The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 415 - 386 Auspicious Building, Investigation_1

Chapter 415: Chapter 386 Auspicious Building, Investigation_1

Xin Wei and Xin Anan exchanged glances.

"Big brother, do you think that’s possible?" Xin Anan asked uncertainly; she hoped even more than her sister-in-law that this was the case!

If so, it would mean that their stepmother had forgiven them, and they could get a lot of money.

With money, the family company could be pulled out of trouble.

Xin Wei pondered for a moment, then said, "I don’t think so!"

"Why do you say that?" Li Yushan asked, as she didn’t understand the stepmother as well as the Xin siblings did.

"Because even when our father died, our stepmother only felt down for a while but didn’t cry—at least not in public," Xin Wei said, "I think something must have happened to make the stepmother lose her composure."

"Big brother, what could possibly happen?" Xin Anan said, "All of the Bai Family are dead."

"Let’s wait until after the investigation to talk about it," Xin Wei said, "And speaking of time, make sure mom doesn’t wander in front of the stepmother."

Ye Weiwen was up to her old tricks again recently because her children were too busy with work to pay attention to her.

Having such a mother frustrated them both, but they had her blood running through their veins and couldn’t just ignore her.

As her children, they would give in to their mother and meet her demands, but the stepmother wouldn’t.

"Ah, mommy wants the villa that the stepmother is living in, claiming that it was bought for her by dad and that she should be the one living there," Xin Anan said with a headache, "She even said that if we don’t help her, she will take legal action to get back her belongings."

The mansion where the stepmother lived was indeed bought when father and mom were married, but after they divorced, their properties had already been divided; father only took the villa and the company, while everything else was given to mom.

"Nonsense!" Xin Wei exclaimed angrily, "Doesn’t she understand the law?"

Xin Anan shrugged, indicating her own lack of understanding.

"Just keep her from leaving the estate if she has nothing else to do." Xin Wei said, his disappointment in his biological mother growing.

With her husband and sister-in-law talking about their mother-in-law, Li Yushan didn’t feel it was her place to butt in.

Compared to her stepmother-in-law, Li Yushan detested her own mother-in-law even more; she was a woman who was vain and knew only how to enjoy herself.

Shameless! She even had the nerve to ask for the mansion left by father-in-law without thinking about the shameful things she had done in the past!

Xin Wei arranged for people to investigate before making any plans.

Meanwhile, Bai Qiongyu finally resolved to do everything she could to make amends towards her stepson and step-granddaughter after they left.

Even if they didn’t forgive her, she was determined to treat them well within her capacity.

"Miss, they are going to listen to the opera at the Auspicious Building in Chinatown the day after tomorrow; we should go too," Xianglan suggested, "Once we’re familiar with each other, we can acknowledge our relationship."

"Mm!" Bai Qiongyu nodded, "However, you must be careful. Ye Weiwen is like a mad dog, a greedy one at that. If they find out about Tiantian’s identity, they will definitely take action. I don’t want an accident to happen to Tiantian before we have the chance to recognize her."

"Miss, I understand all that," Xianglan said, "We of the Bai Family are not pushovers. If they dare to act, we’ll make sure they regret it."

"Good, we can’t afford to make mistakes," Bai Qiongyu nodded. She had not wanted to take drastic measures before and just wished to live out her years in peace, but now, that was not an option anymore.

A tiger doesn’t show its power and you think Bai Qiongyu is a sick cat!

On Sunday, Third Grandma Qi and her family dressed up new, ready to go to the Auspicious Building to listen to the opera.

Because of Third Grandma Qi, the Qi Family had gradually come to enjoy the opera too.

And now they could somewhat understand it!

As they got out of the car, the person in front turned around.

Bai Qiongyu saw He Tiantian holding the arm of an old lady of about her age and was slightly taken aback.

"Mr. Qi, you’ve come to enjoy the opera too?" Bai Qiongyu asked, "This is..."

When Qi Shuliang saw that it was Bai Qiongyu, a well-known strong woman among the Chinese community, he said, "Madam Bai! I am delighted to see you here, this is my mother. Mother, this is the respected elder Madam Bai."

Third Grandma Qi, rarely encountering an elderly lady who spoke Mandarin, joyfully said, "Madam Bai, hello."

"Hello Grandma Qi!" Bai Qiongyu said. "I was born in 1908, and you?"

"Hehe, I was born in 1905, so I’m technically three years your elder, sister," Third Grandma Qi responded as Bai Qiongyu revealed her age, intending to establish a hierarchy of seniority between them.

"Then let’s address each other as sisters!" Bai Qiongyu suggested. "Calling me Madam Bai creates a distance between us, Grandma Qi."

"That sounds wonderful," Third Grandma Qi agreed, feeling that this Sister Bai seemed somewhat familiar, but she couldn’t remember whom she resembled at the moment.

Bai Qiongyu, escorting Third Grandma Qi forward, left the others behind looking at each other in confusion.

Qi Shuliang was also very curious; Madam Bai usually kept others at a distance and wasn’t close to other people.

Anna and Qi Shuliang had seen Bai Qiongyu at a Chinese community gathering before, but they didn’t consider themselves acquainted with her.

Only He Tiantian stood there, dumbfounded!

She... She had seen the woman from the photograph.

Although this woman appeared much older than the one in the photograph, they didn’t look very different.

"Sister Tiantian, why aren’t you moving?" Qi Zhengmin reached out to pull He Tiantian along and turned to look at her, suddenly exclaiming, "Dad, Mom, that grandma looks like Sister Tiantian!"

Qi Zhenghan furrowed his brow, as he had noticed it too.

"Do you know her?" Qi Zhenghan asked, noticing He Tiantian was a bit flustered.

He Tiantian was taken aback; although she had planned to find her grandmother before coming to Country M, so many things had happened intermittently that she never got the chance to mention it.

Moreover, her days here were so joyful that she had almost forgotten about it.

However, just as she had forgotten about it, that person appeared.

"I... don’t... know..." He Tiantian stammered, unsure if she knew her.

"You really don’t know her?" Qi Shuliang also realized, indeed, that was why He Tiantian looked so familiar to him.

Regardless, Qi Shuliang would never have associated He Tiantian with Bai Qiongyu.

He Tiantian gave a wry smile and said, "I think she resembles my grandmother!"

"Your grandmother?" Qi Shuliang was taken aback. "What’s the story here?"

He Tiantian didn’t want to hide anything from Qi Shuliang. Since she had encountered someone who looked like her, there seemed to be an invisible thread connecting them.

He Tiantian didn’t want to run from it; if the woman truly was her grandmother, she just wanted to tell her that her dad didn’t hate her and hoped she was doing well.

But as for her grandfather...

Compared to being able to forgive while alive, the regret of being forever separated by death is something that can never be mended.

The Qi family listened in astonishment.

Qi Zhengmin had always thought that their family’s story could be made into a drama series spanning thirty years across two countries with fifty episodes, but Tiantian’s family’s story could be an eighty-episode romance spanning forty years across two countries.

"We don’t know if it’s her yet!" He Tiantian said. "Uncle Qi, I trust you to help me investigate this. If it turns out to be true, then my trip to Country M would have no regrets."

"Don’t worry, I will help you investigate," Qi Shuliang said. It was a simple task that would not only help He Tiantian but also Madam Bai.

After all, Madam Bai didn’t have children of her own, and if she could be united with her biological son, it would be a beautiful thing!