Upon hearing the old lady's words, Huo Xiao immediately pointed at her nose and rebuked her:
"Don't try to claim kinship with me here. If it weren't for your advanced age, I would have had you kicked out onto the street."
The old lady hurriedly kowtowed: "Boss, don't be angry. I know Zhuangzhuang's brother is doing well, that's why I brought Zhuangzhuang here."
Just tell me, is his mother named Zhou Ling? She used to be my daughter-in-law.
Look, he looks so much like Zhuangzhuang, they're practically identical...
She started rambling on and on, and when she mentioned Zhou Ling, everyone was stunned.
Could it be that Zhou Mufeng really has a younger brother?
"Grandma, don't do this. It's just that we look alike. You can't make things difficult for others like this."
The boy in the wheelchair felt extremely embarrassed, his pale face showing shyness and panic.
The old lady turned to look at her grandson, her eyes red-rimmed.
"Zhuangzhuang, I'll do anything to save your life, I'll give you milk."
Zhou Mufeng, still dressed in his wedding attire, listened to their conversation with clenched fists, his face tense.
Miaomiao, who was standing next to him, had changed into a red cheongsam dress and was holding Mufeng's arm, with a similarly solemn expression.
"Mu Feng, didn't your mother mention anything about the past?" she asked.
He never mentioned his background, so she considerately didn't ask.
Unexpectedly, he himself was unaware of this.
The old lady had sharp ears; upon hearing her call Mu Feng, she immediately urged the boy named Zhuang Zhuang to call him "Brother Feng."
When Zhuangzhuang didn't call out, she became anxious and paced back and forth, repeatedly saying, "You child, call for help! Your brother is a celebrity; he'll definitely save you."
Later, they learned that Zhou Ling's mentally challenged husband had remarried after she ran away, and they had a son named Zhuangzhuang.
Unfortunately, last year, Zhuangzhuang was suddenly diagnosed with uremia, and his parents also died in a car accident.
An old woman was left behind to take Zhuangzhuang to seek medical treatment everywhere.
Treatment for uremia can cost 100,000 to 200,000 yuan. How much money could an old woman from the countryside have? Her savings would be quickly depleted.
At this time, a neighbor told her that she saw a person on the TV news who looked seven or eight parts like Zhuangzhuang. Could it be that Zhou Ling was pregnant when she left and gave birth to him?
The old lady's hope flickered, and she begged her nephew to take her and her grandson to Beijing. Following clues from the news, they found the place where Zhou Mufeng was holding his wedding.
Huo Xiao also realized that the old lady was acting so recklessly because of her grandson.
For ordinary people, a sum of one or two hundred thousand yuan is an astronomical figure; getting such a disease is tantamount to a death sentence.
He told the bride and groom to go home today and that he would handle the rest.
The old lady knew that if she continued to make a scene, she would only annoy people, so she clung to Huo Xiao as her lifeline and kept begging for mercy.
"Grandma, saving your grandson will require at least 200,000 yuan. I don't own a bank, and it's not easy for me to come up with so much money. How are you going to pay it back?"
"I have a good idea. Why don't we wait until Zhuangzhuang recovers and have him work at my company to pay off the debt?" he said, raising an eyebrow.
He wanted to force the old lady to back down in this way.
The old lady was indeed unhappy:
"You've got a clever plan. I need to rest and recuperate after I recover from my illness, so how could I possibly give you a job?"
Besides, Mu Feng is Zhuangzhuang's older brother; we should arrange for him to donate a kidney to Zhuangzhuang as soon as possible.
Huo Xiao was almost laughing in anger. Even if Mu Feng's body didn't allow him to donate organs, his behavior was still too despicable. Sacrificing one grandson to save another grandson?
"Think it over carefully. And I have another condition for helping you: Zhuangzhuang and Mufeng need to do a genetic test. If their genes don't match, meaning they're not related by blood, I won't care whether Zhuangzhuang lives or dies."
Huo Xiao said in a serious tone.
If she really wants to save Zhuangzhuang, she shouldn't reject him so quickly.
The old lady's hair was thinning and white, showing her advanced age. Her face, full of wrinkles, showed only a hint of shrewdness and exhaustion.
She asked curiously, "What are genes? Can that prove the relationship between Mu Feng and Zhuang Zhuang?"
Huo Xiao: "That's right, otherwise, if you have no proof, how can I believe you?"
Strictly speaking, we also need to investigate whether you and Zhuangzhuang are related to Grandma Sun.
The old lady's face turned pale, and she hurriedly retorted, "What are you saying? I'm not Zhuangzhuang's grandma, would I be so heartbroken? Would I be so shameless?"
She does have self-awareness.
Her entire family is gone, and relatives and friends avoid her because she borrowed money from them. She is a good grandmother because she never abandoned her sick child.
However, her matter-of-fact attitude is unsettling.
Huo Xiao arranged for them to stay in a hotel while they awaited the results of the genetic testing.
Actually, he was conflicted. This was Zhou Ling's family matter, but when he thought about how she was dead, he wondered why he should bother with it. He should handle things properly because Mu Feng was Lu Wanqing's son-in-law.
When Zhang Leilei found out, she also supported his decision.
One cannot live in hatred forever; let bygones be bygones.
The group has a charitable foundation. If it can save anyone, why can't it be Zhuangzhuang?
If Zhuangzhuang is indeed Mufeng's younger brother, then he should be saved even more.
However, for Zhou Mufeng, agreeing to this genetic test was tantamount to revealing his background to everyone.
His mentally challenged father and his foolish mother from his youth both require time for him to adjust.
“Mu Feng, if you don’t want to do it, I can send Zhuang Zhuang back and arrange treatment at a local hospital. Don’t worry about the expenses; we’ll use the group’s charity fund,” Huo Xiao asked for his opinion.
How could Zhou Mufeng pretend that none of this had happened?
Zhuangzhuang looks so much like me when I was young. The shock was no less than when I heard that Miaomiao had gone missing.
He was struggling and hesitant inside, not wanting Miaomiao to be involved in ethical disputes, nor wanting his parents-in-law to be criticized because of him.
During this difficult time, Lu Wanqing and Lin Ye not only prepared a delicious meal for the young couple, but also comforted him, saying:
“Now we are family, and we support all your decisions. Miaomiao told me that you know about your background. It’s nothing. Everyone has a past.”
Your father and I both came from that county town.
As she spoke, Lu Wanqing recounted her experiences of being sent to the countryside.
Zhou Mufeng looked at them gratefully, his eyes welling up with tears.
Miaomiao patted his shoulder to support him, then her eyes lit up and she suggested:
"Mom and Dad, how about we expand the group's business there? That would be supporting the development of our hometown."
My father's hometown is my hometown.
Mu Feng's hometown is also my hometown.
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