The next meal was tasteless. Yang Cheng finished the big bowl of porridge. Lin Ruoxi ate a few mouthfuls and put down her bowl and chopsticks like Hui Lin.
Mother Wang cleaned up the things on the table like a whirlwind sweeping away the clouds, but directly pushed the task of making tea to Huilin. Mother Wang probably didn't dare to make tea in front of such a person.
What made Mother Wang even more puzzled was why such a person came to her house for no reason. Could it be that Lin Ruoxi's business was so big that even the country's leader had to come to visit?
Yang Gongming was staring at an oil painting by a famous painter that Lin Ruoxi bought. When the old woman saw Yang Cheng and the others were waiting for him, she urged, "Master, it's finished."
Yang Gongming turned around with a smile and pointed at the oil painting on the wall. He said to Lin Ruoxi with a smile, "This Westerner's painting looks good, but I think it's not as realistic as a photo."
"Hmm." Lin Ruoxi didn't know how to respond. Say that he doesn't have artistic talent? Do you want to die? Say that I'm right? She felt uncomfortable, so she just said "Hmm."
Yang Gongming didn't mind. He turned to Yang Cheng and said, "Yang Cheng, you gave yourself this name, right?"
Yang Cheng nodded lightly, "It's just a code name. It doesn't matter what my surname or name is."
"Young man, you can't say that. We can't forget our roots. Just like loving our country, we have to love ourselves first, then love our family second. If we can be casual about our roots, then what else can we not be casual about?" Yang Gongming said gently.
Yang Cheng suddenly felt as if he had punched cotton. The old man's words were very gentle, and he had a smile on his face. As the saying goes, "You don't hit a smiling person." Since the old man was talking to you in such a gentle voice, it would be inappropriate for you to fight him head-on. Besides, it would be inappropriate to bully an old man.
"You're not here to talk about my name, are you?" Yang Cheng could only try his best to get to the point and finish the conversation as soon as possible.
Yang Gongming nodded. "I have something urgent to discuss, but … I want to … find a quiet place to talk about it. Is that okay?"
"There's nothing to hide. If you want to say it, then say it. If you don't want to say it, then forget it," Yang Cheng said impatiently.
"Yang Cheng, you can't say that!" Lin Ruoxi frowned and glared at Yang Cheng. This guy was too rude. Regardless of whether the other party was someone she didn't want to see, he was still an elder. Moreover, he used a tone of discussion and consultation. How could he speak so rudely?
"Elder Yang, if you don't mind, how about we go to my study?" Lin Ruoxi suggested.
Yang Cheng also knew that his tone was a bit harsh. Seeing that Lin Ruoxi took the initiative to ease the atmosphere, he didn't say anything else.
Yang Gongming didn't get angry. He happily nodded and said, "Thank you, little girl."
Lin Ruoxi stood up and took the initiative to make a gesture of invitation. She brought Yang Gongming and the old woman to the second floor.
Before going upstairs, Lin Ruoxi looked at Yang Cheng with dissatisfaction. The meaning was obvious — "Come up with me!"
Yang Cheng felt a strange feeling in his heart. Usually, she rarely asked about his affairs, and was not the kind of woman who liked to meddle in other people's affairs. But today, why was Lin Ruoxi so concerned about the matter between him and the old man? Was it because of the old man's noble identity?
In fact, Lin Ruoxi herself was a little strange about this question. She just felt that in front of this old man, she should perform better. It was just this feeling.
Yang Cheng saw that Lin Ruoxi had brought Yang Gongming up. He knew that it wouldn't be good if he didn't go up, so he slowly walked upstairs.
Hui Lin was downstairs. Just when she was about to make tea for Yang Gongming, she saw that the four people had already gone upstairs. She was startled and extremely anxious.
At the door of the study room, Lin Ruoxi opened the door for Yang Gongming. Yang Gongming smiled and said "Thank you", then entered the study room with the old woman.
What made Lin Ruoxi feel shy and blushed was that before the kind old woman entered the study room, she actually said with a smile, "Little girl, you look so pretty."
Although it was a kind of doting praise from an old woman to a child, Lin Ruoxi, who hadn't felt this kind of treatment for many years, was still not used to it.
Then Yang Cheng also entered the study room. Seeing this, Lin Ruoxi planned to close the door and go downstairs.
However, just when she was about to leave, she was stopped by Yang Gongming, who was in the study room. "Ruoxi, come in too. You are also qualified to listen to these things."
Lin Ruoxi's delicate body trembled slightly. Yang Gongming actually knew who she was? Qualified to listen? What did he mean? Could it be that Yang Cheng was really …
With a little perturbed, Lin Ruoxi hesitated for a moment, then nodded and walked into the study room, closing the door.
All of a sudden, the study room became quiet. A few rays of morning sunlight shone in through the window shutters, warming up the room and dispersing some of the dullness.
Yang Gongming looked around, looked at the dazzling array of books, and said with a smile, "Ruoxi, these books are all read by you?"
Lin Ruoxi replied softly, "Yes."
"That's right. Although the ancients said that a woman without talent is a virtue, a cultured woman will always be more reasonable. Especially if you want to take care of the affairs of a big family, you can't do it without knowledge. This is a good thing. " Yang Gongming looked at Yang Cheng with some gratification, and said, "Yang Cheng, grandfather is very satisfied with the wife you have married."
Grandfather!?
Lin Ruoxi's pair of watery eyes instantly widened to the maximum. Her brain almost lacked oxygen. She stiffly turned her head and looked at Yang Cheng who didn't say a word.
Yang Cheng frowned. He really didn't expect that Yang Gongming would so casually say that they were related by blood.
"I didn't say that I have a grandfather. I think old man, you have mistaken me for someone else."
At this point, Yang Chen's heart calmed down. With a faint smile on his lips, he replied.
Yang Gongming didn't mind, as if he didn't hear Yang Cheng's words. A few thoughts flashed in his eyes, and his tone was a little erratic as he said, "The winter more than 20 years ago was around this time. My son, Yang Pojun, and my daughter-in-law, Guo Xuehua, who hadn't married yet, gave birth to a grandson of mine. However, both of them hid it from me, because this child was conceived before my daughter-in-law married into the family.
They thought that I didn't know, but in fact, I already knew. Fortunately, they didn't abort the child. If they had done that, I would definitely have stopped them.
Since God had decided to let the child be born, he shouldn't have been killed. Even if he hadn't been born yet, he was still a life of the Yang Family, my grandson or granddaughter.
Unfortunately, I was at an important juncture in the election for the chairman of the National People's Congress. All the members of the Yang Family, including the branches of the main family, added up to more than a hundred men, women, old and young, were waiting for me to take the position to consolidate the family's position. At that time, it was the era when the Hua Xia Family developed the fastest. Anyone who took the position was equivalent to the absolute prosperity of the family. And if I had lost the election, as the Yang Family, which had a deep foundation, many state-owned enterprises and local officials that were connected to our family would have been suppressed, and even eaten up.
At that time, I didn't have the leisure to care about the secret birth of my grandson. In fact, I was very clear that giving birth to a child out of wedlock was a scandal for a family like ours in that era.
My son and daughter-in-law were also very clear about that, so they placed my grandson in an orphanage. They planned to bring the child back after I was done with the election … "
As Yang Gongming slowly narrated, Yang Cheng's face became gloomy.
Lin Ruoxi finally understood the truth of the matter. From the initial shock, she gradually looked at Yang Cheng with a gentle gaze.
So, he had such a rough life?
"Later, I didn't disappoint them. With the help of so many students and colleagues, I helped the Yang Family to establish a stable foundation in Yan Jin.
I remember that on the day I was elected, the first thing that came to my mind was to think of a way to bring our grandson back. If it wasn't for the little guy suffering in the orphanage, how could his grandfather be elected?
But when my son and daughter-in-law went to the orphanage again, they found that it had been demolished. The group of children had also disappeared. Not to mention our little fellow who was only a few months old. " There was some sadness in Yang Gongming's eyes. What happened that year was still vivid in his mind, but it made this old man sigh at night.
Hearing this, the old woman next to Yang Gongming also looked sad and silently wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes.
Lin Ruoxi looked at the expressionless Yang Cheng next to her. It turned out that he really didn't have parents since he was a child. He lost all his relatives when he was still a baby. How did he grow up?
At the same time, Lin Ruoxi finally understood why Yang Cheng said to Guo Xuehua that day, "Don't ever beg me." She also understood the real reason why he didn't kill Yang Lie … It seemed that Yang Cheng knew all this.
"Do you think it's useful to say this? From the beginning of my memory, I don't have any so-called relatives in my world. Just like my personal record in the police station, I forgot everything before I was five years old. Whether I was adopted or sold, I only have a surname that I don't know who told me. After I was five years old, I went abroad. Until now, I can stand here. I don't know how I survived. " Yang Cheng laughed at himself, "Sun Wukong still knows that he was born from a stone. When I become inhuman, who can tell me where I came from in this world? Let's not talk about the pain of the body. Do you know how it feels when you don't even know who you are? Your so-called sadness is nothing. "
Yang Gongming was speechless. He looked at Yang Cheng and was silent.
Lin Ruoxi's eyes reddened. At this moment, Yang Chen's usual carefree aura was nowhere to be found. It was as if his entire body was covered by a desolate desert, lifeless and hopeless.
"My heart is very tired. I don't want to take revenge on anyone. But I hope you don't disturb my life. I just want to live in peace and let the outside world have nothing to do with me." After Yang Cheng finished, he turned around and walked out of the study room.
"Wait!"
Yang Gongming suddenly shouted.
Yang Cheng's footsteps stopped. He was about to turn around, but he heard a deep vibration coming from the floor.
This sound? Yang Cheng suddenly opened his eyes wide. He turned around and saw Yang Gongming kneeling on the floor with a serious face!
Not only Yang Cheng, but even Lin Ruoxi and the old woman's face changed!
Whether it was an elder or a leader, Yang Gongming kneeling to his grandson was definitely challenging their psychological endurance!
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