Chapter 220 Is that little girl Old Man Shen's granddaughter?
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Dou Yufeng carried Qiao Qiao back into the house. Seeing that Lin Chunxia, who was standing outside, had also gone back, she pulled Tan Qian and Qiao Qiao aside and gave them serious instructions.
"Xiaoqian, keep an eye on your little sister. Don't let your second aunt get close to her, understand?"
"Sweetie, there are bad people outside. No matter who tries to trick you, don't go with them, okay? After your Uncle Tan comes back and we have lunch, we'll take you to Baoyi City to find your dad, okay?"
"Okay." Qiao Qiao nodded obediently.
Seeing how well-behaved she was, Dou Yufeng affectionately patted her little head. As she stood up, she suddenly remembered something, and her expression became a little strange.
She squatted back down.
Qiao Qiao looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Dou Yufeng asked her, "Sweetie, what's your grandma's last name?"
Qiao Qiao thought for two seconds before finally answering, "Yan."
"Yan Liti?" Dou Yufeng.
Qiao Qiao nodded.
"!!!" Dou Yufeng.
I was screaming internally.
What exactly happened?
Xiao Jun blatantly cheated on him?!
"Your father's surname is Qiao?" Dou Yufeng asked again to confirm.
Qiao Qiao nodded again.
"Then your father and your grandmother... this... this..."
Dou Yufeng scratched her head, completely at a loss for how to continue asking the question.
"I was picked up by my father. The father who picked me up is surnamed Qiao and his name is Qiao Changdong. My grandmother only found me recently." Looking at Dou Yufeng's embarrassed expression, Qiao Qiao did not hide anything and said directly.
Upon hearing Qiao Qiao's words, Dou Yufeng's expression changed drastically.
"Then, then..." She thought that Long Yijun had Qiao Qiao, the daughter of this man surnamed Qiao, but now, hearing Qiao Qiao's words, her heart began to ache again.
She then asked Qiao Qiao's age and obtained her exact date of birth, at which point Dou Yufeng's eyes welled up with tears.
She understood immediately that Long Yijun was probably already pregnant when he came to her that time. Thinking back to how Long Yijun had sweetly asked her to eat the plum meat she made, she felt even more upset.
I only regret that I didn't ask more questions or pay more attention back then!
She asked Qiao Qiao, "Sweetie, all these years, has that family... treated you well?"
When Dou Yufeng asked this question, she was actually a little scared. She was afraid that the little girl in front of her would tell her that she was not doing well, and then she would feel even more guilty.
"Okay, Daddy is the best to me, and Grandma and the others are also very good to Qiaoqiao." As if she could sense the woman's emotional fluctuations, Qiaoqiao stretched out her little arms and hugged her.
"That's good, that's good." Dou Yufeng nodded repeatedly and hugged her back before wiping away her tears and getting up. "Sweetie, go play with your sister. Xiaoqian, take your little sister to your room and take good care of her."
Around 11 a.m.
The three people who went to town to buy New Year's goods drove back.
As the three of them were unloading their belongings from the car, Lin Chunxia called out to Tan Hongming from the balcony of the building next door: "Honey, come here for a second and help me move these things."
Tan Hongming looked at Tan Hongwei.
"Go ahead," Tan Hongwei waved his hand dismissively.
As Tan Hongming clapped his hands and went up to the building, Dou Yufeng also came out of the house.
He happened to witness this scene, and his eyes turned cold.
Now she was almost certain that Lin Chunxia had heard the missing person announcement on the radio.
To prevent her from doing anything untoward.
She also called Tan Hongwei over and told him everything she had learned during the few hours he was gone.
“I tried calling, but there are probably too many people wanting the reward, so I couldn’t get through. You should have Shen Qingyan’s contact information, right? Go to town and try calling again.”
Tan Hongwei was shocked when he heard what Dou Yufeng said.
After realizing what was happening, he didn't dare to delay and said, "Okay, I'll go now."
After Tan Hongwei finished speaking, he walked out, ready to leave immediately, but after taking a step, he was stopped by Dou Yufeng.
Dou Yufeng pointed into the room and said, "I remember that Dad and Grandpa Shen were recuperating in the same sanatorium. Maybe you can ask Dad if he has a phone number to contact Grandpa Shen."
In Dou Yufeng's view, it's always good to have multiple backup plans.
Tan Hongwei then went to ask Old Master Tan for advice.
"What did you say? That little girl is that old man Shen's granddaughter?" Old Master Tan lay on a rocking chair covered with a thick plush blanket, with a fire pit under him and a military overcoat covering his legs, leisurely listening to the opera.
He looked bewildered upon hearing Tan Hongwei's words.
Then, feigning sudden realization, he said, "No wonder, no wonder, I thought it was just a coincidence."
When he heard the missing person notice and that the contact person's surname was Yan, he was indeed surprised, but he didn't take it too seriously. After all, Yan Liti's family wasn't the only ones with the surname Yan in the world.
Grandpa Tan stroked his chin and quickly wrote down a phone number: "Here, this is old man Shen's phone number."
After writing down the phone number, Grandpa Tan lost interest in listening to the music. Leaning on his cane, he took small, quick steps toward Tan Qian's room.
Previously, in his eyes, Qiao Qiao was at most just a girl who was a little too pretty, and nothing more.
But now that he knows the little girl is actually Old Man Shen's granddaughter, he naturally sees her differently.
How strange!
That stubborn old man actually has such a beautiful granddaughter, really... tsk tsk, you can't judge a book by its cover!
At this time.
At the same time, in the building next door.
Lin Chunxia and Tan Hongming were also whispering to each other in hushed tones.
"Are you serious? You're not mistaken?" Tan Hongming asked.
"Absolutely right. The name, the clothes she was wearing, her age, and the time the girl disappeared all match perfectly. There's no doubt about it!"
Lin Chunxia sneered.
"Your elder brother and sister-in-law are really selfish. They took your spot back then and are living a good life now. Now that they have a chance to make money, they're hiding it from us."
"You're so naive! You think they're so kind to you just because they gave you a little favor!"
Tan Hongming didn't like hearing this.
She subconsciously frowned and retorted, "Back then, it was clearly you who didn't want me to go and made me get hurt!"
"So what? Your older brother still took that spot! What did I say wrong?!"
"Look at the car your older brother drove back. I've already asked around, and it'll cost at least tens of thousands!"
"These should have been ours to begin with!"
Lin Chunxia became increasingly angry as she spoke.
It was as if their own things had really been stolen by someone else.
With tears in her eyes, she shouted at Tan Hongming, "I don't care, this 100,000 yuan is their compensation to us. I must get this money."
"Laidi will be back later. I'll have her coax the child over. You get ready to take him to town to make a phone call. This money can't be allowed to go to the eldest son's family!"