Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 117 - 116: A Big Surprise

Renee kept shouting about treasures and urging them to appear quickly, but she still couldn’t find anything valuable.

Gong Ruini was filled with regret; if she had known this day would come, she would’ve studied more in the past.

Looking at the room full of items now, she couldn’t tell which ones were real and which were fake.

Gong Ruini just randomly gathered some things into the space, fortunately, she could collect things into the space by just silently chanting in her mind; otherwise, she wouldn’t know what to do.

Although putting things into the space went smoothly, for safety’s sake, Gong Ruini wandered around to explore and gather some more items.

"Hey, this is a stamp album." Gong Ruini suddenly noticed a book pressed underneath other things. She thought the cover looked nice, so she worked hard to dig it out.

Upon opening, she was delighted to discover it was indeed a stamp album. If only it contained something like ’All Red China,’ or even a ’Blue Military Mail,’ that would be great.

The thought was nice, but when Gong Ruini opened and flipped through the stamp album, she found nothing valuable; however, there were some foreign stamps, like those from former big brother Russia and from various Comintern countries like Yugoslavia.

Gong Ruwen heard the commotion and came over to check, "These stamps have already been used."

Gong Ruwen noticed the postmarks, indicating these stamps couldn’t be reused.

Gong Ruini also saw this, and despite not recognizing the limited words on them, she could tell the stamps were from abroad.

Judging by the album’s cover and texture, the original owner appeared to cherish these stamps, perhaps connecting with friends or even family.

Suddenly, Gong Ruini felt she should keep this stamp album, regardless of its non-valuable stamps.

Yes, that’s right, even without valuable stamps, Gong Ruini flipped through the cover to check for any layers, but unfortunately, there were none.

It means Gong Ruini saw all there was to this stamp album.

Seeing his sister tightly holding the stamp album, Gong Ruwen understood what his sister meant. Since she liked it, they should keep it, "Find a place to put it safely."

"Don’t worry, it’s just us here. Grandpa Li said no one else would be allowed inside." Even if someone comes occasionally to sell scrap, they won’t wander inside, especially not in this frigid weather; nobody wants to go out.

Gong Ruini responded with an "oh," and after looking around, found a place to store the stamp album, where they’d put all the things their family found valuable in the future.

After storing the items, Gong Ruini was about to get up and run when she noticed Gong Tao was rummaging through old furniture.

Gong Ruini found it odd, "Dad, what are you doing?"

Although Gong Tao didn’t explicitly express disdain for old furniture, his previous expressions betrayed his thoughts. Why was he now fixated on these old pieces?

Gong Tao kept feeling the wood, and upon hearing Gong Ruini’s voice, he was startled, "Shh, be quiet, Ni Zi. You know what, there’s really something good here."

Gong Tao hadn’t expected such a big surprise; it made him very happy. Regardless, just coming here today felt worthwhile.

Good stuff? Gong Ruini looked at the wood in Gong Tao’s hands. Could it be good wood? But no matter how she looked at it, it seemed no different from ordinary wood, and these pieces weren’t long enough to be useful.

Plus, there were several boxes near Gong Tao’s feet that seemed fine, albeit filthy, as if dug out from soil covered in dirt.

Wait a sec, why were these boxes and cabinets deliberately made like this? If it was just a little dirt, Gong Ruini wouldn’t think much. But with them mostly covered, it seemed like someone wanted to hide something.

Gong Ruini reached out to wipe the dirt off the boxes; she didn’t believe they’d still be so dirty after removing the soil.

Gong Ruini’s hand barely brushed some dirt off when Gong Tao noticed.

Gong Tao hadn’t expected that his moment of distraction nearly caused a mishap. His daughter was just too diligent, "Ni Zi, let’s not be so industrious."

"This stuff shouldn’t be removed until we’re home."

"Dad promises a big surprise for you." Gong Tao was internally thrilled.

He had been concerned before, despite the good wood. If damaged badly, the boxes seemed useless, but contrary to expectations, they were decent.

Gong Tao didn’t know where these items came from, but since they were at the recycling station and discovered by him, it meant they were meant for him.

A surprise? Gong Ruini pointed at the dirty boxes, as if to suggest they were a surprise. Maybe they’re good stuff, but they’re too filthy, unsure how long they’ve been idle.

Just sitting here, and not knowing if bugs might infest. If termites appeared, the boxes would be useless.

More importantly, Gong Ruini couldn’t understand why Gong Tao was so sure the boxes were good without opening them for inspection.

His daughter didn’t understand, and Gong Tao didn’t want to explain, "We’ll see when we get home, and I’ll immediately give you a surprise."

"Although it’s just us here, when we move them to the truck, what if someone sees?" Gong Tao wasn’t guarding against Zhao Gang and Zhao Xuran.

He worried if someone came by and saw beautiful boxes moved onto the ox cart, it might spread around.

If you picked up old boxes here, folks wouldn’t care, they’d just scornfully mock poverty.

No way, his wife guarded against outsiders? Gong Ruini couldn’t help but become cautious; only attractive boxes would interest others, but these dirt-covered boxes didn’t draw her attention, better to seek treasures elsewhere.

Hadn’t she heard Gong Ruwen already calling her?

Gong Ruwen was really frustrated; such a large house filled with items, without knowing how many treasures inside, but since their father entered, he headed straight for those boxes, baffling him about their value.

His sister hadn’t done much better; she looked for ages and only found a stamp album, and spent a long time putting it away, then talked about boxes with their dad, confusing him about the point of discussing those dirty items.

Instead of discussing, wouldn’t it be better to find good stuff here? Gong Ruwen noticed Zhao Gang and Zhao Xuran finding quite a few good things, which made him anxious.

With so many items, if the Zhao Family took more, they’d have less left. No matter how anxious Gong Ruwen got, Gong Tao and Gong Ruini continued proceeding at their own pace.

No matter how angry Gong Ruwen was, he had to endure it. After all, one was his dad, and the other was his unpredictable sister.

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