12dz Chapter 1162: Identity in doubt
Chapter 1162: Identity in doubt
Seeing the two elderly people slowly descending the stairs, Xie Qinghe and Liu Yinwen quickly stepped forward and said, "Uncle, Aunt!"
Xie Qinghe knelt down with a thud and kowtowed deeply to his uncle and aunt.
Although they had never met, they were relatives, elders, and the brother and sister their mother longed for.
His mother had endured hardship her entire life, and this was her only wish. For his mother's sake, Xie Qinghe was also willing to treat his uncle and aunt with utmost respect.
Seeing that his uncle had knelt down, Liu Yiwen couldn't just stand by and watch, so he knelt down and kowtowed as well.
Wu Zhenhua and Wu Meihua had lived abroad for many years and were well accustomed to foreign customs. Seeing their nephew and grandson suddenly perform such a grand ceremony for them, their eyes immediately welled up with tears.
"Child, get up quickly!" Wu Zhenhua personally helped Xie Qinghe up.
Wu Meihua helped Liu Yiwen up, looked him up and down, and reached out to touch his face: "My little darling, you look just like me! If I had a son or grandson, they would probably look like this too! Handsome and dashing!"
Liu Yiwen said modestly, "Great-aunt, you flatter me! I'm just average-looking. If you saw my older brother, younger brother, and younger sister, you would think I'm just ordinary-looking!"
Wu Meihua smiled, her eyes red: "You look like me, so I think you're good-looking!"
Professor Wu suggested, "Let's not stand outside. Let's go inside, have some tea, and have a good chat! We haven't been back for so many years, and the country is developing incredibly fast!"
Wu Zhenhua nodded: "Okay! That's exactly what I wanted to know! We've gotten older these past few years and haven't been back, so we don't know much about the country!"
Liu Yiwen said, "Uncle, we've brought our old house back! My sister has already had it renovated. You, Grandma, Grandpa, and Auntie can live there! When it's neither too hot nor too cold, you can stroll around and enjoy yourself."
Wu Zhenhua said with emotion, "That's so thoughtful! On the contrary, your great-aunt and I have been abroad all these years and have neglected things back home!"
Wu Meihua explained, "Sigh, actually, brother, you shouldn't blame yourself. Back then, we couldn't accept losing our sister forever, so we kept running away. Now that we've found our family, it's time to go back!"
Xie Qinghe replied, "Uncle, at your age, don't have too many psychological burdens! Enjoy your time with your family, every extra day you spend together is a happy day, there's no point in dwelling on the past!"
With Xie Qinghe and Liu Yiwen's persuasion, the two elderly people felt a little better.
That evening, Wu Zhenhua's second son, Wu Fengnian, completed all the formalities and returned to the sanatorium.
Professor Wu introduced them, and Wu Fengnian shook hands with his cousin and nephew: "Thank you so much for coming! My dad and aunt were very excited after learning that my aunt was still alive. Your arrival has put their minds at ease!"
Xie Qinghe said modestly, "My parents also asked us to come and pay our respects to my uncle and aunt as soon as possible! Cousin, have you completed all the formalities on your end?"
Wu Fengnian replied, "The formalities have been completed. Because the two elderly people are quite old, I have rented a private plane. The weather is not suitable for flying tomorrow, so it is tentatively scheduled for the day after tomorrow. The nursing home will send a few people to accompany them to ensure their safety along the way!"
Xie Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this: "Cousin, you've thought of everything! Let alone the two elders being so old, even I, at my age, would feel extremely tired after such a long flight! Having medical staff with us provides an extra layer of protection!"
Flying is indeed tiring. After chatting for a while, Xie Qinghe and Liu Yiwen went back to rest.
After waking up, Liu Yiwen and Qin Zheng went out for a stroll: "You arrived a little earlier than me, do you know where to buy gifts?"
Qin Zheng nodded: "I know! I'll take you there!"
"Okay!" Liu Yiwen replied, "Since we've come all this way, we should buy some gifts to take back with us!"
Men are very purposeful when they go shopping, and Wu Fengnian, upon learning this, decided to go with them.
Along the way, Wu Fengnian, a local who grew up in the area, used his black card to shop 'til he dropped. He could not only buy genuine goods at great discounts, but also some rare or limited edition items.
Liu Yiwen tried to pay, but Wu Fengnian refused: "Yiwen, don't be polite with me! I won't take the money even if you give it to me!"
Liu Yiwen was both amused and exasperated: "Then it means you bought it?"
Wu Fengnian said with a smile, "Then consider it a gift from me. This was instructed by my father! Make a list of everyone, one gift for each person, with no price limit!"
Liu Yiwen blinked, a little embarrassed: "Uncle, this is too precious, I really can't accept it!"
Wu Fengnian shook his head: "Actually, even if you hadn't said anything, I would have bought it myself!"
No matter what Wu Fengnian said after that, Liu Yiwen refused to buy it.
Finally, Wu Fengnian and Professor Wu went to the mall themselves and prepared a gift for everyone, men and women, adults and children.
Since it's a private jet, there's plenty of space, so there's no need to worry about not having enough room.
After finishing his business, Wu Zhenhua's eldest son, Wu Fengdeng, handed over some key matters to his deputy and also rushed over.
At the same time, Wu Fengdeng also asked his friends in mainland China to help him inquire about his aunt's family.
It was easy to find out about my aunt's eldest son, second son, youngest son, and eldest daughter, but when I found out about my aunt, second daughter, and youngest daughter, I was warned.
That friend said it was a high-ranking official, and we couldn't ask about it!
Wu Fengdeng was very curious. After meeting his cousin and nephew, he chatted for a while and then asked Liu Yiwen, "Nephew Yiwen, what do your parents do?"
Liu Yiwen replied, “My mother is a top-tier professor of medicine in China, holding many international patents and receiving substantial patent fees from abroad every year! My father is a high-ranking official in the Southern Military Region. I am the only pure businessman in our family. Please forgive me if I have been negligent in any way.”
Wu Fengdeng suddenly realized: "So that's how it is! No wonder I was warned when I asked around! Even if you're a pure businessman, it's still a very sensitive issue! To avoid causing you trouble, let's go back to China immediately tomorrow morning!"
Liu Yiwen nodded: "Thank you, cousin!"
The next morning, they went straight to the airport. At the airport, Liu Yiwen was subjected to a very thorough and even somewhat troublesome interrogation.
Finally, Wu Fengdeng called a member of parliament he knew, which allowed Liu Yiwen to board the plane.
As the plane took off from the airport, Liu Yiwen breathed a sigh of relief: "Luckily, I'm a pure businessman, and you, Uncle, were able to use your connections to let me through! If it were anyone else in our family, it probably would have been difficult!"
Qin Zheng smiled and said, "As an official in charge of a region, Yi Bang might have the opportunity to go abroad for inspection; your elder brother will probably have a hard time, and as for Mei Lan, it's probably even less likely!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yiwen shook his head and chuckled: "Meilan applied for a visa at the embassy, but they wouldn't approve it!"