Volume 1 Rebirth Returns Chapter 21 Your Grandson, My Granddaughter

  "Dad! It's Little Brother's child! It must be Little Brother's daughter!" Su Xuan exclaimed excitedly.

  Old Master Su's eyes also flashed with hope. When his wife, Madame Xue, was pregnant with their first child, he had already decided on the name: if it was a boy, they would call him Su Yun, and if it was a girl, they would call her Su Su. The first child turned out to be a boy, so of course, he was named Su Yun. When Madame Xue became pregnant with their second child, everyone hoped it would be a girl, as having both a son and daughter would make for a perfect combination. However, the second child also turned out to be a boy. Poor Su Su couldn't resist, and was given the name Su Su. When he grew older, the group of children in the compound would tease him, saying that Su Su was a girl's name. In the end, he had to endure a beating before his father agreed to change his name to Su Xuan. However, some people still called him Su Su (or Xuan Xuan), although there were only a few who dared to do so, as there were only two or three families whose social status was comparable to that of the Su family.

  As for Su Pu's future children, the old master has already given them names. If it's a boy, he'll be called Su Zhe, and if it's a girl, she'll be called Su Rui.

  So when Old Lady Su heard that the child was called Su Rui, she was certain that it must be her younger brother Su Pu's daughter!

  At this time, Aunt Xue Rui, who was busy in the kitchen, carried a plate of dishes out of the kitchen and put them on the dining table.

  "What's wrong with you guys? Go wash your hands quickly, it's time for dinner."

  Seeing her normally serious father-in-law and husband standing there with excited faces, Xue Rui finally felt the strange atmosphere. She asked with a questioning face.

  "What's going on? Why are you all standing there?"

  "Mom, there's news about your younger brother!" Su Xiao quickly explained to her mother.

  "What... what did you say?! Is there news about Ah Bu?!" Xue Rui's eyes widened in surprise.

  "Ah Xuan, is this true? Is there really news about Ah Pu?"

  Xue Ju looked at her husband with an excited face.

  "It's... however, Ah Pu... Ah Pu and Rong Rong died together in a car accident..." Su Xuan said to his wife with red eyes.

  "No... it can't be, how could this be? You must be deceiving me! Master Zhou said that Abao is still alive!" Xue Dui muttered in disbelief.

  Su Xun stepped forward and hugged Xue Rui who was about to fall. He gently patted her back, giving her silent comfort.

  Xue Ju grew up with Su Xun and Su Pu, because she had a younger brother who died at the age of three, so she treated Su Pu, who was a few years younger than her, as her own younger brother. She would take him wherever she went. Sixteen years ago, when Su Pu and Ye Rongrong disappeared, the one who couldn't accept it the most was Xue Ju, his older sister. Later, when Master Zhou divined that Su Pu was still alive, she felt comforted after her initial heartbreak, thinking that even though she didn't know where he was, at least he was still alive, and they would have a chance to meet again in the future. But now that there's finally news about Su Pu, before she could even feel happy, she received another message that Su Pu and Ye Rongrong had both passed away. This was like a bolt from the blue for Xue Ju. If the news she finally got was that Su Pu had already passed away, she would rather have never heard it at all, because then she could still comfort herself by thinking that Su Pu was still alive, living well in some corner of the world.

  At this time, Su Yun, who was standing aside holding a letter paper, looked at his grandfather.

  "Grandpa, the top priority now is to find Su Rui and bring Xiao Hui back home."

  "Su Rui?! Is she Abao's child? Where is she now?" Xue Dui grabbed her husband's sleeve and asked anxiously as soon as she heard the name Su Rui.

  "Mother, don't worry first, let Taozi brother say something. This box was brought back by Taozi brother, he knows where little sister is!" Su Xiang hastily said.

  Xue Juan looked at Tao Zexi, Tao Zexi was a bit flustered by Xue Juan's gaze. He quickly spoke up.

  "Auntie, I knew Su Rui because her parents died in a car accident. At that time, I was a police officer in Qingmu County. Later, she came to me and asked for my help to avenge her parents together. Before that, I had already found evidence of Zhang Fumin's crime, he has been caught, and his son also received the punishment he deserved. After that, I returned to Beijing, but now Su Rui should still be in Qingmu County."

  "Dad, I...I'm going to pick up little brother and bring him home!" Xue Rui looked at Old Man Su with anticipation.

  "Alright, I'll go myself," said Old Master Su as he headed upstairs. No one saw that in the instant he turned around, tears he could no longer hold back flowed from his eyes. The sudden news of the passing of his beloved youngest son was too much for him to bear, and even the strongest person has weaknesses. And that youngest son, who looked so much like his late wife, had been a source of unerasable pain in his heart since he went missing sixteen years ago.

  As soon as Su He heard his father's words, he immediately went to prepare. After all, for someone like Old Master Su to leave the capital and go to a small place like Qingmu County, it wasn't that simple. First of all, safety was an issue. Moreover, any casual move by Old Master Su could lead to many baseless speculations among the people below. But since his father wanted to personally go pick up his younger brother and sister-in-law, he naturally wouldn't have any objections, so he immediately went to instruct people to prepare for the trip.

  As a result, Su Yin's birthday party tomorrow will not be held as scheduled, because the Su family is going to Qingmu County. Although it has not been verified that Su Pu is in Qingmu County, from Tao Zexi's description of Su Rui and the box and letter, it is enough to confirm that Su Rui is indeed Su Pu's daughter. Because Su Rui has a pair of peach blossom eyes just like Su Xuan, Tao Zexi initially felt that Su Rui was very familiar, and even suspected whether Su Rui was someone from the Su family. However, when he compared Su Rui with Su Yin, he found that they looked almost nothing alike, so he denied this conclusion, missing the truth. Now thinking back, comparing Su Rui with Su Xuan, those eyes are almost identical, but because Su Xuan hates it when people say he looks like a girl, he always shows his masculine side, suppressing the charming and seductive feeling of those peach blossom eyes, so that Tao Zexi did not discover the truth at first.

  But with the news of Su Pu and Ye Rongrong, he couldn't not tell Old Ye, especially since Su Rui was also Old Ye's grandson. So as soon as Old Su went upstairs, the first thing he did was go to the study to call his old friend Ye Tianqin, wanting to share this news that was either hopeful or despairing with him.

  Ye Lao answered the phone quickly on the other end.

  "Hey, I'm telling you, Old Su, are you looking for me to play chess again? Let me tell you, Go is not my forte, but Xiangqi is a different story. Didn't I beat you last time and you vowed not to play for a month? How come you're itching to play now?"

  On the other end of the phone, Ye Tianqin found that his old brother was not arguing with him as usual, but was silent. He gradually weakened his voice and his expression became serious. Ye Tianqin, who was playing chess with Ye Lao opposite him, raised an eyebrow and put down his flag.

  "What's going on?"

  "There is news about Su Pu and Rong Rong."

  "What?! Are you telling the truth?! Where are they?!" Ye Tianqin suddenly stood up, excitedly asking Old Man Su.

  "They... Haotian is by your side, right? Hand the phone to him." Old Su knew that Ye Tianqin was a few years older than himself and his body wasn't as robust as it was during wartime, so he was afraid that if he heard this news, he would be overly heartbroken and have an accident. After all, Ye Rongrong was his most beloved daughter!

  "Cut the crap, what is it that I shouldn't hear? Even if we haven't spoken in 16 years, so what?" Ye Tianqin sat down with the phone, although he spoke in a relaxed tone, but the bulging veins on his tightly clenched fist betrayed him.

  "Hey, you're still so impatient. Today I got the news that Ah Pu and Rong Rong were in a car accident a few days ago..." He hadn't finished speaking when he heard Ye Haotian's shout on the other end of the phone.

  "Dad! Dad......Dad, are you okay?!"

  Ye Tianqin suddenly stood up after hearing the news, then fainted and was caught by Ye Haotian who had been paying attention to his father, pressing hard on Renzhong to recover.

  "Hey, I'm fine, you... are you telling the truth? Rongrong and Abu really..." Ye Tianqin had hoped to hear a denial from Old Man Su's mouth, but the silence on the other end of the phone told him that it was all true.

  Ye Tian's heart had found the answer, and he seemed to have aged ten years, slumping against the chair. Before he could even put down the phone, Old Man Su spoke up again on the other end.

  "But there's a girl named Su Rui, who might be your great-granddaughter, my granddaughter. In Qingmu County..." Before Old Su could finish speaking, Ye Lao sat up straight and asked.

  "What did you say? Is it Rongrong's child?"

  "It should be so, I'm going to Qingmu County now to pick them up and bring them home. This side of the capital is left to you. After all, if I leave the capital, who knows what those people will speculate about?"

  "You... let Huatian go together." Old Master Ye also knew that if the capital didn't have him presiding over it, something chaotic might occur.

  He put down the phone, Ye Lao looked at Huang Tian, his expression sad. As if holding back, but those red eyes let people know how vulnerable this civilized world's iron-blooded Ye Tianjin was now, now he was just an old father who had lost his daughter!

  From Ye Lao's words, Ye Huan Tian also knew that his lovely little sister might have passed away. Moreover, he had a little niece now.