After dinner, the family drank tea in the living room and discussed what New Year's goods to buy. After discussing for a while, it was late, so they all dispersed and went back to their rooms to rest.
After Su Nuan washed up in the room and was preparing to go on a date with Zhou Gong, the system popped up.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining 3 merit points and changing the fate of Li Youde's family of three who died early."
Su Nuan suddenly woke up after listening to the system's broadcast and asked the system what was going on.
"Tongzi, who is Li Youde? How can I change his family's fate of early death?"
The system explained Li Youde's situation in detail, and Su Nuan finally understood.
It turns out that the old man who set up a stall with Su Nuan during the day was Li Youde. The Li family was originally a famous scholarly family in Beijing. However, due to the movement, the son and daughter-in-law who had returned from studying abroad were criticized and died, leaving behind a baby grandson. Li Youde lived in a shed with his wife and spent those difficult years by sweeping toilets. Now, with the reform and opening up, the Li family was rehabilitated and their previous houses were returned. The whole family had no source of livelihood, and the old man could only make a living by selling the collections that had been hidden at home.
Since the beginning of winter this year, my wife has caught a cold and has been coughing and having a fever from time to time. I haven't had any income for almost a month and have no money to see a doctor. I can only make some ginger soup for her to get by. Her condition has worsened day by day and the fever has turned into pneumonia.
At this critical moment, when the old man was setting up a stall, a pair of jade pendants made of dragon stone were noticed by a Chinese man and a foreign businessman. Later, the two men asked the people around them for details about the old man's family, and a conspiracy against the old man's family began.
After learning about the old man's family background, the two men planned to take away all the old man's collections at the lowest price. Knowing that the old man's wife was seriously ill and needed money, they used this to blackmail the old man. The old man knew the value of his collections. If it were not for saving his wife, he would have had no choice but to sell them at a low price. After getting the money, it was too late. His wife's health was incurable and she eventually died.
The old man and the old lady were a father in their youth. They supported each other through thick and thin and experienced prosperity and hardship. Now that his wife has passed away, he sold all his family property at a low price. He felt speechless in front of his ancestors and was so depressed that he took his little grandson and committed suicide by burning charcoal in front of his wife's mourning hall.
"Host, if you hadn't bought the jade pendant necklace today and given them the extra 1,000 yuan, the old lady would have developed pneumonia in a week. She would have then met two bad guys who took advantage of her and harmed her entire family."
"Tongzi, now they have money to see a doctor and live on, so they don't have to rush to sell their property and have avoided the evildoers' schemes."
"Yes, host."
"Oh, I never thought that my unintentional action could change the fate of another family."
"Host, you are a kind-hearted person, a person of merit. Your every move will change the lives of others."
"Tongzi, I know I will follow my heart and do my best to help others."
Su Nuan fell asleep with a sweet smile.
On the second day, Su Nuan got up early, stood by the windowsill, opened the curtains, and looked at the flowers, plants and trees in the courtyard. They were covered with snow. Only a few scattered green branches could be seen, and the rest was white. But the weather was very good today. Except for a little sunshine, the sunlight reflected on the snow was shining brightly. She opened the window, breathed the cold air, stretched herself, and it was a new day.
After breathing in the fresh air, Su Nuan closed the window and went to the bathroom to wash up. After washing up, she tidied herself up and changed into going-out clothes. Since the Housing Authority had not yet closed for the holiday, she planned to go and see the house given to her by the country today, and by the way, see if there was any suitable yard to buy. When she went downstairs, Su Nuan was holding a box full of cash in her hand.
After Su Nuan went downstairs, she said good morning to the Gu family and sat next to Gu Chengfeng to have breakfast.
Gu Huanhuan looked at Su Nuan's box and asked curiously.
"Sister Xiao Nuan, are you going out to do something today?"
Su Nuan nodded and said, "Before in Shanghai, our Su family donated a sum of money and a batch of antiques to the country. The country rewarded me with a courtyard house in Shichahai. I'm going to handle the transfer today and look for suitable courtyard houses to buy a few houses."
The old man and Mr. Gu all knew about the lavish spending of the Su family after they returned to China, but no one else knew much about it. It was obvious that Su Nuan's family was very well off, and the gifts she gave were of considerable value. I didn't know that the Su family had donated funds and cultural relics to my family as soon as they returned to China.
Gu Huanhuan: "Sister Xiaonuan, how much money did your family donate to the country to have a siheyuan? Siheyuan is not cheap."
Mother Gu said, "Huanhuan, don't ask about national affairs, okay?" Mother Gu scolded her little daughter. Her daughter was the youngest girl in the family after the two twins from her sister-in-law's family. She was spoiled by the adults in the family. Sometimes, she spoke and acted as she pleased, without knowing the importance of the matter.
Su Nuan: "Auntie, it's okay. This is not a secret. After returning to China, our family donated 1 billion to the country for construction, as well as a batch of Chinese cultural relics collected by my grandfather in Country Y."
"One billion" Except for the men and women in the Gu family, everyone opened their mouths wide when they heard this number.
Gu Huanhuan excitedly stood up and ran to Su Nuan. "Oh my god, Sister Xiao Nuan, your family is so rich! You donated 1 billion. Do you still have money?"
Su Nuan patted Gu Huanhuan's arm and said, "Don't worry about it. The Su family donates a lot and earns a lot. Don't worry about me having no money."
Gu Huanhuan squatted down, hugged Su Nuan's thigh and rubbed it, "I declare that I will hold on to Sister Xiao Nuan's golden thigh tightly and won't let go. I will never have to worry about food and drink in the future, hahahahaha"
Gu Chengfeng pulled Gu Huanhuan up and hit her head hard.
"You only think about beautiful things all day long. Hurry back to your seat and have breakfast."
Gu Huanhuan touched her aching forehead and reluctantly returned to her seat.
The others watched the quarrel with amusement.
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