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

Gu Jianguo's voice was indifferent, revealing neither joy nor anger, "Aren't they telling the truth?"

old lady……

"Third brother! Are you going to sign or not?!"

The old lady reached out to grab Gu Jianguo's hand, and Gu Jian'an handed her the inkpad, his posture suggesting he was forcing her to sign.

"Third brother, it wasn't easy for our mother to raise us. She's getting old and her health isn't good, so please don't upset her."

"I'm just holding this job for you for now. I'll give it back to you as soon as you're better."

That sounds nice, but everyone in the room knows that Gu Jian'an is a deadbeat. Once something is in his hands, there's no way he'll ever ask for it back.

Nuannuan was anxious. Just as the bad guy was about to grab her father's hand, the little girl rushed over like a cannonball and grabbed Gu Jian'an's wrist tightly with her two little hands.

"You bad person! You're not allowed to bully Daddy!"

Da'an wanted to come and help, but two young men suddenly rushed in from the entrance and grabbed both of them.

Su Xiulan tried to help, but Zhang Aidi grabbed her arm.

Seeing the troublesome little girl, the old lady raised her hand and slapped Nuannuan.

[Little one! Watch out!]

[I'm so angry! How dare they bully my spirit energy jar!]

Little Green cried out anxiously, "Bite him!"

Nuannuan opened her small mouth and bit down hard on the man's wrist.

The old lady's hand also landed, and Gu Jianguo, anxious, raised his hand with all his might.

"you!"

There was no familiar slapping sound. The old woman looked at the large hand gripping her wrist, and following the hand upwards, she saw...

"Third brother! Aren't you unable to move?"

No sooner had he asked the question than a loud slap was heard, and a hand landed hard on Gu Jian'an's face.

Gu Jian'an screamed in pain, his arm covered in two teeth marks and blood, and his face also had five finger marks.

Nuannuan ran into Gu Jianguo's arms, wrapped her little arms around his neck, and complained pitifully, "Daddy, he smells so bad!"

[Hahaha! At this crucial moment, I'm the one who has to step in!]

[Little rascal, this time I'm completely exhausted!]

I'm probably going to sleep for a long time! You have to catch up on my sleep!

Gu Jianguo is still in a daze. Since waking up, he has tried many times to control his hands and feet, but they just won't obey him.

But just now, in a moment of panic, he suddenly regained strength in his hands and arms.

Seeing that Cai Ren's daughter was about to be beaten, Gu Jianguo grabbed the old lady's wrist with one hand and slapped his second brother hard with the other!

The slap was quite loud!

At this moment, looking at the little dumpling in his arms, Gu Jianguo's heart melted completely.

"Nuan Nuan, rinse your mouth in a bit! Daddy will buy you a White Rabbit candy in a few days!"

Gu Jianguo coaxed his daughter, while the old lady was completely terrified.

Zhang Aidi's mouth dropped open, her jaw almost falling to the ground.

Su Xiulan covered her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes.

Nuannuan blinked, then gave Grandma Gu, who had a look of utter disbelief on her face, an innocent and smug smile: "See? Nuannuan wasn't lying! Daddy moved!"

Gu Jianguo slowly turned his head, his deep eyes burning with rage as he stared intently at his terrified mother and second brother. Each word he uttered was like a demon crawling back from hell:

"You want my job? You want to sell my daughter? Mother, do you really think I, Gu Jianguo, am dead?"

"I, Gu Jianguo, am making this clear: I won't sell my job, and you can forget about touching my daughter!"

"roll!"

The air in the courtyard seemed to freeze into ice crystals, and the fat on Old Mrs. Gu's face trembled. She never expected that her paralyzed son, whom she could control at will, would dare to tell her to get out.

"This is outrageous...this is outrageous!" Old Mrs. Gu clutched her wrist, about to sit down and throw a tantrum.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from the courtyard gate, accompanied by an angry shout: "What's all this commotion about! Are you trying to keep the commune members from sleeping in the middle of the night?"

The beam of the flashlight swayed wildly, so bright that it was impossible to open one's eyes.

Xiao An ran in breathlessly, followed by Captain Gu Chengye, who was wearing a yellow overcoat and had a serious expression.

"Captain!" Su Xiulan cried out as if she had seen a savior, tears welling up instantly. "You have to help me! Jianguo and I aren't dead yet, and someone is trying to steal our jobs and even sell my daughter!"

Gu Chengye's face was dark as he glanced at the mess on the ground before finally settling on the panicked faces of Old Madam Gu and Gu Jian'an.

"Aunt Gu, Second Brother Gu, what are you doing?" Gu Chengye asked sternly, his hands behind his back. "Jianguo was injured for the sake of the forest farm; he's a hero! He's still sick, and instead of thinking about how to take care of him, you, as his mother and brother, come here in the middle of the night to force him to sign documents and beat the child. If this gets back to the commune, what will become of the Gu family's reputation?"

After being scolded, Old Lady Gu's arrogance was immediately dampened by half. She was used to being domineering at home, but she was still intimidated in front of the brigade leader.

"Captain, you're wronging an innocent man!" Gu Jian'an, clutching his swollen cheek, mumbled his explanation, "We just saw that Lao San was failing and wanted to help him out..."

"Support?" Gu Chengye sneered, pointing to the job transfer document on the ground. "Support to the point of transferring the job to your own name? Support to the point of selling your five-year-old niece as a child bride? Gu Lao Er, do you think I, Gu Chengye, am blind?!"

"I..." Gu Jian'an was choked and couldn't speak.

"Alright!" Gu Chengye waved his hand. "Get back here! If I hear any more noise here, your whole family can forget about work points! And as for that job, no one can get their hands on it without Jianguo's approval!"

Old Mrs. Gu was unwilling to give up, knowing she wouldn't get away with it tonight. She glared hatefully at Su Xiulan and Gu Jianguo, gritting her teeth, "Fine, you think you can get away with this! We'll see!"

After saying that, he grabbed Zhang Aidi, who was still humming, and slunk away.

The courtyard was finally quiet.

Gu Chengye sighed, went into the room and looked at Gu Jianguo on the kang (a heated brick bed): "Jianguo, it's good that you're awake. Rest assured and take care of yourself, the brigade won't abandon you."

"Thank you, Captain." Gu Jianguo's voice was hoarse, full of gratitude.

After seeing the captain off, Su Xiulan closed the door, her body went limp, and she almost slipped to the ground.

"Wife!" Gu Jianguo was anxious and wanted to reach out to help, but the hand that had just hit him was now so heavy that he couldn't lift it no matter how hard he tried.

The glimmer of hope that had just appeared vanished in an instant.

"Jianguo, how are you?" Su Xiulan got up and nervously held her husband's hand.

Gu Jianguo twitched the corner of his mouth and gave a wry smile: "I can't move again... Just now, it was probably the last bit of strength I had."

That slap used up all the strength he had saved up for the past six months.

The room suddenly felt stuffy. Da'an and Xiao'an lowered their heads, their eyes red.