Seeing that Lan Guangxue was alone, Li Chunxiang didn't think much of it and took him home. However, she didn't expect that Lan Guangxue would go out after recognizing the place. Not long after, he brought Wang Xiaobao and Xie Xiuhua into the house, carrying large and small bags. It seemed that he wanted to settle down in her house.

Lan Yin politely declined. "Dad, how can I make decisions about Xie Zhi's company? Let's find something else to do first."

"Lan Yin, you can't just abandon me after you've served your purpose!" Wang Xiaobao said with a smile. "Back then, I helped your husband with so many things. He said that as long as I came to the provincial capital, he would definitely treat me well. Now, you actually say that?"

"What are you yelling about?" Lan Yin said sternly. "Take your luggage and come with me. I'll find you a place to stay first."

"They're not going anywhere else, they're staying here." Lan Guangxue had found out everything. "Anyway, your mother lives in this house alone, and you and Xie Zhi don't live here. You live in the big house, so they won't bother you. You can just stay here."

When Lan Guangxue inquired about Li Chunxiang, he heard a lot of things, including that Xie Zhi had bought the house for Li Chunxiang. Therefore, he was a little angry about Li Chunxiang's previous excuse. She was clearly doing so well, yet she still told him that she hadn't established herself properly. She was being wary of him, Lan Guangxue.

"Wang Xiaobao, bring your sister-in-law and come with me," Lan Yin threatened him. "This is not your territory. You can't act recklessly here. If you don't leave now, Brother Zhi's bodyguards will come back soon, and you'll be thrown out."

Xie Xiuhua, a simple countrywoman, was frightened by Lan Yin's words. Besides, Li Chunxiang had always seen her as a rival in love, so she tugged at Wang Xiaobao's sleeve. "Xiaobao, why don't we go with Lan Yin? We're all from the same village, she won't abandon us."

"Alright." No matter how shameless Wang Xiaobao was, he would still act according to circumstances. This was not a place for him to run wild, so he immediately went to get his luggage.

Xie Xiuhua picked up her luggage and was about to say goodbye to Lan Guangxue when he picked up his luggage and said, "Then I'll go with you too."

"Dad, aren't you going to live with Mom?" Lan Yin looked at him in surprise, thinking he would keep his composure, but she didn't expect that they would be living together so soon.

“Your mother doesn’t care about me. I live here and still have to put up with her attitude.” Lan Guangxue retorted. “Judging from her clothes, she probably already has a lover here, which is why she’s been preventing me from coming to the provincial capital to stay with my daughter.”

"Did I stop you from coming?" Li Chunxiang finally couldn't hold back anymore, and she jumped up and started cursing. "You shameless old man did something disgraceful at home. Don't think I don't know about your affair with Xie Xiuhua. You two are really shameless, daring to stay in my house. Lan Guangxue, I'll fight you to the death."

"Mom, stop it!" Lan Yin held back Li Chunxiang, constantly giving her meaningful glances.

Li Chunxiang didn't fight with Lan Guangxue because she knew her daughter would side with her, her own mother.

In the car, Lan Guangxue was still complaining. "Yinzi, now that you're successful, you can't just abandon your dad. Your mom is too selfish. She only cares about living a good life in the city. I've asked for your address several times, but she won't tell me. She even says she hasn't established herself yet. What does she really want?"

"Dad, why didn't you tell me about all the things that happened to you at the mine?"

"I wanted to tell you, but where am I supposed to find you?" Lan Guangxue was furious. "If it weren't for Xie Zhi's fame, I'm afraid I really wouldn't be able to find you and your daughter. You two are doing well, hiding here enjoying yourselves and abandoning this old man like me. If it weren't for Wang Xiaobao and Xiuhua taking care of me these days, your father would probably have starved to death long ago."

Lan Guangxue deliberately acted pitiful, saying that since his daughter was so rich, he needed to get more money from her to make a living. Anyway, he couldn't rely on his old woman Li Chunxiang anymore. Once he got the money, he would divorce Li Chunxiang and live a good life with Xie Xiuhua.

"Aren't you rich? If you were rich, would you be living such a miserable life?"

"What money do I have? If I did, it would all go to you and your daughter."

“Dad, you only give us ten or so yuan a month, but I know that your salary is fifty or sixty yuan. You must have saved a lot of money over the years, right?” Lan Yin knew that he was just pretending to be poor in front of her, just trying to get money from her.

"How can I save any money?" Lan Guangxue said stubbornly. "Don't I need to eat? Don't I need to have expenses? Don't I need to make friends? Don't I need to give gifts? There's really no surplus at the end of each month."

“Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore.” Lan Yin stopped the topic. “I’ll go and rent a place for you. I can pay the initial deposit and three months’ rent for you, but you’ll have to pay the rent yourselves after that.”

“Okay, three months it is. We’ll find a way out after three months.” Lan Guangxue didn’t want to start a fight with his daughter right now.

Lan Yin drove them to a remote area to find a house. It was not far from Xiang Qiuyun's house. The rent was cheap in that area. It was also far from Ya Le Ju. If it was too close to Ya Guang Ju, they might run to their house all the time.

While taking Xiang Qiuyun back, Lan Yin caught a glimpse of a house rental advertisement posted on the wall. She went to see the house, which was one of those houses in a large courtyard, right next to Xiang Qiuyun's courtyard. The price wasn't expensive either, ten yuan a month for two rooms, one large and one small, and a small kitchen.

Lan Yin rented a house for them and then took them out for a big meal.

As he was leaving, Lan Guangxue privately asked Lan Yin for money again, and Lan Yin bluntly stated, "You can have money, but you have to divorce my mother right now. Otherwise, don't even think about getting a single penny from me."

"How much money can you give me?" Lan Guangxue asked tentatively.

"How much money do you want?" Lan Yin asked back.

Lan Guangxue pointed to five fingers.

"Five hundred?" Lan Yin thought to herself, if it were five hundred, she would give it to him immediately and make her mother cut ties with him.

Lan Guangxue shook his head. "It's five thousand."

"Do you think I'm an ATM?" Lan Yin said sternly. "You were in the wrong first, and you still want to make exorbitant demands. Don't end up not getting a single penny. I'm giving you this chance out of family ties. Think it over carefully before you talk about this."

Under Lan Guangxue's watchful gaze, Lan Yin drove off into the distance.

Wang Xiaobao and Xie Xiuhua overheard what Lan Guangxue and Lan Yin were saying. As soon as Lan Yin left, Xie Xiuhua complained to him, "Why did you ask for so much? As long as Li Chunxiang agrees to the divorce, asking for any amount of money would have been enough. We're the ones who wronged her."

“If I don’t ask for more money, how will I support your son and daughter’s schooling in the future?” Lan Guangxue put his arm around Xie Xiuhua in front of Wang Xiaobao. “In the future, I will also let you live the life of a city person. No matter how fancy Li Chunxiang dresses, she is still an old woman. She is not as good-looking as you. Even if you dress poorly, you are still a thousand times better-looking than her.”

"Stop talking nonsense. If you ask me, you should ask her for two thousand yuan." Xie Xiuhua nudged him. "I just heard the landlord say that he wants to sell this house for one thousand yuan. If we can get two thousand yuan, we can buy the house and have a stable home in the city. We can save the other thousand yuan and then go find a job to earn money."