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After Meng Xiaozao entered the room, Zhou Chen walked to Han Chunming and said, "I'm leaving first. You can handle the things here by yourself."

After saying that, he turned around and walked outside.

Han Chunming nodded, and then he no longer cared about Guan's father and Yu Jinxian, but said to Guan Xiaoguan and Li Chengtao: "Taozi, Xiaoguan, although we didn't find the old man today, we can't give up. Let's continue looking tomorrow. I will also discuss with the Broken Marquis when I go back to see where else the old man might have gone."

Guan Xiaoguan and Li Chengtao both nodded silently in agreement.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 675: Faking Death and Scheming for the Old Man's Antiques

After Mr. Guan disappeared, there was no news for several months.

After a few months, most people had given up hope and did not believe that Grandpa Guan would ever come back.

Even Mr. Guan’s own son and daughter-in-law, after searching for several days without success, lost their patience and left the responsibility of the search to their daughter Guan Xiaoguan, while they themselves flew back abroad.

Although Guan Xiaoguan searched for a long time, called the police and posted missing person notices, she basically gave up after a few months.

Only Han Chunming still held out hope and kept searching hard. He firmly believed that nothing had happened to Grandpa Guan, but he was hiding somewhere, watching their "joke".

Because of Han Chunming's insistence, Hou Polan is also helping in the search.

Compared with them, Mr. Guan’s son and daughter-in-law really don’t live up to their blood relationship.

Because of Grandpa Guan's disappearance, Meng Xiaozao was driven out of the small courtyard by Yu Jinxian. Originally, they had nowhere to go and could only return to their hometown, but Zhou Chen liked the kind and sensible Meng Xiaozao very much, so he let them move into his own courtyard.

Meng Xiaozao was not idle either. Instead, she listened to Han Chunyan and took care of Han's mother's daily life during the day. Li Yuejin was arranged by Han Chunming to work in his engineering team.

Zhou Chen has been in a good mood recently because the second Chenxing Plaza is about to be completed.

The first Chenxing Plaza has been open for two years. Because of Zhou Chen's design concept that is decades ahead of the current ones, business has been booming since its opening, so the second Chenxing Plaza was started not long after.

Although his business was developing well, Zhou Chen did not give up his teaching job at Peking University.

Of course, this is also because the job is very easy. Since he was promoted to professor, and he is in the archaeology department, which is a relatively unpopular major, he does not have many courses and can easily cope with it.

After class, Zhou Chen returned to the office. Not long after he sat down, someone suddenly came to inform him.

"Professor Zhou, the guard room called and said someone is looking for you and asked you to come over."

"Is there anyone at the gate looking for me?"

Zhou Chen put down his pen and looked surprised. He neither called him nor went to his house to look for him. Instead, he came to the school to look for him. This meant that the person who came to look for him must not be familiar with him.

"Okay, I understand, thank you."

Out of curiosity, Zhou Chen went to the guard room and found that the person looking for him was a stranger he had never seen before.

"Hello, are you Professor Zhou Chenzhou?"

"Yes, I am Zhou Chen. May I ask who you are?"

"I was told to give you a letter."

The man took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Zhou Chen. After Zhou Chen took it, he said goodbye and left.

Walking out of the guard room and looking at the letter in his hand, Zhou Chen opened it curiously.

This was indeed a letter, but the content shocked Zhou Chen because it was sent to him by someone he never expected.

After reading the letter, Zhou Chen showed a surprised smile on his face: "Hey, this old man, does he trust me so much?"

Because of the sudden arrival of the letter, Zhou Chen got off work early and drove to the address written on the letter.

After driving for more than an hour, we finally arrived at our destination.

Looking at the somewhat dilapidated small courtyard in front of him, Zhou Chen was filled with emotion. It would be strange if Han Chunming and the others could find it in such a remote place.

Walking into the campus, Zhou Chen saw Grandpa Guan whom he had not seen for a long time. The old man was lying on a recliner, basking in the sun leisurely.

"Hey, old man, I haven't seen you for so long. You seem to be doing well."

…………

A few days later, in a villa in the suburbs.

Zhou Chen brewed tea slowly and methodically. After the tea was ready, he served a cup to Mr. Guan sitting opposite him.

"This villa is under my name, but no one else knows about it. You can stay here with peace of mind. I have arranged a nanny here. If you need anything, I will have someone send it over."

"I want Xiaozao to serve me. Can you agree?"

"Why would I be afraid? As long as you have no objection, I will go and get Xiaozao now."

"Boy, you dare to take Grandpa's army, you've got a lot of skills."

"You were the one who brought it up first, I'm just following your wishes."

Zhou Chen and Grandpa Guan both laughed out loud.

I haven't seen him for a few months, but Mr. Guan's complexion is much better than when he was discharged from the hospital.

"You were very good at escaping from the trap. You didn't see how scared those people were."

"From your tone, it seems like you are not scared by me?"

"Haha, of course I'm different from them. I know exactly what your physical condition is like. What's more, you still have so many treasures that you haven't taken care of. How could you be willing to leave this world?"

Old Master Guan laughed happily and said, "It turns out that after all this trouble for most of my life, the person who knows me best is actually a kid like you."

"I won't talk about your son, daughter-in-law, granddaughter, and grandson-in-law. I'll just talk about my brother-in-law, Han Chunming. After several months, he still hasn't recovered. He sits on the doorstep every day, waiting for you to come back."

Old Master Guan sighed, "Do you think I want to? If it weren't for my son and my disrespectful daughter-in-law, I wouldn't have to hide. I didn't make a mistake in accepting Chunming as my disciple. Accepting him was the most correct thing I have done in my life."

Although he was hiding, he had heard about the situation at home and naturally knew how filial his apprentice Han Chunming was.

"But I have to do this because I want to live a peaceful life for a few more years."

Zhou Chen joked, "In my opinion, you are too indecisive. In my opinion, why bother to be so aggrieved? Just go to the civil affairs department to sever ties with your son and daughter-in-law."

"Hey, kid, you are deliberately making fun of me, right?"

"I'm thinking about you."

"piss off."

Old Master Guan rolled his eyes. Although he was extremely dissatisfied with his son and disliked his daughter-in-law, he had never really thought of severing relations with his son.

To him, his son is his only child. As an old father, how could he bear to sever ties with his son, not to mention that he has a granddaughter whom he loves very much.

"You can stay here as you like. Whenever you want to meet Chunming and the others, just tell me and I'll arrange it for you."

"Forget it. I still want to live a peaceful life for a few years. We can talk about meeting each other later. But you have to come and talk to me more often in the future."

"That's fine, but I've already told you in advance not to drink recklessly. If you really can't help it, tell me and I'll give you a little drink in moderation based on your condition."

"That's enough, that's enough. If I can't even drink, what's the point of living?"

Zhou Chen felt that after he had made arrangements with Grandpa Guan, nothing further would happen.

But he still underestimated the capriciousness of old man Guan. Before notifying him, old man Guan had already arranged his own funeral and came up with a plan of suspended animation for himself.

My goodness, the death of Mr. Guan immediately caused an uproar.

Zhou Chen arrived at the villa in the suburbs, only to see Grandpa Guan sitting blankly at the dining table without touching the food on the table. He seemed to be in a trance, and even Zhou Chen's footsteps did not wake him up.

It wasn't until Zhou Chen sat down in front of him that Grandpa Guan came to his senses.

"I say, old man, this move of yours is really cruel. You didn't see how sad my brother-in-law is. Your son, daughter-in-law, granddaughter and grandson-in-law together are not as sad as him. It is really heartbreaking and makes anyone who hears it cry. Even a tough man like me is moved by his sincerity."

"Come on, stop talking nonsense and tell me the situation." Old Master Guan said unhappily.

"The situation is that they have already erected a tombstone for you and are preparing to proceed. Yesterday, Chunming stayed by your grave all night and cried all night."

"...This brat."

After thousands of words, Mr. Guan only said three words, but his tears could not help but flow down.

After a long while, Grandpa Guan finally calmed down and said, "Did they also receive my suicide note?"

"Got it. It won't be long before they start to cause a big fight."

Zhou Chen said unhappily.

He knew the plot, so he knew exactly what the Guan family had become like with Han Chunming because of the old things left by Mr. Guan.

If it were him, he would not be polite at all. He would just take the suicide note and accept all of Grandpa Guan's things without saying anything about being magnanimous or not. Even if he donated all the things to a museum, it would be better than giving them to Guan's father and mother.

It's a pity that Han Chunming was very careful about his reputation, valued family and friendship, and was afraid of being gossiped about behind his back, so he was noble and returned all the things to Guan's family.

He means well, but what is the final reward?

The reward is more suspicion and a lot of trouble.

Grandpa Guan said, "Let them make a fuss. I believe Chunming will be able to handle this matter. Besides, you are not here. Even if Chunming can't handle it, I believe you will not sit idly by."

"Hey, old man, I think you are relying on me. Tell me, haven't I been good enough to you? I have provided you with food and drink for the past two years, and I have to chat and drink with you. Look, I have paid so much, but in the end I didn't get anything good. Now you are still counting on me to save the situation. Do you really think I am Guanyin Bodhisattva?"

"Avalokitesvara is not as capable as you. Anyway, I am relying on you. You have to agree to it whether you agree or not."

Zhou Chen smiled and shook his head. He was just joking. Grandpa Guan had taught him a lot over the years, and these things could not be measured by money, so he naturally would not object to spending money and effort to take care of Grandpa Guan.

"Then I have to tell you in advance that I will not be polite to your son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter. Please don't blame me afterwards."

Master Guan snorted, “Unless you beat them to death, I will never blame you.”

"Haha, you can even fake your own death. I really don't believe you."

"You're looking for trouble, aren't you?"

Grandpa Guan's "funeral" caused a great sensation. He was a well-known figure in this alley. There were almost no people older than him, and there were also few young people who had not heard of his title of Nine Gates Admiral.

Throughout the day, there was a constant stream of people coming to pay their respects, and the office was busy from morning to night.

Zhou Chen naturally went there as well, just to pretend.

What made him feel pity was that in order to commemorate Grandpa Guan, Hou Polan actually broke a Ge kiln octagonal cup.

Although he already had Song Dynasty porcelain, the Ge Kiln Octagonal Cup was also a treasure handed down from generation to generation. It was naturally a pity that it was destroyed.

But this thing belonged to Marquis Paola after all, and if they wanted to use it to commemorate Grandpa Guan, he had no right to stop them. After all, he couldn't make public the fact that Grandpa Guan had faked his death.

After the funeral, the fight over the inheritance began.

Zhou Chen tried to persuade Han Chunming indirectly, but unfortunately, Han Chunming didn't understand what he meant, or he understood but didn't adopt his advice.

Just like the plot in the TV series, Han Chunming gave up his inheritance rights, burned the suicide note, and returned all of Grandpa Guan's "legacy" to the Guan family.

But Guan's father and mother, including Guan Xiaoguan, did not appreciate it. Instead, they felt that it was justified. Guan Xiaoguan even felt that the number of antiques in the inheritance was much less, and investigated everywhere to find out whether they were swallowed up by Han Chunming.

That day, Han Chunming called Hou Polan and went to Zhou Chen's house together. When everyone gathered together, he told him his purpose.

"Bad Marquis, Zhou Chen, we are already so familiar with each other, I won't waste any more time talking nonsense."

"I came here today for only one purpose, which is to find a way to keep all the antiques left by the old man in the country and prevent his son and daughter-in-law from selling them abroad."

Hou Paolan listened and said sarcastically, "Han Chunming, I think you are just asking for trouble. The old man left a suicide note and gave all his things to you, but you were so kind that you returned them all to him. Now you want to buy the things back. What do you call this? It's just a waste of time."

"I agree with what Mr. Hou said. Taking off pants to fart properly is unnecessary." Zhou Chen agreed.

Han Chunming was speechless: "Stop talking, these are two different things. Don't you want to see the old man's things?"

Now Zhou Chen and Polan Hou were both silent. Although they were joking, Zhou Chen definitely wanted to see the stuff. Not only did he want to see it, but he also wanted it. Polan Hou was definitely the same.

We are all collectors, and who doesn’t want to collect good things to themselves? What’s more, Zhou Chen also has the side quest of collecting antiques.

Grandpa Guan’s things were collected by several generations of ancestors. Even Zhou Chen had never seen Grandpa Guan’s collection. Who knew how many good things were in it and how many met the system’s standards.

I wasn’t able to get it from Grandpa Guan before, but this time it’s an opportunity. After I buy the things, I’ll know how many pieces meet the standards.

Even though there are not many items that meet the mission criteria, the vast majority of items in Grandpa Guan’s collection are authentic. If you buy them now, their value will definitely double in no time.

No matter what, as long as you can buy the goods, you will definitely not lose money.

The Broken Marquis asked, "What do you want to do?"

Han Chunming said: "I would like to ask you to come forward and go to them to collect the items. I will pay for it, and after you buy it, the items will belong to me. Then I will let you choose one."

"Haha, what you think is quite beautiful."

Zhou Chen glanced at him and said, "Do I need your money?"

Han Chunming smiled and said, "You are not short of money, but you have had conflicts with others before, and they may not be willing to talk to you."

"Then you are wrong. The old man's daughter-in-law is a money-grubber. She only cares about money and not people. As long as the money is in place, do you think she will sell herself to me?"