Zhang Wen handed the phone to Lao Liu and said, "Yuanwen, you and the person in the photo are not related by blood. You can rest assured. Mom assures you that she will never lie to you. You go back first Let’s go to the room, the police uncle still has some things that need to be discussed with mom alone.”
Zhang Wen naturally understood her son's worries and saw Lao Liu's embarrassment. At the same time, she also believed that she needed to talk to Lao Liu and others alone.
Zhang Wen's words left Zhang Yuanwen wondering: If this man is his uncle's son, how come he "doesn't have any blood relationship" with him? Unless he is not his uncle's son, but looks very similar to his uncle, but the solemn face of his mother Zhang Wen shows that this matter will not be so simple.
But Zhang Yuanwen still went upstairs alone according to Zhang Wen's arrangement. His depression improved significantly.
Seeing Lao Liu and others looking at her inquiringly, Zhang Wen knew that she had to talk about her family affairs, so she got straight to the point and spoke frankly:
"I took care of my eldest brother's son before he left the Zhang family. He had a peach blossom mole at the end of his left eye. I remember this very clearly. In addition to the person in the photo looking very similar to my eldest brother, he also had the same peach blossom mole at the end of his left eye. A mole on his face should be my eldest brother’s son.”
"This child looked very similar to his elder brother when he was a few years old. Now that he has grown up, his eyebrows have grown, and he and his elder brother seem to be carved out of the same mold."
"You must be curious, when did my Zhang family gain an eldest brother? Logically, I should call this child my nephew, but why do I just call him my eldest brother's son? The reason for this must start from the beginning... …”
Zhang Wen's narration focuses the story on her father, Zhang Derun.
Wealthy families often have so-called family friends, and the Zhang family is no exception. Zhang Derun’s family friend is also named Zhang, named Zhang Songhe, but the two families are not related.
The fate of the two families was similar. Before liberation, both families were attached to the Chiang dynasty. The difference was that when New China was liberated, Zhang Songhe's ancestors did not run fast enough and did not have time to follow the Chiang family to the treasure island of Taiwan, and were captured by the people's power. A pot was served.
Zhang Songhe's family declined from then on. However, the Zhang Derun family who stayed in the mainland did not forget the family friendship between the two families, and often helped Zhang Songhe's family.
During the ten years of catastrophe, everyone in Zhang Songhe's family died and fell ill, and in the end, only Zhang Songhe was left alone.
After the reform and opening up, unlike Zhang Derun, who was soaring in the business world and quickly showed his prominence, Zhang Songhe's business was tepid, and there was not much improvement even with the strong support of his friend Zhang Derun.
It has to be said that Zhang Songhe's financial fortune is much worse than that of Zhang Derun.
To make matters worse, during a flood, Zhang Songhe and his wife were anxious to move goods, regardless of the danger, and drove a large truck onto a bridge. As a result, the upper reaches burst its embankment, the river surged, and the raging torrent suddenly broke out like a ferocious giant snake. The rushing water broke the bridge in one fell swoop, and Zhang Songhe and his wife were swept away by the flood and disappeared.
The couple left behind a mentally retarded son named Zhang Qingshan, who was 16 or 17 years old.
When Zhang Derun saw that his friend Zhang Songhe and his wife were unfortunately killed, he adopted Zhang Qingshan as his own and always taught his daughter Zhang Wen to treat him as a brother.
A few years later, as Zhang Qingshan grew up, Zhang Derun and his wife had to face the biggest trouble in their lives:
Zhang Qingshan is mentally retarded. It would be very difficult to get married and have children to continue the family line. After all, no good daughter from any family would be willing to marry a mentally retarded person. But if he cannot get married, then his friend Zhang Songhe's family will be extinct by Zhang Qingshan's generation.
Thinking of this, Zhang Derun had trouble sleeping and eating, thinking that he would not be able to explain to Zhang Songhe after he went down.
Just when Zhang Derun and his wife were worried about this, things suddenly became clear again.
In order to take care of Zhang Qingshan, Zhang Derun and his wife hired a nanny named Feng Zimei.
Feng Zimei was born in a rural area. She has an average appearance, no education, and her family's economic conditions are not that good. Otherwise, she would not have gone to the city to work as a nanny.
And to take care of a mentally retarded person.
Feng Zimei devoted herself to her work. Not only did she take good care of Zhang Qingshan, she also took over all the housework and kept the old Zhang family in order.
As time went by, Zhang Derun and his wife became more and more fond of Feng Zimei and treated her as one of their own family members.
During this period, Feng Zimei took more than half a month's leave because her father was ill and returned to her hometown. However, Zhang Derun's family was completely in chaos because of this. No one was doing housework and hygiene, especially Zhang Qingshan. She lost her temper and refused to eat. No matter who fed her, she just shouted the word "Meimei (Meimei)" inarticulately.
Zhang Derun and his wife immediately fell into trouble: Feng Zimei could not work as a nanny in their house all his life. If Feng Zimei stopped working here and Zhang Qingshan couldn't get married, what should be done then?
Zhang Wen, who had just gotten married at the time, was joking and saying that it was not easy. Just let Zi Mei marry the eldest brother, and all the problems would be solved.
Zhang Derun and his wife's eyes lit up, but they soon fell into despair:
Because Feng Zimei was dating someone at that time, and this was only their family's unilateral idea. Feng Zimei had hands, feet, and good health, so how could she fall in love with a mentally retarded person? There is no big problem if she is asked to take care of a mentally retarded person, but if she is asked to marry a mentally retarded person, I am afraid that anyone else will give up the responsibility.
Therefore, they only thought about the idea of getting Feng Zimei and Zhang Qingshan married, and did not really expect that such an idea would become a reality. But they at least have the idea.
After living like a year for more than half a month, Feng Zimei finally returned to the Zhang family to continue working.
But this time she returned to the Zhang family, not alone, but brought her parents with her. Although her father's condition had improved, she was still worried, so she decided to send her father to a large hospital in Shashi for at least a comprehensive examination. Her mother also came with her.
Zhang Derun and his wife received the news from Feng Zimei in advance. Aiwujiwu, the couple liked Feng Zimei very much, and they were fully prepared to treat her parents with courtesy.
Feng Zimei's parents originally thought they were staying at their daughter's employer's house for one night, but who knew that they were received like VIPs in this magnificent home. While their horizons were opened and they were envious of the Zhang family's wealth, they were even more envious of the Zhang Derun family. I have a very good impression and think that Zhang Derun and his wife are sincere and kind to others, without any sense of being bossy or uncomfortable.
That night, when the four old people sat together and chatted, they naturally talked about their children's marriage.
When Zhang Derun sighed and said that Zhang Qingshan had difficulty dating someone because of his intellectual problems, and expressed great concern about this, Feng Zimei's parents took the initiative to offer their daughter to Zhang Qingshan, and also said that the person Feng Zimei was currently dating He doesn't do his job, he has hands and feet, but he idles around in the village all day long. Zi Mei and the boy are childhood sweethearts, so they developed a romantic relationship with him when they were ignorant.
It's okay for the boy to be a neighbor, and it's okay to be friends with Zi Mei, but if Zi Mei marries him, the old couple will never agree to it.
When Feng Zimei returned to her hometown this time, her parents once again advised her to break up with her partner. Feng Zimei has been working in the city in the past few years. As her horizons have continued to broaden, her mind has matured a lot. She knows that dating a partner cannot be just about feelings. The key is to see whether the other person is reliable and worthy of being entrusted to him for life. However, the performance of the other person is really unsatisfactory, so he wants to break up.
Furthermore, although Zhang Qingshan is mentally retarded, he is not aggressive. To put it bluntly, he is still mentally a child. Although such a person won't ask for help or be romantic, he won't beat his wife, won't make his wife angry, and won't mess around with others outside. What's more, Zhang Qingshan also has a good skin.
Of course, your old Zhang family is not short of money. If Feng Zimei marries Zhang Qingshan, at least he won't have to worry about food and clothing. This is also a very important reason.
In addition, when Feng Zimei was in her hometown, she would occasionally talk about Zhang Qingshan, saying that she was not here with her employer and she didn't know if you could take good care of him. Therefore, from the perspective of Feng Zimei's parents, Feng Zimei is not completely unable to accept Zhang Qingshan.
Feng Zimei also has an extremely docile personality.
No matter what matters, they can listen to their parents' words, so as long as the two elders of the Zhang family agree, and then Feng Zimei's parents are responsible for taking care of their daughter's ideological work, the marriage between Feng Zimei and Zhang Qingshan will definitely happen.
Zhang Derun and his wife were overjoyed to receive what they wanted, so there was no reason to disagree.
Thus, the marriage of the two young people was decided.
Feng Zimei's parents gave many reasons to Zhang Derun and his wife, but they did not mention the most important point: if Feng Zimei married Zhang Qingshan, judging from Zhang Derun's style, she would definitely give her in-laws a large gift. With this betrothal gift, the old couple can build a big tile-roofed house in their hometown and arrange a marriage for their younger son. This kind of business can make a profit without losing money.
When it comes to doing business, Zhang Derun is considered to be one of the leaders. Naturally, he has met many people of all kinds in the business world. He is especially good at discerning people's hearts. He may not be able to discern the true thoughts of Feng Zimei's parents at a glance.
But even if he had insight into Xiao Jiujiu's heart, he would just treat it indifferently and not take it seriously. After all, what is more important to him than Zhang Qingshan getting married and having children?
With the help of Feng Zimei's parents, Feng Zimei soon married Zhang Qingshan.
Although Zhang Qingshan is stupid and unreasonable, he still knows who is good to him. He would be nice to anyone who was nice to him. This was also his way of doing things.
In addition, Zhang Derun and his wife treated Feng Zimei very well, so Feng Zimei lived quite well in the period after her marriage.
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