Chapter 148: Uncertainty
Ying Sisi pointed to the stool opposite her and gestured for him to sit down.
Qin Yanci walked over and sat down. He hesitated for a moment and took off his socks.
Ying Sisi raised her foot. She waited for him to reach into the basin and step on her foot.
Their skin touched, and he suddenly felt numb all over. His voice became hoarse. “Sisi, have you heard the story of ‘Brothers Fighting Each Other’?”
“I've heard of it. It's like infighting.”
Qin Yanci lowered his eyelashes, hiding the surging possessiveness in his eyes.
This is just the surface meaning.
There's another layer of meaning.
It refers to two brothers fighting over one woman. Although his situation is a little special, it's essentially the same.
“Achoo! Who's talking about me behind my back again.” Ying Sisi covered her mouth and sneezed.
Qin Yanci's thoughts turned. “Your sister?”
“Her mother probably is too!”
On the other side, at Shen's house.
Shen Zhengrong was telling his whole family about Ying Sisi. “Ying Sisi and my little aunt really look alike. Mother Hu can testify to that. And she's from Black Wind Ridge in Yunhe County. Her mother's name is Ying Shuyan, and her father's name is Li Junlu.”
As he spoke, he looked at the fair-skinned and handsome man next to him. “Uncle, can you remember anything?”
“I can't remember, but when you mentioned Ying Shuyan and Black Wind Ridge, my heart jumped, and I had a headache. I've never looked for her in that place before.”
Old Master Shen glanced at him. “How old is that girl? Why does she have her mother's last name?”
“I don't know. She looks about 19 or 20. I forgot to ask. Do you know Qin Yanjun? My friend's dad.”
“How could I not know Qin Yanjun? His family's conditions are good. He could have married someone from a good family. Why would he find a girl from the countryside, and so far away? How did he even find her?”
“How would I know?”
Old Master Shen said, “You can't answer any questions. What do you want your uncle to remember? Bring the girl home tomorrow so I can take a look. Yu Tian, do you want to see her?”
“It would be disrespectful for Zhengrong, a grown man, to look for someone else's wife. Just call Qin Yanjun. He's the one who wants to be in-laws. He must know his daughter-in-law's family background.”
“That's alright. You can arrange it.”
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The next morning, Qin Yan Jun was called to Shen's house.
He sat in the living room of Shen's house. His heart sank.
He recalled everything he had done in the past few days and made sure that it had nothing to do with Shen's family. He smiled reassuringly. “Old Master Shen, what brings you to call on me?”
“Look at this picture first.”
Shen Zhengrong handed him a picture.
Qin Yanjun was shocked. “This…”
“The girl in the picture, doesn't she look like your daughter-in-law?”
Qin Yanjun said, “She looks like her at first glance, but not when you look closely.” It's clear that my son's wife is more beautiful. “This is…” you want to recognize her as a relative?
I haven't heard that the Shen family has lost a child.
Besides, Ying Sisi has parents.
Old Master Shen then said, “My Yutian lost his memory many years ago. All he remembers is that he had a girlfriend in the countryside, in the same county as your daughter-in-law. When he heard your daughter-in-law's mother's name, he seems to remember something. He wanted to ask specifically about her appearance and age. How old is your daughter-in-law?”
Qin Yanjun understood.
It's about recognizing a relative, but it's uncertain.
He explained one by one. “I really don't know how old my daughter-in-law's mother was. I've never met her, so I can't describe her. She died during childbirth. My daughter-in-law is 20 years old.”
Shen Yutian was shocked. “She died during childbirth.”
“Yes. Back then, my son's father-in-law, he was sent down to the countryside and found a girlfriend there. He found another one when he returned to the city. He abandoned the one in the countryside, so my daughter-in-law grew up without a mother or a father. He just brought her back last year. At that time, I was thinking about finding a hardworking and honest wife for my younger son. One thing led to another, and things worked out.” Qin Yanjun summarized simply.
He didn't want to talk about her privacy.
But if he didn't say it, the Shen family would investigate.
It's better to do them a favor.
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