Chapter 409 - Kinship (2/2)

Zhu Qingwen pulled the old lady’s hand and said, “Mom, Sheng is back, and you should be happy. No more tears, it’s not good for your health. And you’re making him sad.”

Qin Ran followed that. “Grandma, my brother’s back and will never leave again. He’s going to stay in Shanghai to accompany you in the coming months. You have enough time to be with him and talk to him.”

Zhu Yi, Zhu Qingwen’s daughter, stood behind the old lady and massaged her to relax. “Grandma, be safe. We all have enough time.”

The old lady sighed. “I know you’re all good to me, but I just can’t help it. I am too sad once I think about my grandson and the sufferings he went through over the past 20 years. I’m over 90 and have led a worthwhile life, except for my grandson. But now, I’ve finally gotten him back. Even if I’m about to die, I could rest in peace. When I go to heaven, I must first tell this to your grandfather so that he could rest in peace too.”

The old lady shed tears again when speaking, and so did the others. As people were all comforting the old lady, Qin Sheng said, “Grandma, don’t say that. You’ll have a long lifespan. I’ve been away from you for 20years, so I have to be with you for another 20 years to put up with you.”

“Fine, that’s fine. Let’s stop here. You have to keep your promise.” The old lady finally smiled.

Zhu Jiayou, who stood nearby, saw all this and sighed, feeling relieved because his grandma’s dream had come true. The last time he saw his grandmother so sad was when his grandfather passed away, and she was sent to the emergency room and almost died.

Zhu Jiayou had no impression of Qin Sheng, his cousin, other than his childhood photos. Qin Sheng had gone before he was born. He had heard a lot from his grandmother about this, and heard the detailed story of his elder auntie and cousin from his mother. Over the past years, every time his grandmother mentioned them and became emotional, he tried hard to say something to make her feel better.

In fact, not only Zhu Jiayou, but also other family members had all given up on finding this person. It was too difficult to find a person among such a large population in China, and some of them even thought that Qin Sheng had died. Only Qin Ran deeply believed that her younger brother was still alive. And Qin Changan knew that Qin Sheng was alive, for he knew the truth.

The old lady stopped crying and calmed down. Then others began chatting away to reduce the sense of sadness. The old lady held Qin Sheng’s hand tightly and kept asking about his life. Qin Sheng told her a lot and Qin Ran added some details.

The people in the old foreign-style house finally knew that Qin Sheng had been living in Xi’an and had been staying with the Qin Family over the past two months, hesitating to accept his status. He, at that time, was as shocked as they were now.

“Ran Ran, how could you hide this from us for so long? And your uncle, he should have told us previously so that your grandmother would not be so excited. It’s dangerous to elderly people, you know. It’s his fault and I’m gonna criticize him,” Zhu Qingwen said with dissatisfaction.

Qin Ran held her elder auntie’s arm and smiled. “Auntie, you shouldn’t blame Uncle. He also just found out about this. Qin Sheng had stayed at our mother’s tomb for a month and didn’t go back to Xi’an until the Spring Festival. He didn’t have the time to come until now.”

“You were doing your filial duty for your mother. You must have suffered a lot. Since you’re finally back, my poor elder daughter can rest in peace.” The old lady sighed and blinked back her tears, preventing others from crying again.

Zhu Qingwen eyed Qin Sheng and asked, “Sheng, did I meet you before?”

Zhu Qingyuan knew that Qin Sheng had graduated from Fudan University. “Auntie, you might have met him before, he was an undergraduate student at Fudan University.”

Zhu Qingwen had been teaching at Fudan University. “Oh? So it’s quite possible that we met before.”

Qin Sheng said, “Auntie, we met before, but not at the university.”

“Then where?” Not only Zhu Qingwen, but other people were also curious, waiting for Qin Sheng’s answer.

Qin Sheng said, “Do you remember Shangshan Ruoshui? I used to work for Uncle Jiang there. You and Sister Xue Qingyan came to the company and met me.”

Zhu Qingwen recalled that and exclaimed, “Yeah! I remember. Shangshan Ruoshui! That’s exactly where we met.”

Qin Sheng smiled and said nothing. When he met this middle-aged woman two years ago, he never expected that she was his mother’s sister. Life is full of coincidences.

Zhu Qingwen followed up and asked, “Sheng, are you a friend of Qingyan? I just met her before the Spring Festival.”

Qin Sheng thought about Qingyan, the woman who had helped him a lot and who he considered as his sister, feeling warm at heart. She must have worried about him a lot since he disappeared. Now it was time to meet her in Shanghai.