"This house is rented to me, and you have no right to enter until I move out!"

Lu Zhixia strode over, then nudged the old lady aside with her shoulder, opened the door, and placed the basin on the shelf inside the room.

Grandma Ma was furious. This girl was a troublesome one. She had argued with her so many times in the village, but she had never been able to win against this girl.

Lu Zhixia took two eggs out of the house, preparing to make egg noodles.

Grandma Ma's eyes widened when she saw the two eggs in the little girl's hand.

"You ate two eggs first thing in the morning, how come you don't choke to death!"

"Then why don't you choke to death with all that talking!"

"So young, yet so sharp-tongued!"

"Even at a very old age, my mind still can't keep things clear!"

“I’m going to tell my son that I won’t rent the house to him.”

“Sure! I told you yesterday, just give me 150 yuan and I’ll move it right away from here.”

Grandma Ma was so angry that her chest hurt. This little girl had no respect for her elders. How could someone like that be her son's neighbor?

Why would they hire tenants like that? They're never easy to get along with!

His son also told him that the girl was a very kind person and had helped them a lot.

In her opinion, it was all a lie and not a single word could be believed!

Her son wants her to leave, but she doesn't want to. How can she stay?

Suddenly an idea popped into my head: I could fake being sick and stay.

So he slowly sat down on the ground, then lay down on his side, closed his eyes, and pretended to be dead.

Lu Zhixia was taken aback when she saw this scene. This person didn't look like he had fainted; he looked like he was lying down and sleeping.

"Mom!" Zhou Cheng called out and ran over.

Lu Zhixia quickly moved aside, and then saw Zhou Cheng help the old lady up.

"Mom, what's wrong? Why did you faint!"

"Mom, wake up!"

Don't scare me!

Lu Zhixia saw that the old lady's hand moved slightly and then withdrew, which was obviously a pretense of fainting.

"Xiaxia! What's wrong with my mom?" Zhou Cheng looked at Lu Zhixia with pleading eyes. "Could you take a look?"

"Of course." Lu Zhixia immediately had an idea. Since the old lady was pretending to faint, let's see how long she can keep up the act.

“I just happened to learn a set of acupuncture techniques that can soothe the meridians and improve circulation. I’ll give Grandma a few acupuncture treatments, and she’ll definitely feel better.”

“Okay, go ahead and do it!” Zhou Cheng said readily.

When she heard that she was going to get acupuncture, Grandma Ma's eyelids twitched a few times. She really wanted to open her eyes and scold her son.

Is he stupid? How could he let outsiders mess with his own mother?

Lu Zhixia quickly took out the acupuncture kit. Seeing that the old lady's eyelids twitched again, she gave Zhou Cheng a look, signaling him to pay attention to the old lady's face.

At first, Zhou Cheng didn't understand, but after carefully observing his mother's face, he noticed that her eyelids were moving.

Then it dawned on him that the old lady hadn't fainted; everything before his eyes was an act.

My heart sank. Is this really my own mother?

Why is it so exhausting?

He slowly stood up. "Don't worry, little sister, just focus on getting the injection. If anything happens, I'll take responsibility!"

"With my brother-in-law's words, I feel relieved." Lu Zhixia took out a needle and gestured in front of the old lady, "It's a bit thick, so it will probably hurt a little when you prick it."

“It’s okay, my mom isn’t afraid of pain,” Zhou Cheng said defiantly.

Lu Zhixia slowly brought the needle closer and saw her body trembling, a clear sign of fear.

She had no intention of giving the old lady acupuncture; she just wanted to scare her awake.

"Then I'll get it done!"

Grandma Ma opened her eyes in anger and started cursing at her son, "What are you doing? I've raised you for nothing! How come I'm not afraid of pain?!"

"Mom, why did you make such a scene?"

"It's all because you rented the house to outsiders. I was thinking of having your younger brother's two children come and live with us, so you could help take care of them. Wouldn't that be a win-win situation?"

"Mom, since you've brought this up again, let me ask you, how much does he pay me a month?"

"What are you talking about money for! You two are brothers, blood is thicker than water. His two kids are quite well-behaved, so you can help take care of them. They don't eat that much anyway."

"This half-grown boy is going to bankrupt his parents! My wife and I are both laid off now. Why can't we afford to raise our child? If he comes here, we'll go hungry!"

"What do you mean, laid off?" Old Mrs. Ma stood up abruptly. "You mean you lost your job?"

“Yes, that’s right. I’m unemployed, and I’m broke now. It’s all gone to Yuanyuan.” Zhou Cheng looked at his mother coldly. “So, are you still going to send her over?”

"How have you two managed to survive? How did you both get laid off? I thought you were living the high life here, but it turns out you're just empty shells!" Old Mrs. Ma scolded her son without any politeness. "You can't even support your whole family, are you even a man?"