Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 565 - 567 Cancer

"Dad, Mom was wrong, but you can’t hit her either." The one driving was the son of Lin Xiang and Li Aiguo, and upon seeing his mother get slapped again, he immediately voiced his dissatisfaction.

But in a moment of inattention, there was a loud bang as the van collided with a tree on the side of the road, and behind the tree was a ditch. Thankfully, the tree blocked them; otherwise, they would have ended up in the ditch.

Ah, the van was filled with screams, frightening everyone inside.

In the end, the Li and Zhao families each called their own cars and left. Having separated, Lin Xiang and Li Aiguo had a falling out; she announced she wanted to go back to her parents’ home.

Meanwhile, Chen Juan sat in the car and said to Zhao Jianjun, "We can’t cooperate with the Lis anymore, Jianjun. Li Aiguo is okay, but Lin Xiang is not. When she was in the army, she had her eye on Gao Jiaxing. Her resentment towards Xia Xiao isn’t baseless—she’s jealous. If it wasn’t for considering our partnership just now, I would have revealed it all. Lin Xiang is just too hateful."

Zhao Jianjun was silent. "What about the money I’ve invested? The company’s earnings aren’t great, and if we just break up like this, all the years of investment would go to waste."

Chen Juan sighed. "But you’ve seen Lin Xiang’s character, and Li Aiguo has her in his heart. Besides, Lin Xiang has even had a child with him; their marriage is solid. Furthermore, Lin Xiang has invested money in the business without understanding anything and keeps meddling, which only hinders us. How can the company have a future like this? The company has been open for ten years now, just look at other security companies that have been open for as long and compare them to yours."

After Chen Juan spoke, Zhao Jianjun also began to give it serious thought. Their security company was initially quite successful, but competition had increased in recent years and their performance was subpar.

Just in their small county, there were already three security companies, let alone those in the city, the province, and other places.

"But if we were to go it alone, we wouldn’t be able to take on big projects like the zoo," Zhao Jianjun acknowledged.

Chen Juan suggested, "The zoo will always need security. Why don’t you go ask if the zoo has any openings? It’s better to hang around the leaders at the zoo than with Li Aiguo; Li has Lin Xiang as a drag. How far their company can go, I don’t know, but it certainly won’t get much better."

On Xia Xiao’s side, she was no longer involved in the zoo affair, and her family planned to return to the Capital early the next morning.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Gao Guofu’s family came to visit.

"Third brother," said Gao Guofu, his eyes turning red as soon as he saw Gao Guoqiang.

Gao Guoqiang looked at Gao Guofu and sighed internally, "What brings you here?"

They wanted to mend ties. Gao Guoqiang’s family was doing so well, in stark contrast to Gao Guofu’s. Every year, as soon as they heard Gao Guoqiang’s family had returned, they would visit.

"Third brother, I have cancer. I’m dying," said Gao Guofu.

Lin Xuebi cried as well. "Third brother, third sister-in-law, we were the ones who wronged you before. But Guofu is your own blood brother, blood is thicker than water. Third brother, third sister-in-law, please save Guofu."

Cancer—everyone was momentarily stunned; it was no joking matter.

"What kind of cancer?" Even Zheng Xianghong, who disliked Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi, asked.

"Lung cancer," Lin Xuebi replied.

"Is it early, mid-, or late stage?" Xia Xiao inquired.

Gao Guofu was about to speak when Lin Xuebi already had, "It’s mid-stage."

"Cancer isn’t easy to cure," Xia Xiao remarked. Early-stage cancer might have some hope, but Xia Xiao wasn’t sure about the medical conditions now.

"What do you want?" Zheng Xianghong asked Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi, noting that having cancer was almost like being sentenced to death, and even spending all family savings might not save one.

"Third brother, third sister-in-law, please save Guofu," Lin Xuebi even knelt down.

Gao Guofu sobbed, the pain evident on his face, "Third brother, I don’t want to die. I’d like to live even just for one more day."

Gao Jianmin and Yang Hua’s eyes reddened, and their children all looked sad. Everyone was deeply distressed.

"Remember, you were the ones who cut ties with our family, and there has been no contact for decades. You come now seeking to save a life, but curing cancer is not so easy, and our money didn’t just blow in with the wind." Xia Xiao stood up to play the villain at this juncture. It wasn’t the lack of sympathy, but Gao Guofu’s family truly didn’t deserve it.

Thinking back to Old Lady Gao’s death and everything the people from the old house did, if they took responsibility for Gao Guofu’s illness, it wouldn’t just be for him, but for his entire family. Xia Xiao hardened her heart.

"Xia Xiao, how can you be so heartless? Guofu is Jiaxing’s uncle," Yang Hua accused Xia Xiao.

Xia Xiao laughed bitterly. "That ceased to be true long ago. Don’t you remember that you were the ones who severed the relations first? You even preferred to give the old house to the squad rather than to us. You might have forgotten those days, but I haven’t. Besides, the Old Lady was your own mother; you treated her so poorly, how can we dare to help you? I don’t know how you even have the face to show up here."

When Xia Xiao mentioned Old Lady Gao’s death, Gao Guofu’s family fell silent. Lin Xuebi said, "We were wrong before, we realize our mistakes now. Third brother, please save Guofu, he is your only brother."

Lin Xuebi cried distressingly, and her cries drew the surrounding crowd.

Gao Jiaxing asked, "Where’s the medical report?"

"It’s at home, we didn’t bring it," replied Gao Jianmin.

Lin Xuebi immediately pretended to be very poor, wailing that they had no money left at home to treat Gao Guofu’s illness.

Gao Guofu’s family appeared pitiful, dressed in old clothes patched with repairs, a stark contrast to the well-dressed Gao family.

People tend to sympathize with the underdog, and there’s also a slight resentment towards the wealthy. Although they didn’t like Gao Guofu’s family, seeing them so miserable while Gao Guoqiang’s family was so affluent, and being blood brothers, they felt that if it was possible to help, why not save a life?

The quiet murmurs from the crowd reached the Gao family’s ears. Seeing this, Gao Guofu’s family sensed an opportunity, and both Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi knelt down.

They would never have done such a thing in the past, but life, family, and their children had worn them down.

Moreover, with Gao Guofu having cancer, they had no funds for treatment and were unwilling to spend what little they had.

After all, Gao Guofu was already old, not far from the grave, while Gao Jianguo and Yang Hua still had descendants to think about. If they were to bankrupt themselves to pay for Gao Guofu’s treatment, how would their offspring manage?