Chapter 182: Recognizing Relatives?

That’s right. The person Yun Jiao had found was none other than Wang Yi’s grandmother.

After explaining the situation to her brothers, she glanced around and saw no one was following them.

’Alright, it looks like she’s gotten lost again.’

’The old woman’s illness is a little scary. She can’t remember people, and when she goes out, she can’t find her way home. If Uncle Wang and his family don’t find her quickly, what will they do if she gets lost in the future?’

Yun Jiao patiently took the old woman’s hand and led her back to a place to sit.

"Grandma, where’s Uncle Wang?"

"Nannan, my dear, where did you go? Mommy has been looking for you for so long."

The old woman gently stroked her hair.

Yun Jiao was speechless.

She was just thinking that when her father returned, she would take the old woman home.

A little girl in a pale yellow, polka-dotted dress ran over, holding up a bracelet.

"This is the bracelet the old lady dropped. I finally found you!"

The little girl was about seven or eight, with a bright, cheerful smile.

Yun Jiao glanced at it. ’Isn’t that the bracelet I gave the old woman?’

She was about to take it and thank her, but the old woman who had been holding her hand suddenly let go, her eyes fixed on the little girl before them.

"Nannan, Nannan... You’re my Nannan."

The old woman threw her arms around the little girl and began to cry.

She cried so wretchedly.

Yun Jiao and her brothers were stunned.

The little girl in her embrace was even more frantic.

"Ma’am, I’m not..."

"Xiao Qin."

A couple hurried over.

"What’s going on here? Ma’am, you..."

The old woman looked up, glanced at the little girl she was holding, and then stared blankly at the woman.

"Nannan, my Nannan..."

She let go of the little girl and grabbed the woman’s hand.

"Mommy’s Nannan! Mommy has finally found you!"

Crying, she tremblingly reached out a hand to caress the woman’s face, her eyes brimming with tears and years of longing.

"Mommy’s Nannan, don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid..."

The woman instinctively started to pull away, but... seeing that weathered face, she felt a sudden pang in her heart and froze.

"I... I’m not..."

"The grass is so green, the flowers so red, the little swallow brings her baby home..."

The woman’s eyes flew wide. As she listened to the nursery rhyme, a familiar voice, almost forgotten in the deepest recesses of her memory, seemed to sound out once more.

She gripped the old woman’s hand, her body trembling as she unconsciously began to sing along.

"The sky so blue, the water so clear, Mommy carries her baby on her back, walking home..."

The words came out as little more than a choked sob.

The old woman pulled her into a hug. "Mommy’s Nannan, don’t be afraid. Mommy’s found you."

"SOB, SOB, SOB..."

This scene left Yun Jiao, her brothers, and the woman’s husband and child completely dumbfounded.

’Huh? Did she really find her?’

Just then, Wang Jianlin arrived with a group of people. The anxious expression on his face disappeared the moment he saw his elderly mother hugging a woman and sobbing her heart out.

For a moment, he too looked completely bewildered.

’What’s going on?’

"Mom, Mom, why did you wander off again?"

With no time for anything else, Wang Jianlin hurried forward.

"Jianlin, Jianlin, your sister! I found your sister."

"I found Nannan! Mommy found her!"

Wang Jianlin looked at the crying, red-eyed woman, assuming his mother was just mistaking a stranger for his sister again.

But one look left him utterly stunned.

’This woman... she looks so much like his mother when she was young!’

"You... Are you really...?"

He was a successful man, after all. After composing himself, he said, "This isn’t the place to talk. Let’s find somewhere else to speak privately."

Because the old woman and the other woman were crying so hard in each other’s arms, a crowd had already started to gather and watch.

Yun Jiao was instantly disappointed when she heard that. ’Does this mean I won’t get to see the rest of the drama unfold?’

’I really wanted to witness the reunion scene with my own eyes.’

Wang Jianlin noticed Yun Jiao as well. He composed himself, feeling a surge of gratitude.

"Little Yun Jiao, it’s you again. We seem to be fated to meet."

’We meet again,’ he thought. He figured Yun Jiao must have been the one who found his mother and stopped her from wandering away.

Yun Jiao gave him an eager, hopeful nod.

"Come on, I’ll treat you to a meal."

She had helped him, so it was only natural to thank her.

Yun Jiao’s eyes lit up. ’If I go eat with them, does that mean I can keep watching the drama?’

But then she remembered she wasn’t alone.

"But my brothers are here too."

Wang Jianlin said, "Then everyone can eat together."

Yun Jiao was about to say that they still had to wait for their father and uncle.

As luck would have it, Yun Linhai and the others walked over just then.

"Mr. Wang, what brings you all here?"

"Mr. Yun..."

Wang Jianlin gave a brief explanation and then invited them all to a meal.

But Yun Linhai knew this was turning into a family reunion, and it wasn’t an appropriate time for outsiders like them to intrude.

So, he declined.

"Once you’ve sorted things out, we can all have a meal together some other day."

Wang Jianlin gratefully shook his hand.

"I owe Little Yun Jiao a great deal for what happened today. It really isn’t a good time now, but I’ll treat you all to a proper meal another day to thank you."

He had already gotten the gist of what happened, and seeing the bracelet, he remembered that it was a gift from Yun Jiao to his mother.

’Today, not only did Yun Jiao help look after his mother, but the bracelet she gave her might have actually helped him find his long-lost sister!’

Yun Jiao watched Wang Jianlin and his group leave, her expression tinged with regret.

Yun Linhe patted her head, amused.

"Why are you so nosy? You want to see everything, don’t you?"

Yun Jiao just giggled, looking innocent and utterly adorable.

"Come on, didn’t you want instant noodles? Let’s buy some to take home."

"We haven’t had lunch yet. Let’s find a restaurant and eat out today."

"Yay!"

At the thought of delicious food, Yun Jiao temporarily pushed the Wang family’s reunion to the back of her mind.

Yun Xiaowu added, "I want Baozi, too! Let’s get extra to take home for tonight."

"You little brat, you want everything. You got the money for it?"

"Hehehe... I don’t, but Dad does!"

Yun Linhe carried Yun Jiao, and the family chatted and laughed as they found a small restaurant to eat.

They ate plenty of seafood at home, so they ordered almost none for this meal.

The braised pork belly, in particular, was everyone’s favorite.

The large bowl of braised pork belly was gone in no time.

After the meal, they emerged from the restaurant looking thoroughly satisfied. Yun Xiaowu’s own mouth was glistening with grease, but he still took a napkin to wipe Yun Jiao’s mouth.

Then, he gave his own mouth a quick wipe before tossing the napkin.

Although they were full, they were still thinking about the Baozi.

"Forget about buying Baozi. We’ll buy some meat and make our own at home."

He was disappointed by the first half of the sentence, but the second half instantly revived his spirits.

"Let’s go, let’s go! Let’s hurry and buy some meat!"

’Maybe we can buy extra and make more braised pork belly at home,’ he thought.

They bought a few pounds of nicely marbled pork and a string of pig offal, which was relatively cheap.

Pig offal has a strong smell, but it’s delicious when prepared correctly.

The smell is just a little intense.

With their shopping just about done, they headed for the place where the vehicle was parked.

On the village tractor, some people were already sitting and chatting.

When they saw them arrive, everyone greeted them boisterously.

"Hurry and get on! We’ll be heading back in a little bit."

"You guys changing out your fishing nets, too? So are we..."

People back then were so friendly; they could latch onto any topic and chat for ages.