Xianglan listened for a while while crouching in the corner, and suddenly felt that this world was too magical.
It's as if there's another parallel world.
There was a girl there named Xianglan, whose age, hometown, and even family were exactly the same as hers.
Xianglan felt a moment of disorientation. How could there be two people in the world who overlapped? Perhaps she, Xianglan, should not even exist!
Xianglan slowly stood up.
Through the gate, she saw the family of relatives she had searched the entire capital for but could not find.
Before the Lunar New Year, her distant cousin, who lived in Beijing, returned to his hometown with his family to pay respects to their ancestors. It was around that time that she became close friends with her cousin's sister, who was about the same age. The two talked about everything, and she told her all about her family.
Her cousin encouraged her to resist the abuse in her foster family and specifically told her before returning home that if she found a chance to escape the hellish place, she should go to the capital to stay with her uncle's family.
After going through countless hardships to reach the capital, Xianglan was unable to find her uncle's house no matter what she did, following the address she had left behind. She ended up on the streets, and was eventually rescued by the kind-hearted old man Chang, who gave her a meal.
Xianglan originally thought it was her fault, but now she thinks about it for a moment and finds it utterly ridiculous!
fraud--
Inside the shop, Uncle Song's eyes welled up with tears as he leaned down to look at the girl: "Xianglan, how is your grandfather?"
During those turbulent times, Uncle Song was discriminated against due to his bad class background. He was once starving and freezing and was even harmed by evil people. Fortunately, Grandpa Xianglan kindly helped him save his life. In the end, he took the money that Grandpa Xianglan had given him and went overseas.
When he returned home in glory, wanting to repay the kindness of the past, he learned that Xianglan's family had lost their jobs and returned to their hometown because of him. He lost contact with Xianglan's grandfather and searched for him for many years without success.
The girl threw herself into her father's arms and cried sadly, "Uncle, Grandpa passed away a long time ago. I'm so sad. Grandpa loved me the most when he was alive..."
Xianglan was overcome with sadness at the sight of the scenery. If her loving grandfather knew that his granddaughter was so useless, he would surely be very disappointed in her.
He can't even protect his own name—
She hated her enemy's shamelessness, but was also helpless about her own difficult situation.
Grandpa, Xianglan can't even support herself now, so there's no way she could possibly seek justice for you!
After being captured, she had nothing left to escape. She went to the capital to seek refuge with relatives, but to no avail. In order to survive, she sold everything she could.
She couldn't even prove that she was Xianglan—
Her enemy, however, was extremely powerful. From sending her cousin to befriend her and gain her trust, thus learning the rough details about her family situation, to having someone from the Beijing Inspectorate travel thousands of miles to arrest her, and finally, her cousin impersonating her and becoming "Xianglan".
Xianglan knew she couldn't win at all.
As the victim, she could only swallow her anger and live in constant fear that her true identity would be discovered by her enemies.
Xianglan silently shed tears.
Inside the shop, Uncle Song talked with the girl's family about the past, and as the information matched up, they confirmed that the girl in front of them was Xianglan.
Uncle Song felt like he was basking in a spring breeze; the two families, meeting for the first time, were closer than blood relatives.
Madam Song: "..."
Having a cousin like this is better than not having one!
Madam Song immediately felt that staying any longer would be extremely boring.
It seems there's no hope for Liu Yujie's shop, and it's impossible for her to make a big profit from Uncle Song.
Just as Madam Song was about to speak, the fake Xianglan spoke.
"Uncle, are you the big boss? Could you find someone to make this shop's business even better? I really like this shop, especially the owner!"
Liu Yujie then appeared and intimately took the hand of the fake Xianglan.
"It's my honor to have won the favor of customers after being open for so long!"
Fake Xianglan pleaded softly, "Uncle, I really like this shop, please help me out~~"
Uncle Song said kindly, "Okay!"
For him, it was just a matter of saying a few words; he considered it a way to make the child happy.
If Xianglan wanted more, he would do his best to provide it for her; he felt he had let Xianglan and her family down.
He felt immense regret when he thought of his benefactor who had long since passed away. He had become a better person, but his benefactor would never see him now.
Xianglan sat blankly behind the door, listening to the laughter and chatter coming from inside the shop. Knowing that they would be coming out soon, Xianglan quickly wiped away her tears.
She should change her name and identity, leave the capital, and start a new life in the place Sister Zhou had chosen for her.
Thinking of this, she felt another pang of heartache. That day, she was desperate and planned to starve herself to death so that she could reunite with her family in the underworld, but she met Grandpa Chang instead.
An old man who resembled her grandfather.
If she leaves the capital, she will be alone again.
Uncle Song instructed his secretary to arrange for someone from the company to come and re-plan the store, as well as future investments.
The Song family was overjoyed.
Liu Yujie held her head high, her face full of pride. Even if Song Qingshi's transfer order couldn't be resolved after this incident, her position in the Song family would not be threatened.
If she can press her advantage and resolve the transfer issue at the same time, her status in the Song family will surely be greatly enhanced.
Liu Yujie is waiting for that day!
Fake Xianglan pulled on Uncle Song's arm, raised the old watch on her wrist, and smiled sweetly.
"Uncle, it's so good to have met you. This watch isn't worth much, but Grandpa originally planned to give it to you as a wedding gift when you got married and started your own family. But Grandpa didn't live to see that day..."
Uncle Song held her hand and burst into tears.
"Your grandfather..."
Even family members are nothing more than this!
Upon hearing this, Xianglan clenched her fists, turned around, and was furious.
The watch was the last birthday gift her grandfather gave her.
Xianglan suddenly rushed into the store, grabbed the fake Xianglan's hair and beat her violently, shocking everyone in the store.
Uncle Song quickly realized what was happening and reached out his hand, ready to shoo away the suddenly appearing madman and protect his benefactor's granddaughter.
Liu Yuping reacted even faster, exclaiming, "Aren't you Xianglan, the little nanny the Chang family picked up?! You dare to cause trouble in our shop? Just you wait, we'll definitely settle accounts with the Chang family!"
Is her name also Xianglan?
Liu Yujie and Uncle Song's expressions both changed.
Because Liu Yujie hadn't been back to her parents' home recently, she didn't even know that the Chang family had a nanny named Xianglan.
Uncle Song carefully examined the girl who had suddenly appeared. She looked more like his benefactor than the fake Xianglan. She was healthy and full of energy, as if the benefactor who had chatted with him so happily back then was reappearing in front of him.
Uncle Song stood there, stunned.
The fake Xianglan and her family were terrified when they saw the suddenly appearing Xianglan. News came from their hometown that she was dead!
The fake Xianglan's mother reacted quickly, slapping Xianglan across the face with a palm-sized hand, making Xianglan's head buzz.
“We used to treat you so well, we told you everything. You scoundrel, you did all sorts of bad things back in your hometown, and now you've run off to the capital to seek refuge, even flaunting my daughter's name. You're acting crazy here in broad daylight, you even dared to hit my daughter!”
She was about to strike a second time when her cousin Song, realizing what was happening, blocked Xianglan's path.
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