Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

  Zhai Yaohui put down the newspapers in his hands. “Cough…… Didn’t Qiao Nan and you have a promise with each other to be engaged after her college entrance examination and when she enrolls for college? Have you fixed the date? We’ll just make adequate arrangements. Before this, invite Qiao Nan’s father to our house. When children of two families are getting engaged, the parents of both families have to meet and discuss. It’s not appropriate for our family to make all the decisions.”

  A woman bringing good luck and fortune to her husband—Zhai Yaohui did not know if such a fictitious thing existed.

  Zhai Yaohui only knew that since Zhai Sheng had been together with Qiao Nan, Zhai Sheng had performed very well and increasingly so. His opportunities increased and he gained achievements more smoothly.

  From a scientific perspective, at the very least, Qiao Nan’s aura was compatible with that of Zhai Sheng.

  It was not easy to be able to meet such a ‘suitable’ daughter-in-law. Since they had met her, there was no reason to let her slip away from his son.

  “How about my mom’s end?” Zhai Sheng was concerned about his mother, Miao Jing.

  Earlier, Qiao Nan had agreed to tell Miao Jing about their relationship. Unfortunately, Zhai Sheng was too busy. He had just uncovered a huge case and completely did not have the time. He could not find a good and appropriate opportunity to tell Miao Jing about this.

  At the mention of Miao Jing, even Zhai Yaohui, this heroic figure, turned a little cowardly. “You still have to carry on investigating this case. Why don’t we do this? You’ll continue with the investigation. Regarding your mom, I’ll think of a way. Your mom is usually quite good to Qiao Nan and she has been treating her as part of the family. Qiao Nan is quite diligent and she strives to excel. She’s also morally upright and honest. I think it won’t be difficult.”

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  Compared to Wei De particularly, Qiao Nan’s rare and positive qualities were more obvious.

  Both had poor family backgrounds. At the very least, the support that Wei De received at home was much better than that of Qiao Nan. No one from Wei De’s family in his hometown would backstab or harm him. They had been encouraging Wei De to do well in the army.

  It was different for Qiao Nan. She not only had one family member dragging her down but two.

  Qiao Nan and Wei De met Zhai Sheng and Zhai Hua respectively. Both were children from the Zhai family. Qiao Nan had never made use of Zhai Sheng to achieve anything or change her life.

  The young lady was independent and resilient. She had been relying on herself to improve her life. With her spirit of resilience and continuous strive for excellence, she would easily gain the admiration of others.

  Qiao Nan was just a young lady and she could achieve this. Wei De was a grown-up man that was older than Qiao Nan by over ten years, yet he did such distasteful things. Until today, Zhai Yaohui could not understand or accept why her daughter had picked such a man among the many options available.

  “Fine.” Zhai Yaohui’s words had given Zhai Sheng a form of assurance. It allowed Zhai Sheng to be able to focus on his investigation of Qiu Qin’s case wholeheartedly.

  This was also the first time that Qiu Qin did something audacious and illegal. He felt guilt-stricken too. He thus became more cautious and alert. Any small issue could give him a big scare.

  Convinced by the saying the timid dies of hunger and the bold dies of fullness, no matter how much fear Qiu Qin had, he would shoulder it.

  Qiu Qin received news that the two buyers of his cultural relics had been arrested before they could leave the country. They asked if Qiu Qin had any ways to release them. Qiu Qin then felt that something was not right.

  He had only sold two items. The two buyers that he had respectively sold the two items to were all arrested. Had the matter been exposed?

  Qiu Qin immediately expressed that this was just a transaction and whatever happened to the buyer did not have anything to do with him. It would be better if they did not contact each other regarding this kind of matter again.

  After hanging up the phone, Qiu Qin called Qiu Chenxi over as he felt that something was amiss. “You didn’t tell any outsiders or Zhai Sheng about my deals, did you?”

  As long as no one betrayed him, it would not be possible for such a small matter to be discovered so quickly.

  The ancient tomb was evacuated in stages, and the cultural relics were also unearthed one by one.

  No one could aggregate the exact quantity of the cultural relics that were in the ancient tomb. Basically, no one would be able to find out how many items he had gotten hold of.

  Qiu Chenxi looked at Qiu Qin in surprise. “Dad, did something happen? It can’t be discovered so soon, right? Is there a problem with those people that you hired?”

  “I’m asking you now. Did you tell Zhai Sheng about me?!”

  “Certainly not!” It was not as if her brains were damaged. “Dad, as long as you still see me as your daughter, will other men outside be more reliable than my biological father? To put it bluntly, Dad, what do I gain if something happens to you? We came to this lousy place from Ping Cheng. Hadn’t I learned enough lessons from that?”

  “You really didn’t?” Qiu Chenxi was certainly quite smitten with Zhai Sheng. She yearned to marry Zhai Sheng since she was a child. There was nothing that Qiu Chenxi would not do to please Zhai Sheng.

  Qiu Chenxi sneered. Her father only had the mistress in his heart now. In the whole world, only that mistress was true to him. “Dad, since you’ve already said so, I’ll lay my cards on the table as well. If telling Brother Zhai about you can make him agree to marry me without hesitation, I will certainly tell him. You don’t need to doubt this. However, Brother Zhai is getting engaged with that vixen. I heard that he had already prepared and submitted the marriage report. If I told him about you, wouldn’t that be giving him a wedding gift? Tell me, would I do this kind of thing? Would I be willing to do so?”

  If Qiao Nan were to die, she would certainly be happy to send a gift.

  As for the rest, no way!

  Qiu Qin slumped on the chair. “You might not have told him, but I sensed that Zhai Sheng may have found out and he’s already checking on me. You…… After all, you are friends with him. Why don’t you meet up with Zhai Sheng? Remember, please don’t bring up the matter about his partner and also don’t show that you’re unhappy that he is going to be engaged. Didn’t you also say that other men outside will not be as reliable as your own father? Rest assured. If you can think of a way to resolve this matter smoothly and peacefully, regardless of who you will marry in the future, I will provide you with a bountiful dowry. If you don’t believe me, I’ll open a bank account under your name with 100,000 yuan and immediately pass this passbook to you for safekeeping. I don’t even give it to your mom.”

  100,000 yuan was not a small sum of money. Of course, Qiu Chenxi’s heart was moved. “If I look for Brother Zhai…… What if he has not discovered anything? We will be exposing ourselves and this will arouse his suspicion, no?”

  “Listen to me. It won’t be wrong. After interacting with the Zhai family for so long, I know their temperaments very well. Those two buyers had already been arrested. Isn’t this telling enough? Tell Zhai Sheng that I have already stopped. He can also voice out any thoughts or request what he has in mind. Of course, before you are sure that Zhai Sheng is aware of this matter, you don’t need to mention anything. You’re very smart. In fact, you should know how to handle this even without the need for me to teach you. Chenxi, our Qiu family has to depend on you this time.”