Chapter 267
It was already midnight when Lin Nanzhi returned home. He did not go to Grandma Lin's house, but went back to Lin's mother's house in the village to sleep. He did not go to Grandma Lin's house until the next day.
When we arrived, there were already many people sitting in the yard, chatting in groups of three or four. When they saw Lin Nanzhi, they said, "Zhizhi is here," and Lin Nanzhi responded with a smile.
When I entered the room, I saw Lin Nanxuan was there too.
"When did you come?"
"I came back with my mom yesterday."
"No delay?"
"No problem. I've taken three months of annual leave."
"Aren't you pregnant? Be careful."
"I know. I'm not a child anymore."
Lin Nanzhi shrugged as he walked into Grandma Lin's room. Grandpa Lin, Mother Lin, his aunt and eldest aunt were all in Grandma Lin's room, as well as two other relatives from Mother Lin's side.
Lin Nanzhi greeted everyone one by one before looking at Grandma Lin lying on the bed. She was asleep with her eyes closed.
"Are you back? Have you finished your business there?"
"Not yet. I'm worried that I'll be back soon."
Lin's mother nodded and said nothing more. Instead, her aunt and uncle started chatting. Lin Nanzhi casually agreed with a few words and hurried out to chat with Lin Nanxuan.
Grandma Lin's illness got better under the care of Lin's mother, and she was able to get out of bed. Coincidentally, it was the birthday of both Grandma Lin and Grandpa Lin, and the family held an 82nd birthday party for them.
The two people's birthdays were only five days apart, on the 20th and 25th of the lunar calendar, and the New Year came just after the birthday celebration.
The day before New Year's Eve, everyone started cleaning their homes, and the Lin family was no exception. However, this year, with the help of robots, it saved a lot of trouble.
"Alas, Lin Nanxuan was still here last year, but this year she went to someone else's house to celebrate the New Year."
Upon hearing this, Lin's mother raised her hand and gently hit Lin Nanzhi, who blinked innocently.
This year, the Lin family still celebrated the New Year together, but not all members were present.
Lin Nanxuan got married this year and did not spend the New Year at home, but in the capital. Lin Nanye had never been to her grandmother's house to celebrate the New Year since she was a child. After seeing that her grandmother fell ill, she thought about her own grandparents who were also very old, so she went to Chen's house to celebrate the New Year this year.
The Chen family used to live in the mountains, but now they have moved to the town, so Lin Nanye went to the town to celebrate the New Year.
Lin's mother went back to the Yun family to celebrate the New Year, and Lin Nanzhi accompanied her, while Lin Nanxun remained at the Lin family to celebrate the New Year with the whole family.
On New Year's Eve, Lin Nanzhi and his mother did not need to go as guests, but his mother was busy as she could not sit still, while Lin Nanzhi was sending Happy New Year's Eve messages to his friends.
Soon a phone call interrupted the scene.
She saw the caller ID on her phone show an overseas number, and instantly thought of who might be calling. Her heartbeat quickened, and she felt inexplicably nervous. She was so excited that her hands were shaking, and she clicked the connect button just as the call was about to hang up.
"Hello, how are you..." A clear female voice greeted Lin Nanzhi in extremely unstandard Chinese. Perhaps it was because she had just learned Chinese, she hesitated after greeting him, not knowing how to start.
Lin Nanzhi then said to her in Russian: "Hello, I can understand Russian, you can communicate in Russian."
The girl opposite him heaved a sigh of relief, her tone brightened: "That's great.
I would like to ask, are you Ms. Lin Nanzhi? "
"Yes."
"Hello, I saw the missing person notice you posted, and your phone number was on it, so I called you. A few years ago, my grandparents did have a daughter who went missing, but I'm not sure. Can we add each other as friends and chat in detail?"
"Can."
"Can you add me here? Here's my cell phone number."
"OK."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Nanzhi logged into the Russian VK website, searched the number, added the friend, and the other party quickly replied and sent a long message.
Lin Nanzhi took a look and found that the details inside matched all those of Lin's mother.
The time he went missing, his age when he went missing, his childhood photos, and a birthmark on his body.
After reading it, she didn't dare to guarantee it. To be on the safe side, she decided to be 100% sure before telling Lin's mother the news. She would decide then.
[I’m still not sure, can I do DNA?]
The other side replied immediately:
[Of course, but... my grandparents have passed away, and my parents also passed away a long time ago, so I am the only one left, and DNA may not be accurate.]
Lin Nanzhi frowned.
This is difficult.
At the same time, there was some inexplicable tension.
If it wasn't her fault, then she was just too happy for nothing. If it was her fault... her mother's biological parents and brother are all gone, and she only has her niece. She must feel regretful and sad.
[I remember that my grandparents left a genetic test at the hospital, just in case something like this happens, so…]
Lin Nanzhi: [I understand. I will collect the samples and send them to you soon. Can you send me the address?]
The other party sent the address quickly. Lin Nanzhi took a look and found that it was in Moscow.
Blood is the most accurate test, but... even if it is sent by plane, it will take two days, and I don't know if it can be used again. So she went to Lin's mother's room to get her toothbrush, and asked her to chew gum and took the gum, which had saliva on it, and finally pulled out two hairs.
As for the blood, forget it. We’ll see if it can be used first. I just don’t know how to get it without arousing suspicion.
After getting the sample, I packed it in a special protective bag and sent it to the international express company to ship it out.
When I got home, dinner was ready.
The Yun family also has a large number of children.
Grandpa and Grandma Lin had a total of six children, three sons and three daughters. The eldest was a son, with three sons and two daughters; the second was the eldest sister, with four children, two sons and two daughters; the third was a son, with two daughters, one adopted and one biological; the fourth was a daughter, with two sons and one daughter; the fifth was the adopted daughter of Lin's mother, and with Lin Nanye, there were two sons and two daughters. The last one, the sixth, was also a son, with only one son.
The eldest and second daughters have no parents-in-law and are completely self-reliant, so they have spent the New Year together in previous years. However, the second daughter no longer likes her current husband and wants a divorce. Grandma and Grandpa Lin disagreed, so she went out to work. After a big fight, she said she would sever ties with them and has not returned since.
The second son-in-law is honest and well-liked by the two old people, but Lin Nanzhi knows that he is a domestic violence man, and the second aunt wants a divorce because she can't stand it anymore. However, his parents are old-fashioned and think that their daughter will not only live a bad life after divorce, but will also be laughed at by neighbors, so they don't agree, which is why they broke off the relationship.
Because of what happened with the second aunt, although the two were angry when Lin's mother divorced, they did not have the same resolute attitude as they did with the second aunt.
Now that Lin's mother is getting better and better, she will reflect on what happened in the past, but the second aunt is also stubborn. If she says she will break off the relationship, she really does. She has never come back for more than ten years and has not even called.
At the dinner table, the two of them were obviously thinking about this matter, and they were a little depressed while eating.
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