Chapter 734
Su Miao and his father went to the store to call the Ye family, and Jiayin and his parents happened to be there.
Aunt Ye said that this matter was not a problem. Professor Guan, who was the leader of blood disease research at Union Hospital, had a good relationship with their family. She had just interviewed him about the development of blood disease research last month. She could get his number.
Since he had asked someone for help and the relationship between the two families was so good, Su Miao simply explained the whole story.
The Ye family was very concerned about this matter and told them that if they needed any help, they could talk to them directly.
After hanging up the phone, Su Yuanzheng said, "We're going to trouble the Ye family again this time. They've helped us many times."
"Dad, I think making friends is like making friends with relatives. The relationship will be better if you give and take. Today you help me, and tomorrow I help you. But you have to be fair and not calculate.
If they really need it this time, they can’t ask Ye Jiabai for help. If the Chen family wants to find connections, they have to pay for it.”
"Okay, I'll do as you say. What do you want to do next?"
The father and daughter discussed it for an entire night, and the Su family held another small meeting the next day.
The seventh uncle raised his wrinkled eyelids and said, "A Zheng, Miao Miao, what do you say?"
"Seventh Uncle, Miaomiao used some connections to get an appointment with Director Guan, who is currently the top hematologist in the country."
Everyone present was very surprised. They didn't expect that they could actually find a connection, and they didn't expect that this connection was found by Su Miao.
The seventh uncle said with great satisfaction: "The number one scholar is indeed the number one scholar. Our ancestor was also the number one scholar and became a first-rank minister.
Although the current top scholar is different from the past, he still looks very prestigious. Miaomiao, you are really promising! "
"Seventh Uncle, this time it has nothing to do with the number one scholar. It just so happened that my friend's family is familiar with Director Guan, so that's how we got connected."
"Is that so? Wouldn't that mean we have to save face? Otherwise, forget it and let the Chen family solve their own problems."
Seventh Uncle said hesitantly that he didn't want Su Miao to save face for the Chen family.
When it comes to favors, it’s more cost-effective to use them sparingly and spend them on more important things.
"Seventh Uncle, I have an idea that might help me out, so it's not in vain."
"Oh? Then tell me?"
Su Miao cleared his throat and stated the key points he had discussed with his father:
“I think we can separate things.
First, the Chen family's plaque must be returned. It's an heirloom of the Su family, and whether we help or not, this is the bottom line.
Second, they sawed the plaque into two halves and hid them in two places. Now that they know it, they should find both halves and put them back into one.
We don't know what the situation is with the Sun family, and if we go looking for them rashly, we might come back empty-handed. In that case, let the Chen family go and ask for it.
If the Chen family returns the other half of the plaque and burns incense to the Su family's ancestors in the ancestral hall to apologize, I can help him make this connection, considering that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.
Grandma San's eyes lit up, and she tightened her grip on the blanket. "That makes sense! The plaque was given by the emperor. If half of it is missing, it's like severing the dragon vein of the Su family. We must get it back!"
The hall was in an uproar. Second Uncle's disgust towards the Chen family hadn't changed at all. He slapped his thigh anxiously:
"Miao Miao! Do you know that they—"
The third wife stopped her son from speaking and said, "I don't think Miaomiao has finished speaking yet. Keep listening."
Su Miao smiled at the Third Mother and continued, "Of course, I can't help you for free. The Chen family has to give my friend a thousand yuan as a thank you fee. After all, they also gave me face."
Uncle Seven nodded and said, "Of course, that's as it should be. Miao girl, you've thought it through. The debt of favor is the hardest to repay, and even brothers should settle accounts clearly. This way, you don't let your friends down, and you give them a chance. It's fair."
But you worked so hard for nothing, and you didn't get any benefit at all. How about asking them to give you another thousand yuan?"
"...I suddenly think this is a good idea...Seventh Uncle! It has to be you!"
The next day, when Chen Degui and Chen Jianjun came again, they really brought that half plaque with them.
Chen Jianjun helped his father get off the tricycle, carefully holding a long object wrapped in red silk in his hand.
Su Miao and his father were already waiting in the ancestral hall. His seventh uncle and third aunt had also arrived early. Even Xiaobao, who usually didn't like to get up early, stood aside, rubbing his eyes. Everyone's eyes were focused on the red silk package. The hall was so quiet that one could hear the sound of dewdrops dripping off the bamboo leaves.
"Brother Su Qi..." Chen Degui's voice was even hoarser than the day before. He trembled as he untied the red silk, "I brought 'loyalty' back."
The red silk slipped off, revealing half of a wooden plaque.
It was a piece of rosewood about two fingers thick. The edges had been soaked by time and turned shiny black, but new cuts were exposed at the broken parts, which were the marks of being sawed open that year.
Although the gold paint on the front of the plaque is mottled, the two large characters "loyalty" are still vigorous and powerful, and the majesty hidden in the brushstrokes is not something that ordinary craftsmen can imitate.
The most rare thing is the lotus pattern carved on the corner. The veins of the petals are clearly visible, but half of the petal is missing at the break, as if a piece of flesh has been cut off.
Seventh Uncle staggered forward two steps, his fingers like dead branches hanging in the air, not daring to touch the plaque.
His lips trembled violently and tears welled up in his cloudy eyes.
"Twenty... twenty years... I failed to protect the plaque. I feel so sorry for our ancestors!!" Seventh Uncle's voice was fragmented.
The third wife suddenly fell to her knees with a plop, tears streaming down her face.
"The ancestors have appeared!"
Everyone was busy helping the two old men, who were the oldest people in the Su family.
Her hand, covered with age spots, stroked the edge of the plaque and suddenly glared at Chen Degui fiercely:
"How dare you back then! How dare you saw open the treasure bestowed upon you by the Emperor!"
Chen Degui's face was pale, and he slowly knelt on the bluestone slab in front of the ancestral hall: "I am guilty..."
He banged his forehead against the ground. "I swear, I sawed it in half to save it! Old Sun said he wanted to burn it, so I... I had no choice but to resort to this last resort..."
Su Miao noticed that there were several deep scratches on the back of the plaque, as if they were marks left intentionally by someone.
Just as she was about to ask, she saw her seventh uncle suddenly burst into tears and hugged the plaque in his arms as if he was holding a child who had been lost for many years.
"I'm back... I'm finally back... Su family ancestors, I, your unfilial descendants, have finally found the family heirloom..." The old man choked with sobs, his fingers tracing the large gilded characters over and over again.
This scene made everyone present's eyes tear up.
Even the usually tough second uncle turned his back and quietly wiped his eyes with his sleeve.
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