A jinx, me? But I bring good fortune to my whole family!

The bright car headlights illuminated the entrance to the courtyard as if it were daytime. The shocked and envious expressions on the faces of all the villagers were also clearly visible.

The people who were watching the commotion at the old house all came over, blocking the road in layers.

"Good heavens, it's that car again! How many times has this happened?"

"Judging by the license plate, it's a high-end vehicle from the military! Even more impressive than that jeep from last time!"

"What kind of luck has the third brother's family had? First, a high-ranking official came to their door, and now, in the middle of the night, another car is showing up. What are they up to?"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the car door opened.

The man who stepped out of the driver's seat was the same agile bodyguard from earlier that day. His face was serious as he quickly walked to the rear door, opened it, and stood respectfully to the side.

A middle-aged man in military uniform with stars on his shoulders stepped down. He looked around, his gaze finally settling on Gu Jianguo.

Gu Jianguo's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly went to greet them. "Comrade, what's going on here...?"

The officer gave him a crisp military salute and said in a loud voice, "Gu Jianguo, we are here on the orders of Captain Gao Yuan to deliver some things to Comrade Gu Da'an."

Sending something to Da'an?

These words sparked another buzz of discussion among the crowd.

Delivering something to an idiot? Using a military vehicle and sending an officer to deliver it? Is this idiot made of gold?

The captain had said that Da'an wasn't stupid, but they still got used to calling him that.

Before Gu Jianguo could react, the officer waved his hand, and the guard and another soldier opened the trunk and carried out a heavy wooden box that was half a person tall.

With a thud, the box was placed on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Immediately afterwards, they unloaded another identical box from the back seat.

Two large wooden crates were placed at the entrance of the Gu family compound, exuding an air of mystery.

"Comrade, what's inside here..." Su Xiulan also came out carrying Nuannuan, looking at the two large boxes, her heart pounding.

The officer smiled and said in a very friendly manner, "Sister-in-law, don't be nervous. These are some broken machine parts and some old instruments that our unit's warehouse has discarded. Captain Gao knows that Da'an is good with his hands, so he asked us to bring them over to see if he can fix them."

He paused, then added, his voice not loud, but loud enough for everyone around him to hear.

"Captain Gao said these things are just toys for Da'an to practice with. If he can actually fix them, our unit will buy them back at market price!"

Toy?

Using scrapped military equipment as toys? And then paying to recycle it after repairs?

These words are even more mysterious than the appearance of Wong Tai Sin just now!

The villagers around them stared wide-eyed, their eyes practically bulging out of their sockets. The way they looked at Gu Da'an had completely changed.

This isn't a fool, this is clearly a precious gem with a golden rice bowl in his hand!

Gu Jianguo and Su Xiulan were stunned. They knew their son was talented, but they never expected that the military leaders would value him so highly!

"This...this is too much! It's too valuable!" Gu Jianguo rubbed his hands together, so excited that he could hardly speak.

"Brother's toys!" Nuannuan, perched on her mother's shoulder, clapped her little hands happily when she saw the two big boxes.

Gu Da'an, who had been standing silently at the door, finally moved.

He rushed over and practically threw himself onto the two wooden crates.

He stretched out his hands and stroked the rough wooden surface of the box again and again, his fingertips trembling slightly.

His eyes were so bright they were practically sparkling.

"Put...put them in..." he mumbled incoherently, using all his strength to drag the two heavy boxes into the yard.

The officers and soldiers rushed forward to help, and in no time they carried the box into the main room.

"Gu Jianguo, sister-in-law, our mission is complete. We won't disturb your rest any longer." The officer saluted again, then led his men into the car, started the engine, and completed the task in one smooth motion.

The black Volga sedan turned around and drove away amidst countless complex gazes, quickly disappearing into the night.

The scene at the courtyard gate remained unsettled for a long time.

"My goodness, I see it now! The third son's family is about to produce a true dragon!"

"Absolutely! A daughter is a lucky charm, even the God of Wealth protects her. A son is a genius, military leaders are all eager to give him their treasures! How can we live like this in the future?"

"And look at that family in the old house, always performing shamanistic rituals and talking about ghosts, now they're still lying at home half-dead. It's infuriating to compare people like that!"

……

The Gu family's old house.

Granny Wang ran away, and the villagers who had come to watch the spectacle dispersed.

The yard was left in a mess, filled with the stench of burnt hair mixed with the foul smell of weasels, which was terribly offensive.

Old Mrs. Gu was lifted off the ground and moved back to the kang (a heated brick bed) inside the house by several people.

She bumped her head and got a big bump, which made her wince in pain. Her old face was swollen like a pig's head, and she was still cursing.

Gu Jianping quickly went to the village to fetch a doctor.

The doctor arrived, gave Gu Jian'an, who was feverish on the kang (a heated brick bed), an injection, examined Gu's grandmother's injury, prescribed some red antiseptic, and then shook his head and left.

"He was furious and frightened, but he's fine. Just let him rest."

The doctor's words chilled Gu Jianping to the bone. He was delirious with fever, and they still called him healthy? He was incredibly worried. His younger brother was sick, his mother was paralyzed, and today they had truly lost face in front of the whole village. How could his family ever hold their heads high in the village again?

The people inside were even more desperate.

Late at night.

Gu Jianping couldn't stay awake any longer and fell into a deep sleep on the kang (heated brick bed) in the outer room.

Inside the room, Old Mrs. Gu tossed and turned on the kang (a heated brick bed), unable to sleep. Her head ached, her chest felt tight, and her body ached. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Why did the third son's family live so well, while she had to suffer here?

It's all that jinx's fault! Ever since that jinx entered the Gu family, the old house hasn't had a single good day. She was filled with hatred and struggled to sit up and curse, but her paralyzed legs had no strength.

Just then, she felt a slight itch in her paralyzed leg. Grandma Gu paused, thinking it was her imagination. But the numb, itchy sensation grew clearer. She tried to move her toes, and surprisingly, her stiff toes twitched.

Grandma Gu held her breath and tried again in disbelief.

It moved! It can really move!

She's better? She started moving her legs, her ankles and knees, and the leg that had been paralyzed for so long slowly began to move again. She held onto the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and struggled to sit up, trembling.

Then she put the leg she could move on the ground, followed by the other leg. She braced herself with her hands on the kang (a heated brick bed), gritted her teeth, and stood up. Although her legs trembled and she stood unsteadily, she did manage to stand.

"I...I'm all better?"

Grandma Gu looked at her feet, her voice trembling.

She tried to take a step forward.

It worked!

Another step forward!

It was a success!

She walked slowly, step by step, from the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) to the table. Although she walked slowly and with great difficulty, she could really walk!

After being paralyzed for so long, she actually recovered!

"Haha...hahahaha..."

A sudden burst of shrill, maniacal laughter erupted in the silent room!

Grandma Gu leaned on the table, laughing so hard she almost fell over, tears streaming down her face.

"I'm all better! I can walk again! Thank God! I'm not paralyzed, thanks to my wife!"

Her laughter startled Gu Jianping, who was in the outer room.

Gu Jianping rubbed his eyes and walked into the inner room in a daze. When he saw his mother standing properly, holding onto the table, the kerosene lamp clattered to the ground.

"Mother...you...you..." He pointed at Old Madam Gu, stammering, unable to utter a complete sentence.

"I'm all better!" Old Mrs. Gu turned her head abruptly, her swollen face contorted with a mixture of crying and laughing. "Ping'er! Look! Mother can walk again!"

To prove herself, she walked around the house twice in front of her son.

"Quick! Go and call everyone in the village to me!" Old Mrs. Gu grabbed her son's arm with surprising strength, her eyes gleaming with excitement and malice.

"I'll show the whole village! I'm the truly blessed one, taking care of this old woman! All that talk about lucky stars and jinxes is just nonsense!"

"Even God is on my side! Let's see who dares to laugh at our family now!"