Chapter 575: Chapter 575

Grandma Gu and the others started to panic, realizing that inviting journalists over was not something Mom Gu could have managed.

Xiaozang called Xiaozang to inquire about the situation. Xiaozang initially answered the phone and comforted her, saying it was an issue with another branch of the company, which overall did not affect the company’s operations and had nothing to do with them. Later on, Xiaozang’s phone was just switched off.

Aunt Gu Er, Grandma Gu, Uncle Gu Er, and Grandpa Gu felt a chill in their hearts. Aunt Gu Er called her daughter in the city for advice, only to learn that they too had been trapped in the same situation, and now, no matter how anxious they were, it was useless; they could only wait for news from the police.

So, if the other party was really involved in illegal operations, how could they get their money back? Aunt Gu Er knew that when the local bank went bankrupt years ago, some people waited a full ten years without getting all their money back.

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Grandma Gu lay in bed and wouldn’t get up, Grandpa Gu’s blood pressure soared, and he suffered from angina despite taking medication. What would become of the old couple’s life savings meant for their coffins?

Upon hearing the old folks were ill, Little Sister Gu called Aunt Gu Er’s home with concern. Aunt Gu Er was in no good spirit, as she and her husband had instantly lost nearly sixty thousand yuan. Fortunately, they hadn’t had any more money to invest; thus, in comparison to Grandma Gu and Grandpa Gu, who had committed ninety thousand in one go, they were faring much better.

Hence, Aunt Gu Er accidentally let slip that Grandma and Grandpa Gu had lost nearly ninety thousand.

Little Sister Gu sighed and felt sorry for her parents, also inadvertently revealing the truth behind the one piece of money, saying, "If Mom and Dad had accepted that one piece of money back then, they would definitely have been able to make up for their coffin savings by now."

Aunt Gu Er felt as though she had been struck by lightning.

Before long, bedridden Grandma Gu and Grandpa Gu, who was suffering from chest pain, heard the news. The two elderly folks, as though brought back to life, stood up from their beds and chairs and said, "Let’s go find Third Brother and get back that piece of money."

As she spoke, Grandma Gu complained, "I said it wasn’t an ordinary piece of money. How could I not have accepted it? Don’t they know I’m old and can’t see clearly? How can they make such jokes about an old person?"

Regarding Grandma Gu’s words, Aunt Gu Er truly didn’t know what to say. Could she really tell her that if she had not been greedy and accepted the money, she wouldn’t have missed the chance encounter with the wealthy? In the end, it was the older couple’s greed and lack of integrity.

Regardless, the two elders insisted on going to Third Brother’s house to retrieve the one piece of money. Aunt Gu Er and Uncle Gu Er felt it was inappropriate, but they could not be as stubborn as the two elders.

When the group arrived at Father Gu’s house, they discovered that nobody was home.

It turned out that the weather had been good recently. Taking a rare trip to see his wife’s family, Father Gu decided it might be a good idea to visit the nearby tourist sites as well. Xiaoyebai and Zhang Sanfeng talked it over, hired a car, and took Father Gu and Mother Gu out for a spring outing.

The outing was planned for about three days.

Uncle Gu Er made a call to Father Gu at Grandpa Gu’s urging.

"Third Brother—" Uncle Gu Er called, "Mom and Dad are at your doorstep. Come back quickly."

"I can’t come back," Father Gu said.

"How can you not come back? Don’t you know Dad and Mom have been swindled out of their coffin savings? Isn’t your son-in-law rich? Get him to come back and help out," Uncle Gu Er, without a second thought, believed Third Brother should just cough up the money to fill the old folks’ gap.

The way it was put even angered Father Gu, who responded, "My son-in-law isn’t a Gu; why should he fill the gap when the two old folks lost their investment? That would just look like us Gus taking advantage of others if word got out."