Hua Ansu took Patimi Qingge around Huadu alone, while Ruan Geng arranged for the rest of the people; he was now acting like her housekeeper.

There was no way around it; this old man was just too eager to serve Hua An Su.

Old Man Ruan Geng: Now I know who the real big shot is!

After taking a sightseeing bus through the entire city of Huadu and finally arriving at the city center, Hua Ansu greeted people along the way, which shows how high her status is here.

Patimi noticed the warmth and hospitality shown to Hua Ansu by the people here. He felt gratified looking at her kind demeanor; this girl didn't look down on those around her because of her status, just like him.

But Patimi knew that Hua Ansu was someone he looked up to before he even met her; it was just that this girl had gone through something that made her want to bring him down from his pedestal.

If Hua Ansu knew what Patimi was thinking, he'd probably think: "Brother Patimi, have you been reading too many storybooks?"

"Sister, where did you go?"

A little dumpling hugged Hua Ansu's leg, looking up at her with bright, round, dark eyes full of childlike innocence, a far cry from the cautiousness of before.

It's clear the little girl is living a good life here.

Hua Ansu patted Qiqi's head, "Go pick up your sister's friend."

She introduced them to Qiqi, "Qiqi, this is Uncle Patimi, and this is Sister Qingge. Say hello to them."

Qiqi greeted them obediently, "Uncle Patimi, Sister Qingge."

Qingge's first reaction was that there was a generational difference. How come Patimi became her uncle? Although she was happy that she was over thirty years old and could still be called "sister" instead of "aunt" before.

However, Uncle Patimi didn't care about the difference in generations. He stared at that little face for a long time without moving. Qiqi was scared by this "strange uncle" and hid behind Hua Ansu.

Qingge kicked Patimi to remind him to tone it down and not act like a weird uncle who traffics children.

Hua Ansu also noticed Patimi's strange behavior. "What's wrong, Brother Patimi?"

Patimi's voice trembled, "She...she..."

Everyone waited for him to continue, and he swallowed hard before speaking, "She looks a lot like my younger brother."

Before Hua Ansu could guess his meaning, Qingge already understood, "You suspect her..."

Qingge then asked, "Ansu, how old is this girl?"

Qiqi herself said, "I am five years old."

Five years old is the right age.

Hua Ansu understood their meaning and said, "Let's go inside and talk."

She patted Qiqi's head and said, "Go play with Grandma."

Minister Torenda's house is next to Hua Ansu's, but it's a two-minute walk away.

Qiqi knew that Hua Ansu was intentionally trying to get rid of her, so she nodded obediently, "Sister, I'm going to find Grandma."

We went inside.

"You suspect that Qiqi is your brother's child."

It is a declarative sentence.

Patimi nodded, "Qiqi looks so much like my brother when he was little."

Tian Jiangling is a handsome young man. He had feminine features when he was a child, and when his mother brought him here for the first time, he thought she was his sister.

"Qiqi is indeed an orphan."

Patimi's eyes lit up, but she was also conflicted. Because even if they looked alike, it wouldn't be possible to determine their blood relationship. Orphans were even more difficult to trace their parents to. Besides, everyone knew that Zi Tingnan had miscarried back then...

But this is no problem for Hua An Su. "I'll get a DNA test done and then I can confirm it."

"What kind of test? Hmm?"

She explained, "It's about confirming blood relations."

Patimi was excited. "Can you really confirm this?"

"Can."

Patimi sat back down, at a loss for words. If Qiqi really was Jiang Ling's daughter, then... then...