Li Xiangdong covered his mouth and chuckled, "It's not like it was taken from a latrine, it's just piled up in a corner of a public toilet!"

The two were chatting and laughing in the outer room when Grandma Hong asked through the curtain, "What are you two laughing about? Come over and tell us, let us all have a good laugh!"

Grandma Jiang replied, "You wouldn't understand even if I told you."

Li Jin and Zhao Sufang exchanged a glance. How could their second son be so affectionate and familiar with everyone?

They were unaware that a term called "social bandit" existed in later generations; otherwise, they would know how to describe Li Xiangdong.

"Aunt Jiang, when will you fix it?"

Grandma Jiang glanced at him. "Trying to steal my skills?"

"Why say such harsh things? If you have a skill, don't hide it, lest it be lost."

"I only teach my apprentices."

Grandma Jiang gave him a meaningful look.

Li Xiangdong's heart pounded wildly, and images of Yuan blue-and-white porcelain pillows and boxes of gold bars flashed through his mind in an instant.

Although the old lady had hinted at this idea before, he hesitated a bit now that she had said it out loud.

"Um, am I okay?"

In my past life, I was just a pretentious connoisseur with ulterior motives for collecting antiques; in this life, I'm doing it to make money.

Judging from Grandma Jiang's expression, she truly loves it.

If the two of them become master and apprentice, what if, after a while, Grandma Jiang sees through his true intentions?

Grandma Jiang said with a hint of disdain, "It's alright, though!"

In fact, in those days, few children in rural areas went to school and learned to read. She had intentionally guided Li Xiangdong in this direction during their conversation, and to her surprise, Li Xiangdong actually had quite a bit of knowledge in this area.

But how could a child from such a family background understand these things?

However, everyone has their own destiny, and every family has its own secrets, so there's no need to delve too deeply into it.

She is already old and frail, and we don't know when she will pass away. Is she really going to give the things she has hidden away with great difficulty to those illegitimate children?

After a period of adjustment, the two finally decided to formally become master and apprentice.