Chapter 323 Birth, Old Age, Sickness and Death

"This"

When Luo Huijuan heard what Li Guoqiang said, she was slightly startled, and then hurriedly asked: "This shouldn't be possible, right?"

"Who knows!"

Li Guoqiang shook his head, and then said with some emotion: "The deaf old lady is almost 95 years old! Moreover, she has experienced so many turbulent times in her life. Now that she is old, there is still an old lady by her side to serve her like a daughter. It can be said that her life is not in vain."

"Ok!"

Luo Huijuan nodded in agreement, then hesitated and said, "Except for Uncle Zhuzi, she doesn't like other children in our courtyard. She is also a bit greedy. No matter which family makes something delicious, she will follow the smell and come to ask for it.

It's because her legs and feet have been unable to move in the past six months, otherwise she would have come to our house every day.

I originally thought that when Xiaofu got married, I would send a bowl of meat to the old lady so that she would not be gossiped about. I didn’t expect that she was almost dying.”

When she said this, her expression dimmed slightly, and she was obviously a little sad about it.

No matter what she thought of the deaf old lady, the departure of an acquaintance always makes people feel uncomfortable.

"All right!"

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang quickly spoke to comfort him, "Birth, aging, illness and death are the normal state of life, so don't think too much about it.

Tomorrow I will find some time to buy some cakes from Daohua Village and go to the backyard to visit the old lady as a token of my appreciation.

By the way, you can also check on her condition. If her condition is really not good, then let Xiaofu arrange the marriage as soon as possible."

"Ok!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Huijuan smiled slightly, then nodded and agreed.

Although it is said that happiness cannot be avoided in mourning, it is still better to make the wedding as festive as possible.

In addition, being polite first can also avoid people from gossiping about you.

After finishing the business, Li Guoqiang took Luo Huijuan's pulse and examined her body as usual.

He finally felt relieved when he found out that Luo Huijuan and the baby in her belly were both very healthy.

Immediately afterwards, Luo Huijuan glanced at Li Guoqiang with some resentment, then went to the next room and asked Shang Xiuzhen, Shen Fengxia and others to come and accompany Li Guoqiang.

Fortunately, Li Guoqiang quickly took her into his little world and did not let her hear the noise. Otherwise, she would have lost control of herself.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning.

Before dawn, Yan Jiecheng climbed out of bed, then squatted at the door, looking towards Yan Bugui's room with some eagerness, his mind full of thoughts of making up for his losses with the money.

Afterwards, he finally waited until daybreak. Seeing that Yan Bugui had not come out of the house yet, he could not help but stand up and walked over, leaving only a pile of cigarette butts behind him.

"You little brat, why are you in such a hurry? The bank isn't even open yet! What's the point of being so anxious?"

Yan Bugui had just got off the bed and when he looked up he saw Yan Jiecheng rushing in from outside the house. He couldn't help but scold him immediately.

"that."

Yan Jiecheng's expression froze, and he quickly explained, "I'm just worried that there will be too many people waiting in line!"

"okay!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui immediately waved his hand, and then said unhappily, "Don't bother talking to me so much. Go back and wait. I'll go out with you to get the money when I'm done."

"Ok!"

Seeing Yan Bugui's attitude, Yan Jiecheng could only nod and agree, then turned around and waited outside the house.

As for his room, he didn't want to go back there at all now, so as to avoid seeing Yu Li's ugly face.

After a while, Yan Bugui finally finished it, walked out of the house, and then took a rag and wiped his bicycle with a loving look on his face.

Seeing this, Yan Jiecheng's mouth twitched slightly.

Then, just as he walked forward, Yan Bugui turned around and said to him, "Wait for me at the door of the bank on our street. I'm going to ask for leave from school first."

"no!"

When Yan Jiecheng heard this, he immediately became anxious and said quickly, "Dad, I'm in a hurry, why are you going to school to ask for leave? Can't you go with me to get the money first, and then go back to school to make up for the leave?"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Yan Bugui's face darkened, and he said unhappily, "You are the father and I am the father. Do I need you to teach me how to do things?"

After saying that, he didn't care about Yan Jiecheng's reaction and pushed his bicycle directly towards the Chuihua Gate.

When Yan Jiecheng saw this situation, his expression changed drastically, and then he could only stomp his feet hard, leave the courtyard, and walk towards the nearest bank on their street.

At the same time, he was praying in his heart that nothing unexpected would happen next.

Otherwise, he would really want to curse!
Soon, he rushed to the door of the bank and waited anxiously for Yan Bugui to come.

After waiting for almost an hour, Yan Bugui finally arrived on his bicycle.

If he didn't have to rely on Yan Bugui to give him money to make a profit, he would have probably rushed up and cursed.

Fortunately, things went very smoothly afterwards.

After a while, Yan Bugui took out his passbook and withdrew 2168.5 yuan from the bank counter, which was exactly the amount he said yesterday.

Then, just as he was about to reach out to take the money, Yan Bugui dodged it very flexibly, then stared at him seriously and said, "I can't give you this money, just take me to pay it back."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng's eyes widened, and then he looked at Yan Bugui with disbelief.

No matter how he thought about it, he never expected that Yan Bugui would be here to guard against him.

In this case, how can he get the money to make back his investment?

Thinking of this, he was about to object, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly remembered something, nodded hurriedly and agreed: "Okay, then I'll ride your bike to take you!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the bank. Originally, he planned to go to the underground casino and find someone to play cards to make up for his losses after getting the money from Yan Bugui.

Now that Yan Bugui is going to pay back the money with him, why not just pay it back first and then borrow the money back from others?

As the saying goes, if you borrow, you must return. It will not be difficult to borrow again!

At this time, Yan Bugui had no idea what Yan Jiecheng was planning. When he saw that Yan Jiecheng agreed so readily, he immediately believed that Yan Jiecheng was truly repentant, and hurriedly followed Yan Jiecheng and got on the bicycle.

Afterwards, they went to seven or eight places in a row and paid off all their debts.

During this period, when it came time to return the money to those loan sharks, they were a little reluctant.

However, Yan Jiecheng has already paid off the interest, so they have no reason to prevent him from paying back the money, so as to avoid causing any unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, in the end they tore up the IOU in front of Yan Jiecheng and Yan Bugui.

Then, just when they were feeling regretful that they could not squeeze more money out of Yan Jiecheng, they suddenly saw Yan Jiecheng, who had already left, suddenly ran back and asked to borrow back all the money he had previously paid back.

Hearing this, they were stunned at first, then suddenly delighted, and then hurriedly completed the loan procedures for Yan Jiecheng.

After getting the money, Yan Jiecheng immediately ran to the underground casino separated by a wall. His anxious look made those loan sharks feel very happy.

Others may not know, but the dealers behind the scenes know very well that basically no one who comes in to play cards can come out with anything intact. At the very least, they have to lose every last penny and then borrow some money from them.

However, in order to play the long game and catch the bigger fish, they immediately gave orders to let Yan Jiecheng win a little first, and then make Yan Jiecheng lose all the money he had little by little.

In this way, Yan Jiecheng would not completely lose hope of making a comeback and would borrow more money from them, allowing them to squeeze more money out of Yan Jiecheng.

At the same time, on the other side, after arranging the work at Xiangmi Zhai, Li Guoqiang rode his bicycle to buy some cakes from Daohua Village, and then returned to the courtyard to visit the deaf old lady.

However, as soon as he walked into the backyard, he ran into Qin Jingru.

When Qin Jingru saw the pastries in Li Guoqiang's hand, she thought he bought them specially for her to try. She was so moved that she almost couldn't help but throw herself on him.

Fortunately, Li Guoqiang was quick to reach out and stop Qin Jingru, then lowered his voice and scolded: "What are you doing? If you want to go crazy, go home and do it quickly."

"I"

Qin Jingru didn't feel annoyed when she heard this. Instead, she nodded obediently and said, "I was wrong. Don't be so angry!"

"okay!"

Li Guoqiang saw Qin Jingru staring at the cake in his hand, and he realized that she had misunderstood, so he waved his hand and said, "This cake is not for you, so don't worry about it."

"That"

Qin Jingru was slightly stunned, and then said somewhat unhappily: "Then you are not giving it to me, who are you giving it to?"

“I didn’t hear that.”

Hearing this, Li Guoqiang looked around, then took a step forward and explained in a low voice: "The deaf old lady has been in a bad condition these days. She may not be able to hold on for much longer, so I went to buy some cakes and visit her!"

"Oh!"

Qin Jingru was suddenly enlightened when she heard this explanation, then nodded and said, "I was wondering why you suddenly came to the backyard! So that's how it is!"

As she spoke, she turned her head and glanced at the deaf old lady's house, then whispered, "By the way, when you go in later, don't be scared. Yesterday, an old lady called me in to help, and I saw that the old lady was just a bag of bones."

"Ok!"

When Li Guoqiang heard this, he frowned slightly, then nodded and agreed, and then directly stuffed a box of pastries to Qin Jingru.

Since the old lady has become so thin, there is no need to bring so many pastries to her house. He doesn't want to let Yi Zhonghai, such a hypocrite, get them for nothing.

Seeing this, Qin Jingru did not bother to be polite with Li Guoqiang. She immediately hugged the pastries in her arms and watched Li Guoqiang walk towards the deaf old lady's house.

Soon, Li Guoqiang pushed open the door and walked into the room. Then his eyes were immediately attracted by the skinny figure on the bed.

As far as I can remember, when he married Luo Huijuan, the deaf old lady's legs and feet were a little unsteady, but she was still in good spirits. How come she became so thin in less than three months?
Could it be that he was abused by Yi Zhonghai and the aunt?
Or did something unknown happen?

Just when he was feeling a little confused about this, the deaf old lady heard the sound of the door opening, slowly opened her eyes and looked towards the door.

Soon after, when she saw the person clearly, her eyes widened and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

No matter how she thought about it, she never expected that the eldest son of the Li family would suddenly come to visit her.

Then, she seemed to have thought of something, and a look of realization flashed across her eyes. Then she said with some difficulty: "Xiao Qiangzi, come and sit down."

After saying that, she raised her hand with some trembling and pointed to the edge of the bed.

Hearing this, Li Guoqiang came back to his senses, and hurried forward, put the cake in his hand on the bedside table, and then laughed and said: "Old lady, I'm sorry! I'm busy during this period, and I don't know your situation. Please forgive me.

As soon as I heard about it last night, I went out to buy some new cakes from Daoxiang Village for you to try. You must try to get better as soon as possible!"

"Ho~"

When the deaf old lady heard Li Guoqiang's beautiful words, she twitched her lips and let out an unpleasant laugh. Then she said in a somewhat unpleasant tone, "You little monkey, I never saw you being so filial to the old lady before. Now that the old lady is dying, you are actually being thoughtful."

As she spoke, her eyes narrowed slightly, and then she asked tentatively, "What's the matter? Are you interested in my house? Or is there something you want me to help you with?"

"Look what you said!"

Hearing this, Li Guoqiang raised his eyebrows, and then said indignantly: "In your opinion, am I the kind of wicked person?

What's more, I don't need your room, and I don't need your help.

If I have any intention for coming here this time, it is to hope that you can get better, live a few more years, and enjoy a few more years of happiness."

"Hoho~"

After listening to this, the deaf old lady just grinned a few times and didn't say anything.

In fact, she had already seen through Li Guoqiang's purpose of coming here, so she deliberately used those words to mock Li Guoqiang to vent her anger.

And, more importantly, she felt that God was really unfair.

How come Li Guoqiang, a sickly man, was able to recover while she had to lie in bed waiting to die so miserably?
(End of this chapter)