In the principal's office.

When Qiao Jiuru saw the familiar old man in front of her, she was stunned. She couldn't speak for a long time, and her eyes welled up with tears.

"Sister-in-law, it's been a long time. We've finally met again."

The old man looked at Qiao Jiuru with a smile on his face. His voice trembled slightly, and his hands, hanging by his sides, were clenched tightly, revealing his excitement and inner calm.

"Big brother."

Qiao Jiuru's throat moved, and she finally cried out, then lowered her head to wipe away the tears that had overflowed from the corners of her eyes.

Standing next to the old man, Su Huaiyuan was also very excited. He had looked just as excited and incredulous when he first met his elder brother.

"Little brother, sister-in-law, I never thought that we would have the chance to meet again after so many years."

Su Huaiwen said with a sigh, he really didn't expect that the Su family would be gone for several years, leaving only his younger brother and sister-in-law's family behind.

He thought he would never see his younger brother and sister-in-law again in this lifetime. Over the years, he often thought back on it and regretted not forcing them to leave with him.

Until the end of last year, when he heard that the area had been reformed and opened up, the local government had been actively inviting overseas Chinese and businessmen to invest. He listened for a long time and, after confirming the authenticity of the invitation, finally returned to the place he had been away from for several years this month.

"Big brother, how have you been all these years?!"

Qiao Jiuru carefully measured the aged Su brother-in-law. This brother-in-law was several years older than her husband, and was now a very old man of seventy-five.

They never expected that Brother Su had been thinking about them all these years, and even more unexpectedly, he had personally come looking for them now.

"Okay, okay, all is well."

Hearing his younger brother and sister-in-law care about them so much, Su Huaiyuan was deeply moved, but also felt guilty. He should have insisted on taking them with him back then, instead of letting them stay.

"Sister-in-law, do you still remember my eldest son, Su Lin?!"

Brother Su pointed to his eldest son, who was standing in the background, and asked Qiao Jiuru that his eldest son was now over fifty years old, and his younger brother and sister-in-law were only a few years older than him.

This is Su Lin?!

It really is him.

Qiao Jiuru measured the age difference between herself and the other person and even found a resemblance to her younger self in the other person's face.

“Auntie, it’s me, Kobayashi.”

Su Lin was no less excited and happy than his father. After hearing that his father was going to come back to find his uncle's family, he made up his mind not only to accompany him, but also because he wanted to find his uncle's family himself.

Back then, his uncle was only seven or eight years older than him. He was raised by his uncle. When he was little, he always followed his uncle around. He and his uncle had a very good relationship.

He had a good relationship with his uncle, so naturally he also had a good relationship with his aunt. He was already eight years old when his uncle and aunt got married.

"Kobayashi-san, you've gotten old too."

Qiao Jiuru looked at her nephew, who had aged considerably, and felt a pang of emotion. Several years had passed in the blink of an eye.

Time flies like an arrow; it passes in the blink of an eye.

Su Lin nodded repeatedly. In his lifetime, he had the pleasure of seeing his uncle and aunt again, which filled him with mixed emotions.

"Principal Cong, we brothers are reunited today, and we are truly grateful to you. As for our sponsorship of one million yuan for your school, we can discuss it in detail in a few days."

There were many things Brother Su wanted to say in front of others. Knowing that his younger brother's family was safe and sound, he felt relieved and planned to go back and have a good chat with his brother's family about their lives over the years.

Principal Cong and the others naturally knew that they had a lot to say and a lot to explain to their relatives whom they had seen over the past few years, and they would know to say the right thing at this time.

So, everyone politely saw the Su family off, and Principal Cong even personally granted Su Huaiyuan and Qiao Jiuru a leave of absence.

"Brother, this is the room we were assigned."

Su Huaiyuan and Qiao Jiuru led Su's elder brother Su Lin and two staff members they had brought back from abroad back to the family compound.

Although the two-bedroom apartment looked quite new, it was still far better than the villas abroad, which made Su's father and son feel a pang of sadness.

“Big brother, Xiaolin, the apartment is a three-bedroom, one-living room apartment that my eldest son, Su Ze, and his wife were allocated. They have twin sons who are now in elementary school.”

Qiao Jiuru knew that Brother Su and the others were looking at this kind of house, and she was also interested. She then pointed in the direction of the building and introduced her eldest son's family.

"What?! Xiaozhe has twins?!"

Brother Su was overjoyed to hear the news. He himself had grandchildren, but hearing that his younger brother had two grandchildren made him happier than anything else.

"Yes, they are 굛 years old this year and are currently in the third grade of elementary school."

Da Bao and Xiao Bao, Su Xingchen and Su Xinghai, after being exonerated and returning to Beijing, didn't start from first grade, but from seventh grade. Su Huaiyuan and Qiao Jiuru thought they were too young and kept pressuring them to skip grades; they should be in seventh grade next year.

Although the two little ones are still in elementary school, they are already studying junior high school courses on their own. Every week, they study with their older brother, Lu, under the guidance of Grandpa Feng.

"Great, great, that's wonderful."

Brother Su was so happy he didn't know what to say, and he was already thinking about what kind of gifts to give the children later.

"Uncle, Aunt, I heard that I have two younger brothers and sisters."

Before his uncle and aunt came to Principal Cong's office, Su Lin's father had already heard that he had three cousins. He heard that these cousins ​​were doing well in their work and studies, and he really wanted to meet them.

“Hwa-joo is our youngest daughter. She is also studying at Peking University. We invited her to come back for dinner tonight so she can meet her uncle and older brother.”

"Xiaofeng is currently pursuing his postgraduate studies at a military medical university in the south. He just came back to visit his family a few days ago. Big brother, Xiaolin, you should stay for a few more months; you will definitely see him."

Su Huaiyuan introduced his youngest daughter and son to his elder brother and nephew, his tone full of pride. Their whole family had become successful, and the future would only get better and better.

Brother Su felt a little regretful when he heard that he hadn't seen Su Feng, but he also knew that Su Feng's profession was the same, and he was in such a far away place, so he probably wouldn't be able to see him this time.

After the elder brother and nephew finished recounting their family's situation over the years, Su Huaiyuan remained silent for a moment, then exchanged a glance with his wife, and then looked at his elder brother.

"Big brother, Mom and Dad, are they...are they still alive?!"

When he finally asked the question that was on his mind, Su Huaiyuan's voice trembled involuntarily. He already knew the answer in his heart: his parents were still alive.

“Dad passed away five years ago. Before he left, he told us that we must find you. Mom is 95 years old this year and is still in good health. We didn’t dare to tell her when we came back to find you. We’ll tell her the good news when we get back after we find you.”

When his younger brother asked about their parents, Su Da Ge (Big Brother Su) remained silent for a moment before telling him about their situation.

He thought of his father, who, before passing away, had been constantly thinking of his youngest son, and his father's greatest regret was not knowing about his son's family situation. Fortunately, things had turned out well now, and he would definitely tell his father the good news when he returned.

My mother is still alive, but my father has passed away.

Upon hearing the news, Su Huaiyuan felt a pang of pain in his heart and forced himself to cover his face and weep. He never imagined that their parting years ago would end in such a tragic separation.

He is filial.

Qiao Jiuru couldn't help but cry when she heard her father-in-law was there. Her in-laws had treated her very well, even better than her own children.

The same applies to this generation; the father-in-law didn't live to see this day, but the mother-in-law did. However, because of the great distance and their advanced age, they never saw each other again.

Brother Su also wiped away his tears, looking at his heartbroken younger brother and sister-in-law, he didn't know what to say.

When Su Lin saw her uncle and aunt looking so sad, she was also heartbroken. After going abroad, her grandfather talked about her uncle's family the most, so everyone in the family knew that they still had close relatives back in China.