novelden Chapter 117 Confirming Identity
Chapter 117 Confirming Identity
Xia He noticed with her own eyes that Lu Junyan's face had darkened, and the corners of her mouth twitched, "What's wrong with being old? Being old means you're more caring!"
Kou Zhuang felt that his niece might have been sold. He heard that his niece's husband was a teacher. Was he rich? He looked around the yard and frowned in disdain. It was too bad! The conditions were really too bad!
"You said you are Xiao He's uncle?" Lu Junyan's dark pupils fell on Kou Zhuang, and he frowned, "How do you prove it?"
"Do you need proof? Don't you think we look alike?" As Kou Zhuang spoke, he raised his face so that Lu Junyan could see it clearly.
Lu Junyan: “…”
How does this man with a scruffy beard look anything like Xiaohe?
Xia He felt that she was being implied.
"Well, maybe it's not particularly obvious. I just need to wash my face!" As he spoke, the man put down the things he had with him on the ground, walked to the well, pumped water from it and started washing his face. After washing for a long time, there were only water droplets on his beard, making him look even dirtier.
Kou Zhuang finally wiped his face vigorously with the clothes he was wearing, "How about this?"
"You can look in the mirror." Xia He couldn't describe it.
"I haven't shaved for a long time." Kou Zhuang touched his beard and pretended to shave.
Lu Junyan didn't have time to wait for him to "sort" himself out. "Since you can't provide favorable evidence to prove your identity, this is not the place for you to stay. Get out!"
"Hey? I noticed that you are not only old, but also very rude to your elders! Xiao He didn't say anything, how could you chase me out!"
Kou Zhuang looked at him with dissatisfaction. He always felt that his niece had the same taste in choosing men as his sister. She must have married this old man because she thought he was good-looking!
You know, handsome men are the most useless!
Xia Jianghai is a living example right before our eyes.
"Guard, send the person out!" Lu Junyan didn't want to waste time talking to him and just waved his hand!
"Wait a minute, I have a photo." Kou Zhuang suddenly remembered, "It's a photo of your mother when she was young. You look exactly like your mother."
After that, Kou Zhuang carefully took out the yellowed black-and-white photo from his innermost pocket and handed it over.
Lu Junyan reached out to take it, and Kou Zhuang reminded him, "Slow down, don't ruin my photo!"
To be precise, it was a photo of two people. The man in the photo could be recognized as Xia Jianghai at a glance, and as for the woman... Kou Zhuang did not lie, she did look a lot like her.
The original body had no memory of his mother, and there was not even any description of her in the books.
However, this photo only means that Kou Zhuang knew the original body's mother. Further investigation is needed to confirm his identity.
"They look very similar." Lu Junyan also noticed that his mother-in-law was very beautiful and Xiaohe inherited a large part of her mother-in-law's looks.
"Arrange the people to the guesthouse first." After Xia He finished speaking, she looked up at Lu Junyan. He immediately understood what he meant. The next step was to arrange for people to investigate the man's hometown.
"Okay, then I'll come again tomorrow." Kou Zhuang nodded in agreement, and before leaving, he asked for the photos back.
"This photo is the only photo of your mother in the family. It is precious to your grandmother and must not be damaged in any way." Kou Zhuang carefully put it away again.
Before Kou Zhuang left for the guesthouse, he gave all the local specialties he brought back from his hometown to Xia He.
At first Xia He thought it was just some food, but when she opened it, she found dried abalone as big as her palm, very clean small shrimps, and sea cucumbers that were as long as an adult's finger after being dried, and a few ginsengs at the bottom.
"Oh, these are all good stuff!" Auntie's eyes lit up when she saw them. "You can't usually buy such good stuff in the market! They can't be measured by value at all."
"Take these to the kitchen first." Lu Junyan also noticed the things in the bag and whispered.
"Hey!"
Then, Lu Junyan half-hugged Xia He's shoulders and walked into the room, "What do you think about this matter?"
"I felt like what he said was true."
Xia He hesitated.
"Well, I noticed that his eyes do look a bit like yours." Lu Junyan twitched his thin lips, "I will send someone to investigate this matter, and we will know the result tomorrow."
"So fast?" Xia He looked at him in surprise. Is information so advanced nowadays?
"Yeah." Lu Junyan said in a light voice, "As long as this matter is not clarified, you will definitely be worried about it. The sooner you figure out what's going on, the sooner you won't have to worry."
Xia He didn't say anything else.
I just find it a bit strange that although this person is not well-dressed, the things he brings are not ordinary.
Moreover, Kou Zhuang seemed to look down on the courtyard they lived in now... All signs indicated that he was not a simple person.
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the next morning,
Kou Zhuang finally had the chance to see Xia He again, but this time he cleaned himself up! He also changed into clean clothes, and looked mature and steady, completely different from the sloppy beard he had that day.
Xia He specially "invited" him to dinner. According to the information obtained from the investigation, this man is her uncle.
The man didn't lie.
Not only that, everything he said before was true.
I have never given up looking for her over the years.
It was just because of Xia Jianghai's interference that it was never found.
I came to the city originally with the hope of giving it a try, but I didn’t expect to actually find it!
Kou Zhuang also understood what Xia He meant, and was the first to have red eyes. "Xiao He, you must have suffered a lot of grievances in these years, right?"
While Xia He was investigating Kou Zhuang, Kou Zhuang went to Xia's house to ask how Xia He had been doing over the years. After hearing what the neighbors said, he was so distressed that he couldn't speak.
Fortunately, Xia Jianghai died, otherwise he would never let this bastard go easily.
Not only did he harm his sister, but now he is also treating his sister's only daughter badly.
Just damn.
Kou Zhuang took a deep breath, "During the years when you followed him to the city, your family really had no choice. Your aunt's newborn baby couldn't even be raised, so how could your family keep you? I thought that following your father might give you a chance to survive, at least he wouldn't starve you to death! But this bastard!!"
At that time, there was a famine in my home and several surrounding villages had no harvest.
Every household is struggling to make ends meet, but they will never "give up" on Xia He if there is any way.
The main thing is that they cannot be so selfish and cannot watch Xia He starve to death with them.
Kou Zhuang raised his hand to wipe away his tears, "Let me ask you one last question, is it really your own will that you two are getting married?"
Kou Zhuang asked again uncertainly.
If my niece had any hesitation.
He can take the person away now.
Xia He's face showed only happiness. "Of course it's voluntary. They don't want me to marry so well."