After having breakfast, Zhong Tingyue arrived at the studio.
"Sister Zhong!" Jiang Wenzhen's eyes lit up. "You're finally back! Was it fun abroad?"
"It's not fun." She shrugged her shoulders.
"Nothing interesting happened?"
"for example?"
"Lots and lots of handsome foreign men."
Even when she's in a relationship, Jiang Wenzhen remains a member of the "appearance-obsessed" club.
"A handsome foreign guy with body odor, want him?"
"want."
Zhong Tingyue rolled her eyes at Jiang Wenzhen before entering the office.
Leaning against the window, gazing downstairs, her bright eyes were clear and pure as she murmured to herself, "It'll be soon."
Having returned from abroad, with her wedding date approaching, she felt a surge of emotions, a mix of complex feelings welling up inside her.
Zhong Tingyue smiled sweetly, like a blooming rose, and quickly put those thoughts behind her and began to work.
We need to finish our current work so that we have more time to arrange the wedding.
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After dinner, Chu Fang drove Zhou Yidan to the place where Zhou Yidan's grandmother used to live early in the morning.
Zhou Yidan's grandmother used to be from Shanghai. In those days, only a few places along the coast could immigrate, hoping to live a better life, but it was not as they expected.
However, in contrast, as China's economy took off, those who remained in the mainland experienced remarkable changes, and their lives surpassed those of the immigrant group.
Chu Fang thought for a moment, and perhaps this was the reason why those immigrants hated them.
They arrived at the address quickly.
As soon as they got out of the car, they were in a dilemma.
Grandma Zhou Yidan left behind only the original address, which can still be found on the map, and some fragments of her memories of Shanghai. She still holds onto the memory of Shanghai as a backward city, but nowadays, Shanghai is filled with skyscrapers and bustling traffic, and the old scene is nowhere to be found.
"Did your grandmother leave any clues?" Chu Fang asked.
Zhou Yidan shook her head: "She said there is a family ancestral hall as soon as you enter the village, and there are neighbors all around. As long as you mention her name, everyone will know her."
Chu Fang: "..."
Left with no other choice, they had to resort to the simplest yet most complicated method to find their relatives: asking nearby residents.
"Sir, how long have you been living here?"
"You want to buy me a drink?" The old man's eyes lit up.
"I'm asking, do you know Cui Cuiping? She used to live here decades ago, but later immigrated."
"Why should I buy you drinks?" the old man retorted stubbornly.
Chu Fang: "You should rest."
"Aren't you going to buy me a drink?"
Chu Fang: "..."
They asked the elderly people around them, but they couldn't find any clues. In just a few decades, Shanghai has changed so much that it has erased their memories of the past.
Suddenly, Chu Fang slapped his forehead; "How could I be so stupid?"
He then researched the history of the area and learned that when the country opened up 30 or 40 years ago, the residents who lived there had all left and moved to the suburbs.
He then drove to the suburbs.
Arriving at a village on the outskirts of the city, we came across an ancestral hall with the inscription: Cui Family Ancestral Hall.
Zhou Yidan was immediately filled with excitement: "Brother Chu, this is the place. The decoration here is exactly the same as what my grandma described."
The car stopped at the ancestral hall, and the two got out. The ancient ancestral hall stood quietly, bearing the glory and heritage of the family and engraving the vicissitudes of time.
The ancestral hall was clean and tidy, clearly indicating that someone cleans it regularly.
"Who are you?" An elderly woman with white hair walked by, leaning on a cane.
"Grandma, is this the Cui Clan Ancestral Hall?" Chu Fang asked.
"No," the old lady replied quite decisively.
"Huh?" Chu Fang was taken aback.
The old lady rolled her eyes at him: "Isn't it clearly written here? Don't you have eyes?"
Chu Fang: "..."
This hot-tempered old lady.
“Grandma, I want to ask you about someone. Do you know Cui Cuiping? She immigrated there,” Zhou Yidan said softly. “Now she’s passed away, hoping to return to her roots. Cui Cuiping had an older sister named Cui Chunyan and a younger brother named Cui Li… ”
Zhou Yidan revealed her grandmother's identity information.
The old lady asked, "Who are you to Cui Cuiping?"
“I am her granddaughter.”
Do you know who I am?
Zhou Yidan shook her head.
The old woman's eyes reddened, tears welled up, and her voice choked with emotion: "I am Cui Chunyan."
Fate is truly wondrous.
The two found out the purpose of their trip as soon as they entered the village.
Unable to contain her emotions, the old lady held her younger sister's ashes and wept uncontrollably, almost fainting.
Then the old lady led the two of them home to a beautifully decorated self-built house in the countryside. Afterwards, the old lady made several phone calls, urging her children and younger brother to come home quickly.
The first to arrive was Cui Li, Zhou Yidan's great-uncle. The two elderly men, nearing the end of their lives, wept uncontrollably.
No one could have predicted that their next meeting would be a permanent separation.
Soon after, Cui Chunyan and Cui Li's children arrived, and everyone was filled with grief.
"Child, you've worked so hard all these years." Cui Chunyan held Zhou Yidan's hand.
"It's not hard work." Zhou Yidan shook her head, and for some reason, she also shed tears.
Since being born abroad, she has suffered countless discriminations and bullying, which she has become accustomed to. But upon returning to China and seeing her grandmother's sister, brother, and the care from so many relatives, Zhou Yidan's voice choked with emotion.
With the arrival of the Cui family, they discussed holding a new funeral for Cui Cuiping, hoping that she would leave happily and in a grand manner.
Having located the Cui family members, Chu Fang decided to leave.
"Brother Chu." Cui Li took Chu Fang's hand and began to address him as a brother. "Thank you for your help. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to see my sister and would have regretted it for the rest of my life. You are a great benefactor to my Cui family. What can I do to repay you?"
"How about this, I have several apartments in the city center, you can choose whichever you like."
"No need," Chu Fang declined with a smile. "It was just a small favor."
He already owns many houses, so why does he need so many? He doesn't live in them, it's a waste of resources.
Moreover, he did these things not for any reward, but simply out of kindness.
He declined the Cui family's offer of help and then left.
"Brother Chu..." As they walked, Zhou Yidan's voice suddenly came from behind, and Zhou Yidan quickly ran over.
"Is there anything else?" Chu Fang asked.
Zhou Yidan suddenly knelt down before Chu Fang: "Thank you, Brother Chu."
Meanwhile, many members of the Cui family behind them also knelt down, expressing their gratitude.
"Ouch." Chu Fang felt a headache coming on and quickly helped Zhou Yidan up. "No need for that. I just did some very ordinary things."
Seeing that the Cui family was about to surround him again, he quickly left, saying as he went, "No need for thanks, let's keep in touch."
After saying that, he got into the car, revved the engine, and drove off.
The Cui family members remained behind.
Cui Chunyan wiped away the tears from Zhou Yidan's eyes: "Child, you have suffered so much all these years."
"Don't go to the US anymore, just stay here."
"We have food to eat, and that's enough to keep you alive."
"We are a family."
This is what the Cui family members said.
Zhou Yidan cried even harder.
The pain of the past twenty-odd years turned into tears at this moment.
... ...
"Sigh!" Chu Fang sighed as he drove, "Although foreign countries are nice, they are not home."
This scene today left him deeply moved.
Soon, Chu Fang composed himself and drove to Yateng Yige.
Ma Junjie just found out he was back and sent him a message asking him to come to the company.
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