Suddenly, Zuo Yinyin remembered. Wasn't this the heir of the Lu family?
Oh my god! In an instant, Zuo Yinyin's admiration for Lu Chuanbai faded away.
As the only heir of the Zuo family, her parents often cited Lu Chuanbai as an example in front of her.
They often told her how Lu Chuanbai had created a business legend at a young age. Despite being physically disabled, he had persevered and resisted the blows of fate.
To Zuo Yinyin, Lu Chuanbai was like the Monk Tang in Journey to the West.
At the moment, Zuo Yinyin lost her mood to admire the handsome guy. She silently hung her head and stood aside.
Wen Shouheng obviously knew Lu Chuanbai too. He greeted him with a smile.
"Chuanbai, what brings you here? Don't tell me you've taken a fancy to something in this tomb. Let me tell you, all the items in this tomb have to be handed over to the state. You can look, but there's no way you can take them away."
He knew that the Lu family had a wide range of business interests. Lu Chuanbai's cousin, Lu Qi, was specialized in antiques.
To protect the country's property, he reminded Lu Chuanbai in advance.
Lu Chuanbai smiled. "Uncle Wen, you're joking. How dare I have any thoughts about the country's property? It's just that I'm currently working on a resort project here. I'm an old acquaintance of Miss Xu. I heard that she's become your apprentice, so I rushed over to have a look."
Then he looked at Xu Qingqing. "Miss Xu, today is a great day. I've already sent my men to buy good wine and delicious food. I'm definitely going to have a good drink with Uncle Wen today."
Xu Qingqing could tell that Wen Shouheng and Lu Chuanbai had a deep relationship. They were even like friends despite the age gap. So she nodded. "Okay, it's up to you."
After finishing the day's work, in the evening, everyone set up a table full of good wine and delicious food in the lobby of the small hotel.
Professor Zhou picked up his wine glass and toasted Wen Shouheng. "Congratulations, Senior Wen, on taking in such a good apprentice. And thank you for letting us enjoy such a delicious meal."
After working here for so many days, they had been eating light food every day. It was a rare treat to have all kinds of delicious dishes today. Even Professor Zhou couldn't help but feel in a better mood.
Zuo Yinyin came up to Xu Qingqing and kept toasting her.
"Sister, hehe, I'll call you that for now. In case Master doesn't choose me in the end, I won't be able to call you sister anymore. So I'll call you a few more times while I can."
Zuo Yinyin's cute and playful words made Xu Qingqing feel a bit better.
Seeing that Wen Shouheng was in a good mood, she couldn't help but say to him, "Master, since you think the three of them are about the same in terms of talent and character, why do you have to choose only one of them? Why not keep all three of them?"
Wen Shouheng was stunned when he heard Xu Qingqing's words.
Keep all three apprentices?
This was something he had never thought of.
In his opinion, teaching one apprentice was already a tough job.
Xu Qingqing seemed to have guessed what was on Wen Shouheng's mind. She continued to persuade him, "Master chose me to be their senior sister. Naturally, you also hoped that I could help and guide them. I'm learning the skills of ceramic restoration from you. If the junior brothers and sisters are interested in restoring other cultural relics, I can also teach them."
"Moreover, I'm currently working in Brother Qi's shop. The junior brothers and sisters can come and help me when they're free. Master, this is a win - win - win situation."
Wen Shouheng was tempted.
It was really hard to choose just one from the three apprentices. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been hesitating until now.
Professor Nan, who had an open - minded personality, directly advised, "I've always said that you're sometimes too rigid in your ways. Since these three apprentices are all excellent, why can't you keep them all?"
"Restoring ceramics is a good thing. It's about preserving cultural heritage. Having a few more apprentices will just make you a bit busier. What's the big deal?"
"If you don't take them in, it means you're just being lazy and don't want to teach."
Hearing Professor Nan's words, Wen Shouheng smiled. "Since you've said so, how can I refuse to teach? And Qingqing is right. With her help, why not take in three apprentices?"
Now it was Zuo Yinyin and Lin Sheng's turn to be happy. They never expected that by just enjoying a delicious meal today, they could get Master to take them all in as apprentices.
Professor Nan immediately said to them, "What are you three standing there for? Hurry up and offer tea to your master."
"We can't skip the proper etiquette. After this process, your master won't be able to go back on his word."
The three of them happily offered tea to Wen Shouheng.
After about an hour of eating, Xu Qingqing felt a bit tired. Zuo Yinyin, in high spirits, had dragged her to drink several glasses of wine. Now she still felt a bit dizzy when she walked.
Suddenly, someone behind her supported her. It was Lu Chuanbai.
"You've drunk too much. I'll take you back to your room." Lu Chuanbai said gently.
Xu Qingqing looked at Lu Chuanbai in a daze. She couldn't help but reach out her small hand to touch Lu Chuanbai's face. "Yiyi, why did you come to see Mommy? Mommy misses you too, Yiyi."
Hearing her drunken words, Lu Chuanbai lowered his voice and persuaded her, "You've drunk too much. I'll take you to rest."
Did she call him Yiyi because Yiyi looked like him?
Hearing this, Lu Chuanbai inexplicably felt a bit of joy.
At the same time, at the Lu family's mansion.
A subordinate of Lu Fenglin came to inform him that Lu Chuanbai had a newly - developed resort project and was currently inspecting it.
Father Lu had gone fishing outside. Only Mother Lu and Lu Fenglin were at home.
Mother Lu immediately said unhappily when she heard this, "I've long told you to keep an eye on Lu Chuanbai. Now look, he's even started a resort project. I've heard that resorts are very popular these days. What? Are you just going to sit back and watch? I'm telling you, you must sabotage this project!"
Lu Fenglin swirled the wine in his glass and said calmly, "Mom, don't worry. I have my own plan. Lu Chuanbai can't compete with me."
Soon, Lu Fenglin found out the location of the resort where Lu Chuanbai was. He immediately asked his driver to take him there.
By the time he arrived, it was already the next day.
By then, Xu Qingqing and the others had already started work as usual. Since they were going to learn how to restore porcelain, she was extremely enthusiastic. Her longing for her two children had also faded a bit.
In the car, Lu Fenglin had already found out that Xu Qingqing was excavating a tomb near the resort. A wicked smile curled up on his lips. "My dear brother, I didn't expect you to care so much about Miss Xu. I underestimated your feelings for her after all. Is that why you chose to reveal the location of the resort now for her sake?
"If it weren't for Xu Qingqing, would you have continued to keep it a secret?"
The land that Lu Chuanbai had in his hands was bought a year ago. At that time, no one knew who had bought it. Many people wanted to get this land but couldn't find the buyer.
Now, the mystery was solved. It turned out to be his dear brother.