The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 526 Thirteenth Ancestor

Meng Shisan frowned and said, "We can open a few more noodle shops, or expand the store."

"Miss Meng once asked me why the Lu family only had thirteen tables of noodles. I answered at that time. If Miss Meng still remembers, that is the reason." Lu Man answered carefully without being impatient.

Meng Shisan stopped talking.

Except for her, no one had heard of the other three men.

Lu Luo and Zeng Chongqi had never heard of it, but Cui Yu had heard Jin Baixi muttering, "Boss Lu, are you referring to the rumor that there is a shop rule for Lu's noodles that says there can only be thirteen tables, no more and no less?"

"It's not a rumor, but a fact." No one has ever cared about how many noodle tables and chairs the Lu family has. Lu Man has lived for forty years, and including Meng Shisan, only four people have asked him about it.

He answered truthfully about these four people, regardless of their identities.

I never expected that it would become a rumor when it spread among the people.

It was not a rumor, he quickly clarified and confirmed it was a fact.

Zeng Chongqi couldn't understand what he said, and neither could Lu Luo.

Cui Yu, who asked in person and got confirmation, looked thoughtful.

Thirteen?

This number is somewhat coincidental.

He thought it was a rumor and didn't take it seriously.

Now that he knew it was the fact, he couldn't help but think too much.

Luman continued, "After the attic collapsed, the ancient paintings that were fortunately repaired and filled were placed in the large study in the front yard."

This release lasted for a full forty years.

Several people followed Lu Man to a courtyard in the front yard of Lu's house and entered a large study room made up of three connected rooms.

There are bookshelves on three walls of the study. The bookshelves are made of wood and reach the roof. There is a wooden ladder as high as the roof on each wall for people to climb up and get books. There are tables and chairs in the middle of the bookshelves, which are as spotless as the bookshelves and the books on them.

Lu Luo sighed, "If we talk about financial difficulties, your family's large study is no less than the study of a noble family, but if we talk about wealth, your family can't even afford to build an attic."

Zeng Chongqi agreed with Lu Luo's words and asked Lu Man, "Is your ancestor a scholar? Has every generation been a scholar? Are these books passed down from generation to generation?"

Meng Shisan also looked at Lu Man. She also wanted to know how long it took to collect so many books.

Only Cui Yu looked confused; he was still thinking about the coincidental numbers.

"Mr. Zeng is very smart and guessed it right at the first try." Lu Man praised with a smile.

Zeng Chongqi was praised so much that he groaned and scratched his head in embarrassment. When Lu Luo looked at him, he felt that he had lost his dignity, so he quickly put it down and coughed lightly.

Meng Shisan came mainly to see the ancient paintings, and the remaining three people also followed her to see the ancient paintings. After that, there was no more nonsense and they directly asked Lu Man to take out the ancient paintings for them to see.

Lu Man agreed and walked to the front wall. In the middle of the bookshelf on the wall, just at the height of his shoulders, he reached behind a pile of books and rummaged for a while before taking out a long wooden box.

The original fir wood has no patterns or patterns, and no decorations or carvings.

It was just an ordinary wooden box. Meng Shisan walked up to take the wooden box, weighed it, and tested the hardness of the wooden box, and came to a conclusion - it was not resistant to being dropped.

She looked at Luman with difficulty.

Lu Man also knew that the wooden box used to hold the ancient paintings was really perfunctory, but he had no choice: "Miss Meng, this wooden box is the 40th wooden box replaced since the attic collapsed after being hit by wind and rain forty years ago."

Lu Luo didn't even need to touch the wooden box. Just by taking a look at it and seeing Meng Shisan's extremely speechless expression after he took it and weighed the durability of the wooden box, he already understood: "A wooden box like this needs to be replaced every year. It won't work if you don't replace it."

"Indeed." Zeng Chongqi unconsciously echoed Lu Luo's words.

He didn't realize it, but Lu Luo was actually beaming with joy in his heart.

Being able to gain the approval of your beloved girl's cousin from her mother's side is also a big step towards successfully marrying the girl you wish!

"Open it." Meng Shisan did not open the wooden box privately. After weighing it, he handed it back to Lu Man.

"Okay." Lu Man took it back, then flipped it over, and the lid of the wooden box opened, revealing a rolled-up scroll inside.

Lu Luo and Zeng Chongqi came over immediately. Even Cui Yu, who was a little distracted, became focused at this moment. The three of them stared at the painting in Lu Man's hand.

Meng Shisan glanced at the three men who had nothing to do with them but acted as if they were the real bosses.

The silver fox had been squatting at the threshold of the study. Sensing that Meng Shisan's anger seemed to be rising, it couldn't help but bare its sharp teeth again.

Lu Luo, Zeng Chongqi and Cui Yu suddenly felt a chill down their spines.

They thought of something at the same time and took a step back together.

Without the three annoying tall guys surrounding Lu Man and competing with her for the ancient painting, Meng Shisan immediately felt that his breathing became smoother.

Lu Man didn't notice the three men advancing and retreating because of the silver fox's baring teeth, nor did he feel Meng Shisan's anger coming and going. He was fully focused on untying the small forging belt on the scroll.

After carefully untying the belt, he slowly and cautiously spread out the painting in the scroll, and the colors on the ancient painting were revealed bit by bit.

The first thing I saw was a green forest, with faintly visible mountain peaks that looked like the setting sun and clouds. Then came a barren land. In the middle of the barren land, a girl was lying on her side with her eyes closed. Her expression was peaceful, her body curled up, and she was sleeping soundly.

The ancient painting only shows one side of the little girl's face.

This side profile was enough to make Meng Shisan and Cui Yu present at the same time exclaim in surprise.

Meng Shisan: “This is it!”

Cui Yu: “How could it be!”

Lu Luo and Zeng Chongqi looked at each other and saw a series of questions in each other's eyes.

How come neither of them noticed anything wrong with the ancient painting, but Miss Meng (cousin Meng) and Mr. Cui Qi both saw clues from the ancient painting? Why are they still shocked?
But there is one thing they noticed.

There is something going on between Miss Meng (cousin Meng) and Mr. Cui Qi!
There must be something that they don't know and is being hidden from them!
I must ask Miss Meng (cousin Meng) later!
Cui Yu had been looking for his sweetheart for more than ten years, but at most he had only found her old residence in Jinling, and he could not even get in. But now, in the capital, at the home of Lu Man, whom he would never even glance at, he saw his sweetheart's Danqing.

Even though it was just a profile, don't say it was just a profile, even though it was just a pair of closed eyes, he could recognize his Thirteen immediately.

what 's wrong?
Lu Man said that it was a painting from a hundred years ago, and the painting had indeed been repaired and filled many times, so it was indeed an ancient painting from a very long time... Could this be Thirteen's ancestor?