Chapter 204 The Differences Between the Two Daughters
Chapter 204 The Differences Between the Two Daughters
Song Qiao, holding Tong Yao's hand, walked out of Wang Cuihua's hospital bed and came to Lu Mingxuan's ward.
As soon as she entered the room, Tong Yao saw Lu Mingxuan on the bed and ran over to him: "Daddy Lu, are you all better?"
Lu Mingxuan's eyes lit up with surprise when he saw Tong Yao: "Much better, Yao Yao. Look, the one sitting on the sofa is Great-Grandpa. Call him Great-Grandpa!"
Tong Yao was so focused on Lu Mingxuan when she came in that she didn't notice Lu Wenguang in the room. She only noticed him when she turned around now and hurriedly called out "Great-Grandpa" timidly.
"Girl, come here!" Lu Wenguang's eyes were full of affection for Tong Yao.
Tong Yao glanced at Song Qiao, saw her nod, and walked over.
Lu Wenguang picked up Song Qiao and held her close, looking down at her little face: "This girl looks like your mother. Tell your great-grandfather what your name is?"
Tong Yao looked at Lu Wenguang with clear eyes and said, "My name is Tong Yao!"
"How old is this year?"
Lu Wenguang deliberately talked to Tong Yao about these things in order to get rid of the awkwardness between them.
"Great-grandfather, I'm five and a half years old, and I'll be six soon."
Tong Yao was a sensible child to begin with, and seeing Lu Wenguang's kind demeanor, the awkwardness between them disappeared.
"Would you like to go to the mountains with your great-grandfather?"
Upon learning that Lu Wenguang lived in the mountains, Tong Yao looked at him earnestly and asked, "Does Great-Grandpa live in the mountains? Is your house built of stone?"
Lu Wenguang nodded: "It's not just stones, there's also cement and sand. You'll see when you get there."
Tong Yao's eyes resembled Song Qiao's, dark and clear like mountain spring water. Lu Wenguang was overjoyed when he saw them, took off a jade pendant from his neck and put it around her neck: "This is a gift from your great-grandfather, do you like it?"
Tong Yao looked down at the warm, lustrous piece of jade and said, "I like it!"
Seeing this, Song Qiao hurried over. The jade had always been worn by Lu Wenguang, but now that it had been given to Tong Yao, how could she accept such a valuable item?
“Grandpa, Yao Yao is just a child. It’s not appropriate for her to wear such expensive things.”
Song Qiao wanted to take off the jade pendant, but Lu Wenguang stopped her: "This is also my little granddaughter, and I cherish her too. This jade is most suitable for Yao Yao."
Hearing this, Lu Mingxuan, who was on the bed, quickly reminded Tong Yao, "Hurry up and thank Great-Grandpa!"
Tong Yao looked down at the jade, then looked up at Lu Wenguang and said, "Thank you, Great-Grandpa!"
"No need to thank me, Great-Grandpa. Next time your parents go to Yushan, they must take Yao Yao with them. Then Great-Grandpa will take you to the mountain to pick fruit."
Upon hearing this, Tong Yao asked, "Are there still fruits on Grandpa's mountain?"
"Not only are there fruits, but in spring, the flowers on the mountain bloom, which are very beautiful. In autumn, the fruits on the mountain ripen, and there are also beautiful little birds on the mountain. Yao Yao will definitely like it when she goes there."
Lu Wenguang's explanation made Tong Yao yearn for her great-grandfather's house.
"Mom, Dad, next time you go to Great-Grandpa's house, you must take me with you."
Seeing the old man and the young girl chatting so happily, Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan both agreed at the same time: "Okay, we'll bring Yao Yao next time we go."
The driver Lu Xinjun had hired arrived at the ward door, knocked, and asked, "Sir, may we leave now?"
Lu Wenguang stood up and patted Tong Yao's hair: "Yao Yao, Great-Grandpa is leaving now, bye-bye!"
When Lu Mingxuan heard his grandfather say "bye-bye," he couldn't help but look at Song Qiao and say, "Don't let his background as a traditional Chinese medicine doctor fool you; he's not old-fashioned at all. He's a very fashionable old man."
Song Qiao thought so too. While Qiao Hongwei and Lu Xinjun both opposed their relationship because she was a second-time bride, the old man accepted her without hesitation.
"Xiao Xuan, lie in bed and get your injection. I'm leaving!"
Lu Wenguang glanced at Lu Mingxuan one last time, then leaned on his cane and walked towards the door.
“Grandpa, I’ll see you off on Mingxuan’s behalf,” Song Qiao said.
"Great-Grandpa, I'm going to see you off too!"
Upon hearing Song Qiao's words, Tong Yao quickly took Lu Wenguang's hand.
Song Qiao helped him up, and the group walked out of the ward.
"Grandpa, I'll visit you in Yushan when I have time."
As Lu Mingxuan watched his grandfather leave, he felt a pang of sadness. It was all his fault that his grandfather had such a heavy burden to worry about.
"You brat, get well soon and take them to Yushan."
As he reached the door, Lu Wenguang left these words.
Song Qiao and Tong Yao escorted him downstairs to his car. As the car window rolled down, they waved goodbye, saying, "Goodbye, Grandpa!"
Goodbye, Great-Grandpa!
The car drove away from their sight, and Song Qiao looked down at Tong Yao: "Yao Yao, is it okay if Mommy takes you to another hospital to pick up Grandma?"
Hearing this, Tong Yao looked at Song Qiao carefully: "What's wrong with Grandma? Is she sick?"
Compared to Jiang Xiaoran, Tong Yao was sensible and obedient, while Jiang Xiaoran was arrogant and domineering. This made Song Qiao wonder why children born to the same father were so different. After thinking about it, she finally attributed it to the education of the children.
Humans are born good... No! It seems Jiang Xiaoran is evil to the core.
Looking at her daughter, Song Qiao was filled with satisfaction. In this life, she would do everything in her power to protect her daughter.
“Let’s go upstairs first. After Dad Lu finishes his IV drip, we’ll go pick up Grandma together. Yao Yao hasn’t met Grandpa and Grandma yet, and they both want to see you.”
Tong Yao is sensible. Upon hearing this, she said, "Mom, I know you were very worried when I was lost as a child. Don't blame yourself anymore. Actually, I'm doing quite well. I have two dads and two moms."
Song Qiao looked down at Tong Yao, wondering: were the two fathers her daughter mentioned Lu Mingxuan and Tong Yujun? Wang Cuihua would definitely not tell her that Jiang Ming was her father.
Once inside the elevator, Song Qiao was certain that one of the two fathers Tong Yao mentioned was Lu Mingxuan.
Thinking of this, she took out her phone, intending to call Zhang Guangming after returning to her ward to ask about the divorce hearing.
It's been almost a month. After the cooling-off period, she and Jiang Ming will have nothing to do with each other anymore.
"Yaoyao, we're here. Let's go in and see if Daddy Lu has finished his shot."
Song Qiao brought the nursery rhyme into the room and stayed in the corridor to call Zhang Guangming.
The number was dialed, and Zhang Guangming answered immediately: "Ms. Song, are you asking about the court hearing?"
"Yes! It will be a month since then. If Jiang Ming doesn't come back, can we still get a divorce?"
Zhang Guangming said over the phone, "Yes! His signature is on the divorce agreement. After you come to collect the divorce certificate, just send his copy to him."
After the divorce was explained, Song Qiao asked on the phone again, "I want to get my house back in Sunshine Community. Jiang Ming changed my name on the property certificate to his name without my presence. Can I sue the housing management bureau to get my house back?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Guangming thought for a moment and said, "Logically, that's how it is, but winning this case will take time."
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