Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 367: Chapter 349: The Battle Begins, Every Second Counts

At the airport, Luo Qianqian looked at Luo Yanran and Qin Nuan with teary eyes, completely ignoring the other people around her, including her Boss, Qin Liang.

”You guys be careful, call if anything happens, and if it really can’t be helped, feel free to withdraw later. Supplies will be sent in batches on the second, fifth, and seventh days,” Luo Qianqian said.

Qin Nuan nodded, ”You should eat on time, sleep on time, and do your homework on time. Don’t stay up late. We’ll be fine.”

Luo Yanran held Luo Qianqian’s hand with a beaming smile, ”Rest assured, your Fourth Brother will come back all cool and unscratched.”

”Look after Nuan Nuan, Nuan Nuan is a girl.” Luo Qianqian rolled her eyes, pulling back her hand, and continued her teary farewell with Qin Nuan.

”Alright, you at least got some parting words. Look at the crowd, only you two,” Sun Zhichao consoled. He had noticed the superstar gazing longingly at the lady, even Miss Qin’s brother looking on, both failing to get a response.

”I am her brother by blood,” Luo Yanran protested with discontent.

If you are her real brother, what is Luo Shufan?

”Okay, Qianqian, you should head back.” Qin Nuan discreetly handed Luo Qianqian an envelope from her bag, ”This contains some strange news I’ve recently dug up. Check the source and don’t let anyone else know.”

Luo Qianqian nodded and slipped the envelope into her jacket pocket, ”Call me when you get there. My brother has taken a satellite phone, so contact us anytime, we’re available 24/7 here.”

Qin Nuan nodded, Luo Qianqian gave Luo Yanran a few more pieces of advice, then greeted Qin Liang and politely said goodbye to the celebrities escorted by others, before turning to leave.

Driving the car, Hu Si glanced at Luo Qianqian, who wore not a trace of sadness, and asked curiously, ”Aren’t you going to miss your friends and brother going to another city?”

Luo Qianqian rolled her eyes, ”Does missing someone mean I have to cry? Should I have been weeping every day since I’ve been away from Mom for so long? Should I not do anything else? It’s not a final goodbye, just a temporary farewell. Goodbyes are to make reunions all the sweeter.”

”You’re right,” Hu Si smiled and drove quietly.

Luo Qianqian took out the envelope and read it line by line, but she couldn’t help but chuckle the next second. The serious matter Qin Nuan had charged her with investigating turned out to be about the reclusive lyricist and composer ’Zhou Luo’ used exclusively by Yhan Miyuan.

Her eyebrows raised in interest. If she could find this person, it meant Qin Nuan must have listened to Luo Yanran’s previous songs, since all the song titles were different. There was no reason she could have recognized them immediately. It seemed Qin Nuan becoming her Fourth Sister-in-Law was only a matter of time.

However, another issue mentioned in the letter commanded her full attention. A rabbit head? According to Qin Nuan’s letter, this was an item publicly auctioned in France in 2009 and had suddenly appeared in the hands of an unknown Huaxia businessman, who then donated it to the Huaxia museum?

So, could the rat head that was auctioned with the rabbit head also reappear?

Items from Huaxia should never be lost to the world; they were once Huaxia’s splendor and pride. Luo Qianqian clenched her fists with determination. She had to get to the bottom of this.

Seeing Luo Qianqian’s demeanor, Hu Si frowned slightly, ”What’s wrong? Facing some troubles?”

”If I want to go abroad...” As a serving military officer, Luo Qianqian knew the visa difficulties all too well.

”Then go. Just get a certificate first,” Hu Si quipped, arching an eyebrow, ”Got something big that requires you to go out there?”

Want to take a stroll in France to look for a rat head, would I tell you?

Luo Qianqian shook her head, ”Just thinking about it.”

”It’s also fine to travel abroad; after all, you are still a kid,” Hu Si smiled, ”Do you want to go to dinner first, or head back?”

”I’m going to Grandpa’s house,” Luo Qianqian replied, unflappable on the surface but feeling uneasy inside. It was she who had actively encouraged Luo Yanran to go to that place. If anything went wrong, she wondered how Grandpa would take it. It would be good to let him know in advance.

Hu Si nodded, ”Tomorrow I’ll take you for a check-up and your last review,” he calmly turned the car in a different direction.

Luo Qianqian nodded.

”Call me after dinner,” Hu Si instructed as he watched Luo Qianqian get out of the car and close the door. He rolled down the window and cautioned, ”I’ll come pick you up. Exams are approaching, let’s avoid any mishaps.”

Luo Qianqian nodded, said a quick ”Okay,” and headed in the direction of the Luo Family’s house.

To her surprise, the Luo Family’s home now hosted not just Old Master Luo and Yue Tingyu but even Luo Xihan and Li Xiancheng?

”Grandma, Grandpa, Second Uncle,” Luo Qianqian greeted everyone obediently, then turned the corners of her mouth up at Li Xiancheng, ”Brother Li.”

”Qianqian’s back,” Old Master Luo said, turning his head away as soon as he saw Luo Qianqian, looking as though he didn’t want to bother with her. Yue Tingyu, however, immediately came over with a face full of satisfaction as she looked at the standing Luo Qianqian.

”Grandma, does Grandpa have constipation? Why does he look so awful?” Luo Qianqian asked Yue Tingyu in a low and careful voice. However, in the quiet room, everyone heard her loud and clear.

Luo Xihan couldn’t help but laugh, lowering her head as her shoulders shook with mirth. Li Xiancheng, pretending not to have heard, looked awkward.

Yue Tingyu, with a beaming smile, replied, ”More or less, it might be because he’s had too much meat recently. Eating some vegetables should fix it.”

Old Master Luo’s complexion underwent three rapid changes. As a military man, his favorite thing was to eat meat with abandon, and now they were asking him to go vegetarian???

”Ahem, Qianqian, Xiancheng hasn’t seen this little girl for a long time, right? She’s going to take her high school exams this year.” Luo Xihan swiftly shifted the topic. She couldn’t bear to have Old Master Luo looking displeased at her little niece, so she started praising Luo Qianqian while grabbing Li Xiancheng.

”Really?” Li Xiancheng raised his eyebrows in surprise, his look filled with various praises when seeing Luo Qianqian, ”Last time I saw her she was still a child... And now, she’s still a child...”

”Pfft, Brother Li, what’s the difference between what you’ve said and saying nothing? Grandma, what are we having for lunch? You must cook something special for Brother Li to try.” Luo Qianqian skillfully turned on her charm, tugging at Yue Tingyu’s hand.

”Make sure to remember what Qianqian can’t eat,” Old Master Luo reminded in a stern voice, then turned his head away.

Yue Tingyu patted Luo Qianqian’s head, saying, ”Qianqian, keep Grandpa company. Grandma wouldn’t dare let you help,” before she went cheerfully into the kitchen.

Luo Qianqian stuck out her tongue and sat beside Old Master Luo, skillfully beginning to massage his leg, ”Grandpa, you need to exercise more. Your legs are all stiff...”

Your legs are stiff because you suddenly started massaging them! Old Master Luo’s face remained unchanged, and he grunted from his nose, enjoying his granddaughter’s massage while turning his head towards Li Xiancheng, ”Is this information reliable?”

Luo Qianqian blinked, What information?

Luo Xihan looked at her little niece and laughed before explaining, ”Xiancheng came mainly for two things. The first was to find me, which is about the matter your brother went to handle. The second is about the whereabouts of the hydraulic ram head from the Old Summer Palace.”

Luo Qianqian’s eyes widened, The ram head? She had just heard about the rabbit head and now the ram head has turned up? Was this really a coincidence?

”So, Qianqian knows about this too, huh?” Li Xiancheng picked up his cup and took a sip of tea, looking downwards.

”I know that the rabbit head was just reclaimed, and I was about to research this issue,” Luo Qianqian admitted without hiding anything.

Luo Xihan laughed heartily, ”Then you’ve asked the right person. Wasn’t it this guy who, without any fanfare, reclaimed it?”

Luo Qianqian’s eyes were full of surprise, ”Brother Li reclaimed it? Where did he find it?”

”He just got lucky. He found it in some obscure shop abroad while he was out and about, and they only asked for ten thousand euros,” Luo Xihan plainly said, evidently not entirely clueless about the matter.

Luo Qianqian blinked, ”Euros? Shouldn’t it be Francs?”

Li Xiancheng narrowed his eyes, ”How did you know it was claimed in France? We didn’t mention that just now, did we?”

Without any suspicion toward his little niece, Luo Xihan straightforwardly said, ”Child, your international awareness is very poor, isn’t it? The Franc was no longer in use since 2002; the European Union member states all use euros.”

Luo Qianqian bowed her head, ”I see.” She completely pretended not to hear Li Xiancheng’s question.

But Old Master Luo was not so easily confused, he frowned and asked, ”Qianqian, how did you know?”

”I heard others talking about it before, that the rabbit head and the rat head were in France,” Luo Qianqian said with an innocent look, blinking her eyes, ”Otherwise, where would I have known from? I’m not omniscient.”

Yet, Li Xiancheng narrowed his eyes, filled with deep meaning.

Setting aside the matter of the national treasure, as well as the absence of Luo Yanran and the others from the Capital, even the issue of Luo Xihan unhesitatingly networking for him initially was curious. A child couldn’t possibly have such foresight to recognize the prospects of this industry. Yet, in Luo Qianqian, everything suggested she saw a bright future in this field.

Luo Qianqian touched her nose and lowered her head in embarrassment. It wasn’t her fault; who knew that France didn’t use Francs? Didn’t the French novels always mention Francs? There it was, she had given herself away.