He was about to go over and see what was going on when Zhang Cehan grabbed him.
"Don't go, it should be Gu Bin's maternal grandfather coming over," Zhang Cehan said.
Xie Yan looked puzzled: "?"
Why is it so lively when Gu Bin's maternal grandfather comes? Judging from the noisy sounds, the people inside are obviously arguing about something.
Seeing Xie Yan's confusion, Zhang Cehan explained helplessly, "Grandpa Gu Bin is also a veteran of the Red Army. He receives a pension and a regular living allowance every month. But he probably experienced too much life and death in the past, and now that life is better, he wants to live more comfortably. At the slightest sign of trouble or feeling unwell, he rushes to the hospital. After a while, his children couldn't take it anymore."
After hearing this, Xie Yan roughly understood what was going on and thought helplessly: "Probably just another troublesome old man."
Sure enough, Gu Bin came over that evening looking very depressed and complained, "You have no idea how dramatic my grandfather is."
"Sigh! I can't see any of the hard-working spirit that young people should have. He's perfectly healthy and has nothing wrong with him, but he's always paranoid, complaining of aches and pains all over the place. He's really giving my uncles a hard time."
“My mom and uncles discussed it and decided that each family would take turns taking care of my grandfather for two months.”
"Grandpa just came to our house and sat for a short while before saying he had a headache. We quickly took him to the hospital for a checkup, but the results showed there was nothing wrong with him and he was perfectly fine."
After listening to Gu Bin's complaints, Xie Yan felt sympathy for Gu Bin's mother and uncle.
Looking at the deep worry in Gu Bin's eyes, one could tell how troublesome this old man could be when he got into a ruckus.
Sigh, if you run into a stubborn old person, it's much more troublesome than coaxing a child.
After Gu Bin finished speaking, he sighed heavily and continued with a helpless expression, "You really don't know how much trouble my grandfather can cause. Many times, it's the middle of the night, and he starts making a fuss because he feels unwell and insists on going to the hospital."
"The problem is that every time I go for a checkup, there's nothing wrong. It's just a waste of time."
“Once or twice is fine, but he does it every three days at most, and sometimes he does it two or three times a day.”
“Everyone in our family is terrified of him.”
Xie Yan patted his shoulder sympathetically, and after thinking for a moment, said, "Your grandfather's problem is probably psychological."
Upon hearing this, Gu Bin's eyes flashed with surprise, and he stared eagerly into Xie Yan's eyes, asking, "Do you have a way?"
Xie Yan hesitated, unsure if this approach was feasible.
Seeing this, Gu Bin grabbed Xie Yan's hand and said anxiously, "Tell me, it's okay. As long as my grandfather's illness can be cured, anything is fine."
After hesitating for a long time, Xie Yan lowered his voice and said, "My method is a bit sensitive."
Gu Bin said nonchalantly, "It's nothing. You have no idea how scary my grandfather can be when he gets angry. As long as his illness can be cured, I'll do anything. I'm really scared."
Xie Yan leaned close to Gu Bin's ear and whispered, "Does your grandfather believe in charlatans?"
Gu Bin looked puzzled: "A charlatan?"
Xie Yan waved his hand and explained, "It's just fortune telling."
Gu Bin's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "My grandfather is indeed a firm believer in fate." He didn't just believe in it; he was completely convinced of it.
He said he almost died from a grenade back then. In the critical moment, he instinctively grabbed the talisman his family had given him when he left home. Miraculously, a mound of earth suddenly appeared in front of him, and he survived by hiding behind it.
From then on, he became a firm believer in this matter.
Xie Yan nodded confidently and said, "That makes things easier. Find someone to pretend to be a fortune teller and tell your grandfather that he always feels unwell because he is possessed by something unclean."
"Then we performed a ritual in a serious manner and told him that we had driven away the thing. Then we told him not to go to places like hospitals where the elderly gather, saying that people are prone to die in those places and that there are the most unclean things there. We also said that he was lucky and that those things like to target lucky people."
Gu Bin became more and more excited as he listened, his eyes shining as he said, "Great! Don't worry, I'll go and have my dad find someone; he has a lot of connections in this area."
As he spoke, he stood up, patted Xie Yan's shoulder hard, and said gratefully, "If this method really works, I'll treat you to a big meal."
After saying that, he turned to look at Chaochao, who was diligently practicing calligraphy on the other side, and said with a smile, "Chaochao, I wish your uncle success."
Chaochao was focused on practicing calligraphy when she heard Gu Bin's words. She looked up in confusion and asked in her childish voice, "Uncle Gu, where are you going?"
Gu Bin smiled mysteriously and said in a serious tone, "Uncle Gu is going to take care of something important. Give me your blessing."
When Chaochao heard that they were going to do something important, her eyes lit up and she said in her childish voice, "Then I wish Uncle Gu success!"
The next afternoon, Gu Bin rushed over and pulled Xie Yan aside, saying mysteriously, "Brother, you're amazing! Your method worked!"
Xie Yan was somewhat surprised and asked in confusion, "How did you know it was effective after only half a day?"
Gu Bin said with an excited smile, "You have no idea, ever since the ritual was performed, my grandfather's spirit and energy have changed instantly."
“After dinner today, he actually suggested going for a walk in the park, saying that there are many young people and it's lively there, so he should go for some exercise. This is something that has never happened before. In the past, after dinner, he would just stroll around the area in front of his house and wouldn't dare to go anywhere a little further away, for fear that he might feel unwell and there would be no one around to take him to the hospital in time.”
The "treatment" was indeed very effective. Even as the Lunar New Year approached, Gu Bin's grandfather remained energetic and showed no signs of illness.
When Gu Bin's two uncles found out, they both came to visit him.
When they saw the sprightly old man, they could hardly believe their eyes. Was this the same old man who always complained of feeling unwell?
When Grandpa Gu saw his two sons, his face immediately darkened.
He felt that these children were all unfilial. When he was feeling unwell and the hospital couldn't find anything wrong, they didn't even take him to see a doctor. They even said that he was a perfectly healthy person and that they were just deliberately making trouble for no reason.
Hmph, is he the kind of person who makes trouble unreasonably?
He's been possessed by something evil; these children don't care about him at all.
Hmph, his little grandson is the most filial.
Since getting rid of that stuff, he not only feels much better physically, but he also has a great appetite and feels like he's become more than ten years younger.
How can I not have a good appetite?
Gu Bin specially raised a big dog for his maternal grandfather, and he had to walk it every morning and evening.
Grandpa Gu gets even more exercise every day than Gu Bin. With such a high level of exercise, how could he not have a good appetite?
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