Chapter 1020: The Hidden Big Shot

Ye Chen didn't expect Ma Lan's judgment of Dong Ruolin to be so accurate.

In fact, when Dong Ruolin first arrived at the Dihao Group, Ye Chen had already guessed her motivation.

The Dong family must have heard that the Ye family had arranged a descendant in Jin Ling and even bought the Dihao Group to give to the other party, so the Dong family felt this was a good opportunity to get there first, which is why they arranged for Dong Ruolin to come over.

Originally, Ye Chen planned not to let Dong Ruolin come into contact with himself at the Dihao Group, so that she would look for his true identity for a long time, and he believed she would leave Jin Ling before long.

But who could have thought that Dong Ruolin would fall in love with him by coincidence.

From the moment she confessed to Ye Chen, Ye Chen knew in his heart that this woman couldn't be shaken off for a while.

On this side, Xiao Churan heard her mother say that Dong Ruolin came to Jin Ling with other motives, and couldn't help but smile: "Mom, what are you thinking? People are just here to work, there's no other motive."

Ma Lan said with a fake smile: "Then let me ask you, if you had 100 billion at home, would you go do a job with an annual salary of a few million?"

Xiao Churan thought for a while and said: "Maybe she just wants to be an independent woman, or just wants to fight for herself in the workplace, or maybe it's just for sentiment."

"Sentiment?!" Ma Lan waved her hand and said seriously: "Oh, daughter, you don't understand! In this world, poor people might have some so-called sentiment, but rich people absolutely don't!"

As she spoke, Ma Lan added firmly: "These rich people are all profit-seeking. All their energy is focused on making money. They wish they could utilize every fart to create value, so it's impossible for them to run to a small place and waste time!"

"The only explanation is that they have taken a fancy to something in this small place. Maybe our Jin Ling has some priceless treasure hidden!"

Xiao Churan said helplessly: "Mom, it was a simple matter, how could it be so mysterious as you say..."

Ma Lan said seriously: "You don't believe it! When I was young, my grandmother told me that their hometown was in a mountain nest, and they didn't see a few outsiders all year round, and rich people didn't go there. But starting from a certain year, several rich people would go there every year to donate money to build temples, some donated land temples, some donated Guanyin temples, saying that the gods there were very spiritual..."

"The people in the mountains were very puzzled, thinking, we haven't heard that there are any very spiritual gods here. If there were really gods, we wouldn't be so poor that we couldn't eat the next meal. This doesn't make sense, right?"

Xiao Churan nodded: "It's indeed a bit strange, and then?"

Ma Lan said: "Then it went on like this for several years, dozens of temples of all sizes were built, but everyone was still poor. It wasn't until a big detective from Yanjing came to the mountains to investigate a case that everyone understood. It turned out that those rich people came to the mountains to donate temples to steal a Han Dynasty tomb!"

"Ah? Tomb raiding?" Xiao Churan said awkwardly: "Mom, you've read too many novels, where are there so many tomb raiders like in the novels!"

Ma Lan said seriously: "You think tomb raiders in novels are mysterious? I tell you, there are many more tomb raiders in reality than described in novels!"

After speaking, Ma Lan rolled up her sleeves, excitedly gesturing with her hands: "I tell you, that big tomb was under the mountain behind my grandmother's house, but the villagers didn't know it! Over the years, various tomb raiders borrowed the name of donating temples to build temples, and dug dozens of holes under the mountain, almost hollowing out the mountain!"

Xiao Churan laughed and said, "Mom, the more you talk, the more mysterious it gets. Digging a tomb tunnel... do you think you're a grave robber?"

Ma Lan saw that Xiao Churan didn't believe her, and couldn't help but get anxious, blurted out: "You girl, why don't you believe anything Mom says! Many big tombs have been opened in my grandmother's place over the years. A few years ago, not far from my grandmother's house, a very famous Tomb of the Marquis of Haihun was excavated. Have you heard of the Tomb of the Marquis of Haihun?"

Xiao Churan nodded: "I've heard of it, it seems to be a very important archaeological discovery. What happened to this tomb?"

"What's wrong with that?" Ma Lan hummed, "Let me tell you, the reason this tomb was discovered by the cultural relics department was precisely because when the grave robbers were digging the tunnel, they disturbed the nearby villagers. After the villagers called the police, the people from the cultural relics department realized there was a large tomb there. Moreover, the tomb of the Marquis of Haihun's wife was also right next to it, and it had long since been completely cleaned out by grave robbers. It is said that there were dozens of tunnels dug from all directions!"

Xiao Churan was stunned: "Are these tomb raiders really that powerful?"

Ma Lan got a little anxious and said: "If you don't believe me, search online!"

Ye Chen on the side nodded and agreed: "Wife, you are indeed a bit ignorant. In fact, there are many very powerful craftsmen among the people. The tomb raiding novels you read are actually very common in real life. If you don't believe me, ask Dad. There are many unearthed cultural relics in the antique circle every year that are traded privately. To put it bluntly, they are all stolen by tomb raiders."

As he spoke, Ye Chen added: "Ten or twenty years ago, in a provincial capital city in the central region, there was a Cordyceps sinensis theft case. A shop selling Cordyceps was stolen of two hundred kilograms of Cordyceps worth tens of millions overnight. Do you know how they stole it?"

Xiao Churan shook her head: "How did they steal it?"

Ye Chen said, "It was indeed stolen by digging a tunnel. They rented the shop opposite the cordyceps store, dug a tunnel dozens of meters long underground, drilled directly under the cordyceps store, and then drilled out to steal all the cordyceps."

Xiao Churan was surprised: "This is too magical..."

Ye Chen nodded: "Setting aside their illegal and criminal behavior, their skill in digging holes is indeed very powerful."

Ma Lan looked at Xiao Churan and said: "Now you believe what I said, right?"

Xiao Churan had to nod: "Mom, I believe..."

Ma Lan hummed and added: "Then you understand now what it means to be profit-seeking? For tomb raiders, if there wasn't that ancient tomb in the mountains, who would run to that kind of poor place to donate temples? That Dong Ruolin is the same. If it weren't for the profit in Jin Ling, would a big family lady from Yanjing run to this place to waste time? That's why I said, Jin Ling must have some big treasure we can't imagine!"

Xiao Churan frowned and said: "But Jin Ling doesn't have any treasures. Even if there really is an ancient tomb, the Dong family can't go tomb raiding!"

Ma Lan said: "The big treasure I'm talking about might not be an ancient tomb! Maybe Jin Ling has some hidden big shot!"

Xiao Churan smiled: "Big shot? What big shot could make the Yanjing family interested?"

After speaking, she pointed to Ye Chen and teased: "Many people in Jin Ling call your son-in-law Master Ye, saying your son-in-law is a true dragon on earth. Is he the hidden big shot?" ===== CHAPTER 1021 =====