Chapter 178: A glimmer of hope

Just as the Xiao family was crying and cursing Ye Chen, two Rolls-Royces slowly stopped at the entrance of the Xiao family villa.

Immediately, six bodyguards in black stepped out of the two cars. One of them opened the rear door of the second car, and a middle-aged man of about fifty stepped out.

This man was dressed very luxuriously in a top-tier handmade British suit, looking quite imposing.

As soon as the middle-aged man got out of the car, he held a thick Xiao family genealogy book and asked his assistant, "Is this the Jin Ling Xiao family?"

The assistant nodded and said, "Reporting to Mr. Xiao, I have confirmed it through the civil affairs system. This is indeed the Jin Ling Xiao family."

"Hmm." The middle-aged man nodded, looking at the Xiao family, and sighed, "I didn't expect the Jin Ling branch of the Xiao family to look so down-and-out. They really are poor relatives..."

The assistant hurriedly said, "Mr. Xiao, why don't we just leave? It's quite annoying to get involved with these poor ghosts."

The middle-aged man waved his hand slightly and said, "Although the Jin Ling branch of the Xiao family is already beyond the five degrees of kinship from our family, according to my father, during the War of Resistance, people from the Jin Ling Xiao family saved his life. He had always wanted to find them to thank them in person, but he was bedridden and paralyzed and never had the chance. No matter what, I must fulfill this wish for him and, by the way, organize the ancestors' genealogy and include their branch as well."

The assistant asked curiously, "Mr. Xiao, what is the story behind this history you mentioned?"

The middle-aged man said, "Back then, the Xiao family was still very large, and the whole family lived in one village. Later, the invaders came, and there was war, so everyone scattered to save their lives. My father and the ancestors of this family were distant cousins. The two of them fled together. My father was hit by a stray bullet and almost died. It was the old man of their family who carried my father and escaped."

The assistant exclaimed, "So there is such a connection."

"Yes." The middle-aged man sighed and said, "Alright, Ma San, go knock on the door!"

Inside the Xiao residence, the whole family was sitting together, sobbing and weeping. Suddenly hearing the doorbell, Xiao Changqian hurriedly wiped away his tears, walked into the courtyard, and opened the gate.

Seeing a middle-aged man standing outside who was a few years older than himself with an arrogant demeanor, and seeing the six bodyguards with him and the two Rolls-Royces parked behind, he knew this was a big shot, so he couldn't help but ask, "Who are you looking for?"

The middle-aged man smiled slightly and asked him, "Are you a descendant of the Xiao family?"

Xiao Changqian nodded subconsciously, "Yes, my surname is Xiao. What's the matter?"

The middle-aged man introduced himself, "Hello, my name is Xiao Yiqian, the head of the Yanjing Xiao family."

"Yanjing Xiao family?" Xiao Changqian asked in surprise, "What does that mean? Why haven't I heard of it?"

The middle-aged man laughed, "Our ancestors were one family; we can be considered distant relatives. My father and your father should have been distant cousins, so to us, we can be considered relatives."

Xiao Changqian asked in surprise, "You are also a Xiao?"

"Yes." Xiao Yiqian nodded and said, "The reason for this visit is mainly to fulfill the entrustment of my father before he passed away, to come to your home and thank your old master in person. Also, I hope to get to know you all and have more contact in the future."

As he spoke, he took out a business card and handed it to Xiao Changqian, saying, "This is my business card."

Xiao Changqian took the card, glanced at it, and was dumbfounded.

Xiao Yiqian, Chairman of Qiancheng Group?

This Qiancheng Group was a very famous listed group!

Xiao Changqian was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Oh my, so it's Chairman Xiao! I've long heard of your name, long heard of your name!"

After speaking, he hurriedly explained, "Chairman Xiao, I don't know what connection your father had with my father? My father passed away more than three years ago."

Xiao Yiqian sighed and said, "Oh, that's really a pity. My father also passed away last year. Before he left, he was still talking about wanting to see his savior. I didn't expect the savior to have left a step before him..."

Having said this, Xiao Yiqian sighed endlessly, "I guess these two old brothers haven't seen each other for decades, maybe they've met again on the other side."

Xiao Changqian nodded repeatedly and said humbly, "Chairman Xiao, please come in and sit!"

Xiao Yiqian hummed and laughed, "Then I'll disturb you!"

"No disturbance, no disturbance!"

Xiao Changqian hurriedly welcomed Xiao Yiqian in. Passing through the courtyard and arriving at the living room, he hurriedly said to Old Mrs. Xiao, "Mom! Chairman Xiao Yiqian, the chairman of the Yanjing Qiancheng Group, is here!"

Old Mrs. Xiao was shocked!

Qiancheng Group?

This was a famous A-share listed group!

How did their chairman find his way to her house?

Although she was very suspicious, she still stood up excitedly to welcome him and said, "Oh! Welcome, Chairman Xiao, for your visit. Please forgive me, the old lady, for not welcoming you from afar!"

"Not at all, not at all!" Xiao Yiqian smiled and bowed slightly. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Xiao Weiwei, who had been crying for a long time, her eyes red and heartbroken. Seeing this, he immediately felt that this girl was beautiful, and her pitiful appearance really made him feel a sense of pity, and his heart couldn't help but stir.

Xiao Weiwei was in a state of collapse at this moment and did not notice that the new guest in the house was silently sizing her up with greedy eyes.

Old Mrs. Xiao, while inviting Xiao Yiqian to the seat of honor, couldn't hide her excitement and said, "I really didn't expect Chairman Xiao to come to our house. It really makes our humble home shine!"

"You are too polite." Xiao Yiqian smiled and said, "You must be the matriarch of the Xiao family, right?"

Old Mrs. Xiao hurriedly said, "Chairman Xiao, just call me Old Mrs. Xiao. No need to be so polite."

Xiao Yiqian nodded and said, "The reason I came this time is because of my father's last wish."

As he spoke, he told the story of his father and the Xiao family's old master from years ago.

The ancestors of the Xiao family were in a small mountain village in Nanguang Province. Almost everyone in that village had the surname Xiao, belonging to a large family that had developed for hundreds of years. Because the family had branched out so much, by the time it reached a scale of thousands of people, most of them were already beyond the five degrees of kinship, and their blood relationship was very weak, or even not a blood relationship at all.

At that time, Xiao Yiqian's father and the old master of the Xiao family were both teenagers. The two were barely considered relatives if you counted seven or eight generations back, but the two had a very good personal relationship and could be considered to have a life-and-death friendship.

Later, affected by the invasion, the Xiao family fled in a hurry and fell apart. Xiao Yiqian's father was lucky that the old master of the Xiao family did not abandon him, so he managed to save his life.

Later, everyone was separated in the flames of war, so they could never find each other.

Xiao Yiqian's father kept thinking about this matter until he died, so he instructed Xiao Yiqian to find a way to find the savior and come to thank him.

However, Xiao Yiqian didn't take it seriously. Although he promised his father, after his father passed away, he threw the matter to the back of his mind.

It wasn't until a few days ago that he kept having nightmares, dreaming that the old man came back to find him, complaining that he didn't keep his word. Only then did he find a fortune-telling master to look at it. The master said that the old man's last wish was strong, and if he didn't fulfill it for him, he was afraid he would come to find him in his dreams again.

With no other choice, Xiao Yiqian spent money to hire people to search everywhere and found clues to the Jin Ling Xiao family.

Old Mrs. Xiao was so excited she almost cried after hearing this.

This was truly a case of "when you think you've reached the end of the road, a new path appears"!

Qiancheng Group was a listed group with a market value of tens of billions. If Xiao Yiqian moved his finger, he might be able to help the Xiao family survive a desperate situation!