"Hello, are you Mr. Zhang Guoqing? Did you grow up in L Orphanage?" At this time, a phone call interrupted Zhang Guoqing's thoughts, and he listened to the unfamiliar voice on the Bluetooth.
"Yes, what can I do for you? I'm driving. Please contact me tomorrow if it's convenient."
"Oh, it's like this. I'm from XG Law Firm. I'm a lawyer entrusted by your grandfather to handle some of your personal property and inheritance issues. The inheritance you can inherit is very large, so we need to meet in person to discuss it in detail. I'll explain any questions you have when the time comes. Can we meet as soon as possible? You and your wife need to meet the old man together."
If there is no unknown in life, what is the meaning of tomorrow?
Zhang Guoqing used to love this quote. His heart, sealed for 20 years, was suddenly about to be opened, and he was a little overwhelmed. He didn't know what was waiting for him, just as he didn't know what was waiting for him.
Even the strongest people experience sadness. Ever since he was little, he'd wondered who his parents were, and why someone had abandoned him, a normal boy with no disabilities. Twenty years ago, there were plenty of adopted boys, so there wouldn't have been a need to leave him at the doorstep of an orphanage.
So when he grew up and started getting adopted, he firmly refused. He figured if his family truly didn't want him, they would give him away, not to an orphanage, where boys could be given away for a small fee. He felt his parents must be facing a difficult situation and would come looking for him, so he had to stay where he was.
As he grew older, his hopes were dashed again. He knew he couldn't possibly wait for his parents to arrive. By the time he turned 20, he no longer had any extravagant hopes or needs. Abandonment was abandonment, no matter the reason. He wouldn't abandon his children, no matter the circumstances, and he wouldn't abandon his wife either.
The couple were looking forward to the arrival of this new life with great joy. Now, someone suddenly told him that his grandfather was looking for someone and was about to die. What about his parents?
Zhang Guoqing said with a puzzled look in his heart, "Then please come to our community in three hours and we can discuss it in detail then. Driving is not convenient."
Zhou Jiao looked at her husband in confusion. Seeing his gloomy face and the veins bulging on his hand on the steering wheel, she asked worriedly, "Honey, are you okay? Why don't you stop and rest for a while and let me drive?"
Zhang Guoqing took a deep breath. He couldn't let his pregnant wife worry. He had a lifelong lover, and they would have children of their own. He would still be the same person now that he had found his family. When the time came, the truth would be revealed. There was no need to worry. Safety was the most important thing.
"You're kidding! How can you open it when you're pregnant? It's okay. A lawyer is here and says he found my family. We'll talk after we meet with the lawyer in three hours. Don't worry, it's okay."
Zhou Jiao fell silent upon hearing this. She knew the man's heartache, and now she could only silently accompany him. As for the in-laws she had never met, she didn't care about them. To abandon such an excellent husband, she must be either crazy or had no other choice. She must have had her own reasons for waiting so long to find him.
It was just when the sun was setting, and the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the corner of the sky red. For some reason, it always seemed to give people a sense of loneliness and add a touch of melancholy.
I got home and just happened to connect with Lawyer Zhou. He was a plump, pale man in his late 40s who seemed very kind, with only the occasional glint in his eyes. Well, Zhou Jiao commented that this was a very good at playing the pig to eat the tiger.
After confirming his identity by seeing his lawyer's license, Lawyer Zhou introduced himself directly. He then explained the reason for his visit, which turned out to be a rather melodramatic story, one could easily find many online. If it weren't for the fact that it concerned her future in-laws, Zhou Jiao's imagination would have been blown away.
Zhang, the dashing and charming son of a wealthy family, falls in love with Zhang, a lonely, impoverished woman. However, he encounters obstacles: the woman, unmarried and pregnant, fears the consequences and goes to live alone with her distant cousin, who works in another city. Tragic and destitute, she suffers from severe bleeding after giving birth, and before her death, she leaves her contact information to ask her cousin to give the child to its biological father.
My cousin was so grief-stricken and angry that she made some mindless arrangements based on her own imagination of the TV plot. Well, a 20-year-old girl who had just graduated from elementary school felt resentful and hateful towards the newborn.
She was worried that her relatives in her hometown would hear the rumors and she would not be able to explain herself, but she did not want to take care of the child herself, so she hid her whereabouts and secretly placed the child in the L welfare home. She tried to call the man to inform him of the address and time of birth, but hung up without giving any details and hurriedly took Zhang Ma's ashes back to her hometown.
As a result, Zhang's father, who was thousands of miles away, rushed to L City overnight after receiving the call, but died in an accident before he could see his child. Fortunately, before leaving, he wrote a letter home to his grandfather, detailing the whole story, expressing his unwillingness to accept the arranged marriage.
Grandpa Zhang fainted and suffered a stroke after learning that his eldest son, of whom he was most proud, had an accident. Later, he found out from the letter left behind that the child was in an orphanage. At that time, he did not know that the woman had died and thought that she had abandoned the child.
After more than two years of treatment, the child's grandfather recovered and found out that the child was still in the welfare home. For some reason, he did not ask to take the child back.
Finally, three years later, after getting married and having a child, my cousin couldn't bear it and went to the L City Orphanage. She discovered that the child, who looked 60% like her mother, was still in the orphanage. Furious, she contacted the old man on her own. Only then did she learn that both the child's parents had passed away.
The old man went to the welfare home the next day. From a distance, he saw little Guoqing coaxing a crying child obediently. Seeing him carefully reading people's expressions and acting accordingly, the old man fainted on the spot due to a severe heartache.
After recovering, he found he couldn't face the child. Furthermore, his health had been poor for the past five years, and his ability to control the company had weakened. Keeping the child in front of him wasn't a good idea. He was the eldest son and grandson of the family. Bringing him home would be a thorn in the eyes of others. If he didn't bring him back, giving him his biological father's surname and including him in the family tree would be safe.
Later, we tried to arrange for someone to adopt the child, but the child refused. With no other options, we could only make an anonymous donation and keep an eye on the situation.
In recent years, he has secretly controlled the company and made a will. He originally planned to take the family of three back home after the child was born. Unfortunately, he was exhausted from long-term physical fatigue, so he was anxious to see his father one last time before his death.
"Mr. Zhang, your biological father's surname is also Zhang. Your grandfather, Mr. Zhang, is also listed as Zhang Guoqing in your family tree, but with an extra character. He gave him the name Zhang Yiqing according to clan rules. Also, I need to discuss the current situation of the Zhang family with you. You must first sign the property transfer documents under your name. These were specially arranged by your grandfather. Also, your parents were buried together at the XL Xilong Cemetery when you were five years old. You can go there directly when you have time. The tombstone will be erected in your name."
Zhang Guoqing took a deep breath and suddenly heard about his life story. He heard that his parents loved each other but eventually left each other, leaving him alone, and his only grandfather was only paying attention to him secretly.
He was somewhat bewildered, unsure of what would happen if he accepted the title of eldest son of the Zhang family. With his usual shrewdness and carefulness, he immediately understood the efficiency of his promotion within two years of work. This was undoubtedly Grandpa's arrangement. He also understood that his father's car accident might not have been an accident; the old man simply lacked evidence, or perhaps implicated a blood relative.
Thinking deeply about the fear, the accident in the college entrance examination and the accidents in college, maybe it was not because of my good luck that I avoided them. Maybe I was under the protection of the old man a long time ago. But is it necessary to enter the Zhang family's game now?
Accepting this inheritance is nothing to him. He and his wife can live a worry-free life with their own abilities. If something happens to his wife and children in the future, he will not forgive himself.
Life is like tea, calm down and face it. Right and wrong are innocent, the cause is in the past life. Forget it, just give up all these, wait until tomorrow to meet the old man, in the future, whether it is the Zhang family or not, I will still be the orphan Zhang Guoqing.
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