As it was getting dark, the couple decided to go back to their residence and cook their own dinner. Although Meng Tao liked Cantonese cuisine and dim sum, she had eaten too much recently and was a little tired of it. However, Shen Yu only loved the vegetables, fruits and melons grown in the space.
After dinner, Shen Yu helped Meng Tao look for something in the small space building. It was the leather bag that was slashed by Hu Laosi. Meng Tao remembered putting it into the space, but she didn't know where she put it.
They couldn't find it upstairs or downstairs. Finally, Meng Tao used the rules of space and saw the backpack flying out from the storage room. Meng Tao breathed a sigh of relief. She was worried that she would inadvertently clean out the broken bag and throw it away as garbage, but that would leave a big suspense. The film might really contain what they want.
Shen Yu turned over his purse, and out came three photos of Meng Tao, a few cute little handicrafts bought on the street, and the roll of film.
When I opened the photo to the light, all I could see was the image of a woman, and I couldn't make out her facial features. I'll have to wait until it's developed to know.
The next day, the couple sent the film to the photo studio and had it developed and dried expedited. After receiving the photos, they returned to their residence and looked at them carefully one by one. After looking at thirty-four of the thirty-six photos, there was no photo of Meng Tao. It was obvious that Hu Laosi was careless and did not take all the films. He just grabbed one at random and missed the negative of Meng Tao.
Meng Tao had no intention of settling the score with Hu Laosi at this moment, because compared with finding her mother-in-law, that was nothing.
I thought the roll of film was useless and all the photos on the table were wasted, but when I saw the last photo, there was a sudden change: Shen Yu held the photo tightly, staring at it motionlessly, then took it away and brought it back to his face. Meng Tao was sitting opposite him and didn't dare to disturb him, but Shen Yu handed the photo to him: "I found it!"
Meng Tao took it and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh my God, this is really... it seems so?"
Shen Yu suppressed himself and was slightly excited: "Although her hair is messy and covers her eyebrows and eyes, and there are scars on her face, I am sure it is her!"
"Well, her eyes, the shape of the lower half of her face, and the way she looks at people are very similar to those of the Xu cousins!"
Shen Yu hugged Meng Tao and said, "Wife, it's a good thing you remembered the film. Although the danger from the 'Golden Shark' has been eliminated, from the photos, her situation doesn't seem to be good. We must go find her without delay!"
According to Tian Zhigao, Dad will probably meet Mom in Country D many years later. So, at this time... I think I can tell Dad and let him participate. What do you think?"
"Well, since there is a photo, this person really exists. We should tell Dad. If we keep it a secret, he might blame us in the future. Dad will definitely want to find Mom himself."
"Then I'll send you back to the capital, and then take a long vacation to meet up with Dad in Province D?"
"This matter in Beijing also needs to be explained to grandpa and grandma. Let's go back to D Province directly. I will stay at home in the provincial capital, and you and dad will go back to Beijing."
"It's definitely not that easy to find someone with just a photo. You have to run around everywhere and leave at any time day or night. You can't stand it. Be good and listen. Come back to your grandma in Beijing. I will call you every day."
"I will stay in the steel factory and not run away with you."
"You're home alone?"
"Don't we still have Xiao Wangcai? My main purpose is... hehe!"
Meng Tao met her man's doting and reproachful eyes and had to admit, "You know, I bought so many local specialties from Ma Fengnian last fall and winter, and he agreed to help me collect more this year. If I give them all to Zhang Fu, he won't have enough space to handle it, so I have to go there myself."
Shen Yu lowered his eyes and pondered, Meng Tao was busy assuring him: "You know I'm in good health, I'm fine, I took the train to and from school, it was very stable."
Shen Yu knew his wife too well. He pinched her face and said, "Take the train to Mengzhou? Zhou Cuiling is about to hold a wedding banquet. Aren't you going to attend? I think you can run faster than anyone else."
"Husband!" Meng Tao acted coquettishly.
Shen Yu was also helpless. With his personality, he couldn't stand his wife's coquetry, so he just wanted to go along with her and do whatever she wanted: "If you can guarantee your safety, I'll make an excuse for you at grandma's place. Just say that Dad wants us to spend New Year's Day in the capital of Province D and stay a few more days."
"Oh yeah!"
"But you have to be obedient and can't drive by yourself. I'll send someone over to follow you."
"No? It's inconvenient for me to move around if someone follows me."
"Is it difficult to get someone out of the way for a while?"
"All right."
"Also, you can't stay in Mengzhou for too long. Return to your home in the provincial capital as soon as possible. I want to call you."
The next morning, Shen Yu went out to call Sun Hong. Sun Hong came over and they talked for a while. Then Sun Hong drove the couple to the airport and bought tickets to fly to Province D.
After returning to the steel factory in Province D, Director Shen was overjoyed to see his son and daughter-in-law suddenly come. He was especially happy when he saw that his daughter-in-law had a bulging belly. He was even more delighted to think that he would have his grandson in two or three months.
He quickly called Master Jiang to prepare delicious food for his daughter-in-law. If Shen Yu had not stopped him, Director Shen would have wanted to hold a big banquet and invite old friends and colleagues to have a drink so that everyone could share the joy of being a grandfather.
He never expected that there was a bigger surprise waiting for him.
Of course, this surprise might be a little too much for him at first.
After dinner, Shen Yu asked Meng Tao to rest first. He made several phone calls in succession in the study, and then went downstairs to find Director Shen. The father and son sat opposite each other in the study on the first floor for most of the night.
Meng Tao didn't know what they talked about. When she woke up the next day, Director Shen prepared breakfast for her. Meng Tao saw that his face was a little swollen and his eyes were as red as a rabbit. He probably didn't sleep all night.
In the morning, Director Shen went back to the office for a meeting. After making work arrangements, he ran back impatiently. He didn't even want to eat lunch. He told Meng Tao to stay at home and take good care of herself. If she wanted to eat anything, she could just call Master Jiang and Master Gan to cook it. He had already told them. Then he went out with Shen Yu and flew to Beijing.
Shen Yu told Meng Tao about Director Shen's reaction when he learned that his wife Xu Jia had "resurrected from the dead". He was in disbelief at first, but then he was full of hope and kept asking if it was true. Director Shen also knew what kind of person his son was. When he was sure that his son was not joking with him, he lost his mind and directly dragged Shen Yu to look for her overnight.
Shen Yu took a lot of effort to calm his father down and make arrangements.
After Director Shen calmed down, he decided to resign and concentrate on looking for his reincarnated wife. Even if he had to lose everything and travel all over the world, he would find her!
The day after Shen Yu and Director Shen flew to Beijing, Meng Tao also left the steel factory and headed for Mengzhou.
When Director Shen heard Shen Yu say that he wanted to transfer someone to follow Taotao, he said that there was no need to go through so much trouble, and that his private car and full-time driver Xiao Guo were not idle, so he could just give them to his daughter-in-law.
Meng Tao originally wanted to take out the Mercedes-Benz in her own space, but when she saw the factory director's black sedan was quite spacious and comfortable, she thought about the factory director's special seat that driver Xiao Guo had always driven, and she thought he might not be used to a new car, and she didn't want it to have any problems on the road, so she just gave up.
She had contacted Zhang Fu and Ma Fengnian separately, and in early winter this year, she asked Zhang Fu to ask his future father-in-law to rent a large warehouse in a food factory in the suburbs of Mengzhou. All the mountain products, specialties and tea collected by Ma Fengnian were stored in that warehouse. It happened that one of Zhang Fu's future father-in-law's relatives worked in quality inspection, so she invited him privately to inspect the goods and earn some extra money.
So when Meng Tao returned to Mengzhou, it was as simple as waving his hand and collecting the goods into the space.
This would save Zhang Fu from having to load it onto a train and transport it to the north.
After receiving the goods, of course she had to go back to Xingyang County and Linshui Village to visit Brother Jinniu, Bao Dongmei, Captain Bao and the educated youth, and attend Zhou Cuiling's wedding. She also missed her own courtyard and her fellow villagers.
As for Shen Yu's journey to find his mother, she was not worried, thinking that it might not take too long. The background of the photo was very clear, with hillsides, woods, and plants on the ground. It looked like a coastal area. If they followed these clues, they could find him. Shen Yu's spiritual sense could now reach a very wide area. Meng Tao prepared two boxes of space food for them, including a bottle of pine needle dew, which was specially for Shen Yu to prevent him from getting tired easily due to excessive use of his spiritual sense.
When Grandpa Xu, Grandma Xu and Uncle Xu in Beijing learn about this, they will definitely not stand idly by. The "Big Golden Shark" has been brought to justice, and Xu Hengkai is much more relieved, so they also join in the search... This is a secret of the Shen and Xu families, and it will not alert other people. However, Meng Zhehan knows about it, and he will help secretly.
Meng Tao hoped that she would receive good news when she returned to the provincial capital from Mengzhou.
Just as Meng Tao thought, Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu, as well as Uncle Xu and Second Uncle Xu in Beijing were all stunned after hearing what Shen Yu said. Shen Yu did not mention Tian Zhigao, but made up a story of his own, adding a strong fantasy touch - in fact, the story was fantasy enough without making it up.
Only Second Uncle Xu questioned it. Grandpa Xu and First Uncle Xu were silent, or still immersed in shock. Grandma Xu held the photo and kept wiping away tears, saying that she had to find the girl first no matter what. If she didn't look for her or ask, how could she know if it was her? Of course, Shen Yu and Director Shen were determined to find her.
After coming to his senses, Grandpa Xu made a decision: find her, and make sure to find her.
However, he did not agree with Shen Heping's resignation from his public office. Grandpa Xu would make arrangements to transfer his son-in-law. Before taking up the new position, he would need to conduct routine inspections and research. This period of time could be long or short, so he would use this time to look for the right person.
Shen Yu went back to the company and asked for a three-month long vacation, but it was not approved. He was only given one month of full leave, after which he could flexibly switch between jobs. Whenever the company needed him, he had to return to work, and after that he could continue his leave until he had dealt with his "family affairs".
After getting rid of the "Great Golden Shark", there are still small dark forces in the southern waters that need to be cleaned up. Xu Hengkai and Meng Zhehan will have to stay there in the short term, which makes it convenient for them to act.
Although Shen Heping was extremely anxious and had blisters on his mouth, he still had to calm down and follow the arrangements. It was three days later when everything was ready and the father and son left the capital.
(End of this chapter)