Silver Leaf Whale Chapter 79

Extra 3. Family (2)

Extra 3. Family (2)

It was already evening when the plane landed in Nancheng. The place they were going to was a small town in Nancheng. After leaving the airport, they hurriedly filled their stomachs, rented a car and drove out. The three of them were speeding on the highway.

The sky is getting dark, and the reflective cursors on the roadside guardrail are like star particles strung together, flying past the car window.The cold mechanical female voice in the navigation reminded them that they had entered Fengzhen. The car entered the tunnel and then slowly drove out following the light. The destination was getting closer and closer, and Chen Runsong suddenly became nervous.

Jiang Xianfan glanced at the co-pilot out of the corner of his eye and saw Chen Runsong looking out the window absentmindedly. His left hand was rubbing his thigh repeatedly, as if he was trying to leave marks on his jeans.

He freed up a hand, pulled away Chen Runsong’s nervous hand, patted it gently, and quickly put it back on the steering wheel, his eyes still locked on the road ahead..

Chen Runsong followed his retracted hand and looked over. Jiang Xianfan had turned his head and focused on driving.The dim yellow light on the driveway reflected his profile, his facial features became a bit darker, and the shadow of his eyelashes fell on his eyelids, very calm.As he watched, Chen Runsong’s hanging heart slowly dropped.

“Let’s go to the hotel first and then go there tomorrow morning.” Jiang Xianfan looked at the time and saw that the road conditions here were not good, so he hurried and hurried slowly. It was already eight o’clock in the evening when we drove here. Chen Runsong nodded and went to the hotel to check in first.

When Jiang Xianfan came out of the shower, Chen Runsong stood on the balcony and made a phone call. There was a multi-layered birthday cake in the store today. It was a little collapsed when delivered. The customer asked for compensation. He was communicating with the store employees about the situation.

“I just looked at the picture, and it’s a little bulging. What’s the sandwich? Did it freeze for enough time before shipment? How could this happen?” Chen Runsong’s tone was a little serious. Jiang Xianfan stood aside and listened for a moment. It was rare to see him like this. He usually talked and laughed, and he had a good relationship with the employees in the store.

He walked over slowly, gently hugged Chen Runsong’s waist from behind, and rested his chin on his neck.Chen Runsong stiffened, then relaxed, and his tone became much softer. “Calculate the cost and see how the customer demands compensation. It is our fault, so try to satisfy it.”

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Xianfan was still clinging to him, burying his head in his neck and biting him gently.It hurt a little, but Chen Runsong seemed to be used to it and didn’t avoid it.

“Songsong, let’s go for a walk.” Jiang Xianfan finally stopped his puppy behavior and rubbed the place where he had bitten with the tip of his nose.

“Where are you going? I’m not familiar with this place.” Chen Runsong propped his elbows on the balcony. The hotel environment was good. There was a large grassland outside the balcony. The evening breeze brought the humidity after the rain, mixing with the fragrance of the vegetation.

“Just take a walk, just treat it as a walk.” Jiang Xianfan took his hand and walked out. Chen Runsong couldn’t resist him and followed him downstairs.

Fengzhen is a tourist city, and it is still bustling after eight o’clock.This place is very characteristic of the South. Camphor trees are planted all the way, with round tree crowns and fragrant branches and leaves. Because of the rain, the leaves are shiny and oily.There are shallow puddles on the road, reflecting the tall chimneys, which are standard features of porcelain factories. This is a small town that makes pottery for a living. You can also see workers pushing carts to transport ceramic blanks, moving forward cautiously.

“Go there and have a look?” Jiang Xianfan pointed in the direction of the crowd in front, and Chen Runsong nodded indifferently. When he got closer, he realized that it was a ceramics market. There were stalls as far as the eye could see along the street, selling works of different styles, including tableware, ornaments, and various refrigerator magnets. They were very exquisite.

Chen Runsong was not interested at first, but after seeing so many interesting things, he couldn’t help but stop and admire them. He also fell in love with several handmade tableware and planned to buy some to take back to the capital.

Jiang Xianfan stood aside and watched him bargaining with the stall owner. The expression on his face became alive again, so smart, he cared for me a little, and his smile was very gentle. Although he had not seen the couple tomorrow, Chen Runsong really looked like someone who had walked out of this small town, with moist warmth and so fragrant.

“Jiang Xianfan, come quickly!” Chen Runsong called him over and handed him a small bowl in a cartoon shape with a small raccoon lying on the edge of the bowl.

“How about we buy this and put it in our new home? Look at it, how cute it is.” He picked up a coffee cup of the same series next to him and said, “This is for you to drink coffee from.”

“Okay.” Jiang Xianfan nodded with a smile, watching him pick a bunch and bargaining with the boss. When he finally paid, he realized that he had almost completed the works of the stall owner’s Little Raccoon series.

They held hands and walked back. There were occasional glances around, but no one paid attention to them. Chen Runsong was very satisfied with what he just bought and couldn’t stop sharing, “The stall owner said that he made it after seeing the little raccoon at the zoo and thought it was very cute. He didn’t even keep any photos. The ones we bought are all unique ones!”

“Well, have you bought the gift for Boss Qi?” Jiang Xianfan, carrying a big shopping bag, saw Chen Runsong smiling happily and started laughing too.

“Yes, I bought it. I bought a lot of tableware. There is a whale cup, which is tailor-made for Xiao Xuan. He must like it.”

I thought that Chen Runsong’s cheerfulness would last forever, but he didn’t expect that it didn’t take long for him to lose his interest.

The next day, when the three brothers and sisters came to this house, Lin Yan was shocked. The family looked so much like her brother, the male looked alike, and the female also looked alike. Even walking on the road, one would think that they must be a family.

“Hey, brother, it’s fun. You guys really look like it.” Lin Yan ran over and hugged Chen Runsong’s arm and whispered. Chen Runsong didn’t say anything, but patted her head and motioned her to sit aside.

“Have you had breakfast? I’ll cook some noodles for you if you haven’t.” The middle-aged woman who came over was called Wei Fangqin. Her eyebrows and eyes were very similar to Chen Runsong’s. Her tone was very polite, but her eyes glanced at his face from time to time, with a bit of embarrassment.

“No need, Auntie, we’ve all eaten.” Lin Yan responded readily, her eyes still wandering around the room.The home looks pretty good, a clean, self-built three-story building with a sense of life.Everyone was sitting in the hall on the first floor. The man named Cheng Bo was sitting under the altar and smoking a cigarette. When he spoke, the dimples on his face were looming, just like his brother.

“They really look alike. Do I have to go for a paternity test?” Cheng Bo looked Chen Runsong up and down and took two more puffs from his cigarette.

“There are too many people who look alike, so the medical results should prevail.” Chen Runsong said calmly, “Don’t worry, I will cover all the expenses. Even if the final result is not the same, in order to thank you for your cooperation, I will give you a nutrition fee.”

“Oh, that’s okay.” Cheng Bo took the last puff of his cigarette, crushed it on the ground, and agreed.Later, Jiang Xianfan drove a group of people to the appraisal center.

The paternity test was slow for several days, and the fastest one took six hours. Chen Runsong paid more to choose the fastest one and sent the person back to the Cheng family.

“Actually, there is no need to waste those thousands of dollars.” As soon as Cheng Bo got home, he started to smoke again, “The eldest son we lost has a birthmark on his left buttock. Do you have it?”

As soon as these words came out, Chen Runsong turned his head sharply and looked at Jiang Xianfan beside him. Both of them were shocked, and indeed… they were.

This is information that Chen Runsong did not tell anyone. When he was a child, this birthmark was very shallow and almost invisible.It only became darker as he got older. He originally thought that it would be difficult to pay attention to, so he didn’t write it down as a key point in the information. Apart from himself, only Jiang Xianfan, the closest person, knew about it. Cheng Bo’s words… almost made him confirm it.

Chen Runsong couldn’t hold back the turmoil in his heart. He was about to stand up, but was interrupted by a young voice coming from outside the door.

“Dad, Mom, I’m back.” A young man about twenty years old came in from the door, carrying a bag of fruit in his hand.

“Xiao Jin, why are you back? Aren’t you very busy on weekends?” Wei Fangqin stepped forward and took the fruit from the young man’s hand, her tone full of love.

“It’s okay, someone is watching.” The young man’s eyes turned around in the hall and quickly locked on Chen Runsong. His eyes lit up and he quickly walked over and held his hand tightly. “Brother! It’s you, I’m Cheng Shaojin. Look, how similar we look!”

It was still a bit chilly in early spring, but Cheng Shaojin’s hand was tightly held and warm. Chen Runsong looked at the person in front of him and felt a strange feeling, as if he was looking in the mirror, as if he saw himself many years ago.

“They said they want to see the appraisal, but the results haven’t come out yet. I don’t know yet.” Cheng Bo picked up the enamel cup on the table and took a sip of water, then spoke slowly.

“I think 99% of them are.” Cheng Shaojin sat down next to Chen Runsong and patted his arm warmly, “Brother, why did you come to us now? If you had told me your address earlier, I would have come to find you!”

Chen Runsong didn’t respond and just twitched the corner of his mouth, but Cheng Shaojin pointed at his face and exclaimed, as if he had discovered a new world: “Oh my god, you have pear vortex just like dad.”

Dad…

“Ah, well, there’s no point in waiting. How about we take a walk nearby?” Lin Yan sat aside for a long time. Seeing that Chen Runsong’s expression was wrong and the atmosphere in the room was also slightly awkward, she quickly smoothed things over.

Jiang Xianfan also noticed the stiffness of the person next to him, so he quietly moved to his side and asked him softly, “Can you go out and get some fresh air?”

“Okay!” Cheng Shaojin immediately answered, “I opened a pottery shop, you can go to my shop to make pottery!”

Lin Yan was hesitating whether to agree, but was interrupted by Cheng Bo’s words, “Oh, the store is so far away, there are things to play nearby.” She turned around and shouted to Cheng Shaojin, “Xiaojin, come here.” Then the father and son entered the room, not knowing what to say.

“Auntie, let’s go out for a walk first. When the identification results come out, we will send them back to you.” Lin Yan said hello to Wei Fangqin, and the three of them walked out side by side.

As soon as they reached the door, they didn’t know what the father and son said. The sound of arguing came from the room. Chen Runsong paused, turned his head and glanced at the closed door, then turned around and continued walking forward.

Along the way, the three of them didn’t speak much. Lin Yan walked at the end, and Jiang Xianfan held Chen Runsong in front. His hands were cold to the touch, and Jiang Xianfan couldn’t help but squeeze them tighter.Fortunately, the sunshine and wind in the south are particularly gentle, covering my body, and the shadow stretches into a long one, sticking to the road as I move forward slowly.

By the time he got the appraisal results, it was already afternoon, and Chen Runsong’s fingertips landed on the last line of words.

‘Support sample 1 (Cheng Bo) to be the biological father of sample 2 (Chen Runsong)’

Chen Runsong was unusually quiet. After reading the results, Jiang Xianfan and Lin Yan turned to look at him. Seeing him staring at the paper without saying a word, they both felt inexplicably flustered.

“Let’s go.” Chen Runsong held the list, his voice was so calm that no emotion could be heard, and the three of them went straight to Cheng’s house.

“Oh, I knew this was the case, so I said there was no need to do it.” Cheng Bo took the paternity test report and glanced at it, put it on the table calmly, and lay on the bamboo chair in the living room with a cigarette in his mouth.

Wei Fangqin on the other side immediately picked up the report on the table and read it word for word. Chen Runsong carefully looked at their expressions, but strangely did not see Cheng Shaojin.

“Xiao Bin…” Cheng Bo called vaguely on the bamboo chair, then slapped his head suddenly, and looked at Chen Runsong, “Oh, I forgot you didn’t know, your original name was Cheng Shaobin, this is your real name.”

“Xiao Bin…” Wei Fangqin murmured and repeated the name, tears bursting out instantly. She put down the wrinkled appraisal report in her hand and held Chen Runsong’s hand tightly.

Chen Runsong’s hands trembled uncontrollably for a few times. They were rough and dry hands, covered with calluses and small cracks. Although his hands were not very smooth, when he held him tightly, it still hurt from the friction, like an old branch tightly hugging a new branch. Is this… mother’s hand?

This is a very complicated and indescribable feeling. In fact, I am not used to it. Chen Runsong looked at the tearful woman in front of him. This stranger-like person turned out to be his mother. Did he grow up from her body and come to this world?

Tears stained their intertwined palms. He was a little at a loss. He didn’t know what to do next. Should he comfort her or give her a hug?

Before Chen Runsong could think clearly, a loud “boom–” was heard from upstairs.

Everyone looked sideways at the stairs, “Go and take a look.” Cheng Bo got up from the recliner and patted Wei Fangqin.

Wei Fangqin quickly wiped her tears, glanced at Chen Runsong reluctantly, turned around and hurried upstairs.

“Xiao Bin.” Cheng Bo moved to sit next to Chen Runsong, his eyes turning on his face.

“Actually, as soon as I saw your photo, I knew you must be my son. You look so much like him!” Cheng Bo glanced at his three-story building and said with a somewhat tentative tone, “But you have grown up living in a big city like Beijing. I guess you don’t like these things at home and don’t want to come back.”

Chen Runsong felt a little weird in his heart. Just when he was about to say “no”, he was interrupted by Cheng Bo raising his hand.

“But since you have come to visit me, dad will definitely not treat you badly.” He went on to himself, “The shop and this house that Xiaojin mentioned will definitely be distributed to your brothers when I get old. However, Xiaojin is taking care of the shop now, so I will definitely not be able to give it to you for the time being…”

The more Lin Yan listened, the more something was wrong. It seemed like his brother was coming back to divide the family property, and she couldn’t help but frown.

“It stands to reason that with this thing.” Cheng Bo clicked on the paternity test report on the table. “As a son, you must have an obligation to support him, and the alimony you should pay in the future cannot be less.”

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Xianfan’s brows instantly frowned, and his eyes became a little more alert. This man obviously had similar eyebrows to Chen Runsong, but there was a sense of philistinism and calculation in his bones, which made people feel disgusted from the bottom of his heart.

Chen Runsong didn’t express any opinions. He just looked at Cheng Bo quietly and waited for him to finish his words.

“But mom and dad are considerate of you. We are old and sick from time to time, and you are in Beijing, so it will be difficult to take care of you. Let’s just…” Cheng Bo spoke earnestly, and finally got to the point.

“You give us 300,000 yuan at a time, and we won’t come to you for any problems in our old age. When we die, you and Xiao Jin will share the house and store!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xianfan clenched his fists tightly and was about to stand up, but Chen Runsong held his hand tightly and motioned him not to move with his eyes.

But he held down one, but before he had time to hold down the other, Lin Yan slapped the table and stood up, her voice rising an octave, “You know how to count! You knew you had lost your eldest son, but you didn’t call him back for a paternity test, maybe because you were afraid of robbing your younger son’s things!”

Cheng Bo seemed to have been poked into something, his expression changed instantly, and he hurriedly defended, “I didn’t say that, they are all my sons, and everything belongs to him. How can you, a little girl, talk!”

“Half for each person?” Lin Yan laughed angrily and said in a louder voice, “Then why don’t you let Cheng Shaojin pay you 300,000 yuan in alimony? He has been with you for more than 20 years!”

“Xiao Jin is only twenty years old, where does he get the money? I didn’t let him provide for his old age. It’s not natural to give him some money. Besides…” Cheng Bo looked Lin Yan up and down, and then started to pretend, “Little girl, you are Xiao Bin’s girlfriend, right? When you get married and have children, I will ask your mother to take care of the children for you. No nanny money is required, and my own mother will take care of them. Don’t worry!”

“I…” Lin Yan was so choked by these words that she almost couldn’t breathe. Jiang Xianfan also frowned at the side, and the veins on his temples were pulsing.

Chen Runsong couldn’t bear to listen. Just as he was about to speak, he was abruptly interrupted by the sound of footsteps coming from upstairs.

“Dad!” Cheng Shaojin rushed downstairs as if on fire, his face flushed.

“Tsk, why are you down here?” Cheng Bo glared at him dissatisfied, then looked at Wei Fangqin who was following behind, “You can’t even look at anyone!”

Cheng Shaojin pulled his mother to his side, picked up the appraisal report on the table, took a look at it, threw it back on the table, and asked, “What are you doing! This is my brother! You want to use the kidnapped eldest son’s money to buy a wife for the younger son? How will I behave in the future!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell silent for an instant, and all one could hear was the ticking of the clock hanging on the wall.

After the clock went around, Cheng Bo spoke reluctantly: “You are all brothers. If you don’t speak the same language, no one will say anything…”

Cheng Shaojin simply thought that his father was crazy and ignored him. He turned around and walked to Chen Runsong, “Brother! You are my brother!” He also held Chen Runsong’s hand like Wei Fangqin. It had a completely different touch, delicate and gentle.

Jiang Xianfan looked upset and reached out to pull Chen Runsong’s hand out. He said in a cold tone, “If you have anything to say, just say it.”

Like a child who had done something wrong, Cheng Shaojin lowered his head, his voice choked with sobs. “Brother, I’m sorry, you must have suffered a lot after being abducted for so many years. Let me tell you the truth, my family not only owns this house and a pottery shop, but also a B&B and two new houses in the city. Don’t even give you half of these things. If you want them, you can take them all. It’s me… I have taken so much love from my parents for too long, I…”

“You idiot!” When Cheng Bo heard this, he immediately became anxious and yelled, reaching out to knock Cheng Shaojin on the head. “It’s much easier for him to make money than you by opening a store in Beijing! Look at the car he drives, which costs hundreds of thousands! Your girlfriend’s family is so rich, who else do you want to marry if you miss it!”

“Why is it so easy!” When Lin Yan heard this, her anger surged up again, and she immediately retorted, “Do you know how much suffering he suffered outside! You haven’t cared about him for a day, but it’s better now. Why should you bully him when you ask for money?”

“You damn girl, you haven’t married into our family yet, yet you dare to interfere in our family’s affairs?” Cheng Bo was startled by Lin Yan’s aura, but he said very harshly, “It’s not your turn as an outsider to interfere in the affairs of our Cheng family!”

“Dad!” Cheng Shaojin stared, “The worst thing is, don’t get married! It’s embarrassing to ask such a high gift. I don’t like her in the first place. It’s you who insist on me…”

Seeing him cursing, Lin Yan rolled up her sleeves and slapped the table: “Who are you talking about? I tell you, this matter is not over yet…”

When Wei Fangqin saw these people quarreling, she was so anxious that she burst into tears, but she didn’t know how to persuade them, so she could only cry on the sidelines.

Chen Runsong leaned back in his chair, looked at the absurd farce in front of him, and let out a long sigh.

“Songsong…” Jiang Xianfan spoke in a low voice and stretched out his hand to hold him, but felt that his hand was trembling slightly.

The next second, Chen Runsong stood up suddenly and shouted: “That’s enough!”

This voice choked the words that several people had yet to speak, leaving only Wei Fangqin’s faint sobs.

He walked slowly to Cheng Bo, looked at him calmly, and said word by word: “First of all, I’m not here to share anything. I’m not interested in what you have.”

He pulled Lin Yan sideways again, pointed at her, and said in a deeper tone: “Secondly, this is not my girlfriend, she is my sister, the sister I have raised since I was a child. When I didn’t have any family around me, she was the only one who stayed with me. When I was beaten and scolded and couldn’t make money, and when I was eating bran, she was the only one who stayed with me. If you dare to scold her again, no matter who you are, be careful that I will be rude to you.”

Chen Runsong’s eyes were so fierce that Cheng Bo was frightened by the sight of him. He opened his mouth and finally looked away.

“Finally…” Chen Runsong walked up to Jiang Xianfan and put his hand on his shoulder with a calm attitude, “This is my boyfriend. We will not have children in the future, and there is no need for you to pretend to use others as favors.”

As soon as these words came out, the Cheng family father and son looked at Jiang Xianfan and Chen Runsong in shock. Wei Fangqin even forgot to cry, his eyes were full of disbelief.

Chen Runsong took Jiang Xianfan’s hand, pulled him to sit down again, and crossed his legs in a relaxed manner, “You want 300,000, and to be honest with you, I have it. But, I won’t give this much.”

He glanced at Cheng Bo and pointed out, “I rented that car. You can tell by looking at the license plate. I also drive a second-hand van myself, and it’s just a hand-to-mouth living in Beijing.” He changed the topic again, “However, if you have such a big face and do so many things, I can’t give you 300,000. I will give you 150,000.”

“Brother!” After hearing this, Lin Yan called her brother anxiously. Why didn’t her brother receive any attention? The money he earned through hard work should be given to these vampires.

Chen Runsong raised his index finger and touched his lips, signaling her to shut up, and then continued, “But this is not a gift for my younger son, it is pension money for you. It’s not much, but this is my ability, so thank you…” His eyes stayed on the couple, and his tone was a little softer, “Thank you for your gift of giving birth.”

After saying this, he stood up and walked out. Lin Yan glared at the family angrily and followed her brother out.Jiang Xianfan picked up the appraisal report on the table and glanced at several people with sharp eyes, “I took the report. The money will be transferred to your account when the time comes. I will also ask a lawyer to notarize it. From now on, please don’t disturb Chen Runsong again.”

The three of them walked out, but Cheng Shaojin caught up with him at some point. “Brother!” He ran over in big strides, and Jiang Xianfan frowned and stood in front of Chen Runsong.

“It’s okay.” Chen Runsong patted Jiang Xianfan’s shoulder and watched Chen Shaojin stop in front of him, panting.

“Brother…” Cheng Shaojin’s voice was still breathy, “You… don’t blame dad… He is like this. In fact, he still misses you in his heart. He keeps all the photos of you when you were a child.”

Chen Runsong said nothing, just raised his hand and patted his cheek gently before turning around.

“Brother…” Cheng Shaojin stopped him again, “You…will you come back in the future…”

Chen Runsong paused, turned around and smiled at him, did not answer, and just continued walking forward.