As soon as the woman left, Xu Jiajia's gaze immediately fell on Xu Jianguo: "Dad, has grandma ever mentioned my great aunt before?"
Xu Jianguo shook his head: "No, your three uncles and your aunt don't know about this either. Do you think your grandma forgot to tell them?"
Xu Jiajia thought this was unlikely: "Probably not. Maybe he didn't want to talk about the sad things, so he kept it buried in his heart."
Shen Yuebai also expressed his thoughts: "It is also possible that grandma feels that great aunt is gone. After all, in that war-torn era, being separated from the family, the chance of survival is very small."
Xu Jianguo poured himself a glass of water and said slowly: "The people from your grandmother's family are not easy to get along with.
They want to move your great aunt's ashes back, but people like that won't agree unless they offer a lot."
Even if they moved the ashes, they would move them to her parents' home.
Xu Jiajia had a hunch that her great aunt's children would not look for her great aunt's family, they would only look for her three uncles and her.
but.
Whether this is true or not, we have to wait and see.
Three days later at noon.
Xu Jiajia received a call from Taiwan.
The caller claimed to be my great aunt's daughter and said that she and her brother would return to China next week.
The woman's voice is very gentle and she speaks softly. From her voice, one can tell that she is a very intellectual person.
She told Xu Jiajia that her name was Cheng Lin and her brother's name was Cheng Wei.
Since they were so polite, Xu Jiajia was naturally generous: "Okay, you got off the plane in Kyoto, right?
Tell me what time your plane lands one day in advance and I'll send someone to pick you up."
The woman was unfamiliar with Kyoto, and she was grateful that Xu Jiajia could take the initiative to pick her up. "Thank you, thank you. I'll call you again after we confirm the time, okay?"
Xu Jiajia naturally had no problem with this, she nodded readily: "Okay——"
Time passed quickly, and the day of airport pick-up arrived in a blink of an eye.
Xu Jiajia and Yiyi came to the airport lobby, their eyes fixed on the exit.
"Mom, do you know what they look like?"
Xu Jiajia took out a sign with Cheng Lin's name on it and said, "I don't know. Once they see the name, they will definitely come over on their own."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yiyi saw two young men walking towards her. They looked younger than her. Yiyi was stunned: "Mom, it can't be them, right?"
Xu Jiajia shook her head without even thinking: "No, your great aunt's children are not that young."
Yiyi thinks it makes sense.
Just when they were thinking this, Cheng Lin came over and introduced herself: "My name is Cheng Lin, and the man next to me is my brother Cheng Wei. We are our grandmother's great-grandchildren.
My parents passed away several years ago.
It was we who were looking for my great aunt.
We are afraid that if you don't want to have this relative because there are several generations between us, we can only say that we are relatives of your grandmother.
I’m sorry we lied to you.”
Not only Cheng Lin and his sister came over, but also five or six strong men in black suits.
They all wore sunglasses, giving them a gangster-like look.
Among them were three strong men, each holding an urn.
What else could Xu Jiajia say? He was so dedicated and devoted, she could only say that he was very filial.
Seeing these strong men, Xu Jiajia asked her own guess: "Is your family involved in gangs?"
Cheng Lin knew who Xu Jiajia was and didn't hide it: "Yes, but it's turning pale now."
Xu Jiajia did not take them back to the courtyard, but arranged for them to stay at the Kyoto Hotel: "We have been separated from my grandmother's family for decades, and we don't know what the situation is over there.
You need to discuss with them where you want to move the ashes."
Cheng Lin shook her head: "No, we are only looking for my great aunt and grandmother's maternal relatives. We don't plan to recognize any of them."
Xu Jiajia: “…”
The premonition came true.
"My grandma married into that family. Wouldn't it be a bad idea to move your grandmother's ashes there?"
Cheng Lin said, "The only thing my grandmother cares about is my great-aunt who treated her like her own daughter.
She said if there was no great aunt.
She would not be alive.
My great aunt is closer to me than my own mother."
Xu Jiajia knew nothing about this: "I've never heard grandma mention this. What else did your grandmother say?"
"She told us that she had a hard time at that time because her parents favored boys over girls.
Seeing that she was a woman, he wanted to throw her away.
She survived because her great aunt shared her food with her.
When she grew up a little more, her so-called parents often scolded her for being a money-loser.
And beat her.
Once she was almost beaten to death. It was my great aunt who asked the village chief for help and sent her to the clinic, saving her life.
This kind of thing has happened too many times.
My grandmother went missing when she was eight years old.
My great aunt was already married by then."
Cheng Lin's eyes became red when she talked about the suffering her grandmother endured as a child: "My grandmother had a very hard time as a child. She was captured by the police and it was my grandfather who saved her.
Grandfather is half the age of grandmother.
The two later fled to Taiwan with others.”
After hearing this, Xu Jiajia felt that her great aunt's childhood experience was similar to A Yue's. "I went to my grandmother's hometown village to ask around, and she did have a younger sister. If you want to bury your grandmother's ashes with your grandmother, you have to talk to the village chief."
Cheng Lin said gratefully, "Yes, yes. My grandparents are from mainland China. We will also move our business in Taiwan to the mainland. It will be much more convenient to worship them in the future."
Xu Jiajia felt that her decision was too hasty: "Do the rest of your family agree?"
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