I changed my clothes, let the gifts I had prepared fall to the ground and rolled around, and then I changed into new ones.

The two drove back to their house in Xicheng District to have dinner with their grandmother. This time the road was unobstructed and the car stopped directly downstairs of their grandmother's house.

When grandma saw them, instead of complaining about their late arrival, she asked with concern, "Did you have a smooth journey here? Did you encounter any problems?"

"pretty good."

Ruan Xingchen unconsciously glanced at Huo Yan, shook his head, and said in confusion, "It's fine, what could have happened?"

"It's not peaceful around here today. A bunch of cars came early in the morning and blocked the road, preventing other cars from entering."

Grandma's face still had a hint of sadness as she shared some firsthand gossip she'd heard with the two of them: "Your neighbor's grandmother, Wang, said that there was a rich girl who wanted to steal someone else's husband but failed. She was so upset that she resorted to knife-wielding and ended up killing someone!"

She was making tea and didn't notice the tense expressions on their faces for a moment.

He continued to mutter to himself, "I heard he stabbed a young girl. Oh, what a sin... What a terrible thing to deal with! It's a good thing you didn't come this morning. If you had run into something like this, what would you have done if you'd gotten hurt?"

Ruan Xingchen's cheeks were a little stiff, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"That's quite right."

Huo Yan subtly took the tea from his grandmother's hand and calmly changed the subject: "It means we're lucky today. By the way, what dishes did grandma prepare today? My wife and I smelled the fragrance from outside."

"These are all your favorite dishes."

Grandma smiled brightly upon hearing this and said happily, "There's broth brewing in the kitchen! Don't worry, there are also etiquettes for eating when you return home. We'll serve it later."

"Okay, grandma, you've worked hard."

Ruan Xingchen also smiled in agreement, her face full of greed as if trying to please her grandmother: "I love grandma's cooking the most. Just smelling it makes my mouth water."

"If you like it, grandma will make it for you later."

Grandma couldn't stop laughing.

The topic was brought up, and Ruan Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced around and said, "Grandma, did you clean this place again?"

This house was something she had specifically asked for from Ruan Zeming when she agreed to marry Huo Yan.

The layout of the two-bedroom, one-living room house, facing north and south, although not big, still looks very warm in the hands of my grandmother.

The windows were clean and there were a few bouquets of flowers in the vase on the table, which showed that they had been carefully taken care of.

She frowned slightly and couldn't help asking, "Grandma doesn't want to go back and live with us? Are you unhappy living in the Huo family?"

"I'm just busy cleaning up."

When grandma heard this, she burst into laughter.

He suddenly got interested and stood up to pick out two photo albums from the drawer. He smiled and said, "Don't mention it. I was cleaning up today and found a lot of old photos. Let me show you all."

These photos are indeed quite old, and many of them have begun to yellow and fade.

When my grandmother was young, taking photos was considered a luxury, so there were not many photos in the old photo albums.

There are beautiful photos of my grandmother when she was young, as well as photos of Ruan Xingchen's mother Lin Changpei.

as well as--

Ruan Xingchen looked at the little boy in the photo of the family of four and said softly, "Grandma, is this my uncle?"

The still strong grandmother leaned on her grandfather's shoulder with a happy look on her face, holding Lin Changpei and a little boy's hands.

At such a young age, the boy has already revealed his handsome looks. You can tell at a glance that he will become a handsome man when he grows up.

"This is your uncle."

There was a hint of emotion on grandma's face, and her eyes were slightly red.

She gently touched the boy's face twice with her fingertips in the air and whispered, "He was the best boy when he was little. He always wanted to protect his sister and support her in the future."

It's a pity that she didn't take a good look at him.

Thinking of her son who still hadn't made a sound, the grandmother felt a pang of sadness in her heart. She blinked hard to prevent herself from crying on the spot.

She has been searching for decades, always staying in Xicheng District, just hoping that one day she can find her son.

Even though she knew that after so many years, hope had long been slim.

Ruan Xingchen looked at the boy's cute and childish face in the photo, and felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity lingering in her heart.

Even though the image quality is a bit blurry, you can see that the boy has outstanding facial features, especially his eyes, which have double eyelids and are big, and look particularly energetic.

Wait, eyes!

An image quickly flashed through her mind, and Ruan Xingchen blurted out, "Grandma, is there a small black mole next to my uncle's left eyebrow?"

Grandma was stunned for a moment, then smiled as she looked at the photo. She said, "You young people have good eyesight. You can still see it even in this photo. Yes, he has a black mole on his left eyebrow. When he was a child, he always felt that the mole made him look less manly, and he was unhappy for a long time."

After receiving the affirmation from her grandmother, Ruan Xingchen's heart couldn't help but beat wildly.

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