Gu Hongjie gave a drawn-out "oh".
Gu Wei reached out and pinched his cheek. "Lying is not a good thing for a child. Don't follow my example."
Gu Hongjie rubbed his cheeks and promised, "I definitely won't learn it."
Next, they went to Xinhua Bookstore and a department store and bought a lot of things.
Then we went to the water park for a while.
Only then did I return to the Forestry Bureau.
When I got home, I found that business here was better than usual.
The two put down the things they had bought on the newly built mud-brick kang (a heated brick bed) and immediately went over to help.
When there were only a few people left, Gu Jianguo and Li Guizhi went to the side and couldn't help but grumble about how Gu Wei had bought so many things for Gu Hongjie.
"Gu Wei, no matter how much you like this brat, you can't spoil him like that. Do you expect him to buy you whatever he wants? What if he asks for airplanes and cannons in the future? Are you going to buy them for him too?"
Seeing Gu Hongjie pout, Gu Wei suppressed a laugh and said, "I definitely can't buy them, but toys are fine. Grandpa, I'm not buying these entirely for him; I want to play with them myself too."
When I was a child, my family was poor and we couldn't afford anything. I could only watch other children play, and I was envious, wasn't I?
Now that I'm finally capable, I've grown up. Since I'm buying it for Xiao Jie, I can also indulge myself and make up for what I missed in my childhood.
Gu Wei rattled off a long speech that evoked sympathy, pity, and left listeners speechless.
In particular, everyone knows what kind of life rural people used to lead.
All year round, they work hard to farm, supposedly to earn work points, but when it comes to actually paying the grain tax, even families with a lot of labor don't get much.
Moreover, the situation is different for each production team.
Some even have to borrow money to make ends meet.
Now that the household responsibility system has been implemented and land has been distributed, life has become a little better for every household.
"Then go ahead and buy it if you want. We're just worried you'll spoil the kid."
“I understand, Grandpa.”
Gu Wei could easily understand his grandfather's good intentions. Besides what he said, his grandfather also didn't want him to spend too much money.
Seeing the drastic change in the situation, Gu Hongjie seemed to have found his backbone, and he raised his chin even more proudly.
Li Guizhi was utterly exasperated by her son's expression. "Are you quite smug? Do you even want our permission to take you out to play again next time?"
Gu Hongjie's arrogance immediately diminished by half. "Next time I go out, I definitely won't ask for everything."
Actually, he didn't ask for anything much. It was always Gu Wei who saw him pick up something and immediately wanted to buy it. Gu Wei tried to stop him, but he couldn't.
Li Guizhi praised him with satisfaction, "That's more like it. Nobody's money grows on trees, and you can see how hard it is to source and sell goods..."
Gu Wei smiled as he watched his grandmother lecture his father, without saying anything more.
That evening, they had a sumptuous meal.
The National Day holiday passed just like that.
After that, everyone went back to work and school as usual, and life returned to normal.
However, no one expected that Li Guizhi would fall ill without warning.
When Gu Wei met them, Li Guizhi had just been discharged from the hospital after a serious illness.
After that, because I took my medication on time, and because life is getting better and better now, and I have something to look forward to every day, I have never had a relapse.
However, just when everyone let their guard down, this happened.
Fortunately, Gu Jianguo is a vigilant sleeper.
He woke up when he felt movement beside him and saw Li Guizhi clutching her chest.
A chaotic scene unfolded in the dead of night.
Gu Wei and the others took the person to the hospital.
There are doctors on duty at the staff hospital at night.
After a series of examinations and medication, he was sent to an inpatient ward.
Although Li Guizhi had recovered somewhat, her complexion was still very bad, and her lips were frighteningly white.
"Gu Wei, I'm so sorry to have kept you all up so late at night. You should take Xiao Jie back to sleep. Your great-grandfather is fine here."
Gu Wei was anxious and worried, and had no desire to go back.
"Grandma, I'm not an outsider, so please don't feel embarrassed. Besides, there are other empty beds in this ward, so Xiao Jie and I can just stay here for the night."
Gu Hongjie's tears kept falling. "I'm not going back. Mom, please don't send us back..."
Gu Jianguo, his eyes also red, said, "It's quite late, let's all sleep here."
Seeing their determination, Li Guizhi sighed inwardly, "Fine, then let's not go back."
After experiencing such a sudden situation, no one could possibly fall asleep immediately.
While keeping an eye on Li Guizhi in the hospital bed, Gu Wei secretly regretted not taking his grandmother to a larger hospital for further examination and treatment.
This heart condition is no small matter.
When it flares up, it can be really deadly.
He vaguely remembered his grandfather saying that his grandmother passed away in winter.
In the forest area, after the National Day holiday, the weather gets colder day by day.
Winter has officially begun.
As the IV drip continued to flow, Li Guizhi's condition improved, and she slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Gu Hongjie also quietly cried until he was exhausted, then leaned his head against the pillow and started snoring softly.
Gu Jianguo's nicotine cravings kicked in.
He really wants to smoke a cigarette right now.
So he quietly got up and left the ward.
Gu Wei saw all of this.
After a while, he checked on the two people in the ward again and then followed them out.
In the hospital late at night, most patients and those with underlying health conditions are sound asleep.
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