“That’s not our home! Less than a month after my mother passed away, you married a widow and brought her along with your eldest son. They bully us all the time. Xiao Hang almost died. Did you care at all?”
Hearing the little girl's tearful accusations, voices of discussion and criticism immediately arose from the onlookers.
"His wife died, and he brought people home so quickly, something must have happened before!"
"It's true what they say, having a stepmother means having a stepfather."
"..."
Gu Wei also found this man utterly contemptible.
In particular, he had personally witnessed the stepmother's son robbing money in public without any restraint.
Zhao Zhengyuan was also filled with righteous indignation.
But this is, after all, their family matter, and it's not appropriate for outsiders to interfere.
Lin's father, feeling embarrassed by the whispers and pointing fingers, retorted, "He's been sickly with heart disease since he was a child. It's not Da Gang's fault, so how am I supposed to manage him? Don't push your luck! Pack your things and get home!"
"We're not going back! You..."
Before the little girl could finish speaking, Lin's father swung his arm and slapped her across the face.
When the boy saw his sister being knocked to the ground, he instantly rushed over like a maddened little beast.
Lin's father was clearly ruthless; he kicked him directly.
The little girl was covering her face, her ears ringing, stunned by the blow.
Then, seeing his younger brother kicked to the ground and unconscious, he quickly crawled to his side: "Ah! Xiao Hang!"
The onlookers also became anxious.
This looks like it could kill someone, and everyone crowded around.
Gu Wei rushed to the boy's side first, disregarding everything else, and quickly took out a medicine bottle from his pants pocket, poured out a few pills, and fed them to him to take under his tongue.
Ever since he met his grandparents, he has always carried medicine with him in case his grandmother suddenly falls ill.
Unexpectedly, Grandma didn't use it; instead, she gave it to someone else first.
But saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda.
Gu Wei certainly couldn't just stand by and watch someone die.
The little girl, Lin Yu, was incredibly grateful when she saw that it was the kind person who had helped her before who fed her brother the medicine.
But the situation was critical at that moment. Her lips trembled and her voice was hoarse as she said thank you, then she stared at her younger brother with hopeful eyes.
Mr. Lin never expected that his kick would have such serious consequences.
He escaped in the chaos.
finally.
Lin Hang's eyelids twitched, and he slowly opened his eyes.
"woke up!"
Gu Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
When he decided to save people, he didn't think too much about it, but while waiting, all sorts of thoughts filled his mind.
The neighbors who were watching also exclaimed in surprise.
"It's good that you're awake!"
"Oh my god, that's really scary!"
"Hey, where's their dad?"
"They've already disappeared!"
"Damn it, how could someone have such a heartless, beastly father!"
Lin Hang looked at the people surrounding him, his gaze settling on his older sister: "Sister."
"Xiao Hang, I'm so glad you're alright. You scared me to death!" Lin Yu cried and laughed at the same time, and at the same time hated her so-called father even more.
Gu Wei suggested, "Let's get her to the hospital as soon as possible."
Lin Yu looked troubled.
Lin Hang shook his head vigorously: "I don't need to go, I'll be fine after a while. Thank you for saving me, brother."
"I'll cover the money first, and you can pay me back when you have the funds."
Gu Wei looked at the child, who was thin and bony, with clothes that were too big and patched, but were very clean.
He felt sorry for them and didn't care about the money; he considered it a good deed.
The siblings hesitated and did not immediately agree.
Zhao Zhengyuan, being a straightforward person, couldn't stand it anymore: "What are you two still dawdling about? If it weren't for my brother Gu carrying medicine with him, your brother might have already passed away. As long as he's alive, there's always hope. He can do whatever he wants to pay off his debts!"
Lin Yu immediately made up her mind, "Big brother, we'll definitely pay you back in the future. We were so grateful to you last time at the movie theater..."
"Alright, let's not waste any more time and get going." Gu Wei felt that the boy's illness seemed more serious than his grandmother's, and he was afraid that if they were late, there would be more problems and it would be too late to treat him.
A kind neighbor went home and brought out their bicycle.
Lin Hang sat in the back seat, with Lin Yu supporting him from the side.
Gu Wei and Zhao Zhengyuan walked behind.
The group quickly arrived at the forestry bureau's hospital.
Gu Wei took out fifty yuan and handed it to Lin Yu.
"Take this money first. If it's not enough, go to the barbershop next to Da Mei Hair Salon near the No. 1 Primary School and find me there."
Lin Yu was so grateful that tears streamed down her face: "Brother Gu, thank you so much. I will definitely work hard to earn money and pay you back as soon as possible."
"No rush, let's focus on getting your brother treated first."
Gu Wei and Zhao Zhengyuan left quickly.
Even after leaving the hospital, Zhao Zhengyuan was still shaken, but looked at Gu Wei with even greater admiration and respect.
"Brother Gu, they're so lucky to have met you. You're such a great person."
Gu Wei smiled, a slight curve to his lips.
It just so happened that I happened to be there today, so I had no choice but to lend a helping hand.
He doesn't want to be a good person; he just wants to be someone who's neither good nor bad.
Because it is often the good people who suffer losses, pain, and harm.
However, the price one pays in order to be a good person is sometimes too high.
If you lose your life, you lose everything.
Moreover, you'll find out later that many of them weren't worth it at all.
However, there are some things he can keep to himself and don't need to say to Zhao Zhengyuan, who is positive and full of positive energy.
The two went to two other stores to look at old items.
The jade piece was a jade pendant carved with a dragon and a phoenix, and it looked quite nice, so Gu Wei bought it for ten yuan.
As for the calligraphy and paintings, Gu Wei wasn't sure of their value, but since it wouldn't make a difference of ten or eight yuan, he simply accepted them.
After leaving the third house, Gu Wei thought to himself that he must find someone who could appraise antiques as soon as possible.
He has too many things to do; he doesn't have time to run around like this.
Moreover, the more antiques he collected, the more varied and complex they became, and he couldn't possibly take them all to Lao Guo in modern times for appraisal.
If this goes on for too long, it will definitely arouse suspicion.
However, these three items are worth sending over for a look.
Gu Wei knew that his grandparents would definitely go to the factory gate to sell goods at noon, so after parting ways with Zhao Zhengyuan, he didn't go home but went straight back to the modern city.
Gu Wei was already very familiar with going to Guo Chengshen's antique shop.
But today, there was not only Guo Chengshen in the store, but also a strong middle-aged man.
The two were drinking tea and chatting together, looking very relaxed and comfortable.
Seeing Gu Wei enter, Guo Chengshen's eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up, greeting him with a smile: "You've arrived."
The blue and white porcelain plate he acquired for several million dollars has now become the store's prized possession.
I never expected Mr. Gu to come back so soon. How could I not be excited?
Gu Wei also greeted Guo Chengshen with a smile.
Then, their gaze naturally fell on another person.
Guo Chengshen paused slightly, then continued his introduction with a smile.
Gu Wei then learned that this man named Lao Qiu was also an antique shop owner.
However, its scale is much larger than Guo Chengshen's.
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