Chapter 84 Treasure Hunt (2)

"Little sister, how did you know there was something in here? You didn't touch the lid just now, did you?" Lu Qingzhu looked at her little sister with admiration.

“I didn’t bump into it, but didn’t you hear a sound when you picked it up? I heard a muffled sound inside, which is why I dropped it.” He Caiwei rolled her eyes at him. How could she not hear such an obvious sound?

In fact, He Caiwei had misunderstood. Her senses were so heightened because of the water in the space. All these things were covered up. Even if you picked up the whole lid and shook it, it would only make a sound like cardboard rubbing inside.

"I'm absolutely certain I didn't hear anything just now, little sister, your ears are really sharp." The gold seeds and necklace that had just fallen out were wrapped in toilet paper and then stuffed through the ventilation hole on the side.

"Quickly check what's in there, and this water tank. Look at the thickness here, it's noticeably strange. And look here, this kind of toilet has two water tanks..." He Caiwei felt she had already given him enough hints; if he still couldn't find it, then...

Lu Qingzhu was excited. She stood up and started rummaging through the toilet tank. Sure enough, the tank walls were quite thick, covered with a layer of small yellow croakers, which was then covered with two layers of plaster.

Lu Qingzhu took a piece of the toilet tank lid and started prying open the inner tank. He Caiwei saw him busy there and went to open the other water tank of the toilet herself.

He Caiwei found it strange that this toilet had two water tanks, but when she opened it, there was indeed only one water tank inside, but it seemed as if there was no trace of water inside.

The brother and sister ransacked the house until it was almost dark. They rushed home, but before they could even change their clothes, the people outside returned.

He Caiwei quickly went back to her own space to take a shower and change her clothes before coming out. Lu Qingzhu was in a bad situation. He didn't have his own space and didn't have time to boil water for a shower. He Caiwei had no choice but to bring him a basin of warm water and let him wash his hands and face first to make do.

Of course, she also put away the clothes that got dirty today, and will put them in the washing machine in her space to wash and dry them before returning them to him. Otherwise, if her aunt saw the clothes, she would definitely know that they went out today.

Lu Qingzhu looked at the clothes his sister had taken away. Although he wanted to tell his sister that he only had these two thick cotton-padded coats, he also knew that if he didn't hide them, his mother would definitely find out.

He Caiwei quickly came downstairs, went to the kitchen to heat up some steamed buns for the two of them, and then cooked a bowl of instant noodles for each of them.

When the family arrived at their doorstep, the two of them were already sitting in the living room eating.

As soon as her aunt and uncle entered the door, they smelled the rich aroma. Seeing the two of them eating noodles and smelling the fragrance, she almost wanted to eat another bowl.

"Goodness, what are you two eating? It smells so good! Didn't I tell you you could eat at the cafeteria?" Auntie looked at them, each holding a big white steamed bun, which looked like something she had made at home.

I thought they would stay home obediently all day.

"It's cold, I don't want to go out." He Caiwei was only wearing a thin cotton trouser, a thermal undershirt, and a thick nightgown, making her look like she had been staying at home all day.

"Has Xiaoyue eaten yet? If not, I'll cook you a bowl. There's some more over here." He Caiwei saw little Yueyue standing behind her, sniffing the air.

"Sister, the nursery teacher gave me a very hard steamed bun. Yueyue hasn't finished it yet, but it's really hard, and I can't eat it." When Lu Qingyue heard that there was food, she quickly took out the hard, two-layer steamed bun from her pocket.

"Come here, sweetie, I'll make you something delicious." He Caiwei quickly put down her chopsticks and ran to the kitchen. She had just put a pot of water in there and was boiling it. All she had to do was scoop the water into a small pot and put the noodles in.

Soon, another bowl of fragrant instant noodles was ready. The little girl hugged the bowl and ate happily, saying, "Sister, your noodles smell so good! Even the noodles Uncle Yang makes outside aren't as good as yours." The little girl couldn't wait to take a big bite of noodles; the rich flavor made her unable to stop eating.

"Honey, why don't you cook some more? We ate at the cafeteria tonight and weren't hungry, but the smell of your noodles made me hungry without realizing it." Lu Zhiheng was really tempted by the smell, so he could only shamelessly ask his daughter to make him a bowl too.

“Okay, then Uncle, please sit down for a while. I’ll finish these two bites before I make more.” He Caiwei looked at her father and then at her uncle, and nodded. However, she had to finish the remaining two bites of noodles. The weather would get cold in a little while, and cold noodles wouldn’t taste good.

"You eat first, you eat first. We can't let you go hungry. Finish the noodles in your hand first, then we can cook more. We're not that hungry yet, don't listen to your dad." Although the uncle was already very hungry, he still pretended to glare at his younger brother and smiled somewhat ingratiatingly at his little niece.

He Caiwei wanted to laugh when she saw her uncle like this, but she quickly finished the rest of her noodles and took the bowl back to the kitchen.

Lu Qingzhu also stuffed the last bite into his mouth, stood up, and reached out to snatch the bowl from his sister. He couldn't cook noodles, but he could wash dishes. He couldn't let his sister do everything; otherwise, he, as the older brother, would be too useless.

Since his parents came into the house, he had been silently eating the noodles in his hand. He really didn't dare to speak, afraid that he would be too excited and give himself away.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief when they returned to the kitchen, but the adults' ears were too sharp, so neither of them dared to speak, and they just kept making faces at each other in the kitchen.

Instant noodles are the fastest option, and He Caiwei even specially fried an egg and cut a sausage into small pieces for each person on top of the noodles, arranging them into a pretty shape.

There aren't many green vegetables available now, so she uses the tender leaves of cabbage, which cook quickly and can be eaten even if they're not fully cooked.

They arranged the food in a beautiful way and then had Lu Qingzhu serve it.

"Hey, it's just a bowl of noodles, but you've arranged it so beautifully." Auntie thought it looked pretty good. When she ate noodles outside, they never arranged them in a nice way. This little girl is really skillful.

Xiao Qingyue was furious. Why did her parents, uncles, and aunts all get fried eggs, but she didn't?

"Sister, why don't I have vegetables? Why don't I have eggs? Sister, you can't be unfair to me, I'm going to get angry!" Lu Qingyue puffed out her little face and ran to the kitchen to find her sister, looking both cute and fierce.

These adults had no sympathy whatsoever for her; they just laughed and joked.

"Oh, I forgot. How about I put a White Rabbit candy in it for you? It's quick and easy, and you don't have to cook it again." He Caiwei took a White Rabbit candy out of her pocket and teased the little girl.