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Chapter 424 Prepare to meet parents, Andy looks for relatives (two in one)

"Are you going to Daishan?"

Tan Zongming knew Andy very well, and after Andy said that sentence, he understood what Andy was thinking.

"Yes, I have to go there in person, otherwise I can't feel at ease."

Andy's attitude is very firm. If her brother is normal and happy after being adopted, she will just take a look and stop disturbing him.

But now that she knows that her younger brother may be mentally retarded, she is worried that she will be bullied after being adopted. Although Dean Xie said that he is doing well, she will not believe it until she sees it with her own eyes.

Tan Zongming nodded, expressing his understanding. If it was him, if there was such a younger brother, he would desperately look for it.

"According to the results of Lao Yan's investigation, we can conclude that the dean of the orphanage must know the whereabouts of your brother. I think there are several reasons why she is unwilling to speak out."

"First, Lao Yan is not you after all, the dean is probably still wary of Lao Yan and doubts your identity."

"Secondly, as I just said, it may be the request of the family that adopted your brother, and since the dean said that your brother is doing well, I don't think this is a lie, because a person who can People who have been in the orphanage for decades, decades like a day, show that the dean is a truly compassionate person, and such a person should be unlikely to lie."

"There may be other reasons, but these two should be the most likely."

"But since you want to find your brother, you can only start from her. She may be the only person who knows your brother's whereabouts."

Andy said: "So I have to go there in person to meet this Dean Xie."

Tan Zongming thought for a while and said, "Let Lao Yan go with you."

"Go now." Andy said.

Tan Zongming persuaded: "Tomorrow, it's too late today, and it will take several hours to drive there. You should calm down today, adjust your mentality, and go there tomorrow."

Andy was silent for a while, and then said: "Okay, let's start tomorrow morning."

Andy, who left Lao Tan's house, got into the car in a daze, and was in a daze for a long time before starting the car and leaving.

Taking the elevator to the first floor, I happened to meet Fan Shengmei and Qu Xiaoxiao who came back from outside.

Fan Shengmei went out to eat with Wang Baichuan again today, just when Wang Baichuan sent her back, she happened to meet Qu Xiaoxiao, and they came back together.

After Fan Shengmei and Qu Xiaoxiao said this, they walked into the elevator and found that Andy was there, but Andy didn't seem to see the two of them, he lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking.

"Andy, Andy, what's wrong with you?"

There was no response after calling a few times, Fan Shengmei and Qu Xiaoxiao looked at each other, feeling very strange.

Of the five women on their floor, Andy was definitely the strongest. Except for the last elevator accident, they had never seen Andy lose his composure.

"Ah? Miss Fan, Xiaoqu, it's you guys."

Andy came back to his senses, saw Fan Shengmei and Qu Xiaoxiao, stroked his bangs, and said hello.

Fan Shengmei saw Andy's state of the troops, and asked with concern: "Andy, are you okay?"

Andy: "Oh, it's okay, it's nothing, I was thinking about something just now, how about you, why did you come back together?"

Qu Xiaoxiao replied: "No, we just met at the door, Andy, are you okay?"

"It's all right."

While talking, the elevator reached the 22nd floor, and Andy said to them: "I'll go back first, bye."

Back at his home, Andy locked himself in the room.

Fan Shengmei and Qu Xiaoxiao stood in the middle of the corridor, looking at the closed door of Andy's house, they both looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Something must have happened to Andy, otherwise she wouldn't be in this state." Qu Xiaoxiao said with certainty.

Fan Sheng rolled her eyes and said, "A blind person can see it, but people don't want to talk about it, so let's not meddle in other people's business."

"Okay, then I'll go back to bed first, I've been busy all day and I'm exhausted."

Qu Xiaoxiao waved at Fan Shengmei and walked back to her home.

Andy's mind is very chaotic now, and he has completely lost his previous calm.

Before getting news of her younger brother, although she was worried, she was not in a hurry. Anyway, she had waited for so many years.

But now that she knew the news about her brother, she could no longer keep calm, especially knowing that there might be something wrong with her brother, she just wanted to find him as soon as possible.

On this day, she was destined not to be able to sleep.

Because Guan Juer told her parents that she was already in love, besides seeing her parents soon, Zhou Chen also had important things to do in advance.

I greeted my parents in advance, so the old couple prepared ample dinner.

After eating, Zhou Chen sat on the sofa with his parents, and said to the elders with a serious expression: "Dad, Mom, I have something to tell you."

Zhou Guofu and Sun Yi looked at each other, both surprised by Zhou Chen's serious look.

"What's the matter, with such a serious expression?"

"I'm in love."

"Oh, it's love, it's not..."

Sun Yi didn't understand at first, but before she could speak, she reacted and stared at her immediately.

"Wait, Xiaochen, you said you're in a relationship?"

Zhou Guofu was also surprised. In the past few years, they had mentioned it to Zhou Chen countless times, but Zhou Chen never brought them good news.

Suddenly, he said that he was in a relationship, and the old couple were really caught off guard.

Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Well, we've been talking for a while and confirmed the relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend."

"well."

Sun Yi was so happy that she didn't know what to say anymore. At her age, she has no job, and she is not the kind of person who likes to play.

So her biggest expectation is that her son can get married early and give her a grandchildren.

It's a pity that Zhou Chen didn't get the hang of it before, no matter how much she tried to persuade him, it was useless. Who would have thought that God would open his eyes, that his son was finally no longer busy with his career, but also knew how to find a girlfriend, and he just kept silent. found it.

"Xiaochen, how old is the girl you're talking to, what's her personality like, her education background, how's her family like?"

Zhou Guofu was also full of anticipation. This was the first time his son had talked to them about his girlfriend, so of course they should pay attention.

Zhou Chen said: "Actually, you have seen my girlfriend before. It is Xiaoguan upstairs, the one who brought you back from the elevator accident last time."

"Xiao Guan upstairs? Is that the little girl who looks very good and wears glasses?"

Sun Yi and Zhou Guofu had a deep impression of Guan Juer, so even after such a long time, they still remembered it after Zhou Chen reminded him.

"Yes, it's her. After that time, I got in touch with her a few times, and I felt that she was very good and suitable for me, so I pursued her, and now we have established a relationship."

"Her name is Guan Juer. She is 22 years old. She has just graduated from university. Her father works in an agency and her mother works in a bank. She has a very docile personality."

Sun Yi's eyes brightened: "It seems to be not bad. The little girl looks quite iconic. The most important thing is that she has a kind personality. She seems to be a good child with a tutor."

On the contrary, Zhou Guofu snorted dissatisfiedly: "After talking for so long, the girlfriend is upstairs with us, but you just told us now, did you do it on purpose?"

Zhou Chen smiled wryly and said, "Dad, how can this be called intentional? If I'm not sure, there's no point in telling you, right? If you know about me and Guan Guan, you don't know what you'll do. It’s not good to scare people at that time.”

Zhou Guofu suddenly worried and said: "According to what you said, this Xiaoguan is a relatively ordinary girl. Does she know your identity? Although we should not doubt people, falling in love and marriage are lifelong events. You and I Mom wants you to get married early and give us grandchildren, but we hope that you can find a woman who can live with you and take care of you for the rest of your life, instead of seeing you burnt out because of marriage."

"Dad, I know what you're worried about. Guan Guan knows that I'm richer, but she doesn't know my real identity. Besides, if you get in touch with her a lot, you'll know that she's not the kind of scheming Girls, and their tutors are also very good."

Zhou Guofu: "How old are you, you are very capable in business, but judging by people, your mother and I have more experience than you, when will you bring her home, let us meet, let your mother and her Let's talk, your mother and I will know what kind of person she is when the time comes."

Both of them are teachers, and they have taught thousands of students. Although they can't say that they can see through people at a glance, they must have a sharper vision than ordinary people.

"Okay, tomorrow is Sunday, and she happens to be off work, should I call her over for lunch?"

Zhou Chen didn't resist, but calmly agreed, anyway, he was going to meet Guan Ju'er's parents, so it's okay for Guan Ju'er to meet his own parents first.

As for whether Guan Juer will be interrogated or not, he is not worried. His parents are both high-level intellectuals. Certainly not revealing anything, only very enthusiastic.

It is precisely because of their cheerfulness and insight that he can live so well in this family, and getting along with them is like his biological parents.

Sun Yi was overjoyed and said, "This is the best way. I'll go shopping early tomorrow morning and treat her well, Xiaoguan, right?"

"Correct."

The night came quickly, and Zhou Guofu and Sun Yi were discussing tomorrow's affairs in the bedroom. This was the first time their son and girlfriend came to visit, and they had to pay attention.

Although they have met Guan Juer, Guan Juer was not his son's girlfriend that time, but now it is different, and his attitude will naturally change.

The two discussed what to buy tomorrow, what clothes to wear, what questions to ask, and so on.

Hearing his parents whispering in the room, Zhou Chen smiled, walked into his room, took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Guan Juer.

Life is so strange, a couple of male and female friends who live upstairs and downstairs have to chat on their mobile phones.

Zhou Chen told Guan Juer what he told his parents, and invited her to come down for lunch tomorrow.

Guan Juer was shocked when he heard the news, he was at a loss with his mobile phone, and panicked all over.

Before her parents came to see Zhou Chen, she didn't have much other thoughts besides nervousness and shyness.

But now when she heard that she was going to see Zhou Chen's parents, she immediately panicked, fear, worry, nervousness and other emotions all flooded her heart.

She was really scared to the point of confusion, and she desperately wanted to find someone to share this panic, but now there were only two people around her.

Almost without any hesitation, she rushed to Fan Shengmei's room and knocked on the door lightly.

"Sister Fan, Sister Fan."

Fan Shengmei was about to apply a mask, when she heard Guan Juer's call, she opened the sliding door and asked strangely, "What's the matter, Guan Guan?"

Guan Juer said eagerly: "Sister Fan, I have something very important and I want to ask you for advice."

Fan Shengmei was even more surprised: "It's late at night, what important things do you have?"

Although it was strange, she still let Guan Juer into the room.

Fan Shengmei's room was rather messy and not very spacious. Apart from the bed, there was no other place to sit.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Sister Fan, Zhou Chen asked me to go to their house for dinner tomorrow."

"Then go, what's the matter, don't you often eat together?"

"No, Sister Fan, he asked me to go downstairs to eat at his parents' house tomorrow, and said he would introduce me to his parents."

"Really?"

Fan Shengmei immediately sat up straight like a conditioned reflex, and looked at Guan Juer in surprise.

"Guan Guan, you two have only been dating for more than a month, right? So you don't want to see his parents?"

Guan Juer: "It's not that I don't want to, but I'm afraid. I, I, I have never experienced this kind of thing, so I don't know what to do. What if his parents don't like me?"

Fan Shengmei rolled her eyes, "You haven't experienced it, but I have experienced it?"

Although she has been in love several times, she has never met her parents, so she actually has no experience.

"However, I think that since Zhou Chen is willing to take you to meet his parents, it means that he is serious about you. As for his parents, haven't you met them too?"

"But it's different from that time. I'm so ordinary and Zhou Chen is so outstanding. I'm afraid they will look down on me and think I'm not worthy of Zhou Chen."

Fan Shengmei: "If that's the case, I don't think you need to be afraid. You're dating Zhou Chen, not them. And I've heard you say that Zhou Chen's parents are intellectuals. It shouldn’t be that kind of unreasonable family.”

"I don't think you really need to think so much. You can go directly tomorrow. If Zhou Chen really loves you, he will definitely show that he values ​​you in front of his parents."

After hearing this, Guan Juer said, "Really?"

Fan Shengmei sighed: "Of course it's true. I don't think you need to think so much now. The most important thing you should do is go back to sleep and recharge your energy. You can go to your in-law's house tomorrow. You are so gentle and sensible, as long as they are not blind. Will definitely like you."

"Ok."

After hearing Fan Shengmei's persuasion, Guan Juer finally relaxed a little.

After Guan Juer left, Fan Shengmei couldn't help sighing: "Even the youngest Guan Guan has to meet his parents, but I don't even have a boyfriend, alas!"

Guan Ju'er returned to his room, first sent a confirmed message to Zhou Chen, and then lay on the bed alone, thinking wildly, and fell asleep before he knew it.

Andy got up before dawn. She didn't sleep well last night, but she still cheered up early in the morning.

At six o'clock, I received a call from Lao Yan, saying that he had arrived at the gate of Ode to Joy Community.

They had agreed to go to Daishan today, and Lao Yan would drive her there.

Andy has absolute trust in Tan Zongming, so he also trusts Lao Yan sent by Tan Zongming. He quickly cleaned up and went to the gate of the community without even eating breakfast.

"Old Yan."

After getting in the car, Andy greeted Lao Yan first, and then asked, "Are we going directly to Daishan now?"

Lao Yan replied: "Well, go directly, there will be breakfast later, you should eat something to fill your stomach first, it will take about a few hours to reach Daishan."

"Thank you."

She didn't eat last night, and she didn't eat this morning, so she was really hungry.

But it's also because Lao Yan is someone she can trust, if someone else buys breakfast, she really doesn't know how to eat it.

Guan Ju'er also got up early in the morning, she forcibly woke up Fan Shengmei, and then asked Fan Shengmei to accompany her to the shopping mall.

After all, it was the first time meeting her parents. She felt that she had to be prepared and couldn't go there empty-handed, so she wanted to buy something to take with her.

But because he had no experience, he called Fan Shengmei.

"It's hard to sleep late, and you ruined it again."

While shopping in the mall, Fan Shengmei was still yawning, but seeing Guan Juer's eagerness, she didn't complain.

"I think it's okay for the elderly to buy some supplements. After all, it's the first time I've seen you. It's enough to be polite. There's no need to buy those expensive things."

"Really? Wouldn't that be too rude?"

Guan Juer wanted to impress Zhou Chen's parents, so he wanted to buy some good things.

Fan Shengmei retorted: "What are you impolite, you just think too much, didn't you ask Zhou Chen?"

Guan Juer said embarrassedly: "I asked, and he told me that if you have to buy something, just buy some fruit and take it with you, but I think that's too perfunctory."

"Okay, my little Guanguan, you can do whatever you want, I'll help you with your eyes."

So the two walked around the mall.

It took Andy and Lao Yan more than three hours to finally arrive at Daishan.

"Miss Andy, shall we go directly to the orphanage?"

After arriving at Daishan Realm, Lao Yan turned his head and asked Andy.

Andy replied: "Well, go directly to the orphanage and find the old dean."

When they arrived at the orphanage, Andy got out of the car and looked at the brand new gate of the orphanage in front of him, feeling very surprised.

In her memory, this orphanage was relatively dilapidated, but now it seemed that it was not the case.

Old Yan had been here before and did some research. Seeing Andy's surprised face, he explained to her.

"This orphanage seems to be donated by rich people, so it looks very good. It is one of the largest orphanages in this city. It has expanded a lot compared to your time, so you feel strange. "

Andy said, "It's because I don't have the sense of familiarity I remembered back then."

"Let's go. The orphanage is normally not open to the public. I'll go talk to them first, and then go directly to Dean Xie."

"Ah."

Lao Yan went to the security office at the door, while Andy continued to look around the orphanage, and even looked inside.

The orphanage in front of me is very different from the orphanage in my memory, but this is normal, after all, more than 20 years have passed, society is improving, and it is impossible for the orphanage to remain unchanged.

A few minutes later, Lao Yan came back, and he said to Andy: "Andy, I have already contacted Dean Xie, she asked us to go to her office to find her."

Andy nodded and said, "Okay, let's go."

The two entered the orphanage, and under the command of the security guards, they went straight to Dean Xie's office. Because Lao Yan had been here before, they knew the way very well.

Along the way, Andy saw many children, both boys and girls, and many children had physical defects, which seemed very lively.

Soon, they arrived at their destination, the office of the director of the orphanage.

Lao Yan gently knocked on the door, and a woman's voice came from inside: "Please come in."

Andy walked into the office and saw the woman sitting there at a glance.

I saw that the other party looked about fifty years old, with a pair of glasses and gray hair. After they came in, he raised his head and looked at them.

Old Yan was the first to call out: "President Xie, hello, I am Xiao Yan who came here last time."

Xie Yajing pushed her glasses, the year-round work caused her eyes to have problems, and only with the glasses on could she be able to see people a few meters away.

"Oh, it's you, Xiao Yan, why are you here again? Didn't I tell you, I can't help you with your affairs."

Old Yan said very politely: "Dean Xie, I am not alone this time, this is Miss Andy."

Xie Yajing turned her eyes to Andy, her expression became serious.

"It's she who asked you to inquire about Xiao Ming. Is she Xiao Ming's sister?"

Old Yan was about to speak, but Andy suddenly passed him and stood in front of Xie Yajing.

"Dean Xie, hello, my name is He Lichun, I am Xiao Ming's older sister, I asked Lao Yan to inquire about my younger brother."

While talking, Andy was also looking at Xie Yajing carefully, trying to recall whether he knew her, but no matter how she thought, she couldn't remember.

Xie Yajing put down the pen in her hand, and looked at Andy seriously.

To be honest, 20 years have passed, and she never thought that the little girl who was adopted abroad would actually come back to find her brother.

Of course she knew all about Andy's brother, but she promised Zhou's couple that she would not tell anything about their adoption of Zhou Chen.

As Zhou Chen became more and more promising, she and the Zhou family couple wiped away the traces left by Zhou Chen, because they didn't want to leave stains on Zhou Chen's resume.

Now the only people who know Zhou Chen's true identity are a few of them. Even if other people check, it is difficult to find useful information.

In fact, some people have come to inquire about the siblings before, but the other party only wants to know the whereabouts of the elder sister, but they don't care about Xiao Ming.

Not long ago, the appearance of Lao Yan made Xie Yajing vigilant.

To be honest, she really didn't want people to know that Zhou Chen was Xiao Ming, and she didn't want Andy to go find Zhou Chen.

But she is the dean of the orphanage after all, and Andy may be Zhou Chen's only relative by blood, so she should not be indifferent to both public and private matters.

"He Lichun, I know you more than 20 years ago. You were adopted. I think you are doing well now. Why do you want to find your brother?"

Andy said: "Xiao Ming is my only relative in this world. The main purpose of my return to China this time is to find him, especially after knowing that my brother may have mental problems, I want to find him even more. "

Xie Yajing said: "Xiao Ming doesn't have any mental problems. On the contrary, he is actually very smart. As for the reason, it's not convenient for me to say more."

"Really? If he's fine, why was he returned by the adoptive family?" Andy asked eagerly.

Xie Yajing: "I've already said that this happened many years ago, and the reasons for it are not important. You just need to know that your brother is fine."

Andy: "I asked someone to investigate my brother, but I couldn't find any news. I want to know if someone destroyed these traces on purpose. Where is my brother now? Please tell me the truth. As long as you can help I have found my brother, and whatever you ask me to do, I am willing."

"Ugh."

Xie Yajing sighed quietly: "I knew, since Xiao Yan came last time, I knew you would definitely come, but I still say that, I do know who adopted your brother, but I want What I want to tell you is that your brother is living a very good life now. He has his own family, and you also have your own family. If you meet, it may not be a good thing for him. You still have to meet ?"

"See you."

Andy's attitude is very firm: "I haven't seen my brother with my own eyes to confirm his situation, I still can't feel at ease."

"Son, you also lived in an orphanage. You should be very clear that generally adopted children are not suitable for interacting with their relatives in the past, because it is likely to hurt the two families."

"I can understand what you said, but he is my younger brother, and I don't want to take him away. I just want to make sure that he is living well. If he is living well, I can watch him from afar. Don't bother him, okay?"

After thinking about it all night, she has already figured out a lot. If her brother is really living a good life, she doesn't need to recognize him, but the premise is that she must confirm it personally.

Sensing Andy's determination, Xie Yajing nodded.

She was actually a little tangled. On the one hand, this was indeed Zhou Chen's biological sister. On the other hand, she also had a lot of scruples. After all, Zhou Chen's status was unusual now, and it might not be a good thing for him to recognize his relatives.

"Whether I can see your brother or not is not up to me now. For your determination, I can ask you to make a phone call with the family who adopted your brother, but you must promise me that if they If you don’t agree, you can’t bother them in private, let alone use coercive means.”

"I hope you can understand that their thoughts are actually the same as yours. You are worried about your brother's life, and they are also worried that you will take away their children. After all, they have raised your brother for so many years, and they are more important than your sister. more dear."

After hearing this, Andy's face changed. This was forcing her, but Dean Xie was right. The other party had raised her younger brother for so many years. If he really became his own son, how could he be willing to part with it.

Seeing this, Lao Yan whispered to Andy: "Miss Andy, should we discuss it again? If it doesn't work, we will work harder to investigate, and sooner or later we will find some clues."

Andy didn't speak, but closed her eyes and began to weigh. After a long while, she opened her eyes.

"Okay, I promise you, please let me talk to that family."

She has confidence in herself and feels that she can persuade the other party, and she is not willing to delay any longer. She is eager to know how her brother is doing now, and she doesn't want to wait for a moment.

"it is good."

Xie Yajing nodded, and then said: "You go to the conference room outside and wait for me first, I'm going to find the phone."

Then she called someone over and brought Andy and Lao Yan to the meeting room.

Looking at the phone number on the phone, Xie Yajing sighed softly. If she hadn't been forced to, she didn't want to contact the Zhou family couple.

Sun Yi and Zhou Guofu went to the vegetable market early in the morning to buy vegetables, and they were busy in the kitchen when they came back. As for Zhou Chen, he went to the company early in the morning. He still had something to deal with this morning. Will be back.

"Old Zhou, the dishes need to be cleaned, and the soup needs to be boiled to taste."

"Understood, I do things, don't worry, besides, cooking soup is my specialty, absolutely no problem."

The busy Zhou family couple had smiles on their faces, and the long-awaited "daughter-in-law" was about to come to their door. For them, this was the top priority in the past few years.

When she was busy, Sun Yi's cell phone rang suddenly, and Sun Yi glanced at it, and found that it was Dean Xie from the orphanage, which surprised her.

They have been in contact over the years, it's all because of Zhou Chen, and both of them know that Dean Xie is very special to Zhou Chen.

However, although she had Dean Xie's phone number, she hadn't contacted each other for several years. Why would she suddenly call her at this time.

Wiping the water off her hands, she picked up the phone and connected.

After dozens of seconds passed, Sun Yi suddenly shouted excitedly: "No, I don't agree."

The sound was too loud, which startled Zhou Guofu who was washing vegetables, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so excited?"

Unexpectedly, Sun Yi suddenly turned her head and shouted at him: "Shut up, don't talk."

Then he put the phone to his ear again, and said in a slightly trembling tone: "Dean Xie, we discussed this matter at the beginning, even if someone came to the door, we would not tell Xiaochen's situation, but you promised over ours."

Zhou Guofu, who was scolded by his wife, didn't understand why at first, but after hearing what his wife said, he was smart and immediately realized something, and his expression became tense. He approached Sun Yi and gestured towards her.

"Hands-free, hands-free on."

Although Sun Yi was very angry at the moment, she still turned on the speakerphone after hearing what her husband said, and put the mobile phone between the two of them.

(End of this chapter)