Gu Chen was at a loss for words after hearing Li You'e's words.
Good grief.
It's already like this, why are you still so stubborn?
Nine times out of ten, the thief will have already run away with the money.
If there's no problem, they won't be able to steal the money and will just stand here watching.
He has no qualms, does he?
Besides, this is all just a lot of noise. He's already taken the money, so what's he doing here?
He's just making things more difficult for himself.
Gu Chen kindly persuaded, 'Auntie Li, it's important to see your daughter.'
It's the New Year, and the right thing to do is to hurry home.
Li You'e just couldn't figure out why she had to be so unlucky. She complained angrily,
'How could this happen to me?'
I saved this 100 yuan for a long time, waiting to buy something delicious for my daughter and grandson.
They didn't get to eat it, and it benefited that thieving bastard!
The more she thought about it, the more upset she felt.
'Come on, auntie, don't think about it anymore, just take it, consider it a sacrifice to avoid disaster,' Gu Chen advised.
After saying that, he stuffed the 100 yuan he was holding into her hand.
Gu Chen stuffed more than 1,000 yuan into her hand.
When she was paying, because of the sudden situation, she casually stuffed the remaining 900 yuan into her coat pocket.
As the two of them went back and forth, the 900 yuan in her pocket immediately showed a little.
It was several hundred-yuan bills.
At this moment, the eyes of a short man in the crowd with a military green cotton hat suddenly lit up.
He was dressed very plainly, in a thick cotton jacket, cotton trousers and cotton shoes.
So plain that he was practically unrecognisable in the crowd.
No one knew that his real name was Ma Huan and that he was a murderer who had been on the run.
The police had been looking for him, but they had never been able to catch him.
After all, the surveillance equipment and so on of those days really wasn't as good as it would become in later times.
In this era, such things can only be described as the minority.
But they are definitely not an exception.
As for why.
Because every week, the weekly newspaper almost always has photos of various fugitives being pursued, and it also says that if you find person xxx, you will be rewarded with 1,000 in cash.
Of course, there are also 2,000, 3,000, and even 5,000.
The most generous can go up to 20,000. Anyway, the reward follows the severity of the crime.
The bigger the crime, the higher the reward.
Just last week's weekly report clearly showed a picture of a thin man, with the following words underneath: Wanted fugitive, this person was born in 1970, name, Ma Huan.
Physical description matches the photo.
Anyone with information leading to his arrest will be rewarded 5,000 yuan if the report is verified. Thank you.
5,000 yuan, this is already a very high price.
What does this show? Everyone knows what it means.
'Auntie, in my opinion, you don't need to look any further, you definitely won't find it.'
'Yes, you'd better hurry up and buy the groceries and go home for the New Year.'
'Exactly, and even if you find it, it's not necessarily a good thing. The other day I heard that a man chasing a thief in another city was stabbed several times by the thief.'
'Yes, that's terrifying. You can earn money again if you lose it, but if you lose someone, you really can't get them back.'
'It's the New Year, so just consider it a loss to avoid disaster. Auntie, try to look on the bright side.'
People in small places are talkative and very helpful.
Seeing Li You'e's misfortune, they couldn't help but persuade her one after the other, hoping that she would be more open-minded.
What can you do when you get this kind of bad luck?
It's not like the year will pass without it, is it?
For a hundred yuan, you're not going home?
It's not worth it.
Ji Pianran, who was hugging her daughter, also squeezed in from behind and looked at Li You'e with sympathy.
She joined in with the persuasion.
'Yes, Aunt Li, going home to see your daughter and grandson is the right thing to do. Your daughter must be missing you, and your grandson probably already wants to find his grandma. Go home after you've bought the groceries.'
Why waste time here?
Li You'e knew that everyone was right, but she just couldn't stand it.
The money she had saved so hard was stolen by these lazy bastards!
She really didn't want to accept it.
But there was nothing she could do.
The most important thing now was to go home with the groceries.
She sighed and took the 100 yuan note from Gu Chen.
'Chenzi, I really thank you. When I have money next month, I will definitely be the first to repay you,'
Gu Chen had really helped her out.
If it wasn't for Gu Chen's family showing up in time today,
I would have had to walk back to get the money I borrowed.
It's a few miles there and a few miles back.
By the time I got back, my daughter and little grandson were already home.
I really wouldn't have had time to cook dinner!
It's true that people in the same village can be relied upon!
Afterwards, she looked at Ji Pianran apologetically.
'Pianran, as soon as Yueyue leaves tomorrow, I'll go to your house and we'll discuss the embroidery pattern!'
After all, her husband had been so helpful.
It would be really unreasonable of her if she didn't take better care of her daughter-in-law.
In everything, there must be give and take, and sincerity in return for sincerity.
If someone is sincere with you, you must return their sincerity.
Without waiting for Ji Pianran to say anything, Gu Chen laughed heartily.
'That's really hard on Auntie Li, but Auntie Li knows how to care for people.'
Since the last time she caused such a scene at Li You'e's house, Ji Pianran has been too embarrassed to set foot in Li You'e's house again. She stayed at home alone, pondering things over while slowly embroidering.
She is naturally shy and is afraid of causing trouble for others.
Gu Chen saw all this and thought that it would be perfect if Auntie Li could come over and teach.
At least it would give Ji Pianran a lot of time to try and get it right, right?
Ji Pianran blinked, and she wanted to say that she could actually do it, but since Gu Chen had already said so much, she didn't want to say anything more.
She just smiled.
Li You'e smiled sheepishly, 'Hey, thank you anyway.'
Ma Huan in the crowd kept staring at Gu Chen's pocket, and his face was more or less impatient.
There was a lot of money in his pocket.
If he could successfully steal it from him, plus the money he had just stolen from Li You'e,
he could save up and live comfortably for more than half a year!
That meant he wouldn't have to work for more than half a year.
It couldn't get any better.
He just had to wait for the crowd to disperse, and once everyone had gone, he would pretend to trip and accidentally bump into Gu Chen, taking the opportunity to steal the money from his pocket.
The days after that would be much better!
A glimmer of excitement appeared in Ma Huan's small eyes. This plan was perfect.
At this moment, after seeing Li You'e get the money and go shopping, the onlookers really began to disperse.
After all, the excitement was over, and everyone had their own business.
Gu Chen's family and Li You'e exchanged a few more words, then said goodbye and went their separate ways.
Seeing that everyone had left,
Ji Pianran let out a silent sigh of relief.