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

Gu Jianguo knew exactly what was going on. He tried hard to raise his arm, but he couldn't move it; only his fingertips trembled slightly.

"Can't move?"

The old lady had been watching closely. When she saw that her son's hands and feet were immobile, she was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Third son, you don't know that during the six months you were in a coma, your job was almost taken over by someone else."

"Your mother is thinking, you finally got to the position of director, we can't let you fall from it, right?"

"If someone else benefits from this, we'll be at a huge loss."

"So what?" Looking at his mother's anxious expression, Gu Jianguo's voice was frighteningly calm.

"So, Mother came up with a compromise."

The old lady pulled a job transfer agreement from her sleeve and handed it to Gu Jianguo, looking like she was doing it all for his own good. "Let your second brother take the job first. That way, the job is still part of the Gu family. Once you're fully recovered, your second brother will give it back to you. This is for your own good, so you won't have no way out later."

Gu Jian'an quickly joined in, rubbing his hands together and saying with an honest and simple expression, "Yes, third brother, I'm doing this all to help you secure your position. You see, with your wife raising three children on her own and having to take care of you, how can the family manage without any income? I'll go work at the forest farm, and we can split the salary between our two families. That way, your wife can have a break, right?"

Zhang Aidi chimed in, her triangular eyes, like Grandma Gu's, gleaming with greed: "That's right, that's right, Third Brother, you can't be ungrateful. Your Second Brother is just doing this for you. Who else would want to take on this mess?"

Su Xiulan was trembling with rage, pointing at the paper and about to tear it up: "You're talking nonsense! The doctor said Jian Guo will get better! This job was earned by Jian Guo with his life, no one can take it away! You say you're helping him hold onto it, but once you get it, you'll give it back? You're trying to drive our whole family to our deaths!"

"What you just said about dividing the money is utter nonsense! In the past six months that Jianguo has been in a coma, has your family given you a single penny? When Jianguo was doing well, how many good things did he give your family?"

"Stop!" Old Mrs. Gu struck Su Xiulan's hand with her cane, causing Su Xiulan to gasp in pain.

"What right do you, a woman, have to interrupt when men are talking?" Old Mrs. Gu glared fiercely at Su Xiulan, then turned to Gu Jianguo with a different expression. "Third son, sign it. Would your mother harm you? Look at yourself now, what difference is there between you and a living dead? You're just occupying the toilet without doing your business; that'll be punished by heaven!"

Gu Jianguo looked at his mother's mouth opening and closing, and a chill ran from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

These are his family members.

When he had just woken up and was still unconscious, instead of looking for a doctor for him or trying to help him recover, they used this indenture to force him to hand over the last means of survival for his entire family.

The commotion was so loud that Nuannuan finally woke up.

The little girl reached out and wiped her eyes, blinking her big, dark eyes, which reflected Old Lady Gu's greedy face.

In the earthenware pot, the little green plant, which was mostly covered by burlap sacks, was now screaming wildly in Nuannuan's mind.

[Pah! Shameless! Utterly shameless!]

[This old hag is really messing with me! What do you mean by helping to hold onto something? This is blatant robbery!]

[I'm furious! If I ever regain my true form, I'll whip these bastards to death!]

Nuannuan listened to Xiao Lü's exasperated voice echoing in her mind, her little face full of confusion. She tilted her head and asked in a clear voice, "Grandma, Second Uncle, what are you talking about? Daddy just slept too long and feels weak. Eating more meat will make him better soon. Why do you say Daddy is useless?"

The little girl's voice was clear and melodious, like a gentle spring.

Startled by the sudden interruption, Old Mrs. Gu glanced impatiently at Nuannuan and sneered, "What does a child know! It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone, let alone a brain injury? He'll never be able to stand up again!"

"No way!" Nuannuan puffed out her cheeks, her little hand gently resting on Gu Jianguo's large, immobile hand, her tone resolute. "Grandpa Xiaohei said that Daddy is a good person, and good people are rewarded. Xiaolü also gave Daddy some water, so soon Daddy will be able to run and jump again, and even lift Nuannuan up high!"

Zhang Aidi curled her lip, her face full of disdain: "What's the use of drinking water? Even if you drank dragon's urine, a cripple wouldn't become a normal person! Third brother, stop dawdling and hurry up and have your wife put your fingerprint on it. We're going to be polite first, but if you don't know what's good for you, don't blame your mother for using family discipline!"

Old Mrs. Gu lost her patience. Her face darkened, and she dropped the act of a kind mother. "Third son, you have to sign this whether you like it or not. You're my son, and the interests of the Gu family are more important. If you dare not sign, I'll smash my head against your kang (heated brick bed) and die. I want to see how you'll have the face to live in this world with the stigma of driving your own mother to her death!"

This is a blatant threat.

The old lady had used the threat of suicide for most of her life, and it never failed her.

"Build a nation!"

Su Xiulan was extremely anxious, tears streaming down her face. Her husband was the most filial son, and the old lady was even contemplating suicide. Could he really agree to this?

Gu Jianguo looked at his mother's resolute expression. The last trace of warmth in her eyes vanished.

He was about to speak when he suddenly felt a warmth on his arm.

Looking down, he saw the little girl's hand, which was clasped in his.

It felt warm, and the warmth traveled all the way to his heart.

"Dad, can someone really die from hitting their head on the kang (heated brick bed)?"

"Nuan Nuan wants to try it too!"

"But that would require a lot of strength!" The little girl didn't understand at all, blinking her innocent big eyes.

The little voice wasn't loud, but it changed the atmosphere in the room.

Su Xiulan, who was still shedding tears, couldn't help but burst out laughing when she heard this. "Nuannuan, it's really difficult to kill yourself by crashing your head against the kang (heated brick bed)."

"But some people just love to run headlong into the brick bed!"

Hahaha, this is hilarious!

[Only a fool would believe someone would die by running into their own head on a heated brick bed!]

Nuannuan pouted, "No one can die from bumping into the kang (heated brick bed). Does Grandma think we're all idiots?"

The question was asked with such seriousness that Old Mrs. Gu's face turned red with embarrassment. She pointed a finger at Nuannuan and said, "You...you little bastard!"

"Nuan Nuan isn't a bastard! Nuan Nuan is Mommy and Daddy's child, a little lucky star!"

The little girl stood up from the kang (a heated brick bed) and put her hands on her hips.

Because he was sleeping, his two little tufts of hair were a bit messy and pointing straight up, making him look cute and fierce.

Su Xiulan quickly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, my Nuannuan is a lucky star!"

"After Nuannuan came, our family's life got better and better."

The old woman was furious, her eyes bloodshot, glaring at Gu Jianguo through gritted teeth. "Gu Jianguo, are you just going to stand by and watch them bully your old woman?"