How much did that car cost?
"A thousand or two, plus the cost of car repairs, it won't be much."
Listen to that! A few thousand isn't much at all!
They've finally made some money; they speak with an air of wealth and power.
"Then let's buy it," Li Chu said nonchalantly.
"Brother Chu, do you mean that private individuals can buy cars now?" Lou Xiao'e, who was talking to Ding Qiunan, had been paying attention to this side. When she heard that Li Chu had agreed to let their family buy a car, she quickly asked.
Seeing that they were starting to talk about other things, Li Qin put the child she had just taken in her arms onto her younger brother.
"Alright, Damao, Xiao'e, you two continue chatting, I'm going back now."
"Hey, big sister, take care! Where's your husband?"
"He went back to watch TV right after he finished eating." As she spoke, Li Qin had already reached the living room door and was just about to lift the curtain to go out.
The little rascal, who was sitting in Li Chu's lap sucking his fingers, suddenly took his hand out of his mouth and called out, "Auntie...Grandma, bye-bye!" He even waved his little hand twice.
"Okay, bye-bye, you little rascal. Your great-aunt will come to see you tomorrow."
Everyone else had left, but Little Stinky was still waving his hand.
"Qiu Nan, this little guy is amazing! Just last week he was speaking one word at a time, and now he can call his grandma."
"Kids change every day, they learn things so fast. How's your Pingping doing lately?"
"I feel a bit better after taking the medicine that Brother Chu prescribed, but I still vomit a lot when the taste is a little strong."
Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao were overjoyed that their daughter-in-law was pregnant.
My pregnancy symptoms are just too severe. I can't stand any smells; I vomit as soon as I smell them, and I feel like I'm going to vomit bile.
There's no particularly good way to deal with this kind of pregnancy reaction; most women who experience it just have to tough it out on their own.
Although Li Chu prescribed some medicine, it didn't seem to be very effective.
After all, they are pregnant, so we need to be careful about the medications we give them, as many medications are not suitable for pregnant women.
"Brother Chu, I forgot because I got distracted earlier, you haven't mentioned whether private individuals can buy cars now?"
Lou Xiao'e was still somewhat worried about this. Her family was already quite conspicuous, and she was afraid.
"Private individuals cannot buy it, but your restaurant can. You can put up the sign under the restaurant's name."
Li Chu understood what Lou Xiao'e was worried about. After all, there was still no clear answer to Lao Fu's case, and no one knew why.
This incident forced Lou's parents to live with them in the courtyard behind the hotel, and they didn't even dare to go back to their own room, fearing that something bad might happen to them.
It's strange, ever since Jianjun came looking for him and couldn't find him, he's been running around almost every day for the past six months. His workplace seems to be incredibly busy.
This made it impossible for Li Chu to find out any information he wanted to get.
The bureau chief is there, and he knows him, but going to the bureau chief to ask about this kind of thing is making a mountain out of a molehill.
Well, the truth will come out eventually, let's just wait and see.
With Li Chu's clear answer, Lou Xiao'e felt relieved and took the child away. She and Ding Qiunan then sat down on the other side to chat about their sisterly relationship.
When Xu Damao saw that Li Chu was no longer holding the child, he quickly gestured that he wanted to go outside for a smoke. He was also a heavy smoker and would feel restless if he didn't smoke for a while.
"Brother Chu, do you think I should make a trip to the South?"
"Why did you suddenly come up with this idea?"
"Well, how should I put it? He Yuzhu and I have lived in the same courtyard for so many years. Whether it was when our family first took over the canteen or when we opened the restaurant, we owed a lot to him. Although he did some things that weren't very fair later, we still have to remember the favors we did for him."
He's in that state over there, completely unfamiliar with the place, so I'm thinking I should go see him. To put it bluntly, even if he's gone, I could at least bring his ashes back so he can rest in peace. Relying on Qin Huairu is just wishful thinking.
You know what, Xu Damao's words made Li Chu look at him in a new light.
He and He Yuzhu had a love-hate relationship for most of their lives. Even when they hated each other the most and wished the other dead, they certainly never imagined it would end like this.
Have you told Xiao'e what you're thinking?
"Not yet, I plan to talk to her when I get home tonight."
"Have you found out which hospital he's in?"
"I've found out."
"In that case, go ahead and take a look if you want, but just don't get into any trouble with the local street thugs."
"Don't worry about that, Brother Chu. I definitely won't do anything reckless. Don't you know me? I value my life a lot."
Li Chu didn't say anything about persuading him to come back if he was alright. But if, as Er Mao said, the rib had pierced his lung, then it was very likely that he was already dead.
With the current level of emergency care, many injuries are beyond saving, even if that big shot from the South personally intervened, the outcome would be no different.
Just like that emergency craniotomy, if any other doctor had even a little bit of confidence, he wouldn't have had to take the risk, and now people look at him like he's a monster.
"Da Mao, do you know where He Yuzhu's father is right now?"
"Oh? I really don't know that. I just heard that they went to Beihe Province, but I don't know exactly where."
"If you go to Yushui's place tomorrow, ask her. Didn't she and her brother go there to look for her once back then? See if she remembers. Or ask Second Uncle and Third Uncle. Actually, if First Uncle is still alive, he will definitely know the specific address."
Xu Damao took a puff of his cigarette, nodded, and said, "Okay, I'll ask Yushui tomorrow. As for those two old men, let Yushui ask them himself. I don't want to deal with them. They were always thinking about eating at my restaurant for free. I don't dare give them the chance to get close to me."
Li Chu almost burst out laughing when he heard this, as he hadn't seen those two since after the Chinese New Year last year.
To be honest, it's quite amusing to think about them now that they're suddenly mentioned, especially the Third Uncle. He was the kind of person who would taste the saltiness of the manure cart as it passed by his door. Sometimes, thinking about it makes me laugh.
Alas, the fates of everyone in the courtyard have been completely changed. I hope these two old men can have a peaceful end.
Ever since Xu Damao broke my leg that year, my second uncle's personality has changed quite a bit; at least he's not as rotten and oozing pus as he used to be.
The lights in the yard weren't on, and the two of them squatted under the living room window. Because they were backlit, their faces were dark, and each of them had a cigarette in their mouth. Neither of them spoke, and the flickering light from the cigarettes illuminated their faces, making it impossible to discern their expressions.
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