Cannon Fodder Group Ch.384

Chapter 384 – Recognition

Song Yi followed Ning Di directly to her office.

The office was quiet, with the door open and only the two of them inside.

Once they were in the office, Ning Di first asked Song Yi if he had any questions about his studies.

Song Yi naturally did.

He suppressed his thoughts and asked about some of the issues he had encountered in his studies.

They both sat down, and Ning Di took out a pen and notebook, carefully explaining things to Song Yi.

Ning Di was not only knowledgeable but also had a well-developed teaching method. Perhaps Song Yi had a natural talent, as he grasped things quickly.

Ning Di’s explanations were quite easygoing.

“Are there any other questions?” The explanation lasted for half an hour. To be honest, it was like Ning Di had given Song Yi a private lesson.

Usually, Ning Di would leave right after class and never stayed, so her office was almost like a formality.

“…Yes,” Song Yi hesitated and said.

“Let me guess, it’s not about your studies? Is it the reason why you’ve been observing me in class?”

Song Yi was taken aback by Ning Di’s perceptiveness. He was caught off guard that his behavior in class had been noticed, and he felt a bit embarrassed.

“I’m sorry, Teacher Ning Di, I didn’t mean to. I just…” Song Yi wasn’t sure how to explain.

“In fact, I called you here today because I was curious about why you’ve been observing me. I’m quite interested. Can you tell me?”

Song Yi nodded.

He had come with Ning Di to verify a guess he had in his mind.

After pondering for a moment, Song Yi looked up and asked, “Teacher Ning Di, I heard that you came from China before. May I ask what your name was back then?”

Ning Di’s eyes narrowed slightly. She did not answer but instead asked, “Why do you want to know this?”

“Because you resemble an elder I’ve met before.”

The moment Song Yi spoke, Ning Di’s heart jolted.

And the next second, Song Yi’s words caused Ning Di to lose her composure.

“Her name is—Xu Ai’an.”

“What… what did you say? Her… her name?”

Ning Di’s eyes were filled with shock, and she couldn’t help but grab Song Yi’s arm, her hand trembling.

“Tell me, what is her name?”

Seeing Ning Di’s reaction, Song Yi became even more certain of his guess.

Without hesitation, he continued, “Her name is Xu Ai’an. She is my wife’s eldest aunt.”

“My father-in-law’s name is Xu Aiguo. He said he had two sisters: the elder sister was Xu Ai’an, and the younger sister was Xu Ai’ning.”

“Aning, peaceful. He said that when their parents named them, they hoped they would live a life of peace and safety.”

“Unfortunately, during a famine, they had to send their two daughters away and lost contact with them.”

“Later, they were separated by death…”

“My father-in-law said that before his parents died, they kept holding his hand and repeatedly urged him to find his two sisters.”

“A few years ago, my father-in-law found the elder sister Xu Ai’an, but there was no news of his younger sister Xu Ai’ning.”

“All he found out was that the family who adopted her seemed to have taken her abroad.”

“As for where she went or when she will return, no one knows.”

“……”

At this point, Song Yi stopped speaking, unable to continue.

Ning Di, who had been silent, had tears streaming down her face. The silent tears were heart-wrenching.

After a long while, she asked with a trembling voice, “Separated by death… separated by death… Our parents, they…”

Yes, when she was sent away, she was still a young girl, and now she had become a middle-aged woman with gray hair, even an old woman.

Her parents could no longer…

Before she knew the truth, she had still held onto a glimmer of hope. But she never expected that the meeting decades ago would turn out to be the last.

“So, you really are…”

Ning Di could no longer hold back her sorrow and cried out, “I am Xu Ai’ning. I am Xu Ai’ning!”

Ning Di cried out in anguish.

This was the first time she had revealed her original name in front of her own kin.

She was Xu Ai’ning, with the character “Ning” for peace.

She had never forgotten.

She had never forgotten her parents, her elder brother and sister, and she had never forgotten that she was from China.

She wanted to return home; she wanted to go back. That was where her roots were.

Moved by Ning Di’s emotions, Song Yi’s eyes also grew red.

He had experienced the pain of separation himself. For instance, those three years he spent away from Xu Fanghua…

“So, you really are my wife’s younger aunt.”

“Younger Aunt, my father-in-law and eldest aunt have been searching for you all this time, never forgetting you.”

“When I came to Country A, Fanghua, my wife, even joked that I might meet you here and bring you back home.”

“I didn’t expect my luck to be so good that I actually found you.”

Song Yi was genuinely happy.

For his father-in-law and the rest of the family, finding the younger aunt was a major wish fulfilled.

Now that he had found her, once she returned home, they would finally meet and see their wish come true.

“How are my elder brother and sister? Are they doing well?” After a while, Ning Di managed to steady her emotions and asked through her sobs.

“They’re doing well; everyone is doing great…”

Ning Di then asked more questions, and Song Yi answered them.

Ning Di inquired about the situation of Xu Aiguo and Xu Ai’an’s family.

Upon learning that her elder brother and sister were doing well, living happily, and that even some of her nieces and nephews were married, Ning Di’s face showed a smile.

“That’s good, that’s really good.”

“Younger Aunt, do you want to go back to the country? I think my father-in-law and eldest aunt would be overjoyed to see you.”

“Yes, I definitely want to…”

Ning Di briefly described her experiences after leaving the country and how she had always wished to return home.

But given her current status and position, returning to her home country wasn’t going to be easy.

Song Yi immediately understood the situation.

Ning Di’s medical expertise was not only highly esteemed in Country A but also internationally recognized. A top-tier talent like her was unlikely to be allowed to leave, even if it was to her home country.

“Is it still possible to go back?”

“It’s hard to say…”

Just as Ning Di finished speaking, a familiar figure appeared at the office door.

“Ning Di, my dear, you can go back now.”

Standing in the doorway was none other than Ning Di’s husband—Hans.

He immediately embraced Ning Di, excitedly saying, “My dear, you can go back, you can return to China!”

Ning Di was stunned, her eyes filled with shock. “Why? Hans, did you do something?”

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