Chapter 005: The Old Man Who Is Peering into the Door and Is Partial

Jiang Xiuqing was stunned for a moment, "Sharing the losses?"

They didn't set the fire, so why should they share the losses?

She looked at her husband with dissatisfaction and worry in her eyes.

Gu Yimin coughed lightly and said, "Let's go over and listen to what they have to say first."

At this time, the two elders of the Gu family were already getting anxious.

The fire burned up their coffins. The old couple was so upset that they didn't even have time to eat that night.

After his three sons and two daughters arrived, Old Man Gu began to speak.

"The fire today burned all the hard work your mother and I have put in our lives. Now there is not a penny left in the family.

"I discussed it with your mother, and the two daughters bought some new quilts and bedding. The sons each contributed fifty dollars, and we renovated the house."

As soon as Mr. Gu finished speaking, Mrs. Gu shouted that she quit.

"No, the second brother's family has three people on salary, so they need to pay more. At least 200 yuan. The eldest brother will pay. Yilan's in-laws are well-off, so they will pay 200 yuan in addition to buying quilts. My younger sister will buy clothes for the two of us old people."

Gu Yilan, who was standing next to Gu Yimin, suddenly burst into tears when she heard her mother's words.

The family she married into had better conditions, but the person who managed the household was her mother-in-law, who was very powerful and had a bad relationship with her.

Her mother is trying to force her to death!

I don't ask her mother to treat everyone equally, but I can't target her or exploit her either!

Gu Yimin patted his eldest sister's back, comforting her silently.

Gu Xiaoxi couldn't bear to see this and couldn't help but say, "For arson, the arsonist should be asked to pay compensation. If he doesn't pay, report it to the police."

After hearing this, Liu Chunhua laughed in a sinister way, "Xiaoxi is right! But how do you know that it was your uncle who started the fire?"

Gu Xiaoxi pretended to be surprised, "No way? Grandma is always so partial to Uncle San, he can't be so heartless as to repay kindness with hatred, right? Did Auntie make a mistake?"

Liu Chunhua snorted twice, "I hope I'm wrong."

Who wants an extra hundred bucks? There's nothing wrong with her!

"We just burned some quilts, why do we have to spend so much money? Can't we just buy some clothes and quilts?" Gu Xiaoxi asked.

In my previous two lives, this sentence was said by my mother, and in the end I was scolded by my grandmother.

This time, she spoke before her mother did.

Liu Chunhua never liked Gu Xiaoxi, but now she agreed with a smile: "Yes! Yes! Let's buy a quilt and two sets of clothes together. I guarantee that my parents won't be cold."

Old Mrs. Gu said angrily, "Without a penny, how can I live? We don't need to eat or drink."

"Isn't the kitchen off? The rice and flour are still there, right?" Gu Xiaoxi stretched his head and took a look in the direction of the kitchen.

Old Lady Gu glared at her fiercely. "I can't sleep well without money. If I don't sleep well, I won't be energetic and will get sick easily. Are you hoping that I will get sick and die soon?"

Gu Xiaoxi rolled her eyes after hearing this twisted logic. "My family gave me money, but I still feel uncomfortable and can't sleep well. I have been weak and sick since I was a child. Grandma is hoping that I will die soon! Grandma also hopes that my eldest aunt will die soon. The housekeeper of my eldest aunt's house is her mother-in-law, who doesn't work and has no money at all."

At this point, she paused and muttered, "It was clearly Uncle San who started the fire, but he didn't have to pay a penny."

When Liu Chunhua heard this, she quickly agreed: "Yes, it was his third uncle who set the fire, but he asked us to pay him. After I gave him the money, I felt uncomfortable and couldn't sleep well. Mom, don't hope that I will get sick and die early, I still have four children!"

Jiang Xiuqing felt a little uncomfortable for a moment when she saw Liu Chunhua and her daughter singing the same tune.

She and Liu Chunhua are sworn enemies, and Xiaoxi has disliked Liu Chunhua since she was a child.

However, she really didn't want to spend the money.

Xiaoxi is getting engaged tomorrow, and she has a lot of things to spend money on!

Seeing that only Gu Xiaoxi and Liu Chunhua were talking, and the others kept their heads down, Old Man Gu stiffened his neck and said, "Each family will contribute fifty, and you don't have to buy anything."

Gu Xiaoxi calculated, "Five, five hundred and five, well, two hundred and fifty is fine!"

Old Man Gu: “…”

His calculation was obviously correct, so why did he always feel that there was something wrong with this girl's tone?

But Mrs. Gu was quite dissatisfied. "No, just 200 per family."

The money she burned amounted to more than a thousand!

Gu Xiaoxi ignored her and said to her parents, "It's only 50 yuan per family. Grandpa is the pillar of the family and the head of the family. We can't disrespect him. Besides, our surname is Gu, so we must listen to him."

Gu Yimin nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to your grandfather."

Liu Chunhua was a little depressed. In fact, she didn't want to spend a penny.

But now, she still gave her man a nudge with her hand.

Uncle Gu also nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll listen to Dad. Each family will get fifty."

This way, at least fifty dollars was saved.

Gu Yilan also nodded, reluctantly accepting it.

Gu Xiaomei was a little reluctant, "I came here in a hurry and didn't bring any money. How about I wait until the end of the year and give it to my parents."

Liu Chunhua's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Then we'll wait until the end of the year and give it to him in one lump sum."

Gu Xiaoxi ignored their excuses and took a broom to help the two elders clean the burned house.

Old Man Gu was somewhat surprised by his granddaughter's behavior. The girl had been sickly since she was a child and had never been close to them.

But now she can help sweep the floor and looks much more likable than before.

He didn't notice that Gu Xiaoxi bent down and put the broken inkstone that was used as a table leg on the ground into his own warehouse of used items.

Then she turned around to look at the others, and when she found that they couldn't see the junk warehouse at all, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

When she saw the brand new inkstone in the new product showroom, she suddenly became full of energy.

She put down the broom and began to move the furniture and debris in the house that had been burned.

Seeing her so enthusiastic, Gu Yimin quickly stepped forward to help, "Xiaoxi, you sweep the floor, daddy will take care of the heavy stuff."

Gu Xiaoxi pursed her lips and smiled, "It's okay, we'll move these burnt things out and throw them away, clean up, and then grandpa and grandma will buy new furniture, and then they'll have a place to live."

In their previous life, these two biased old people used the excuse that their house was burned down to stay at their uncle's house for one night and then stayed at her house for a week.

During this time, grandma would scold her mother all the time, and treated her like a servant, demanding good food all the time.

This time, we can't let them get their wish!

Seeing that her daughter and husband were helping, Jiang Xiuqing had no choice but to join in.

Then it was Gu Yilan, followed by Uncle Gu who was too embarrassed to admit his mistake, and Liu Chunhua and Gu Xiaomei who both had gloomy faces.

Because there were so many people, the house was quickly emptied and cleaned.

Afterwards, Gu Xiaoxi found an excuse and said he went home to get some old newspapers and asked everyone to help paste them on the walls of grandpa and grandma. Then he took a detour and put all the debris that everyone had just thrown out into the second-hand sundry store.

After returning home with a bundle of old newspapers, she looked at the things in the new product showroom and was stunned to find a stack of new money and two small yellow croakers among the neatly arranged items.

After taking out the money and counting it, she suddenly laughed.

One thousand seven hundred yuan!

Those two stingy and biased old men are really rich!