mesbooks Chapter 154 Reunion
Chapter 154 Reunion
Zhan Xinyue herself didn't even notice that she had inadvertently called Ouyang Jie "Dad". Sheng Tunan heard it and knew that his wife couldn't fall asleep for a while, so he replied,
"The newspapers took photos of the accident and also reported it in text. There were two people in the car, one died and the other was seriously injured."
Sheng Tunan recalled: "I guess the driver of the refrigerated truck was targeting my father-in-law and hit him, so he died. The other person who was seriously injured should be Chen Long."
"Later, when I went to assassinate Ouyang Fangfei, I saw Chen Long by the swimming pool."
Sheng Tunan continued, saying that he had just seen Chen Long's appearance clearly in the ward. He was not handsome in the traditional sense, but he was very distinctive, a typical tough and handsome man with a murderous look on his face, which would scare most people.
In his previous life, when Sheng Tunan was assassinating Ouyang Fangfei, after he killed her, before the world completely collapsed, he remembered that Chen Long jumped out and shot Ouyang Fangfei twice more.
"Why is he going there?" Zhan Xinyue asked in a daze.
"We should seek revenge on her." Sheng Tunan replied.
"It seems that Ouyang Fangfei is not just lucky." After Zhan Xinyue said this, she yawned and fell asleep completely.
"Yeah." Sheng Tunan responded softly, and said in his heart: "No matter if she is lucky or not, as long as Ouyang Fangfei dares to set her sights on my wife or family, I will never let her go."
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Time flies, and the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month is here in the blink of an eye.
These days, Sheng Tunan works overtime until late at night almost every day, but no matter how late it is, he will go home and sleep with his wife.
Zhan Xinyue went to the pharmaceutical factory several times, mainly to supervise quality inspection issues. The factory is not small, and there will be a lot of workers in the future. The factory buildings and dormitories must be well built, and the decoration cannot be sloppy, and bad materials must never be used.
Apart from that, Zhan Xinyue spent most of her time eating and sleeping, and gained two and a half kilograms in seven days.
She didn't have her period, so she was sure she was pregnant, so she didn't rush to the hospital for an ultrasound. In those days, ultrasound technology was a bit backward, and since she was still pregnant, it was hard to detect it.
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Sheng Tunan took a rare day off. As soon as it was daybreak, he drove to the department store to buy meat and vegetables.
Zhan Xinyue also got up early today. After having breakfast, she cleaned the house.
Fortunately, the place is cleaned every day, so it only needs a little sweep and it will be clean.
After cleaning the house, Zhan Xinyue felt a little sleepy again. She leaned on the sofa, yawning, and fell asleep in a short while.
When I woke up again, I was awakened by the sound of a car stopping.
That’s right, not one, but a series.
Zhan Xinyue quickly got up from the sofa and ran to open the door.
Then I saw three military off-road vehicles and an imported car in the yard.
"Xinyue, we are all here to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with you." Dong Wushuang jumped off a car, ran over and held Zhan Xinyue's hand, "Let mom take a good look at my eldest daughter-in-law. Oh, why are you......"
Feeling the flesh in the palm of his hand, Dong Wushuang swallowed the word "thin" and changed it to "beautiful".
"Xinyue, I made you fried glutinous rice with chili peppers and chili radish strips. There are two big jars of them." Grandma came over briskly. She looked much better than before. It seemed that she was living very comfortably in the Shen family.
Shen Zhiyan and Shen Fuyao walked behind, each holding a large jar.
"Grandma, Mom, Fuyao, Laowu, you are all here. It's great." Zhan Xinyue felt so happy in her heart and hugged her grandma and Dong Wushuang happily.
"Mom, did you bring me the roast duck?" Shen Zhixian came over from outside, jumping and skipping. Seeing Shen Min'e at the door, he widened his eyes and said, "Dad, why are you here too?"
"You little bastard, why can't I come?!" Shen Min'e was speechless.
"Dad, we just didn't expect you to have a holiday during the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Shen Peifeng walked in slowly from behind. He seemed to be explaining, but in fact he was complaining that Shen Min'e, as a father, had not celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival with his family for many years.
"Well, with the atomic bomb, the situation is better now than before, and we have a chance to breathe. Peifeng, Dad has let you and Mom down over the years. I will try my best to make time to accompany you in the future." Shen Min'e looked at his second son with guilt and heartache in his eyes.
Shen Peifeng has always been very sensible. He is the second child, but the eldest child Sheng Tunan has never been found, and Shen Min'e rarely comes back. There is no man in the family, so when he was eleven or twelve years old, he regarded himself as the pillar of the family.
When his younger siblings were bullied, Shen Peifeng would stand up for them. When the fourth child was young, he was in poor health and often had a high fever at night. Dong Wushuang had to take him to the hospital, and Shen Peifeng had to stay at home to take care of Shen Fuyao and Shen Zhiyan. As a child, he would get up from time to time in the middle of the night to cover his younger siblings with quilts. In the morning, he would wash the pants and wet sheets of the youngest child who wet the bed.
"Okay, you should still contribute to the country. Country is country, and only with a country can there be a home." Dong Wushuang came to the rescue. She knew that her husband would come to the island, and the couple had contacted each other before.
Shen Min'e is currently at the Hai City Research Base, which is relatively close to Huanyu Island and only takes more than an hour to drive there. He only has one day off, and it is unrealistic to go back to Beijing, so he simply comes to his eldest son's place. Dong Wushuang has changed shifts, and Shen Fuyao and Shen Zhiyan have also used up their annual leave, so they brought their grandmother to Huanyu Island to reunite with their family.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time when the whole family should spend it together.
"Wushuang is still the best." Shen Min'e put his arm around his wife's shoulders and said gratefully.
"Okay, the kids are here, you are shameless." Dong Wushuang said angrily. Turning to Shen Zhixian, he said, "I brought a lot of roast duck, you and Peifeng go to the car to get it."
"Okay." Shen Zhixian happily trotted to the car to get the roast duck.
"I also brought some pastries." As Shen Min'e said this, a bodyguard opened the car door. Two bodyguards each held a dozen bags of pastries in their hands.
"This is the Dingsheng cake from Xinghualou. Tunan, Peifeng, and Zhixian, one box for each of you. Dad hopes that you will make breakthroughs in AI technology soon and reach the moon soon."
"Thank you, Dad." The three sons took it.
"Wushuang, these are fresh meat mooncakes. Take them and share them. Everyone will have one. These were prepared for me by the wife of the base leader. They are all time-honored brands in Hai City. I tried one before and it was very delicious."
"Okay." Dong Wushuang took the mooncake and planned to give it out after dinner.
"Wushuang, Xinyue, Fuyao, these osmanthus cakes and butterfly cakes are for you. They said that lesbians love this flavor the most."
"Lao Wu, this is your favorite fried dough twist."
"Grandma, this mung bean cake is specially reserved for you. It's soft and easy to digest."
Shen Min'e distributed it to everyone so that everyone could get a share.
Dong Wushuang glanced at him and said, "Men just don't know how to do things. What's yours and what's mine? We are all family. We can eat together and eat whatever we like. If there is something you particularly like, we can go buy it at Haishi tomorrow when we pass by on our way back to the capital."
"Ah," Shen Min'e slapped his head, "That's right. I was thinking wrongly."
When preparing the cakes yesterday, Shen Min'e wrote down which people liked which flavors on a piece of paper, and then gave it to the wife of the head of the base to let her arrange it. She was very considerate and wrote the name of the cake after the name after buying it. When she came here today, Shen Min'e distributed it according to what was written on the piece of paper.
"You." Dong Wushuang shook his head helplessly. His lover was good in every way except that his emotional intelligence was not enough.
However, everyone has shortcomings. Shen Min'e's shortcomings are not considered a shortcoming. It doesn't matter if a capable person has no emotional intelligence.
"Brother, sister-in-law, why is there another car? Is it the guest you invited?" Shen Zhiyan asked, pointing at the imported sedan.
Inside the car, Ouyang Jie looked at Zhan Xinyue's family, who were all happy and cheerful. For a moment, he was a little hesitant and didn't dare to go down to break this harmonious atmosphere.
From inside the car, one could hear the conversation outside and see clearly what they looked like. These people were Sheng Tunan's relatives. Ouyang Jie didn't know they were coming, so he didn't prepare any gifts.
Just then, Zhan Xinyue and Sheng Tunan came over.
Ouyang Jie shook his head, shook off the messy thoughts in his head, grabbed a file bag on the seat and got out of the car.
Aaron also got out of the driver's seat, picked up a few bags of mooncakes and followed Ouyang Jie.
"Tunan, Xinyue, these are the mooncakes I ordered at the Peace Hotel. There are several flavors. Since there are many people here today, I can give them to everyone to try."
As soon as Ouyang Jie finished speaking, Chen Long handed him the mooncake.
Sheng Tunan took it and said, "Thank you, please go in first."
The group entered the house and sat down in the living room.
Shen Zhixian and Shen Peifeng helped their elder brother and sister-in-law to pour tea, while Dong Wushuang and Zhan Xinyue took the plates and put the pastries in.
"Xinyue, the one who gave you the mooncake is your biological father, right?" Dong Wushuang asked. The two of them looked too similar. Although they were of different genders, they were both stunning beauties at first sight and very attractive.
"Yes. Mom, he is different from Dongfang Xiaoqing. He has never known of my existence. If it weren't for the reform and opening up, perhaps he would never have known that he had a daughter like me." Zhan Xinyue took out various plates.
Dong Wushuang sorted the cakes and placed them on the plate, saying, "Xinyue, if you want to recognize him, mom supports you. Although you have us, Tunan, and grandma, you have his blood in you, and this kind of bond is something none of us can give you. If he is a good person, then we will recognize him as our relative. If he is a selfish person like Dongfang Xiaoqing, we don't need him as a relative."
"Yeah." Zhan Xinyue felt warm in her heart. Dong Wushuang always thought of her and stood on her side.
The two of them put the cakes aside and let everyone eat some to fill their stomachs first.
The few men who can cook have already gone to the kitchen to cook.
Sheng Tunan was in charge of making Hunan cuisine, Chen Long helped with Cantonese cuisine, Shen Zhixian and Shen Zhiyan assisted, and Shen Peifeng made some dumplings. Even Shen Min'e showed off his skills and made a big bowl of chicken.
There is strength in numbers. Two hours later, two tables of sumptuous food were ready. One table was for the bodyguards brought by Shen Min'e.
The food was on the table, only the drinks were missing.
"I brought some osmanthus wine." Shen Min'e went to the car to get the wine.
Sheng Tunan took out Moutai and rice wine from the study.
"I brought some red wine." Ouyang Jie said. This wine was also bought from the Peace Hotel. Chen Long immediately got up and went to the car to get it.
Everyone at the table can drink, and everyone chooses what they like.
Zhan Xinyue is pregnant and chose red wine. However, she has no plans to tell anyone yet. First, she hasn't had an ultrasound yet, and second, it's best not to tell anyone in the first three months of pregnancy.
Zhan Xinyue is not superstitious, but this is her first child, so she naturally has to be careful.
Shen Min'e raised his glass, "It's not easy for our family to get together on this day of reunion. Let's toast. First, I wish the country prosperity. Second, I wish we can have this day every year and be reunited every Mid-Autumn Festival in the future. Third, I wish all of us good health, safety and eternal happiness."
"Cheers." Everyone raised their glasses and drank them all.
After drinking, we started to eat. Today's meal was prepared by four people, each with its own characteristics, and they were all delicious.
At the dinner table, glasses of wine were shining, and everyone, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, drank and ate, and talked while eating. It was very lively.
However, no one had the audacity to ask about Ouyang Jie's identity. His face was too similar to Zhan Xinyue's. Zhan Xinyue did not take the initiative to introduce herself, and everyone tacitly agreed not to ask.
After three rounds of drinks, the meal lasted until four or five in the afternoon. Shen Min'e had to go back today. At this moment, he was sitting on the sofa and whispering with Dong Wushuang. It was rare for middle-aged couples to meet, so it was normal for them to express their feelings to each other after drinking.
Zhan Xinyue drank some red wine, her face flushed slightly, she stood up and said solemnly: "Let me introduce someone to you."
After Zhan Xinyue finished speaking, the scene fell silent.
Ouyang Jie clenched his fists nervously, and Zhan Xinyue walked to his side, "This is my biological father, his name is Ouyang Jie."
"Dad," Zhan Xinyue began to introduce Ouyang Jie without pausing, "This is grandma. When I was nearly starved to death by my adoptive parents when I was a child, it was Grandma Sheng who often gave me food."
"These two are my parents-in-law and mother-in-law. They are very nice to me." Zhan Xinyue walked to the sofa and held Dong Wushuang's hand.
"This is Peifeng, this is Fuyao, and these are the twin brothers Zhixian and Zhiyan. They are all my lover's brothers and sisters, and they are also my brothers and sisters."
When Ouyang Jie heard that Zhan Xinyue didn't have enough to eat, his eyes began to moisten.
"Xinyue, it's Dad who is sorry for you. If I had found a way to contact Dongfang Xiaoqing when I went to Hong Kong, if I had known you were born then, I would have found a way to take you over. It's all my fault that you have suffered so much. Xinyue, I know that anything I say now will be in vain. I can only give you some worldly things as compensation. In the future, I will never let you suffer any injustice."
Ouyang Jie cried as he picked up the file bag on the seat and took out several red books from it. "This is the property returned to me by the state after I came back. These books are three shops and a small western-style building in Hai City, and a courtyard house in Xiang Province. I will give them all to you now. I have asked someone to change the name to yours."
These days, after Ouyang Jie was discharged from the hospital, he used his connections to change the name on the property certificate.
If he really wanted to give all his property to his daughter, he would not pretend to be so and bring the house deed with his own name on it and say that they should change the name together.
Before Ouyang Jie changed his name, he was not sure whether Zhan Xinyue would recognize him as her father, but even if his daughter did not, he would still give the property to her.