Mr. Lian specially wore a clean and simple military uniform to attend the engagement banquet today.
He looks very upright and serious.
When Elder Lian heard Su Sangeng's words, he froze on the spot.
His lips trembled, as if he hadn't heard Su Sangeng's words clearly, and he asked again, somewhat uncertainly.
"Su Sangeng, who do you think has news?"
Su Sangeng eagerly handed the envelope in his hand to Elder Lian.
"There's been news about the person you've been asking me to look for."
Old Lian took the envelope, opened it, and found a letter inside.
The letter recounted how he met his wife.
Half a century has passed.
He searched for her from his war-torn youth to her now aged and frail, finally receiving news of her.
With tears welling in his eyes, the old man looked at Grandma Huo standing beside him and choked out, "Sister Xie, finally... we have news of her!"
Grandma Huo knew better than anyone what Lian Lao meant to his lost wife and children.
In earlier years, the war raged on, and many people were separated from each other and never heard from again.
Even though he had been on the verge of death several times, and doctors said he was beyond saving on several occasions, he still pulled through.
Because Grandma Huo knew that even in the old man's heart, there were always things he cared about.
He went to the battlefield time and time again because he was wholeheartedly devoted to his country.
He never gave up searching for his wife and children because she was still in his heart.
"Congratulations."
Grandma Huo sincerely congratulated Old Man Lian. She knew all too well that countless people had tried to arrange marriages for Old Man Lian over the years, but he had refused, citing his own marriage as the reason.
A thin sheet of paper carries the longing of an old man for half a century.
"Sister Xie, the letter said she gave birth to a child." Old Lian's vision blurred. "I'm finally not all alone anymore, I have family now."
"Then don't just stand there, go see her!"
Grandma Huo urged Old Man Lian on.
Old Lian hesitated and said, "But today is Huo Dongfang's engagement banquet."
"It's just an engagement, nothing serious." Grandma Huo looked deeply at Old Lian and said in a deep voice, "Keep investigating this information. The sooner you investigate, the sooner you'll find out where your wife and children are. I also hope that your family can be reunited soon."
The old man handed the brocade box to Grandma Huo, saying, "Thank you, Sister Xie. Please give this gift to Huo Dongfang and congratulate him for me. I'll be going now!"
"Call me as soon as you have any news."
Grandma Huo urged Old Man Lian to leave.
After waiting and searching for many years, he finally received news of his wife and children, and even his aging steps seemed more urgent than before.
Su San quickened his pace to catch up with Elder Lian, saying as they walked, "Elder Lian, let's take the train now!"
"No, an airplane."
Even the old man couldn't wait any longer.
He wanted to see her as soon as possible.
I wanted to reach out and hug her tightly.
I want to sincerely apologize to her.
When Su Sangeng heard that Elder Lian was talking about airplanes, he was immediately startled.
He originally thought he was just making an excuse to prevent Lian Lao from attending Huo Dongfang's engagement banquet.
As long as Elder Lian doesn't attend Huo Dongfang's engagement banquet, Elder Lian and Ye Fanxing won't run into each other. He can take this opportunity to investigate Ye Fanxing's background and see why Ye Fanxing looks somewhat similar to Elder Lian's wife.
Su Sangeng never expected that the usually frugal Old Lian would actually take a plane to Shanghai.
But he's not ready yet!
In fact, over the years, Su Sangeng had considered finding someone to deal with Lian Lao.
He was afraid that if his misdeeds were exposed, he would keep putting it off until now.
He originally thought that perhaps the relative that Elder Lian was looking for had already passed away. If Elder Lian's relative had passed away, it would mean that all of Elder Lian's future political resources would be left to him.
Su Sangeng had never taken the program seriously before. In Su Sangeng's eyes, the program was just a service soldier and nothing more.
Unfortunately, Su Sangeng misjudged the situation.
He never imagined that Cheng Xu would utter such a ridiculous lie as having a marriage agreement with Lian Lao's granddaughter in order to obtain everything from Lian Lao!
He knew the program was talking nonsense.
But Old Man Lian wouldn't think that way; he'd probably just think the program was considerate and grateful.
In order to avoid his years of planning going to waste.
Su San had no choice but to take a risk and use a letter to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
"Okay, I'll go book your plane tickets now. You can pack your things first, and I'll come pick you up in a bit."
"I have nothing to pack."
He keeps all his frequently used items together so he can just grab his bag and go.
"Then I'll go get the car."
Su Sangeng said he was going to get a car, but actually turned into a public phone booth.
He made a phone call and asked the other party to make the necessary arrangements.
After completing this series of tasks, Su Sangeng then went to the airport.
Meanwhile, Grandma Huo returned to the Huo family home carrying the brocade box.
"Dongfang, this is Lian Lao's engagement gift for you and Xingxing."
Huo Dongfang, who was giving Ye Fanxing advice, took the brocade box when he heard Grandma Huo's words and asked in confusion, "Grandma, why didn't Grandpa Lian come?"
In front of everyone, Grandma Huo said with genuine joy, "Su Sangeng said he had news about Elder Lian's family, so I told Elder Lian to go and attend to his business first."
Huo Dongfang had also heard about Elder Lian from the adults.
Now that there's finally news, he's genuinely happy for Elder Lian.
"This is the best news of the day."
Grandma Huo was also very happy and said, "It's clear that today is a good day; it's truly a double celebration."
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