novelraw Chapter 111 Do you think there's something wrong with those stones?
Chapter 111 Do you think there's something wrong with those stones?
The Li family had already investigated the Tong family's situation when Li Chengsong mentioned the girl. In addition, Tong Anfu's report that Guo Qirun had contact with enemy agents implicated several cadres, so the Li family was very clear about these matters.
At first, Li Chengye and his wife were a little reluctant, but when the old man learned that they were descendants of Old Madam Tong, he immediately agreed and told them not to interfere and to let nature take its course.
The old man remembered clearly that during the War of Resistance against Japan, the people who donated large quantities of food and medicine to their troops were the Tong family, mother and son. They gave almost everything they had, leaving themselves with only a small pharmacy and a small house; they supported the war effort with their own hard-earned money.
There's nothing wrong with this family's character!
The next morning, Tong Yuheng came down from the third floor and made shrimp and egg custard for the old man. He used shrimp from his spatial storage instead of the frozen shrimp in their refrigerator, and used the eggs that were already in the kitchen. He also reduced the amount of spiritual spring water by half, but the shrimp and egg custard was still mouthwatering when it was ready.
No one dared to take the old man's breakfast, and they were even more embarrassed to ask their future daughter-in-law to prepare food for them. So everyone endured the aroma, ate the rice in their own bowls, and kept glancing at the golden, shiny, and fragrant bowl.
Tong Yuheng found the Li family members very genuine, and their behavior was somewhat amusing. She suggested that instead of making medicinal chicken stew for Grandpa Li at noon, they could prepare two chickens for everyone to share.
Everyone was delighted, and several women volunteered to help clean the chicken, which would be stewed for several hours, so preparations had to begin after breakfast. Seeing their eagerness, Grandpa Li, who had come down for breakfast, jokingly remarked that his children and grandchildren were all gluttons.
Tong Yuheng wrote down all the ingredients for the stewed chicken, including the types and quantities of medicinal herbs. Then, she boiled the chicken that everyone had prepared, skimming off the foam, and began adding the herbs one by one. Of course, while checking the heat, she also added some spiritual spring water, letting the Li family benefit from the old man's cooking.
With an auntie watching over the kitchen, Tong Yuheng and Li Chengsong began a thorough inspection of all the rooms.
The first floor consists of a kitchen, dining room, and living room. The living room is over 20 square meters and quite spacious. There is also an empty guest room right next to the stairs. They checked the ingredients and the furnishings in several rooms and concluded that everything was fine.
The second floor has a room for the old man and his wife, Li Chengye. The small living room is open-plan and has two sofas, some chairs, and a simple wooden coffee table. The father and son will chat and play chess here in the future.
Between the two bedrooms was a study, which belonged to the old man and contained important documents. Even Li Chengye was not allowed to enter without the old man's permission. Tong Yuheng focused his inspection on this room.
The old man's study was simply furnished, with a bookcase containing the books currently on display, a large desk, a pen holder, and two fountain pens. Next to the window was a display shelf about one meter wide and one and a half meters high, filled with some oddly shaped stones that caught Tong Yuheng's eye.
"Li Chengsong, have these always been here?" she asked.
"Yes, they've been here since we moved in. Most of the stones were moved from where we used to live. My grandfather likes them very much. They're not anything valuable or rare; most of them were collected from places where he fought or worked," Li Chengsong explained.
After Tong Yuheng looked at them, he realized that most of the stones were only about the size of one or two fists, which was normal for them to be used as souvenirs. Stones that were too big would be difficult to move.
She looked them over, picking them up and putting them down one by one, feeling that the problem might lie with these stones. She remembered a case she had seen in her past life, where someone had used radioactive stones as ornaments and placed them in a victim's room for a long time, causing the victim to develop cancer.
But which of these stones could be problematic? She didn't have the testing equipment to find anything. Since she hadn't yet visited the third floor, she planned to check there first.
Grandpa Li doesn't go up to the third floor very often. The third floor is reserved for his second son, daughter and her husband, and Li Chengsong, but they all live out of town, so it's usually empty. When they have holidays, his two granddaughters and granddaughter-in-law come to visit, and they stay in the rooms.
The Li family specially arranged for Tong Yuheng to stay in Li Chensong's room, letting him sleep in the guest room on the first floor, which fully demonstrated their approval of her. The aunt does not live in the building with the family; she lives in two adjacent rooms on the side of the building, connected by an external staircase. She currently lives on the first floor, while Xiao Zhang lives on the second floor.
Dr. Liu doesn't live here either. There's a health center in the compound where he works temporarily, and he comes over to check on Old Li's condition from time to time.
The third floor was even simpler. Apart from the bed and the necessary furniture, there were no flowers, plants, or decorations. Tong Yuheng became even more suspicious of those stones.
"Yuheng, do you think there's something wrong with those stones? But the earliest of these stones was collected before my dad was even older!" Li Chengsong meant that if there was anything wrong with them, his grandfather would probably be long gone.
"Are there any stones that were acquired in the last two years? And how did they come about?" Tong Yuheng thought to himself: Could it be that the old man picked up some stones somewhere and brought them home that almost killed him?
At this moment, Grandpa Li came over and asked, "Xiao Heng, don't have any worries, just say what you need to say!"
"Grandpa Li, which of these stones did you acquire in the last few years? And how did you get them?" Tong Yuheng asked directly.
The old man looked at the stones, his face turning grim. He remained silent for a moment, then sighed and pointed to one of the stones, which had a slightly greenish tinge, saying to her, "This one has been here for almost two years now..."
This stone is the largest of all the stones, and it even reflects light when held up to the sun, making it the most beautiful of all.
"Grandpa, wasn't this a gift from Uncle Li? Did he do it on purpose?" Li Chengsong's face also turned very ugly.
"I suspect this stone is radioactive. It has been placed in this study for many years, and it is the place where Grandpa Li spends the most time. It is slowly harming your body."
The cold you caught before the New Year was just a trigger, causing your health condition to suddenly worsen. If it weren't for that cold, things would probably be much worse. However, these are all speculations, and we don't know if the person who gave you the stone knew about it. You should have the stone examined by a professional institution.
Tong Yuheng knew that the person who gave him the stone was very important to him, and if he did it on purpose, it would hurt the old man's feelings.
"Dad, I'll find someone to send it to the workplace for examination right away!" Lu Xuerong works at the research institute.
Her job was kept secret, and many people in the compound didn't know it, but Grandpa Li was of a high rank and knew about her job.