Chapter 277 Honeymoon Trip (5)
Chapter 277 Honeymoon Trip (5)
After hanging up the phone, Kang Jiansheng quickly filled the health pot with water, boiled it, and brought it to the living room.
A street interview of Kangli Town was playing on TV. Cao Bingxin looked at the town mayor on the screen and said to Lu Wenguang, "This is Xie Changgui, the mayor of Kangli Town! He has made a lot of contributions to the development of the tourist town over the years, and the people here respect him very much."
Lu Mingxuan stared intently at Xie Changgui, the town mayor, on the television. He felt that Xie looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
"Kangli Town is the birthplace of original ecological culture. When you come here, you can hear the footsteps of ancient civilization from every street and every stone slab..." Xie Changgui's voice rang in Lu Mingxuan's ears.
"Mingxuan, this person looks somewhat like you!"
Song Qiao looked at Lu Mingxuan and said.
"Don't be ridiculous, I don't know him. I'm in Jiangcheng, and he's in Dali, thousands of kilometers apart. How could we possibly know each other?"
Lu Mingxuan glanced at it and then stood up, saying, "I'm going to Uncle Kang's study. You stay here and watch TV with Auntie."
Lu Mingxuan entered the study and slumped into a chair. Yun Miao had a photo of him when he was young, which looked about 70% like Mayor Xie on TV now.
What's striking is that he's gained weight, his hairline has receded, and he has gray hair at his temples. His eyes are no longer as clear as they were when he was young. He used to have a scholarly air about him, but now he has the air of a leader.
If it were him, why would he abandon his wife and children to hide here? Yunmiao lost her son and her husband disappeared; how did she survive those years? And he's hiding here, acting as an official? If it really is him, he wouldn't acknowledge him as his father.
Many questions arose in my mind. Both of them shared the surname Xie. Xie Dan? Xie Changgui? Were they the same person?
Lu Mingxuan took out his phone and dialed Miao Yun's number.
"mom!"
"Xiao Xuan, where are you? Remember to take care of yourself while you're out and about. It's humid in the south, so make sure to air out your clothes often!"
"Okay, did you go back to Yushan with Grandpa?"
After he and Song Qiao got married, Yun Miao made a decision: no matter how Qiao Hongwei slandered her, she would not waver in her determination to go to Yushan to take care of her master.
Her master was like a father to her; if it weren't for Lu Wenguang, she would have died of poverty and illness long ago.
It was her master who taught her medical skills, making her a reclusive nun in the mountains. Her master gave her a home and the care of family.
After Lu Mingxuan and Song Qiao got married, Yun Miao accompanied her master back home, because she could only eat and sleep well when she stayed by her master's side.
"I'm in Yushan, Xiaoxuan. From now on, Mom won't be around to help you and Qiaoqiao. You two need to take care of each other. Qiaoqiao is a good girl. Mom is very satisfied with the daughter-in-law you brought back for me!"
Lu Mingxuan listened, but in the end, he didn't ask the question that was on the tip of his tongue.
"Okay, Mom, I've kept your words in mind. You and Grandpa should take care of yourselves. We'll visit you in Yushan when we get back."
"Okay! I'll hang up now. I'm going to make medicinal food for your grandfather."
After the call ended, Lu Mingxuan sat in the Kang family's study, holding the medical book that Kang Jiansheng had given him, but his mind was filled with the person on the television.
Why did he abandon his wife and children back then? Did he have some hidden reasons?
"Impossible! Grandpa said he ran away secretly back then."
Lu Mingxuan decided to find the answer and planned to go to the town government sometime to ask him first.
After preparing dinner, Kang Jiansheng called everyone to go eat.
At this moment, Song Qiao and Cao Bingxin, who were chatting in the living room, had become close friends despite their age difference.
"Aunt Cao, I never expected to run into you and Uncle Kang here. Is this fate?"
Cao Bingxin smiled and said, "It's fate, and it's also your Uncle Kang's good fortune. If it weren't for Dr. Lu's help on the plane, would your Uncle Kang have been able to get off the plane alive?"
Song Qiao smiled and said, "Aunt Cao, anyone else would have done the same."
While sitting here, Song Qiao had already told Cao Bingxin about her relationship with Lu Mingxuan. She also knew that the girl in front of her was a divorcee and had a child.
The only thing Song Qiao didn't tell anyone was about her rebirth. It was a secret she kept to herself, too difficult to reveal in a hurry.
Hearing Kang Jiansheng call for dinner, Cao Bingxin stood up from the sofa first: "Come on, let's see what delicious food the old man has made?"
The two had just talked about Kang Jiansheng's time in the army. At that time, one of them was in the army and the other was teaching in the town. They lived like lovers separated by the Milky Way. From this, Song Qiao learned about the hardships they had faced when they were young.
The two stood up, and as they passed the study, Cao Bingxin called out to Lu Mingxuan, "Dr. Lu, dinner's ready."
It was already dark outside, and through the windowpane, Song Qiao could see the flashing neon lights.
"Aunt Cao, is it very crowded here at night?"
Cao Bingxin didn't answer but said, "After we finish eating, I'll take you outside to see the night view. It's quite nice here."
Song Qiao agreed, and seeing Lu Mingxuan come out of the study looking preoccupied, she couldn't help but glance at him again.
"Mingxuan, Aunt Cao said we should go out and see the night view after dinner."
Lu Mingxuan looked up at her, his preoccupation gone, and nodded: "Okay!"
Kang Jiansheng prepared a table full of dishes, half of which were seafood. Song Qiao looked at them and couldn't help but exclaim, "Uncle Kang, you've made so many dishes in such a short time. You've really worked hard."
Kang Jiansheng hurriedly invited everyone to sit down, saying, "It's no trouble at all. I'm very happy that you all came. Besides, Mingxuan saved my life, so isn't it only right that I cook a meal to thank him?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Mingxuan quickly waved his hand: "Uncle Kang, the matter of saving you is nothing to mention, don't take it to heart."
"Alright! In that case, I won't stand on ceremony. Let's sit down and eat."
"Stop busying yourself!" Cao Bingxin also advised.
The four people sat down at the dining table and began to eat.
After a warm meal hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Kang Jiansheng, Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan left the restaurant.
"Mingxuan, what's wrong with you just now? You seem preoccupied."
Before Kang Jiansheng and his wife arrived, Lu Mingxuan looked at Song Qiao and asked, "Did you see the news at six o'clock?"
Which news?
"Is that the news about the mayor's speech?"
Song Qiao looked at him with a puzzled expression: "I saw it. Husband and Wife Village is a tourist hotspot, and the mayor's interview was for promotional purposes. What's wrong with that?"
Lu Mingxuan looked at Song Qiao: "That town mayor named Xie Changgui, didn't you notice anything amiss?"
Song Qiao stared at Lu Mingxuan for a while, then suddenly her mouth formed a Q shape: "I was wondering why he looked familiar. Do you suspect he's your biological father?"
"They both have the surname Xie, is that a coincidence? And they even look alike. I don't think it's a coincidence. I heard my grandfather say that the man my mother found left to work in the south."
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