"Auntie, I am Meng Po, the disciple of my mentor. I've been learning from him all along. It's a pleasure to meet you," Meng Po said to Ruan Ling.

Hearing Meng Po speak such fluent Flame Country language, Ruan Ling was taken aback, thinking she must have heard wrong.

"Your Flame Country language is so good!" Ruan Ling exclaimed in surprise.

Meng Po smiled slightly, "It's because my mentor taught me well."

Hearing this, Ruan Ling broke into a smile, feeling proud of her son's capabilities.

"Let's sit down and talk," Yang Chen said to everyone.

Everyone sat down, and Ruan Ling still held Yang Chen's hand, unwilling to let go. Yang Chen had no choice but to sit beside her.

Ruan Ling's gaze stayed fixed on Yang Chen, not moving an inch, as if afraid that if she looked away, Yang Chen would disappear.

Yang Chen hesitated for a moment, then looked at the director and said, "Director, you can tell me about the past now. Although I've never asked before, it's time I knew."

The director nodded slowly, thought for a moment, and looked at Fu Zhou.

Fu Zhou sighed and said to Yang Chen, "Let me tell it."

Yang Chen nodded slightly, looking at Fu Zhou.

Fu Zhou began slowly, "Our hometown is Shilong Village. Back during the war, it was the bigshots who invited your grandfather out of the mountains, much like the story of the three visits to the cottage. Later, people called your grandfather Master Yang. After the victory in battle, your grandfather played a significant role. Later, I heard that your grandfather specifically continued the dragon vein, thereby continuing the national fortune; and he always said he wouldn't live past fifty years old."

"He said it was against the will of heaven to reveal divine secrets. After the founding of the country, he retreated to the background, no longer involving himself in political matters. Even if they asked your grandfather, he wouldn't respond."

"Then later..." Fu Zhou glanced at Wei Xueqing and Meng Po, hesitated a bit, and continued slowly, "Elder Ye was injured and retreated to Ningchuan to recuperate, having a very good relationship with your grandfather. That's how you and the little princess of the Ye family got engaged as kids."

Ruan Ling, hearing this, couldn't help but glare at Fu Zhou, feeling that it was inappropriate for him to mention this with two young women present.

However, Ruan Ling also felt a sense of regret.

After all, an alliance with the Ye family would have been very beneficial for Yang Chen.

Unfortunately, such an opportunity was missed.

"Later, the old immortal on the mountain was talked about as if he were a god. The bigshots went to the mountain to consult him, which led to the old poem about your destiny being circulated. That's when the Yang family started to face exclusion, and rumors spread that we were spies." Fu Zhou's expression grew somber.

"Later, Elder Ye's health wasn't good and they moved to Jin Chen; their whole family left. With the Ye family gone, we lacked support, so someone started to act against us. To protect us, your grandfather wrote a letter to the bigshots and sought the old immortal's help on the mountain. Through your grandfather's strategy, we found Uncle Qin. At that time, people were already pursuing us—it was really hard for us. In the end, we had no choice but to leave you with Uncle Qin, planning to retrieve you once everything stabilized. Little did we know, it would be twenty years away."

"Later, once things stabilized, I went into business and made my first pot of gold. At that time, we intended to return to Ningchuan to find you. However, with the changes of time, we had no way to find you. Uncle Qin moved several times to protect you, making it impossible to track you down. Those pursuing us were still in Ancheng, and we were almost discovered multiple times, leaving us no choice but to leave Ancheng."

"All these years, we've never given up searching for you. I spent a fortune, sent countless people to search across the nation, but there was no news. Years flew by, and we were about to give up, unexpectedly meeting you again. This is heaven opening its eyes, allowing our family to reunite!"

...

After finishing, Fu Zhou was moved to tears.

As the saying goes, men don't easily shed tears until they reach a point of deep sorrow.

For twenty years, Fu Zhou never had a peaceful night's sleep, always worrying about his child. The accumulated pain and longing of twenty years were finally released today, and he couldn't control his emotions.

Yang Chen furrowed his brows, noticing a crucial piece of information.

"You said the people tracking you are still in Ningchuan. Where? Who are they? Are they the ones who caused our family to be torn apart?" Yang Chen asked.

"This..." Fu Zhou looked troubled and turned to the director.

The director sighed, "It's all in the past now; there's no need to pursue these matters further. No one will harm you again, nor will anyone consider you a threat. Everything is over!"

Seeing their reluctance to mention this, Yang Chen furrowed his brows tightly.

From this perspective, it was definitely not just the old leaders involved in these matters.

Yang Chen had his principles.

He would absolutely not forgive those who harmed his family.

Since they didn't want to talk, Yang Chen didn't press further but still intended to investigate the truth himself.

Yang Chen looked at Meng Po.

Meng Po, who understood Yang Chen very well, nodded subtly, preparing to investigate the matter further.

All of this was clearly observed by Ruan Ling, as her eyes never left Yang Chen.

She saw the exchanged glances between Yang Chen and Meng Po and was slightly surprised.

She was a woman accustomed to facing the world and had experienced a heart-wrenching escape and had interacted with the powerful women of the Guard.

So she understood the meaning behind these exchanged glances and read the intense chill in Yang Chen's eyes.

She knew Yang Chen did not intend to let this go easily and would surely investigate, even if he didn't ask now.

After all, it was their first meeting after twenty years, and they had much to talk about.

By around twelve o'clock, they were still talking.

Wei Xueqing glanced at the time and stood up, "Director, Uncle, Auntie, Yang Chen, it's getting late. Let's go to the restaurant and talk while we eat."

Zhou Huiqing had already arranged the place, so Wei Xueqing knew the schedule.

"Right, right! Let's eat first, let's eat!" Ruan Ling hurriedly said, "Our son hasn't eaten yet. Oh, go get that bottle of red wine you've been saving. We must celebrate properly today!"

Yang Chen's eyes lit up.

Such an old wine, over half a century old, greatly interested Yang Chen.

After all, he was a wine lover.

Thinking it over, Yang Chen also said to Meng Po, "Go tell Zhao Feiyang to bring the best of the Ancheng collection here!"

"Yes!" Meng Po nodded and immediately went to prepare.

After all, having reunited with his parents, Yang Chen was not stingy and prepared to bring out the best stock Ningchuan had to offer.