Xie Zhi instructed Lan Guangxue, "Stay hidden down there. I've noticed that Da Huang is familiar with Lan Yin and her daughter. They don't bark when they come, but Da Huang barks incessantly as soon as you appear. It's safer for you to stay down there. If this room catches fire one day, remember to rescue everyone upstairs."

"What do you mean?" Lan Guangxue asked nervously.

Xie Zhi then told him what he had heard, “We’ve done too many bad things in the past, so this time, let’s do something good.”

"They're utterly depraved; they dare to commit murder and arson." Lan Guangxue felt that the mother and daughter were beyond redemption.

“Then you’ll have to handle finding the money,” Lan Guangxue said after thinking for a moment. “I don’t think she’ll hide the money too far away. She did it all by herself. Keep an eye on her. Maybe she rented a place somewhere specifically to keep the money. She’s too suspicious. I don’t think even Li Chunxiang knows where the money is.”

“Okay, I’ll go out and follow her every day. You stay here and protect the children’s safety,” Xie Zhi said. “We’re both dependent on the Xiao family for a living now. Otherwise, who would be kind enough to take us in?”

“Yes.” Lan Guangxue’s tears flowed down her cheeks. “I live worse than a dog. Look at Da Huang. When the Xiao family came to live in the provincial capital, they even took Da Huang with them. And look at me. They’ve finally gotten a good life, but they’re trying to kill me. It’s so heartbreaking.”

......

In the morning, Xiao Moran watched as the woman in his arms opened her eyes, and he gently ruffled her hair. "You're awake. Come here, let me hold you and let you sleep a little longer. Why do you have to make yourself so tired? If you ask me, wouldn't it be better to just transfer all the business and stay home as my wealthy and powerful wife?"

"No." Su Xiaonuan drew circles on his chest with her finger. "I prefer being the boss with financial power, and I even want to surpass you."

"Why are you arguing with me?" Xiao Moran shook his head helplessly. "Do we still need to distinguish between ourselves?"

"It depends on my mood." She lazily lifted her eyelids and glanced at him. "Later, I want to go see Xiang Qiuyun's mother. Xiang Qiuyun has been wanted by the police recently, and her health isn't good. I'm afraid something might happen to her."

"You're such a busybody. Have you forgotten all the things Xiang Qiuyun did to hurt you?" Xiao Moran poked her forehead hard with his finger. "You've really forgotten the pain once the wound has healed."

“It was Xiang Qiuyun who harmed me, not her mother. Besides, they don’t have any relatives or friends in the provincial capital. What if the old lady becomes unable to move? Wouldn’t she starve to death at home?” Su Xiaonuan sat up from his arms. “Xiang Qiuyun is Xiang Qiuyun, and her mother is her mother. We can’t pin the mistakes Xiang Qiuyun made on her mother.”

"You're all bark and no bite," Xiao Moran sighed. "Okay, I'll go with you."

After getting dressed, Xiao Moran took some cash from his purse to take with him when he went to see Xiang Qiuyun's mother. He would need to buy her gifts, and of course, give her some cash for living expenses. Xiao Nuan had said she wanted to see Xiang Qiuyun's mother, so he knew what the end would be: they would have to support Xiang Qiuyun's mother.

There was nothing he could do; he was Xiaonuan's man. He would support her in whatever she wanted to do.

He had a lot of cash in his bag, but he never counted it.

However, he suddenly noticed a note inside. When he picked it up, he found it was an IOU without a name. It clearly stated that he had borrowed 500 yuan in cash from Boss Xiao, and included the date, but there was no name of the borrower.

"Xiao Nuan, look at this?" Xiao Moran asked with a smile, holding up the IOU. "This person who borrowed the money is quite interesting."

"What?" Su Xiaonuan leaned closer to take a look, then immediately snatched the note and flipped it over to examine it. "Who is this?"

She went through everyone in the family, but rejected them all.

“I know who it is?” Xiao Moran ran to the window and said to Xie Zhi, who was running in circles in the yard.

"Could it be Xie Zhi?" Su Xiaonuan came over and looked at the man who had lost a lot of weight. His big belly was gone, and he looked much more energetic. Although he seemed to be running around in circles like a madman, he was actually exercising.

“It’s him.” Xiao Moran raised his hand and stroked his chin. “Interesting.”

How can you be so sure it's him?

"I knew he was faking insanity, didn't you?" Xiao Moran sized up the woman pretending to be stupid. "Even I, a layman, could see it. You, a crime-solving expert, can't see it?"

"Not bad," Su Xiaonuan praised. "You've improved."

"That's right. With a detective like you by my side, how could I possibly be so supportive if I didn't improve myself?"

"Oh my, you're going to open a dye shop just because you're given a little attention?"

"Almost. If I really want to open a dyeing shop, the quality of the goods outside is inconsistent. The next step is to go down the path of self-sufficiency," Xiao Moran said confidently.

"Okay, I support you."

“Then this time it’s husband and wife in harmony.” Xiao Moran lowered his head and kissed her forehead.

"What do you mean by 'husband and wife in harmony' or 'wife in harmony'? Did I tell you to open a dye shop just because I said I'd give you some paint?"

"Alright, alright, it's the wife's choice, whatever you say goes."

"That's more like it."

......

The two were whispering and joking, their words mingling with tenderness.

Suddenly, Big Yellow started barking incessantly at the door of the storeroom.

Dahuang doesn't usually bark randomly; it only barks when it sees strangers.

"What's going on?" The two looked at each other.

Xie Zhi, who was running laps, suddenly realized something was wrong. It must be Lan Guangxue who had caught up. He had been told not to run out in the morning, but he hadn't listened. At this time of day, his family was all home. What if it aroused their suspicion?

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