother and a brother and sister. Make sure you don’t neglect them."
Lin Yi nodded with a smile but questioned, "For something this big, aren’t An’an’s adoptive parents coming?"
"That child doesn’t have adoptive parents..."
After hearing about the adopted family situation, several people: "..."
"Our cousin seems quite unfortunate," said Zhang Family’s eldest granddaughter Zhang Lingxuan softly, who had been quietly listening to the three elders conversing. "Still, I heard Grandpa say that cousin has filming tomorrow. So cousin is an actress?"
"An’an is still in school, just graduated high school this year. To be precise, it’s her sister who is the actress. Not sure if you’ve heard, her name is Jiang Lingxi. It was thanks to her that I was able to meet An’an yesterday. She’s coming tomorrow, so you’ll get to meet her. By the way, you’d better get closer to her too; this Miss Jiang has a bright future ahead."
Zhang Anfeng and Lin Yi nodded compliantly on the surface, but in their hearts, they were dismissive.
Just an actress, no matter how, isn’t she still just acting? And the name sounds unfamiliar. They didn’t remember hearing of her before, so probably not very famous. How could she be said to have a promising future?
The old man, having found back his long-lost granddaughter, might look at this small actress differently, asking them to help give her a boost.
They were annoyed at the prospect of such an actress arriving, let alone helping her!