Chapter 496: A Secret Investigation

Seeing this, Mrs. Qin said to Old Mrs. Rong, "My daughter-in-law isn’t from Beijing City. Pingkou Town is very far away, so I believe this is a misunderstanding. After all, many people in the world look alike. We shouldn’t keep you from your search."

The silver-haired old woman was very disappointed.

"I apologize. We were being presumptuous."

Mrs. Qin shook her head. "It’s alright. You’re just anxious to find your family. We won’t disturb you any longer."

She then said to her daughter-in-law, "Let’s go."

The two of them rejoined the kids.

When Qin Wenshu saw them return, he asked curiously, "Aunt, what was going on with those two?"

Mrs. Qin answered directly, "That old lady fell, and your sister-in-law helped her up earlier. She was just expressing her gratitude. We’re about done taking pictures here; we should head somewhere else."

Hearing this, Qin Wenshu quickly said, "Alright, let’s keep going then."

There were a lot of great spots to take pictures around here.

His sister-in-law had just given him two rolls of film, so he could take a lot of photos.

「And so, the group moved on to another spot.」

Meanwhile, the grandmother and grandson could only watch as they left.

Rong Jun was getting anxious. "Grandma, why didn’t we ask more questions just now? I really think that young woman looked exactly like the photo of our young great-aunt."

"I have a feeling—that girl must be our great-aunt’s descendant. And that lady just now, her eyes were shifty. I think she might have been lying because she doesn’t want us to connect."

"Quiet! Don’t speculate about things that might not be true. Look, didn’t that woman mention Pingkou Town? Have someone look into that place."

"Let’s have our host look into it. It wouldn’t be good for us to investigate it ourselves."

Putting aside the fact that they had no connections here...

If they really investigated it themselves, who knows what the local government would think they were up to!

Old Mrs. Rong thought for a moment. "Alright, then have Director Zhao help us investigate. Tell them not to make a big scene or disrupt that young woman’s life. Also—"

"We’ll donate another five hundred thousand—in foreign currency."

She knew the country’s foreign exchange reserves were low right now. An increase in foreign currency would be the best incentive.

The Rong Family was in the light industry business.

Their trip to Beijing was primarily to find relatives.

But with policies in the mainland starting to loosen, she was also here to donate some light industry production equipment.

This was all equipment the country desperately needed.

When Rong Jun heard it was five hundred thousand, and in US dollars at that, he was taken aback.

Combined with the value of the donated production equipment, the total sum was truly staggering.

But the Rong Family wasn’t short on money.

As long as his grandmother was happy, that was all that mattered.

"Alright, I’ll handle it just as you’ve instructed."

Then, Rong Jun’s thoughts turned to her ankle.

"Let’s go to the hospital first. I’m worried about you. If my dad and the others find out you took a fall here, they’ll skin me alive."

It was on a whim that his grandmother had asked him to accompany her today.

They hadn’t even brought any bodyguards.

He had thought everything would be fine as long as he was careful, but the moment he stepped away, his grandmother had gotten into trouble.

By now, not only was Old Mrs. Rong’s foot hurting, but her lower back was also starting to feel sore.

So, she nodded. "Alright."

Rong Jun had expected his grandmother to refuse, so he was surprised she was being so agreeable now.

He immediately said, "I’ll carry you on my back!"

Old Mrs. Rong said irritably, "That’s not necessary. My leg isn’t that bad yet. Just help me walk."

’If she let her grandson carry her back like this...’

’...who knows how much those people back home would panic.’

’Putting aside their worry and self-blame, they’d probably never let her go out by herself again.’

’She had managed to come back this time, but would there be a next time? At her age, how could she withstand another such ordeal?’

’Even if she wanted to, her family certainly wouldn’t be willing to let her travel so far again.’

"Fine. But if you can’t walk in a little while, then I have to carry you."