Yun Qiao didn't know why, so he asked the guests to sit down first.
"Wait a minute, I'll change and come right away." She said politely.
It was raining outside, and her clothes were covered with mud and water, which made her very uncomfortable. The old man wore glasses, had fair eyesight, and was well-versed in people. He nodded and said hello.
Yun Qiao went in to change clothes.
She suddenly remembered why she thought this person looked familiar.
Aunt Tong also came over and whispered to Yun Qiao: "Yun Qiao, do you want me to accompany you?"
"No need, Aunt Tong." Yun Qiao said, "That old gentleman, who is he? Why does he look so similar to Uncle Qian?"
When she first saw the old man, she thought he was amiable because he was somewhat similar to Qian Changping. When she saw him, she could imagine what Qian Changping would look like when he grew old in the future.
"...He is the husband of my mother-in-law and Li." Aunt Tong said with difficulty.
Yun Qiao: "!!!"
In other words, that person is Yun Qiao's maternal grandfather.
Grandma is not a relative, but grandpa is a relative, because Yun Qiao's mother, Du Xiaoqin, is the blood of her ex-husband.
The bloodline of her ex-husband who was raised by her grandmother was not only Du Xiaoqin, but also Qian Changping, Ni Yuanming, and Du Xueru, who was raised as a maid.
Several of them are half-brothers and sisters.
Of course, none of them are my grandmother's biological children.
The story in between cannot be explained in a few words. Later, everyone had their own identities. The "ex-husband" did not exist in grandma's life, so no one mentioned these bloodlines.
Just like Yun Qiao, she always felt that Qian Changping and Ni Yuanming were her grandmother's adopted sons. She was close to them because of her grandmother, not because they were her uncles.
"Oh, no wonder Uncle Ni..." Yun Qiao put on a windbreaker.
Aunt Tong helped her straighten her collar: "Although your Uncle Ni has never seen him in person, he has seen his photos. Aping looks like him, so he can guess his identity at a glance. Your Uncle Ni is smoking in the back. He doesn't want to see this person."
people."
"I understand." Yun Qiao said.
Uncle Ni is almost fifty years old this year. He was already twelve years old when he came to live with his grandmother, making him older than Qian Changping and others.
He remembered his mother, who went to sea in order to survive, and the strange men who walked in and out of the dilapidated alley.
Because of a chance encounter when they were young, the young scholar's daughter Ni fell in love with the rich young man Wei Haizheng and lost her virginity. The rich young man had enough of his addiction and returned to the capital. A year later, the young scholar's daughter came to the door with her son, but she couldn't even get through the door.
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Having a child out of wedlock means returning to her hometown to discredit her tribe and ancestors. Ni Yuanming's mother was not smart, but she was determined. She stayed in the capital and became a wild queen to support herself and her son.
She was plagued by diseases at a young age, and later contracted heavy cigarette smoking, leaving her withered and haggard.
Xiao Ying accidentally went to the capital for business and found the mother and son. Ni Yuanming was seven years old at that time and was good at stealing. Xiao Ying told the woman that her lover Wei Haizheng was her ex-husband and had been sent to England by her family.
If she wants to find a future for her child, she can give her child to Xiao Ying to raise.
The woman refused.
Even though her life is miserable and embarrassing, having her son by her side can bring a glimmer of light into her life.
Later, she became more and more ill. She had a baby in her belly that was as big as nine months pregnant, and her whole body was as thin as a skeleton.
She used the remaining money for travel expenses and took her son to find Xiao Ying.
She died not long after, and Xiao Ying buried her in the open space outside the village.
Ni Yuanming took his mother's surname and was very naughty when he first came here. Xiao Ying polished his character bit by bit, got rid of his sneaky habits, and asked her husband to teach him how to read.
"Your mother is watching." Xiao Ying said to him every time.