Chapter 76 Returning to the provincial capital
After arriving in the city smoothly, the two got out of the car, took a taxi and stayed at a hotel near the hospital.
The two of them ate and took a shower before preparing to go to the hospital.
The hospital is very quiet, especially the old man's ward.
They looked in the corridor for a long time, but did not find Chang Hui and his group, so they quickly entered the old man's ward.
The nurse was not there, only the old man opened his eyes and watched in surprise as the two sneaked in.
"Why are you back again?" Old Man Lu tried to hold himself up, but it was obviously in vain.
Lin Zhiyu took two steps forward and asked him not to move: "Old man, why aren't the nurses here?"
Old Man Lu shook his head: "His snoring was too noisy, so I asked him to go to bed; I'm fine, I don't need anyone to watch over me."
The old man was quite stubborn. Yang Liu sat on the other side and asked with a cold face: "Old man, tell me, who destroyed your shop?"
The old man's eyes widened, and although his face was covered in bruises, it could still be seen that he was very surprised: "What did you hear?"
Yang Liu sneered: "We bought your Pixiu, but it caused a disaster. What exactly is this Pixiu? Why did Chang Hui insist on getting it?"
When Old Man Lu saw that the woman had told Chang Hui's name and didn't understand that they already knew it, he stopped hiding it and told the matter.
"Chang Hui has a group of gangsters wandering around under his command, but they are all petty thieves and don't commit major crimes. They were caught by the police and released after just a few days. Moreover, Chang Hui rarely shows up in person.
He is also very cunning, making it difficult for people to find a handle on him."
He stopped to adjust his breathing, and then said: "He didn't know where he got the news about Pixiu. He came to my store two weeks ago and said he wanted to buy that Pixiu. I gave him another Pixiu, but he couldn't understand it.
He left. As a result, he came again two days ago and said that he wanted to buy another Pixiu. He said that someone had seen it here. I said that someone had bought it. He asked me who bought it and what were its characteristics. I
Naturally, I didn’t tell you, and he left without saying anything at that time. But who would have thought that someone broke into my store in the middle of the night last night and smashed it up. All the valuable things were taken away, and I was also injured.
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"This is vandalism, smashing and robbery, which is enough to sentence him to more than ten years!" Yang Liu said angrily.
"Alas, Chang Hui didn't come forward at all. Those gangsters who beat people have already run away!"
Lin Zhiyu asked: "So, you are anxious to let us go today because you are afraid that Chang Hui will come to you again and run into us?"
Old Man Lu nodded: "Anyway, you are outsiders. If you leave, you will not come back. They don't know that you bought it, so this matter will be left to me!"
Lin Zhiyu sighed: "But you will become his punching bag!"
Old Man Lu smiled nonchalantly: "I am a person who has only half a foot in the gate of hell, what should I be afraid of?"
"You, don't you have any relatives?" Yang Liu suddenly felt sad and spoke softly.
"No, I'm not married, I don't have any children, and I don't have any relatives. I'm all alone, so I will die when I die, and I don't care if I live for two more years!"
After saying that, Old Man Lu looked at the void and fell into deep thought. After a long time, he sighed quietly: "When I was young, I did a lot of ridiculous things, and it was retribution that I ended up in a miserable old age."
"Do you still have money? Can you hire someone to take care of you?" Yang Liu asked tentatively.
"Money? Where is the money? My store was smashed and robbed. I am penniless and only the store is left. No, the medical expenses are all paid by you."
Yang Liu subconsciously rubbed her fingers on her legs and looked at Lin Zhiyu. Lin Zhiyu was connected with her and understood her thoughts, so he said: "Old man, why don't you go live in our county? We can take care of you to some extent, and also
Lest Chang Hui’s men come to trouble you every day; don’t worry, as long as we have something to eat, you will never go hungry!”
Old Man Lu smiled happily and patted the back of Lin Zhiyu's hand gently: "Those who are about to die just want to return to their roots. How can I stay away from here? I have been here all my life. I won't bother anymore when I get old."
The two of them also knew that they might not be able to persuade him. Besides, his ribs were broken and he would be unable to move in a short time.
At this moment, a big-looking nurse walked in and was stunned when he saw someone: "Hey, why are you still here? Didn't you say you were leaving?"
After saying that, he smiled naively at Old Man Lu: "Uncle, I went to squint for a while, and now I'm not sleepy anymore. Hehe, I'll just squint on the chair when you fall asleep. I'm sorry just now, I didn't sleep last night
I didn’t sleep, I was so sleepy, I didn’t expect to fall asleep sitting on the chair, hahaha!”
The caregiver's name was Zhu Asheng, who lived in a suburban county. He was tall and burly, and had a silly smile on his face which was quite lovable. He didn't care about the old man's cold face.
Yang Liu called the nurse aside, asked him about the situation at home, and asked him if he was willing to take care of Old Man Lu all the time. Even after he was discharged from the hospital, he would follow him at home to take care of him?
Zhu Asheng is naturally willing, as he often can't find anything to do here.
Old Man Lu looked on coldly and suddenly said: "I don't have the money to treat him!"
Yang Liu rolled his eyes: "I'll lend it to you first, and then sell your shop when you're ready, so you can have money to treat your illness and hire someone to take care of you!"
Old Man Lu glared: "My shop is my home. If I sell it, where will I sleep? I don't want anyone to take care of me, so I'll just die at home."
Seeing that Yang Liu was about to get angry, Lin Zhiyu quickly interrupted: "Old man, you don't have to worry. To be honest, I can make a profit after two years of waiting for the things you sold us. Besides, the hairpin you gave us was not cheap.
Let us return the favor to you!"
Yang Liu snorted coldly and glared at Old Man Lu. Both of them looked away and stopped talking.
It was very late, and Old Man Lu suddenly asked: "Aren't you leaving today?"
Lin Zhiyu nodded: "If we leave early tomorrow morning, we won't come over!"
Old Man Lu suddenly said: "Please give me a phone call. I will inform you to see me off before I die. Otherwise, I will leave in a miserable state."
Lin Zhiyu wrote down the phone number of Zhong Zhipeng's shop, and put enough money for them for half a year under Old Man Lu's pillow.
"We will pay you when the time comes, so you don't have to worry."
Old Man Lu looked at Lin Zhiyu without saying a word for a long time, then moved his gaze to Yangliu, and suddenly smiled and said: "It is our fate to meet you before we die!"
It was already very late when the two of them returned to the hotel. They took a quick shower and then went to bed.
The two of them arrived at the airport early the next morning.
As luck would have it, I actually bought a ten o'clock flight ticket.
Arriving at the capital of Shunan Province smoothly, I felt a sense of intimacy as I listened to the familiar local accent.
It was almost one o'clock at this time, so the two found a noodle shop that was still open and had a bowl of noodles. They called Fang Tao and made an appointment with his mother-in-law and his partner. Yang Liu would give them custom-made clothes.
Because they were both at work and could only wait until evening, Fang Tao made an appointment to have dinner together in the evening.
Fang Tao's partner Zhang Yunyun and her mother Song Qin got off work early and came to the hotel to try on clothes. Lin Zhiyu and Fang Tao went downstairs to sit and wait.
Fang Tao and Lin Zhiyu are almost the same age. Lin Zhiyu often went to Fang's house for dinner when he was a child, and they are quite familiar with each other.
Lin Zhiyu asked: "Fang Tao, when will you get married?"
"I don't know, the work unit hasn't assigned a house yet, so we can't wrong her!" Fang Tao felt a little worried. He also wanted to get married and have children as soon as possible: "But there are still many young people waiting to be assigned a house."
Chapter completed!