Luo Yifan also heard some information about Bai Xiangdong and Chen Jing's relationship from the shop assistant, who said they were old neighbors.
Could the relationship between old neighbors really be this good?
I heard he was sick, so I made soup for him every day and cooked two or three extra dishes, sending him a meal every day. This kind of treatment is not something you can get from old neighbors.
"Old neighbors!"
Xiaoya answered very readily. It seems that everyone in the store thinks the two are old neighbors. Could it be that he is the only one who thinks that the two are not, and are not, just old neighbors?
Chen Jing was at the hospital with Bai Xiangdong, who had just woken up and was a little weak. Around nine o'clock, her phone rang. She thought it was her daughter, but it was Luo Yifan.
"Brother Luo, what's the matter?"
Afraid of disturbing Bai Xiangdong, Chen Jing took the phone and went outside into the corridor before answering it.
"Jing, are you coming back?"
Chen Jing was startled, "Brother Luo, you're still in the restaurant?"
"Yes, you didn't say anything. I thought you'd be back soon, so I've been waiting for you, waiting until now..."
Chen Jing thought about it and realized that she had indeed answered the phone and rushed out excitedly without explaining anything to Luo Yifan.
Thinking back on it, she felt guilty. "Brother Luo, I'm sorry. My friend, Brother Dong, is sick and hospitalized. I'm taking care of him at the hospital right now, so I definitely won't be going back to the restaurant today. Do you have time tomorrow? Could you come over in the morning? I'm so sorry!"
Luo Yifan paused for a moment, then said with a hint of helplessness, "Okay, I'll come back tomorrow."
Chen Jing secretly blamed herself for being such a pig-headed person, leaving without saying goodbye and making people wait in the restaurant all night for nothing.
Back in the ward, Bai Xiangdong said to her, "A-Jing, you should go home. It's too late, and it's not safe for you to go home."
However, even if Bai Xiangdong didn't urge her, Chen Jing would still leave, because at 9:30, the hospital would require all visitors to leave.
Chen Jing checked the time and realized it was indeed time to leave.
"I'll be going now. Xiao Shao is working overtime today and can't come to see you, but she will come to see you tomorrow."
As for Bai Shao's statement, it was Zhu Qianying who told her to say it, so she told her the truth.
Chen Jing walked to the door and was about to open it when Bai Xiangdong suddenly called out to her, "Jing, could you bring some videos of Xiao Luzi and Zizai over for me to see tomorrow? I haven't seen them for days, I miss them!"
Originally, Bai Shao and Zhu Qianying wanted to bring the two children to see him, but he was afraid of scaring them, so he insisted on not letting them come.
But if he doesn't let the two kids come, he misses them terribly!
Chen Jing nodded, and when she got home, she told Zhu Qianying about it, because Bai Shao hadn't arrived home yet.
Originally, Chen Jing had only told her daughter about it before preparing to take a shower and go to bed.
But her daughter stopped her and asked her to come to Yan Shao's study after she finished showering.
Chen Jing didn't think much of it at the time, assuming that her daughter might want to talk to her about the food exhibition and inquire about the progress of her new dishes.
But when she came out of the shower and went to Yan Shao's study, her daughter and son-in-law were sitting on the sofa in the living room. Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was subtly oppressive.
Chen Jing immediately realized that her daughter and son-in-law had something important to discuss with her. When she saw the solemn expressions on Yan Shao's and her daughter's faces, she had a bad feeling.
Even though she had such a premonition, she associated the bad thing with Bai Xiangdong, but she didn't expect that the bad thing was actually her problem.
"Mom, over the years, have you looked for your maternal grandparents and uncles?"
The first thing Zhu Qianying asked was about her family.
Chen Jing hesitated for a moment, then looked at her daughter with a hint of fear. "Yes, it was Brother Dong who told you?"
Zhu Qianying nodded. "Yes, Uncle Dong was probably worried that something might happen to him, so he told me about it the day he was hospitalized."
Zhu Qianying didn't hide anything; at this point, there was no need to hide anything anymore.
"Then, as Uncle Dong said, we found Uncle Zhang. Uncle Zhang gave us a clue. Yan Shao's people just replied that they found Uncle."
Even now, Zhu Qianying still finds it hard to accept, but that's the reality, and she can only accept it. She just hopes that her mother will be alright!
Chen Jing was stunned for a while before she began to understand the unspoken meaning behind Zhu Qianying's words.
"Uncle? Has only my brother been found? What about my dad and mom?" Chen Jing's eyes reddened when she asked the latter.
Zhu Qianying paused for a moment, then reached out and hugged her mother, glancing up at Yan Shao.
Upon receiving Zhu Qianying's request for help, Yan Shao said, "Mom, we're not entirely sure yet, but we've only found Uncle and his wife and children. Ying'er and I are planning to go check it out tomorrow to get a better understanding of the situation. We were just wondering if you'd like to come along?"
When Yan Shao received the information from Ke Kai, he hesitated for a while before telling Zhu Qianying.
Ke Kai said, "The other party was probably harassed before and was very wary. So he was very cautious and had a very distant relationship with his neighbors. Therefore, we could not find out the real situation of his family. We only know that usually only he, his wife and son come and go. There is no one else."
Unable to obtain information from his neighbors, Ke Kai's suggestion was either to continue the investigation or to go directly to their homes to inquire.
And the best person to ask is, of course, Chen Jing, the person in question.
Because even Zhu Qianying, the couple didn't know her.
"Go, I'll go with you!"
With red eyes, Chen Jing gave Yan Shao a positive answer without hesitation.
Yan Shao and Zhu Qianying exchanged another glance, their worries evident in their eyes.
"Mom, if you're going to come along, you need to be prepared!"
Chen Jing paused for a moment, then nodded silently.
She assumed that her daughter's talk of mental preparation was about her parents, but little did she know that Zhu Qianying had something else to say.
"After my maternal grandparents moved from the village, they bought an apartment near the village. But not long before Yan Shao and I, they were forced to leave by the Zhu family."
Originally, Zhu Qianying really didn't want to mention these things.
After hearing what Uncle Zhang said that day, she vaguely understood why her mother hadn't gone back to find her parents all these years.
It's not that I don't want to, it's that I don't dare.
Even now, her mother is still burdened by a strong sense of guilt, and with this added burden, Zhu Qianying is truly afraid that her mother will not be able to bear it.
But if they didn't tell their mother, their uncle definitely wouldn't even let them in the door.
Moreover, my mother's inner conflict will never be resolved.
Zhu Qianying had prepared for the worst; perhaps her grandparents were really no longer alive. But in the end, she still found her brother.
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