Anne didn't seem to care. "Isn't it more memorable to be beautiful?"

The third brother said, "When beautiful women fawn over me, I think they're either after my money or want to give me their disease."

Anne... that old man's words are really annoying.

"Don't you think you're very attractive?"

The third brother took a sip of coffee. "To have a member of the royal family go to such lengths to get close to me, I must be very charming. Could I have some unknown identity?"

Annie stiffened for a moment. "No wonder they say even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. Mr. Li does have some tricks up his sleeve."

Third brother: "A powerful dragon? At most, it's a hybrid dragon."

Anne: "Mr. Li, that's not very gentlemanly of you."

The third brother said, "I'm just a peasant, a nouveau riche. I can't pretend to be a gentleman."

Now that everything had been exposed, Annie no longer needed to pretend. "Mr. Li, I approached you because I wanted to discuss cooperation."

The third brother smirked mockingly. "Cooperate with me? Want to invest in my factory?"

“No, I’m not interested in that. I’ve heard you have a lot of old things, all of them very nice. You know our family has a bit of a sentimental attachment to them, and we want to collect some of them and put them in my grandfather’s private collection so that we, the descendants, can know and understand our ancestors. It’s also a kind of cultural inheritance.” Annie didn’t beat around the bush anymore.

Third brother: "You hybrids, and you still talk about inheritance?"

Anne's face darkened. "Mr. Li, I genuinely want to cooperate with you."

Third brother: "For example? What do you think is suitable for your family's legacy?"

Anne: "As far as I know, you have a jade bracelet, which must have been one of the Empress Dowager's favorite possessions."

The third brother's heart finally settled down; it was indeed the case—it was either Tian Qingqing or Deng Mingxia. Although the family suspected Deng Mingxia, the third brother felt that Tian Qingqing was also a strong suspect. After all, the items were given to Tian Qingqing back then, and who knew better than Tian Qingqing?

Seeing that the third brother remained silent, Annie continued, "You also have a white jade seal, which should be Emperor Kangxi's private seal. I am also very interested in it."

Third brother…does he have that thing? How come he didn't know? But his face remained calm. "What else?"

Annie's smile brightened. "I heard that Grandpa Guan has quite a few treasures. If you're willing to part with them, you can name your price."

The third brother raised an eyebrow. "You even know Old Master Guan?"

Annie laughed, "We can't come back for nothing, can we?"

"Does Grandpa Guan have any treasures?" the third brother asked casually, pretending not to know that Grandpa Guan had any treasures.

“Don’t you know if Grandpa Guan has any treasures? He gave you plenty of gifts when you got married and had children,” Annie said, clearly knowing a lot.

The third brother smiled faintly, "The royal family has fallen so low? A little bit of gold and silver jewelry is a treasure in your eyes?" He would never admit that Old Man Guan gave his family a treasure. When they got married, someone saw Old Man Guan give Su Mo a wooden box, but it was not opened at the time, and no one knew what was inside.

“Mr. Li, you’re joking. Old Master Guan treats you like his own son. How could he possibly give you a little bit of gold and silver jewelry?” Annie smiled faintly.

The third brother: "Your information must be wrong. Old Man Guan has a granddaughter, how could he possibly treat me like his own son?"

“Mr. Li, I’m not going to beat around the bush anymore. Your parents have been raising Grandpa Guan’s granddaughter all along. Grandpa Guan didn’t give her any support. Her dowry was given by your parents when she got married. She was studying abroad and didn’t take care of Grandpa Guan. She’s been living in your house since she came back. In my opinion, the relationship between the grandparents and granddaughter is not close.”

On the contrary, Grandpa Guan is much closer to you. You take care of him a lot and even bought him a house near your home. He has given you generous gifts for your important life events. You two have a very close relationship, so I think Grandpa Guan treats you like his own son. Annie's words were reasonable and well-founded.