The Tender Beauty is Sweetly Doted in the 20th Century Novel!-Chapter 210 - 209: She’s Been Thinking About You for Over Ten Years
Usually, Ye Manman walks very leisurely, neither hurried nor slow, but this Principal Lei is quite impatient. He didn’t say what he wanted her for as they walked, just kept saying it was good news, someone was looking for her.
She wasn’t in a rush, just walked at her usual leisurely pace, only slightly picking up her speed. But Principal Lei was anxious, occasionally walking faster, and then stopping to wait for her.
There was no choice. Ye Manman had to pick up her speed a bit more.
Fortunately, the teaching building where her class was held wasn’t particularly far from the office building, otherwise, Ye Manman would have certainly slowed down her pace.
But why was He Chen in the office?
Could it be that the issue with the menu wasn’t resolved?
Ye Manman looked at him in confusion, "I’m fine, I’m not feeling unwell. Why are you here?"
He Chen made sure she was okay, then remembered he seemed to be blocking the doorway.
He hesitated a bit before awkwardly stepping aside.
Only then did Ye Manman see the few people in the principal’s office.
Principal Lei had already walked over to stand in front of Principal Zhang’s desk, and there were three strangers in the room.
She inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity in their eyes but didn’t think much of it.
She looked at Principal Zhang sitting behind the desk, "Did the principal want to see me for something?"
It was still class time, and she didn’t really want to waste this time coming out. Ye Manman hoped the principal was seeking her for something important. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
Like a major competition or a prize event.
As long as it’s not a physical competition, she would definitely participate!
Principal Zhang smiled warmly, "It’s not me who wants to see you, but these people."
Hearing this, Ye Manman looked at those people, whose faces inexplicably appeared very emotional and had remained so until now.
"Who are you?"
Her question was just as succinct as He Chen’s, asking the same thing.
However, Old Mr. Liu wasn’t smiling at this time. His wrinkled old face was teary-eyed, looking as if he was going to cry, his white beard trembling.
"Are you Manman? I, I am your grandfather..."
Liu Gaoyuan had heard from his son Liu Yanghua that Ye Manman looked a lot like Liu Rulan, but it wasn’t until he saw Ye Manman himself that he understood why Liu Yanghua was so certain and excited when he rushed home that day.
If it were him, he might have made the same mistake.
When Liu Rulan was abducted, she was around this age, maybe even younger. Liu Gaoyuan thought that after all the hardships Ye Manman endured in that rural area, she wouldn’t look so fair.
But she turned out to be even fairer and prettier than Liu Rulan was back then. If it weren’t for the confidence and temperament in her features that Liu Rulan didn’t have, Liu Gaoyuan would have thought he was seeing things.
"My grandfather?"
She asked in doubt, turning to look at He Chen, "Did you confirm it yet?"
He Chen took out the black-and-white photograph he hadn’t yet returned to Liu Yanghua.
"Your mother isn’t dead; it was all a lie by Ye Guoqiang."
As he spoke, Ye Manman looked at the photograph.
The woman in the picture really did resemble her quite a bit, and she couldn’t help but take the photo and look at it more closely.
Everyone was silent now, all quietly watching her, waiting for her.
Ye Manman was not the soul of this body, so logically, this photo shouldn’t evoke any feelings in her. But for some reason, staring at the woman in the picture who resembled her by eighty percent, she suddenly felt her eyes becoming slightly misty.
"She’s not dead?"
She was still asking He Chen, and when she turned to him, her expression inexplicably looked very obedient.
But this question was one that he was no longer suitable to answer.
Liu Yanghua fixed his gaze on her face, as if through her, he saw his long-missed sister, "Yes, your mother’s name is Liu Rulan, I am your uncle, and this is your grandfather, this is your aunt."
He seemed a little afraid to approach her, his expression excited, lips trembling, but he was rooted in place, unable to move a step.
"We found your mother over a decade ago, but she was mentally unstable then, and has been on and off ever since, so she couldn’t come to meet you."
"She rarely has moments of clarity, but no matter who talks to her, she only says a few words, either ’daughter’ or ’Manman.’"
"We didn’t know which characters Manman was before, nor where to find you, so we couldn’t find you for so many years. I’m sorry, child, for the hardships you’ve endured all these years."
He hung his head low, eyes slightly red, "We know a few words can’t make up for the hardships of the past years, and we didn’t think meeting you just once would make you agree to acknowledge us, but uncle hopes you can give us some time, to properly make it up to you in the future, okay?"
It was clear that the people claiming to be her uncle and grandfather were sincere, the white-bearded old man even discreetly wiped away tears.
But Ye Manman hadn’t seen the person in the photo with her own eyes, and remained skeptical.
"I don’t need compensation."
Her tone was steady, lacking the emotional turmoil and awkwardness seen in He Chen.
The Liu Family members all felt a pang in their hearts.
Oh no, does this child really not want to acknowledge them?
Old Mr. Liu couldn’t help but take a step forward, and at that moment, Ye Manman continued, "I want to see her first."
She took two steps forward, handing the photo back to Liu Yanghua, her manner casual, as if completely unmoved by their sincere expressions of emotion, yet she wanted to see her biological mother.
Old Mr. Liu’s beard trembled, "Alright, alright, we’ll go see your mom right away. She’s been talking about you for over ten years at home, not knowing if she could still recognize her daughter."
Despite his age, when he talked about this matter, his voice was trembling, and Ye Manman almost believed them wholeheartedly.
But she wanted to go see the woman in the photo first.
This book never mentioned this family and this woman’s existence.
She really wanted to know if this body’s biological mother was really still alive, and why she, as someone who had transmigrated, would feel moved by a photo.
At this moment, the two principals seemed to have become completely invisible, silently watching this family reunion.
But before leaving, Old Mr. Liu remembered to say goodbye to the two principals, "Old Zhang, Old Lei, sorry for the disturbance today. After everything’s settled, let’s have a meal together."
The two principals smiled and waved him off silently.
Old Mr. Liu said no more, walking silently at the back.
Liu Yanghua led at the front, followed by He Chen and Ye Manman, while Liu Yanghua’s wife maintained a low profile, walking at the back with him, quietly watching them.
He Chen was gently holding Ye Manman’s shoulder, always careful, even while talking, paying attention to his surroundings, their affections visibly strong.
Old Mr. Liu was very gratified, feeling exceedingly happy inside.
When they reached the school gate, Ye Manman was a bit surprised.
She hadn’t expected the Liu Family to be so wealthy, in this era when most people could only travel by bicycle, Liu Yanghua actually drove a car here.
With a quick glance, Ye Manman recognized it as a classic Hongqi CA770. The reason she recognized it wasn’t due to vast knowledge, but because the design had been preserved till modern times, and her family, coincidentally, had one too.
Her father used to hoard vehicles, especially fond of collecting old cars, and this Hongqi CA770 was the first one he added to the garage. When she was little, she even snuck in to sit in it for fun.
