Chapter 273: Chapter 273

Zhao Xuran looked at his sulking brother on the kang, who wasn’t even reading a book. "What’s wrong?"

Still asking what’s wrong, if he went, wouldn’t such a nice box belong to him?

Although Zhao Guangran didn’t really like such boxes, a box that could hide things, who wouldn’t like that?

Zhao Xuran laughed at the unwilling expression of his younger brother, "Even if you went, you wouldn’t have picked this box."

"How do you know I wouldn’t choose it?" His older brother’s words were a bit too direct.

Zhao Guangran sincerely felt that his brother was increasingly full of sarcasm and mockery, hmph, it’s all Gong Ruini’s fault. If it weren’t for her, his brother would still be the one who was nice to him and took care of him.

"Such a dirty box." Even Zhao Xuran himself wouldn’t necessarily choose such a box.

Even if there’s a hidden compartment, so what? A box with no contents is just an ordinary box.

Didn’t he know he didn’t want to discuss this topic anymore? Why did his brother keep bringing it up, making Zhao Guangran very dissatisfied? Instead of continuing to chat with Zhao Xuran, he might as well read a book.

Zhao Guangran expressed that if he continued talking to Zhao Xuran, he might really lose control and take a swipe at his brother.

Hmph, his brother was over the line. Zhao Guangran said his brother really didn’t like him. Since his brother was unreliable, Zhao Guangran decided he had to educate their two younger brothers properly, or else he would really get angry to death.

His younger brother was throwing a tantrum again, but Zhao Xuran didn’t pay it any mind. His brother often had these little tantrums from time to time, and if he took it to heart often, it would be really tiring and he’d be busy coaxing this kid.

Zhao Guangran waited for a long time but his brother didn’t coax him, which only fueled his anger further.

The Zhao Brothers were having a little tiff, while Gong Tao was also staring blankly at the box in his hands, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

Originally full of disappointment, thinking it was just an ordinary box with no discoveries, he didn’t expect there to be good stuff.

Gong Tao felt his heart beating so fast, who would believe it was an accident if the box was deliberately made dirty?

Gong Tao contained his excitement and started wiping it carefully.

Zhao Gang returned the ox cart and found Gong Tao still wiping the box, a little puzzled. "Why are you taking so long?"

Taking long? Come on, can this be fast? "I think there’s something wrong with this box," Gong Tao said cautiously.

Zhao Gang was about to roll his eyes; come on, everyone knows it’s a box with a hidden compartment. Is it necessary to say it so repetitively? They’re not idiots, not blind or deaf.

"The surface of the box seems to have been altered deliberately to make it very dirty," Gong Tao said casually. Latest content publıshed on novelFɪre.net

Ah, the box was deliberately made to look very dirty? If there’s nothing wrong with the box, why would anyone go to such great lengths? They must have nothing better to do.

"Is it rosewood?" If it’s a rosewood box, that would be quite valuable too.

That, Gong Tao wasn’t sure either, "We’ll find out soon."

"The wood is quite hard, could it be Yinchen Wood?" Gong Tao wasn’t very sure either.

No way, a box made of Yinchen Wood? Zhao Gang was shocked. If it’s really Yinchen Wood, even if the box is crafted simply, it’s still valuable due to its quality.

"Ni Zi really has good luck," Zhao Gang couldn’t help but exclaim.

Yeah, Ni Zi’s luck is really good. Wait, no, we haven’t seen the final result yet, we can’t be sure.

With newfound motivation, the two were very excited, slowly and carefully removing the covering on the outside of the box. It’s a tedious job.

Even Gong Ruini was shocked. When she woke up and found her dad still working on the box, she wondered what was going on, why it wasn’t done yet.

"Ni Zi, you’re awake." Gong Tao greeted her and then continued working quietly.

"Ni Zi, thanks for bringing this box back," Zhao Gang greeted her excitedly, then quickly went back to cleaning the box.

What’s going on? The just-awoken Gong Ruini was a bit out of sync with Gong Tao and Zhao Gang. Earlier, they seemed disappointed, but now they seemed quite pleased with the box. Did something happen?

Wait, could there be something wrong with this box, like a major discovery, some treasure?

But thinking about it, it’s unlikely. If there’s treasure, where would it be stored? Does it have a layer on top?

But Gong Ruini had examined it, and there’s definitely no top layer. So why is Zhao Gang thanking her?

"Is there a new discovery?" Gong Ruini asked curiously, because from the box, she couldn’t see anything unusual.

But the box was much more beautiful than before. "Could it be good wood?" Although Gong Tao studied carpentry, unfortunately, the Gong Family Siblings didn’t have the ability to recognize wood types.

Anyway, Gong Ruini just thought the wood grain was nice, it looked pretty.

"It’s quite good wood, made from Hu Yang Wood."

"Do you know Hu Yang Wood?" Gong Tao explained to Gong Ruini what Hu Yang Wood was.

Hu Yang Wood? Gong Ruini was stunned hearing Gong Tao say the box was made of Hu Yang Wood. Could it be the kind of wood that doesn’t rot for a thousand years after death, that doesn’t decay after falling?

But is this wood of good quality? Gong Ruini wasn’t sure, but if it could make Gong Tao satisfied, it probably wasn’t bad.

"Ni Zi, go back to your room and read, we’ll tell you about the box later." As the sun set, Gong Tao and they sped up, specifically driving away Gong Ruini who was in the way.

This attitude wasn’t good. Gong Ruini said, after all, she was the owner of the box, how could they treat her this way?

But she couldn’t fight against their strength, so Gong Ruini could only return to her room to read.

Though she was reading, Gong Ruini was restless, eager to know the secret of the box.

There’s no reason she couldn’t discover something, sigh, Gong Ruini was incredibly curious.

Gong Ruini’s lack of focus on studying fell into Zhao Guangran’s view, making him feel immense pressure.

Zhao Guangran couldn’t understand, both attending class seriously and reviewing diligently, but why couldn’t he outperform Gong Ruini in grades. What was going on?

"Study, we’ll test tomorrow after lunch and try to give an answer before dinner." Zhao Xuran stared at Zhao Guangran, meaning if the grades weren’t good, dinner wouldn’t be tasty.

Hmph, does he expect him to fail the exam? Zhao Guangran was really annoyed, hmph, study, study, why bother with people unrelated to him.

Especially when some people really don’t worry about exams, to them exams are really easy.

Why do they have to test before the term starts? Zhao Guangran kept complaining internally, but no matter how big his dissatisfaction was, he could only bear it. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.