noffsinger Chapter 267 Aunt and Uncle
Chapter 267 Aunt and Uncle
Gao Mengli, who was washing dishes, saw someone coming over, quickly wiped the water off her hands, stood up, and said enthusiastically, "You look unfamiliar? Are you here to eat? Please sit here!"
The man politely cupped his hands in greeting: "Young lady, we're not here for a meal, we're here to find someone."
"Looking for someone? Who are you looking for?"
Gao Mengli looked at the two "elderly people" in front of her with a face full of curiosity.
"We're looking for Mengze. We heard from Chief Escort Nan that he works here, so we were told to come directly to him!"
The woman, beaming with joy, continued Gao Mengli's explanation.
"Meng Ze? Meng Yunze, right? He's cooking in the cafeteria. Wait a minute, I'll go call him!"
Just say they're not family, since she doesn't know them.
With that, she turned and went into the cafeteria.
Seeing her help call for help, the woman tugged at the sleeve of the man beside her: "Husband, didn't you think that young lady just now looked a lot like someone? And why did she call Ze'er Meng Yunze?"
The man frowned, and after a moment shook his head: "I can't tell who he looks like. As for the name, Ze'er has a special identity, so it's probably just a name he made up."
I have to say, he told the truth!
Upon hearing this, the woman frowned, shook her head, and then nodded: "Perhaps I've misjudged her. How could she resemble my good-for-nothing brother-in-law..."
If Ze'er uses this fake name, then we mustn't let it slip."
As the two were talking, Mengze rushed out. Upon seeing the people who had arrived, his face lit up with joy: "Auntie, Uncle!"
When my aunt saw Mengze, her face immediately lit up with a smile.
She quickly stepped forward, grabbed Meng Yunze's hand, and looked him up and down: "Oh, Ze'er, it's great to see you! How have you been here?"
"Yes, thank you for your concern, Auntie. Everything is fine!"
Auntie gently patted Meng Yunze's hand: "That's good, that's good."
The uncle next to her nodded slightly and whispered in Mengze's ear, "By the way, Ze'er, there's news about your sister."
We've spent the money and taken care of everything. But we weren't sure if it was something important that you called us over, so we thought we'd come and let you know first. We're going back to the prefectural city to see your sister in a couple of days!
At this point, the couple couldn't stop smiling!
Upon hearing this, Mengze immediately realized that they had been swindled out of their money again.
But over the years, even knowing it was fake, they still hoped it was real.
I don't want to miss even the slightest opportunity, just in case...
If this is true, and they miss out, they'll spend the rest of their lives in regret.
Mengze's eyes instantly turned a little red.
Just as he was about to turn around and tell the two about his sister, he turned around and saw Lin Xi and Gao Mengli peeking in his direction from the cafeteria entrance.
Mengze was slightly taken aback and subconsciously raised his hand to wipe his eyes.
His sister probably resents her parents...
He recently heard a lot from the experts.
Da Niu said that his mother was sold to his family as a child bride because of his uncle.
Because of this incident, his mother disliked him from a young age, constantly scolding and beating him to vent her anger.
It was in early spring this year that it fell into the river at the entrance of the village, and it was only after it was rescued that it became as good as it is now.
Da Niu repeatedly told him not to mention the past in front of his mother.
Especially my maternal uncle—you can't mention him, and you can't even speak of him.
Based on his understanding of Gao Mengli's strong likes and dislikes, if he knew that he was her younger brother, he would probably kick her out the moment he said it.
He admitted that he chickened out and didn't dare.
Mengze paused, looked up at his aunt and uncle, whose faces were full of hope as they went back to the city to find his sister, and couldn't bear to see them being deceived again.
He pulled the two of them aside: "Auntie, Uncle, I have something to tell you."
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi watched the three walk away, and since they couldn't hear anything through the door, they felt bored.
Gao Mengli pulled Ah Li, who was chopping vegetables next to her, and asked, "Ah Li, are those two Meng Yunze's aunt and uncle?"
Ah Li didn't stop what she was doing, and nodded: "Yes, that's right!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xi realized it was true.
However, seeing how old the two looked, she couldn't help but ask, "Those two look older than my parents, but Mengze looks much younger than me."
Could it be that his mother was in her forties when she was pregnant with him?
A-Li: ...
Based on appearance, that seems to make sense...
But why is it that this old man's mind is always filled with these gossips and trivial matters...?
Ah Li's lips twitched: "Actually, they're only thirty-nine, still quite young."
"What? Thirty-nine?"
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli exclaimed in unison.
They wouldn't doubt it if you said sixty, so the thirty-nine was really hard for them to believe.
Seeing that they didn't believe him, A Li emphasized again: "It is indeed thirty-nine, because Yunze has a sister who has been separated from him for many years."
The two of them have been doing odd jobs and searching everywhere for years.
"We've endured years of hunger and cold, and this is how we've ended up."
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with sighs.
In this day and age, it is truly rare to be able to find relatives "across the border" and even find a girl's family.
"Don't they have children?"
Lin Xi looked at A Li with some curiosity.
Upon hearing this, A Li sighed: "No, speaking of which, Auntie's husband and Yunze's father are brothers."
Because his family was poor and couldn't afford to get married, the two families arranged a marriage between them.
"A marriage of convenience? Could it be that this uncle-in-law is marrying into the family?"
I've heard of families exchanging daughters for marriage, but according to A-Li, that's a case of exchanging men and women?
A Li nodded to Gao Mengli: "Yes, it should have been the eldest sister who supported the family and married into the family."
However, my aunt's older sister took a fancy to my aunt's husband's older brother.
The elder brother couldn't marry into another family, so the younger aunt's eldest sister married into the family, and the younger aunt's husband married into the family.
Therefore, these two families are extremely close relatives.
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli were astonished; such a convoluted marriage and family arrangements were truly beyond their imagination.
But when they thought about the poverty of this era, they understood.
Meanwhile, Mengze held the two women's hands and said, "Auntie, Uncle, I've found my sister who was sold by my parents."
Upon hearing this, my aunt and uncle's eyes widened instantly, and their hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
My aunt's voice was tinged with urgency: "Ze'er, is what you're saying true? You really found your sister?"
Mengze's eyes reddened, and he nodded vigorously: "Absolutely true."
Upon hearing the news, the two were filled with excitement, their hands trembling.
He quickly grabbed Mengze's arm and anxiously asked, "Ze'er, where is she? Where is your sister?"
Mengze looked at the two excited people, patted their hands, and gestured for them to calm down: "Auntie, Uncle, listen to me, we've found the person, but I've decided it's better not to acknowledge them..."