Chapter 200 Perhaps he should go and see this little granddaughter himself.

He stayed in the sanatorium because he had no younger relatives left in his family.

Although Shen Tuo's legs are inconvenient due to old injuries, he is far from needing to stay in this sanatorium for a long time. Resting at home and going for regular check-ups is enough.

Unfortunately, Shen Tuo, like him, who was all alone, had always lived in a sanatorium.

He had met Shen Tuo's son, Shen Qingyan, twice. He was a legendary figure in the military, spending 330 days a year on missions.

But Yan Liti is a carefree person, and the Yan family is so rich, yet there has been no news of her and Shen Tuo separating. He really can't understand why Shen Tuo stays in the sanatorium all year round.

Especially this year.

With less than half a month until the Lunar New Year, neither Yan Liti nor Shen Qingyan had come to pick him up.

Old Tan, who played chess with them last time, was picked up by his family two days ago.

I heard that they won't be spending this year in Kyoto, but instead, the whole family of five has gone back to their hometown of Takeshi.

"Anyway, there are no outsiders here, so why don't you tell me?" Old Master Zhong chuckled, looking like he was ready to be a confidant: "Let me see if I can give you some advice."

"Anyway, you know I'm all alone. Whatever you say to me, I'll keep my mouth shut and won't let you know."

But he was met with a long silence.

"Qingyan has a child." Just when Old Master Zhong thought Shen Tuo wouldn't speak, he suddenly heard him say this.

Grandpa Zhong looked at him in utter astonishment: "Really? When did Qingyan get married?"

They even have a child! How come no news has come out of Manjing at all?

This is simply unbelievable.

"Yes, we got married in the military five years ago, but we didn't have a wedding banquet." Shen Tuo nodded.

"And then? What happened to the child? How come there wasn't a single word about him?" Old Master Zhong couldn't understand how someone could keep all the information about a child from them and not reveal a single thing.

If she's married and has a partner, given the nature of Shen Qingyan's job, she can certainly keep it a secret if she doesn't spread it.

But a child can't be on missions with Shen Qingyan every day, or be left in the army.

How exactly did they manage to keep it a secret?

"The child...the child was left outside because of some human factors."

“It’s related to my cousin. Neither Qingyan nor his mother can forgive him.”

"No wonder!" Old Master Zhong slapped his thigh, feigning sudden realization.

It's no wonder he acted this way; the biggest topic of conversation in Kyoto recently has been the incident where Shen Qingyan beat up Shen Qingrong.

But the outside world doesn't know why Shen Qingyan did this.

Grandpa Zhong never expected it to be for this reason.

"Why would your cousin do this? It's so immoral. What is he trying to do?" Seeing that Shen Tuo stopped talking after finishing his sentence, Old Master Zhong had no choice but to ask again.

Shen Tuo shook his head.

"So what do your sister-in-law and Qingyan mean now? Do they want you to cut off all contact with your nephew?" Old Master Zhong asked again.

Shen Tuo shook his head again.

If it's just cutting off contact, that's fine.

But what Shen Qingyan and Yan Liti really wanted was Shen Qingrong's life.

Seeing that Shen Tuo had become taciturn again and stopped talking, Grandpa Zhong was speechless.

He also remained silent for a while.

Finally, seeing the old man's gloomy face, he could only say, "This is your family matter. We don't know what exactly happened, and outsiders can't really give any advice."

"But Lao Shen, we're all getting on in years, it's time we saw things clearly."

"Some superficial things should have been abandoned long ago."

"You, at least, still have a son, your younger brother and sister-in-law are still alive, and now you have a grandson or granddaughter. Three generations under one roof, a family reunion, isn't that a wonderful thing?"

“Unlike me, I lost my wife and children. Every year, I see you guys being able to go back and reunite with your families. You have no idea how envious I am.”

"People, don't wait until you lose something to realize its value."

After saying this, Grandpa Zhong stood up, patted Shen Tuo on the shoulder, and said no more, letting him think it through himself.

Anyway, he couldn't understand what Shen Tuo was thinking.

At this age, why should you get angry with your family over some unfounded things?

Wouldn't it be better to have a happy family reunion and spend one's later years in peace and happiness?

This is their sanatorium, a place that so many lonely people would beg for but could never find.

Shen Tuo didn't say another word until the guards pushed him back to his own yard.

Much later, he instructed his guard, "Xiao Wei, have someone check the exact location of the hotel where Madam is staying."

Shen Tuo thought that perhaps he should go and see his granddaughter in person.

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Baoyi City.

At noon, Qiao Changdong took over as host and invited Tang Jianguo and his daughter to a state-run restaurant for lunch.

Grandpa Jiang is still in the hospital, and Qiao Changdong told him to come out only after he has fully recovered.

Because Jiang Min is not very convenient to go out, and Jiang Shengnan has not yet started her holiday, Qiao Changdong cannot ask his family to go to the hospital to take care of Grandpa Jiang alone.

With just a few packs of good cigarettes and some fruit, I asked a nurse at the hospital to help look after him for a while.

Although it's called taking care of him, Grandpa Jiang is actually capable of taking care of himself. He just asks the nurses to help him get his meals from the cafeteria in the morning, noon, and evening.

It was a simple matter, and Qiao Changdong was good at interpersonal relationships, so the nurse was naturally willing to help.

Following Qiao Qiao's suggestion, Qiao Changdong planned to have Grandpa Jiang fully recover before being discharged from the hospital, ideally restoring his health which had been damaged over the years in order to raise money for Jiang Min's medical expenses, so as to prevent him from dying from overwork in a few years.

Therefore, Grandpa Jiang may not be discharged from the hospital until before Lunar New Year's Eve.

Jiang Shengnan went back to school for her final exams, leaving Jiang Min alone at the hotel. However, Jiang Min was shy and refused to go to the restaurant with them.

Qiao Changdong then asked the hotel staff to deliver his meals to his room at set times.

After making these arrangements, the group went to the state-run restaurant again in a large procession.

Because it was quite far, we drove two cars there.

Before going, Tang Jiaojiao thought about it for a while. When she got to Tang Jianguo's room, she said that she didn't want to go back with him for the time being.

"What did you say?" Tang Jianguo wondered if there was something wrong with his ears. He looked at Tang Jiaojiao with a suspicious expression.

"The New Year is less than half a month away. Why aren't you going home? What are you doing here?"

"I... I think it's quite fun here, Dad. You go back first, I'll get home before the Lunar New Year," Tang Jiaojiao said, her eyes darting around, not daring to look her father in the eye.

She came with Tang Jianguo this time because the school had just let out for winter break, and she wanted to take the opportunity to relax after seeing some friends during the break.