[Ode to Joy] My surname is Tan, my ancestor's original surname is Ming

On the first weekend after Qingming, Wang Manchun and Tan Zongming sat opposite Qingshan's family in the Diplomat Suite on the 88th floor of Park Hyatt.

Since we want to help the old man Jianci find relatives, and at the same time want to know more about Mingcheng, it is a necessary prerequisite for both parties to be open and honest.Tan Zongming decided to tell the truth about his relationship with the Ming family, but what identity will Fan Shengmei appear in?After some discussion, the two finally chose the term "cousin".

Wang Manchun was a little depressed, but she couldn't come up with any better suggestions. Tan Zongming said, "If you don't want to be my relative, then you have to be my girlfriend."

Well, not as good as my cousin.

"My birth was not glorious. Sending me back to Japan could easily become a target for political enemies to attack my father. At that time, my father was in Dalian, and my mother sent me to a farm in northern China." Junichi Qingshan sat on a sofa surrounded by a pile of cushions. The seat came slowly, "I have to hide my existence from the Japanese, but also from Chongqing and Yan'an. Judging from the notes left by my mother, it should have been arranged by Mingcheng, although at that time, my identity was only A distant relative of my mother."

"Is that the Cui family in the Chahar League?" Tan Zongming asked.

"No, I was very young at the time, and I don't remember anything. I was transferred to Cui's family when I was about three years old. At that time, my mother had been killed, and the Nanjing government gradually grasped my true identity. I stayed from No. 76 According to the information available, Mingcheng still has the sole authority to handle the transfer to the Cui family, but unlike before, only he knows my whereabouts from then on. That is to say, unless it is through Mingcheng, No. Can't find me."

"Because the farmers who took over from you were controlled by the Japanese, but it was actually arranged by the military command later on." Wang Manchun said.

"Perhaps. It was a couple surnamed Cui who took me to transfer."

Wang Manchun and Tan Zongming glanced at each other, and they both thought of the same possibility - after Mingtai went to Beiping, he was still Minglou's direct subordinate, and the only information about him that Tan Zongming had was that he died under the pseudonym Cui. In 1945, nothing else was believed.

"When the couple sent me to Cuijiazhuang, I was just three years old and I was still naive. After that, I believed their story for a long time, thinking that I was their biological child, because the fortune teller said that fate was hard on my parents, and I was going to be sent to Cuijiazhuang. I went to foster care elsewhere, so I came here to recognize my adoptive parents. There is another girl younger than me who lives in Cuijiazhuang with me, less than one year old." Qingshan Jianji had a distant smile on his face, "We two We all recognize Cui Erkui and his wife as adoptive parents, but we are named after the couple surnamed Cui, my name is Cui Jinglou, and her name is Cui Rujing."

Cui Jinglou, Cui Rujing.

Almost subconsciously, Wang Manchun grabbed Tan Zongming's hand beside him.There is nothing to doubt anymore, Cui Jinglou, Cui Rujing, put aside everything in the past, and Mingtai, who appeared with a new identity, expressed his nostalgia for the Ming family in such a subtle way.

"Erni, Ru Jing, and I lived together until we were six years old. After the war of resistance against Japan was won, Ru Jing was taken away. I don't know where she went. I thought my parents wanted her not to want me, so I had a long fight with my adoptive parents. I also eavesdropped on their conversations in private, and it was then that I vaguely realized that I might not be Chinese at all.

"But Japan had already surrendered at that time, and the Japanese became street rats that everyone shouted and beaten. Of course, I didn't dare to ask any more questions. It was like this until 1949, when my adoptive parents and I were separated in the Battle of Pingjin, and we became exiled to our later adoptive parents. At home, I was afraid that I would be dug out as a suspected Japanese, so I never mentioned my name. I only said that my surname was Cui, and I didn’t have a real name. Therefore, I never had the opportunity to go back to find them. Later, my adoptive parents raised me. We're all in touch now, but they don't know anything about my history before I was ten years old."

Wang Manchun turned to Tan Zongming, "Speaking of which, Mingcheng is probably bringing Mingtai's own child, Cui Rujing."

Tan Zongming pondered, "But according to the records I checked in the hotel, Mingcheng brought a boy."

"He is a disabled person who travels long distances with an eight-year-old child. After all, girls are not as convenient as boys. Maybe he deliberately reported the wrong gender."

"It's also possible." Tan Zongming nodded, and then turned to Qingshan Kenji, "If you know the place of household registration and name, as long as you put in the effort, the possibility of finding it is not small. I am willing to help Mr. Qingshan."

"Thank you so much." Brother and sister Qingshan stood up and bowed to Tan Zongming and Wang Manchun in unison.Wang Manchun quickly helped them up.In fact, with the financial resources of the Qingshan family, Tan Zongming was not the only way to find Cui Erkui from Cuijiazhuang, Zhangbei County, Zhangjiakou City in China, and they helped to confirm the identity of the child in turn, which made Tan and Wang almost reach a dead end. The journey of finding people has ignited new hope.

Thanks to this, Wang Manchun deeply felt that he could not afford it.

So when the meeting was basically over, when Qingshan Lizi dragged Miss Xiaofan to ask for a private conversation, she followed her into the bedroom without any hesitation.

"Sister Fan, please forgive me for asking such a presumptuous question, Mr. Tan... Is Mr. Tan really your cousin?"

Wang Manchun laughed, "Yes." She knew what she was going to ask, "I was not good at what happened that day, and I caused so much trouble for you. As for Tan Zongming... just treat it as a joke between us brothers and sisters Bar."

"But..." Lizi muttered for a while, "I don't think Mr. Tan treats you like a joke."

Wang Manchun was silent.Of course she knew Tan Zongming's feelings for her. The moment he embraced her in the heavy rain was stronger than any hug in her two lifetimes.When she was in despair about herself and the world, he was the one who pulled her out of the fog and quagmire with his deep affection.She no longer wants to face up to and respond to his feelings, but she has to admit how much she misses his sunny smile, the warmth of his arms, and the throbbing heartbeat of his chest, which makes her feel safe and fearless.

It's because she is too greedy, a person who is just trying to survive, who has the right to enjoy all of this.

After thinking for a while, Wang Manchun raised his head, "Lizi, we are cousins, there is no other relationship, it's as simple as that."

"But in Japan, cousins ​​can get married..."

"Not in China."

"Miss Fan—"

"In China, no."

Lizi turned her head to look at her with doubts for a long time, then relieved, "Okay, Xiao Fan said no, then it's no, it's better this way, I thought my brother had no chance..."

It was only then that Wang Manchun remembered that there was Junichi Qingshan who was eyeing him outside.But he couldn't make up for what he had said so hard, and it was a bit awkward to look at Junichi Qingshan after coming out of Lizi's bedroom.When he talked, smiled, bent over, and was courteous, she couldn't help but examine herself, whether she was not reserved enough to give him wrong hints.She didn't let out a sigh of relief until she said goodbye and out of sight of Qingshan's family.And Tan Zongming was sitting in the driver's seat looking at her and smiling.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I thought you owed Qingshan Junyi a large sum of money and were being hunted down by him."

"You think too much."

"I trust my gut."

"That has nothing to do with you."

"Of course it's related. After Yongzhou came back and before the Ching Ming Festival, you treated me like this. This memory is too dark and unforgettable. Now it's his turn. I hurt others, and I feel sorry for him."

"Why didn't I see that you were all related?"

"If you overcorrected me, you are tabooing my grandfather; now if you overcorrect him, you are tabooing me. I have a bright future, and I don't care about relatives."

"..." For his too good self-feeling, Wang Manchun only had one comment, "It's really good to use idioms."

"Okay, let's be serious." Tan Zongming put away his hippie smile, "If Mingcheng's child is Cui Rujing, you said he left Yongzhou, where is he most likely to go?"

"He is in poor health and wants to entrust the child to someone more reliable."

"The Ming family only has a pair of orphans and widows who are carrying suspicions. How can they have the energy to take care of another child. So it is most likely to be sent to the child's mother's house."

"Mingtai was once engaged. The woman's name is Cheng Jinyun. She is the cousin of Mrs. Su, a good friend of Mingjing. She has many relatives and a wealthy family."

"Then it's more suitable to raise and take care of Mingtai's orphans."

"Mingtai and Cheng Jinyun have a very good relationship. With his personality, it is unlikely that he will abandon her and go to Beijing to pretend to be a husband and wife all year round. Let's assume that Cui Rujing is Cheng Jinyun's child."

"Go on."

"Mrs. Su's surname is Xu, and Cheng Jinyun is her aunt and cousin. The Cheng family is not prominent in Guangdong, but the Xu family is a wealthy family in Guangzhou. It is not difficult to find out."

"The big family in Guangzhou, surnamed Xu, is it the Xu family from Gaodi Street?"

"Yes."

Tan Zongming praised, "Xiaomei, you are amazing, you are simply a recorder of the Ming family."

Wang Manchun smiled sadly, "Mingjing and Mingtai are both the focus of No. 76. Cheng Jinyun has a close relationship with both of them. How could we not check it out?"

The helm of the Ming family who treated her like a scourge and would never allow her to enter the house even if she died, the young man whose nails were pulled out by her and was covered in blood but did not give in. But never want to remember.

There is no good memory between her and them.

But now, for the sake of Minglou, she had to go back and trace every detail about them.Wang Manchun shook off the blood and gunpowder smoke superimposed on the two shadows in his mind, and announced to Tan Zongming in a generous tone, "The probationary period is up and I failed. The hotel decided to extend it for another three months. Now that Mingcheng has New clues, I plan to resign, and I won’t have to ask for leave when I go out in the future.”

"..."

"Are you surprised?"

"No, glad you're free again, need financial help? I'd love to talk to you again about interest."

"I'm sorry that you're going to be disappointed." Wang Manchun winked at him from the passenger seat, "I resigned but it doesn't mean I'm unemployed. I owe you the legal fees and Armani, which are expected to be paid off next month."

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