Chapter 33: Changsheng Porcelain Kiln

"This..." Shen Chengyao wanted to say it was impossible, but he found himself partly believing Xiao'er's words: "I'll ask Brother about it tomorrow."

"No matter what, we still have to look for that family." Mrs. Liu felt hopeful again.

"We can't ask Uncle." Jingrui's instinct told him they couldn't ask their uncle. Given their experience from the last incident, if they did, they might make it even harder to find his sister.

Xiao'er gave Jingrui an approving look. If things were really as she suspected, bringing up something that had happened years ago could stir up trouble unnecessarily.

"Dad, you could discretely investigate where their family is. We can pay them a visit unofficially to check if sister is there. Once we're certain she is, then we can plan our next steps."

"Exactly, child, we can't just ask. If there's truth in this, startling the snake in the grass would ruin our efforts. If there's nothing in it, then we have unjustly accused Uncle, which is even worse."