Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1565 Mission Accomplished 3

Chapter 1565: Chapter 1565 Mission Accomplished 3

Liu Zhenguo clutched the tin box in his hands, his fingers trembling incessantly, and his eyes slightly red.

He furrowed his brow and muttered repeatedly, "Old Liu was waiting for us to come back and take the child? How is that possible? How is that possible? Back in ’55, I couldn’t find the time, so I told the kid’s mom to go pick up Yuanyuan. Didn’t they say Old Liu didn’t want to let her go? He said they’d raised her for so long, developed feelings for her, didn’t want to give her up—and that the child herself didn’t want to come back. He also said he didn’t want us disturbing them. At that time, I thought, what he said wasn’t wrong. The child wasn’t raised by us when she was born. Old Liu raised her, so it’s only natural she’d be attached to him. The gratitude of raising surpasses the gratitude of giving birth."

Cheng Baoguo said solemnly, "That’s not what Old Liu said! Old Liu never moved, for fear you’d come back and take the child. In the end, he waited over twenty years, but he never saw a trace of anyone from your family."

Who was lying? Everyone looked at one another, bewildered.

One claimed they didn’t fetch the child; the other said they did. Their stories didn’t add up. One of them must have been lying.

"My soldier wouldn’t lie about something as serious as this!" Cheng Baoguo pounded his chest and declared, "Liu Zhenguo, you were also one of my soldiers. I believe you’re not lying either. Whenever you lie, your eyes dart around, but they’re steady this time."

Liu Zhenguo, like Old Liu, had served under Cheng Baoguo. When seeing his former commander, Liu Zhenguo was overjoyed, but his happiness didn’t last long, as it was shattered by the news of Liu Erya. "I’ll return and get to the bottom of this matter, but for now, let me meet Yuanyuan’s daughter. I only saw my daughter once when she was born."

Years ago, Old Liu was discharged due to injuries. Since Liu Zhenguo and his wife needed to move with the army, they entrusted their child to Old Liu and his wife, who were childless at the time. Who could’ve expected that this separation would become permanent?

Thinking that his child had died at just twenty-seven years old, Liu Zhenguo couldn’t stop his tears from flowing.

Feng Qingxue felt a tightness in her chest and said gently, "I’ll go bring the child over."

Knowing that Liu Zhenguo would be coming today, Fubao had made Erya change back into the clothes she had arrived in earlier that afternoon. The only difference was that the outerwear had been washed, and she was now wearing a set of thermal underwear underneath.

Erya hadn’t gained any weight in her two days with the Lu Family. The way Liu Zhenguo saw her was exactly the same as how the Lu Family had first seen her.

"Is your name Erya?" Liu Zhenguo asked cautiously.

Under Fubao’s guidance, Erya was no longer as timid as before. Softly, she replied, "Yes, my name is Liu Erya."

Liu Zhenguo squatted down in front of her, touched her head and face, and instantly burst into tears. "Erya, I am your grandfather, your mother’s father. From now on, Grandpa will take care of you."

Liu Erya lowered her head, fiddling with the corners of her clothes, and stayed silent.

"Call him Grandpa, Erya. You need to be polite," Fubao prompted her with a gentle nudge.

Liu Zhenguo was the head of the household. As long as he treated her well, Erya’s life in the Liu Family would be much easier.

Liu Erya softly called out, and Liu Zhenguo immediately pulled her into a tight embrace. His voice, choked with suppressed sobs, broke out, "Ah, good child! Grandpa didn’t get to watch your mother grow into an adult, but Grandpa will watch you grow up well and healthy."

Liu Erya bit her lip. "Thank you, Grandpa."

She didn’t fully understand Liu Zhenguo’s grief, but she did understand that she would have to rely on this grandfather from now on.

Cheng Baoguo stood by and said, "Liu Zhenguo, there’s not much else to say. I’m entrusting this child to you as fulfillment of Old Liu’s dying wish. But life isn’t just about having enough to eat and wear. You need to pay attention to her education, help her integrate into her new family. If this child doesn’t live well, you can count on me to come after you to settle the score!"