Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 269 What if I hadn't relied on luck?

Upon suddenly learning that the world they lived in was very likely to connect with the so-called infinite flow world in the future, Du Anrao was caught in a dilemma.

On one hand, she worried that if this really happened, it would unexpectedly harm her relatives, friends, and innocent people she had never met. On the other hand, she was also worried that if she rashly got involved in this matter, she would not be able to gain the trust of others and would be easily taken advantage of by some people with ulterior motives, causing her family and friends to suffer harm before the disaster even occurred.

Qin Yanqing noticed her struggle and hesitation, and took the initiative to ask her if she had encountered a difficult problem that she couldn't solve.

Looking at the elders whose eyes were full of love and tolerance, Du Anrao felt like a lost fledgling swallow hearing its mother's call and being able to return to its nest where it could temporarily reside.

She cautiously asked Qin Yanqing, "Grandma, if there's something very important that, if we don't do it, many people might get hurt. I clearly have the opportunity to help them avoid this harm, but..."

"But?"

"However, I am not sure that everyone will believe me, and I am even less sure that if I say these things, I will be seen as a liar or a madman. I am also afraid that because of me, the people around me will be innocently blamed and hurt."

Qin Yanqing was taken aback; she really hadn't expected Du Anrao to have so many complicated thoughts hidden in his little head.

She pondered for a long time before finally asking only one question: "So, do you think going is the right thing to do? Do you want to do it?"

"I think it's the right thing to do, and I want to do it."

“Then go ahead and do it. The reason family is family is because we can rely on each other, trust each other, understand each other, and tolerate each other. No matter what you do, and no matter what the consequences may be, your great-uncle and I are willing to believe in you, support you, and bear all the consequences. I believe your family members feel the same way.”

"Perhaps not everyone will believe you, but your family will, and those who love this land and its people as much as you do will also be willing to believe you."

Qin Yanqing's words were like a ray of light, breaking through the gloom that shrouded Du Anrao's heart and giving her the courage and confidence to stake everything.

Du Anrao originally planned to use this wedding to see if he could find one or two reliable important figures among the guests, and then ask Du Desheng for help in introducing them, or directly ask him for information and use his connections to find people.

Unexpectedly, just as she was about to make a move, the person had already run up to her.

In that case, she couldn't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Everyone present, including Du Desheng, was taken aback by her words. Mr. Xu even subconsciously turned to look at Du Desheng for clarification.

Du Desheng quickly realized what was going on and said meaningfully, "My daughter wouldn't cause trouble for no reason. Since she's said this, she must have something very important to discuss with you. Would you like to eat first, or find a place to talk to her?"

Mr. Xu couldn't help but laugh when he heard him say that: "Since it is such an important matter, it is better to know about it as soon as possible and resolve it. We can eat later."

Upon hearing this, Du Desheng immediately gave Du Miao a wink, and Du Miao immediately stepped forward to lead the way for everyone: "Please follow Miss to the study in the backyard."

Although it's called a study, it's actually a separate courtyard where Du Desheng works daily. The security around it is extremely secure, practically airtight.

Because the matter to be discussed was of great importance, Du Anrao did not choose to have the rest of the Du family follow him. Instead, he went into the study with Du Desheng and these uncles and elders.

“This is where I usually work. There are guards on all sides. As long as I don’t give the order, no one will come in to disturb us. Now, you can say whatever you want to talk to them about.” Du Anrao took a deep breath, and under the gaze of everyone, he forced himself to start a conversation: “Have you uncles and elders heard about the bombing at Jiangyu Plaza?”

The group exchanged glances and nodded, saying, "We do know about this, and we know you've put in a lot of effort."

Du Anrao looked surprised and subconsciously turned to look at Du Desheng. Seeing him nod, he breathed a sigh of relief.

If that's the case, then things will be much easier.

“Since your uncles and elders know that I contributed to this case, they should also know how and in what way I contributed. About a week ago, I participated in an auction at Duobaoge Auction House, and I won two items that night.”

"One is a piece of land in the lakeside area of ​​the southern district, along with wasteland in the northern suburbs. The other is a piece of rough jade. This piece of rough jade yielded a piece of jade with the auspicious symbols of fortune, prosperity, longevity, and happiness, as well as a piece of old mine glass-type jade with a bright green color."

Mr. Xu had indeed heard about this rough stone. It is said that the two bracelets the bride wore on her left and right wrists today were made from that rough stone.

But he really didn't know anything about the other piece of bright green glass-type raw stone, so he turned his attention to Du Desheng again.

"That's true. The stone was actually cut out in my front yard."

As soon as Du Desheng said this, a flurry of discussion broke out in the room.

Even Mr. Xu couldn't help but exclaim again, "Mr. Du, your granddaughter seems to have great fortune."

After the Duobaoge year-end auction, the two things that caused the most discussion were: one was that the lakeside land in the south district and the wasteland in the north suburbs were auctioned together and were won by a young girl who was not yet twenty years old.

Another thing is that this girl spent 2.05 million yuan to bid on a worthless stone that nobody wanted, but then she found a top-quality jadeite inside the stone, worth hundreds of millions.

Mr. Xu wasn't particularly interested in these things, but his wife mentioned it briefly, and he marveled at Du Anrao's good fortune.

Now we know that not only did the 2.05 million stone yield a treasure worth hundreds of millions, but it also yielded another precious piece of jade worth no less than the previous top-grade jade. This is not just a matter of several times or dozens of times, but hundreds or thousands of times more!

"What if I said that I was able to create these things not because of luck?"

Du Anrao brought these things up not to claim credit, but to increase the credibility of what he would say later.

Mr. Xu raised an eyebrow slightly: "What do you mean?"

“I’ve had my eye on that rock from the very beginning because I knew there must be treasure inside. The same goes for those two plots of land. From the start, my target wasn’t the lakeside plot in the south district, but the wasteland in the northern suburbs. I knew there was a gold mine buried beneath that land, and it would be discovered soon, turning the wasteland into a place that needed to be developed.”

"How can this be?!"

(End of this chapter)