Chapter 332: Back then, it was also a high-ranking official family
Shang Ruoting let Tan Shaowen and Jiang Ping into her house and closed the door.
Old Mrs. Shang heard the noise outside and walked out of the house.
She didn't recognize the strangers in front of her, but seeing that they had returned with her granddaughter and grandson-in-law, she asked, "Tingting, Tan Chen, are there any guests at our house?"
"Yes, grandma, these two are Tan Chen's elders. They came to see him." Before confirming Tan Chen's attitude, Shang Ruoting didn't want to introduce too much.
Old Madam Shang was a discerning person. Seeing Jiang Ping's red and swollen eyes from crying, she didn't ask any more questions and took the food from Shang Ruoting's hand. "You guys chat first, grandma will make dinner."
Shang Ruoting originally wanted to let Tan Chen and his biological parents have some private contact, but seeing Tan Chen's dazed look, if she left, once the conversation between them became awkward, there would be no one to ease the atmosphere.
Therefore, Shang Ruoting directly invited a few people to the living room of her room.
Tan Shaowen and Jiang Ping came to Tan Chen's house, but did not immediately mention the matter of recognition of relatives. Instead, they looked around.
Looking at the structure and furnishings of Tan Chen’s house, it must be very comfortable to live in.
Moreover, the structure of this house is pleasing to the eye.
Especially the furniture, which is better than even the imported goods in state-owned stores.
Shang Ruoting saw the two of them looking at the furnishings in their home, so she didn't urge them. She poured a glass of water for each of them before sitting next to Tan Chen.
After taking a look, Tan Shaowen told Tan Chen about the past events.
To put it bluntly, this is why he was sent to Tan Mingshan to be raised.
It turned out that Tan Shaowen's family was also a wealthy family. His father was a high-ranking official. He and his brother Tan Shaoqiang were also very motivated. The two brothers joined the army when they were teenagers.
Two generations of the Tan family came from military backgrounds. The three of them, father and son, had been to the front lines many times and had many military merits. Unfortunately, Tan Shaoqiang died in a battle.
Mr. Tan also reached the peak of his life because of his military achievements.
Although Tan Shaowen does not have as many glorious achievements as his elder brother Tan Shaoqiang, he has become a leader among his peers through his own efforts.
However, due to the general environment at the time, both Mr. Tan and Tan Shaowen encountered difficulties.
Even if Tan Shaowen did not explain the specific reason directly, Tan Chen and Shang Ruoting could understand it.
At that time, Jiang Ping had just given birth. In order to prevent her son from suffering with them, she planned to send him to someone else to raise.
Just at this time, they met Tan Mingshan, whose child died at birth. Tan Shaowen saw that Tan Mingshan was an honest man and had just lost his own child, so he was suitable to raise Tan Chen.
So, after discussing with Jiang Ping, he took out all the family savings and gave them to Tan Mingshan, only asking him to treat Tan Chen well.
The name Tan Chen was also chosen by Tan Shaowen and Jiang Ping before they reported him to Tan Mingshan, so that they would have an extra clue when searching for him in the future.
Three years ago, Mr. Tan and Tan Shaowen finally gained their freedom and returned to Beijing from the bitter cold of the Northwest.
Mr. Tan is now old. After returning to the capital, the country promoted him to a higher level and allowed him to retire and return home to recuperate.
Tan Shaowen also received compensation and was directly transferred back to the combat department to become a brigade commander. Jiang Ping, who was once the attending physician of the internal medicine department of the First People's Hospital of Beijing, has now returned to his job and become the director.
When Jiang Ping gave birth, Mr. Tan was in dire straits. They were worried that Mr. Tan would not be able to bear it if he knew that they had given Tan Chen away, so they did not tell him the truth and only said that the child could not be saved.
During these years in the Northwest, Tan Shaowen and Jiang Ping both felt sorry for Tan Chen. Also, considering the harsh living environment, they had no plans to have any more children. Currently, they have no other child except Tan Chen.
Tan Shaowen and Jiang Ping have been waiting for twenty years, thinking about when they would return to the capital so that they could find their son's whereabouts and reunite with their family.
This is even more true for the entire Tan family. When Tan Shaoqiang died, he was not married, so it was even more impossible for him to have children.
Neither of his two sons left behind any offspring, which is what Mr. Tan feels most regretful about. Now that he is getting older, he often talks about this kind of thing.
After returning to the capital, Tan Shaowen and Jiang Ping began to search for news about Tan Mingshan. However, the leads they found all ended after Tan Mingshan lost money in his business...
This time, they also hit the jackpot by accident. They heard that there was a man named Tan Mingshan in Sihe Village, so the couple rushed here with the attitude of giving it a try. Unexpectedly, the person they entrusted their affairs to back then turned out to be so unreliable.
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