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Nian Wanru looked at Gu Qingyao for a while and could not help but laugh: "You're really smart."

"Of course, I'm my mother's daughter." Gu Qingyao smiled as she leaned over, and whispered, "However, this present is heavy, it does have some weight to it."

"This size is quite similar to the inkstone." Nian Wanru said.

Gu Qingyao was slightly stunned, then said: "Indeed..."

She looked at the complicated package and then looked at Xiao Ze: "Can you wrap it back exactly the same?"

"Of course." Xiao Ze agreed.

Gu Qingyao then carefully opened the package, causing Nian Wanru to suck in a breath of cold air: "This …."

Gu Qingyao smiled slightly.

"Seems to be right."

"It looks like the real thing, but I'm not sure." Xiao Ze said in a heavy voice.

"It can't be that your dad got it wrong, right …" Nian Wanru could not help but ask.

Gu Qingyao said: "It doesn't matter, then let's make the mistake."

Nian Wanru was startled. "Xiao Yao..."

"Didn't grandpa like this? "I'll give this to grandpa." Gu Qingyao smiled and said: "I'll send the two of you off."

"But …"

"Thinking about it this way, maybe the assistant that stole father's inkstone platform, when we go back, we must make daddy ask Assistant Ling." Gu Qingyao's expression slowly turned cold.

Nian Wanru's intuition was not that simple. She reached out her hand to cover Gu Qingyao's hand and softly asked: "Xiao Yao, did you think of something?"

Gu Qingyao lowered her eyes slightly. "No."

"Mom initially felt that Assistant Ling's skills were not right, but after thinking about it carefully, she indeed did not do anything. If you change the ink stone, and this matter really caused a ruckus, your father and that Assistant Ling would not be able to explain themselves." Nian Wanru said.

"Xiao Ze, how much do you think this inkstone is worth?" Gu Qingyao suddenly asked.

Xiao Ze was startled for a moment, and then said: "The Ming dynasty's ink platform, and one that was used by the emperor. According to last year's auction market, it's worth at least ten million."

"Is this something that came out of an auction? Can you find out? " Gu Qingyao asked again.

Xiao Ze immediately got busy.

Very soon, he gave her an answer, "Miss, it was something from last year's auction. The person who auctioned it was this Mr. Xu Wen."

"Ah... This is indeed your father's friend. " Nian Wanru was shocked.

"That's it." Gu Qingyao laughed, then said with slightly lowered eyes: "Since that's the case, then it seems like the gift given to father by the others must be true. It's just that father has always been in the office, so he might have been cheated."

"This …" Nian Wanru frowned slightly.

She had always felt that things were not so simple, but she didn't know what had gone wrong.

Gu Qingyao said: "The problem now is how to return this to Ling Xiaoman and have Ling Xiaoman personally deliver it. Since she dared to do such an ugly thing, she should naturally shoulder all of the responsibility for this matter."

"Xiao Yao..." Nian Wanru wanted to say something but hesitated.

"We can't condone this theft." Gu Qingyao said seriously: "Didn't mother always teach me that way?"

Nian Wanru could only sigh and nod her head in agreement: "If Ling Xiaoman is not here later, I will let your father handle this matter, okay?"

Gu Qingyao looked at Nian Wanru with an indescribable pain in her heart.

Nian Wanru's personality was too gentle. This was indeed a matter of pros and cons, but on this matter, whether or not Gu Qingyao was gentle, meant that Gu Qingyao would always retreat, and would always force others to follow her.

Fortunately, Nian Wanru had him by her side now.

Good.

Gu Qingyao smiled and gave Xiao Ze a meaningful glance. Xiao Ze immediately understood, but Gu Qingyao had already obediently agreed: "Alright, we will listen to mother."

When Gu Qingyao reached the Gu household, she found that Ling Xiaoman was already waiting at the door: "My apologies Miss Gu, I was just about to come to deliver something to Mr. Gu, I came as well. I'll take my leave now."

"Since Assistant Ling has come, then this gift should still be given to me by Assistant Ling herself." Gu Qingyao acted like she did not care and handed the box over.

Ling Xiaoman's previous packing was extremely complicated, but after seeing that it was still the same, she heaved a sigh of relief.

She nodded and replied: "Thank you, Miss Gu."

"No need." Gu Qingyao laughed coldly and walked in.

Gu Qingyao watched as Ling Xiaoman paced about at the door. Sure enough, she was not willing to give the gift directly to the butler, so she decided to give it to Gu Yuanshan personally.

She smiled and waited to see what would happen.

"Dian Yao." When Gu Yanzhi saw Gu Qingyao, he hurriedly walked over and said, "Assistant Ling didn't go pick you up?"

If it was the past, Gu Qingyao would definitely think that they were accusing Ling Xiaoman, but at this time, Gu Qingyao felt assured, as she was worried for Ling Xiaoman, and did not directly ask about it.

She said very naturally: "Assistant Ling is at the door."

"Oh." Gu Yanzhi heaved a sigh of relief, but just as he was about to move, he was pulled by Gu Qingyao: "Daddy is looking for Assistant Ling anxiously? Mommy is still waiting for Daddy. "

Gu Yanzhi's footsteps had clearly paused.

Yes, yes.

Nian Wanru was also present. He and Nian Wanru had been an exemplary couple for many years, and maintaining such an image in the upper echelons of society wasn't easy. He didn't want to fail completely.

Not to mention —

Gu Yanzhi's gaze turned slightly, and looked at the beautiful Nian Wanru not far away, and his heart couldn't help but throb.

Nian Wanru... Today was a glorious day.

However, when they looked over now, they realized that Nian Wanru had also looked for a stylist design with her. Her posture was very proper to begin with, and with the help of the professional makeup artist and stylist, her makeup and her exquisite dress matched well. Nian Wanru and Gu Qingyao was undoubtedly the focus of the entire audience.

Gu Yanzhi didn't hesitate at all, the corner of his mouth lifted into a smile, and he subconsciously walked towards Nian Wanru.

He felt proud to have such a wife and daughter.

Gu Qingyao smiled and followed behind Gu Yanzhi.

When Gu Yuanshan came out, what he saw was exactly this scene.

In the past, Gu Yanzhi and Nian Wanru always had a sense of distance between them. That kind of intimacy that he intentionally controlled proved that their relationship was not as harmonious as it was written in the magazines.

But now …

Now, Gu Yanzhi subconsciously hugged Nian Wanru's waist, laughing came from the bottom of his heart.

Gu Yuanshan frowned slightly, then turned his head, only to see a unfamiliar woman quickly walking over.

"Mr. Gu, I am the Gourmet's special assistant, Ling Xiaoman. This is my birthday present for you, I hope you can like it."

Ling Xiaoman's smile was fawning on her, but it was not flattering, and she handed the box over.

Just as he was about to put it aside, he heard Ling Xiaoman say, "I heard that Mr. Gu likes antique very much, so I specially picked it for you."

Hearing that, Gu Yanzhi looked at Nian Wanru who was beside her: "Wanru, did you bring it as well?"