Chapter 1827 — Upheaval at Home, Part One
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Over the years Uncle Qing had put aside a little private money. After all, in Gu Pengzhan's service his living expenses had not come out of his own pocket, and each month, apart from buying elixirs for his practice, he had saved his salary. Now, with Xie Guangbo's two hundred thousand added in, he had just barely paid the surgical fees and the medical bills.
But looking at the daily medical accounts, Uncle Qing was at his wit's end. The surgical fee before him was settled for the moment—but where would the money come from for Gu Pengzhan's subsequent treatment?
Uncle Qing would not even spend the fare for a bus now; he saved every cent he could. With no source of income, his money did nothing but dwindle.
Fortunately, Uncle Qing was a martial artist; he walked swiftly and did not tire, and soon arrived at Gu Mengyao's villa.
Only, when Gu Mengyao opened the door and saw Uncle Qing come on foot, without a car, she was greatly surprised: "Uncle Qing, you didn't drive?"
"Miss Gu, let us talk inside..." Uncle Qing said with a bitter smile.
Puzzled as she was, Gu Mengyao still invited Uncle Qing into the villa.
When the three of them were seated face to face on the sofa, Uncle Qing noticed that Wei Zhao and Tang Zhi were missing, and could not help asking: "Where are Little Yi and Tang Zhi? They are not here?"
Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu exchanged a glance, and both smiled bitterly. Earlier, while they were away, Gu Mengyao had not told Uncle Qing and her father that Tang Zhi had stayed behind in Snow Valley, for fear of worrying them; but now, back home, she would conceal it no longer, and she recounted the whole affair to Uncle Qing in detail.
"So Little Yi still has not woken, and Tang Zhi has stayed in Snow Valley, never to return?" Uncle Qing stared blankly at Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu, not knowing what to say. He had come here placing all his hopes on Wei Zhao.
After all, Wei Zhao's medical skill was superb; so long as Gu Pengzhan's life was preserved, Wei Zhao should have some way to cure him. This was plain enough from how he had restored Uncle Qing's own meridians and healed Wu Chengtian and the Mighty General—Wei Zhao was truly formidable!
Moreover, Wei Zhao's social connections ran deep, and he kept good relations with every one of the great families. The Gu Group might be gone, but with Wei Zhao's connections it was not impossible to rise again from the ashes. That was why Uncle Qing had been so glad to hear that Gu Mengyao had returned—but now...
"Not yet. But the people of Snow Valley said he ought to wake in about a month..." Gu Mengyao said. "By the way, Uncle Qing, what is all this in the house? It looks as though everything has been moved over from Little Shu's place?"
"A month... another month..." Uncle Qing's brows knit tightly. With the vast daily expenses he was already stretched to the limit, and Wei Zhao would not wake for another month—and even when he did, there was no telling whether he could recover his former strength. Could Gu Pengzhan hold out until then?