Mixed in 1980

Chapter 467 Wait for Me

Early the next morning, Zhou Jingshu came to Ya'er Hutong again, her eyes bloodshot, probably because she hadn't slept well the night before, or perhaps she had been crying.

He woke up Xiao Wu, who was still sleeping: "Didn't you say you were going to tell your uncle about your business plan? Get up and get ready, or your uncle might not take it seriously."

"Let's talk about it after the show is finished."

Chen Yanche held her hand: "The old man has already told us to talk about it another day. Let's go out for a walk later and relax before recording the show."

"where to?"

"How about the zoo? We can go to the breeding center to feed the animals. You like parrots, so we can rent a pair to keep as pets," Chen Yanche suggested.

"I'll forget about renting a place to live; we'll talk about it after graduation."

Without wasting any time, the two of them set off after breakfast and went straight to the zoo's breeding center to play with a group of small animals, which was indeed very relaxing.

Another day has passed, and the program will be recorded.

Zhou Jingshu started preparing two hours in advance, putting on light makeup, changing into exquisite clothes, and choosing some jewelry to wear. She turned around in front of the mirror before nodding in satisfaction.

"I never see you wearing makeup usually, but you're all dressed up now," Guan Xiaoyu teased.

Zhou Jingshu took her mother's arm and kissed her: "Of course. If I find my biological parents, I will let them know that my mom and dad treat me very well."

"If I don't find it, I will tell the audience that my parents are very good to me and that they don't need to worry about me."

"You silly child," Guan Xiaoyu said with some sadness.

Time flies! It feels like only yesterday that I brought home that little bundle of joy. Now he's all grown up and almost ready to get married: "Let's go, let's go record a show."

Zhou Xu and Guan Xiaoyu, along with Xiao Wu, arrived at the recording site quickly.

The staff took them backstage, where a dedicated person greeted them and explained the recording process to them. Any questions that needed to be addressed in advance were also addressed.

In addition, some outdoor scenes need to be filmed for post-production editing and added to the program to enhance its effects.

This is only the first day.

They entered the recording studio the next day. The host and audience had already entered, and the accompanying family members were also arranged in the audience seats.

Zhou Jingshu sat backstage, clutching the hem of her dress.

It's not that I'm nervous about recording a show, but I'm worried about what the outcome will be and what to do after the results are revealed.

The lights came on, the host gave a speech, and the audience applauded... After the process was completed, Zhou Jingshu walked onto the stage after the host, Ni Ping, said, "Please welcome our first guest seeking help today."

"Hello everyone, I am Zhou Jingshu."

He took a deep breath, smiled, and greeted the host, guests, and audience before sitting down at the invitation of the host, Ni Ping.

"Hello, child, how old are you?"

Noticing Zhou Jingshu's slight unease, Ni Ping casually started a conversation about everyday matters. Zhou Jingshu nodded and said, "Twenty-six years old, if I'm not mistaken, that should be it."

"Are you married?" Ni Ping asked again.

Zhou Jingshu shook her head slightly: "Not yet, it's already decided, we'll get married after graduation."

"Still in school? Where do you go to school?"

“I did my undergraduate studies at Xiamen University, and now I’m doing my master’s degree in economics at Peking University. I’m a third-year graduate student and will graduate in three months,” Zhou Jingshu replied.

"A master's degree from Peking University, this young lady is very impressive."

Ni Ping smiled, then got to the point: "Who are you here to see today?"

"I'm looking for my biological parents."

"When were you separated from your biological parents?" Ni Ping asked gently.

Zhou Jingshu hesitated for a moment: "Around one year old."

Ni Ping pressed on, asking, "Around one year old, still very young, do you still have any memories of them?"

Zhou Jingshu shook her head: "I don't have any images at all, but since I was little, a voice often comes to mind: Ya Ya, little brother, Ya Ya takes care of her little brother."

"So I think I should have a younger brother."

“My mom said it’s not certain. I was only one year old when I was brought back, so it’s unlikely that I’ll have a second child so soon. Maybe a relative has a younger brother, or maybe my birth mother is pregnant.”

Ni Ping nodded slightly and said, "Without memories, finding someone is quite difficult. You don't even know how they were separated?"

"I know this."

Zhou Jingshu paused briefly before quickly organizing her thoughts: "In 1992, my mother went on a business trip to Guizhou. On her way back, she encountered a human trafficker at the train station. It was a woman who was holding me."

"My mother sensed something was wrong, so she went up to get information out of him and exposed the human trafficker's identity."

"There were many people at the train station at the time. Everyone was furious and surrounded the human trafficker, beating him to death on the spot."

"My background has become a mystery."

As soon as he finished speaking, the room fell silent.

No one could have imagined that things would turn out this way: catching and killing the human traffickers would leave the children unable to find their way home.

This is a principle that cannot be explained.

The police representatives in the guest seats didn't know what to say. It was something that happened in 1992, and there was no point in going back to it.

Zhou Jingshu continued, "When they couldn't find my biological parents, the police were going to send me to an orphanage, and my mother went with me to check on me."

“In 1992, the conditions at the orphanage were very poor.” “After seeing it, my mother couldn’t bear to send me to the orphanage, so she adopted me and brought me home.”

"Are your adoptive parents good to you?" Ni Ping continued, guiding the conversation.

Zhou Jingshu nodded almost without hesitation: "My father was a school teacher with a permanent position. At that time, we could only have one child. I already had an older brother."

“My mother always regretted not having a daughter. After adopting me, she spoiled me terribly and gave me almost anything I wanted.”

"In terms of clothing, food, housing, transportation, and education, everything I've been given has been the best."

"Um... My uncle has a younger brother. When I was little, I always had a voice in my head telling me to take care of my brother. Every day, my mother would take me to my uncle's house to find my brother."

“Sometimes I miss my younger brother in the middle of the night and we start arguing. My mom will drive me to my uncle’s house. It’s not just once or twice, it happens often.”

After listening to her, Ni Ping nodded slightly: "I can tell that your adoptive mother treated you very well, and you grew up in a happy family."

Then, she changed the subject: "Your adoptive mother has been so good to you, so does she support your search for your biological parents? Or rather, is she willing to let go of them?"

“My mother never hid anything from me and was very supportive.”

Zhou Jingshu hesitated again, organizing her thoughts: "This is what my mother said: Your biological parents may have been looking for you all along, searching everywhere without any clear reason."

"A search could take twenty years."

"It could take even longer. Before they are found, they may be living in guilt, regret, and longing, feeling like sinners."

“When you were abducted by human traffickers, it was a tragedy and a source of suffering for your family. We must go and find you so that this suffering and tragedy can end.”

As soon as he finished speaking, enthusiastic applause erupted in the room.

After a long while, the applause finally stopped, and Ni Ping said, "Your adoptive mother was a very great and kind mother."

“It always has been!” Zhou Jingshu nodded.

Ni Ping smiled and nodded, then asked, "When did you start looking?"

Zhou Jingshu replied, "During my freshman year."

“Actually, when I was very young, my mother placed missing person notices on TV and in newspapers, but there was no news. Later, she was afraid that it would affect my studies, so she stopped looking.”

“After I started college, my mother encouraged me to look for them myself. At that time, the Baby Come Home website found a couple who seemed to be parents, but after doing a paternity test, we found out they weren’t.

"I was quite frustrated at the time."

“The turning point came in 2014 when my fourth cousin got married and moved to Guilin. My brother and I were responsible for seeing her off.”

"After the bride is sent there, we plan to spend a few days in the area, and then take a bamboo raft to visit the Ten-Mile Gallery in Guilin."

“At that time, on the bamboo raft in front of us, there was a little girl wearing a silver bell bracelet, exactly the same as the one I wore when I was abducted.”

"After asking around, I found out that the bracelet was bought in Chengdu, at a silver shop called 'Two and a Half Liang,' where most of the customers were locals."

“We went over and asked.”

"It can be basically concluded that I am very likely from Chengdu, or possibly from a city near Chengdu. For the past two years or so, I have been looking in this direction."

"But there has been no news."

"To be honest, I was quite unsure of myself. If it weren't for my family's constant encouragement and my younger brother's support, I might not have been able to persevere."

Ni Ping listened quietly, and then nodded slightly: "Yes, finding relatives is a very long process, and many of our people who seek help suffer a lot in the process."

"Often, it's the support and companionship of family that's needed to keep going. Did your parents come with you today?"

“They’re here, and so is my younger brother.” Zhou Jingshu nodded.

Three people in the audience stood up and waved. Following the procedure, Ni Ping invited them to come on stage.

Xiao Wu naturally sat down next to Zhou Jingshu and held her hand. Ni Ping narrowed her eyes slightly: "Little brother, what's going on here?"

Zhou Jingshu blushed.

Guan Xiaoyu explained, "The two children have been together since they were little. They were in the same class from kindergarten to university, and they even studied the same major in graduate school. They are used to being together, so they started dating."

"Childhood sweethearts, that's great, congratulations."

Ni Ping smiled and offered her blessings, then asked Guan Xiaoyu, "If your daughter finds her biological parents, will you be reluctant to let her go?"

Guan Xiaoyu laughed and said, "Whether we find her or not, she's still my daughter. If we find her, that's even better, because she'll have another pair of parents to love her."

Ni Ping smiled and changed the subject: "Have you all noticed that our client today, Zhou Jingshu, is very different from the clients we've had before?"

"Overall, she presented a relatively relaxed mindset. In her account, there was no mention of suffering; she was always in a very happy state."

"This is thanks to her adoptive parents."

"Really, in real life, many biological parents would find it difficult to do better than them."

"I love this heartwarming scene."

At this point, Ni Ping said to Zhou Jingshu, "Girl, whether you find your biological parents today or not, you must always treat your adoptive parents well in the future."

Zhou Jingshu nodded and said, "Definitely."

Ni Ping pointed to the empty seat in front of her: "Then let's get down to business. Come on, stand here, facing the big screen, and see how we help you find it."

For no apparent reason, Zhou Jingshu's body trembled.

(End of this chapter)