Chapter 1237: Chapter 1237: Second Uncle Is Not Biological

At Songshan’s mind was in turmoil, guessing how Big Brother would react.

“Then that’s perfect, let her stay inside for a few years and only let her out after she turns thirty,” Song Jinyan’s calm facade finally cracked, a flash of ruthlessness fleeting in the depths of his eyes.

Once she comes out past thirty, without any capital, without any support, and even her pride in her youth gone, what would Song Zishan have left?

She might not even qualify to be meat on the chopping block for others.

Song Jingxian also realized this and couldn’t help shivering.

In truth, her relationship with Song Jinyan wasn’t very close. She had always been somewhat afraid of him since childhood.

“By the way, cousin,” Song Jingxian hesitated before finally succumbing to her curiosity and innate longing for kinship, asking tentatively, “If Second Uncle isn’t our birth uncle, then do you know who our real Second Uncle is?”

“The real Second Uncle has already passed away.” It was just after he had sent Auntie Feng home that Song Jinyan called his father.

The father and son spoke for half an hour, yet half of that time was spent in silence. Song Jinyan’s father was a man of authority, silence, and great sense of responsibility. This year, at only fifty-five, he had reached heights in his career many others could not achieve in their lifetime.

Had he lived in ancient times, he would have been a prominent regional official, akin to a military governor.

Even though his job often kept him away from the Capital, the affection between father and son had not weakened with distance.

At the root of it all, Song Jinyan was his father’s greatest pride. His pride and satisfaction in his son were even higher than his own professional stature.

Song Jinyan did not know what his father was thinking, nor was he inclined to speculate.

But without pondering, he knew that his father must be feeling uneasy inside, after all, as the Big Brother who had doted and fretted over his younger brothers since childhood, he was not without complaints about his brother’s narrow-mindedness, underhanded ways, and lack of magnanimity unbecoming of the Song family.

As time went on, he grew colder, and with the distance, they became estranged.

When he thought of Professor Su, who dazzled brilliantly, who countless talents in academia pursued and idolized, and realized this man was his own birth brother, the taste in his mouth must have been bitter by comparison.

“What?” Song Jingxian thought she had heard wrong, “How old was our real Second Uncle? How could he…?”

“Actually, you know our real Second Uncle,” Song Jinyan said with a complex look, “Do you know Professor Su?”

“I know,” Song Jingxian nodded vigorously, “I even met him once right after I got married.” Her husband was an admirer of Professor Su. Although the professor didn’t attend their wedding, he sent a wedding gift.

Because of that, her husband was excited for an entire week.

A very ordinary gift, yet treasured and kept safe from anyone else’s touch.

“It’s Professor Su. You’ve also met his daughter, remember Su Wen? When you first adopted Xiaoya, I heard it was Su Wen who chased you all the way to the train station.” These matters, Song Jinyan had people investigate clearly back when Song Jingxian was registering Xiaoya in the household registration book.

At that time, he didn’t know the truth, but he was left with a profound impression of Su Wen’s kindness. Now knowing that such a kind girl was a member of the Song family, his sister, his satisfaction and admiration couldn’t help but increase.

“Oh my God! Professor Su is my Second Uncle? My birth Second Uncle?” Song Jingxian was both shocked and delighted, her heart pounding incessantly.

With the current status of the Song family, being related to them was a great fortune for anyone, but when Song Jingxian learned that Professor Su was actually her uncle, she felt only honor.

Having such a genius who had made remarkable contributions be a descendant of any family would be an immense glory.

It just so happened that the Song family did not have that blessing.