Reborn in the 80s: The Smart Wife with a Secret Space

Chapter 944: Chapter 944: Make Sure You Don’t Really Hurt Yourself

Xinyan drank half of her sour plum soup, and Han Jingchen got to the point: "Yanyan, your grandma and the others have already rested at the border, and they’ll be returning to East Province in the next few days."

Xinyan quickly asked, "When will they arrive in East Province?"

Han Jingchen nodded and said, "In two days."

Xinyan put down her sour plum soup: "Dad, can you book me a ticket back to East Province today? I want to go back early to help them tidy up, and most importantly, I need to talk to Granny Zhang first. I’m afraid she might be too emotional, which wouldn’t be good for her health."

Han Jingchen looked at Gu Wanqing: "Let’s have Yanyan return first to sort things out. Once they’re settled, we can use the excuse of fetching our daughter to visit."

Xinyan saw Gu Wanqing’s conflicted expression and thought quickly: "Mom, don’t worry. When the time comes, I’ll pretend to have a minor injury, so you coming to pick me up wouldn’t seem strange."

Gu Wanqing was touched but also concerned: "Just pretend, but don’t really hurt yourself."

Xinyan gave a playful smile: "Don’t worry, I won’t be reckless."

Han Jingchen quickly helped Xinyan book a ticket, and she took the things prepared by Gu Wanqing and boarded the bus bound for East Province.

*

At the Chu home in Sea City, the telephone rang in the living room.

Nanny Wang came out of the kitchen and walked quickly over: "Hello, who are you looking for?"

A male voice came from the other end of the line: "Nanny Wang, it’s Chu Runchen. Is grandpa there?"

Upon hearing the fifth young master’s voice, Nanny Wang said, "Fifth young master, please call back in a moment; I’ll go to the backyard to call Grandmaster Chu right away."

After hanging up the phone, the nanny hurried to the backyard.

At this hour, most of the family is either at work or school, and the Grandmaster enjoys bird-watching, currently feeding the birds in the backyard.

Nanny Wang ran over: "Grandmaster Chu, the fifth young master called for you."

Upon hearing that his grandson made an overseas call, Grandmaster Chu hurriedly set down the bird food and went to the front yard.

He had just caught his breath when the phone rang again: "Hello, is this Runchen?"

The person on the other end said, "Grandpa, it’s me."

Grandmaster Chu eagerly asked, "Well, have you found them yet?"

Chu Runchen didn’t look too good: "Grandpa, I haven’t found them. When we went to the given address, people there said that they moved to a farmhouse eighty miles outside California before the New Year, but they didn’t know the exact address. I went to many places, finally found the place, but the people there said the elderly couple went out traveling.

Grandpa, I don’t know if they’re telling the truth. I’m wondering if the Gu Family knows something or sensed danger and is deliberately avoiding us."

Grandmaster Chu furrowed his brows and thought for a long time: "We haven’t received any news about them returning home, so they should still be there."

Chu Runchen was troubled: "Grandpa, what should I do next?"

After all, he secretly came to find the Gu Family patriarch, and couldn’t search for them openly.

Grandmaster Chu furrowed his brows: "The fewer people know about this, the better. Making too big a move can easily alert them. If they sense danger, finding them would be like searching for a needle in a haystack, so we must take them by surprise."

Chu Runchen now felt a bit regretful. What he thought would be an easy task turned out to be more challenging than expected: "Grandpa, I understand."

After hanging up, Chu Runchen looked heavy-hearted.

After these days of investigation, he really admired the Gu Family, not expecting them to thrive overseas as well.

But now he had no leads. Where could he find them? If this were in the country, he could stir up trouble at one of his businesses and eventually meet them, but he’s abroad now.

He had no connections or resources, and if something went wrong, his family couldn’t help, leaving him in a bind.

Yet if his visa expired and he still hadn’t found them, this trip would be a thankless task and he’d probably be ridiculed by other family members for overestimating his abilities.