Urban Most Awesome Dad

Chapter 611

?Chapter 611: Chapter 611: Xu Family’s Daughter-in-law_1 Chapter 611: Chapter 611: Xu Family’s Daughter-in-law_1 Xu Fan savored that familiar voice, his eyes immediately turning red.

He pulled open the iron gate, stepped inside, and found his steps unexpectedly heavy.

Inside, the room was very narrow, barely over ten square meters in area.

Apart from a wood bed one and a half meters wide, there was a simple folding table, a small plastic stool, and an old wooden wardrobe.

Atop the wardrobe was a memorial tablet, to the left of which was a black and white photograph of Xu Fan’s father, Xu Tianlong, with a commanding presence and a middle-aged appearance.

On the right was a small incense burner with a cluster of burned-down sticks.

On both sides of the wardrobe, a thin candle burned, providing the only source of light in the room.

A woman in coarse clothing was kneeling on a straw mat, her head bowed in prayer, her hands twirling a string of prayer beads.

Her hair, dry and brittle, was casually scattered behind her.

The woman was naturally Zhang Qingning, the birth mother of Xu Fan and Xu Yue.

Hearing the noise, Zhang Qingning turned her head and saw that quite a few people had appeared in the room, confusion spreading across her face.

But then, her gaze fixed on Xu Fan’s face, as if she couldn’t believe her eyes, she even rubbed them, looked again, and was certain.

Wasn’t this the child she had yearned for and worried about day and night?

Her heart filled with elation, she choked up, “Fan…

Fan’er, how did you come back?”

Xu Fan, not sure why, couldn’t help the sourness in his eyes becoming a sting, then heat, and with a blink, two lines of hot tears spilled out as he blurted, “Mom!”

“Fan’er, it really is you!”

Zhang Qingning confirmed the identity of the visitor, unable to contain the excitement within her heart.

She wanted to stand up and take a good look at her son whom she hadn’t seen in over three years.

But because she had been kneeling for too long, her numb legs couldn’t support her sudden movement.

She careened and was about to fall.

Xu Fan hurriedly stepped closer and supported his mother.

“Fan’er, is Mom dreaming?” Zhang Qingning asked, as if in a dream.

Standing straight, she looked at Xu Fan in disbelief.

“Mom, this isn’t a dream.

Your son really has returned.”

Xu Fan took two steps back, then dropped to his knees with a dull “thud.”

After bowing reverently three times, Xu Fan said in a deep voice, “Mom, your unfilial son is here.

From now on, I will serve you well and never let you suffer any hardship again.”

Xu Yixue also knelt down beside Xu Fan, timely, facing Zhang Qingning.

Tongtong blinked her big eyes in Xu Fan’s arms, curiously looking at her grandma, not understanding why her grandma lived in such a small, dark room.

“Fan’er, get up, let Mom take a good look at you.”

Zhang Qingning stretched out both hands, her rough palms touching Xu Fan’s face tenderly and saying with a hint of distress, “You’ve lost weight.”

“Mom!”

At that moment, Xu Yue also stepped forward and knelt down.

“Yue’er, did you bring your brother back?” Zhang Qingning stroked her head.

“Hmm!” Xu Yue nodded emphatically, tears rolling down the corners of her eyes.

As Zhang Qingning was rendered speechless, choked with emotion, Tongtong’s childish voice asked, “Dad, is this Tongtong’s grandma?”

Zhang Qingning then turned her attention to Xu Fan’s child, and glanced at Xu Yixue, a flash of contemplation crossing her face, and then her eyes brightened with surprise!

Before Zhang Qingning could ask, Xu Fan introduced them, “Mom, this is Tongtong, my daughter, your granddaughter.

This is my wife, your daughter-in-law, named Xu Yixue.”

Zhang Qingning felt an overwhelming surge of joy, staring blankly at the beautiful daughter-in-law and lovely granddaughter who had suddenly appeared, and tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.

“Tongtong has seen Grandma.

Hello, Grandma!” Tongtong called out sweetly in her milky voice.

Zhang Qingning felt her heart skip a beat, and hurriedly said, “Ah…

ah…

ah, my dear, Grandma is so happy to see you; my heart is melting.”

“Uh…

Tongtong is very happy to see Grandma too.”

Tongtong politely replied with a smile and then quietly asked, “Grandma, why are you crying?

Is it because you’re happy?

Daddy and Mommy taught Tongtong that this is called crying tears of joy.”

“Yes, indeed, Tongtong is so smart.

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Grandma is just so happy that she’s crying happy tears,” Zhang Qingning nodded repeatedly.

Ever since Xu Tianlong’s incident, it had been too long since Zhang Qingning felt truly happy, but today, Heaven had given her a tremendous surprise to compensate for the years of suffering and sorrow she had endured.

Not only had she been reunited with her son, but her son had also found the love of his life and together they had given birth to a lovely little granddaughter.

Truly, there was nothing in this world that could make her happier than this.

In a life that had once been grey and bleak, hope had suddenly reignited.

As Xu Fan and the other two got up, Xu Yue hurriedly took out some tissues and carefully wiped the tears from her mother’s eyes.

Zhang Qingning, however, was fully focused on the little porcelain doll, and she said warmly with a smile, “Tongtong, can Grandma hold you?”

“Of course, Tongtong also wants Grandma to hold her.”

Tongtong nodded vigorously, her little chunky arms already outstretched.

Zhang Qingning rubbed her hands together and then carefully took Tongtong into her arms from Xu Fan’s embrace.

In this moment, her heart was filled with infinite joy and satisfaction, feeling as if holding a flesh and blood relative warmed her body and soul, down to her bones and throughout her limbs.

Tongtong took the initiative to hug Zhang Qingning’s neck and stretched her own to give her a kiss.

Feeling the soft and moist touch of the little mouth.

In that moment, Zhang Qingning felt her heart melting into a warm stream, embodying the greatest kindness, filled with immense joy of life.

She could not help but look toward Tongtong’s grandmother, her eyes lighting up, and she began to examine her more closely, growing more satisfied by the moment, with a smile deepening on her face, “Fan, are you saying this beautiful young lady is your wife?”

Xu Fan smiled slightly and nodded affirmatively.

“Aunt…

my name is Xu Yixue, and I am just Xu Fan’s girlfriend for now.”

Xu Yixue was naturally shy and too embarrassed to call her ‘Mom’ upon their first meeting.

“That’s wonderful, how could Fan be so fortunate as to have found such a gorgeous and charming beauty.”

Zhang Qingning was very pleased, her face beaming with a smile that brought out all her wrinkles.

It couldn’t be helped; anyone would be overjoyed to have such a beautiful and well-behaved daughter-in-law.

Hearing such praise, Xu Yixue couldn’t help but shyly lower her head.

“Yixue, I am really happy to see you today.

I want to give you this jade bracelet as a gift, and you must accept it.

This is the Xu Family heirloom, and it was personally passed down to me by Xu Fan’s grandmother.

I hope you will officially become a daughter-in-law of the Xu family.”

“Auntie, isn’t this too valuable…”

Xu Yixue was flustered and surprised, trying to refuse the gift.

“It’s not too valuable; it’s more of a recognition of status, hehe…” Zhang Qingning laughed.

“But…

it’s still too sudden, I…” Xu Yixue hesitated, not daring to be presumptuous.