Chapter 119: Meeting Li Ziheng, suspected to be the son of the uncle
Chapter 119: Meeting Li Ziheng, suspected to be the son of the uncle
"Brother Ziheng," Gao Linghua greeted with a sweet smile before replying, "I'm serving as a guide for Sister Fu today, and she treated me to dinner. As for my parents, they didn't come home for dinner today."
When Fu Ziyan heard the "Zi" sound in her name, her mind shivered. She hadn't forgotten that one of the reasons she came to the mainland was to find her uncle Fu Qihuai.
Of course, because she couldn't tell anyone about this purpose, not even her boyfriend Lu Yan, who was currently very close to her, she would most likely return empty-handed.
But returning empty-handed means having no clues, so she just stumbled upon a possibility.
Although there are many words with the same pronunciation but different characters in Chinese, Fu Ziyan feels that only "自", "欲" and "字" can be used in names with this pronunciation. The other homophones are too obscure, so the probability is one-third.
Of course, anyone can choose a name, and even if it is the same "Zi", it is more likely to be a coincidence, but what if, what if it is just a coincidence that it happens to be your uncle's child?
Anyway, she was just asking for the name casually, and even to outsiders, it seemed like she was just curious.
Fu Ziyan's thoughts flashed through her mind quickly, but her expression remained calm.
Over there, Gao Linghua was excitedly introducing her to her neighbor, "That's Sister Fu. She's from Hong Kong and she just came to visit us today."
Seeing that "Ziheng" was looking over here, Fu Ziyan smiled and nodded politely as if she was meeting a stranger.
"Hello, Miss Fu. I'm Li Ziheng, Xiaohua's neighbor, and I'm also familiar with Xiaohua's parents. I'm sorry to trouble you to take care of Xiaohua today. She is still young, so thank you for your understanding if I have done anything inappropriate." Li Ziheng stood up and walked to Fu Ziyan. His voice was gentle and polite, his posture was straight, and his face was handsome. He was obviously upright, but for some reason, Fu Ziyan thought of a cunning fox.
"I'm Fu Ziyan. Comrade Li, please feel free to address me as Comrade." Fu Ziyan said politely with a smile, then shifted her gaze in the direction of Gao Linghua. "Also, Miss Linghua is very warm and lovely. We had a great conversation. I didn't feel offended at all."
Fu Ziyan only met Li Ziheng's gaze and observed his appearance during the self-introductions. Her behavior throughout was polite and normal, and even Lu Yan, who was familiar with Fu Ziyan's demeanor, didn't notice anything unusual.
But in fact, Fu Ziyan felt quite regretful in her heart, because Li Ziheng did not look alike her great uncle.
She focused her attention on Li Ziheng's facial features. Unfortunately, he didn't have the same phoenix eyes as his grandfather and uncle. Instead, he had red phoenix eyes like his father. But compared to Fu Qiyuan, Li Ziheng's eyes were rounder. Besides that, the other facial features were completely different.
However, Fu Ziyan did not give up. After all, even a biological child would not necessarily look like the father. What if Li Ziheng looked like the mother?
Appearance is not the only criterion for judging.
Another reason why Fu Ziyan is so persistent in investigating Li Ziheng is the surname "Li".
Although the surname "Li" is quite common, my grandmother's name was Li Shuyi. "Li" is a rare surname, and it's highly likely that my uncle didn't use it. However, the pronunciation of "Li" is similar, and given the importance Chinese people place on surnames, it's highly likely that he changed his surname to "Li" after enlisting in the army under an assumed name.
The name "Li" and the name "Zi" were both mentioned, and with his unusual background, he likely came from a high-ranking official family. While these factors were common, they combined seemed too coincidental. Since there was even a slight possibility, even if the final result was truly a coincidence, she had to investigate it carefully.
Fu Ziyan decided that before ruling out the possibility that Li Ziheng was not her uncle's son, she must maintain her friendship with Gao Linghua's younger sister!
The fox was not easy to approach, but Gao Linghua, the little sister who served as a bridge between the two sides, made it easy to approach.
By the way, you can also inadvertently get some clues from your little sister to eliminate or verify.
After politely exchanging a few words with Li Ziheng about Gao Linghua, Fu Ziyan naturally turned to look at the "bridge" between the two parties and asked with a smile, "Sister Linghua, can I take you home?"
Fu Ziyan had agreed to send Gao Linghua home early in the morning. After all, it was already late, and she couldn't let an underage girl go home alone, even though compared to them, this little girl was the local who was most familiar with the city.
Thanks to the profoundness of the Chinese language.
Her asking again now actually had two meanings. One was to invite Gao Linghua to return to the team and continue their journey to send her home; the other was to ask Li Ziheng's opinion, implicitly asking him whether he wanted to take over the issue of the little sister's return home. After all, they were neighbors and acquaintances.
Gao Linghua subconsciously glanced at Li Ziheng, and when he nodded, she smiled and walked towards Fu Ziyan, "Sister Fu, let's go."
Li Ziheng spoke with a smile of gratitude, "Comrade Fu, thank you for your help." He felt a little sorry. If he had not agreed to a blind date with his elders today, it would have been difficult to ask Xiaohua to stay as an observer. Otherwise, he should have declined the matter.
Fu Ziyan nodded and was about to leave when she heard Li Ziheng's blind date, who had been invisible, speak across from her seat. Her voice was clear but cold, yet kind. "Why bother Comrade Fu? Since you're Comrade Li's neighbor, you can just leave with us. We're almost done."
End?
Li Ziheng looked up at the blind date with whom he had only introduced himself by name.
Fu Ziyan stopped and walked away, and subconsciously looked at the young girl who had spoken and the plate on their table that had not been touched by her chopsticks.
Only then did he realize that the young lady who had a blind date with Li Ziheng, although wearing a gentle and dignified blue dress, had a completely opposite voice and personality.
Fu Ziyan's mind suddenly popped up a scene where "a cold and innocent girl was forced by her family to change into a ladylike dress and go on a blind date."
Although she was subconsciously imagining the story in her mind, Fu Ziyan did not forget the main business.
Knowing she probably wouldn't have to send Gao Linghua home, she smiled faintly and turned to tell Gao Linghua, "Little sister Linghua, if you're free, come and visit me at the Guangzhou Hotel. You can play with me and be our guide, and I'll treat you to a meal," Fu Ziyan said, winking and playing the victim. "Remember to come. You're my only friend here."
Playing the victim to the little girl is shameless, but effective.
Hearing the beautiful Sister Fu say this, Gao Linghua immediately said very righteously, "Don't worry, Sister Fu, as long as I'm free, I will definitely come to play with you!"
In fact, her summer vacation was generally free, but she would occasionally have things to do. Gao Linghua generally didn't promise anything she wasn't sure of, as she was afraid of giving others hope and then further disappointing them.
If she promised Sister Fu that she would go to play with her, but ended up not being able to go because of something urgent, Sister Fu would definitely be very sad!
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