Everyone knows that even if Xiaotian and Xiaoli stay in this family, they can't leave Aunt Chen, the relative who raised them.

Although they are not relatives, they are closer than relatives. The two children will feel uncomfortable without Aunt Chen by their side.

"Really?" Aunt Chen's hope returned. "Can I really work for your family?"

“It’s true,” Ye Mei said. “Mo Ran has mentioned to me several times that he wants to ask someone to help us. Now that’s great, with you here to help us, and since we all know each other so well, it will be easier for us to get along.”

"Xiao Chen, it's alright. I'll bring the kids back in one car after school. You can stay here without worry." Su Ming was a kind-hearted person. Seeing that Aunt Chen was genuinely good to Xiao Tian and Xiao Li, he knew that everyone has a heart. Even if the family wasn't doing well financially, let alone with their current good economic situation, he wouldn't turn them away.

They're all good people in the same family.

“But all my and my children’s things are in that house, and now it’s sealed off, so we can’t go in,” Aunt Chen said. “My old things may not be worth much, but they’re still clothes and rags that I’ve accumulated over time. And my savings book is in the room too. What am I going to do?”

“It’s alright, I’ll find someone to get it for you,” Su Xiaonuan said. “We don’t need to take anything else of value, just the clothes that belong to you and the children. Of course, I’ll get your savings book for you. Don’t worry, Aunt Chen, I’ll definitely take care of this little thing. That’s your hard-earned money, not Xie Zhi’s or theirs.”

"Thank you." Aunt Chen kowtowed three times to Su Xiaonuan. "Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, my children and I would be homeless."

“Aunt Chen, don’t kowtow so easily. From now on, we are all equal in this family, especially in front of Xiaotian and Xiaoli. We shouldn’t be exclusive and should let these two children feel the warmth of family.” Su Xiaonuan helped Aunt Chen up. “And Tiesuo, they are all rather sensitive children. Don’t separate our children from these children. From now on, these children are all my children, Su Xiaonuan’s children, and we should treat them all equally.”

"You are all such good people!" Aunt Chen cried with emotion.

"Mom, you two talk to Aunt Chen for a bit, I'm going to make a phone call." Su Xiaonuan handed Aunt Chen's hand to Ye Mei.

Zhang Yulan was also wiping away tears. She had once been a single mother raising two children, and she knew how hard life was. Although she lived in the countryside, she had a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and if she worked hard, she could grow food to fill her stomach. But people living in the city who lost their homes and had no food were even more pitiful and could only wander the streets as beggars.

Ye Mei helped Aunt Chen to sit down in the pavilion. Zhang Yulan went back into the house and brought out tea and snacks. The winter sun shone in the pavilion, warm and cozy, just like Aunt Chen's heart at that moment.

Zhang Yulan and Ye Mei took turns talking to Aunt Chen, trying to help her quickly integrate into the family and eliminate any distinction between master and servant, as their family did not have such hierarchical distinctions.

Xiao Nuan came out after finishing her call and waved her hand. "Dad, get in your car and go get Aunt Chen's and the children's clothes."

"Did they agree?" Aunt Chen stood up happily.

"Okay," Su Xiaonuan said. "You should come too, we don't even know where to put it when we get inside."

"Is that alright?" Aunt Chen asked.

"Of course," Su Xiaonuan said. With the chiefs of the four branch bureaus showing up, how could they not give her this much face?

Ye Mei and Zhang Yulan went along too. They were there to help move things. Since they were allowed to move clothes, they wanted to move all the children's clothes over. When Xie Zhi had money, he never bought anything cheap. If he bought something cheap, he would feel ashamed of Xie Zhi. That's the mindset of a nouveau riche.

When they arrived, Xie Zhi was singing and dancing outside the gate, making a complete fool of himself.

"Has he gone mad?" Ye Mei exclaimed.

"Pretty much," Aunt Chen said. "He went from heaven to hell in an instant. He's practically insane. When I first asked him questions, he was already a bit out of his mind."

As they were talking, a group of people walked towards Xie Zhi's house.

Su Xiaonuan and the others stood aside, wondering what these people were up to. In any case, they still had to wait for someone to open the door before they could go in and get their things.

Upon seeing Xie Zhi, the group rushed towards him, all shouting the same thing: "Xie Zhi, give me back my money!"

Xie Zhi kept smiling at them. "Hehe, you're all here! Shall we play some games together?"

"Has he really gone mad?" someone said.

"What's wrong with him?" someone said indignantly. "This guy is definitely faking it."

"Yes, he's definitely faking it." Someone grabbed him and started punching and kicking him.

Despite being hit by so many people, Xie Zhi didn't utter a single sound of pain. Instead, he grinned at them and kept inviting those who were hitting him to play games.

Su Xiaonuan couldn't stand it any longer. Xie Zhi was a hateful man, and now so many people were beating him. She roared, "Is it meaningful for so many of you to bully someone who is not mentally sound?"

"Who are you? What's your relationship to Xie Zhi? Can you repay our money?"

“I’m his neighbor. He owes you money, why don’t you go to his wife to pay it back?” Su Xiaonuan said. Why don’t these people go to Lan Yin?

“We tried,” someone said angrily. “But that woman pulled out her divorce certificate and threw it at us, so we had no choice but to ask Xie Zhi for the money back.”

"How much money does he owe you?" Su Xiaonuan glanced at everyone. "You don't look like business people, so how come you have a financial dispute with him?"

“He said he wanted to set up a factory and asked us to pool our money and invest.” A woman pointed at Xie Zhi. “I even borrowed money from someone to raise funds. He and that woman bragged about it to the skies, saying that once the factory was up and running, it would soon be profitable and we would get dividends. Now look what happened, I didn’t get any dividends, and now debt collectors are coming to my door every day to ask me to pay back the money. They’ve really ruined me.”

Lan Yin overheard Wang Xiaobao and his father talking about the village's investment in a factory. They wanted to tell Lan Yin to bring money back to the village to invest, so she could receive dividends later. However, the listeners had ulterior motives, thinking it was a business scheme.

Therefore, Lan Yin encouraged Xie Zhi to raise funds.

Everyone believed in Xie Zhi's abilities.

So, both acquaintances and strangers contributed money.

Lan Yin ran off with all the money, but now she's using a divorce certificate to get rid of everyone, making all the creditors come after Xie Zhi to pay back the money.

What a vicious woman! Su Xiaonuan thought to herself, Lan Yin is a woman who will harm people wherever she goes.

“Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt its debtor. Lan Yin has embezzled all your investment money. You should go after her, not Xie Zhi. He's a victim too,” Su Xiaonuan said, pointing to the seal on the door. “All of Xie Zhi’s assets have been seized. He doesn’t even have a home now. You can beat him to death and still not get your money. Go find Lan Yin. That woman emptied Xie Zhi’s company; she took all the money. Or, you can call the police and have them arrest the person who absconded with the money. Don’t waste your time on Xie Zhi; he’s gone mad.”