Chapter 300 Misfortune Strikes
When Gu Yin returned to the village, everyone she met along the way greeted her enthusiastically before she even had a chance to speak, regardless of age or gender.
Gu Yin then quickly walked back to the Gu family home. She looked at Gu Hua and asked, "When you came back, did you feel that the villagers were a little too enthusiastic?"
Gu Hua nodded while drinking water: "What can we do when our family is in debt? By the way, how did your exam go? You should be fine, right?"
Gu Yin sat down and saw that Gu Shu had just washed the apples. She reached out and took one, nodding, "There shouldn't be any problem."
Gu Shu laughed upon hearing this: "Speaking of which, Ayin, you're famous all over our school! Especially in the competition class. I heard from Qin Heng that a lot of people want to meet you. Not only did you get full marks in two subjects in a row, but you're also a first-year high school student! How do the second and third-year high school students put their faces?"
Gu Yin touched her nose: "This is just the beginning. By the way, when you're at school, it's best not to tell anyone that I'm family. Otherwise, I'm afraid those people will bother you. Some people might want you to take my information or try to find out about me, etc. If you want to study quietly, it's best to pretend you don't know anything."
People are afraid of becoming famous, just as pigs are afraid of getting fat. Although Gu Yin is not afraid of becoming famous, it would be bad if it affected Gu Shu and Gu Hua.
"We all know that we have nothing to do with the competition class and don't usually keep in touch. As for Qin Heng, he has already been admitted to Qingda University and is not at school much now, so he won't say anything. Don't worry!"
As soon as Gu Shu finished speaking, the door was pushed open, and Gu Qingming walked in, his face flushed.
Gu Yin asked in confusion, "Uncle, where have you been? Why did you drink so much?"
Gu Qingming sat down on the recliner, waved his hand, then poured himself a cup of tea, drank it all in one gulp, and said helplessly, "Li Meng bought a car, right? His family hosted a banquet, and I went too. At the banquet, if you don't drink when they toast you, you're not giving them face, which isn't good, so I drank a bit too much. That's why I had to leave under the pretext of needing to pee!"
Gu Yin hadn't even entered the house when she heard this. She looked around but didn't see the two elders. She asked in confusion, "Grandpa and Grandma went too?"
Gu Qingming shook his head: "No, I went alone."
Gu Hua: "Grandpa, Grandma, and my mom went to the back hill to hoe the land."
Gu Yin thought of an actor from the same film crew in her previous life. The actor's family had also been displaced by demolition. He said that back then, a lot of families in their village were destroyed and people died because of demolition!
The money hadn't even arrived yet, and it was all gone after being scammed.
Some people come attracted by your allure, claiming they'll take you to have a good time and enjoy life. In reality, they lure you into gambling, prostitution, and a life of debauchery. Even your parents' desperate attempts to dissuade you are futile; you're completely bewitched. Once the compensation money from the demolition is gone, those "friends" scatter, leaving you with nothing but a mountain of gambling debts and the ruin of your family.
Gu Yin guessed that those people must have noticed them a long time ago, and were very likely already in contact with the Gu family.
"When are we leaving for Beijing?" Gu Yin asked Gu Qingming.
Gu Qinglang: "I'm leaving the day after tomorrow. Lately, I've really gotten fed up with some people. One after another, they come over, and they bring alcohol. They won't leave until midnight! Some of them even vomited all over the yard. And then, they still want to drink after they wake up! They can't even have a peaceful meal. The main problem is that we weren't that close before, but now that the demolition is happening, everyone's a brother! It's so annoying."
Gu Yin frowned upon hearing this: "Then let's leave as soon as possible. Grandma and Grandpa can go to live in the county later. When we have time off, we can also go back to the county. After the demolition compensation comes in and this heat dies down, it won't be too late to come back."
I thought that in just these two days, some people with ulterior motives wouldn't come looking for me.
As a result, when Gu Yin got up to go to the bathroom that night, she saw her uncle leave.
Gu Yin wondered, what was her uncle doing going out so late?
She slowly followed.
Gu Qingming walked to the corner of the alley and saw Li Chengda from the village. He said helplessly, "It's the middle of the night, everyone's asleep. Why are you calling me? After you turned off your phone, you kept making noises behind the house. Tell me, what's wrong? Why do you have to say it in the middle of the night? Didn't you just drink during the day? Why didn't you say so then?"
Li Chengda put his arm around Gu Qingming's shoulder and chuckled, "Great news! Why would I call you if it wasn't good news? I only called you because I consider you a brother! Come on, come on, everyone's waiting! We're just missing you!"
Gu Qingming stretched out his hand and shook his head: "What good thing? You better explain yourself first. My wife knows I'm out here. If I stay too long, I might lose my ears!"
Li Chengda stared wide-eyed at Gu Qingming in disbelief: "We're not sworn brothers! You're worth hundreds of millions! What are you afraid of that old hag? If I had that kind of money, I'd divorce her right away and find seven or eight younger women! You think you're so honest?! Come on, come on, if she scolds you later, I'll help you!"
After saying that, without giving Gu Qingming a chance to resist, they dragged and pulled him away.
Gu Qingming pretended to resist for a moment, then obediently staggered a couple of times, laughed and cursed a couple of times, and then followed him away.
The two walked for about ten minutes and arrived at a tiled house next to the playground.
Gu Qingming looked into the room, where several people were already sitting. Some were from Lijia Village, while others were strangers.
Everyone was holding large cards, cursing and slamming them onto the table with a loud thud. The room was filled with smoke, and Gu Qingming's eyes narrowed at the sight.
Then he looked at Li Chengda and said speechlessly, "Isn't this just playing cards? Is this what you call a good thing?"
After pushing the person inside, Li Chengda closed the door and clapped his hands: "Everyone, stop what you're doing! Look who I've brought!"
The people inside turned around and, seeing that it was Gu Qingming, all stood up.
"Oh my, the God of Wealth has arrived! What a rare guest!"
"Isn't this the richest man in Jiang City? Come, come, Mr. Gu, take a seat!"
"What are you talking about? The richest man in Jiang City? I saw the richest man in Z Province! Boss, have some tea! Boss, have one!" After saying that, he handed a cigarette to Gu Qingming.
Gu Qingming was pushed into a seat, took the cigarette and put it to his ear, and said with a helpless smile, "What are you all saying?! It's just the few of us here. If the rest of the village finds out, I don't know where I'll put my face! We're just ordinary people, no richest people or anything like that, no nonsense!"
Li Chengda pushed through the crowd, grabbed a drink, and handed it to Gu Qingming: "What the brothers said is the truth! You don't need to be embarrassed!"
Just listen to this kind of ill-intentioned flattery; Gu Qingming knows his own limitations.
"Chengda, didn't you say there was good news? What good news?" After saying that, Gu Qingming looked around. This was an old house in the village that had been uninhabited for a long time. When the villagers celebrated festivals, they would come here at night to play cards, the kind where you only play for a few cents, just for fun. So there was nothing in the house except for a table and a bench.
"No rush, no rush, let's wait a bit, play a couple more rounds?"
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