The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 410 - 381: Resemblance, Investigation_1

Chapter 410: Chapter 381: Resemblance, Investigation_1

After lunch, He Tiantian played games with them.

Checking the time and seeing it was almost five o’clock, she said, "Jimmy, Amy, do you want to go pick up your mom from work?"

"Yes!" Jimmy nodded. "Mom’s workplace isn’t far, and sometimes I take my sister by the hand to pick up Mom from work."

"Alright, we’ll go together and say hello to your mom before Angela and I head back."

"Okay," Jimmy and Amy replied in unison.

He Tiantian, along with Qi Zhengmin, made sure Amy and Jimmy checked the house before locking the door and leaving.

Walking on the sidewalk shaded by trees, it wasn’t very hot!

The four of them talked and laughed along the way.

After passing through this neighborhood, they reached the wealthy area,

where the buildings were even more elegant and the environment more beautiful.

At that moment, several black cars passed by in a procession on the road nearby.

He Tiantian stepped aside to protect the three children, allowing the people inside the cars to see her face.

"Miss!" a lady in her fifties exclaimed in surprise, "Look outside..."

But the car was going rather fast and had already passed He Tiantian at a considerable distance.

"Stop the car, stop the car!" the woman told the driver ahead.

The elderly and dignified lady sitting beside her squinted her eyes and frowned, "Xianglan, what happened?"

"I saw a young girl who looks very much like you did when you were young," the woman, Xianglan, said hastily.

They were almost at the door, and the driver just so happened to stop the car at the entrance.

"Look, Miss, you see," Chunlan had always served the old lady since she was young, so she still called her Miss.

The dignified old lady, wearing a treasure blue cheongsam, had neatly combed white hair with a bun on top and precious jade ornaments pinned in it. On her wrist, she wore a very fine bracelet made of Hetian jade.

Following Xianglan’s pointing hand, the old lady looked towards the young girl dressed in a pink T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers not far away.

Mrs. Brown came out with her bag, just in time to see her son, daughter, He Tiantian, and Qi Zhengmin coming to pick her up from work.

"I had to work today, otherwise I would have definitely welcomed you at home," Lady Brown said with a hearty laugh. "When I have a day off, I’ll invite you over, all right?"

"That would be great!" He Tiantian said. "Jimmy, Amy are in your hands now. It’s time for us to go back."

"We’ll meet another day," Lady Brown said with a smile, waving her hand as she bid farewell to He Tiantian and Qi Zhengmin.

After Lady Brown and the children had walked away, Qi Zhengmin tugged at He Tiantian’s arm and asked, "Sister Tiantian, those two grandmas over there have been staring at you. Do you know them?"

"Ah?" He Tiantian was startled, "Impossible, this is my first time in the United States, I only know your family."

There was no doubt about it; in this life and the last, she had only been to the United States once—where could she know anyone from?

"Oh!" Qi Zhengmin replied, half-believing and half-doubting.

"Alright, let’s go," He Tiantian said. "If we return too late, grandma will worry."

After that, He Tiantian took Qi Zhengmin’s hand and walked back to get on the car not far away.

"Miss, does she look alike?" Chunlan asked. "Not only does her face resemble yours, but even the way she walks!"

"There are many people in the world who look alike. Don’t overthink it; it’s not possible that she’s..." The old lady trailed off, subconsciously wondering if the girl could be her granddaughter.

However, the moment she thought of this, memories of the past surfaced!

"Miss, you..." Xianglan knew her mistress the best. At that time, their love was so passionate, but both were proud individuals. They argued over trivial matters of daily life, and thus, that beautiful love faded away amidst the mundane details of everyday living.

"It’s all in the past," Bai Qiongyu waved her hand dismissively, "True, it was my father who asked me to return, but I was also tired of the life I had then. The only thing I feel guilty about is my young son; I failed to fulfill my duties as a mother and raise him myself. As for He Jinming, I can only say we were suited to be lovers, not spouses!"

"Alas!" Xianglan felt greedy in her heart, it was the cruel irony of fate.

The reason the mistress didn’t want to talk about it was that she feared it would only add to her sorrow to remember the past.

Yet, the mistress had been concerned about her son for many years, constantly sending people to inquire about his whereabouts, but to this day, there has been no reliable information.

Given He Jinming’s stubbornness, he wouldn’t allow the younger generation to come looking for the mistress.

The mistress didn’t want to investigate, but Xianglan felt it necessary to do so.

Not for anything else, but because the young girl resembled the mistress.

Since the master passed away, the mistress inherited the Bai Family’s estate. Ten years ago, the son-in-law also died. With a son and a daughter, they started becoming restless, always thinking about seizing the mistress’s assets.

Rather than letting those two deceitful people benefit, it would be better to find the mistress’s own flesh and blood.

Xianglan was a very traditional servant, valuing the continuation of bloodlines.

Alas, the mistress was a pitiful person too, even after remarrying, her husband bore a resemblance to He Jinming.

This could only mean that the mistress still had He Jinming in her heart.

Xianglan recognized the woman speaking with He Tiantian; she was a new maid hired by the family, skilled in cooking. In that case, it would be best to start the investigation from there.

Xianglan didn’t directly approach Lady Brown to ask about He Tiantian’s situation; instead, she hinted at a trusted maid to get along well with Mrs. Brown and gather information.

Mrs. Brown, having arrived at a new workplace, was at the stage where she needed acceptance and acknowledgment from others. She was pleased by the maid’s friendly gestures. After getting along for some time, they started discussing matters of the household.

Eventually, Xianglan learned some details about He Tiantian.

Upon discovering that He Tiantian’s surname was "He," Xianglan’s heart skipped a beat. She had a premonition that this girl, who bore a striking resemblance to the mistress and carried the He surname, must be related to the mistress.

Xianglan continued the investigation with the help of reliable people left by the Bai Family.

When Mrs. Brown had time off, Xianglan bought ingredients and showcased her culinary talents by making a variety of delicious dishes, inviting He Tiantian and Qi Zhengmin over as guests for a meal.

Anna also invited Mrs. Brown to bring her two children to visit her home during her time off.

It must be said that Mrs. Brown was a very polite and kind-hearted person.

When she came, she brought homemade pastries as a gift.

Jimmy and Amy, though dressed simply, were very clean and tidy.

Remarkably, they hit it off with Anna right away, finding plenty of topics to chat about.

From cooking to flower arranging and so on, after a few occasions of getting together, they became good friends.

Lady Brown never took on the airs of a benefactor; she interacted normally.

Because of this, she won the gratitude and favor of Anna and Qi Shuliang. If Lady Brown ever encountered a problem she couldn’t handle, they certainly wouldn’t stand idly by.