Chapter 109 Didn't graduate from elementary school

"Hello, hello, Xie Zhizhi," Xie Zhizhi shook hands lightly with the other person, and then followed them into the Cultural Relics Administration Department.

On the way to Director Liu's office, many people greeted Director Liu, who smiled and nodded to each one before leading Xie Zhizhi back to his office.

The office door opened, and Director Liu went in first, pointing to the sofa for guests, "Please sit down!"

Xie Zhizhi didn't feel awkward and sat down calmly.

Director Liu then personally brewed her tea before putting on gloves and bringing over a piece of collectibles that needed restoration to show Xie Zhizhi. "Little Xie, take a look, are you confident you can restore this well?"

It was a gold and pearl-inlaid court crown, with several broken threads and several noticeably dented areas. But this was the most basic repair technique, with nothing difficult about it.

Xie Zhizhi then told the truth.

After hearing her say that it was the simplest thing and there were no difficulties, Director Liu looked at her with appreciation and then asked Xie Zhizhi, "When would be a convenient time for you to come and help us with the repairs?"

Fearing that Xie Zhizhi might worry about her treatment, Director Liu added, "Don't worry, the repair costs will definitely not be lower than what Lao Zeng paid."

Xie Zhizhi said, "I need to check how many artifacts need to be repaired and whether we have enough materials for the repair. Only after I have confirmed this can I give you an answer, Director."

Director Liu immediately stood up, holding his court hat, and said, "Come with me!"

Director Liu led her out of the office and to a place marked "Collection Storage Room." Director Liu asked Xie Zhizhi to hold the court hat for him while he took the key from his waist and opened the door to the storage room.

The room was dimly lit, probably to facilitate the preservation of the collection inside. Director Liu reached out and turned on the wall light.

When the lights were turned on, Xie Zhizhi discovered that the room was filled with collections of all sizes, and the curtains were tightly closed.

"...So many of these need repair?" Xie Zhizhi couldn't believe it.

"Yes, they all have some flaws, more or less, and they're all here, depending on the product category."

"How many days do I need to make up for?"

Director Liu thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll have someone arrange accommodation for you. Our administration department will cover your food and lodging, and you'll still get your salary. You can stay in Beijing for a while afterward. Is that alright with you?"

Is...is that okay?

It seems somewhat feasible, yet it also seems not quite.

It's okay because it also brings in money, but it's not okay because Xie Zhizhi can't let go of the money from setting up a stall; she realizes she's being greedy.

“I don’t need accommodation arranged, I have relatives here,” Xie Zhizhi said.

Director Liu was slightly surprised by her words, but did not ask any further questions.

As for whether to stay or not, Xie Zhizhi said, "If I need to stay in Beijing for a long time, I may need to go back and discuss it with my family."

Director Liu nodded, "I understand, I understand, there's no rush."

"If you really can't find the time, you can come next time. It's not a rush, you can wait."

Hearing this, Xie Zhizhi was indeed no longer in a hurry. If it didn't need to be done all at once, then things would be much easier.

Xie Zhizhi then asked, "Director, what about the repair materials we have here..."

"Don't worry, we have most of the repair materials. If you don't have any, I can find them for you within two or three days."

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhizhi nodded and began to have Director Liu show her which parts needed repair.

Director Liu led her to a cabinet and pointed to the row of cabinets, saying, "These are all here!"

Before examining the items, Xie Zhizhi asked Director Liu for a pair of gloves. After checking the bottom two rows of items, she asked, "Director, do you have paper and pens here?"

"have!"

After Director Liu handed Xie Zhizhi paper and pen, Xie Zhizhi began to write down what she needed, noting down everything and how much she needed.

My legs were numb from squatting, but I finally finished writing down the information for the next two rows.

After finishing writing, Xie Zhizhi tore off a piece of paper and handed it to Director Liu. "Director, this is what I need right now. If you have any here, I'll come over tomorrow."

After Director Liu finished looking at it, he said, "We have most of the essentials, but we're missing two items. However, these two items are not hard to find. If it's convenient for you, please come over tomorrow!"

"Once we finish these tasks, we can report back to our superiors."

Xie Zhizhi nodded.

As the two left the storage room, Director Liu couldn't help but praise, "Xiao Xie, your handwriting is quite good. What's your educational background?"

Xie Zhizhi smiled helplessly, "He didn't even graduate from elementary school!"

Director Liu looked at the words on the paper again and shook his head. "It doesn't look like it at all. I thought you had a high school diploma!"

“Our unit has a position that I think would be quite suitable for you…” Director Liu stopped there, probably because she felt that her education level of not finishing elementary school was too low and that it was not appropriate for her to enter the system, so she stopped talking.

Director Liu escorted the person to the door and said, "I have something to attend to, so I won't see you off any further. Do you know the way?"

Xie Zhizhi immediately nodded, "I know, I know, thank you for your trouble, Director."

Xie Zhizhi stepped out of the Cultural Relics Administration Department, stood on tiptoe and looked out, and saw Wen Jinzhou's car still parked far away.

Xie Zhizhi looked in their direction, and Wen Jinzhou and Zhou Lin must have noticed her as well. So when Xie Zhizhi started walking towards them, Wen Jinzhou immediately started the car and drove over.

Zhou Lin opened the car door, and Xie Zhizhi nimbly climbed into the car.

Wen Jinzhou asked, "How is it?"

Xie Zhizhi happily told them, "You can come and work tomorrow."

Wen Jinzhou immediately praised, "My sister is amazing."

Zhou Lin didn't say anything to praise her, but he secretly shook Xie Zhizhi's hand from an angle that Wen Jinzhou couldn't see.

Xie Zhizhi, adhering to the principle of "I won't offend others unless they offend me," immediately scratched his palm.

Zhou Lin immediately let go of her hand and coughed to cover it up.

Xie Zhizhi: "??"

Zhou Lin avoided her questioning gaze and looked away.

Xie Zhizhi "..."

Man, you're really disheartening.

The car quickly drove back to the courtyard house, where Grandpa Wen was writing invitations in the company of others.

Wen Runxiang chose an auspicious day for Xie Zhizhi's family reunion banquet, three days later.

To show that he valued the occasion, the old man decided to write invitations to each household instead of making phone calls.

Not long after Xie Zhizhi and the others arrived home, Wen Changyu's bodyguard also came to the courtyard. He was there to tell everyone the news that had come from the Xie family.

"The news from Jiangcheng is that we have already questioned the Xie family. They said that Comrade Tian Fang found the brocade when she went back to her parents' home. This situation matches what our comrades found during their visits."

Upon hearing that it was Tian Fang who had picked it up, the Wen family members generally breathed a sigh of relief.

Before this, they all suspected that Xu Shanshan had deliberately lost her biological daughter.

If that's really the case, it would be quite frightening for them.

A woman who would even murder her own child has stayed with them for so many years...

No one dared to think about it.

After hearing the guard's words, everyone except Zhou Lin and Xie Zhizhi seemed to relax for some reason.

But Zhou Lin and Xie Zhizhi didn't quite believe the result.