Zhang Yu was puzzled, "...What is the connection between this iron pillar and your family?"
"Don't nitpick, that guy has absolutely nothing to do with our family," Lin Xiazhu denied outright.
Judging from Lin Xiazhu's behavior, Zhang Yu felt that Tiezhu seemed like Aunt Zhao's kept man.
Otherwise, why would Xiaozhu reject him? Feeling like he had figured out the truth, Zhang Yu took a deep breath. This matter must not be known to a third person; he had to keep it a secret.
Zhang Yuzhi had previously been convinced that his judgment was correct, until the Chen family came from the capital.
It was already late June. Lin Xiazhu and Xiao An had just finished their middle school entrance exams a few days ago, and the results hadn't been released yet. Yan Xin brought the news back.
Lin Xiazhu was mopping the floor in the room when Yan Xin was overjoyed. She rushed over and grabbed Lin Xiazhu's arms, her voice trembling, "Xiaozhu, we've finally found him! Zi... Tiezhu's parents have come looking for us."
"Oh, when did this happen? His biological parents are here?" Lin Xiazhu asked casually, not surprised at all. Wasn't this a given fact? Why get so excited?
“His parents haven’t arrived yet; they’ll be here in a few days. The Chen family’s butler came first,” Yan Xin said with a dry laugh.
"It seems the Chen family doesn't value him either. What's the point of sending a butler over?" Lin Xiazhu pursed her lips.
"What do you know? The Chen family has been searching for years. Several times they thought they had found them, but it turned out they hadn't. Some people, just to scam money, claim to have adopted children even if they haven't, and they even send their biological children over..."
Therefore, when Mr. and Mrs. Chen received news about their son again, they would not rush over immediately. Instead, they would send the housekeeper or others to check on the situation first, draw blood, and wait for the results.
“Doing DNA testing is quite troublesome now. It has to be sent abroad, and the results won’t be available for another week. Once the results are out, Uncle Chen… Chen’s parents will personally come to pick up Tiezhu and bring him back to Beijing.” Yan Xin has always protected the Chen family’s reputation, which shows that the Chen and Yan families have a very good relationship.
"Even if Tiezhu gets back, there's nothing to be excited about. After all, you're not familiar with Tiezhu. If the Chen family sees you trying to get close to him, they'll think you're trying to take advantage of them. In the end, you'll only end up doing more harm than good. Besides, how can you get close to them with your current status?"
It wasn't that Lin Xiazhu was trying to put her down; Yan Xin herself was part of that circle, so how could she not understand their way of doing things? They looked down on people from the lower classes.
Yan Xin's face paled, and she swayed unsteadily. "Yes, what identity should I have when I see them? I am nothing."
Actually, she didn't intend to do anything. She just wanted to learn about the Yan family's situation through them and find out how she was doing. If nothing unexpected happened, she was only five years old and was in kindergarten.
"Sigh, it seems that won't work. What should I do? I want to go home and take a look, just for a moment."
"Didn't you say you had a dream in which a deity told you that once we're adults, you can go back to being who you were before? I'll be an adult in three years, and three years will pass in the blink of an eye. Why rush to meet your parents? They don't even recognize you now."
Seeing her so desperate and reckless, Lin Xiazhu felt bad and offered a few words of comfort.
"You don't understand, I just want to go back and see." She felt uneasy; the dream hadn't given her any sense of security. She only chose to believe because she had no other choice.
Where did this god come from? She just made it all up. She hasn't received a single hint all these years. She feels that her life is over and there's no way she can go back to the next life.
“You’re such a grown man, how can you not handle the slightest stimulation? What’s the big deal? You can’t rely on others, but you can rely on yourself. You’ve saved up quite a bit of money over the years, you can take a bus back and visit yourself.”
Lin Xiazhu helped her to a chair and poured her a glass of water.
"What a spoiled brat! You're over thirty years old in total, even with the age difference between your two lifetimes. Can't you be a little more mature? You keep threatening to faint. I can't stand you." Lin Xiazhu couldn't hide her disdain.
"You make it sound so easy. I've never been on a train in my life. I heard it takes several days to get from S City to Beijing by train. The journey is so chaotic. What if something happens to me?" Yan Xin pouted, about to cry.
Lin Xiazhu looked on with disbelief, "Can you please stop using Zhao Xiaolian's face?"
"You dare not do this or that, so afraid of something going wrong? Then wait until Xiao An and I get into Peking University in a few years, and you can come with us then. Now shut up."
"You really have no compassion at all. How could I not be afraid of something happening? I'm not going to die right now, but an accident is inevitable. What if the injury I suffer is more painful than death..." Yan Xin felt more and more pitiful as she thought about it, and all she wanted was to cry her heart out.
"You can cry all you want, I'm going downstairs." Lin Xiazhu picked up the bucket and mop and left, leaving the young lady to wallow in her self-pity.
Back in the capital, Bai Junbai had just returned from outside when his father summoned him to the study. As soon as he pushed open the study door, an ashtray flew out. If he hadn't been experienced and dodged quickly, his supposedly handsome face would have been ruined.
With a "crack," the ashtray fell to the ground and shattered.
"Dad, why are you angry again?" Things have been fine lately, both at work and at home, there's nothing that could make him angry, right?
"You useless wastrel, you unfilial son..."
Before Bai's father could finish his tirade, Bai Junbai interrupted, exasperated, "Dad, isn't Grandpa perfectly fine now? What's gotten into you again?"
The only reason his father could scold him like that was because his grandfather was unwell. However, since he bought a thousand-year-old wild ginseng for his grandfather seven years ago, his health has been good. He is now 98 years old and will be 100 in two years.
"Don't be fooled by his seemingly good appearance; you know your grandfather's heart condition." Father Bai's face was grave.
The old man's biggest worry was his eldest grandson, who was sent to the countryside during that special period. The situation was too urgent back then, and the old man fled the country with his family, not having time to take his eldest grandson with him.
Later, when the situation in China improved, they returned to look for their eldest grandson, but they couldn't find him anywhere. Everyone said that their eldest grandson was dead, killed in a political struggle, but they didn't believe it.
He's been holding on all these years because he wants to find his eldest grandson and see him one last time; otherwise, he won't be able to die in peace.
The old man's eldest grandson is Bai Junbai's older brother, who is nearly twenty years older than him. Bai Junbai is his father's youngest son, and he has never met his older brother since he started working.
However, he knew from a very young age that besides his two older sisters, he also had an older brother. His grandfather often told him about his older brother, praising how smart and sensible he was. It was a pity that he was born in the wrong era and could not enjoy the same good fortune as Junbai.
“Grandpa was wrong. He shouldn’t have left him behind back then. He should have let your older brother come abroad with your parents. He’s never suffered much since he was a child. If those people take him to the countryside, they won’t treat him well. I’m worried.”
The old man had always been worried, and now, thirty years later, his worries remain.
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