Dinner and breakfast are eaten separately.
When Grandma Ju arrived, it was already 10 a.m.
Seeing that they had something to say, Lin Yu made an excuse to go out and meet some people he had arranged to meet, and then go over to have dinner together at 11 o'clock.
Ju Baifeng led Grandma Ju to Sheng Qian's room.
"Madam Ju, Uncle Feng."
Grandma Ju laughed and said, "You've been in the capital for quite a while now."
"There are quite a few things going on in the capital," Sheng Qian said with a smile, inviting the old lady to sit inside. The room was large enough that Sheng Qian had put all her personal belongings in her suitcase.
Therefore, Ju Baifeng did not feel uncomfortable when he came in.
"Have things been settled in the capital?"
“Everything that needed to be dealt with has been dealt with,” Sheng Qian said with a smile.
Grandma Ju said, "After I asked you to deliver something to Helan's house last time, I haven't asked about it. I hope you didn't encounter any problems there."
Sheng Qian thought that Grandma Ju would ask the question tentatively, but she didn't expect her to be so straightforward.
Nothing bad happened, but something good did happen.
"oh?"
Grandma Ju's eyes brightened slightly as she stared at Sheng Qian.
Ju Baifeng, who was listening nearby, also perked up his ears.
"Old Madam Helan said that I was destined to meet her, so she had her son recognize me as his goddaughter. Now we've established a connection with the Helan family," Sheng Qian said, her gaze falling on Old Madam Ju.
The other party's reaction was also under her watchful eye.
Grandma Ju seemed surprised that things would develop this way, but she also felt that it was reasonable and there was no need to be surprised.
"It seems that Old Madam Helan beat me to it. If I had known this would happen, I would have had my nephew recognize you as his goddaughter first. I'm a step too late now."
Upon hearing Grandma Ju's words of lament, Ju Baifeng's eyelids twitched.
He can acknowledge her, but it depends on whether Sheng Qianle is willing to be his daughter.
Sheng Qian simply smiled and said, "Now I also call Uncle Feng 'Uncle,' and we're business partners, so our relationship isn't any worse than others'."
Grandma Ju glanced at Ju Baifeng, then turned to look at Sheng Qian, and suddenly said, "Qian, do you know who I saw through you the first time I saw you?"
When Sheng Qian heard that she had met her for the first time in advance, she briefly recalled it.
At that time, it was as if the old lady was looking at someone through her eyes, but she didn't ask directly at the time.
Perhaps it was because he didn't have any other thoughts about the old lady's gaze.
Sheng Qian shook her head.
“You are my daughter who died young, and you look almost exactly like her. But I know that you are not my daughter who died long ago. My daughter was only fifteen years old when she died, such a beautiful age, and she passed away so young.”
"Actually, you've probably figured it out yourself. The reason I sent you to deliver that gift to the Helan family was for another purpose."
Sheng Qian nodded, "I know."
"You knew about it but still sent it over; it seems you truly trust me."
“I believe you won’t harm me,” Sheng Qian said, looking directly at Old Madam Ju. “I’m quite confident in my ability to judge people.”
Grandma Ju chuckled, "You really are..."
"Old Madam Helan said I look a lot like her when she was young, practically identical. And you said I resemble your daughter, so I can probably guess the relationship between you and Old Madam Helan," I couldn't think of anything other than sisters.
Cousins wouldn't have such a coincidence.
Looking at Sheng Qian, Old Madam Ju smiled, "You guessed right. Old Madam Helan and I are half-sisters. Back then, she married into the Helan family in the capital, while I went elsewhere and married the person I loved. But later, some things happened, and I lost my husband and daughter..."
Looking back, the light in Grandma Ju's eyes dimmed somewhat.
Her gaze turned and landed on Sheng Qian, as if she were seeing her deceased daughter through her.
“If my daughter hadn’t been that young at the time, I would have suspected that you were my daughter’s child born out of wedlock when I met you.”
“Your daughter should be raised by your side. You should know whether she has anyone by her side or not.” Sheng Qian’s eyes flickered slightly as she said, “So you thought of Old Madam Helan in the capital, didn’t you?”
“At first I didn’t think much about it, but after seeing it again and again, I became more and more suspicious, so I thought I’d let you meet. My sister was a tough woman when she was young, and she was very famous in the capital. Her reputation was widespread, but she also made a lot of enemies. Back then, a lot of big things happened to the Helan family, and one of them was the most special.”
The old lady didn't elaborate on what exactly happened.
Instead, he looked up at Sheng Qian and asked, "You and my sister looked exactly alike when you were young, and you also have a bit of the Xie family's characteristics. I've been wondering if you might have some connection to the Helan family. Qian, have you ever doubted your own background?"
Sheng Qian was taken aback, then shook her head: "Never."
“We’ve met your brother, but you and your sister don’t resemble each other at all,” the old lady said, looking at her. “After you return to the capital, do a paternity test with the Helan family.”
Sheng Qian frowned.
“No need,” she really didn’t need to know whose child she was now.
"If you really are that child from the Helan family..."
"Madam Ju, thank you for telling me all this. It's almost time. Uncle Feng, didn't we make an appointment with Uncle Lin and the others?"
Sheng Qian did not want to discuss this topic any further and ended the discussion at the appropriate time.
Grandma Ju stood up and said, "Qian, you should go back to Wutong Village and ask your parents. Maybe you'll find something else."
Sheng Qian frowned again: "Madam Ju, no matter whose child I am, I am still just Sheng Qian."
Grandma Ju stared at Sheng Qian for a long time, then said nothing more: "Since you don't have such thoughts now, then we'll talk about it later."
It doesn't make much difference how much time it takes.
Grandma Ju increasingly felt that Sheng Qian was the child from the Helan family.
Although the newspapers at the time said the child had died, she still hoped that the child who died was someone else's.
The content of their conversation also shocked Ju Baifeng.
If Sheng Qian is truly a daughter of the Helan family, then her identity...
That's really high!
Her husband's family is the Long family, and her maiden family is the Helan family. Looking around the capital, where can anyone be as noble as her?
Even after they came out, Ju Baifeng's gaze remained fixed on her.
Sheng Qian found it somewhat amusing: "Uncle Feng, how long are you going to keep scrutinizing me?"
Ju Baifeng awkwardly looked away: "You really don't plan to check? What if there's real doubt about your identity?"
"I have no interest in that."
“This isn’t a matter of interest or not; it’s a major issue concerning your own background…” Ju Baifeng wanted to persuade Sheng Qian to find out, but seeing Sheng Qian’s indifferent attitude, he gave up.
Perhaps Sheng Qian doesn't care at all whose child she is. To her, whether she is a child of the Helan family or a child of the Sheng family of Wutong Village, she is just Sheng Qian.
She just likes the surname Sheng!
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