The next morning, Tang Nannan and Hu Jiasheng decided to continue their search for Father He.
The others held positions that were too high. Only the He family had just gone bankrupt due to Zhan Beijue. Father He, an old man, was alone and therefore easier to handle.
In Tang Nannan's memory, Father He had been driving for her father since she was little, following them through many cities. They treated him like family.
Father He came from a rural background and lacked much education. Besides driving, he had no other special skills.
His wife had passed away early. He had one daughter and two sons.
When the eldest daughter couldn't afford her university tuition, it was Tang Nannan's father who sponsored her studies.
Fortunately, she was driven. After graduating, she pursued a master's degree at a certain university in Bei Cheng.
Later, during her master's program, she went to Northern Europe as an exchange student. After graduation, she stayed and worked there.
Before the third son, He Lao San, achieved any success, the eldest daughter had always been his pride.
The second son was more ordinary. Perhaps overlooked because he was in the middle, he suffered from malnutrition in his childhood, standing only about 1.6 meters tall.
He had dark skin, ordinary looks, a dull personality, and poor academic performance. He had always stayed in their hometown.
Later, after the third son became successful, he opened a supermarket for him in their hometown. Tang Nannan didn't interact with him much.
The third son's personality was most similar to Father He's. When silent, he appeared honest and reserved, but in reality, he was full of ideas and could bend to achieve his goals.
Because he was the youngest and had been frail since childhood, Father He kept the third son with him throughout his years of working.
The third son practically grew up alongside Tang Nannan.
When Tang Nannan was in her first year of high school, Father He met a wealthy middle-aged woman somewhere.
To manage the woman's business and to display his masculine pride, he leveraged the connections he had accumulated over the years with Tang Nannan's father. Under Tang Nannan's father's name, he helped the woman with many matters.
Later, when the affair was exposed, Tang Nannan's father fired him. However, he still maintained his dignity and did not hold him accountable.
From then on, the third son separated from Tang Nannan, and it was from that point that he began to resent her.
Father He married the wealthy woman, and their living standards rose. The third son dropped out of school early and also started his own business.
Generally, any person with a conscience, upon reflecting on their life, would identify a benefactor.
Tang Nannan's father was undoubtedly Father He's benefactor in life.
Yet, unexpectedly, this very person later caused him the most harm.
All his assets were sealed, leaving only a small apartment inherited from the wealthy woman's ancestors before her death.
When the two knocked on the door, Father He was already reeking of alcohol.
Drinking so much so early in the morning, but upon seeing Tang Nannan, Father He still recognized her.
"Tang Nannan? How did you find me here?"
Tang Nannan said calmly, "Uncle He, I didn't expect you to still remember me. May I come in and sit for a while?"
Father He, being so sharp, how could he not know why Tang Nannan was here?
He gave a cold laugh. "Your father and mother's matters were so long ago. There's no use in finding me. Besides, I'm powerless and have no influence. Even if I said something, no one would believe it. Why are you wasting your breath?"
"I'm not here to talk about that, Uncle He. I'm here to give you money."
The third son knew Tang Nannan's situation clearest after the Tang family's decline, and Father He naturally knew as well.
Hearing that she could barely support herself, yet seeing her today, she didn't look like it.
Still as beautiful as before, ethereal, and coming to give him money?
Tang Nannan feigned weakness. "Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. Just let me come in for two minutes."
Father He let her in. Just as he was closing the door, Hu Jiasheng flashed out from the side.
He forcefully pushed Father He's hand away and barged in.
Father He knew he had been set up, but he was helpless. He grinned shamelessly.
"I knew it. I thought this man looked strange yesterday. So he's someone you hired."
"It's good to be a woman. Whether you have money or not, as long as you're beautiful, you can always rely on someone powerful."
Tang Nannan ignored his words and analyzed the current situation.
"You are not someone who is content with mediocrity. Otherwise, you wouldn't have married a woman ten years your senior back then. After years of hard work, your businesses were gone just like that, and your proudest son was imprisoned. I don't believe you are truly resigned."
Of course, he was not resigned. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been drinking all night yesterday out of anger.
Tang Nannan rubbed salt into his wounds, and his expression darkened.
"Are you just here to tell me this?"
Tang Nannan continued, "With your character, you must have sought help. But people are creatures who avoid harm and seek advantage, especially that group. Knowing you offended Zhan Beijue, no one was willing to help you, right?"
Father He sneered. "Little girl, no need to say so much. You're not a good person either, and you're definitely not here to help me."
"Anyway, what happened to your parents back then has nothing to do with me. It's useless to talk nonsense in front of me. My old heart is not good. If you upset me to death right here, it won't benefit you."
Tang Nannan looked at him calmly.
"That's right, your death would indeed not benefit me. That's why I need you to live well."
"Cooperate with me, Uncle He. While I can't guarantee you'll make a comeback, I can at least ensure you have a peaceful old age. I only hope that if you know anything or have any evidence about what happened to my parents back then, you'll tell me truthfully."
Father He couldn't be swayed by her words and sneered.
"After all that talk, you're still here for that matter. I've already told you, you won't be able to uncover anything..."
Tang Nannan interrupted him. "Whether I can uncover it is my business. Whether you hand it over is your business. I never approached you before because I wasn't confident you would agree. But since I'm here today, I must have made thorough preparations."
"What? If I don't agree, what are you going to do to me?"
Tang Nannan said, "In the past two years, I haven't learned much, except for one trick from you all: interest exchange."
"Although Third Brother is imprisoned, you still have Second Brother and Elder Sister. Like you, I'm living like an ant now, a cheap life not worth cherishing."
"If I, the barefoot one, am not afraid of the shod one, and I force myself to drag them down, Uncle He..."
Father He became a little scared. "What do you want to do?"
"You give me the evidence, and I promise to do nothing and send you abroad to reunite with your eldest daughter. But if you do nothing, then I can't be miserable alone, can I?"
Father He knew his situation was dire. These people, looking down on his driver background and his affair with a rich woman, would never help him. He couldn't make any headway in Su Cheng.
He was advanced in years, living alone here, and lonely. Going to Northern Europe to find his daughter was only a matter of time, and he understood the importance of assessing the situation.