"No." Li Yuanlang answered quite simply, and said: "Bai Qing's father seems to be deliberately avoiding it, so I can't bring it up."

"Yeah." Shui Qingzhang thought for a moment, walked slowly to the door, and said sadly: "It's too sensitive, so I might as well not mention it."

Looking at Shui Qingzhang's retreating figure, Li Yuanlang recalled the content of his words and fell into deep contemplation...

Throughout the morning, Li Yuanlang continued to receive New Year greeting calls.

There are former colleagues and heads of various departments in Lanqiao City.

Among them, Lou Anguo gave Li Yuanlang a detailed report on the situation during the Spring Festival in Lanqiao City.

Orderly and lively.

He used these eight words to reassure Li Yuanlang.

Fang Yan also called to say New Year greetings, saying that he was accompanying his parents in his hometown. He also said that Deping's economy is now booming and the people are living and working in peace and contentment.

He heard that many villagers were saying good things to Li Yuanlang.

Being recognized by the masses is more convincing than anything else.

After answering the phone for a while, Li Yuanlang was finally able to take a breath.

I put away my phone and walked up the stairs to the second floor, intending to visit my two sons.

Huh? No one is in the room.

Just when I was wondering, I suddenly heard crying coming from the room at the end of the corridor.

Li Yuanlang walked over following the sound, intending to knock on the door, but when he knocked, the door opened.

There were Gu Yu and Zheng Li in the room, but it was Zheng Li who was wiping tears, while Gu Yu stood aside with his arms folded, expressionless, watching.

"Zheng Li, what's wrong with you?" Li Yuanlang walked over a few steps, squatted down and asked.

"Grandpa is angry." Gu Yu said calmly.

"Because?" Li Yuanlang turned to look at Gu Yu.

"It's all his fault." Gu Yu pointed at Zheng Li, "Just now my grandpa led us to burn incense for my mother and called him Gu Qingqing. He didn't agree. He said his surname was Zheng instead of Gu. His name was Zheng Li, not Gu.

Clear.”

"They also said that Gu Qingming's name was so unpleasant. But my grandpa got angry, called him ungrateful, and pulled him down, and he started crying."

Li Yuanlang helplessly shook his head, wiped away Zheng Li's tears, and patiently told him, "You were originally named Gu Qingqing. Like your brother, you took your grandmother's surname. Your mother and I gave you the name together.

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"Later, it was your mother Zheng who raised you and gave you the name Zheng Li. Son, you have to remember that no matter what your last name is, Shui Qingzhang will always be your grandfather, and Gu Yu will be your biological brother."

"And your mother Zheng, she treats you as her own child. You must understand family affection and be grateful, do you understand?"

Unexpectedly, Zheng Li ignored Li Yuanlang's teachings and started crying and looking for his mother.

No matter how hard Li Yuanlang coaxed him, he couldn't coax her, so he had to leave it to the nanny who came over after hearing the sound.

Ask her to take Zheng Li out to comfort him.

"Son, grandpa took you and Zheng Li to pay homage to your mother?"

Guyu said "hmm", pointed to the side and said, "It's in grandpa's room."

"What did he say?" Li Yuanlang asked again.

"Grandpa asked Zheng Li and us to remember our mother's appearance and never forget her for the rest of our lives."

Li Yuanlang stood up, patted Gu Yu's shoulder, told him to play well with his brother, and walked out with a heavy heart.

Shui Qingzhang's room is at the innermost part of the second floor. It is spacious and has an open-air balcony.

Li Yuanlang walked to the door, raised his hand, hesitated for a moment, and knocked lightly.

"Come in." Following Shui Qingzhang's reply, Li Yuanlang pushed the door open and entered.

This room is more than thirty square meters, with a large double bed in the middle.

Furniture and appliances are all available.

What caught Li Yuanlang's attention the most was an offering table placed in the corner of the room, with fruit offerings and an incense burner on it.

The three sticks of incense were still emitting smoke, exuding a unique fragrance in the air.

There are two enlarged black and white photos hanging on the wall, one is of Gu Hongyan and the other is Shui Tingyue.

At this time, Shui Qingzhang was sitting on the sofa, smoking a pipe, with a stern look on his face.

"Yuen Long, you came just in time. I have something I want to tell you."

"You tell me." Li Yuanlang sat down and looked like he was listening.

"Why is this child called Zheng Li? What happened in the middle?"

Faced with a series of questions from Shui Qingzhang, Li Yuanlang poured beans out of a bamboo tube and told the story of Zheng Li's experience and the rescue process of Zheng Haixin.

Shui Qingzhang held a pipe in his mouth and muttered: "Zheng Haixin? Your name sounds familiar?"

"You should know that she is Zheng Zheng's sister-in-law, Zheng Haiyang's sister..."

Shui Qingzhang nodded repeatedly, "Now that I think about it, she is still your god to make friends with."

"I think Zheng Haiyang has a good sister. She saved Mingming from the sea of ​​misery at the critical moment and helped us a lot. Moreover, that little witch from the Jin family was eyeing you with covetousness, and her black hand has already been extended to Mingming."

"You did a great job in leaving Qingming to her to raise. I fully agree with it."

After a pause, Shui Qingzhang continued: "When Qing Qing came to Chuzhong this time, I guess the girls from the Zheng family are also here, right?"

"Yes, but she is celebrating the New Year with her family in another place." Li Yuanlang said truthfully.

"Please make an appointment for us. I want to meet her. After all, she is Zheng Li's adoptive mother and our benefactor. We should be grateful for her contribution both emotionally and rationally."

"This..." Li Yuanlang thought for a while and said, "I'll give it a try."

"Very good." Shui Qingzhang nodded in agreement, stood up and walked out side by side with Li Yuanlang, planning to eat.

Li Yuanlang raised his hand to signal to wait.

He strode to the altar table, lit three incense sticks, and bowed to the portraits of Gu Hongyan and Shui Tingyue respectively.

Shui Qingzhang saw it in his eyes and felt it in his heart.

The meal was in a good atmosphere. Shui Qingzhang made an exception and drank two small cups of white wine. Li Yuanlang accompanied him and said many intimate words.

After dinner, Li Yuanlang took Gu Yu to say goodbye and returned to the Lu family.

Lu Shuang and Lu Tao's family members were all present, except for his wife Bai Qing.

After asking, I found out that Bai Qing was in Lu Linsong's room.

Lu Shuang told Li Yuanlang directly, "Several medical experts have come from the capital to consult with Dad. My eldest sister is accompanying them."

"From the capital?" Li Yuanlang was a little surprised.

But he didn't bother him, but just chatted with others.

About half an hour later, Bai Qing opened the door and walked in, saying hello to everyone.

Li Yuanlang hurriedly stepped forward, and the couple came out and went straight to their room.

"Why do medical experts come to treat Dad at this time?"

Bai Qing explained: "Yu Jinfeng has always attached great importance to his father's health. When he learned that his father's recent situation was not optimistic, he instructed the relevant departments to immediately set up an expert team and rush to his home for consultation and treatment."

"Dad, is it serious again?" Li Yuanlang was very surprised.

"I've been very tired these past few days, restless, and can't sleep well." Bai Qing said worriedly: "In the morning, Yu Jinfeng called his father and chatted for an hour..."

Li Yuanlang sighed: "It seems that my family is not only concerned about my father's health."

While the couple was talking, there was a sudden knock on the door.

The visitors are Director Wang and Secretary Wu from my father-in-law's office.

Director Wang said anxiously: "I just received a call. Comrade Shang Tianhe is about to arrive. Let's go and greet him."

Is Shang Tianhe coming?

Li Yuanlang was shocked.

He immediately walked out of the room with his wife and others, and several people stood at the door of the yard, waiting quietly.

Yu Jinfeng called in person, and then Shang Tianhe suddenly arrived, causing many questions to pop up in Li Yuanlang's mind.

Taking this opportunity, Director Wang explained the reason.

"Comrade Jinfeng is very concerned about the chief's physical condition. He not only instructs experts to come, but also appoints Comrade Tianhe to visit him personally."

Li Yuanlang and Bai Qing looked at each other without saying anything.

At this time, a police car slowly drove up with its lights flashing.

Behind them were a minibus and two black Hongqi cars.

After the minibus stopped, the automatic door opened.
To be continued...