Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 44 - 43: Reinforcements Arrive

Gong Tao, upon hearing that Gong Ruini had been found, immediately wanted to dash over, determined to give her a good talking-to.

She’s just a kid, and even though Zhao Xuran did something wrong, you can’t scare people like this, right?

Don’t you know you can scare someone to death like this?

When Gong Tao heard his son mumbling that his daughter had fallen into a hole below, he was shocked too.

Zhao Gang, still half-asleep, was woken up by Gong Ruwen. If it wasn’t for that, he would still be sleeping, but hearing that someone fell into a hole below, his expression turned a bit strange.

"Is it a real hole?"

"Was it man-made?" Zhao Gang had never thought that the stories they used to hear might actually be true, and this realization was shocking in different ways.

Gong Ruwen was just a messenger; he wasn’t clear on the details either, "I don’t really know."

Man-made? Who would be so bored to do something like this? Don’t they know it’s really inconsiderate? Gong Tao wanted to curse. How could there be such a big hole near the tree if it wasn’t made by someone? Don’t they know kids often play near the tree and it’s easy for accidents to happen?

"I’ll get the flashlight, and you two keep it down," Zhao Guangran instructed, then went back to get the equipment.

Ah, could there be a problem with that hole? Gong Tao, seeing Zhao Gang’s serious expression, knew there was definitely something up, but before he could ask, he saw Zhao Gang’s figure disappearing into the distance.

"Is there a problem?" Gong Tao hadn’t even seen the hole, let alone knew if there was a problem, so besides asking Gong Ruwen, he didn’t know whom to ask.

How would Gong Ruwen know such things? He just looked bewildered, "Dad, I don’t know, but I do know there’s a mechanism at the entrance of the hole."

Although he didn’t know where the mechanism was, Gong Ruwen would remember something as important as this.

Ah, a hole in the tree, and this entrance needs a mechanism to open? It sounds like a treasure cave.

But isn’t this place known for law-abiding people? If it were an area notorious for bandits or the like, Gong Tao might think it’s possible.

The problem is this has always been a village full of honest folks, so why would there be these mechanisms? Could it be something to do with a significant figure?

This made Gong Tao excited; as a man, how could he not be excited to know such a thing?

Moreover, there might be good stuff inside; otherwise, why would Zhao Gang be so anxious?

Zhao Gang quickly brought the equipment and hurried over; seeing his friend’s delighted expression, "Let’s discuss it when we go back."

Without having seen anything, they didn’t even know what to say; it was possible there was nothing good inside after all.

Zhao Xuran waiting at the hole opening, kept talking to Zhao Guangran, which made him quite helpless.

Zhao Guangran had thought Gong Ruini would be even more scared, but unexpectedly, Gong Ruini hardly said anything, while his brother was the one who was frightened.

"Dad." Upon hearing footsteps behind him, Zhao Xuran turned around and saw Zhao Gang and the others, finally feeling relieved.

Although he didn’t know if there was anything good in this hole, instinctively he didn’t want others to know, otherwise Aunt Cai wouldn’t have been watching nearby.

Zhao Gang indicated for Zhao Xuran to step aside a bit, then shone the flashlight into the hole below, "Looks like it."

But to know exactly, he had to go down, so Zhao Gang tied one end of the rope to a thick tree stump, "I’ll go down first."

Gong Ruini, from below, saw a rope drop down and was dumbfounded; would she have to climb up like rock climbing afterward?

But looking at this height, she couldn’t hope for a ladder; how did those people get in before, it couldn’t have been like this every time, right?

Zhao Gang, with a few swift moves, was down below. He pulled over Gong Ruini, checked her over, "Does it hurt?"

Gong Ruini shook her head, it really didn’t hurt much. It was just hard ground below, and actually, when she rolled down, it was mostly dirt, with tree roots protruding that slowed her fall, otherwise, it wouldn’t have been good.

"How about you?" Upon hearing that Gong Ruini was okay, Zhao Gang turned to ask Zhao Guangran.

Zhao Guangran wanted to say he was in pain, in a lot of pain, but since Gong Ruini said she was fine and had laughed at him before, how could he dare say he was in pain, he could only falsely claim he was okay.

"Good that you’re fine." Zhao Gang didn’t know his son was hurt; he just thought since even Gong Ruini was alright, his thick-skinned son couldn’t possibly have an issue.

Gong Tao, after seeing Zhao Gang land, promptly imitated Zhao Gang and came down, "Ni Zi, are you okay?"

No matter what Gong Tao thought before, the moment he saw Gong Ruini, his eyes couldn’t see anyone but Ni Zi.

Getting questioned by one or two people felt really nice, but Gong Ruini had something more important at the moment, "Uncle Zhao, Dad, I found this thing on the ground."

Gong Ruini was quite reluctant to take out the jade from her hands, not because she was stingy, but because as a child who had nothing, suddenly acquiring a good thing made others suspicious.

Besides, Gong Ruini bet neither Zhao Gang nor Gong Tao would take these things away.

"It’s jade." Zhao Gang took the item, "It’s Warm Jade, a good thing indeed."

After Zhao Gang looked at it, he returned it to Gong Ruini, "Since Ni Zi found it, Ni Zi should keep it."

Jade is said to be spiritual, and it’s more like the jade found Gong Ruini rather than the other way around.

This place had been here for so long, and while others may have missed it, Gong Ruini stumbled upon it today by chance; if that’s not fate, what is?

Just as she predicted, Zhao Gang gave it to her, "In that case, I’ll hold onto it."

Gong Ruini really couldn’t bear to let go of such a good item; she always felt there was a feeling in her mind urging her to keep the jade, or she would regret it forever.

"Is this Nephrite Jade?" Gong Tao didn’t know much about jade, but when Zhao Gang said it was jade, his first thought was Nephrite Jade.

Zhao Gang nodded, "It’s Nephrite Jade. There’s a small hole here, indicating it used to be threaded. When we get back, we’ll have Mei Na make a red string for Ni Zi; wearing it daily is good for health."

It’s really Nephrite Jade. Gong Tao was in a daze; isn’t this place the Northeast? How could there be something from Xinjiang here? What’s going on? Could it really be a treasure trove?

"Uncle Zhao, there’s a high platform over there." If she had known earlier it was Nephrite Jade, Gong Ruini would have thought about its value in the future.

But now, Gong Ruini never thought about selling such a good piece of jade, and naturally, she wouldn’t be concerned with its price; she was quite eager to check out the high platform. She had a feeling there should be something good there.

Zhao Guangran was thrilled that Gong Ruini found something good after falling, so excited that he ignored the adults’ conversation and rushed to the previous spot to look for something.

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