In the afternoon, Dong Yue was about to go out to find Granny Lin when Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting arrived.

"Comrade Lin, Comrade Lu."

"Comrade Dong," Lin Qingyan said, "So you and Dr. Xu are back too. I came to see my mother-in-law. Is she home?"

Dong Yue sighed heavily, "My grandma ran away again yesterday. We've been looking for her for a long time but haven't found her. We were just about to go out and continue looking for her."

"Grandma has disappeared again." Lin Qingyan was very disappointed. "Where did she go missing? Zhengting and I will go with you to look for her."

"On the mountain to the west, we said we were going to go up the mountain to catch rabbits yesterday, but we got lost."

Xu Xinning said, "It's possible that Grandma went to another part of the city. Why don't we split up and search for her? That way, we'll have a better chance of finding her."

“Okay, Zheng Ting is from Beijing and is familiar with this place, so I’ll go with him,” Lin Qingyan said.

“Okay, Xinning and I will look for her together.” Dong Yue said, “My dad has already had people searching for a day and a night. If you can’t find her, just come back before dark. My grandma is too skilled; if she runs too far, we won’t be able to find her at all.”

Lin Qingyan nodded; she understood this point.

So they split up to find Granny Lin.

Dong Wenhua saw Lin Qingyan while standing inside the gate. The girl had an ethereal beauty, but she didn't look much like a member of the Dong family. She felt that this was because God didn't want Lin Qingyan to be related to the Dong family, so He didn't let her look like a member of the Dong family.

Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting went to the western mountain. Lin Qingyan quickly went up the mountain, searching and calling out loudly for Grandma Lin.

"Grandma, Grandma, where are you? I'm your maid, Grandma, I've come to see you."

The mountain was covered with vines and thorny brambles. Lu Zhengting walked in front of her, trying his best to clear away the vines and brambles so that they would not hurt Lin Qingyan.

As darkness fell, Dong Yue and Xu Xinning returned empty-handed, while Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting, who had searched the mountain for most of the day, also returned empty-handed.

Dong Yue had already told Lin Qingyan that it was very likely they wouldn't be able to find Granny Lin, but when faced with this reality, he still couldn't help but feel very sad.

Dong Yue noticed that Lu Zhengting's clothes were covered in tears, and Lin Qingyan's clothes also had tears, but not as many as Lu Zhengting's.

He could tell that the two of them genuinely wanted to find his grandmother, and perhaps their feelings for her were no less than his own.

Dong Yue comforted Lin Qingyan, "Don't worry too much. Grandma used to run away often, but she always came back safely. She'll be fine."

Lin Qingyan nodded.

Dong Yue said, "You've been searching for most of the day, you must be exhausted. Let's go home and rest."

Lu Zhengting immediately refused, "No, let's go home."

Lin Qingyan said, "Why don't we go inside and sit for a while?" She asked Dong Yue, "You must have some old photos of your mother-in-law, right? I'd like to see them."

"Okay, come with me."

Xu Xinning was a little unhappy again. She had finally managed to get rid of the old woman, which prevented Lin Qingyan from having a deeper contact with the Dong family. She didn't expect that Lin Qingyan would still have to contact the Dong family.

Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting followed Dong Yue into the Dong family's living room.

Both Mr. Dong Bonian and Mr. Dong Wenhua were present.

When Dong Wenhua saw Lin Qingyan appear, her pupils suddenly dilated. She glanced at Xu Xinning behind Dong Yue, and their eyes met, both of them showing urgency and crisis.

When Grandpa Dong and Dong Bonian saw the girl in front of them, they inexplicably felt a sense of closeness.

Dong Yue quickly introduced them: "Grandpa, Dad, Aunt, these two are Comrade Lin and Comrade Lu. This Comrade Lin is the educated youth who lived with Grandma in Mopan Village Brigade and took care of her."

Grandpa Dong was somewhat excited: "You, you're the girl Fenglan kept talking about?"

Lin Qingyan nodded, "I originally hoped to see my mother-in-law this time, but who knew..."

Grandpa Dong stood up and walked over to her.

“Fenglan used to come back dressed in tattered clothes every time she ran away, but this time it’s different. You must have taken good care of her in Mopan Village. Thank you, Grandpa.”

“Grandpa, you don’t need to thank me. My mother-in-law, Xiao Heng, and I depend on each other for survival. My mother-in-law has taught us a lot. My family situation was not good before, and my mother-in-law gave me the warmth of an elder that I had never experienced before. I should thank my mother-in-law.”

Seeing that Lu Zhengting and Lin Qingyan's clothes were torn, Old Master Dong guessed that they must have had a hard time finding his wife.

He pointed to the sofa next to him and said, "Please sit down and rest." He then instructed Yoshiko Kawashima, "Sister, quickly pour them some tea and bring them some snacks."

Yoshiko Kawashima, unaware of Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting's identities, obediently went to pour tea and get some snacks.

After Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting sat down together, Dong Yue introduced Dong Bonian and Dong Wenhua to her.

"This is my dad."

"Hello, Uncle."

"Young comrade, how are you?" Dong Bonian said with a gentle smile, "My mother doesn't remember anything after she came back, but as soon as she hears your name, she remembers some things again. Knowing that you were coming to see her, she was overjoyed every day. She originally planned to go up the mountain to hunt rabbits for you, but she lost them again." He sighed, and Old Master Dong said, "Don't talk about those unpleasant things in front of Comrade Xiao Lin, or you'll upset him."

Lin Qingyan felt a pang of sadness when she thought of her grandmother. If she had arrived earlier, her grandmother might not have been lost while catching rabbits.

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