"My mother, who was over five years old at the time, was responsible for taking care of my two younger brothers. But she just went to the toilet and one of my brothers was missing. She blamed herself and was scared. The whole family mobilized the villagers to search everywhere for him, but there was no trace of him."
In that turbulent era, abandoning a child was not uncommon, and everyone advised the mother-in-law to be more open-minded, saying that she still had two children left and she had to get on with life.
"But grandma seemed to have changed. She no longer liked to laugh. She told mom that no matter how long it took, she must find her brother back."
Later, the war ended, the family left their relatives' home and returned to their devastated home to start a new life.
My husband changed his career from a war reporter to an ordinary reporter, and my grandmother continued to be a doctor, but my mother grew up in the guilt and self-blame of losing her brother.
"Even after she got married and had me, she never gave up and continued to look for her brother. As the saying goes, those who work hard will find some clues."
Through the photo of my second uncle, someone found someone who looked almost exactly like my second uncle in the neighboring county where my third uncle was stolen.
"But my mother only got the address and didn't have time to verify it. She and my father both died in a car accident."
"So you came to us specifically through that address?" Qiao Zhixia asked.
Xu Xiaolan's heart was numb with pain and she had lost all feeling. She recalled calmly:
"Yes, my parents and daughter all met with misfortune at that time, and the culprits were my ex-husband and my second uncle's family. I was already desperate, and I thought that maybe I should fulfill my mother's last wish before I died. Maybe it was God's will that I met you guys selling vegetables in the county town."
"Weren't it that man and Bai Nanqing who harmed you? Why are you involving your second uncle again? Why did your second uncle help that man to kill his own sister's family?" Qiao Zhixia was angry and confused.
"Because he was addicted to gambling, he owed a lot of debts. At first, my mother paid off his debts for him out of the relationship between brother and sister, but he didn't know how to restrain himself. Even his original wife couldn't stand it and ran away with the children. He soon married a neighbor in the compound who was widowed with Bai Nanqing and her sister after divorce, and became the stepfather of Bai Nanqing and her sister. My mother didn't want to care about him anymore, but he hated my mother.
He heard from somewhere that my father-in-law left a box of gold bars and gave it to my mother for safekeeping, saying that it would be given to my third uncle after he was found in the future. He asked to split it with my mother, saying that my third uncle could not be returned. My mother did not expect that her own brother had lost his humanity, so she said that she had taken care of my third uncle.
They were probably afraid that the Third Uncle would be found, so he took the initiative and encouraged Bai Nanqing to seduce Qi Heng and send his sister's family to prison. Then he recklessly squandered the property that did not belong to him and lived a luxurious life of luxury. "
At this point, Xu Xiaolan gritted her teeth.
Although Xu Xiaolan didn't know why Qi Heng was convinced that her parents had killed his family, she was certain that her second uncle's family must have been behind this.
No matter whether he was tricked by Bai Nanqingli or he deliberately made up an excuse, it doesn't matter now, they all deserve to die!!!
After hearing so much from her, Qiao Zhixia finally calmed down. "So when you said you would tell me the truth when the time was right, was it because you knew that those people were not only your enemies, but also my enemies?"
Xu Xiaolan was very sure: "Second uncle knows that third uncle is still alive and that you are his daughter. They will not welcome you. They will only worry about being exposed. They may even monopolize the box of gold left by the master and get rid of you. They are our common enemy."
"So that box of gold is real?" Qiao Zhixia couldn't believe it.
"Yes, my mother deposited the gold in a bank in Hong Kong. If you want to withdraw it, you must have a certificate, and the certificate is in my hand."
Qiao Zhixia received too much information today and it was difficult to digest it for a while.
"I will investigate this matter first. If you are really my cousin, I will be happy to acknowledge you as my relative..."
Xu Xiaolan did not force her to accept it and promised to give her time to investigate.
She provided the current address of her second uncle and suggested that she could do a DNA test by Guo and compare it with Qiao Xinguo's blood sample to find out whether they were brothers.
After Qiao Zhixia returned, she arranged for someone to go to the address provided by Xu Xiaolan to investigate the information of the so-called second uncle.
At the same time, she also planned to find a professional to look up some past events when Xu Xiaolan's parents were alive.
The matter was of great importance, and she would not listen to anyone's one-sided opinion.
After arranging these things, she received a call from Qin Yunlang, who called her a week before leaving Guangzhou and said he had begun to miss her.
After she left, he called her twice a day, whispered in her ear and said sweet words that made her blush and her heart beat faster.
Although Qiao Zhixia thought he seemed childish sometimes, she had to admit that she loved hearing sweet words from good-looking people.
The two chatted about their work and the kids over the phone. Finally, Qiao Zhixia remembered that she needed his help in person.
"My business is planning to expand into Hong Kong City, and I have invited several big stars to record a show to promote it, but many of them are busy, so can you help me..."
"Okay, tell me the list of people you invited and I will make the arrangements." The man's voice was gentle on the other end of the phone.
Qiao Zhixia finally let go of her worries. She knew that with Qin Yunlang's presence, no matter how arrogant those artists were, they would not dare to offend the Qin family in Gangcheng.
"I'm not a person who doesn't seek rewards. You have to compensate me when I come back." Qin Yunlang said in an ambiguous tone.
Qiao Zhixia entangled her fingers with the telephone cord and played with it. "Okay, you decide."
"Then it's okay for you to kiss me now, right?"
"Let's talk about it later..."
Sure enough, the next day, Director Yang called and said that a new all-star lineup had been invited and that they had started making new promotional posters.
Qiao Zhixia didn't notice at all. What really mattered was Bai Nanqing and others who saw the poster.
"Oh my God! This has to be fake, right?" Mia, who had been slapped by Qiao Zhixia, was now holding up the fresh All-Star poster with her mouth wide open in disbelief.
There are nine people in total on the poster, including not only the five most influential singers and movie stars in Hong Kong, but also the four most popular screen stars in mainland China.
What is most difficult for them to accept is that the person standing in the middle and being the center of attention is Shu Xin, whom they despise the most.
"Damn! Is she worthy of this child star? Isn't Qiao slapping Sister Nan Qing in the face?"
Although Bai Nanqing didn't say anything, her gloomy face and the hand that was clenching the wine glass showed her anger.
"Don't worry, I will let Young Master Qin know that if he doesn't cut ties with this woman, it will only bring him countless troubles..."
A few days later, Qiao Zhixia successfully obtained the information of Xu Xiaolan's second uncle, as well as the founders of Qi Heng and Siyuan Daily Chemicals.
She sat in the sunlight by the window and opened the heavy briefcase.
As expected of a professional team, the information is very rich, including photos, texts, and past newspapers and magazines.
She first picked up the personal information of Xu Xiaolan's second uncle. When she saw the man's face clearly, she was stunned...