A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

Su Fan glanced at the cardboard box at his feet, then at the bags piled up next to the table, and suddenly had an idea.

"Then I'll reschedule for tomorrow. If you're going back together, we can just drive."

Yuan Shanshan hesitated for a moment: "Driving? It's so far, won't it be too tiring?"

Su Fan said with a wry smile, "Even if it's tiring, it's still easier than carrying so many things back and forth."

"You've prepared a lot of things?"

"I prepared some, but it's not easy to carry."

Yuan Shanshan sensed the helplessness in his tone and couldn't help but laugh, "How much exactly is 'a little'?"

"It looks like a lot, but it should be enough to fill the car."

What does "should" mean?

Su Fan glanced down and estimated for a moment, then said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely save seats for you two."

Yuan Shanshan was amused by him: "Just don't make me carry this suitcase the whole way."

After exchanging a few jokes, she and Xiao Ran's voices came through the phone.

A short while later, Yuan Shanshan said again, "Okay, Xiao Ran also said it's convenient to drive, so the three of us can take turns driving. We can rest at the service area when we get tired, there's no rush."

"Okay, it's settled then. Send me your address, and I'll pick you up first thing tomorrow morning."

Yuan Shanshan agreed, then added, "Pack your things today and go to bed early tonight. Don't get so busy that you stay up until the wee hours."

"Don't worry, nothing's going to happen today. I'll just pack my bags."

After hanging up the phone, Su Fan looked at all the things in the room and finally stopped worrying.

He first arranged his afternoon flight tickets, then called Aunt Liu to tell her that he would be going back a day later with Yuan Shanshan and Xiao Ran.

Aunt Liu was happy to hear that the three of them were coming back together, but she repeatedly told them to drive slowly and not to rush to eat.

Su Fan agreed to each of them, then rolled up his sleeves and began to reorganize the bags and boxes.

The next morning, Su Fan picked up Yuan Shanshan and Xiao Ran in his car.

As soon as the trunk was opened, Yuan Shanshan froze.

The room was crammed full of bags and cardboard boxes of all sizes, even the gaps on the sides were utilized.

She glanced at her suitcase, then at Su Fan, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Goodness, are you going home or moving?"

Su Fan moved the suitcases forward to make room for the two of them, and said helplessly, "I didn't want to either, but they forced these things on me and told me to take them back."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shanshan looked at him with suspicion: "What are you talking about? What relatives do you have in Kyoto that would send you so many things back?"

"There really is."

Yuan Shanshan immediately became interested: "Oh? Then tell me, do you have any relatives in Kyoto?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she seemed to realize something, and her eyes lit up slightly: "You're not in a relationship, are you? These were all gifts from your future mother-in-law?"

Su Fan paused in his work, turned to look at her: "Sister Shan, your imagination is truly something else. Why don't you just quit the medical field and go write novels?"

Yuan Shanshan crossed her arms, completely unmoved by his words: "Stop talking nonsense and tell me honestly, what exactly happened?"

Xiao Ran chuckled from the side, "You'd better tell her, or she'll keep asking you questions the whole way."

Su Fan put the last piece of luggage away and closed the trunk.

"Let's talk in the car, this is a long story."

Xiao Ran drove for the first leg of the journey, with Su Fan in the passenger seat and Yuan Shanshan in the back, urging him to continue.

Su Fan stopped keeping them in suspense and gave a general account of his relationship with the Ye family and how he was switched with someone back then.

At first, Yuan Shanshan was somewhat inclined to watch the spectacle.

But as she listened, the smile on her face disappeared.

She didn't respond immediately after Su Fan finished speaking.

The only sound in the car was the occasional notification from the navigation system.

After a long while, Yuan Shanshan asked incredulously, "So, you found your biological parents?"

Su Fan nodded: "Found it."

"And it's the Ye family?"

"Um."

Yuan Shanshan recalled the live broadcast from a while ago and suddenly realized: "No wonder you kept staying at hotels under Tengfei Group back then and even helped them find solutions. So that's what happened."

After she finished speaking, she frowned again: "How come you didn't tell us about something this important?"

Su Fan said, "When I first found out, I didn't know what to do. The blood relationship has been clarified, but suddenly there's a whole new family. I need some time."

"And now? Have you reunited with them?"

"The night before last, after singing, I went to the Ye family's house and had New Year's Eve dinner with them. That's how we officially acknowledged our relationship."

Yuan Shanshan looked at him, and her eyes suddenly felt hot.

Looking out the car window, she sighed, "I never imagined that someone would switch you back then. They raised someone else's child without knowing their own child was outside. Over the years, no one has gotten away with it. Since you weren't abandoned back then, you should acknowledge this marriage."

After a moment, she asked again, "How did they treat you?"

Su Fan gestured towards the trunk: "Didn't you just see it? I said I couldn't bring it all, but they still felt they hadn't prepared enough. By the way, this car, and the yard where I live, were also given to me by them."

Yuan Shanshan was taken aback, then suddenly realized: "No wonder! Your courtyard house isn't something you can just buy with money. I was wondering who was so generous, now I know."

At this point, she suddenly realized something and reached out to pat Su Fan's chair: "Then why did you tell me it was a gift from a fan?"

Su Fan coughed lightly and explained in a serious tone, "They do really enjoy listening to me sing and watch my shows, so from that perspective, it's not entirely wrong."

Yuan Shanshan was amused and annoyed by his words: "So, according to you, I'm your fan too?"

"That must be someone senior."

"Don't try to fool me. I actually believed you. I thought you'd met some generous tycoon, and I almost advised you to return the things."

"At that time, although my background had been found out, I hadn't figured out how to get along with them. When you suddenly asked me, I didn't know where to start, so I just made up an answer."

"Just say you haven't decided yet, we won't rush you."

"Okay, I won't fool you next time."

"You want a next time?"

"No, I just said it offhand."

Xiao Ran, who had been listening the whole time, finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Yuan Shanshan laughed, leaned back in her seat, and looked at the car's interior again: "I knew it, where did these fans come from, giving away cars and houses without making any requests?"

Yuan Shanshan stopped teasing him. After a while, she glanced at the trunk and the things piled up in the back seat and said, "Putting aside the house and car, these bags of things prepared for Aunt Liu and the children really show a lot of thought."

Su Fan recalled Zhao Ling's repeated instructions at the door and nodded with a smile: "Yes, she put in a lot of effort."

Yuan Shanshan instructed, "When you get home, tell Aunt Liu yourself, and she will be happy for you."

Su Fan replied, "I know."

Yuan Shanshan sat for a while, then suddenly reached out and patted the seat in front of her, saying, "Also, in the future, don't always keep such important matters to yourself. If you can't make up your mind, talk to us. We may not be able to help you make the decision, but it's always good to listen to what you have to say."

Su Fan turned his head and replied with a smile, "I understand."