Chapter 57: Speak Up, Who Are You Exactly?

  "Alright, I'll consider it and give you an answer tomorrow," said Xiao Liu with a slight nod. After finishing speaking, he bowed deeply and left the guest room. Liu Qing yawned, "I'm so sleepy, Hu Shao, let's rest?" She was yawning nonstop as she prepared to go to bed.

  This is a double room, two people with one bed each, placed opposite each other. Liu Qing quickly walked towards one of the beds, earlier when chatting with Xiao Liu didn't feel it, only after finishing talking did she realize that she was indeed a bit tired.

  Hu Zhongren watched as Xiao Liu walked out and followed him, peeking out to make sure no one was around, quickly closing the door and coming up to Liu Qingqing.

  A sly and cunning smile appeared on his face, with a hint of frivolity amidst the coldness. This was the expression that made Liu Qingqing fearful. Hu Zhongren held up Liu Qingqing's chin with one hand: "Tell me, if she is Liu Qingqing, then who are you?"

  Liu Qingqing smiled slightly, "Can't you see? I am Liu Qingqing, her own sister."

  Hu Zhongren exclaimed in surprise: "Really?"

  Liu Qingqing said: "Of course, is this sister also randomly recognized?"

  "Hu Zhongren said: 'I'd like to hear more about it.' Tell me, what's going on?"

  Liu Qingqing lay on the bed, propping up her cheek with one hand: "You also lie down, listen to me slowly."

  Hu Zhongren indeed listened and returned to his own bed, lying down with his clothes on. He was also a bit tired, so he propped himself up with one hand, facing Liu Qingqing, "Speak." With an expression of laziness and a posture that seemed to be getting to the bottom of things.

  Qing Qing blinked her big eyes. Ah, storytelling is my strong suit. As she listened to Little Liu speak, she thought of this problem - Hu Zhongren must be curious about his origins, and she couldn't tell him he came from another world. It seemed that the only option was to tell Hu Zhongren about Mom's youthful adventures, just as if Mom had an affair with Little Liu's dad. Silently thinking to herself, "Sorry, Mom, I'm unfilial."

  "It all started from when my mother was young. My mother was the darling of her parents, being their only daughter and thus spoiled. At 18 years old, she fell deeply in love with a university student from Kyoto who came to our place for a vacation after having a conflict with his father. He was a rich second-generation kid, but mom didn't care about the difference in social status and insisted on marrying him. The university student had been hurt emotionally before and promised that he would stay in the countryside forever. They got along great, even though grandma said they weren't suitable for each other, but mom wouldn't listen. You know, my grandma is a fortune teller who can see through things, but she couldn't persuade mom."

  Mom soon became pregnant and had to get married, so she asked to marry that man, but he said it was subject to his father's approval, however, his father would not agree. Mom got angry and cut her wrist to commit suicide, the man got scared and agreed to marry mom. However, on their wedding night, the man ran away, and mom got angry again and jumped into a lake to commit suicide. Fortunately, mom was rescued by someone, and that man fell in love with mom. He didn't mind that mom was six months pregnant and promised to treat the child born to her like his own flesh and blood.

  My mother gave birth to a boy, my brother Qingyang. My mother did not marry the man who saved her, but he still did not leave and took good care of my mother, treating Qingyang very well, even Qingyang didn't know that he was not his biological father. They lived like this for five years, in other people's eyes, they were a happy family of three. After a serious illness, my mother finally agreed to the man's pursuit. He moved my mother with his persistence and meticulous care, so she agreed to marry him, but she knew that she had not forgotten her first love, the most beautiful one. However, my mother kept this secret in her heart, and then there was my sister Qingqing.

  Three years passed in the blink of an eye, when my brother Qingyang was 8 years old and my sister Xiaoliu was 3 years old, my mother's first love appeared, and my mother's secret was also discovered. My parents had a conflict, because my mother secretly met her first love and planned to leave with him. This time, my father was heartbroken. They had a big fight. Do you understand now? I and Qingqing are both Lei Huan's children, it's just that after our mother left our father, she found out she was pregnant with me.

  Liu Qing took a deep breath and finally explained her background, perfectly flawless. "I was raised by my mother alone, I'm not some young lady from a wealthy family, are you very disappointed?" Liu Qing seemed to be looking at Hu Zhongren with sincerity, but in her heart, she was laughing at her own ability to make up stories.

  "Hu Zhongren hastily nodded and comforted her, saying: 'I don't have any notions about family background. I'm only worried that you're the fiancée of Yu Qianshan. This is a trouble, as long as you don't have an engagement, I'll be at ease.'"

  Liu Qingqing said: "I am engaged."

  Hu Zhongren's heart, which had just been put at ease, was raised again, and he hastily asked: "With whom?" Unconsciously, his voice rose.

  "Of course it's you, as the flower girl, I can naturally marry a benefactor." Liu Qingqing lay down her body and looked at his tense appearance, feeling very happy, originally being tensed up by someone felt great.

  "Hu Zhongren scolded: 'You this witch, can't you not scare me?' He himself said with a smile, it seems that he is not the only one who has been thinking about her, Qingqing's heart finally has a place for him. His father passed away early, and his mother had a hard time raising him alone."

  Liu Qing nodded slightly, "It's not good. But it's not that others are bullying us, but rather my mom is too demanding of me."

  "My mother, in a fit of anger, left my father and later regretted it. She went back to look for him but couldn't find him; they had both disappeared without a trace. It wasn't until much later that she realized how good he was, but by then it was too late. She spent every day crying until she found out she was pregnant with me. When she finally knew I existed, she was overjoyed and her life gained new meaning. She worked hard for me every day, mastering medical skills to raise me without any issues. However, her work kept her very busy, so I grew up in front of my grandmother until I was seven years old, when I returned to live with my mother. Under her guidance, I learned various skills such as music, dance, martial arts, and Go. My mother had high expectations for me; she hoped I would become a capable person."

  Liu Qingqing recalled that this was her real childhood. She spoke with deep emotions and tears glistened in her eyes.

  Hú Zhōngrén heard her sobbing and hastily got out of bed to pat his shoulder.

  "At that time, I didn't understand my mother. I was annoyed that she made me practice various subjects every day. While other kids were playing, I was practicing piano; while other kids were playing, I was doing leg presses; while other kids were playing, I was drawing. I felt very bitter and unfulfilled. The only happy moments for me were when I was with my grandmother. She spoiled me and thought everything I did was right, giving me her full support."

  Liu Qingqing's grandmother and mother have completely different educational methods. They let her eat and play freely, taking Liu Qingqing with them to swindle people. Her grandmother's famous sayings are: As long as one is alive, food and clothing are the most important things. Murder can be redeemed by death, but deceiving someone to death cannot be redeemed. A thousand or ten thousand layers of clothes can be worn out, but not a pair of underwear. Anything that can be solved with money is not a difficult problem. As long as one's life is spared, everything will have a turning point.

  Grandma's sayings had a great impact on Liu Qingqing, so although his mother spent a lot of money to cultivate him, she only changed his appearance and increased his skills, but in his heart, he was the same as Grandma, a person who is changeable when things happen and deceives people everywhere.

  Until she went to college, in her mother's excited tears, she realized her mother's love. For this, he participated in the Starlight Avenue and earned honor for his mother. Then, she began this fantastic journey. However, this is something that cannot be told to Hu Zhongren. If it were said, there would be such a result: just like Xu Xian hearing that Bai Suzhen was a snake demon, he would probably take out the雄黄酒 and entice himself to drink it down. Unfortunately, she can't transform like Bai Suzhen.

  "It seems that you have a deep affection for your grandmother. And I, too, am grateful to my uncle." Hu Zhongren was also deeply moved, his father had died...

  Early on, thanks to his uncle's management of their family business, he learned how to manage a commercial building.

  "How does your uncle treat you? Can't you tell me about it?" Liu Qingqing chimed in, changing the subject.

  "Hu Zhongren said: 'After we get married, I will definitely take you to meet my uncle. Now, tell me how did you end up at the Liu's house and become a substitute for the bride-to-be?'"

  Liu Qingqing stuck out her pink tongue, "Hey, it's really hard to shift your attention. Well, I'll just keep talking and you can't get annoyed."

  "You seem to know everything about me, how can I be annoyed? I want to protect you for a lifetime, this is my true words!"

  Liu Qingqing's heart was filled with joy, but she said with a straight face: "You're so glib and smooth-tongued! How embarrassing for someone as old as you!" She made a "three" gesture with her hand.

  He doesn't think it's corny, as if these words don't need to go through the brain, and are spoken naturally. In his heart, he wonders if he has become childish. Actually, people in love, regardless of age, will unconsciously say things that make others blush and skip a beat.

  Liu Qingqing said: "It wasn't until I grew up that I understood my mother's painstaking efforts. I learned various skills, wanting to win my mother's favor, and what could comfort her most was finding my father. So, I bid farewell to my mother and came to Kyoto to find my father and siblings. However, they were no longer there. I traveled far and wide, inquiring everywhere, before learning that my brother and sister had been taken in as adopted children by the Liu family at Liu Village. I went there to look for them, but unexpectedly was drugged by Madame Bai and became your new bride in a daze. You know what happened afterwards." Liu Qingqing finished speaking and smiled foolishly, infecting Hu Zhongren with her silly smile. He listened intently and said emotionally: "I truly thank this mistake for letting me meet you."

  Liu Qingqing said, "Please, boss, the environment we're in now is very dangerous, so let's not get distracted. Let's talk about our business later and focus on what to do after we arrive at the capital for now!"

  Hu Zhongren said, "That's right, there are too many things to do, which one should we do first?" He fell into deep thought. By the time he came out of his reverie, our Liu Qingqing had already snored for a while.