Chapter 199: Chapter One-Hundred and Ninety-Nine: Photograph
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“What was your movie called again? Ah, yes, ‘4:30 P.M.”‘ After saying that, Hai Hua held her phone and walked out of the door, sending messages, photos, and making calls.
Xiang Yang and Shi Xiu looked at each other. They didn’t know what was going on, so they could only bid everyone to sit and have some tea and water.
Yun Nan and the others had yet to return, and Hai Hua was a little restless waiting for them, often getting lost in thought. Suddenly, her phone rang. Hai Hua strode outside to answer the phone, and those inside could hear her say,
“Yes! That’s right! Mm-hmm!”
She looked so worked up that her fellow peers were baffled. Hai Hua was much calmer after the call. Seeing that Yun Nan and Shi Nian hadn’t returned, she asked Shi Xiu and Xiang Yang to accompany them for a walk outside.
The townsfolk were very simple. Hai Hua just asked a random child on the street, and he volunteered to be their guide. Xiang Yang couldn’t help but sigh, “Hai Hua is indeed extraordinary!” A businesswoman like her was born with a sharp mind.
Hai Hua chatted with the child as they were sightseeing, and their conversation topic revolved around Yun Nan’s family. When the child mentioned Yun Nan, his face was full of admiration and pride. “We must all learn from Yun Nan and study hard so that when we grow up, we’ll have a bright future and help develop our hometown!” Hearing that, as Yun Nan’s sisters-in-law, Shi Xiu and Xiang Yang also felt proud.
Hai Hua only got to see Yun Nan and Shi Nian at night. The townsfolk brought them a sumptuous meal, and the neighbors—Aunt Zhang and Aunt Wang—helped Yun Nan get the guests settled in. After a flurry of activity, everyone finally had a chance to talk.
Hai Hua dragged Yun Nan to the center wall in the hall and pointed at the portrait as she inquired nervously, “Yun Nan, did your adoptive parents leave any photos?”
Yun Nan nonchalantly nodded and replied, “Yes, but only a few. They didn’t have any photos together, so I embroidered this.”
Hai Hua had only focused on the word “yes.” She directly asked, “Do you have the photos here? Can I take a look?”
Yun Nan was perplexed but nodded gently. “They’re in the bedroom upstairs.”
Shi Nian frowned. “Is there a problem? Why are you suddenly interested in the photos?”
Hai Hua softly exhaled. “Yun Nan, to tell you the truth, I was shocked when I first saw this embroidered portrait because your mother looks very much like my aunt! They look so alike!”
Yun Nan was too stunned to react. Shi Nian questioned, “What do you mean?”
Hai Hua told them, “My aunt’s family only had one daughter. She was kidnapped when she was a child. My aunt and uncle have been looking for her for their entire lives. However, you guys know that if a child is lost, it’s very unlikely to find them. Even if you have a lot of money, it won’t do you any good in such cases. There hasn’t been news about my cousin for decades. *Sigh* My aunt and uncle’s health hasn’t been good these days, and they miss their daughter more than ever.”
Yun Nan’s heart suddenly quivered, and she pulled Hai Hua towards the stairs. “Hai Hua, come with me!”
She quickly ran upstairs and went into the bedroom to rummage through the metal boxes she’d collected when she was young. She found five or six yellowed photos and handed them to Hai Hua as she anxiously said, “I also have a few photos of the three of us together; they’re at my home in Rong City. I’ll show them to you when we get back.”
Hai Hua took the photos and looked at them under the light. Her eyes became a little wet as she stared at them. She sat on the floor as Yun Nan did, held the photos, and said, “Yun Nan, your mother really resembles my aunt when she was young. I really think that they look exactly the same.”
Yun Nan could feel her breathing become lighter. She couldn’t believe it; she was afraid that if she breathed a little too hard, all this before her would disappear.
“Hai Hua, my mother’s biggest regret was that she didn’t find her biological parents,” Yun Nan uttered softly.
Hai Hua nodded. Yun Nan inquired, “Hai Hua, do you think… Is it possible… that my mother is your aunt’s daughter?”
Hai Hua smiled wryly as she held the photos and shook her head lightly. “I don’t know. Yun Nan, they’ve been looking for their child for decades, and us relatives feel sorry for them. When I suddenly saw your mother’s pictul and thought of this possibility, to be honest, Yun Nan, I couldn’t believe it. aunt and uncle have experienced too many disappointments in their lives, too many.”
Yun Nan nodded. “I know; I understand. My parents have been searching for my mother and I’s biological parents all their lives. We know the feeling all too well; from when hope was ignited to when it was shattered, over and over again—it was too torturous. My mother was always the fastest to adjust her mood to welcome the next round of hope and disappointment.”
The two didn’t speak for a long time. Shi Nian looked at the two sad women and said, “That’s enough moping. Let’s think of a way to verify it.”
Hai Hua raised her head. “I called my aunt earlier today. They should be on their way.. “
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