Chapter 1279: Chapter 1279

Chapter 1279: Chapter 1274: Searching for Roots

He used the money from selling his daughter to buy land and became a landlord. Over these years, the landlord’s profits were quite good. He subsequently bought more land and became the largest landlord in the area. All the wealth and status he enjoyed in this life were thanks to that daughter.

If someone could afford such a large sum to buy a child, it must be a wealthy family. However, he couldn’t figure out which household would be so eccentric as to spend so much money to buy a daughter?

Shouldn’t they buy a son to inherit the family estate instead?

But hearing the servant say that the daughter’s clothing and accessories were extravagant, his greedy heart began to stir once more.

Could it be that some wealthy tycoon, on a whim, decided to let their daughter inherit their vast family estate?

Yes, yes, it must be that.

He grinned through a heap of fat and quickly said to the servant, “Hurry, take me to meet that young lady!”

When Landlord He saw the grand carriage outside his own courtyard, his heart overflowed with joy. On the spot, he broke into tears and cried to Jin Fengzhao.

“Fengfeng, is it my Fengfeng who has returned? Do you still remember your father? You were only three years old when you were taken away…”

With this cry from the landlord, everyone finally understood that this particularly wealthy-looking young lady was their own family’s miss.

Taken away at three years old, no wonder no one had heard of her before.

But faced with her father, Jin Fengzhao was at a loss.

Some blurry memories lingered in her mind—her father was a fat man.

Looking at the old fat man in front of her, he really seemed to fit the image.

She asked, “Are you He Zhishan?”

This was the name their family adopted after moving to this town. The Emperor had been sending people to keep track of their whereabouts, so this name was written in the Brocade Book.

Landlord He paused for a moment and said, “Yes, yes, your father didn’t dare to use our original name. After arriving in this town, we changed our surname to ‘He.'”

She had hurried here, and the day was already late. Landlord He looked up at the sky and said, “Fengfeng, come inside with your father first. Let’s talk slowly as father and daughter.”

Sitting in Landlord He’s home, the family quickly gathered around—dozens of people. Luckily, Landlord He was wealthy enough that the house didn’t feel crowded at all.

Landlord He beamed with joy as he introduced her to everyone, “This is my daughter. Thirty years ago…because of certain reasons, she had to be raised in someone else’s home. Now she’s back, and our family can finally be complete.”

When Jin Fengzhao left home, she was too young to remember much about the family members. Now, she was listening attentively as Landlord He introduced each one.

“Fengfeng, this is your eldest brother. Do you remember him? He’s two years older than you. When you left, he couldn’t bear to part with you.”

Jin Fengzhao nodded and said, “I have some memory of him. Big Brother!”

“Ah, younger sister,” the eldest brother quickly responded.

“This is your second brother, He Pingsheng. When you left, he hadn’t been born yet.”

This second brother had inherited Landlord He’s plump figure, his face shiny with oil, dressed entirely in luxurious silks and satins. Compared to the eldest brother, who was thin and dressed simply, the second brother looked far more like the son of a wealthy landlord.

At this moment, Landlord He pulled out a middle-aged woman who had aged well and introduced her to Jin Fengzhao: “This is your mother, Chen Family.”

“Fengfeng!” That Chen Family member called out urgently.

Jin Fengzhao hesitated. In her memory, her mother had been a slim, dark-skinned woman, always busy with endless chores. Was this well-kept lady truly the wife of a landlord?

The eldest brother shot an awkward look and said, “Younger sister, she’s not our mother. Father married her later—she’s a concubine.”

As soon as these words were spoken, their landlord father’s face sank, and he glared at the eldest son very unhappily.