"Grandma Han, these are all prepared by Mom. They are pills and medicinal wines that she personally prepared to nourish you and Grandpa Han."
Seeing that it was prepared by Gong Wantang, Old Madam Han sighed and said, "You, child, have suffered a lot outside these years, and your health has been damaged. Keep it for yourself to replenish your body. We old folks are still strong and have no major ailments. We don't need these good things."
"Aunt, it's just a small token of my appreciation. If you don't accept it, I won't come next time." Gong Wantang used her trump card.
"Okay, okay, okay, I'll take it."
Madam Han gave her a stern look, accepted all the gifts, and asked them to sit down: "Wantang, Jingchuan, please sit down. I'll make you some tea."
There is a very conspicuous family portrait hanging on the wall of the Han family. The two elders of the Han family gave birth to four sons. Except for the fourth son Han Ji who has not yet married, the other three brothers have prosperous families, with a total of ten grandchildren.
The eldest grandson also got married this year. His wife is pregnant, and soon four generations will live under the same roof.
“Beep…beep…”
Just as Mrs. Han came out with tea, the phone on the coffee table rang. She invited the two to have tea and picked up the phone casually: "Hello, who is this?"
"Aunt." A smiling voice came from the other side.
The voice sounded familiar, but Madam Han couldn't remember it for a moment, so she asked, "Who are you?"
"Auntie, can't you recognize my voice?" The other party laughed again.
The smile in her voice was even stronger than before. Madam Han's brain froze, and the name on her lips suddenly fell silent, her lips trembling: "You, you, you are..."
"Aunt, I'm Cheng Jun."
When the person on the other end of the line said her name, Mrs. Han loosened her grip and the receiver fell onto the coffee table.
"Aunt, what's wrong?" Gong Wantang asked hurriedly.
Madam Han came to her senses, turned around abruptly and pulled her over, speaking incoherently with excitement, "Wantang, Wantang, Cheng, Jun, Cheng Jun, it's Cheng Jun."
Gong Wantang immediately rushed over and grabbed the microphone, excitedly shouting, "Brother, brother, is that you?"
"Wantang."
Hearing his sister's voice, Gong Chengjun on the other end of the phone suddenly became hoarse and excited: "Wantang, it's me, big brother."
"Brother, you are alive, you are really alive."
Gong Wantang was overjoyed, tears streaming down her face as she cried out, "Brother, where are you now?"
"I'm in Kyoto."
"I know you are in Kyoto. Where do you live? I'm coming to see you now." Gong Wantang couldn't wait to see him.
"Wantang, I'm still out on business and it will take some time. Can we meet in the evening?" Gong Chengjun also wanted to see the mother and daughter as soon as possible, but he had some things he had to deal with.
"Okay, okay, we'll meet tonight. Big Brother, what time do you think is suitable?"
"Eight thirty, Railway Station Square."
"Okay, okay, we'll come get you."
Gong Wantang quickly responded and then asked, "Big brother, parents and second brother..."
She didn't dare to ask the following questions.
"Wantang, Mom was seriously injured and passed away. Dad and Chenglang are still alive. They are both doing well. They are not in the country now, but with my aunt."
Gong Wantang was so excited that tears streamed down her face. "As long as they're alive, I'm glad they're alive."
"Wantang, don't cry, don't cry."
Gong Chengjun was trying to comfort her, but he was actually crying as he choked up and said, "Wantang, let's talk about other things when we meet."
"Okay. Big brother, you have to be careful." Gong Wantang was cautious and didn't say anything he shouldn't say on the phone.
"Wantang, don't worry."
There are some things that brothers and sisters already understand tacitly.
The two didn't talk for too long on the phone. Gong Chengjun was in a hurry to do something, so they agreed to meet in the evening and then hung up.
Putting down the phone, Gong Wantang turned around and hugged Madam Han, crying with joy: "Aunt, my father and two brothers are still alive, they are all still alive."
"Just be alive."
Madam Han was equally excited and hugged her tightly. "Your family are all good people, and good people will be rewarded. The Gong family has been doing good deeds for generations, and has accumulated a lot of good karma and merit. God will definitely bless you."
Lu Jingchuan was very happy to see that his grandfather and uncle from the Gong family were still alive. Seeing that the two elders were very emotional, he hurried forward to comfort and persuade them.
On the other side, Gong Linglong climbed into the Zheng family's house through the backyard window invisibly. Now only Zheng Furen's wife was at home, and she was talking to the neighbors in the front yard. She took the opportunity to quickly search the house.
The bedroom, study, basement and other places were all locked. Lu Jingchuan got her a master key, but the locks of the Zheng family were specially customized and could not be opened with this key. She had to check the others carefully first.
It didn't take long before Zheng Furen came back. He was driven back by his driver and looked unhappy when he entered the house.
"Why are you back at this time?" Mrs. Zheng asked him.
"There will be guests arriving soon."
Zheng Furen didn't elaborate, but said to the driver who followed him into the house, "Xu Ling, go to the gate to pick him up and bring him to the study."
"Yes, Mr. Zheng." The driver turned around and went out again.
Zheng Furen took the hot tea and strode towards the study on the first floor. He took out a bunch of keys from his body, opened the door, and then sat in the study to drink tea.
Gong Linglong followed him into the room and saw that the spacious study was filled with shelves. There were many books on the shelves, which were classified in a very mixed way, but they were arranged neatly. There was a telephone and a single-cassette recorder produced in an island country on the only desk.
Seeing this very conspicuous tape recorder, Gong Linglong's eyes turned and she had an idea, but she had to send this person away first.
The way she got the person out was particularly rough. She ran to the front yard and turned off the power.
"Hey, why is there a power outage?"
Mrs. Zheng had just turned on the TV when she saw there was no electricity. She went to ask her neighbor next door and found out they had electricity. She turned back and called him, "Mr. Zheng, there's a power outage at home. Come and see if the circuit breaker has tripped."
Zheng Furen put down his teacup, stood up and walked out, carefully closing the study door.
As soon as he left, Gong Linglong quickly adjusted the tape recorder. She had never used this antique thing before, but it was not difficult for her. It was only slightly more complicated than the radio at home.
After adjusting the recording function, she quickly searched for the hidden switch button in the study. With Xue Haihui's hint last time, she really found the small button hidden behind the book this time.
She was not in a hurry to investigate the secret room and would wait until Xue Weimin came over before doing anything else.
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