Chapter 6 Transfer
Without the slightest impatience, she patiently responded to every word of his concern and nagging.

As the familiar broadcast music played, workers gradually left the factory, and the once quiet factory gate became lively and noisy. Su Ning had to smile and say goodbye to the reluctant Mr. Fu.

Looking back at the figure still standing at the gate, unwilling to go in first, I couldn't help but raise my hand and wave vigorously at him before taking a deep breath and riding away.

……

The Su family openly owns four properties in Beijing: two courtyard houses (one large and one small) that were part of the dowry given to the mother by the maternal grandfather, a large single-story house where the maternal grandfather lived before his death, and an old house in the suburbs.

Suning used to come and visit this old house with her grandfather when she was a child.

She hadn't visited for many years since her grandfather passed away.

She didn't understand then, but now she understands a little better why her grandfather had such a deep and complicated feeling for a house.

Despite their obvious sadness and grief, they still come again and again…

It's all because the house holds happy memories, and the person who gave those memories is no longer here.

"Little Ning'er, you must remember what your grandfather said. Don't come here again without your grandfather's company."

"When Xiao Ning'er grows up and gets married, she can come back here to see her grandparents. You know where you can see us, right?"

"Little Ning'er, Grandpa told you that everything about the old house is a secret between us, and you can't even tell your mother, okay?"

"Little... Ning'er, protect... this little wooden whistle... no one can tell... no one!"

……

Sniffing, Su Ning gripped the thing in her hand tightly, forcing back the tears welling up in her eyes.

After calming down, he followed his memory and squatted down in the corner of the backyard wall.

It was already 7:30 pm, and it was completely dark outside. The nearest house was several kilometers away.

Still feeling uneasy, she looked around for a while, until she really couldn't see anything and there was only the sound of insects chirping all around, before she lowered her head and began to feel around and count carefully.

"5-2-9-9".

Numbers, pieced together from special scratches on a large bluestone slab, are tapped rhythmically by fingertips.

With a snap, the solid bluestone slab in front of them caved in, turning into an underground entrance large enough for one person to pass through.

Instead of rushing in, I silently counted to a hundred or so in my mind before taking out the wooden whistle, just like my grandfather had done back then.

There's a very small, barely noticeable bump at the bottom of the wooden whistle. Pressing it normally won't produce any reaction, but…

When the wooden whistle is placed horizontally, the raised point is activated by pressing it twice, once lightly and once firmly. The raised point will then pop out and transform into two flat keys.

Carefully combining the two keys into one, Su Ning then inserted it into the hole at the opening.

The pitch-black entrance was suddenly illuminated by a pearly light, and a straight staircase instantly appeared clearly before our eyes.

She walked down the steps, then reached out and turned the wooden whistle on the hole in the stone wall. Only after the bluestone slab above her head closed again did her expression relax.

This underground chamber has several hidden ventilation openings, so you won't feel any lack of oxygen or stuffiness inside.

Besides this sole entrance, the other entrance is a one-way exit, leading directly to my grandparents' former bedroom.

The stone chamber, which is more than 200 square meters, is divided into four areas. Each area is filled with mahogany boxes of varying sizes, leaving only a narrow cross-shaped passageway.

Arriving first on the left, Su Ning opened the outermost row of doors one by one; the dazzling gold almost blinded her.

Large yellow croaker, small yellow croaker, peanuts, melon seeds, the character "福" (fortune), the twelve zodiac animals...

One hundred and fifty-five boxes of gold in different shapes and sizes!
Even Suning, who never lacks money, couldn't help but feel breathless and short of breath when he saw so many boxes of gold.

"call--"

"I've got it! Quickly put it into the Peach Blossom Spring Space!"

If she looked at it any longer, she feared she would develop a strange urge to sleep on a bed covered in gold. Excitedly, she began to move the gold, until she had stored it all in her spatial storage, her heart overflowing with an indescribable sense of happiness.

"Keep going!"

Upon arriving at the area where the gold boxes were placed, Suning, as usual, opened the outermost row first.

If gold only made her feel short of breath, then the items displayed in this area made her heart race and feel an irresistible flutter of excitement.

Various gemstones, jade, emeralds, pearls…

All kinds of hair ornaments, hairpins, jade pendants, bracelets, earrings...

Every single one is so beautiful!

The complete sets of headdresses are particularly stunning and captivating.

……

On the right are two sections. One is filled with various porcelain antiques and rare books. The other is full of rare medicinal herbs that have been prepared and sealed with oiled paper.

After storing the hundreds of boxes in his space and placing them properly, Su Ning was paralyzed for a full ten minutes before his energy returned.

Without stopping, they left the dark room and went to their grandparents' bedroom.

Looking around the room covered with a white cloth, he thought about how he was about to go to southern Hunan and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, would stay there for more than ten years.

Without further hesitation, all the furniture and decorations in the old house were put into the space.

The clock on her wrist had struck nine, and Su Ning knew she couldn't linger any longer, so she had to leave in a hurry.

Even at a leisurely pace, it still took more than an hour to get back to the steel factory's residential compound.

When she pushed open the door, panting and sweating profusely, Xu Zixin and Qian Huiru, who had been waiting for who knows how long, immediately stood up.

Xu Zixin's face showed worry and barely concealed anger, and his gaze towards her was extremely complicated.

"Where have you been so late?!"

"Old Xu!"

Qian Huiru gave the person who was about to get angry a disapproving shove, "Ningning, your dad is just worried about you. He's gotten two big blisters on his lips from worrying all night."

"Look at you, all sweaty! Have you eaten?"

"Quick, go wash up and change your clothes first, I'll heat up some food for you!"

Having mentally prepared herself for the journey and rehearsed her words in advance, Su Ning went over them in her mind again to make sure she hadn't missed anything before she began to explain, "Dad, I'm sorry for making you worry."

I rushed to find my teacher because I discovered there was a problem with the graduation certificate that Yueyue brought back for me.

On the way back, we encountered an elderly man who had fallen. He lived far away, and his children didn't live with him, so after leaving the hospital and taking him home... it was already this late.

"What's wrong with the certificate? Why didn't you wait for Dad to come back and find the person who helped before to deal with it? Why did you have to run around like this when you're not fully recovered?"

Blinking her wet eyes, Su Ning feigned innocence as she took out her graduation certificate from her canvas bag. "The teacher forgot to stamp it..."

Xu Zixin took the certificate from her hand and carefully examined the seal on it. The marks were very new and did not look like they had been made before.

Given her consistently obedient image and the fact that she had never lied, Xu Zixin, having calmed down somewhat, spoke earnestly.

"Ningning, Dad doesn't object to you doing good deeds, but rather than wanting you to be an upright and kind person, Dad would prefer you to be safe and sound, understand?"

"Go ahead, listen to your Aunt Qian. Take a shower, change your clothes, and eat something. I also need to call your Uncle Fu to tell him you're back and to tell him not to look for you anymore."

Nodding silently, Su Ning put his graduation certificate, which he had casually placed on the table, back into his bag.

(End of this chapter)

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