Chapter 764: Xiao Family Comes to Claim Kinship

With Aunt Liangzi's help, Liu Chuxue quickly finished washing the clothes.

The two returned to the Liu family together.

Upon entering the courtyard, they saw Liu's mother rubbing shredded radish: "Sister-in-law, what are you making this time?"

"Flower Fragrance is here, come in and sit. Chuxue said I'm pregnant now and should eat less salty food, so I thought I'd pickle some shredded radish fresh and use less salt when the time comes."

While speaking, Liangzi's wife helped Chuxue hang up the clothes.

After finishing the work, she walked over to a tree stump: "I've been busy these past few days and haven't had time to come see you. How is the morning sickness?"

Hearing the question, Liu's mother felt a bit embarrassed, after all, she was of such an age to be pregnant again.

Her hands didn't stop moving: "After three months, it's not as unbearable as before, but maybe because I'm older, I'll still feel unwell in the mornings and evenings."

Hearing this, Chuxue said: "Mom, I brought some preserved plums for you this time. They have a sweet and sour taste; eating one when you feel unwell should help relieve it."

"Where did you get them?"

"A colleague went on a business trip a few days ago, and I asked them to bring some from the south for you. By the way, when I leave this time, I'll take the pickled vegetables you made. That person tried them in the cafeteria before and hasn't stopped thinking about them, so I'll bring some as a thank-you gift."

"It's troublesome to ask someone to bring them back from so far away; we must thank them."

Just as they were talking, someone shouted from the slope below: "Shanliang, Shanliang's wife, your family has relatives visiting."

Hearing this, Liu's mother's relaxed mood from chatting with Liangzi's wife vanished instantly, and she looked at Chuxue with sudden tension.

Chuxue patted her hand.

Liangzi's wife saw this gesture and tactfully said: "Oh my, I still have a pile of things to do at home, so I'll head back first."

Liu's mother absentmindedly replied: "Come sit whenever you have time."

Liu's father, who was tidying up the private plot behind, heard this, still holding his sickle, and ran to the front.

At this moment, they heard the Party Secretary's voice: "Comrade, the Shanliang family is just up there; their house was newly built this year, quite grand."

The Party Secretary didn't know Xiao Yude's identity; he simply saw two Jeeps entering the village, so someone went to fetch the Party Secretary and the Village Head.

Upon hearing they were looking for the Liu Shanliang family, they thought it was for Chuxue, since Chuxue had returned to the village last night.

But when the Party Secretary and Village Head saw Xiao Yude and Xiao Changjiang, their hearts started pounding: What's going on?

Originally, after delivering the person, the Party Secretary and Village Head thought they would exchange a few pleasantries and leave, but Xiao Yude kept them: "Since you are the cadres of Liushu Village, your presence is indeed needed for this matter today."

The Party Secretary and Village Head exchanged a glance: "Alright, let's go up first."

By then, Liu Shanliang had already come down to greet them.

The moment Xiao Yude saw Liu Shanliang, he confirmed in his heart that this was his own lost younger son.

Instantly, tears streamed down his face as he said: "Son, I've finally found you."

Speaking, he stepped forward and embraced Liu Shanliang, patting his back with his hand: "Heaven has been kind to me; to find you in my lifetime, I can explain to your mother when I go down there."

The villagers who followed immediately erupted: "What did he say?"

"Liu Shanliang is his son?"

"What's going on?"

"So Shanliang isn't the Old Liu family's son?"

"No wonder the Old Liu couple was so biased."

"Well, it's not that bad; the Shanliang family just doesn't have a son."

"Pfft, what do you know? If Shanliang really isn't the Liu family's biological son, they probably wish the second branch had no son at all."

"What do you mean by that?"