Within minutes, the sound of footsteps could be heard outside.
Upon seeing Jiang Xile return, Xiao Zhiyong and Zhou Mingxu tactfully went outside, leaving the father and daughter ample space to talk.
Seeing her daughter return, Jiang Yanshu finally felt a little more at ease.
"Lele, you...."
Before Jiang Yanshu could finish speaking, Jiang Xile took out the letter and the jade pendant in her hand.
Although the letter and jade pendant were always in the space, the space could not be exposed, so she had to go back to the educated youth settlement.
"I found this at home by accident; my mother hid it very well!"
Holding the letter and jade pendant in his hands, Jiang Yanshu trembled slightly. He stroked the jade pendant and said:
“This is a keepsake I gave to your mother years ago. This jade pendant was made by my grandmother before she passed away; it was a gift for her future granddaughter-in-law.”
Jiang Xile didn't say much after hearing this. She could naturally tell that the jade pendant was valuable; it was obviously an old item.
"The letter was left by my mother. It was only after reading the letter that I learned that my biological father was someone else."
Upon hearing Jiang Xile's words, Jiang Yanshu eagerly opened the letter.
The familiar handwriting on the letter, word by word, immediately brought back memories of when he first met Deng Chunxia.
It all feels like yesterday...
As Jiang Yanshu closed the letter, tears welled up in his eyes. It is said that men do not easily shed tears, only when they are truly heartbroken.
"Don't be sad. I think your mother in heaven would be very pleased to see us father and daughter reunited!"
Jiang Xile awkwardly comforted his newly appointed father, and it was truly heartbreaking to see such a rough man shedding tears.
Jiang Yanshu was not ugly; in fact, he was quite handsome. However, he was missing an eye, and the scar running down his face made him look somewhat ferocious.
Now that she's crying her eyes out, she naturally doesn't look very good!
"You, Lele...you acknowledge me! Call me Daddy...okay!"
Jiang Yanshu forced himself to control his emotions and looked at Jiang Xile nervously, asking her question.
Feeling a little embarrassed by Jiang Yanshu's gaze, Jiang Xile couldn't bear to refuse his request.
"dad..."
Hearing "Dad" fills Jiang Yanshu with joy. His face is now devoid of the pain and disappointment he felt earlier, replaced entirely by happiness.
"Oh...good daughter...haha...I, Jiang Yanshu, have a daughter! Haha...."
Overwhelmed with excitement, Jiang Yanshu could barely contain his emotions and wanted the whole world to know that he, Jiang Yanshu, had a daughter.
Outside the door, Zhou Mingxu and Xiao Zhiyong exchanged a glance, their eyes glistening with emotion, as they were also happy for Jiang Yanshu and her father.
They had all witnessed Jiang Yanshu's loneliness and hardship over the years... Now, their old leader had finally found a family.
After a while of joy, Jiang Yanshu gradually calmed down, pulled Jiang Xile to sit down on a chair, and the father and daughter chatted warmly.
Jiang Yanshu was eager to learn about all of Jiang Xile's past and every single one of her current preferences.
The two talked for an unknown amount of time until there was a knock on the door, at which point Jiang Yanshu stopped.
Zhou Mingxu walked in, enduring the resentful look from his former boss, and whispered a reminder:
"Chief, it's already 12:30, Miss must be hungry!"
Only after being reminded did Jiang Yanshu realize her mistake with annoyance.
"Lele, are you hungry? It's all Dad's fault for talking too much. Let's go eat, okay?"
"Let your brother Zhou drive us to the state-run restaurant in the commune for a good meal to celebrate our reunion as father and daughter!"
Jiang Xile naturally wouldn't refuse such a small favor. After all, she needed to eat anyway, and having someone drive and pay the bill was perfect.
"I'm fine with anything, I'll listen to Dad!"
After calling him "Dad" the first time, Jiang Xile felt less awkward calling him "Dad" afterward.
Perhaps due to their bloodline, Jiang Xile and Jiang Yanshu didn't feel awkward at all when they were together; on the contrary, they felt very natural.
Jiang Xile was taken away in a car!
The news spread rapidly after the car left the Progress Brigade, and everyone was speculating about Jiang Xile's identity.
Many people came to the brigade leader's house to inquire, but unfortunately, Li Tiejun did not know the inside story and was afraid of offending his superiors, so he kept quiet no matter who asked.
In the state-run restaurant, Jiang Yanshu put Jiang Xile first in everything. Jiang Xile could order whatever she wanted to eat, and the restaurant took meticulous care of her throughout the meal.
Xiao Zhiyong nudged Zhou Mingxu's arm and muttered:
"I never expected our boss to have such a fatherly side. If other people saw this, their eyes would probably pop out of their sockets!"
"Get out of here! Even food can't shut you up. Be careful, or the chief will punish you!"
Xiao Zhiyong curled his lip. He didn't believe that the man surnamed Zhou wasn't curious at all. He was clearly more gossipy than him, and he was always pretending to be serious.
On another note, Jiang Yanshu and Jiang Xile got along very well, and after the meal, it was obvious that they were even more harmonious together.
To make it easier to chat, Jiang Yanshu took Jiang Xile back to the guesthouse. Her daughter still hadn't given a clear answer about returning to the capital, and Jiang Yanshu couldn't help but feel uneasy.
"My dear daughter, you should really think about going back to the capital. The conditions there are definitely much better than in this countryside!"
Besides, we've just reunited as father and daughter, and Dad wants to spend more time with you. Look at my gray hair, I don't know how many more years I can be with you..."
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