In the end, it was Mei Langchi who noticed something and asked Mr. Mei if he wanted to go to the old house. Seeing him nod, he further inquired if there was anything at the old house, and he nodded again.
After asking for a long time about many places, Mr. Mei kept shaking his head, eventually leaving the whole family exhausted. Xie Lingzhi sighed and said, "We've talked about every place in the house, even under the cupboard and beneath the bricks in the yard. What's left? After we moved out of the old house, apart from a few potted plants being left behind, nothing inside was touched. Where else could anything be hidden?"
Just as Xie Lingzhi finished speaking, Mr. Mei began to get agitated.
The family felt there was a clue in Xie Lingzhi's words and recalled what she said — it was the few potted plants.
As soon as they mentioned the plants to Mr. Mei, he immediately nodded. Now it was all clear; Mr. Mei was thinking about his plants.
