When Gao Weishan handed the mechanism box to Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan only needed one glance to know that he really knew how to open it.
He wasn't exactly an expert at opening puzzle boxes, but he had actually seen similar boxes in his past life in a museum. He was curious at the time, so he took a closer look and even wrote down how to open them. He never expected to actually use them now.
The box is about the size of a plate and is round, looking at first glance like a snack box.
There is also a colorful pattern on the top of the box, which is made up of many lines and looks like a geometric pattern.
The key to this puzzle box lies in this pattern; each line can be rotated. To open the box, you need to rotate these lines correctly.
But no matter which line you turn, the whole pattern seems to be spinning, making people dizzy.
This is also a major reason why many people can't open the puzzle box; they get dizzy and lightheaded after only a couple of tries.
Lu Yuan knew that this was simply because they hadn't found the right method.
When rotating the lines, your finger must remain pressed on a certain spot, and your eyes must not look anywhere else. Lock onto the spot where your finger is pressing and slowly rotate from there. When the entire pattern changes and becomes a lotus flower, the first layer of the box can be opened.
It took Lu Yuan more than 40 minutes to open the first floor. During this time, Wen Moxue, Gao Weishan and his wife, and Xiao Fan watched quietly from the side, not daring to make any noise, for fear of disturbing him.
Upon hearing the click, the group was overjoyed.
"It's open!" Xiao Fan exclaimed.
Lu Yuan opened the lid of the first layer and shook his head, "Not yet, this is still the first layer."
"Huh? How many layers does that mean?"
"There aren't that many. There's just one more layer, and that layer contains another mechanism."
As he spoke, he examined the box and found the switch in no time; it was a small wooden nail embedded in the bottom.
Lu Yuan pressed down hard on the wooden nail, and the nail popped out from the other end. After removing the nail, petals began to bloom around the box, and the shape of the box changed from a circle to a lotus flower.
Everyone was stunned; it was truly amazing.
"It's open!" Lu Yuan said with a smile.
Xiao Biyun quickly took the box to check it. It was just a lotus flower, with no place to put the key inside, let alone any so-called key.
"Where are the keys?" she exclaimed in alarm.
Why isn't there a key inside?
Gao Weishan and Xiao Fan were also completely bewildered. They had painstakingly opened the mechanism box, but they couldn't find the key inside.
Where did the key go?
Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue exchanged a glance, both having their own guesses.
“I think this is the key,” Lu Yuan said, pointing to the lotus box.
"Godfather and Godmother, think about what the gate looks like. Does it have this lotus pattern groove on it?"
"Still calling them godfather and godmother?" Xiao Biyun reminded her.
Lu Yuan quickly corrected, "Mom and Dad!"
Gao Weishan and Xiao Biyun were satisfied and began to recall what the gate looked like, but in the end, neither of them could be sure.
"I can't remember, I really didn't look closely at the gate at the time."
"Alright, let's put this matter aside for now and talk about it again when we go to the ancestral graves," Lu Yuan said.
No one else has any objections; this is the only option for now.
Xiao Biyun handed the lotus box to Lu Yuan, saying, "Keep this safe."
Gao Weishan nodded, "Yes, I'll entrust it to you for safekeeping from now on."
Lu Yuan did not refuse. His wife had a spatial ability, so it was safest to leave his things with her.
"Okay, I'll keep it for now. You can contact me anytime you need it."
Seeing that he accepted it, Gao Weishan and his wife were very happy. Then they remembered the money they had retrieved earlier that day, and Gao Weishan quickly took it out and gave it to the young couple.
"Mom and Dad, I told you the ginseng and lingzhi are a gift for you, they don't need any money," Wen Moxue refused.
“We’ve already said this is for our grandchildren, so we must accept the money,” Xiao Biyun said.
The little girl looked at Lu Yuan, who nodded. They were all his own parents, a real family, so there was no need to be polite.
Wen Muxue smiled and thanked them, "Thank you, Mom and Dad!"
There were four stacks in total, which looked like 4,000 yuan, not 3,500.
In those days, 4,000 yuan was not a small amount. You have to understand that in their commune, you could buy a house for 700 or 800 yuan, and a decent one for a thousand or so yuan.
Even in the provincial capital, four thousand yuan can buy a fairly large courtyard house, and you might not even need that much.
Seeing that it was getting late and he had nothing else to do, Xiao Fan took his leave and prepared to return to the Lu family.
At this point, everyone remembered Lu Guoqing again.
"I'll go see this Lu Daniu tomorrow and ask him how he could be so vicious as to want to exchange my child. I've always considered them my benefactors."
Xiao Biyun gritted her teeth, hating this person so much just thinking about what he had done. How could there be such a wicked person?
"Okay, I'll go find him tomorrow and ask him what's going on, then I'll report it to the police and have him arrested."
When Gao Weishan said this, he glanced at Lu Yuan's reaction and was relieved to see that Lu Yuan hadn't even frowned.
How could Lu Yuan possibly have any objections? Anyone who could do something as despicable as switching children should be arrested and imprisoned.
After they had discussed it, Xiao Fan left, and Lu Yuan and his wife also returned to their room.
Seeing this, Mo Lijuan, who had been eavesdropping in the other room, finally closed her eyes and went to sleep peacefully.
Although she couldn't hear what they were saying, the fact that they talked for so long meant they were probably talking about the treasure, and the old couple must be eager to tell Lu Yuan this secret.
I don't know if he got the puzzle box yet; I'll have to ask him tomorrow. As long as he gets the puzzle box and knows where the item is, then this matter is considered settled.
Just thinking about it makes me incredibly happy.
I never expected Lu Yuan to be so devoted to his cousin. He didn't even hide such a big thing from her. Even with such a large fortune, he never thought of abandoning her. He was willing to give up half of his assets rather than divorce her. It's really enviable and makes me jealous!
How come her cousin is so lucky!
But now that her cousin is pregnant with triplets, is it possible that Lu Yuan is more interested in the three children in her belly than in his affections for her cousin? That's definitely the case.
Thinking this way, she felt much better.
But then she wondered, if these children were gone, would Lu Yuan abandon her cousin for his other half's assets?
The moment this thought crossed her mind, her heart skipped a beat. How could she have thought of that?
Her heart was pounding uncontrollably. No, she couldn't think like that. She could get half of the inheritance and become very rich. She could have any man she wanted. There was no need to risk several lives for her cousin's used goods.
She let out a heavy sigh. All she wanted was money.
Once she has money, excellent men will naturally come her way. Xiao and Yu, those educated youths, are quite good, and the educated youth team leader is barely acceptable.
Anyway, they're all better than Lu Yuan, that secondhand guy!
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