Seeing Song Sanhe's solemn expression, Song Lan paused for a moment before continuing, "After the liberation of the whole country, they went to look for you, but after arriving there, they searched for miles around but couldn't find the sister-in-law who was entrusted with the task."
For many years afterward, they placed advertisements in the newspapers looking for you, and quite a few came to your door to claim kinship, but they were all just trying to take advantage of the situation.
Until the moment they saw you, they were certain you were the son they were looking for.
As for Old Master Chen saying that her appearance was practically a carbon copy of Old Master Chen's wife when she was eighteen or nineteen, Song Lan had no intention of telling Song Sanhe and Li Jumei at the moment.
To be more precise, the fact that she looks like a carbon copy of Old Mrs. Chen when she was young is something she will never say in her lifetime.
This wasn't just because Song Lan didn't want Song Sanhe and his wife to misunderstand her, thinking she was opportunistic; it was also because she recognized that Old Master Chen and his wife were of unusual status.
She thought she could use her resemblance to Old Mrs. Chen to further confirm the relationship between the Chen family and Song Sanhe, so that she could gain some benefits from the Chen family after the two families recognized each other.
Furthermore, whether or not Song Lan acknowledges her relatives is not important at all. Moreover, in her opinion, given Song Sanhe and Li Jumei's open-minded and reasonable nature, they should be able to distinguish the truth from falsehood after listening to her complete account of the matter.
After all, the elderly Mr. and Mrs. Chen are so old, they wouldn't joke about such a thing and trick someone else's son into coming to their side. Most importantly, even if they wanted to trick someone, given their status, would they need to trick a country bumpkin?
Moreover, as Mrs. Chen said, she left behind a keepsake to facilitate future family reunions.
It is also said that the woman from the peasant family to whom she entrusted the task was named Huaihua.
The name "locust flower" must be familiar to Song Sanhe and his wife.
What's your mother's name?
Li Jumei suddenly asked Song Sanhe.
"..."
After a moment of stunned silence, Song Sanhe spoke: "Wang Huaihua."
Li Jumei immediately fell silent.
At this moment, Song Sanhe looked at Song Lan and said, "I know about the matter, but whether I am your grandparents' biological child or not is up to your grandparents to decide."
However, even though I wasn't born to your grandmother, in my heart she will always be my mother and your grandmother.
He won't forget who raised him with love and care just because a couple with a prominent background suddenly appears, or who taught him how to be a person and helped him get married.
"Dad, I understand what you mean."
Song Lan smiled and said, "Considering that my grandmother's eyes are still recovering, yesterday Grandma Chen and the others wanted to talk to her about what happened back then in order to confirm what they said. When I heard this, I immediately stopped them and told them to talk to her again in a couple of days to confirm."
After a brief pause, Song Lan looked apologetic and continued, "Dad, I hope you won't blame me for acting on my own initiative. You should be able to guess..."
The moment Grandma Chen and the others saw you and believed you were their long-lost son, it was already destined that the two elderly people would have to find Grandma to confirm it.
"I understand, it's not your fault."
Song Sanhe nodded slightly; he wasn't so confused as to take his anger out on someone without distinguishing right from wrong.
On the other hand, is it necessary to take your anger out on your own child over such a small matter?
"Alright, alright, it's not a big deal. It just means you might have a few more relatives. You two don't need to make such a fuss!"
Li Jumei waved her hand casually, seemingly unaffected by what Song Lan had said, and said with a smile:
"If it's true, then we'll just have to be filial to our parents, which is really nothing to me."
She was speaking to Song Sanhe, who found it somewhat amusing: "Only you don't keep things to yourself."
"Honey, you're just trying to say I'm carefree."
Li Jumei rolled her eyes at Song Sanhe and said, "Let me tell you, I always keep things in mind, especially when someone dares to mess with me. If I can teach them a lesson on the spot, I will. If not, I will find a chance to get back at them."
She's never one to suffer a loss!
"Your mother doesn't actually get into many conflicts with people in the village. She has a cheerful and generous personality, she's just a little feisty at times..."
Song Sanhe thought he was helping Li Jumei with some minor corrections, and was worried that Song Lan would develop a bad impression of Li Jumei. Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, Li Jumei interrupted him:
"Song Sanhe, what do you mean? Aren't you just trying to say I'm a shrew?! So what if I'm a shrew? If someone's blind and messes with me, am I supposed to just suffer in silence if I don't try to settle the score?"
"What are you saying? That's not what I meant, I..."
Song Sanhe tried to explain, but Li Jumei glared at him and interrupted him again: "Then what do you mean? Tell me, I want to hear how you're going to defend yourself."
"Meizi, the children are here, can you please stop being unreasonable?!"
Song Sanhe's eyes seemed to say, "I'm begging you!"
"Who's being unreasonable? Song Sanhe, I think you've got an itchy ear, haven't you? Fine, I'll treat it for you right now!"
Li Jumei gritted her teeth and grabbed Song Sanhe's ear.
"Let go! Let go right now! How am I supposed to save face like this?!"
Despite the pain in his ear, Song Sanhe spoke to Li Jumei in a low voice, winking repeatedly at her to ask her to give him some face.
Song Lan watched all this and couldn't help but laugh. She knew her mother didn't mean to embarrass her father, and she also knew her father wasn't displeased by her mother's actions.
Or to put it bluntly, aren't the parents' words and actions at this moment a sign of the couple's affection and a testament to their good relationship?
Hearing her laughter and seeing Qin Yanzheng's uncomfortable expression, Li Jumei belatedly realized what was happening, released Song Sanhe's ear, and said with an awkward laugh, "Your dad and I were just joking around, just pretend you didn't see anything."
"Yes, yes, your mom was just joking with me. Don't take what you just saw to heart."
Song Sanhe continued Li Jumei's words, trying to smooth things over with a normal expression.
"Huh? Dad, Mom, did something happen just now? I'm sorry, I was thinking about something and didn't notice anything."
Song Lan pretended to be stupid.
Qin Yanzheng suppressed a laugh and chimed in, "Me too."
Song Sanhe and Li Jumei could easily tell that Song Lan and Qin Yanzheng were pretending not to notice, not wanting them to feel uncomfortable. They both coughed in unison, and Li Jumei changed the subject:
"There's something I'd like to tell you, so I'll say it now. Just listen to it as casual conversation."
Song Lan cooperated readily, her bright eyes brimming with curiosity.
Li Jumei: "Previously, that educated youth, Yuan, refused to marry Gousheng, but four days ago, she was caught doing *that* with Gousheng in the woods."
She figured she couldn't endure life in the educated youth compound any longer, so she and Gou Sheng took a letter of introduction from the brigade leader and went to town to get their marriage certificate.
Song Lan: "Why couldn't she hold on? Did the other educated youth in the educated youth compound do something to her?"
"The other educated youth in the educated youth compound collectively protested to the brigade, demanding that Yuan, the educated youth, move out of the educated youth compound and find another place to live."
Yuan Zhiqing had previously gotten involved with several young men in our village, especially after she was rescued from the river the first time she fell in.
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