Ning Yuan felt that Aheng was also a strange creature, giving people the feeling that he was waiting for Rong Zhaonan to get into trouble so that he could take over the position.
The moment she finished speaking, a strange expression appeared on Ah Heng's handsome face—
Like a weasel whose tail has been stepped on!
She grimaced for a moment, then turned the steering wheel: "Oh dear, I won't have many chances to see his brother in the future, why mention him? Let's go, let's go home for dinner!"
With that, he stepped on the gas and drove straight towards Repulse Bay.
When the maid saw that it was Ning Yuan and Aheng returning, she quickly came forward to greet them: "Second Miss, Miss Aheng, Madam is waiting for you."
Ning Yuan nodded, indicating that Aheng should go back to his room to rest first.
Ah Heng is the only bodyguard who has a room in the main building.
Even Chu Hongyu wisely moved to the newly built annex building, which was mainly occupied by the staff who served the Ning family.
Ning Yuan herself took the newspaper about the theft from the French museum and went straight to Madam Ning's room.
Madam Ning was leaning against the headboard reading a book when she saw Ning Yuan enter. She put down her book and smiled gently, "You're back? How was your day?"
"Mom, I have something to tell you."
Ning Yuan took out the newspaper about the theft from the French museum from her bag and handed it to Madam Ning: "Mom, take a look at this."
Madam Ning took the newspaper, put on her reading glasses, and examined it carefully. Her brows furrowed slightly. "What is this? A theft from a French museum? What does this have to do with us?"
Ning Yuan didn't beat around the bush and directly revealed Uncle Cha's plan and her own intentions.
After hearing this, Madam Ning's expression changed repeatedly. She then signaled the servants to close the door, leaving only the mother and daughter in the room.
Although she wore a gentle smile, her eyes held a hint of seriousness: "My dear girl, why would you risk cooperating with someone like this? Do you know how dangerous that is?"
Ning Yuan sat down beside her, took her hand, and gently stroked it: "Mom, I'm not a child anymore. I know what I'm doing... Actually, I made my way in the mainland in the same way. In a way, I'm the same kind of person as Fourth Uncle."
The saying "Heaven is trying to trick people" couldn't be more fitting for me.
Back in mainland China, I had a history of fighting and killing my way through.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to make his way from Ningnan to the Hong Kong government and get to know Uncle Si.
Madam Ning looked at Ning Yuan, her eyes filled with complex and worried emotions—
“My dear daughter, I know you are smart and capable, but this road is too dangerous. I only hope you will be safe. I was wrong to not find you before, and you suffered because of it…”
Ning Yuan gently touched her belly with a calm and firm expression: "Mom, I know you're worried about me, but... I need another world to protect the child in my belly and give him a better future, instead of being bound by the rules and regulations of the family."
Madam Ning Er tenderly embraced Ning Yuan, gently patting her back.
“Silly child, if you really don’t want to listen to the old man’s nagging, we can go back to the mainland, or even back to Shanghai. If you don’t want to go back to Shanghai, we can go to Hangzhou or Beijing. You and Xiao Nan have a marriage certificate, so who can say anything!”
Moreover, she was a family member of a martyr! It's just that Madam Ning couldn't bring herself to say those two words.
When the topic of "returning to the mainland" was mentioned, Ning Yuan's face immediately darkened, and she refused without hesitation: "No, I'm not going anywhere."
She paused, then gave a bitter smile: "Besides, our marriage certificate... he took it when we argued before, and I don't know where he put it now."
After the college entrance exam, we had a huge fight and threatened to divorce, so he took the documents and never thought about getting them back.
The key point is...
"Besides... even the air in the mainland seems to be filled with his presence." Ning Yuan closed her reddened eyes and gently touched her belly.
It was as if the wind itself had witnessed their joy and sorrow.
Madam Ning sighed. She knew all too well the bitterness in her daughter's heart. Rong Zhaonan's sacrifice was a huge blow to Ning Yuan.
Madam Ning hugged her tightly, tears welling in her eyes, and said, "My dear daughter, we won't go back, we won't go back. It's all in the past, it's all in the past... If you need any help from your mother, your mother will help you."
She didn't want her daughter to live in the shadow of pain forever; she hoped her daughter could get out of it as soon as possible.
After a while, Ning Yuan finally released Madam Ning's embrace. Her eyes were still red, but her tone had returned to calm.
"Mom, the reason my fourth uncle and I are collaborating this time is not only to earn money, become financially independent, and start our own business, but also to protect a batch of things."
Ning Yuan paused, then sighed softly: "Those cultural relics that were looted back then would have been much better in the hands of Chinese collectors in Hong Kong than in the hands of foreigners."
She paused, somewhat worried, "It's just... will laundering this batch of goods that came back from overseas affect your relationship with Chenguang Socialite Club? If it does, I'll think of another way..."
Madam Ning pinched Ning Yuan's cheek with a half-smile: "Silly girl, do you think your mother has been a vegetarian all these years in the Hong Kong government? Most of the Hong Kong government's charitable organizations, besides doing charity work, often act as 'white gloves'. The waters run deep."
Ning Yuan was stunned for a moment, then realized what she meant and couldn't help but laugh.
My mother, who has been immersed in the world for so many years, from Shanghai to Hong Kong, from the Republic of China to the present, is not as simple as she appears on the surface.
She hugged Madam Ning's arm, her tone much lighter: "Mother is the best! I knew it, following you, I'd never starve!"
Madam Ning snorted and tapped Ning Yuan's forehead: "You're so sweet-talking! I'll handle this for you, you just go ahead and do it, don't worry about anything else. But..."
Madam Ning changed the subject: "That fourth uncle...mam might need to have someone investigate him."
Ning Yuan paused, her brows furrowing. "I also think Fourth Uncle is a bit strange. Before Liberation, he was a member of the Green Gang and held a high position. Moreover, he was somewhat hostile towards the rich, or rather, towards the Ning family."
Madam Ning frowned: "But didn't he help you... participate in the search and rescue?"
Ning Yuan smiled faintly: "Money can make the devil turn the millstone. Fourth Uncle loves money, but his dislike for the Ning family is sometimes so strong that I feel even money can't control it. I've already sent a telegram to my uncles in the mainland to ask what's going on."
Madam Ning said thoughtfully, "Even after discovering that he dislikes the Ning family, you still think he can cooperate with you. It seems he is no simple character."
Ning Yuan nodded: "That's right, and I suspect he might have some connection with Grandma's family, maybe he knows about the Sheng family's treasure."
Madam Ning immediately became alert: "Is that so?"
She subconsciously touched the purple jade bracelet on her wrist—
That was a gift from the old lady of the Sheng family when her second son married her.
...
While Madam Ning and Ning Yuan were having a private conversation, a small note was handed to Ning Bing'an, who was practicing Tai Chi.
He closed his eyes, stopped his movements, took the note handed to him by his secretary, and glanced at it indifferently.
Ning Bing'an wiped his sweat and raised an eyebrow slightly: "Little sister went to Gui Lao Si's shop?"
The secretary nodded: "Yes."
A hint of a smile flashed in Ning Bing'an's phoenix eyes: "Our little sister seems to be more than just a small business owner. Interesting."
The secretary thought for a moment: "Ghost Fourth invited you for tea last time, but you didn't go. Should we ask him what Seventh Miss was doing there?"
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