Chapter 290 Mission is here
Putting a stone the size of a coffee table in the study, no matter how big the study is, no matter how many decorations are used around it, this big stone still doesn't fit in with the whole study.
"This was my grandmother's dowry. She basically lived in Gangcheng in her later years, so she brought this stone here as well." Lu Jingyao explained.
Xu Youyou said: "A stone as a dowry?"
Lu Jingyao nodded: "I also thought this was very strange back then, but no one knew why."
Mr. Lu suddenly coughed, facing the worried gazes of the two juniors, and whispered, "Actually, this thing... I know where it came from..."
"Grandpa, you told me before that you didn't know." Lu Jingyao looked dissatisfied.
Mr. Lu looked away guiltily and said, "Who told you to ask me in front of your grandma? How can I explain it to you?"
Lu Jingyao asked, "Did grandma not let you say it?"
Mr. Lu nodded and said, "Your grandmother always felt that she was too stupid, but she was unwilling to admit that she was too stupid. She was always stubborn. In order to prove that she was right, she treated this big stone as a treasure and carried it around everywhere."
As Xu Youyou listened to the old man's explanation, the image of a stubborn old lady emerged in her mind.
The old man glanced at Xu Youyou and said, "Youyou, you couldn't tell Jingyao about this before, but don't worry, your grandma must like you, so I am willing to tell you."
Xu Youyou burst out laughing.
Mr. Lu continued, "Back then, your grandmother had three sisters. Her parents died when she was very young, and the three sisters were raised by their grandfather, who was a big landlord. When the three sisters reached marriageable age, the landlord grandfather arranged dowries for them."
"Speaking of which, this landlord is also quite legendary. When he was young, he was a famous gambling king. He relied on gambling to build up a huge family business. When he arranged dowries for his three granddaughters, he also let them gamble."
"There are three dowries. One is all the cash in the family, one is all the land in the family, and the other is this stone."
"Your grandmother thought that things were not normal and you should do the opposite. I don't know why she chose this stone when she was picking out her dowry."
When Xu Youyou and Lu Jingyao heard this strange story, they didn't know what expression to use for a moment.
Mr. Lu said, "Your grandmother didn't make a wrong choice. The two aunts who got all the land and money didn't marry out, but stayed at home to find a son-in-law. Your grandmother accepted the marriage proposal and married me."
"At that time, our Lu family had already gone bankrupt, and we were so poor that we had to eat porridge every day. It was your second aunt who was originally engaged to me, but in the end it was your grandmother who married me."
Xu Youyou said: "Grandpa, you definitely didn't let grandma suffer for too long, so it's said that misfortune may turn out to be a blessing in disguise."
Mr. Lu smiled awkwardly and said, "Your grandmother's good life is not because of me, but because of the country." "Your two aunts either got a lot of money or a lot of land. After our country was fully liberated, they immediately became landlords. On the contrary, our family was penniless at that time. Your grandmother, the granddaughter of a landlord, only had a piece of stone as a dowry, so our family was classified as a pauper. It happened that a factory opened near our home, and your grandmother and I both went to the factory as formal workers."
"After the reform and opening up, your grandmother was the first one in our factory to quit her job and go into business. She made a lot of money, so I followed her and quit. Anyway, there are not many people left in the homes of your two aunts now."
Xu Youyou didn't expect things to be so tortuous. In life, no one knows how the future will develop until the last moment.
"Youyou girl, I know you have a sharp eye. Since you have looked at this stone several times, you must have found something wrong." said Mr. Lu.
Xu Youyou nodded gently: "Grandpa, I am also in the jade business. I am 80% sure that this stone can produce jade."
Xu Youyou has taken many courses in the training space over the past year. She basically couldn't understand those cutting-edge technologies, so she gave up after buying one class. On the contrary, she bought all the courses on how to identify stones, and even exchanged the training hours for actual practice time.
After a lot of practice in the training space, Xu Youyou felt that even if she lost the system one day, she would still be able to find a job in the gambling stone business.
Mr. Lu did not doubt Xu Youyou's words at all. He just sighed and said, "The landlord loves his three granddaughters. How could a gambling king like him buy ordinary things? Now that I think about it, he probably sensed the rumors in advance and made plans for his descendants. But your grandmother will never understand why grandpa wanted to cheat his granddaughters."
Lu Jingyao said: "Grandpa, wait until the anniversary of grandma's death this year, and tell her about this in person. This way, she will remember it."
Mr. Lu nodded.
None of the three people present mentioned the matter of cutting the stone. The stone remained where it was originally placed.
Although Xu Youyou was a little curious about what kind of jade was inside, she also understood the Lu family's desire to keep the stone as it was. After all, it was something left behind by the old lady.
After a good night’s sleep, Xu Youyou just opened her eyes and saw the system interface flashing in front of her.
[Ding, the task of picking up leaks has been opened. Please complete the task of picking up leaks within fifteen days. ]
Xu Youyou looked at the system interface, and suddenly a doubt emerged in her mind. She asked, "The owner of the stone we saw yesterday didn't know the specific value, and you didn't refresh the task of picking up leaks. You have become so smart now."
The system's mechanical voice was still cold, but the answer it gave made Xu Youyou feel particularly warm: [Although its owner does not know its value, he cherishes it very much and has already regarded it as a rare treasure. ]
"I understand." Xu Youyou said softly.
This was the first task she received after a year of rest. Her original itinerary for today was just to travel around the port city.
Mr. Lu is old and doesn't want to be a light bulb. He watched the two young people leave with a loving face. As soon as they left, Mr. Lu immediately called the housekeeper.
"Hurry, hurry, take me to Repulse Bay. I want to go and chat with the old guys so that they know that our Lu family is going to have a wedding soon. Everyone should hurry up and prepare the big red envelopes."
The housekeeper said with a smile: "Old man, I haven't seen you so happy for a long time."
Mr. Lu said cheerfully, "When people get older, they look forward to having grandchildren, but one by one, I don't know where they learned to say things like not getting married or having children. Now that Jingyao, the eldest brother, has taken the lead, the other younger ones have no reason to delay!"
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