After dinner, Xu Qingqing took Xu An'an and Xu Yiyi to take a bath. Since they hadn't seen Xu Qingqing for a long time, the three of them slept together tonight.
It had been a long time since Xu Qingqing saw her own children. The three of them hugged each other and soon fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, Xu Qingqing went to work as usual. When Lu Qi saw her coming, his eyes sparkled with golden light. He joked, "Our great master is finally here. Long time no see!"
Xu Qingqing also smiled. She casually asked about the recent situation of the shop. After learning that it was the same as usual, she felt relieved.
"By the way, an old man came a few days ago. He was leaning on a cane and brought a jade pendant. He asked if we could repair it," Lu Qi said, following behind Xu Qingqing. "The old man looked quite old. He said he had visited several other shops but no one could repair this jade pendant. He asked if we could. You know the repair staff in our shop."
Xu Qingqing understood what Lu Qi meant. She replied, "Let me have a look."
The repairers in the shop were all highly skilled professionals, just like those in other shops. Since they couldn't repair it, she would give it a try.
Lu Qi waved his hand and told someone to get the jade pendant. He couldn't help but say, "This jade pendant looks of excellent quality. It doesn't seem to be something an ordinary old man could own."
Xu Qingqing changed into her work clothes and scoffed at Lu Qi's words. "Don't judge people by their appearance, my young boss."
Lu Qi reacted and laughed. "Yes, yes. You're right." He almost became the same as those hypocritical people who judge by appearance.
Xu Qingqing got the jade pendant. Under the light, an incredulous look appeared on her face. She said happily, "This jade pendant is extraordinary!"
"It's a fine piece of jade, a rare one!" Xu Qingqing couldn't help but sigh.
Hearing this, Lu Qi couldn't help but frown and asked, "What kind of jade pendant? Is it that good?"
They were all people who loved cultural relics and knew how to appreciate them. Hearing what Xu Qingqing said, Lu Qi became curious.
Xu Qingqing didn't give a detailed introduction. She just said, "Anyway, this is a very valuable jade pendant."
She became a bit curious. "It seems that this jade pendant is a family heirloom, and it belongs to a prominent noble family. Otherwise, it would be difficult to have such a jade pendant. Moreover, in this world, it's hard to find another jade pendant made of this kind of material! It's made of top - grade material. Looking at the complexity of the patterns, not to mention the carving process."
Hearing this, Lu Qi also remembered what the old man had said at that time. The old man's legs and feet were not very good. He walked shakily as if he would fall at any time. Lu Qi said, "The old man only said that this jade pendant was very important to him. He said that if we could repair it, he would pay any price!"
When saying this, Lu Qi wasn't after the money. He just wanted to tell Xu Qingqing.
Xu Qingqing, wearing gloves, kept examining the jade pendant. She nodded.
Finally, she reluctantly withdrew her gaze.
"I'll repair it," she said, thinking about the high degree of damage to the jade pendant. "It will take at least half a month to repair. The materials are complex and many of them are rare. It's hard to find them on the market, so it will take some time to repair it well."
Lu Qi nodded and patted his chest. "Don't worry. There's no material that I, Lu Qi, can't find. You just focus on the repair."
After saying that, in order not to disturb Xu Qingqing's work, he left the studio.
On the other side, at the Lu Group.
The assistant called the president's office. Looking at Gu Anrou in front of him, he called a bit awkwardly, "Boss, Miss Gu is here."
In the past, Gu Anrou could freely enter and leave the company based on her so - called glorious deeds of stealing Xu Qingqing's credit. But she still couldn't enter the office directly, so the assistant called the boss.
Sitting in the office chair, Lu Chuanbai felt a headache again when he heard the assistant's words. He hadn't seen Gu Anrou for a while and almost forgot about her.
Although he was headache - stricken, he still allowed the assistant to let her in.
"Let her in. This is a one - time thing."
The assistant understood what the boss meant. He would let Miss Gu in this time, but next time, he would find an excuse that the boss was busy and ask Miss Gu to leave. He silently gave himself a thumbs - up for his understanding ability.
"Brother Chuanbai!" Gu Anrou was wearing a cream - colored dress. She didn't seem to be affected by the matters of the Gu family. She still looked bright and sunny. Lu Chuanbai felt a bit relieved. Although he disliked and even loathed her for speaking rudely to Xu Qingqing, considering her past, he could forgive her.
Lu Chuanbai didn't look up. He was still busy with official business.
Gu Anrou wasn't discouraged by this. After five years, she was used to it. Her heart seemed to be invulnerable.
She picked up the thermos and said sweetly as usual, "Brother Chuanbai, this is the soup I just cooked." After saying that, she presented the thermos like a precious treasure. She had spent more than two hours cooking this soup and did everything by herself.
Lu Chuanbai remained unmoved. "Put it aside," he replied coldly.
Because of what had happened last time, Gu Anrou didn't dare to say anything. She also didn't dare to be as willful and unrestrained as before when Xu Qingqing hadn't appeared. After all, Lu Chuanbai wouldn't be as patient with her as before.
"Okay," she said with a dim look in her eyes.
Suddenly, a childish voice sounded.
"Uncle Lu!"
It was Xu An'an. Hearing Xu An'an's voice, Lu Chuanbai looked up with a smile on his face. Even Gu Anrou was shocked by his reaction.
She was a bit jealous! Why could Xu An'an and Xu Yiyi freely enter and leave the president's office, while she could only wait for news at the door?
"Hey? Aunt Gu is here too?" Xu An'an hugged Lu Chuanbai's neck and said sweetly.
Hearing the word "aunt", Gu Anrou couldn't help but want to argue. But seeing Lu Chuanbai's warning look, she shut up reluctantly.
"It's soup!"
"It smells so good!" Xu An'an pointed at the thermos in a milky voice.
Hearing Xu An'an's words, Lu Chuanbai, seeing how cute and lovable she was, forgot how Xu An'an had come here. He also started to look at the thermos.
"Does An'an want to drink it?" Lu Chuanbai stroked her braids and asked gently.
"Um... Is that okay?"
She hesitated for a while and finally said, "No. Mommy said it's not good to drink other people's soup casually." Seeing Xu An'an's look of wanting to drink but not daring to, Lu Chuanbai couldn't help but chuckle.
He coaxed, "Uncle is not a stranger. An'an can drink it."
Hearing Lu Chuanbai's words, Gu Anrou's face turned green and then white. According to Brother Chuanbai's words, the soup she had cooked so hard was going to go into this kid's stomach?
She stamped her foot. Her heart was bleeding. She had almost burned her hands while cooking this soup.