Chapter 129: Let's Speak Straight
These days, Xu Qingsui helped Xu Wanshan with some cultural relics restoration work during the day, and studied textual research knowledge at night. His life was very fulfilling.
On this day, Xu Wanshan went out for something, and Xu Qingsui had nothing to do, so he took out Yang Yuanming's business card and decided to ask him out for a meeting.
I called the other party and heard a familiar voice: "Hello, who is this?"
"Uncle Yang, it's me, Xu Qingsui." Xu Qingsui gave his name.
"So it's my nephew. Are you ready to meet me?" Yang Yuanming asked confidently.
It seemed that he had already anticipated that Xu Qingsui would contact him.
"Uncle Yang, are you free tonight? Let's have dinner together." Xu Qingsui asked.
"Yes, you decide the time and place." Yang Yuanming said impatiently.
Xu Qingsui thought about it. She was not familiar with the mountain city. The last time she came here was with Huo Xilin. She couldn't afford to treat the restaurant they went to as it was too expensive.
So she randomly searched for a restaurant with a nice environment on the Internet, and then told Yang Yuanming the time and address.
According to the agreed time, Xu Qingsui waited in the restaurant early, and soon, Yang Yuanming appeared.
She stood up and greeted him: "Hello, Uncle Yang."
Yang Yuanming shook hands with Xu Qingsui and sat down opposite her.
At this time, the waiter took the menu and asked the two to take orders. Xu Qingsui handed the menu to Yang Yuanming.
"Just eat a little. You and I both know that our real purpose is not to eat." Yang Yuanming said.
Xu Qingsui nodded, took back the menu, and ordered a few dishes.
After the waiter left, Yang Yuanming said with some melancholy: "Nephew, I saw the news about Master Lu's birthday. I guess you haven't had a happy life in the Lu family these years, right?"
"No matter what, the Lu family is indeed kind to my brother and me. This is an undeniable fact. If it weren't for the Lu family's help, my brother and I might have died long ago." Xu Qingsui is not an ungrateful person.
Although she knew very well that the reason why the Lu family adopted her and her brother was simply to reasonably inherit the antique collections left by their grandparents.
Because of the kindness the Lu family had shown her, she did not try to take the collection back by force. Huo Xilin wanted to help her several times, but she declined.
She has been looking for a suitable method. It would be best if the Lu family could return the collection to her willingly without causing any harm to the Xu and Lu families.
At the same time, she also suspected that the death of her grandparents might be related to the Lu family, and did not want to cut ties with the Lu family too early.
Now she is caught in a vortex of gratitude and hatred, which is very painful for her. But no matter what the final result is, she must take back her grandparents' relics and repay the Lu family's kindness.
Yang Yuanming nodded, and said with a slightly complicated tone in his satisfaction: "You are a sensible child. There are some things I don't know whether I should tell you or not."
"Uncle Yang, if you have anything to say, just speak up."
Yang Yuanming pondered for a while and said, "Master called me a few nights before the accident, hoping that I could return home as soon as possible. He had a premonition that something was going to happen to the Xu family, and his things had been temporarily placed at the Lu family. If the Xu family can get through this safely, perhaps these things can't be taken back."
"What did you say? Did Grandpa know that the Lu family would not return the things before he gave them away?" Xu Qingsui asked in shock, "Then why did Grandpa still give the things to the Lu family for safekeeping?"
Why did grandpa do this if he knew it was a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?
Or did Grandpa already see through Mr. Lu’s true face from that time on?
"I was also very curious at the time, but the master didn't tell me why. He just said one thing to me. He said that your parents are gone, and he and your grandmother are old. They may not be able to watch you and your brother grow up. If one day they both pass away, maybe the Lu family can be your support."
"Of course, in order to make the Lu family willingly raise you two, your grandfather clearly stated that if the Lu family wants to obtain these antiques legitimately, they must marry you when you grow up. Otherwise, I will expose the truth of that year, so that even if the Lu family obtains the antiques, they will be cursed by the world and will not be able to gain a foothold in the upper class."
After hearing this, Xu Qingsui's eyes suddenly became moist. It turned out that her grandfather had been making plans for her and her brother so long ago.
This is probably the real reason why the Lu family is willing to take her and her brother in.
If she and her brother died, even if the Lu family inherited the estate, it would be dishonorable. In order to have a good reputation and a legitimate inheritance, the Lu family had to agree to grandfather's request.
"What happened next? After my grandfather told you all this, did you never contact each other again?" Xu Qingsui asked impatiently.
She wanted so badly to know the details of what happened in order to find out the truth about her grandparents' death.
"Yes, after we talked on the phone tonight, Master contacted me again and told me that someone wanted to harm him. He hoped that I could return home quickly to look after you and your brother."
Yang Yuanming looked heavy-hearted and said in some pain, "After saying this, Master's phone could no longer be reached. The more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong. I quickly dealt with my overseas affairs and booked a flight back home. But when I came back, Master and his wife had already met with an accident, and you two siblings were adopted by the Lu family. I had no choice but to leave."
Xu Qingsui listened to what Yang Yuanming said and always felt something was wrong.
"Uncle-master, my brother and I wandered the streets for nearly half a month before we were taken back by the Lu family. Did it take you that long to come back from abroad?" Xu Qingsui asked tentatively.
"To be honest, I didn't realize how serious the matter would be. I had a lot of things to do abroad and it took me some time to deal with them. By the time I came back, it was indeed more than half a month later." Yang Yuanming said with some guilt.
"Then do you know how my grandparents died?" Xu Qingsui asked.
Yang Yuanming shook his head: "When I came back, the Xu family had long since disappeared. Even the house you lived in before was sealed. As for the real reason why Master and Master's wife passed away, I don't know, but I think the old man of the Lu family may know something. You should start your investigation from them."
Xu Qingsui sighed: "I have the same suspicion, but I don't know how to check it now. After all, it was too long ago, and I was too young at that time. I don't remember many things."
She originally thought that Uncle Yang could bring her some useful information, but now it seems that her joy was in vain.
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