Chapter 22: Rebirth First Shot

  The old man didn't expect to run into a tough opponent today. He thought about how he had encountered some martial artists in this area before, and as soon as they came up, he knew they were just trying to swindle these elderly people into following them to learn and cheat their money. So he also pretended to be a hero and sparred with those people many times, each time beating them until they were "defeated". But today, unexpectedly, he lost, his face somewhat embarrassed, and immediately spoke stubbornly: "I'm an old man, after all, and I said it was just sparring, you don't know how to respect the elderly and love the young." The last four words "respect the elderly and love the young" were spoken with great emphasis, as if he had found a particularly good excuse, and seemed quite self-righteous.

  Luo Qingcheng rubbed his temples, glanced at the old man who was laughing brightly, and knew that he must not have checked the almanac before going out today, and had run into an old monster. He turned around to leave immediately.

  The old man, however, grabbed a corner of her clothes. Looking up at the old man's pitiful appearance, Su Mo stretched out his hand to pull his own clothes and said, "Let go, hurry up, or I won't be polite."

  "What's wrong with you, how did my dad offend you?" A middle-aged man's angry roar echoed in his ears, and immediately a man in formal attire, with a face full of anger, rushed to Su Mo's side, shielding the old man behind him, his eyes fixed on Su Mo were filled with vigilance.

  Being bombed like this without asking about the situation, I'm afraid anyone would be unhappy, let alone Su Mo Ruo, who is used to being willful and has always thought that she can get by in life without relying on anyone else's efforts, so there's no need to look at anyone's face.

  "This time is no exception, directly and without hesitation, he went back and said, 'This uncle with demeanor, may I ask if you haven't figured out the actual situation, why are you coming at me like this and accusing me, do you have any reason or not?'"

  The old man next to him didn't expect his son to appear suddenly, and he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop the words that his son was about to say. He apologized to Su Mo repeatedly: "I'm sorry, little girl, my son is just worried about me."

  "Your son is worried that you don't care about me, but he blames me, so now it's my problem." Su Mo heard the old man's words and gave a lukewarm response.

  At this time, the middle-aged man finally reacted and turned around to face his father, saying: "Dad, are you okay? Is everything all right?"

  Knowing that her son was tense, she shook her head. However, as soon as he came up, he scolded the little girl without asking for a reason, and indeed it was their fault. The old man also knew from Su Mo's dress that she was not a child of a wealthy family. After thinking about it, he asked tentatively: "Little girl, have you had breakfast? Would you like Grandpa to take you out for breakfast?"

  Upon hearing this, Su Mo'er glanced at the old man and shook his head without hesitation. "No need, I'm already full." After saying that, he turned around and left quickly, disappearing from everyone's sight in an instant.

  The old man didn't expect Sumo to leave so suddenly, and he was angry in his heart. He turned around and slapped his son's arm, "You little brat, I finally found a girl who suits my taste, and I wanted her to accompany me for a while. You scared her away, what am I supposed to do?"

  The middle-aged man listened to his father's words, and suddenly he couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. He also felt a little embarrassed in his heart. It seemed that he had really misunderstood the young girl. However, he was also slightly displeased, thinking that the girl's temper was too big. Didn't he just not understand? If he gave him time to understand, wouldn't he apologize? But instead, she just left like this. He shook his head and pulled his father's hand, "Dad, it's already so late, everyone is waiting for you to have breakfast, let's hurry back home."

  "Hmm, got it." The childish humming stopped after two notes and was replaced by the old man's soft response.

  Inside the Big Red Gate

  Old Master Ning sat in the middle of the sofa, patted the hand that was raised beside him, and signaled her to calm down. He looked at his eldest son and daughter-in-law sitting on the side, with a hint of anxiety flashing in his eyes. "Tianhua, what's going on? It's been so many days, did you get the materials?"

  "Dad, I'm still..."

  The old man stretched out his hand to interrupt what his son was about to say, and said in a tone that was not quite satisfied: "If you don't want to investigate, I'll let someone else do it. Don't think that just because I'm old now, I can't get people to help me with this matter." The old man was really angry. For something that had already passed for half a month, he still hadn't gotten the results he wanted. How could he not be angry? He knew very well that if they really wanted his granddaughter's information, and someone went all out to investigate, it would take at most two days to get what they wanted. It seemed that Old Man Ning could only think that his son was not putting in enough effort, and didn't have much thought about finding his daughter back.

  Old Lady Ning also showed disapproval all over her face, staring tightly at her son, "Tianhua, this is where you're wrong. Ning Ning is the granddaughter of our Ning family. You and Hongya's daughter, don't you want to make up for your eldest daughter?"

  Listening to his parents' words, thinking about the thoughts in his heart, Ning Tianhua also didn't plan to deceive his parents anymore. He knew that if he continued to deceive them, it was likely that his father would let someone else handle this matter, thus disrupting his plans. If they rashly went to acknowledge their relationship and were rejected by this elder daughter, how would they deal with it then?

  Taking a deep breath, I picked up the briefcase next to me and handed over the materials I had obtained more than ten days ago to the two elderly people. Then, I explained: "Dad, Mom, it's not that I don't want to find Ningning back, but after investigating her living conditions and personality, I found that they are completely different from our thoughts. It can be said that she is not suitable for our family now. Her personality is somewhat resentful and vengeful. In the past, no matter what the reason was, we abandoned her, leaving her to drift outside for 18 years. Although we have been searching for her with all our hearts, she doesn't know it, and she seems to be a very stubborn girl who never easily changes her mind once she has made up her mind."

  "Then you're saying we can't acknowledge Ningning as our granddaughter?" Old Lady Ning's voice rose in agitation, her eyes fixed intently on her son, the hand holding the documents trembling slightly as she sat up straight.

  Next to him, Old Man Ning was also trying his best to comfort his wife's emotions. His wife had high blood pressure and couldn't get so agitated.

  "Mom, that's not what I mean. It's just that we need to arrange a reasonable time, so that Ningning can accept us more easily." As he looked at the part of the file showing his daughter's life, it was as if a dull knife was cutting into his heart, each time more painful than the last. The children who followed them could live a stable and peaceful life, even better than ordinary people, with everything they wanted at their fingertips. But this daughter lived in such a poor place, where she couldn't satisfy her desires no matter how hard she tried. Her foster mother raised her alone, and even eating meat was a luxury for them.

  Old Lady Ning and Old Master also seemed to have realized this, gradually falling silent, no longer insisting on recognizing Ning Ning immediately.

  After Ning Lao Tai recovered, she began to think about how to get close to her granddaughter. For so many years, she had never taken care of this granddaughter, and now that she was in the capital, she naturally thought of going to take care of her.

  Ning Tianhua had also considered this and had his own plan, so he told his father about his idea, "Dad, I have an idea, I don't know if it's feasible or not."

  Upon hearing this, Old Master Ning snorted in disgust at his son, "When did you become so obedient, saying that it needs to go through my approval?"

  This remark made Ning Tianhua's face a bit awkward, yes, from childhood to adulthood, it seemed that he was always more rebellious. "I think so, this girl is obviously a bit lonely and strange, but in terms of affection, she has been lacking since childhood, so we can move her from the side."