Chapter 171: A glimmer of hope in isolation
Indeed, she didn't even know the specific situation, so she impulsively went to consult a barrister, which was indeed inappropriate, she bit her lip and said stubbornly: "Don't you say that you use legal means to protect your legitimate rights and interests, I just want to ask, just like this, what way can she go?" ”
Gu Mochen looked at her intently and thought for a moment: "Listening to your description, her family's economic conditions should not be well-off, so I suggest applying for legal aid first." ”
"Is it free?"
"Legal aid is free, but it is limited to specific lawsuits filed by citizens due to financial difficulties, so you have to apply for it, and the specific situation is analyzed on a case-by-case basis, after all, the information you have is too limited, and I can't give you a definite answer." Gu Mochen thought for a while, "I'll go back to the law firm and send you a copy of the relevant information for you to understand, if you decide to apply, I'll introduce legal aid lawyers to them, what do you think?" ”
She looked at him with big round eyes, she remembered that she had seen it in a certain book, the man who looked at you intently must be rich in heart, Gu Mochen at this moment, there seemed to be a fatal magnetic field on her body, which made her willing to be attracted to the past.
"Don't understand?" Seeing that she was stunned and looked at herself, Gu Mochen confirmed it again.
Tan Man shook his head with a smile: "No, I just think that your appearance is deceitful and looks repulsive, but in fact, you are still very enthusiastic inside." ”
"In my heart, I can't be very passionate about everyone."
As he spoke, he looked at her directly, and Tan Man felt that an electric current was transmitted from his hair to his toes.
Looking at her somewhat stunned expression, Gu Mochen couldn't help but smile: "You use the phone to contact them, if you have to meet, I'll go with you." ”
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and the waiter put all the dishes on the table at one time, full of delicacies, fragrant fragrance, Xiaobei on the side couldn't wait to pick up chopsticks and spoons, and launched an offensive against the braised pork in front of him.
Tan Man also took advantage of the situation to resolve the embarrassment in his appetite.
After a meal, she took care of Xiaobei and finished eating, and the two chatted without a word, and most of the topics were derived from Xiaobei.
Gu Mochen suddenly felt that this kind of atmosphere was strange and fresh, and it was also comfortable.
When paying the bill, the little sister walked into the box with the credit card machine and the bill, Tan Man immediately took out the wallet from the bag, but Gu Mochen had already handed over the bank card first, and said to the little sister: "No password." ”
Tan Man blinked his eyes, and before he could take out the card, the sound of the printing of the card receipt had already sounded.
"Say I'm in for a treat!"
Gu Mochen took back his bank card and smiled slyly: "Then you owe it." ”
"You're too treacherous, Boss Gu." She saw an expression on his face that resembled the success of the conspiracy, "Do you think I'll pay you back with interest in the future?!" ”
Gu Mochen was stunned for a moment, she seemed to have solved a problem that she hadn't figured out for a long time!
When they walked out of the private restaurant, the sky was completely dark, Shanghai had just entered the wax moon, the breath of winter was already strong, a ball of cotton-like white gas, you could see it instantly dissipated in the air, unconsciously, the time of their acquaintance crossed a season.
Gu Mochen was placing Xiaobei in the back row, and when she turned around, she saw Tan Man standing stiffly behind her, because she was not wearing much, and the cold wind hit, she subconsciously shrunk her neck.
"Get in the car." He urged.
The car shuttled through the bustling streets, but in about ten minutes, he returned to the high-end community of Gujiazui, he drove straight into the parking lot, stopped at the entrance of the elevator room, and did not turn off the engine.
Tan Man got out of the car and pulled Xiaobei down from the back seat, Gu Mochen also got out of the car at this moment, walked around the front of the car and walked towards her, holding a dark blue card between his bony fingers and handing it to her.
"This is the community access card, you hold it, the password of the door at home is 008145, remember?"
Tan Man was stunned for a moment, nodded, and took it carefully, as if receiving an Olympic flame from the hands of an Olympic champion.
"Then, I'll take Xiaobei up first." Her gaze was a little evasive, and at this moment, she didn't dare to look directly at the man in front of her.
Tan Man lowered his head and shook the hand of Xiaobei in his hand, and said in a childish tone: "Xiaobei, goodbye to my brother!" ”
Xiaobei raised his head and waved his hand: "Goodbye!" ”
Gu Mochen looked gentle, reached out and rubbed the top of his head: "Be obedient and go to bed early!" ”
Xiaobei nodded perfunctorily, Tan Man pulled him, and was about to turn around and walk to the elevator room behind him.
"Manman," Gu Mochen suddenly shouted, "Wait for me at home and send you back in a while." ”
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The next day, Tan Man contacted Xiaoqing's father, on the phone, she told the child's father about the general situation, he listened, thanked him excitedly, begging to meet with the lawyer as soon as possible, as if he was afraid of hanging up the phone, everything was a dream.
She tried to call Gu Mochen to make an appointment, but unexpectedly, Gu Mochen directly made a refreshing appointment to meet in a teahouse next to the school that afternoon.
When Tan Man walked to the door of the teahouse, Xiaoqing's parents were already waiting there with Xiaoqing, and it seemed that they had been waiting for a long time.
Both of them looked to be almost fifty, mediocre in appearance, not tall, and her father was even a little rickety. They all wore the same dark blue cotton coats, with the name of the factory on their left chest, and they were as simple and ordinary as the hundreds of thousands or even millions of migrant workers in the city, but there was a hint of helplessness in their eyes.
"Hello, I'm Tan Man who contacted you on the phone." Manman smiled at them and said hello.
"Teacher Tan, hello, my name is Li Zhu, I am Xiaoqing's father, this is the child's mother." The man named Li Zhu bent down and nodded respectfully at her, so solemn and restrained made Tan Man unnatural.
"It's windy here, let's go in and wait, Lawyer Gu should be there soon."
She asked for a private room, and the family of three behind her seemed to be the first time to come to such an elegant place, and they were cautious for fear of breaking any of the seemingly delicate and expensive wood decorations.
A young waitress wearing a cheongsam walked into the box and bowed slightly: "Hello, what kind of tea?" ”
"West Lake Longjing before the Ming Dynasty." When he was at Gu Mochen's house, Manman noticed that the tea cans in the kitchen were all green tea, and most of them were Longjing.
When the waiter left, Li Zhu frowned slightly, so that she probably guessed something, thought about it, and said with a smile: "Lawyer Gu is my friend, I just owe him a meal before, and today I invited him to the teahouse to drink tea, which is considered to be paid off, and I don't know if you like to drink tea or not, so I will make an appointment here directly, don't mind." ”
"No, no, no." Li Zhu hurriedly waved his hand, "Teacher Tan, we should have a treat." ”
Tan Man grinned: "Don't fight with me, I finally got the opportunity to return it to him." ”
"This, this place, isn't cheap."
"It's not good to be too cold when you meet a lawyer for the first time, and then you get to know each other, so you don't need to be so polite when you meet."
"Teacher Tan, I really didn't expect you to be a young and beautiful teacher, and you have such a good heart." Li Zhu said gratefully, "I, our whole family is really grateful to you, Xiaoqing, this child, is our old girl, she has been working outside to make money when she was young, and she was almost forty years old, I didn't expect to be born with a bad brain, but even so, we still treat her as a treasure, but I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen." ”
Li Zhu choked and stopped, and Manman couldn't help frowning sympathetically: "Don't say that, you have to believe that there are always more ways than difficulties." ”
When Li Zhu and his wife looked helpless, Xiaoqing beside him looked around with dull eyes, completely unaware of what the world had done to her, which made people feel even more pathetic.
"Knock knock." There was a knock on the door, the door opened, and Gu Mochen appeared by the door in a suit and leather shoes, and there was a man of his age behind him.
"Hey, you're here!" Tan Man immediately stood up and greeted the visitor with a smile.
"Let me introduce you, this is Xiaoqing's father, Li Zhu, Brother Li, this is the child's mother, this is Xiaoqing." After speaking, he turned to Li Zhu and introduced, "Brother Li, this is the Gu Mochen I told you, Lawyer Gu, uh, this is ......."
The man who came with Gu Mochen answered directly and introduced himself enthusiastically: "My name is Chen Rui, and I am a full-time lawyer specializing in legal aid services in the Legal Aid Center. ”
"Hello Lawyer Chen, Lawyer Gu!" Li Zhu was as respectful and polite as he saw Tan Man just now, and honestly did what he was not good at.
"Hello!" Gu Mochen bowed his head at them, without too much expression, and after taking a seat, Tan Man took the initiative to pour him a cup of tea.
"West Lake Longjing before the Ming Dynasty." She deliberately raised her voice and smiled slyly, as if asking for credit.
When Gu Mochen heard this, a smile seemed to climb on his cold face, but he quickly returned to the seriousness of his work.
Tan Man poured another cup of tea for Chen Rui next to him, and said with a smile, "Lawyer Chen, please drink tea." ”
"Thank you!" Chen Rui's eyes wandered between the two, as if he saw something greasy, and smiled as if he was nothing.
Gu Mochen took a sip of tea and went straight to the point: "Mr. Li, Mr. Tan has already told me about your situation, and I also mentioned it to Lawyer Chen before I came, but because she doesn't know the specific details, I would like to ask you to explain the matter in detail." ”
"Okay."
When Li Zhu was narrating, Chen Rui listened very carefully, interrupting him from time to time to ask a question, and recording it on the computer most of the time, Gu Mochen sat on the side and did not speak, holding his breath and listening attentively, but Tan Man, who occasionally peeked at the man next to him distractedly.
After Li Zhu finished speaking, Chen Rui took out a few documents from the document bag: "Mr. Li, according to your situation, you can apply for legal aid first, and after the qualification review is passed, we can provide you with legal aid. ”
"Thank you so much, although my daughter has a problem with her intelligence, but in our parents' hearts, it is also a treasure, and I can't bear it." Li Zhu's originally gloomy eyes lit up, as if he had grasped the last straw on the edge of the cliff, allowing them to see a glimmer of hope in the despair of being isolated and helpless.