After seeing Li Bin off, Gu Wei returned to the house and saw his grandfather staring blankly at a pile of rice, flour, cooking oil, and various ingredients.
"Grandpa, what are you thinking about?"
Gu Jianguo came to his senses and said with a complicated expression, "Suddenly I have everything I need, but I don't know what to make for breakfast."
Gu Weineng understood his grandfather's feelings.
It's like someone who's penniless suddenly receiving a windfall and doesn't know how to spend it.
He suppressed the bitterness welling up in his heart and offered a suggestion directly: "Why don't you make chive pancakes? I see you have chives in your garden."
Gu Jianguo's eyes lit up: "Great! Let me tell you, I'm an expert at making pancakes!"
Gu Wei pretended not to know: "Really? Then I'll have to try it later."
In the bedroom, Gu Hongjie also got up and was quickly putting the folded quilts onto the kang cabinet.
Gu Wei couldn't help but laugh when she saw his sleepy eyes and the few tufts of hair sticking up on his head. Her mood instantly soared again.
No matter how hard his grandfather and his family had lived in the past, he was confident that things would get better day by day from now on.
Gu Wei also got onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and started folding the quilts with him.
After he finished, seeing Gu Hongjie fiddling with his pencil case, he casually asked, "Uncle, are you going to school today?"
Gu Hongjie pursed his lips, conflicted. "I'm a little tempted to go, but also a little reluctant."
Gu Wei guessed that something might be wrong, so she immediately moved closer to him and asked softly, "Why is that? Can you tell me?"
Gu Hongjie hesitated for a moment, glanced out the window and into the kitchen, and then nodded. "Yeah, you bought me a new pencil case and pencils and erasers. I really want my deskmates to see them. But because I'm a vagrant, some bad classmates always bully me and throw away my pencils and notebooks... I haven't been to school since my mom got sick and was hospitalized."
Gu Wei hugged him tightly, feeling sorry for him.
People often say that human nature is inherently good, but he thinks it should be that human nature is inherently evil.
When faced with this kind of situation, running away is not the solution; the only option is to confront it head-on.
Otherwise, even if the environment changes, if a person cannot stand on their own two feet, they will still be bullied.
"If anyone bullies you again, fight back fiercely. If you can't win, don't linger. Be smart and come back to me. I'll back you up!"
Gu Hongjie's eyes lit up: "Really?"
"Of course, I'm a great fighter!"
Gu Wei showed him his strong arms.
Gu Hongjie touched it and said urgently, "Then I want to go to school!"
Gu Wei ruffled his hair: "Okay, I'll take you to school after we finish eating."
Gu Hongjie nodded vigorously, already quite impatient.
For breakfast, Gu Jianguo not only made chive pancakes, but also cooked rice porridge with added alkali.
Although many people say that this is unhealthy, Gu Wei still likes the sticky texture.
With the addition of shredded pickled mustard tubers, he insisted on drinking an extra bowl.
After the meal, Gu Wei asked for his grandmother's medical records and went out with Gu Hongjie, who had his schoolbag on his back.
On the way, I ran into several of Gu Hongjie's classmates.
They were all very curious about Gu Wei.
Encouraged by Gu Wei, Gu Hongjie proudly introduced this as his eldest nephew.
This caused a great deal of shock.
When they arrived at the entrance of the Second Elementary School, Gu Wei patted Gu Hongjie's little shoulder and asked, "Did you remember what I told you before?"
"I've got it." Gu Hongjie raised his chin, feeling a surge of power and confidence.
Gu Wei straightened his collar again, then took out a dollar: "Keep it to buy popsicles."
Gu Hongjie refused, but Gu Wei forced it into his pocket.
Gu Wei watched Gu Hongjie enter the school before leaving.
He chose a secluded place to return to the modern world.
There weren't many messages on my phone.
Gu Wei finished quickly and then took a shower.
After that, we drove straight to the clothing wholesale market.
He specifically chose retro-style men's and women's clothing, and took five hundred pieces.
I even picked out a few outfits and shoes for my grandparents.
After transporting the items home, Gu Wei went to the hospital again.
Meanwhile, Gu Jianguo and the others were busy in the kitchen, and Li's mother also came over to help.
The main topic of conversation among the three was naturally Gu Wei.
“My second son told me that he got his goods from Gu since he was little. I didn’t realize that this kid really had connections.”
Li's mother never expected that such a handsome young man would not find a proper job but instead engage in speculative and profiteering activities.
But everyone has their own ambitions, and since she can't even control her own son, what others do is none of her business.
It's just that I can't help but feel a little regretful.
She had originally planned to introduce her sister's daughter to Gu Wei.
"Yes, we didn't expect him to be so capable at such a young age."
Gu Jianguo and Li Guizhi shared the same sentiment.
As for selling clothing, we haven't started yet.
Both of them are tight-lipped and neither of them would casually reveal anything.
Li's mother asked curiously, "Did your Gu family ancestors do business before?"
Gu Jianguo smiled and said, "I guess you could say we had some, but we squandered all our wealth, and eventually we became poor farmers..."
Li's mother sighed sincerely, "Ah, it's good that you dispersed, otherwise you would all be landlords."
Gu Jianguo nodded in agreement: "Yes, who would have thought that this would turn out to be a blessing in disguise."
...
Gu Wei returned to Class 84 and went to the school to pick up Gu Hongjie.
He inquired about Gu Hongjie's class in the morning; it was Class 2, Grade 4.
The forest area now operates on a five-four system: five years of primary school and four years of junior high school.
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