Half a month after Jiang Wanqing sent the letter, Chen Zhong's elderly mother and sister finally appeared at Huada University...
After class that day, everyone walked towards the cafeteria and dormitory in twos and threes. Just as they stepped out of the classroom, they ran into an old woman carrying a large package and looking around, and a girl wearing a floral top and cloth shoes.
"Hey, young man, could you please ask if Yuan Zhong is in this class?"
The female classmate who was being pulled away patted her sleeve in disgust and frowned.
"Never heard of it, you've come to the wrong place."
After saying that, he left quickly, leaving the old woman with a worried expression, her eyes still searching.
"Mom," the girl tugged at her sleeve, "Stop looking. I told you that letter was suspicious. My brother's dead, how could he possibly be at Huada University? You actually believed that..."
"Your brother is our family's only son. I will find him even if there is only a sliver of hope!"
The old woman shook off her daughter Chen Ni's hand, stumbled, and bumped right into Jiang Wanqing who was coming out of the classroom.
"sorry……"
After all, this was a big city, and no matter how uncouth Chen Ni was, she didn't want to leave a bad impression.
Looking up, he saw Jiang Wanqing and was so captivated by her beauty that he secretly pinched his thigh.
Jiang Wanqing glanced at the mother and daughter, smiled, and waved her hand.
"It's alright, is there anything I can help you with? You don't seem to be from around here, do you?"
At that time, they didn't know each other, and Jiang Wanqing, as a stranger, offered help without any problem.
“I…” Chen Ni lowered her head in embarrassment: “My mother and I came to find my brother, but we may have come to the wrong place.”
How could we have come to the wrong place? This is the place. Jiang Wanqing suppressed her lip and patted Chen Ni's shoulder reassuringly.
"Don't be afraid. Since you've come to the wrong place, I'll lead you out."
The old woman pulled Chen Ni hard, her eyes shining as she grabbed Jiang Wanqing's hand.
"Comrade, I'm here to see my son, Yuan Zhong. Do you know him?"
She frowned, feigning confusion: "Yuan Zhong? I've never heard of that name, but we do have a Chen Zhong in our class. I wonder if he's the one you're looking for."
"Chen Zhong...no, no, my son's surname is Yuan, not Chen..."
Before the old woman could finish speaking, Chen Zhong walked out of the back door of the classroom, and Jiang Wanqing immediately shouted.
"Look, he's over there, see if it's him."
The moment a person hears a sound, they will subconsciously look in the direction it is pointed to, and this mother and daughter were no exception.
It didn't matter if you didn't look; after you did, the old woman immediately nodded, trembling with excitement.
“It’s my son. I told you he was here… Come on, Nizi, go call your brother!”
"elder brother!"
"Zhong, it's Mom! Turn around and look at Mom and your sister..."
Jiang Wanqing stood behind them, arms crossed, watching this dramatic scene unfold. She was certain that Chen Zhong had heard, or even seen, everything, which was why he planned to sneak out through the back door. But she wasn't going to give him that chance.
Watching the old woman pull her daughter toward Chen Zhong, she even started to jog.
They ran, and Chen Zhong ran even faster. If he didn't run, he would be exposed. He had finally managed to evade the background check, and he couldn't let his own mother get him killed.
"Ouch……"
The old woman couldn't run fast, and she lost her balance and fell flat on her face, then sat down and started making a scene.
"Zhong...look back at your mother! Don't you want your mother anymore?!"
Hearing the desperate shout, Chen Zhong turned around, clenched his fist tightly, and quickly left.
Chen Zhong's classmate nudged his arm.
"Hey, were those mother and daughter looking for you? They said they were looking for something called Zhong... Could they be your mom and sister? They do look a bit like her."
He vehemently denied it: "I've never seen them. Let's go, or we won't have anything to eat. They have nothing to do with me!"
After saying that, he quickened his pace and went downstairs from the corner. Jiang Wanqing looked at this scene and laughed coldly.
She kindly helped the old woman up and sighed.
"Auntie, you may have mistaken me for someone else. Our classmate doesn't know you."
"How could I possibly mistake my own son! I would still recognize him even if he turned to ashes! This heartless wretch... What sins have I committed!"
The old woman slammed her hand on the ground and cried bitterly, while Chen Ni stood by, at a loss for what to do.
With a flicker of her eyes, Jiang Wanqing gave them an idea.
"Maybe there were too many people just now, and he didn't hear or see clearly. I'll tell you where his dormitory is, and you can go there and ask."
"That's great, comrade, thank you..."
In her past life, Jiang Wanqing devoted her entire life to serving the Yuan family, yet she never heard a word of thanks from that old hag. Ironically, in this life, she received a thank you from her for a trivial matter.
She suppressed her disgust, told her Chen Zhong's dormitory number, and then quickly left.
That night—
Chen Zhong had already washed up and was ready to go to bed, while his other roommates were chatting.
"Hey, did you guys see them when you went back to the dorm today? There was a mother and daughter looking for their son's older brother downstairs. They said his name was Yuan Zhong... Do we have such a person here?"
My roommate shook his head: "I don't know, all I know is Chen Zhong from our dorm, hahaha..."
"Has she lost her mind? Hua Da has a son, shouldn't he be treated like royalty? Why would she need to look for him?"
"Never mind, go to sleep, it's none of our business, they're not our mothers or sisters."
The others took it as a joke and moved on, not discussing it further. However, Chen Zhong, who hadn't participated in the discussion from the beginning, fell silent and tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
How exactly did they find us...?
After thinking it over, I still felt uneasy. It wasn't that I felt sorry for the two of them, but I was afraid they would give me a bad surprise.
Taking advantage of the quiet of the night and the fact that everyone was asleep, he tiptoed out of the dormitory, put on his clothes, and left.
He spent more than half the time getting to the dormitory building, where he indeed saw his elderly mother and younger sister who hadn't left yet.
They sat huddled together on the steps below the dormitory building, with two large, patched packages beside them.
"mom……"
He gently patted the old woman's shoulder and called out to her.
Hearing the sound, the mother and daughter turned around and saw Chen Zhong. Before they could scream, he covered their mouths.
"Don't speak, come with me."
"good……"
He led the two to a secluded place, his face full of displeasure.
"Why are you here!"
"Ah Zhong, it's you, isn't it? Mom didn't mistake you, did she?" The old woman patted her son's arm, her eyes brimming with tears.
Chen Ni whispered her accusation, "Brother, if it's you, why didn't you recognize us during the day? We all thought you were dead. Don't you know what kind of life Mom and I have been living without a man to hold the family together all this time..."
As she spoke, she began to sob softly, and Chen Zhong quickly made a shushing gesture.
"Do you want me dead?! Shut up!"
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