Chapter 247 Causes and Consequences

It was another seemingly peaceful morning. After watching the driver, Uncle Sun, drive Su Yun and the Mei sisters out, Grandma Su looked at the bright morning light, took a deep breath, and then turned around to go back to the house to pack up.

The new house on the top of the mountain was bought from a wealthy family in the past. It is said to be 90% new, but in fact, it has hardly been lived in and is completely ready for move-in. However, Su Yun, a new generation of people who have experienced the hedonism of later generations, has relatively high requirements for "home" in this era, so after purchasing it, he still hired someone to renovate the entire house.

After the whole house was renovated, a number of home decorations were also replaced accordingly, making it look like a model house.

Considering the good environment on The Peak, Su Yun plans to stay here during the most extreme summer or winter weather, or when she has extra vacation time in Hong Kong. Normally, she will stay in her old home in Kowloon Tong, which is more convenient for travel and work. In other words, she will treat her new home on The Peak as a holiday villa.

Grandma Su also thought so: Although the younger generations all advised her that living in the new house would be good for her health because of its good environment, the new house was too empty, which was not in line with her personality that liked lively atmosphere.

Therefore, Grandma Su finally decided that she and the Mei sisters would live in the old house during normal times; and when Su Yun came back to Hong Kong and had holidays, they would move to the new house together to relax.

Also, because Su Yun and the Mei sisters have been very busy recently, apart from Su Yun setting the overall direction of the new home's layout, all other matters were handled by Grandma Su, who had a lot of free time.

All these factors led to Grandma Su's decision to move the windbreaker to her new home: although many years had passed, she still kept the windbreaker.

Even though she was extremely reluctant to let Su Yun leave her, she always understood the meaning of the four words "blood is thicker than water".

After the Hong Kong media mistakenly wrote that Su Yun was suspected to be the heir of the Ho family, and Su Yun clearly stated that the grace of giving birth is not as great as the grace of raising, Grandma Su gradually let go of her previous obsession with the secret of Su Yun's life experience - as long as it is not a vampire family like Mei's mother who sucks children's blood, then when someone really comes to recognize her as a relative, she can tell the truth to Su Yun and Su Yun's blood relatives.

Although I suspect that Su Yun was a poor child who was secretly abandoned by some young people who were unable to take responsibility after being indulged, this is after all my guess based on the common practice of those years; if there were other reasons that led to Su Yun being abandoned, then these people must have been looking for the child for a long time.

Therefore, she could not let her blood relatives who still loved Su Yun be lost forever in the search because of her own selfishness.

As long as he is kind-hearted and has good character, even if he comes to your door, you can just treat him as a special relative.

However, what Grandma Su did not expect was that the people who came to recognize her relatives based on the clues would be such a wealthy family.

It can even be considered as "acquaintance" - Hong Kong people are not unfamiliar with the Zhao family and TBB, and Su Yun has been in a love-hate relationship with the Zhao family since childhood. It was not until the past two years that the relationship changed from a fighting relationship to a cooperative relationship.

"Come in and talk slowly." Grandma Su looked at Huang Misheng, her mother and daughter, who had come to visit her, thought for a while, and finally invited them to come in and sit down.

As usual, they asked the maid to bring some tea. Huang Misheng, her daughter and her two children took a sip politely, and then stated their purpose directly: "We suspect that Su Yun is most likely the child we lost in Singapore..."

"To be honest, I initially thought that Su Su was an illegitimate child secretly abandoned by young people in Singapore. After all, no one has come to look for him for so many years." Grandma Su sighed, "Besides, a normal person would not abandon such a young child in the wilderness without a special reason."

"Of course there was a special reason for this - that year, my eldest brother was kidnapped..." Zhao Suwen added, "We are an old family from Jiangsu and Zhejiang who immigrated to Southeast Asia. The old custom of our ancestors was that brothers would exchange children to raise, so my eldest brother Zhao Qiming lived with my cousin in Singapore."

"It was the end of 1965. The company in Hong Kong was very busy and my father couldn't leave to go to Singapore. Moreover, the kidnappers demanded that the women go to pay the ransom and not to see any strong adult male relatives to accompany them..."

"These robbers are mainly for money. They want to get the money as safely as possible. However, what they don't know is that my mom also worked hard with dad. Although her health is not as good as before, she is not an old-fashioned woman without a mind of her own..."

"Unfortunately, my concern led to confusion. Although my father and mother accepted the ransom payment, my mother's health was not very good at that time because she had given birth to four of us and had worked too hard when she was young... Aunt Mona was worried that she could not bear it, so she took the initiative to suggest that she accompany her to Singapore."

"At that time, Aunt Mona was already eight months pregnant, but she looked good. After weighing the pros and cons, everyone let them carry the money boxes together and board the short-distance train requested by the kidnappers..." Zhao Suwen lowered his eyes, "But who would have thought that after Mommy and Aunt Mona found the seats the kidnappers had chosen and threw the money boxes out of the window when the train stopped at a station, the kidnappers who received the money outside actually became greedy and planned to keep the ransom money for themselves."

"The kidnappers who stayed in the car and the kidnappers who were collecting money outside had an internal conflict, so my mom and Aunt Mona took the opportunity to carry my unconscious brother off the car." Zhao Suwen couldn't help but feel tears in his eyes when he recalled the tragic scene when he saw his elder brother who was rescued and brought home from hunger and unconscious, with bruises all over his body and his leg bones broken. "Those desperate criminals hate people like us the most, so my elder brother was tortured terribly after falling into their hands..."

"Mommy and Aunt Mona finally rescued him, but because they were unfamiliar with the road and over-expended their energy, as well as being stimulated, Aunt Mona gave birth to a baby girl prematurely..." When Zhao Suwen said this, Huang Misheng stopped him.

"Let me tell you the rest." Huang Misheng's face was filled with regret and grief. "When Mona gave birth to a baby girl, her breath was very weak. She only whimpered occasionally to show that she was still alive..."

"As the saying goes, 'Seventh month alive, eight month dead'. At the time, I had to carry Qiming on my back and support Mona who could barely stand up and walk. I had no strength to take care of a baby who might cry at any time..." Huang Misheng's figure became heavier and heavier. "The kidnappers were still chasing us, so I could only wrap the baby in my green windbreaker after asking Mona's opinion and hide in the bushes..."

"I originally thought that once we were out of danger, we would come back and take the baby away - no matter what condition she would be in by then..."

"But when I put Chiming and Mona in the hospital and took the police to look for her, the original bushes were only a pool of blood... We searched for a long time and far, but couldn't find any trace of her."

"The local guide who was accompanying me whispered to me that there were relatively chaotic residential areas and barren mountains there. In addition to wild animals on the mountains, there were also vicious dogs raised by the people living there. If I couldn't find my child when I returned, it would most likely be dangerous..."

"So I'll never forget that day - it was December 31, 1964, and it was only a few hours before the new year, but I had no choice but to give up a little life in order to save my own."

"I couldn't believe this fact. I just held on to a glimmer of hope and went to the mixed living area to look for a long time. I also asked people to inquire about the situation there from time to time. Unfortunately, after so many years, there has been no news..."

Grandma Su listened quietly to Huang Misheng's recollections, and after a long silence, she let out a long sigh.

Afterwards, she simply recounted what happened that year: Su Qing gave birth to a baby girl named Su Yin in Singapore who was born with congenital defects. The baby died within two months due to illness.

When Grandma Su received the news and went to Singapore to pick her up, Su Qing was already in a trance and crazy. Grandma Su took care of her for a few days, but later she planned to take her back to her hometown in Hong Kong to take care of her because she was short of money.

While Grandma Su was out buying a ticket, Su Qing, who was in a trance, walked to the field next to the rental house. She heard a faint cry coming from the grass, and stumbled along the sound to the location and chased away the wolf. As a result, she fell and broke her hands and feet and bled a lot...

"So, this is the reason why we found the bloodstains at that time?" Huang Misheng asked.

"After Qingqing picked up SuSu, her mental state was obviously much better. I originally thought that this was a child abandoned by a young girl from a nearby village who had an affair, so I didn't investigate further and took her back to Hong Kong by bus overnight..." Grandma Su looked at Huang Misheng with a complicated expression, "I know I was selfish - my daughter has finally recovered a little, I dare not let her lose this 'child' again..."

"This, this can't be entirely blamed on you." Huang Misheng closed his eyes and sighed, "If you hadn't saved her, Nannan might not have survived until today."

It's true that he did feel some resentment in his heart: If Grandma Su hadn't changed Su Yun's birthday for the sake of the twins, then they might have been reunited as a family ten years ago when Su Yun first came to the Zhao family.

But when he thought about the information that said Su Qing had died in a car accident when Su Yun was three years old, and that Su Yun was raised by Grandma Su picking up cardboard - Huang Misheng knew that he could not complain or force too much.

After Grandma Su took out the green windbreaker that Su Yun was wrapped in for inspection, and the details of their memories matched and complemented each other, both parties were able to confirm one fact: Su Yun was the baby girl from that year.

But once the facts are confirmed, the biggest challenge that follows is what to say and what to do.

Grandma Su did not object to telling Su Yun the truth, but asked them to let Su Yun make her own choice.

Huang Misheng expressed her hope that Su Yun could return to the Zhao family. She would find a good excuse to clear her name and formally include her in the Zhao family tree, allowing Su Yun to take over the assets that originally belonged to her and accept compensation from her relatives.

To this end, Huang Misheng also tried his best to say: "In addition to what she originally deserved, I still have something left for her - I know she is not the kind of person who is greedy for money and fame, but this is a little gift from me..."

Grandma Su still shook her head: "I understand what you mean, but I always think that this matter must be made by Su Su herself."

The family that came to them was not an ordinary family but the wealthy Zhao family. This was not just about adding a new relative - once Su Yun acknowledged them, they would be the Zhao family's children forever. While inheriting the wealth of the wealthy family, they would also have to take on the responsibilities of the wealthy family.

"I think it would be best if we could find a time for everyone to get together and talk about this matter calmly..." Faced with the entanglement between the two elders, Zhao Suwen and Zhao Suyun gently made a suggestion.

When the two sides were in a stalemate, the phone on the coffee table next to them suddenly rang, breaking the silence in the living room.

Grandma Su leaned over to pick up the phone, but was shocked when she heard it: "Hello? Damei? What's going on...what?! Are you saying that the small shareholders of Zhao's Film are in the company's meeting room, using the excuse that Su Yun's work mistakes caused the company to suffer heavy losses, and they want to team up to 'force the emperor' and have Zhao Rifu and his son kick her out of the company?!"

"How can this be! Who dares to chase our child away?!" Before Granny Su could respond, Huang Misheng, who was listening in, slammed the table in anger.