CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 41: SURPRISE? NONONO, SHOCK!

Meng Yao was a bit confused, she never expected that when she gave Qin Zheng time to plan his future path, he would come up with such a route.

Qin Zheng said he wanted to sell himself.

Sell himself to the Zhao Family.

To be an Attendant Student for Zhao Dahe.

"I need a new identity, one that won’t arouse suspicion."

According to Qin Zheng, the Government has always had loopholes in checking the identity of servants. By exploiting this loophole, he can enter the servitude register with little risk of exposure.

Meng Yao didn’t understand what Qin Zheng was saying at all, because there was no related information in the original owner’s memory.

Moreover, as a modern person, Meng Yao was relatively opposed to the institution of slavery.

So, she struggled to speak, "You should discuss this with Dahe."

Qin Zheng knew Zhao Dahe would definitely disagree, but he was confident he could persuade him.

"I hope when Dahe agrees, Aunt won’t stop me," Qin Zheng said.

Meng Yao sighed, "Okay."

Meng Yao thought that Zhao Dahe would probably come back in about a month, by then Qin Zheng might change his mind.

However, that night, Zhao Dahe returned.

Moreover, he ran back all night, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead when he reached home.

"What happened again?" Meng Yao asked.

The urgency and anxiety in Zhao Dahe’s eyes were even stronger than when he brought Qin Zheng back.

"Mom, doesn’t Dad have a scar on his jaw?" Zhao Dahe asked nervously.

He suddenly mentioned Zhao Ting, and Meng Yao was stunned for a moment. After all, this was just a person in the original owner’s memory.

Is there a scar?

Meng Yao didn’t answer immediately. After recalling the original owner’s memory, she nodded, "Yes, there is, what’s up?"

Zhao Dahe was holding his head and turning around in place, muttering to himself.

Meng Yao couldn’t hear clearly and instinctively asked, "What are you mumbling about?"

Zhao Dahe lowered his arms and grabbed Meng Yao’s shoulders tightly, excitedly saying, "Mom, Dad might still be alive!"

A thunderbolt from a clear sky hit Meng Yao almost to the point of being half-cooked inside and out.

Her face froze, her heart MMP, she must have a problem with her ears, yes, a problem with her ears.

"Mom, isn’t it a pleasant surprise!" Zhao Dahe spoke with excitement.

Surprise?

Nonono, it’s not.

It’s a fright.

Sons and daughters, she can accept.

But the original owner’s husband, she can’t accept.

It would feel like she intervened in the original owner’s life.

The virtuous and proper Meng Yao said she hated being the third-party the most.

Zhao Dahe shifted the topic, "Mom, don’t get too happy yet. There’s one more thing I need to tell you, Dad doesn’t recognize me! Also, I don’t know where he is now!"

Meng Yao subconsciously sighed in relief, young man, which eye of yours saw that your mom was happy?

She remained calm, "First, you say you saw your dad, then he doesn’t recognize you, you’ve confused me. Tell me clearly and slowly, what happened?"

Zhao Dahe then explained how he encountered Zhao Ting and what he thought at that time to Meng Yao.

"So, at the beginning, you thought he was someone who looked like your dad, so you didn’t care. Then, after you reached school, you suddenly remembered the scar on your dad’s jaw, and that person had it too. So, you left school directly to search in the direction he went?" Meng Yao asked.

Zhao Dahe nodded, "Unfortunately, after a whole day of inquiries, I couldn’t find out where he went. I only heard that he’s someone doing business in our town and that his accent sounds like he’s from the Capital City."

"Zhao Dahe, I told you to study to skip classes?" Meng Yao asked angrily, "Where is your brain? If your dad were alive, it would be fine if he didn’t recognize me, but how could he not recognize you siblings? You even said at first you thought it was someone who looked like your dad. That scar could just be a coincidence!"

"Could there be such a coincidence in the world?" Zhao Dahe retorted unwillingly.

"Haven’t you heard the saying ’truth is stranger than fiction’? The world is vast, full of wonders, just a few coincidences mean nothing," Meng Yao retorted calmly.

It must just be a coincidence.

She doesn’t miss the original owner’s husband.

So, please don’t scare her anymore, okay?

"Mom, why do I feel you don’t want Dad to be alive at all?" Zhao Dahe asked suspiciously.

A hint of guilt flashed in Meng Yao’s eyes, and she said angrily, "Yes, I don’t want him alive at all! After his death news came, how did our family live, don’t you remember? If he’s alive, why didn’t he care about us? If he truly is alive, I’d beat him to death when he comes back!"

A few simple words made Zhao Dahe feel heartbroken.

Yes, after his dad died, life was really tough for a while.

They siblings were almost taken away to pay debts.

Thinking about it, he still felt scared.

If his dad were alive but ignored them, he would want to beat him to death too.

Therefore, Zhao Dahe consciously interpreted Meng Yao’s reaction as that she was spiting dad because she loved him, and deep down she missed dad. But over the years, she had accepted the fact that dad was no longer in this world. That’s why she considered this just a coincidence.

But he didn’t believe it was just a coincidence.

However, Zhao Dahe did not persist in saying Zhao Ting was still alive, "Mom, I’m going to check on Qin Zheng."

Meng Yao sighed in relief, "Tomorrow morning, you better get back to studying, no more skipping classes without a reason, or I’ll break your legs."

"Got it, got it." Zhao Dahe chuckled and pushed Meng Yao into the house, then went to knock on Qin Zheng’s door.

After a bit of rustling, the door opened.

Seeing that it was Zhao Dahe, Qin Zheng was also surprised, "Dahe, why are you back again?"

"Naturally, I was worried about you, so I ran back on purpose." Zhao Dahe pushed Qin Zheng, "If you’ve figured it out, tell me, what exactly happened."

Although he had already made guesses with his mom, hearing it from Qin Zheng’s mouth still left Zhao Dahe shocked.

"You mean, the Prime Minister Qin who assisted two emperors is from your Qin family?" Zhao Dahe looked at him with an expression of disbelief, "Your family and the Prime Minister Qin are related?"

"Distantly related, I’ve never met the Prime Minister Qin whom the Qin family almost worships as a ’god’. Even my father hasn’t met him, but it seems my grandfather has," Qin Zheng said calmly.

"You never mentioned this before!"

"Figures like that, whether my father or I, we don’t find it real. Even as the same Qin family members, we are people who have no connection with them for life. Why mention someone unrelated?" Qin Zheng replied.

"That’s not right, your family should be highly praised for having such a figure, pouring all family resources to support it?" Zhao Dahe said.

"We have to be eligible first!" Qin Zheng spread his hands, "In fact, our family is not in a position to support Prime Minister Qin."

"Your family is not qualified enough?" Zhao Dahe was taken aback.

Qin Zheng nodded, "Did you think our family is wealthy?"