The Tender Beauty is Sweetly Doted in the 20th Century Novel!-Chapter 196 - 195: Liu Family of Jing City

"Old Huang, was the girl who just left the office here for a part-time job? The one with the tall young man."

Liu Yanghua rushed to Chairman Huang, with whom Ye Manman discussed fees and signed a contract. His expression was anxious, and his tone urgent.

Chairman Huang was familiar with him and knew he wasn’t a bad person, so he nodded, "Yes, why? Do you know her?"

He had a good impression of Ye Manman. After all, she was highly educated, polite, and so beautiful, easily inspiring others’ protective instincts.

So even though he was familiar with Liu Yanghua, he was somewhat wary and didn’t directly disclose all of Ye Manman’s information to him.

Liu Yanghua sighed in relief, "Alright, so she’ll come back to give you the translated material, right?"

If Liu Yanghua hadn’t been acting so normally, Chairman Huang might have suspected he wanted to stalk someone.

"Why are you asking this? Do you know her or not?"

"I am not sure. First, tell me if she is a student or someone else. I have a strong suspicion she might be my niece; she looks exactly like my sister did when she was young!"

Liu Yanghua finished speaking in one breath, and Chairman Huang was stunned.

"Really? Your sister isn’t..." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The Liu Family held a high status in Jing City; they were known for both their literary and martial talents. Liu Yanghua’s grandfather was once a famous scholar, his father a renowned painter and literary figure, and Liu Yanghua himself served in the military, studied foreign languages, and now has a thriving foreign trade business.

Yet, despite being an enviable family, the Liu Family had a woman who was kidnapped years ago and eventually found but had lost her mind.

That woman was Liu Yanghua’s sister, Liu Rulan.

When she was young, Liu Rulan’s beauty was unmatched. As the only daughter of the Liu Family, even as a minor, numerous wealthy or influential people sought her hand in marriage.

However, Liu Rulan was proud and wanted to find true love on her own, resulting in her being tricked by traffickers during a trip and missing for five years until the Liu Family found her in a mental hospital.

It was said that when Liu Rulan regained clarity, she took a train intending to return to Jing City, but had a mental episode before reaching the city and ended up being admitted to a mental hospital upon arrival.

The Liu Family had been looking for her, so when they got the news, they immediately brought her back, but even now, Liu Rulan mostly remained in a frantic state, seldom lucid.

When lucid, she often mentioned a daughter or Manman.

No one knew whether "Manman" referred to a specific character or how to find the daughter she spoke of, nor did anyone know where she had been taken or how she escaped.

To this day, Liu Rulan remained sheltered in the Liu home, never remarrying, never leaving, and her name was hardly mentioned again in Jing City.

Thus, most people forgot her existence, remembering only the successful Liu Yanghua.

But Liu Yanghua never despised his sister; he had always sought ways to heal the sister he cherished since childhood. The moment he saw Ye Manman’s face, which was about 80% similar to that of a young Liu Rulan, he thought he was mistaken.

He believed he saw the young Liu Rulan, so he ran out in a panic.

Upon reflection, this girl was very likely Liu Rulan’s daughter, whom she often mentioned!

Chairman Huang also tried to recall Liu Rulan, whom he met in his youth, but his memory was too vague; she hadn’t been out in years, and he barely remembered her appearance.

However, seeing Liu Yanghua’s urgency and excitement, he shared some basic information about Ye Manman with him.

After all, Ye Manman was the top provincial student, first at Qing University, with exceptional talent in foreign languages. Considering Liu Yanghua’s trade, they would likely cross paths, and if helping him reunite with his niece, he would be genuinely happy for him.

"What a remarkable child! Top of the province, coming from a small, underdeveloped place — truly impressive!"

As Chairman Huang described, Liu Yanghua, a man of so many years, almost cried in sympathy.

He felt his sister had suffered greatly, being insane for half her life without improvement.

Likewise, his sister’s child endured twenty years of hardship. Had she not been smart enough to come to Jing City, she might have remained in some impoverished, unknown village, living a life of suffering.

"I’ll go take care of some things, you carry on."

After hearing Ye Manman’s name, Liu Yanghua was already convinced she was Liu Rulan’s daughter. However, to avoid error and prepare the family, he returned to the Liu home to share the news with his father, Liu Gaoyuan.

Though now past sixty, Liu Gaoyuan was healthy and often spent entire days painting at home.

His most beloved was the little daughter he raised affectionately, Liu Rulan. Hearing what Liu Yanghua said, Liu Gaoyuan promptly decided to phone and investigate.

With Ye Manman’s identity information, the Liu Family’s connections and money made tracing and investigating Liu Rulan’s past easy.

They didn’t intend to disturb Ye Manman recklessly. Though eager to bring her home, they needed to be absolutely sure she was Liu Rulan’s biological daughter before meeting her.

As for her character, Liu Yanghua had a basic understanding from Chairman Huang, believing she wouldn’t be an ill-mannered child.

From that day, everyone in the Liu Family was restless, anxious.

Meanwhile, in Qingshui Village, kilometers away, within the next few days, many important figures from the city or town paid visits.

These people inquired about twenty-year-old past events concerning the Ye Family, which few could answer.

They speculated that it was due to Ye Manman’s admission to Jing City, with university officials visiting the hometown of the top student. So, those unable to answer eagerly asked their elders for help at home.

Ye Guoqiang, as Ye Manman’s biological father, was questioned exhaustively from the first day.

Unaware of any of this, Ye Manman continued her daily routines, doing translations, reading literature, practicing speaking, occasionally being taken by He Chen for prenatal checkups, and then returning home to various supplements.

Before she knew it, over ten days had passed.

Suddenly, it was the new students’ enrollment day.

On September 1st, the sheer number of people in and around the school was overwhelming. He Chen feared she might get jostled or bumped and wouldn’t let her go out. But there was an evening self-study session for the first day, when textbooks were distributed.

Reluctantly, He Chen escorted her, hand in hand, to the entrance of the teaching building.

Non-students and staff couldn’t enter the teaching building, and besides He Chen, many parents waited below.

This university entrance exam intake had few social exam-takers like Ye Manman; most entrants were standard test-takers.

He Chen, negotiating business lately, bought several nice outfits, and today wore his most stylish set to save face for Ye Manman, causing many students to glance his way before entering.