Chapter 279: Chapter 279: Recognizing Relatives!
Elderly residents of Forty-nine City who had been around for a while all knew about the major event that took place in the Bai Family more than twenty years ago!
The young mistress of the Bai Family fell in love with a poor young man and eloped with him, against her family's wishes. After that, she disappeared without a trace!
No matter how hard the Bai Family tried to find her through all their connections, they came up empty-handed!
Gradually, when everyone thought the young mistress of the Bai Family had gone missing or died, she unexpectedly returned!
The person in charge of the sanatorium hurried to the entrance, and when he caught sight of Bai Qiu, he stood there frozen!
It couldn't be wrong!
It absolutely couldn't be wrong!
This was the Rose who once made a name for herself all over Forty-nine City!
At this moment, he felt his mouth dry and his tongue parched, his heart, which had been calm for many years, could no longer remain still.
"Three... Third sister!!!"
The person in charge opened his arms, his tiger eyes brimming with tears, and moved toward Bai Qiu.
Bai Qiu also silently shed two lines of tears, allowing the man before her to embrace her.
"Third sister!!! Where have you been all these years!!!"
"Second brother, I..."
Bai Qiu said, choking back sobs, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
The person in charge wiped away a tear from the corner of his eye, took Bai Qiu's shoulders in his hands, and after looking her over carefully said, "It's good to know that you're still alive after all these years. By the way, how have you been? Has that bastard wronged you in any way!?"
"If he has, tell your second brother, and I'll help you castrate him!!!"
"Second brother! What are you saying!"
Bai Qiu, regaining control of her emotions, pointed at Song Yun and said, "This is my son, Song Yun."
"Son, quickly call him Second Uncle!"
Song Yun stood there dumbfounded, thinking it was his mother reigniting an old flame, not expecting these to be her family.
"Se... Second Uncle, hello."
"Hello, Song Yun!"
He stepped forward, patted Song Yun's shoulder, and said with a smile, "My nephew is tall and handsome, it's clear he's inherited our Bai Family's genes!"
"This is your nephew's wife, who is currently pregnant."
Bai Qiu introduced everyone's identities to her second brother one by one.
"Really? That's the best news ever!!!"
He began to laugh heartily, "This time, you can't leave Forty-nine City again! You'll stay at our house, and with the Bai Family's care, my nephew's wife will get the best attention!"
"That won't be necessary, our family is doing very well now."
Bai Qiu gave him a sideways glance as she spoke.
This remark left the man a bit irritated, and he pointed an accusing finger at Bai Qiu's forehead, saying fiercely, "Still stubborn! You've always been bull-headed since you were little! What's wrong with the Bai Family? Don't you have the slightest bit of nostalgia for this place? And where is Song Bu, that bastard? Why hasn't he come over!"
"That... He's tied up with something and will come later."
"Hmph! I bet he's too scared to come! He took our Bai Family's young mistress away for more than twenty years! When he returns, I'll definitely crush his bones!"
"Bai Jingbing! Do you ever take anything seriously!" Bai Qiu frowned and asked, "How's our father's situation now? I heard from the kid from the Ouyang Family that our father..."
At this point, Bai Jingbing caught sight of Ouyang Jie behind the crowd and felt a twinge of confusion; how had his sister become involved with the Ouyang Family?
"Our father...sigh, I don't know how to explain it. We've sought countless famous doctors, but none could diagnose his illness."
Bai Jingbing took a deep breath and said, "It's good that you've come back this time. In his last days, our father has been constantly mentioning you, saying that he shouldn't have broken you two apart. Otherwise, he wouldn't be dying without seeing his own daughter!"
This statement once again stirred Bai Qiu's emotions, and she started to weep silently, covering her mouth.
"Let's go, given our father's condition, seeing him one less time really means one less time."
After finishing his words, Bai Jingbing waved his hand to the security guard, signaling to let them through.
The Xishan Yuquan Sanatorium is a vast complex of buildings, with more than fifty villas housing significant figures who have served Hua Country!
The vehicle stopped in front of a villa, where Bai Qiu stood at the entrance with a tumult of thoughts.
Bai Jingbing stepped forward and knocked on the door. Soon, a nanny came forward to open it. Upon seeing Bai Jingbing, she hurriedly saluted and said, "Greetings, Chief!"
"Mmm, who's at home today?"
"The old Chief, his wife, and your third brother!"
"The third one is also here?"
Bai Jingbing slightly furrowed his brow, visibly displeased.
Among the siblings of this generation of the Bai Family, there were four in total: the eldest brother Bai Weiguo, second brother Bai Jingbing, third brother Bai Haoxue, and the youngest sister Bai Qiu.
Out of the four, only the third brother Bai Haoxue was a good-for-nothing. Since childhood, he would get into fights with other children in the courtyard, and after finishing high school, he started to mingle with the underworld, dealing in trading quota approvals and land acquisitions. Every time he had any surplus money, it would all be spent within half a year!
At the age of thirty-four, he suddenly returned home announcing his marriage. Everyone thought the third one had mended his ways, but to everyone's shock, he married a woman of unsavory reputation. This infuriated their father so much that he almost threw his own son out of the house!
Such a person was simply a cancer to the Bai Family. If it weren't for the constant support provided by Bai Weiguo and Bai Jingbing in the background, Bai Haoxue might have been expelled by the clan long ago!
"Xiao Mei, go call my mother out, and tell her I have something to talk to her about," Bai Jingbing said, fearing that Bai Qiu's entrance would cause a commotion, which could disturb the old man's already unstable breathing, so he decided to speak with his mother first.
The nanny nodded and entered the house; after a few minutes, she helped an old woman with white hair out slowly.
"Mom, I will introduce you to someone you've been longing to see in a moment," Bai Jingbing quickly went forward to take over the nanny's duties.
The old woman looked at her son, chided with a smile, and playfully slapped his arm. At such an age, he still wanted to play the surprise game. Besides, she herself was over eighty; what sort of person could she be longing for day and night?
As the two came slowly out of the villa, the old woman spotted Bai Qiu in the crowd at a glance.
She couldn't believe it and took off her glasses to rub her eyes. After putting them on again, tears immediately welled up as she let go of Bai Jingbing and slowly ran towards Bai Qiu.
"My daughter!!"
The old woman embraced Bai Qiu, her voice hoarse with sobs, "You dead girl, where have you been all these years! I searched the entire Hua Country and couldn't find you. My heart, it aches!"
"Mom!"
Bai Qiu hugged her mother, weeping bitterly.
After a long while, when their emotions had slightly stabilized, the old woman held onto Bai Qiu, as if she feared her daughter might run off again.
"Mom, let me introduce you. This is your grandson Song Yun, and this is your granddaughter-in-law Ye Qingqing. She's carrying your great-grandchild in her belly."
"Hello, Grandmother."
Song Yun and Ye Qingqing called out together.
The old woman nodded, grabbed Song Yun's hand, and pulled him close with a smile, "Good, good, good! Everything's good! It's great that you've come back! From now on, live well with your mother in the Bai Family!"
Afterward, she waved Ye Qingqing over and, touching her belly, smilingly said, "The child in your belly is blessed too. Once you're back in the Bai Family, no one will be able to bully you!"