The second floor of Qin Dao's apartment is a public area with a restaurant, meeting room, storage room, fitness room, and library.
The third floor is everyone's dormitory. The fourth floor is Qin Dao's bedroom and study.
There were eight camphor wood boxes neatly placed in the storage room. Mr. Huo looked at these boxes with worry on his face. A little girl wearing glasses beside him glanced at Mr. Huo and Qin Dao from time to time, but her eyes stayed on the ancient books wrapped in kraft paper for a long time.
Qin Dao's injuries after being treated on the hot spring island for more than half a month are already almost healed. During the days at Wu Ruyi's house, Qin Dao had already searched the things here and was currently explaining them to his grandfather. .
"There are 328 pieces of jewelry here. 32 pieces of calligraphy and painting from the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. 25 pieces of antique porcelain. 353 volumes of various ancient books."
"What are you going to do with these things, kid?"
"The most valuable of these things is actually jewelry. I have liquidated the total value of about 100 million Chinese coins. Most of the calligraphy and paintings are seriously damaged and need to be repaired. The same goes for porcelain and antiques. I plan to hand over all the porcelain, antiques, calligraphy and paintings to the Chinese official Forbidden City Museum, Ah Fu I have contacted them and someone will come to take over in the near future.”
Hearing this, Mr. Huo showed a happy smile. A so-called red capitalist like the old man actually has a different way of thinking from most businessmen. Just because he threw away a lot of baggage, he can stand taller. .
"I will keep these jewelry first, and I will repair the books myself..."
The girl with glasses who had been silent until now spoke. The girl is the youngest daughter of Mr. Huo's eldest son, Huo Huiling, who is eleven years old this year. If Qin Dao is the unicorn of the Qin family, then Huo Huiling is the young phoenix of the Huo family. Her examples of genius are no less than those of Qin Dao. It's just that she is cold-hearted and indifferent to everything. The only thing she is interested in is books. She is interested in reading any book, especially ancient books.
"Cousin, um, I can help repair these books."
In this way, the little cousin was left alone in the storage room to sort out the books. Screams and unbridled laughter came from the storage room from time to time.
In Qin Dao's study, the old man was having a serious conversation with Qin Dao.
"Is your mom okay in there?"
"Mom, she's fine, but she doesn't want to come back with me."
"I guessed that. In fact, I don't want her to follow you back like this."
"Grandpa, what do you mean?"
"If Xiaoting comes back with you, then I must stand in front of the stage now."
Qin Dao understood what this meant. Next, Qin Dao began to talk about his experience on Dongning Island. During this period, Mr. Huo will make timely comments on Qin Dao's performance, especially when it comes to fighting with others, Mr. Huo will give detailed guidance.
When Qin Dao said that he met Professor Lin at the foot of Mount Ali, Mr. Qin showed a rare expression of disgust. The old man has a very high level of cultivation, but he is a temperamental person and never deliberately hides his happiness and anger.
"There must be a reason why they are so pretentious and so eager to reach out."
Qin Dao agreed and agreed, "I think so too. They have been secretly in China since two years ago, and now they are operating in China so blatantly. There must be some reason."
Mr. Huo pointed at Qin and said, "Because they have already caught one of you, and they have already tasted the sweetness of you."
The room became quiet at this moment, and Qin Dao was not surprised to hear his grandfather say this.
Seeing Qin Dao's completely unconcerned expression, Mr. Huo was also a little angry because he didn't care about his grandson.
"My child, are you really not afraid at all?"
"Grandpa, you may not understand. I know the cruelty of this world better than anyone else. I know who they are and what they want in the end. There is nothing to be afraid of."
Mr. Huo was very satisfied with Qin Dao's answer. He showed a serious expression and said, "My child, I will rest assured if you are mentally prepared."
"Those two Europeans should be from the blood clan. Their blood clan has been having a very difficult time recently. It seems that their remaining power can only rely on their old rival for thousands of years, the Holy See. They may not necessarily be China's opponents in the future. You need Show them a little kindness where appropriate.”
"Okay grandpa."
"You don't need to worry about the Japanese people. Their ambitions are obvious. There are many people watching them, so you don't need to worry about them. I know their weight very well. The one you met You are one of the few masters there, so it is completely normal that you are not your opponent. But it won’t be long before anyone in Japan will be your opponent.”
"It's grandpa."
"Okay, enough gossip. Now let's talk about the serious stuff. How much preparation have you made for next year?"
Mr. Huo is a real elder and Qin Dao's guide. His grandfather definitely played a big role in Qin Dao's ability to have such confidence, especially in the two years when his mother was absent.
They then communicated for more than two hours, and it was already dark when the old man left alone.
On the rooftop of the first dinner after returning, Ji Huatang, the Sha sisters, and Huo Huiling were dragged out of the pile of ancient books by Qin Dao.
Ji Huatang and the other three began to take a serious look at Qin Dao's cousin, the most powerful competitor for the future head of the Huo family. She did not look like the kind of beauty that modern people appreciate. She looked very classical, with soft facial features. She was not old but already had some beauty. She has the aura of a scholar. Now that her elders are gone, she no longer has the graceful attitude she had in front of Mr. Huo before. There is no hostility or disdain in her eyes. There is only indifference in her eyes. Not to mention these people from Dongning Island, even Qin Dao Not even in her eyes.
There are not many people in the world who can understand the mentality of his cousin. Qin Dao is one of them. He knows clearly that the temperament of his cousin is innate, and the talent she has shown is definitely worthy of her. temperament. She even has stronger learning ability than Qin Dao. His talent in training is not inferior to that of Qin Dao. Before going to Dongning, Qin Dao's sword was no match for the sword in his cousin's hand.
"Ling'er, you don't have to be so serious. Let me introduce you. This is Ji Huatang. He is the young master of the Ji family, the most aristocratic family in Dongning."
Then Qin Dao began to introduce the Sha sisters, "Shasha and Shadai, these two sisters are the masters of swordsmanship among the younger generation in Dongning."
Speaking of this, Qin Dao secretly glanced at his cousin Huo Huiling, and saw a bit of confusion in her eyes. Qin Dao knew that in addition to reading books, this cousin also had a hobby of practicing swordsmanship. Whenever she met someone who was also practicing swordsmanship, she would be moved and want to compete.
Qin Dao continued to fan the flames and said, "There is also Mr. Ji, he is also a master of swordsmanship."
Huo Huiling was ignited when she heard this.
"Who is that? Cousin, do you have a knife here? I want to compete with my friend from Dongning."
Qin Dao knows that sometimes it is better to close the distance between the two parties than to fight.
"Knife! Yes!"
