Song Yao was told by her mother, her face blushed even more, she lowered her head and was silent for a moment before she whispered: "Mom, he and I can only be brother and sister, there is no other possibility." ”

Liao Meiru asked in surprise, "Why?"

"He already has a girlfriend, it's his little sister. ”

Liao Meiru let out an "ah" and said with a little regret: "Then there is no way." Baby, since this is the case, my mother wants to advise you: Hurry up and cut off your liking and admiration for Xiao Tang, don't fall into unrequited love, it's very painful, you know?"

Song Yao reluctantly nodded, stood up and said, "Mom, let's go out." Brother Xin is still drinking, and it would be rude for us to leave for too long. ”

After returning to the dining table, Liao Meiru raised her glass and toasted Tang Xin with a glass of wine, and suddenly asked, "Xiao Tang, you don't seem to be a local, right?"

Tang Xin hurriedly replied: "Auntie, I am from K County, M City, Hunan Province. ”

Liao Meiru said happily: "Then we are still fellow villagers! My hometown is from Xiangxi." What do your parents do?"

Tang Xin's face darkened, and he replied: "Auntie, I am an orphan, I was abandoned by my parents since I was a child, lived in a welfare home for six years, and was later adopted. Like Linlin, I was abused and tortured while raising my family, and at the age of eleven I ran away from the family and wandered from place to place, until I was sixteen when I was taken in by my master to work as an apprentice in his antique shop. ”

Xia Guowei and Liao Meiru didn't expect that this handsome, sunny, enthusiastic and cheerful boy was actually an orphan who had lost his parents since he was a child, and at the same time, he said "Ahh

Xia Guowei asked, "Xiao Tang, are you still living in your master's shop?"

Tang Xin shook his head and said, "No." I was kicked out of the shop by my master two days ago and am currently staying in a friend's antique shop. ”

Song Yao was taken aback and asked, "Brother Xin, what's the matter? Why did your master kick you out of the store?"

Tang Xin smiled bitterly and said, "The reasons for this are complicated, and it's not easy to say, please forgive me for not explaining." ”

Liao Meiru asked a little anxiously: "Xiao Tang, what about your little junior sister, didn't she keep you?"

Tang Xin glanced at her in surprise, then looked at Song Yao, whose face was full of crimson, and was stunned for a moment before replying: "Auntie, since you asked about my junior sister, then I'll tell the truth: my master kicked me out of his shop because he opposed me falling in love with my junior sister." ”

Liao Meiru immediately guessed the reason, and said indignantly: "Xiao Tang, in this way, your master must be a person who hates the poor and loves the rich, and thinks that you have no father and mother, and you are a part-time worker, and you are not worthy of his daughter, so he swept you out of the house." I hate this kind of guy who looks down on people the most, and next time I meet your master, I will have to take a few bites of him!"

She is a Miao woman, with a pungent personality, clear love and hate, and likes to speak outright, so she picked up Huang Zhixin in front of Tang Xin.

Song Yao heard that Tang Xin had been swept away by his master, which meant that he was likely to break up with Huang Min, and his eyes suddenly showed a look of surprise, staring at Tang Xin intently, listening to his conversation with his mother......

Tang Xin saw Liao Meiru's expression full of righteous indignation, smiled and said: "Auntie, my master is kind to me, after all, he took me in for five years and taught me a lot of antique knowledge, in a sense, he is my father." Besides, there is another reason why he did this, and it may be that he was forced to do so, so even if he went a little too far, I can't hate him. ”

Xia Guowei appreciated his attitude very much, gave a thumbs up and said: "Xiao Tang, concealing evil and promoting good, respecting teachers and friends, self-discipline and forgiveness of others, these are all rare virtues, I have seen them all in you." You are indeed a very kind, very kind, very generous man, very good!"

Liao Meiru also sincerely liked Tang Xin, so she proposed: "Xiao Tang, you and Linlin are sworn brothers and sisters, and now you have nowhere to go, otherwise, why don't you just move to my house to live, how about it?"

Song Yao had this intention in her heart, and when she heard her mother take the initiative, she couldn't help but be happy, and looked up at Tang Xin again, her eyes full of longing.

Tang Xin shook his head and said a little apologetically: "Thank you Auntie for your kindness, but I want to open my own shop to operate antiques in the near future." It's far away from the antique market, so it's not easy to come and go, so I still want to live in the antique city nearby. However, I will visit you and my uncle and Linlin often. ”

As soon as these words came out, Liao Meiru and Song Yao both showed disappointed looks on their faces.

Xia Guowei saw that Liao Meiru seemed to be trying to persuade Tang Xin, so he glanced at her, then looked at Tang Xin and said, "Xiao Tang, you have such a magical skill and can play a unique role in many aspects. I thought about it just now, and I would like to ask you to do a favor to our cultural relics inspection team of the Municipal Bureau and assist them in solving a major case of theft and excavation of ancient tombs, okay?"

Tang Xin happily replied, "Okay, very willingly." ”

Xia Guowei picked up his mobile phone and dialed the number of Xie Benhang, the captain of the Cultural Relics Inspection Brigade.

"Xiao Xie, how is the case of Xiao Lizhuang's theft and excavation of ancient tombs?"

"Nice owner. Since the incident, we have been working overtime to find clues and track down the stolen artifacts. At present, we have seized three Tang San painted pottery figurines from the stolen ancient tombs from two antiquities dealers, and interrogated the two antiquities dealers. However, both suspects are second-hand traffickers. According to their confessions, the three Tang Sancai pottery figurines were bought from a person nicknamed 'Old Dao', and they did not know the real name of this old knife, nor did they know whether he was a member of the tomb robbery gang. We used a lot of police forces to find this old knife, but this guy is like evaporating from the world, and we can't find it, so there is no breakthrough in the case yet. ”

Xia Guowei asked again: "Are you still working overtime?"

"Yes, I am in a meeting with several deputy captains to analyze and judge who the tomb robbery gang is, what channels may sell stolen goods, and how to investigate this gang through stolen goods and stolen goods channels, but now everyone has not formed a unified opinion, and I feel that there is no clue or clue, so I am very anxious. ”

Xia Guowei pondered for a moment and said, "In this way, I will recommend a very capable person to you to come over and assist you in finding clues, and strive to solve this case as soon as possible." ”

Xie Benhang thought that he was going to recommend a criminal investigation technical expert to them, and said happily: "Thank you, boss." When will that expert teacher come to our team?"

"He's in my house right now, and I'll bring him in ten minutes. ”

"Okay, we are waiting for you and the expert teachers in the team. ”

Ten minutes later, Xia Guowei took Tang Xin into the conference room of the Cultural Relics Inspection Brigade, pointed at Tang Xin with his hand and said: "Comrades, this comrade's surname is Tang, his name is Tang Xin, and he has special skills in antique identification, everyone is welcome." ”

Xie Benhang and the others couldn't help but be disappointed when they saw that Tang Xin was young and didn't look like a "criminal investigation expert", although they applauded according to Xia Guowei's request, but the applause was sparse, and many people showed suspicion in their eyes.