Chapter 085 The Eighty-fifth Melon
Everyone looked at Lin Hexu's face changing from fear to joy, and even crying with joy, and couldn't help but wonder.
Especially Wang Xueli, she whispered, "Is He Xu crazy? Who called me and made me so excited?"
Yan Qin patted Wang Xueli's arm and glared at her daughter who spoke without restraint.
"Grandpa, uncle, we found our eldest brother. Master Gu asked us to go over now!"
Lin Hexu raised her hand to wipe her tears, turned around and hurriedly spoke to her family.
Mr. Lin's face suddenly showed joy. He quickly stood up with his cane. The noise was so loud that he almost fell down. "Okay, okay, quickly call a car and bodyguards to go with us!"
"Grandpa, and the doctor. Although Master Gu didn't say much, I'm afraid that my brother was injured this time." Lin Hexu hurried over and picked up the car keys and wallet.
The police and Wang Xueli's family were a little surprised.
The same is true for Zhao Ruyu.
She stood up, not knowing what was going on. She anxiously grabbed her son and said, "Ah Xu, what's going on? Why did you suddenly say that your brother was found?"
The police also looked at Lin Hexu.
Lin Hexu said: "This matter is quite complicated, let's talk about it when we get back. Anyway, big brother should be safe now."
Sir Ou couldn't help but wonder, "Second Master Lin, we have been following this case for a day. Don't tell me you have other plans with the kidnappers, so you want to bypass the police. I have to remind you that you can't trust the kidnappers' words."
Mr. Gu also looked serious. "Yes, you still have to trust the police for this kind of thing. Don't do anything rash. If you have trouble with money, we can help you."
Mr. Gu is in the manufacturing industry. He owns companies in food processing, clothing manufacturing, and many other industries related to people's livelihood, so his cash flow is sufficient.
Seeing everyone trying to stop him, Lin Hexu couldn't help but look at Old Man Lin.
Mr. Lin was able to keep the situation stable. He waved his hand and said, "I am in charge of this matter. I would like to ask a capable person to help me rescue Ah Shi. If you don't believe me, why don't you follow me?"
After Mr. Lin finished speaking, he told his son to immediately arrange for a bodyguard, a driver, and a doctor to go there.
Mr. Gu was worried that his friend might be cheated, so he asked someone to bring a bodyguard with him.
Yan Qin said, "Uncle Gu, I'll go with you guys soon. Mom is worried about Ah Shi, and I have to make sure he's safe so I can go back and give Mom an explanation."
Old Master Gu nodded and said, "Shirley, don't go. There are too many people around. You might as well stay here and wait for us to come back and take you home."
Wang Xueli refused, and hugged Grandpa Gu's arm and acted like a spoiled child, "Grandpa Gu, I don't want to. Brother Shi is like this now, and I'm worried about him. I'll go with you."
"You are timid, so don't go."
Mr. Gu spoke very tactfully.
At least all these people can be put to use. Shirley is spoiled and will only cause trouble if she goes.
"Uncle Gu, don't worry about her. She just can't let go of that child, Ashi."
Yan Qin's words sounded like a scolding, but in fact they were very indulgent.
Mr. Gu hesitated to speak, frowning, but because he was in his friend's house, he couldn't say anything.
The car drove to the top of Victoria Peak.
As they gradually approached the villa, Wang Xueli narrowed her eyes and bit her lower lip. This place - it was indeed that woman!
Sir Ou and others got off the car first, followed by the Lin family.
The house was brightly lit, and Shezaiming came out to greet them, supporting Lin Qianshi.
“Ashi!” Seeing that Lin Qianshi was fine, Mr. Lin’s eyes were red with excitement. He took a few quick steps forward and hugged his arm. “How are you? Why do you look so bad?”
"Grandpa, I'm fine. Let's go inside and talk."
Lin Qianshi's abdominal wound was simply bandaged, and when he saw his family, he felt a sense of relief and joy after escaping death.
Mr. Lin said hurriedly: "Yes, we have to go in. Where is Master Gu?"
Gu Xicao was making coffee in the kitchen. Sun Desheng had just been picked up by his boss, and now the Lin family had also come. The two things in Gu Xicao's mind were over.
She heard someone calling her and came out with a coffee pot, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Is it really her?!
Wang Xueli’s teeth were about to break.
"Master Gu, thank you so much this time. Without you, my grandson would not have been rescued so quickly."
Old Master Lin took a few quick steps towards Gu Xicao and shook her hand gratefully.
Everyone's eyes fell on Gu Xicao.
Especially the policemen, some of them recognized Gu Xicao and exclaimed: "Isn't that the goddess from the show?"
Sir Ou had a look of surprise on his face. He stepped forward and said, "Miss, may I ask how you rescued Mr. Lin? There were so many kidnappers, and they were extremely vicious. How could you have done it by yourself?!"
"We can talk about these things later. Come over and sit down and have a cup of coffee."
Gu Xicao asked everyone to sit down in the living room.
Wang Xueli was reluctant, but since everyone's attention was on Gu Xicao, she couldn't lose her temper.
Gu Xicao was not interested in telling the story from beginning to end, so she asked Shezaiming to give a brief account of what happened.
It was the first time for Shezaiming to speak to such influential people. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous and stuttered as he told them the whole story of tonight.
When it comes to this, Gu Xicao really took him with him to rescue people alone.
Everyone around couldn't help but gasp and admire Gu Xicao very much.
"Aren't you afraid that those people will find out what you are doing?"
Sir Ou was somewhat dissatisfied with Gu Xicao for being so prominent, "If you are exposed, not only will you get hurt, but Young Master Lin will also be implicated by you!"
"Sir Ou is right. Brother Shi is the eldest son of the Lin family and has a noble status. You guys just rushed over so easily. You simply don't care about Brother Shi's safety!"
Wang Xueli was filled with jealousy and started criticizing as soon as she opened her mouth.
Snake Ming was filled with anger when he heard what the two said. "What do you know? The master had predicted everything, so how could something go wrong? If I had followed your advice and dragged my feet and waited for the police to rescue him, it's hard to say where he would be now!"
Although Shezaiming complained a lot while working, he admired Gu Xicao in his heart, especially her courage.
If Gu Xicao hadn't calculated the timing from the beginning, it would have been impossible to rescue the person so easily tonight.
Sir Ou looked a little embarrassed.
Wang Xueli couldn't help but sneered: "It's okay if you calculate it correctly. If you don't calculate it correctly, who will be responsible if something goes wrong?"
"shut up!"
A sound of "huh" rang out, like thunder.
Wang Xueli was startled and covered her chest. She turned around and saw that it was Grandpa Gu who scolded her.
"Grandpa Gu, you..."
"Shirley, when did Grandpa teach you to step into other people's shoes? When did Grandpa teach you to learn this virtue, to be lenient to yourself and strict to others?"
There was deep disappointment in Gu Zhizhang's eyes. Although this granddaughter was not his biological granddaughter, she was the one Gu Zhizhang had watched grow up since she was a child.
Even though I had been a bit spoiled in front of him before, I had never been so unreasonable.
Wang Shirley's eyes were red.
Zhao Ruyu tried to smooth things over: "Uncle Gu, it's nothing. The little girl is just worried about Ah Shi. Master Gu won't mind, right?"
"Master Gu, why don't you mind?"
Lin Qianshi covered the wound on his abdomen, his face pale but his eyes sparkling. "You guys are saying you are worried about me, but I am only grateful to Master Gu, not complaining at all. If you want to say these nonsense, please go back now."
Both Wang Xueli and Zhao Ruyu looked unhappy.
Old Master Lin's face was green. "We asked Master Gu to save people. It was a shameless act under no other circumstances. Master Gu did not care and was willing to help. We are grateful and dare not complain. In return, Master Gu, in addition to the originally agreed compensation, I am willing to give you 2% of the shares of our Lin family enterprise!"
2% of the shares?!
Zhao Ruyu's eyes went dark and he almost fainted.
She was extremely anxious and quickly winked at Lin Hexu and Lin's father.
These 2% of shares are worth hundreds of millions, and there is no market for them. Even someone like Zhao Ruyu, who has been married into the Lin family for many years, doesn't own any shares at all.
The others looked at Gu Xicao with envy in their eyes.
But Gu Xicao didn't look at Grandpa Lin at this time, but stared at Gu Zhizhang with a very focused look for a long time.
Gu Zhizhang noticed her look and smiled graciously: "Master Gu, did you see something?"
Gu Xicao picked up the coffee cup and took a sip of coffee.
She blasted the system in her mind: Gu Zhizhang is the original body's grandfather? !
System: Yes, it’s real.
The bitter aroma of coffee filled her mouth, and Gu Xicao was a little dazed. The system had previously said that the energy was insufficient and the information about the original body was incomplete, but she had not taken it seriously.
Who would have thought that such a big news would be exposed due to such negligence?
She eats melons every day, but she didn't expect that she would be the one eating melons today.
"Miss Gu, it's not appropriate for you to look at people like this, right?"
Yan Qin was quick to react and felt that it was not right for Gu Xicao to look at people in that way. She put on a friendly smile and reminded him with a smile.
Gu Xicao hummed and put down the coffee cup. She looked at Gu Zhizhang and said, "Mr. Gu, you probably don't know that I'm a fortune teller, right?"
“I really didn’t know about it before.”
Gu Zhizhang said, his hair was gray, but well-groomed, and his temperament was very elegant, "However, Lao Lin trusts you, so I guess you must have certain abilities."
"Then I'll tell your fortune for free today, do you want it?" Gu Xicao said.
Wang Xueli sneered and was about to speak, but Yan Qin stopped her and gave her a look. Wang Xueli was dissatisfied, but could only purse her lips.
Yan Qin smiled at Gu Xicao and said, "Miss Gu, Uncle Gu doesn't believe this. We appreciate your kindness."
Gu Xicao tilted her head. "Shouldn't he make the decision on this matter himself? He's not a child. Why would you have to interfere?"
The smile on Yan Qin's face froze. She had always lived a life of luxury and only saw people smiling at her. When had she ever been treated so impolitely?
"Ms. Gu, you..."
"It would be better to let Miss Gu do the math."
Gu Zhizhang suddenly spoke up. He met Yan Qin's surprised look and said with a smile, "At my age, I also want to try things that I have never done before."
Sir Ou and the others hesitated to speak and wanted to ask about the whereabouts of the kidnappers, but because they had been rude to Gu Xicao just now, and Shezaiming also said that the police had already gone there, they were reluctant to open their mouths.
Old Master Lin knew that Gu Xicao always spoke with substance, so he also said, "I dare not tell others, but Master Gu is really capable. I am afraid that he has seen something, so he specially helped you, Old Gu."
"What can you see?"
Wang Xueli said sarcastically, "Can Grandpa Gu have any more trouble?"
Gu Zhizhang said calmly: "Shirley, if you interrupt again, go back."
He speaks decisively and steadily, and it's obvious that he's a man of his word.
Wang Xueli showed a look of grievance on her face and looked at Yan Qin.
Yan Qin shook her head slightly.
"Mr. Gu had bad luck early in life. He lost his father at a young age and his mother in middle age. However, he had good luck with noble people and was daring enough to fight and struggle. So he ventured into Hong Kong at the age of 30 and built a career on his own, starting from scratch."
Gu Xicao asked: "Is what I said right?"
Gu Zhizhang's eyes were filled with surprise, but he was well-informed after all, and knew that there were indeed many strange people and things in the world. He nodded slightly, "You are not wrong, and it is more accurate than my own memory."
"Mr. Gu had two turning points in his life. One was when your partner Mr. Wang owed high-interest loans and your factory was almost taken away to pay off the debts. The other was when you turned the tide. You visited all the major creditors within a month and persuaded them to postpone debt collection. You even used the debts to buy shares and raised a sum of money. You also boldly advertised on TV and successfully promoted and expanded the factory brand. That year, the factory turned losses into profits, paid off all debts, and even had money left to open a branch factory."
Gu Xicao said: "You are indeed a rare capable person, and what is even rarer is your kindness. Your partner, Mr. Wang, almost bankrupted you, but you don't bear a grudge at all, and instead help take care of his widow and son."
Yan Qin showed a little embarrassment on her face. She said, "I didn't know about these things. Uncle Gu, it's my father-in-law who is sorry for you."
Gu Zhizhang waved his hands, he was very magnanimous, "These little things are in the past. Besides, your father-in-law was kind to me in the beginning. If he hadn't helped me, I wouldn't have the capital to start a company with him. One should not be ungrateful."
Old Master Lin nodded and said to Lin Qianshi and his brothers, "Listen carefully. You younger generations should learn from your grandfather's principles of life. The same goes for us Lin family members. We must not be ungrateful."
Zhao Ruyu was a little surprised.
When I heard in the early years that Gu Zhizhang married into the Wang family, I thought it was because Gu Zhizhang saw that the Wang family was an orphan and a widow and was easy to bully, and he wanted to wipe out the family.
Unexpectedly, the situation was completely different.
In the situation of the Wang family at that time, even if Gu Zhizhan simply abandoned the mother and son of the Wang family, no one said anything. I'm afraid some people even exaggerated his magnanimity.
After all, Wang Sheng caused the factory to go into debt, and Gu Zhizhang had to pay back the money.
"Grandpa Gu, I will definitely respect you well in the future."
Wang Xueli's eyes were red. She walked to Gu Zhizhan, squatted down and spoke.
Gu Zhizhang was touched. He patted Wang Xueli on the shoulder and said, "Grandpa doesn't need your respect. I will be pleased if you correct your bad habits."
"Mr. Gu, do you think she is the only one who has this problem?"
Gu Xicao raised the corners of her lips, revealing a fully sarcastic smile, "Repaying kindness with enmity is the best trick of the Wang family."
"Ms. Gu!" Yan Qin was furious. "You and Shirley have conflicts, and you can resolve them privately. But I don't agree with you saying this about our Wang family!"
"You don't agree. Of course you don't agree."
Gu Xicao crossed her arms and said, "You Wang family did such a good thing. You deceived Gu Zhizhang that his wife and son in his hometown on the mainland were dead, and tricked him into working like a slave for you in your Wang family. Over the years, you also tried every means to prevent Gu Zhizhang from returning to his hometown. This is not called repaying kindness with enmity, but rather being ungrateful!"
What? !
Zhao Ruyu's jaw almost dropped to the ground.
Lin Hexu was even more surprised and said, "The Wang family cheated Grandpa Gu, no way, there were several relatives of Grandpa Gu before..."
When he said this, he suddenly realized it.
What can confirm everything better than having relatives speak? !
In the early years, there was no communication between Hong Kong and the mainland, and letters were not exchanged. If you wanted to know what the situation was like in your hometown, you could only ask relatives.
Yan Qin's eyelids were twitching and sweat was coming out of the tip of her nose.
She clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms.
Only she and her mother-in-law knew about this secret matter in their family. How could Gu Xicao know about it?
etc--
Gu Xicao also has the surname Gu.
Could it be?!
"You're talking nonsense. How could our family treat Grandpa Gu like this?"
Wang Xueli was furious and pointed at Gu Xicao: "If you are jealous of me, just say it directly, don't use such tricks!"
"Mr. Gu, do you believe what I said?"
Gu Xicao ignored Wang Xueli and stared at Old Man Gu.
There was surprise in Mr. Gu's eyes, but he remained calm, "What evidence do you have?"
"I don't have any physical evidence, but I have a witness."
Gu Xicao stood up and pointed at himself, "It's me."
Everyone's mind buzzed.
Lin Hexu was completely confused and scratched his head, wondering: "What, what does Master Gu mean by this?"
Lin Qianshi was somewhat helpless and whispered, "Stupid, you already said Master Gu, what's Master Gu's last name?"
“Gu——” Lin Hexu was surprised: “Could it be that Master Gu and Grandpa Gu are relatives?!”
Lin Qianshi couldn't stop him.
Lin Hexu's voice was loud enough for everyone to hear.
Zhao Ruyu glared at his own son unhappily.
Even though she favored her own son, she couldn't help but be speechless about how stupid her son really was.
Everyone can guess it, but no one wants to say it. Why do you insist on saying it?
"Are you my granddaughter?"
Gu Zhizhan tried to sound relaxed, but his expression did not look relaxed.
Gu Xicao said: "I want to say no, but it is just that, my father's name is Gu Sigui and my mother's name is Lin Aiying."
"No, my son's name should be Gu Jianlin."
Gu Zhizhan shook his head.
"When I was little, I asked my grandma why my father was called Gu Sigui. This name is not nice. Grandma said that this name is in the hope that an old friend who has gone away can come back." Gu Xicao's tone was very indifferent, but she was telling someone else's story, "But grandma waited for a long time but this person didn't come back. Later, my parents also passed away. Grandma raised me alone. When I grew up, grandma was sick."
She sat on the sofa, staring into space, as if the old lady who had been waiting for her all her life was sitting opposite her. "Grandma told me to keep all the money and not to buy medicine. She told me to save more money and come to Hong Kong to live a good life. She thought you were dead at that time, but even before she died, she was calling your name."
"Grandma's name is Sun Yue. People in the village thought her name was Yue, which means moon, but grandma said it was Yue, which means pleasant to the ear. You gave her this name because you said she sang very well. So it's better to call her Sun Yue than Sun Taohua."
The cane in Gu Zhizhan's hand fell to the ground with a thud.
The cane rolled a little distance away, and his face was extremely pale, "Sun Yue, Sun Yue...she, you..."
Gu Zhizhan's body shook.
Wang Xueli rushed over and hugged Gu Zhizhang, "Grandpa Gu, don't get excited. You have high blood pressure, you can't be so emotional!"
Gu Zhizhang shook his head, pushed Wang Xueli away, and signaled the bodyguard to pour him a glass of water. He took the medicine and finally recovered. He broke out in a cold sweat and looked at Gu Xicao with mixed feelings: "You, you are really my granddaughter!"
“Guaranteed authenticity.”
Gu Xicao said: "If you don't believe it, you can ask someone to go to the mainland to inquire."
"No, I believe it." Gu Zhizhang shook his head. He took a few deep breaths and said, "You don't look like me, nor like your grandmother, but I have a feeling that you are my granddaughter."
His lips trembled, "You said your parents passed away, so how did your grandma and you live?"
Gu Xicao was in a complicated mood. She could comfort Gu Zhizhang and make him feel relieved, but she didn't want to and was unwilling to do so.
"As an old widow with a little granddaughter, and with relatives who are not good people, life is certainly not easy. Fortunately, the village leaders take care of me. I just need to eat less and work more, so I won't starve to death."
"But if you want to live a good life, that's hard. For example, when my granddaughter is old enough to go to school, where will the tuition, miscellaneous fees, and textbooks come from? Or if my granddaughter is sick or bullied, what can an old widow do?"
"If she had been a little better to herself, if she had chosen to remarry when she had no news of her husband, or if she had been cruel enough not to let her granddaughter go to school, her life would have been much better. But she didn't do that. She chose the most difficult and arduous path."
"So, I really feel sorry for her."
Gu Xicao said, "I hate the Wang family too, but I hate you even more. The Wang family is cruel and they are afraid that you will take your wife and children back, so they will swallow up the company and ignore them. They simply bribed people in your hometown to tell you that your wife and children are gone. You will be devastated, so they will naturally take advantage of the situation and no longer worry about you ignoring them."
"And you, as a husband and as a father, are not qualified. You just believe whatever your family says. If you had had the slightest doubt, if you had been wary of the Wang family, grandma wouldn't have waited for you all her life, and mom and dad wouldn't have had such a hard life, and they wouldn't have died so early just to make money."
"You must think that I told him his fortune because I wanted to recognize Gu Zhizhang."
"I'm wrong. I just want him to have a hard time!"
Gu Xicao looked at the astonished crowd, took a breath, and suppressed the anger in her heart, "Everyone, go out. I won't see you off."
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