spring bite mark

Chapter 193 Recognition of relatives
Huo Mingcai and Wang Ying didn't go to work during the day. After staying up all night, and with the excitement that Jiang Manman was very likely their daughter, neither of them was in the mood to work. They waited anxiously at home for the police station's identification results.

Jiang Manman, having already made up her mind, wasn't in a hurry. She continued to stroll around several famous scenic spots in Chongqing, collecting a whole stack of inspirational sketches.

The police station called at 9 a.m. the following morning:
"Ms. Jiang, congratulations. The results of this paternity test show that you are a match for a kinship relationship."

Jiang Manman lowered her eyelids slightly and said in a casual voice, "Okay, I'll be right there."

The police station is not far from the hotel, about a 20-minute walk away.

When Jiang Manman arrived, Huo Mingcai and Wang Ying had already been waiting for a while. They had already received the appraisal report and had looked at it over and over again. By the time Jiang Manman arrived, they had looked at it no less than twenty times. Their hands, which were holding the report, were trembling even more than when they last met at the police station.

Huo Yungui was also with them.

Unlike the slovenly hoodlum Jiang Manman had seen in Jiaheng Community and the supermarket last time, Huo Yungui today was dressed in a fashionable and classic summer outfit from a certain brand, looking as if he had been professionally retouched and very handsome.

At this moment, Huo Yungui's beautiful phoenix eyes froze the instant Jiang Manman entered, displaying the same shocked expression that Wang Ying and Huo Yungui had when they first saw her face!

"Mom!" he couldn't help but exclaim, "This is my little sister, this is my little sister, she looks just like Dad!"

"You don't need to tell me, the test results are already written." Wang Ying stood up and carefully presented the test results to Jiang Manman. Her eyes grew increasingly red, and soon they were wet with tears...

Jiang Manman gracefully accepted it, glanced at it, and then looked at Wang Ying: "So, would you like to welcome me into your big family?"

She paused for two seconds: "Mom."

Without hesitation or coyness, once she made the decision, she readily accepted it, though her heart skipped a beat when she called out "Mom".

Little did she know that this very word would instantly bring Wang Ying, who had been searching for her daughter for 26 years and had broken down countless times, to tears!
"My dearest child, you really are our dearest child!" She couldn't help but grab Jiang Manman's hand, and the next moment she hugged her tightly in her arms, crying and laughing at the same time, completely losing her usual refined image.

Huo Mingcai also wiped away his tears, his eyes fixed on Jiang Manman's face, a mixture of tenderness, longing, guilt, and redemption, which ultimately turned into joy.

The police station is not a good place to catch up with old friends.

The matter was settled. Huo Mingcai and his companions thanked the police officers profusely, then brought Jiang Manman out. The family of four stood at the door, looking at each other in bewilderment. Apart from Jiang Manman, the other three were still emotionally distraught and unable to speak for a moment.

Jiang Manman spoke first: "Would you like to go to the hotel for a while?"

“Why go to a hotel? Let’s go home, let’s go home.” Wang Ying choked up. “Let’s go back to the place where you lived when you were a child.”

She was referring to Jiaheng Residential Community.

Huo Mingcai drove very slowly, and it took him more than an hour to reach the residential area. Huo Yungui, who was sitting next to her, opened the car door for her attentively, looking at her with undisguised admiration.

"Little sister, there's no elevator here. Do you want your big brother to carry you up?"

Jiang Manman: "...No need, I'm not that delicate."

After she finished speaking, she slowly climbed the stairs and finally stopped at the door of room 601, gesturing to Huo Yungui: "Open the door."

Huo Yungui was stunned for a moment: "Little sister, how did you know we live on the sixth floor?"

Wang Ying slapped him on the head: "She came by just a few days ago to deliver custom-made clothes to you, and she was even watching your live stream in the bedroom."

Huo Yungui was genuinely shocked this time: "Holy crap, it was you!"

He suddenly remembered something and looked at Wang Ying pitifully: "Mom, my sister has been found, so does that mean I don't have to do live streaming anymore?"

“No need. Just throw away all those colorful dresses in your bedroom, and get rid of those live-streaming devices too.” After Wang Ying finished speaking, she stopped looking at him and instead took Jiang Manman’s hand, her tone becoming much gentler. “Little one, come here, let Mom show you around.”

She picked up some old-fashioned items that Jiang Manman had seen before: "These are the rag dolls you played with when you were little, these are the little dresses you wore when you were little, this is the musical rattle you loved when you were little..." From the living room to the master bedroom, Wang Ying pulled out a photo album: "These are photos of you when you were very young, you were so cute!"

Jiang Manman curiously flipped through the photo album. The first picture was of a baby that Yan Changye had shown her once. The next pictures were of her in various poses, some of hers and some of Huo Yungui's. The siblings did indeed look very similar. As she flipped further, there were still all sorts of photos of the two siblings, until after a dozen or so pages...

After a dozen or so pages, only Huo Yungui remained in the album.

Moreover, there were fewer photos of Huo Yungui than before, only about two or three a year, until Huo Yungui turned eight years old, when there were more photos again.

What's extra is all sorts of women's clothing.

Seeing Jiang Manman staring intently, Wang Ying gently explained, "I missed you so much back then that I couldn't resist buying a dress for your brother to wear. I just wanted to look at it and satisfy my craving, but then I got a little addicted and would make him wear it all the time, trying to find your shadow in me..."

Jiang Manman said in a complicated tone, "Brother... these years have been tough for you too."

Wang Ying waved her hand: "He's been fed and cared for well, what's so difficult for him? Even his girlfriend is supported by her, he's got a good life!"

Jiang Manman said "Oh," and then added, "Brother has a girlfriend."

"She's the daughter of the Lan family in Chongqing. She's beautiful and capable. I don't know why she fell for him. He was unwilling and dragged her along for several years before dumping her. It's so upsetting." Wang Ying shook her head. "Little one, you shouldn't date someone like your brother in the future."

Jiang Manman paused for a moment, then said, "I'm married."

Wang Ying was stunned for several seconds: "What did you say? You're married?"

Jiang Manman nodded: "We've been married for six or seven years, and my husband is also from Beijing."

Wang Ying was very surprised, followed by worry: "Is he good to you?"

"That's good." Jiang Manman gave her a heads-up. "His family background is quite high, and he's a bit arrogant, but he's very obedient to me. He should be coming to Chongqing in a couple of days, and then you'll be able to see him."

Wang Ying exclaimed "Yes!" and pulled her out of the bedroom, then called out directly to the kitchen:
"Huo Mingcai, we have a son-in-law!"

Huo Mingcai, wearing an apron and carrying a spatula, walked out of the kitchen. Behind him, Huo Yungui, also wearing an apron, held a spare rib. Both of them looked surprised.

"son in law?"

"Brother-in-law?"

"My youngest daughter is getting married. Her husband will be coming to our house in a couple of days. Huo Mingcai and Huo Yungui, you two shouldn't go anywhere these next few days. Just stay home and get ready!" After Wang Ying finished speaking, she gestured to Jiang Manman, "Youngest daughter, come with me to the sofa and watch TV. Dinner will be ready in a little while."

Huo Mingcai and Huo Yungui snapped out of their daze at the news that their daughter (sister) was married and returned to the kitchen in a daze.

Jiang Manman hesitated, looking at the two large men bustling about in the kitchen: "Do you need my help?"

"What are you going to do to help? The kitchen is a man's world, don't go and cause trouble." Wang Ying forked a piece of fruit and handed it to her, "Here, little one, Mom will feed you some fruit."

Jiang Manman's gaze remained fixed on the kitchen, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

The next moment, Wang Ying asked, "How's our son-in-law's cooking? When he comes to Chongqing, will he show off his skills?"

Jiang Manman: "..."

Show off your skills? This pampered young master has never even stepped onto the kitchen floor in his entire life.

(End of this chapter)