Meng Yan's Transformation

Chapter 549 Re-discussing Zhan Yingying's Marriage

Zhan Yu poured Yun Qing a glass of warm water. Yun Qing drank some water, and her crying gradually subsided.

"Zhan Yu, have you noticed? Zhan Mengyan is looking more and more like Ulan Yayan. I think she's practically a carbon copy of Ulan Yayan. Every time I take Zhan Mengyan and Zhan Yingying out, people always ask me who they are. I say, 'They're my daughters.' People say, 'These two sisters don't look alike at all! One is dark-skinned, the other fair-skinned. Zhan Yingying has a wheatish complexion, while Zhan Mengyan is as white as a porcelain doll.' Their features are different too, mainly their eyes. Zhan Yingying has small, shifty eyelids, often with one eye having a single eyelid and the other a double eyelid. And look at Zhan Mengyan's big, double-lidded eyes… I'm so afraid that one day Zhan Mengyan will find out she's not our biological child and leave us… Waaah!"

As Yunqing spoke, she started crying again out of worry.

"Yunqing, why are you crying again? Don't think about those old, trivial things. Your worries are unnecessary. Even if Zhan Mengyan finds out that her sister doesn't look like us, it's nothing. I'll explain to her that it's due to a genetic mutation, which is why she doesn't look like her sister or brother. This is a very common phenomenon in medicine. Besides, Zhan Mengyan is so close to her brother, sister, and us. Have you noticed anything unusual?"

As Zhan Yu spoke, he patted Yun Qing on the shoulder, handed her a towel, and gestured for her to wipe her tear-stained face.

“Yunqing, if all else fails, why don’t you go to the Bayinbuluke Grassland and look for my sister and brother-in-law? Could you also keep an eye on Ziru for me? Niu Sao later married my second brother, so Ziru doesn’t have to change his surname anymore; he’s still called Zhan Ziru. I haven’t had a chance to see Zhan Ziru on my two trips back to the grassland hospital. It seems like my sister-in-law is deliberately avoiding me, as if she’s afraid I’ll recognize Zhan Ziru. It’ll be different if you go. You’re not related to Zhan Ziru by blood, so she won’t be wary of you. You can also help me use your connections to try and get me a chance to return to my original workplace. Even if I can’t get a quota to return to the city, it’s okay; just seeing Zhan Ziru will put my mind at ease.”

When Zhan Yu spoke, he revealed his deep longing for Zhan Ziru.

"The travel expenses to the Inner Mongolian grasslands are quite high. After the Lunar New Year, we'll need to prepare seeds and fertilizer. Let's finish planting the land before we leave. I can't go to the Inner Mongolian grasslands alone; I need to take Zhan Yingying with me. Zhan Yingying's Yangko dance troupe earned some money during the Lunar New Year, but they won't be able to settle the accounts until mid-to-late February. Zhan Zixun still needs to pay his tuition when school starts, and I also want to help Zhan Mengyan..."

Yunqing composed herself as she spoke.

“It will take a while, but we’re really strapped for cash right now. So let’s wait until Zhan Yingying’s Yangko dance troupe gets paid, then you and your daughter can go to the Bayinbuluke Grassland in Inner Mongolia. Last time you mentioned that her cousin-in-law introduced her to her nephew Zhang Defu. What’s your decision?”

As Zhan Yu spoke, he subconsciously touched his empty pocket.

“I was just about to tell you about Zhan Yingying’s blind date. I know the Zhang family quite well. I’ve heard that Zhang Defu has never been in a relationship before, unlike Liu Wei who has ex-girlfriends messing things up. The Zhang family has three boys and one girl. The girl is named Zhang Xiaojuan, who is about the same age as Zhan Yingying. The two became good friends in the Yangko dance troupe. It was Zhang Xiaojuan who strongly advocated for them to get together, and she asked her mother to find her aunt (Zhan Yingying’s cousin-in-law) to be the matchmaker. Her cousin-in-law has come to see me several times. I told her to write back to her after you come back from your petition. Her cousin-in-law is happy that we can become even closer relatives, and she comes to our house every time she goes to the market. She’s been urging us to get married.”