Gu Wenfeng hummed and said, "Sun Xun's gambling addiction is getting worse and worse. It won't be long before he loses all the money he has. Then he will definitely sell the child."

After a pause, he continued, "Her wife can't afford to raise six children. Even if Sun Xun doesn't sell the children, he will definitely send the younger ones away in order to survive."

This was not Gu Wenfeng's guess, but according to the information he received, someone had come to the house to adopt the twins. But Sun's wife was reluctant to let them go and was still struggling.

Lu Jiaxin hated this kind of scumbag the most: "Gambling is also illegal. Now is the time to crack down on him. Let the police arrest him."

Now, those who are caught are punished severely. For gambling in a crowd and with a criminal record, a sentence of ten or eight years should not be a problem. After ten years, the children will have grown up and will not be afraid of him anymore.

Gu Wenfeng had wanted to take action a long time ago, but he had concerns: "If Sun Xun is caught gambling, he will definitely be fired from the factory, and then he won't be able to live in the factory's utility room. An orphan and a widow won't even have a place to live, and life will be even more difficult."

He had been wanting to talk to Lu Jiaxin about this for the past few days, but in the end, reason prevailed. Lu Jiaxin was willing to help because she was kind-hearted, but if he brought it up, it would seem a bit coercive.

Lu Jiaxin thought for a moment and said, "Send her 5,000 yuan anonymously. She will have some money left after buying the house. Without the burden of Sun Xun, a scumbag, she should be able to raise the child with this money."

Gu Wenfeng was quite moved, but still said: "Five thousand is too much, just give them one or two thousand."

Lu Jiaxin lowered her head and said softly, "Five thousand yuan is a lot, but if the seven of them, mother and son, can't survive, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life."

Logically, he should have persuaded Lu Jiaxin to stay because the money was too much; but thinking of the poor mother and her seven children, Gu Wenfeng couldn't bring himself to do so.

Lu Jiaxin saw his dilemma and said with a smile: "You accompany me to Pengcheng, and help me sell the painting for a high price. Five thousand yuan is nothing."

Gu Wenfeng nodded immediately and said, "Don't worry, I will help you find out."

The two of them went to a state-owned restaurant for lunch. Gu Wenfeng's skills were first-rate, but his cooking skills were hard to describe. Lu Jiaxin was a good cook, but she cooked based on her mood, and she didn't want to go into the kitchen at this time, so they had to eat outside.

In the afternoon, the two went to the antique market. Lu Jiaxin first bought two beautiful bottles, and then went to buy paintings.

Lu Jiaxin saw a painting of offering birthday gifts, and she asked the owner, but she didn't expect the owner to offer a price of one thousand: "This is an authentic work of Liu Songnian, a great painter from the Southern Song Dynasty. You will definitely not lose out if you buy it."

"Five dollars."

Gu Wenfeng was originally worried that she would suffer a loss, but he was stunned when he heard this bargaining. The opening price was fierce, and this bargaining was even fiercer.

The boss's face changed: "Girl, this is an authentic work of Liu Songnian, a great painter from the Southern Song Dynasty. One thousand yuan is not enough for me."

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "A genuine Liu Songnian painting? Uncle, although I don't know much about antiques, if it is really a Liu Songnian painting, it would cost more than 10,000 yuan. How could you possibly sell it to me for 1,000 yuan?"

After some bargaining, she finally bought the painting for ten yuan. Later, Lu Jiaxin also bought ink paintings and paintings of flowers, plants, birds and animals. The total amount she spent on buying such a large number of things was eighty-nine yuan.

After leaving the antique market, Gu Wenfeng said with a smile: "I was worried that you would be ripped off!"

She thought that a rich lady like Lu Jiaxin would not bargain with others and would just give whatever others asked. He was ready to be the bad guy, but he didn't expect that he didn't even have to do it. Well, he had to admit that he was not as good at bargaining as Lu Jiaxin.

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "There are many stories circulating in the antique market about people who got rich overnight by finding real antiques. It's good to just listen to them. Only those experts with excellent eyesight can find the real thing among a sea of ​​fakes. The chances of ordinary people buying antiques are almost zero."

After shopping, Gu Wenfeng sent Lu Jiaxin home and went out again. The next morning, he told Lu Jiaxin that Sun Xun was caught while gambling.

Gu Wenfeng said: "Those gamblers were taken to the police station and all said it was a trap set by Sun Xun, so their crime was aggravated."

“How many years can he be sentenced to?”

Gu Wenfeng said: "His accomplices also revealed that Sun Xun had stolen things from the factory several times to sell. Both crimes were punished together. Now the higher authorities require that those who violate the law and commit crimes be dealt with severely and severely, with a minimum sentence of ten years."

Lu Jiaxin thought that the longer the sentence, the better. In his previous life, he was lucky to get rich and be killed. Otherwise, with that kind of character, the three older children probably wouldn't have been raised. Even if they grew up, they would have been dragged to death by this gambler.

After talking about Sun Xun's family, Gu Wenfeng brought up the idea of ​​hiring someone to look after the house. He found someone who was honest and reliable: "No money, just hope you can bring your two children to live in."

"With two children, where's the wife?"

Gu Wenfeng sighed and said, "He passed away three years ago. He injured his leg during a mission. After his demobilization, he was assigned to work as a school janitor. Due to housing shortage, the three of them lived in a small room of 7 or 8 square meters, and they had to cook outside."

Lu Jiaxin naturally had no objection. The house was empty anyway. Having someone living there would make it more lively and protect it from thieves. "Sure. But the main house and the west wing cannot be occupied. Xue Mao and I will be here soon, so the three rooms in the east wing can be used by them."

"Then I'll ask him to come over after get off work."

Lu Jiaxin nodded in agreement and told him about going to Pengcheng: "You don't have much vacation time left, so you have to go there as soon as possible. How about leaving within three days?"

"I'll buy the ticket tomorrow morning."

In the evening, the man Gu Wenfeng was looking for arrived. His name was Jiang Lin, and he could walk but with a limp.

After knocking on the door and seeing Lu Jiaxin, Jiang Lin asked a little embarrassedly: "Hello, I'm Jiang Lin, you are Miss Lu, right?"

Lu Jiaxin looked at the two children behind him and said with a smile, "Yes, I'm Lu Jiaxin, you must be Uncle Jiang, right? Brother Gu is out, and I'm home alone, let's talk inside."

Jiang Lin saw the spacious yard and said, "Miss Lu, I'll give you five dollars a month for rent!"

Lu Jiaxin felt that this man was indeed an honest person: "No need, just help me keep an eye on the house and don't let anyone sneak into the house and steal my things."

In order to conceal her identity, she displayed all the paintings and porcelain she bought. She specially invited Jiang Lin to look after the house, mainly to prevent the Sun family from sneaking in and discovering the secret of the secret passage.

When Jiang Lin's eldest son heard this, he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, sister. I will break the legs of anyone who dares to sneak in and steal things."

Lu Jiaxin believed that Gu Wenfeng would not find a messy person for her, so she handed a key to Jiang Lin: "We will leave in two days, and you can move in then."

She was not afraid that Jiang Lin and his son would occupy the house. If they behaved themselves, they could live there until she sent someone to come. If they dared to have any bad intentions, she would teach them a lesson and then drive them away.

(End of this chapter)