Chapter 57: The World in the Belly

Ling Yun was wearing pajamas and was dragged to the next room by Du Ruo in a daze. He muttered, "Do you still look like a woman? We should not touch each other. Don't pull me."

Du Ruo pushed him to the table and pointed at the Buddha statue on the table: "Take a look?"

Ling Yun dazedly looked at the Buddha statue. Suddenly, his eyes widened. He turned back to look at Du Ruo and said, "Which old man gave this to you?"

Seeing Du Ruo nod, he looked her up and down and said, "You are quite capable. I remember that you were a loser like me in the past. Is this the result of your good luck from two lifetimes?"

Du Ruo said helplessly: "Can you please stop talking nonsense? Aren't you afraid that people will think you're crazy if they hear you?"

Ling Yun wiped his face. He was not quite sober now.

He reached out and slowly took out the things one by one. To people's surprise, there were quite a lot of things inside, including gold, silver, agate, jade, and everything else.

Du Ruo asked in surprise: "Who hid this? Did they forget to take it out?"

Ling Yun's mouth twitched, and he said helplessly: "You still don't know enough about antiques. According to Buddhist rules, the belly of a Buddha statue cannot be hollow. It must be filled with seven treasures, eight treasures, scriptures, and sandalwood. However, these also depend on the situation. This Buddha statue obviously has some history."

Du Ruo noticed that there seemed to be words on one of the jade pieces. He took it and looked at it, and found that it was actually a carved scripture with a signature underneath.

Ling Yun looked out and smiled: "This is a Buddha statue from the Tang Dynasty. It was made by a governor at that time to pray for good weather and good rain.

You have picked up a great bargain. Not to mention the value of this Buddha statue, even this piece of jade scripture is worth a fortune to a Buddhist believer, not to mention these Tang Dynasty instruments. How can you be so lucky?"

Du Ruo spread his hands and said, "How about I give it to you?"

Ling Yun asked seriously, "Really? Is it fake? The value of this Buddha statue itself is also worth collecting. Are you really going to give it to me?"

Du Ruo looked at him and said, "Aren't you eager to use it?"

Ling Yun was silent, he had something to do and this was indeed necessary, but he didn't want to take advantage of his friend.

Du Ruo smiled: "I didn't give it to you for free, why are you being so pretentious?"

Ling Yun touched the tip of his nose and said half-truthfully, "The greatest luck in my two lives is probably meeting you."

Du Ruo looked out the window and said slowly, "Since we have met in two lifetimes, it can be considered an unbreakable fate."

A complex light flashed in Ling Yun's eyes. He wanted to ask: "Since we have an unbreakable fate, why not give it a try?"

Looking at Du Ruo's clear eyes, Ling Yun felt sad. They both knew each other's biggest secrets and trump cards, but their two lives were two parallel lines. They seemed to be as close as possible, but they would never intersect.

Ling Yun asked softly with a hoarse voice: "Ruoruo, if I give up that thing, can we be together?"

Du Ruo looked into his eyes: "Can you give up?"

Ling Yun lowered his head silently, and said softly in his heart, No.

Ling Yun left in a hurry with the Buddha statue the next day, and the big man was assigned to escort Du Ruo and Han Zhe back to Linshan City.

After sending Du Ruo and Han Zhe home, the big guy didn't leave. He said, "My master asked me to stay for a while."

Du Ruo said happily: "Okay."

Talents are hard to come by. It's hard to find someone like the big guy who has received professional training, is reliable, and doesn't have to spend so much time and effort.

Since Ling Yun had brought him to her, she naturally wouldn't push him away.

After sending Xiaozhe to kindergarten, Du Ruo plunged into the studio.

Mrs. Chen from next door saw her coming back and ran over to knock on the door: "My husband Chen asked me to keep an eye on you. He said he didn't know when you would be back. I ran twice a day, and you finally came back."

Du Ruo asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there any problem with Brother Chen?"

Mrs. Chen waved her hands and said, "No, no, it seems that he wants to discuss something with you about a piece of land."

Du Ruo nodded and said, "Okay, you can ask Brother Chen to come over tonight. But I have something else to ask you, sister-in-law. Please help me find someone who can take care of the children and do the housework. One or two people are fine, an elderly couple is fine, and they don't have to be too old."

Mrs. Chen slapped her thigh and said, "Who else are you looking for? Just leave it to me."

Du Ruo smiled: "That won't work. My sister-in-law has a job to do at home. I'm not here to help for a short time. Once I get busy, I'll need someone to help me. What if there's something going on at my sister-in-law's house?"

Mrs. Chen lowered her head and thought for a long time. She said a little embarrassedly, "I have a younger aunt who has never married. You can't say she has never married. She just got married and the wedding was not over yet, but her husband died. People in the village said she had a bad fate, so no one talked to her about marriage. She is over 40 years old this year. Sister-in-law, what do you think?"

Mrs. Chen was a little uneasy again: "She has a bad fate, sister-in-law, you should think about it carefully."

Du Ruo said nonchalantly: "These are nothing, just let her come and let me take a look."

Mrs. Chen nodded happily: "Hey!"

Her aunt also has a hard life. Her sister-in-law is not a calculative person. As long as she works honestly, she can always make a living. It is better than being beaten and scolded at home.

After seeing Mrs. Chen off, Du Ruo continued to carve. She thought that Director Shen must be getting anxious as it had been more than ten days.

It was not until the morning of the third day that a phoenix-shaped jade pendant was found in the office of the director of the jade processing factory. Du Ruo was holding it in her palm, and Director Shen was delighted to see it.

He and Director Zhang were somewhat distantly related, but Director Zhang was usually indifferent to him. This time, he spoke up for once and asked him to make a phoenix-shaped jade pendant, and hinted that he could go find Du Ruo. This was his chance, and Director Shen took it very seriously.

If this matter is handled well, no matter what happens in the future, Director Zhang will help him with his current promotion.

Now he likes this female comrade Du Ruo so much, she is really a good comrade.

Director Shen said, "Comrade Du Ruo, putting you in Group 5 is a bit of a waste of talent. Do you need to be transferred?"

Du Ruo smiled: "Actually, I intend to apply for unpaid leave, but I don't know..."

Director Shen agreed readily: "No problem. If you have any difficulties in the future, just come to the factory and we will try our best to solve them."

Du Ruo was very grateful: "Thank you, Director. I wonder what Director Zhang wants this phoenix pendant for?"

While looking at the jade pendant, Shen Changzi said nonchalantly, "It seems that his father had an old friend, and his family wanted to find this phoenix-shaped pendant. Now, that lady seems to be ill, and her family just wants to comfort her."

Du Ruo's heart moved, then he sneered. The lady lived a long life and there was no need for others to worry about her.

However, this jade pendant has a secret behind it, so just don’t scare people to death.