Chapter 169: Goodness, what heaven‑anger‑and‑resentment‑provoking deed did the Gu family do?

Tieluju Jiayuan—

Gu Yinyin washed her face with tears, forced herself to cheer up, and went to work at her unit.

Gu Tingchen was no better off—his home didn't even leave him a spare pair of underwear!

That damned thief—if they catch him, he'll surely break the guy's arms and legs!

After such a big incident, some people in the family compound who knew the Gu family was allied by marriage with Bureau Chief Liu's family all brought things to help in the snow.

Some sent rice, flour, grain, and oil—not much, just half a catty or a catty each.

Some also sent bedsheets and duvet covers; some sent canned fruit.

In short, while delivering the goods and comforting Gu Tingchen, they also took a curious glance at the impoverished Gu family.

Goodness, what heaven‑anger‑and‑resentment‑provoking deed did the Gu family do?

Who did they offend?

How could they, right under so many people's noses, silently empty out—no, steal clean—the Gu family's belongings!

At that moment, the public security officers arrived......

After clearing out many neighbors, Gu Tingchen couldn't even find water to offer the public security officers, so he could only stare awkwardly.

"Cough cough, it's like this: we've already investigated overnight your lover, Comrade Lu Manman.

Her movements yesterday were clear: after leaving the family compound she went to the maternity and children's hospital to visit her birth mother, and because she suffered a violent miscarriage she was hospitalized for observation......

In short, Lu Manman's suspicion has been ruled out.

As for the black market, they'll arrange people to keep watch, and if there's any news they'll notify.

Gu Tingchen's mouth twitched—so that's it for such a big case?

The veteran public security officer, going through the motions, since they weren't in the same system and he had nothing to fear from offending anyone, reminded them before leaving:

"Married life inevitably has its bumps; your lover is now physically weak, and as her husband you should go to the hospital to visit and care for her."

After saying that, he didn't wait for a reaction and straight away left the Railway Bureau family compound.

According to his investigation, Gu Tingchen had performed well in a unit in the Northeast, been promoted out of turn, transferred to the Capital, assigned to the Railway Bureau, and made deputy bureau chief.

By all accounts, he's clearly a promising young comrade.

How could he violently mistreat his lover and cause her to miscarry?

And what a coincidence—thieves cleaned out the house completely......

Sometimes when science can't explain things, you have to believe in the occult.

This husband who's lost his wife's favor—so no wealth comes in, and the family's savings have been looted, right?

Gu Tingchen endured the strange stares, feeling that malice surrounded him from all sides.

Damn it, the public security side seems unable to find anything—right now he needs to stay calm and get through this crisis!

After thinking it over, he could only first contact his grandfather, ask for his help, and have him send some funds to tide them over......

Far in the Great Northeast, Grandfather Gu, who was playing aeroplane chess with a bunch of old fellows, had his fun interrupted again by a guard's report.

Upon inquiry, it turned out to be another telegram from the Capital—either his grandson or granddaughter!

Those siblings—day after day, with nothing to do, keep bothering him!

He never expected that after getting on the phone with his grandson, his whole body would go numb.

They cleaned out the whole family?

Everything just vanished into thin air!

The daughter‑in‑law was kicked in the belly by the granddaughter and miscarried!

The granddaughter's dowry was completely stolen by thieves!

One after another, Grandfather Gu felt a sharp pain in his chest, fuming and rolling his eyes.

Gu Yinyin looked at him and thought, "He's not that stupid," yet he had repeatedly warned them not to anger the daughter‑in‑law—still, neither of them listened!

No matter how bad the daughter‑in‑law may be, the flesh in her belly belongs to the Gu family!

Even a tiger won't eat its own cub—how could the grandson not know such basic common sense?

In his view, maybe the aborted child wasn't a good spirit—a troublesome little ghost, something like the Five Ghosts Transport Technique......

Having lived his whole life in the Northeast, Grandfather Gu has always believed in spirits and gods.

After seeing off his grandson, he hung up the phone.

No way, no way—he had to ask the Yellow Great Immortal whether his grandson had been cursed with a lowering‑head spell.

His intelligence has been lowered!

And the granddaughter—could she be taking revenge from a little ghost?

Besides, he ought to pray for the aborted child's blessing—no harming others allowed.

Although Gu Tingchen received a sum of money from his grandfather, it was a drop in the bucket—most went to his sister as dowry, and the little left only covered his personal expenses, not enough to replace everything lost at home.

Besides, his grandfather said he should go to the hospital to visit his wife, bring her home, and treat her well.

Although he scoffed at the idea, he had to obey his grandfather's order.

He glanced at the time—it was almost noon, and since he'd already taken the day off, it didn't matter whether he went to work or not.

So, reluctantly, he himself went to the maternity and children's hospital to bring his wife home.

Maternity and Children's Hospital—

Twelve noon.

Lu Manman had a long dream—its first half was a smooth‑sailing, wish‑fulfillment life after she obtained a space.

By contrast, that wretched Shen Man was despised by everyone, ended badly, and died a miserable death.

The second half, however, was her downfall after losing the space—everything went wrong.

By contrast, that wretched Shen Man lived a charmed life on the sea island, cradled in the arms of her military husband, her happy, beaming smile painfully bright.

"No—"

All of this should have been mine!

Lu Manman woke up startled, drenched in sweat, as terrifying as a water ghost fished out of the water.

As she drew a deep breath, blazing sunlight filled her vision; the room held only her, and her mother's bed was empty.

From outside the door came her mother's scolding voice—

"Gu Tingchen, I'm not saying this to blame you, but how can you help your sister bully my daughter?"

"Your sister is the Gu Family's treasure, and my Lu Manman is also my treasure!"

"Moreover, Lu Manman is carrying your child, yet you let your sister kick your wife, causing a miscarriage, and you don't even send her to the hospital?"

"Mom, it's my fault, but it's already happened; we should make a big thing small and a small thing nothing, otherwise we'd harm the family's harmony, right?"

"You, you—how can you be so cold-hearted and ruthless? What's lost is your own flesh and blood!"

"Mom, keep it down—do you want everyone to hear the family's scandal?"

"Besides, Lu Manman and I are still young; we'll have plenty of chances to have another child. Just look after yourself and don't cause us trouble..."

Gu Tingchen said impatiently, his coming already showed his patience was exhausted.

He had no mood to listen to this mother-in-law who couldn't even manage herself; he originally didn't know his mother-in-law had been unfaithful, giving his father-in-law a green hat.

It was only when he arrived at the hospital that he saw his father-in-law bringing up divorce with his mother-in-law; amid their argument, he only then heard this scandal!

Who could tolerate a man whose wife sleeps with another man, puts a green hat on him, and even bears an illegitimate child?

His father-in-law was still kind enough to only mention divorce; if it were him, he'd kick that hateful illegitimate child out of the way first....