Chapter 1364 A sudden phone call
In Egypt, the sun is shining brightly at this moment, and the wind and sand are a bit strong, which is not suitable for excavation work.
As the team leader, Nie Yao saw that the sandstorm would not stop for a while, so he quickly stopped today's archaeological work and asked everyone to go back and rest for half a day.
Nie Yao, Steve and several other team members stayed behind to take charge of the finishing and arrangement work on site to prevent the underground palace from being eroded by wind and sand.
After they, along with the indigenous people and some on-site workers, protected the site again, preventing any cultural relics from being exposed outside and transporting away all the unearthed artifacts, Nie Yao breathed a sigh of relief and left the scene with Steve.
Nie Yao, who was covered in dust and sand, did not go to the restaurant to eat immediately, but went back to the hotel room to take a shower.
After she finished taking a shower and changed into clean clothes, she was about to go downstairs when she received a call from the Nie family's old house.
"Hello, Miss Nie, it's me..." It was the voice of Butler Lu on the other end of the phone.
Nie Yao was surprised to hear that it was Butler Lu calling. She quickly asked with concern, "Butler Lu, why are you calling me so suddenly? Is my grandfather not feeling well again?"
"No, the master is in good health, but he has something to talk to you about. He is not sure if you are busy with archaeological work right now, miss, and whether he will disturb your work..." Butler Lu explained with a smile.
"It just so happens that I'm not busy today, so I won't be disturbed!" Nie Yao smiled and shook her head, then said to Butler Lu on the other end of the phone, "Where's Grandpa?"
"Glad you don't bother me. I'll give the phone to the master right away!" Butler Lu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly handed the phone to Mr. Nie.
A moment later, Elder Nie's aged voice reached Nie Yao's ears: "Ayao, it's me..."
"Grandpa!" Nie Yao responded quickly and asked with concern, "How's your health lately? I've been busy with archaeological work these days and haven't had a chance to ask you more..."
"I'm in good health, don't worry..." When Old Nie heard his granddaughter take the initiative to care about his health, a smile of emotion appeared on his face. He smiled and asked, "Ayao, how about you? Is it hard in Egypt? Why aren't you busy with work today?"
"It's not hard, I'm used to it. Today there's a sandstorm, so it's not suitable for work. So I'm taking a half-day break and will go back when the sandstorm subsides!"
Nie Yao smiled faintly and explained to her grandfather.
Old Nie nodded in sudden realization and whispered a few instructions to Nie Yao, who responded with a smile.
After saying this, Old Man Nie fell silent. Nie Yao knew that Grandpa was getting back to the point, so she took the initiative to ask, "Grandpa, you called me today. Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
Elder Nie murmured a response and slowly said, "Ayao, the Nie family has been a bit turbulent recently, and there have been a lot of unfavorable rumors online. Have you... seen any of them?"
Nie Yao understood. She had guessed that her grandfather called at this time probably because of these things!
"I just took a quick look..." Nie Yao nodded and replied in a low voice, "But I also heard from my dad that the Nie family's stock price seems to have been declining recently!"
"Yes, the Nie family has been facing internal and external troubles recently. The bidding project that they had been preparing for with great effort has also been cancelled. In addition, there are many bad rumors. It can be said that the family is in a precarious situation!" Old Nie also nodded slightly and said with a wry smile.
"Grandpa, is the Nie family really having a hard time right now?" Nie Yao recalled what Li Jinxing had said to her before and asked hesitantly, "Is there some problem with the funds?"
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