Ye Xinfan, Ye Jian1âs father, an honest and straightforward villager.
When Ye Zifan was young, he was not afraid of his elder brother; he felt he was not nimble enough. Right now, after knowing something he didnât know, Ye Zifan nodded without a hint of surprise as he said: âItâs no wonder Lass Jian is unlike elder brother, sheâs not elder brotherâs child.â
Their facial features were different; their IQ was different; the way they handled things was different. It made sense that she wasnât his elder brotherâs child.
How about his uncleâs son? The elders in the village mentioned that when his aunt returned with his uncle, the whole village was shocked; the way she walked and talked was akin to a fairy. It was said that she was so beautiful that the famous villain in town wanted to occupy her.
Ye Zifan calmly glanced at Old Granny Ye; he realized her mean eyelids were drooping as if she didnât want him to look into her eyes.
It seems that Old Granny Ye was quite apprehensive towards his uncleâs family and his uncleâs son.
His aunt was an outsider who returned with his uncle, even walking and talking was akin to a fairyâ¦â¦ This means that his aunt was quite temperamental back in those days.
For someone able to raise such a beautiful and temperamental daughter in that era, she was definitely not from an ordinary family. Since his aunt had an extraordinary background, why would she follow his uncle back to the village?
It was also a turbulent era, fighting landlords, fighting capitalistâ¦â¦ Many wealthy people married their daughters off to people with three generations of poverty; even Old Granny Ye was married downwards.
Could it be that it was the same for his aunt? The outsider followed his uncle to the poor mountain villageâ¦â¦ Ye Zifan thought about it and couldnât help narrow his eyes.
Ye Jian suddenly became unyielding when she was in her second year of middle school; he had always suspected there was someone behind her, could it beâ¦â¦ his auntâs family come over to look for her, treating Ye Jian as his auntâs granddaughter and secretly raising her?
It was possible!
By his side, Old Granny Ye, who was feeling nasty inside, continued talking: âIâve even raised your elder brother, thereâs some affection. I would not ask you to raise her into trash if that damn girl was actually his child!â
There was less gloom on her face, only disgust: âOnly Sun Xueqing knows who that damn girlâs daughter is!â
âMother, auntâs sideâ¦â¦â Ye Zifan still wanted to ask about the past. When the school bell indicating the end of the first exam rang, he heard Old Granny Ye directly interrupting him, âThe examâs over, go urge the guard, ask him to call the teacher again.â
He could tell that Old Granny Ye didnât want to mention his eldest uncleâs family.
Ye Zifan felt he had a clue to investigate the person behind Ye Jian, but he didnât plan to tell Old Granny Ye.
Teacher Tong returned to the office holding the exam papers, a teacher invigilating the exam after the recess said: âTeacher Tong, the grandma of Ye Jian from your class is outside the school, she says thereâs something to discuss with you.â
Ye Jianâs grandmother?
There were traces of surprise on Teacher Tongâs face; Ye Jian still had a grandmother?
After thanking the teacher who passed the message, Teacher Tong directly headed to the school gate.
She headed to the school gate and saw an elderly dressed in a modified outfit from the republic era standing outside. There was also a woman in red beside her; you can tell she had a good temperament even from a distance.
As for the person on the elderlyâs right-hand sideâ¦.. Teacher Tong couldnât help but tighten her expression.
Ye Yingâs father, he was now a cadre in the provincial government.
âYou should be my granddaughterâs form teacher, Teacher Tong, right?â Old Granny Ye smiled kindly on her doughy face; she greeted kindly, âItâs been hard on Teacher Tong for making a trip. Iâm Ye Jianâs grandmother, I havenât seen my granddaughter for a long time and I miss her a lotâ¦â¦ Sigh, I just wanted to come over to see her, see if sheâs doing well.â