Chapter 232

Chapter 232

Qi Yingying tried to appear less deliberate, thinking of first bridging the gap and then finding someone to help her investigate who he was, where he came from, and whether he had biological parents, and who they were.

She had already rehearsed this scenario several times in her mind.

But when it really happened, she still felt nervous.

Wang Qinghe was waiting for his wife here. When he saw Qi Yingying, he was a bit surprised. When Qi Yingying approached and asked about his wife, he had a pretty good idea of what was going on.

Although he wasn't entirely sure, there couldn't be so many coincidences.

Wang Qinghe cooperated with Qi Yingying's questions: "Yes, I am Xiuxiu's husband. And you are?"

"Ah? Oh, nothing much, I'm from the provincial capital. I came here with my unit. Today, while talking to Comrade Xiao Bai, I felt we had a lot in common, so I took advantage of everyone being off work to come and get to know her."

Qi Yingying said a lot, trying hard to downplay her deliberate visit.

Then she realized she hadn't introduced herself yet and quickly added, "My name is Qi Yingying, you can call me Aunt Qi. You look young, how old are you? You look like you're just over twenty."

"Thank you, Aunt Qi, for your compliment, but I'm actually twenty-five, and my two children are almost three years old," Wang Qinghe explained.

Qi Yingying's eyes lit up.

That was the age her son would have been if he were lost?

It all matched up.

Qi Yingying was so excited that she wanted to pull Wang Qinghe aside and claim him as her son right away.

However, such matters couldn't be rushed. Even if he wasn't her son, she could still make him one.

As long as Old He believed it, that would be enough.

The more Qi Yingying looked at Wang Qinghe, the more satisfied she became. She started thinking about how to convince his family if he wasn't her son.

After all these years, she couldn't be sure if her son was still alive.

Thinking about this, Qi Yingying treated Wang Qinghe even more gently: "Really? You don't look it at all. You look so young, and you already have two children. It's hard to tell from looking at Comrade Xiao Bai too.

Seeing both of you so young and already working, your family must be very supportive, right?"

Qi Yingying probed into his family situation.

After she introduced herself, Wang Qinghe confirmed who she was.

So, he chose to share only what he wanted to tell her about her curiosity: "Xiuxiu's job is due to her outstanding abilities, which led to her being recommended to work at the county street office. As for me, I used the money from the family division to take over an old master's position at the canning factory."

Qi Yingying found it strange, family division?

Wasn't that a good thing? Why would they divide the family so early?

"Why did your family divide so early?" Qi Yingying wondered.

Regarding buying a job, she wasn't curious; after all, it happened in the provincial capital too.

Who didn't have someone taking over a position, contacting others privately, and passing the job along, giving it a good name, and claiming some distant relative?

Generally, people turned a blind eye to it.

Wang Qinghe, seeing Qi Yingying's curious face, told her about their family division without malice.

Qi Yingying was so angry after listening that her heart rate almost became irregular.

This family was too much!

But, didn't this also mean that Xiao Wang might not be Old Wang's biological child?

If he wasn't biological, then he...

Qi Yingying held back her excitement; this matter couldn't be rushed. She needed to investigate further.

Wait, hold on?

What about Zhou Jiaojiao?

"That Zhou Jiaojiao, she works at the street office too, right? I heard she's Comrade Xiao Bai's sister-in-law?" Qi Yingying's intelligence suddenly spiked.

Wang Qinghe, seeing that she finally thought of this, pretended to be puzzled: "Yes, what about it?"

"Nothing, nothing, I just noticed they didn't seem to get along today," Qi Yingying felt countless things she wanted to say to this man who might be her long-lost eldest son, but she couldn't say anything.

She had suffered so much over the years!

"My wife is coming out, Aunt Qi, weren't you looking for her?" Wang Qinghe said, waving to Bai Xiuxiu, who had just come out of the door.

"Xiuxiu."

Bai Xiuxiu looked at Qi Yingying, then at her husband, knowing that things must have gone well.

Otherwise, Qi Yingying wouldn't have come over.

It seemed she was really in a hurry, coming over immediately after hearing one word from her.

Qi Yingying, seeing Bai Xiuxiu, forced a smile and greeted her: "Xiao Bai, I heard you say today that your husband looks a lot like me, so I came out of curiosity. I didn't expect it to be true, it's quite a coincidence.

Let me tell you, our Old He, your Uncle He, also bears some resemblance to your husband.

We can consider ourselves connected by fate."

"By the way, if you’re free, why don’t you visit the provincial capital and drop by our place?"

Qi Yingying felt it was necessary to warm things up between them.

"Sure, we’ll definitely come when we have time," Bai Xiuxiu agreed, though when they would actually have time was another matter.

"Miss Qi, we should be going," Xiao Tan said after chatting with Director Wang for a while. Seeing Qi Yingying talking animatedly with Bai Xiuxiu and her husband, she came over.

She found it odd; Qi Yingying wasn’t usually so talkative.

At work, she seemed gentle but kept her distance from others.

Why was she being so enthusiastic now?

"Leaving already?" Qi Yingying felt the time had flown by too quickly and inwardly grumbled at Xiao Tan for not letting her chat longer.

But she couldn’t voice her dissatisfaction; it wouldn’t be appropriate for her position.

Reluctantly, Qi Yingying bid farewell to the two of them: "Xiaobai, do bring your husband to the provincial capital when you’re free. Oh, and if you’re free these next few days, come to the guesthouse. We can have a good chat; Auntie really likes you."

Qi Yingying said this with a bit of insincerity.

Thinking about Wang Qinghe and their two children, she added, "Bring your two kids along too. You both look so good, Auntie is sure your children must be beautiful as well."

If those were really her son’s children, they would be her grandchildren. Old He would be overjoyed to know.

Then, all the benefits would be theirs, leaving nothing for He Youde or that He Tian.

He Youde, that ungrateful man, had secretly been in touch with Wang Qinghe’s younger brother and sister-in-law.

And he even arranged jobs for them?

There must be something fishy going on behind the scenes.

That man always finds a way to benefit himself.