Chapter 147 There is a daughter who went missing 23 years ago

The next morning, a black luxury car was driving at a steady speed on Qichuan Highway.

An Ning sat in the passenger seat, feeling unusually excited and nervous. She looked at the navigation in the car and then looked out the window.

"Don't worry." Lu Xiyan steered the wheel with one hand and reached out to pinch her fair and delicate cheek with the other hand. "It will take another hour to get there."

"Xiyan, you are so amazing!"

An Ning turned to look at him, her eyes filled with unconcealable happiness.

Early in the morning, Lu Xiyan used her computer to search for something on the Internet, then made a phone call and had a brief chat. She immediately got the address of Jiang Pei and Kong Yiyun and arranged a meeting time.

An Ning didn't expect that this professor couple who had long been in seclusion lived in the suburbs of Qichuan!

Everything went so smoothly that she couldn't help but wonder if buying the other party's patent would be so easy.

An hour later, the vehicle entered a winding oil road and finally stopped at the door of a private villa.

The private villa is far away from the city and there are no other residents around. It seems a bit lonely in the remote suburbs.

The gate of the villa was closed, and An Ning quickly got out of the car.

"Xiyan, are Professor Jiang and Professor Kong really at home?"

An Ning stood outside the door, tiptoeing to look inside, but she could not see anything because of the high wall.

She turned around and asked Lu Xiyan, who was looking down at her left wrist, not knowing what he was looking at.

"What's wrong?" she hurried over and asked.

"My hands are sore." Lu Xiyan smiled lightly and turned his wrist bones, "Let's move them around."

"This road here is really difficult to drive." An Ning pinched his wrist and said distressedly, "I'll drive on the way back."

Lu Xiyan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Do you think your driving skills are better than mine?"

"That's definitely not as good as yours." An Ning said with a smile, "You've won a racing championship."

"Let's go." Lu Xiyan put his arm around her shoulders, walked to the door, and rang the doorbell.

After a while, the door was opened from the inside.

The person who opened the door was an old man with gray hair and a kind look. He looked at Lu Xiyan and asked, "Are you Mr. Lu?"

"It's me." Lu Xiyan nodded politely and extended his hand, "Are you Butler He?"

"Yes." The old man returned the handshake, bowed slightly, and pointed his palm towards the house. "Please come in, both of you."

Lu Xiyan nodded slightly, took An Ning's hand and followed the butler inside.

There is a bluestone road more than ten meters long from the gate to the inside of the villa. The flower beds in the yard have been trimmed just right and are full of colorful flowers.

An Ning looked around the yard. It seemed that these two professors loved life besides doing experiments.

After crossing the courtyard and entering the lobby, the butler served tea, said, "Please wait a moment, both of you," and left.

The whole villa is large, but very empty.

An Ning looked around at the decorations in the house and had an indescribable feeling.

Seeing that she was curious about the environment here, Lu Xiyan explained to her, "People say that this couple doesn't like a luxurious and high-profile life, so the interior decoration is not expensive."

In addition, the huge villa has only a housekeeper and no nanny, so it is surprisingly quiet.

"Isn't there even a servant here?" An Ning asked.

"Maybe people who do research like quiet time." Lu Xiyan placed a cup of tea in front of her and glanced at the time. "It should be here soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice came from the gate of the courtyard, and then a woman walked in.

The woman was wearing a green Sula cheongsam and her hair was tied up with a jade hairpin. She had a good figure, a calm temperament, and looked young, making it impossible to guess her real age.

An Ning quickly stood up and watched the woman walk in gracefully.

"Hello!" She bowed slightly. "Are you Professor Kong Yiyun?"

The woman looked at An Ning with an appraising gaze and smiled gently, "I'm not. You're looking for my eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law."

Hearing this, Lu Xiyan asked, "Are you Professor Jiang's sister?"

Seeing the other party nod slightly, he politely extended his hand, "Hello, Lu Xiyan."

"So this is the young master of the renowned Lu Group in Jinghai." The woman extended her hand and gently shook it. "I'm Jiang Xiaoshan. Given my age, you can call me Aunt Jiang."

Her gaze fell on An Ning, "Is this Mr. Lu's?"

"It's my wife."

Lu Xiyan introduced them without hesitation and continued the conversation calmly, "My wife works in the nutrition industry and has admired Professor Jiang and Professor Kong for a long time. Since we are on a business trip to Qichuan this time, I wanted to take this opportunity to visit them."

"Hello, Aunt Jiang, my name is An Ning." An Ning extended her hand politely.

"An Ning? That's a good name." Jiang Xiaoshan gently held her hand and said, "Sit down."

Sitting down again, Lu Xiyan politely asked, "Aunt Jiang, I wonder if we can have the honor of meeting Professor Jiang and his elders this time?"

Jiang Xiaoshan sipped her tea and asked with a smile, "You guys are here for the patent as well, right?"

Seeing her asking directly, Lu Xiyan smiled calmly, "It seems that many people have come here because of our reputation, and we are not the first."

"That's right. Ever since this patent was reported in the news, it has become very popular. Many people want to buy out the patent."

Jiang Xiaoshan put down her teacup and looked at the two of them. "But I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. I won't sell this patent no matter how much money you offer."

"Why?"

An Ning asked, puzzled, "Professor Jiang and Professor Kong have devoted many years to medical research and have put a lot of effort and energy into developing this result. Isn't their goal to benefit humanity and solve diseases that have so far remained unsolved globally? Now that this result has been developed, why is it being sealed and not used externally? Doesn't this contradict their original aspirations?"

The girl in front of him was very sharp-tongued. Jiang Xiaoshan looked at her with a frown and a gloomy look in her eyes.

"Sorry Aunt Jiang."

Lu Xiyan quickly apologized, "My wife also works in related fields. She understands the hard work and original intention of the two elders. She did not mean to offend them. Instead, she hopes to use this opportunity to make this patent public, so that domestic medical treatment can achieve new breakthroughs and give those patients suffering from diseases hope for a new life."

An Ning took over and said quickly, "Aunt Jiang, I think people like Professor Jiang and Professor Kong who devote themselves to medical research are great. Such admirable people would not be stingy with their medical research results. I don't think they developed this result just to satisfy their own sense of accomplishment and then keep it secret from the public."

Her eyes were sincere. "Is there any reason behind this? Could you let us meet the two professors?"

Jiang Xiaoshan looked at the two of them for a moment, "I don't deny that what you said is right, and it hits the nail on the head, but you really can't see them anymore."

An Ning's eyes suddenly tightened, "Why?"

Jiang Xiaoshan put down her teacup and sighed softly, "My eldest brother and his wife have passed away many years ago."

Hearing this, An Ning's body suddenly stiffened, "Dead?"

"That's right," Jiang Xiaoshan said. "Since what you just said moved me enough, I can tell you that although my eldest brother and his wife won't sell this patent, they haven't said they won't give it away."

"Send?" An Ning's eyes widened suddenly, she couldn't believe it. "Aunt Jiang, what do you mean?"

"They have a last wish. If you can fulfill it," Jiang Xiaoshan said with a determined look, "you can use this patent free of charge."

Hearing this, Lu Xiyan hurriedly asked, "What are the last wishes of the two elders?"

Jiang Xiaoshan looked towards the yard outside. "My eldest brother and his wife had a daughter, but she went missing 23 years ago and hasn't been found yet."

"Finding their daughter is their unfulfilled wish in this life." She looked at Lu Xiyan, "The Lu Group is very wealthy and powerful. I think if Mr. Lu is willing to help, this matter will be easier."

"As long as you recover the bloodline of our Jiang family, you can take this patent."