Chapter 256: Gu Zhigang was cheated

'Your older brother, your older brother heard about a shoe polish company from somewhere a while ago, and he even invested in the company. He said he was going to a meeting in Huacheng two days ago, and since then, I haven't been able to get in touch with him. It's been a whole week. Zizi, come back soon, I really don't know what to do,'

Shen Cuizhi's eyes welled up with tears as she spoke, and she couldn't help choking up.

Although Gu Zhigang is in his thirties this year, he is considered middle-aged.

But after all, he is Shen Cuizhi's son.

No matter how old a child is, they are still children in their parents' eyes.

Shen Cuizhi is really afraid that something has happened to Gu Zhigang.

On the other end of the phone, Gu Chen frowned.

This whole thing sounds a bit like pyramid selling!

Could it be that my brother has been deceived by a pyramid selling organisation?

'Mom, don't worry, I'll be right back.'

In the year 2000, pyramid schemes were rampant.

There were really not just one or two people who were cheated by pyramid schemes, and some were even cheated out of their entire fortune!

Upon hearing this, the several people who had been chatting and laughing just moments ago stopped talking instantly, and their expressions on their faces could not help but become serious, especially Ji Pianran. The look on her face as she looked at Gu Chen was full of worry.

It seems that something must have happened at Gu Chen's home!

After Gu Chen finished speaking, he hung up the phone and apologetically looked over at Ji Guangsheng and Wu Shuhui.

'Dad, mom, something has happened at home, I have to go back first.'

Upon hearing this, Ji Bianran also stood up immediately, her beautiful eyes fixed on Gu Chen's, her gaze burning.

'I'll go with you!'

Although she didn't know what had happened, she felt that she had to be by Gu Chen's side.

Ji Guangsheng hurriedly said, 'Go, go back first. If there's anything, call me anytime.'

Although he didn't ask anything, it was easy to tell from Gu Chen's face that something must have happened at home.

Ji Guangsheng was still very happy to help Gu Chen solve his problems.

Gu Chen nodded, "Don't worry, you guys get some rest early.'

After saying that, he picked up Tangtang, who had only taken a small bite of the meat, and said, "Tangtang, let's go home.'

Hearing that they were going home, the little one subconsciously looked over at the table. There was so much delicious food, and she hadn't even eaten any of it.

She pouted, her little face full of sadness.

'Daddy, Tantan wants to have another bite of the meat,'

she was really hungry.

Wu Shuhui felt sorry for her granddaughter and said, 'You go ahead, I'll have Bai Guang take Tantan home later. After all, children are still young, and they can't just settle for second best when it comes to eating.'

Gu Chen didn't object, either. He nodded, 'Okay, then Piran and I will go ahead.'

It was already late when they arrived home. As soon as Gu Chen's car turned into the alley in front of the house, he saw Shen Cuizhi crouching in front of her house. She was wearing a dark blue, rough-textured dress, and she had arm warmers on.

Her short, grey hair hung down, and she looked down with a dejected expression.

She heard the sound of the car and then touched her face, staring blankly at the Santana.

Before walking up to it, Gu Chen stopped the car and got out with Ji Pianran.

'Mom,' Gu Chen said.

Ji Pianran hurriedly took two steps forward and helped her mother-in-law up, 'Mom, let's go inside and talk.'

Gu Chen hurriedly opened the door and Ji Pianran helped Shen Cuizhi into the house.

She helped her to the small table in the room, picked up the iron pot on the table, and went to the kettle in front of the windowsill to prepare some water for Shen Cuilan.

Shen Cuilan had no desire to drink water. As soon as she sat down, she grabbed Gu Chen's hand and told the whole story of the incident in a clear and concise manner.

Afterwards, she sighed in despair, patting her thigh with one hand, 'What a sin!'

She really couldn't understand how selling shoe polish could be so magical.

The furniture factory had a good job, but she gave up a good job to sell shoe polish.

It was really strange!

She even wondered if her son's head was okay.

'Mom, what about the people my brother dragged into the business? Doesn't anyone know where my brother really went?' Gu Chen asked.

This model, as soon as Gu Chen heard it, she knew it was pyramid selling, or more strictly speaking, the predecessor of direct selling.

In the past, pyramid selling was really rampant, with dens popping up one after the other, and it was impossible to eradicate them all.

But the main reason was still making money, because money is the source of desire.

If you don't control it well, it becomes the source of sin.

The downlines develop downlines, and the development is infinite.

Gu Chen felt that these people should all be the downlines developed by her brother.

Maybe she could find out a little bit, otherwise, in such a big city as Huacheng, even if she searched on Baidu, she might not be able to find them.

When she mentioned these people, Shen Cuizhi's face showed even more sour helplessness.

'Don't mention it. These people chase us for money every day. Your sister-in-law saw that it was bad and took Dongdong back to her parents' home to hide. Even your second brother's family was implicated. Because of this, your second brother has to leave home before dawn and doesn't rush back until it's dark.'

Gu Chen frowned. He didn't realise that things had actually reached this extent.

'Then why didn't you come to see me sooner?' Gu Chen asked.

Shen Cuizhi shook her head. She was too ashamed to come. Ever since Gu Zhigang started working and earning money, he had always looked down on Gu Chen. He felt that this younger brother was hopeless, busy finding trouble without helping.

She, as the mother, had seen it all. Although Gu Chen suddenly returned home this New Year and was very good to the whole family,

But Shen Cuizhi still feels guilty, and she feels guilty for Gu Zhigang.

She had thought that she and the old man would grit their teeth and wait until Gu Zhigang returned before making any plans, but who knew that it had been more than a week and he still hadn't returned.

Now she was afraid that Gu Zhigang would never return.

She had really run out of options, so she gritted her teeth and came to see her youngest son, Gu Chen.

'I...' Shen Cuizhi sighed and her eyes reddened again.

Seeing this, Ji Pianran hurriedly handed her some toilet paper, 'Mom, don't cry, if there's a problem, we'll solve it together, we'll definitely help you find your eldest son.'

Looking at the concern on Ji Pianran's face, Shen Cuizhi felt even more sad, and couldn't hold back her tears.

When something happened, her eldest daughter-in-law took her baby and went back to her parents' home.

Her second daughter-in-law lost her temper every day because of this, feeling that it affected the normal lives of the three of them.

Only the younger daughter-in-law not only did not complain, but comforted herself.

But over the years, the younger daughter-in-law was the one she had never worried about.

Just this one sentence made the gap between them immediately apparent, and she was truly moved and ashamed.

'If I had known, I would have done anything to keep Zhigang,' Shen Cuizhi said with remorse.

Looking at the haggard Shen Cuizhi, Ji Pianran sighed, and after a while, he looked over at Gu Chen, 'Let's get Mom something to eat first. Only when you've eaten will you have the strength.'

Shen Cuizhi had no heart to eat. She shook her head, 'No, I'm not eating.'

Ji Pianran gently patted her shoulder, comforting her tenderly.

'Mom, don't worry, since you've said it out loud, it's our business. Gu Chen and I will definitely help you find your eldest son back. Now all you have to do is eat well and take care of your health, otherwise if you get sick again, it will really be more harm than good.'

Seeing Ji Pianran patiently comforting his mother, Gu Chen's heart could not help but warm up.

He never expected that she would care so much about his family's affairs.