HCB Chapter 167 1 Everything is worth it
Chapter 167 1 Everything is worth it
Now that you can learn and even grow from it, it's all worth it. I just hope you don't blame grandpa."
Gu Wan knew in her heart that the old man was really doing this for her own good and had planned everything for her. She just didn't expect such an accident to happen, nor did she expect that Gu Wan would be so weak.
Based on Gu Wan's previous temper, she also knew that the old man's action was not wrong. Otherwise, she was an orphan guarding so much family wealth. It would be fine now, but after a hundred years when the old man passed away, other people would target her.
Then she would be the one suffering. It would be better if the old man was around to keep the damage within a controllable range.
"Grandpa, how could I blame you? I'm fine now, and I've learned a lot and met a lot of people. If I hadn't come here, I'm afraid I would never have learned how to protect myself."
"I'm glad you understand." The person on the other end sighed and immediately thought of this call:
"Is there something you want to tell me this time?" Phone bills are not cheap. Although Gu Wan is not short of money, she is not the kind of person who would call him casually for no reason.
"Grandpa, it's like this. My brigade has been raining for two weeks straight, and all the crops in the fields have been drowned. A lot of people have been affected. Although our village brigade leader said he would ask the government for relief food, I'm worried that with so many people, it's hard to say whether they will get it. Even if they do, it will take a long time."
The old man didn't expect that his granddaughter would encounter such a thing, and asked anxiously:
"Are you okay?"
Gu Wan shook her head and said, "It's okay. Muli'ao is located at a relatively high altitude and the foundations of the houses are solid. No one is hurt, but the crops planted in the low-lying areas were all drowned."
I couldn't help but feel distressed when I thought about seeing the fields that originally grew crops turned into ponds when I went out.
The water drowned all the crops that were half a man's height, leaving no possibility of rescue.
"That's good." The old man breathed a sigh of relief, then thought of what she had just said, and then asked:
"So you are short of food, and you want grandpa to send you some?"
It's no wonder he thought so. Food is in short supply these days, and Muli'ao has just been hit by a disaster, so there must be no food.
Even if we knew she had money, it would probably be difficult to buy food with her.
These days, people all over the country are short of food. Although he sympathizes with the people affected by the disaster in Muli'ao, his ability is limited. The best he can do is to guarantee food for his granddaughter for half a year.
"No, grandpa, it's like this. I came to the county half a month ago, and there was a truck driver who brought some rice from other places to sell.
I was looking for something at the black market at the time, and when I saw it, I bought all the rice and kept it in the county warehouse. I also asked Uncle Sun to have someone watch over the warehouse for me, but I didn’t tell him that it was rice.”
The old man was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say. At this time, it was not appropriate to criticize his granddaughter for taking risks and engaging in speculation. After all, what had happened had already happened.
I could only listen quietly to what Gu Wan continued to say.
"I want to donate this rice to Muzi'ao and the two nearby villages that were severely affected by the disaster."
The person on the other side was silent for a moment, then continued:
"Child, do you find it strange? There are many people in the village who never helped you when you fell into the water due to hunger. The educated youth even withheld your food, leaving you hungry and almost drowned."
“Grandpa, there are many bad criminals in the world, but it doesn’t matter. There will be doctors who save lives and soldiers who defend the country.
They had indeed hurt me before, and even left me in danger, but there were also people who showed me kindness, and there were also people who saved me when I fell into the water.
I want to do this, but I feel that in the family and country, when it comes to major issues, I think all people are one family and compatriots. I cannot give up on saving the majority of people just because of the mistakes of a few people. "
"Besides, I have so much food in my warehouse. I have the ability to do this. I am doing this on the premise of ensuring my own safety. Compared to you, I think it is already insignificant."
The person on the other side choked up, his voice filled with tears:
"Okay, okay, you are a good child, worthy of being a member of our Gu family."
The entire Gu family is full of loyal and brave people. Even when it came to his son's generation, he did not stop his son and daughter-in-law from serving the country.
But when the daughter-in-law gave birth to a daughter, the whole family selfishly wanted the child to grow up happily.
I don't have to bear those things, but I have no choice but to let my son and daughter-in-law die early, leaving behind such a spoiled child who is unaware of the dangers of society.
She is like this, so it must be a good thing for her to be a daughter.
If her parents were still alive, she could find someone of equal status in the future, and the other family would not dare to bully her easily.
But the bad thing is that his parents died young and he is old now. How long can he rely on their protection? He has to rely on himself.
That's why he endured the heartache and sent the child to the countryside.
But now it seems that the child is indeed growing up as he expected, and the fire in his heart has not been extinguished.
He said with great satisfaction:
"I know what you want to do. Don't worry, just leave it to me. Let your Uncle Sun answer the phone later."
Although the old man on the other end of the phone couldn't see it at all, Gu Wan still nodded:
"I understand, Grandpa. I don't want anyone to know that I did this. I will take some rice with me later. You can ask Uncle Sun to donate all the rice. I will keep the portion for myself. Don't worry."
The person on the other side nodded:
"Okay, I get it. You should also be careful. It's raining so hard, don't touch anything in the water. Eat less meat recently, as it's easy to get sick."
"Okay, I get it. That's it. I've made an appointment with the villagers, so I don't want to keep them waiting for too long."
"Well, let's go."
Gu Wan hung up the phone. At this time, Sun Guofu had not come back yet, and he obviously wanted to give her enough time to make the call.
But this is his office after all. Although he trusts me, it is better for me not to stay here for too long.
When she went out, she saw Sun Guofu talking to someone not far away. His expression was very serious, completely different from the way he looked when he was talking to her just now.
I saw her coming from the corner of my eye and said to the person next to me:
"Go and make arrangements first."
The man nodded, glanced at Gu Wan, and left quickly without saying anything.
After the others walked away, Gu Wan came over.
"Uncle Sun, I've finished my phone call. Grandpa asked me to tell you to call him back because he has something to talk to you about."