"Hello." Lu Chuanbai waved to the little girl.
Xiaomei's mother felt a bit nervous. She hadn't wanted to bring this up in the first place, so she quickly changed the subject. "Right, why aren't Yiyi and An'an here?"
"I transferred them to a new school," Xu Qingqing replied with a smile.
Hearing that Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an had been transferred, Xiaomei's mother felt a pang of unease in her heart. She asked cautiously, "It wasn't because of what happened yesterday, was it..."
Oh no!
Xiaomei had once played with the Wang siblings and isolated Xu An'an. Xiaomei's mother was worried that Lu Chuanbai might take it out on her husband.
Looking flustered, Xiaomei's mother explained for her daughter, "I asked Xiaomei when I got home. She said that if she didn't play with those two kids from the Wang family, they would beat her up."
"So that's why..."
Seeing Xiaomei's mother being so cautious, Xu Qingqing was sure that she was afraid Lu Chuanbai would take it out on her.
"It's okay," Xu Qingqing said, a bit amused. She squatted down and stroked Zheng Meiqiu's little head. "An'an is transferring schools. If Xiaomei still wants to play with An'an, just come to my place."
"Sure, I'll bring Xiaomei over," Zheng Meiqiu's mother said, relieved.
After chatting for a while more, Xu Qingqing and Lu Chuanbai got in the car and left.
Watching Lu Chuanbai's back, Xiaomei's mother sighed. No wonder her husband always complained about his boss at home.
He was indeed terribly cold, exuding a strong sense of oppression. But the way Lu Chuanbai looked at his wife was extremely gentle.
In the future, when her husband got into trouble and Lu Chuanbai helped him just because Zheng Meiqiu was Xu An'an's friend, she wouldn't find Lu Chuanbai so scary anymore.
But of course, that was all in the future.
After getting in the car, Xu Qingqing was troubled about where to find new schools for Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an.
Lu Chuanbai offered, "I'll take care of Yiyi and An'an's schools. You don't have to worry about it."
"You have a way?" Xu Qingqing turned to look at Lu Chuanbai. He was driving seriously, and all Xu Qingqing could see was the man's perfect side profile, his sword-shaped eyebrows and thin lips.
"The Lu Group has invested in several kindergartens. I'll make the arrangements."
The kindergartens were the property of his late mother. Since he didn't know how to run a kindergarten, he usually just left it to others to manage.
So that's how it was!
Xu Qingqing sighed inwardly. The Lu family was really outrageously wealthy.
But this also solved a big problem for her. With the two kids going to a kindergarten under the Lu Group, their safety would be guaranteed.
Xu Qingqing said to Lu Chuanbai, who was driving, "Drop me off at Lu Qi's shop."
She still hadn't finished the job she'd taken on. She'd postponed it for a day yesterday, so she had to get it fixed up quickly today.
"Okay," Lu Chuanbai nodded. He dropped Xu Qingqing off at Lu Qi's shop. "Do you want me to pick you up this afternoon?"
"No."
Lu Fenglin rolled down the window and looked at Xu Qingqing. His phoenix eyes were full of teasing. "You really just use people and then discard them."
"Don't say such misleading things!" Xu Qingqing slammed the car door.
On the antique street, Gu Anrou saw Xu Qingqing getting out of the car. She recognized the car as Lu Chuanbai's and quietly hid behind a utility pole to observe the situation.
Xu Qingqing and Lu Chuanbai were really together...
Thinking about how she'd been by Lu Chuanbai's side for so many years, hoping to win his heart one day and be with him, but now Xu Qingqing had beaten her to it!
She refused to accept it! Even if she had to destroy it, she wouldn't let Lu Chuanbai go to Xu Qingqing!
Gu Anrou took out her phone and made a call. She said to the mysterious man, "I'm here. Where's your shop?"
Although Lu Chuanbai had already helped the Gu family buy most of their hoarded antiques, it was still far from enough for the Gu family to return to its former glory.
Because she'd held an auction only for foreigners, the previous suppliers were no longer willing to provide goods to the Gu family, fearing being deceived.
In order for the Gu family to return to its former glory, Gu Anrou had no choice but to cooperate with the mysterious man. Although the mysterious man was a tomb raider, he often had rare antiques in his hands. The Gu family now needed to come up with something that couldn't be found at other auction venues to attract attention again.
Gu Anrou had made an appointment with the mysterious man to meet in this alley. After receiving the call, the mysterious man told her to go to the restoration shop at the east end of the street. She could meet him there.
With a nervous heart, Gu Anrou found the restoration shop at the east end of the street. The female shop assistant inside had triangular eyes and looked quite intimidating.
Gu Anrou went in and said, "Hello. I'm here to see your boss. Is your boss in?"
The female shop assistant, who was playing a game, lazily looked up at her and casually asked, "Are you Gu Anrou?"
The other party's tone was lazy and impolite.
Although Gu Anrou was displeased, for the future of the Gu family, she still nodded.
"Yes, it's me."
"Come with me," the female shop assistant said, putting down her phone. She led Gu Anrou and opened a secret door.
The shop didn't look very big on the outside, but unexpectedly, after entering the secret door, it was a whole new world. It was an old factory of more than 40 square meters, filled with restoration equipment.
A man in black, sitting in a chair, was looking at his phone.
Gu Anrou walked forward. She'd never seen the mysterious man before. Even when they'd met in the car last time, the mysterious man had been wearing a hat and a mask, so Gu Anrou hadn't seen his face.
Gu Anrou softly said, "Hello."
Only then did the man look up. He wasn't wearing a hat. He looked in his thirties, with a hooked nose, giving an impression of being shrewd and intimidating.
When he saw her coming, the young man casually put down his phone. "Miss An is here. Please sit down."
Gu Anrou sat across from him and said eagerly, "You know about what I told you, right? I need precious, unique antiques with historical value now!"
"Do you have any here?"
The man said casually, "Miss An, please don't be impatient. I don't have any here... but I know a place where there are some."
"This is also one of the reasons I asked you to come."
"What do you mean?" Gu Anrou was a bit confused.
It seemed that the man had other motives.
"The place I'm talking about, you also know. There's an ancient tomb underground. I've been watching it for three years to confirm its location."
The man said confidently, "I can definitely tell you that the funerary objects in the tomb are definitely treasures that will shock the world!"
"Are you sure?" Gu Anrou asked suspiciously. "If there really is such an ancient tomb, why haven't I heard of it?"
"This tomb is hidden too deep and not easy to be discovered. But it's different now."
The man said slowly, "Now, a resort is going to be built on top of the ancient tomb. If we don't act quickly, it will be discovered."
"A resort?" Gu Anrou realized something. "The resort you're talking about... wouldn't it be the one Lu Chuanbai is still building?"
The man didn't answer, just smiled faintly. But his smile made Gu Anrou confirm her suspicion.
"This can't be possible!" Gu Anrou couldn't believe it.