Elder Zeng?
Tang Zhengwei and his wife were slightly taken aback, unable to immediately figure out who this Elder Zeng that Zhou De mentioned was.
However, considering Zhou De's status, this Elder Zeng he brought up certainly could not be an ordinary figure, right?
Everyone chatted as they ate.
About twenty minutes later, a row of sedans slowly approached outside the villa.
Dozens of security personnel stepped out of the vehicles and spread out, placing everything in the vicinity under strict control.
"Haha, I hope my sudden visit isn't disturbing you all?"
Right then, a hearty laugh rang out from the direction of the doorway.
Wang Er and the others, who were in the middle of their meal, quickly stood up and went over to welcome him, greeting Elder Zeng one after another.
Tang Zhengwei and his wife, Sun Qiuqiong, also followed suit and walked over.
When they saw the visitor's face, the couple nearly fainted from shock.
"You must be Xiao Fei's parents, right? A pleasure to meet you."
Elder Zeng enthusiastically reached out his hand toward them.
Seeing this, the couple looked overwhelmed by the unexpected honor. They hurriedly wiped their hands before daring to shake hands with Elder Zeng.
They were deeply shocked, not daring to imagine what kind of status their daughter and godson Qin Ning actually held now.
To think they had even alarmed someone like him to come over.
Soon, everyone sat back down and continued chatting as they ate.
Tang Zhengwei and his wife would never have dared to dream that one day, they would be able to sit at the same table and dine with so many big shots, let alone clink glasses with Elder Zeng.
"Elder Zeng, you're looking quite well lately," Qin Ning said with a smile.
Elder Zeng laughed heartily. "That is all thanks to drinking your tea! This old man's body is in great shape now."
These words were not meant as mere flattery.
Ever since he started drinking the tea leaves Qin Ning gifted him, Elder Zeng felt like he was changing by the day. It was as if his life wasn't getting shorter with each passing day, but rather, he was growing a day younger.
He knew very well that with Qin Ning's tea leaves, living to be a hundred or even two hundred years old would not be a problem at all.
"Your physical constitution is already very good now. If you are interested, next time you can have Wang Yousheng teach you how to cultivate," Qin Ning smiled faintly.
"I definitely will when there's a chance in the future, but not right now. I've been far too busy lately."
Hearing this, Qin Ning smiled and said, "Isn't that just because you feel young again, so you've taken all the work upon yourself?"
"Hehe, let's not talk about that. Come on, let's drink," Elder Zeng raised his glass.
...
They drank until late into the night before everyone gradually dispersed.
Elder Zeng, along with Tang Zhengwei and his wife, stayed at Qin Ning's villa for the night.
The next day, just as the sky was getting light, Elder Zeng had breakfast with them before leaving under the escort of his security personnel.
"Xiao Fei, we've bought everything you asked for and already had it transported to the airport."
Around ten o'clock in the morning, Wang Er, Xia Fei, and the others arrived at the villa.
During dinner last night, Qin Fei had considered asking her parents to stay and live with her here from now on.
But the two elders refused.
They were already used to their home and wouldn't adapt well to a new environment, so they planned to go back.
Regarding this, Qin Fei did not try too hard to make them stay.
However, she also planned to go back with her parents for a visit, and had asked Wang Er and the others to go out early in the morning to help buy many gifts.
"Let's go. Time to head home," Qin Ning said with a smile.
This time, he would be traveling to Shuishan City together with Qin Fei and Tang Zhengwei's couple.
Zhong Mingyuan drove the car, taking Qin Ning, Qin Fei, Tang Zhengwei, and Sun Qiuqiong to the airport, where they boarded the private jet arranged by Xia Fei.
Soon, the plane took off. It would arrive in Shuishan City in about forty minutes.
Tang Zhengwei and his wife were farmers from a remote small town in Shuishan City. Besides their daughter Qin Fei, they also had a son named Tang Yuan, who was four years older than Qin Fei.
This son was quite striving and had a sharp mind. He had made some money previously, and after getting married two years ago, he ran a small supermarket in town. The couple lived a good life and frequently showed filial piety to the two elders, returning to the village to visit them once every week.
Her brother Tang Yuan naturally knew about Tang Zhengwei and his wife finding Qin Fei this time. He had originally planned to come along to reunite with his sister, but because his wife was pregnant and nearing her due date, he couldn't get away, so he didn't follow them here.
A few dozen minutes later, the plane landed at the only airport in Shuishan City.
For this trip back, Qin Fei had long since had someone arrange everything.
After getting off the plane, someone was already driving a commercial vehicle over to pick them up.
It was still quite a distance from the airport to their home; driving would take nearly an hour.
Qin Ning had originally planned to just directly fly them over.
But he was rejected by Qin Fei.
He also understood Qin Fei's intentions. She just wanted to spend more time with her parents, riding the car and the plane with them. These were all very memorable experiences.
Around twelve noon, the car stopped in a village.
The road wasn't difficult to travel. After all, thanks to government policies over the years, many villages had built concrete roads.
Unlike the towering skyscrapers of big cities, although many houses had been built in the village, almost all were only two stories high. Only a very small number of families had built a third floor.
Outside a two-story building enclosed by a courtyard, just as Qin Ning's group of four got out of the car, a big yellow dog rushed out and barked wildly at them.
"Dahuang, stop barking!"
A voice rang out from the courtyard, and then a young man and woman walked out.
This was none other than Qin Fei's biological brother, Tang Yuan, and her sister-in-law, Pan Xinran.
Upon learning last night that his parents were bringing his sister home, they had unhesitatingly chosen to close their shop for the day and drove back here from the town, preparing a table full of dishes in advance.
"Dad, Mom."
Seeing his parents, Tang Yuan and his wife quickly went to greet them.
"You must be Xiao Fei, right?" Pan Xinran, with her pregnant belly showing, greeted her warmly.
"Hello, sister-in-law."
Qin Fei greeted her very politely, and then looked at Tang Yuan. "Brother..."
Calling out that word felt a little strange.
After all, for all these years, she had only ever called Qin Ning that.
Now that she suddenly found out she had a biological brother, Qin Fei naturally felt a bit unaccustomed to it.
"Xiao Fei, welcome home." Tang Yuan smiled and nodded. He looked a bit shy; compared to Qin Fei, he was more introverted and seemed a bit at a loss for what to do.
It had been twenty years, and this was, after all, the first time the brother and sister had met.
"Brother, sister-in-law, this is also my brother, Qin Ning. Mom and Dad should have mentioned him to you on the phone," Qin Fei introduced with a smile.
Tang Yuan and his wife hurriedly greeted Qin Ning. They had also heard that during the years Qin Fei was lost, she had always grown up with Qin Ning in the orphanage. After leaving the orphanage, the two had depended on each other for survival up until now.
It could be said that the bond between Qin Ning and Qin Fei was that of true siblings.
"Brother, sister-in-law is pregnant, let's hurry inside and sit down," Qin Ning said with a smile.
"Oh my, I would have completely forgotten if you hadn't reminded me. Come, come, hurry inside! We have the meal all prepared."
Tang Yuan slapped his forehead and hurriedly ushered them into the courtyard.
Meanwhile, Qin Fei supported her sister-in-law, helping her to a seat in the yard.
At that moment, Tang Yuan and his wife suddenly realized something. They looked at Tang Zhengwei in astonishment. "Dad, your legs... how did they heal?"
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