Everything is about 70-80% ready now, all that's left is to wait for further research breakthroughs.

When he had almost finished dealing with things on his end, Qi Hehua came looking for him.

Once the two sides made contact, the old gentleman couldn't wait to meet Xie Ming.

Both sides quickly reached an agreement to meet in J City, as Xie's mother was about to return to China.

Xie Ming generously granted Xie Qingqing a two-week leave, which, combined with summer vacation, gave her nearly a month and a half of vacation. There was no other way; high school seniors had to return to school to catch up.

After finishing his chores, Xie Ming took his niece and headed to J City.

In mid-June, in a courtyard house in City J.

Xie Ming, Xie Qingqing, and Qi Hehua and his grandson sat in the living room, glancing outside from time to time.

Back then, after Lu Ya entered the family, the Xie family was afraid of upsetting her and causing the Lu family to act crazy towards the two children, so they never contacted Xie's mother.

All of them had seen Xie's mother in photos.

Hearing the sound of a car stopping outside, Qi Hehua immediately stood up and walked out unconsciously, his eyes quickly reddening and brimming with tears that covered his bright eyes.

Fearing that the elderly woman would become too emotional, Xie Ming and Xie Qingqing quickly went to help her up.

The three generations of the family stood there after leaving the main hall, staring intently at the sounds outside the door.

Soon a small, thin figure appeared in the courtyard and slowly approached them.

Xie's mother's eyebrows and eyes haven't changed much, but her gray hair and wrinkles on her face show that she has had a hard life.

Xie's mother walked towards Xie Ming first, and she recognized him as her child at a glance.

The child who used to sneak away to eat candy in a corner behind the adults' backs has grown into a tall, handsome middle-aged man.

Mother Xie then looked at Xie Qingqing, her eldest son's daughter. Back then, those people used her son's glorious deeds to provoke her.

At that moment, she really wanted to stand on the top of a tall building and jump off, but she wanted to go home, to go home and see her children. Even though her home was no longer there, she still wanted to go home.

Mother Xie just stared at the two of them, unable to say a word, her eyes so dry and uncomfortable that she couldn't shed a single tear.

"Child, look at me!"

Qi Hehua walked up to Xie's mother, wanting her to see him. But Xie's mother's gaze always passed through him and landed on Xie Ming and his nephew.

"It's all Dad's fault, I didn't protect you well! Please forgive Dad, okay?"

The old man's voice seemed to come from the heart of another man. He sounded like one of countless fathers who couldn't watch their children grow up, sincerely apologizing to them. They had no shame before heaven and earth, but they had broken their promise to the most important person in their lives.

He stood there, refusing to budge, as if awaiting sentencing.

Those who followed behind wiped away their tears, but none of them came over to comfort her; they didn't want to morally blackmail the woman in front of them.

Xie Ming felt the sorrow emanating from his mother's heart. She had been helpless in her childhood and had no one to rely on in her adulthood. She had wandered for half her life and only found a roof over her head when she was over sixty.

A long time passed, and time seemed to stand still. Xie's mother still couldn't get close to Qi Hehua, but she still said, "It's not your fault. Without thousands of people like you who have made sacrifices, Mingming and Diudiu wouldn't have a stable life."

"well!"

Qi Hehua didn't know what to say, but the blood ties made him stare at Xie's mother again and again.

"Grandma, shall we go inside first?"

Xie Qingqing knew that both father and daughter were righteous people and that they would reconcile sooner or later.

"Yes, yes, let's go in first!"

Qi Hehua quickly echoed, his face full of the earnest expectations of an old father.

The four generations of the family were finally reunited, and Xie Ming found it quite amusing to look at the four people whose faces complemented each other.

Even Ms. Hongying's fading soul became much stronger after being connected with Xie's mother and grandson, so Xie Ming found her a good family without much effort.

It's just unclear whether his new grandfather will be able to accept the dynamic between the mature woman and the younger man.

Looking at the tough guy next to him, Xie Ming couldn't help but shudder. He didn't dare to think about it!

The return of Xie's mother foreshadows the downfall of certain families.

Before they knew about Xie's mother's relationship with the Qi family, Lu Ya's family and her ex-husband's family had already felt the malice from all sides.

Putting aside everything else, the tricks the old man has played over the years are enough to keep them on their toes.

They already had a lot of problems, which they could previously try to cover up. Now, there's absolutely no room for maneuver left.

They didn't understand why so many people wanted to take down both companies, and when they finally figured it out, they were completely dumbfounded.

The two families are now like ants on a hot pan.

If Xie's mother really was just a child from an orphanage, then it wouldn't matter if they manipulated her.

But she's got a huge background now. To put it bluntly, she's the daughter of a high-ranking official, and what's more, that official is a close friend of the top leader.

He worked diligently in the Southwest his whole life without ever gaining any personal benefits; all the "favors" he received went to the orphans of the soldiers in the Southwest.

Didn't you see how, as soon as he returned to J City, the old folks immediately came down from the mountains to see their old friend? He truly is a man who can command a hundred responses at a moment's notice.

Of all people to bully, they had to pick on the precious daughter. They've really gone too far this time.

"Divorce! We must get a divorce!"

The wife of the Lu family patriarch is not the first Lu family daughter-in-law to request a divorce.

Back then, when these wives learned that their husbands were forcibly separating other couples, they were just watching the show, not knowing that it was all for the sake of their husbands' younger sisters.

The sisters-in-law were all uncomfortable; in their eyes, Lu Ya was a troublemaker.

Ideally, all the men in J city would stand up and let her choose, and everyone would fawn over her.

They are all daughters born of fathers and mothers, and their families are not bad either. Why should they fawn over that shrew?

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