"Do you know He Daqing?"

It seems like there is really hope. Li Xuewu and Liu Guangtian looked at each other.

"Yes, I know him. Uncle He is from the same courtyard as him. I live next door to their courtyard. Do you really know him?"

"We are relatives, right? How is He Daqing now?" Cai Quanwu walked over.

Li Xuewu shook his head: "Not very good. Uncle He ran off with a widow a few years ago, leaving behind two children, a boy and a girl."

"How are the two kids now?"

"It's much better now. The eldest, He Yuzhu, is already 23 years old this year and works as a cook in a steel mill. The second, He Yushui, is 14 and is in junior high school. It wasn't so good before, right?"

Liu Guangtian nodded: "Yes, when Uncle He left, he took away all his family's savings and the salary from the factory. That was Hou Shazhu, oh no, He Yuzhu was only fifteen, not old enough to work, and he had to live a hard life with six-year-old He Yushui!"

Li Xuewu noticed that Cai Quanwu secretly wiped away tears. At this time, Xu Huizhen, who was eavesdropping nearby, came up with two plates and put them on the table: "The food is here, you guys hurry up and drink it."

"Okay, thank you, Madam Boss!"

Xu Huizhen pulled Cai Quanwu aside and said, "Why, are you really related to He Daqing? Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"

"These are all things of the older generation. My mother was a concubine kept by He Daqing's father. His father was the heir of the authentic Tan family cuisine. He was rich at that time, but his wife was powerful and would not let my mother into the family. My mother was also very angry, so she took me away and changed her last name. She waited until she was dying before telling me to go find her father. But my father had died a long time ago. I heard that only his wife and a son, He Daqing, were left in the family. So I didn't go looking for him. Why did I have to beg that man so humbly?"

"So you two are brothers, so what are your plans? Do you want to acknowledge him or not?"

"I have no idea!"

"The affairs of the old generation are all in the past. I think it's a good thing to have one more relative. Besides, those two children haven't had an easy life. We still have to recognize our nephews and nieces." Xu Huizhen persuaded.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Cai Quanwu was still the same as always, listening to his wife in everything.

After receiving the affirmation, Xu Huizhen returned to the kitchen and brought out another dish and a pot of wine. She walked over to Li Xuewu and the other man and said, "Come, I'll add another dish for you!"

"Madam boss, we don't have that much money!"

"No charge, just treat it to me."

"No, you should tell us what happened first, otherwise we won't be able to eat peacefully!" Li Xuewu thought it might be because of Sha Zhu's matter, but he still had to ask clearly first.

Xu Huizhen sat down and poured herself a glass of wine. "It's like this. I just heard you talk about He Daqing. What a coincidence. I asked my old Cai and they are really relatives. I want to ask you two to bring the He brothers and sisters here so that they can recognize each other! What do you think, little brother, are you willing to help me?"

"Ding Dong, a viewer is looking for fun and is offering a reward to help He Yuzhu and his sister meet with Cai Quanwu to stir up trouble. If they succeed, they will be rewarded with a set of fashion design albums! Do you accept it, host?"

What the hell is this reward? Cai Quanwu's matter, the reward is something related to Chen Xueru, what does this want me to do?

But how could he not do the task? Looking at the expectant eyes of Xu Huizhen and Cai Quanwu, Li Xuewu nodded, pointed at the food and wine on the table, and held up two fingers: "Two meals!"

"Okay! Little brother, you're welcome. I'll toast you a glass!" Xu Huizhen smiled and raised the glass.

The two clinked glasses, and after drinking, Li Xuewu said, "Let's wait until the weekend. He Yushui is living in the school dormitory, so we have to wait until she comes back on the weekend. I'll talk to He Yuzhu in the next two days."

"Okay, then you'll bother."

After happily eating a bowl of extra-large noodles with soybean paste, Li Xuewu and Liu Guangtian left the tavern.

I went outside to get rid of the smell of alcohol and waited until the steel mill was about to get off work before returning to Nanluoguxiang.

Waiting for He Yuzhu at the gate of No. 95 Courtyard.

People who got off work came back one after another, and the alley suddenly became lively. The smell of cooking wafted everywhere. At this time, the women at home would start cooking according to the time when their husbands got off work. Basically, they would wash up as soon as they came home, and the food would be on the table when they returned home.

The two of them waited at the door until it got dark, and then He Yuzhu came back staggeringly.

He was holding a bag of lunch boxes in his hands.

"Brother Zhu is back!"

"Well, why are you two guys not going home? Sell the bill!"

"I'm waiting for you!"

"What are you waiting for me for? Is there something wrong?"

"Well, there is something, or it's a good thing. Brother Zhu, please treat us to a drink and I'll tell you!" Li Xuewu said with a smile.

He Yuzhu also laughed: "It seems that you two are interested in my lunch box. Anyway, I am alone, come on!"

"Okay, I'll go home and tell them, and I'll be there right away!" After saying that, Li Xuewu ran home.

After entering the house, I saw my mother washing dishes: "Where have you been playing? You didn't even come home after dinner. Come in quickly. The pot is warming it up for you."

"No, mom. Sha Zhu from next door invited Liu Guangtian and I to have a drink. I'll come back and tell you."

"Oh, go ahead, drink less."

"Got it!" Li Xuewu ran away again.

When they arrived at He Yuzhu's house in the main courtyard, Sha Zhu had already heated up the dishes. At this time, Jia Dongxu had not been taken away by Old Jia, and he had not started bringing lunch boxes to help the Jia family.

"Everyone is here, please take a seat, the food just needs to be heated up a little!"

Li Xuewu and the other man sat down at the table and waited for the food to be served.

"Hey, you two are really rude. You don't even come to help. Wait, I still have half a bottle of Sanbai. Let's make it today." After serving the food, He Yuzhu took out a wine bottle from the cupboard by the wall, shook it, and there was still most of the bottle inside.

The three of them ate, drank, chatted, and watched as the bottle of wine was almost empty without He Yuzhu asking them what was going on. Li Xuewu couldn't hold it in any longer: "Brother Zhuzi, aren't you curious about what we want to talk to you about?"

He Yuzhu asked in confusion: "Are you guys really busy? I thought you two were just coveting my lunch box."

Li Xuewu's face was full of black lines. I just owe you a meal, but I'm not that white lotus.

"It's true. This afternoon, Guangtian and I went to Qianmen to play. We met a man in the Qianmen Tavern. He looked about 70% like Uncle He. Guess what happened when we asked him?"

When he heard about He Daqing, Sha Zhu's face turned ugly: "Just fart if you have to, why are you guessing?"

"Uh" Damn it, I'm not going to say anything, it's yours!

""Just tell me in broad daylight."

Seeing that Li Xuewu's face was not looking good, He Yuzhu explained for the first time: "Xiaowu, don't worry about it. I'm not angry with you. I just get angry when I think of He Daqing. Tell me what's going on."

"Brother Zhuzi, we found out after asking that the man is really a relative of Uncle He. He wants us to ask you and Yushui to meet him." Liu Guangtian said.

"Really?" He Yuzhu looked at the two of them with some disbelief.

Li Xuewu also nodded: "Yes, it is true. The man's name is Cai Quanwu. He looks to be in his thirties, almost forty. Brother Zhu, do you have such a relative?"

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "When I was a kid, I heard my father say that my grandfather had a concubine named Cai, who gave birth to a child, but later disappeared. There was no trace of the child during the chaos of war. Could it be him?"

My goodness, the feuds among wealthy families, the struggles between the principal wife and the concubine, many words flashed through Li Xuewu's mind. He looked at Liu Guangtian and they both nodded.

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