Chapter 274: Chapter 274

"Alright." With Gong Tao’s excited shout, the box was finally cleaned up.

Zhao Gang couldn’t wait to put down the cloth and leaned over for a look, "What beautiful patterns."

Gong Tao also sighed in various ways, "It really is a beautiful pattern, but it’s a bit too fake."

Gong Tao had been around a lot of wood when he was young. Although he hadn’t touched it for many years, the foundation he laid as a child was too good, and some things were etched in his bones, not easy to forget.

Ah, is there something wrong with this pattern? Zhao Gang admitted that the pattern was a bit fake, but there was no need to make a fake pattern on a lid.

If this really had to be done, for what reason, Zhao Gang couldn’t understand.

Gong Tao was even more puzzled as to why this had to be done. He was merely acting from a carpenter’s sensitivity.

"I’ll try it later." Gong Tao couldn’t help but want to see if his reasoning was correct.

Oh my god, this guy is really crazy. Although this thing is Gong Ruini’s, it’s normal for Gong Tao to do this, but isn’t he worried that Gong Ruini will flip out?

Gong Tao couldn’t care less anymore. He just wanted to know if the box was as he guessed.

"Take it apart, I agree." After all, it’s just a box without monetary value, and Gong Ruini expressed that if there could be discoveries, why not ruin the box.

Moreover, her own father was just going to remove the lid of the box, which was no big deal.

Anyway, if her father really needed to study the hidden compartment mechanism, he would have to dismantle the box, just doing it a bit early now.

Look, our daughter is so understanding. Gong Tao gave a knowing look to Zhao Gang, who was filled with envy, and slowly went to lift the box’s lid.

This guy really knows how to show off. Hmph, it’s just a daughter. Why doesn’t he have a daughter? Zhao Gang really couldn’t understand why he only had sons.

People usually like sons, thinking having a son ensures stability in old age, someone to take care of them. For Zhao Gang, having too many sons, having a daughter would be better.

Gong Tao wasn’t really showing off; the thing was disguised so well that if he hadn’t heard his grandfather mention it once, he wouldn’t have remembered.

"How do you know there’s something inside?" Zhao Gang watched Gong Tao carefully peel off the disguise ever so boringly that it almost put him to sleep.

Just thinking that if he really took a nap, he might miss a big discovery kept him awake.

Zhao Guangran and Zhao Xuran were also closely surrounding Gong Tao, watching him intently.

Especially Zhao Guangran, he was amazed, "Bro, do you think there’s going to be a major discovery?"

If there really was a major discovery, Zhao Guangran would be pissed, "Because of you, bro."

Zhao Xuran was quite helpless. How could he have known such a thing, rolling his eyes several times, "Even if you went, you wouldn’t have taken the box."

"I won’t discuss this issue with you anymore."

"If you insist on arguing, I don’t mind increasing the difficulty of tomorrow’s assessment."

With a click, Zhao Guangran stared furiously at Zhao Xuran. If looks could kill, Zhao Xuran would have been slashed to bits by now.

This is the ultimate weapon. Gong Ruini figured this should be Zhao Xuran’s way of keeping Zhao Guangran in check, poor kid.

Gong Ruini was really curious if when Zhao Guangran grows up, he will resist Zhao Xuran’s authoritarianism.

"I don’t really know what it is either." Gong Ruini was equally surprised, "I really just took it home as a reminder, after all, it’s free."

If it cost money, Gong Ruini would consider it carefully, but for free stuff, who would overthink it, of course, you’d take it home quickly, otherwise, you’d lose out.

Ha, just keep pretending, Zhao Guangran sneered, thinking Gong Ruini was spouting lies. This update ıs available on N0velFire.ɴet

Hmph, believe it or not, Gong Ruini wasn’t expecting Zhao Guangran to believe her. Sigh, there’s nothing to be done about how hard it is for honest people to speak these days.

Listening to the kids chattering non-stop, Zhao Gang felt quite displeased, "You guys be quiet or go outside to talk, don’t interrupt the adults from doing serious work."

Seeing Gong Tao so carefully doing his work, Zhao Gang knew this wasn’t easy to handle. If something went wrong due to the kids’ talk, what then? It had his heart on edge.

After Zhao Gang’s reprimand, Zhao Guangran quieted down. Some things could be discussed later.

Hua Miaozhu and the other two women finished preparing dinner and took care of the kids, then came over to see how things were going. Even those who didn’t understand could see from Gong Tao’s tense actions that something was off, raising their concerns too.

As Gong Tao slowly worked, the outer disguise was completely removed, and he sat down thoroughly.

"Here." Cai Meina handed over the towel she had prepared long ago. Seeing her husband sweating profusely earlier, she wanted to wipe his sweat but was afraid of delaying his work, so she didn’t continue.

"Dad, have some water." Gong Ruini handed a cup to Gong Tao, "Dad, you’re amazing, you actually found the secret here."

Although she didn’t know what was inside, the fact that Gong Tao managed to uncover it suggested a major secret, making Gong Ruini giddy with delight.

If she didn’t have such a capable dad, even if she brought such an unassuming box home, she wouldn’t have discovered the secret.

Gong Tao wiped his sweat, drank half a cup of water, refreshed himself a bit, and then hugged Gong Ruini, "Ni Zi, you did a great job."

"Although I didn’t take a close look, it’s likely a map." Gong Tao, despite not focusing too much, had caught a glimpse.

A map, my god, Gong Ruini’s heart almost jumped out. Could it really be a treasure map?

When Gong Ruini got the box, her first thought was whether there was a treasure map, but that was just her idle thoughts, never expecting a real treasure map.

But now, it seemed very possible. This old lady really adored her too much, it left Gong Ruini dumbfounded.

"A map..." Zhao Gang’s voice trembled, my god, he needed a good rest.

The shock was truly out of the norm, like a roller coaster ride. Zhao Gang felt his heart couldn’t take it.

Actually, Zhao Gang wasn’t the only one whose heart couldn’t take it. Even Zhao Guangran was in utter disbelief, "A treasure map..."

"Is it really? We don’t know yet, it might just be random scribbles." Gong Ruini tried to cool down the crowd. If it’s not a real treasure map, this wouldn’t be a roller coaster but more like a bungee jump.

Pretend, just keep pretending, Zhao Guangran felt like crying, wondering how many good things he had missed, continuously getting dealt blows.