What is the difference between grandparents and grandparents-in-law?

An An thought that there should be no difference. He had seen grandparents who came to pick up other children in the kindergarten, and the way they looked at him and the expressions they used when they spoke to him were the same as his grandparents.

The sound of slow and steady footsteps gradually approached. An An looked up curiously at the approaching old man.

Tian Mingfang had just peeled two apples in the kitchen, dug out the bitter core, cut them into pieces, and used a children's fork.

She heard from her son that the twins also brought a classmate back for dinner, the "legendary" An An.

On the phone, her son seemed to be hesitant to speak, but also sounded like he was looking forward to a good show, which puzzled her, but she didn't think much about it.

She walked towards the living room carrying a plate of apples and saw the little boy's back at a glance. The little boy turned around as if he heard footsteps. Tian Mingfang's smiling face froze in an instant and she stood there in a daze.

How could it be so similar?

She blinked her eyes and felt like she saw Xiang Siyuan when he was a child.

"Grandma?" Yangyang called out in confusion.

Tian Mingfang came back to her senses, concealed her gaffe, put on a forced smile, walked over quickly to put down the fruit plate, sat down on the sofa next to An An, and gave him an apple slice.

"Are you An An?"

An An nodded and took the fork.

"Thank you grandma."

Xiang Sizhou saw that his mother was a little excited. Just as he was about to say something, he saw his mother glaring at him with some resentment, as if blaming him for not informing her earlier.

Tian Mingfang gently touched An An's little head, stood up, and walked towards the study room, his steps getting faster and faster.

"Xiang Hezhong, come and see."

Xiang Sizhou drank his tea leisurely, trying to control his laughter, fearing that laughing too loudly would scare the children. He thought, I'll just say they look alike.

-

At the dinner table, Xiang Hezhong tried to put on a friendly smile and used serving chopsticks to pick up food for the three children. When it was An An's turn, Yang Yang spoke up.

"Grandpa, An An doesn't eat eggplant. He is allergic to it." An An nodded.

"Oh, okay, then An An will eat this." Father Xiang thought that Xiang Siyuan was also allergic to eggplant, so he moved the cauliflower in front of An An, "Can An An eat this?"

"Sure, thank you, Grandpa."

"Yeah, okay." Dad Xiang picked up a piece of cauliflower for his wife and couldn't help but look at An An again.

The nose, eyes, and mouth are so similar. He couldn't help but look at his wife next to him.

Xiang's mother continued the topic. She was very curious about An An, and even more curious about his family.

"Did An An grow up in Milan?"

"Ah."

"Then An An speaks Mandarin very well."

"Because mom said we are Chinese and should speak Chinese."

"I heard that An An's mother works as a photographer, what about her father?"

Xingxing and Yangyang looked at An An nervously, they were afraid that An An would be sad.

But this time An An changed his words. He was not sad at all, and even felt excited and expectant.

"An An's father runs a company!"

Xingxing was puzzled, "An'an, didn't you say you don't have a father?"

When these words were spoken, the three adults present were shocked. They looked at each other, then turned to look at An An.

"Mom said that An An's father runs a company, and she also said she would take An An to meet his father."

Xiang Ma immediately grasped the key point.

"Has An An not met his father yet?"

"No, but we'll meet soon, and I want to prepare a gift for the meeting."

The innocent tone and pure words made the three adults surprised and sad.

Yangyang picked up a piece of his favorite sweet and sour pork ribs for Anan.

"An An, eat."

"Thank you Yangyang."

The three children started chattering again, unaware that the three adults were in turmoil.

After dinner, the three children were playing in the living room. Xiang's mother called Xiang Sizhou over and handed him the tissue that An An had just used to wipe her mouth and the hair she had found in Xiang Siyuan's room.

"Go get it tested. I'll feel at ease only when I get a result." Although there are many people in the world who look alike but have no blood relationship, Xiang's mother always feels uneasy. She will be restless without a clear result.

Xiang Sizhou took it. He understood his parents' feelings, but doing a paternity test just because they looked alike was a bit too much. Besides, he didn't believe that his brother, who had always been chaste and never had a girlfriend, would do such a thing.

"Go ahead. If it's not true, just treat it as a mistake. If it is true..."

Mother Xiang didn't finish her words, because she herself didn't know what to do if it was true...

-

Li Yin had received the new car three days ago. When she drove to the gate of the villa, it was almost nine o'clock in the evening.

The security of the villa is very strict and entry requires the owner's permission. Li Yin had no choice but to call An An, but An An didn't answer, so she called Xiang Sizhou.

After waiting for a while, Li Yin saw a man carrying a little boy. The boy's clothes and back were clearly An An. There was also an aunt in her 50s or 60s holding An An's schoolbag.

"Is it An An's mother?"

Although he had already seen it in An An's watch album, Xiang Sizhou still asked for confirmation.

"Yes, Doctor Xiang, right? Thank you for taking An An in."

Li Yin took An An, patted An An on the back, and whispered,

"An An, it's mom."

An An murmured a few words and fell asleep on her shoulder again.

Tian Mingfang walked slowly to Li Yin. Li Yin took An An's schoolbag and nodded to her, expressing her gratitude again.

"Thank you, sorry for bothering you. Xingxing and Yangyang are also welcome to visit our home."

Tian Mingfang looked at the girl in front of him who was younger and prettier than in the photo with a gentle expression.

"An An is asleep. It's cold at night. Let's get in the car."

"Okay, sorry to bother you, auntie."

Li Yin laid An An flat on the back seat and put a pillow on the foot mat to prevent An An from turning over and falling off the seat and getting hurt. She then took out the air-conditioning blanket and covered An An's stomach.

After making sure that everything was in place, Li Yin turned around and was about to close the car door when he saw the two people behind him still standing there.

"Drive slowly and be careful on the road." Tian Mingfang had a kind face and spoke in a gentle tone.

Li Yin thanked them again and slowly drove away. Tian Mingfang couldn't help but imagine that if An An was really her grandson, and this girl was her daughter-in-law...

Xiang Sizhou looked at his mother, who looked solemn, and hugged her shoulders.

"Mom, go back and don't think too much."

He will send the materials for identification tonight, and the results will not be available until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest. My parents may not be able to sleep tonight.

-

The next day, at three o'clock in the afternoon, in the Xiang family's living room.

Xiang Sizhou looked at his silent parents worriedly.

He was the first person to get the identification results, and he had imagined how his parents would react when they found out. However, he didn't expect that after his parents saw the documents, they had some complicated expressions at first, and then there was a long silence.

Xiang Sizhou tried to comfort his parents.

"Maybe Si Yuan didn't hide it from you on purpose. Maybe he himself doesn't know. He..."

"Call him and ask him to come back." Father Xiang interrupted directly, "Now, ask him to come back."

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