Chapter 51: All's Well That Ends Well

  Just now Wang Weiye entered the house and shouted, Wang He in the study had already heard it. He put down the newspaper in his hand and also walked out of the study. As soon as he came out of the room, he heard his wife say that Youlan was pregnant, excitedly he immediately went to ask: "Xiao San, is it true? Is Youlan pregnant?"

  Wang Wei looked at his parents in confusion, not understanding what they were talking about. What's this about Yulan being pregnant? What does that have to do with anything? Wang Wei hastily said: "What are you talking about, Yulan being pregnant? Are you guys thinking of going crazy and wanting a grandchild or something? That's still five or six years away! I just went shopping at Autumn Lin Company with Yulan, guess what big happy event is happening in our family today?"

  Wang He and Liu Dongmei looked at their son, who was beaming with joy, but they had no idea what he was saying. What good news could there be at home? Yesterday, their son brought his wife back home, which was already a joyful event. But what other good news could there be today? Apart from Youlan being pregnant, there shouldn't be any other good news.

  Liu Dongmei pretended to be angry, lightly tapping Wang Weiye's head with her hand: "You little stinker, teasing your old mom. Don't play dumb with us, quickly say what's the good news in our family?"

  Haha "Mom, you'd better stand firm and don't get too excited after hearing this. From today on, our family has one more member, I've brought back a beautiful daughter for mom. You guys say, isn't this the greatest joy for our family?"

  When Wang Weiye finished reporting the good news, it didn't produce the effect he had expected. Wang Weiye looked at his parents with wide eyes and asked in confusion: "What? You seem to disagree? Then let's just forget I said anything, I'll take responsibility for raising and educating my own sister, I'll arrange everything, so you don't have to worry about it."

  Wang Weiye finished speaking and turned around very unhappily to walk out.

  Look at our baby son who is unhappy now, this is unbearable. If this old fellow is not pleased, the whole family will be shaken to its foundations.

  Liu Dongmei hastily stopped Wang Weiye and said to him, "My little ancestor, can't you let me and your father have a process of mental preparation? When doing things, you should also talk about reason. As soon as you come home, you're anxious and flustered, telling us that you've brought back a daughter for mom. And we have to immediately be overjoyed and say, 'Great, wonderful.' You know what kind of family we are. If there's suddenly an extra person at home, we need to report it to the organization right away. Looking at your unhappy face now, do you think that no matter what you say to us, we have to accept it immediately? Come on, son, let's sit down and slowly tell us about the whole story. Until now, I and your father still don't know who this daughter of yours is, how old she is, or how you met her. Do you think this is like buying something at a department store? Such a big thing, can't you let us think about it?"

  Wang Weiye heard his words and immediately sobered up, knowing that he had just been confused by the good news. He didn't tell his parents about what happened. Wang Weiye apologized: "Mom, I'm sorry. It was my fault for being too impulsive and not explaining things clearly. Now I'll tell you, the girl I brought back to be your daughter is called Ouya Qin, she's an orphan. Her parents were experts who returned from France, they were killed by those red guards at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.

  After the whole family sat down, Wang Weiye spent half an hour telling everything that happened today in detail. As soon as Wang Weiye finished telling the story, he immediately started threatening: "Dad, Mom, I don't care if you recognize this daughter or not, anyway, I have recognized her as my sister. If I don't rescue her from suffering, she will be ruined for life. After all, she is from a scholarly family and all her relatives are abroad, if I don't save her, there will be no one in the world to save her."

  After learning about what had happened, Liu Dongmei indignantly said: "Those damn Gang of Four, I don't know how many people they've harmed. This child is so pitiful, losing his parents at the age of six. Weiye, you did the right thing. However, my little ancestor, the sister you recognize, who is our daughter, where is she now? You have to let us see her."

  Wang He was originally very angry with Wang Weiye for taking the initiative without the consent of the elderly, and arbitrarily recognizing a daughter for them. He thought to himself: This little rascal, what is he thinking about every day? Does he think this family is a vegetable market, where you can just pick one up whenever you want?

  Before he could even speak, the lady of the house had already surrendered. Wang He thought to himself that since this little rascal enlisted in the army, the lady had quarreled with him many times. It was true that at home there wasn't a single person who would talk to her. In the past it was that rascal, every night accompanying her and talking to her. Now this little rascal was also hopeless, if they had another daughter in the house, perhaps it wouldn't be a bad thing for the lady either.

  Wang Weiye saw that his mother had relented, and immediately grabbed Liu Dongmei's arm. He excitedly said to Liu Dongmei: "Mom, Ya Qin is in my room right now, I'll go call her over, I guarantee you'll like her."

  Seeing her son rush off, Liu Dongmei grabbed Wang Weiyang's arm and said: "You child, what's wrong with you? Why are you so flustered? Don't bother going back to call out, Mom will go to your room to see what my precious daughter looks like. This also shows that we attach great importance to her, otherwise our mother-daughter relationship would be strained."

  Liu Dongmei got up from the sofa, took two steps, and saw her husband still sitting there motionless. Liu Dongmei was a little angry and asked: "Comrade Wang He, aren't you going to watch our daughter with us? Do you have any opinions on this matter?"

  Wang He was lost in thought, and his mind had already wandered off during the conversation with his son and wife. When he heard his wife call out his name directly, he immediately snapped back to attention. Wang He's heart was very clear: if his wife called out his name directly, it meant that she was now dissatisfied with him.

  Wang He immediately stood up from the sofa, smiled at Liu Dongmei and said: "Madam, how could I have any opinions? I fully agree with this matter. Didn't I just get up late earlier? The daughter is not only yours, but also my daughter. Haha, let's go, our whole family will go see our daughter."

  Hearing her husband's insincere words, Liu Dongmei snorted in annoyance and pulled Wang Weiye to leave.

  When Wang Weiye walked into the living room with his parents, he saw Ya Qin sitting very stiffly on the sofa, her body tightly leaning against Sima Youlan's.

  When she saw Gonggong, Popo and Wang Weiye coming in, Sima Youlan quickly pulled Ya Qin to stand up. She didn't expect that Gonggong and Popo would come here in person.

  As soon as Liu Dongmei and Wang He walked into the living room, they saw Ya Qin wearing beautiful clothes. Liu Dongmei took a liking to the beautiful Ya Qin at first sight. She hurriedly took a few steps forward and came before Ya Qin.

  Wang Weiye hastily said to Ya Qin, "Sister, these two are our father and mother, quickly call them Mom and Dad."

  Liu Dongmei stood in front of Ya Qin, she affectionately said to Ya Qin: "Daughter, don't be afraid, I am your mother, from now on you are my biological daughter, come and call me mom."

  Ten years had passed, and Ya Qin still dreamed of shouting "Mom". She looked at Liu Dongmei's affectionate gaze, and her tears immediately flowed out from the corners of her eyes. With all her might, she loudly shouted: "Mom!" Afterwards, Ya Qin rushed into Liu Dongmei's arms and burst into loud sobs.

  After breakfast in the morning, Liu Dongmei's top priority was now her beloved daughter Ya Qin.

  Yesterday evening, to celebrate the arrival of a new daughter, Liu Dongmei asked the master chef in the kitchen to specially prepare a banquet. And forced Wang He to invite several major leaders from the province and city, as well as their wives, to come home as guests, and introduced his daughter-in-law Sima Youlan and daughter Ouya Qin to them (them).

  In the morning, Liu Dongmei asked Wang He to call relevant leaders. She also took a day off from work and after lunch, she took Yaoqin, the little girl she had just recognized as her daughter yesterday, to handle household registration and school enrollment for her.

  Wang Weiye, who was idle at home, sat on the sofa in the living room and saw that Sima Youlan had nothing to do, so he asked: "Wife, do you want to see various scenic spots in Harbin? If you want to, I'll take you there right now."

  Simayoulan was reading the newspaper on the sofa, when she heard Wang Weiye's words, she immediately jumped up from the sofa, excitedly saying to Wang Weiye: "Great, I've been wanting to say that for a long time. Now I'll go change my clothes right away."

  Simayoulan now thoroughly understood, wearing military uniforms with Wang Weiye on the street, that is to find trouble for herself, and it's also very inconvenient. That stinky hooligan, at any time, regardless of the occasion, may start fighting at any moment.

  After changing her clothes, Sima Youlan said to Wang Weiye who was still sitting on the sofa: "Why are you still sitting there? Let's hurry up and go."

  Seeing Sima Youlan's anxious look, Wang Weiye slowly got up and said to Sima Youlan: "Don't be in a hurry to leave, if you want to visit the scenery of Harbin, it should start from our home."

  Simayoulan didn't understand what Wang Weiye was saying, she felt strange, touring Harbin, what does it have to do with home?

  Wang Weiye didn't say a word, he pulled Sima Youlan's hand and walked out of the room, facing the various buildings in the courtyard: "Our family's buildings have a very long history. According to relevant information, these buildings were completed in 1893, when they were funded by the wealthy merchant Andreyev, who hired several famous designers at the time to design them, taking four years to complete. After the Japanese occupation of Northeast China in '38, this place became the residence of General Shō Kiyohara. After the country's liberation, this courtyard was taken over by the state. When Dad transitioned from military to local work, the provincial committee allocated this courtyard to our family."

  Simayoulan did not expect that this courtyard still had so many stories.

  Wang Weiye opened the car door and invited Sima Youlan to get in. He asked the guard to open the gate. As soon as the car drove out of the gate, it stopped in front of a tall building opposite their home...