The poor girl missed her husband and son so much that she was almost going crazy. She held the photos of Shen Heping and Shen Yu, and tears flowed like water. She especially put the photo of Shen Heping directly in her pocket. She would find the photo and hold it when she woke up from her dreams at night... Her look made Grandma Xu feel so distressed. She really didn't want to make her daughter sad.

On the day the eldest daughter-in-law brought the girl home, the old couple knew at first sight that this girl was their most beloved daughter. It was not just because of her looks, but also because of the eyes and expression of their own daughter, which had long been imprinted in their hearts.

The daughter now is mute and cannot speak, but in the past she had attended a higher school and was proficient in playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and could speak foreign languages. She verified everything, writing page after page about the past events between her and her parents and relatives, the familiar handwriting, the unchanging habits... The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly on the spot, even the old man could not help wiping away tears, and the eldest son and his wife were in tears.

The second son was skeptical all the time, but he also hugged his sister and cried and refused to let go. When his sister was a child, she was always his follower and he took care of her the most.

The daughter was recognized, but only six people in the family, including the eldest grandson Xu Hengkai, knew the inside story. The old man said that there was no need to let others know.

To the outside world, Xu Meixia was just adopted by the old couple from a side branch of the family, not their biological daughter.

The eldest daughter-in-law dressed up Xu Meixia and bought her a lot of clothes. The girl used to be very good at dressing up when she was at home. She deliberately changed her appearance by putting on makeup, shaping her eyebrows and hairstyle. Although she still looked like her previous life, she didn't look very similar at first glance. The effect of seeming to be true was good, and no one would have thought that this was actually the real Xu Jia.

After all, Xu Jia has disappeared for a long time, and Shen Yu is already 28 years old. As time goes by, people who know Xu Jia's impression of her will become more or less vague and unreal.

Xu Jia has never liked taking photos and basically never takes photos with others. There are only a handful of photos left at home.

Therefore, Xu Meixia's appearance will not attract much attention.

The name Xu Meixia is of the same generation as the four granddaughters' names "Xue, Shuang, Wen, Ni", but she is going to marry Shen Heping, so the old man changed her name. Now she is called Xu Zhen, which means cherish.

In the past ten days, Xu Zhen followed her eldest daughter-in-law to attend several wedding banquets and parties. When guests came to their house, they would ask her to make tea. Gradually, she appeared in the circle of relatives and friends. Everyone knew that the Xu family had just adopted a distant niece as their daughter, who looked somewhat similar to their biological daughter Xu Jia. They were just waiting for a few days, and when Shen Heping came back on the old man's birthday, they would set up a few tables for a party and announce in public that the new daughter would be betrothed to Shen Heping. This would be a natural outcome.

According to Grandma Xu's plan, they need to date first to confirm their relationship, and it will take at least three or several months, so the wedding should be held on May Day at the earliest. The Xu family doesn't want to marry off their daughter in a grand manner, but there must be some rules and it can't be too hasty.

In the past, Xu Jia and Shen Heping got married secretly, but later the old man recognized it and they remarried.

But now Xu Zhen... her daughter who returned was more sensible than before, but she was still willful in her bones. She couldn't stand the separation of husband and wife, and cried and begged to go to Shen Heping, and kept writing that they wanted to be together even without a wedding. They were originally husband and wife, and she would go crazy if they were not allowed to see each other! This worried Grandma Xu, and it seemed that the plan had to be changed.

In Grandma Xu's living room, Shen Yu and Meng Tao met Xu Meixia, oh, it was Xu Zhen.

There was no one else in the living room except grandma and Xu Zhen. Xu Zhen stared at Shen Yu's face with wide eyes, tears streaming down her face. Shen Yu was a little at a loss. At this time, Xu Zhen was wearing a thin woolen winter coat, her short hair was slightly curled, and her makeup was exquisite. She was dressed like a typical Beijing noblewoman. She was completely different from the photo he got, and she didn't look like the wedding photo on Director Shen's bedside. But he could tell that she was his mother whom he had never met.

She looked very strange, and even younger than he thought... What should I call her? Meng Tao held one of her hands tightly in Shen Yu's hand. She could feel his nervousness, but she didn't know what to do. The woman in front of her was so young and beautiful, and she was naturally tender and charming. How could she be regarded as a mother-in-law? Shen Yu called her sister.

Shen Yu: “…” Grandma, I really can’t call you that.

Xu Zhen wiped her tears with a handkerchief, took out a few folded pieces of white paper from her pocket, opened them and took a look, then took one of them and handed it to Shen Yu.

Shen Yu took it and looked at it for a while, his eyes quickly turned red, and he gave the note to Meng Tao. He leaned over and hugged Xu Zhen, who was crying again.

Meng Tao saw what was written on the note: "Shen Yu, my dear son, Mom saw your photo at grandma's house... I'm sorry that I never held you or accompanied you, but Mom loves you and has imagined countless times what you will look like when you grow up..." As she read, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

After Xu Zhen calmed down a little, she took out the note again, pointed at the word "Dad" on it, and looked at Shen Yu.

Shen Yu knew she was asking why his father didn't come back with him. Thinking of what his grandmother said on the phone, Shen Yu carefully answered: "Dad is very busy recently. He is preparing for a transfer and needs to handle the handover. He also has to take care of work. He can't leave for the time being."

Xu Zhen lowered her eyes and remained silent for a while. She walked to the table to get a pen and paper to write. As she wrote, tears began to fall again. She handed the note to Shen Yu: "He was also busy with work before, and I understood it all. But now that I'm back, I miss him and my son so much. Doesn't he miss me? Does he not want to see me? Is there any other reason?"

Shen Yu waved his hands quickly: "Please rest assured, there is no other reason than you think! Dad misses mom very much. For so many years, Dad only has mom in his heart!"

Meng Tao nodded subconsciously.

Xu Zhen was prevented by her parents from looking for Shen Heping. She had been suspicious these days and was afraid that Shen Heping had married someone else and she could no longer love him.

Now that she had received assurance from her own son that Shen Heping had indeed not remarried and that she still had a chance to rekindle their relationship, she was finally relieved and only then did she notice Meng Tao.

When Shen Yu saw Xu Zhen looking at Meng Tao, he took his wife by the hand and said, "This is my wife, her name is Meng Tao, you can call her Taotao."

Xu Zhen smiled at Meng Tao, looked at her belly with gentle and happy eyes, then took out her notes and handed one to her.

Meng Tao took it with both hands, thinking that her beautiful mother-in-law was quite resourceful. Since they couldn't speak with their mouths, she just prepared a piece of paper for each person and wrote down what they wanted to say, which saved trouble.

(End of this chapter)