It seemed as if the world was filled with sparks and lightning, making the old man dizzy and his mind a blur. Slowly, the world became clear again.
"Granddaughter, not only have we found Sisi, but we've also gained another granddaughter, and you're such a clever girl."
Grandpa Chu spread his hands, looked up at the sky, and said excitedly, "God, I have suffered for so many years, and now you have given me such a big surprise. My suffering has finally come to an end."
Upon hearing that Qiao Lian'er was her granddaughter, Old Madam Chu reached out and hugged her tightly.
"Girl, no wonder they said they felt a connection with you the first time they met. It turns out we are blood relatives. Heaven has been kind to us after all."
All the torment of the past few years seems to have vanished in this moment.
A crowd gathered at the village entrance. It turned out that Qiao Yunni was adopted and had a different background, which surprised everyone.
Those who are older will remember that 28 years ago, it was unexpectedly discovered that the Qiao family elders had another daughter in their arms. Old Mrs. Qiao insisted that she had given birth to her third child and then another one, which was like twins. Everyone didn't believe it from the bottom of their hearts.
Twins might be born a few days apart, but it's impossible for them to be born several months apart.
Besides, it's unusual that no one in the village noticed there was an extra child.
However, the two elders of the Qiao family had never left the town, and they were honest people, so it was impossible for them to steal someone else's child. No one in the surrounding villages had heard of any missing children, and no one came to their door to cause trouble, so everyone turned a blind eye and did not pursue the matter.
As Qiao Yunni grew up, got married, and had children, the events of twenty-eight years ago were gradually forgotten.
Now that their biological parents have come looking for them, some people have remembered that past incident.
After calming down a bit, Old Master Chu took Old Madam Chu's hand and walked towards the Qiao family elders.
With a "plop," the two of them knelt down.
This sudden action startled everyone.
The younger members of the Qiao family quickly stepped aside.
"Brother, sister, what are you doing? Get up! We're all of the same generation, there's no reason for you to kneel before us." Old Man Qiao quickly reached out to help Old Master Chu up.
Grandma Qiao also went to help Grandma Chu.
But the two remained kneeling firmly on the ground, like iron nails, resolutely refusing to get up.
“You deserve it. If it weren’t for your kindness in adopting our Sisi, she would have turned to dust long ago, and we would never have seen her again. We have no way to repay your great kindness and righteousness, so we can only express our gratitude with this gesture.” As he spoke, Old Master Chu pulled Old Madam Chu to kowtow.
"Alright, alright, one is enough. Any more and we'll really shorten our lifespans. Sister, let's talk this out. There's no need to scare us like this. Besides, Yunni is our daughter too. It's only right that we raise her. There's no question of gratitude." Old Mrs. Qiao used all her strength to finally help the frail Old Mrs. Chu up.
To prevent such exaggerated behavior from happening again, Madam Feng also came over to support Old Madam Chu on the other side.
Meanwhile, Old Master Chu was being supported by Old Man Qiao and Boss Qiao, and his feet almost didn't touch the ground.
"Yes, dear sister, Yunni is also your daughter. We're here to acknowledge our family, not to snatch her away, and certainly not to sever ties with you. The kindness of raising someone is greater than the kindness of giving birth to them. We know that in our hearts. From now on, we're family. We'll visit each other more often and make it up to Yunni. Yunni has two sets of parents who love her dearly." To prevent the Qiao family from overthinking, Old Madam Chu made things clear.
Seeing that the Chu family was so open-minded, the Qiao family breathed a sigh of relief.
Grandpa Chu addressed the villagers: "Everyone, our child Sisi was stolen by our enemies twenty-eight years ago and abandoned here. The Qiao family elders adopted her and raised her with their own hands. Yunni is doing well now thanks to the help of the villagers. I thank you all."
As he spoke, he bowed to the villagers.
He said this to avoid the villagers misunderstanding that the child was lost by an enemy and had nothing to do with the Qiao family.
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