That day, Li Dashun heard Li Zhi, the contractor in the village, say that he met Chen Lao Er when he was buying a house in the county town.

Li Dashun had an idea after his third sister's family also bought a commercial apartment.

Let Dad stay at Third Sister's old house. Then, his three sons can also stay in the county town for a day or two under the pretext of visiting their grandfather.

After my third sister's family moves to the new house, the old house should be able to be used by our own family members without any problem.

Li Dashun had had enough of Shanghe Village. Sometimes, when he heard his friends who often played mahjong or other games in the county say how great the county was, he also thought about coming to the county.

"Well, you Chen Lao Er, you ingrate! Li Yumei, you black-hearted bastard!"

They give other people 300 yuan a year, but only 480 yuan to my husband and me. They're short 60 yuan. They need to make up the difference right away.

This is outrageous! They still expect their adopted daughter to give them money for their old age. Even our own parents-in-law don't have that much.

Everyone come and see! Li Yumei, that spendthrift woman, if you dare to let that old man stay at my son's house, I'll make my second son divorce you.

"Go back to your Shanghe Village, go back to your biological father's house..." Grandma Chen was furious and rushed in.

She pointed at Chen Lao Er and Li Yu Mei and began to hurl insults at them.

She did the math and realized something was wrong. She and her husband had only received 480 yuan in retirement money from their second son's family.

How come Li Yumei's biological father, with whom she has no connection, still gets 300 yuan a year, even though it's only 20 yuan per person per month?

Three hundred a year, that's twenty-five a month, more than my own family earns, and she even wants to live in her son's house and have her son serve her. It's truly unbearable.

Grandma Chen continued to berate her son and daughter-in-law, while her eyes glared fiercely at another man, Li Dashun.

Where did this shameless relative come from? He actually wants to be a sucker for her son. She'll kick him out.

"Auntie, what...what do you mean by this? This is my third sister's house." Li Dashun was startled by the old woman who suddenly ran in.

He was a little embarrassed, but still insisted on emphasizing it.

He had previously thought that if his third sister didn't agree to let their father move out, she would have to give him more money, otherwise he wouldn't leave.

Unexpectedly, he ran into Old Mrs. Chen. He knew a little about her; she looked a lot like his deceased mother. It seemed he wouldn't get anything good out of her today.

"Your third sister?! That's hilarious. She was adopted out right after she was born. You call her your third sister? Ask the neighbors around here, or go ask people on the main street. Who has an adopted daughter who has to support her biological father in his old age?"

Also, this is my Chen family home, my son's home, not your Li family home.

"Li Yumei, if you don't want to live with my son, then get out of here. I've put up with you for over twenty years. My son can marry an eighteen or twenty-year-old girl after leaving you." Grandma Chen was so angry that she spoke without thinking. No, it should be said that this is just her personality.

Grandma Chen was very proud of her son, who was in his forties but not yet fifty, living a carefree and relaxed life and not showing his age at all.

She gave birth to him, and he's very handsome.

Chen Lao Er touched his nose, completely ignoring his mother's talk about money.

He had initially set his sights on his mother when she came in, and stepped aside to wait for her to make her move, but he never expected that she would also get caught in the crossfire.

That three hundred yuan of retirement money was meant to shut Uncle Li up. He thought he could use it to get rid of Uncle Li's family so they wouldn't bother him anymore, whether there was a problem or not.

Now it seems that Li Dashun is ungrateful and is pushing his luck, so let's reduce the price by sixty yuan.

Is Chen Lao Er a good-tempered person? No, he actually came to his house to cause trouble. He thought he just heard Xiao Wu's voice at the door. He's going to be looked down upon again. It makes him furious.

Yeah, my parents only have 480, why should I give them an extra 60? Humph, 300 gone.

“Dashun, even if you hadn’t come to me, I would have still come to talk to you. You just heard what my mother said.”

From now on, the pension for Uncle Li will be 240 yuan per year, not 300 yuan.

If you want to cause trouble, go outside and make trouble. I, Chen Lao Er, don't care at all.

"However, this is the Chen family's residence, not your Li family's. Get out of here." Chen Lao Er's tone was very unfriendly, and he even raised his hand to shoo him away.

"Why are you Chen family members being so unreasonable? You promised three hundred yuan." Li Dashun was caught off guard and, wanting to stay, forced himself to speak.

Why did the money not only not increase, but actually decrease?

Li Yumei was in a very awkward situation. At first, when she saw her mother-in-law come in and face Li Dashun, she was somewhat expectant.

But when he heard her scolding him, he felt a surge of resentment.

He's no longer considered part of the mother's family, yet he came to cause trouble and was scolded by his mother.

It also made the surrounding neighbors aware of her situation. Where would she put her face in the future?

"Get out of here..." Li Yumei picked up a large broom from the corner of the wall and started swatting at Li Dashun.

This big broom is what the Chen family has been using to clean the ceiling these past few days; the stick is quite thick and long.

The first blow was so fast that it hit Li Dashun's shoulder directly, and he couldn't dodge it in time.

Li Dashun noticed that his third sister's eyes were red and she was looking fierce. Sensing something was wrong, he ran out the door.

But he was cursing and swearing under his breath when he almost bumped into Chen Xiaoliu. Chen Xihua grabbed him by the back of his collar and pulled him away.

Chen Xihua shook her head and walked into the house with Chen Xiaoliu. Her eldest sister and fourth sister hid in the kitchen and did not come out.

There were only three people in the living room: Chen Lao Er, Li Yumei, and Grandma Chen. They looked at each other somewhat awkwardly.

What's that saying again? Life needs a little something extra, something really special.

However, Li Dashun is such a shameless person, he's really annoying and irritating!

"Second son, I've come to see you because I want to tell you that your father is turning seventy and we'd like to have a banquet at the Yangqing Hotel. Also, remember to make up the sixty yuan for his retirement, or I won't let you off the hook." Grandma Chen said as she walked towards the door.

When she saw Chen Xihua and her brother enter, for some reason, it wasn't that she was afraid of what Wu Yatou would say, but she just didn't want to confront Wu Yatou.

She couldn't get any credit from Wu Yatou.

After Grandma Chen left, Chen Xihua looked at Chen Lao Er's embarrassed face and couldn't help but laugh, "Dad, you can't spoil people."

Then he blinked, as if to say, "Dad, are you afraid of that scoundrel? Compared to you, he's nothing."

"Hehehe, Xiao Wu, your old man is a decent man. But don't worry, I'll think about it carefully and I'll definitely find a way." Chen Lao Er understood Xiao Wu's thoughts, feeling both a little embarrassed and quite proud.

See, Xiao Wu is very smart. He knows that he still has to rely on his old man to take action.

Li Yumei, perhaps having vented her anger by hitting someone, still looked furious but also a bit arrogant as she turned and went back to her room to tidy herself up.

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The incident that happened at the Chen family's house at noon has spread throughout the residential area, but this time, no one is saying much bad about Chen Xihua's family.

After all, not to mention married daughters, even sons might not give much money to the elderly in the family, and Li Yumei was an adopted daughter.

The people here still follow the old traditions when it comes to children who are adopted out.

Adoption is not just a formality; the child has no further relationship with the biological parents. Otherwise, who would be willing to adopt a child?

However, Chen Xihua doesn't pay much attention to these family matters now; she's waiting for her third sister's call.

It wasn't until 9 p.m. that Chen Meihua called back. "Xiao Wu, you wanted to ask me this morning if I had been bullied, right? I knew Xiao Wu cared about me the most."

"Well, Third Sister, has anyone bullied you?" Chen Xihua asked with a smile.

"There was no bullying. Manager Liu found me Sister Niu, who is tall and strong. Most men would take two steps back when they see her."

However, a while ago, a new male celebrity from Liuye Company kept trying to pursue me. I told him that I was signed to Fenghua Entertainment and that dating required the boss's permission, so he left sheepishly.

Haha, that'll make him furious! That guy had such a malicious look on his face, did he think I couldn't see through him?

Also, a month ago, a wealthy businessman in his thirties wanted to invest in the movie we just filmed. He contacted me privately, wanting me to work for him, saying he could support me.

It was disgusting and outrageous. I said, "Sure, I don't want to be a celebrity either, but the penalty for breach of contract is 10 billion." I asked him if he could help me pay that, and he just walked away with an incredulous look on his face.

"Third Sister, you can't let your assistant, Sister Niu, leave your side. Aside from filming on set, she shouldn't go anywhere else," Chen Xihua said, slightly relieved after understanding the situation, but still offering this advice.

However, since it's in her own company, Director An and Liu Quan would definitely not allow Third Sister to be harassed.

Chen Xihua was just afraid that her third sister would be too naive to see things clearly and would be easily deceived.

"I know, I'll be home in a couple of days, don't miss me too much," Chen Meihua said sweetly.

As if remembering something, she added, "It seems that Zhou Qingyang signed with Willow Leaf Entertainment. I saw him at an event once."

"Third Sister, who is Zhou Qingyang?" Chen Xihua tightened her grip on her phone, feigning ignorance.

“Old Factory Director Zhou’s grandson, he was in the same class as me in elementary school.” Although Chen Meihua didn’t notice anything wrong with Xiao Wu, she continued, “However, I’m not familiar with him.”