The real daughter is really not a human being

The streets were filled with surging crowds of people and the occasional BMW cars passing by. Pile of servants in brocade clothes followed the cars, walking in a haughty manner.

Sun stood on the street in the capital with a look of awe and worry on her face.

When others saw Sun like this, a smile flashed in their eyes, but they didn't take it to heart.

There were many country bumpkins who stood there in shock when they first came to Beijing. It was not the first time they had seen this.

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Maybe Sun was lucky. After asking around, she actually found the place Wang mentioned and even got news about her grandson from others.

That was an inn where Qiao Xun had stayed before.

The innkeeper stood behind the counter, squinting at Sun in front of him.

Seeing that she was wearing patched old clothes, with a pale face and thin body, she fiddled with the abacus in her hand and asked, "Who are you to Mr. Qiao?"

Sun was upset and said cautiously, "He and I are from the same hometown. He hasn't been home for a long time. His family asked me to stop by and ask about his whereabouts."

Hearing this, a gleam of light flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes.

Are you here to look for someone?

The reason why the innkeeper still remembered Qiao Xun's name was mainly because Qiao Xun was good-looking and had attracted many ladies and merchants when he first came to the capital. There were even some officials who came to the inn to inquire about him, waiting for him to be on the list so that they could find a son-in-law.

Unfortunately, although this person is on the list, the person cannot be found.

Several groups of people and officials came, but they couldn't find the person.

The shopkeeper didn't care whether Qiao Xun was alive or dead.

The person has been missing for a year, and is presumed dead.

There are countless dignitaries in the capital, not to mention the high-ranking officials. Even if a small scholar died outside, he wouldn't even blink an eye even if he died inside.

The shopkeeper fiddled with his abacus and said casually, "He did live here, but I haven't seen him for a long time. He also left a bunch of stuff in our inn."

Listening to the shopkeeper's words, Sun was disheartened a second ago, but a glimmer of hope ignited in his eyes.

Sun asked expectantly, "Where's that thing?"

With just one look, she could tell whether it was her grandson's thing.

What if the missing person was not her grandson? Her grandson might be busy working as an official and have no time to care about her.

The shopkeeper rubbed his fingers towards Sun, indicating that he wanted some kickbacks.

Sun understood what he meant and immediately took out a few copper coins from her pocket and placed them on the table.

The shopkeeper looked at those copper coins with disdain and did not reach out to take them. It was not enough to give away that little money even to a beggar.

Seeing Sun's anxious look, an idea immediately came to his mind.

"I'm not asking you for a bribe. Mr. Qiao still owes one month's rent. If you pay him, I'll give you the stuff. Who knows if you're from the same hometown as him? What if you're here to cheat me?"

Sun asked about one month's rent, and the shopkeeper gave a number.

Even though Sun felt a little painful when she heard the number, she still gritted her teeth and gave it.

After getting the benefit, the shopkeeper's eyes flashed with greed and pride. He called the waiter over and whispered a few words. The waiter immediately ran to the backyard to search, took out a backpack, and pushed it to Sun.

The backpack was filled with tattered items, torn clothes and shoes, and even some dry grass and broken porcelain bowls.

Sun's eyes were confused for a while, but in an instant, when she saw the black cloth in the backpack, her eyes paused, as if she recognized the cloth.

Sun grabbed the towel and looked at it carefully for a while, and became more certain.

The bamboo leaves above were embroidered by her for her grandson!

Although she didn't know why the originally white cloth had turned so black, she was very sure that it was her grandson's!

The things are in front of me, but the people are gone.

Combined with the information obtained from the shopkeeper, even though Sun was no longer willing to do so, he realized the answer.

My grandson is really gone and can’t be found!

Sun's heart, which had been hanging for a long time, felt as if it were dead, and two lines of tears immediately slid down her cheeks.

"Go away, you are crying here! This is where I do business, don't cry here, go outside if you want to cry, it's really unlucky..." the shopkeeper said with disgust, and called on his waiter to start chasing people away.

What Sun didn't know was that Qiao Xun didn't owe the rent, and even a month after he disappeared, the rent had not been paid. The shop assistant who was responsible for cleaning the house picked up the things in the house when he saw that the owner of the house hadn't come back for a long time.

They just put it somewhere randomly, which is a common thing in their store.

After hearing what the shopkeeper said, the waiter was about to go up to chase the man away, but unexpectedly he fell on the ground and landed right in front of Sun.

This somersault was like a profound tribute to Sun.

Sun was so frightened that she took a step back. The sadness in her heart subsided a little. She held the basket and stood in front of the inn for a while in a daze. Finally, she walked back to her residence.

Yaoguang followed behind Sun the whole time and took everything in.

Sun walked along the way as if she had lost her soul, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

The grandson had originally agreed with her that regardless of whether he passed the exam or not, he would go home for a visit. Even if he couldn't come back due to something, he would ask someone to bring some things to Sun.

It was precisely because there had been no news about Qiao Xun for more than a year that Sun became worried.

People are like this. They won’t give up until they see it with their own eyes.

But even after seeing it with his own eyes and even hearing the news, Sun still did not give up.

Pushing open the door of the hut, Sun looked at Yaoguang sitting beside the bed. She felt overwhelmed and couldn't find any words to say.

Yaoguang looked at the embarrassment on Sun's face and took the initiative to ask, "Aunt, is that my cousin's thing in your hand?"

Sun nodded and said worriedly, "It belongs to your cousin, he..."

The following words were extremely difficult for Sun to say.

A living person who has been missing for so long is no different from being dead.

"Has your cousin been found yet?" Yaoguang asked proactively.

"We haven't found him yet, Yaoguang. Let's stay in the capital and look for him. Maybe after some time, we can find your cousin." Sun still had some hope in her heart.

Yaoguang nodded, "Aunt, I'll help you look for it tomorrow."

Seeing her granddaughter being so well-behaved, Mrs. Sun felt sad but also somewhat comforted.

If it weren't for Yaoguang, she really didn't know what to do.

Maybe she was just an old woman and just jumped into any river.

Yaoguang didn't know what was in Sun's mind, she only knew that her aunt was very sad.

He quickly cooked a few dishes, said some words to comfort Sun, waited for night to fall, and watched her fall asleep before he opened his eyes alone.

If my aunt has difficulties, let her help her solve them.

Yaoguang left the cottage quietly, stood in the dark yard, jumped onto the roof like a nimble cat, and ran towards the inn that Sun had visited during the day.