"Oh, I see. But why haven't we heard of Zhu City?" Zhu Yanyi truly hadn't heard of it. Neither in her past life nor this one had she heard Zhu Chanyao speak of it so openly.
Zhu Chanyao laughed. "Our Zhu family in Four Towns is just a branch. Our ancestors share the same roots as the Zhu City elders. But each generation has only one main line. The rest must branch out. Our ancestor was a side branch, born to a concubine. Later, he split from the family, did business, and settled in Four Towns."
Zhu Yanyi understood. So, the Four Towns Zhu family was connected to Zhu City. But if they were going to seek them out now, why hadn't she heard of it in her past life? Had they tried before and failed?
Zhu Yanyi didn't know the details, but she wouldn't ask. She wasn't curious. If the Zhu City family didn't recognize them, it wouldn't hurt her much. So, she quickly forgot about it. "Since it was from our ancestor's time, it might be hard to be recognized now."
"Don't worry," Zhu Chanyao said with a smile. "We have the family genealogy. We won't be rejected. But if we lost the genealogy, we really couldn't be recognized. So, the genealogy is very important." He tapped a woven bag mysteriously. "I have our family genealogy with me."
The genealogy was in the woven bag. Zhu Yanyi found it funny and sad.
If the genealogy was so important and still existed, why hadn't she seen it in her past life? Zhu Yanyi thought hard. What happened in her past life that made the genealogy disappear? She couldn't remember. It seemed some things were hidden from her in her past life. She didn't know the truth. Maybe it was too long ago. For her, whether they were recognized by the Zhu City family didn't matter much. "In that case, I wish you success, Uncle Chanyao."
"Ani speaks so well. This time, we will surely succeed. Maybe we can return to the main family." Zhu Chanyao was in a good mood. But her words confused Zhu Yanyi.
The three hours passed quickly, though slowly. Before getting off the car, Zhu Chanyao only told Zhu Yanyi to be careful on the way, then left. Zhu Yanyi immediately forgot about the matter.
"Miss, should we investigate the Zhu City family?" Luo Gang asked, seeing Zhu Yanyi looking at the scenery outside.
Zhu Yanyi smiled faintly. "Investigate it. I'm not curious, but I feel the Zhu City family is not simple. It's better to have information and not need it. But don't rush. When we reach Mo Du, ask Brother Pei and the others to investigate."
"Okay." Luo Gang nodded. It wasn't urgent.
The journey was peaceful. Nothing else happened.
When Zhu Yanyi and the other three exited the Mo Du train station, Ouyang Manqing was already waiting. Seeing Zhu Yanyi, she waved. "Ani. I'm here."
"Aunt Manqing, why did you come? We know the address. We could have gone ourselves." Zhu Yanyi pulled Zhu Zhibin and hurried over.