Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

Chen Zaiguang finally snapped out of his daze. He grabbed Chen Zaixing's arm and asked, "You mean, our cousin from our second uncle's family has come to Nanshan County to look for relatives?"

"Um!"

Chen Zaixing's excitement hadn't subsided yet. He casually replied to his elder brother Chen Zaiguang and then went on to brag to his third nephew and sister-in-law about the scene he had witnessed.

"What's his name? How old is he?"

"what!"

This stumped Chen Zaixing. He could only awkwardly turn to Chen Zaifang, who hadn't been able to get a word in edgewise, and asked, "Zaifang, you were in the village at the time, do you know if the police said anything?"

"Yes, the police said that my second uncle's son is named Chen Dong, his wife is named Zhang Yi, and he also has a son named Chen Hui, who is four years old this year," Chen Zaifang told everything he knew.

After hearing the name, Chen Zaiguang pondered it carefully and said, "That shouldn't be the case. Since he's from our second great-uncle's family, why isn't the name arranged according to the generation in the family genealogy? If he really is our second great-uncle's grandson, he should be called Chen Zaidong, and his son should be called Chen Ronghui!"

"Could it be a case of mistaken identity?" Chen Zaiguang said, seemingly doubtful yet certain. Chen Zaixing, on the other hand, disagreed.

Don't do that! The police have finally said that we are relatives of the Chen family. Why are you still pushing this wealthy relative away, brother?

Chen Zaixing hurriedly tried to salvage the situation, saying, "Brother, do you think it's possible that when we went to Southeast Asia, our second great-uncle didn't know about the family genealogy's generational ranking system?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Zaiguang immediately flicked Chen Zaixing on the forehead, saying, "You have no respect for elders! Do you think your second great-uncle is just like you? You forget everything, even the family genealogy and seniority!"

"If someone is truly from our Chen family, even if they go to Southeast Asia or America, they will never forget their lineage. This is about roots, do you understand?"

Chen Zaixing rubbed his forehead, which had been punched by his older brother Chen Zaiguang. "Brother, I was just kidding."

"Just kidding, don't joke about family genealogy and seniority. The reason I said he wasn't is because his name doesn't have our Chen family's seniority," Chen Zaiguang scolded Chen Zaixing with a stern face.

Zeng Xia then said, "Zai Guang, why don't you ask him about this when you go to the guesthouse to see him tomorrow? See what he says. Don't ask him directly, just ask him what generation his second great-uncle was, what generation his father was, what generation he himself was, and what generation his son was. See if he can answer those questions."

"If he can answer that, then ask him why his name doesn't include his generational name, and see what he says."

After listening to his sister-in-law Zeng Xia's words, Chen Zaixing smiled and said, "It has to be my sister-in-law! She's so smart and cooks so well!"

"Stop flattering me," Chen Zaiguang glared at Chen Zaixing with disdain, but he also agreed with his wife's words. "Fine, I'll ask him that tomorrow and see what he says."

"Let's go see Lianxiang at the county hospital first," Chen Zaiguang said, getting up to grab his coat hanging behind the door. Chen Zaixing quickly said, "Brother, aren't you going to eat?"

"Eat my ass! Your sister's still in the hospital. Why would I be here eating? Skipping a meal won't kill you. Hurry up!" Chen Zaiguang put on his coat, took out his bicycle keys from inside, and urged the two of them on.

"Zaiguang, wait a minute," Zeng Xia hurried to the kitchen, grabbed two boiled eggs, and stuffed them into Chen Zaiguang's hand. "These are for your breakfast tomorrow. You haven't eaten since you got off work, so your uncle will drive you on the way. Eat these two eggs."

"I'll go to Uncle Shen's place in a bit and ask him to give you a leave of absence. You can just go directly to the county guesthouse tomorrow."

"Forget it, he's giving me a ride. Don't let the three of us end up riding straight into a ditch," Chen Zaiguang said with disdain, glancing at the small frame of the fifth brother, Chen Zaixing.

"Brother, you underestimate me," Chen Zaixing said indignantly, as he followed Chen Zaiguang, who was leading a bicycle, out of the courtyard.

"Get lost!"

Zeng Xia watched the three children ride off, cursing and swearing, before turning and going back inside. The three children stared at Zeng Xia, bewildered, and asked, "What are you looking at? Is there something on my face?"

"Mom, do you think it's true that Uncle mentioned relatives at the guesthouse? Do we really have wealthy relatives overseas?"

"If there really is one, why are we even arguing about a radio? We could just ask our uncle to buy us a TV!"

"Yay! We're going to have a TV!" Chen Huiqin's face flushed with excitement as she clapped her hands and jumped up.

"Dream on! Just because you're my uncle doesn't mean I have to buy you a TV. How dare you be so shameless!" Zeng Xia immediately poured cold water on Chen Huiqin's enthusiasm, pointing at her and saying, "What's so great about that? Have you finished your homework? Stop loitering around here and get inside right now!"

"You're the one who called me out..."

"You're asking for trouble, aren't you? You dare talk back!"

County People's Hospital

Chen Zaiguang and his two companions rode their bicycles into the hospital, parked and locked them, and then, led by Chen Zaixing, arrived at the corridor of Chen Lianxiang's ward. The fourth brother, Chen Zailong, was dozing on a bench in the corridor when he heard Chen Zaixing's voice pointing the way. He rubbed his face and stood up.

"Brother, what brings you here?" Chen Zailong greeted the three of them with a smile.

Chen Zaiguang deliberately put on a stern face and said to his fourth brother, Chen Zailong, "Fourth brother, you've really got some nerve! Lianxiang's hospitalization is such a big deal, and you didn't even tell me, your eldest brother!"

"Brother, it's nothing serious. We were just worried about disturbing your work. Anyway, we don't have much to do in the village, and it's the off-season for farming, so we'll just stay here and keep watch."

"Bullshit, what class is more important than your own sister? Let me tell you, if you do this again, I'll slap you across the face," Chen Zaiguang said, taking two boiled eggs out of his coat pocket and stuffing them into Chen Zailong's hand. "Eat these, I'm going in to check on Lianxiang."

Chen Zailong, holding two eggs, didn't rush to eat them but followed them into the ward. Chen Lianxiang was still unconscious, with an IV drip in her arm. Chen Zaiyuan, who was guarding the bedside, saw that it was Chen Zaiguang who came in and hurriedly greeted him, "Big brother, you've arrived!"

"Old Eight, how is your sister?" Chen Zaiguang walked to the bedside, glanced at Chen Lianxiang, whose face was sallow and had lost all its former radiance. She had dark circles under her eyes and couldn't help but clench her molars.

"The doctor said his stomach has been pumped, so we'll see when he wakes up," Chen Zaiyuan, the eighth brother, said halfway through his sentence. He didn't dare say the last part, "If he doesn't wake up, his family should be prepared," in front of his eldest brother, Chen Zaiguang.

"Okay, let's go out first," Chen Zaiguang led the people out into the corridor, and then said to the fourth brother, "You know about the matter of Second Uncle's grandson coming, right?"

Chen Zailong nodded without speaking. Chen Zaiguang took out a box of Hongmei cigarettes, distributed them to the group, lit one, took a puff, and exhaled the smoke before saying to Lao Si, "Lao Si, you'll come with me to the county guesthouse tomorrow. Lao Wu and Zaifang, you two keep watch tonight. The rest of you can find somewhere to spend the night."

"what!"

Upon hearing that he couldn't go along, Chen Zaixing hurriedly tried to speak, but was glared at by Chen Zaiguang, and could only sullenly refrain from saying another word.