"Grandma, I tripped and twisted my ankle by accident, it has nothing to do with Teacher Wang," Xiaoxiao hurriedly explained.
Her brows were furrowed, fearing that her grandmother would blame the teacher.
Grandma Lin said, "It's normal for children to fall and get hurt. Please take Xiaoxiao home, Teacher Wang."
Teacher Wang took a few sips of water and got up. "I'll go back now. I'll talk to the homeroom teacher about this later."
Grandma saw him to the door, and as she turned away, the smile on her lips faded slightly.
The teacher's gaze was strange...
"Xiaoxiao, tomorrow is the weekend, so you can rest at home for two days." Atai shook off the strange feeling in her heart.
At this moment, on the dirt road in the village, Teacher Wang stopped and turned to look in the direction of the Lin family's house.
It wasn't easy for him to return here under a new identity, so he can't make any big moves right now.
The unexpected incident at the start of the school year was just a small "gift" he gave to the Lin family.
"If I don't get the Lin family's formula and list this time, the higher-ups definitely won't let me off the hook," Wang Erniu thought to himself, walking briskly towards the elementary school.
Wang Erniu underwent plastic surgery in country A and returned here.
He happened to come across a job posting for a physical education teacher, so he signed up and took the test.
He had just returned to Haibi Village before the start of the school term, intending to take advantage of the chaos to push people off the building...
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On the other side...
Wag was examining the golden nanmu cabinet, his eyes bloodshot.
He returned to Germany six months ago and hasn't been back to China since, fearing the museum might find out.
He gave this cabinet to his grandfather.
“Wagh, if you can’t open the hidden compartment of the cabinet, the value of this cabinet is halved,” Wagh’s grandfather, Lansing, said calmly.
He inquired a little about how he got this cabinet.
Lansing enjoys collecting antiques; for him, collecting these items can help mitigate risks.
The family business has been able to continue to this day largely thanks to its collection.
The moment Lan Xin saw the cabinet, he knew it was no ordinary cabinet.
The unlocking of the Lu family's secrets remains a mystery in China.
He collected small jewelry boxes in his early years, which also used the Lu family's design.
Over the years, he has asked countless people to pick the lock, but no one has been able to unlock it.
A cabinet that can't be opened is just junk...
“Grandfather, don’t you know a lot of antique experts? Why don’t you ask them to unlock it?” Wag picked up the wine glass next to him, took a few sips, and put it down.
Lan Xin shook his head, his speckled hands gently tracing the carved patterns on the cabinet, and said calmly,
"They can distinguish between real and fake, but they can't unlock it..."
This collection room is filled with many famous paintings and various porcelain pieces.
Lan Xin would come to the collection room every day, sometimes sitting there for the whole day.
"Could it be that only the Chinese can solve this?" Wag murmured.
A dark glint flashed in his eyes; the employee he had bribed didn't know how to open the cabinet at all.
I heard that in the museum, only Director Wen knows how to open the inner lock of the cabinet.
Lan Xin narrowed his eyes; he thought of Lin Shaowen.
Rong Kai has always had a habit of buying collectibles, and their master craftsman was brought over from China.
If he asks Lin Shaowen to lend him people...
The two had different thoughts and stared at the cabinet for a long time.
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Unbeknownst to them, the loss of this cabinet had already caused a stir in Beijing's cultural relics circles.
The arrest of a distant relative of the Lu family sparked a flurry of rumors, with all sorts of speculations circulating.
To avoid the relatives who came to their door seeking help, Grandma Lu and Grandpa Lu packed their bags and came to Fuzhou overnight.
They were abroad when the twins were born, and during their 100-day celebration, they were held up by an important meeting and could not leave Beijing.
Now is the perfect time to avoid the limelight and leave things to others so they can have some peace and quiet.
"Father-in-laws, I'm sorry to have troubled you. There are always a few good-for-nothing relatives in the family who are causing trouble all day long by using the Lu family's name. They think we would never turn a blind eye to it." Grandma Lu hugged her great-granddaughter, her wrinkles at the corners of her eyes deepening with her smile, but she didn't care at all.
Several days later, the authorities, mindful of the Lu family's concerns, waited until concrete evidence was found before making the arrest.
When Grandma Lu heard about it, the whole compound was abuzz with the news.
While making wine, Mrs. Lin smiled faintly and said, "It's perfect that you're staying here for a while and visiting the two children."
Grandma Lan said, "That's right. In my opinion, you should come here to retire and put all your other things aside."
“The children don’t need your efforts, so it’s a good thing for them to step down now.”
Grandma Lu had an idea. "I think that's a good idea. If the old man doesn't want to go back, let him go back alone."
"How many more years do I have to live? I need to raise my great-grandson and enjoy a few more happy years..."
Lin Atai nodded. This place is more suitable for retirement; Beijing is too cold.
Fukushi is green all year round, with winter lasting only one month and the lowest temperature only reaching 20 degrees Celsius.
Growing some vegetables and fruits in a small plot of land to pass the time is much better than living in that square yard.
"Don't just talk about it. If you really want to stay, you can just live in the house in Yun Shen. It's close by and you can take care of each other. Yan Zhou lives there now too," Grandma Lan continued.
Grandma Lu held her great-granddaughter Mengmeng tightly, unwilling to let go. Her heart felt half-collapsed; she really didn't want to go back to Beijing.
“Sure, the house is just sitting there empty anyway, we can plant some flowers in the yard.”
Lin Ziyan came downstairs with two baby bottles in her hands. "Grandma, you can stay here. Just buy whatever you need here."
It's snowing heavily in Beijing right now, and it's so cold that I can only stay at home every day and can't go anywhere.
You can still wander around Fushi, and the temperature is just right, making it a great place for seniors to live.
Grandpa Lu had many hidden injuries, and his knees would ache every winter, but they healed on their own after coming to Fushi.
"Okay, I can hold my great-grandchild again." Grandma Lu took the bottle and fed Mengmeng.
Mengmeng gripped the bottle with both hands and sucked hard on the nipple; the bottle was empty in no time.
She squinted and quickly fell asleep again.
Grandma Lu kept staring at it, she couldn't get enough of looking at it.
She carefully placed Mengmeng in the crib, her smile never fading.
"Is Dou Dou asleep too?" Grandma Lan leaned closer to the crib and, seeing that both children were asleep, lowered her voice.
Lin Ziyan pulled up a rattan chair and sat down, helping her grandmother pick out raisins from the vines.
Sunlight climbed onto the rooftops, the sky was high and the clouds were light, and the breeze brought a touch of coolness.
Grandma Lu rushed to wash the baby bottles, stopping the others from getting up.
Grandma Lan joked, "Looks like there's another one vying to take care of the baby."
Grandma Lu said, "Who doesn't love taking care of such a soft and cuddly baby? We'll take turns caring for them from now on."
"Ayan, it's a good thing you gave birth to twins, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to compete with you."
Lin Ziyan's lips twitched slightly; Lu Yunshen had said the same thing.
Several elderly people have retired, but they spend all their time watching over the two children, and they can't get enough of looking at them even when they're sleeping.
“In the past, if we didn’t have breast milk, we could only feed the baby rice water. The baby would cry all day long, which made the neighbors complain. Life is really getting better and better these days…” Grandma Lu sighed after washing the baby bottle.
The two great-grandchildren are fortunate to have such fair and rosy skin, even without breast milk.
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