Chapter 746 - 746 746 Returning to Ones Ancestral Roots

Chapter 746: Chapter 746: Returning to One’s Ancestral Roots (2)_1 Chapter 746: Chapter 746: Returning to One’s Ancestral Roots (2)_1 Xiu Xun had always been helping out at the Ruan Family’s restaurant. This time, among the inspection personnel was a friend of Zhao Li’s. As the host, Zhao Li naturally wanted to treat them to a good meal before they left. This kind of business was not something she would give to others, so she brought them to the Ruan Family’s restaurant.

Since Ruan Jiandang’s matter had not been settled yet, Ruan Jianguo wasn’t in a hurry to go to the restaurant. They were already so familiar with each other that Zhao Li didn’t bother them and simply made a phone call to the restaurant, ordered several of its popular dishes, and reserved a large private room. The next day at noon, she brought everyone there.

It was extremely hot in the middle of the day, and although ceiling fans were spinning, the group was still unbearably hot.

Zhao Li greeted them and then stepped out of the private room, asking the kitchen to send over a cut watermelon to cool them down.

Not long after she sat back down, Xiu Xun came in carrying slices of watermelon.

When Xiu Xun entered, Jiang Bin was sipping herbal tea with his head bowed. Several people beside him were eagerly trying to please him. He wore a light, carefree smile on his face, but his mind was completely elsewhere.

He was still thinking about the incident he witnessed involving Xiu Xi the day before.

In that era, Xiu Xi’s eyes were too conspicuous, especially after knowing the distinguishing characteristics of the eyes of all the Beidu family heads, everyone would subconsciously think of that place.

However, like others before him, he felt it was unlikely. How could a child from that family end up in such a small mountain village? Besides, there was no news about the current head of the family getting married and having children.

Thinking this, he couldn’t help but shake his head, suspecting it was merely a coincidence.

Without meaning to, he looked up and saw Xiu Xun handing out fruit to the guests.

Xiu Xun was nominally twelve years old that year. In the past two years, since he had eaten well at the Ruan’s, he had grown taller than his peers, looking like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old teenager.

And his facial features were fully developed.

Especially those slightly deep-set eyes, from the first glance, Jiang Bin’s heart skipped a beat, feeling they were too similar to his older brother’s.

His older brother had a child in his early years, who was lost while out playing with the nanny before the age of two. They had searched for more than a decade without finding the child.

A decade had passed since that incident, and it had become the Jiang Family’s heartache, especially for his sister-in-law. After losing the child, her health declined. She hadn’t had another child in all these years, and recently, she had almost been bedridden. His older brother was hardly ever at home, constantly on the move, partly on business and partly in the hope of finding the child. However, the child had been too young when lost, and after so many years, his appearance must have drastically changed, making it very difficult to find him.

Therefore, his brother and sister-in-law had almost given up hope. They were still searching, but it had become a habitual act.

He kept staring at the young boy in front of him, his brow throbbing.

But he didn’t let his imagination run so wild as to think that it was such a coincidence that this child could be his brother’s. It was only natural that he would pay more attention to him.

Xiu Xun seemed to feel his gaze and looked up, handed him a piece of watermelon, then lowered his head and went out with the plate.

But after Xiu Xun left, Jiang Bin couldn’t resist asking Zhao Li, “Sister Li, is this child the son of the restaurant owner?”

Considering Xiu Xun’s young age, Jiang Bin naturally didn’t think about child labor. He simply assumed he was the son of the restaurant owner, coming to help out on the weekend.

“No, the owner of this restaurant is my goddaughter’s family. This child is from their village. Life has been hard on him; he comes over to help out on Saturdays and Sundays.”