PFC Chapter 73 Not as good as a daughter
Chapter 73 Not as good as a daughter
Cao Xuefeng had a very strong intuition that Cheng Baichuan might really be Lao Cheng's child.
If his words can be proven true, then Old Cheng can be said to have his children and grandchildren around him for the rest of his life.
"I've considered that possibility you mentioned, but Shuzhen and Xiaoqiu disappeared in the Northeast region."
"They shouldn't have gone into Hunan province under any circumstances!"
Cheng Chi's words were not without reason, but Cao Xuefeng still firmly believed in them.
"Old Cheng, I remember Xiao Qiu is from Hunan Province. Is it possible that something happened to them and Xiao Qiu took his wife to Hunan Province?"
Cheng Chi shook his head. "I thought the same thing back then, and I even went to Hunan Province myself. But Xiao Qiu's family said he had never been back."
Cao Xuefeng fell silent for a moment; he simply couldn't find any words to persuade Cheng Chi.
After a long while, Cao Xuefeng spoke again.
"Old Cheng, have you seen Cheng Baichuan's daughter?"
"Of course I've seen him." Cheng Chi couldn't help but smile when he mentioned the little guy.
"That brat Cheng Baichuan is too good at hiding. I've only seen him twice."
Cao Xuefeng remained silent, which Cheng Chi found strange. "Why do you only say half of what you mean, old man?"
"Is there something wrong with little Nono?"
Cheng Chi remembered that Cao Xuefeng was a pediatrician and had treated Nuonuo yesterday...
"Could it be that there's something wrong with Nuonuo's health? Did you not tell them yesterday?" Cheng Chi asked anxiously.
Cao Xuefeng did not answer him, but instead looked up at him with a serious expression.
“You haven’t seen Shuzhen when she was little, so you can’t tell, which I understand.”
Cheng Chi was completely confused. Wasn't this supposed to be about Nuonuo? How did it veer back to Shuzhen's childhood?
"Wait a minute..." Cheng Chi suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "What do you mean? What's the relationship between Nuonuo and Shuzhen?"
Cao Xuefeng shook his head. "I'm not sure what their relationship is, but Cheng Baichuan looks like you, and his daughter looks about 50% like Shuzhen when she was little."
"If the former is a coincidence, then adding the latter makes it seem like there are far too many coincidences."
Cheng Chi's expression changed as he carefully recalled Nuonuo's appearance.
If Cao Xuefeng hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have noticed; he just felt a strange intimacy between him and Nuonuo.
The more I think about it, the more I realize that Nuonuo's features, especially her eyes, do indeed resemble Shuzhen's.
Could Cheng Baichuan really be his son?
"Old Cao, is there any solid evidence for this?"
Cao Xuefeng shook his head. "No, there is currently no mature method for identifying kinship in China."
Cheng Chi paced anxiously around the room. "What about the blood test for kinship? Wasn't that how it was done in ancient times?"
Cao Xuefeng was speechless. "If you do that, I guarantee you'll have countless children and grandchildren."
"You're just grasping at straws. The most advanced method for determining kinship in the world right now is DNA testing."
"However, with our medical capabilities, we can't do it here unless we have connections to get tested in Hong Kong."
He has such channels, but this is a sensitive time, and their every move may be being monitored.
Cheng Chi became increasingly agitated and took a step to leave, but Cao Xuefeng stopped him.
"What are you going to do?"
Cheng Chi looked annoyed. "I'm going to go and grab that kid Cheng Baichuan and give him a good interrogation."
Cao Xuefeng looked at him with disdain. "More than 20 years ago, he was just a newborn child. He knew less than you or I. What's the use of asking him?"
Cheng Chi felt deflated. "Then what should we do?"
"You know I've been searching for Shuzhen and the child for so many years. If the child is so close, what about Shuzhen?"
Cao Xuefeng fell silent for a moment. If Cheng Baichuan really was Cheng Chi's son, then Shuzhen was very likely already murdered.
"Old Cheng, there are some things we were actually mentally prepared for a long time ago."
"The news of having a child is already good news; as for the rest... we can only leave it to fate."
Cheng Chi slumped into his chair, dejected. "Old Cao, do you think if I hadn't sent Shuzhen back to the rear back then...?"
Cao Xuefeng sighed softly, "We had no choice in the circumstances back then."
Compared to the battlefields ravaged by war, the rear areas are certainly safer.
No one expected that something like this would happen.
Back then, he was an army doctor who witnessed soldiers on the front lines being wounded and dying. He could understand all of Cheng Chi's choices.
"I probably won't get any information from Cheng Baichuan, but I think his wife is a shrewd person. Maybe we can start with her."
Cheng Chi looked puzzled. "Comrade Li Wanqing is indeed a good comrade, but I'm afraid she can't help with this matter."
Cao Xuefeng frowned and thought carefully, "I remember Cheng Baichuan was in a coma for nearly two years in the military hospital."
"Previously, due to confidentiality issues, his family was not notified. But why did only Li Wanqing come with his daughter later? Where are his parents?"
“I know a little about this,” Cheng Chi said. “I was at the military hospital at the time.”
"Old Yu made a mistake. He thought Cheng Baichuan was having a final burst of energy before death, so he sent a critical condition notice to the Cheng family."
“Li Wanqing brought Nuonuo over, saying that Cheng Baichuan’s family thought he was going to die, so they bullied her and her daughter. In a fit of anger, she separated from the Cheng family on behalf of Cheng Baichuan and severed all ties.”
Upon hearing this, Cao Xuefeng's eyes lit up. "This Comrade Li Wanqing has done a good thing."
If Cheng Baichuan really is Cheng Chi's son, then the most difficult people to deal with are the Cheng family.
Unexpectedly, Li Wanqing's radical move directly severed ties with the Cheng family.
“Yesterday at the hospital, I felt that Li Wanqing was a little suspicious of your relationship with Cheng Chi. Who knows if she knows something.”
Upon hearing this, Cheng Chi's eyes first lit up, then dimmed.
"She might be like everyone else, just that she thinks Cheng Baichuan looks like me, so she's just overly curious."
Cao Xuefeng fell silent for a moment, not ruling out such a possibility.
"However, I think this is at least a breakthrough."
Cheng Chi thought about it and felt that what Cao Xuefeng said made a lot of sense.
Since so many years have passed, instead of waiting, we might as well give it a try, even if it seems hopeless.
"I'll go find someone right away."
They left without hesitation this time, and Cao Xuefeng didn't stop them either. He was also eager to know what Li Wanqing knew.
Li Wanqing and Nuonuo were tending to the vegetable garden in the yard. As the mother and daughter chatted and laughed, a knock came at the door.
Li Wanqing thought it was Cheng Baichuan, but when she opened the door, it turned out to be Cheng Chi and Cao Xuefeng.
"Chief Cheng? Old Cao?"
Li Wanqing looked puzzled. The sudden appearance of these two big shots seemed a bit strange.
As soon as Nuonuo saw the two grandfathers, she ran over with small steps and hugged Cheng Chi's leg.
Li Wanqing: ......
When it comes to currying favor with someone powerful, she's definitely no match for her daughter.