Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 163 There's also a grandson

This uncle perfectly matched Du Anrao's image of a chef: in his early forties, with a square face, slightly overweight, and a gentle, warm smile.

"Dad, Mom, Uncle Du. This must be An'an. She's so pretty. I'm your Uncle Ruixiang. Was the food good? Did it suit your taste?"

"It's delicious! I've never eaten such delicious food before. Uncle, you're amazing!"

"Hahaha, if it's delicious, eat more. Uncle will make you more if you're still hungry."

"Ruixiang, would you like to eat something too?" Old Madam Fu asked in a low voice as her son sat down beside her.

Fu Ruixiang smiled and shook his head: "I ate before I came, so I'm not hungry now."

Hearing him say that, the old lady gave up, nodded, and said nothing more.

Du Anrao glanced at the two of them, seemingly lost in thought.

After dinner, it's time to get down to business.

Grandpa Fu exchanged a glance with Du Desheng and spoke first: "An'an, your grandfather must have told you about our family situation before he came. I have lived a life of integrity, I have been upright and honest, and I have never wronged my family."

Hearing him say that, the old lady squeezed her husband's hand in comfort.

“Because of me, my only grandson, Siqi, was kidnapped by our enemies. My son died young in a car accident while searching for him. My daughter-in-law also fell ill from depression and passed away not long after. We two old people were left behind, the white-haired burying the black-haired.”

Thanks to his sister, Du Yihan, who had been sitting quietly eating next to Du Desheng for half a day, raised an eyebrow in surprise. He had thought that this Uncle Ruixiang was the young master of the Fu family who had lost his child, but he didn't expect that he wasn't.

“My husband and I are getting old and don’t have many years left to live. The only wish before we die is to see my grandson, who has been abducted somewhere, one last time. That way, when we go down to the underworld and see his parents, we can at least talk to them about the child and tell them what he looks like…”

As he finished speaking, Old Master Fu's eyes reddened, and Old Madam Fu's eyes were filled with tears as she lowered her head and remained silent.

The greatest pain in life is the pain of separation by death and the pain of not being able to obtain what one desires.

It is worth mentioning that Fu Ruixiang, sitting next to the old lady, lowered his head and looked somber when he heard the old man's words, unlike the two of them who showed their emotions outwardly.

Du Anrao pursed his lips, turned his gaze to the Fu family, and hesitated: "Well, I've basically figured out what's going on with you. Now I have some bad news and some good news. Which one would you like to hear first?"

"This……"

In recent years, the Fu family members have been desperate for a cure and have tried to find help from so-called famous masters. Most of the time, they would argue for a long time and still not get any definite information. Du Anrao is the first person to be so straightforward.

The three of them were a little confused after hearing this, and they couldn't give an answer for a long time.

Du Desheng glanced at his old friend and coughed lightly as a reminder.

Grandpa Fu then seemed to snap out of his daze, and asked rather awkwardly, "What's the bad news?"

"The bad news is..." Du Anrao paused, then said with a hint of reluctance, "Unfortunately, the child you are looking for is most likely no longer alive."

"what?!"

Even though they had been searching for years without any news and were already prepared for this possibility, the sudden confirmation was still quite a blow to them.

Grandpa Fu's straight back suddenly bent, making Du Anrao realize for the first time in a concrete way that some people can really age ten years in an instant due to a sudden major blow.

Madam Fu burst into tears on the spot, covering her face and sobbing uncontrollably. However, surprisingly, the one who reacted the most was Fu Ruixiang, who was sitting next to Madam Fu.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault! If it weren't for me, Siqi wouldn't have gotten into this mess, and neither would my brother and sister-in-law. Why shouldn't I be the one who died? I'm the one who should have died!"

Upon hearing his words, Madam Fu quickly composed herself and comforted her youngest son: "Ruixiang, don't say that. These things are not your fault. Don't dwell on them. Your father and I have already lost your brother, sister-in-law, and Siqi. We can't lose you too."

Grandpa Fu chimed in, "Your mother is right, this has nothing to do with you. If we're really going to get to the bottom of it, it's my fault. They came after me. If it weren't for me, Siqi wouldn't have been lost, and your brother and sister-in-law wouldn't have died of grief. It's my fault, it's all my fault!"

"No, no, no, Dad, don't say that. It's my fault. If you hadn't adopted me, maybe... maybe none of this would have happened."

The old lady was furious and forgot about crying: "Are you two out of your minds? How can you just take the blame for something like this? The ones who are wrong are the ones who did bad things, those damned human traffickers. They don't even think they've done anything wrong, so what are you two arguing about?"

Upon hearing this, the father and son froze. After a brief silence, the three of them continued to hug each other and weep.

The three members of the Du family: "..."

The old lady is wise, but what's the story behind this adoption?

Du Anrao became interested in the information revealed in their conversation and stared at Fu Ruixiang for a long time.

【So that's it. 】

Du Yihan, who was the only one unaware of the inside story, was extremely anxious. "Tell me what it is!"

It turns out that Fu Ruixiang was an adopted son of the Fu family, and also the child of Mr. Fu's comrade-in-arms.

His mother died in childbirth when he was born. In the following two or three years, his grandparents who raised him passed away one after another due to illness, and his father also died in the war.

When his entire family was wiped out and he was the only one left, gossip began to circulate in the village, with people saying that he was destined to be a jinx, bringing misfortune to his father, mother, and everyone close to him.

Because of this, none of his relatives were willing to take him in, fearing that he would implicate them.

When Grandpa Fu learned of this, he took him in and sent him out with his wife and children to seek refuge.

Compared to the old man he hadn't seen in a long time, the one who truly filled the role of father to Fu Ruixiang during his childhood was his older brother, who was about ten years older than him.

That's why Fu Ruixiang was more devastated than anyone else when his elder brother and sister-in-law's family had their accident. He believed that his curse of bringing misfortune to his relatives had come into play and killed his elder brother's family.

Du Yihan was somewhat surprised. He had originally thought that since this person was an adopted son, the things that happened to the man's biological son's family might be related to him. He didn't expect that the man genuinely treated his adoptive parents' family as his own. It turned out that he had been judging a gentleman by his own petty standards.

After learning the whole story, Du Anrao glanced at the three people who were still crying their eyes out, his lips twitched slightly, and he had to remind them: "Actually, there is some good news."

The Fu family members then stopped crying, and Du Desheng and the others turned their gazes toward them.

"The good news is..."

Du Anrao twitched the corners of his mouth, his expression somewhat innocent: "The good news is, you also have a grandson."

"what?!"

(End of this chapter)