Chapter 106: Qin De—Eight Years of Stolen Money Aren’t Enough; Now He Wants Qin Tian Dead!

But soon, a figure stepped forward, blocking his view.

That person’s voice was cold. “Do you not want your eyes anymore?”

Qin De snapped back to his senses. He was about to lose his temper, but when he saw Sheng Zexi—tall, at least 1.9 meters, dressed in olive green—he immediately backed down.

A soldier?!

Why would a soldier be in Qin Tian’s house? And this one didn’t look easy to mess with.

Qin Tian came over and introduced, “Uncle De, this is Sister Gu, and this is her husband, Brother Sheng. Sister Gu can treat Grandma’s illness.”

What?

That pretty little girl can cure Grandma Qin’s tuberculosis? Qin De instinctively didn’t believe it. How could that be possible?

At the same time, he was puzzled—how did Qin Tian and his sister get to know this military couple? Their appearance was completely unexpected and disrupted his plans.

Sensing that Sheng Zexi was not to be trifled with, Qin De, though he coveted the beauty, didn’t dare linger.

“Well, if there’s nothing else, I’ll get going. Xiao Tian, what I said still stands. If you ever change your mind, come find me. After all, Grandma’s illness can’t wait.”

Qin De still didn’t believe this little beauty could cure tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis—even in big city hospitals, it’s rarely cured.

Qin De left. Gu Jianing glanced at his departing figure, her eyes narrowing slightly.

After Qin De left, Gu Jianing opened her small medicine box and took out a packet of herbs. “I’ve already prepared this medicine. Go decoct it for Grandma to drink.”

“Thank you, Sister Gu.” Qin Qing took the medicine and went to prepare it.

Both siblings were skilled at decocting medicine; when Grandma was sick before, they had always prepared the medicine themselves.

Gu Jianing then took out her needles. “I’ll give Grandma some acupuncture. It’ll help ease her symptoms, so she won’t cough as much or as badly.”

“Ningning, may I call you that? Thank you for your trouble.” Grandma Qin looked at her kindly.

“Of course you can, Grandma. Lie down, I’ll do the acupuncture. Everyone else, please step outside for a bit.”

Only Gu Jianing and Grandma Qin were left in the room. Gu Jianing quickly inserted the needles. As she did, Grandma Qin felt her previously tight chest slowly loosen, the heaviness lifting, and her breathing becoming much easier.

Just as Gu Jianing finished the acupuncture, a “ding” sounded in her mind.

Then, images flashed before her eyes.

In the images, Qin Qing was kneeling by the kang, crying. Grandma Qin, lying on the kang, had already stopped breathing. Then came scenes of Grandma Qin’s funeral…

When she came back to herself, Gu Jianing sighed inwardly.

So this was Grandma Qin’s fate in the previous life?

In her past life, without Gu Jianing’s help, Grandma Qin died quickly from tuberculosis.

In fact, Grandma Qin’s tuberculosis was quite severe. Gu Jianing could say with confidence: if not for her, and the medical skills she’d learned from the divine doctors in her space, there would have been no hope. Even if Grandma Qin had gone to a big city hospital, with the medical standards of this era and the delay in treatment, she wouldn’t have survived.

So that so-called Uncle De was just deceiving Qin Tian.

And his real purpose…

When Qin Tian came back in, he saw Grandma sleeping soundly on the kang.

Seeing his confusion, Gu Jianing explained, “Grandma hasn’t slept well these days because of her coughing. The acupuncture I gave her will temporarily stop the coughing and let her get a good rest.”

“Thank you, Sister Gu.”

“By the way, Xiao Tian, what’s the deal with this Uncle De? Is he a relative of yours?”

When Gu Jianing mentioned Uncle De, Qin Tian quickly explained.

It turned out Uncle De was a distant relative of the Qin family, from his father’s generation, but not closely related by blood.

According to Qin Tian, after their parents left, Uncle De had often looked after them. Sometimes, when the three of them ran out of food, he would bring them some grain.

This time, after learning that Grandma Qin had tuberculosis and Qin Tian had no money to take her to a big city for treatment, Qin De told him that a furniture factory in Min City was recruiting apprentices. He had some connections and could recommend Qin Tian. The pay was 10 yuan a month, and after becoming a full worker, it would be even more. Not only that, but Qin Tian could get two months’ wages in advance—10 yuan—as soon as he went.

“…Uncle De said he’d help my sister take Grandma to the city for treatment then.”

After hearing this, Gu Jianing’s eyes turned icy. “You were planning to agree?”

Qin Tian rubbed his nose and nodded, but quickly said, “Now that you’re here, Sister Gu, I won’t go.”

He just needed money for Grandma’s treatment. Now that Gu Jianing could cure her, he didn’t want to leave Grandma and his sister.

Gu Jianing understood his filial heart.

She reached out and patted his head, then asked, “You said your parents have been gone for eight years. In all that time, they never contacted you or sent money?”

At the mention of his parents, sadness flashed in Qin Tian’s eyes. He shook his head. “No.”

Gu Jianing fell silent.

But actually, they had.

The moment she saw Qin De, flashes of future scenes appeared in Gu Jianing’s mind.

She saw that Qin Tian’s parents, though they hadn’t sent letters, had sent money every month for the past eight years—a considerable amount, sometimes dozens, sometimes over a hundred yuan.

But all that money had been intercepted by Qin De. He’d collected it for eight years.

Eight years—added up, that was a huge sum in this era.

If they’d had that money, the Qin family would never have suffered like this.

But in reality, Qin De took all the money, and Qin Tian and his sister always thought their parents never sent anything.

Qin De, after taking the money, would only occasionally give them a little charity, making Qin Tian feel grateful to him.

But with that money, they wouldn’t have needed anyone’s help—they could have lived very well.

But for Qin De, even eight years of stolen money wasn’t enough. Now, he wanted Qin Tian dead!

The so-called furniture factory apprenticeship was just a lie.

Qin De was planning to sell Qin Tian to human traffickers.

Just now, when she saw Qin Tian, Gu Jianing also saw his fate after being abducted—he was beaten to death by traffickers while trying to escape.

As for the Qin family, Qin De pretended to take Grandma Qin for treatment, but she died anyway.

Qin Qing was tricked by Qin De into the mountains and pushed off a cliff—she died on the spot.

When Qin Tian’s parents finally returned home in glory six months later, all they found were the graves of their children and mother, and the brick house they’d paid for, now occupied by Qin De’s family.

(Author’s Note: How many children should the female lead have? Any suggestions? Would six be too many?)"