Chapter 66

"If it weren't for Shu Hong having his college entrance exam coming up, I would have gone to pick him up to eat with us." Shu Xuan looked at the younger sister he had watched grow up, then thought of his youngest brother, suddenly feeling a sense of pride that his little sister had grown up.

Shu Xia sat down, "In another month, after his college entrance exam is over, let's all go on a trip as a family. I've earned some money recently from restoring Ancient Painting, so I'll cover this family trip."

"You learned to restore Ancient Painting from Zhong Nainai, right?" Shu Xuan was not surprised. When they were in the countryside, many people in the village said that Xia Xia spent every day reading books at Zhong Nainai's house, though no one knew if she could understand what was written in them.

He had been to Zhong Nainai's house and had seen her sometimes tinkering with broken porcelain shards.

When he went again, some of those broken porcelain shards had been restored into various antique-style porcelain vases. Moreover, Zhong Nainai had a very high level of artistic skill; although he had left the countryside early for high school and university, he could tell that Zhong Nainai was no ordinary rural elderly woman.

However, he didn't know why, but he had never asked what Xia Xia had learned from Zhong Nainai.

The people in the village hadn't asked either.

Perhaps it was because Zhong Nainai possessed a certain air of authority; what she didn't want to say, others shouldn't ask.

Looking at it now, Zhong Nainai must have taught all her skills to Xia Xia.

"Yes, Zhong Nainai taught me a lot. It's just that I couldn't look for work restoring antiques before. A while ago, Zhong Nainai gave me a letter telling me that I could start doing antique restoration work," Shu Xia informed him truthfully.

Shu Xuan nodded with relief, "Xia Xia has grown up."

"How has Big Brother been lately? When we spoke on the phone before, I heard someone stole your thesis. Has this matter been resolved?" Shu Xia asked with concern.

Shu Xuan's eyes flickered, "It's resolved, don't worry."

Shu Xia noticed the change in Shu Xuan's expression. She smiled calmly, "This barbecue place is really delicious, the heat is perfect."

Shu Xuan looked at Shu Xia with gentle indulgence.

Before long, there weren't many meat skewers left on the table.

Shu Xia rubbed her stomach, "I'm too full."

It was still the most comfortable to eat with family.

When she was eating just now, she definitely didn't have any table manners.

"I'm stuffed too. Here, drink some fruit juice." Shu Xuan passed her a glass of juice.

Shu Xia took a large gulp of the juice, and the greasiness in her mouth was mostly washed away.

"Big Brother, is there something you want to ask me?" After eating and drinking her fill, Shu Xia looked at Shu Xuan with a smile and spoke first.

The two siblings had grown up together and understood each other very well.

When they first arrived to eat, Shu Xuan had seemed hesitant to speak.

Shu Xuan laughed, "You've been smart since you were little; many things can't be hidden from you. I do indeed have something I want to ask you."

"Mm, go ahead, Big Brother."

"Regarding what happened today between you, Lin Miao, and Fu Chenyan, they had the upper hand in the morning and controlled the public opinion. But then, in the short span of an hour, the wind shifted completely. Many big influencers appeared. If someone hadn't paid them a large sum of money, they wouldn't have spoken up so easily. Xia Xia, tell Big Brother, who is helping you?" Shu Xuan asked after a minute of contemplation.

Shu Xia was stunned, "I didn't ask anyone for help."

When she learned there was a turning point in the situation in front of the police station this morning, she felt it was a bit unusual, but before she could think it through, her thoughts were interrupted by Jiang Nannan's phone call.

"You didn't ask anyone?" Shu Xuan's heart didn't relax; instead, it sank further.

Lately, Xia Xia hadn't just been preoccupied; it was possible she had encountered some problems.

Shu Xia shook her head, "I didn't."

Shu Xuan took a deep breath inwardly. Perhaps he was overthinking it. He had watched Xia Xia grow up and knew her personality very well—kind yet strong, not easily defeated by setbacks. She couldn't possibly have done something to sell herself out.

So...

"Perhaps it's a competitor of the Lin Family in the business world, wanting to take this opportunity to suppress the Lin Family," Shu Xuan speculated.

However, a person popped into Shu Xia's mind.

Could it be Qiao Muting?

But she immediately dismissed it. Qiao Muting was already wary of her and didn't have a good impression of her. If she were in trouble, it would be the perfect opportunity for him to openly tell his grandmother that she was not fit to be his granddaughter-in-law.