Qin Wei had suffered too much trauma that day and was looking for someone to talk to. Her daughter took the initiative to ask her questions, so she immediately started talking.
"Your second aunt, when your second uncle brought her back, didn't he say that she grew up alone in the mountains and didn't even know who her parents were? It's strange that more than 20 years have passed and suddenly she says she has found her biological parents."
Xie Zhen paused, her expression shifting: "Who?"
"Old Master Fu, Xiao Fu's grandfather, is the person I met Xiao Fu at the Qin family today. He came to the Qin family with your brother."
Xie Zhen paused again. She remembered that Qin Wei used to call him Young Master Fu, just like her father. How come she has changed her address to Little Fu in such a short time?
Xie Zhen's gaze deepened slightly.
"Mom, although our Xie family has developed well in recent years and replaced the Ouyang family to become one of the four major families in Tiandu, outsiders don't know, but you should know, that our family's status today is all thanks to the Fu family."
"The Xie family had a weak foundation, and it was only because Old Master Fu gave them a lot of support because my brother and Young Master Fu got along well that they were able to get a few good opportunities and develop rapidly."
To put it bluntly, the Xie family is actually just an affiliated family of the Fu family.
"Young Master Fu is the heir chosen by Old Master Fu. It is inappropriate for you to address him as such."
Qin Wei was stunned for a moment, and wanted to explain, but the words that came out were: "...I understand."
Xie Zhen tapped the table with her fingertips and gave a soft "hmm" before asking the question she was concerned about: "Why did Young Master Fu... go to the Qin family?"
Although Qin Wei explained the relationship between Fu Jingheng and the Qin family, Xie Zhen didn't think Fu Jingheng was the kind of person who would go to the Qin family just for an aunt he had recently recognized.
You should know that he has two aunts and an uncle in Tiandu, but as far as she knows, in the five years since Fu Jingheng returned to the Fu family, he has never taken the initiative to visit them.
But judging from his mother's words, Fu Jingheng went to the Qin family uninvited, which was very unusual.
Qin Wei actually knew this, but it was precisely because she knew that she was even more surprised. Even now, recalling the way Fu Jingheng and Qin Sheng got along, she still felt a strong sense of unreality.
He couldn't help but sigh and said, "Young...Young Master Fu said he came to see his little girl."
Xie Zhen's fingers, resting on the desk, suddenly tightened: "Little...girl?"
Qin Wei smiled and said, "Yes, her name is Qin Sheng. She's the biological daughter your second uncle and aunt just brought home. Zhenzhen, let me tell you..."
Qin Wei went on and on praising Qin Sheng for being well-behaved and sensible, and of course, the main point was that she was good-looking, on par with Fu Jingheng.
Finally, he exclaimed, "You didn't see it! Young Master Fu is serving Sheng Sheng food and pouring her tea and water. He's treating her like his own little sister!"
wrong……
Qin Wei recalled the few times she had seen Fu Jingheng and Fu Xian get along, and changed her tune: "They are even closer than biological sisters."
"I've never seen him like something this much before..."
The words "alone" lingered on her lips when a voice, as if unable to bear it any longer, suddenly rang out from the receiver, "Enough!" Qin Wei was stunned.
After a while, she lowered her voice and asked, "Zhenzhen, what's wrong?"
As soon as she finished speaking, something seemed to flash through her mind, and a possibility occurred to her. Qin Wei's pupils trembled, and her voice became even lower: "Zhenzhen, you wouldn't...like him, would you?"
Xie Zhen's fingertips trembled. After a long while, she calmly said, "Mom, what are you talking about?"
"I've only met Young Master Fu a few times, how could I possibly like him? I just feel that it's inappropriate for us to casually discuss Young Master Fu here, given his status."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Mom, I can keep what I said to myself, but please don't tell anyone else. Otherwise, if it gets back to the Fu family, it might not be good for the Xie family."
Qin Wei snapped out of her daze and quickly replied, "Mom understands, I won't tell anyone else."
Actually, she hadn't planned to say so much. It was just that her daughter had a rare opportunity to chat with her for so long, and she didn't think it was anything too secretive, so she didn't think much of it.
Xie Zhen hummed in agreement and said in a calm tone, "Then I'll talk to you later. I still have a few papers to revise. I'll hang up now."
"Oh, okay, you go ahead with your work, Mom's getting ready for bed too."
After hesitating for a moment, I cautiously reminded her before hanging up the phone: "Zhenzhen, do you remember what your grandfather said before you went abroad?"
Xie Zhen: "...I remember."
Xie Zhen clenched her fingers and said slowly, "Don't worry, I remember everything."
To be honest, Qin Wei was a little worried, mainly because Xie Zhen's reaction just now was too abnormal.
Although she explained, Qin Wei was no novice who had never experienced anything before, so how could she not sense that her daughter was acting strangely several times?
However, she had said everything she could, and if she continued, Xie Zhen would turn on her if she said anything more, so she could only hang up the phone with a worried look on her face.
After hesitating for a while, he picked up his phone again and made a call: "Ah Fang, I just talked to Zhenzhen on the phone, she..."
*
In a small villa far away in the United States.
Xie Zhen stared at the black screen of her phone for a long time without moving. Then, she suddenly flung her hand away, and the phone flew out and smashed into pieces on the smooth marble floor.
The scene from more than three years ago once again uncontrollably flooded my mind.
She hadn't come to the United States yet. One time, when her family was all there, her father suddenly brought up her marriage.
Her father's exact words at the time were: "Our Zhenzhen is eighteen years old, and she's reached the age where she can get engaged. I've looked around at the eligible young men in Tiandu, and the third young master of the Fu family is still the most suitable. Dad, you have a good relationship with Grandpa Fu, so why don't you find an opportunity to subtly bring it up and settle the marriage between the two children?"
How was she feeling at that time?
Confusion, surprise, and then a secret joy that gradually spread from the bottom of my heart.
Her hands unconsciously twisted together, and she lowered her eyes, saying, "Dad, I've only met the Third Young Master three or four times, and we haven't even exchanged more than a few words. I'm afraid it's not appropriate."
Xie Chao smiled slightly: "Silly child, what's the big deal? There will be plenty of opportunities to talk if you haven't spoken yet. You can get to know each other slowly if you're not familiar with each other. Our Zhenzhen is so outstanding, Dad believes that as long as your grandfather speaks up, the Fu family will definitely agree."
The only response Xie Chao received was a slap of his cane from Old Master Xie. He gave Xie Chao a cold look and said, "Stop with your nonsense. Fu San's marriage is none of your business!"
He then looked at Xie Zhen and softened his tone: "Zhenzhen, it's good that you think this way. Remember this, the third son of the Fu family is not someone our family, or even any family in Tiandu, can covet. Not to mention me, even Old Master Fu can't make decisions for him."
"You and he are not from the same world."
At that moment, Xie Zhen used almost all her strength to control her expression, and smiled obediently: "I know, Grandpa."
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