Chapter 857: Chapter 581: Gift
The couple studied it for a while but still couldn’t unscrew it.
“Looking at it like this, it’s not clear if there’s anything inside. Why not find soone to saw it open?” Xiaofeng pondered over it for a long ti but didn’t find anything unusual about the hairpin.
“That might not be wise. It’s still his mother’s nto. If we ruin it, it would be hard to justify.” Gu Yecheng smiled, “Maybe I’m overthinking; it might just be a random item his mother gave him, unlikely to contain any clues.”
Sotis, indeed, many coincidences occur, or people have certain feelings in specific situations.
n Chao’s mother might have suddenly felt sothing back then, and then she gave n Chao a thing, probably without any specific aning.
“Why not leave it with ? I’ll find soone to take a look,” Xiaofeng said to Gu Yecheng.
“Alright, leave it here for now.” Gu Yecheng rembered sothing, “But you need to be careful.”
If there is sothing inside, it must be related to the laboratory. Precisely what, we don’t know yet, but being cautious is never wrong.
“It shouldn’t be harmful. If it were, his mother wouldn’t have let him wear it all the ti.”
…
Xiaofeng repeatedly examined the hairpin.
This hairpin was actually quite ordinary, nothing particularly special about it. The design was average, and the workmanship was too, probably sothing bought to wear casually every day.
Its only special attribute now is that n Chao’s mother left it behind, a nto given by his mother.
Xiaofeng took the hairpin to a sowhat nostalgic jewelry shop, where the owner was an elderly man managing so old accessories.
Young people definitely wouldn’t like coming to such a shop.
The old man saw soone coming in, casually picked up his reading glasses from the side, and stood up.
“Master, can you repair hairpins here?” Xiaofeng asked casually.
“Let see the hairpin.” The old man said in a hoarse voice.
Xiaofeng handed the hairpin over to him.
The old man looked at it and saw no signs of damage: “Miss, your hairpin is perfectly fine, no need for repairs.”
“Master, could you help see if there’s anything special about this hairpin? To be honest, it’s sothing my mom left , and I’ve always wondered why she would give it to . If it were valuable, it doesn’t seem so.” Xiaofeng casually provided an excuse.
The old man took a look, then grabbed a small toolbox from the side, found so tools inside, and started examining the hairpin.
After so exploration, the old man discovered the hairpin’s unique feature.
“Miss, your hairpin has a chanism. See this bead? Remove it, and you can unscrew it. Want to try?” The old man was once a very skilled craftsman, and now, in his old age, he ran a little shop like this.
The hairpins in the shop were all his creations, so old and so newly crafted. They might not be as fashionable as the ones outside, but the craftsmanship was impeccable, unmatched by ordinary skills.
Hearing the old man’s words, Xiaofeng was delighted, realizing the hairpin indeed had potential.
“Thank you, master.” Xiaofeng took the hairpin back and picked out two more hairpins in the shop, one for her mother-in-law and one intended for her mom.
The styles here were especially suitable for them, though not many modern styles were available for young people here.
It was obvious that the shopkeeper ran his business out of a sense of leisure.
The prices were sowhat high, but judging by the craftsmanship and materials, it was definitely worth it.
Xiaofeng returned ho but didn’t open it imdiately.
Whether or not there was sothing inside, it should be Acheng who opens it.
Gu Yecheng, upon hearing that Xiaofeng found the thod, was overjoyed: “Honey, how did you figure it out?”
Xiaofeng gently smiled: “I’m not that smart; I found an old craftsman to take a look for . Guess what, he’d seen through the hairpin’s mystery imdiately.”
“What’s the saying, ‘an expert sees the clues.’ A professional, naturally, sees the essence at first glance.” Gu Yecheng, holding the hairpin, was about to head out: “Honey, you go to bed early. I’ll go find Old Bai.”
As it could be related to the old 319 case, and possibly to laboratory matters, seeking out Old Bai was the best option.
“I’ll go with you.” Xiaofeng glanced at the sky outside.
“Alright.” Gu Yecheng nodded.
…
Xiaofeng sat in the living room of Old Bai’s house, reading a book.
Yecheng and Old Bai had gone to the small laboratory in Old Bai’s house.
Putting down the book, she yawned.
She had been here for two years now and nearly forgot she didn’t originally belong in this place. Currently, she was adapting to everything here.
It ant she would have to follow ti for another twenty years to reach the era she previously lived in, which was quite good to think about.
“Xiaoqi,” Xiaofeng called out to Xiaoqi, “Do you know the fate of your previous owners? Did they return, or did anything happen to them?”
Xiaoqi was the seventh space guardian. Before this, there were certainly six other owners of the space, and she was curious about the fate of the previous six, whether they died of natural causes or otherwise.
From another perspective, her existence was a form of rewriting destinies, so whether she could die of natural causes was indeed uncertain.
Xiaoqi shook its head: “I don’t know about that. I didn’t have a chance to follow the other owners. I’m only with you now. Moreover, whenever a new owner is chosen, the traces of the previous owner are erased, so we have no way of knowing.”
To prevent any crossover between owners, whenever a new owner is confird, the space will clear the information of the previous owner and accept the new owner’s information.
Therefore, it doesn’t know the outcos of the other space owners.
All it knew was that it was 007, ant to serve and protect the seventh owner.
“I used to think that after giving birth to Dabao and Erbao, the space would disappear. I rember you once told that because I was pregnant, we needed to protect the child in my belly.”
“Yes, while you were pregnant, we indeed had a sense of danger, but after you gave birth to Xiaozhu, that sense of space’s capability weakened.”
In a drowsy state, Xiaofeng was awakened by Gu Yecheng.
Gu Yecheng picked her up: “You said you wanted to co, but in the end, you fell asleep again, right?”
Xiaofeng found a comfortable spot in his embrace and continued to keep her eyes closed: “I just wanted to be with you. So, how’d it go, was there any progress?”
Gu Yecheng held her tighter: “Of course there was, now sleep.”
“Hmm.”
…
When Xiaofeng woke up, Gu Yecheng had already left.
She smiled, clearly understanding that he must have gone to work.
She got up, washed, and then went out.
“Young Madam, where are we going?” Ayun asked Xiaofeng.
“Let’s go to my mom’s place. She asked to visit yesterday, but I didn’t have the ti.” Xiaofeng smiled.
Ayun said nothing, started the car, and headed for the Quan Family.
Chu Qing was busy at ho instructing the maids to prepare a nice al because Xiaofeng was coming ho for dinner.
Xiaofeng, truly surprising everyone, had clinched the top spot in the Imperial Capital’s liberal arts exam.
Xiaonian was holding a pillow and watching television. She had done well in college entrance exams, and her mom had left her alone for the past few days, giving her peace.
When she heard a car park in the courtyard, Xiaonian threw down her pillow and ran outside.
Chu Qing also hurriedly went out.
“Xiaofeng.” Chu Qing approached and held Xiaofeng’s hand: “You’ve lost weight due to preparing for the exams during this period.”
Beside her, Xiaonian: “….”
Her mom was so biased, only noticing her sister’s weight loss. But hadn’t she lost weight too?
The three of them sat chatting in the courtyard, talking and laughing harmoniously.
“Regarding your status as the top scorer, have you told your parents yet? Do you want to go ho and see them?” Chu Qing ntioned Xiaofeng’s adoptive parents, whom she deeply appreciated.
“I plan to visit in the next few days.” Xiaofeng did indeed have the intention: “I spoke with my big brother on the phone yesterday and asked him to convey the ssage.”
“Going back is a good idea.”
After lunch, the three decided to go for a walk and casually shop.
“Let’s visit the supermarket you operate with Yu’s third brother.” Chu Qing found rare free ti, and since both daughters had perford well in exams, she was in a great mood: “I’ll buy you so gifts.”
“I also got you a gift.” Xiaofeng took out a small box: “I found this craftsmanship rather nice, thought it would suit you well.”
Seeing the gift, Chu Qing’s eyes brightened: “It’s fitting, of course, it’s fitting. This was given by my daughter, so of course it’s fitting.”
At the supermarket entrance, they happened to et Haige and her husband. Seeing Chu Qing with her daughters, Haige was evidently envious: “Sister, you’re out shopping with both daughters.”
If she had married earlier, her kids wouldn’t be young either.
“Yes, just out for a walk with them.” Chu Qing was also delighted: “I heard from your godmother you’re planning to go abroad next month, is that right?”
Though Haige wasn’t very willing, she was married to He Xiuze, so on such major matters, she naturally had to follow him.
“We’ll stay for a few days first and see. If we don’t get used to it, we’ll definitely co back.”
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