"Xiao Shao, you go to work. I'll sit with Uncle Dong for a while."
Bai Shao only took half a day off, while Zhu Qianying was a free agent. So, after Bai Xiangdong did a preliminary check-up, Zhu Qianying urged Bai Shao to leave quickly.
Bai Shao really couldn't stay any longer. It wasn't that she was unfilial, but rather that her father's current condition meant there would be many expenses in the future, and if she lost this job, it would be difficult to find one with such a high salary again.
Therefore, she cherishes this job, which provides her with a generous income, even more than ever.
"Xiao Shao, let's go, don't be late for work."
Bai Xiangdong urged her to leave quickly. Bai Shao went over and gently hugged Bai Xiangdong, then said to Zhu Qianying, "Yingzi, I'm entrusting my father to you!"
Zhu Qianying rolled her eyes at her. "Get lost! If you keep being polite to me, believe me, I'll slap you!"
After finally waiting for Bai Shao to leave, Zhu Qianying thought she was pushing Bai Xiangdong back to his ward, but the latter pointed to the lawn not far away.
"Shadow, push me over there for a moment."
Bai Xiangdong's legs are fine, but he has been feeling dizzy since last night, so the doctor has ordered him to use a wheelchair wherever he goes for the time being.
Zhu Qianying did as she was told and pushed Bai Xiangdong to the other side of the lawn. She thought that Bai Xiangdong wanted her to persuade Bai Shao to stop seeking treatment for him.
Bai Xiangdong was a big, burly man. He took Bai Shao in when she was a few years old and raised her. Life must have been tough for him.
Therefore, it's understandable that Bai Shao insists on treating him now that he's in trouble.
Unexpectedly, Bai Xiangdong looked into the depths of the lawn, remained silent for a while, and then spoke to Zhu Qianying.
"Shadow, your mother asked me to find her parents and older brother a while ago. Did she mention this to you?"
Zhu Qianying was taken aback. "No, didn't she say that since her parents didn't want her anymore, she wouldn't go looking for them?"
Zhu Qianying remembered that when she married Yan Shao, she told her mother to take the opportunity to reconcile with her family. In the end, her mother's reply was to forget it, since they had already taken it anyway.
"Of course not. She looked for him back then, but couldn't find him. At that time, the village was demolished, and the villagers received compensation and settled in other places."
Zhu Qianying's expression gradually became serious, because not wanting to look and not being able to find are two different concepts.
"And then what happened? Did you find any clues while you were searching for her?"
Bai Xiangdong gave her an ambiguous answer, "You can say yes, or you can say no."
Zhu Qianying was completely confused. "Uncle Dong, what do you mean?"
“Originally, I couldn’t find any clues either. Then, a while ago, I ran into an old neighbor at the antique market and asked him to help me inquire about the people who were close to your grandfather and uncle back then. Later, the old neighbor helped me ask around and got some information that wasn’t exactly a clue.”
Seeing Bai Xiangdong's expression grow increasingly serious, Zhu Qianying had a bad feeling. "Could something have happened?"
Bai Xiangdong shook his head. "I don't know either. The information I heard is that after the demolition, your grandfather and his family actually bought an apartment near the village, but they moved away not long after they moved in! And then, no one knows where they moved to!"
Zhu Qianying's heart skipped a beat. "You moved out so soon after moving in? Why?"
"I heard that they were forced to leave by the Zhu family, but I'm not sure if that's true. There are many things I can't find out."
Zhu Qianying cursed under her breath and clenched her fists tightly.
"Uncle Dong, you didn't tell my mother about these things, did you?"
Clearly, he asked her to push him over here in case his mother came at any time and they accidentally overheard them.
"Hmm... what good would it do to tell her? Telling her would only make her feel more guilty..."
Bai Xiangdong actually knows Chen Jing quite well.
After hearing what Bai Xiangdong said, Zhu Qianying roughly understood that if he hadn't been having an episode, he probably wouldn't have even told her.
"Uncle Dong, would it be convenient for you to contact that old neighbor? I'll have Young Master Yan investigate this matter."
Previously, Zhu Qianying never mentioned or touched on this topic because she believed that there was an irreconcilable grudge between her mother, grandfather, and uncle.
Since her mother didn't want to find someone, she respected her mother's opinion.
It's not worth making your mother sad for a relative you've never met.
But now that she knows her mother has this intention, and that this matter is related to the Zhu family, she can no longer remain indifferent as before.
"Yes, I had the same idea. After all, Young Master Yan knows a lot of people, so it would be easier to investigate."
As for what Bai Xiangdong meant by knowing many people, Zhu Qianying naturally understood.
The two chatted on the lawn for a while, then the male caregiver came over and said that the doctor had instructed them not to stay in the sun for too long.
The caregiver pushed Bai Xiangdong in a wheelchair, with Zhu Qianying following behind. They returned to the ward and saw Chen Jing standing by the bed, taking things out of a bag.
"Mom, when did you arrive?"
"Just arrived!" Chen Jing finished tidying up the things, and the caregiver had already carried the person onto the bed.
"Dong-ge, how are you feeling now?"
Bai Xiangdong smiled and said, "I'm actually fine. You're making a fuss over nothing."
Before Chen Jing could say anything, he added, "What are you doing here? Don't you need to take care of the shop?"
Chen Jing paused for a moment, then said, "There are employees watching over the shop. Besides, I just came to see you; it won't take much time."
Bai Xiangdong then waved his hand, "Then let's hurry up and go, don't delay our business."
Chen Jing refused to leave, saying, "Drink your soup and eat your rice first, then I'll go."
Bai Xiangdong looked at Zhu Qianying and then at Chen Jing, and then said very seriously.
"Let me make this clear first: I agreed to stay in the hospital because I don't want everyone to be overworked. In the hospital, there will be people to take care of me, and you can continue doing what you were doing and just come to see me occasionally. If it's like this now, with you coming over every day as if it's a mission, then I won't stay anymore, and I'll go home to rest."
Bai Xiangdong's words may sound harsh, but they truly reflect his unwillingness to implicate everyone.
"Brother Dong, I didn't intend to stay and take care of you. I just brought you some food and soup, and I'll leave after you finish eating. Really, I'm not lying to you."
As he spoke, he went to get a bowl to serve the soup.
Zhu Qianying also chimed in, "Uncle Dong, think about it from his perspective. If my mother lived here, could you go a whole month without visiting her? How could she feel at ease if she didn't come to see her?"
Zhu Qianying was a little confused before. Since her mother and Uncle Dong had such a good relationship, why had she never heard her mention it before?
Looking back now, it's probably because I can't find my family that I cherish even my old neighbors so much.
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