Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun exchanged a glance, both looking puzzled. They quickly straightened their clothes and hurried to the front yard, wanting to see what had happened.
As soon as they entered the front yard, they saw Chen Hulai and his family standing in the center, their faces beaming with excitement. In front of them were a pile of packages and boxes of various sizes, clearly indicating that they had just arrived.
"Qingqing, Nanxun, come here quickly, let me introduce you!" Chen Guozhong called out happily when he saw Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun.
Upon hearing this, Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun quickly stepped forward.
"Nanxun, Qingqing, this is your second grandfather, Chen Guoqing."
Chen Guozhong pointed to a man about the same age as himself and said to Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing.
"Hello, Second Grandfather!"
Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun hurriedly greeted him upon hearing this.
“These are your eldest cousin Chen Jianguo, your second cousin Chen Weiguo, your third cousin Chen Zhenhua, and your youngest cousin Chen Hulai.”
Then Chen Guozhong pointed to the four men next to Chen Guoqing and introduced them to Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing.
"Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Youngest Uncle!"
“This is your eldest cousin’s son, Chen Yuanchao. You should call him eldest cousin. This is your eldest cousin, Chen Xiuying.”
"This is your second cousin's son, and also your second cousin..."
"This is you..."
Next, Chen Guozhong introduced Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing to his uncle's twelve male cousins and five female cousins. Only five male cousins came today, and only one female cousin came. Some were married, and others were unable to come.
Meanwhile, Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun received a bunch of gifts and red envelopes. There were also some toys for Gu Nianqing.
"Is this Chen Chen? Come, let your second grandfather give him a hug."
After Chen Guozhong finished his introduction, Chen Guoqing hurriedly asked Lin Qing a question, while looking at the child in Lin Qing's arms.
Seeing this, Lin Qing hurriedly handed Gu Nianqing over.
...
The atmosphere at home reached its peak at lunchtime. The table was laden with fresh fruit and delicious dishes, and everyone ate with great relish, their laughter filling the air.
After lunch, everyone gathered in the living room again to continue admiring the photo album Lin Qing had brought. Chen Bin and Lu Xianghong also joined in, looking at the photos and listening to every story Lin Qing told, their faces beaming with happiness.
"We should have saved some film yesterday! That way we could have taken more photos together today," Chen Guozhong said with a regretful expression.
Zhao Xuan agreed, nodding, "Yes! It's rare for our whole family to get together like this."
"Are you talking about film? I have some!" Chen Bin suddenly said just as everyone was feeling regretful.
"You have?"
Chen Tianming asked with a surprised look.
“I saw it for sale when I was shopping at a department store before and bought it. I originally wanted to give it to my fourth brother, but I forgot.”
"That's great! Now we can take pictures. Binbin, go and get your film."
Chen Guozhong said excitedly.
Then everyone started taking photos in the courtyard. They took many, many group photos, including several large group photos, which made those who couldn't come extremely envious. And in the following years, they never had so many people together again.
In the following years, due to the changing times, they traveled around and the last time they reunited was at the full-month celebration of Lin Qing's youngest son, which was already after the reform and opening up.
The second grandfather's family stayed at the Chen family's house for a long time, not returning until almost evening.
As the sun set, the lights in the Chen family home remained warm and bright. After the second grandfather's family left, the Chen family members sat around in the living room, chatting idly.
...
Over the next few days, Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun left the child with his grandparents, and then the two of them traveled around the capital with the Lingxi Treasure Mirror.
As expected of the capital city, Beijing even has five scrap metal collection stations. Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing have found many good things in the past few days through the Lingxi Treasure Mirror, most of which are antiques, and a very small amount of gold.
"Why can't I find it?"
That night, the two rested in the space, and Lin Qing fiddled with the Lingxi Treasure Mirror.
"Looking for what?"
Gu Nanxun asked in confusion after hearing Lin Qing's words.
"We're looking for the jade pendant. Didn't we get a jade pendant before? They said that collecting four jade pendants would unlock a treasure. Isn't there a jade pendant in the capital? We've searched almost the entire capital these past few days, but we haven't found it."
"If that doesn't work, then ask the answer book!"
After hearing Lin Qing's explanation, Gu Nanxun looked enlightened. He thought for a moment and then offered his suggestion to Lin Qing.
"That's the only way. I was thinking that since we were going to search for treasure in the capital, we wouldn't ask about the Book of Answers for now, but I didn't expect that we still wouldn't find it in the end."
Lin Qing sighed, then took out the Book of Answers.
Lin Qing gently opened the book of answers, her fingers gliding lightly across the pages until she found the record about the jade pendant. Her eyes were fixed on the words, hoping to find a clue.
"The Book of Answers, tell us where that jade pendant is?" Lin Qing asked softly, her tone filled with anticipation.
The pages of the Book of Answers began to glow faintly, and lines of text gradually emerged:
"The jade pendant is hidden in an ancient temple, waiting for a destined person to discover it. As time goes by, it is no longer what it used to be, but its spirituality remains. Only those who sincerely seek it can glimpse its true form."
Gu Nanxun leaned closer, and the two of them studied the text together. They discussed its possible meanings, trying to find clues about the jade pendant.
“An ancient temple? There are many ancient temples near the capital, but which one is it specifically?” Gu Nanxun pondered.
Lin Qing nodded in agreement: "Yes, we need more information. Could the Book of Answers tell us a more specific location?"
The pages glowed again, and new text appeared:
"An ancient temple is not truly ancient; the real treasures are hidden in the city. Those who seek treasures must be careful; a jade pendant is not truly jade; the real treasure will reveal itself."
The two exchanged a glance, both feeling a sense of confusion. The hint seemed even more ambiguous now.
"What does this mean? The ancient temple is not an ancient temple, and the real relics are hidden in the city? Does this mean that the jade pendant is not in some ancient temple?" Lin Qing frowned, trying to understand this passage.
Gu Nanxun pondered for a moment, then said, “Perhaps we should think about it from a different perspective. ‘Ancient temple is not an ancient temple’ may mean that the jade pendant is not in an ancient temple in the traditional sense, while ‘the authentic work is hidden in the city’ may mean that it is hidden somewhere in the city.”
Lin Qing's eyes lit up: "Yes, we've been searching around the scrap metal yard. Maybe we should expand our search area and look at other places in the city."
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