Ruan Qiqi didn't care too much about it. The rules of wealthy families are all similar, which means that Xie Taozhi is indeed a lady from a wealthy family and she only married the white landlord because she was in trouble.

"What are you doing in the city? Just tell me if you need any help." Ruan Qiqi took the initiative to say.

Bai Fengshou hesitated and looked at Xie Taozhi involuntarily.

Grandma said she wanted to look for someone, but the city of Tanzhou is so big that it would take forever for them and their grandchildren to find the person.

He could wait, but grandma couldn't.

"We are here to look for an old friend. He may be gone, but I won't give up and want to look for him again." Xie Taozhi sighed, looking sad.

"Is that old friend your relative?" Ruan Qiqi asked tentatively.

"He's my cousin, born in the year of Ren Zi. If he were still alive, he would be 59."

When talking about her cousin, Xie Taozhi's tone was particularly proud, and her eyes brightened a lot, but it was only for a moment, and soon dimmed again.

Because she heard from someone that her cousin was killed by the Japanese, but she still refused to give up. She wanted to see him alive or dead. She didn't believe that her cousin was dead until she saw his body.

Ruan Qiqi's heart skipped a beat. Mo Qiufeng was also 59 and had just celebrated his birthday last month.

"What's your cousin's name? What does he look like? We're not bragging, but as long as we have these two pieces of information, we'll definitely be able to find out." Ruan Qiqi said with certainty.

"real?"

Xie Taozhi was half-believing and half-doubting.

"Absolutely."

Ruan Qiqi nodded vigorously.

Xie Taozhi was very conflicted. She really wanted to find her cousin, but with her current identity, she was afraid that she would implicate her cousin if she found him. But if she didn't find her cousin, what would happen to the treasure she had guarded for so many years?

Her body is running out of energy and she won't be able to hold on for much longer. The Mo family's belongings must be handed over to the Mo family. She swore this in front of her father and uncles' graves.

"I'm sorry, I'll think about it."

Xie Taozhi did not make the decision impulsively.

"It's okay, you can think about it for a few more days and take a good look around Tanzhou City. As long as you have made up your mind, you can come to me anytime." Ruan Qiqi was not angry, she understood Xie Taozhi's feelings very well.

That person must be someone who is particularly important to her. In addition, Xie Taozhi's current identity is sensitive, so it is normal for her to be conflicted.

Xie Taozhi smiled gratefully. After dinner, Ruan Qiqi and Lu Ye sent them back to the guesthouse and gave them a VIP room with a bathroom and toilet.

After they left, Bai Fengshou asked in confusion: "Grandma, why didn't you let them help find someone?"

"I'm scared. If that person is living well now, I will bring him trouble if I come to his house to claim relationship with him." Xie Taozhi sighed, feeling extremely conflicted.

She originally planned to secretly find her cousin and give those things to him, and she had no intention of acknowledging her relationship with him.

If Ruan Qiqi and others were asked to help, it would definitely be a big deal, and Xie Taozhi was full of worries.

"But if we don't ask them for help, it will be difficult for us to find people on our own," Bai Fengshou reminded.

Xie Taozhi sighed again. She stood up, walked slowly to the window, looked at the moon in the sky, and murmured, "Xiaofeng, where are you?"

"Grandma, the person you are looking for is called Xiaofeng?"

Bai Fengshou asked curiously. It was the first time he heard his grandmother mention this person.

Xie Taozhi nodded and said with a smile: "He is the most beautiful and intelligent one in our family. He has been naughty since he was young. He always comes up with some new and strange ways to play tricks on people, but he doesn't make people hate him. Our whole family likes him very much."

"His name is Xie Xiaofeng?"

"My cousin's surname is not Xie, but Mo, and his name is Mo Qiufeng, which means the cry of the autumn phoenix, which has a very good meaning." Xie Taozhi paused and continued, "My original surname was Mo, but I changed it to my mother's surname because of something that happened in my family."

This was the first time Xie Taozhi mentioned the past. Bai Fengshou wanted to ask more questions, but the old lady was tired, so he helped her to bed.

After a night of careful consideration, Xie Taozhi finally decided to ask Ruan Qiqi for help.

She asked Bai Fengshou to call Ruan Qiqi and make an appointment to meet at the guesthouse.

"I've thought about it all night and I still want to trouble you to help find my cousin, but I have an unreasonable request. Please don't think I'm annoying." Xie Taozhi said embarrassedly.

"You say."

"If you find my cousin, can you let us recognize him privately and not let anyone else know? I don't want to implicate him." Xie Taozhi stated her request.

"Can."

Ruan Qiqi readily agreed.

"Thank you."

Xie Taozhi stood up and bowed to her, but was stopped by Ruan Qiqi, "Don't be like this, it's just a piece of cake for me."

"But for me, it is a great favor and a good harvest. Only you can help me repay this favor. You must remember it!" Xie Taozhi instructed solemnly.

"I remember, Grandma!"

Bai Fengshou also nodded solemnly and promised that he would remember it for the rest of his life.

Xie Taozhi was relieved and said to Ruan Qiqi, "My cousin's surname is Mo, as in Mo Wen's future career, and his name is Qiu Feng, as in Qiu Fengming. When my family was in trouble, he was studying at a university in Beijing. At that time, my family was wiped out by the Japanese devils. My mother and I escaped by chance, but we were both seriously injured. We hid in the countryside to recuperate and did not dare to go out. We missed meeting my cousin. Later, we found out that he was killed by the Japanese devils, but my mother and I did not believe it. We would rather see the body than the living one. I did not see the body of my cousin, so I did not believe he was dead."

Ruan Qiqi tried to hide her inner excitement and asked, "I remember there was a very famous pawnshop in Tanzhou City. The owner was surnamed Mo, and the family was wiped out by the Japanese. Are you Miss Mo?"

"Yes, I am Miss Mo. That night, the Japanese dressed up as bandits and sneaked into my house..."

Xie Taozhi was so emotional that she couldn't continue speaking. What she experienced that night was a lifelong pain and hatred for her. Every time she thought about it, she felt heartbroken and hated herself for being so incompetent that she couldn't avenge her loved ones.

"They stole my family's treasures and raped all the women in front of the men. My 8-year-old cousin couldn't escape and was raped to death. My 6-year-old brother was also thrown to death by them... After they finished their evil deeds, they set the house on fire and left."

Xie Taozhi gritted her teeth, her eyes full of hatred. She was 22 years old when the accident happened, and her mother kept her at home to embroider her dowry because she was going to get married in a month.

But everything was destroyed by the Japanese. She lost her relatives and her innocence. It was impossible for her to have children again. What was the point of living?

"Grandma, drink some water."

Bai Fengshou was very worried about the old lady's health. He didn't expect that the seemingly calm and elegant grandmother had such a tragic past. Those damn Japanese devils, why didn't God destroy them!

"I'm fine."

Xie Taozhi took a sip of water and continued, "I didn't die. When I woke up, I found myself in a dark room. My mother dragged me into the dark room and I escaped the fire. There was food, water, and medicine in the dark room. We hid in the dark room for half a month before we dared to come out."

"We went to the countryside to recuperate, and asked someone to send a telegram to my cousin in Beijing, asking him not to come back. But he came back anyway, saying that he was killed by the Japanese. But I don't believe it. My cousin is so smart, he wouldn't be killed that easily. He must still be alive."

Xie Taozhi was full of confidence in her cousin. Her cousin had been very clever since he was young and had always fooled the smart and capable adults. How could he be harmed by the Japanese devils?