Volume 1 Rebirth Return Chapter 23 Arrival at Wucheng

  Before boarding the plane, Tao Zewei called his father, Tao Jingmin, and told him that Su Lao and others would arrive in Wushi soon.

  Su Yin looked at Tao Zexi making a phone call to his father, and his eyes dimmed slightly. He was very aware that he was being strange, always unconsciously paying attention to this seemingly strong but actually somewhat disconnected Tao Zexi, which is why he allowed Tao Zexi to get close to him and become brothers with him. He knew he had developed feelings for Tao Zexi, but such emotions were not permitted by society, let alone if Taozi found out that he liked him, he would be disgusted. Alas, Su Yin could only silently sigh in his heart.

  Before dawn broke, a plane from Beijing landed at the airport in Wushi City. Tao Jingmin, who had already received news of this, had been waiting for a long time.

  When Tao Zexi and they came out of the special export, they saw their old dad, he quickly ran over, "Dad."

  Su Yin, who was walking alongside Tao Ze Xi, saw him suddenly run towards someone and froze, then quickly walked over after realizing it was Tao Jing Min, "Uncle Tao."

  Tao Jingmin saw Su Yin and smiled at him with a slight nod.

  At this time, Su Lao and others also came over. Tao Jingmin took three steps in two steps and walked forward.

  "Su Lao, Su Xiong, Huang Tian."

  Tao Jingmin wore a smile on his face, neither arrogant nor humble. When he looked at Ye Haotian, the smile became even more genuine.

  Su Lao looked at this son of his old friend from days past, who had become so excellent, and it was all due to his own efforts that he had step by step reached this position.

  At first, I wasn't unwilling to help him, but he refused. His temper was really similar to Tao Guangrong's stubbornness. Old Tao was indeed stubborn and straightforward to the point of being inflexible. Unfortunately, it was too difficult for anyone to survive during that period, just like Aya...

  Thinking of his deceased wife, Su Lao's heart ached and he was suddenly overcome with grief. His wife had passed away, and his beloved young son had also left him. He couldn't help but wonder if it was true that the killings he committed in his youth had brought about retribution. But why did this retribution have to fall upon his wife and child?

  It seemed that Su Ke had sensed the change in Su Lao's emotions, and he hurriedly wrapped his arms around Su Lao's shoulders from behind, gently patting him to convey strength. At the same time, he also sighed inwardly, his father was no longer young, no longer strong, now his second brother was gone too, losing his wife in middle age, losing his son in old age, white-haired people sending off black-haired people, although his father insisted on not falling down, but it should be his turn to hold up the sky for him.

  Feeling his son's silent comfort, Su Lao's mood slowly calmed down, and his gaze at Tao Jingmin was filled with the kindness of an elder looking at a younger generation.

  "You've been here for over a decade too, it's time to return to the capital city, after all that's where your home is."

  Tao Jingmin subconsciously wanted to refuse, but he saw the reminiscence and kindness in Old Su's eyes, opened his mouth, and didn't say a word of refusal. He couldn't refuse an old man who was sincere towards him. His younger self had once refused this old man, and the disappointment and admiration in Old Su's eyes at that time still lingered vividly in his memory.

  "Su... Uncle Su, I've booked a hotel room for you, why don't you take a rest first?"

  "No need, we'll go to Qingmu County right away." Su Lao couldn't wait any longer, he wished he could fly over and see his little son immediately.

  Su Xun knew his father's support, but thinking of the frailty he felt when he had just hugged his father's shoulders, he still opened his mouth to persuade him.

  "Dad, why don't you go back to the hotel and rest for a bit? Do you want Apu and Little Niece to see you looking so worn out?"

  Su nodded and also understood that he was really old, so he still listened to his eldest son's words and went to rest.

  Su Lao was resting while Tao Jingmin and Ye Haotian sat together drinking tea.

  "What are you doing this time? Even Old Su has come out." Tao Jingmin spoke first.

  "Didn't Ah Ze tell you?" Ye Huan Tian asked with a knowing look.

  "Cough, he just said he came to visit relatives. How did I not know that the Su family still had relatives in Qingmu County? And why are you here, don't tell me you're here to see old friends."

  Ye Haotian leaned back in his chair, rubbing the rim of the cup with his thumb. After a while, he finally spoke up.

  "I'm also here to find relatives."

  "You... come to find relatives?" Tao Jingmin frowned and looked at Ye Haotian.

  The Su family is from the south, and coming to Wushi to find relatives made him very suspicious. After all, Wushi is in the northwest. As for the Ye family, it's even simpler. Old man Ye Tianqin was an orphan, he didn't even know his own surname, and had been wandering around since childhood. Because he was relatively strong, he was fierce when fighting with others for food, so the other vagrants called him "Dawang", meaning big brother. It wasn't until he grew up and learned a few characters that he gave himself the name Ye Tianqin. Luo Xifeng was from a female bandit background, her only relatives were those brothers, so it can be said that the Ye family didn't have any relatives either.

  Tao Jingmin suddenly sat up straight, searching for relatives! How could he have forgotten, Su's second child Ah Pu, Ye's little daughter Rongrong, they had died unexpectedly in the west back then! Could it be...

  "It's just as you thought, back then my younger sister and Ah Pu from the Su family didn't die, they just lost their memories. They settled down in Qingmu County, but two days ago...two days ago they got into a car accident and passed away." Ye Hua Tian took a deep breath before revealing this despairing news.

  16 years without a word, and then suddenly there was news that he had passed away. The little sister who used to chase him around when they were young was gone, and he didn't even get to see her one last time. When he saw the letter, he felt so grief-stricken that he almost suffocated. He didn't question the authenticity of the letter because it was given to him by Old Su, which proved that it must be true.

  Tao Jingmin looked at his friend shrouded in sorrow, unable to offer any comfort because he knew that anything he said would be useless. He was aware of Ye Huatian's feelings, although initially he had always found it troublesome that Ye Rongrong followed him everywhere, but he would always make sure to protect his precious little sister and not let her get into trouble. If anyone dared to bully Ye Rongrong, Ye Huatian would be the first to object. When Ye Rongrong went missing and her whereabouts were unknown, Ye Huatian had come alone to the western region to search for her, and in the end, it was he who had helped bring back the battered Ye Huatian to the capital. Now that he had received news of Ye Rongrong's death, how could Ye Huatian not be heartbroken?

  "Alright, stop staring at me, I'm just...haven't recovered yet." Ye Haotian said with a forced casual tone.

  "People can't come back from the dead, and the heavens..." Tao Jingmin also felt that his own comfort was somewhat powerless.

  "I'm going to take a rest, Rongrong has given birth to a little niece for me, I have to leave her a good impression." Ye Haotian stood up neatly and left the teahouse, leaving Tao Jingmin with a stunned face.

  At noon, Su Lao and his party had lunch and then boarded the car and set off.

  It takes seven hours by car from Wushi to Qingmu County. They arrived in Wushi without notifying local personnel, but for Su Lao's safety, Su Xun still notified Su Lao's former subordinates in the west, so when they set off for Qingmu County, there were nearly a dozen people protecting them front and back.

  Digression

  I find that I need to write and modify at the same time. If you guys find any inconsistencies with previous posts, please remind me to make changes!