Chapter 59: Recognizing Relatives
"Grandpa... we're back!"
Qin Yu walked to the entrance of the house and called out, then bent his arm, and turned to glance at Yan Mingyu.
"Mm!"
Yan Mingyu slipped her small hand through, linking arms with Qin Yu, their coordination perfectly in tune.
While in Sucheng before, they had pretended to be husband and wife, with Yan Mingyu having linked arms with Qin Yu. They even shared a room for the night.
Now, it was just a familiar routine which both of them navigated with ease.
Uninformed bystanders would probably think they were truly a young couple!
"Damn..."
The group of doctors and nurses behind them all showed expressions of surprise and envy.
This bodyguard of Qin Yu's, is like "a sparrow pecking at a bull," way out of his league!
He actually managed to win over the beautiful boss?
However, considering the beautiful boss had conducted a public search for a husband in the newspaper, choosing the handsome and brave bodyguard beside her seemed quite reasonable.
"Hmm... are you back?"
Grandfather Qin stood up slowly, leaning on his cane.
Even at over eighty years old, he still stood at least six feet tall.
His hair and beard were white, his face lined with wrinkles.
He looked like an aged Dragon King. Enjoy new tales from empire
"Grandpa!"
Yan Mingyu called out softly.
"You... you are Xiao Yu's wife? Not bad, not bad, you possess a distinguished air, elegant and graceful--a blessing for our Qin family. Quickly, come inside, don't stand out there!"
Grandfather Qin said, stroking his white beard.
"Grandpa, we've come to trouble you this time!"
Once inside, Yan Mingyu looked at Grandfather Qin with an apologetic expression.
"We are all family here; there's no trouble at all! It's just that our rural conditions are poor, I hope you won't mind it."
Grandfather Qin waved his hand dismissively.
"Grandpa, then Mingyu and I will go in to check on the old master first!"
Qin Yu knew that Yan Mingyu was always worried about her grandfather.
"Alright!"
Grandfather Qin nodded in agreement.
Before long,
Qin Yu led Yan Mingyu to a room at the back.
Though Old Master Yang hadn't woken up yet, his complexion was much rosier and his breathing was very steady. If one didn't know he was comatose, they would think he was just sleeping normally.
"Qin Yu, thank you!"
Yan Mingyu said sincerely.
If it wasn't for Qin Yu's race against time, carrying her grandfather and jumping from a thousand meters high, her grandpa might not have recovered so well.
"Hehe, I'm your employee after all, it's my duty to help you," Qin Yu said, smiling lightly.
Then, looking at Yan Mingyu's face that could bring trouble to a country and a city, he couldn't help but ask, "Miss Yan, before I became your bodyguard, did you know me?"
"..."
A hint of confusion flashed in Yan Mingyu's eyes, she took a careful look at Qin Yu and then shook her head decisively, "No, I didn't!"
Initially, when she and Qin Yu had a shotgun wedding, she was somewhat resistant and naturally did not commit his appearance to memory. After getting their marriage certificate, both of them ended up in Qin Yu's possession.
Having worked abroad at the branch office for a year and returned, how could she remember the face of that "husband?"
"Hehe, I mean, what if I was your..."
"Lingling..."
Before Qin Yu could finish his sentence, Yan Mingyu's phone rang: "I need to take this call."
"Ah..."
Qin Yu sighed silently.
His beauty of a boss was quite kind to him now because he had gone to great lengths to save her most cherished grandfather.
But if one day she realized that this inconspicuous, ordinary bodyguard at her side was actually her husband, he wondered, would she still treat him just as well?
At that moment.
Grandpa Qin, leaning on his cane, also came in and said to Yan Mingyu and Qin Yu, "Your grandfather needs to rest, don't bother him anymore."
"Then let's go out!"
Qin Yu and Yan Mingyu returned to the front room.
"Grandpa, you should rest too. I'll arrange the accommodations for everyone!"
Qin Yu said to his grandfather.
"Hmm!"
After helping his grandfather into his room and closing the door, Qin Yu came out and said to Yan Mingyu and the medical team members, "There are two rooms left, one for the men and one for the women. There's a latrine outside this door, but the lighting isn't very good, so everyone be careful at night."
"Then, everyone rest up, I won't sleep for now!"
Yan Mingyu nodded.
"I'll be on duty too!"
The medical team director volunteered, "The rest of you rest!"
The next day.
It was barely dawn when Yan Mingyu's cell phone rang again.
After answering, she said, "Yes, it's the location on the GPS, everything has been coordinated with the local government. Just proceed with the construction for me!"
"Miss Yan, is the construction site starting to work this early?"
Qin Yu casually asked.
"It's not the construction site, it's the road into your village. Miss Yan had contacted the county leaders through the city leaders last night when she was coming in. They plan to pave an asphalt road into the village and install solar street lights. It will be more convenient for us and for your village coming in and out!"
The chief doctor couldn't help but speak up first.
"Miss Yan, on behalf of the villagers of Phoenix Village, I thank you!"
Qin Yu knew that Yan Mingyu wasn't short on money, but he hadn't expected her to be so efficient. As soon as day broke, the construction crew had arrived.
"No, I should be the one thanking you, for Phoenix Village has produced such a Divine Doctor as your grandfather!"
Yan Mingyu said earnestly.
"Hehe, then I'll go make some breakfast for the family!"
Qin Yu felt warmth in his heart. Yan Mingyu, regardless of her character or vision, commanded his utmost respect.
The key was, she was also his wife.
Before long.
Qin Yu cooked a large pot of noodles, and after everyone had a simple meal, a noisy commotion came from the village entrance.
"I'll go take a look!"
At the village entrance, Qin Yu saw it was the county leaders and town leaders who had come to visit upon hearing that the female boss of Four Seas Corporation had arrived in Phoenix Village.
Then, a supply truck from Four Seas Corporation also arrived.
It brought food, drink, daily necessities, everything one might need.
Qin Yu once again witnessed the decisive side of the beautiful boss.
Yan Mingyu spent the morning entertaining the leaders.
Meanwhile, Qin Yu kept his grandfather company in the back room as they continued acupuncture treatments for Old Man Yang.
Around noon.
A middle-aged woman with a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth sporting an earring entered the room.
As soon as she entered, she began shouting, "Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu..."
Qin Yu recognized the voice and felt a sense of familiarity. Stepping out to see who it was, his expression froze slightly.
"You... how did you get here?"
Qin Yu's face didn't look too pleased.
"I am your mother, can't I come to see you? Hurry, call him big brother!"
The middle-aged woman tugged at the young man beside her.
"Don't call me that, I can't bear it!"
Qin Yu said, waving his hand expressionlessly.
Back when his parents divorced and started new families, they each shirked responsibility, not even wanting to pay for his and his sister's tuition.
In the end, it was his grandfather who paid, and with Qin Yu's own part-time jobs, they managed to finish college.
After joining the army and earning a salary, he had even supported his sister's studies at the aviation academy.
During the hardest, most difficult years when he most needed help, where was this mother?
Now, here she was, bringing the son she had with another man, looking for her eldest son.
To say it was simply a matter of recognizing kin, Qin Yu definitely didn't believe it.