Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1401 A Bit of Good News 1

Chapter 1401: Chapter 1401 A Bit of Good News 1

Aunt Xu spoke with increasing emotion, almost unable to believe all that she had thought of.

Upon hearing Aunt Xu’s words, Guan Cheng was dumbfounded and had not expected that Zhong Wenxiu’s grandparents, who had defected abroad, were actually good friends with Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu. He couldn’t help but blurt out, "Could it be Mr. Zhong Shi who went to Hong Kong in the year you had trouble?"

The reason Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu were sent down to Wanglou Brigade was primarily due to Zhong Shi, and Guan Cheng had a very strong memory of this.

Lu Tianjun also remembered, "Such a coincidence?"

Aunt Xu clapped her hands and smiled, "Yes, it’s just such a coincidence. There’s no such story without coincidence; it seems that the arrangements of fate are truly not for humans to decide. No matter how twisted the path, there’s always some connection!"

"Have you told the teacher?" Guan Cheng asked.

Aunt Xu’s smile faded slightly as she shook her head, "No, Zhong Shi’s son abandoned his daughter and granddaughter. As old friends of Zhong Shi, we all felt ashamed and couldn’t bring ourselves to tell him. It’s like how Brother Jin asks if his granddaughter is doing well, and you would say everything is fine so as not to worry the elder."

Upon hearing this, Lu Tianjun suddenly said, "Grandma Xu, what is the name of Comrade Zhong Wenxiu’s father? We’ll be on the lookout for him in the future, maybe we’ll come across him as coincidentally as today."

The capitalist’s son has disappeared so completely; he either went abroad or changed his name and identity within the country.

Of course, he might just have relocated due to the inconvenience of transportation and lack of information, making it impossible for Jin Dingxiang and Zhong Wenxiu to find him anywhere, leaving no trace of his existence.

Anything is possible; nothing is set in stone.

Without a second thought, Aunt Xu answered, "His name is Zhong Hua, ’Hua’ as in the character from ’the creations of nature are magnificent,’ and Zhong Wenxiu’s name actually comes from her father’s name, given to her by Zhong Shi. When Zhong Wenxiu was born, the Zhong family had already fallen on hard times, earlier than the time we ran into trouble, but Zhong Shi was still very happy about his granddaughter’s arrival. Unfortunately, Zhong Hua’s siblings could not withstand the shift from heaven to earth, repeatedly faced setbacks in life and work, and resolutely cut off ties with their parents, drawing a clear boundary."

Aunt Xu sighed ceaselessly. Her greatest comfort along with Uncle Xu was that throughout the years, their children still corresponded with them, unlike those who clearly delineated boundaries with their parents, sometimes sending local specialties or money from where they lived – not much, but the intentions were there.

Now that their children were all married with their own children and living tightly, Uncle Xu and his wife didn’t ask much from them.

Aunt Xu and Aunt Xu now depended on others; relying solely on their work points for rations and half a year’s supply of fruits and vegetables, they barely had enough to fill their stomachs. They couldn’t afford to help their children and also felt embarrassed to send Feng Qingxue’s things to them – they didn’t have the face for it.

However, compared to being estranged by their children and the several elders living with Zhong Shi, they were already content.

In this lifetime, the absolute shunning from one’s children is far more heartbreaking for the elderly than external bullying.

Guan Cheng and Lu Tianjun remembered the name Zhong Hua. Afterward, Lu Tianjun inquired, "Are there any other names? Many people use aliases. Did he use an alias, which is why Comrade Zhong Wenxiu and her daughter couldn’t find him?"

At this question, Aunt Xu suddenly slapped her thigh, "How did I not think of this before? Yes, he has an alias."

"What is it?" both Lu Tianjun and Guan Cheng asked in unison.

"Jin Zhonghua," replied Aunt Xu, "That’s right, it’s Jin Zhonghua. He had gone abroad before, and this alias was derived from the two characters in Zhong Hua, ’Zhong’ separated becomes ’Jin Zhong,’ and ’Hua’ with the addition of the character for ’ten’ becomes ’Zhonghua’."