Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 1245: Chapter 1246: Such a Man

Meng Xinian shook his head and said, ”It may not necessarily be about those legendary treasures. However, the value of the Meng Family Old Mansion is far greater than that cache of treasures, of course, to those who cherish it. Although I’m not exactly clear about the old stories Grandfather once told you, I do know of another matter that even he has never heard of.”

Chiang Xiao was stunned.

The Meng Family Old Mansion had so many hidden depths?

There really were quite a few related people and events.

Meng Xinian said, ”It was my mother who told me. Back then, my maternal grandfather wanted to fight for the old mansion, actually wanting to leave a share for his adopted son.”

”Ah? Adopted son?”

”Hmm, to call him adopted brother—actually, Nian Che was the illegitimate child of my grandfather’s older brother. But his existence was something the family would be very concerned about, so in order to ease his brother’s worries, my grandfather brought him back and recognized him as his adopted son. This way, he could still carry the Nian surname and live in the Nian Family.”

Meng Xinian’s recollection wasn’t very clear.

After all, he was still young at that time, and his mother might have shared this with him piecemeal because she truly had no one else to confide in.

As for how exactly his mother had talked about Nian Che, Meng Xinian could hardly remember it now.

But his mother had told him that marrying into the Meng Family, which allowed both Meng Nian families to share the old mansion, she felt somewhat sorry for her adopted brother, as Nian Che should have had a share in the old mansion too.

However, Meng Xinian’s impression of Nian Che was almost nonexistent.

In his memory, there was merely a fragment, an image of Nian Che’s silhouette.

It seemed that he saw Nian Che when going out with his mother?

They hadn’t spoken much before Nian Che turned and walked away, leaving him and his mother standing there, watching his figure growing further away.

Another time was entirely engulfed in dark blackness; he never wanted to remember that moment, which would cause his heart to feel icy cold whenever it crossed his mind.

Chiang Xiao asked blankly, ”But what does this have to do with Duan Qingqing?”

Meng Xinian came back to his senses, met her puzzled gaze, and after a moment of silence, he said, ”This is just an intuition of mine, unconfirmed and without a way to confirm. At the funeral of my mother, Nian Che appeared for the last time. It rained that day. He held a black umbrella, wore all black, and stood far away, glancing over before turning to leave. It was then that I saw, even further in the distance, Duan Qingqing watching him.”

Chiang Xiao gasped for air.

She almost doubted what she heard.

The meaning of what Tyrant Meng said was clear—he was suggesting Duan Qingqing had some sort of special feelings for Nian Che back then!

Could it be?

”Maybe because of that incident, afterward, I could never bring myself to like her,” he mused.

Meng Xinian saw her pondering blankly and couldn’t resist pinching her face, saying, ”Alright, you’re better off just knowing about these things, don’t think too much on it.”

”I just want to ask, since you knew about those things back then, why didn’t you investigate?”

”Investigate?” Meng Xinian sneered, ”There’s no need. No matter the reason she married Meng Chaojun, the fact is, they did get married. Whether Meng Chaojun is a fool or an idiot is of no interest to me.”

As long as he didn’t see it, that was fine.

That’s why he had always been reluctant to go back; no matter how much he uncovered the truth, Duan Qingqing was now Meng Chaojun’s wife, and that was the fact.