Reborn in 1985, starting from a machine factory

The yellow light from the incandescent bulb shone on Chen Gang's face. His thin face was expressionless, except for his eyes, which were fixed on Chen Mo.

Based on past experience, even if Chen Mo wasn't very well-off, he would at least contribute a portion.

Because he is very filial, and he is his own younger brother, who has unwavering faith in him.

All you have to do is keep an eye on Chen Mo's pockets.

"Fifty dollars? You look like fifty dollars!" Before Chen Mo could speak, Li Guihua, who was on the sickbed, struggled to sit up.

"Gangzi, what else can you do besides swindling and cheating?"

Chen Gang turned his head impatiently: "Mom, this time it's for real, something really happened to my dad."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to drink so much! Besides, Chen Mo is rich, Mom, just don't worry about it!"

"I don't care? I don't think I can control you either!" Li Guihua said, her voice trembling with difficulty.

Chen Mo stood up, not even glancing at Chen Gang. He waved to Chen Fen, who looked unwilling at the door, and at the same time kicked over the enamel bowl containing Chinese medicine.

Sulking, Chen Fen bypassed Chen Gang and approached Chen Mo.

Chen Mo patted Chen Fen's head: "Chen Fen, don't wash your dirty linen in public. Go close the door and then go keep an eye on Mom."

After seeing Chen Fen off, Chen Mo raised his head and looked at Chen Gang.

His own older brother!

He's never done any work in his life, living a life of luxury by sucking the blood of his parents and Chen Mo.

If it weren't for him, perhaps my mother wouldn't be so overworked, and perhaps things could have been brought under control sooner.

Countless times in his past life, Chen Mo wanted to ask this person how he could so easily leech off everyone's life?

But every time he was about to speak, Chen Mo felt that it was inappropriate.

We've weathered the toughest times, and now we have enough to eat and wear.

As we get older, it seems we shouldn't worry too much about some things.

Moreover, this man was the only one who, after Chen Mo fell on hard times, took him out to a restaurant for drinks while he was on welfare, to comfort him.

But things are different now. Everyone is young now, which is also the most difficult time.

Therefore, Chen Mo looked directly at Chen Gang.

This unfamiliar gaze stirred something within Chen Gang. In the past twenty years, even when he and his younger brother had fought since childhood, his brother had never looked at him with such eyes.

It was as if Chen Mo was looking at a piece of furniture, not a person.

"Big brother!" Chen Mo said softly.

The familiar address put Chen Gang at ease; it was indeed the same Chen Mo he knew.

A hint of anxiety flashed in his eyes: "Chen Mo, we need to hurry! If anything happens to Dad, it won't just be a matter of fifty yuan!"

Chen Mo gently shook his head: "Big brother, I want to ask a few questions. We can talk about Dad's matter after that."

"Chen Mo, I'm not in a hurry, but I can't say for sure what will happen to Dad." Chen Gang picked up the empty bag from the ground.

"Do you know Mom is sick?" Chen Mo asked calmly.

Chen Gang was taken aback: "Only a fool wouldn't know. Mom's illness is just like that, good and bad, it's perfectly normal."

"Besides, didn't you buy medicine for Mom?"

"However, I really mean it, you can't keep taking medicine all the time. Even a healthy person can't take so much medicine!"

Chen Mo nodded: "Do you know that your father's injured leg hurts terribly every time it rains?"

"After he returned from fighting in Goryeo and injured his leg, his personality changed drastically. He drank all day long. Was the main reason for this injury?"

Chen Gang's face was contorted with embarrassment. Chen Mo, who had usually been quick to pay, was now dragging his feet, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

However, since he still needed money from Chen Mo, he patiently said, "Stop rambling, Chen Mo, there's really no time!"

"Let me tell you, if something happens to Father this time, it won't be as simple as a broken leg!"

Chen Mo sighed slightly. That's right, Chen Gang has never changed in the past thirty years.

Well, there's something I've been thinking about for thirty years, and now I finally have the chance to do it.

Break Chen Gang's leg!

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Chen Mo unconsciously looked at the pickaxe handle by the door.

However, he quickly looked away, clutching the hem of his clothes, and forced back his impulse to ask, "What happened to Dad?"

"Chen Mo, this is your fault!" Chen Gang said sternly.

"Dad gets off work at five, and it's six-thirty now and he's still not home. You don't even bother to check on him. I'm so glad I went!"

Chen Mo did not answer, but just looked at Chen Gang's left leg.

"I had just arrived at People's Park when I saw Dad playing a chess puzzle at the chess stall. Would I dare to play?"

"It's just a money-grabbing scheme!"

"I tried to pull Dad away, but it was too late. Dad lost thirty yuan and was still not satisfied, so he started arguing with the chess stall owner."

"If a chess stall can be set up in People's Park, it can't be an ordinary person, can it?"

"Gangzi, is what you said true?" Li Guihua unconsciously gripped the bedsheet tightly on her sickbed, looking at Chen Gang nervously.

"Mom, how could it be fake! Dad is being held there right now."

"Fortunately, I know that Sun Dapao. Instead of beating up my dad, he asked me to come back and raise money."

"I was thinking of scraping together fifty yuan, thirty for the family, ten for their medical expenses, and ten to treat Sun Dapao to drinks, then Dad would be back!"

"Absolutely true, I'd swear on it..."

Li Guihua's vision went black, and her hands seemed unable to support her entire weight; she almost collapsed onto the gray quilt.

However, before Chen Fen could step forward, Li Guihua gritted her teeth and struggled to sit up: "Chen Mo, do you have enough money?"

"Mom, don't worry!" Chen Mo looked at Li Guihua.

"How can I not be worried? That's your dad. What if something happens to him?"

"His health wasn't good to begin with!" Tears welled up in Li Guihua's eyes, and the pain in her abdomen made her face contort.

"Big brother, I understand!" Chen Mo said earnestly.

"I understand, pay up. It'll be worse if you arrive late!" Chen Gang rubbed his hands together.

"Don't rush, here's the story I heard: You saw someone setting up a chess puzzle in People's Park this afternoon."

"According to the usual practice here, if you win, you get five dollars; if you lose, you get fifty cents. Since you lost more than you won, and ended up losing thirty dollars!"

"Afterwards, you were dissatisfied and prepared to sneak away, but when you were discovered, you made a big fuss and the stall owner cheated you."

"If the stall owner is not satisfied, you'll start arguing with him, and then Sun Dapao will surround you and prepare to beat you up."

"You were afraid of getting beaten up, so you came up with a great idea. People's Park is where Dad passes by on his way to and from get off work. We'll have money when Dad gets off work."

"To avoid these people getting physical while you were waiting, you treated them to drinks, and that's where the smell of alcohol came from. When Dad got off work, you found that he didn't have any money on him."

"In the end, you left Dad there and came back by yourself, didn't you?"

Chen Gang tried to interrupt several times, but Chen Mo didn't give him the chance.

After the whole story was told, Li Guihua and Chen Fen looked at Chen Gang at the same time, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Chen Gang was also stunned. He looked at Chen Mo, trying hard to glean some clue from him.

Chen Mo was clearly at work, so how come everything seemed like he witnessed it firsthand?

Could it be that he saw it?

"Slap!" Chen Gang slapped himself with his backhand, but just before the slap hit his face, he stopped and the slap landed lightly on his face.

"Mom, Chen Mo, I'm not human, I have many flaws, but I would never do something like this to Dad, would I? Dad has really been detained."

"Those people don't care if Dad is old or not; they really know how to beat people!"

Li Guihua angrily shouted, "You spendthrift! That's your father! How could you... be so heartless!"

"Mom, Chen Mo is just talking nonsense, don't believe him..."

Chen Mo nodded to himself. Although his father hadn't said a word in his previous life, he could piece together the true situation from what Chen Gang was saying.

That time, it took my father four or five months before he could lift his arm again.

Amidst Li Guihua's scolding and Chen Gang's explanations, Chen Mo suddenly spoke up: "Chen Gang, if I gave you fifty yuan, would you go and buy Dad back?"