She doesn't want to pretend anymore

It was not until my great-grandfather died and my grandfather took over the family that I reconnected with my great-aunt.

When they got in touch again, my aunt didn't care much about family matters, she only asked if a girl was born.

But there were no girls in his father's generation.

Not only was there no girl, but her grandmother's health became very poor after giving birth to his father, and she never had another child.

The family wanted my grandfather to take a concubine, but the old man was very stubborn. He wasn't interested in women, so he refused outright.

Originally, Yan Zhentian didn't want to talk about his family's past in front of outsiders.

But since his granddaughter wanted to listen, he couldn't help but say some.

"In fact, my grandmother didn't stop my grandfather from taking a concubine. It was my grandfather who didn't allow it. My grandmother gave the maidservant around her permission to serve my grandfather, and my grandfather drove the maidservant away."

"Are there any of the old man's things at home?"

When Manshu asked this, he actually didn't expect to get a positive answer.

Because times have changed, it is not easy for the Yan family to preserve the ancient books over so many years.

After all, in that era, books and other things were easily confiscated.

"There's nothing at home, but..." Yan Zhentian didn't know why his granddaughter was interested in this, "But the old house might have something of my grandfather's."

Isn’t the old house already dilapidated?

Manshu was confused.

"The old house is dilapidated, but the Yan family was a big family in the past. We are the direct branch, and there are also collateral branches living in the village. Later, I took a few brothers from the collateral branches and went out to explore the world together. Although most of them did not come back alive, they still left a foundation."

Over the years, Mr. Yan has actually been very kind to his hometown.

Not only did he build roads and donate schools for the village, he also paid for the children's tuition.

As long as someone is willing to make progress, he is willing to support them even if it means going abroad.

Of course, this only applies to those who are good at studying. If you are poor at studying, don’t even think about going abroad. It’s easier just a dream.

His money didn't come from the wind, so it's impossible for him to give it to those people for no reason.

"Are there any people from other branches working in our company?" Manshu was curious.

It would be difficult for someone like Yan Zhentian, who is so impartial and selfless, to accept clients with connections.

"How could there not be one? Your butler grandfather is a branch of our Yan family."

"Ah?" Manshu was stunned. "I thought the housekeeper changed his last name."

Yan Zhentian looked at his granddaughter speechlessly: "Although the Yan family is overbearing, they are not overbearing enough to ask servants to change their surnames."

"Yan Rong has always been a member of the Yan family's side branch. However, he is quite distant from our bloodline."

"By the way, why are you asking these questions? Why did you mention my aunt from the Yan family just now?"

Manshu held the eight-treasure box and showed it to the old man.

"Because the name Yan Jingzhi is on it, we mentioned this person."

"It's true." Old Master Yan snatched Professor Yan's magnifying glass and looked at it carefully.

Sure enough, after seeing Yan Jingzhi's name, he frowned and said, "It really could be my thing. Where did you get it?"

Manshu looked at Professor Yan.

Professor Yan did not hide it and said that he took Manshu to the ghost market, and Manshu took a fancy to this dressing box.

If it really belongs to the Yan family, it would be considered lucky to buy it back.

"Who did you buy it from? Let's go check it out."

Over the years, Yan Zhentian had never thought about looking for relatives from his great aunt's branch. After all, in that era, no one had enough food to eat. It would be fine if he did well, but if he didn't, wouldn't he cause trouble for his great aunt's family?