Chapter 142

"...?"

After hanging up, she climbed onto the bed, found her backpack, and took two hundred yuan from an inner pocket.

Grandma Lin had insisted on pressing that money into her hand before she left.

Grandma Lin usually wore a stern expression and had a stubborn temper. The other children were afraid of her; they did not even dare go near her yard.

But Song Chaohua knew she was a good person. Only Grandma Lin would say, "Take this money and buy something to bring abroad. That father of yours isn't reliable. Don't let yourself go hungry, understand?"

But...

Finding her family was supposed to be wonderful news for Grandma Lin. So why did Song Chaohua feel so sad?

Gu Jinshui got in touch with the man selling the calligraphy.

The man was not Joseph's friend, but one of his clients.

Joseph drove as he said, "John's not a decent guy. If you buy from him, he'll open his mouth like a tiger."

"It's a lion," An Yi corrected from the passenger seat, munching on potato chips. "The saying is 'open his mouth like a lion.'"

Joseph shrugged. "Same difference. But Gu, are you sure your daughter and that little boy can pull this off?"

"Of course! She's my daughter!"

Gu Jinshui said proudly, "When it comes to brains, my daughter's smarter than plenty of adults."

Joseph was skeptical.

To him, Gu Yousi was just a child. It would be good enough if she did not make a fuss or throw a tantrum. The idea that she could help was downright fanciful.

But since Gu Jinshui had said so, Joseph could hardly undermine his friend.

The man they were looking for lived some distance away, on the west side of New York.

When they arrived and got out of the