Old Qian had a thin face and a grim expression, and it was obvious that he would not live long.
"Old Qian." Gu Guizhi took Old Qian's hand.
Old Qian turned his gaze towards Gu Guizhi with difficulty and moved his mouth with effort: "Old Gu."
The two men came from different military regions and met on the battlefield of the self-defense war, but after fighting side by side for a year, they became comrades who could trust each other.
Old Qian knew that Gu Guizhi's wife was a college student, and his face was full of envy. He once said that when he came, he would bring his wife and children to Beijing and let the children go to school in Beijing.
But when Lao Qian came back, he was almost dead, and Gu Guizhi didn't know how to comfort Lao Qian for a while.
"From now on, please take care of my wife and children." Lao Qian said this with difficulty, his eyes full of expectation.
Although Gu Guizhi was not familiar with Lao Qian's wife, he couldn't refuse under the current circumstances.
"If my sister-in-law, niece, or nephew have any problems that cannot be solved, I will definitely help them if I can. Old Qian, you should take good care of yourself. I'm sure you will get better."
Old Qian trembled his lips and said nothing else. His eyes swept over his wife and children, his eyes full of reluctance.
He thought he could live a good life after returning, but he didn't expect that he would have to leave not long after he came back. Fortunately, he arranged a job for his eldest daughter, so the family will have someone to rely on in the future.
Old Qian's eyes fell on his eldest daughter Qian Qi.
"Dad." Qian Qi immediately lay on the bed, "Dad, don't worry, I will work hard to earn money, and I will help mom take care of my brothers and sisters."
The second child, Qian Pan, also lay on the hospital bed: "Dad, I will listen to mom and sister."
The third and fourth children both started crying, saying that they would be obedient in the future.
Soon, Lao Qian's bodyguard Wang Jianfeng rushed over and kept comforting this one and that one.
It was almost October, and the young man was sweating profusely due to anxiety.
Li Gang was also worried beside him. Gu Guizhi frowned and scolded him, "Stop crying."
His voice was ice-cold, and the room instantly fell silent. Several children raised their tearful eyes, only letting out an occasional sob. Old Qian's wife did not speak for a while. Only Old Qian's youngest son cried softly twice, and was picked up by Old Qian's wife, who coaxed him softly.
"Old Qian isn't dead yet, why are you guys crying so loudly? It's not good for Old Qian's illness."
Gu Guizhi said to Lao Qian’s wife.
After staying in the ward for a while, he felt dizzy and disoriented, not to mention Old Qian, who was already in poor health.
Old Qian looked at Gu Guizhi with gratitude.
His wife has no confidence in anything she does because she gave birth to several daughters. Now that he is dying, she is really worried about them.
Gu Guizhi looked at the oldest Qian Qi again: "You are the boss, right?"
Qian Qi first glanced at Old Qian, then nodded: "Yes."
"Your dad is not in good health, so you should help your mom take care of him and your brothers and sisters instead of crying. Crying can't solve any problem. It will only make your dad worry."
Gu Guizhi originally didn't want to say these words, but he had just promised Lao Qian that he would help take care of these women in the future.
Lao Qian's wife doesn't look like someone who can handle things. If Lao Qian's daughter doesn't take charge, who knows how miserable the family's life will be in the future.
When Qian Qi was at home, she had a fierce personality, but when she arrived in Beijing, she saw that her father was dying and her mother was always crying, and she was very scared.
After being criticized by Gu Guizhi, she tried to wipe away her tears and whispered, "I won't cry anymore."
Only then did Gu Guizhi look at Lao Qian.
"Just listen to the doctor. I'm fine, and you will definitely get better."
"Thank you." Lao Qian only said two words and didn't say anything else.
His situation is different from Gu Guizhi's. Gu Guizhi was able to get better, but he probably couldn't.
Gu Guizhi stayed here for more than an hour and asked the doctor about Lao Qian's condition. He felt heavy-hearted.
Wang Jianfeng came out to see Gu Guizhi off, and said with gratitude, "Thank you, Captain Gu."
Gu Guizhi waved at Wang Jianfeng and asked about the situation of the Qian family.
The situation of Lao Qian's family is rather special. Lao Qian is the eldest son and he has two younger brothers.
Lao Qian's younger brother's family has two sons, but Lao Qian's wife gave birth to four daughters in a row. Not only were they ignored, they were also bullied.
Old Qian knew that he was dying, so he told his superiors that he didn't want any pension and just wanted the army to arrange jobs for his wife and eldest daughter.
They are not picky about jobs, as long as they can stay in Beijing.
Lao Qian was worried that his wife would receive the pension but it would be taken away by her in-laws, so it would be better for her not to receive it in the first place.
As long as Lao Qian and his eldest daughter have jobs, they can support several children.
"Captain Qian has a really hard life. He's almost dying, yet he still has to worry about his family." Wang Jianfeng couldn't help but say in a low voice.
Gu Guizhi was not familiar with him, but he still reminded him: "Don't say these things in front of Lao Qian."
Wang Jianfeng certainly knew this, but he was still a little worried. What if Lao Qian’s wife got a job and left the children behind?
Wang Jianfeng didn't have to worry about this problem, as Lao Qian's eldest daughter had solved it.
Seeing Gu Guizhi leave, Old Qian's wife started crying again. Qian Qi suppressed her sadness and shouted loudly, "Mom."
Old Qian's wife was startled, she stopped crying and looked at Qian Qi: "What, what happened?"
"The uncle just now told us not to cry, otherwise Dad would be upset."
Qian Qi had already secretly asked the doctor. She knew that her father would die in the next two days, so she was sad. But after hearing what Gu Guizhi said just now, looking at her frail mother and younger siblings, she could only cheer up.
Old Qian's wife looked at Old Qian, tears welled up in her eyes again: "Your father, your father, what are we going to do in the future?"
She really didn't know what to do next.
Qian Qi patiently said to Lao Qian's wife, "Mom, you and I both have jobs now, and we can definitely support our brothers and sisters."
They are both working now, so it is impossible for their life to be worse than in the village.
"But, but, your grandparents, what if, what if they don't agree?"
Lao Qian’s wife is really worried. What if her parents-in-law come looking for her?
"Mom, as long as you don't remarry, we don't have to worry about grandpa and grandma coming to find us. At most, we can give them a few dollars every month."
Qian Qi has been thinking about the family affairs over and over again in the past few days.
"I will tell my grandparents that if you remarry, you should give the job to Panpan. That way, they will definitely not make a fuss."
Qian Qi stared at Old Qian's wife and asked seriously, "Mom, will you remarry?"
As soon as these words were spoken, several children looked at Lao Qian's wife.
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