The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 300 - 271 Kind Lies, Photos (1960, 1980+) _3

Chapter 300: Chapter 271 Kind Lies, Photos (1960, 1980+) _3

He Tiantian and Third Grandma Qi were under the eaves, organizing photographs and telling stories of the past.

After an unknown amount of time, Huo Yingjie woke up, feeling a little thirsty, so he went into the kitchen and drank a bowl of cold water.

"Brother Yingjie, come and look at the photos," He Tiantian called out to Huo Yingjie after noticing he had awoken.

Huo Yingjie also wanted to see what the son that Third Grandma Qi had been thinking about all this time looked like!

"Sure!" Huo Yingjie said with a smile, walking over and picking up the family portrait, "This..."

The young man standing behind the two adults must be Qi Shuliang. Why did he feel so familiar?

It seemed like he had seen him somewhere before...

"What’s wrong?" He Tiantian asked, puzzled, "Don’t you think my uncle is very handsome?"

Huo Yingjie, coming back to his senses, replied, "He is very handsome, and I’m quite surprised to see someone more handsome than me!"

"Ha ha, don’t flatter yourself," He Tiantian said with a wry smile; in terms of looks, there was little to choose between Huo Yingjie and Qi Shuliang.

Third Grandma Qi was also delighted, feeling as if she were seeing her son in his younger days when looking at Huo Yingjie!

But at that very moment, Huo Yingjie’s heart was anything but calm.

He remembered who the familiar-looking person in the photograph was!

That was an overseas Chinese tycoon!

However, that person was called Qi Shu, not Qi Shuliang!

Searching his memory, Huo Yingjie vaguely remembered that Qi Shu’s ancestral home was An Province Huai City Taoyuan County. He did not know the details, but he had met Qi Shu when he was older. Qi Shu’s son looked like him, resembling about seventy to eighty percent of the man in the photo.

Qi Shu was indeed Qi Shuliang!

This discovery made Huo Yingjie overjoyed!

This person had an enormous influence in the United States, and in his previous life, it had been Qi Shuliang who led many overseas Chinese in their ventures.

Huo Yingjie knew the outcome but not the specific process, so when his older brother Huo Yingjun was sent to work at the embassy in Country M by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he had provided Qi Shu’s information.

However, the man was somewhat aloof and had always been employed by another power.

But then something happened, causing a significant shift in Qi Shu’s behavior.

Qi Shu was already very wealthy; money couldn’t sway him.

For someone who can’t be swayed by money or benefits, the only thing that could move him must have been "affection."

Someone must have discovered that Third Grandma Qi was Qi Shu’s mother and facilitated their reunion, which led Qi Shu to change his previous ways.

Now with such a considerable achievement looming before him, Huo Yingjie would not let it slip away.

That evening, Huo Yingjie spoke to Zhang Aijun and Li Yunzhong, "Later, have Tiantian borrow a bicycle from the village. I’m going to the county town tomorrow."

"What are you going to the county town for?" Li Yunzhong inquired, "We should have enough food; there’s no need to buy more."

Zhang Aijun was also curiously watching Huo Yingjie.

"I want the photographer to come here to take a few pictures of me and Tiantian," Huo Yingjie said, already having a plan in mind.

"What?" Li Yunzhong was even more perplexed, "You can go directly to the photo studio. Why bother having someone come all this way? It’s so far from the county town!"

Huo Yingjie put on a pitiful expression, frowning, "This time when I go back, I’ve been given a heavier task at work. Over the New Year, I might not even see the woman I love. At the photo studio, the scenery won’t be captured. I want to take a few pictures here so when I look at them, it’s like seeing Tiantian."

Li Yunzhong was new to this kind of task and didn’t know the troubles of scientific researchers, but Zhang Aijun often carried out missions to protect them.

Sometimes, being involved in a project could mean half a year, a year, or even two years away from home!

Some were whisked away into the deep mountains and forests, and when they wanted to leave, they couldn’t even find their way out.

"Fine! Yunzhong, go to the photo studio tomorrow and ask the photographer to come over," Zhang Aijun said. It wasn’t a big deal, and it could be accommodated.

Director Hua had given instructions when they came.

"But what if the photographer doesn’t want to come?" Li Yunzhong, with no experience, was worried he might not be able to persuade the photographer.

"Is the special pass in your hand just a piece of scrap paper?" Zhang Aijun retorted. The kid was pretty sharp, but when it came to crunch time, he couldn’t think around corners.

"Oh! Right!" Li Yunzhong nodded repeatedly. He used to just run errands as a youngster; he never had the chance to deal with these matters!

Huo Yingjie informed He Tiantian, and they went to Secretary Qi’s house together to borrow a bicycle.

Village Chief Qi, seeing it was Huo Yingjie and Li Yunzhong borrowing the bike, and considering they were military men, thought of his own son serving in the army and generously lent Li Yunzhong the new bicycle in his house.