"Who is this young master?"
When the old butler served them tea, he kept looking at Zhang Jingzhi from time to time. Finally, he couldn't resist his curiosity and asked.
Mr. Zhang took the initiative to introduce himself to the old butler who had been with him all his life.
"These are Wenwen's parents and brother. I told Wenwen to bring them here, but I didn't expect to run into them when I went out today, so I invited them back."
The old housekeeper still frowned, looking somewhat puzzled. He looked at Zhang's father and mother carefully again, and his face became even more conflicted.
The old housekeeper's abnormal behavior made Mr. Zhang look over in confusion.
"Hey, old buddy, what's wrong with you today? Why are you acting so weird?"
The old housekeeper first glanced at Mr. Zhang, then looked at Mr. Zhang and Zhang Wenyu's family with suspicion, as if he wanted to say something.
In the end, he swallowed his words, just shook his head gently, said nothing, served tea and walked out.
Zhang Wenyu looked at the old butler's back in confusion.
"What's wrong with Grandpa Butler today? He seems to be worried about something."
Zhang Wenyu was a frequent visitor to Zhang's home and was very familiar with Zhang's housekeeper. Every time she came, the old housekeeper would be very enthusiastic and prepare a table full of delicious food for them. This was the first time Zhang Wenyu had seen the old housekeeper be so rude to a guest.
Mr. Zhang also felt very strange and worried that the old housekeeper might be unwell, so he quickly asked the people around him to go and check.
He remembered the look the old butler gave Zhang Jingzhi when he served tea, and he also looked curiously at the young man who was sitting awkwardly on the chair, holding a teacup and pretending to drink tea.
It's pretty good looking, but nothing special to note.
Is it possible that the old man is really not feeling well?
Mr. Zhang picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. The rising hot steam blocked the worry in his eyes.
Zhang Wenyu's family also noticed that the old housekeeper was not in a good condition, so they did not stay long after having lunch at Zhang's house and soon asked to leave.
Before Zhang Wenyu and his family were leaving, Mr. Zhang reminded them to come to his house more often when they had nothing to do. He was also worried that Zhang's parents had just arrived in City B and might not have prepared everything, so he asked someone to pack a big bag of things for Zhang's parents to take back.
After seeing off Zhang Wenyu and his family, Mr. Zhang turned around to look for the old housekeeper.
These old guys are old, and a minor illness or disaster may cause their already no longer strong bodies to completely collapse.
The friends who had accompanied him at the beginning had left one after another. Mr. Zhang was very worried that something might happen to the old housekeeper who had been with him the longest, so he walked back in a hurry.
The old housekeeper's surname is Zhou. His parents died when he was young. He was rescued by Mr. Zhang's grandfather and raised in the Zhang family. Later, the previous housekeeper of the Zhang family passed away, and Housekeeper Zhou became the new housekeeper of the Zhang family.
Later, the older generation of the Zhang family passed away one after another, and Old Zhang became the head of the Zhang family, and Butler Zhou also became the old butler.
The old housekeeper was sitting in a room full of old things. He was sitting on a chair and wiping the old photos at hand with a soft cloth.
When Mr. Zhang came over, the old housekeeper had already wiped a whole box of photos.
Mr. Zhang asked in confusion as he looked at the photos spread out on the table.
"Old Zhou, why did you suddenly think of packing these things? You're not young anymore, just let other people do it."
The old butler didn't raise his head until he wiped the photo in his hand clean. He looked at Mr. Zhang with eyes full of memories and spoke in a leisurely tone.
"That child looks exactly like the old man!"
"Jingzhi, that child looks a lot like the old man?"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhang recalled the old man's appearance, but the old man had passed away for so long that he could no longer remember what the old man looked like.
The "old man" the old housekeeper was referring to was Zhang's grandfather. Zhang went away to study as a child, and not long after returning, the old man passed away. In reality, Zhang didn't spend much time with his family, but the old housekeeper grew up with Zhang's father, so his memories of him were more vivid. That's why he was startled when he saw Zhang Jingzhi today.
The Zhang family has been a prominent family in China for many years. The Zhang family was introduced to cameras when they were first introduced to China. By the time Old Master Zhang was young, photography had become a common practice, so the Zhang family still has quite a few photos of him from his youth.
The old housekeeper had been with Old Master Zhang when he was young, and had seen many photos of Old Master Zhang when he was a child. He had a clear idea of what Old Master Zhang looked like when he was young.
However, the old housekeeper knew that Mr. Zhang had only spent a short time with his grandfather and might not have seen what his grandfather looked like when he was young. So he took out a photo and handed it to Mr. Zhang.
"Look at this photo. It was taken when the old man was in private school. Doesn't he look very similar to the child who came here today?"
Mr. Zhang took the photo and looked at it carefully. He was also shocked by the resemblance between the two people.
In the black and white picture, the young Old Master Zhang is standing at the door of a private school. He is wearing a long gown, holding a book in his hand, and looking in a certain direction with a smile in his eyes.
Although his clothes and temperament are different from the boy I met today, his facial features seem to be carved from the same mold.
Two unrelated people who are separated by a hundred years are so similar. No wonder Lao Zhou lost his composure today.
The old housekeeper looked at Mr. Zhang, opening and closing his mouth.
"Do you think he might be..."
Mr. Zhang looked at the photo in his hand for a long time without saying anything. Just when the old housekeeper thought that Mr. Zhang would not answer, he suddenly spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Probably not. This child is Wenwen's younger brother. If this child was adopted, Wenwen would not have been unaware of it."
"Why must this Master Jingzhi be adopted to be the child's offspring?"
Seeing that Mr. Zhang focused all his attention on Zhang Jingzhi and denied this possibility, he hurriedly said.
"Perhaps Miss Wenwen is your granddaughter, and this Master Jingzhi is your grandson, and the father of Miss Wenwen and Master Jingzhi is the child who was stolen!"
Mr. Zhang was shocked.
The hand holding the photo began to tremble uncontrollably, and the look he gave the old butler revealed confusion, expectation, and even a hint of fear.
"You mean..."
Mr. Zhang suddenly shook his head again.
"No, that's not right! He has parents. Didn't his mother and older brother appear online a while ago? And if he was also abducted and adopted, why isn't his information on the missing family list published by Wenwen?"
The old housekeeper became extremely anxious when he heard Mr. Zhang's repeated denials.
"Maybe he doesn't know he's not his biological son?! I found it strange when this incident about their family broke online. You said that old lady Zhang is not someone who doesn't love her children. She is obviously very good to her eldest son and youngest daughter, so why is she so bad to her youngest son? Even if she is partial, this is too much. If Miss Wenwen's father is not her biological son, then it explains why they did this."
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