Chapter 1071 The Way to Balance
"In the final analysis, it's all my fault. I agreed to be the team leader, but in the end I went back to take care of my own business. I'm like a deserter. I'm afraid I'm not qualified to be the archaeological team leader. I think I should resign..."
Before Nie Yao could finish, Steve quickly advised, "Senior, you can't give up. Don't you still have me here? Besides, without you, this archaeological project can't even start. Your importance cannot be ignored!"
After being encouraged by Steve, Nie Yao's mood improved a little. She smiled and said to Steve, "Anyway, this time it's all thanks to you. But my dad is old, so please help me persuade him. He doesn't need to stay at the scene all the time, otherwise it will be too hot. I will come back as soon as I finish my business here!"
Steve agreed without hesitation, patting his chest and assuring, "Don't worry, Senior Sister, just focus on your own things. I'll take care of everything here. If I have any questions, I can ask Professor Fred. Everything is fine here..."
Nie Yao also smiled and nodded, and told them to be careful and safe. If they encountered any mechanism they didn't understand, they should remember to consult the indigenous people she had arranged into the team at any time.
After talking with Steve, Nie Yao finally felt relieved. However, she felt somewhat guilty when she thought about her adoptive father supervising the scene instead of her.
It wasn't until that evening when Li Jinxing came back and had dinner with her that he saw that she seemed to have a frown on her face, as if she was worried. He asked her with concern, "Yaoyao, are you still thinking about your mother's paintings?"
"No..." Nie Yao forced a smile and whispered about the archaeological work in Egypt. With a wry smile, she said, "If I hadn't been away for a while, my adoptive father wouldn't have had to stay at the site at such an old age to supervise the archaeological process on my behalf!"
"Yaoyao..." Li Jinxing understood and quickly stroked the back of her hand, comforting her, "Given your adoptive father's passion for archaeology, he would have come over to check on you from time to time even if you were present. Don't forget, it was he who strongly recommended you to be the leader of this archaeological team!"
"I know, and that's why I'm feeling uneasy!" Nie Yao sighed and whispered, "Sometimes I wonder if it's going to be difficult for me to strike a balance between family matters and my archaeological career! I originally thought I could just come back for a few days, deal with everything, and then leave. But now, the Nie family's affairs are far from being resolved, and I've failed in my archaeological duties!"
"Yaoyao, who said there's no way to balance these two things?"
Li Jinxing raised his lips slightly, chuckled, and whispered an idea into her ear. Nie Yao was stunned for a moment and asked hesitantly, "Is this okay?"
"Yaoyao, of course you can. I know you're eager to catch the murderer, but I'm afraid this case won't be closed so quickly. Once the surveillance cameras at the Nie family's old house are installed, you can return to Egypt. If there's progress in the case and the police need you to cooperate with the investigation, it won't be too late for you to return!"
Li Jinxing said with a faint smile.
Nie Yao's eyes lit up, thinking this was a good idea. She nodded and said with a smile, "That's right. I shouldn't stay here and waste time. It would be better to fly back and forth..."
"Yaoyao, if this happens, it might be hard for you to fly between two places!" Li Jinxing looked at her with some concern. He didn't want her to worry about these things, but he also didn't want her health to suffer!
Nie Yao shrugged and smiled nonchalantly, "I don't care. Didn't I follow my adoptive father around the country doing archaeological research? I'm not afraid of hardship, I'm just afraid of achieving nothing!"
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