Chapter 551 Ancestral Connection
"That's right!" Li Yaofeng nodded happily. Facing the old archaeology professor's shocked look, he raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "Professor Fred, you think it's unlikely, right?"
"I just can't believe it..." Professor Fred recovered from his brief shock, shook his head and smiled apologetically, "But many ancient Egyptian artifacts were lost overseas many years ago and later passed into the hands of certain families. This isn't surprising, so when I heard that Mr. Li Jinxing, your brother, decided to hand it over to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, I felt very moved and relieved..."
He paused here, then added with a wry smile, "You know, it's not easy for the cultural relics department to recover these scattered cultural relics..."
Li Yaofeng nodded slightly and whispered, "I understand. If it were anything else, I wouldn't stop you. But this is an exception. It's the most important heirloom passed down from generation to generation by our Li family ancestors. Our ancestors have previously ordered that no one is allowed to open this heirloom unless the Li family is in the most critical moment!"
"So that's how it is..." Professor Fred nodded in sudden realization and said to Li Yaofeng with a smile, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect this artifact to be so important to your family!"
"Professor Fred, please don't misunderstand me. I'm not trying to blame you or Miss Nie..." Li Yaofeng smiled faintly. Faced with such a polite answer from the old professor, he was embarrassed to say anything more!
Steve, who had been eating pastries nearby, hadn't missed a single word of their conversation. He took a sip from his teacup and then asked with a smile, "Mr. Li, I'm curious. You're not Egyptian, so why do you have ancient Egyptian artifacts as heirlooms? Could your ancestors have had some connection to ancient Egypt?"
Li Yaofeng didn't answer. Professor Fred, fearing that the atmosphere would become awkward, quickly patted Steve's hand and whispered a reminder, "This is Mr. Li's family privacy. Don't be so gossipy and ask about these things..."
"I'm just curious!" Fred chuckled, his eyes fell on Li Yaofeng's face in front of him, and he couldn't help but look at him carefully a few more times.
"Mr. Li, you and your brother look a lot like each other. I remember the first time I met your brother, in the Valley of the Kings. We found him lying in the sand. I thought we had unearthed an ancient Egyptian mummy..."
"..." Li Yaofeng was a little amused and helpless.
"Steve!" Professor Fred scolded softly, and said apologetically to Li Yaofeng in front of him: "He has always been so heartless in his words. Sorry..."
"It's nothing. I haven't had the chance to thank you and Miss Nie. Thanks to you for saving Jinxing..." Before Li Yaofeng finished his words, Li Jinxing and Nie Yao hurried to the living room.
"Dad!" Nie Yao trotted to her adoptive father and happily gave him a big hug.
"Ivy, let me take a look at you..." Professor Fred hadn't seen Nie Yao for a long time and was very excited. After hugging her for a while, he began to look at his only daughter carefully, patted her face and said with a smile: "Not bad, you've gained weight!"
Nie Yao stuck out her tongue and said with a smile, "Yeah, there's nothing much to do here every day except eating and sleeping. It's much more relaxed than before, so I gained weight..."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
