Chapter 283: Chapter 283

Gong Ruini woke up to the sound of Zhao Gang and the others entering the courtyard. How did they come back so early? Had the workday ended early today?

Wait, weren’t Zhao Guangran and the others supposed to be on the mountain searching for treasure? How did they come back so soon?

Normally, if they were searching for treasure, wouldn’t it take a long time?

For instance, they would have to pry open the rocks at the entrance, and then go inside to look for things.

If it was really a treasure, it wouldn’t just be placed so casually at the entrance of the cave. At the very least, it should be hidden in a small secret cave.

If there wasn’t a suitable cave entrance, they should have manually created a small cave. These things must be well-preserved after all.

Coming back so early, could it be because there was nothing valuable in the cave? Or perhaps the cave wasn’t the right location they were seeking?

Gong Ruini’s heart was a mix of emotions. Since she was already awake, she might as well go and listen to what was happening.

Gong Ruini’s movement startled Gong Ruwen awake. "Ni Zi, you’re up?" Gong Ruwen rubbed his eyes. It seemed he had just slept for a little while, how did Ni Zi get up so quickly?

"Dad and the others are back," Gong Ruini gently told Gong Ruwen.

What, Dad and the others are back? Upon hearing that his father had returned, Gong Ruwen couldn’t stay in bed any longer and quickly sat up to get dressed.

As they walked into the outer room, they saw the Zhao Brothers starting to dress as well. "Let’s go."

Zhao Guangran looked extremely excited, "I wonder if there are any good things."

Even if he didn’t get a share, it would be good to see it, especially since it was his own brother who found it. "Ni Zi, if this place is real, shouldn’t my brother get a reward?"

Zhao Xuran looked at his brother in surprise. Previously, he thought his brother was just excited to save face. He never expected him to make such a request. "Don’t talk nonsense."

As he spoke, he cautiously glanced at Gong Ruini, worried about seeing an expression of displeasure on her face.

Gong Ruini was briefly startled. Of course, she didn’t think Zhao Xuran had put Zhao Guangran up to it. This fool sometimes blurted out things that made you not know whether to laugh or cry.

But this time, Zhao Guangran’s suggestion was really quite good. Gong Ruini actually felt somewhat uneasy, after all, it did seem like they were taking a big advantage.

Perhaps Zhao Guangran was just mentioning it casually, without really considering whether she would agree. No generous parent would feel comfortable letting a child handle a large sum of wealth.

"Sure." Gong Ruini agreed without hesitation.

What, she actually agreed? Despite the previous bravado of Zhao Guangran, when he actually heard Gong Ruini agree, he was dumbfounded.

"You, you..." Zhao Guangran was stammering as he tried to speak.

After stuttering for a while, Zhao Guangran finally managed to speak more clearly, "Aren’t you going to ask Uncle Zhao?"

Why ask Dad? Gong Ruini was sure that if Gong Tao heard about this approach, he would support it without question, "I think my dad will support it. I’ll split my share half and half with you, Xuran."

Gong Ruini’s generosity left the Zhao Brothers completely dumbfounded. Even Zhao Guangran, who initially made the suggestion, hadn’t expected Gong Ruini to be so generous.

Zhao Guangran thought it would be good if Gong Ruini just gave a little benefit. He never expected her to give away half of her share. Zhao Guangran was stupefied; this matter was going to be hard to wrap up.

Zhao Guangran couldn’t imagine how his father would scold him if he found out, and it definitely wouldn’t be pleasant.

"That’s a bit too much," Zhao Xuran politely declined Gong Ruini’s offer. Although he didn’t know what the yield would be, he would never just accept it like that.

Is it because she offered too much? The problem is Gong Ruini didn’t even know how much so-called treasure there might be, was it really necessary for them to refuse so politely?

"Isn’t this putting me in a tough spot?" Gong Ruini insisted on giving Zhao Xuran a reward, but Zhao Xuran really didn’t want it.

Watching the two of them discuss this matter endlessly, Gong Ruwen thought they were overthinking it, "You don’t even know the result, why are you discussing this?"

Once there’s a result, then it’s worth discussing how to reward someone. It’s unknown if this is even a treasure location, shouldn’t they be more concerned about what their father discovered?

Gong Ruwen really didn’t understand how such smart people could do something so foolish.

Indeed, indeed, Gong Ruini couldn’t bother continuing to discuss the reward with Zhao Xuran. Hmph, whether he accepted it or not, he would definitely get a reward, and of course, the blame would fall on Zhao Guangran.

Since this kid had already suggested it, there would be no excuse not to give a reward.

Gong Ruini glanced at Zhao Guangran, then ran toward Gong Tao’s room. Initially, they had agreed to leave a room vacant in the new house to serve as a dining room for entertaining guests.

Because Hua Miaozhu had a cleanliness obsession, that room became her living space, and generally, unless there were special circumstances, no one liked entering it, so discussions were held in Gong Tao’s room.

Zhao Guangran felt a chill as he was glanced at by Gong Ruini, sensing he might have done something incredibly foolish, yet upon reconsideration, he thought his suggestion was just a joke. Couldn’t kids just say things casually?

Zhao Guangran relaxed at the thought, only to realize the room was now empty.

Outrageous, just outrageous, how could everyone leave without waiting for him, do they still consider him a brother?

No matter how dissatisfied, Zhao Guangran quickly ran to the gathering place.

Gong Ruini was in a rush, and Gong Tao and the others weren’t surprised to see her arrive, "Slept well?"

Gong Ruini nodded, "Dad, you’re back, and uh..." Fresh chapters posted on novelꞁire.net

She scanned the room but didn’t see any items, which made her heart sink. Could it be they found nothing, or the items were taken by someone else?

Although Gong Tao hadn’t shown it yesterday, Gong Ruini noticed a brief sadness in his eyes, indicating he wasn’t very optimistic about it.

Actually, to Gong Ruini, the place didn’t seem like a treasure spot, but just in case, they couldn’t let a potential spot go unchecked.

Not seeing anything now, maybe it was going to be retrieved at a suitable time, but Gong Tao and the others didn’t seem too cheerful, unlike people who had just struck an unexpected fortune.

Even though Zhao Guangran started late, in such a small house he caught up easily, but upon looking around, he found nothing valuable.

Zhao Guangran was dumbfounded, "Ah, there’s nothing?"

Could it be the wrong place? After all the fuss he made fighting for his big brother’s share, now his brother might even be discontent with him.

Zhao Guangran regretted it, he really shouldn’t have spoken up so early, see where it got him now, especially after glancing at Gong Tao, noticing their expressions weren’t good.

Could this be a bust? Gong Ruini felt her heart rate speed up.