Luo Cheng wasn’t staying in the yard; after he waited for Madam Rong to enter the kitchen, he left...
By the time Tie Zhu came to his senses, he realized Luo Cheng was no longer there, and there was no one outside either.
Great, where did this unfamiliar fellow wander off to?
If you leave, at least say something, so I could have followed you for a stroll...
The three people had already seated themselves in the main hall, falling into silence for a time because, at the moment of truth, they didn’t know where to begin.
Neither Rong Yan nor Qin Ye were in any hurry to speak; they didn’t intend to be the first to break the silence.
After a while, Mr. Qin broke the quiet.
"Qin Ye, I presume you already know that your grandmother’s real name was Jiang Hua, and she wasn’t from around here, nor do you truly belong to this village."
On the way here, he had pumped Tie Zhu for information, albeit not much of it was useful.
Anyway, what he found out was that Qin Ye’s parents had both passed away, and he had relied on his two siblings for survival. At the end of last year, he married Rong Yan.
His gaze lingered on Qin Ye’s face for a while, noticing that his expression displayed no hint of fluctuation at the sudden revelation of his origins...
After thinking it over, he decided not to dawdle and slowly began to recount the past events...
The story, actually, wasn’t complicated; back then, the Jiang and Qin families suffered a tragic incident, and in order to protect Jiang Hua and the child she might have been carrying, they arranged for her to leave the city. But it seemed something still went wrong after that, as she was sent out of the city and then disappeared without a trace.
In the blink of an eye, forty-two years passed, and neither the Jiang nor the Qin families ever gave up the search, with the determination to bring back the lost person, or at least find her remains.
It became Old Qin’s obsession; for over forty years, he held on to life solely to find his wife, right?
Qin Ye’s expression was somber; he hadn’t expected to hear this.
"I only heard that my grandmother was supposedly saved by Qin Shengshi, and afterwards, she took up residence with the Qin Family. When my grandmother was rescued, she had amnesia... She died of difficult childbirth when giving birth to my father."
Since she was a foreigner with unknown origins, no celebratory feast was held, and needless to say, there was no marriage certificate either.
Mr. Qin did not receive any useful information from Qin Ye’s narrative, "In that case, I’ll find someone to inquire about the past."
At that moment, Rong Yan spoke up, "I think there’s someone you could find who definitely knows about the past."
Mr. Qin immediately looked at her, "Who?"
Rong Yan named someone, "The team leader and Qin Shouwang from Qin Family Village."
Mr. Qin was certainly going to investigate the truth of the past.
He felt sorry for the old man in his heart... but he could understand, in that era, how difficult it was for a woman alone with a child, especially one who had lost her memory.
"I’ll go find him and ask, where does he live?"
Qin Ye stood up, "I’ll take you there."
"Good," Mr. Qin nodded.
"Then you go, I won’t be joining," said Rong Yan.
Upon hearing her words, Qin Ye nodded, "Alright."
After they left, Madam Rong came to find her daughter.
Rong Yan sighed, "This matter is a bit complicated! Anyway... It seems that Qin Ye’s family has come looking for him."
She roughly explained the situation.
After listening, Madam Rong was shocked, it was like a story.
Her mouth opened and closed, and after some struggle, she came up with a conclusion.
"...It is indeed complicated, I didn’t expect that in the end, Qin Ye would actually be from Jing City."
They’re city dwellers, so going back to the city would now be much simpler.
As for everything else, she didn’t think too much about it.
But even if Qin Ye does not acknowledge his relatives, it doesn’t matter, as long as the young couple’s relationship is strong, nothing else is an issue.
Meanwhile, Qin Ye had led Mr. Qin to the team leader’s home.
When the team leader saw the foreigner brought by Qin Ye, he was surprised; he had heard from others that a very dignified foreigner had come to Qin Ye’s family.
Yet he didn’t expect this foreigner to come to his place.
"Hello, I am Qin Ye’s cousin, my name is Qin Zhen." Given the circumstances, Mr. Qin could only introduce himself with his formal name.
Upon hearing such an introduction, Captain Qin was startled, his gaze shifting subconsciously toward Qin Ye.
"Team leader, we wanted to ask about my grandmother’s past," Qin Ye stated directly.
At that moment, Mr. Qin pulled out a stack of money from his pocket, amounting to one hundred yuan... and added a pack of Plum Blossom cigarettes.
It’s too much—should he accept it or not?
His wife, Huang Cuihua, was anxious; their family could barely make 300 yuan in the entire year.
Such a large sum of money and this old fool is still hesitating!
She nudged him with her elbow, "If you know something, then speak up quickly!"
Captain Qin immediately glared at her, "What do you know, woman? Get back in the house."
Doesn’t holding this money burn his hands? It can’t be that easy to accept.
Huang Cuihua was infuriated.
But she had to listen to him on major matters, so she had to go inside.
One hundred yuan! It would take the whole family working for half a year to make that.
"Team leader, actually, I think you understand Qin Ye is not Qin Shengshi’s grandson, his father is not Qin Shengshi’s son, and that’s why back then, Qin Ye’s father wasn’t liked by Old Qin’s family, I know all of this. Because there was an accident back then, my grandmother accidentally came to this village, and since she had amnesia and couldn’t remember anything, that’s when Qin Shengshi took her in. I just want to confirm some details, that’s all."
Mr. Qin was raised in a grand household, he’s a sharp one, and on top of that, he knows how to handle people.