After checking everything, Lin Yue picked out a blue and white porcelain vase. She didn't want to eat it, and she didn't even want to look at it.
"Professor Qin, this blue and white porcelain vase is fake. The original order of rice will be reduced by one and a half jin."
"Fake? How could it be fake..." Professor Qin picked it up and examined it again and again, but he couldn't figure it out. It looked real, but when he thought about how Lin Yue had replaced so many things, it made no sense that she would deliberately pick out a porcelain vase. The young girl was definitely more knowledgeable than him, a half-baked scholar. So he continued, "I'm sorry, I'm not questioning you, it's just that this blue and white porcelain vase cost a lot of money, and I really like it. I never expected it to be fake."
"It's alright, as long as it's explained clearly," Lin Yue said, indicating her understanding.
It's normal to have doubts if something you've treasured for years turns out to be fake.
After weighing out one and a half pounds of rice, Cang Yu weighed the total amount again in front of the two of them to make sure there was no problem. Only then did Lin Yue ask Cang Yu to help pack it into boxes, as she dared not touch it at all.
Sixty-one antiques plus their boxes—their SUV couldn't fit them all; it was a real blunder.
"Wait here, I'll go back and get a truck," Cang Yu suggested.
"Okay, sure." She stayed there and moved her things downstairs first.
"There's too much. Find someone to help you move it," Cang Yu said, seeing what she was planning to do.
"good!"
The two took a few boxes downstairs first, and Cang Yu drove back to change cars.
Lin Yue stood downstairs for a while before going upstairs.
The base is full of people, and at this time of day, most of them have gone to work at the base construction site. Since she'll be moving here later, and it's next to the police station, she's not worried about anyone taking anything from her.
After waiting for nearly ten minutes, thinking that Cao Kefeng should have finished speaking, Lin Yue went upstairs.
"Young lady, let me help you carry it downstairs," Professor Qin said immediately when he saw her come up.
He should have his things delivered to the customer's hands, not be asked to carry them himself. He should at least contribute some effort.
"No need, Professor Qin can rest," Lin Yue refused.
People of advanced age shouldn't engage in strenuous exercise, and Lin Yue doesn't have a penchant for abusing the elderly.
"Old Qin, hand me that leg massager, I want to massage my legs," Professor Xu suddenly called out to Professor Qin, his expression a little unwell.
"Your legs hurt again? Let me massage them for you." Professor Qin didn't even care about Lin Yue anymore and immediately went over to massage his wife's legs.
"Miss Lin, let me help you." Cao Kefeng didn't wait for Lin Yue's reply before striding towards the room where the antiques were kept. A moment later, he came out carrying a large box.
Lin Yue watched the people who had already started working without saying a word.
If you're going to do it, then do it. At most, I'll pay him half a pound of rice as a service fee later.
Lin Yue then looked at Professor Qin and Professor Xu, who were smiling happily at each other.
Lin Yue took a deep breath. In these kinds of days, it seems nice to have some warmth continuing.
There was nothing else in the room to exchange, so Lin Yue looked at their fingers and asked, "Professor Qin, would you like to exchange your rings with Professor Xu?"
The couple's rings are gold, and after all these years, the color is still very good, which shows how much they take care of them.
"Young lady, we won't exchange this ring, thank you!" Professor Xu declined with a smile.
She understood that the ring wasn't worth much money, but it was a testament to her and her husband's life together.
"Professor Xu, I can treat your leg. Are you sure you don't want to switch?" Professor Xu's leg already had rheumatism, and it was probably chilled after the extreme cold, which is why it turned out like this.
“Let’s switch, let’s switch,” Professor Xu said firmly when he heard that the leg could be cured.
She didn't care, but if she couldn't stand up, Lao Qin would suffer too.
Professor Qin quickly added, "Let's switch, we'll switch."
She took off the ring as she spoke.
Nothing is more important than my spouse's health.
Cao Kefeng came up, heard this, and remained silent, only going to move the boxes again.
Lin Yue took out a mineral water bottle from her bag, which contained spiritual spring water with a little brown sugar added for coloring.
She placed the water on the table: "Drink one capful a day, no more. I won't be responsible if you have any problems from drinking too much. Professor Xu will be fine after you finish this medicine."
Then he took out some meatballs from his bag and placed them on the table.
"These are thirty meatballs; they'll help you recover faster. The ring is mine." Lin Yue picked up the ring from the table and put it in her pocket, then focused on moving things, refusing to look at them again.
Professor Qin wanted to refuse the meatballs, but when he thought of his wife's health, he couldn't refuse.
If he survives to see his son return... he can repay this little girl later!
The two of them moved the rice quickly. After they finished, Lin Yue insisted on giving Cao Kefeng half a jin of rice as payment for his labor.
Cao Kefeng couldn't refuse and accepted the rice. He then helped them load the things onto the car before delivering it to the two elderly people. After that, he rushed back to deal with the matter of Professor Qin and his colleagues having their grain confiscated.
Lin Yue and Cang Yu went to find some help and happened to run into Yang Ning, who was about to finish work. They casually asked him where he was looking for someone.
Yang Ning is quite reliable. She found five quick and efficient people for them, and then volunteered to help out, making a total of six people. Including Cang Yu, there was nothing left for her to do.
It wasn't that nothing was wrong; she had to be in charge of their lunch. But the lunch was simple: rice cooked with broken rice, a small packet of pickled vegetables for each person, and a small chicken wing tip snack for each person. One packet was enough for three people. These were all things she had stocked up on before, and then that was it.
Despite the food being like this, the group, with Lin Yue's permission, brought their own lunchboxes to take home and eat their portions, while they themselves ate only half a steamed bun for lunch.
Lin Yue had no objection to this matter; since it was their lunch, they naturally had the right to decide what to do with it.
The children were sensible and told their families not to talk about it, but no one would. In this world, if others knew that their family had food, thieves would definitely come and it would put the family in danger. They wouldn't do such a despicable thing.
With many hands making light work, the wall and the glass roof on the third floor were installed in just three days, and the newly built wall on the third floor was painted on the fourth day.
Lin Yue gave each of them five jin of rice as payment for their labor, and the group happily went home.
Lin Yue felt that the group of people were hardworking and had good character for the time being, so she could ask them for help again if she needed anything in the future.
Two days later, the custom-made doors were finished. After returning from the transaction, Cang Yu immediately arranged for their installation.
Meanwhile, the electric fence on the wall had also been installed.
In the evening, after dinner, the two sat on the sofa, each with an iPad watching TV, a bag of potato chips in their hand, and a bottle of Coke beside them.
After watching an episode of TV, Lin Yue finally looked up at Cang Yu.
"When are you leaving?" She felt that if she didn't ask, Cang Yu really would stay silent forever.
"I'll leave first thing tomorrow morning," Cang Yu replied. Thinking that Lin Yue would be living alone after he left, he added, "You'll be living alone, so be careful."
The safety level here is quite high now, but nothing is absolute.
"Where are you going?" Lin Yue suddenly asked.
Before this, they were just ordinary friends, and she had never asked him about it. Now their relationship has progressed, and Cang Yu said he would protect her from now on, which she didn't refuse...
Given this relationship, it's probably acceptable to ask.
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