Today's meal was especially plentiful, and there was even beef. Wen Moxue made a beef dish with dried bamboo shoots, and everyone exclaimed how delicious it was.

There were also dried shrimp, all quite large; these are not easy to find in the north.

"The beef was prepared with the help of my brother Qianjin, and the shrimp was sent by my brother-in-law."

Lu Yuan gave a casual explanation, and everyone just listened and moved on, without actually going to verify it.

Halfway through the meal, Yu Shaoheng came running over.

"Xiao Fan, I knew you'd be like this. You came over without even inviting me. That's so unfair of you."

Xiao Fan glanced at him sideways. Why did he invite his cousin to come to his house? Besides, he had important business to attend to.

Lu Yuan asked with a smile, "Have you eaten yet?"

Yu Shaoheng nodded, "I've already eaten."

Upon seeing the food on the table, my mouth watered instantly.

He added, "I'm just not quite full yet, I can eat some more."

Everyone: ...

Wen Moxue covered her mouth and chuckled, then got up to go to the kitchen to get him some bowls and chopsticks.

Lu Yuan held his wife down, "Let him go by himself."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shaoheng didn't stand on ceremony and happily went to get the bowls and chopsticks.

Because he was in a good mood, Lu Yuan took out a bottle of wine and poured a glass for Gao Weishan and Xiao Fan, and even Grandpa Liu took a small sip.

Lu Yuan asked Yu Shaoheng, "Want some?"

Yu Shaoheng had already smelled the aroma of the wine and nodded eagerly, "Have a sip."

Lu Yuan really only poured him a sip, probably not even an ounce.

Yu Shaoheng was dumbfounded. "Brother Yuan, there's still quite a bit of wine in that bottle."

Lu Yuan chuckled, "You're still young, you can't drink too much."

Yu Shaoheng was speechless. At home, his family always used this excuse to stop him from drinking.

Okay, I'll drink less, it's better than nothing.

I couldn't wait to take a small sip. It was smooth and mellow, with a wonderful aroma and an unforgettable aftertaste. My eyes lit up and I exclaimed, "What a fine wine!"

"Hey, you can tell good from bad when you drink it?" Lu Yuan joked.

This wine is indeed quite good. It's a famous wine that he picked out from his wife's space, and then he added a few drops of spiritual spring water to it, making the taste even more mellow.

"Of course, anyone can tell the difference in good wine."

He'd have to ask Yuan Ge if he had any more of this delicious wine; he needed to get some to send home, as his grandfather really liked it.

After the meal, Yu Shaoheng kept pestering Lu Yuan about the wine, to which Lu Yuan replied, "Come and get it in a couple of days."

He has other things to do today and doesn't have time to talk to me.

Xiao Fan also urged him to leave, "You go back first. I have some things to do with my aunt and uncle. I'll be back later."

Yu Shaoheng wanted to wait for him to join them, but Xiao Fan said directly, "We really have something to talk about. Brother Yuan is my aunt and uncle's biological son. We just met today, and we have a lot to say."

They practically said it was inconvenient for an outsider like you to be there.

Holy crap!

Yu Shaoheng was utterly shocked. How could this happen so suddenly? Wasn't he his godson? How did he become his biological son?

The person who was chased away in a daze didn't come to his senses until he was almost at the Lu family's house. In any case, this was a good thing!

I'm happy for them too!

He returned to the Lu family home with a smile and saw Lu Guoqing sitting in the courtyard smoking a pipe. He went up to him curiously and asked,

"Uncle Lu, Yuan is my aunt and uncle's son, how come you raised him?"

He didn't know what was going on and was quite curious.

Lu Guoqing's eyes widened. "Who are your aunt and uncle?"

"Dr. Gao and Aunt Xiao!"

Thud—

The pipe fell to the ground, and he stammered, "You, what did you just say?"

Yu Shaoheng repeated blankly, "I said Yuan-ge is my aunt and uncle's son, how come you raised him? Are you even related?"

Lu Guoqing picked up the pipe from the ground with trembling hands and ran back into the house.

"Hey, Uncle Lu, you still haven't answered me?"

Yu Shaoheng was puzzled. Why was Uncle Lu's reaction so strange? Unable to figure it out, he could only scratch his head and go back to his own room.

Lu Guoan ran back into the house and paced back and forth in a panic. Oh no, he finally recognized him!

What should I do? They must know about the baby swap too. If they come after me, I'm doomed!

No, he couldn't just sit and wait to die; he had to think of a way.

What can we do? That brat Lu Yuan is an ingrate. Don't expect him to be merciful to us. You can tell from the Zhang Yuping and Sun Changsheng incident that he's ruthless.

I sent him from his wealthy family to their rural village to suffer hardship; they must hate me to death. Will I end up like Zhang Yuping and the others, arrested?

And then there's the issue of switching children. No parent could accept that; they'd probably want to kill themselves.

Thinking of this, he panicked even more and broke out in a cold sweat.

After much deliberation, he made a decision and began packing up his belongings.

Lu Xiaojun is now sharing a room with him and has long been lying on the kang (heated brick bed).

Seeing his father pacing around the room, already confused, and then seeing him packing things, he asked in confusion, "Dad, what are you doing?"

Lu Guoqing continued working, saying, "Dad has to go on a long trip. You and your sister take care of the house."

He needs to leave to lay low for a while. Lu Yuan's biological parents are from the provincial capital, and now that they've reunited, they'll definitely be going back there. He'll come back after they return.

Lu Xiaojun watched helplessly as his father packed a bundle and left.

No, he's just leaving so late at night, not even waiting until tomorrow? Does his sister know?

He quickly got off the kang (heated brick bed) and ran to find his sister. Lu Xiaoqin was confused when she heard that her father had gone on a long trip. Why hadn't her father mentioned this before?

Thinking about it, they decided to let it go. Anyway, the siblings didn't rely on their father for anything when he was at home, and they would still live their lives as usual when he wasn't.

Lu Guoan, who was writing the letter of introduction for Lu Guoqing, was also confused. What did he hear? This guy wanted to go out and asked him to give him a few blank letters of introduction.

How can this be allowed?

"Tell me where you want to go, and I'll drive you there."

"Guoan, I don't know the exact location right now. I only heard that A Yuan's mother is not dead. I have to go and find her. Give me a blank letter of introduction, and I'll fill it out myself."

Lu Guoan was in a dilemma, "Is A Yuan's mother really not dead? Then why have you kept saying she's dead?"

“The situation was chaotic at the time, and I thought she was dead. In fact, I didn’t see her body. Today, I suddenly received a message from her, so she must be alive. I have to go find her.”

Where are you going to look?

"Let's go to A Yuan's maternal grandmother's house first. If that doesn't work, we'll ask around along the way. I'll come back when we find him."

"Is it necessary? If she weren't dead, she would have come back on her own."

"She won't, she's definitely still angry with me, we had a fight back then."

After much pleading and cajoling, Lu Guoan finally gave him a few blank letters of introduction out of consideration for their kinship, and also lent him 100 yuan out of respect for Lu Yuan.

Lu Guoqing fled overnight.

Lu Yuan was unaware of this matter; at that moment, he was completely focused on fiddling with the mechanism box.