Chapter 416 Lin Cuicui is Mr. Ke’s daughter
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Ke Lao's tears kept coming out. "We've been looking for him all these years, but there's no news at all. No one knows where the fellow villager and the child went."
Tang Yue nodded, and Old He sighed, "Hey, we all know about Lao Ke's family. Over the years, many people have come to claim to be Lao Ke's daughter, but they were always seen through by Lao Ke and his wife, and they were unsuccessful."
"It was quite a stir at first, but then everyone got used to it."
Mr. Ke didn't let go of Tang Yue's hand. "Xiao Yueyue, how did you know I have a daughter?"
Mr. Ke thought there was no need for the child to inquire about their family's news and then come to recognize his relatives. The main reason was that at this time, he was nothing. Others were busy hiding, so who would want to wade into their family's muddy water?
Even his sons, haha, didn’t they publish in the newspapers to cut off ties with him?
Tang Yue was still conscious, "Grandpa Ke, where's your wife?"
Mr. Ke paused for a moment. "She was in poor health. If she had been sent down to the farm, she would definitely not have survived. We divorced before that. And then I was sent down."
"I don't know who she's living with now."
Tang Yue narrowed her eyes and asked, "Haven't your sons contacted you?"
At this point, both Mr. Ke and Mr. He were silent. They wanted to say that they probably didn't know where they were sent to. However, it had been so long, and if they were willing, they would definitely find out.
But the two of them hadn't received anything at all, not even a letter, which was very telling.
Tang Yue's lips curled slightly. Another unfilial descendant of the same family. "Haha, Grandpa Ke, your family's education is not very good."
Old Ke smiled helplessly, "Yes, every family has its own problems. They're probably all afraid that I'll get them into trouble."
Tang Yue declined to comment. Seeing that Mr. Ke was still staring at her, Tang Yue didn't keep him in suspense. "The last time I came here, I always felt that you were very familiar and friendly. Moreover, it seemed that you looked a bit like someone else."
Mr. Ke didn't even dare to blink. Tang Yue continued, "I didn't think about it at the time. Later, I saw a father and son recognizing each other, and I suddenly knew who looked like you."
As she spoke, Tang Yue pulled out a photo from her pocket. It was the photo of their family taken when Tang Shengkai was about to go on a mission. However, the first photo Tang Yue took out was a solo photo of Lin Cuicui herself.
The woman in the black and white photo had a beautiful smile, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a chubby face. It was obvious that she was well-maintained. When Mr. Ke saw this photo, he couldn't take his eyes off it.
He was certain that this was his daughter. However, he still had doubts. "Xiao Yueyue, the age doesn't match. This girl looks only a little over 20 years old. My daughter..."
"She's 28 this year and will be 29 after the Lunar New Year."
Mr. Ke's hand trembled slightly as he held the photo, and his tears flowed even more violently. He looked up at Tang Yue, "She, where is she?"
Tang Yue patted Mr. Ke's back gently and said, "She is my mother. She is in South Island now." As she spoke, she took out a photo of their family. When Mr. Ke heard that she was Xiao Yueyue's mother, the old father was very sad.
When he took the photo, he instinctively looked at Tang Shengkai, wondering what kind of man his daughter had married. He looked quite energetic. But how could he have fathered so many children? How much suffering must his daughter have endured?
Tang Yue found Mr. Ke's constantly changing expressions quite amusing. Her mother might not even recognize him, but he was already picking on her father.
"I don't know anything about my grandmother's family. My mother never told us about it. I guess she had a very unhappy childhood."
Mr. Ke didn't bother to look at Tang Shengkai anymore; he was more interested in knowing how his daughter was doing. Tang Yue nitpicked and recounted their life in Qiligou and how they had fled to South Island.
Everyone sighed in emotion. Lai Xiang also saw a photo of Lin Cuicui. She added, "I still remember the first time I met Xiao Yueyue and her family. Back then, Sister Lin was completely different from what she looks like in the photo."
Yueyue, it seems like you are living really well in South Island."
Lai Xiang looked at Tang Yue with a smile. As long as little Yueyue was doing well, she would be happy.
Old Ke blamed himself even more, but Tang Yue didn't give him the chance to blame himself any more. "Grandpa Ke, I don't know what my mother thinks, and I'm not sure if she is really your daughter. I have to ask her carefully when I get home."
"No, Xiao Yueyue, she, your mother, must be my daughter. There's no mistake. Her eyebrows and eyes are exactly the same as mine when I was young. Alas, I don't have any photos now, but really, her eyebrows and eyes are exactly the same as mine back then."
"I..." Here, Mr. Ke got stuck. "Forget it, I'll just deny it." He shook his head and turned his face towards the wall, crying silently.
Mr. He just patted Mr. Ke's shoulders twice and said nothing.
Lai Jiaxing and Wu Jinghua also understood why Mr. Ke said that. They were in their current situation, and if they told him about it, it would bring trouble to Tang Yue's family.
In Mr. Ke's mind, Lin Cuicui had lived a hard enough life. It didn't make sense that just when their lives were getting better, they were messed up by this newly recognized father.
Tang Yue smiled. "It doesn't matter. The truth will eventually come out. As long as you haven't done anything to let down the motherland or the people, the people's judgment will definitely be fair."
Several people were moved to tears. Tang Jianye had never thought that Tang Yue had lived such a life before. But why did he feel that the man in the photo looked familiar?
He thought with some amusement, could it be that Xiao Yueyue's father is not his mother's biological son? This is too ridiculous.
Old Ke calmed himself down and turned to look at Tang Yue. The more he looked at her, the more he liked her. "Yueyue, let's not tell your mother for now. It's not easy for her to have a good life. She's been without parents for so many years, and she's been doing pretty well. Let's just keep living like this."
As he spoke, Mr. Ke smiled, but his tears flowed even harder. "We all owe her our lives. Knowing that she's doing well now, I'm relieved. So be it. From now on, I'll never look for my daughter again."
Those words filled the room with heartache. This was a veteran who had defended his country, having spent half his life in combat. How hard could it have been for him to deny his long-sought daughter after confirming with his own eyes that she was found?
"Grandpa Ke, you don't have to rush to conclusions. Actually, I..."
Old Ke waved his hand and said, "Yueyue, your family is doing well, which is better than anything else. I, an old man, will definitely work hard to live. I'm waiting, waiting for the day you mentioned. I believe that the people's judgment is fair."
At this moment, Mr. Ke's eyes were extremely solemn. He must live well, waiting for the day of redress. As long as he still had that day, he would bring his little princess back in a grand ceremony.
Tang Yue stayed for a while longer. Mr. Ke didn't ask her to call him Grandpa, and Tang Yue herself didn't have such an idea. Although she didn't know whether Mr. Ke and his wife had really been looking for her mother for so many years as they said.
Judging from Mr. Ke's facial features, she felt that he was a good person. So, regardless of whether they were related or not, she decided to take good care of the two elderly people.
After quietly putting 500 yuan under the pillows of the two elders, Tang Yue and others left.
When they arrived at Lai Xiang's house, Tang Yue asked Tang Jianye to unload a lot of things from the car, including milk powder and other nutritional supplements.
"Sister Lai, while I'm away, Grandpa Ke and Grandpa He will have to take care of everything. They have too many things to store there, so I can only leave them with you for now."
Lai Xiang glared at Tang Yue. "Xiao Yueyue, are you still going to be so reserved between us?"
Tang Jianye drove away from Lai Xiang's house. "Tang Jianye, let's go to the captain's house."
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