Gu Shi's heart stirred slightly. He knew the reason behind Lin Qingyu's unintentional complaints.
He sat down next to Lin Qingyu, turned her over, and began massaging her back with both hands.
"Soon, just wait a little longer! I'll definitely find a good place later, a house you'll love, and that will be our home."
He comforted Lin Qingyu, and then began to formulate his next plan.
Lin Qingyu was a little drowsy. She hadn't slept well the night before and was now sleepy. She didn't know if she had heard what Gu Shi said, and she just fell asleep.
Gu Shi gently turned Lin Qingyu over, covered her with the blanket, and then went out.
Gu Shi really couldn't do this by himself.
So he found Gu Xichao.
At this moment, the uncle and nephew were sitting in a private room at the Jade Restaurant.
"So Uncle, have you thought this through? They've been in Xinshi City for a long time, they won't be brought down so easily."
Gu Xichao wasn't very old, but he spoke fluently and eloquently, just like an adult.
Gu Shi is no longer so destitute that he can only ask his nephew for help; it's just that Gu Xichao usually associates with rather unusual people.
Generally, when the elderly members of those leaders' families get sick, they all see traditional Chinese medicine doctors.
The best traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in Xinshi City are Gu Xichao's teachers.
This wasn't the first time Gu Shi had treated Gu Xichao like an adult, he said earnestly.
“I know very well, and I know what I’m doing. Just tell me what you know.”
Gu Xichao looked at Gu Shi, and it was precisely because he knew Gu Shi so well that he wanted to persuade Gu Shi to give up this idea.
But looking at his uncle now, he knew in his heart that even without him, Gu Shi would still do this.
"Okay, I'll do my best to help you, Uncle!"
After the discussion, Gu Shi went to another restaurant.
This is the largest and most luxurious hotel in New Stone City.
Not only can you eat here, but you can also stay overnight, though of course, it's not cheap.
However, Gu Shi didn't come here to eat; he remembered that there was always an old man at the restaurant entrance.
Regardless of the weather—rain or shine, scorching heat or freezing cold—the old lady appears at the restaurant entrance every day without fail.
She did this simply to seek justice for her son who died young, even though no one there believed her.
When Gu Shi arrived at the restaurant entrance, he saw an elderly woman with gray hair holding up a sign.
It read: Give me back my son's life!
In simple and straightforward terms, it's a confrontation between the elderly and the restaurant.
Gu Shi walked up to the old lady, and when she saw his clothes, she thought he was going to humiliate her.
She completely ignored Gu Shi and turned to leave the restaurant entrance.
She must have seen too many people like this, dressed smartly but coming here to humiliate her just to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy.
Gu Shi remained silent and followed the old lady's footsteps. After a short while, they arrived at a small alleyway nearby.
The old lady seemed unaware that Gu Shi was still following her, and walked straight into the small restaurant at the end of the alley.
This is a dumpling shop, but it doesn't look like it's doing much business.
As soon as the old lady walked in, Gu Shi saw someone in the shop come and pull her to sit down. The old lady probably rested here usually.
When she saw Gu Shi, she spat at him.
"Pooh!"
The old woman's mouth was opening and closing; she must have been saying something unpleasant.
Gu Shi didn't care about all that. He walked over, ignoring the old lady's wary gaze, and sat down next to her.
The shop owners didn't know what to say, since Gu Shi hadn't done anything yet.
They seem like such an honest couple, no wonder their shop isn't doing much business.
Gu Shi lowered his head and said, "I can help you, but you have to cooperate with me and explain the whole story clearly."
He got straight to the point, his tone devoid of much pity.
The old lady was still quite agitated when she heard this, even though many people had tried to deceive her in the past.
However, the old lady is now penniless and has nothing left to swindle.
She spoke tremulously, "You...you really want to help me?"
Gu Shi nodded and said, "I know that this restaurant has actually had a lot of problems, but they were all settled with money."
As for why the old lady wasn't given any money, it's probably because they saw that she had no background and her only son had passed away!
The old lady sat in the simple dumpling restaurant, and after listening to what Gu Shi said, tears streamed down her face.
She stood up and was about to kneel down.
"Thank you so much! Kind person! My great benefactor!"
The old woman cried and shouted, and Gu Shi was the first person to tell her that he would help her and explained it in detail, which gave the old woman hope.
Gu Shi quickly pulled her back, and the shop owner and his wife also rushed over. It was the first time they had ever seen someone truly willing to help an elderly person.
"Two years! A full two years!"
The old lady was still very sad, and Gu Shi didn't know how to say anything to comfort her, so he could only sit next to her while the proprietress comforted her.
Before long, the old lady finally recovered and told Gu Shi the story she had told countless times before.
It turns out that the old lady's son was doing well in business two years ago. Once, he needed to discuss a business deal and invited people to dinner, so he chose this place.
There were supposed to be five people eating together at the time.
But for some reason, after her son ordered the food, he waited for a long time, but no one came.
His son had no choice but to eat the food himself.
In the end, of course, they didn't finish the food, and her son wanted to pack it up and take it away. The food was quite expensive to begin with, but for some reason, the two sides got into an argument.
The old lady heard these words from her son, who had brought back a takeout meal in a fit of rage.
He answered the old lady's questions briefly, then angrily finished all the food.
After finishing her meal, she went straight to sleep. But when the old lady went to call her son the next day, she found that he was gone.
Gu Shi had heard about this incident back then, and everyone always thought that the old lady was making things up.
She didn't die at the restaurant, so it's normal that no one there paid any attention to her.
After understanding the problem, Gu Shi left his contact information and address.
"You can come to me if you need anything. Don't go to the restaurant entrance for the next few days. Just stay home and rest!"
The old woman immediately tried to kneel down again, crying out, "My great benefactor Gu! Thank you so much, you are my greatest benefactor, I will repay you even if I have to do anything for you in my life!"
Gu Shi quickly grabbed her, gave the shop owner and the other person a few more instructions, and then left.
As soon as he returned to the brick factory, Zhang Deyi ran over to call him.
"Boss, that Secretary Gu is here again!"
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