Ruan Zeer was speechless.
What do you know? He felt like crying.
Now that Qi Youxuan was stirring things up, Ruan Zeer relaxed a little. However, he did not expect Qi Chenglin to suddenly ask, "Your uncle doesn't have children?
Ruan Zeer was stunned. It took him a long time to realize that he was being asked.
Ruan Zeer quickly looked at Qi Chenglin, his gaze somewhat resentful. He thought that he had let go of this topic just now, but who knew that Qi Chenglin would bring it up again.
"I heard from my parents that there was one, but he disappeared after he was born. Our family has been looking for him all these years, but there aren't many clues, so there hasn't been any results," Ruan Zeer said.
Originally, this was a family matter. He was not familiar with Qi Chenglin, so he could have brushed it off. However, Ruan Zeer was not stupid. Although he was stubborn when it came to right or wrong, he was quite flexible when it came to other matters.
He knew Qi Chenglin's identity and power. He thought that it wouldn't hurt him to say it. It would be great if Qi Chenglin could help out a little for Ruan Danchen and Qi Youxuan's sake. If he felt that his relationship with him was not good enough for him to help, then their family would just maintain the status quo. They would not be at a disadvantage.
"What's missing?" When Ruan Danchen and Aunt Zheng brought the dishes into the dining room, they heard Ruan Zeer say from the living room, "Come and eat first. We'll talk as we eat."
Thus, everyone sat around the dining table and Ruan Zeer told them about the matter.
He did not know the details. Usually, his grandfather and father did not specially tell him about it. He just listened at the side when they talked about it at the dining table and got the gist of it.
He was not clear about Ruan Keyu and Chang Yuehuan's past. He did not even know Chang Yuehuan's full name. When the adults in the family chatted, they would either call her Yuehuan or Sister-in-law.
He only knew the general situation. His uncle had died in an accident and his aunt had died in childbirth. Since then, his sister had gone missing.
Ruan Danchen also knew that it was like looking for a needle in a haystack. However, he still asked about the situation. Qi Chenglin might not have the time to look for them, but it would be good if they were fated to come across some news.
However, Ruan Zeer scratched his head. He really did not know the details, so he could only say, "I'll go back and ask my parents."
Ruan Danchen nodded and let the topic pass.
On the other hand, Qi Youxuan, who was eating, suddenly looked at Ruan Zeer, then at Ruan Danchen, and then back to Ruan Zeer's face, sizing him up.
"What's wrong?" Ruan Ze asked with a smile.
"Brother Ruan, I suddenly find that you look a little like my mother!" Qi Youxuan said in a clear voice.
Ruan Ze 'er was taken aback. Ruan Danchen was also taken aback. The two of them looked at each other at the same time.
If one were to say that they resembled each other, it wasn't that obvious. It was just that their eyebrows and facial shape were a little similar. It wasn't as obvious as biological siblings, but there were still some traces of it.
When these two unrelated people were put together, outsiders would think of three words: husband and wife.
Of course, no one present thought so.
Ruan Danchen burst into laughter. "Zell and I are quite fated. We both share the same surname and look a little alike."
Ruan Ze 'er smiled and scratched his head, but he didn't dare to say that he recognized Ruan Danchen as his sister, afraid that Qi Chenglin would misunderstand.
Qi Chenglin's lips curled into a faint smile. His black eyes moved from Ruan Danchen's face to Ruan Zeer's face, but he didn't say anything in the end.
…
On Tuesday, Chang Jingqiu received another call from Liu Ronghua. Even though Liu Ronghua hadn't said anything, she knew why she called.
She heard Liu Ronghua say, "Didn't you want evidence? Your biological parents are here. "
Chang Jingqiu gritted her teeth and said, "They aren't my biological parents. Don't you dare say that again."
In the end, she only heard Liu Ronghua sneer. She was clearly mocking her for covering her ears while stealing a bell.
Chang Jingqiu didn't pester her anymore and asked for the time and place. Liu Ronghua said that the two of them arrived at ten in the morning. She had already arranged for them to stay in the hotel.
When they heard that their daughter had married into a rich family, the two of them were very happy and excited. They couldn't wait to see their daughter, so they didn't even rest and said that they wanted to have lunch with Chang Jingqiu at noon.
Chang Jingqiu's heart was filled with disgust. She hadn't even met them, but her mind was already filled with the image of a greedy couple. She took the initiative to suggest a restaurant to meet them there.
The location of the restaurant Chang Jingqiu mentioned was a little further away. It was a farmer's banquet in the outskirts of the city, beside a national highway. In order to have a big courtyard, the private rooms were all made of earth, with a short wooden table on top. The room was quite big.
Chang Jingqiu chose that place because she didn't want anyone to see it. People in her circle wouldn't go to such a remote and down-to-earth place to eat.
That restaurant was the one they had gone to on an outing organized by the news agency. The taste was average, and it was cooked in a farmer's home. It wasn't exquisite, but there were chickens, geese, and even peacocks. These were all foods that weren't commonly seen in the city.
The most important thing was that they were cheap. Chang Jingqiu didn't want to spend any extra money on those parents that she didn't want to acknowledge.
She had already arrived at the news agency for work. Looking at the time, she took her bag and left with the excuse of an interview. She drove straight to that restaurant.
When she arrived, Liu Ronghua was already waiting in the room with the couple. Chang Jingqiu pushed the door open and entered. She saw two middle-aged couples sitting on the kang. They looked to be about the same age as Xia Wenna and Guan Liya, but they looked more than ten years older than them.
The man's hair was messy. It was obvious that he had dyed it. It was especially dark and unnatural. His skin was dark, which was caused by being exposed to the sun all year round. Chang Jingqiu didn't know what kind of work he did in the foreign affairs agency. Chang Jingqiu wasn't interested, so she didn't ask.
But looking at him now, perhaps he worked at the construction site. Because of the long years of exposure to ultraviolet rays, the skin on his face was very rough and wrinkled. His eyes were turbid, and his lips were pale. The moment he opened his mouth, he revealed his yellow teeth, which were caused by smoking for a long time. They were covered in yellowish-brown tartar.
Even though he didn't speak, Chang Jingqiu could smell the stench of smoke coming from the man just by standing there. It was the smell coming from the men at the construction site. This made Chang Jingqiu frown in disgust.
The woman next to him had black hair mixed with white silver strands. Her long hair was tied into a bun at the back of her head, and the short hair in the bun was sticking out.
It was obvious that the woman didn't take good care of herself. She probably didn't even wear a bottle of Dabao. Her skin was dark and yellow, and obvious wrinkles could be seen even when she didn't smile. Her hands were especially thick, and her fingers were thick. Her skin was rough and calloused.
As soon as the two saw Chang Jingqiu come in, they got off the kang awkwardly.
The man looked at Chang Jingqiu with a fawning and nervous expression. He grinned tentatively, revealing his yellow teeth. The woman was a little more excited than the man. She hesitated to go forward but didn't dare to.
She looked at Chang Jingqiu from head to toe with envy in her eyes.
The woman didn't seem to know how to address her. She looked at Liu Ronghua nervously.
Liu Ronghua stood up slowly and walked between Chang Jingqiu and the couple. She introduced, "Let me introduce you. This is Huang Pinggui, and this is Wang Lixia, your biological parents."
Liu Ronghua then introduced to the couple. "She's your daughter. She's called Chang Jingqiu now."
The two of them looked at Chang Jingqiu in shock. Their eyes were filled with envy and surprise. Chang Jingqiu was dressed in famous brands and had an air of nobility. Even if they didn't recognize her, they knew that she must be rich.
"I didn't lie to you back then, did I? I told you that I would send her to a rich family. Look at how well she's living now. Miss Chang is a rich missy now. The Chang family is famous, "Liu Ronghua said with a smile.
Chang Jingqiu saw Huang Pinggui's eyes flash. Even Wang Lixia couldn't hide her excitement.
"Daughter!" Wang Lixia went forward excitedly and wanted to hold Chang Jingqiu's hand.
Chang Jingqiu quickly dodged. She narrowed her eyes and said bluntly, "We don't know if it's true or not. Don't call me that early. Even if you're really my biological parents, since you've already sold me out, there's nothing between us. I'm not here to acknowledge you. I'm here to confirm the truth. "
Wang Lixia sheepishly retracted her hand. She looked at the ring on Chang Jingqiu's hand. She didn't know what gem it was, but it looked shiny and valuable.
Huang Pinggui rubbed his hands together and smiled. "Daughter, you can't say that. We're really your parents. We had no choice but to sell you out back then. We really couldn't make ends meet at home. When your mother was pregnant with you, I came to the city to work as a migrant worker. However, those black-hearted contractors often owed us wages. There were times when I worked for an entire year without getting a single cent. We had no choice but to sell you. If we weren't at our wits' end, who would sell their own child? "
"That's right!" Wang Minxia nodded her head with tears in her eyes. She wiped her tears with her thick black fingers. "We couldn't bear to part with you back then."
"But look, it was a blessing in disguise. Being born in a rich family is much better than being with us. I heard from your Auntie Liu that you're living a good life in the Chang family. The Chang family thinks that you're their biological granddaughter and dotes on you a lot. If you were still with us, you might be a village woman now. You wouldn't be as pretty as you are now, wearing gold and silver, am I right? "Huang Pinggui looked at Chang Jingqiu's current attire and was extremely envious.
Chang Jingqiu was indeed very grateful to them for selling her out. Otherwise, she really didn't dare to imagine her current life in the village.
Just like Wang Minxia, her skin was rough, and she did farm work. She might have found someone in the village to marry. The man didn't have any ability either, so he went to the city to work like Huang Pinggui.
"I don't blame you for selling me out," Chang Jingqiu said coldly.
"That's good, that's good. Then we're still a family." Huang Pinggui nodded his head hurriedly.
"Who's a family with you?" Chang Jingqiu said in disgust.
Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia were stunned. Wang Lixia said slowly, "But … didn't you not blame us? Why … "
"I don't blame you because I don't see you as a family. You're just strangers to me, in the past, and in the future. You have nothing to do with me, understand?" Chang Jingqiu said coldly. "Do you understand?"
"But … but we're really your parents!" Wang Lixia was anxious. "You're my daughter after all!"
"I just came to see you today." Chang Jingqiu pursed her lips tightly. She didn't want to talk to them anymore. She knew very well why they were so anxious to reunite with her. "Before the matter is settled, you'd better not talk nonsense. I know why you're so anxious to see me. If you still want some benefits, you'd better keep your mouth shut. "
Chang Jingqiu took out her wallet, took out 600 yuan, and threw it on the table. "This is for you at noon. I'll make an appointment with the identification center. If there's no problem, we can go for the test tomorrow."
"Wait!" Just as Chang Jingqiu turned around and was about to leave, Liu Ronghua stopped her.
Chang Jingqiu turned around impatiently. Liu Ronghua let go of her hand and said, "They're also going to stay in City B while waiting for the test results. I've already paid for the plane tickets and the hotel room today. No matter what, you're the one who asked for the evidence. There's no reason for me to pay for the rest, right? "
Chang Jingqiu sneered and sneered. "I'll pay you how much you spent. I don't have that much cash on me now."
Liu Ronghua also felt that if she asked her for money, Chang Jingqiu wouldn't be so shameless as to deny it. Although Chang Jingqiu's character wasn't good, she grew up in a rich family, so she was a woman of her word when it came to money.
She didn't stop her, and Chang Jingqiu left.
Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia looked at each other in a daze. Wang Lixia twisted her mouth unhappily. "Our daughter is rich now. She's successful. We can't afford her now."
Huang Pinggui took off his shoes and put on a pair of socks with holes in his toes. He sat on the bed again and took a sip of tea. "Hmph, we're her biological parents. She should be filial to us since we gave birth to her!"
"I think so too. Besides, we don't have any conflicts with the Chang family. What's wrong with her taking care of us?" Wang Lixia also said. Thinking of Chang Jingqiu's attitude just now, she rolled her eyes. "She doesn't lack that bit of money. Just what she's wearing is enough for our family for a few years. It's also enough for Dan 'er's school fees. She would rather buy those things than give her own family any of those heartless and unscrupulous things. "
"Sigh, we can say this among ourselves. It's not good to say it in front of her. Dan 'er's school fees still depend on her." Huang Pinggui touched his hair.
Thinking of staying in a hotel today, Huang Pinggui didn't shower or wash his hair in order to save water at home. Now his hair was oily and smelled.
Liu Ronghua couldn't take it anymore and covered her nose with a tissue.
"I know." Wang Lixia nodded. She touched her stomach and asked Liu Ronghua to order quickly. They were all hungry.
…
On Wednesday, Chang Jingqiu brought Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia to the appraisal center early in the morning. She found someone so that the appraisal results could be out quickly.
When they met again, Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia's attitude towards Chang Jingqiu was much more flattering. However, Chang Jingqiu still had a cold face and didn't even want to look at them. When Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia talked to her, she also ignored them. Sometimes, she would even show a disgusted expression in annoyance.
This made Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia scold Chang Jingqiu a lot when they went back. She didn't even recognize her parents.
…
When Ruan Danchen came to find Qi Chenglin for lunch in the afternoon, she found that Jiang Yuan wasn't there. His table was clean and there were no documents. It was as if he didn't come at all.
She asked casually when she entered the office.
"He's on a business trip for a few days. He has something to do." Qi Chenglin explained.
He didn't say what he was going to do, and Ruan Danchen didn't ask in detail. She just felt that it was business.
Because Jiang Yuan was on a business trip, a female staff member from the secretary's office temporarily took over Jiang Yuan's duties. However, some important matters weren't handed over to the acting special assistant for fear that something would go wrong. In addition, Jiang Yuan would be back in a few days. At that time, it would be inconvenient for the acting special assistant to hand over his work no matter where he went. Thus, he simply handed it over to Cheng Dongge to handle.
However, the acting special assistant wasn't that familiar with Jiang Yuan's work. Moreover, if anyone could take over his position, then Jiang Yuan wouldn't be able to be placed in an important position by Qi Chenglin.
Therefore, Qi Chenglin had been making do with it for the past few days. Even so, his work efficiency was greatly dragged down by the acting special assistant.
Therefore, when Ruan Danchen came over, Qi Chenglin's work in the morning was still a little incomplete. Because he had other work to do in the afternoon, it wasn't good to delay the morning's work to the afternoon.
Ruan Danchen waited for him in the office. After thinking about it, she simply ordered takeout so that he wouldn't have to find a place to eat after he was done with work. It would be a waste of time.
Although Qi Chenglin said that he would be done soon, Ruan Danchen didn't want him to be in a hurry. After ordering takeout, she told him to take his time. It didn't matter.
Fortunately, when the takeout arrived, Qi Chenglin had just finished working.
He looked at the time and realized that he had said that he would be done soon, but forty minutes had already passed. He looked at Ruan Danchen apologetically. Fortunately, she had ordered takeout. Otherwise, she would have to wait here and starve with him.
Ruan Danchen smiled and waved at him. "Come over and eat."
Qi Chenglin felt that she was like calling Qi Youxuan. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, but he still went over as he was told. He even leaned against her and leaned against her. This made Ruan Danchen feel as if she was raising a large dog.
Ruan Danchen gave the chopsticks to Qi Chenglin. Just as she was about to eat, he suddenly scooped her up and placed her on his lap.
"We're eating. What are you doing?" Ruan Danchen was a little hungry.
"Hey," Qi Chenglin said as he picked up a piece of Dutch beans and brought it to Ruan Danchen's mouth. "Open your mouth."
Ruan Danchen glanced at him. He wasn't going to eat properly.
After interacting with him for a long time, she realized that this man sometimes acted on his whims.
Qi Chenglin looked at her for a while, then covered his long eyelashes and explained, "I worked too late and couldn't eat on time."
His words were a little unclear, but Ruan Danchen understood. It was because he had been busy with work in the afternoon. In the end, he had been busy for so long and delayed their meal time. He was now apologizing.
However, his way of apologizing was quite unique. Why did he suddenly think of feeding her?
Feeding was just a little romantic and a little fun. However, Ruan Danchen saw Qi Chenglin's posture and it seemed like he was going to feed her until she was full.
Ruan Danchen couldn't reject him. Otherwise, she would be too ignorant. However, she was starving. With him feeding her so slowly, she didn't know when she would be full.
Ruan Danchen swallowed the rice that he had just fed her, and the corners of her mouth hooked up in a little smirk. Just now, her mouth was quite oily after being fed by him, so she directly pressed her lips on his face and kissed him heavily, leaving all the oil on his face, and her own lips were refreshed.
Qi Chenglin was stunned. Ruan Danchen smiled like a child who had succeeded in a prank. Seeing Qi Chenglin's dazed expression, she felt that it was too cute.
She picked up a tissue and was about to wipe it for him. Unexpectedly, Qi Chenglin's face suddenly leaned over. His cheek pressed against hers and rubbed against hers, leaving both of their faces oily.
"Why didn't I realize that you had such a childish side?" Ruan Danchen said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She quickly wiped the oil off their faces, but no matter how she smelled, her face smelled a little like vegetables.
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