"No need. It's not appropriate to go there. I can do it on my own."

After hesitating for a moment, Tang Jingyuan nodded: "Then be careful. Call me if you have any problems."

Lu Anning nodded, watched Tang Jingyuan leave, and prepared to go out herself. In this kind of weather, it would be difficult for Mr. Li and his wife to live in that dilapidated house. Li Shun was not a filial son, so she could try her luck and maybe find a breakthrough through the couple.

The road from Ronghua Garden to the residence of Mr. Li and his wife almost crossed the entire Jiangcheng City. She finally arrived near the urban village. On such a rainy day, the road was bumpy and stains could be seen everywhere. In the nearby farmers' market, people were bustling with umbrellas to buy things.

On the roadside, Lu Anning saw a familiar figure wandering in front of a meat stall from a distance, which made the owner unhappy. He cursed and wanted to drive the person away.

Under the tattered umbrella was Uncle Li’s wife.

"I want to buy meat. It's too expensive. Can you make it cheaper? I'll pay five dollars." Aunt Li coughed twice and was about to take out money. After searching for a long time, all she took out were one-dollar bills. She scraped together some money and was ready to take out five dollars.

The boss looked disgusted and pushed Aunt Li away: "It's a must! At this price, how much can you get with five dollars? If you don't have money, don't buy it. Don't delay my business. Hurry up and leave!"

Aunt Li staggered and was about to fall, but a hand from behind held her firmly.

A fair and slender hand stretched out: "Boss, cut twenty yuan of lean meat for Aunt Li. Here's the money."

Lu Anning happened to have twenty yuan in change. She took a glance and saw only a not-so-fresh cabbage in the basket. Thinking of Li Shun's extravagant gambling outside, Lu Anning couldn't help but frown.

Aunt Li knew Lu Anning, and when she saw it was her, she quickly refused: "Miss Lu, I can't have this meat. I have my own money, please put it away."

"Twenty dollars is nothing to me, so don't worry about it. Take it!"

The meat was stuffed into the bag. Aunt Li hesitated for a moment: "But..."

Aunt Li knew what her son had done and knew she was in the wrong, so she didn't dare to take the meat. She was about to return the meat to Lu An Ning, but at this moment, a middle-aged woman hurried over to stop Aunt Li.

"Sister-in-law, why are you still here? Something happened at your house. Li Shun and your husband are fighting. You should go back and take a look!"

Aunt Li panicked when she heard this and ran quickly towards home, and Lu An Ning quickly followed her.

It's probably not a good thing that the father and son are fighting.

Lu Anning followed Aunt Li to the small bungalow on the first floor. The man was still at the door. Aunt Li exclaimed, "Dad, are you okay?"

Uncle Li fell to the ground, and the house, which was originally empty, was turned into a mess. There were broken porcelain pieces not far away, and there were puddles of undried water on the yellow and blistered walls, mixed with clumps of black and gray mold marks. There were plastic basins in several places, filled with more or less water.

Lu Anning frowned even more tightly at the living environment.

The house is dilapidated and damp. It’s okay in the dry season, but how can people live in it during the rainy season?

She was worried about how long the house would last if it rained harder. In such an environment, would the couple still insist on not tearing it down and moving out?

Lu An Ning helped to lift Uncle Li up and sit him on a chair. He had fallen quite hard and Lu An Ning saw that there were some scrapes on his body. Aunt Li's eyes turned red when she saw her husband like this.

"How could he fight you? That beast! Where is he? What is he doing back?"

When Uncle Li saw Lu An Ning here, he quickly grabbed his wife and stopped her from making any sound. Aunt Li couldn't hold back her tears any longer and shook off her husband's hand.

"Why are you stopping me? If Miss Lu wants to know, she can just ask and find out. How can we hide it? What else can your bastard son do besides come back to steal money? We are finally looking forward to the demolition of our house so that we can get the money to buy a cleaner house, but he still insists on stopping us. This unfilial son doesn't care about our life or death!"

Aunt Li couldn't stand it anymore and vented all the grievances in her heart in one breath, and Uncle Li's face became even uglier.

He growled, "Don't air your dirty laundry in public! Miss Lu, if you want to talk about the house, we have nothing to say. Please leave now! My house is in such a bad state that it's not convenient for me to entertain you."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was lightning and thunder outside and the rain got heavier.

Aunt Li was glared at by her husband, so she could only swallow her anger and help her husband go to the room to lie down. Lu An Ning watched them go in and did not leave in a hurry. After a while, Aunt Li's crying and shouting could be heard from the room.

"The bed is all wet. It's raining so hard outside. How can we sleep if it keeps raining? What have we done wrong to deserve this?"

The soaked bed sheets became the last straw that broke the camel's back for Aunt Li. She was so angry that she stood aside and cried bitterly. Uncle Li had fallen and had difficulty walking. Seeing this, he could only sit on the edge of the bed and sigh.

"Aunt Li, Uncle Li fell and got hurt. It's no use getting angry or crying here. I'll call a taxi. Let's take him to the hospital for a checkup."

Soon, the car arrived at the door. The couple couldn't refuse anymore. Before getting in the car, Uncle Li told Lu Anning firmly, "Don't think I'll agree to sign if you do this. My son still has the final say on this house."

"You're overthinking it. I'm just trying to earn some merit for myself. You don't have to feel any psychological burden."

All the way to the hospital, Lu Anning was busy running around, registering, seeing the doctor and getting medicine. He was very nimble and sweaty. Fortunately, Mr. Li was not seriously injured, he just twisted his wrist and needed to stay in bed to rest and improve his nutrition.

After all this trouble, it was already noon. Lu An Ning took them to a nearby restaurant for lunch. The couple probably felt a little guilty and didn't dare to look at Lu An Ning again.

After eating, Lu Anning took them directly to a nearby hotel to stay.

"It's been raining a lot lately. If you continue to live there, we don't know when Mr. Li's injury will heal. Stay here for now, and we'll slowly figure out a solution for the future."

Aunt Li felt extremely guilty when she thought of what her son had done. She didn't know how to face Lu An Ning. Even Uncle Li, who had been so arrogant before, now lowered his head and said nothing.

Lu An Ning did so much but didn't mention a word about signing. Seeing that Lu An Ning was about to leave, Aunt Li suddenly knelt down in front of Lu An Ning.

Lu An Ning was startled and quickly supported Aunt Li: "Aunt Li, what are you doing? If you have something to say, please stand up and speak slowly."