Unable to have children, he later sought medical examination and discovered his infertility.
Upon learning of his infertility, he contemplated adopting an orphan, but ultimately decided against it, reasoning that it would be better to explore potential successors himself.
Zhang Liunian was one of the few individuals he found domestically who fit his criteria and met his expectations.
He had also identified other promising candidates elsewhere, to whom he dispatched his assistants to aid them. When he was near his end, he would conduct a final assessment, and whoever possessed the largest and most valuable business empire would inherit his entire fortune.
"Maternal great-uncle? Are you sure?" Jiang Qingqing was somewhat overwhelmed, recognizing Mr. Fu as an extremely wealthy and influential person.
She did not wish to be mistakenly identified by him, and subsequently offend him.
"Given the appearances of you and my wife, could someone who resembles her this closely be a stranger?" If he hadn't known his wife remained childless throughout her life, he would have suspected that the Jiang Qingqing before him was his wife's own daughter.
She truly resembled her to such an extent that no one would doubt they were mother and daughter.
"..." Jiang Qingqing looked up at the portrait above, speechless.
Indeed, she and Mrs. Fu looked so alike that if she hadn't known better, she would have thought she was her daughter.
Moreover, it was unlikely that someone like Mr. Fu would deceive her, as there was no need to lie to someone with so little.
So, this relative was real, and he was truly her maternal great-uncle?
"Maternal great-uncle?" Jiang Qingqing subconsciously called out.
Mr. Fu responded with extreme happiness, "Yes!"
"..." Jiang Qingqing's face instantly flushed, unsure how to reply.
"Is this your daughter?" Mr. Fu, sensing Jiang Qingqing's unfamiliarity and awkwardness towards him, shifted the topic to Hua Bao.
Jiang Qingqing looked at her daughter in her arms, her expression melancholic, "Yes."
"She does resemble Tang Zhenzhen from earlier. Would you like them to undergo some tests? My private hospital has just acquired a batch of equipment capable of determining blood relationships."
Mr. Fu's words were rather tactful; if not for considering Jiang Qingqing's feelings, he would have suggested they get tested with this daughter.
"There's such equipment?" Jiang Qingqing's eyes lit up upon hearing this. With such equipment, they could definitively confirm whether Hua Bao was truly Tang Shitong's daughter.
Currently, the Tang family only had Tang Shitong; as long as Hua Bao was not his daughter, everything would be manageable.
"Of course. Here is my hospital's VIP card. Take it, and you can go for checks anytime, it's free of charge." Seeing her interest, Mr. Fu immediately produced a card from his pocket and handed it over.
Jiang Qingqing hesitated for a moment upon seeing the card but ultimately decided to accept it.
An hour later, Jiang Qingqing left the Fu family's old residence under Mr. Fu's warm hospitality.
On the road, Jiang Qingqing immediately inquired about her husband's situation from Uncle Yi.
"Liunian is already here. He's waiting for me to return. Let's go, I'll take you there, so you can reunite as a family."
Uncle Yi personally drove, taking Jiang Qingqing and the others to Zhang Liunian's temporary residence.
At this time, Zhang Liunian was learning about the Zhu family's situation.
"The eldest Zhu brother founded the Zhu Family Gang in the Bay Area. The entire gang has only over five hundred members and a port. Yesterday, the place where the second Zhu brother docked was the Zhu Family Gang's territory. Currently, there are no less than a hundred thugs stationed there, possibly waiting for us to appear."
The bodyguard captain reported the information he had just obtained to Zhang Liunian one by one.
"Anything else?" Zhang Liunian inquired expressionlessly, wanting to know more about the Zhu Family Gang.
"I also learned that your own second brother, Zhang Liuxing, is also in the Zhu Family Gang and has become a captain."
"..."
Zhang Liuxing had apparently fled here and become a member of the Zhu Family Gang. It seemed this Zhu family had very close ties with the Tang family.
He wondered where his enemy Tang Guo was, and the child rumored to have been sent to Port City, who was the same age as his Hua Bao.
Just as Zhang Liunian was thinking this, a loud cry suddenly sounded from outside, "Daddy!"
"..." Zhang Liunian was momentarily stunned, thinking he had misheard. He shook his head, and then heard "Daddy" again. This time, he was certain he wasn't hallucinating; it was indeed his precious daughter's voice.
"Hua Bao?"
Zhang Liunian shot up, rushing towards the outside, and saw Uncle Yi bringing his wife and daughter, safe and sound.
"Qingqing, Hua Bao, why did you come out?" Zhang Liunian was overjoyed to see his wife and daughter unharmed and rushed forward to give them a big hug.
Jiang Qingqing hugged her husband back, and after calming her excited emotions, she said, "Mr. Fu saved us."
"Mr. Fu?" Zhang Liunian found the name familiar upon hearing it. After a moment's thought, he recalled where he had heard the name. Wasn't this the name of Mr. Xue's business partner?
But they didn't know each other. Why would he help them?
"Why did he help us? We don't seem to know each other," Zhang Liunian released his wife, looking puzzled.
"He's my maternal great-uncle, the husband of my maternal grandmother's sister." Jiang Qingqing smiled and explained, seeing her husband's confusion.
Zhang Liunian, upon hearing of this relationship, was enlightened but still puzzled. "So, he intervened because he knew you were his grandniece? But why have you never mentioned having relatives in Port City?"
"I also just found out about this branch of relatives. My grandmother and the others never mentioned them before." Jiang Qingqing looked helpless; this relative had appeared rather suddenly.
"Are you sure he's a real relative?" Zhang Liunian felt this relative had appeared out of nowhere and was somewhat uneasy.
"He wouldn't lie to us. He's immensely wealthy. Even Tang Guo from the provincial capital, who is so arrogant, is willing to be his woman, which shows his wealth.
Someone this rich has no need to falsely claim kinship."
Jiang Qingqing had witnessed Mr. Fu's financial power firsthand and believed he wouldn't lie to them.
After all, with his personal wealth, there was absolutely no necessity for it.
Zhang Liunian was stunned. After thinking about it, anyone who could cooperate with Mr. Xue was certainly not poor. Such a person wouldn't falsely claim relatives. So, did they truly have this relationship with Mr. Fu?
However, for a wealthy person in Port City, finding these relatives should be easy. But why only discover this kinship now, and why did he appear so timely to help rescue his wife and daughter?
With this thought, Zhang Liunian subconsciously cast his gaze towards Uncle Yi.
Uncle Yi received Zhang Liunian's gaze and smiled awkwardly. It seemed Zhang Liunian had begun to suspect him. He could no longer conceal it, nor was there any need to.
"Uncle Yi, can you explain to me why it's such a coincidence that as soon as Qingqing had an accident, Mr. Fu discovered her existence and successfully rescued her?"
Zhang Liunian had long harbored suspicions about Uncle Yi and now couldn't help but want to know his background and the truth of the matter.