She wanted to destroy Li Xiujun, but unexpectedly ended up hurting herself.
When she met Su Wanru's gaze, Li Xiujun realized that her "best friend" had been wishing her dead since then.
It's ridiculous that she was so sincere to others in her previous life!
Li's mother didn't bother to greet the guests. She pulled Su Wanru into the house and hit her with a feather duster.
"Tell me! What's going on with that man?"
"I didn't! Mom, stop hitting me! It hurts!"
The inner room was filled with deafening cries. Li Xiujun smiled coldly. Leaving the Li family, she had avenged the humiliation she had suffered in her previous life. The only vengeance left was the death itself. There was still a long time to go, and they could settle the score slowly...
When I got home, grandpa had already prepared the meal.
"Grandpa calculated that you will be going to Beijing in a few days. The money is in the red tin can under the cabinet. It is enough for you to go to college for four years."
"There are still a few acres of land in the countryside. Grandpa sold it. The buyer will send the money to me in a few days. You can save a voucher for emergencies."
"Grandpa will not be by your side in the future, you have to take good care of yourself."
Li Xiujun put down her chopsticks and threw herself into her grandfather's arms, her eyes red: "Grandpa, don't say that, I'm scared."
Clearly nothing happened to her in this life, so why did her grandfather act like he wanted to make arrangements for her funeral?
"Grandpa, are you hiding something from me?"
"Grandpa just can't bear to leave you."
His rough hands stroked the top of her head, and Grandpa wiped away the turbid tears without leaving a trace.
"Okay, if you don't eat now, it's going to get cold."
Picking up the bowl and chopsticks again, Li Xiujun looked at her grandfather with a heavy heart. In her previous life, her grandfather passed away not long after she got married, so a funeral at the age of 86 was considered a happy one.
She thought that her grandfather passed away because he was exhausted from her affairs and did not investigate the reason in detail. Now it seems that perhaps her grandfather's health had been in trouble for a long time, but he did not tell her because he was afraid that she would worry.
After dinner, Li Xiujun waited until her grandfather fell asleep, then secretly lit the kerosene lamp, took out the jade pendant from her pocket, and began to carve it according to the texture. After working hard for half the night, she finished carving and polished it with fine sandpaper before it was finished.
It was dawn. Li Xiujun blew out the lights and lay down in her clothes for a while. Her mind was in a mess and she dreamed about her past life. When she woke up, her pillowcase was soaked.
No matter what happens, she wants to earn more money, because money can sometimes save lives.
Li Xiujun, carrying the plum blossom jade pendant, rushed to the teahouse where she had an appointment with Uncle Gu. When she arrived, Gu Qingming was already there. He had ordered Longjing tea and a table full of exquisite snacks.
"Have you had breakfast? If not, eat something first."
Li Xiujun took out the jade pendant from her pocket and handed it over, then took a piece of red bean pastry and stuffed it into her mouth.
Gu Qingming held the jade pendant in his hands and played with it in the sunlight. The ancient jade from the Han Dynasty felt soft and smooth to the touch. The jade pendant, which was as big as a pigeon egg, was carved into the shape of a plum blossom, with green jade veins winding through it to form the pistil, which was elegant and beautiful.
Good eyesight and good craftsmanship!
Gu Qingming put down the jade pendant and carefully examined the little girl in front of him, who was no more than a teenager. Her face was the size of a palm, her skin was fair, and her large eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, shining brightly, with a hint of spirituality. Two braids were tucked behind her ears, simple and charming.
"How old are you? Your skills are even better than the old master's."
If the polishing wasn't so bad, the money he brought today might not be enough to buy this jade pendant.
Li Xiujun swallowed the red bean cake and replied, "Nineteen."
"Studying? Or working in a factory?"
Gu Qingming asked as he took out three hundred yuan and handed it to her from under the table.
Li Xiujun's watery eyes caught sight of three large bills and she quickly pushed them back.
"One is enough."
They had agreed that she only wanted one.
Gu Qingming insisted on giving it to her, but Li Xiujun refused. During the struggle, their hands overlapped and clasped together. Gu Qingming's broad palm tightly wrapped around hers. Li Xiujun's face flushed and she hurriedly withdrew her hand.
He used the excuse of drinking tea to hide his blushing face. This Uncle Gu was really stupid and rich. Fortunately, he met her, otherwise she would have asked for too much and cheated him out of everything.
Gu Qingming smiled at her, his handsome eyes showing a hint of distress. He just touched the small cut on her hand, wondering if it was from carving or doing housework.
"You are such an interesting girl. I've never seen anyone push away the money they earn."
He stood up and walked to Li Xiujun's side, shielding her with his body, and stuffed three large bills into her pocket, not allowing her to take them out again.
"I like this ornament. If you think it's worth the price, give it that price. Don't push it. Let others see it."
Li Xiujun didn't argue anymore, blushing and hesitant: "Okay, I'll give you a discount next time."
"I thought you were stupid, but it turns out you were trying to keep me as your big client."
Back to their seats, Gu Qingming refilled her tea: "You just said you were going to college. Which university did you apply to?"
"Kyoto University."
Li Xiujun knew that Uncle Gu was also from Peking University, and she felt inexplicably close to him. In this life, she was his legitimate schoolmate.
Sure enough, Gu Qingming smiled and said, "Hello, junior. If you have any questions when you get to Peking University, you can come to me." Then he wrote down his phone number and handed it to her.
Li Xiujun thanked him with a smile, ate her snacks and drank her tea, and then she put the three hundred yuan in her pocket, afraid of losing it.
When she rushed back home, the sun was already at its highest point in the sky. She could hear shouting from far away. When her neighbor saw her coming back, she came running over.
"Jun girl, go check on your grandpa! He suddenly vomited blood and fainted!"
"What!"
Li Xiujun panicked and ran home with her two pigtails swinging. The town doctor had already arrived and was listening to the heartbeat of her unconscious grandfather.
"Doctor, what happened to my grandpa?"
The old doctor, with gray hair, sighed, "I told him a long time ago to go to the city for an X-ray. The old man worked in a fiber factory a few years ago and injured his lungs. Hearing the gong sound, I'm afraid the situation is not good."
With a sinking heart, Li Xiujun asked in a trembling voice, "What do you think this disease is?"
"Lung cancer has a large area, so it depends on whether it is malignant or benign."
The old doctor left a bottle of medicine, and Li Xiujun forced herself to thank the neighbors who had helped her and sent them off. The moment she closed the door, tears streamed down her cheeks.
It turned out that grandpa had been ill for a long time, but he had been reluctant to spend money on his treatment in order to pay for her schooling. It was all her fault that she had been caught up in her own affairs in her previous life and had not cared enough about grandpa. Fortunately, she knew it now, and hoped that everything was not too late.
Li Xiujun got some hot water to wipe off the blood splattered on the corners of her grandfather's lips and neck. She held her grandfather's rough big hands. Her parents died in the turmoil, and she and her grandfather depended on each other for survival. It was these hands that raised her from a baby not even knee-high to her into a grown-up girl.
"Why are you crying? Grandpa is fine."
The old man woke up and wiped the tears from his granddaughter's eyes with a distressed look: "Grandpa is just afraid that you will be bullied if you are left alone."
His granddaughter is pretty and has a simple personality. He knows that he doesn't have much time left. Even after making arrangements for her funeral yesterday, he still felt worried, so he went to the neighborhood committee and made a phone call that he thought he would never make again in his life.
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