Chapter 108: He's hopeless

Old Mr. Qiao was an existence comparable to Gu Fu's enlightenment teacher. Hearing his praise, Gu Fu was overjoyed, his face full of smiles.

Gu Chenghuai thought that with him there, his father wouldn't be able to speak well, so he said, "Uncle Qiao, Dad, you talk slowly, I'll go outside and keep watch."

Gu Fu didn't stop him.

Old Mr. Qiao sat cross-legged on the rice straw, looking at him, then at his side, as calm as if he were sitting on a sofa.

"Sit, in the Qiao Mansion I let you sit on the sofa and you weren't comfortable. Here in your territory, why are you still dawdling?"

Gu Fu sat down.

"This is right. You and I can be considered old friends. When old friends meet, what's there to be awkward about?" Old Mr. Qiao said.

A few sentences dispelled the strangeness in Gu Fu's heart.

"How have you been all these years?"

Gu Fu's face was full of smiles, "Good. After returning from Haicheng, I found someone to help me propose marriage, married a wife, and my wife gave birth to four big fat boys and two girls for me. Now I have several grandchildren. I have food and shelter. I didn't even dare to think about this life before."

Old Mr. Qiao laughed.

"What's there not to dare to think about? Everything you want is the most basic, obtainable by strength. If you worked hard and still didn't have these, it definitely wasn't your personal reason."

Poor people can't even take care of themselves, so how can they marry, have children, and build a family?

Gu Feng living the life he wanted wasn't in vain for his help.

"Mr. Qiao, how are you all these years?" Gu Fu asked indirectly about the reason Old Mr. Qiao became like this.

"Good, living well, eating well, and the juniors in the family are also promising," Old Mr. Qiao said magnanimously.

If everything hadn't been good, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

Sigh.

"Since it's good, why are you...?"

Old Mr. Qiao sighed lightly, "It's because I lived too well."

He noticed something wrong early and let his family leave the mainland quickly. He was originally going to leave too, but he was watched and didn't make it.

"?" Gu Fu was full of confusion.

In his eyes, the Qiao family was top-notch, like a mountain. But, can a mountain fall?

Old Mr. Qiao didn't say much.

"Don't talk about these." He laughed, "Life is like this, ups and downs, where is there any evergreen tree?"

Gu Fu didn't ask any more, only saying, "Anyway, if there's anything you need help with, just say it."

"Okay." Old Mr. Qiao's heart warmed, and he laughed and agreed.

In his life, he had helped countless people. Gu Feng was the most inconspicuous, but also the most intentional.

Gu Fu grinned, remembered the main business, took a piece of paper from his pocket, "Mr. Qiao, the grandsons and granddaughters at home haven't been given big names. I've been pondering for half a month and came up with a few. Can you take a look and see how they are?"

Old Mr. Qiao took the paper and looked at it with a smile.

In a trance, he remembered things from when he was young.

At that time in Haicheng, it was no exaggeration to call it a den of gold. There were all kinds of people. At that time, he had just changed from Young Master Qiao to Master Qiao, and went to the dance hall to discuss things... Before he even got off the car, he saw a boy who was pushed down by a group of people. He wasn't angry when he was pushed down, just smiled honestly, climbed up, and continued to rush up to sell the cigarettes in his hand to the rich.

This honest boy was Gu Feng.

Mr. Qiao's first impression of Gu Feng was, what kind of idiot is this.

Later, he saw him a few more times. Each time he was more miserable than the last, and the smile on his face became less and less. Standing on the busy road, he was as lost and helpless as if he had been abandoned by the whole world.

Later, Mr. Qiao took the honest boy home. The honest boy wasn't even afraid of being sold, just smiled happily and followed...

"Heh..." Old Mr. Qiao suddenly laughed out loud.

Gu Fu thought he had made a joke by naming his grandsons and granddaughters, and was a bit nervous, "Is it not okay?"

"It's not that it's not okay." Old Mr. Qiao shook his head with a smile, "It's just that I didn't expect that the illiterate honest boy back then could actually come up with such high-level names."

"Gu Zhiheng, Gu Zhiqian... all not bad, nothing needs to be changed." He muttered in a low voice, his old and wise eyes revealing faint pride.

Gu Fu was like a little fanboy, not knowing what to say when praised.

Greatly encouraged.

"Then that's it," he said.

Old Mr. Qiao nodded, "Okay."

Seeing his tired expression, Gu Fu didn't stay long and said goodbye.

His steps were light, and his mood was very good.

When it got completely dark.

The few men of the Gu family secretly moved things to the foot of the mountain.

After a few trips, the house that even mice were too lazy to visit could barely be looked at.

Old Mr. Qiao took a look. After tossing for several months, he finally had a place to stay.

"Troubled you all." He thanked the Gu family.

"Don't be so polite." Gu Fu was still deeply guilty for being able to help only a limited amount, "You helped me so much back then. Yuan Shan and the others can grow up so well, and you have a part of the credit. What is this little bit of mine."

He didn't exaggerate at all. Old Mrs. Gu was biased and didn't care much about him. If it weren't for this... he wouldn't have thought of going out to work hard. When he left Haicheng back then, Mr. Qiao gave him many good things. He used those things to get married and raise several children.

Old Mr. Qiao shook his head, it's different.

In short, he kept this kindness of sending charcoal in the snow in his heart.

"Gu Feng, it's getting late, you all go back quickly, avoid people on the road."

Gu Fu mumbled, "Then we'll go first, you sleep early. Tomorrow I'll go find the captain and see if I can help you build a courtyard wall. Don't worry about grain, I'll send it to you every half month..."

Old Mr. Qiao laughed, but his heart warmed.

"Understood, go quickly, if you don't sleep, the children still have to sleep."

Gu Fu chuckled and left with his sons.

Old Mr. Qiao looked at their backs, thinking of the children who left the mainland. Don't know if they arrived safely on that side?

Distant Hong Kong.

A ferry docked.

People as dense as an ant colony left the ship.

The Qiao family supported each other and followed the crowd off the ship.

Finding a peaceful place, they looked at the place on the mainland, their expressions different.

A seven or eight-year-old boy's eyes were red, his voice stained with crying, "Dad, what about Grandpa? He will definitely come, right?"

The man clenched his fists, his face ugly.

Because he knew it was very difficult.

His father was able to send them out one by one, which was already full of dangers. He didn't catch the ferry, which meant something happened.

"Second brother, first... first go find Big Brother." The only daughter of the Qiao family had tears rolling down, crying uncontrollably, "Big Brother is smart, he will definitely be able to think of a way... Dad is so old, I'm so worried about him, woo woo..."

Her husband hugged her shoulders, his eyes full of heartache.

Just at this time, a tall and majestic middle-aged man appeared in front, followed by five or six black-clad bodyguards who didn't look easy to mess with.

"Second brother, sister... you're here." Big Brother Qiao said, looking around, and found no sign of his father. Suddenly, a bad premonition surged in his heart.

"Where's Dad?" he asked.

Seeing Big Brother, Sister Qiao rushed up, her eyes red, trembling, "Big Brother, Dad let us go first, saying he would follow, but... but we didn't wait for Dad. Dad must have had an accident. Big Brother, do you have a way?"

Boom——

It was as if thunder exploded in Big Brother Qiao's ears. His usually calm and composed brain suddenly went blank.

"Dad didn't get on the ship?" His calm tone rose.

The Qiao family had never seen him so unsettled.

"Mm, Big Brother, do you have a way?" Sister Qiao held his arm, asking urgently.

Big Brother Qiao's expression was solemn, and a touch of red was forced out of the corners of his eyes.

He shook his head.

"Difficult."

"Dad!" Sister Qiao cried out, losing her usual elegance and quietness, falling into her husband's arms.

Clearly it was a day of reunion, but because Father (Grandpa) didn't catch the ship, the Qiao family's heads seemed to be shrouded in a thick layer of dark clouds, making it hard to be happy again.

Gu family, in the room where the third room was located.

Lin Zhao lay on the bed, her two straight legs raised. She was reading a book on the surface, but actually summoned the lottery system.

【Saved the life of Xu Anguo's (Li Fen) husband by mistake, accumulated merit, rewarded 1000 points.】

【Faced with reporting, countered calmly, rewarded 200 points.】

【Brought back imperfect items, solved small conflicts between children, and helped brigade commune members get what they wanted, rewarded 500 points.】

【Cared for the glorious family, rewarded 100 points.】

【Took the first photo of cute Mao Dan's life, rewarded 50 points.】

Points had risen quite a bit back and forth.

Current total points: 2035.

Lin Zhao didn't blink and drew a 500-point one.

Like the previous several times, the pointer began to rotate. The difference was that Lin Zhao was no longer nervous, drawing in a Buddhist way, letting it draw whatever it drew.

Whatever she drew was a profit.

【Fruit gift package.】

Glancing at it lightly, the types and quantities of fruits were very impressive: lychees, mulberries, cherries, dragon fruits, mangoes, kiwis, bayberries... the weight was so much that she wouldn't be able to finish eating them until next summer.

Lin Zhao didn't rush to click receive; the cub's dad would come back at any time.

"Creak——"

The wooden door was pushed open slowly.

Gu Chenghuai walked in, his body full of water vapor.

"Why haven't you slept yet?" His voice was low and slow, his tone carrying disapproval, "You still have to go to work tomorrow."

"Waiting for you. I can't bear to sleep. Your time at home is limited, every minute and every second must be cherished. Whether I sleep or not doesn't matter, I want to talk to you." Lin Zhao sat up, looking at him with her fair little face raised. Her beautiful eyes flowed, bright as a delicate flower.

Gu Chenghuai clearly knew that these words must have moisture, but his heart still trembled. He felt again that he was hopeless; he had fallen for Zhaozhao for his whole life, but he was willing to be trapped.

He got on the bed, stretched his arms, and pulled his wife into his arms.

"... Really deadly."

Lin Zhao's eyes curved into crescents, her head leaning in Gu Chenghuai's arms, her mood very good, so good that she didn't even feel hot.

"What's the situation with that Mr. Qiao?"

Gu Chenghuai's slender and good-looking hand stroked her long hair, lowered his voice, and said, "It's someone Dad met when he went to Haicheng to work hard when he was young."

Lin Zhao looked up and smiled at him, "Didn't expect Dad to have been to Haicheng. Dad gives me the feeling of being an old-fashioned person who would never leave his hometown in his whole life."

"Dad was young too. At that time, there was war, and it was difficult everywhere. Dad heard people say that money could be earned in Haicheng, so he went." Gu Chenghuai said unhurriedly, his low voice having a sense of narrative.

"Then how did Dad meet that Mr. Qiao?" Lin Zhao pursued.

"Dad sold cigarettes in the dance hall and met Old Mr. Qiao by chance." Gu Chenghuai answered. As for the details of Dad being bullied, he didn't say.

There was no benefit in delving into past things. What he could do was to let Dad, Mom, the brothers and sisters-in-law, the sisters and brothers-in-law, Zhaozhao, and the children no longer be bullied.

The man didn't say, and Lin Zhao also knew it must not have been easy.

"And then?"

Seeing his wife was interested, Gu Chenghuai continued, "Later, Dad was taken back to the Qiao Mansion by Old Mr. Qiao. Old Mr. Qiao taught him how to read. Later, the situation in Haicheng was unstable, and Dad returned to his hometown with the things gifted by Old Mr. Qiao..."

Lin Zhao was quite emotional, "Didn't expect Dad's life experience to be quite rich. Dad's courage was truly big when he was young."

Ordinary people wouldn't think of leaving their comfort zone.

Gu Chenghuai respected Gu Fu very much. He said, "Dad just doesn't like to talk, but actually he understands everything in his heart. Without Dad, there wouldn't be me today."

Lin Zhao knew that Gu Chenghuai's path to today hadn't been easy, and felt a bit heartache, especially thinking of herself who had been possessed by a ghost a few years ago. Her heart suddenly felt sour, and she grabbed the man's hand, interlocking fingers with him.

"I will manage the family well in the future."

Gu Chenghuai laughed low, his laughter low and teasing.

He lowered his head, his forehead against Lin Zhao's, every word gentle.

"Why say this? You manage the family very well. I have never felt you were not good, only... you didn't write to me, and I felt you were angry with me, but I didn't know what you were angry about. It was fine when busy, but when free, my heart was suffering."

"My Zhaozhao is very good, if only you wouldn't forget to write to me... that would be even better."

"Won't forget." Lin Zhao sat up slightly, hugged Gu Chenghuai's neck, "Won't forget in the future!"

Her head arched and arched in the man's neck.

Gu Chenghuai's eyes deepened with laughter.

Finally knew why the fourth cub loved to arch into people's necks; she learned it from her mother.

"Sleep, don't you have things to do tomorrow morning?"

Lin Zhao remembered the big event to be handled tomorrow, sat up abruptly, and exhorted him, "Sister Xiangxiang will come tomorrow morning, you have to wake me up early."

"Okay." Gu Chenghuai said with a good temper.

"I'm hot, you fan me, fan until I fall asleep before stopping." Lin Zhao made another request.

Gu Chenghuai's gaze was gentle, "Definitely."

Lin Zhao was satisfied, slept back on her pillow, her hands on her lower abdomen, her sleeping posture standard.

Just closed her eyes, remembered one thing, "My brother and the others didn't forget to bring the vegetable boxes, right? The weather is hot, that thing can't be kept for a night!"

Gu Chenghuai covered her eyes with his palm, his voice stained with helplessness, "Didn't forget, I hung it on the front of the car myself, sleep quickly."

Lin Zhao was completely relieved, closed her eyes, felt the wind blowing from her neck to her feet, the corners of her mouth curled up, and slowly fell asleep.

When her breathing slowed down, Gu Chenghuai didn't stop, leaned over to blow out the kerosene lamp, turned to face the direction of his wife, continued to fan, and didn't stop for a long time.

The next day.

Lin Zhao woke up at 6:30, felt a faint pressure in her lower abdomen, got up quickly, changed clothes, and ran to the toilet.

Just out of the room door, saw Yuan Xiang sitting in the courtyard.

She was startled and said, "Sister Xiangxiang, you're here. Wait for me, I'll go to the toilet."

"Okay." Yuan Xiang replied.

The image of the mat mark pressed on her cousin's cheek flashed through her mind, and she curved her eyes with a smile.

Zhaozhao is truly as her mother said, married extremely well.

Yuan Xiang wasn't jealous, but happy for her cousin.

Lin Zhao finished the toilet, washed her hands, and sat next to her cousin, "Sister Xiangxiang, when did you come? Why didn't anyone call me?" she mumbled.

"It was brother-in-law who said you slept late last night and let you sleep a bit longer. I didn't wait long." Yuan Xiang said hurriedly.

Lin Zhao wasn't angry.

She said, "Sister Xiangxiang, I altered a set of clothes for you. If you don't feel offended, shall I show you?"

Yuan Xiang certainly didn't feel offended. In this day and age, if you weren't close, who would give you clothes?

"Okay, sorry to trouble you." she said embarrassedly. ===== CHAPTER 109 =====